Siam capital, Bangkok.

Okamura Nishi was carefully inspecting the Siam map with a magnifying glass in his hand.

Since the moment when it was derived that the three attack clusters of the Myanmar condemnation army were hard to have luck, Okamura Yanji began to conceive Siam's defense deployment in his mind.

Although Hirohito and the Japanese base camp were still fantasizing about counterattacking Myanmar and destroying the industrial zone in northern Myanmar.

But Okamura Yasuji had already given up this idea early because he knew better than anyone else that it was an absolutely impossible task.

When the Chinese Expeditionary Force had just arrived in Myanmar and before Zhong Yi could gain a foothold, the Myanmar condemnation army had not been able to achieve this strategic goal, and it was even more impossible now.

For the current Burmese condemnation army, the most realistic goal is to defend Siam, protect the Indochina Peninsula and the Malay Peninsula.

As long as the Indochina Peninsula, Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, the East Indies and Australia are protected, the security of the Pacific islands will be guaranteed.

With the US Navy alone, the Pacific Ocean would not be in danger without the assistance of the Chinese Army.

Okamura Yanji still saw this very clearly. As for the inability to take back Myanmar and the inability to destroy the northern Myanmar industrial zone will bring pressure to the Myanmar condemnation army, Okamura Yanji is also prepared.

Okamura Yasuji felt that as long as a strong enough defense line was built in the northwest of Siam, and with the navy assisted in defending the Siam-Myanmar border in the southwest, there would still be a chance to block the Chinese Expeditionary Force from the Siam-Myanmar border.

Through the magnifying glass, Okamura Yanji's eyes moved down inch by inch. Slowly, the expression on the old Japanese face began to relax, and an idea about Dongfang Maginot began to slowly take shape in his mind.

Seeing Okamura Yanji's expression, Kimura Hitaro asked: "Great General, have you already had a complete idea of ​​Siam's defense deployment?"

"There is only a rough idea." Okamura Yanji waved his hand and then said, "But as long as it is finally formed, it should be no problem to block the Chinese Expeditionary Force."

"Oh?" Kimura Hitaro said in surprise, "I hope to hear the details."

Okamura Yasuji smiled slightly and asked Kimura Hitotaro: "Kimura, have you heard of Oriental Maginot?"

"Oriental Maginot? That's a joke." Kimura Hitotaro smiled and said, "The so-called Oriental Maginot is the two fortifications between Shanghai and Nanjing, which were presided over by the Chinese general Zhang Zhizhong and designed by the Germans. Is it? I remember it seems to be called the Kazha Line and the Shinsuke Line?"

"Yes." Okamura Yasuji smiled, "It's the Kazaka Line and the Shizusu Line."

After a pause, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Although these two national defense fortifications have not been able to play a role, Kimura-kun, it is not advisable if you despise it for this reason."

"In fact, these two national defense fortifications are still very powerful."

"If Chang Kaishen hadn't chosen to fight the Imperial Army in the suburbs of Shanghai."

"But choose to deploy 100 elite divisions on these two solid national defense lines. Even if the Imperial Army can still win the Battle of Shanghai, the price will be greater than it is now, and the time it takes will be much longer than it is now. Three months is probably impossible, six months or even one year!"

Kimura Hitaro was so shocked when he heard this because he knew that Okamura Yanji was right.

If it weren't for Chang Kaishen's stupidity, it would be really difficult for the Japanese army to win the Battle of Shanghai.

Kimura Hitaro said in a deep voice: "So, Your Excellency General also wants to copy this idea to the Siam-Myanmar border?"

"Yes, Kimura-kun, look." Okamura Nishi pointed to the map and said, "The north of Siam is Laos. Not to mention railways, there is not even a decent road. Even if the Chinese Expeditionary Force attacks from here, it can only use infantry, and even large caliber heavy artillery cannot be transported here."

"So in this direction, you only need to build some permanent fortifications in dots and you can do it."

"Looking at the southwest direction, from Maudmum in Myanmar to Chumphon in Siam, the length is more than 500 kilometers, but the width on the left and right is less than 100 kilometers."

"And there is only one north-south railway!"

"With my powerful naval fleet, it's easy to destroy this railway."

"So it is also a delusion to make a breakthrough in this direction."

"So, the only defensive weakness is the border that is more than 300 kilometers long from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai and Miaowadi."

"If we mobilize enough manpower and build hundreds of large bunkers in this area with a length of more than 300 kilometers and a depth of more than 100 kilometers, and then supplement more than 10,000 small sub-forts and underground fortifications with a length of more than 10,000 kilometers, it will be enough to build the entire border into a copper wall!"

Kimura Hitaro said: "The idea of ​​the General is really amazing, but..."

Speaking of this, Kimura Hitotaro said again: "But his Majesty is afraid that he will not allow it at the base camp. They still hope that our Myanmar will be able to attack actively, instead of spending a lot of money to build an Oriental Maginot on the Siam-Myanmar border! What should we do?"

Okamura Yanji's brows immediately frowned, which was really a difficult problem.

Although he had a good personal relationship with Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and His Majesty also trusted him very much, it was not easy to convince Hideki Tojo and His Majesty to give up the idea of ​​attacking Myanmar.

However, there is an old Chinese saying, "The one who helps, Tianheng helps you!" Okamura Yasuji was worried about how to convince Hideki Tojo and Hirohito, and a consultant suddenly stepped in quickly.

"Your Excellency General!" said the staff member, "The Empire declared war on Su!"

"Nani?" Okamura Yanji and Kimura Hitotaro were shocked when they heard this.

Recently, Okamura Yanji and Kimura Hitaro have devoted themselves to the idea of ​​how to build a Siam-Myanmar defense line, and have not paid much attention to everything outside the world.

As a result, such a big thing happened suddenly?

"Hayi, Your Majesty is giving a radio speech."

The staff officer paused again, then walked forward and turned on the radio.

Hirohito's voice immediately came from the radio: "The people of the Great Japanese Empire, the warriors of the Great Japanese Imperial Army, and overseas expatriates, and friends."

"I, Hirohito, the 124th Emperor of the Great Japanese Empire, is speaking to you."
Chapter completed!