Of course, what made Yang Zhen finally make up his mind to exchange was not just the work done by the Americans, nor was it the fact that he expected the British to provide a batch of aircraft whose performance was still superior to that of the Soviet goods. It was that he did not want to trade with the Soviet Union at this time.
While people are causing big disputes, more importantly, the time for Americans to actually join the war is getting closer and closer.
As long as that day comes, the Americans will solve their shortage of tactical aircraft. Compared with the American A-20 series attack aircraft Su-2, they are indeed a bit bulkier, but they are far inferior in terms of performance, self-defense firepower, and body sturdiness.
Far surpassing this Soviet-made light bomber.
Now that this premise is in place, why bother to offend Xiaodujichang now? If he doesn't agree this time, he will always look for opportunities to retaliate against him in the future? In this case, Yang Zhen doesn't want to worry about the fact that there are already certain substitutes for these aircraft.
, the relationship with the Soviets was too rigid.
It’s just that Yang Zhen didn’t expect that the Battelle light bombers that the Americans promised to coordinate with the British would not be seen until the Japanese invaded India in mid-1942. The British eventually transferred all the bombers originally promised to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
When they entered the war in India and Australia, the Anti-Japanese Alliance did not get the last one.
The Americans fired a blank cannon on this matter, and teamed up with the Soviets and the British to put Yang Zhen to the core.
If the aviation force had not repaired the French fighter jets captured in this battle and installed bomb racks, which could carry 250 kilograms of bombs or eight air-to-ground rockets, they could be temporarily modified and used as frontline tactical bombers.
The frontline tactical support capabilities of the United Aviation Force will be reduced by more than half.
Although he tried every means and found a certain way to make up for it, this matter still became Yang Zhen's biggest mistake among the few calculations during the entire war. Half of the tactical support aircraft were used, but in exchange for one
Heaping garbage. Yang Zhen was angry for a while because of this matter.
Fortunately, the British aircraft were not issued in the end. After the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, the Americans issued one hundred and twenty A-20 attack aircraft in one breath. The Soviets began to issue Il-2 attack aircraft in 1942.
After mass production, seventy SB three bombers were also transferred to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
The Il-2 attack aircraft imitated by the Anti-Japanese Alliance also began to roll off the assembly line in the second half of 1942, plus a batch of Blenheim bombers given by the British in 1942. That batch of French-made aircraft was due to zero
The required number of anti-alliance tactical support aircraft was finally reached before parts were used up and all were scrapped.
After all these bombers were in place, Yang Zhen did not dare to actually put them into front-line combat. They were stored in the warehouse until the Americans provided a batch of B-25 bomber engines, which replaced the original extremely inferior ones.
After the reliable Soviet-made engines were replaced, these Soviet-made bombers, which had been idle for more than three months, were put on the battlefield.
The series of episodes that happened afterwards were something that Yang Zhen, who was completely relieved at the moment, did not expect. He was not a god, and all subsequent events could be predicted exactly. Although he was mentally prepared to a certain extent, he
But I never expected that one day I would make a miscalculation.
After seeing off Ryabishev and his entourage, Yang Zhen stretched his waist and rubbed his sore eyes. After asking Yuan Zhiruo to get some food for a midnight snack, he turned around and said happily to the two handsome men.
He blinked and said, "It's finally done. Shouldn't the two old leaders prepare some drinks to celebrate that they finally solved one of the biggest problems?"
In response to Yang Zhen's emotion, the two veterans shook their heads in unison and said: "You, you'd better go and have a rest quickly. Look at how tired you are. You can't drink for a while. Besides, you are still young and can still do it."
Come on. We two old bones don't have the energy anymore, we need to take a rest."
Yang Zhen was not too surprised by the rejection of the two old commanders. With the personalities of the two old commanders, they would not waste his rare rest time at this time. Moreover, he was currently overtired and knew that his body had reached its limit, so he did not
Even though he didn't like drinking, he didn't insist on it.
After simply eating Yuan Zhiruo's noodles and filling his hungry belly, Yang Zhen sent someone to send the two old leaders away to rest. He was really unable to restrain his physical and mental exhaustion, so he gave Yuan Zhiruo a day off.
. He didn’t even take off his military coat. He lay on the sofa in his simple office and fell asleep deeply.
It's just a pity that Yang Zhen, who is destined to work hard, would find it very difficult to get a good sleep at this time. Just five hours after he fell asleep, he was woken up again unwillingly. Although Guo Bingxun was on duty
He didn't want to wake Yang Zhen up, but he could only handle this matter.
Yang Zhen, who was woken up and had a hasty breakfast, rushed to the small conference room of the military area to meet Brother Rodriguez, who was temporarily acting as the U.S. military delegation to the Anti-Japanese War after Pearson left, and heard what he said
Yang Zhen couldn't help but be shocked by the so-called emergency.
No matter how good Yang Zhen's psychological quality was, he was a little overwhelmed by the sudden attack and bomb dropped by this guy. For Yang Zhen, this incident was really too sudden.
There was no mental preparation at all.
