But the appearance of the Flying Tigers was not enough to stop the Japanese attack on Myitkyina, and that was not the character of Mutaguchi Yoshiya.

But then again...... Mutaguchi Ryoya's personality is actually not as he asks his subordinates or what it looks on the surface, Mutaguchi Ryoya is also a very typical hypocritical Japanese, and his requirements for his subordinates are even shameless, for example, when his subordinates have no food to ask for supplies, his call back is: "Japan has been a herbivorous people since ancient times, and you are surrounded by such dense jungles, and you actually report a lack of food?" What's going on? ”

However, just as Liu Bolong of the Military Command Einsatzgruppen can be cruel to others but not to himself, Mu Taguchi Lian also did not have the courage to apologize after it was obvious that a large number of soldiers died innocently due to his command mistakes, and he did commit suicide once, but without success...... For the rest of his life, he lived in the shadow of cowardice, because whenever his subordinates' family members came to visit, he would go into hiding, and he would not miss any opportunity to defend himself, and even at his own funeral, he did not forget to ask his son to distribute leaflets of defense for him.

This psychology is easy to understand...... Mutaguchi Lianya has actually realized that it was his own mistake, and at the same time he knew that he was a coward when he one-sidedly asked his subordinates to be brave and strong. He couldn't accept this fact, so he could only keep deceiving himself and others, repeating those meaningless justifications over and over again, hoping that others would believe his lies.

Obviously, a person who has faith in himself, a person who is truly strong, does not need to defend himself over and over again like him.

At this time, Mutaguchi Lian once again exerted his tough nature, and let the Japanese army rush up at the first order.

It should be said that it makes sense that he launched a charge so quickly...... Although he knew that the Chinese army now had aircraft, the number of planes was disproportionate to the Japanese army, and the air supremacy was still the imperial army. On the other hand. The Chinese army was already exhausted from nearly two months of fighting, the imperial army was blockading the Inouaddy River troops, and the Chinese army on the east bank would soon have problems with ammunition supply, so what to do now was not to give the Chinese a chance to breathe and break through the defense line of the Chinese army.

What Mutaguchi Lian didn't know was that in terms of ammunition supply, Zhang Chi had been well solved with a steel cable. In particular, at this time, the troops on the west bank of the Inovady River had all been reequipped with British-style equipment, so the remaining ammunition and the ammunition that had just received the air force could be supplied to the new 22nd Division, so that they did not have to worry about ammunition for the time being.

However, it is a fact that the new 22nd Division is the end of the crossbow, and it is also a fact that the Flying Tigers can only provide limited support to the expeditionary force, so when the war resumes, the expeditionary force is still very embarrassed under the strong firepower of the Japanese army.

While the fighting between the two warring sides in Myitkyina was in full swing, the sky was unconsciously covered with dark clouds, followed by a thunderbolt and a torrential rain.

That's the second thing Zhang Chi was waiting for...... In May, Burma had entered the rainy season, which often lasted for several months, which was clearly beneficial to the Chinese expeditionary force stationed in Myitkyina. This was not only because the rain made the highlands almost impossible to climb because of the mud everywhere, but also because when the rainy season came, the roads would collapse, stagnate, and muddy, making the already long supply lines of the Japanese army very fragile.

If it had been the way it had been in history, the Japanese might not have to worry about this, because they had captured enough supplies at Lashio and Myitkyina to use or even have a surplus.

But now...... The supplies for Lashio were burned by the engineering regiment, and the supplies for Myitkyina were in the hands of the expeditionary force, so the arrival of the rainy season was likely to become a nightmare for the Japanese army.

On the other hand, the Chinese Expeditionary Force, they only need to guard Myitkyina. The materials left by the British army are enough for them to use for several years, not to mention that China and the United States will continue to airdrop supplies for them.

However, Mutaguchi was not going to give up his attack on Myitkyina. After the two attacks failed, Mutaguchi Ryoshi also carried a command knife on his shoulder and lectured the soldiers of the 18th Division in the rain: "What can we count as a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army, if we are not afraid of a little rain even if we die?" It also allows me to save the weight and energy of carrying water, allowing us to carry a little more ammo! The road will be slippery and it is not easy to climb up, but will the road of the Chinese not be slippery? We have difficulty in supplying, but it is not difficult for the Chinese to supply? The Chinese army in front of us...... They had to cross the Inovady River to get reinforcements and supplies. And they've been fighting for two months straight, what reason do you have for not being able to take their positions?! ”

It should be said that Mutaguchi's words were very inflammatory, and at the same time, to a certain extent, they were also in line with the spirit of bushido of the Japanese army, so the Japanese army once again rushed towards the position of the new 22nd Division under the cover of artillery fire.

But it's a pity that Mutaguchi also has some vague words that ignore the facts. For example, the Chinese army has difficulty in supplying...... The Chinese army was sitting on hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies left by the British army in Myitkyina, and it was not a problem to fight for several months without supplies at all, and it could even last for several years without fighting.

There are also Chinese roads that are slippery...... This sounds true at first glance, but the fact is that the Chinese soldiers stationed on the high ground hardly have to walk, they only have to lie in the trenches and shoot at the Japanese soldiers.

Of course, the Chinese army also has the difficulties of the Chinese army, such as the inability to hide from people when the cat's ear hole is washed by the rain, and the fortifications collapse and the trenches are flooded, etc., but it is much better than the Japanese army having to rush up against the bullets and shells of the expeditionary force on the muddy slope.

As a result, the Japanese charge was unsurprisingly defeated again and again by the new 22nd Division.

In fact, Zhang Chi also hopes that the Japanese army will continue to fight like this, because if it continues like this, it means that the Japanese army will consume more bullets and shells, and after a long time, if these consumed bullets and shells are not replenished urgently, then these Japanese troops in front of them will be consumed by the expeditionary force, so the expeditionary force can even launch a counteroffensive to drive the Japanese army into the sea.

It's a pity that the commander-in-chief of the Burmese Front was Shozo Kawabe and not Takeaguchi Ryoya, and Shozo Kawabe immediately saw this danger, so he ordered all troops to stop attacking and organize defense in place.

It is said that Mutaguchi also complained about Kawabe Shozo's order, saying that His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief was too conservative in his command, and that the Japanese army would miss a good opportunity to break through the enemy's defensive line. (To be continued.) )