On February 1940, when Erlong raised his head, Yang Zhen, who had not fully recovered from his injuries, personally rushed to Luobei Airport to see off Li Yanping and his party despite the dissuasion of others. Watching the nine transport planes that were stuffed to the brim and almost the carrying limit climb into the sky one after another until they disappeared into the northern sky, Yang Zhen retracted his gaze.

Guo Bingxun, who was beside Yang Zhen who also watched the plane completely disappear into the sky, stabbed Yang Zhen, who was silent, and pointed to a Soviet transport plane parked on the other side, and Kovalev, who was standing on the side of the plane and couldn't stop looking at this side, and said, "Commander, it's time for you to get on the plane." If you don't go over, that Comrade Kovalev will probably go crazy. ”

Turning his head to look at Kovalev and the other two Soviet officers who had been waiting over there for a long time, Yang Zhen waved his hand and said, "Let them wait." I'm going to be away for at least ten days, and the commissar isn't there, so I want to stay with you a little longer. ”

Guo Bingxun smiled when he heard this: "You are calm." But it's okay, let them wait. These days, the threshold of your ward is about to be broken by him, and he is not waiting for this time. I also happen to have something to discuss with you, and you have been preparing to cross the river for the past two days, and I am raising supplies, so I don't care about it for a while. ”

Yang Zhen sighed and said: "If I leave with the political commissar, everything in the military region will be on you and Gao Yumin, and you have to take care of yourself." When things should be separated, they should be separated, and when they reduce their own burdens, they can also mobilize the enthusiasm of the cadres below. And the third division, you should pay attention, Chai Shirong's ability is far worse than Deputy Commander Zhao. Just, alas? ”

Yang Zhen's sigh, Guo Bingxun knew very well the regret. Deputy Commander Zhao's military ability is not to mention, and the Huangpu graduates plus the guerrilla war for so many years are definitely a good piece of material. If he can calm down and study military issues well, his future will still be very bright. But this is a real headache.

Thinking of the conversation between Yang Zhen and him when he was on the plane, Guo Bingxun could only smile wryly and shake his head. Guo Bingxun knew that there was basically no possibility for him to return to the Northeast if he left. With Yang Zhen's character, he would not agree to him coming back. He wouldn't allow anyone to do that in his troops, it's a pity for a talent.

Yang Zhen, who didn't know what Guo Bingxun was thinking about, didn't care about his feelings, and said to himself: "Old Guo, you must pay more attention to the movements of the Japanese army during this time." In the spring, the roads are muddy and unsuitable for the actions of large forces. I guess these months will be our last chance to recuperate. ”

"First, it is necessary to urge the troops to seize the time to conduct final training, especially tactical synthesis training. The second is to increase the ammunition reserves, especially the shells of various calibers, and the quantity must reach our predetermined reserves. If you can't have the millions of shells transported from Jiangbei, you can sit back and relax. Japanese-style artillery shells must be stocked with more than ten bases. If it starts again, I'm afraid it will be really earth-shattering. ”

Guo Bingxun nodded when he heard this: "Commander, don't worry." The arsenal has been working overtime, and in a few months, 200,000 rounds of Japanese 75-mm mountain artillery shells have been produced and reserved. Mortar shells of various calibers are around half a million rounds. There are also 50-millimeter grenades, 37 rapid-fire artillery shells, and 20-caliber anti-aircraft artillery shells, which are enough to fight for a year. ”

"I asked them to stop the production of 7.62 mm Soviet-made ammunition, and we had enough stock on hand for about a year for these small Soviet-made rifles. The number of 79 bullets is also sufficient, and now the arsenal is working at full capacity to produce Japanese-style 65 and 77 bullets. There were also 7.63 pistol cartridges for submachine guns. ”

"It is estimated that by the beginning of summer, with the addition of our original reserves, the Japanese-style ammunition should be able to reach about 100 million rounds. The original reserve of 79 ammunition, plus the one shipped from Jiangbei, was even larger, with a full 200 million rounds. Jiangbei gave a very generous amount this time, and all the 180 million 79 bullets shipped over were in good condition, and even a considerable part of them were produced within two years. ”

