Chapter XXXIII
"Can you be specific?"
Entering the bargaining stage so quickly shows that the Soviets were in a hurry. The battle of Zhang Gufeng www.biquge.info has already taught the Japanese a lesson, the Kwantung Army is now dead, what is the red empire still worried about? Could it be that Hitler's ambitions were now discovered?
There must be a new change in the situation, Huang Haoran wants to know more specifics, so that he can wander in it and find more benefits for himself.
Asking Bogomolov and Cherepanov directly, it obviously didn't work, these two didn't even need an interpreter to talk to them, and they had long been shrewd by the culture of Chinese officialdom.
It seems that the only way to slowly test the bottom line of the Soviets is to keep bidding.
"Before the Battle of Wuhan began, I helped the former General Military Counsel Delatvin, and exchanged a lot of much-needed light weapons for him. Who made China and the Soviet Union friends? I had to make it up after the bottom of the warehouse had been emptied... I had hoped that the first three batches of aid would be replenished when they arrived, but until now, the Soviet-style equipment received has not been enough to arm half of the troops...... Hey, is it wrong to be a good person......? ”
"Cough, cough ......" Huang Haoran's words made Bogomolov and Cherepanov choke half to death at the same time by the hot Longjing tea in their mouths. After the embarrassment, the two important figures on the Soviet side stared at Huang Haoran with wide eyes.
In the end, I still underestimated the thickness of Huang Haoran's cheek~ The transaction that was almost equivalent to a robbery was actually said to be a help!
When Dratvin left China, he warned his successor, Cherepanov: When dealing with Huang Haoran, he must be 120,000 points in spirit, or he will definitely suffer.
Can it be called a fair trade for the tattered weapons and equipment of three infantry battalions for a 76-mm field artillery battalion, and a Mosin Nagant for an old sleeve? Fortunately, the 25th Group Army's "warehouse base is limited", otherwise the first three batches of aid materials could have been replaced by Huang Haoran!
It's hard to say if Delatvein's departure will have anything to do with these terrible deals.
Before coming to Yibin, Cherepanov deliberately asked the staff officer to draw up a list of supplies that the 25th Army had received and would receive, which surprised him a lot.
24 T-26 tanks, 6 trainer tanks, as well as a large number of matching armored vehicles, transporters and motorcycles, 12 76-mm anti-aircraft guns. This equipment is sufficient to form a whole tank regiment, accounting for about 1/5 of the total amount of similar material assistance.
18 152 mm howitzers, as well as a full set of observation and sighting instruments, 50 trucks. This is a complete heavy howitzer regiment, which accounts for half of the amount of aid.
36 howitzers of 122 mm caliber, likewise with a full set of auxiliary equipment and vehicles, another howitzer regiment. Nearly 1/3 of the total amount of aid.
64 field guns of 76 mm caliber, this is four field artillery battalions, which accounted for half of the total amount of assistance.
60 37-mm anti-tank guns, 1/4 of the total amount of aid.
500 light and heavy machine guns, 30000 Mosin Nagant rifles, 2000 Tokarev. And that's not all. On the road from the border warehouse to Sichuan, 50,000 Mosin Nagant rifles and 2,000 light and heavy machine guns are on the way.
Light and heavy machine guns accounted for half of the amount of assistance, and rifles accounted for 40% of the total amount of assistance.
Combined with the parts and ammunition for these weapons, it is no exaggeration to say that at least a quarter of the Soviet trucks loaded with aid into China were busy for Huang Haoran.
These are all "tricks" from the hands of Dratvin. If all in place, it will be enough to arm ten Chinese divisions!
took such a big advantage, Huang Haoran actually felt that he still suffered a loss?
This... That's too much! Don't take the Red Empire seriously at all!
If it weren't for the fact that he came with the mission assigned by Moscow this time, Cherepanov would really want to pat his ass and leave!
But on the contrary, you have to pay for the smiling face!
"The Chinese government is deeply grateful for the help provided by General Huang and hopes that the friendship between China and the Soviet Union can be maintained forever......"
Bogomolov is worthy of being the ambassador to China, and at this time, he can utter such hypocritical diplomatic rhetoric, which is more than a star and a half stronger than Cherepanov.
Looking at the two old hairy men opposite who were blushing but didn't dare to attack, Huang Haoran understood in his heart that the Soviets had something important to ask of themselves......
"Since they are all my own people, I won't say much kind words...... I need your help with two things here: first, the 25th Army is about to be reorganized, and we hope that the aid allocated to us will arrive as soon as possible; Second, can the ammunition factory and military factory to be built in the second batch of loan plans be moved to Yibin? In the Central Army, my unit is equipped with the most Soviet-style weapons, and the consumption of ammunition and equipment is naturally relatively large, and if we can make our own ammunition and repair and produce it, it is obviously the most economical. Why waste precious gasoline every time it is shipped from Chongqing......? As for raw materials, there is iron ore in Yibin, but the purity of the ore is not enough, I know that the steel industry in the Soviet Union is very good, and I hope to help me build a steel plant......"
Every time Huang Haoran said a request, Cherepanov's face turned white. Bogomolov is slightly better, but not much stronger.
At this point, the two already knew that the other had seen through their motives. In order to prevent Huang Haoran's appetite from growing and making more and more demands, Bogomolov had to make things clear.
"Since the supplies have been sent to your country, we also hope that they can be mastered by the most warlike generals, after all, only when they are used on the battlefield, these fine products of Soviet industry can reflect their value......"
At the beginning, it was still very routine, and Huang Haoran naturally did not think that the Soviets really appreciated him. The generals of other countries are very warlike, and it is definitely bad news for neighboring countries. No one would want to be neighbors with a military power, and the Red Soviet Union was no exception.
"It's not hard to get things done with ammunition factories and weapons production lines. As long as we come forward to your government and ask for the construction of several repair shops in Yibin, it should be able to start soon. As for what kind of scale it will develop into in the future, it will be invested in the later stage...... The only thing that is more difficult is the steel plant, which is a project that takes time, equipment, money, personnel, and requires a lot of investment, and if it is deducted from the loan, your government will definitely not accept it. Therefore, it is necessary to get the authorization of Moscow in order to have a chance of success......"
That's the theme, first to show that anything is possible, then to wait for Huang Haoran to make an offer, and finally to emphasize that Moscow has the right to decide. In this way, it should also be Moscow that needs to do things on its own.
I didn't expect to fall into Stalin's eyes, and I really don't know whether to be happy or sad.
In the eyes of the highest authorities, this is a great treacherous sin.
"I don't think this kind of authorization will be free......"
"Moscow hopes that you can hold out the Tianjiazhen fortress for a longer time and consume more Japanese strength, especially the Kwantung Army ...... that just landed in East China today" (to be continued. )