Saigon in May was full of tension and unease. The docks are crowded with refugees, and there are countless people who shout and beg, and even sell their children and daughters just to get a ticket to leave. On the two gunboats in the distance, the French flag hung as limply as the hot weather, and the cold snap from Europe plunged the whole of the French East Indies into tension and despair.

Just when Liu Mingzhao, Long Yun and Zhuo Fan swept through Central Asia, the Anglo-French alliance was defeated in the French campaign. Although the operation of the generator was still the same, the North Atlantic in May was very different from June, and the cold current in the Arctic Ocean caused the retreat to be extremely difficult, and even with the best efforts of the British Navy and the people, only 250,000 men were withdrawn, which is a full 80,000 fewer than in the parallel world! What made the French government even more chilling was that due to the tight time and bad weather, in order to rescue his expeditionary force first, in this retreat operation, which was praised by Churchill as the greatest victory, he deceived the French government repeatedly and used the French army as a substitute for the dead. Even during the retreat, the British used sticks to drive out Belgian and French soldiers who were close to the ships, and at least five hundred French soldiers were brutally killed by British sticks! And in the end, the ratio of 210,000 British troops, 20,000 French troops, and 20,000 Belgian troops proved the shamelessness of the British Empire!

This chaotic retreat from beginning to end not only caused the Anglo-French forces to lose all their equipment, but also caused a rapid rupture in relations between the two countries, which led to the weakening of the French will to resist. Of course, it also made Hitler furious, so even if Wei Gang put forward various counteroffensive plans after taking office, in the face of the angry German army, everyone understood that it was only a matter of time before France fell. Relying on the pre-war Sino-French South China Sea Agreement, Japan did not dare to blatantly attack the French East Indies, but what about after France's defeat? Colonies without the protection of the overlord and women stripped naked, the Mekong River basin is rich in resources and food. Attracting countless greedy eyes. France, Japan, Great Britain, the United States, China, the Soviet Union, and even Germany and Siam all set foot in this sprawling colony that encompassed what would become Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and parts of eastern Thailand with a variety of people with their own minds and purposes.

As soon as the Wan'an ship on which Li Zhenzhong was riding docked, thousands of refugees broke through the fence and came up. The French soldiers and Vietnamese policemen protecting the port immediately punched and kicked them, and even fired warning shots to open up VIP passages, allowing French and foreign merchants to board the ship first. However, these people were no longer able to leave Asia by sea, and because the Japanese occupation of Malacca and Andaman allowed only the Chinese ocean-going fleet to pass through, they had to take refuge in Hong Kong and other places. Of course, if you have the money, you can buy a ticket for China Northwest Airlines. Fly to Kashgar from the southeast and then transfer to Kabul for the Middle East. But at present, it is a time of war, and the price of air tickets has skyrocketed dozens of times, and it is difficult to find a ticket.

In the crowd, two cars with Lu's company logo drove directly into the dock. The whole of the French East Indies. There is no one who does not know about this company. As long as you think about the Guangxi "Lu Baiyi" that made a lot of trouble in the southeast back then, and think about Yang Qiu's dominance after sweeping the southwest and taking over power, but not touching the Lu family, you can imagine how deep the Lu family's background and connections are. Lu Rongting's son Lu Yuguang couldn't be a soldier, and he retired from active duty after being a colonel, but he was flexible in business. In just over ten years, the Lu family's tentacles have been extended to rubber, metallurgy, machinery and shipbuilding, mining and grain. Don't say anything else. There are several jade mines in Myitkyina alone, and with the support of Yang Qiu, they have occupied many valuable nickel and copper mines in northern Vietnam. As long as there is no sabotage, even the French colonial government will turn a blind eye.

Li Zhenzhong walked towards two swaggering cars. Two gloomy gazes in the distance caught his attention. Turning his head, two Japanese men outside the barbed wire fence of the dock were leaning against the railing, staring at the car and themselves with wary eyes. Seeing his gaze, the Japanese immediately turned their heads away. "Boss. Don't worry. They came to spy on Lu's company. Seeing this, the liaison officer of the joint immediately ran to get into the car with him.

"Since when?" Li Zhenzhong is a native of Anhui. In 1928, he was admitted to the Military Intelligence Department of the National Defense University, and after graduation, he was favored by the Military Intelligence Bureau. After ten years of hard work, he became the director of the Asian Department of the Military Intelligence Agency with his extraordinary ability in his work, and his public identity was the deputy general manager of Lu's company. Therefore, after learning that Japan had begun to spy on Chinese companies, they also raised their vigilance.

"Since the end of last month, they have not only monitored Lu's company, but also sent special personnel to keep an eye on various Chinese companies and big businesses in Nanyang. I've already reported to HQ that the Shadow Society is doing something wrong. ”

"Shadow Akira?" As soon as he heard the name Shadow Society, Li Zhenzhong thought of Shadow Zhenzhao, who provided a lot of information for the Japanese army to attack the Philippines and made great contributions. The liaison also hated this shadow society, and said hatefully: "Who else can there be besides him?" Director Huang Yufei of the National Security Bureau tried to kill him several times, but he escaped. Damn it! This guy didn't dare to blatantly loot the Chinese, so he thought of opening a casino and using three indiscriminate means to collect money. After Japan took the Philippines, he put on the posture of the greatest hero and actually intervened on our side! ”

"Who made us gamble?" Li Zhenzhong smiled slightly. The Chinese are famous for gambling all over the world, and it is normal for them to be used by Japan. However, although Kagesa Zhenzhao was famous in the Philippines, it was not the purpose of his trip, so after asking twice, he paid attention to the situation of the French colonial government and army.

