Until one day, after getting off the negotiating table, the two veterans couldn't bear it anymore and dragged Yang Zhen to his office. After sighing for a long time, the commander said: "You have been dealing with them in the past few years. This is how you got all your equipment back here."
In response to the emotion of the two veterans, Yang Zhen rubbed his eyes for several days and nights without a wink, and smiled bitterly with his somewhat astringent eyes: "Old chief, every bullet we have received from the Soviets in the past few years, every bullet This is how all the artillery pieces come about. In the beginning, it was much more difficult than this."
"At that time, I really felt that I was worse than a beggar. Even if I was a beggar, I couldn't get it from one house, so I could go to that one, and there was still room for choice. But when we begged for food, we had no other place to go. You can only act based on other people's faces. If you're happy, you'll give them something. If you're unhappy, not only will you say nothing, but they'll also put a knife in your back."
“The materials delivered were short of what was needed, and the weapons and equipment were shoddy. The price of military raw materials was generally at least half higher than the international price, and the quality often failed to meet the standards. We even paid a high price to buy a bunch of weapons. The scrap iron that can be used to make hoes and the alloy steel that we bought at a high price to make guns are not up to standard for making hand grenades."
"Fortunately, our situation is better now. At least we have the confidence to bargain with them. We are no longer at the mercy of others. In addition, the Soviets now have too much to take care of themselves and have great needs for the United States and Britain. Many problems still need to be solved. Give Americans face.”
"If what happened in the past few days had been left in the past, they would have seized these supplies without saying a word, and even talked with us. Just wait and see. It will be good to be able to negotiate this time next year, and in the end, we will be very happy. It is possible that we are trying to achieve nothing, and if we make too big a concession this time, this kind of thing will become a common occurrence in the future."
Having said this, Yang Zhen paused and said: "Actually, this matter is not staged by the Soviets, let alone the Soviets insisting on punishing the culprit of the robbery in Outer Mongolia. This matter is actually just a teaser at best. , the real reason is that the Soviets had ulterior motives."
"I'm afraid that in this negotiation, the Soviets were making their own calculations after learning that the Americans had calculated the aid from the Anti-Alliance into the Soviet Union's share. War is a matter of consuming national power. The Soviets have lost consecutive battles. , the important industrial bases in eastern Ukraine and Belarus are almost entirely under German occupation."
"The current Soviet industry has suffered huge losses. The Americans have calculated the materials they will assist us with. They obviously want to eat up the bulk, that is, eat more and occupy more. They don't know that they are still expanding their military. , how much supplies will the Americans who are still aiding the British give them?"
"Furthermore, the industry has not yet shifted to a wartime track, domestic production capacity has not been fully released, and the Americans have to give priority to aiding the British. At least for a long period of time, it is impossible to assist them with too many supplies. This point , I’m afraid the Soviets are relatively clear about it, but the Soviets, who have suffered huge losses, obviously want to find compensation from us.”
"Two old chiefs, to be honest, the Americans will aid the Anti-Japanese War, which means that the supplies they give us will be included in the Soviet share. This has always worried me. After dealing with the Soviets for such a long time, , the Soviets are seriously dishonest."
"If we calculate the materials given to us together with the Soviets, it would be good to receive half of the materials we deserve in the future. I can make certain concessions in the distribution of equipment, but in terms of the imported machinery and equipment, I will never make any concessions. For us, this is the last opportunity without paying too much."
"Damn it, these old men are simply bullying people too much. I am so anxious that I directly take back Outer Mongolia. The whole army bypasses Outer Mongolia and withdraws to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, leaving them to bear the pressure of the Kwantung Army. As long as there is correct control from the central government Leaders, with guns and troops, we can start over in North China, which is much better than suffering their cowardice here."
"When I saw it, I directly faced the bayonet of the Kwantung Army. Can the hundreds of thousands of their troops stationed in Siberia be transferred to the Western Front to participate in the war? What kind of fraternal party, Big Brother, pure fucking bullshit, even fucking We are worse than the capitalist American devils, they are a bunch of bastards who only know how to scheme against others."
Hearing Yang Zhen scolding him as an old man and a bastard, the two veterans looked at each other and shook their heads in unison. The political commissar said: "You should calm down and don't be impulsive. If you really can't do it, you should make some concessions." Well, at least get the supplies we urgently need first. In a month, this army will change its uniform."
"In this bitter cold place of dozens of degrees below zero, how can you live without winter clothes? If the Japanese army doesn't attack, you will freeze yourselves to death. Let's talk about the future things in the future. Solve the urgent need first and solve the problem of winter clothes. , it is already imminent.”
Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment at the words of the old chief, and finally nodded: "You can make some concessions, but you can't have a bottom line. They are asking for a lot of money, and we have to pay back the money. In this way, we take a step back and increase the share of material distribution. "In addition to industrial equipment, we can also make concessions, including weapons and equipment."
""The Soviets want to take advantage of military raw materials. I can make certain concessions, but the manufacturing of their raw materials into equipment must be completed here, whether it is aircraft, tanks, artillery, or light weapons, all production , must be placed with us, but this quantity must be handled according to our wishes."
