Chapter 342 Fishing in Troubled Waters

Because of the occupation of Hokkaido by the Salvation Association, a series of chain reactions in Southeast Asia have undoubtedly made the war situation in Asia more confusing. However, this change has made more people know the future fate of the Japanese army.

The hundreds of thousands of elite Japanese troops stationed in Southeast Asia, under a few telegrams, basically cut off the relationship with the Japanese army on the mainland. Even if this relationship continues, at least at this stage, the native Japanese army can't count on them.

At a time when great changes were taking place in Southeast Asia, the Xinghua Army still had not established a purely independent Chinese state, even if many people knew that the Xinghua Army in Southeast Asia was strong. Kexinghua Army, more of them are members of the Southeast Asian army.

In addition to Thailand, which has announced the severance of its alliance with Japan, Cambodia and Laos, which have declared independence one after another, actually have the main force of the Xinghua Army. With the control of military power, the status of the Chinese can also be more guaranteed.

At this stage, part of the territory of Annam, which borders Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, is occupied by the expeditionary force, and part is under the control of the Xinghua army. As for whether Annan can become independent, Zhao Tiehu instructed not to be in a hurry for the time being.

The reason is simple, Annam has relatively many borders with China, and the Allies still intend to counterattack Burma. At this time, abandoning Annan's interests made the Allies feel that it was still profitable, and it would not anger the Allies.

It's just that as far as the current situation is concerned, even if Annan wants independence in the future, the Allies must also seek the opinion of the Chinese side. As for Burma, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for the Allies to carry out a counteroffensive on their own.

With the declaration of independence, Cambodia and Laos began to invest in post-war reconstruction and infrastructure construction. The number of ships that travel between the coasts of the two countries every day is just as scary. A large number of infrastructure materials have also been continuously transported to the two countries.

Even the ports of Thailand, which declared neutrality, welcomed a number of Chinese businessmen. Thai government officials must also be cautious about the rise of the Xinghua Army in the South Seas, as well as the Fourth War Zone, which has extraordinary strength and influence in Southeast Asia.

What's more, there are actually quite a few Chinese in Thailand!

The 3rd Theater stationed on the Malay Peninsula and the 1st Division of the 3rd Theater stationed on Qiongya Island also began to participate in the reconstruction of Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos. Such a trade transaction has also attracted the attention of many people.

However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the Japanese businessmen who had previously controlled the trade in the three places must also obtain permission from the Xinghua Army and the governments of the three countries if they want to continue trading in the three countries. Otherwise, their ships and goods will only be seized.

In this case, the caravan under the banner of the Salvation Association has undoubtedly become a merchant with trading qualifications. On the other hand, businessmen who had previously worked for the Japanese army and the colonial invasion were also regarded as undesirable targets and were disqualified from doing business.

A large number of civilian materials were transported to Southeast Asia from the defense area of the Nanyang Xinghua Army. In addition to a large amount of wealth, the amount of minerals and materials transported to the Xinghua military defense area is also increasing. This win-win cooperation is very satisfactory to all parties.

The only thing that is not satisfied may be the Japanese army! After all, the loss of the colony in Southeast Asia had no small impact on the Japanese army. However, at this stage, the Xinghua Army has actually invested a lot of money in the construction of Southeast Asia.

Seeing that these countries that had declared independence began to seek loans from the Xinghua Army, Chen Wan was also a little worried: "Lending the money, will it be difficult for us to recover it in the future?" ”

"It doesn't matter! At the moment, more of the money we invest is banknotes. Even if they lend to these countries, they will eventually have to use taxes and minerals to repay the loans. If you dare to repay the bills, our troops will not eat dry food! ”

In Zhao Tiehu's view, as long as the strength of the Xinghua Army has always been so strong, these countries that have declared independence will not dare to repay their debts. Even the loans given by the Xinghua Army are more banknotes printed by the Xinghua Army.

But the problem is that these banknotes can also be used to buy supplies for the Xinghua Army. In the final analysis, a large part of this money was returned to Xinghuajun's bank after being loaned out, and even some real money could be exchanged for silver.

To some extent, the Xinghua Army, through this so-called support, is already controlling the finances of these independent states. Coupled with providing them with military protection, Zhao Tiehu believes that as long as those people are not stupid, they will not do anything to repay their debts.

The production and transportation of a large number of materials also provided a large number of orders for the workers under the command of Xinghua Army. Many of the Nanyang indigenous forces that maintained friendship with the Xinghua Army also benefited greatly from this and cooperated more with the management of the Xinghua Army.

In the face of the fact that the Xinghua Army made a lot of war money and accelerated the construction and planning of the military industry, the US military, which understood that waving its troops in the South Seas was likely to cause the Xinghua Army to resist, finally gave up the strategy of landing in the South Seas and turned its main attack on the outlying islands of Japan.

Zhao Tiehu, who learned the news, also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the main fleet of the US military had begun to launch a tentative attack on the islands that Japan had focused on fortifying. He felt that this battle should be fought for a while.

After all, in order to block the landing of American troops, I believe that the Japanese army will also go all out. Under such circumstances, if the US military wants to land on the Japanese mainland smoothly, it is afraid that it will also be prepared to pay a heavy price.

Seeing the place where the U.S. fleet attacked and landed, Zhao Tiehu also said in a timely manner: "Send a telegram to the Japanese Wolf Nose Intelligence Office, let them establish an intelligence channel with the Japanese army, and provide the Japanese army with more information about the Allied forces."

