Nanyang 1931: From piglets to giants

Chapter 215 Zheng Yi’s insidious act: Letting Japanese residents pretend to be Japanese devils?
Half a month later, Alor Setar.

"Has He Shili successfully led the British troops to break through?"

"We have successfully broken through and are now moving to defend Mandalay."

"Reject Mandalay? Not Myitkyina? Hey~, this favor from General Long and General Lu... Hey~"

The terrain of Myanmar as a whole is both complex and simple.

The reason why it is complicated is that there are too many mountains and forests here, there are tropical rainforests everywhere, wars can be fought everywhere, and transportation is extremely inconvenient.

It is said to be simple because the terrain of this place is three mountains and two rivers. If you completely ignore the various messy tribes and ethnic groups in the mountainous and dense forest areas, and only consider the two river areas in the middle, then it is really quite simple.

This place is a bit similar to Shanxi, except that it is the outlet of Yangon. To the north, west and east, there are endless mountains.

Sandwiched between these three mountain ranges is the vast plain where the Burmese people mainly live. It is also the core area. Most of the population lives along the Irrawaddy River, and most of the China-Myanmar Railway also runs along the Irrawaddy River.

Therefore, anyone fighting in Myanmar is mainly fighting for the areas along this mother river, and other areas are relatively unimportant.

The terrain of Myanmar is very similar to that of Shanxi. If Yangon is compared to the ancient Chang'an, then Mandalay is similar to Taiyuan. It is also the most important city in Myanmar besides Yangon. It has always been the capital of the Burmese before the British came. North of Mandalay is Northern Myanmar, and south of it is Southern Myanmar.

Mandalay is also the most important line of defense to control the advantageous terrain and prevent the Japanese army from continuing to move south to Rangoon.

After learning that the expeditionary force's strategic intention was to defend Mandalay, Long Yao of Yangon led his 30,000-strong division to quickly support the battlefield and vowed to live and die with Mandalay. In addition, only 20,000 Burmese and Indian troops were left to maintain security in Yangon.

There were 100,000 Yunnan troops, 30,000 Guangxi troops, 20,000 remnants of the British army, 30,000 South Allied troops in Yangon, and 50,000 Burmese, Shan, and Chinese natives summoned from Mandalay. Together, they totaled 230,000!

With the railway support from Yangon, even a small amount of air support, and even air support from Penang, plus the 23 defenders, the manpower is almost enough to hold this place.

The Mandalay area is not conducive to tank and vehicle combat, and the overall terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If we hold this place, the Japanese army will not be able to completely destroy and block the China-Burma Railway. This place is also very close to Shan State. The Japanese army can only send a small force to tear up the railway, which at least is easy to repair.

However, the expeditionary force and the British army jointly moved to Mandalay but had a fatal weakness, or a disadvantage, that is, they gave up the defense of the Myitkyina area. The Japanese army could completely give up attacking Mandalay and instead attack Myitkyina further north.

If Mandalay is compared to Taiyuan, then Myitkyina's geographical location is similar to Datong, which is the gateway to all of Myanmar.

It is also the only way to China, India, Myanmar and Tibet.

Once the Japanese army occupied Myitkyina, they could completely give up attacking Mandalay and Rangoon and instead attack Yunnan first.

You know, General Long has sent almost all the soldiers he can, and now Yunnan is an undefended empty province!
Was the Japanese army's strategic goal to cut off the China-Burma Railway?

It is not necessary to cut off the Myanmar end, wouldn't it be the same to cut off the middle end?

As long as Sakata Seishirō was still sane, seeing that the expeditionary force and the British army were jointly holding Mandalay, he would definitely turn north, first take Myitkyina, then take Tengchong, go down to Yunnan, go north along the river, annex Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, and then force his troops to Chongqing.

Isn’t this much more interesting than going south to attack Yangon?
You have to know that Sakata has an army of more than 200,000, so he really has enough military strength.

In short, General Long and General Lu gave up Myitkyina to defend Mandalay, which was equivalent to giving up their homes to help Zheng Yi defend the first and seemingly only barrier in front of Yangon.

How could this not move him?

Of course, it will not be lost. The expeditionary forces that were originally gathered will just hold Tengchong.

