Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 1189, sentence 1: A timid and speechless response.

Mike decided to go big. A day later, two submarines left the port and then lay in wait on the Japanese army's supply route to the mainland.

After the first shot hit, four merchant ships carrying rubber and other supplies were sunk, along with a frigate and several other merchant ships that were damaged to varying degrees.

The message was quickly delivered to Hase Kiyoshi.

After reading the telegram, Hase Kiyoshi immediately reported it to headquarters.

After doing all this, he led his adjutant to the place where Xiao Ya used to live.

He hadn't touched this place since Xiao Ya left; the book Xiao Ya had been reading was still on the table.

"The crisis in the mountain city has been resolved, but the crisis in the northern Soviet Union has only just begun."

Hasegawa Kiyoshi walked to the window, looked at the street across the street, and slowly began to speak.

"General, do you mean that the Northern Soviet Union will not attack the mountain city?"

Hase Kiyoshi nodded.

"The Northern Soviet Union attacked Shancheng because they deduced that Watson wanted to cooperate with us. They were worried that we would attack them after receiving Watson's help, so they thought of occupying the northwest and northern areas of Shancheng to create a buffer zone. But now..."

Once this telegram reached home, it essentially informed headquarters that they had never intended to cooperate with the Empire.

Since they are not cooperating, how could the Northern Soviet Union possibly attack the mountain city? They remain the best partners.

However, it seems unlikely that this cooperation can ever return to what it was before.

"So, what about us and the Washington side?"

"Let's add fuel to the fire. If they can do it, so can we. Also, arrange for people to spread the word about this in Kyoto. We need to let the people know that the despicable Watsons launched a sneak attack on our empire's transport fleet."

That's all he can do to help. As for how Zhou Weiguo will handle this matter, that's beyond his control.

He can't go too far.

In Xi'an, Zhuge Liang was already considering transferring the 74th Army to the north to jointly counter the Soviet offensive.

Currently, besides the Independent Brigade, only the 74th Army has the experience to fight against the enemy's armored forces. The 74th Army is currently located in Xi'an and can be deployed to northern Gansu at any time.

At the command post, Little Zhuge is meeting with Yu Huohuo.

"The failure of the first attack by the Northern Soviet Union made them realize that if they couldn't even defeat me, then they would be easy prey for everyone to look at, and they would definitely attack."

Little Zhuge glanced at Yu Huohuo and continued, "Zhou Weiguo said he is currently in the north commanding the troops, but his forces are severely insufficient, so I need you to go there."

"Don't worry, sir. Even if all the soldiers of my 74th Army are wiped out, we will never let the North cross the line."

Yu Huohuo stood up and assured him that Xiao Zhuge believed he was telling the truth. However, he still wanted to remind Yu Huohuo not to worry about the gains or losses of a single city or place. Zhou Weiguo's previous strategy of luring the enemy deep into his territory was a lesson that could be learned from.

However, before he could even speak...

The adjutant who came in handed him a telegram: "Sir, this was just sent by the Second Division. Under Mike's secret instructions, the non-professional garrison launched an attack on a transport convoy under the command of the Japanese Third Fleet. The Third Fleet has suffered heavy losses, and the convoy has fled back to port."

"What did you say?" Little Zhuge looked up.

Did he mishear?

Something bad has happened there.

Khabayev read the telegram aloud again, and Little Zhuge immediately stood up and took the telegram from him.

After reading the contents word by word, Little Zhuge laughed heartily a few times; "There's always a way out!"

Yu Huohuo's once bright eyes lost their light.

He approached Little Zhuge and said, "Sir, the 74th Army still needs to go over there."

Little Zhuge shook his head: "No need. Cooperation is no longer possible, and the Northern Soviet Union is unlikely to launch an attack on us. The crisis has been resolved, and there will be no more fighting in the North for a short period of time."

Baka!

Tokyo, the Prime Minister's residence.

The Prime Minister was so angry that he smashed the exquisite teacup in front of everyone for the first time.

The Northern Soviet Union launched an attack on the mountain city, which was something he and every member of his cabinet wanted to see.

This means that the mountain city may make a new decision, such as cooperating with the empire.

The Empire also made a discussion: if the mountain city wanted to cooperate with the Empire, then the Empire would give up some land to the mountain city.

However, before the draft could be sent to the Emperor, things took a turn.

Meanwhile, in Washington, the Bureau still launched a surprise attack on the Empire.

"This is outrageous." The Prime Minister looked at the shattered teacup on the ground without a trace of heartache. He was only resentful that the people of Watson had caused the Empire such heavy losses at this critical moment.

With his hopes dashed, the Prime Minister was naturally displeased, and even under these circumstances, the Minister of the Navy continued to stab him in the back: "I told you long ago that they are unreliable. They could never cooperate with us, but you didn't believe me. Now look what happened, they launched a despicable sneak attack on us, how is my empire supposed to respond?"

Even Prince Asaka, who was sitting to the side, hadn't expected that what seemed like a dead end would turn into a path to survival. He couldn't believe it was real.

The mountain city has found a way to survive, while the empire seems to have returned to square one. No, it's even more terrifying than square one, because the conflict with Watson seems to be irreconcilable.

"What we need to think about now is not who is responsible here, but how we should maintain relations with the Washington side, whether to maintain superficial harmony or to declare war on them."

The word "declare war" made the Prime Minister look up at Prince Asaka.

"No, the British forces in South Asia have not yet been completely defeated by us. If we declare war on them now, we may be attacked from both sides."

The Prime Minister glanced at the somewhat displeased First Minister of the Navy and said, “Don’t look at me like that. You need to understand that if we were to go to war with Washington, the first problem we would face is the Washington Pacific Fleet stationed in Hawaii. They have several aircraft carriers. Once war breaks out, they will cut off our relationship with South Asia and the mountain city. How will we deal with that?”

He no longer objected to war.

Those bastards, Watson, have ruined the empire's bright future.

How could he possibly not harbor resentment?

Resentment is understandable, but it must be based on the actual situation.

The Minister of the Navy was immediately rendered speechless.

Yes, if this problem isn't solved, even if he wanted to start a war, he would have to consider whether the Pacific Fleet would intercept and blockade the Empire.