After acting for Pearson as the head of the military delegation, Rodriguez, who rarely came to Yang Zhen's door, only came to Yang Zhen for one thing. He clearly told Yang Zhen that Mr. Rodriguez, who had just concluded the tripartite military talks between the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union in Moscow,
Hopkins, Special Advisor to the President of the United States, General Wavell of the British Army, and some American and British military officers who attended the meeting.
Accompanied by Pearson, the head of the U.S. military delegation to the Anti-Japanese War, and Brigadier General Rosen, the new head of the British military delegation to the Anti-Japanese War, they will arrive in Harbin by secret plane from the Soviet Union this afternoon to discuss in detail the U.S.-British anti-Japanese alliance.
Assistance issues, and plans to coordinate the distribution of supplies between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Soviet Union.
In addition to these two things, General Wavell, the head of the British military delegation, also hopes to discuss with Yang Zhen the issue of coordinated operations between the British Far East Army and the Anti-Japanese Alliance if the Japanese army invades British Southeast Asia. Even if the Anti-Japanese Alliance cannot
Sending troops to Southeast Asia is at least a strategic collaboration.
After telling this news that was quite surprising to everyone, Major Rodriguez clearly asked the Anti-Japanese Alliance to keep the delegation’s whereabouts secret, not to hold a welcome ceremony, and not to make any special arrangements. Of course.
American and British military personnel hope to randomly select a few anti-alliance forces for inspection to check the true combat effectiveness of the anti-alliance forces, rather than through documentaries that may be fake.
Both the Americans and the British hope that when the Anti-Japanese Alliance welcomes the delegation, it will not be like Chongqing, which held a grand welcome ceremony to welcome the U.S. presidential representative and made it known to the world. This makes the Americans and the Japanese
When negotiating, I acted very passively.
Now the American delegation does not want the Anti-Japanese Alliance to cause such a thing. During this visit, in addition to asking for a random inspection of the Anti-Union troops, the Americans only have one request, that is, confidentiality. It must be kept strictly confidential. There must be no
Every little bit of secrets leaked.
Hearing the news, all the sleepiness in Yang Zhen had been wiped away. Looking at Rodriguez, he wanted to kick him to death. It is now 7:30 in the morning, not far from this delegation in the Soviet Union.
It took less than two hours to take off from China. In addition to landing for refueling, in other words, in eight hours, the US and British military delegation will arrive in Harbin.
Even if there is no reception ceremony according to your requirements, you still have to prepare. Including the choice of the location, the security inside and outside, as well as the arrangement of vehicles and routes, all need to be decided. How is it possible to complete all this within eight hours?
?How about you Americans try it yourselves?
For so many important people, how can you just arrange a few guards to get rid of them? But what the hell do you want to do when you just notify them now? What can you do in eight hours? What the hell is this secret of yours?
Isn't it a little overprotective? Those delegations of yours must not have decided to come to the Northeast at short notice.
Although Yang Zhen was very annoyed that he was caught off guard and scolded this guy who deserved to die ten thousand times, he cursed eight generations of his ancestors in his heart. But on the surface, he didn't say anything, and his expression didn't change at all. He didn't even say anything to him.
The old-fashioned, dogmatic, and even harsh American major was angry.
Although this guy is the deputy head of the military delegation stationed in the Anti-Japanese Alliance, he is very unfavorable to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. After Pearson returned to China to resume his duties, this guy has been causing problems for the Anti-Japanese Alliance. He talks both inside and outside.
, looked down upon the Anti-League very much. In his words, Yang Zhen always appeared as a military dictator. In other words, this guy did not get along with the Anti-League much as happily as his superiors.
This battle ended early. This guy went to Gao Yumin and had a big fight, thinking that the Anti-League was consciously conserving its strength. At the same time, everyone who got along with him said that he was difficult to deal with. He was more tolerable than his predecessor.
Compared to the popular Pearson, this guy is equally unpopular.
When dealing with such a guy, Yang Zhen knows that he must keep calm at all times. He is not that guy from Pearson. It's okay to joke around and show some shame. As the saying goes, it's better to offend a gentleman than a villain. Think of the people behind him.
, for such a person, it is better to exercise some restraint.
After sending Rodriguez off, Yang Zhen took the delegation list he handed to him, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became. Although the American representative was not a soldier, the status of Hopkins in the White House, Yang Zhen
Zhen was well-known in later generations. Although he was not directly in charge of foreign military material assistance, he had a decisive influence on the policy formulation of the owner of the White House.
As for the only general in the delegation, Yang Zhen is even more famous. This man is the future chief of staff of the United States China Theater and has full control over the distribution of aid supplies to China. Although his character is not good, he is stubborn and self-righteous,
But the power in his hands is greater than the sky. How much aid Chongqing can receive in the future is in his hands.
Although Yang Zhen had not heard of all the people on the British list, he had at least heard of the name of the current Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the Middle East. But what Yang Zhen did not expect was that at this time, he had
He was supposed to be deploying defense in Southeast Asia in India, but he actually left India and went to Moscow, and now he's in the Northeast again.
Judging from the fact that the man who is currently in charge of the entire British military's defense in Southeast Asia has actually eclipsed the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the Far East, the Air Force General, as the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India, I am afraid that this man is here for
The person is not kind. Look at the vaguely familiar names on the British list. These people coming to the Northeast at this time may not be as simple as Rodriguez said.