With this kind of fighting style, the territory that Generals Long and Lu have been managing for a long time, as well as the independence of the Yunnan Army, will surely be gone.

That's why Zheng Yi said that he owed General Long a big favor this time.

Although General Long certainly did this not just for him, objectively speaking, he was putting the overall situation first.

But you have to know that General Long is really different from other warlords. He is an Yi.

It would be more accurate to say that he was a chieftain rather than a warlord.

A chieftain gave his territory to the central government and gave his army to his allies. This...

That was indeed true, and Zheng Yi accepted the favor.

In this way, the entire Myanmar battlefield was divided into two parts: one was the Myitkyina and Tengchong battlefield, which was fought by the Central Army, and the other was the Mandalay and Yangon battlefield.

The Japanese army itself had sufficient manpower, so it simply divided its troops into two groups. However, due to geographical advantages, at least in the short term, it had to fight here and there. Of course, the most important thing was the constant damage to the Yunnan-Burma Railway, which caused great obstacles to the flow of materials between Yangon and the country.

The destruction of the 25th Army seemed to have given the Japanese army a great shock, and they almost eagerly mobilized all the spies in Penang to find out what was going on.

It was also because of this that, with the help of Joseph, Lin Shaoliang was able to identify more than 20 Japanese spies in just a few days.

Among them, there are only 15 Japanese, and their positions are not high. Although Penang is kind to Japanese immigrants, they are still extremely wary of them.

As for the others, they are all Chinese spies.

Especially since several of them were from Fuqing, Zheng Yi was not surprised by this, but Lin Shaoliang and Qian Qiwen were furious about it. Judging from Lin Shaoliang's expression, he seemed to want to eat those Fuqing spies alive.

But it doesn't matter anymore. Since he's a spy that has been exposed, he's no longer a threat.

Zheng Yi still did not allow these spies to be touched. Anyway, their code books had already become one-way transparent. Even if they were changed, they would be useless in front of the genius cryptographer Joseph.

The Japanese currently know very little about the "Rage", but they do know that the South Asian Alliance has a very mobile and extremely fierce firepower. The 25th Army was completely destroyed by this new weapon within minutes.

The Japanese military was completely paralyzed. The more ignorant something is, the more fearful it is. It is said that in the intelligence market, information related to "Rage" is worth thirty kilograms of gold.

This is also the reason why those Japanese spies are becoming increasingly active.

Without figuring out what Zheng Yi had in his hands and how he had destroyed five Japanese divisions in one go, the Japanese troops in Southeast Asia went crazy and did not dare to provoke Zheng Yi again.

Therefore, the fighting in Myanmar was not actually fierce. The two armies together had more than 400,000 people, nearly 500,000 people, and they were all in a stalemate.

As for the fact that He Shili himself would come back, this was not surprising to Zheng Yi at all. The reason why he let him go so readily was because Zheng Yi knew in his heart that he would come back sooner or later.

Because of him, the overseas Chinese support army in this time and space has a certain degree of independence. It is well-equipped and has high morale. It is also one of the ace armies in the country.

Especially after returning to China, He Shilei quickly recruited volunteers from other parts of Southeast Asia who had voluntarily returned to China to participate in the war. Although there were many casualties in the battle, there were also many people from the country who voluntarily joined and were reorganized by him.

Many of these people are Chinese in Myanmar. No matter from which perspective, there is no reason for them not to come back.

However, they were thrown into battle as soon as they came back, and Mandalay was on the front line, which was quite dangerous. Zheng Yi had just fought a big battle and was too busy to spare time, so he did not go to meet him.

We were just separated by a long distance and I exchanged a few telegrams with him.

"Uncle, I heard the boats from Yangon arrived today, but the rice and potatoes are 50% less than before. Many people say it's because of the war in Yangon. Are we in Penang going to starve in the future?"

Zheng Yi's new secretary, Li Jianqiao, Li Jiazhi's nephew, saw that Zheng Yi had nothing to do, so he couldn't help but ask.

Of course, Li Jiazhi's nephew is his nephew. Although he is his secretary, he is his own nephew after all, so he is more casual with him and not so restrained. If he wants to know something, he can ask directly.