When the car drove to the Saigon office of Lu's company, the two Japanese people just now also hurriedly walked into the Japanese Black Dragon Samurai Hall located on the embankment. The Black Dragon Samurai Hall is the dojo of the infamous Black Dragon Society. After Yang Qiu skillfully borrowed European and American forces to expel Japan from China in one go, the Black Dragon Society suffered heavy losses, so it changed to the south. Today, it not only controls hundreds of thousands of Japanese prostitutes in Nanyang, but also controls large businesses such as opium casinos in Nanyang, and has become a cancer entrenched in Southeast Asia. With the expulsion of the Anglo-American-Dutch forces one after another, the Black Dragon Society became more and more rampant, especially with the recent news of the imminent defeat of France, the Black Dragon Society of the French East Indies began to intensify their exploitation and looting, hoping to promote the Japanese army to enter the rich French East Indies.

In the quiet room in the backyard, Takeo Imai is discussing things with the head of the dojo association, Tamoro. He was originally a military attaché to the French East Indies, but after the Anglo-Japanese declaration of war, France did not intervene for self-preservation, but expelled Japanese diplomats. So he joined the Shadow Society, and was resent here after the attack on the Philippines.

"Do you know the identity?" After listening to the report, Kotamoro, who was dressed in a kimono, tapped his fingers on the table and asked for specific details.

"I only know that it is the deputy general manager of Lu's company, and the others are not clear."

"Yaga! If you don't know, go and investigate, and I don't need to hear any useless news at this time when the future of the empire is at stake. ”

"Hey!"

After Kotamaro scolded the two subordinates, he slowly looked at Takeo Imai. As the backbone of the Black Dragon Society, he who had served in the army would not think that the deputy general manager of Lu's company had come to Saigon for tea. You know, the number of Chinese infiltrating the French East Indies from various places has skyrocketed recently. Moreover, most of the business of Lu's company is in the north, what is a deputy general manager doing in Saigon for no reason? The most important thing is that the relationship between Lu's company and the Chinese side is deeper than the relationship between the Black Dragon Society and the Japanese army, not only to build warships for the navy, but also to invest in the construction of the Guangxi aluminum smelter is also the two major raw material bases of the Chinese Air Force.

Takeo Imai also frowned after hearing this: "Kodamama-kun, have the activities of the Shina people been very frequent recently?" ”

"yes, a lot!" Kotamoro worried, "Most of the people came from the north, and some of them came to the south under various disguises. Although I don't know what they want to do yet, it must have something to do with the defeat of the French ghost animals! We have found out that the Chinese guerrillas in some parts of the north have been called up and supported by some weapons. Aung San of Burma appeared in Kunming three times, and some Chinese officers also appeared under him. ”

Seeing that Takeo Imai didn't speak for a long time, Kotamoro lowered his voice and continued to ask, "Your Excellency Imai, didn't you say that the Imperial Army was going to make a move?" When, exactly? The situation is very critical now, and if it goes on like this, I fear that the people of China will get in here before we do, and they have signed a protection agreement with the French ghost animals. ”

Of course, Takeo Imai knows about the "Sino-French South China Sea Agreement", and there is no one who is not familiar with this agreement if all of Japan is interested in annexing Southeast Asia and encircling China for the final decisive battle. It is precisely because of this agreement that a major gap has emerged in the strategy of encircling China. Therefore, the War Department has been suggesting that while China is being dragged in Central Asia, it should attack the French East Indies as soon as possible, even if it only takes the area south of Cam Ranh Bay, it can establish a defensive depth for Malaya and Singapore, and ensure that the South China Sea route can be cut off at any time if necessary. But the navy disagreed, believing that although the attack on the East Indies was simple, how could it end? What if this leads to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War? The U.S. Navy, which is committed to opening up India and guarding against it, has made it clear that it will not be able to draw enough troops in the short term.

Koyuro knew too well how much wealth this land contained, but after all, he couldn't affect the base camp, so he asked anxiously, "Isn't the Imperial Navy exercising in Singapore?" Can you send the main fleet over? With only two cruisers and a dozen destroyers, the French ghost beasts could easily be solved. ”

Speaking of the navy, Takeo Imai was angry, broke the silence and snorted coldly: "Don't mention those wastes that waste the empire's money!" They were to leave for Ceylon to-morrow to deal with the British fleet, and they were not available for a short time. ”

"What then? If. ”

Takeo Imai raised his hand, interrupted and thought about it and asked, "Kodamama-kun, can you get some transport ships?" ”

"Imai-kun, what do you mean?"

"Shunroku Hata and General Yamashita Bongbun are convincing the Siam Army to attack Siem Reap, and I think this opportunity can be used. China has an agreement with France, and as long as France does not really surrender for a day, they should not enter here! So what we lack most now is transport ships and excuses. ”

"We have three transport ships of four thousand tons, which can transport two thousand soldiers at a time."

"Okay, you get the ship ready as soon as possible, I'll go to Bangkok now to see Admiral Yamashita and tell him about the matter here." Takeo Imai gritted his teeth, and Huo Ran got up: "You must do it in front of Shina!" ”