The battlefield is like a chessboard. Not only do you have to take one step to see three steps, but you also have to look further. Before the end of the entire campaign, any wrong move will affect not only the battle, but even the entire future development in all aspects. This They all need to be treated with caution.
After the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, in fact, the current situation around the Anti-Japanese Alliance can be said to be the most difficult period since the situation changed, especially in terms of the supply of materials that cannot be produced by ourselves at the moment. It is almost the same since Yang Zhen changed the situation in Northeast China. The most severe period.
The Soviets are now too busy to take care of themselves. I am afraid that it will be impossible for a long time and they will not sell any materials and military raw materials including oil to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The Americans are under the aggressive offensive and pressure of the Japanese. In front of me, did I choose to make further concessions, or for some other unclear reason.
Just before Yang Zhen arrived in Rehe, the Americans officially informed the Anti-Japanese Alliance that except for the goods that had been delivered and the supply contracts had been signed and were being organized for supply, as well as train locomotives and electronic equipment raw materials, they would not provide any goods to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The sale of any materials that can be directly used for weapons production and military purposes has not been stopped. Although the export of machinery and equipment, trucks and agricultural machinery has not been stopped, many raw materials urgently needed for military production, as well as some strategic materials, are prohibited.
Among the list of banned materials, the first one is to stop the sale of oil and military raw materials steel, as well as explosives and other chemical products and rubber products that were originally increased in import according to Yang Zhen's plan. This move by the Americans , undoubtedly worsening the Anti-League’s plan to hoard military raw materials and oil reserves.
Originally, before the Soviet Union stopped supplying oil, the Anti-Japanese Alliance had planned to purchase the required oil from the United States, and the Americans also agreed in principle that the Anti-Japanese Alliance currently had insufficient funds in U.S. banks. The remaining funds were used as collateral to provide a three-year low-interest loan of US$10 million to purchase various oils needed for the Anti-Japanese War.
However, there is a prerequisite for the Americans to provide these loans, that is, if the funds currently deposited by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in American banks fall below the lower limit of US$15 million, the funds in the banks will be directly deducted by the United States to offset the loans. , but did not expect that the central government had already approved the contract, but at the last critical moment, the Americans turned their backs.
However, although the Americans banned the Anti-Japanese Alliance from importing a batch of military raw materials from the United States at the last moment, they did not know why the Americans were crazy, or they had nowhere to digest their large cotton stocks and were eager to find a place to clear their warehouses, so they refused to sell them. Some of the most urgently needed supplies and industrial raw materials for the Anti-Japanese Federation were provided with a low-interest loan of US$10 million specifically for the purchase of cotton.
In addition to this cotton loan, the Americans generously provided an additional five million US dollars in automobile and aircraft parts, especially the urgently needed aircraft propellers, wheels, brake pads and other accessories, as well as fighter jets and various vehicles. Antifreeze was used, and these two loans also changed from the previous practice and no longer required any collateral.
On the surface, the reason why the Americans turned against them was due to the pressure from the Japanese army. However, it was not until the Americans actually joined the war that Yang Zhen understood that the reason why there was a problem at the last moment was that in addition to the Japanese's objection to the large amount of military supplies exported by the Americans through the Soviet Union last year, , industrial equipment, military raw materials, and even combat aircraft, and have repeatedly used their current mentality in the U.S. Congress and the people to avoid participating in the war as much as possible to put pressure on the U.S. government and Congress. Chongqing has also intervened. pole.
Chongqing, through its embassy in the United States, has repeatedly protested to Washington on the pretext that the Anti-League base is the local government of China and that the Anti-League is currently only part of the national military establishment. In view of the current domestic situation in China, especially the establishment of the Wang puppet regime
After that, in order to win over Chongqing, they continued to fight Japan.
After many protests from Chongqing, the Americans canceled the original contract after careful consideration, and temporarily terminated all exports of military raw materials to the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the form of credit. In order to briefly appease the Japanese, the Americans even
Exports of urgently needed oil have also been stopped.
After all, after the Wannan Incident, the Americans were very aware of the subtle changes in China's domestic situation. Whether it was to deal with the Japanese or to deal with the Chongqing side, no matter how hard the Anti-Japanese Alliance argued, the Americans finally canceled the plan.
a contract.
They only used refugee relief as an excuse to maintain the sale of cotton and trucks to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. However, the Americans still rejected Chongqing's hope that the United States could transfer this loan to Chongqing to purchase military supplies that Chongqing urgently needed in the United States.
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In the eyes of the Americans, the short-term embargo should not bring much threat to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Because of the large number of material exports in the past, the Americans believe that the Anti-Japanese Alliance currently has at least a considerable amount of reserves, and it turns out that the Anti-Japanese Alliance is not
It only imported materials from the United States, but also imported a large amount of materials from the Soviet Union, especially oil that had not been imported from the United States before.
