Until one day, after getting down from the negotiation table, the two old marshals who couldn't help it dragged Yang Zhen to his office, and sighed for a long time before the commander said: "You have dealt with them all these years, and you have come here like this?" That's how you got all your equipment? ”

Regarding the feelings of the two old marshals, Yang Zhen rubbed his eyes that had not closed for several days and nights, and his eyes were a little astringent and said with a wry smile: "Old chief, every bullet and every artillery we have received from the Soviets in the past few years has come from this way. In the beginning, it was much harder than that. ”

"At that time, I really felt like I was worse than asking for Hanako. Even if you ask for rice flowers, you can still get this one, you can go to that one, and there is still a choice. And if we want food, there is no other way to ask for it. I can only look at people's faces and act, and I am happy to give a little. If you are not happy, not only will you not say anything, but you will also be stabbed in the back. ”

"The materials delivered are short of catties, and the weapons and equipment are shoddy. Not to mention that the price of military raw materials is generally at least half more expensive than international prices, and the quality often does not meet the standard needs. even paid a high price to buy a pile of scrap iron that could only be hoeed. The alloy steel we bought at a high price to make zuò guns is not up to standard for making grenades. ”

"Fortunately, our situation is better now, at least we have the confidence to bargain with them, and it is no longer the time to let others slaughter them. In addition to the fact that the Soviets are now too busy to take care of themselves, and there is a great demand for the United States and Britain, many problems still have to give face to the Americans. ”

"The things of the past few days, if they had been put on hold, they would have directly detained these materials without saying a word. Still talk to us? Wait and go. At this time next year, it would be nice to be able to talk about it. And in the end, we are likely to be empty. If we make too many concessions this time, this kind of thing will become a common occurrence in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen paused and said: "Actually, it is not the Soviets who are playing the score in this matter, and it is not the culprit that the Soviets insist on punishing the robbery in Mongolia." In fact, this incident is only an introduction at most, and the real reason is that the Soviets have other intentions. ”

"I am afraid that this negotiation was made by the Soviets after learning that the Americans had calculated the aid of the United Nations against the Soviet Union as well, and they were making their own calculations. War is a matter of national strength. The Soviets were defeated in successive battles, and the important industrial bases of eastern Ukraine and Belarus were almost all under German occupation. ”

"At the moment, the losses of the Soviet industry are quite huge. The Americans will give us the supplies they will aid us, together with their calculations, they obviously want to swallow the big head, that is, eat more and occupy more. They don't know how much supplies the Americans, who are still expanding their army and still aiding the British, will give them. ”

"Moreover, industry has not yet been put on the wartime track, domestic production capacity has not yet been fully released, and priority must be given to the British Americans, at least for a considerable period of time, it is impossible to assist them with too many supplies. I am afraid that the Soviets are still relatively clear about this. But the Soviets, who suffered huge losses, clearly wanted to find compensation from us. ”

"The two old chiefs, to be honest, the Americans will aid the Anti-Japanese Union, in fact, that is, the materials given to us are calculated into the share of the Soviets. That's what worries me all the time. For such a long time dealing with the Soviets, the Soviets were strict and disrespectful. ”

"The supplies that will be given to us, calculated with the Soviets, it would be good to receive half of the supplies we deserve in the future. In terms of the distribution of equipment, I can make certain concessions. But with the introduction of the machine, I will never make any concessions. For us, this is the last chance to pay too much. ”

"His grandmother's, these old hairy people are simply too deceitful. Lao Tzu was forced to take back Outer Mongolia directly, and the whole army took a detour to Outer Mongolia and withdrew to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, so that they could bear the pressure of the Kwantung Army by themselves. As long as we have the correct leadership of the central authorities, guns and troops, we can start again in North China. It's much stronger than being exposed to them here. ”

"When I see it, I will directly face the bayonets of the Kwantung Army, can they still be transferred to the Western Front to fight with the hundreds of thousands of troops they have garrisoned in Siberia? What a brotherhood party, big brother, pure fucking bullshit, not even fucking capitalist Americans. A bunch of bastards who only know how to calculate others. ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen even scolded Lao Maozi and Wang Bastard, the two old men glanced at each other, but they shook their heads in unison, and the political commissar spoke: "You have to be calm, don't be impulsive." It really doesn't work, let's make some concessions, at least get back the supplies we urgently need first. In a month, the unit will be redressed. ”

"In this bitter cold place of dozens of degrees below zero, how can you survive without winter clothes? When the time comes, if you don't have to attack the Japanese army, you will freeze yourself to the ground. In the future, let's talk about the future, and solve the urgent needs first. It is already urgent to solve the problem of winter clothing. ”

The old chief's words, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "You can make some concessions, but you can't have no bottom line." They are asking for a price, and we have to sit on the ground and pay back. In this way, we are taking a step back. In terms of the share of material allocation, we can make a step forward in addition to industrial equipment. Including in terms of weapons and equipment, it is possible to take a step back. ”