"In addition to the anti-aircraft weapons and anti-tank weapons that we originally promised to provide, we can also use US aid supplies to produce a batch of submachine guns and other light weapons for them. They can use captured German helmets to offset this supply. I think this requirement , it’s not too high.”
"As for the supplies that are currently stuck at their port, I only want gasoline, cotton, military raw materials, and aircraft parts. I can transfer all the rest to them. The American-made trucks and aircraft that I originally agreed to transfer to them will also be transferred to them. It can be provided to them.”
"However, they promised that they must agree to transfer the production technology of two types of artillery and T-34 tanks, as well as some physical objects according to our requirements, and transfer to us the German tanks and artillery they captured on the battlefield. This is our bottom line. , and this is what we must demand.”
Yang Zhen promised to make concessions on certain issues, which made the two veterans breathe a sigh of relief. However, they did not understand his thoughts regarding the tail he left behind. Since they had agreed to give in, why should they still do so? The few tails left behind are still such a big tail.
The commander is better. He knows that this concession cannot be unlimited. As a military expert, after these few days of experience, he knows that there is not much difference between the negotiation table and the actual battlefield. They are all the same swords and swords. Although they are not Compared with the bloody battle on the battlefield, a big fight with real guns and live ammunition is just a war of words.
However, both sides have put in a lot of effort behind the scenes. They are both calculating the other side's mentality and bottom line, looking for loopholes in the negotiation table, so as to create maximum benefits for themselves. To be honest, after a few days, even if they are just watching, But the feeling given to this old coach was no less than that of a big battle.
It is even more labor-intensive than commanding a real battle. I used to think that this little guy in front of me only relied on the Soviet Union and the full support of the Soviet big brother to defeat the Japanese army in a short period of time. Next, the already dilapidated Anti-Japanese Alliance was reorganized and developed and strengthened in a short period of time.
But from the past few days, it seems that all this is not as simple as imagined. Everything they have now is really not easy. It can even be said that all this is quite hard-won, and they have paid a huge price. I fought for it bit by bit.
And the Big Brother over there, who doesn't look like a Big Brother, is no different from those profiteers. Dealing with such people and taking things out of their pockets is even more difficult than a big battle.
It's just that compared to the commander who was silent, and his silence actually showed his support in disguise, the political commissar was quite confused about Yang Zhen's approach. Since he had already decided to make concessions in some aspects, why was he still so dragging his feet? , can the Soviets agree to using American supplies to produce weapons and equipment for the Soviets?
One is your production capacity. While meeting your own needs, do you still have the ability to meet the needs of the Soviet Union? The consumption of equipment and soldiers on the Soviet-German battlefield is not comparable to that of the Chinese battlefield. After a war, the losses will be huge. There are thousands of pieces of equipment. Can you rely on your production capacity to meet this loss?
There are also airplanes and tanks. According to your current two major factories that have only completed civil construction and are still installing equipment, let alone manufacturing these equipment, I am afraid that even maintenance does not have the ability. Even if the Soviets agree, you can manufacture them for others. come out.
2. The Soviets themselves also have great needs for these tanks and artillery that you requested. At this time, you are asking for so much equipment at once. Judging from the posture of the negotiations with the Soviet Union in the past two days, the Soviets have this condition. He will definitely not agree to it.
After doing this, haven't the negotiations reached a stalemate again and been delayed? The overall situation now is that others can afford to delay, but you can't afford to delay. Not to mention other supplies, it is the cotton that is needed. Do you have substitutes? It's the Northeast, not Sichuan and Jiangxi where you can survive the winter without cotton-padded clothes.
In fact, it is not surprising that the old commander was a little dissatisfied with Yang Zhen's concessions while leaving so many tail moves. For him, as the political commissar of the advancing army, the change of clothes is imminent, and the problem of winter clothes has been lingering. If it cannot be resolved, it will really delay the matter.
This veteran from Sichuan, who has been fighting in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei for several years, has a deep understanding of the completely different winters in North China and South China. The winter in Northeast China can only be colder than that in North China. Didn't Yang Zhen himself say that? Have you ever experienced that the temperature in some areas in Northeast China can reach more than 30 degrees below zero in winter?
No matter how cold the mountains in North China are, the temperature has never reached such a low temperature. The winter there is minus 20 degrees, which is extremely cold. Even in the mountainous areas, it is usually more than 10 degrees below zero, which is considered cold. Winter in North China The severity of the cold is far incomparable to the ice and snow in northern Manchuria.
It's already early October. If you continue to waffle because of your demands that can be discussed later, it will really be too late. The cotton has come in. Don't you still have to process it? It is not time-consuming to make these cotton clothes into cotton-padded clothes.
At present, in the entire Northeast, the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the advancing army have hundreds of thousands of troops. How long will it take to make enough cotton-padded clothes? You can definitely talk about this matter first. As for the other things, you can wait until After this matter is resolved, will you discuss other requirements with the other party?