The battle has progressed to this point, and the only thing left is to wrap up. **The Japanese army has retreated and broken through on a large scale, so how many people can stay depends on the ability of the National Defense Forces.

"Don't rush to capture the city. Try to capture as many prisoners as possible. Road construction in Yunnan Province still requires a lot of coolies. Don't waste these people." This was Tu Sanpao's order, and of course it was followed by:

"It's okay if we can't catch them. Their lives are worthless. At least we should save our brothers' lives first. Then arrest them."

Under these words, countless Japanese soldiers were not killed on the battlefield. Only tens of thousands of people survived. They were captured, their guns, ammunition and trousers were surrendered, and then they were escorted to Yunnan Province and handed over to Long Yun for processing.

"In this campaign, we have three remaining divisions of the Burmese Front Army, but the organization is no longer complete. We are short of four regiments. There is one division left of the 25th Philippine Army stationed in the Philippines. The commander of the army, General Masaharu Honma, together with the remaining divisions, has been exhausted.

…”

"The Muzhou troops lost one and a half divisions, and the Fourteenth Front Army's General Yamashita Fengwen suffered the least losses. Only about one division was lost. The organization is basically complete, and a few regiments are missing..."

"...All twelve organized divisions of the Annan National Army were defeated, four divisions were killed, and the rest were captured..."

Statistical reports were sent to Sugiyama Gen one after another. Looking at these shocking statistics, Sugiyama Gen almost fainted. In the past, he was in Japan and had not directly fought against the National Defense Forces.

Therefore, he has never faced the combat power of the National Defense Forces directly. But now that he is in Southeast Asia, when he directly faces the National Defense Forces, he will feel the same powerlessness as Juichi Terauchi and others.

At least... my entire army was not wiped out! Sugiyama Gen comforted himself that at least two-thirds of his troops had been saved. Now they were regrouping on the new position and were temporarily protected from the strong attack of the National Defense Forces.

At present, the National Defense Forces are also destroying the retreating Japanese troops who are stranded in the positions. At the same time, they also need to clear out the Annan National Army troops and Japanese garrison units that have fled in all directions.

After they finished all these things, Sugiyama Gen's new position was set up. Sugiyama Gen didn't worry about being attacked by the National Defense Forces now. If they attacked now, Sugiyama Gento would definitely use the navy to transport troops to the rear of the National Defense Forces.

Conduct landing and cutoff operations.

Now the National Defense Forces do not fully control the occupied areas. If they launch a rash attack on the Japanese army, they will most likely be in danger of being annihilated if they are delayed.

Mr. Pao is not stupid. Naturally, he would not do this.

"What are the losses to the aviation force..." Sugiyama Gen rubbed his eyebrows and asked to Chief of General Staff Shimizu Noriuki. Shimizu Noriki couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this.

"Our Army Air Force lost more than 300 fighter planes, 200 of which were new fighters. The Navy's losses were also not small, at least 100 fighter planes were shot down or damaged..."

"Of course! The National Defense Forces are not feeling well either. They have lost at least more than two hundred fighter planes. It is not easy to estimate how many fighter planes were damaged..."

Now Sugiyama Gen smiled bitterly. These fighters are the most advanced ones of the Japanese army, but they still do not have an advantage in the competition with the National Defense Forces.

Well! At least it's much better than being hit like a target before. After all, it also caused the National Defense Force to lose some fighter planes, right?! The losses were even more severe before, and many times it even took five Japanese fighter planes to replace one National Defense Force fighter plane. This

We have already developed a large number of aces in the Wehrmacht Air Force.

"Qingshui... we have completely failed in this battle. For this, I may be criticized by the base camp." Sugiyama Yuan lowered his head and said to his chief of general staff: "In the future, the Southeast Asian theater will

I leave it to you to command! I hope you can warn those who come after me not to make the same mistakes I made..."

Sugiyama Gen's words made Shimizu feel extremely sad. As an army officer from the General Staff Headquarters, he knew better than anyone what would happen to the army generals once they failed.

Being sent to the reserve force was already the best outcome. Qingshui Ruiqi even knew that some defeated generals and marshals were deprived of all benefits and could not even enter the reserve force.

"Commander, please don't worry. After all, the General Staff Headquarters will consider your merits..." Qingshui bowed slightly and said: "In this battle, I can use my personality to guarantee that it is not a crime other than war..."

Indeed, the Japanese base camp is currently quarreling over Sugiyama Gen's defeat. Radicals and the navy are angry about Sugiyama Gen's failure in Southeast Asia and the massive losses it caused.

The Navy has just equipped hundreds of new fighters, and now there are more than a hundred. How can you let them accept it?! The radical officers believe that Sugiyama Gen is really letting the Empire and the Army

humiliated.

