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In the past few decades, the army has always united to fight against the navy. When did the army turn against itself?

All the generals present were great generals, and Hata Shunroku was no slouch either. He suddenly had an idea and looked at Tojo Hideki in front of him and said, "Prime Minister, before the whole plan started, you assured us that the new equipment could fight against Xu's army. We believed in you, and the North China Army, the Expeditionary Army, and the Southern Army all went to fight with hope. What was the result? We all lost because of the equipment. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

Diverting the blame to others is the best solution for Hata Shunroku now!

But he didn't stop there: "Moreover, our dispatched army could have completed the operation. But why did the First Army of the Xu Family Army, which was clearly in Burma, suddenly appear in Central China? General Terauchi Shouichi, don't you have to give me an explanation too? You are in charge of them!"

Terauchi Hisaichi remained silent. He couldn't understand why the First Army, which was facing him yesterday, ran to Central China, thousands of miles away, the next day.

Seeing this, the happiest people were Yamamoto Isoroku and Shimada Shigetaro. They in the navy were hoping that the army would be in chaos so that they could gain resources from it.

Yamamoto Isoroku said, "Prime Minister, the military has never given me any intelligence about the Xu family's navy, which is why the naval vessels were caught off guard. I hope the military can also give me an explanation of what is going on with the Xu family's navy!"

"Yes, we learned from the returning destroyer soldiers that the Xu family army's warships have extremely strong firepower. That shouldn't have been formed in a short period of time. Why doesn't the military have any intelligence about this?"

Shimataro Shimada also took the opportunity to exaggerate the situation.

Unknowingly, both the navy and the army were pointing their fingers at Hideki Tojo's cabinet.

Hideki Tojo slowly opened his eyes, which had been closed. He looked at Emperor Showa sitting in the highest seat, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Just as Hata Shunroku said, this plan was actually very successful. When the plan was first formulated, he vowed that as long as everything was carried out according to the plan, it would definitely deal a fatal blow to the Tang army.

If the new equipment is effective against Xu's army, including India, it will be possible to achieve success in all directions.

If the new equipment still cannot defeat Xu's army, then the North China Army and the Burma Front Army can at least hold back two of Xu's army's units, and the Central China Expeditionary Force can sweep across the mountain city without fear.

Therefore, regardless of whether the new equipment is useful or not, and regardless of the war situation in various places, the dispatched troops can always enter the mountain city.

And this is the ultimate significance of this battle!

As long as the mountain city is breached, the Tang Dynasty will either completely collapse or the National Guard government will move to a new province or Yunnan Province.

No matter where it moved, the Tang Dynasty was in name only.

They took into account everything that might happen. If the Burmese First Army came back to help, it would take at least 10 days or half a month. By that time, the dispatched troops would have already entered the mountain city.

Moreover, on the way back to provide assistance, the Burmese Army can take this opportunity to counterattack or board ships and evacuate!

If the First Army does not return to provide support and continues to pursue the Burmese Front, the four heavy cruisers of the 2th Squadron of the 4nd Fleet and the 4th and 9th Destroyers can provide support along the coast and ensure that the troops can board the ships.

假如第一军的炮火过强，在锡兰岛的第7战队4艘巡洋舰和第2、4、8、15驱逐队，共计19艘战舰可以在一天时间后增援缅甸沿海。

If all else fails, the battleships of the First Fleet in the East Indies can arrive within two days. They are equipped with naval guns of 400 mm or above, with a range of 40 kilometers to the opposite shore, which is sufficient for fire suppression.

But after all my calculations, I missed two things!

First, they did not expect that Xu's navy was so strong. When the six warships entered the inland river area, they were almost wiped out before they even had time to make a scene.

As a result, Xu's navy encircled the rear in advance, disrupting the retreat of the Burmese Army, which led to the First Army's advance southward ahead of schedule.

Second, no one expected that Xu’s air force had such a terrifying transportation capability that it could transport the armored forces from Myanmar to the mountain city in just one day.

Even the German 'Giant' transport aircraft, which has the largest transport capacity in the world today, has a maximum load capacity of only 12 tons and is simply unable to transport tanks.

The combination of the two factors destroyed the dispatched army's last hope of creating a time difference, leading to the complete failure of the all-out attack on the mountain city!

It can be said that this was a perfect battle plan. In the imagination of the Japs, no matter what happened, they could occupy the mountain city.

However, things did not go as planned, and the Japs underestimated the perverted guy.

Xu Le took out the world's largest Y-8 transport aircraft, and in huge numbers. If 60 aircraft took off at the same time, they would be two fully-staffed mechanized infantry battalions, enough to delay the war.

Hideki Tojo was the initiator and main planner of this operational plan.

He was extremely conflicted at the moment, and didn't know how to answer the questions from the navy and the army.

This battle not only lost the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack on the mountain city, but also completely abandoned Myanmar.

He can't take the blame for this!

Finally, he followed Hata Shunroku's example and looked at Emperor Showa and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think about this?"

Anyone who is not a fool can understand the meaning of the words.

However, Emperor Showa was trying hard to hide his panic under his expressionless face.

He also wanted to pass the buck, but he was the supreme leader of Japan and there was nowhere else he could pass the buck to.

Do you still want to arm wrestle with that guy?

"Everyone has done their best. No one can be blamed for this battle. If anyone is to blame, it is because the Xu family army is too strong. It is also my fault for rushing to launch this battle without fully understanding the Xu family army's equipment."

What can I do? I can only fight on my own!

"Tojo, it's been so long, is it really impossible to seize a tank or armored vehicle from Xu's army? Or a fighter jet will do, as long as we have a reference, we can develop the corresponding equipment!"

Tojo turned to look at Yamaji, who said, "For this harassment campaign in Shanxi Province, I mobilized 20 troops, thousands of tanks and hundreds of aircraft. But no matter how we provoke them, the 88th Army won't take action, so there's no way we can capture any spoils!"

Afterwards, Tojo Hideki turned his attention to Hata Shunroku, who responded: "Although our army is equipped with Type 2 tanks, their mobility is still insufficient. We can only advance with difficulty, and the subsequent heavy artillery and infantry have no protection. Since the morning, hundreds of fighter planes of the Xu family army have been attacking our positions. You all know that the fighter planes of the Xu family army are simply not our match!"

"Alas..." Hideki Tojo sighed helplessly, and looked at Umezu Mijiro again, but quickly looked away.

This incident had nothing to do with the Kwantung Army, or rather, the Kwantung Army never participated in the battle in Guanzhong, but it still suffered from bombing as a result.

The other party is angry now, so it’s better not to make trouble!

"Terauchi, tell me!"