Yang Zhen looked at Guo Bingxun and calmly described his thoughts: "The artillery regiment directly under the column is composed of two 122 howitzer battalions, a 75 field artillery battalion, a 122 rocket artillery battalion, and a 150 heavy artillery battalion. In this way, the firepower of our division's artillery has been considerably strengthened on the basis of the original. And the artillery to which the column belonged was also quite strengthened. ”

"As for the 100-mm howitzers in our hands and the 100-5mm field guns, it depends on the situation, if they are really no longer usable, then all of them will be gradually replaced. We can't let our artillery fall under our own artillery without casualties on the battlefield because we are reluctant to let these old artillery. ”

"As for the artillery directly under it in the future, it will mainly be cannons of more than 105 mm, 150 howitzers, and 122 rocket artillery, supplemented by heavy mountain artillery and some field artillery. The original regimental structure remained unchanged, and it was still strengthened to all fronts in wartime according to the existing methods. At the same time, however, a number of deputy division-level headquarters were set up to manage the training and assessment of units directly under the artillery in peacetime. In wartime, it served as a unified command organ for the reinforcement of artillery on all fronts. ”

"Lao Guo, the strength of our aviation is still limited. Especially in terms of close ground support, with the wear and tear of the Su-2 light bomber and the lack of spare parts, there has now been a lack of follow-up. In ground operations, shallow and deep fire support, blockade, and interception mainly rely on ground artillery. ”

"We don't have that much capital, and we will put the A20 attack aircraft and DB 3 bombers that we have to undertake the task of suppressing firepower in depth and ground blockade to tactical fire support within 20 kilometers of the front line. These two types of aircraft are tactical aircraft to others, but they become strategic aircraft when they come to us. ”

"We don't have that much strength, and we have invested all the Il-4 bombers that we have on hand that can be used as strategic bombers to the front line of fire support. Under such circumstances, doing everything possible to develop ground artillery has become our main means of solving the problem of fire suppression in shallow depth and depth, as well as close fire support. ”

"It's not that I'm too obsessed with the superiority of artillery firepower, but that's the reality we're facing now. Under the circumstance that our army's air force is still very weak and unable to undertake the task of front-line ground support on a large scale, it has become our only choice to strengthen the artillery by all means. ”

"If we had a ground attack aircraft with excellent performance like the Soviet-made Il-2 attack aircraft, we would have been able to do so much artillery without painstaking efforts, but we don't have it now. Under the circumstance that we still have to undertake the struggle for air supremacy on the front line, we cannot change all fighter units that have already formed combat effectiveness to ground attack use. ”

"And the difficulty of training artillery is much smaller than that of aviation. The amount of resources consumed is incomparable. At present, how to build a powerful, complete, and complete artillery unit with a clear, complete, and complete firepower configuration has also become our top priority. In the case that we are not able to solve the problem of artillery production ourselves, let alone have the ability to design, it is also a wise thing for us to choose the target on outsiders. ”

"Didn't you Soviets lack tactical anti-tank weapons? Isn't there a lack of effective military trucks? So good, we give. But what I want, you must also provide to us. This is called taking what each person needs, it is the real brother party, and it is the real big brother style, isn't it? ”

"But Lao Guo, now the Soviets are losing one defeat after another. At present, the Soviet army has almost no resistance to the mechanized armor clusters of the German army. In addition to the 45-mm anti-aircraft guns, they had only 14-mm anti-tank guns, which did not have much effect against the main German tanks, and some anti-tank grenades. ”

"In the face of the German armored mechanized assault clusters, the Soviet army now seriously lacks individual anti-tank weapons. At this time, they can be regarded as asking for us. But Lao Guo, the Soviets themselves have relatively strong military scientific research capabilities and production capacity. Like recoilless guns, it is not that there are no similar weapons in the Soviet army, but they do not pay attention to it. ”

"Weapons like recoilless guns and bazookas, which are relatively simple in construction, are just unwilling, or unexpected. If they want to develop and produce their own, they can develop the same, or even better, weapons than ours in the shortest possible time. ”

"If this opportunity is over, when they develop their own anti-tank individual weapons or the Americans help with new anti-tank weapons, then we will have to pay more to get these two advanced guns. Lao Guo, reluctant to let the child catch the wolf. ”

"But a recoilless gun and a bazooka alone should not be worth the price the Soviets have to pay. And the fact that our blood vessels are in the hands of the Soviets is also a mortal danger for us. So in this exchange, we may pay a greater price. To catch a big fish, you need to use good bait. ”

"The Americans, who produce millions of automobiles a year, are still capable of fully meeting our needs, except for their own military expansion and aid to Britain and the Soviet Union. American-made trucks will continue to come in the future, and we will not hand over all our stocks to the Soviet Union. ”

"Together with the batch of American-made trucks imported in the first half of this year, we still have more than 5,000 vehicles in stock. Together with the 1,200 Soviet-made trucks that have been converted into stockpiles, we still have nearly 7,000 trucks in stock. It's just a thousand vehicles, and it won't affect our use for the time being. ”