He should be removed from his post and thrown into the reserve force for the rest of his life, never to come out again.

Sugiyama Gen was originally one of the leaders of the radical faction of the Japanese Army. There is no doubt that many radicals in the military admired the aggressive tone of his theory.

When Gen Sugiyama set foot in the Southeast Asian war zone, they fully thought that the marshal would bring the glory of victory to the empire. However, the gap between reality and ideals was too great, and what Sugiyama Gen left in Southeast Asia was a disastrous defeat.

When the dreams of idols are shattered, those who once worshiped them crazily may become the vanguard of attacking them. The imaginary characters are omnipotent. But the reality makes the ideals shattered.

This kind of contrast will make people go crazy. Now the radical officers are going crazy. They are jumping up and down in the conference room of the base camp and demanding that the base camp must deal with Sugiyama Gen.

"Malu Yelang!! Look at how you look now, do you still have the solemnity of an imperial soldier?! You all look like horses and monkeys, don't you feel ashamed?!"

Xianyuan Gong Zairen pointed at them and cursed loudly. These officers all knew the identity of the commander. They did not dare to make a mistake at the moment, so they quickly apologized and stood in a military posture without moving.

Sugiyama Gen's disastrous defeat made Kanin Gong Zaihito feel very sad. Hirohito called him to the palace and cursed him. If he hadn't taken the face of his chief of staff into consideration, Hirohito would have cursed him directly at the imperial meeting.

"Indeed, Marshal Sugiyama failed this time. But who dares to say that he can fight better than him?!" Xianyuan Palace took a deep breath and said: "The previous disastrous defeat of the empire in China, doesn't it mean that

Something?!"

"Marshal Sugiyama did fail this time, but he did not defeat directly. Instead, he tried his best to save two-thirds of the elite of the Imperial Army's Southeast Asian theater. At the same time, he caused at least 20,000 casualties to the National Defense Forces.

I just want to ask you, can you do it?!"

Everyone was silent. But I don’t know when it started. The word "China" at the entrance of Xianyuan Palace disappeared. It was replaced by "China".

The country on the other side of the sea is no longer a country that allows others to bully. It is recovering and regaining its magnanimity as a great country. For thousands of years, this country has always been Asian, whether you admit it or not.

Center country.

All Asian cultures were shaped by his influence. We missed the opportunity! Hanyuan Gong Zaijin was lamenting. If we had not taken him as our own while he was at his weakest, then when he rose on his own,

Japan's glory will be overwhelmed by him.

Just like the great Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and even the Ming Dynasty. As long as this country maintains its stability, he will always be one of the rulers of this continent.

As for Japan, it's hard to look back...

"For now, I think Marshal Sugiyama is still the best candidate for commander in the Southeast Asian theater. There is no doubt about this." Hanyin Gong Zaihito paused and said: "Of course, his failure must also be considered.

Get punished."

"I have applied to the emperor to appoint him as the acting commander of the Southeast Asian theater. If he fails again, I will transfer him to the reserve force. But I will always retain the rank of marshal for him."

Xianyuan Palace's words were basically the final word. No one dared to refute it.

"Telegraph Sugiyama Gen that we will step up production. His current task is to ensure the output in Southeast Asia." Hanyuan Palace directly ordered his adjutant: "Fortunately, the most important area is not occupied by the National Defense Forces now. Tell me

Sugiyama Gen. We cannot lose another inch of our occupied territory!"

"Hai!"

When the Japanese military base camp determined how to deal with Sugiyama Gen, the coalition government in the imperial capital also welcomed several special guests. These guests looked a little embarrassed and their clothes were damaged.

The attendants suffered varying degrees of serious injuries. These attendants were all sent to hospitals in the imperial capital for treatment, and they were in contact with several directors of the foreign affairs department of the coalition government.

"We are grateful to King Zahir for his precious friendship, but now we are at war with Japan. King Zahir is cooperating with the Japanese, so we cannot be friends. I hope you can understand this..."

Tao Yong, Director of the Second Field Service Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the coalition government, smiled and said to the Arab man in front of him: "Of course! We will not hurt you, let alone hand you over to anyone. We will send someone to escort you to the border.

I’ll send you back as a gift…”

"No, no, no... I think you misunderstood, Director Tao!" The Arab man waved his hands quickly: "King Zahir and the Japanese are not allies, and we are not cooperating. It is just a transaction between us.

.”

The Arab man named Asel smiled and said: "We prefer to be friends with China, and the reason why our king traded with the Japanese was entirely because the damn Soviets tried to interfere in our internal affairs. And the Japanese were going to

They are causing trouble for them, so there is a deal between us..."

Tao Yong smiled when he heard this. It seems that Asel is indeed very familiar with Chinese culture! He can make up such nonsense words with such familiarity...
Chapter completed!