Zheng Yi nodded. "It will indeed have a certain impact. Recently, there have been a lot of track-ripping on the China-Myanmar Railway. The Japanese are using the same tricks we used on them on us."

"Railway traffic between China and Myanmar is now intermittent. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Unless it's heavy or bulky cargo, people no longer use the railways but the roads."

"Also, the Japanese planes would deliberately bomb trucks along the way, so the transport capacity was indeed greatly reduced. In addition, Yangon also had to support the Mandalay War of Resistance and provide supplies to the Mandalay region, so naturally less could be transported to Penang."

Li Jianqiao: "Ah~, so that's it..."

Zheng Yi: "Don't worry, it's just a little less. Penang and Yangon are not without reserves. Although they are being consumed more quickly due to the population explosion, even if that road is completely blocked, we should be able to eat for at least six months. The most abundant food stored in Penang's underground vaults is various kinds of food."

As he said this, Zheng Yi himself smiled bitterly.

He originally planned to build the Penang tunnels based on his bottom-line thinking, and intended them to be used for street fighting with the Japanese army. When they were being built, he had already prepared for the Gaza-like transformation of Penang.

Unexpectedly, the current battle situation is much better than the worst-case scenario he originally designed.

The Japanese are not stupid. They have so many spies and are very clear about the situation in Penang. How much fake liquor would they have to drink before they would come to Penang to fight a street fight with them?

It was precisely because he dug these tunnels and his bottom line idea of ​​everyone being a soldier and everyone carrying guns that scared the Japanese army and stopped coming.

These tunnels are no longer of much use. Now they have all become storage warehouses for food and weapons, as well as secret factories, underground airports, etc.

"Don't you say that things like railroad raids and guerrilla warfare require the support of the people? I remember you saying that the essence of guerrilla warfare isn't military but political. The Japs always act perversely and unpopularly. How could they possibly have public support? I don't understand."

Zheng Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

"What kind of war do you think this world war is politically?"

Li Jianqiao: "Of course it is a war between justice and evil, a war between aggression and counter-aggression."

Zheng Yi laughed and said, "From our perspective, as Chinese people, it's certainly correct to say so."

Li Jianqiao couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise when he heard this.

Can we still talk about identity and stance in this kind of situation?
"You think the Japanese are evil, but are the Germans, their allies, also evil?"

"Of course."

Zheng Yi laughed and said, "But they're incredibly powerful in North Africa and the Middle East. I heard that the German-Iranian coalition is unstoppable and has completely occupied Syria. The British have lost all their colonies in the Middle East, and Major Dai is already in dire straits. Even the Soviets have been suffering on the battlefields in the Middle East. Why do you think this is?"

"Is it because the fascists are fierce and brutal, and their military is powerful? Or is it because their weapons are more advanced and their supplies are more abundant?"

"Neither. It's because they have the support of the local people. You say that those who have the support of the local people are bad people, and Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, who are hated by the local people, are the good people and represent justice?"

Li Jianqiao: "Ah, this..."

Li Jianqiao was stunned for a moment, but he was speechless.

Today's Middle East has become the main battlefield of this world war. Both its scale and intensity are very different from the Middle East battlefield in Zheng Yi's memory.

In other words, it has completely changed beyond recognition.

In addition to Iran and Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Syria were also involved. Britain, France, Germany and the Soviet Union were all fighting each other. Rommel even gave up the North African battlefield and handed it over to his Italian ally, and went to the Middle East to take charge in person.

On the contrary, the United States' support this time was far less than in history. It only provided weapons support to the Allied forces and did not send troops personally.

One reason is that the fighting in the Pacific was far more intense than in history, and Zheng Yi knew that their counterattack was imminent, so he had to provide limited support to Marshal MacArthur in Penang and Bataan, and Europe had to be placed a little further back in the US strategic order.

However, secondly, and more importantly, it is the justice of the German army on the battlefield in the Middle East.

You can say that the United States is hypocritical or that it is putting up a facade, but in this era, its international image, except in South America, is still that of a messenger of justice and a beacon of humanity.

Britain and France drill for oil in the Middle East, sharing the oil production with local forces 91%, while the United States can accept a 50-50 split.

