Hearing the political commissar's somewhat ridiculing words, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and said nothing. The commander is a military master and focuses his main energy on military affairs. It is indeed difficult to do such a thing. But this man has never done anything in previous movements.
For political commissars who have suffered any political impact, it is enough for them to know whether they are forcing others to make things difficult for them.
The commander wanted to return to the army, but Yang Zhen, who knew that the advancing army had a lot of training to do, did not stay long. He asked Zhang Zhenhua to give the second batch of the Soviet Union's gifted Geese 101 sedans that had not been used since they were delivered to the Anti-Japanese League.
I gave them to the two veterans and asked the Military Region General Hospital to send one of the best ophthalmologists to check their eyes and body and get a few extra pairs of glasses.
The old marshal was old, not in good health, and only had one eye left. Yang Zhen, who felt sorry for his old leader, specially asked someone to give the marshal this high-end car presented by the Soviet leader to the old marshal.
It is used as a means of transportation. At least this car is much more comfortable to ride than a jeep or my own GAZ M car. The old man can also take a proper rest in the car.
But what Yang Zhen didn't expect was that the handsome man with glasses accepted it. But he didn't want the luxury car no matter what. Not only did the commander not want it, but even the political commissar heard about the origin and high-end nature of the car.
Especially after the fuel consumption is high, I definitely don’t want to.
In the words of the commander, it is far from the time when the horses are released in Nanshan and the swords and guns are stored in the warehouse. As a senior commander, enjoying too much will harm the troops. Moreover, if you sit in such a high-end car for a long time, you may not be able to ride a horse.
Okay. Besides, this car equipped with an eight-cylinder ultra-powerful engine consumes as much fuel as a tank, which made the two veterans feel very distressed after hearing this.
In the end, the commander took the American jeep that Yang Zhen presented to him when he was in Rehe, and returned to the army with the five cars of the same model that Yang Zhen presented to the advancing army. As a soldier, especially a senior commander,
The old man was extremely fond of this light off-road vehicle that could run on almost any road, climb mountains and cross rivers. Riding in this vehicle made him feel like he was riding a war horse.
This jeep has been following the old marshal since Rehe, and has been followed by the old marshal in all his wars. Although he changed a few vehicles in the middle due to the war, the old marshal continued to use the jeep until the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Even though Yang Zhen later gave him and the political commissar each a German Audi officer car, he never used it.
The political commissar also only wanted a GAZ M car, the same as that of several military chiefs of the Anti-Japanese League, as a means of transportation during the period of the Anti-Japanese League. After the first batch of German equipment arrived at the end of the year, he took this car again
A GAZ car was replaced with a German Mercedes-Benz G5 off-road vehicle, replacing this somewhat eye-catching sedan during the advance.
In his words, this kind of war-horse-like car is still comfortable to ride in. High-end cars like cars are not something we can enjoy now. When there is peace in the future, it will be too late to enjoy it. As for the gift given by Yang Zhen and the commander
He had never used the Audi officer command car, which was also more upscale. After establishing the land connection with the customs, it was handed over to the central government along with other cars.
After seeing off the commander who was in a hurry to return to the army without even having lunch, looking at the time on his watch getting closer and closer to the arrival of the American and British delegation, Yang Zhen, the political commissar, Li Yanping and the deputy chief of staff of the military region Chai Shirong took them with them.
We rushed over after lunch, and Major Rodriguez, who kept urging us, took a bus together to Wanggang Airport.
As for the cars selected for the American and British delegations, they were divided into four batches and sent to the airport early after they were selected. Otherwise, if a group of more than ten cars moved together, wouldn’t it attract trouble? Even if they don’t pass through the city
, is also eye-catching enough.
Although at this moment, along the way from Wanggang Airport to Sun Island, an internal security battalion under the Ministry of Social Affairs, with the cooperation of a regiment of the First Division, has already implemented strict martial law. All the houses on both sides of the entire route, as well as the commanding heights, have long been
Troop surveillance was arranged, but in Guo Bingxun's opinion, it was a bit too ostentatious.
As soon as the vehicles and drivers were ready, Guo Bingxun asked them to select different routes and drive to Wanggang Airport in batches at intervals of half an hour. All four routes were selected by Guo Bingxun himself.
It is certain that it will definitely not attract attention. In order to keep the confidentiality of the reception of this American and British delegation, Guo Bingxun took great pains in the actual operation.
The American and British military delegation was very punctual. At 17:00 in the afternoon, five DC-3 passenger planes, escorted by P40 fighter jets from a squadron of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, appeared on time as they circled over Wanggang Airport and prepared to land. In the telescope
, Yang Zhen, who had been watching, suddenly had the urge to ask an anti-aircraft artillery battery responsible for airport defense to shoot them down.
During the talks between the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, although the Americans had included the Anti-Union in the Lend-Lease Act, they did not invite any representatives of the Anti-Union to participate when it came to the issue of the Anti-Union. For Yang Zhen, this was not only
The feeling of being useless is simply a shame.