"The most important thing is that the Soviet army is in the most difficult period from the end of this year to the beginning of next year, and we have the only chance to get new weapons from them. When the American-aided cars and planes arrive in large numbers in the first half of next year, we will probably pay an even greater price if we try to get what we want from the greedy and cunning Soviets. ”

"Didn't that Pearson say that? One of their current high-level delegations was in the Soviet Union to discuss with the Soviets the issue of American aid to the Soviet Union. It's just that for the Soviets, the assistance that the Americans are still negotiating can't quench their thirst for the time being. In particular, the assistance of the Americans will depend on how well the Soviets fight at the end of this year, and I am afraid that it will arrive in large quantities. ”

"The Americans will not allow their weapons and equipment to fall into the hands of their future enemies with a 1 in 10,000 chance. Just as France was defeated and surrendered in the Western European campaign last year, France was not occupied by the Germans. However, the Americans seized a large number of planes and military supplies that France had ordered at great expense, and did not deliver them. ”

The equipment and combat aircraft ordered by the Dutch were shipped directly to the Dutch East Indies, far from Europe. The Americans are extremely realistic, they will not take any risks and pay the price of fearlessness. At the moment, the Americans will provide some supplies, not at all, but definitely not too much. ”

"The Soviet Union is currently in a rout again and again, and the Americans probably don't have much confidence in how long it will be able to resist. In addition, the United States has not yet carried out wartime mobilization, the production capacity has not been fully utilized, and there is an ideological estrangement. American aid, at least until this year or next May, will be a flash in the bucket for the Soviets. It cannot be said that it will not be given at all, but what is currently given is far from meeting the needs of the Soviet army. ”

"At this time, the Americans can wait unhurriedly. But I'm afraid the Soviets don't have this patience anymore. The Soviets, who have suffered huge losses in several major encirclements and are moving eastward from the western industrial base, may have an even greater demand for trucks, tanks, and airplanes than we expected. ”

"Although I don't have a hobby of falling into a well, I don't have the habit of sending goose feathers thousands of miles. This is the best time for us to get the equipment we need. At this time, I don't have to spend money, but there is no such store in this village. Since we came out of the mountain, we have been knocked by the Soviets enough. At this time, it is time to recoup some of the capital. ”

"And fishing, if you don't put some good bait, can he bite the cunning fish? The Soviets, who have not yet given up trying to control us, are a bear that eats people and does not spit out bones. We don't have to order good things, they won't take the bait. At least on the surface, at least to make them feel that the deal is worth it. ”

"A thousand American-made trucks? Rest assured, by the end of the year or the beginning of next year at the latest, the Americans will add more to us. It is not even possible that the Americans, who are now under increasing pressure from Japan in Southeast Asia, will be able to replenish us next month. ”

"As for the Soviets, aren't they insatiable? Someday, we'll make them spit out my flesh and bones. But Lao Li, when you and the commander-in-chief negotiate with them, don't show them all the hole cards at once. Isn't it better to see flowers in the fog? ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen paused and said, "And Lao Li, talk to the commander-in-chief when you go back." In the future, unless it involves military issues or some imported technology issues, I will not participate in the rest of the negotiations with the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain, and you, the political commissar of the military region, will not participate either. It is still necessary to focus on the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast Working Committee, and you and I are only coming up with bad ideas behind the scenes. ”

"In the future, with the exception of the production and construction corps, the army should gradually detach itself from local work. Of course, the internal affairs forces in various localities are still managed by military districts. However, it is more appropriate for the rest of the economic construction, public security, internal security, and production and life to be managed by local comrades. ”

"Commerce, in particular, was withdrawn from commerce after this battle. All military personnel are not allowed to engage in business, let alone set up any enterprises. The pots, restaurants, inns, and food factories that the divisions had originally used to supplement their expenses were all handed over to the local comrades, with the exception of some of the land and breeding farms that were reserved for themselves, which continued to provide the vegetables and meat needed by the army. ”

"There are also various breeding farms currently under the management of the army, except for two military horse farms, which have also been handed over to the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast People's Government. In the future, the army will only conduct combat and training, and all living expenses, including food, will be allocated by the military region. ”

"Previously, the various units were allowed to run some business on their own, in order to make up for the lack of funds allocated by the headquarters and to improve the food level of the troops. However, now it seems that allowing the troops to do business did play some role, but the side effects caused were even greater. Now there are even more problems of violation of law and discipline and corruption in the face of strictness. ”

"Doing business in the army, no matter what the starting point is, will give rise to some corrupt behavior. And this kind of corrupt behavior will also directly affect and even corrode the combat effectiveness of the troops. This has deepened the disunity within the army and caused some unnecessary troubles. Now that all aspects of the base area are on the right track, it is time for the troops to get out. ”