It is precisely because of this identity as a friend of the Middle Eastern people that the United States has an awkward position in the Middle East. Even if Iran wants to seize American oil, the Ghawar oil field belongs to Standard Oil.

But Pahlavi proposed an idea of ​​jointly developing with the Americans and sharing the profits. He did not say that they would be completely confiscated, but hoped to split the profits with Kuwait on a 50-50 basis. However, this directly made the Americans unable to strike out with their iron fist of justice.

They invaded Saudi Arabia.

The Saudis didn't say anything, but the British and French were jumping around, forcing the United States to go to the desert and fight to the death with the Arabs and Persians in the Middle East for the interests of the colonists, but ignored the Japanese who had a deep hatred with them, and did not save Marshal MacArthur.

The American people can’t do it either.

Secretly supporting Britain and France with some weapons is the limit. The Germans here mainly use agents. How could the Americans possibly go down and act as agents for Britain and France?

And this is the power of justice.

This thing cannot be seen or touched, so when you say it is useless, it really is useless.

But when it is useful, even a country like the United States has to worry about it.

Zheng Yi: "Your Li family has always been extremely wealthy and a pro-British group among Chinese people. Not to mention you, your mother is the cousin of the King of England. You're actually a royal relative of the British Empire. So, growing up, you've always believed that the British are all good people. This is a classic case of the head following the butt."

"But in areas colonized by the British and French, the situation was different. In order to overthrow the British, the Iranians, and the Syrians, in order to overthrow the French, were willing to serve as agents of the Germans. They risked their lives, and the Germans provided their guns."

"The same principle also applies in Southeast Asia."

"Although the Japanese are not humane, that's the arrogance after victory. They are also capable of stirring up trouble. Moreover, the most clueless among the Japanese are the military. There are still many experts in the General Staff. The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is bullshit to us Chinese, but for those natives of Southeast Asia who were colonized by Britain and France..."

"Ah~, the situation in Myanmar is the same. Right now, the real troublemaker there isn't actually Sakata Seishirō and his army, but an indigenous university student named Angshan."

"Yangshan? Who is that? Is he more difficult to deal with than the Japanese devils?"

Zheng Yi smiled wryly and nodded, saying, "It's not that they're difficult to deal with, but that they're simply impossible to deal with. War is a continuation of politics, and this time in Myanmar, we've actually already lost the initiative politically."

Li Jianqiao: "How is that possible? You, you built Yangon so well."

Zheng Yi shook his head and said, "No matter how well it's built, to the Burmese, it's just... an analogy, like the French Concession in Shanghai."

Li Jianqiao couldn't help but be stunned, and then he fell into deep thought.

"I know Aung San. He was an anti-colonial fighter in Burma and a nationalist leader of the Burmese. Spotted by the Japanese, he received military training in Japan and was later helped by the Japanese to found the Burmese armed forces. Now that the Japanese army is in a stalemate with our army in Burma, this Aung San is the Japanese army's biggest trump card." Li Jianqiao: "This traitor! No, a Burmese traitor!"

Zheng Yi couldn't help but laugh: "He was an anti-British fighter, so why is he a Burmese traitor? People who are willing to sacrifice everything for the independence of the Burmese are Burmese traitors?"

"But...but...but he's a running dog for the Japanese. The Japanese are much worse than the British."

Zheng Yi: "First, the Japanese haven't had time to reveal their bestial nature in Burma. Secondly, why do you think the Japanese are more brutal than the British? Honestly, from what I know, the crimes committed by the British in Burma are no more brutal than those committed by the Japanese. And most importantly, the Japanese promised him that they would allow Burma to be independent after victory in the war. How can he still be called a running dog?"

Li Jianqiao was completely bewildered. He was just a child after all. After a while, he said in a trembling voice, "Could it be, could it be that we... are the bad guys?"

Zheng Yi: "Whether they are good or bad depends on who you are talking to. However, in the eyes of those Burmese people, we and the British are allies. This is actually not wrong, and it is also the most disadvantageous to us in the current situation."

To be honest, the Yugoslav Army is not afraid of the Burmese Independence Army in a head-on confrontation. Although they have the support of the Japanese army, all they have in their hands are weapons from World War I at best.