"Even half of them are extremely high-performance bullets from Germany and the Czech Republic. The Poles followed the German ass back and took advantage of it, and invaded the Czech Republic to get a lot of good things for themselves. Originally, in order to prevent the Soviet army from advancing eastward, they were all stored on the Soviet-Polish border. This time, it's all cheaper for us. ”

"Among this batch of munitions, there are only 220 100-mm Czech-made howitzers and their own imitations of the patents, 68 105-mm Schneider field guns, and more than 60 155-mm howitzers and their own imitations. There are also a large number of 75-mm imitation Schneider mountain cannons and more than 600 original Czech Skoda mountain guns. ”

"Sweden has more than 200 Bofors 37 anti-tank guns, 75 40-mm anti-aircraft guns, 36 75-mm anti-aircraft guns, and more than 100 Erikon 20-mm anti-aircraft guns. There were more than 2 million rounds of shells of 75, 100, 155, and 69 calibers. As for the number of anti-aircraft shells, Sanqi anti-tank shells are even greater. Jiangbei captured more than 200,000 Polish troops at once and captured a full set of weapons and equipment. ”

"That's enough munitions to replace our entire army with a Polish armament. You must know that the Bofors anti-tank gun and the Schneider Mountain gun are all things that the national army can't buy if they want to. Among them, in addition to the Soviet-made and French-made mountain guns produced during the First World War, there are more than 400 new ones. Most of them are made in the Czech and Polish territories. In particular, the Skoda mountain guns are eighty percent new. ”

"Especially those Skoda mountain guns, which the national army once wanted to use to replace the expensive Bofors mountain guns. But the price of selling it to the national government is extremely high, and they simply cannot afford it. The German arms could be paid for with minerals, but the Czechs opened their mouths to pay for the full amount of cash. ”

"These things, together with the original reserves and the existing equipment and ammunition, are enough for us to expand two more field columns, ten brigades and ten heavy artillery regiments, and there is still a surplus in addition to the ten brigades and ten heavy artillery regiments. Especially those guns, even if all our guns are replaced, there will be a lot of leftovers. ”

"I took a look, and these artillery, including 155 heavy howitzers and cannons, were made in Poland itself. The craftsmanship was slightly inferior to the prototypes I saw in France, but the difference was limited. Although most of them were designed during the First World War, the main performance did not appear to be lagging behind. Compared to the Japanese artillery, the performance was basically about the same. ”

"Among them, the 155 Schneider heavy howitzer used to be the standard heavy howitzer selected by the national army, and its performance was no worse than those 150 caliber heavy howitzers imported from Germany. Although the range is shorter, it is lighter and more suitable for China's road conditions. It's a pity that China still can't afford to ask for all cash transactions and transfer technology without transferring technology. ”

"A country about the size of a province of China can make such a high-performance artillery completely on its own. It doesn't matter if someone else is an imitation or not, but at least you can make it yourself. A country that is less than half the size of our province can not only design and manufacture its own, but also export a large number of them. Look at the people, and then look at us, almost all of them have to be imported. ”

"At market prices, even second-hand goods, 20 million rubles would not be enough to buy a tenth of the amount. The 200,000 steel helmets and light weapons alone are more than that. The market value of these things is at least half a billion dollars. And Jiangbei collected a total of 12 million rubles from us for this batch of arms, and almost all of the rest were free. That's generous enough.

These days, Yang Zhen has not been busy going to the front line with Du Kaishan to check the terrain, and before he can return, he was seriously injured and stayed in the hospital for nearly two months. The matter of receiving the Polish-made weapons transferred from Jiangbei was handled by Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun. At this time, hearing the number of weapons, Yang Zhen was also somewhat taken aback.

was just surprised, but Yang Zhen was not grateful to Jiangbei. Regarding Guo Bingxun's emotion, he just smiled faintly and said: "Old Guo, you have to count it like this." This batch of weapons and ammunition is indeed worth the money, and the actual price is far more than the price between us. Coupled with the planes and tanks currently being trained in Jiangbei, these things are almost equivalent to gratuitous assistance. ”

"On paper, it looks like we're taking a big advantage compared to the $300 million in weapons they sold to the Nationalist Government. But you also have to know that compared with these equipment, which they basically do not use except artillery, the value of the hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops in the Far East, who can be freed up to move west at any time once the war breaks out in the west, is even greater. ”

