Thinking of this, Yang Zhen personally drafted a telegram to the two leaders of the advancing army. In the telegram, Yang Zhen gave a detailed report to the advancing army about his inner worries and the possible next actions of the Japanese army.
At the end of the telegram, Yang Zhen hesitated and added that the Anti-Japanese Alliance currently had insufficient troops in Linxi. He hoped that the advancing army could shrink its forces and cooperate with the Anti-Union to control the east and west Ujimqin Banners to ensure the rear and security of the Linxi battlefield. supply lines.
As for whether the two leaders of the advancing army would agree with his suggestion, Yang Zhen was not too worried. With the strategic vision of the commander of the advancing army, he would not be blind to the current situation on the battlefield, as well as Rexi The situation around the area indicates that retreating northward at this time would bring far more advantages than disadvantages to the advancing army.
Moreover, I received a report from the central government about the unusual movements of the Japanese troops in the pass, and the advancing army would also receive it. With this information as the basis, I think the two leaders of the advancing army would not blame themselves for changing their orders day and night. Guo Bingxun was right, Compared with the survival of an army, the issue of face is not worth mentioning at all.
After handing the telegram to the communications staff officer and sending it out, Yang Zhen, who was not ready to discuss with Guo Bingxun the possible follow-up reactions caused by Yang Jicai's intervention in Wengniute's Left Banner, spoke up. Li Yanping, the political commissar of the military region who had been quarreling with Kovalev, opened his mouth. But I rushed from Harbin to Qianzhi in Shuangcheng.
Looking at Li Yanping, who came uninvited with a tired face and a frown on his face, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun almost unanimously frowned slightly, knowing that if Li Yanping came over at this time, he must be a Soviet person. There were endless demands for price, otherwise Li Yanping, who has always been mild-tempered, would not have this expression on his face.
Sure enough, after Li Yanping came in, he threw his hat on the table and said angrily: "No. 1, these old fools have really bullied people too much. They have finally relented on punishing Wang Guangyu and no longer insist on being dismissed and sent to the Soviet Union. But the demands they made were even more excessive."
"Except for the 2,000 tons of gasoline that the Americans transported to us, the rest must be transferred to them. Moreover, they requested that the transfer be free of charge, which means that this batch of supplies is urgently needed by us. , not only can we only get two thousand tons of aviation gasoline, but we can’t even expect to receive any money for the rest.”
Looking at Li Yanping, whose face was full of anger, and he was so angry that he spoke indiscriminately, even the Northeastern people privately used the very derogatory name "Old Maozi" to the Soviets, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun looked at each other, but He calmly poured a glass of water for Li Yanping and said, "Old Li, don't be anxious and tell me slowly what's going on."
Li Yanping drank the water in the cup in several sips and said angrily: "Commander, after you left Harbin and returned to Shuangcheng, I negotiated with Kovalev according to our previous division of labor. At first, the guy still refused to meet. If you don’t tell the truth, even the commander-in-chief’s repeated emphasis will be of no use.”
"Just the day before yesterday, after the chief of staff of the Far East Military Region arrived, they suddenly changed their tune and agreed to negotiate with me and the commander-in-chief. During the negotiations, he proposed that since we are currently in a fierce battle, the Soviet side could agree not to deal with the parties concerned for the time being. , but they asked us to transfer the batch of supplies that the Americans transported to Vladivostok to them first."
"At the beginning, it was all the supplies, but later after a hard argument between the commander-in-chief and I, we agreed to transfer 2,000 tons of the 10,000 tons of gasoline shipped by the Americans to us. As for the other supplies, this guy He will not let go and insists on transferring everything to the Soviet Union."
"At the same time, the Soviet Union also requested that we provide them with a batch of recoilless rifles and rocket launchers. The number required reached thousands. As for the artillery shells and rockets, they ordered 100,000 rounds in one go. According to their requirements, we Almost all the inventory has to be drawn up to satisfy their appetite."
"After two consecutive days of negotiations, the commander-in-chief and I tried our best to force these guys to make any concessions. Last night, the commander-in-chief and I discussed it for a long time, and decided that I would make a trip here to talk to you. Let’s discuss it and see if there is any way to deal with them. In the words of the commander-in-chief, do evil people still need to be punished by evil people?”
"Commander, the rest of this batch of supplies is easy to say, but those aircraft parts and a large amount of cotton are what we urgently need at the moment, especially the cotton that is needed to prepare winter clothing for the entire army this winter. Now It is almost the end of autumn, and if this batch of cotton fails to arrive, we will not be able to solve the problem of winter clothing this year."
After listening to Li Yanping's words, Yang Zhen stood up and paced back and forth in the war room for a long time. Then he looked at Li Yanping in front of him and said: "Political Commissar, this matter is not difficult to solve. They are using this as an excuse. When you reach out to us to ask for something, the first condition should be a preparation for the second condition."
"Thousands of recoilless guns, rocket launchers, and 100,000 recoilless artillery shells and rocket launchers. The Soviets have such a huge appetite. They are trying to drain our flesh and blood. If we don't give them to them, I'm afraid we won't even get a drop of gasoline for these supplies." As you can imagine, the Soviets have done things that harmed others and not benefited themselves, not once but twice."
