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 in 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, and I am afraid that it will be impossible for a long time, and they will not sell any materials, including oil, and military raw materials to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The Americans, on the other hand, 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. Although the export of machinery, 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 imports 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. Moreover, the Americans also agreed in principle to use the funds currently deposited by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in American banks as the Anti-Japanese Alliance's current funds were not sufficient.
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 this batch of 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 I didn’t expect that the central government had already approved this 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 the warehouse. They refused to accept the sale.
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 now, the urgently needed aircraft propellers, wheels, brake pads and other accessories, as well as fighter jets and various vehicles
Antifreeze used. Moreover, these two loans also changed from the previous practice and no longer require any mortgage.
On the surface, the reason why the Americans turned against them was due to the pressure from the Japanese army. But it was not until the Americans actually joined the war that Yang Zhen understood the reason why something went wrong at the last moment. 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. In addition to repeatedly taking advantage of the current mentality of 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 also intervened.
pole.
Chongqing, through its embassy in the United States, has repeatedly lodged protests with 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. Even in order to briefly appease the Japanese, even the Anti-Union Alliance
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. I don't know 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 just 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 pose much of a threat to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Because of the large number of material exports in the past, the Americans believed that the Anti-Japanese Alliance would at least have a considerable amount of reserves. And it turns out that the Anti-Japanese Alliance was 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 against each other, the actions of the Americans are still causing considerable trouble to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Let the Anti-Japanese Alliance 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. However, 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 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, and the oil reserves are not very sufficient at the moment. However, according to the fact that the Anti-Japanese Alliance does not have much intelligence at hand at present, in
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. But at the moment, the Soviet Union has not given any reply.
The Anti-Japanese Federation'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. In other words, they are currently in the process of bypassing Hong Kong, the Soviet Union, and my own 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?
Producing 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 made him hesitate. The higher the mechanization and synthesis capabilities of the army, the higher the demand for modern industrial blood such as petroleum. Although it is already 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. At present, the channels for purchasing oil have been cut off, and the self-produced crude oil cannot be expected for the time being. How can we make good use of every drop of oil and maintain the current situation 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 be decisive and decisive, and he has never hesitated once he made up his mind.
Because the cruel reality prevented him from even hesitating at all. But this was the first time he was hesitant 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 it together. Three cobblers are even 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, we should communicate with each other and find out the shortcomings in each other's plans. The two sides
Compare 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 understand this truth of biting off more than you can chew. We still advocate
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 were against 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. 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, and 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 get it done in one fell swoop, but also have greater ambitions in their hearts. This is the real difference between the two sides. Both coaches believe that
Under the current environment, Yang Zhen's appetite is indeed a bit too big.