Chapter two hundred and forty-eight mutual calculation
Yang Zhen was not a little embarrassed about being exposed by Kovalev. In fact, for Yang Zhen, although Kovalev was right, he did have enough cars on hand, and the number was enough to satisfy the needs of the Heli area.
Coal transportation. [.Com text] But a car is not a horse. It can run with some fodder. It requires a lot of gasoline.
Therefore, Yang Zhen, who did not need to be embarrassed about Kovalev's behavior of revealing his past, just said calmly: "Comrade Kovalev, you are right, I do have a sufficient number of cars. But you also know that this
A car needs to burn oil to run. But what I lack most now is gasoline."
"Under the situation that I can only rely on captured gasoline to fight, I can't use too many cars to transport these non-military supplies. You can also see that even when I came to Heli this time, I rode a horse instead of taking a ride.
Car. I think you should understand the difference in comfort between riding a horse and riding a car."
"Comrade Kovalev, I am not trying to blackmail the great Soviet Union. If I had other ways, I could give this plane to the Soviet comrades for free. But we do need a large amount of smokeless gunpowder now. I hope the Soviet Union will
They can understand our needs.”
"The war is imminent, and we must do our best to ensure the reserve of combat materials. You are also a soldier, and you should know how much materials a battle requires. General Zhukov's one-day material consumption during the Battle of Nomonhan, I think you should know
There’s a rough number.”
"Of course, my troops are far from comparable to General Zhukov's troops in terms of mechanization and firepower. But at least the demand for ammunition is not much different. Rocket launchers are an important weapon for dealing with heavy Japanese troop groups.
Our next step can be said to be crucial. It is directly related to whether we can completely defeat this heavy siege by the Japanese army."
"Even if we stop the production of all weapons using smokeless gunpowder and make every effort to ensure the production of rockets, according to the current quantity of gunpowder in stock and the still quite limited production capacity, we will not be able to manufacture too many rockets. So to the great
Asking the Soviets for help is almost the only and best option we can do at the moment."
At this point, Yang Zhen's face became extremely serious and said: "Comrade Kovalev, maybe you don't know that this battle is related to our life and death. Once the battle fails, we will have no way out. And the great Soviet front
The investment will be completely lost as my army collapses.
Looking at Yang Zhen's sincere eyes, as the top person in charge of the GRU's Far East Military Region, it can be said that he has a certain understanding of the movements of Japanese troops in the Northeast. Even Kovalev, who knows a lot about it, knows that what Yang Zhen said is not alarmist. He is the only one who knows it.
As we know, the Japanese army mobilized two newly established field divisions this time, and this does not include puppet troops such as the so-called Manchurian Army.
Yang Zhen's troops, who are currently trapped in several counties in the Xiajiang area and have almost no rear, will face the risk of complete defeat once they lose in the battle. Because except for the base areas in these counties, the Japanese and puppet troops are strictly ruling
In the northeast, apart from the deep mountains and old forests, they could no longer find any place where they could rest and recharge.
And as he said, once his troops lose in battle, the Soviet Union's early investment in them will be all in vain. The mistakes of the Spanish Civil War will be repeated.
In fact, when Lieutenant Colonel Kovalev came this time, the Soviet General Staff was not completely unprepared for Yang Zhen's potentially sky-high price. However, the Soviet General Staff meant that some military raw materials could be provided, but weapons could not be provided.
Again. Because the war clouds were already thick and the situation in Europe was about to break out, the Soviet army did not dare to take the risk of fighting on two fronts and trigger a full-scale war between Japan and the Soviet Union.
And judging from the intention of the General Staff, the General Staff is preparing to control this Chinese comrade's force so that one day in the near future, after the outbreak of the European War, it can serve as an important force to contain the troops living in Manchuria.
The Japanese Kwantung Army.
And without affecting the stability of the Far East and without causing a large-scale war between Japan and the Soviet Union, make it stronger as soon as possible so that the Japanese army has no time to advance north. Therefore, he must find a way to control this powerful force.
in order to make it serve the interests of the Soviet fatherland.
Therefore, in the face of material assistance, let him try to avoid free assistance and exchange situations, but can propose a loan model. In addition, although it cannot increase aid to its weapons, it must make its weapons self-sufficiency rate reach a relatively low level.
s level.
