Crossing the spy war, my code name is God of Wealth

Chapter 210: Postponement of the War

"Cough, cough," Li Xianshu coughed lightly.

Chen Yang asked curiously: "Am I wrong?"

"The material transfer center has a daily material throughput of more than 100,000 tons, and at least tens of millions of tons of various resources per year."

"Isn't it enough for the Empire to consume? Do we need to seek cooperation from the British?"

Li Xianshu rubbed his brows and said helplessly: "Chen Yang, I told you to read more books."

"Do you really think that China is as rich in minerals and resources as described in the books?"

"Let me tell you a fact. In fact, China is not as rich as you think."

"This place is too big, and surveying it will take a lot of time and effort."

"Moreover, China lacks oil, gold, copper, iron, and..."

"Wait..." Chen Yang touched his nose and said, "Aunt, I can accept what you said about oil and gold mines."

"But how could China be short of iron ore? I know the amount of iron ore shipped from China to the Empire every day..."

No wonder Chen Yang didn’t understand. China’s steel production will be the highest in the world in the future.

For a country like this, it is understandable that it lacks oil and gold mines, but how is it possible that it lacks iron ore?

"There are several types of iron ore, and it is difficult to find high-grade iron ore in China." Li Xianshu said calmly: "We also know what you said."

"But those resources are nothing. To be frank, these resources are not enough for the empire to consume. You know, Yawata Steel has a brilliant record of producing millions of tons of steel annually..."

"But this is far from enough. If the empire wants to truly develop, it will need at least tens of millions of tons of various steels every year."

"But do you know how many iron mines are there in China that can be developed on a large scale?"

"Especially because the ore contained in these iron mines is of very low grade and contains many impurities, the cost of refining is extremely high. Apart from the large quantity, there is nothing else good about them."

"Mineral resources in Myanmar are relatively concentrated, and mining is more time-saving and labor-saving."

"The only drawback now is that it is still a dependency of the British Empire."

"We want to develop it, or we have to declare war on the British Empire. If we don't want to go to war, there is only the second way."

"That means sacrificing some interests and cooperating with the British."

"I'll leave this matter to you. The bottom line is that British merchant ships have the right to sail freely within China."

Chen Yang then realized why Japan invaded Australia in the later period. Wasn't it for iron ore? It was just that the right to navigate in China was exchanged for the right to develop Myanmar's mineral resources.

Although Chen Yang was unhappy in his heart, he looked very solemn and nodded in agreement.

"Next is about the undercover Yamashiro agent, Miss Minamida Yunko."

"I'd better let Otani-kun explain this matter in detail."

Yusuke Kuroda bowed to everyone, then signaled Otani Genichirō to continue.

Otani Genichirō stood up, cleared his throat and said, "Ms. Minamida Yunko has been successfully evacuated from the mountain city."

"Moreover, she also brought with her the latest strategic planning deployment map of the Ministry of National Defense."

"We have received a special order from General Doiyuan. We hope that we can work together this time to bring Miss Yunzi to Shanghai safely."

"In order to ensure Miss Yunzi's smooth arrival, we hope that the consulate and the dispatched troops can provide their full assistance."

Chen Yang was stunned when he heard this. No wonder Boss Dai kept pestering Nan Tian Yunzi. It turned out that this girl really did something big.

It is said that the Yamashiro side was too careless. Such an important strategic defense map was actually stolen by Minamida Yunko.

"Ms. Yunzi is indeed the flower of the empire. She was able to escape from the mountain city with so many guards."

Li Xianshu said: "There is no problem with this matter. The consulate will fully assist."

Otani Genichirō bowed slightly, and then said, "Madam, I have one more thing I need to report to you in person."

Li Xianshu glanced at Otani Genichiro in surprise and said in a deep voice, "Come with me."

Everyone present looked at the departing figures of Lee Hyun-sook and Otani Genichirō with a strange look on their faces.

These are the top leaders of the intelligence agency, and even they can't know about this, so what kind of huge secret is this?

"You want me to tell Commander Umezu Michijiro to postpone the winter plan?" Li Xianshu frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice, "What's the reason?"

"You should know that the Kwantung Army has made a lot of arrangements in preparation for the cold winter plan."

"I think it would be difficult to postpone the plan without sufficient reasons at this time."

Otani Genichirō said solemnly: "The Special High Section has received the latest intelligence that the head of the Third Reich is preparing to show goodwill to the Soviet Union."

"They are preparing to send a special envoy to sign the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Union at the beginning of next year."

"What? The Soviet Union signed a treaty with the Third Reich?" Li Xianshu couldn't believe it.

The Third Reich has always been under the banner of anti-communism, and the Soviet Union has always been their biggest enemy.

At this time, they actually want peace instead of war? Isn't this a huge joke...

"Mr. Otani, is your source of information reliable?" Li Xianshu was still a little worried.

"It's absolutely reliable," said Otani Genichirō. "Based on our intelligence and our inferences about Stalin's character, he is very likely to agree."

"This would allow the Soviet Union to free up its forces to attack Finland."

"I understand. You've hooked up with Major General Donald." After all, Li Xianshu was a senior consultant in the Chinese Affairs Department. When Otani Genichirō said that the Soviet Union was planning to attack Finland, she thought about who the source of this intelligence was.

In fact, this is not surprising.

The British Empire, a notorious troublemaker, has always been eager to create chaos in the world.

Moreover, the situation in Europe is very tense, and now the mustache guy is being aggressive.

Countries like Britain and France are unwilling to have a direct conflict with it and will only avoid it.

To put it nicely, it means avoiding the enemy's sharp edge, but in fact, it is clear that they do not want other countries to take advantage. After all, the military strength of the Third Reich is there. During the First World War, it was a country that was not afraid of fighting against the whole world with its own strength.

As for the reason why Donald leaked the Third Reich's top-secret information to Japan, it was not to help Japan gain greater benefits.

Instead, they hoped that Japan could hold back the Soviet Union and give the Third Reich a chance to confront the Soviet Union head-on.

In the final analysis, their goal was to use the Third Reich as a gun to attack the Soviet Union.

In this way, they can reap the benefits while the two powers fight each other.

The Soviet Union was also very worried about the Nazis of the Third Reich, especially since the Soviet Union was very close to the Finnish border and only 32 kilometers away from their important city of Leningrad.

This distance made the Soviet Union extremely worried that Finland would become a base for the Third Reich to attack the Soviet Union.

But now the Third Reich does not want to fight the Soviet Union, so they can only hope that Japan will take action to create conditions for the Third Reich.

If the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact was successfully signed, the Soviet Union's next target would be Finland.

At this time, they need to mobilize troops from the Far East, which will undoubtedly be a huge benefit to Japan.