Meanwhile, in Saigon, Vietnam.

The commander of the 25th Japanese Army, Ishihara Kanir, officially took office.

There was still some problem in the middle of the incident when Ishihara Kanir became the commander of the 25th Army. At first, it was said that Prime Minister Hideki Tojo secretly interfered, and then Ishihara Kanir suddenly fell ill again. Some people said that he was deliberately pretending to be sick. Anyway, until the 25th Army was organized and entered Vietnam, Ishihara Kanir had not officially taken office.

Finally, it was under the repeated urging of Soichi Temple that Ishihara Kan'er finally arrived.

At this time, under the strong pressure of the Japanese government, the French Vichy government had agreed to temporarily give Indochina to Japan for its advance bases for attacking Myanmar and Malaysia.

At the Saigon Southern Army Headquarters, Ishihara Kanir met the Southern Commander Soichi Desouchi.

"Your Excellency General!" Ishihara Kaner stepped forward with a saber, and bowed his head heavily toward Soichi Temple.

"Oh, Ishihara, you are finally here." Teruchi Suo stepped forward and patted Ishihara Kan's shoulder hard. It was obvious that he was very happy.

Yes, Teruchi Tochi had high hopes for Ishihara Kanir.

Ishihara Kan's personality is extremely prominent. Some people hate it, and some people will appreciate it.

Sakaichi Tekaku is one of the senior generals who admire Ishihara Kanir very much.

"Hai." Ishihara Kanji paused again and said, "Hashima has disappointed the general."

"Haha, I'm not disappointed. Who can't be angry?" Teruchi Shouchi said with a smile, "If I were you, I would be angry and refuse to come."

What Soichi Desouchi talks about is the conflict between Ishihara Kanji and Tojo Hideki.

However, Soichi Desouchi quickly revealed the topic and continued: "Ishihara, I don't care about the conflicts between you and Tojo Kwan, but now you are the commander of the 25th Army, you must take on the responsibilities you should bear, let go of the past."

"Hai." Ishihara said solemnly, "Don't worry, General, you have given up your humble position."

"Yoxi." Teraunuchi nodded happily and said, "Then now, the primary task of your 25th Army is to capture Singapore in the shortest time and force the British troops in Malaysia and Singapore to surrender!"

"Hai." Ishihara Smiling said first, "Hui Shi will never let down the expectations of the General."

"Yo Xi." Teraunuchi nodded happily again and then continued, "Ishihara, I know you have never fought unprepared wars, so you must have considered it on your way to Saigon. Is that true?"

"Hai." Ishihara Kanir said, "On the way to Saigon, Huoyi has indeed considered it repeatedly. The British troops in Malaysia and Singapore are not worth worrying. The only thing the Imperial Army needs to worry about is the climate and transportation tools in Southeast Asia. As long as the weather is suitable and the transportation tools are equipped, Malaysia and Singapore can be captured within half a month!"

"The British army is not worth worrying about?" said Soichi Teraunuchi, "Ishihara, do you think so too?"

"Hai, Bei Yi also thinks so." Ishihara said, "In the past, intimidated by the fame of Britain, we always thought that the combat effectiveness of the British Army must be world-class. However, through the operations of Shanghai Public Concession and Hong Kong, we found that the combat effectiveness of the British Army is actually very average, and it can even be said to be extremely weak!"

"In short, the combat effectiveness of the British army is far inferior to that of the Imperial Army, even compared to the Chinese army!"

"So, it is completely foreseeable that in the face of the Imperial Army's attack, it is impossible for the British army to organize decent resistance on the Malay Peninsula. It is completely foreseeable that the defeat is as high as a mountain."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Singapore and the Johor Strait will become the last reliance of the British army."

"So after the initial defeat, the British army will definitely take great strides and retreat. As long as Thailand gives way, the Imperial Army can easily advance along the Malay Peninsula to the north of the Johor Strait."

"The only question is, is Thailand willing to borrow the road?"

Hearing this, Soichi Techinai laughed and said, "Ishihara, don't worry about this. Due to the powerful military and political pressure of the empire, the Thai government has agreed to borrow the passage!"

"Is that true?" Ishihara Kanir said overjoyed when he heard this, "His Thai government agreed to borrow the passage?"

"Yes." Teraunuchi nodded happily, "not only did the Thai government agree to borrow the road, but I have prepared almost the same transportation tools needed by your 25th Army."

"Nani?" Ishihara Kanir said in disbelief, "Are the transportation ready?"

"Yes." Teruchi Shouchi nodded happily again, "I have prepared a total of 20,000 bicycles and more than 2,000 trucks for your 25th Army!"

"Soga!" Ishihara smiled, "There is no problem."

"Ishihara, let's go!" Teruchi said, "Target Singapore, go!"

"Hayi!" Ishihara Kaner paused heavily, then turned around and left with a saber.

Watching Ishihara Kan's figure go away, the Chief of Staff of the Southern Army Tsukada Oku suddenly said, "Your Excellency, do you have to attack Singapore first?"

"What else?" Teraunuchi asked, "Are you going to attack Myanmar first?"

"Yes, Huyi believes that we should attack Myanmar first." Tsukada Oku paused and said, "Because Myanmar is more important than Singapore's strategic position! As long as we occupy Myanmar, the access between China and the outside world will be completely locked. China's huge human resources will be locked in the country, and it will no longer be able to interact with the powerful material resources of the United States!"

After pausing, Tsukada Ota said again: "Genius General, Huyi insists that once the Chinese manpower and the American material resources form a joint force, it is the most terrible! Only by separating the two sides and unable to form a joint force, can the empire defeat them one by one and finally win the battle!"

"Tsukada-kun, you've thought it simple." Teruchichi shook his head and said, "Do you know what Ishihara-kun thinks about the question of whether to attack Singapore or attack Myanmar first?"

Tsukada Oshi said: "What does Ishihara Jun think about this?"

Teruchi Nakanuchi said in a deep voice: "Ishihara Kun said that Singapore and Myanmar are fundamentally interpersonal. Only by taking Singapore first and opening the Strait of Malacca, can the Imperial Navy's joint fleet enter the Indian Ocean. Only when the naval joint fleet enters the Indian Ocean can the army take Myanmar!"

"Otherwise, our army alone will not be able to take down Myanmar."

"How could it be?" said Tsukada Oku, "Myanmar only has 40,000 British troops!"

"There are only 40,000 British troops in Myanmar, but how many Chinese troops are there?" Teraenuchi said, "At most half a month, the Chinese troops will be able to enter Myanmar."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!