While the grain speculation movement in Burma was continuing to brew, and the Japanese Central China Front Army's plan for the Great Southwest Campaign was being prepared in full swing, Yan'an ushered in a group of special guests. This was a group of Russian guests, consisting of dozens of armed soldiers.
It consists of personnel and more than ten scientists, accompanied by several camel documents!
This matter has to start with the Soviet coup more than a year ago. When Molotov launched the coup, Stalin got the news in advance due to insufficient planning. In the end, although he reluctantly seized power, Stalin also escaped.
When Stalin fled, he also took away most of the experts from various scientific research institutions in the Soviet Union and all the literature and materials.
After the fall of Stalin, these scientists and documents followed Zhukov and fled to Central Asia.
As a loyal old Bolshevik, Zhukov was certainly unwilling to let these Soviet experts and documents fall into the hands of the Axis powers, but he was also unwilling to watch these research results disappear and the living environment of the guerrillas in Central Asia.
Things got worse and worse, and Zhukov finally decided to send these experts and information to Yan'an.
Regarding this decision, Zhukov was actually struggling in his heart. However, whether from an ideological point of view or from an international perspective, the CCP was undoubtedly the most suitable recipient. Anyway, Zhukov's guerrillas could not keep these experts and
information, unless he can be ruthless enough to kill all the experts and destroy all the information.
In fact, Zhukov still had a trace of luck in his heart. In his opinion, even though the CCP had achieved an overwhelming strategic advantage over the Communist Party, it had no possibility of defeating the Japanese in a short period of time. Therefore, even if Soviet experts and
Sending literature materials to Yan'an will hardly fundamentally change China's scientific research strength in the short term.
Once the situation in Europe reverses and the Soviet Union regains its independence, these experts will be able to return home immediately.
To put it bluntly, Zhukov's idea is actually to "borrow chickens to raise eggs". His purpose is not really to help the Chinese Communist authorities improve their scientific research capabilities, but entirely to preserve these Soviet experts and research results, because under the current situation, Zhukov's
The guerrillas are no longer enough to protect these experts and research results.
Of course, Zhukov did not intend to give these experts and information to the CCP for nothing.
The Soviet envoy made it clear that the experts and drawings that came were only a very small part. Only after the CCP provided Zhukov's defeated troops with a rest base and another 5 million U.S. dollars and much-needed food and ammunition would Zhukov transfer most of them.
Experts and documents were handed over to the Chinese Communist Party.
In short, unless the CCP shows sufficient sincerity, Zhukov would rather kill most of the remaining experts and destroy all documents and materials than give the CCP authorities free advantage.
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Moulmein, the headquarters of the 2nd Armored Division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
Yue Weihan, Wei Lihuang, Stilwell, Deng Gong, Zuo Zong, Huang Jie and other senior generals of the expeditionary force were observing the military exercises of the 2nd Armored Division. The Chinese Expeditionary Force currently only has two armored divisions, among which the 2nd Armored Division
The 1st Division is based on the Fifth Army Tank Regiment and Automobile Regiment, and the 2nd Armored Division is based on the original 39th Army Cavalry Brigade.
Of course, when these two armored divisions were first formed, they underwent a large-scale exchange of personnel. All illiterate officers and soldiers were transferred to other field divisions, while literate young students joined in large numbers.
With these two units, now, all members of these two armored divisions have a high school education or above!
This is also an inevitable result. Armored troops are a high-tech branch. How can they do it without culture?
Among them, all the equipment of the 1st Armored Division was provided by the United States, and it has been established for more than half a year!
The equipment of the 2nd Armored Division was just produced by the ordnance industry base in Yangon. However, compared to the serious American-made equipment, the quality of the beautiful equipment made in Yangon is not inferior, because the tank production line at the Yangon base was originally
It was disassembled and transferred from the United States. Even the experts and technical workers came from the United States. Can the quality be different?
Perhaps because the equipment time is too short, although the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Armored Division have mastered sufficient theoretical knowledge, they are always traveling frequently during actual operations, especially in the jungles and swamps of Southeast Asia, and even more for the assembly of armored forces.
Tactical actions such as formations and assaults had a great impact.
After observing for a long time, Yue Weihan was very dissatisfied with the performance of the 2nd Armored Division.
The commander of the 2nd Armored Division standing behind Yue Weihan also had a heavy expression. The commander of the 2nd Armored Division was Liu Fengsheng, the former commander of the cavalry brigade. He was a strong general from the Northeast Army, but the chief of staff was Ye Xiaoxian, a returned overseas Chinese.
