"Group!" Zhang Chi immediately said to Wang Mazi: "I have an idea, do you think it's done?"

"Speak quickly!" Wang Mazi felt energetic in an instant.

Zhang Chi spread out the map in front of Wang Mazi and explained: "The current situation is... the Japanese still have insufficient troops on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River. In addition to the 56th Division that was sealed by our army on the China-Myanmar Highway, there are only the 18th Division in front of us and the 2nd Division stationed in Yangon."

"That's it!" Wang Mazi responded: "But the problem is that the 18th Division of the Japanese in front of us is blocking us, so we can't get through!"

"It is precisely this point that exposes the greatest defense gap in the Japanese!"

“How to say it?”

Zhang Chi drew a few times on the map and said, "The Japanese set up three lines of defense in front of us and blocked the river surface. They thought we could not break through this line of defense, so there were basically no soldiers defending the high ground and the important areas in the rear..."

Wang Mazi nodded: "Of course... the Japanese don't have to worry, right? We can't get through, and the Americans have withdrawn their cultivation again!"

Wang Mazi was talking about the American Galahad troops. At this time, they had already withdrawn from India's cultivation because they could not stand the long battle and finally collapsed in Bamo... If they were there, they would have the effect, because only they had the ability to airborne, so they could easily airborne to the rear of the Japanese defense line and play a role.

But who knows? Just like the last airborne operation of the Galahad troops, they had clearly successfully airborne to the designated position, but were surrounded by the much less powerful Japanese army. Not only did they not play a role, but they also needed the Chinese army to rescue them.

It is precisely because of this experience that the Japanese army did not take the Galahad troops seriously... But this may be because the Japanese army knew that the Galahad troops had collapsed and withdrawn from the Myanmar battlefield. After all, this is not a secret. Even the attempt of the US soldiers of the Galahad troops to be the governor of Stilwell has spread.

However, to penetrate the Japanese army's defense line, it is not just about airborne.

"We can get by!" Zhang Chi said.

"How to go about it?" Wang Mazi looked at Zhang Chi half-believingly.

"Crossing from the Irrawaddy River!" Zhang Chi replied.

"You have a way to break through the Japanese blockade?" Wang Mazi couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard this.

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

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

"Did you see anything strange?"

"What's wrong with that?"

"What if there is someone hiding underneath?"

"How come there is hidden underneath..." Wang Mazi said before he finished speaking, and was stunned for a while before he recovered. Then he laughed and said, "Yes, there is someone hidden underneath, a good idea! There is yours!"

Wang Mazi didn't dare to neglect and immediately reported the matter to Stilwell.

Of course, because of the serious concerns about being monitored by the Japanese army, the report did not explain the details, but only said that there was an offensive plan that needed to be interviewed with Stilwell.

Stilwell was not very interested at first, but when he heard that the plan was proposed by Zhang Chi, he couldn't help but sit up on the chair. Then he replied: "I'll hurry to Mandalay right away!"

Two hours later, Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi met Stilwell in a small house in Mandalay. The house was temporarily selected. In order to keep it confidential, there were only Stilwell, Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi in the room. Then they spread a map on the ground and started talking.

After listening to Zhang Chi's plan, Stilwell nodded repeatedly: "This plan may be possible, mainly because our engineers have been logging and repairing roads during this period. The floating objects thrown into the river have long been common to the Japanese, and they will not doubt anything. With these floating objects... we may infiltrate a unit and go behind the defense line of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, which will disrupt the deployment of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army and make it impossible for them to defend at all levels..."

"Uh...General!" Zhang Chi couldn't help scratching his head when he heard this.

"Is there any problem?" Stilwell looked at Zhang Chi's expression and couldn't help but wonder: "Isn't you thinking that way?"

"General!" Zhang Chi asked without answering, "If we do this, even if we can disrupt the deployment of the 18th Division, it will be nearly 600 kilometers to Yangon... We still have to rely on the road when we go south. At that time, no matter whether the 18th Division of the Japanese army retreats or the 2nd Division stationed in Yangon goes forward, there will be another confrontation between the enemy and us. At that time, it will be difficult for us to break the deadlock again!"

Stilwell nodded.

This is very obvious. The Japanese army can easily block the highway again. They only need to send a squadron or even a small team to drive three rounds to a certain high ground next to the highway and build fortifications, which can win time for the main Japanese army troops to deploy another line of defense in the rear.

On the other hand, a method like Zhang Chi's invasion of floating objects into the Japanese defense line can be used once but not again... The Japanese army is not a fool. It is impossible to be deceived again and again.

Therefore, if you fight like Stilwell, you may be able to win a temporary victory, and the Chinese army can advance dozens or even hundreds of kilometers. But it will be blocked by the Japanese army soon, and the result will still be in a stalemate.

"Then you mean..." Stilwell looked at Zhang Chi.

"I mean..." Zhang Chi pointed to the map, and drew down from Mandalay along the Irrawaddy River. After passing through the Duandi Canal, he entered the Yangon River and pointed directly to Yangon, and then knocked heavily in Yangon.

This made Stilwell and Wang Mazi open their mouths wide and unable to close for a long time.

"No, no... this is too crazy!" Stilwell shook his head and said, "You actually want to go straight to Yangon, which is impossible! Once the Japanese are blocked in the river, the consequences will be unimaginable, especially the Duandi Canal!"

Stilwell's worries certainly make sense, and the point is indeed the Dundi Canal.

Because this Duan Di Canal is an artificial canal connecting the Irrawaddy River and the Yangon River, it is only wide 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 here, it may mean that the Chinese troops heading to Yangon will be wiped out... The Chinese army will be blocked on the river without any cover and allowed the Japanese to bomb and strafuse.

Zhang Chi didn't explain anything, but just asked back: "General, how many days can Impal last?"

After hearing this, Stilwell had no voice. He was silent for a while before nodding and answering: "You are right, we only have one choice!"
Chapter completed!