Perhaps the General Staff believes that compared to weapons and ammunition, it would be more cost-effective to stick to military raw materials that are more difficult to make, and it will not cause too much resentment from the opponent. So one of Kovalev's tasks this time is to find a way
Reduce its self-sufficiency in military raw materials and make it dependent on raw materials provided by the Soviet Union, so as to better control the anti-alliance forces.
After receiving this order from Moscow, Kovalev immediately understood that this decision was not made by the General Staff itself, but must come from the upper echelons of the headquarters. I am afraid that in just two months, Moscow will have to decide
The reason why the Chinese comrades who insisted on resisting the war in Northeast China had a sudden change of thinking before was probably due to the increasing tension in Europe.
The General Staff is not very interested in this new Italian bomber that performed well during the Spanish Civil War. It would be better if it could be taken back, but it doesn't matter if it is not taken back. The Red Army already has several faster and better performance ones.
New fighter jets are being tested. The threat posed by this Italian aircraft to the Red Army is not very great.
It doesn't matter if you want the plane or not, but one thing is very clear to Kovalev. That is, according to the wishes of the General Staff, the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces must be controlled by the Soviet Union, at least strategically controlling them to serve the Soviet Union. That is also
That is to say, when Kovalev returns to the Northeast this time, the matter of this plane is just a trigger.
After a long silence, Kovalev said: "Comrade Yang Zhen, we ask for this aircraft to be provided to us free of charge. This at least shows Moscow the sincerity of our cooperation, so as to lay the foundation for continued cooperation in the future."
A good foundation. In addition, given your current situation, we can provide the materials you need, but it must be in the form of a loan."
"We can use loans to sell the supplies you need at a price slightly lower than the international price. Due to the military pressure faced by the Chinese comrades, this batch of gunpowder can be shipped first. As for the price, it can be calculated later. In addition, in the future,
All other supplies purchased by Chinese comrades can be purchased using loans. Considering the difficulties faced by Chinese comrades, we can keep accounts first and then pay them after a certain amount has been accumulated."
"But Comrade Yang Zhen, you must be mentally prepared. From now on, we will no longer provide weapons and equipment currently in service to the Red Army. All we can sell to Chinese comrades are the various raw materials and basic supplies you need. If the Soviets think
The Chinese comrades have lost the battle, the situation has deteriorated, and there is no possibility of continuing to fight. We can terminate the contract at any time."
Hearing that Kovalev finally relaxed, Yang Zhen nodded without hesitation: "Yes, we will give this plane to you for free. The materials we need will be provided to us by you in the form of a secret loan. But
The interest rate cannot be set too high, and you must also consider our repayment ability."
"In addition, when paying principal and interest, we hope to adopt a flexible payment model. As you know, we do not have such a large amount of hard currency. We can only pay in coal or other ores depending on the situation. If necessary, please
Allow us to default for a while."
"In addition, we hope that the Dear Far East Military Region can help us train a group of pilots. Of course, these costs can be repaid as part of the loan. We also hope that the great Soviet Red Army can sell us one or two long-range aircraft so that we can set up
An air bridge to Yan'an via Mongolia."
"Of course, under the current situation, all maintenance and upkeep still require the help of Soviet comrades, and these can also be implemented as part of the loan."
At this point, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Of course if we lose the war, even if the Soviet comrades want to implement this contract, there must be someone to implement it, right? So the hard work of assisting the Chinese comrades for the great Soviet Union will not be in vain."
, so that we can attack the Japanese fascists more effectively, I hope that the Soviet comrades can transport the promised supplies as soon as possible. Our arsenal is still waiting for the rice to be put into the pot."
It can be said that both of them had ulterior motives. Yang Zhen wanted to use the Soviet Union's ideas to gain as much benefit for himself as possible. And Kovalev also clearly told Yang Zhen that this was a contract, even though it was a choke point.
But it also depends on the progress of your war, and the contract can be torn up at any time.
Before a loan and material sales contract was signed, both parties informed each other that the contract could be torn up at any time. This can be regarded as a strange story in the history of negotiations.
Regarding Yang Zhen's request, Kovalev, who had received full authorization before arriving, nodded without thinking: "Yes, except for the plane, which still needs Moscow's consent, I can agree to the rest now.
Among the people I came here this time are experts in this field.”
Despite Kovalev's directness, Yang Zhen did not hesitate and said: "In this case, I will ask Director Peng of our Logistics Department to negotiate with you. You also know that the war is about to break out. As the highest military commander, the commander of the Jidong Military Region
, I can’t possibly leave the front line for too long.”
