The British government-in-exile in India now faces problems that it cannot solve on its own.

The production of ammunition is barely self-sufficient, but there is almost no possibility of replenishing weapons and equipment such as heavy artillery.

As for the air force that can compete with Japan, it is only something that can be dreamed. There are actually not many British fighters on the territory of India, and a small number of elite fighters can only be used.

New fighter jets such as the Hurricane and Spitfire simply don't have time to deploy here, and U.S. assistance is scarce.

As of April 1, the British government-in-exile had only more than 300 tanks and less than 500 fighter planes, which was no match for its opponents on either side.

Admiral Rommel, who was in the Middle East, had at least 700 tanks in his hands, most of which were more advanced than the British army.

The Japanese army, which was already attacking Burma, was also equipped with a large number of tanks, although the quality was not very good, but it could not be ignored.

What's more, India is attacked on both sides, and at this time it is impossible to concentrate forces to take out the enemy in a certain direction first.

So, in the Middle East, Montgomery had less than 200 tanks in his hands, but he was facing Rommel's army of 700 tanks.

On the eastern front of India, the British could only rely on less than 100 tanks to deal with the Japanese bean chariots.

Mountbatten was really very nervous at this moment, because at the most critical time of the entire government-in-exile, the Japanese helped the Germans to stab the deadliest stab.

The war situation in the Philippines has eroded, and the United States is now too busy to take care of itself. At this moment, he can only rely on himself to fight against two powerful enemies.

"The American army was routed by the Japanese in the Philippines, and MacArthur was retreating in the direction of Australia." An officer gave an update on the situation in Southeast Asia.

Japan struck first at Pearl Harbor, and the United States fell into total passivity. The Pacific Fleet was annihilated by the Combined Fleet, depriving the United States of sea and air supremacy.

Under this premise, it is only natural that the United States will lose and retreat. The key point is that all this is indeed not good news for the UK.

The United States declared war on Japan, Germany on the Soviet Union, and the British and French governments in exile declared war on both Germany and Japan at the same time.

This is in itself a huge pressure on the already weak government-in-exile.

Losing the support of their homeland and facing two war-prepared powers at the same time was already a lot of pressure on Mountbatten and others.

To add insult to injury, the United States has no energy to focus on saving its own military, and has no energy to worry about the distant British government-in-exile.

The support agreement signed before can now only be seen as a kind of intent guidance document.

Without the fighter tanks provided by the United States and the giant naval shells provided by the United States, it is really very difficult to say how much combat effectiveness the British government-in-exile in India would have.

Mountbatten rubbed the bridge of his nose and opened his eyes to look at the situation in Myanmar. The Japanese army had already begun to march to the Burmese border, and it was only a few days before they arrived in the war zone.

Although the rainy season in Burma is approaching, which is somewhat good news for the exile in the UK, after all, the weather is still not so certain.

The Japanese army is able and willing to endure hardships, and it is not impossible to force an attack in the face of the rainy season.

Therefore, by all means, it seems that Britain will suffer some losses in the war against Japan. In Mountbatten's view, ceding Myanmar is the best way to respond.

Separated by the jungles of Burma, the Japanese army wanted to continue its attack on India. Then you can only run the Myanmar region first.

In this way, the speed of the Japanese offensive will be slowed down, and the exile on the British side will have a buffer period of at least a year or so.

"The rainy season is approaching on April 10, so let's hope those Japanese madmen won't start a war during the rainy season." He dropped the hand kneading the bridge of his nose and said this to the general in front of him.

General Auchinleck was historically a good commander, and Montgomery defeated Rommel on the basis of his accumulated wealth.

Now he was ordered to take over the defense of Burma, commanding more than 200,000 British and Indian-Burmese forces in Burma.

The combat effectiveness of this force was very low, with only about 20,000 British troops. The remaining troops include about 70,000 troops from India and more than 130,000 troops from Burma.

Most of the troops have not even completed their training, and the combat effectiveness of the Burmese locals can be seen as almost zero.

As for the Indian troops, compared with the arrogant and warlike Japanese army, there is not much advantage to speak of.

The remaining British troops, because of the lack of heavy weapons and equipment, and the lack of air superiority, do not dare to guarantee their combat effectiveness.

"If the Japanese army enters Burma, I will immediately shrink in the direction of India with the main forces...... This is the best way to ensure vitality. Auchinleck began.

Don't doubt this general's ability to escape, he can be said to be one of the best generals in the world.

As long as you look at whose hands he escaped from, you know that once he wants to retreat, the Japanese will not catch up with his troops again.

This Auchinleck general, but from the mouth of the desert fox Rommel's armored division, all the way to the Suez Canal man......

Of course, the Allied commanders with the potential to escape were indeed talented, such as the escaped general MacArthur, who uttered the phrase "I will be back" around 41.

If you include Charles de Gaulle, who ran from France to England, most of the Allied generals are estimated to have started learning war from retreat.

So this is the main reason why many people don't like Allied commanders very much: most of them are only capable of losing battles when they are evenly matched.

The Allied commanders were more like accountants than the imaginative German commanders, who would only frequently calculate the number of troops in their hands, retreat and accumulate their supplies and forces in the process......

By the time they felt they could win the battle in front of them, there was almost no need for the art of command.

"Maintain the size of the troops, the local troops in Myanmar are not trustworthy, and you have to be careful when necessary." Mountbatten has been working here for a long time and is very knowledgeable about the affairs of these regions.

The rise of nationalism made British rule in these colonies shaky, which also greatly weakened the ability of British colonies to defend themselves.

Auchinleck nodded and said to General Mountbatten: "This is not the way to go, we must think about our future." ”