nucmednet Chapter 835 Both Sides Are Clear
Chapter 835 Both Sides Are Clear
835 Both sides have open cards
"Nothing can happen on the southern front, and the 18th Division cannot be defeated."
A moment later, the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Fengwen looked ferocious, stared at the map in front of him, and said in a deep voice.
Now, in the western mountainous area of Siam, there are two of his most elite and combat-effective full-strength divisions, as well as more than 100,000 vassal troops.
Yamashita Tomoyuki felt that even if the Allied forces had the advantage in manpower and artillery in this direction.
However, it is very difficult to break through their mountain defense line.
On the contrary, it is more likely to cause trouble if you go south to the Malay Peninsula.
"Notify the 56th Division and have them move south."
Hearing what Yamashita Tomoyuki said, the Japanese Chief of Staff quickly said, "But Commander, Your Excellency.
The 56th Division was just severely damaged by Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force two months ago.
The original establishment of 15,000 people is now reduced to only 8,000.
I haven't recovered yet.
It's not appropriate to let them go south to fight now.
Besides, the only mobile force we can mobilize in the entire Siam is the 56th Division.
If they are transferred away, what if the locals rebel?
How do we suppress it?"
The Japanese chief of staff knew very well that they should not think that the local natives now seemed to be their allies and were subservient to them.
However, once the situation on the front line changes.
When the Allies gain the upper hand and they are at risk of defeat, these local indigenous dignitaries will inevitably side with the Allies.
Maybe even stab them in the back.
They needed to leave enough troops to ensure that they could suppress the local indigenous people.
In particular, they have a lot of indigenous vassal troops around them, what if these people turn against them?
The consequences would be disastrous.
"Baga, are we really going to watch the 18th Division being annihilated in the Malay Peninsula?
Damn it, those idiots in the Admiralty actually lost to the Americans at sea.
The fleet that brought our soldiers from the mainland could no longer arrive.
These idiots in the Ministry of the Navy are more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything.
It’s a waste to allocate so much money to them every year for shipbuilding.
If you had known they were so useless, Your Majesty should have allocated the money they used to build ships to recruit soldiers for our army."
Yamashita Tomoyuki's words also vented his anger on the Japanese Navy Department.
Indeed, if the Japanese naval fleet had not suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Americans in the Western Pacific.
If they could still control the entire Asian waters, Yamashita Tomoyuki's 25th Army could continue to receive tens of thousands of new recruits sent from their homeland.
Now, maritime transportation is interrupted.
They could no longer obtain any supplies of manpower and weapons and equipment from their homeland.
The Japanese chief of staff listened to the old Japanese Yamashita Tomoyuki cursing the Navy Department, and his mouth twitched, but he did not try to persuade him.
Because this Japanese chief of staff felt that Yamashita Tomoyuki's scolding was too light.
The Admiralty is a bunch of useless idiots.
"Commander, it's no use scolding those idiots in the Admiralty now.
I suggest that we withdraw half of the troops from the 56th Division.
Bring two more divisions of vassal troops south to support the 18th Division."
The Japanese chief of staff gave his own suggestions.
He also knew that Mutaguchi Ren'ya's 18th Division on the southern front could not be defeated in the future.
That was the weakest link in their entire defense line, and the one most likely to be broken through by the Allies.
"Okay, let's do as you say, Chief of Staff.
Let them leave as soon as possible.
By the way, tell the 56th Division to be careful when marching.
Be prepared for bombing by Allied fighter planes.
Nowhere is safe now. US carrier-based aircraft may appear from the sea at any time.
They must remember not to be careless.
After they move south, they will assist the 18th Division in repelling the landing Allied forces, and we will win this battle.
With just this one battle, the Allies would be defeated again.
I believe Stilwell will inevitably step down.
In the coming months, it will be difficult for the Allies to organize forces and launch an offensive against us.
We will have enough time to re-position ourselves in Southeast Asia.
Similarly, if we lose this battle.
The empire will completely lose this territory in Southeast Asia."
Yamashita Tomoyuki saw it very clearly.
At this time, his 25th Army was almost the entire military force of the Japanese in the entire Indochina Peninsula.
If they were defeated, there would be no obstacles to the subsequent Allied offensive from Indochina to the Malay Peninsula.
But at the same time, if they win.
There will be no more Allied attacks for at least half a year.
After all, even if the Allied forces had more abundant supplies, it would be difficult for them to organize two large-scale battles involving hundreds of thousands of people in a row.
Their consumption of supplies is also terrifying.
If the Allied forces fail this time, there will definitely be no supplies allocated from the Allied headquarters.
After all, at this time, the main focus of the Allied counterattack was still on the European battlefield and the Western Pacific islands.
In the Southeast Asian theater, the treatment can only be considered second-rate.
I have to say that the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki has a very thorough understanding of the situation.
Whether it was Ye Qingshan, Stilwell, or the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki, they all saw the cards of both sides very clearly this time.
This time, both sides are playing their cards openly and there are not so many conspiracies or tricks being used.
It all depends on who can hold on to the end.
"Hi.
I'll go notify the 56th Division right away."
The Japanese chief of staff bowed and then left the command center.
Yamashita Fengwen continued to stare at the map, annoyed, and muttered to himself, "The battlefield situation is deteriorating so quickly.
Could it be that we have been waiting for hundreds of years, and the Empire has finally gotten this opportunity?
You're going to fail!"
"No, we will never give up until the end."
The old devil Yamashita Fengwen finally made his face ferocious and let out a vicious growl.