But they won't fight you head-on.

It's really uncomfortable when someone cuts into your railroad tracks when you're not paying attention.

Not only is it difficult to suppress, Zheng Yi can't let He Shili follow the Japanese's example in North China and implement the Three Alls Policy, right?

Will he still be able to get along with the Burmese in the future? Will Yangon still be a better place?

Those Burmese people are also very martial and dare to use car bombs and human bombs against you.

Zheng Yi has always believed that the Chinese in Southeast Asia are a minority in other regions except Malaya, and the surrounding area is full of religious people. The geographical environment is indeed very similar to that of the Jews in Israel and the whites in South Africa. Therefore, he has always been very vigilant about these things. Unless it is absolutely necessary, he hopes to live in harmony with these indigenous people in Southeast Asia.

Even if we take a step back, the Three Alls Policy is useless. The Japanese carried out the Three Alls Policy in North China, and the base areas behind enemy lines were getting bigger and bigger.

Myanmar's terrain is composed of three mountains and two rivers, and it has a tropical rainforest climate. If the local indigenous people are really determined to fight guerrilla warfare, I am afraid that the terrain will be much more disgusting than the enemy-occupied base areas in North China.

Upon hearing this, Li Jianqiao lowered his head and began to think seriously.

"No, good guys and bad guys are relative. If, I mean, if the Japanese are really good guys to the Burmese, and we are really bad guys, then what about the Shan people? What about the Indians? What about the Rohingya? What about the Karen people? Myanmar is not just for the Burmese."

"Uncle, in Burma, the British are powerful colonizers compared to the Burmese. Doesn't that mean the Burmese are also powerful robbers to the Shan people?"

"The entire Burmese region, including the plains along the river valleys and the areas with abundant grass and water, is almost entirely occupied by the Burmese. Remember, there are over a hundred ethnic groups in Myanmar!"

Zheng Yi smiled and nodded, adding, "Yes, there are one hundred and thirty-five."

Li Jianqiao: "Yes, there are 135 ethnic groups in Myanmar, but almost all of the other 134 ethnic groups besides the Burmese live in the mountains and forests. Don't they prefer to thrive on the plains?"

Zheng Yi smiled and nodded, encouraging Li Jianqiao to continue.

Although this child is a bit naive and has a kind of silly cuteness that is unique to the rich second generation when they are young, he is still very smart and quickly grasped the key to breaking the deadlock.

Apart from Yangon, Zheng Yi never thought of going to other places in Myanmar because of the ethnic complexity of that place.

The ethnic groups are complex, the terrain is complex, and the geography is also complex.
One hundred and thirty-five different ethnic groups with extremely complex relationships, the mess left by the colonists, three mountains and two rivers, a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, plus a geopolitical environment with India to the west, Thailand to the east, and Southeast Asia to the north. The main ethnic groups also happen to include Indians, Chinese and Thais.

Zheng Yi wouldn’t even want this crappy place even if I gave it to him.

No one can govern well.

In any case, Zheng Yi asked himself that he had no ability to govern this place no matter what. Even if a god came, not even this place could be governed well.

If even gods can’t govern well, how can the Japanese govern well?
Especially when Zheng Yi is causing trouble for them.

"Uncle, do you have a solution?"

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "It's just a coping strategy."

"Coping strategy? Please tell me quickly, what is the coping strategy?"

This matter actually had nothing to do with a little kid like Li Jianqiao. He was just purely curious.

However, this is his own nephew after all. Although he is not the heir of the Southern Alliance, as long as he is not too incompetent, he will definitely have a place in the next generation of the Southern Alliance.

The SAARC itself is not a monarchy. In terms of inheritance, it will be more similar to Singapore in later generations. After his death, it will most likely become a group of aristocratic capitalists who advocate Mr. Zheng Yi's doctrine and are loyal fans of Mr. Zheng Yi and jointly control the society.

Zheng Yi's children will have more halo and greater power than other aristocratic capitalists, and will have much greater advantages in competition, just like the second generation of Li in Singapore, but it will never be a simple case of the son inheriting the father's property.

