However, it was absolutely impossible to allow the more than 700,000 Japanese troops in Southeast Asia to retreat on their own.

There are only two ways to withdraw troops from Southeast Asia, one is to take the sea route, and the other is to take the land route, but no matter which route is used, it is a dead end for the Japanese army in Southeast Asia.

Let’s not talk about whether there are so many large transport ships when taking the sea route. Even if there are no naval escorts, once discovered by the US Navy, more than 700,000 officers and soldiers will have no choice but to perish in the ocean.

The land route is also impassable. Once the Japanese army in Nanyang abandons the permanent fortifications on the Indochina Peninsula and enters the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, let alone whether the Chinese army in central China will intercept them at the front, the Chinese expeditionary force in Burma and Siam alone can defeat the hastily retreating Nanyang army.

The Japanese army was torn into pieces, and the results of the Battle of Western Hunan have fully proved that the armored group of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is by no means a vegetarian.

In order to rescue the more than 700,000 Japanese troops in Southeast Asia, the only possibility is to quickly reach an understanding with Russia in the short term, and then order the 1.5 million mechanized heavy infantry group in the Far East to pass through Manchuria and drive southward from North China, opening up the mainland's communication lines with thunderous momentum.

Rescued more than 700,000 Japanese troops trapped in Southeast Asia.

The armored clusters of the Chinese army are certainly powerful, but the Japanese army also has armored clusters, and they are larger!

The Japanese army's tanks and heavy artillery may not be as good as the American tanks and heavy artillery equipped by the Chinese army in terms of performance, but they have an absolute advantage in quantity. Since the destruction of the combined fleet, the Japanese army's resources have begun to tilt toward the army. So far, the Japanese army has

It has established 10 tank divisions and 20 heavy artillery brigades, with more than 3,000 tanks of various types and more than 2,000 150mm caliber heavy howitzers!

However, due to the strong pressure of 2 million Russian troops, most of the 10 tank divisions and 20 heavy artillery brigades were integrated into the Far East Front Army, while a small number were integrated into the Kwantung Army.

The North China Front Army, the Central China Front Army and the Southern Army were not equipped.

Now, it depends on the outcome of the meeting between Okamura Neiji and Germany and Russia. If everything goes well, the 1.5 million mechanized heavy army group contained by the Russian army in the Far East will be completely liberated and enter the Chinese battlefield forcefully.
Chapter completed!