Chapter seven hundred and ninety-ninth rare opportunity
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Kovalev had not yet answered. The Chief of Staff of the Soviet Army in Mongolia over there quit. Hearing this, this guy jumped up and said: "Comrade Yang Zhen, regarding your insatiable request, , I tell you clearly once again, this is simply impossible."
"The equipment stored there is enough to equip a motorized infantry division and a mechanized brigade according to the Soviet army's establishment. Moreover, it is not equipment of the Mongolian People's Army, but is stored in the territory of the Republic of Mongolia by the Soviet Red Army to assist Mongolia. Weapons and equipment for the people to fight against Japanese aggression.”
"Even if the entry of the Mongolian People's Army has brought you some damage, the value of this batch of equipment far exceeds your losses. What you are doing is simply extortion, naked extortion, and it is extortion. The great Soviet Red Army has been killed, which we absolutely cannot accept and tolerate."
"Comrade Yang Zhen, I ask you to pay attention to your words. Don't tease our bottom line again and again. Do you really think that we can't do anything to you? Don't forget, who has been here to get you to this point?" I have selflessly helped you, but without the assistance from the Soviet Union, you would probably still be chewing tree bark in the deep mountains and forests."
Seeing the major general's performance, Yang Zhen was not angry. Instead, he spread his hands and said to Kovalev: "Comrade Kovalev, compared with the losses they have caused us, I am not satisfied with my request. I think it's reasonable, maybe the lives of tens of thousands of Chinese people are worthless in your eyes."
"But I can tell you that the lives of each of our compatriots are priceless treasures in our eyes. No amount of things and materials can be used to exchange for the lives of each of them. If you want this little equipment, then you feel distressed. The lives of tens of thousands of Chinese people, no matter how much compensation they take, cannot be exchanged for their lives."
"Comrade Kovalev, if I hadn't considered the traditional friendship between us, I would have given those bastards a life for a life, and used their lives to comfort our compatriots who died innocently and tragically, to wash away blood with blood, and to fight tooth for tooth. This is what I, Yang Zhen, am like, and now you should feel very lucky that they are still alive and I have not used these bastards to bury the tens of thousands of our compatriots who died in Hylar."
"Dear Comrade Kovalev, if the answer of this major general is also your final answer, then there is no need for us to continue talking. However, Comrade Kovalev, in view of the traditional friendship between you and us, , I still decided to give you a certain amount of time to think about it, but I don’t know if the Japanese army that has entered Mongolia will give you too long to think about it.”
"I think you'd better consider my request carefully. After all, in your eyes, the existence of tens of thousands of Mongolian troops is still necessary. Otherwise, they wouldn't come to me again and again. Why? So, it feels good to be stabbed in the back by someone."
"I have not forgotten what your colonel said to me back then, and I still remember it very clearly. Compared to you, I am much bigger. I will leave this reception room to you for discussion. When do you want to Once you get through, come see me again, and as for me, I'll take my leave first."
"Oh, I forgot to mention that these more than 10,000 Mongolians and the several hundred Soviet officers and soldiers are quite good labor. Several of our coal mines are in need of such a strong labor force. If you are not willing to change, I am just the right one. Use them to supplement the ranks of conscripted coal miners. Although these people are not as good at work as those Japanese prisoners of war, they are better than nothing, right?"
After that, Yang Zhen stood up, and regardless of Kovalev's expression after hearing what he said, he strode out of the conference room, leaving Kovalev and the Soviet major general there. Looking inside, not to mention the Soviet major general whom he didn't understand, even Kovalev, who was already very familiar with him, was a little at a loss.
After Yang Zhen left the conference room, he did not leave the military region headquarters. Instead, he went directly to his office. Li Yanping, the acting political commissar of the military region who came from Harbin yesterday, was already waiting for him there. When he saw Yang Zhen come in, Li Yanping, who was sitting in front of the map and looking at it carefully, turned his head and smiled slightly: "How about it? Judging from your expression, it seems that the negotiation has collapsed."
"No. 1, don't be too angry. This is the law of the jungle. There is no way around it. Our strength is not enough to support a complete falling out with the Soviets, so we can only endure. The word "endure" is a knife in the head, but We have to endure it if we have no choice. Don’t forget, our lifeline is still in the hands of others. Many times, we can only endure it, take a step back and the world will be brighter."
Hearing Li Yanping's teasing, Yang Zhen took off his military cap and shook his head and said: "Old Li, I don't have to get those equipment, but some people have to have a long memory. There are always some people who just want to take advantage. If we don’t want to suffer a loss, we must teach them a lesson.”
"If we don't teach them an unforgettable lesson now, one day we will reach the point where we can't bear it anymore. At that time, there will be no real room for recovery. Lao Li, the bigger our battles become, the more we fight. We are worried at this moment. The feeling of being stabbed in the back is really uncomfortable."
