"Tuanza!" Zhang Chi immediately said to Wang Mazi: "I have an idea, do you think it can be done?!" ”

"Speak quickly!" Wang Mazi came to the spirit in an instant.

Zhang Chi spread out the map in front of Wang Mazi and explained: "The current situation is...... The Devil's forces on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River are still insufficient, and their total strength is only the 18th Division in front of us and the 2nd Division stationed in Rangoon, except for the 56th Division, which was blocked by our army on the China-Burma Highway. ”

"That's what I said!" Wang Mazi responded: "But the problem is that the eighteenth division of this devil in front of us is in the way, and we can't get by!" ”

"It is precisely this that makes the devil expose the biggest defensive gap!"

"How?"

Zhang Chi scratched a few lines on the map and said: "The devils laid three lines of defense in front of us, and also blocked the river, they thought that we could not break through this line of defense, so the rear high ground and important places were basically defenseless......

Wang Mazi nodded: "Of course...... Devils don't have to worry, do they? We can't get over it again, and the Yankees have all withdrawn to recuperate! ”

Wang Mazi was talking about the Galahad troops of the United States, who at this time had withdrawn to India because they could not bear the long battle and finally collapsed in Bamo...... If they are there, they can start to play a role, because only they have the ability to parachute, so they can easily parachute behind the Japanese defense line and play a role.

But who knows? Just like the last airborne operation of the Galahad troops, they had successfully parachuted into the designated position, but instead they were surrounded by the Japanese army, which had much fewer troops, and not only did not play a role, but also had to be rescued by the Chinese army.

It is precisely because of this experience that the Japanese army did not take the Galahad troops seriously...... However, this may be because the Japanese knew that the Galahad forces had collapsed and withdrawn from the Burma battlefield, after all, this was not a secret, and even the news of the American soldiers of the Galahad forces attempting to assassinate Stilwell spread.

But. There was not only one way to penetrate the Japanese defenses.

"We're okay!" Zhang Chi said.

"How's it going?" Wang Mazi looked at Zhang Chi suspiciously.

"From the Irrawaddy River!" Zhang Chi replied.

"Do you have a way to get past the devil's blockade?" Hearing this, Wang Mazi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed on his face.

Zhang Chi raised his head towards the Irrawaddy River and said, "Tuanzao, have you seen those things floating on the river?" ”

"What's wrong? I'm not blind! Wang Mazi replied angrily.

"Do you see anything unusual?"

"What's so wrong with that?"

"What if there's someone hiding underneath?"

"How can there be a ...... hidden underneath" Wang Mazi sighed before he finished speaking, and he was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses, and then laughed and said: "Yes, there are people hidden underneath." Good way! Yours ”

Wang Mazi didn't dare to slack off, and immediately reported the matter to Stilwell.

Of course, because of the importance of the matter, there was a fear of being monitored by the Japanese, so the report did not explain the details, only that there was an offensive plan that needed to be interviewed with Stilwell.

Stilwell was not very interested in it, but as soon as he heard that Zhang Chi had proposed this plan, he couldn't help but sit up in his chair, and then replied, "I'll go to Mandalay at once!" ”

Two hours later, Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi met Stilwell in a small room in Mandalay, which had been improvised. In order to keep it secret, there were only three people in the room: Stilwell, Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi, and then spread out a map on the ground and talked about it.

After listening to Zhang Chi's plan, Stilwell couldn't help but nod his head again and again: "This plan may work, mainly because our sappers have been cutting down trees and building roads during this time, and the floating objects thrown into the river have long been commonplace for the Japanese, and they will not suspect anything." With these floaters...... It would be possible for us to infiltrate a unit behind the line of the Japanese 18th Division, which would disrupt the deployment of the Japanese 18th Division. so that it cannot be defended layer by layer......"

"Uh...... Checkmate! Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but scratch his head.

"Any questions?" Stilwell couldn't help but feel a little strange when he looked at Zhang Chi's expression: "Aren't you thinking like that?" ”

"General!" Zhang Chi didn't answer and asked, "If we do this, even if we can disrupt the deployment of the 18th Division." But it is nearly 600 kilometers to Yangon...... We still have to rely on the road to the south, and whether the Japanese 18th Division retreats or the 2nd Division stationed in Rangoon advances, there will again be a situation of confrontation between us and the enemy, and it will be difficult for us to break the deadlock again! ”

Stilwell couldn't help but nod.

It was obvious that the Japanese could easily block the road again, they only needed to send a squadron or even a squad to rush to a certain high ground next to the road and build fortifications. It would buy time for the main Japanese army to deploy another line of defense in the rear.

On the other hand, the method of using floating objects to infiltrate the Japanese defense line like Zhang Chi's can be used once, but not a second time...... The Japanese army is not a fool and cannot be fooled again and again.

So, if you fight like Stilwell, maybe you can win for a while. The Chinese army can advance tens or even hundreds of kilometers, but it will soon be blocked by the Japanese army, and the result will still be a stalemate.

"So what do you mean......" Stilwell looked at Zhang Chi.

"I mean......" Zhang Chi said, pointing to the map, his finger from Mandalay along the Ayeyarwady River all the way down, after passing the Tuandi Canal, into the Yangon River, pointing straight at Yangon, and then tapping heavily on Yangon.

This only made Stilwell and Wang Mazi open their mouths wide and couldn't close for a long time.

"No, no...... This is crazy! Stilwell shook his head and said, "You want to take Yangon directly, it's impossible to do it!" Once this is blocked by the Japanese in the river, the consequences will be unimaginable, especially the Duandi Canal! ”

Stilwell's concerns are of course justified, and the focus is indeed on the Duandi Canal.

Because the Duandi Canal is an artificial canal connecting the Irrawaddy River and the Yangon River, its width is only enough for an ocean-going ship to pass through, and it is more than 30 kilometers long, if it is blocked by the Japanese army, it may mean that the Chinese troops inserted into Yangon will be completely annihilated...... The Chinese army would be barricaded on the river without any cover for Japanese bombing and strafing.

Zhang Chi didn't explain anything, but just asked: "General, how many days can Imphal hold out?" ”

Hearing this, Stilwell was silent, and he was silent for a long time before nodding and replying, "You're right, we only have one choice!" ”

(To be continued.) )