Bowes was overjoyed when he heard what Dentes had said about these plans to attack Imphal...... This has always been what Bowes wanted, he thought day and night that he hoped that the Japanese army could enter India as soon as possible and "liberate India", and then he got such a good plan, so he dared to slack off, and immediately went to Mutaguchi Ryoya with Dengshi to talk about things.

This is where the Burmese Independence Volunteers now have only 3,000 men, and they have rebelled on a large scale, and the Japanese will put a big question mark on their loyalty, so what they say is not enough to attract attention. Even the Japanese would like to ...... As a Burmese, why was the Denshi so keen on the Japanese army to send troops to India? Are you planning to let the Japanese army send troops to India to relieve the pressure on Burma and cause chaos?!

But Bose is different, Bose has enough reason to put forward this plan, and he is also a popular man in Japan at the moment, just like General Aung San before the Japanese army entered Burma, what he said and the information provided by the Japanese will be carefully considered.

Sometimes politics is a strange thing.

For example, this Bowes...... He would not not have known what the Japanese had done in Burma, and he could not have known what had happened to Burma now, but he still preferred to choose the Burmese model and use the Japanese to drive away the British.

Is it that Bose really doesn't understand or really can't see clearly?

Perhaps Bose knew in his heart what would happen if the Japanese "liberated India", and the reason why he chose this way was only because only the Japanese would give him the status and power, otherwise he would be just an orator who could only shout a few empty words.

Sure enough, Mutaguchi was also very interested in Bowes's suggestion, and the two of them talked more and more vigorously with the help of the translator, while Dengshi wisely chose to put it aside.

So a "black operation" was soon reported by Mutaguchi Ryoya to Kawabe Shosana.

Kawabe Shozo couldn't help frowning when he looked at this plan, he thought carefully for a while and then said, "Mutaguchi-kun, this plan may work, but I don't know if you have considered it, if you attack Imphal like this." The biggest problem in front of us is supply, which could deal a fatal blow to our army! ”

Kawabe Shozo's consideration is of course reasonable, on the one hand, the British army in the Imphal area is strong, with 150,000 men. This meant that the Japanese army needed at least three divisions of about 80,000 men to be able to launch an attack on Imphal.

On the other hand, Imphal has to cross the Chindun River and the Arakan Mountains...... The problem of crossing is not great, but the problem left behind after crossing is that ammunition and supplies have to pass through the river and the jungle, and this jungle, which has neither railways nor roads, is a nightmare for the baggage soldiers.

This is one of the reasons why the Japanese army has not launched an attack on India for a long time, and now Mutaguchi Ryoya has opened his mouth to put forward a battle plan for launching a large-scale attack with three divisions.

"Your Excellency, General!" Mutaguchi replied, "First of all, I believe that with the spirit of our Imperial Japanese Army, we are fully capable of overcoming and overcoming these difficulties. Secondly. With the performance of the British army in Singapore and the First Burma Campaign, I think we can rely on the enemy to replenish ourselves, just as we did in the First Burma Campaign, and I believe we will do even better! ”

Kawabe Shozo nodded slightly, he had to admit that Mutaguchi Ryoya's statement had some truth, the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army could fight tenaciously even in the case of serious shortage of supplies, and this kind of courage was incomparable to other **** armies. At the same time, the performance of the British army is as vulnerable as Mutaguchi Ryoya said, so there may be a miracle this time.

"What's more!" Mutaguchi continued: "In the face of an enemy with absolute superiority in forces on all sides on such a vast battlefield as Burma, it is basically impossible for our unit to complete the defensive task with defensive tactics. Such an outcome would only put the Imperial Army in passivity. Instead of this, it is better to preemptively attack and destroy the enemy's counteroffensive base before the enemy is ready for a full-scale counteroffensive, completely disrupting the enemy's troop deployment and counteroffensive plan! ”

Kawabe Shozo nodded again. The situation is also as Mutaguchi Ryoya said, at this time Burma can be said to be full of crises, with the 100,000 Chinese expeditionary force in the north suddenly terrifyingly strong in combat, and the active counteroffensive of the Chinese army in the west. To the east was 150,000 British troops, and on the south side of the ocean, there would be an unknown British army landing on the beach at any time...... So don't look at the Japanese army at this time still occupied Burma, but in fact it was surrounded by Chinese, British, and American forces. If the situation continues like this. Fools also know that there is no room for optimism.

After thinking about it, Kawabe Shozo said: "In this way, I hope that Mutaguchi-kun can seriously complete the investigation in the following aspects, and if these problems can be solved, then I will approve Mutaguchi-kun's plan." ”

"Your Excellency, General, please speak!" Mutaguchi Lian couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Kawabe said: "First, it is necessary to carefully consider the preparation for the landing operations of the British and Indian troops in the Bay of Bengal and along the southern coast of Burma.

2. Since the capture of the Imphal Plains will require additional troops? Will there be adverse consequences for the defense of Myanmar?

3. Is there any obstacle to the completion of ground operations due to the extreme disadvantage of our air force?

Fourth, can the supply keep up?

5. Will the Chinese army in the north have a negative impact on the Imphal operation? ”

From these five questions, it can also be seen that Kawabe Shozo is very careful and comprehensive, and he is worried that the Imphal operation will drain the troops originally used to defend Burma, and once this campaign is launched and the British army lands from the south, or the Chinese army fights from the north to the south, it may bring great problems to the defense of Burma.

As for the Chinese army to the west...... Then it is not within the scope of consideration of Kawabe Shozo, the Japanese army stationed in western Yunnan has already built a complete offensive, and the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army counterattacking western Yunnan is still as bad as ever, coupled with the advantage of terrain, Kawabe Shozo believes that there will be no problems in the west in a short time.

Mutaguchi didn't dare to take these five questions lightly, and after thinking about it, he replied: "Your Excellency, please give me some time to carefully consider these questions, or I will reply to you after further investigation!" ”

"Hmm!" Kawabe Shozo nodded.

What Mutaguchi didn't know was that Kawabe Shozo raised these questions in fact, but Mutaguchi Lian also laid a trap...... In the unlikely event that the campaign against Imphal fails, then Kawabe Shozo will have written materials to shirk responsibility. (To be continued.) )