Chapter 315 Strengthening the military
In the first battle, the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army easily annihilated more than 200,000 Japanese and Thai coalition forces, which caused a great shock to the entire Japanese Southern Army. Originally, General Soichi Tekachi, the commander of the Southern Army, had a glimmer of expectations for the battle in Thailand, hoping that they could win a brilliant victory. However, now it seems that their hope of victory is not great!
"Baga, how could the great situation develop into this? Could it be that those Chinese people are really invincible?" Teraunuchi cursed with a dark face.
Soichi Tetanuchi was a little confused. Why did the invincible Imperial Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire fall in Nanyang one after another? It would be fine if he lost more than 200,000 people in Myanmar, but the reason for his failure could be attributed to underestimating the enemy too much. But now? If they lose again on the battlefield in Thailand, the consequences would probably be unimaginable.
If Myanmar is lost, Thailand is lost, most of the entire Indochina Peninsula is lost. The remaining Indochina and Malay Peninsula may not be able to withstand the attack of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. Once the entire Indochina Peninsula is lost, the Nanyang Islands alone will obviously not be able to support the consumption of the war in Japan. This is undoubtedly a devastating blow to Japan.
Japan was originally a result of scarce resources. With the development of industry and the fortunes of the last world war, they barely developed into a first-class world power. This time, the war was to support war, plunder the resources of the occupied areas to develop themselves, and at the same time maintain huge military expenditures. Otherwise, they would not be able to support this huge war. The vast and resource-rich Nanyang provided a large amount of resources for Japan's war machines, including steel, non-ferrous metals, oil and grain, rubber, etc. Among them, oil and rubber were not available to other occupied areas. If the Nanyang was thrown away, Japan would be completely finished.
Therefore, the mission of the Southern Army is to protect this important strategic location for Japan and the United States. As long as they can master the South China Sea, the United States will have the capital to continue the war. On the contrary, if the South China Sea is lost, they will have no way to continue to fight.
"Hisser Commander, Nakamura's urgent telegram." While General Soichi Desouchi was conceiving these, Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigetoku walked in and reported to him.
"What do you say about Nakamura?" General Soichi Teruchi asked with a dark face. Because of the Japanese-Thai coalition's defeat, General Soichi Teruchi's attitude towards Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura also changed greatly.
"Hisser Commander, Nakamura Kun asked the 2nd Army to rush to Thailand to fight as soon as possible. He was worried that the Wonbin River defense line could not withstand the attacks of the Chinese people." Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigetoku continued.
General Takashi Nakanuchi's face looked very bad. In his opinion, this was clearly a manifestation of cowardice. However, he also knew that when the Onghe defense line was defeated within two days, more than 200,000 Japanese and Thai coalition forces were wiped out, which caused a huge blow to Lieutenant General Nakamura Akito, commander of the 18th Front Army of the Japanese and Thai coalition forces. The Japanese and Thai coalition forces deployed no more troops on the Wonbin River defense line than those deployed on the Onghe defense line. Moreover, the morale of the troops had been further hit. Under such circumstances, Lieutenant General Nakamura Akito had no confidence, which was understandable.
"Tell Nakamura that the 2nd Army has begun to set off and will arrive in Thailand soon." General Soichi Deanuchi said.
There was no way. When the Japanese and Thai coalition forces could no longer resist the attack of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army, they could only place their hopes on the 2nd Army. After all, the 2nd Army still had more than 90,000 people, and they were all elite troops. Not like the 18th Front Army, among the four divisions and an independent mixed brigade, except for the 4th Division, the other troops were destroyed and rebuilt.
"Yes, Commander." Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigetoku nodded.
"Kuroda-kun, do you think we can defeat the Chinese people on the Thai battlefield this time?" General Soichi Deanuchi asked suddenly.
Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigetoku was stunned and then said without hesitation: "Commander, although the Chinese people are very powerful, we will definitely win after the 2nd Army arrives."
General Takaichi Tekakuchi nodded: "I think so too. The Chinese are just a jumping clown. Although they have received the support of the Americans, they have suddenly become very powerful. However, this is not their own strength after all. In this war, we can definitely defeat them."
Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigetoku nodded repeatedly, and his boss said this immediately. Even if he had different opinions, he could only deny it.
"However, Kuroda, in order for us to win on the Myanmar battlefield, is it necessary for us to further strengthen the military power on the Thai battlefield?" asked General Soichi Deanuchi.
Although the Japanese army's military strength on the battlefield in Thailand was already quite strong. However, the strong combat power shown by the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army still made Tekanuchi extremely shocked. Although the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army dispatched only 150,000 troops. The Japanese and Thai coalition forces were several times more powerful than those of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army.
However, this battle has shown that the Thais are just garbage and useless at all. On the battlefield, they can only be cannon fodder. In other words, even cannon fodder is not qualified. In this case, in order to defeat the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army, the Japanese army can only further strengthen its military strength in Thailand.
However, the Southern Army is not sufficient now. Especially the losses on the Myanmar battlefield have not yet recovered. The 2nd Army has been drawn into Thailand for combat, which has given up the military force drawn by the Australian combat plan. If we want to further strengthen the troops on the Thai battlefield, where should they draw their forces? This is undoubtedly a headache. After all, there are fewer troops drawn and they will not play any role. If too many troops are drawn, it will also have an impact on other battlefields of the Southern Army.
General Shouchi of Teraunuchi saw Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigeto frowned tightly, and couldn't help but sigh. He had thought about this question and knew what Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigeto was worried about.
"Come on, come and find General Takahashi." General Takahashi Takahashi ordered.
Now, we can only brainstorm as much as possible and think of the safest solution.
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