"This arrangement is safe, but only 4 land combat brigades..." Yamashita Tomoto was a little worried, "Will there be insufficient troops?"

"Not 4, 2 brigades are enough!" Scher raised two fingers confidently, "The other brigades are left in Ceylon. If your army is ready, send 1-2 brigades to participate. The Marine Corps also dispatched similar forces last time."

"1-2 brigades?" Suzuki Sosaki was shocked after listening to the translation. "This total of more than 10,000 troops is too thin for the South Asian subcontinent?"

"The combat effectiveness of British and Indian soldiers is not so strong. We only used 6,000 people to attack Ceylon Island to defeat 50,000 enemy troops. The more people, the more difficult it is to command and coordinate the landing, and the more naval ships are restrained." Scher patiently explained, "This is not that we underestimate the enemy, but that we have fully summarized the experience of the last battle and fully considered the current enemy situation."

From the air reconnaissance and combined with the instructions of the captured British and Indian soldiers on Ceylon Island and the documents, information, maps, etc. in the command center, Scher and others roughly figured out the distribution of India's troops: the northwest is General Wilson's 10th Army, focusing on defending the front line of Iran, with a population of only about 70,000 to 80,000 people; the northeast is the main force of the Indian garrison, not only Lieutenant General Erwin's army, but also the Chinese army stationed in India, the US Army Air Force, etc., with a total force of nearly 300,000. The confrontation with them are four divisions of the Japanese Burmese Front and the rest of the troops; the south is Lieutenant General Gillard's 11th Army, who deployed half of the troops on Ceylon Island, which is also the headquarters of the 11th Army, and the remaining half of the troops remain in southern India.

Girard's arrangement was originally a support for each other by two parts of the troops. Unexpectedly, in the battle of Ceylon, the troops in southern India could not support Ceylon Island at all in the face of the overwhelming sea and air forces of the joint fleet. If Girard himself had happened to inspect the relevant defense line in southern India, he would have been afraid that he would have captured the island.

Compared with the northeast, the south not only has fewer troops, but also the quality and strength of the army cannot be compared with the northeast. The only difference is that there are fewer important cities in the south, with a total of 50,000 to 60,000 people distributed around a few large cities and port areas. This is the main reason why Scher decided to land with two brigades. If the enemy is less, he only plans to use one brigade. After all, Ceylon Island is the top priority at present.

"It is not ruled out that the British sent air force and other troops to reinforce the Southern Military Region after the Ceylon landing war, but I don't think this kind of reinforcement will be much. It is no longer a big deal to increase the strength of 10,000 to 20,000 troops. If they are given enough time, the enemy will likely receive sufficient support and will increase the difficulty of our landing.

Yamashita Fengfu nodded: "It's good to log in earlier, so you can launch it as soon as possible. I fully understand the difficulties of the navy. Where will General Scher choose to log in?"

Scher proposed a plan to land in Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu (now named Chennai, the fourth largest city in India). As for other troops, they were the same as Ceylon Island, and they would be transferred after taking control of the port.

Yamashita Fengfu had already completely entered the role at this time. After pondering for a long time, he said: "If your army is confident, I will fully agree with the above combat plan. The Indian army will send two brigades to follow your army to experience different amphibious landing tactics. We will set up a chariot brigade and an infantry brigade."

Schell smiled and said, "It's so good. We first land in Madras and gain a foothold, and then we can wait for the joint fleet to take time out in a few months to get another landing battle."

"Let me guess, are you going to land in Visakhapatnam?" Yamashita Bongfu looked at the map and made a point.

"Yes, you think exactly the same way. It is a rare deep-water port, only 600 kilometers away from Kolkata, which can effectively deter northeastern India. If you occupy this place and fight south, almost half of the Indian subcontinent will be controlled."

"Try south? I thought I would go north." Suzuki Sousa was a little surprised.

"It is closer to Kolkata and the core area of ​​India, but we still have different demands..." Speaking of this, Scher was a little embarrassed.

"The base camp hopes to open up the situation as soon as possible so that more troops can be put into the subsequent war with a larger territory and stronger strength, and can also explain to all sides, especially to calm the resentment of the withdrawal of troops from China." Cao Lu Ren thought for a while and added, "As for other special missions, it is also very important. Soon Chandra Boss will also come to Ceylon. The importance of it, you know..."

Although he didn't say it thoroughly, Yamashita Tomoto fully understand: the navy means to quickly let the army get the gold in place, then let the joint fleet pull it to Germany, and then exchange it for a bunch of equipment. As for Chandra Boss, he will form an Indian government controlled by the Japanese side, and use it to initiate "Indian independence", fundamentally shake the British Indian colonial system politically and form a virtuous cycle.

Yamashita Fengfu and other senior dispatched troops may have felt incredible about this idea before. Now, after witnessing the piles of materials and equipment, the impact of getting rich overnight is too great, and their ideas immediately changed. They all agreed and nodded repeatedly.

