Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 115: The Pit dug by the Navy Think Tank

The secret meeting of the naval fleet at Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi's home continues. New naval think tank Chen Jiehua continues his deception.

"Why would America and England unite? Why would they demand that the Imperial Navy's warship tonnage and military strength be limited to 60% of their own? Because our warships are the fastest, and our naval warriors are the most powerful in the world! They're afraid!"

"Well said! Very good! That's what we were thinking!" Prince Bogong loved to boast like this, especially coming from the mouth of the Navy's think tank, the Shimazu War God. Chen Jiehua had been quietly upgraded by Prince Bogong to a "Navy think tank."

"America and England are afraid because they might speculate that if their fleets were to be deployed in full force across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and confront our great Imperial Navy, how much military force would be needed to compete with us?"

"They'll think it's 70%, so they'll limit us to 60%. But, as Aoki said at the Cabinet Navy meeting the day before yesterday, how do we know the total tonnage of America's main fleet? We can't even count it!"

"Similarly, if we agree with their 60% or 70%, it's actually not a big problem. But how will they know how much we actually have? Will they count? Of course they will! They will definitely count! But will we let them count? Or will we change it and let them count incorrectly?"

"I don't really understand these simple strategies and intelligence matters, but I think this job can be handed over to the Marines. Shibayama-kun will definitely be able to handle this task!"

Haha, let me give you an ice cream cone first.

"Hey, Changsheng is the direct descendant of General Shibayama Yahachi. He has inherited all his father's skills. It would be perfect for him to be in charge of the navy's special agent affairs!" Kato Kanji added a piece of cream to the ice cream cone.

"Hayi! Shibayama will definitely be able to complete the task assigned to me by the seniors!"

"Our naval agents must complete their infiltration into America and England as quickly as possible!"

Chen Jiehua said the above words, but what he thought in his heart was, I will notify Silver Fox and Beifeng, the Japanese Navy agents, and kill them one by one.

"One last suggestion. Before Aoki came here today, he saw an overdue investigation report in the study at my father-in-law's house. It said that in August of the second year of the Showa era, two cruisers and two destroyers of the Empire collided during nighttime training, resulting in the deaths of 2 naval personnel."

Kato Kanji's expression was a little unnatural. Chen Jiehua thought, don't worry, I have something else to say to you later. "This report has no conclusion and seems to have come to nothing. But Aoki thought about it and realized that this can actually be attributed to the damage done to the empire by the Washington Treaty!"

"Yoshi, Aoki's idea is exactly the same as Kato's. This is how much damage that damn Washington Treaty has done to the empire!"

Hehe, before I fool you, I must give you enough emotional value.

"However, Aoki believes that breaking through the American treaty blockade does not necessarily require a focus on Imperial Navy training, or rather, such training cannot be used as the primary means of breakthrough."

"The Imperial Navy can implement Aoki's idea in more areas. First, dismantle the outdated battleships and build a decisive battleship with the largest tonnage, the strongest combat power, and the thickest deck!"

"That's going to cost a lot of money! The Navy's budget is already very low."

"The money problem is easy to solve! We can mobilize citizens to donate! We can also mobilize the Imperial expatriates in Shanghai to donate! Let all the citizens of the Empire and the expatriates contribute together to build an unsinkable decisive battleship for our Great Japanese Empire!" "And our Aoki Pharmacy, during tomorrow's negotiations at the Imperial Palace, urge the pharmaceutical factories to step up their efforts to produce all kinds of medicines. This will not affect the national income, nor the cabinet budget, and it will not affect the signing of the treaty, right?"

"However, we can accelerate the development of a large pharmacy system in China's deep regions. As long as the pharmaceutical factories can supply and the navy can keep up with the transportation, the profits will be even more substantial. During our negotiations, we ask the cabinet to coordinate and reduce the army's share and increase the navy's share. Is that possible?"

"Yo, production must keep up! And the navy's transportation must keep up even more, even if it means using battleships!"

"Look, has the money problem been partially solved? If that's still not enough, the entire Manchuria region will be handed over to the Navy for independent operation, and Aoki will be responsible for the training of all members of the Marine Corps!"

"A member of the Marine Corps went to Manchuria to be a pharmacy owner?"

"Why not? In Shanghai and surrounding areas, many shopkeepers are also officers in the Army! Using members of our Marine Corps will make it easier to control them! Think about it, shopkeepers have enormous power. They handle countless amounts of money every day. Would you feel comfortable letting outsiders manage it?"

"I'm worried! Sweep! We must have our own people!"

"Manchuria is the territory of the army and the Manchurian Railway. Is it appropriate for our navy to go there? Why not assign Shanghai and the surrounding areas directly to our navy?"

What the hell are you dreaming about? I went through so much trouble and wasted so much time just to dig a huge hole for your navy and army, and give you the area around Shanghai. Didn't I dig in vain?

"Shibayama-kun, the Aoki Pharmacy system in Shanghai and the surrounding areas is already a mature one. A sudden complete change of leadership would cause turmoil that would be very detrimental. Furthermore, that area is jointly run by representatives of various Chinese clans, cabinet elders, high-ranking officials, and even members of the imperial family. Convincing them to abandon Shanghai and move to Manchuria would be more difficult than persuading them to abandon the London Naval Treaty."

"As for opening a large pharmacy in Manchuria, we can still use the name of Qingmu Pharmacy, right? In name, it's also my property! I'm still a colonel in the army, right? The Manchurian army and the Manchurian railway, how dare they touch their own property?"

"My clear-code telegrams in Shanghai are not white-haired!"

"Hey! Aoki-kun, you didn't start planning at that time, did you? That's terrifying!"

The bosses all smiled knowingly. "Clear text telegraph, damn, you can use this too, and double military rank can actually be used in such a wonderful way! Amazing! Absolutely amazing! You can even use the intestines of an ant!"

"Aoki-kun, what a perfect and great plan! Did you really come up with this in just a short time tonight?"

I just came up with this idea, but I can't say it this way.

"Thank you very much for the compliment, Marshal! However, these immature ideas of Aoki were only formed after he left the palace yesterday. Aoki is simply thinking about how to make a greater contribution to our great navy!"

"Yoshi! Aoki-kun, I can now officially announce that I accept you as a full member of our group."

(End of this chapter)