"Tell me about the detailed plan!" Stilwell looked at Zhang Chi with some shock in his eyes, because he still couldn't believe that Zhang Chi would come up with such a bold plan, although he had long known that Zhang Chi had a unique strategic vision.

"This plan is mainly divided into three directions!" Zhang Chi replied: "First of all, it takes about a regiment of troops to delay the movement of the 18th Division in the rear of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army!" ”

"Hmm!" Stilwell nodded, "It's not hard to do...... Although the strength of a regiment is far from that of the Japanese 18th Division, they are flanking the Japanese army with the troops facing our army, on the other hand, their task is only delayed, which means that they can choose to blow up the bridge and break the road behind the 18th Division, and it is the Japanese 18th Division that needs to repair the road at that time, which will obviously disrupt the rhythm of its layer-by-layer defense! ”

"What's more important is ......," Zhang Chi added: "This regiment can prevent the Japanese 18th Division from returning to Rangoon, making it possible for our army to quickly conquer Rangoon with interspersed troops!" ”

Stilwell nodded, "And what about the second direction?" ”

"The second direction is to cover the troops!" Zhang Chi replied: "It should be said that the task in this direction is the most critical, he includes collecting intelligence on the Japanese troops on both sides of the river, clearing the obstacles on both sides of the Irrawaddy River, the Tuandi Canal, and even the banks of the Yangon River, and occupying important heights and strongholds to ensure that our ships can smoothly advance along the river and along the river!" ”

Hearing this, Stilwell couldn't help frowning, and after thinking about it, he asked Zhang Chi: "Mandalay is nearly 600 kilometers away from Yangon, and the river may be longer, have you ever thought about how many troops are needed for this?" ”

Stilwell's fears were of course justified, and the river was still on both sides, and it was not enough to do this with the fear that several divisions of the expeditionary force would be piled up in it.

But Zhang Chi replied: "Actually, there are not many troops...... The most important thing is accurate information, for example, we know that there is a Japanese artillery blockade somewhere in the Irrawaddy River. You can drop troops upstream and land and attack the artillery under the cover of the air force, and after pulling out these guns, these troops can board the ships again and move forward with the fleet! ”

Wang Mazi nodded: "The devil would not have expected our army to break through its defense line so quickly, and we still attacked its artillery with the air and army at the same time, so it will not be very difficult to take it in a short time!" ”

"As for the intelligence ......," Zhang Chi said, "then we need the cooperation of the Burmese and the Chindit troops, and some important strongholds need to be occupied or prepared for occupation in advance!" ”

"The Chindit troops are the troops of the British...... Wang Mazi said with some unease, "Let them participate." Could something go wrong? ”

"Probably not!" Stilwell replied: "At this time, Imphal is already in danger, and Imphal will be in danger as soon as he loses India, although the British are very annoying, but they still know the severity and know what to do to be more beneficial to them!" ”

Zhang Chi agreed, the British are talking about interests, and this determines that they can only help the Chinese army.

"The third direction is to intersperse the troops!" Zhang Chi continued: "This requires concentrating large and small ships in Myitkyina and Mandalay, capable of transporting at least one division and equipment, and preferably tanks and ammunition. The task of this division is to plunge into Rangoon along the river under the cover of the covering troops! ”

"Ships are not a problem!" Stilwell replied, "It's just ...... The Japanese troops stationed in Rangoon were the 2nd Division. That was a whole division of more than 20,000 Japanese troops, and this division was still a first-class division of the Japanese army, and its combat effectiveness was very strong, with a force of more than 10,000 people in one division to deal with the second division of the Japanese army...... Will there be a slight shortage of troops? ”

Of course, Zhang Chi knew that the second division of the Japanese army was not easy to deal with, otherwise the Japanese army would not let them sit in Yangon.

But......

"This battle is about attacking the unprepared!" Zhang Chi replied: "It is true that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Second Division is strong, but their defensive direction is mainly north and south, the north is to defend our army to the south, and the south is to defend the British army that may land from the sea. But our army is inserted from the west to the east. It was in the void of its defense, plus we had tanks that were more advanced than the Japanese. So it is very likely that the Japanese will tear through their defenses and attack Rangoon before they can react! ”

Stilwell couldn't help but fall silent again, and after a long time, he said to Zhang Chi, "Zhang...... Do you know what happens if something goes wrong in one of these areas? ”

"Of course I do!" Zhang Chi replied: "The interspersed troops will be surrounded by the Japanese army, and there is no way to escape!" ”

This is obvious, mainly because the interspersed troops are interspersed with Rangoon, which is more than 500 kilometers away from the main force of the expeditionary force. In case of failure, there will be no reinforcements, and then I am afraid that there will be no other way to go except to jump overseas.

"You know what?" After thinking about it, Stilwell looked at Zhang Chi and said, "Your plan allows me to see the shadow of the German Blitzkrieg, the difference is only ...... The blitzkrieg of the Germans was to walk on the highway with tanks. And you...... But he walked on the Irrawaddy River by boat! ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but secretly praise Stilwell, and he couldn't see that this old man was still a little knowledgeable.

Zhang Chi's plan was to learn the tactics of the German blitzkrieg, and the reason why the blitzkrieg could be fought was not just by relying on the rapid breakthrough of mechanized troops, but also the most important thing was intelligence work and cover work...... You must know that these are mechanized troops, mechanized troops that are highly dependent on roads, and any section of the road or bridge on the way to the target of these troops is blown up, or any important stronghold is occupied by the enemy, it is possible that the "blitzkrieg" will not be able to flash and not get up quickly.

Therefore, before launching a blitzkrieg, the German army always had to do sufficient intelligence work, and in the early stage, it had to send airborne troops or even scouts disguised as the enemy to occupy important bridges and strongholds, or to deceive and confuse the enemy to ensure the unimpeded flow of its mechanized troops.

In the same way, Zhang Chi's plan was actually based on intelligence work and the foreshadowing in the early stage, with a division of mechanized troops taking ships down the Irrawaddy River, which was a typical "blitzkrieg."

Of course, whether or not he can fight like this ultimately depends on Stilwell, the commander-in-chief.

So Zhang Chi asked Stilwell: "......What does the general mean?"

"I agree with this plan!" Stilwell replied, "However, I plan to have a new division interspersed with Rangoon, I wonder what your opinion is?" ”

Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi glanced at each other, and then replied in unison: "No opinion!" (To be continued.) )