After several days of mediation between Alexander and London, Alexander finally gave Stilwell an answer: he was willing to give up the colonial rights of Myanmar on the condition that the Chinese troops must immediately cross the Irrawaddy River and advance towards Jiangxi, cutting off the Japanese railways and roads to the north.

Upon hearing this, Stilwell smiled with satisfaction. He was not worried that the British would not agree, because compared to India, Myanmar was just an irrelevant outpost to the UK. Once the US military cut off the Japanese maritime transportation channel or the Chinese army took down Irrawaddy Province, then the Japanese army in Myanmar would have to rely on Impal to break into India. At that time, it would be a nightmare for the British.

Of course, Stilwell was also willing to implement the conditions offered by the British... Because it was in line with the interests of the United States, Stilwell began to conceive how to cross the Irrawaddy River to take Jiangxi.

But in fact, the compromise made by the British was unnecessary, and Stilwell's conception was also unnecessary, because the Japanese army had lost the confidence to win the battle.

Compared with the scenery where Mutaguchi Ryo also occupied Impal, Masazo Kawabata sat in front of the chair with a frown and thought about countermeasures.

The situation was very serious at this time, and the Japanese army had been divided into unconnected parts: the 56th Division was blocked on the China-Myanmar highway and became an isolated army, and it was only a matter of time before it was annihilated. The 18th Division retreated to Thailand after the fall of Yangon. Although the rest of the troops were all in the western part of the Irrawaddy River, they were large and empty at the middle. What's even more sad is that there was not enough troops to defend in the middle, and the Chinese army could cut off the connection between the two at any time.

Continue to seize the river and defend?

This is almost impossible, because the Americans have air supremacy, and air supremacy means having air supremacy... The Chinese can easily use aircraft to control the entire Irrawaddy River, and even carry artillery onto a ship or use the Irrawaddy River to transport supplies. This is a completely unlucky battle for the Japanese army. Not only does it have no chance of victory, but it will also compensate the remaining more than 100,000 Japanese troops.

What's more serious is that after the Japanese army occupied Myanmar, all the fortifications and defense lines were facing south and north, while the Chinese army now occupied eastern Myanmar... In other words, the attacks launched by the Chinese army at any location and at any time were targeting the flanks of the Japanese defense line. That would cause the rapid collapse of the entire Japanese front.

"Your Excellency!" At this time, the staff officer reported to Kawa Jun Masazo: "Mutaguchi-kun called and said that it was...a large amount of supplies and supplies were seized in Impal City!"

"Yes!" Hebian Zheng San nodded, his face even more ugly.

This seems a bit strange. His army won the battle and seized a large amount of urgently in short supply. Why is Masasa Kawabian still unhappy?!

But in fact, this is not surprising at all. Japanese people need absolute obedience to their subordinates, whether in action or psychological terms.

At this time, although Mutaguchi Ryokawa did not show anything to Kawabian Masazo in action... To be precise, he also expressed something in action. Before Mutaguchi Ryokawa could capture Impal, he made a wild statement. If Impal was not defeated, he would not retreat.

"Promoted to General"... Kawabian Masazo is just a general, but a general who lost the battle, while Mudaguchi Ryokawa also won the battle and made great contributions. This huge contrast will of course make Kawabian Masazo uncomfortable and even threaten his prestige in the Burmese army.

"Your Excellency!" The staff officer then reported: "Mutaguchi-kun... also suggested that the commander move north and use Yingpaul as the base to march westward into India!"

"Hmph!" Kawabata Masato responded dissatisfiedly: "He is saying to give up the Bay of Bengal and the coastline? Attack India without any possible supply?!"

"Your Excellency!" The counselor replied: "Mutaguchi-kun means that India has a large amount of supplies. As long as the Imperial Army moves quickly enough, the first Burmese Battle may occur..."

"Don't say it anymore!" Kawabian Masazo interrupted the staff's words impatiently, paused and squeezed out a few words from his teeth: "Ignorance and arrogant guy!"

Although Mutaguchi Ryoya's plan is a bit risky, objectively speaking, it is still a feasible plan, mainly because the British army in the Impal direction is defeated... This is a common situation for the British and Indian army. If they are allowed to defend with strong air superiority and artillery fire advantages, it is better. Once the defense line is broken, it will be easy to be driven away by the enemy like a duck.

In addition, the military supplies from India to Sunbrab, northern Myanmar were prepared to be transported by India, so the Japanese army could indeed fight along the way to get supplies for replenishment, and even get more materials than they imagined... The reason is that the materials in this direction were not only transported to northern Myanmar, but also to Impal and even to China.

Therefore, what the Japanese army needs to consider is how to ensure that these arms and supplies are not blown up or burned by the retreating British troops, and then learn how to use American equipment and pay attention to solving the equipment chaos during the replacement.

But this plan was quickly rejected by Kawabian Zhengsan.

It is obvious that Masazo Kawabata rejected this plan with selfishness. He did not want Mudaguchi Ryo to climb onto his head, but Masazo Kawabata also had his reasons... At this time, the Japanese Navy still had a very strong force at the sea, and it was obviously unwise to give up the coastal supply line and put more than 100,000 Japanese troops in uncertain danger. Moreover, the Japanese army was already depressed by continuous failures. They needed to rest.

"Your Excellency General means..." asked the staff officer.

Hebang Zhengsan looked at the map and pondered for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Give up Myanmar and retreat to the Alagan Mountains!"

The Alakan Mountains start from the south of India's Qinling Mountains to the Irrawaddy Province in Myanmar. Not only does it have a complex terrain suitable for the Japanese defense operations and not suitable for the development of mechanized troops in the Chinese army, but also surround a Rakhine State and the Rakhine coast, so that the Japanese army can attack and retreat or defend. If it really doesn't work, it can also use the navy to withdraw from the battle.

But what is more important is that if the Japanese army retreated to the Alakan Mountains across the board, then the Impal, which Mutaguchi also occupied, would become a protruding part on the defense line, and would also be a protruding part between Myanmar and India, which would inevitably become the focus of the attacks between the Chinese and British armies.

At that time, whether Mutaguchi Ren retreats or not, his credit and prestige will be weakened to some extent.
Chapter completed!