Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Now that the empire's northeastern border is under pressure, shouldn't the empire consolidate its relationship with the Japanese army at this time?

The purpose of resuming steel and food supplies to the Japanese army some time ago was simply to ease tensions with them.

How come I only went to the Northeast to inspect the troops for less than half a month?

This is where such a big thing was done.

"Don't get excited." President Luo saw the rise and fall of his chest and gave him a smile that he could never cure in his life.

But this smile did not satisfy Matthew at all.

He took two deep breaths and said, "Do we want to make peace with them or wage war against them? Kyoto and Berlin are allies, and Berlin has been trying to get Kyoto to assist them. According to information sent by our CIA, they have secretly dispatched some high-ranking officers to participate in the Rommel Group's deployment and construction of fortifications."

At this point, he looked at the president before him; "Our discussion about using trade to stabilize the emotions in Kyoto was precisely to prevent them from becoming agitated, but you..."

What are you doing?

“You’ve been away for a while, so you don’t know the situation in the mountain city.”

What's wrong with Chongqing again?

Matthew looked at the secretary, genuinely confused.

"General, the Second and Fifth War Zones of Yamashiro have launched a fierce offensive against the Japanese army. Part of the Japanese defense line in the north has collapsed, and another part is also in imminent danger. In addition, the Ninth War Zone has also launched a counterattack. The 11th Army's advantage in the northeast of Changsha has been broken. In view of this situation, the Japanese General Headquarters is very likely to adopt a posture of confronting Yamashiro and then launching a fierce attack on British India. Once they control the resources of British India, the Japanese army is very likely to make a decision that is unfavorable to us."

The secretary paused for a moment, and only continued after confirming that Matthew had taken the matter to heart; "His Excellency the President and his think tank held an emergency meeting and concluded that the more chaotic the relationship between Yamashiro and Kyoto, the more advantageous it would be. Therefore, we implemented the poison gas provocation plan. After all, Yamashiro has used poison gas to attack Kyoto many times before."

Doing it again will definitely not cause any problems.

“Things need to be handled properly,” Matthew’s objections lessened considerably.

Can he say the plan is bad? No.

Because this is indeed a way to make their relationship more complicated.

"Don't worry, they won't be able to find out about us."

Who did it? Who did this?

At the theater command, after confirming that neither Zhou Weiguo nor Kawashima Yoshiko had done it, Commander Bai immediately realized a very serious problem: someone was sowing discord.

With this idea in mind, he immediately went to the mountain city to report the matter. He then rushed back and summoned Zhou Weiguo, Chaoxiang Xiuling, Deng Yaoxian, and Chief of Staff Wu to his study to discuss the issue.

"I think you should have a general understanding of the current situation. Someone is trying to sow discord between our mountain city and the Japanese army. This is a vicious attempt to use someone else to do our dirty work, and they want us to fight the Japanese to the death."

After getting straight to the point and finishing his analysis, Little Zhuge tapped the table on the table and asked the people sitting on the sofas and stools, "Who would do this, and what is their purpose?"

Several people fell into deep thought. Little Zhuge looked at Zhou Weiguo, who was sitting next to Deng Yaoxian; "Weiguo, what's your opinion on this matter?"

I……

Zhou Weiguo, who was just about to light a cigarette, did not expect to be called out. He looked up and saw that several people were looking at him, so he could only put down his cigarette. "Anyone could have done this. Northern Soviet Union, Britain, or even Nanjing could all be involved in this operation."

"Your scope is too broad. Could you narrow it down a bit?" Chief of Staff Wu suggested to Zhou Weiguo.

Zhou Weiguo couldn't find a breakthrough, and seeing that her boss seemed to have no idea of ​​a suitable point, Asaka Xiuling put down what she was holding and said, "Sir, Nanjing can be ruled out directly. They dare not offend the Japanese army now."

"I guess you could say we've eliminated one; there are still three left."

“We must also exclude the Soviet Union.” Deng Yaoxian said this and then gave his analysis: “Our people in the Soviet Union have made some progress by taking advantage of the previous regime’s activities. Some people are already dissatisfied with the Soviet Union. In addition, Berlin launched its own operation not long after we started. According to the information from Moscow, their Prime Minister’s Office and the Interior Ministry are currently focused on arresting and purging the remnants of the previous regime.”

He, from the Northern Soviet Union, has no time to care about what's going on outside, after all, his own backyard is being plotted against by Yamashita, Tokyo, and Berlin.

"That leaves Britain and the United States, but who is behind this?"

"From a short-term perspective, Britain might make this choice: to use poison gas to pin the blame on us. This would anger Tokyo, and their leader would continue to send more troops here, thus reducing or even stabilizing the pressure on them in the south."

Upon hearing Zhou Weiguo's remark, Chief of Staff Wu thought for a moment and said, "Then it can't be them."

Little Zhuge sat silently to the side, considering the possibilities.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Then it can't be the British side."

It's not necessary.

The Japanese 4th Army under Terauchi Hisaichi was attacking the south. If they were to use poison gas against Tokyo at this time, the time would be too short, and they would not have enough time to act. Even if they did act, the Japanese army would likely discover their plan.

"It seems to be those Americans who have already been threatened by Rommel's 400,000 troops." Zhou Weiguo echoed Commander Bai's words and then asked, "So, what should we do now?"

doing what?

After taking a sip of tea, Xiao Zhuge said, "What can we do? Everything we do now depends on what the Japanese army plans next."

Although the Fifth and Second War Zones fought very well and tenaciously this time, overall, the military strength of Chongqing was still inferior to that of the Japanese army. Only a few units in the Fifth War Zone performed well; the rest were easily torn apart. The Second War Zone's great success came at the cost of at least three corps for the Japanese, not to mention the harassment from the Eighth Route Army in the rear.

Given their overall insufficient strength, it is now difficult to determine what the Japanese army's next plan is.