Imperial Overlord

Now, the British government-in-exile, in its mercy, is facing a problem that it cannot solve on its own.

The production of ammunition is barely self-sufficient, and there is almost no possibility of supplementing weapons and equipment such as heavy artillery.

As for the air force that can compete with Japan, that is only a dream. In fact, there are not many British fighters in the territory, and only the outdated fighters can be used by a small number of elites.

New fighter jets such as the Hurricane and the Spitfire were too late to deploy here, and U.S. aid was quite scarce.

As of April 1, the British government in exile had only more than 300 tanks and less than 500 fighter jets, which could not be compared with the opponents on both sides.

Admiral Rommel, who is in the Middle East, has at least 700 tanks, and most of them are more advanced equipment than the British army.

The Japanese army, which is already attacking Myanmar, is also equipped with a large number of tanks. Although the quality is not very good, it cannot be ignored.

What's more, if you are facing enemies from both sides, you can't concentrate your troops to kill the enemy in a certain direction first.

Therefore, in the Middle East, Montgomery had less than 200 tanks in his hands, but he faced Rommel's army of 700 tanks.

On the Eastern Front of Yokohama, Britain could only rely on less than 100 tanks to deal with the Japanese chariots.

Mountbatten was really nervous at this moment, because when the entire government in exile was at its most critical, the Japanese stabbed the Germans most deadly.

The Philippine war situation has been corrupted, and the United States is now too busy to take care of itself. At this moment, he can only rely on himself to fight against two powerful enemies.

"The U.S. Army was defeated by the Japanese in the Philippines, and MacArthur is retreating in the direction of Australia." An officer reported the latest situation in Southeast Asia.

Japan preempted Pearl Harbor, and the United States fell into total passive. The Pacific Fleet was annihilated by the Combined Fleet, and the United States lost sea and air dominance.

Under this premise, it is a matter of course for the United States to retreat steadily. The key is that all this is indeed not good news for the UK.

The United States declared war on Japan, Germany declared war on the Soviet Union, and the British and French governments in exile declared war on Germany and Japan at the same time.

This is a huge pressure in itself for the already weak government-in-exile.

Losing the support of the mainland, and facing two powerful countries that are well-prepared for war at the same time, for Mountbatten and others, the pressure has been enormous.

To make matters worse, the United States has to concentrate on saving its own troops, and has no energy to worry about the distant British government in exile.

The support agreement signed before can only be viewed as an intention guidance document now.

Without the fighter tanks provided by the United States and the giant fox shells provided by the United States, it is really hard to say how much combat effectiveness the British government in exile would have.

Mountbatten rubbed the bridge of his nose and opened his eyes to look at the situation map of the Myanmar region. The Japanese army had already started marching towards the Burmese border, and it was only a few days before they reached the war zone.

Although the rainy season in Myanmar is coming soon, this is somewhat good news for the exiled Britain, but after all, the weather is still not so certain to rely on.

The Japanese army can endure hardships and is willing to endure hardships. In case of a forcible attack in the rainy season, it is not impossible to do so.

Therefore, it seems that the battle against Japan is the United Kingdom to suffer some losses. In Mountbatten's view, giving up Myanmar is the best way to deal with it.

Blocked by the Burmese jungle, the Japanese wanted to continue to attack Yu. Then only the Myanmar region can be operated first.

In this way, the speed of the Japanese army's attack will be dragged down, and there will be at least a buffer period of about a year for the exiled British side.

"The rainy season is coming on April 10. I hope those lunatics in Japan will not start a war in the rainy season." He put down the hand that kneaded the bridge of his nose and said to the general in front of him.

General Auchinleck was a good commander in history. Montgomery defeated Rommel by relying on his accumulated wealth.

Now he is instructed to take over the defense of Burma, commanding more than 200,000 British and especially Burma coalition forces in Burma.

The combat effectiveness of this unit is very low, with only about 20,000 British troops. The remaining troops are about 70,000 people, and more than 130,000 local Burmese troops.

Most of the troops have not even completed the training, and the combat effectiveness of the local Burmese can be regarded as almost zero.

As for your troops, compared with the arrogant Japanese army, there is not much advantage to speak of.

The remaining British army, because of the lack of grave-type weapons and equipment, has no air superiority, and its combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed.

"If the Japanese army invades Burma, I will immediately take the main force to shrink in the direction of Yu... This is the best way to ensure that there is a living force~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Auchinleck said.

Don't doubt the general's ability to escape, he can be said to be one of the best generals in the world.

Just look at who he escaped all the way from, and know that once he wants to retreat, the Japanese will not catch up with his troops again.

This General Auchinleck, but the man who escaped all the way to the Suez Canal from the mouth of the armored division of Rommel the Desert Fox...

Of course, the Allied commanders with the potential to escape are indeed talented, such as the escaped General MacArthur who said the phrase "I will be back" around 41 years ago.

If you count Charles de Gaulle, who ran from France to Britain, most of the Allied generals are estimated to have learned war from the retreat.

So this is also the main reason why many people don't like Allied commanders: in the case of equal status, most of them only have the ability to suffer defeat.

Compared with those smart and imaginative German commanders, the Allied commanders were more like accountants. They would only frequently count the troops in their hands, retreat and accumulate their own supplies and troops in the process...

By the time they feel they can win the battle before them, there is almost no need for such a thing as command art.

"Maintaining the scale of the troops, the local troops in Myanmar are not trustworthy, so beware of them when necessary." Mountbatten has worked here for a long time, and he still knows a lot about the affairs of these areas.

The rise of nationalism made British rule in these colonies stagnant, which greatly weakened the ability of the British colonies to defend themselves.

Auchinleck nodded and said to General Mountbatten: "This is not the way to go. We must think about our future."

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