"Among the supplies provided by the Americans, except for rubber, tires, smokeless gunpowder, jeeps, some military steel and the two C-46 transport planes, locomotives, and train carriages, they have no use for the rest. , they only received the first batch of aircraft assisted by the United States, and the number was far less than ours."
"When the Americans provide them with aircraft, they will naturally also provide some spare parts. They have no use for the parts of the American fighter jets on board. As for that batch of cotton, Central Asia is the world's major cotton producing area. They want that cotton. It has no effect at all.”
"Their first condition is paving the way for the second condition. It is also a demonstration to us, telling us that if we do not meet them, they will directly cut off our external communication lines. The big brother of the Soviet Union is just a big appetite. Amazing, insatiable polar bear."
"But these things are also urgently needed by us, so we can't give them any of them, especially those locomotives and dozens of train cars, as well as the two C-46 transport planes. We need them more urgently than they do. Theirs The front line needs a large number of damaged trains to replace them, and we need them too."
"If they want the 57mm recoilless rifles and rocket launchers we equip, just give them to them, but we can't give them now, let alone give them to them for free. As for the transportation they need, we can allocate part of the American trucks in stock and transfer them to The Soviet Union in exchange."
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Guo Bingxun suddenly interjected: "No. 1, No. 2, we now have a huge demand for trucks, especially when the next battle begins, as the supply line lengthens. , the combat area lacks the support of railway lines, so our demand for trucks can only increase."
"As for the American aid, we don't know when it will arrive. If the American aid is delayed or is withheld by the Soviet Union, it will delay our major events. If nothing else, once the things fall into the Soviet Union We want to dig people's mouths back, not to mention whether we can succeed, but we can't afford to waste time."
"No. 1, now the individual firepower of the entire army has been basically automated. The ammunition that each soldier carried with him could be used for three days, but now it cannot last even half a day. The advancement of equipment and the increase of firepower are of great significance to us. That's a good thing, but the pressure on logistics is getting bigger and bigger, and the requirements are getting higher and higher."
"Once during the battle, the supply of supplementary ammunition is not available, it will delay the major event. Whether our logistics supplies can guarantee the materials needed for a battle is directly related to the success or failure of a battle. No. 1, as the equipment "Our demand for the number of trucks will continue to increase in the future. At this time, when the US aid negotiations have just begun, I think it is inappropriate to hand over our inventory of trucks to the Soviet Union."
"I suggest that you don't give away the trucks. This will directly affect the launch of our possible second phase of the campaign. As for those locomotives, it doesn't hurt to give them to them. We still have a lot to gain from this new map line and around Xinjing. Big ones, Wang Xiaoming's troops seized more than 20 trains and 13 complete locomotives at Jiutai Tumenling Station, Jilin Jiangmiteng Station, and Huangqitun Station this time."
"Ma Chunsheng's headquarters seized more than ten complete passenger and freight trains at Jiutai Station, Xinglongshan Station and Longjiabao Station in Xinjing, and seized 37 locomotives at Jiutai Station and Xinglongshan Station, especially Xinjing Xinglongshan Station in Beijing is the dispatch station and main freight station of Xinjing, where a large number of repaired high-horsepower steam locomotives are stored."
"After seizing Xinglongshan Station, these locomotives fell into our hands. These locomotives and passenger and freight trains were basically intact. They just lacked coal and were trapped in these stations, even if some of them were damaged. , we can also use the railway overhaul plant there to repair it after towing it back to Harbin."
"Especially those locomotives, they are all high-horsepower steam locomotives manufactured by Manchurian Railway. They are the same series of products as the locomotives we seized in Jiamusi, Harbin, Qiqihar, and Mudanjiang. In terms of parts replenishment and use connection, compared with the six A high-horsepower steam locomotive made in the United States has an advantage. Although the power is slightly inferior, the performance is not much different."
"Since so many trains and locomotives have been seized this time, I think the six American-made steam locomotives can be handed over to the Soviets to preserve the trucks that are crucial to us. No. 1, now our truck number seems to be indeed It's sufficient, but these trucks will play a very important role in the next battle. I suggest that it is better not to use them in exchange."
"In addition to military raw materials, this batch of supplies is crucial to us, including gasoline and aviation accessories, as well as a large amount of cotton prepared for the winter clothing of the entire army this winter, and the two C-46 transport aircraft. In addition to these, the rest I think we can give it to the Soviets temporarily, but we can’t give these materials to them in vain, we still have to exchange them for something.”
"On the 1st, although we have tried our best to recruit a large number of university professors and scientific researchers from within the customs, our aviation, armored, and even artillery maintenance personnel are extremely lacking, especially the most basic engineering and technical personnel. We can't let those university professors who have worked so hard to help us repair tanks and aircraft damaged in the war."
"I think since the Soviets want to dig something from us, why don't we use this batch of materials to exchange them for German prisoners of war. These German prisoners of war are just some coolies with them. Keeping them will be of great benefit to the Soviets. It is said that a large amount of food is wasted and needs to be taken care of, but if it is handed over to us, it can alleviate our urgent needs."