And this Li Jianqiao is indeed one of these future second generations. If his own child is really a hopeless person and does not live up to his expectations, there is a high probability that the Southern Alliance will be handed over to him.

He can also be regarded as one of the future successors of SAARC.

Therefore, appointing him as his secretary can be considered a form of training.

"Myanmar's ethnic groups are quite complex, but the only major ones, besides the Burmese, are the Shan, Karen, Mon, Indians, Rohingya, and us Chinese."

"The Chinese need no further explanation. The Karen are British and mostly live in southern Burma. They are of little use, so there's no need to mention them either."

"The Rohingya are the Muslim Indians who were relocated from India to Myanmar by the British. They and the Indians were originally dependent on the British. Their existence is to bring trouble to the Burmese and Karen people. They were taken from India by the British to stir up trouble for the Burmese and Karen people."

"It's very difficult for these people to get along with the Burmese. Of course, they are people we can win over, but the racial hatred between them and the Burmese is a bit too deep. And to be honest, it's not just the Burmese who are annoyed by the British; I'm annoyed by the British too."

"Once we become involved with them, even if we don't fight the Burmese directly, we'll probably have a grudge against them. The combination of ethnic tensions and religious conflicts will be very troublesome."

"The British and Americans left after the war, but we, the Chinese in Southeast Asia, are also Southeast Asians. As a superior race with money, power, and military power here in Southeast Asia, we must remember not to get involved in this kind of all-round conflict between indigenous peoples. In six words, if you can't afford to provoke, you can afford to avoid."

Li Jianqiao nodded, seeming to understand what he said.

Obviously, as a half-British person, he actually didn't quite realize how big a sin the British had committed.

"So, Uncle, are you saying that we should rely on the Shan people? The Shan people are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar besides the Burmese, and like the Burmese, they believe in Theravada Buddhism. You are really using Buddhism to govern Buddhism."

Zheng Yi: "Yes, we do need to rely on the Shan people. The Shan people and the Chinese have always been relatively friendly, and the ethnic conflicts between them and the Burmese are not that deep. If they fight each other, it will actually benefit us Chinese."

“Since my rise in Yangon, many of them have begun claiming to be descendants of the Ming Dynasty’s Mu Palace.”

Zheng Yi frowned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "I've actually never accepted this theory. It's ridiculous to think it happened three hundred years ago. The Thai side believes that they, like the Tai people in our country, the Assamese people in India, and the Lao people in Laos, are all branches of their own Thai people and part of the Greater Thai race."

"Who is right and who is wrong is meaningless. Nationality is essentially a form of identity. What are the Japanese doing? They are currently killing and bullying those who claim to be descendants of the Mu Palace, that is, those who consider themselves Chinese."

"Admit that you are part of the Greater Thai community, recruit and retain them, and promote the Japan-Thailand friendly alliance."

"I have to say, this Greater Thai nationalism idea is quite compatible with the Japanese Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. It's quite powerful. There are indeed some experts among Japan's senior civil servants. Unfortunately, the implementation is too distorted."

Li Jianqiao said worriedly, "If we really let these Japanese devils succeed and turn both the largest and second largest ethnic groups in Myanmar against us, then wouldn't we be in Burma...very troublesome? We have to provoke them. How does Uncle plan to provoke them?"

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's easy to provoke."

As they were talking, the second secretary came up to report that Toyoda Risaburo and Lin Shaoliang had arrived.

Zheng Yi said with a smile: "Speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, come in quickly."

Li Jianqiao: "Are you going to use the Japanese?"

After a while, two people arrived. Zheng Yi didn't exchange pleasantries with them, but directly instructed: "Mr. Toyota, I have something that requires the full support of the Japanese community in the Southern Alliance. It's just... It may be a little difficult for you."

Upon hearing this, Toyota Risaburo immediately stood up and patted his chest, and hurriedly said that all the Japanese immigrants are now Penang people, all Chinese and so on.

"It's rare that you're useful to me, Mr. Zheng. Please feel free to tell us what to do. Even if it means risking our lives, we'll do it."

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "Then I'll just say it straight."

"Please tell me."

"I want Lin Shaoliang to lead you... to pretend to be Japs."

"Huh? Um... pretending to be... a Jap."