, the former chief of staff of the cavalry brigade, Zhao Youting, has been transferred to the special operations division because of insufficient education.
Both Liu Fengsheng and Ye Xiaoxian felt a little embarrassed. The 2nd Armored Division was the foundation of the original 39th Group Army. It was a unit that started from the ground up, but now it can't adapt to high-tech ordnance. It is completely defeated at the technical and tactical level.
Hu Xianqun's 1st Armored Division, isn't this a slap in the face of the commander-in-chief?
Seeing that Yue Weihan looked embarrassed, Stilwell advised: "Yue, you don't have to worry too much. I think the mental outlook and training atmosphere of the 2nd Armored Division are very good. It's just because the equipment time is still short, and the personnel and equipment have not yet formed a tacit understanding.
Therefore, the effect of the exercise was not satisfactory. In my opinion, their training level will improve in half a month at most."
"Yes, Zhongshu." General Wei Lihuang also nodded and advised, "Besides, the jungles and swampy terrain in Southeast Asia are indeed not conducive to the maneuverability of heavy armored troops. I think the 2nd Armored Division can achieve such a level.
It’s amazing, at least it’s more than enough to deal with Japan’s half-baked tank troops.”
Yue Weihan waved his hand and said leisurely: "Oh, it would be great if there were armed helicopters."
Yue Weihan was also angered by the performance of Liu Fengsheng's 2nd Armored Division, so the concept of armed helicopters suddenly popped up in his mind. Helicopters have also appeared in this era, but now they are only general-purpose helicopters with no attack capabilities.
, and had no protective capabilities. The real armed helicopter did not appear until the late 1960s.
Speaking of which, armed helicopters are the nemesis of ground armored targets, and the nickname Treetop Killer is not for nothing.
It’s a pity that there are no experts in helicopters at the Nanyang United Nations General Assembly, and the scientific research foundation of the expeditionary force is still too weak. Otherwise, how great would it be to vigorously develop armed helicopters and directly form them into the Army Aviation Force? If it were really organized into the Army Aviation Force, what would the Japanese army’s
The tank troops are just a bunch of living targets, and the German army will in turn become the target of a blitzkrieg by the US military!
When Yue Weihan was wandering away from his thoughts, Deng Gong suddenly stepped forward and said: "Zhongshu, please take a step to speak."
When the two of them came to the corner of the observation post, Deng Gong lowered his voice and said: "Zhongshu, a call came from Yan'an, saying that Zhukov's Soviet guerrillas had moved to the Sino-Russian border area, and asked the Chinese Communist Party to accept them and provide funds and supplies.
As compensation, Zhukov will send hundreds of experts and several truckloads of documentation to China."
"What? Hundreds of experts and several trucks of documents?" Yue Weihan was awe-inspiring when he heard this.
Mr. Deng lit a cigarette and said: "However, Zhukov wants us to provide 5 million US dollars in funding!"
"What? Five million US dollars!?" Yue Weihan immediately repeated loudly in disbelief, "5 million US dollars!?"
Deng Gong smiled bitterly and said: "Zhukov's appetite is a bit big. Five million US dollars is too much, but 500,000 US dollars can be considered..."
"No, no, no, Zhukov's appetite is not big at all!" Yue Weihan quickly interrupted Deng Gongdao, "If Zhukov really can send these experts and documents to China, let alone 5 million US dollars, even 50 million US dollars.
Here! Old Deng, these Soviet experts and documents are treasures that cannot be exchanged for anything!"
If Yue Weihan guessed correctly, this group of Soviet experts are definitely top-notch. Not only are there experts in aerospace, missiles, ships, submarines, tanks, jets and other fields, but they may also be nuclear weapons experts. It only costs 5,000
You can buy it for 10,000 US dollars, which is indeed too cheap. Even 500 million is not expensive!
What makes Yue Weihan even more excited is that among these experts, there might be Kamov and Miri, the fathers of Soviet helicopters!
In Yue Weihan's previous life, when it comes to the names Kamov and Miri, some people may not know them, but when it comes to the Ka-28 anti-submarine helicopter and the MiG-28 armed helicopter, few people don't know these two helicopters.
But it is one of the few excellent works in the Soviet Russian arsenal!
If the two big guys Kamov and Miri and their helicopter blueprints can be brought to Yangon, and supplemented by the development trajectory of future armed helicopters provided by Yue Weihan, the Chinese Expeditionary Force can definitely develop it within a year.