For the two old commanders to say that they were useless, it was just that he had consciously suppressed his true mentality. He knew that since arriving in the North Manchu base area, the two old commanders had been in extremely frequent contact with the central government. What was the content of the contact? Yang Zhen
He didn't want to know. But he knew that everything he said and did during this period would be known to the central government.
The two old commanders knew about the difficulty of negotiating with Su, and the central government also took control of it. In this matter, Yang Zhen only used a coward to express his indignation, because he did not want some things to be known by the central government. Yang Zhen
I know that the chairman is a person with strong self-esteem, especially in matters involving dignity.
But the sense of humiliation in Yang Zhen's heart has never been forgotten for a moment. Looking at the five transport planes in the sky, which were somewhat arrogant in his eyes at the moment, Yang Zhen had the urge to knock them down and vent the feeling in his heart.
He was filled with sullen desire. But he also knew that this could only be a thought. If he really did it, he would not be able to bear the consequences no matter what.
When the planes landed, Yang Zhen led a group of people to the front of the plane to greet the American and British delegation. After a brief greeting, the two parties did not stay too much at the airport. The convoy quickly drove to Sun Island and was packed up.
Completed delegation residence.
The purpose of the American and British delegation's visit this time was very direct. Not only did they refuse to drink at the reception banquet, they also made a direct request to start negotiations that night after finishing dinner as quickly as possible. The British in particular were very resolute and demanded
Negotiations began that night.
Looking at Mr. Hopkins's thin body and extremely unhealthy look, Yang Zhen did not agree to the dinner and began to talk to him. He said that he could talk to the British first, and the United States could wait for Mr. Hopkins.
Let's discuss it after we've had a good rest. Anyway, they're already here, so it's not too late.
Under Yang Zhen's persuasion, perhaps because he was too tired from the many days of travel, Mr. Hopkins hesitated a little, but finally nodded. However, considering certain aspects, Mr. Hopkins
In the end, the Army Major General in the delegation was assigned to attend tonight's talks as his representative throughout the whole process.
Yang Zhen accepted this request, which was not too excessive, without thinking about it. However, what Yang Zhen never expected was that the person who started the talks tonight was not the British, but this man with
Known as Jealous Joe, he is a U.S. Army major general with no actual combat experience since graduating from West Point Military Academy, except for a few days of intelligence work at the American Expeditionary Forces Headquarters during World War I.
After this man took a look at Yang Zhen's young face, and after Yang Zhen specially wore the lieutenant general rank badge to show that he valued this meeting, he said directly without any regard for diplomatic etiquette: "General Yang,
I'm not quite sure how you got your lieutenant general rank, because this is the first time I've seen such a young general."
"Oh, you don't count either. The former deputy commander-in-chief of the country in Chongqing was much younger than you when he became a general. But unfortunately, I can only say I am disappointed with his performance on the battlefield.
There are no words to describe it. And you are too young. If all this is true, I can only say that God has been blessing you and your army."
"Although before I came here, I watched the combat records and documentaries of your battles the year before last and last year, I still can't believe that this battle was planned and directed by a young man like you. You know, in the United States, people like you
At my age, I'm afraid I can't even serve as a lieutenant colonel."
"Becoming a qualified general requires long-term hard work. Judging from your limited information, I regret to find that you did not receive strict and formal military education before becoming the leader of this army.
, and you don’t have the long-term experience in the military that is necessary for a general. This does make it hard for me to believe that you really relied on your own abilities to get where you are today."
"Of course, I am not interested in how you achieved this position, at least right now. What I and the British military delegation just want to know now is why you were able to attack during this battle.
Next, we actually stopped our attack on Southern Manchuria."
"The British military delegation and we all believe that under the circumstances at that time, you were fully capable of continuing to launch attacks and annihilating more Japanese troops. But unfortunately, you stopped just before you could achieve greater results.
We failed to attack and gave up the opportunity to eliminate more Japanese troops. General Yang, I hope you can give a reasonable explanation for this issue."
"This is related to the United States of America's understanding of whether you have the ability to truly achieve victory in the war against Japan. It is related to the United States of America's belief that its help to you in the near future will be wasted. You must know that you are doing
This war is a long and arduous one. Victory in one or two battles does not really mean anything."
"General Yang, you must come up with a reasonable and legitimate reason to convince us, as well as the American and British people behind us. Because each of them hopes that you can use the help we provide you in the near future.
Used on the battlefield against the Japanese."
"Instead of consciously conserving your own strength on the battlefield and hoarding the supplies provided to you by the United States and Britain like some of your commanders did. General Yang, you are of an incredible age for Western armies.
We have to doubt the real purpose of your approach."
Perhaps they think that Yang Zhen, the political commissar of the advancing army who participated in the negotiations, and Li Yanping, the political commissar of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, are all country bumpkins who have never seen the world and cannot understand English. This man once served as the U.S. military attache in China for a long time, and his military career has reached this point.
The American major general, who had spent half of his time in China and could speak fluent Chinese, spoke out his so-called doubts with an authentic Peking accent.