Regarding Yang Zhen's words, Li Yanping shook his head and said: "I think these so-called Mongolian People's Army seem to be used as a punching bag by you. The devils caused a massacre in Hailar. In fact, we are already unable to rescue them. Even if the First Independent Brigade arrived on time, those little devils would have run away long ago."
"According to the enemy's marching ability, apart from using the aviation force to intercept them halfway, we may not be able to catch up if we want to. These uninvited guys may become the scapegoats of those devils in your eyes. If you want to If you are not like this, even if you are reluctant, you will just drive them out for the sake of the Soviets."
"You will not kill them all like you are now, and annihilate them all at once. You are not the kind of person who will go all the way to the end. You still have the minimum tact, but you are right in saying something. Some people are It’s time to teach them some lessons so that they will remember them for a long time.”
After that, Li Yanping took out a piece of information from the table and handed it to Yang Zhendao: "On the 1st, I just received a reconnaissance report from the aviation force. The 23rd Division that entered Mongolia looted the Soviet warehouse in Bayinbur. , regardless of our army’s air strikes, they used the captured Soviet trucks to march at a forced march speed, regardless of casualties, and just retreated to the Japanese-occupied areas.”
"No. 1, as soon as the little devil escapes, the situation in Mongolia has eased. I'm afraid your plan will come to nothing. Judging from my understanding of the Soviets, they will no longer agree to your conditions. No. 1, Let’s forget it, the situation is so compelling, we have to endure it even if we know we can’t bear it anymore, after all, we don’t have the capital yet to completely fall out with the Soviets.”
"This time the aviation force launched a continuous strangulation war against the Japanese 23rd Division, which caused a huge consumption of aviation bombs and aviation gasoline that we originally planned to use for this year's combat reserves, especially all kinds of bombs. We have taken out our old stocks. The more than 20,000 tons of high-explosive bombs and more than 3,000 tons of napalm bombs that were painstakingly hoarded were all consumed in this operation. This does not include the consumption of a large number of landmines and other materials, and the intensive use of aircraft. The inventory was reduced to zero. Loss of components.”
"Unless we do not plan to use aviation support in the next operation, we can only urgently import a batch of spare parts from the Soviet Union. We must know that our current military production capacity is simply unable to replenish the supplies for the operation in a short period of time. Consumption, this is on the basis that the Soviet Union does not cut off our source of raw materials."
"No. 1, on the surface it seems that the Soviets and Mongols can't afford to delay. In fact, we can't afford to delay either. According to your plan, we still have up to four months to replenish the depleted inventory. This is still During this period we did not have any consumption.”
"Our steel plant has just begun infrastructure construction. It is already very good to be able to put into production within two years. The materials imported from the United States and the Soviet Union are mainly steel for guns and copper for ammunition. The raw materials for bombs, in addition to what we have now Except for the explosives that could be produced at home, almost all other raw materials were imported from the Soviet Union."
"No. 1, this matter has reached this point, and they have already bowed their heads and admitted their mistake. I think we should let it go for now, so as not to make things too tense. We will be the passive ones then. Anyway, the 20,000 Mongolian troops, Now even counting the prisoners, only half are left."
"Judging from Mongolia's population base, it may be impossible for them to recover in a short time. After this battle, as long as the Soviet army does not intervene, our western defense zone will be able to guarantee security for more than ten years. Moreover, I have also read the combat briefing sent by Wang Guangyu. For such an army with rigid tactics, we have nothing to worry about."
In response to Li Yanping's persuasion, Yang Zhen nodded but then shook his head and said: "Old Li, I understand what you said. My big talk with them this time is actually acting as an introduction. The real purpose is to minimize the pressure on our funds from imported materials, otherwise, you would think I was really going for that batch of equipment."
"I have been thinking about it these past few days. The weapons, equipment and firepower of our troops have increased, but the consumption of ammunition has also increased. This time the battle against the Mongolian army lasted less than four days, and we actually consumed it. There are nearly 10 million rounds of ammunition. I think our arsenal is now fully engaged in producing ammunition for rifles, but the ammunition for general-purpose machine guns is still mainly imported.”
"The scale of the battles we will conduct in the future will become larger and larger, and the consumption of ammunition will also increase. However, we can only produce warheads and propellants, primers, and the copper used in cartridge cases still relies on imports. Duobaoshan's Although the copper mine has resumed production, the smelter is still under construction. I just want to take advantage of this opportunity to import a batch of 7.62mm fully loaded ammunition from the Soviet Union at a low price, as well as a batch of 12.7mm anti-aircraft missiles. Machine gun bullets.”
"It's already early May, and I think we have less than two months left. This opportunity may be our last chance to import military supplies from the Soviet Union in the next few years. It's a pity to give up like this. This is a rare opportunity. I still have to open my mouth when I have to. After passing this village, there is no such store."