"For Jiangbei, these weapons and ammunition are important, but compared with the hundreds of thousands of mobile troops, they still have a division of which is more important. You are a military master, and you know very well that you have hundreds of thousands of extra troops on the battlefield and can almost determine the outcome of a war. ”

"Not to mention that in the east they are not just a Far Eastern Military District, but also several major military districts such as the Transbaikal Military District and the Siberian Military District. If we can really stop the Kwantung Army for them, they can even free up a million troops and a large number of weapons and equipment. ”

"So this kind of cooperation is urgently needed for us, but it is even more beneficial for them who are preparing for war in Europe. The stronger we are now, the better it will be for them. For them, the emergence of a strong anti-Japanese armed force in the northeast was extremely advantageous. ”

"Although they had signed the Japan-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact with the Japanese army, both Stalin and the Emperor knew that this treaty was not even comparable to waste paper when necessary. It's easier to tear than to smoke a cigarette. Let's not forget that Japan and Germany signed the International Treaty on Production. ”

"As allies, there is a good chance that the Japanese will go north while they fight the Germans. After all, the Japanese are notoriously good at taking advantage. Fighting on both sides is something Jiangbei does not want to see. Especially when facing two strong opponents at the same time, it is impossible for them to afford. So there's no need to be grateful, it's just a mutual benefit. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen paused for a moment and said: "This batch of equipment will be put into storage except for the lack of each brigade according to our plan. When training troops, they should mainly focus on the existing equipment at hand, and those that are sent down must also be kept strictly secret, especially the artillery. Before going to the battlefield, we must not leak a single thing. ”

"Once it leaks out, it has nothing to do with us to bring any trouble to Jiangbei's diplomacy, and I don't bother to worry about that idleness, but I can't achieve the suddenness on the battlefield. Once the Japanese army is prepared, it will bring us a lot of trouble. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's thoughts, Guo Bingxun nodded approvingly, handed the leather bag in his hand to Yang Zhen and said, "This is half of the information on synthetic penicillin. The remaining half is ready, and as soon as the car from Jiangbei arrives, we can deliver it immediately. ”

"And the things you want, I'm ready. When taking those photos, all the props used were all original German products used by the German Embassy in Changchun, and the printers for printing materials were all standard printers used by German diplomatic missions, and all the props were genuine. ”

"All of your secret materials have been transferred to the German military attache in Changchun in the name of personal friendship, and these things are just some photos taken by him in the name of the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department when he handed them over."

"And these materials were transferred in the name of a major of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Army who tried to defect to the Kwantung Army in the first autumn of last year, but was intercepted by us halfway through. As for the Major, we have been secretly executed. In this matter, it can be said that the gods are coming, and there are no clues. Except for that Nomura Iwa and Kitano Takatsu, no one knows. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun looked at Yang Zhen and said, "Commander, I have always had a question, where did you get these things?" Is it true or not? Isn't that a bit of a way for you? From your strategic point of view, once Jiangbei really loses the war against Germany, Japan will definitely take a kick in the peace. That's not a good thing for us. ”

Although Guo Bingxun's words were not finished, Yang Zhen also understood what he meant. The unfinished sentence must be the three words "not authentic". People have given me so much help, and I have to make such a thing on my own, which is really unbearable.

Regarding Guo Bingxun's thoughts, Yang Zhen did not answer him, but looked at the mountains of Xiaoxing'an Mountains in the distance, and said for a long time: "Old Guo, don't believe it, I did this for us." It doesn't matter where these things come from, but they can help us get rid of the people who get in our way, don't they? ”

"Besides, I haven't handed over all the latest Jiangbei weapons and equipment that I have at hand. In terms of their ability, after learning that the information was leaked, they should still have a great deal of confidence in wanting to improve. At least a year and a half will be left for Germany when it has not yet solved the enemy behind Western Europe. I thought enough was enough. ”

"It's not that I'm insidious and cunning, and it's not that I'm ruthless. This man has caused us too much trouble now, and getting rid of him is already our only option. Not only him, but all those who want to stand in our way, I have to disappear from this world, no matter what his reason is. ”

"In this war, which is related to the life and death of the Chinese nation and the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, our enemies are not only the Japanese pirates, but also all those who want to fish in troubled waters in this war, profit from it, and block the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."