The first real armed helicopter will be produced, and it will be possible to form the first real army aviation force within two years!
In this way, the Chinese Expeditionary Force can directly reach the top of the world in the field of land aviation!
After all, this era is not the 21st century where satellites and electronic products are popular. Yue Weihan does not need precision goods like Wuzhishi or Apache that are full of high-tech electronic products.
To put it bluntly, to deal with the ground armored targets of this era, an ordinary helicopter equipped with machine guns, rocket launchers, and welded steel plates on both sides of the cabin is enough. Of course, it is not easy to build an ordinary helicopter and let it fly.
It is not easy. Without helicopter experts and a large scientific research team, it would not be possible.
Seeing the excited look on Yue Weihan's face, Deng Gong tentatively said: "Zhongshu, what do you mean..."
"Fuck, here!" Yue Weihan swore fiercely, and then said, "Call back to Yan'an immediately. The Nanyang Bureau has released the five million US dollars of funds, but the group of experts who came from Soviet Russia had better let them
When you come to Yangon, it is best to bring the blueprints with you. In addition to helping us develop new weapons, it can also bring out a large number of scientific researchers."
"Of course." Mr. Deng nodded and said, "The central government originally considered it this way. I will call you back right now."
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Sino-Russian border, southern foothills of Altai Mountains.
About half a month ago, one of the guerrillas led by Zhukov personally moved to the southern foothills of the Altai Mountains and temporarily found a foothold in China. However, Kazakhstan rebels and Russian rebels are moving from the west and north.
As it crushes the guerrillas, the guerrillas' living space is shrinking dramatically.
In the military camp, Kamov was sighing over the cold mashed potatoes and hard black bread.
Since the split of the Soviet Union, Kamov and his colleagues from the Helicopter Design Bureau began to fight. After Stalin escaped, they moved to the area along the Volga River, then crossed the Ural Mountains, and first went to the Siberian ice sheet.
After persisting for several months, I finally couldn't stand it any longer, so I went up to the Central Asian Plateau again.
For more than a year, Kamov has been fleeing, fleeing, and fleeing again. His footprints spanned almost the entire Soviet Union. His leather boots alone were worn out several pairs, and most of his colleagues also died of starvation, freezing or death.
He attempted to escape and was shot. The reason Kamov was able to survive was entirely because he was an academic leader in the field of helicopters.
Looking at the hard black bread and cold mashed potatoes in his hands, and then at the leather boots that had been opened on his feet and the fur coat that had already had several big holes on his body, Kamov let out a long sigh. He suddenly
I felt that staying in Moscow was actually pretty good. At least I didn’t have to worry about food and clothing, let alone suffer such hardships.
Just when Kamov sighed, Mikoyan walked into Kamov's tent with a dark face.
Kamov is the father of the Soviet helicopter, but Mikoyan is the father of the Soviet jet fighter. Mikoyan’s status in the Soviet weapons science community even far exceeds Kamov. Historically, the Soviet Mi
The F-series jet fighter has been competing with the American F-series fighter jets for half a century!
"Do you know?" Mikoyan said to Kamov with a dark face, "Zhukov, a short-sighted fool, sold us all for US$5 million."
"Five million U.S. dollars?" Kamov said in shock, "What do you mean?"
Mi Gaoyang said: "Zhukov has just reached a secret agreement with the Chinese Communist Party to set aside the northern area of Japan for Zhukov's guerrillas to rest and recuperate. At the same time, the Chinese Communist Party is responsible for providing the guerrillas with necessary weapons, equipment and food, and will provide another five hundred
The price of ten thousand US dollars is to send us and all the drawings to the Chinese Communist Party."
Kamov was silent. To be honest, he was fed up with the current gay life. As long as he could have a stable life and a comfortable place for scientific research, he really didn't want to worry about anything else. They say science has no borders.
Yes, it’s just that your research results can improve the scientific and technological level of mankind, no matter who it serves?
"Are you going?" Mi Gaoyang said solemnly, "Anyway, I am determined not to go."
After saying this, Mikoyan added: "I have secretly contacted some people in the country, and they all agreed with my proposal and decided to resist Zhukov's stupid decision. We would rather die than give our scientific research results to other countries."
, instead of taking advantage of the Chinese, it is better to go back and work for Molotov."
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***: I still have time to go to the Internet cafe in town to code this chapter today, so I’ll just make do with it.