Ordered the Submarine Division to send additional reconnaissance submarines and keep a close eye on the military deployment of the Allied forces. In this battle, the Allies should not be allowed to fight too easily, and the Allies should feel the pressure and let the Japanese army see some hope.

In addition to this, generate electricity to the wolf's lair in the Ryukyus so that they are ready to receive the Ryukyus. Taking advantage of the Allied attack on the Ryukyu Islands, the anti-Japanese forces in the Ryukyus were expanded and the base of the Ryukyus anti-Japanese organizations was expanded.

In addition, the wolf's den stationed in Kowloon should also be prepared to recover the main island of Hong Kong at any time. Once the Allied fleet cut off the southeastern coast from the main Japanese island. Be sure to get ahead of the Allies and take Hong Kong for me.

Keep in touch with the Gui army at any time, and send a telegram to the base camp before deciding to act. At the same time, he ordered the wolf's den on the southeast coast to pay attention to the changes in the battle situation at any time and cooperate with the domestic anti-Japanese war forces to regain the lost territory. ”

After a series of orders were issued, Zhao Tiehu also knew that the Allies planned to cut off the communication channel between the invading Japanese army on the southeast coast and the mainland. Once the U.S. military achieves this operational goal, it is believed that the time for the Japanese army to be defeated is not far away.

In addition to sending electricity to the combat troops under his command, Zhao Tiehu also sent the US army's battle plan to Chongqing and Yan'an. As long as the Allied side succeeds, it is believed that the Chinese anti-Japanese war troops will be able to launch a corresponding recovery campaign.

It's just that in private, Zhao Tiehu knows that the course of the Pacific War seems to have changed because of his existence with the Xinghua Army. The allies, who were supposed to return to the South Seas, chose to postpone their return this time.

The reason for this has a lot to do with the fact that the current forces in Nanyang do not welcome the return of the allies to Nanyang. In this case, the Allies were actually also worried that their counterattack on the South Seas could have a ripple effect.

In contrast, if the Allies decided to take the Japanese army first, the situation in Nanyang would be left, and if they returned victorious, even if they had to negotiate with the Xinghua Army and the various forces in Nanyang, they would at least be able to get more benefits.

Zhao Tiehu still knows more or less about the wishful thinking of the allies. With the US military's war machine in full swing, no one dares to underestimate the deterrent power of the US military, at least for a long time to come.

Even if the Xinghua Army is growing rapidly in Nanyang at the moment, if it really wants to fight to the death with the US army, Zhao Tiehu feels that the final defeat will still be the Xinghua Army. In this case, the support of the state is very important.

For this reason, Zhao Tiehu hoped that with the help of the next series of battles in which the US troops landed in Japan, the Japanese army would consume more of the US army's vital forces. Only by making the US military or the Americans aware of the cruelty of war will they avoid war as much as possible.

If the interests are divided through negotiations, Zhao Tiehu believes that the Xinghua Army can also share more from the interests of Nanyang. After all, Zhao Tiehu already has a comprehensive plan for the future of Nanyang.

In the face of the fact that the U.S. military began to increase its attack on the outlying islands of the Japanese mainland, the Japanese army also quickly guessed the plans of the Allied forces. It's just that in the face of the strong naval and air strength of the US military, the Japanese army is also exhausted at the moment.

In this case, Zhao Tiehu made a move to the Japanese army through the wolf-nosed intelligence officers in Japan. That is, to start the kamikaze in advance. In this way, the large surface ships of the US military were severely damaged.

In order to protect the homeland and defend the country, and also to show the U.S. military the determination of the Japanese army to resolutely defend the homeland. After informing the Japanese air force of this tactic through a cabinet minister, the Japanese army quickly formed several kamikaze squads.

With the formation of the Japanese kamikaze death squad, and in order to ensure the safety of the homeland, Zhao Tiehu also began to send personnel to negotiate with the Japanese troops stationed in the Malay Peninsula, hoping that the Japanese troops in the Malay Peninsula would withdraw.

The withdrawn troops were covered by the Xinghua Army to allow them to return to their homeland smoothly. This secret deal, after a meeting of the Japanese Cabinet, was finally implemented. After all, the most important thing for the Japanese army now is to ensure the security of the homeland.

When the naval and air forces of the United States and Japan once again assembled in the Pacific Ocean to start a new round of decisive battle. When the kamikaze team, which had been hidden near the island in advance, suddenly appeared over the battlefield, it also caused heavy damage to the Allied fleet.

Look at these Japanese fighters carrying bombs, along with fighter planes, crashing directly into the warship. Even the US military, which had the advantage of the navy and air force, was also caught off guard by the desperate attack of the kamikaze.

The combined fleet organized by the Japanese counter-attack, seeing the crazy attack of the kamikaze, really brought great trouble to the Allies, and naturally would not miss such an opportunity. For a time, the advantage of the battlefield seemed to have shifted to the Japanese side.

The reconnaissance submarine of the Xinghua Army, which had been staying on the periphery of the warring sea area to watch the battle, saw this scene through the periscope and knew that this suicidal tactic would also cause headaches for the US military for a while.

The US military, which cannot complete the landing in Japan, will inevitably delay its return to the South Seas. And time is exactly what Zhao Tiehu needs most at present. After all, no matter how fast the Xinghua Army develops, it will not work if it has no time to accumulate!