With this part of the material reserve, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will not encounter a serious material shortage in a short period of time. At present, the army only has a small number, and Americans who do not understand the daily material consumption of a sizable armored force,
Little did they know that their wishful judgment caused considerable trouble to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
Although Yang Zhen is still unclear about the reason why the Americans have turned their backs, the Americans' actions have still caused considerable trouble to the Anti-Japanese Alliance, allowing the Anti-Japanese Alliance to import some strategic materials from the United States to replace the currently terminated
All plans for a Soviet corridor fell through.
However, there is no need for these things for the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but these supplies are not the most urgently needed supplies. Yang Zhen has no time to think about what the Americans are thinking about right now, but the Americans have stopped selling
Military raw materials and oil have brought considerable trouble to the current Anti-Japanese War.
In order to solve the oil dilemma, Yang Zhen, after negotiating with the central government, even proposed to the Soviet Union through Kovalev to exchange part of the American fighter jets and trucks currently in the Anti-Japanese War reserves for some of the oil reserves of the Soviet Union in the Far East, especially gasoline.
Recommendations for aviation fuel.
Although the Soviet army has lost a large amount of oil reserves since the beginning of the war. Various factories have either been lost or are in the process of being relocated. The oil reserves are not very sufficient at the moment. However, according to the current intelligence on hand of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, there is not much information at hand.
The amount of reserves in the Far East is still very large. If part of it can be obtained, at least some of the urgent needs will be solved. However, the Soviet Union has not yet given any reply.
The Anti-Japanese Alliance's oil refinery is still seizing the time to build, and the oil fields around Qiqihar are only in the early stage of preparations for exploitation. That is to say, they are currently bypassing Hong Kong, the Soviet Union, and their own party who joined the party as early as the Great Revolution.
Under the leadership of the former president of Central University, who came to North Manchuria in the name of tuberculosis treatment, students and old subordinates were also mobilized by famous domestic geologists. Under the leadership of famous domestic geologists, preliminary exploration preparations were completed, and various oil production machinery had just been completed.
Transported to site.
Although painstaking surveys by two major geological experts have verified Yang Zhen’s previous predictions, there is a quite large oil field here. It was even called China’s future Baku by the Chinese geological leader. But when will it be officially announced? The production of finished products should not be considered at least before the end of the year. In other words, if the Americans do not provide oil, the Soviets will not agree to exchange, and the Anti-Japanese Alliance basically has no source of oil at present.
This point had to make Yang Zhen think carefully, and it also gave him some hesitation. The higher the mechanization and synthesis capabilities of the army, the higher the demand for modern industrial blood such as oil. Even though he has been extremely careful, However, with the use of a large amount of modern equipment, the current campaign has only been carried out for less than one-third, and the consumption of fuel is still higher than expected.
This result gives Yang Zhen a headache. Now that the channels for purchasing oil have been cut off, and he cannot yet rely on his own production of crude oil, how can he make good use of every drop of oil and maintain the current situation for as long as possible? The consumption of oil reserves is something Yang Zhen must carefully consider.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen raised his head and looked at the sky outside, but he was a little hesitant in his heart. Since he came to this era, the harsh environment has forced him to kill decisively. As long as he makes up his mind, he has never hesitated. Because of the cruel reality, he could not and did not dare to hesitate at all, but this was the first time he was in such a hesitant situation like today.
Looking at Yang Zhen, whose face changed a little and seemed very silent after reading the information, the commander and political commissar of the advancing army looked at each other, and the commander said: "Comrade Yang Zhen, just tell us what you think. Everyone can discuss together, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, the three of us are better than the cobblers."
"Although there are certain differences between us on this matter, after all, our goals are the same. If you have any ideas, it is better to communicate with each other and find out the shortcomings in each other's plans. Compare them and choose the best one. Communicate, communicate. Only with communication can there be flow."
"It's not that we don't believe that the Anti-Japanese Alliance does not have this capability, we just think that under the current environment, it is still somewhat inappropriate to carry out operations of this scale. You should be able to bite off more than you can chew. You should understand this truth. We advocate that we should still Based on the current overall war situation, we will act within our capabilities."
Hearing the words of the old commander, Yang Zhen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. Although he hesitated for a moment, he still expressed his hesitation and the reasons. What the old commander said was right. Three cobblers still supported one Zhuge Liang. Although We have different ideas, but after all, everyone's goals are still the same. The only difference is the size of their pockets and the size of their appetites.
Yang Zhen's purpose of opening up Chabei and then seizing the entire Suiyuan was to seize the entire northwestern Shanxi, establish a stable transportation line through Chabei and Suiyuan areas, and seize the Baotou area rich in mineral resources to prepare for the next step of military industry. Create favorable conditions for development.
The two veterans are mature and prudent, and their thoughts are more on avoiding the front being too long as much as possible, and at the same time not causing greater losses to the troops already in trouble in the pass. But in fact, the two goals are in In essence, they are quite the same. There is no difference. The only difference is the scale of launching the campaign and the different understanding of smooth transportation lines.
On the one hand, they advocate acting within their capabilities and putting food into their pockets. On the other hand, they not only want to do it in one fell swoop, but also have greater ambitions in their hearts. The real difference between the two sides lies here. Both coaches believe that
Under the current environment, Yang Zhen's appetite is indeed a bit too big.