"The Soviets want to take a little more advantage in the raw materials of the military industry, and I can make certain concessions. But they have to be made into equipment from this raw material, and they must be done here with us. Whether it's airplanes, tanks, artillery, or light weapons, all production must be put with us. But this amount has to be done according to our intentions. ”

"In addition to the anti-aircraft weapons and anti-tank weapons that we originally promised to provide, we can also use US aid materials to produce a batch of submachine guns and other light weapons for them. They could use the captured German steel helmets to offset the supplies. I guess that's not too high. ”

"As for the batch of supplies that are currently stuck in their port, I only need gasoline, cotton, military raw materials, and aircraft parts, and I can transfer all the rest to them. American-made trucks and planes that were originally promised to them could also be provided to them. ”

"However, they promised to transfer the production technology of two types of artillery and T 34 tanks, as well as some physical goods, according to our requirements. And transferred to us, the German tanks and artillery they captured on the battlefield. That's our bottom line, and that's what we have to ask for. ”

Yang Zhen promised to take a step back on some issues, which made the two old handsomes breathe a sigh of relief. But for the tail he left, I didn't understand his thoughts. Now that you have promised to back down, why do you want to keep these tails? It's still such a big tail.

The commander was better, he knew that this concession could not be indefinite. As a military leader, after the experience of the past few days, he knows very well that there is not much difference between the negotiation table and the actual battlefield, and they are all the same. Although it is not a big fight with real guns, compared with the bloody wind and rain on the battlefield, it is just a war of words.

But both sides have put a lot of effort behind their backs, and they are all calculating each other's mentality and bottom line, looking for loopholes in the other party's negotiation table, so as to create the greatest interests for themselves. To be honest, even if it is just a bystander, the feeling given to this old man is no less than a big battle.

Even more laborious and laborious than commanding a real battle. I used to think that this little guy in front of me was only relying on the Soviet Union and relying on the full support of the Soviet big brother to reorganize the anti-Japanese alliance that was originally under the siege of the Japanese army and was already in tatters in a short period of time, and developed and grew stronger in a short period of time.

But in the past few days, it seems that this qiē is not as simple as imagined. It is really not easy for them to come to the current qiē, and it can even be said that this qiē is quite hard-won. It was at a huge price and won it little by little, and the big brother over there, who looks like a big brother, is no different from those profiteers. Dealing with such people, and being able to get something out of their pockets, is even more difficult than a big battle.

It's just that compared to silence, for the commander who has actually shown his support in disguise with silence, the political commissar does not understand Yang Zhen's approach. Since it has already been decided to make concessions in some respects, why such a drag? With the supplies of the Americans, the production of weapons and equipment for the Soviets, can the Soviets agree?

One is your production capacity, and while meeting your own needs, do you have the ability to meet the needs of the Soviet Union? The consumption of equipment and soldiers on the Soviet-German battlefield is not comparable to that of the Chinese battlefield. After a big battle, thousands of equipment were lost. Can you rely on your production capacity to meet this loss?

There are also airplanes and tanks, according to your two major factories that have only completed civil construction and are still installing equipment, let alone manufacturing these equipment, I am afraid that they will not have the ability to repair them. Even if the Soviets agreed, would you be able to make it for others?

Second, the tanks and artillery you asked for were also in great demand by the Soviets themselves. At this time, you lions opened their mouths wide and asked for so much equipment at once. Judging from the posture of the negotiations with the Soviet Union in the past two days, the Soviets will certainly not agree to this condition.

In this way, didn't the negotiations reach a stalemate again and dragged on? And now the overall shape is dragged up by others, and you can't afford to drag it. If nothing else, it is the cotton you need, do you have alternatives? This is the Northeast, not Sichuan and Jiangxi, which can survive the winter without cotton clothes.

In fact, it is no wonder that this old handsome man is a little dissatisfied with Yang Zhen's concessions while leaving so many tail moves. For him, the political commissar of the advancing army, the change of clothes is imminent, and the problem of winter clothes cannot be solved for a long time, and it is really going to delay the big thing.

This Sichuan-born veteran who has been struggling in Jinchaji for several years has a deep understanding of the completely different winters in North China and South China. This winter in Northeast China can only be colder than in North China. Didn't he Yang Zhen himself say that the temperature in some areas of the Northeast can reach more than minus 30 degrees in winter.

No matter how cold the mountains of North China are, they have never reached such low temperatures. It's minus 20 degrees Celsius in winter over there, which is already extremely cold. Even in the mountains, it is generally more than ten degrees below zero, even if it is cold. The cold winter in North China is far from being compared with the icy and snowy North Manchuria.

It's already early October, and if you continue to talk about it because of your requirements that can be put to the back of the discussion, it's really too late. Cotton comes in, don't you still have to process it? Isn't it time-consuming to make these cotton into cotton clothes?

At present, in the entire northeast, the Anti-Japanese Federation plus the advance army is full of hundreds of thousands of troops. How much time does it take to make enough padded clothing? You can talk about this matter first, and as for the rest, you can wait until this matter is resolved, and then talk to the other party about other requirements.