After determining the strategic policy of the landing battle, Hori Teiki arranged for Sankawa and Kakuda to lead the Indian Ocean to send a fleet to cooperate with the army, with Sankawa Army as the fleet commander. For the convenience of coordination, Yamashita Fengfu readily gave the command to Scher, saying that the battle was fully commanded by the German side, and that the troops of our side obeyed all arrangements, only observed and did not interfere.

After the generals related to the landing battle withdrew from the separate discussion, the joint fleet officially began to study and make decisions on the Tarava Battle. The troops stationed in Tarava belonged to the 6th Yokosuka Marines of Colonel Matsuo Kei Kung and the 7th Sasebo Marines of Takeo Kotoshi Nakasa, and were under the jurisdiction of the 3rd Special Base of the Japanese Navy. They were their own people for the joint fleet, so the military command also issued an order to be rescued. Kusara Renyi carefully read the signature and found that this time it was the signature of King Fushimiami Hakukyo.

"Sir, we cannot fight with a large number of transport ships, as it is too dangerous and slow..." Cao Lu Ren reminded, "The US military is coming fiercely, and it is afraid that the defenders will be in danger from the support of us."

Hori Teiki nodded: "How many days do you think the defenders can hold on?"

"Referring to the defense capabilities of other islands, it's estimated that it's 2-3 weeks?"

"This time the US military took the opportunity to attack. It would not be so slow. I'm afraid it would be difficult to persist in one week." Tsukahara Nishiso San frowned, "and he could not provide assistance to him at all, thousands of kilometers away from the nearest Marshall Islands."

"What should I do? Even if I don't bring a transport fleet, it will take half a month to reach Tarava no matter how fast the fleet is." Kondo Nobutake was very anxious. "So big, it is easy to hit the US fleet that is waiting to be hard for. When they repair the airport on the island, we will face more difficulties. Moreover, after the fall of the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands will be in danger. If they lose them again, the absolute defense circle will be destroyed, and there will be a major earthquake in Tokyo at that time."

All the generals whispered: They have completely seen the strength of the US military's engineering construction and airport repair capabilities. The Caribbean airports were completely repaired in less than 3 days. If Tarawa was really captured in one week, the time when the joint fleet arrived in two weeks, the US military would definitely be able to effectively use the land-based airport, which would likely be a replica of the small Midway Island.

"The troops are divided into two groups." Hori Teiki said, "The transport fleet and the escort fleet are all in one direction, and the combat fleet is one way alone, without affecting each other."

He just said that it would be fine to divide the troops into two groups, and everyone was generally the same, but after he pointed out the direction of the second route, everyone in the headquarters was surprised: During the march route designated by Hori Teiki, Keno Kurita took the transport fleet to Malacca back to the land, while he led the main force of the fleet southward to walk in the Indian Ocean, preparing to detour the west coast of Australia.

"There are two purposes: First, we are not sure whether the US military is really interested in siegeing the Gilbert Islands. If the US military only sieges us to rescue, it is suspected of siegeing some aid; second, attacking Australia is not about landing or occupying a place. What the fleet needs to do is to cut off the supply line of Australia and let the Americans and Australians taste the pain of cutting off the oil and poor supply. Everyone, it is our turn to break the hand..."

When it comes to the word "breaking friendship", everyone seemed to be obsessed with the magical land. This situation is not much better than the appearance of the army generals after seeing the equipment. The harvest of the Indian Ocean Battle has made them taste bad. In the past, the joint fleet was talking about fighting a big battle and a decisive battle every day. Now no one mentioned these two ideas anymore. Instead, a bunch of people responded to the blockade, breaking friendship, sabotage, and landing battle. Thinking about it, it was so powerful to take the Musashi to rob!

"Perth in Western Australia can be fought, Melbourne in South Australia should be fought, Sydney and Brisbane in East Australia can also be fought. The Army has transported so many ships of gun shells and barrels, not fighting, it is a waste. I'm sorry for their hard work!" Horitiki smiled, "The Americans have strong coastal defense. What can Australia have? If I cut off the Australian transportation line, what else can they have left? If I put on the stance of landing in New Zealand, they will definitely urge the US Pacific Fleet to come back to rescue. At that time, we can deal with it calmly whether we fight or retreat... The most important thing is that by taking advantage of the main fleet's opportunity to make trouble, the transportation fleet can return to the local area safely. This is the biggest thing I care about."

"But if we don't go to rescue Tarawa, the command of the military command will not be completed. What would the ignorant bureaucrats in Tokyo think?" Kusato Ryunosuke said worriedly, "Do you send a small fleet to make a difference?"

"No, if you go, you will die." Hori Teiki flatly refused, "I have a way to do anything about Tokyo. You can follow this strategy and make a plan quickly."

"Abide by the instructions of the superior!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!