"To be more precise, we want you to pretend to be Japanese militarist soldiers."

Toyota Risaburo's face grew even more serious upon hearing this. "Are you suggesting that we don militaristic uniforms, act like a Trojan Horse, and deliver a fatal blow to them at the critical moment?"

Zheng Yi quickly shook his head and said, "No, that's too dangerous. I won't let you do such a dangerous thing."

"Well, I've already instructed Wu Aihua to take some of his former subordinates, the Thais and those who can speak Thai, and secretly go to Burma. Their goal is to disguise themselves as Shan people and attack the Burmese who are digging up our railway."

"And what I want you to do... I want you to disguise yourself as militarists, and under the guidance of Lin Shaoliang, go to Thailand and... burn, kill, rob, and pillage, committing all sorts of atrocities. Do your best to arouse the Thai people's resentment and hatred towards the Japanese devils. It would be even better if you could directly clash with the Thai army and engage in a firefight with them."

"Of course, I must remind you that this is an absolutely secret mission. In Penang, and in the world, only those in this room know about it. If one day you are discovered and exposed, I will never admit that you are Japanese from Penang. I hope you won't admit it either."

"Put on your military uniforms, I hope you're the real Japs."

"Also, don't be too afraid. We, the Southern Allied Forces, have already negotiated with the US military. Soon, at least two divisions will regroup and march north to capture and retake Pattani. We'll support you there. You're welcome to return to Pattani to rest at any time."

"I've thought about it, and there's really no one more suitable for this mission than you. If you pretend to be Japanese devils, you will definitely be the same as the real ones."

Risaburo Toyoda: "…………"

Isn't this nonsense? It must be the same.

You know, there is Wu Aihua on the side of the Southern Alliance. He was the former commander-in-chief of the Siamese Army and the second-in-command of Siam.

Provoking discontent among Thais and Japanese...

You must know that the Japanese army is now on an expedition to Burma by land, and all the baggage and logistical supplies are transported through Thailand.

In particular, Zheng Yi was going to lead his troops north to Pattani.

Besiege Wei to save Zhao?
Under the dual influence of pressure and hatred, it is not impossible for those Thai people to invite Wu Aihua back.

Wouldn’t the more than 200,000 Japanese troops in Myanmar be trapped to death?

The plan is good, but asking these Japanese residents to pretend to be Japanese devils and go to Thailand, burning, killing and looting...

Why does it feel so weird?

We are all good people!

"Mr. Zheng, are you asking us to learn... the Chrysanthemum Army?"

They are all Japanese, this... this... this is no different from the real Jap devils, right?
So after these people complete their mission and return to Penang...will Penang really still accept them?

Oh, a secret mission, most people in Penang will never know about it, and this will also be the biggest secret of their SAARC in the war.

If the news really got out, Mr. Zheng would definitely righteously conclude that the Japanese army was just making up the story to frame him, and he would never admit it even if he died.

Zheng Yi thought for a moment and said, "It's up to you. I won't restrict you. If you want to learn from the Chrysanthemum Army, then learn. If you don't want to, then don't. If you have righteousness in your heart and don't want to harm civilians, then go and fight with the Thai regular army."

"Thailand is allied with Japan, unconditionally allowing the Japanese army to pass through its territory and even providing them with rice. Do I need to declare war on them if I want to fight them? Aren't the Thai army fascists? How exactly we fight the fascists is a matter for you, the soldiers on the front lines."

"Once you enter Thailand, you will definitely break up into smaller groups and disperse your operations. If I give you instructions now, will you definitely follow them?"

"Whether you are truly good people who don't want to bully civilians, or whether you are fellow Japanese and your bestial nature will be aroused when given the opportunity, I don't care, and I can't control it, right?"

"I just want one result. I want the Japanese to turn against the Thais. I don't care how to do it."

Toyota Risaburo nodded.

"I understand. Give me some time and I'll consider the candidate."

He didn't think about Shan State in Myanmar.

"it is good."

On the side, Li Jianqiao was quite surprised.

My uncle...

So insidious.

So this is the person who plays politics?

Oh my God, he always thought his uncle was a kind-hearted man.

Now it seems.

There are no good people among those who play politics.

(End of this chapter)