After that, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "I wonder if Comrade Kovalev is interested in going back to the front line with me to see how we fought against the evil Japanese fascists? By the way, it's okay.
Attend my wedding."
Kovalev was obviously not very interested in Yang Zhen's invitation: "Comrade Yang Zhen, I have just returned from the Nomonhan battlefield. I have worked tirelessly to come to you again. I am already very tired. Besides, I still need to
Wouldn’t it be better to urge our experts to reach an agreement with our Chinese comrades as soon as possible?”
"As for your wedding, I will send you a handmade gift as a congratulatory gift. But Comrade Yang Zhen, do you think it is appropriate for you to get married now that the enemy situation is so severe? I think this will be very detrimental to morale."
Yang Zhen was not too concerned about Kovalev's evaluation of the suitability of his upcoming wedding. From a Western perspective, it is indeed inappropriate to hold a wedding when a war is imminent. But in traditional Chinese concepts
However, this approach can play a disguised role in boosting morale.
After the two parties agreed to discuss it, they each mobilized people to negotiate as quickly as possible. After all, the situation was getting more and more tense. The earlier they negotiated, the earlier they could solve the urgent needs of Yang Zhen's troops.
In Yan'an, thousands of miles away from Luo, just after listening to Mr. Lin's report, he received a telegram from Yang Zhen asking for instructions on continuing to purchase a batch of urgently needed strategic materials from the Soviet Union on a loan basis. The leader ceded the right to dispose of them.
It was handed over to Mr. Lin who had just returned from Yang Zhen.
After carefully reading Yang Zhen's request for instructions, Mr. Lin smiled and said to the leader and commander-in-chief: "It's okay, Chairman. I think I can give him full authorization in this regard."
"After nearly a month of contact, he left a deep impression on me. If I say what impressed me most about him, besides his daring combat experiences, it was his personality.
.”
"In my opinion, he is a nationalist first, and a Communist second. He has a very strong national character. Although he did not say it explicitly, subconsciously he gave me the feeling that he was extremely defensive against the Soviet Party.
Heavy. He is ready to use against Soviet comrades, but he is more defensive."
"I think his idea of taking out a loan to purchase urgently needed supplies is, of course, because they have urgent needs now that there is neither a direct line of communication with the rear nor any source of supplies. Secondly, I'm afraid it's not that he doesn't take advantage of the opportunity to get as much as he can from the Soviet comrades.
An idea of how much to make.”
"Look at the so-called contract he signed with the Soviet comrades. This is not a contract at all. It can be said that both sides are plotting against each other. This contract seems very important, but after careful consideration, it is actually a penny.
not worth."
"The Soviet Union can tear up this contract at any time according to the changes in the situation. And they can also refuse to perform the contract according to the changes in the situation. They can use mineral resources to offset the loan. I really don't know what else they can do besides coal.
Large minerals for exchange.”
"And the coal mines concentrated in Heli are greatly affected by the war situation. Under the war situation, you can find any excuse to frustrate the other party's request for repayment. You don't know, this guy has signed a contract with the Soviet Union since the last time.
He reached an agreement to exchange coal for grain. It has been half a month since the grain was shipped here, but he has denied it in every possible way and only returned less than a thousand tons of coal. After I come back, I'm afraid I won't even be able to pay a penny.
"
"Even if he fully fulfills the contract, under the tight blockade of the Japanese and puppet troops, will there be any other place to sell his coal besides the Soviet Union? This little guy is very sneaky, and it will be difficult for the Soviet comrades to take advantage of him.
Of course, this does not rule out that the Soviet comrades have other purposes. But I have a feeling that we can safely leave the situation in Northeast China to him. He will never be in the situation we are worried about. He will not suffer.
.”
"In addition, can the Chairman give him the few people he wants? His idea is good, using loans to purchase several long-range aircraft from the Soviet Union to open up air communications between them and the central government. Don't we have a group of people in our hands?
Is there anyone in Xinjiang who has learned to fly? I think you can give them all."
Regarding General Lin's evaluation, the leader pondered for a long time and made up his mind: "I think it is time to make this determination and delegate power to him. Let him set the direction of development according to the situation. Everything is based on the overall situation of the Northeast War of Resistance and ensuring the party's support for the war."
The premise is the adequate leadership of the Northeast Anti-Resistance Alliance."
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