The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

Chapter 311: Discussing Asia over Green Plum Wine (Part 2)

In accordance with the Lend-Lease Act and the principle of "cash and carry" that allowed belligerent countries to purchase weapons, this batch of spare 14-inch (356mm) gun barrels of the Nevada-class and Tennessee-class were kept as inventory and could be sold as long as the manufacturer wanted to.

After all, the 14-inch gun barrel is not a state secret. Approving its sale may not even require alerting the Pentagon, and it can be done by simply making some arrangements with the Navy.

And if everything needs to be signed and confirmed by Commander Luo, then he will definitely not have any time to sleep.

Therefore, unimportant intelligence and documents will definitely not be presented to Commander Luo.

Usually when it reaches his secretary, it is put into the file basket marked "unimportant" and then fed to the shredder or filed.

After asking this question, Commander Luo smiled and felt that the question was a bit too difficult.

At this time, he had not yet realized that Zhang Chi had been gradually infiltrating the White Eagle through the interpersonal relationships brought by the synths, Check, Stevenson and others.

However, Commander Luo still has a clear understanding of Zhang Chi's ambitions.

"The Annam Peninsula is a piece of fat meat, and the Anmin Army, the Faguo, and the Minguo are undoubtedly three hungry wolves drooling over it." Commander Luo patted his thigh lightly. "Even if we drive away the Japanese, it's best not to hand the Annam Peninsula over to any of them."

Director Hu remained silent after hearing this and did not offer any suggestions.

He was just a spy chief, and any rash attempt to participate in this top-level strategic construction would only make Commander Luo suspicious of him.

"Which emperor of the Annan people?" Commander Luo couldn't remember the specific name for a moment.

Director Hu quickly reminded: "Protect the Emperor."

"Yes, Emperor Bao Dai. How is he?"

"He is obsessed with sensual pleasures, has no ambition, and is incapable of handling important tasks." Director Hu made a conclusive judgment on the other party with just a few words.

"On the contrary, the Annan Independence League led by Hu will have more independent ambitions and will be eager to break away from the rule of the Famous."

"But as far as I know, he's leaning towards the bear?"

Commander Luo was a little distressed. If he drove the John people, the Fa people, the Republic of China, the Anmin Army, and the devils out of Annan, the Russian bear would enter Annan right after.

That would be great fun.

"Then keep an eye on Annan's movements and see if any new talents emerge. Or, look for reputable Annanese immigrants within the United States."

After much thought, Commander Luo felt that if none of these worked, he might as well find an immigrant from the country and support a puppet.

After saying this, Commander Luo put on his sunglasses and looked up at the sun.

He knew that the post-war reconstruction of Europe would inevitably require a large amount of manpower, material resources and funds.

As long as the colonies in Asia and Africa can be cut off from providing financial support to the mother country, these European countries will have no choice but to rely on the assistance of the United States.

Once they have eaten and taken what belongs to the United States, it will be much easier to control them.

To sum up, Commander Luo's strategy at this moment is that if he wants to gain world leadership, he must tie Europe, the center of the old world, to the United States.

Considering that Zhang Chi was trying to deceive the John people in Chittagong, the Sindhu colony was undoubtedly the biggest victim of the John people.

Commander Luo was prepared to turn a blind eye to some of his excessive behavior.

As long as Zhang Chi remains steadfast in causing trouble for John's people in Southeast Asia, he will remain a solid ally of the United States.

Let’s just pretend not to see the little tricks of the other party and the Chinese people for now.

When Sindhu became independent and the stubborn Fatty Qiu compromised with the United States, Zhang Chi became an excellent pawn to be abandoned.

By abandoning him, the United States could easily gain the forgiveness of the John people.

Thinking of this, Commander Luo waved his hand.

The secretary who had been waiting in the distance immediately trotted over, waiting for instructions.

Director Hu straightened his hat and walked away to avoid suspicion:

"Excuse me for a moment, sir. I think the scenery over there is very nice."

"Tell Special Envoy Harold," Commander-in-Chief Luo whispered to his secretary, "If Zhang doesn't want to sign the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce, then don't sign it for now. But please ask him to sound out the situation over there and see if there are any people who are interested in us."

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In Myitkyina, as the temporary capital, Zhang Chi had just gone to great lengths to settle Harold, the special envoy from White Eagle.

He is a little overwhelmed now.

He really didn't dare to sign the treaty of friendship and trade brought by the other party.

He was able to sign those loan agreements with his eyes closed because he knew:

The mortgaged mines and ports can eventually be redeemed as long as there is money.

The loan you borrowed can also be repaid.

But once the treaty is signed, there will really be zero tariffs on both sides.

This is equivalent to giving the entire domestic market of Pegu to White Eagle.

Except for the pharmaceutical and electronics factories he built with the help of the system, the rest of the agriculture, mining, metallurgy, power generation, chemical, and mechanical processing industries would all be hit and closed down by the zero-tariff white eagle goods.

Not to mention allowing the other party to buy and sell land within the country, engage in any occupation at will, and set up any company at will.

In terms of overall economic strength and economic output, Pegu, which is only a fraction of White Eagle, will be destroyed in an instant unless something unexpected happens.

What does it mean to lose sovereignty and humiliate the country?

This is called losing sovereignty and humiliating the country.

"Forget it, the worst that can happen is we'll just be angry." Zhang Chi washed his face with cold water and looked at the map on the wall again.

On the map, the Natuna Islands and Palawan Islands have been circled and even their names have been changed (pictured).

Zheng He Islands is written under the Palawan Islands.

The Suwu Islands are written under the Natuna Islands.

According to the later Exclusive Economic Zone Act, as long as these two archipelagos are occupied, the entire sea area within a radius of 200 nautical miles will become an exclusive economic zone.

By then, all the oil and fishery resources under this sea area will belong to the Chinese in Southeast Asia.

Zhang Chi estimated that once they fell out with the White Eagles and lacked their support, the plan to continue cross-sea attacks on Borneo, Java and other areas occupied by the Japanese would definitely have to be shelved.

In order to divide the interests after the war, the best way for the People's Army to do so would be to send a small force to occupy these two islands.

Anyway, these two places are inconspicuous now, and the Japanese don’t have any heavy troops guarding them, so they can be easily taken.

Zhang Chi is not picky about food. If he can't have a big meal, he can just have some snacks first.

As for the main force of the Ansan Army, it will definitely continue to move south to attack the Malay Peninsula and Singapore and try to control the Strait of Malacca.

There are 500,000 security troops and the Malacca Strait as a card in hand.

Even if they were to fall out completely, Zhang Chi felt that Commander Luo would have to consider the costs and benefits of direct military confrontation.

Besides, White Eagle has already invested so much money in Pegu. Zhang Chi felt that Commander Luo would not lose his mind and turn against him just for a mere trade treaty.

Looking at the moon outside the window, Zhang Chi sighed.

Hope so.