Now that he has said this, Yang Zhen did not hesitate. Some words are better said in front of them. Although his intentions are already known to the central government, after all, the two old commanders are there at the moment. It's better to explain your true intentions and thoughts clearly in front of the two bosses, so as not to make these two bosses have some bad ideas. And these things, there is nothing to hide in front of these two.

Yang Zhen said in an extremely firm tone: "Old chief, the shape is not waiting for anyone. Our industrial base is the weakest link among all the belligerent parties. Even compared to Chongqing, it is quite weak. At present, the weapons and equipment produced are still mainly light weapons and ammunition. ”

"The heavy equipment that the troops really need cannot be mass-produced for the time being. In addition to anti-aircraft weapons, the rest of the weapons and equipment are still mostly in the imitation stage, and the output is extremely low. This situation is very much inconsistent with our future strategic needs. In other words, in future operations, mainly in terms of heavy equipment, we will probably be more dependent on equipment from the United States. ”

"But the Americans, I'm afraid, for quite some time, will not focus their equipment assistance on us. In the case of giving priority to the Soviet Union and Great Britain, as well as the Nationalist Government, and also to expand its own armaments, the amount of equipment allocated to us will definitely not be too much. In particular, the heavy equipment that we urgently need will probably not be tilted like ours for quite some time. ”

"But a crisis doesn't mean there are no opportunities. The Americans want us to disperse the forces of the Japanese and reduce their pressure on the future battlefield. And in a short period of time, when a large amount of equipment cannot be provided, then it is good that you give us equipment, raw materials and technology, and we produce them ourselves. If you don't give us the equipment we need, we should be able to produce it ourselves. ”

"Therefore, we must take advantage of this opportunity at any cost to form our own military production capacity. At a minimum, it is necessary to ensure the production and manufacturing capacity of artillery below medium size, the imitation and production capacity of tanks, and the manufacturing capacity of light combat aircraft. In addition to meeting our immediate needs, we also need to plan for the future. ”

"Old chief, we can be proud of the hardships of millet plus rifles. But with millet plus rifles, we will not be able to drive the Japanese out of our territory. We must have not only artillery, tanks, but also aircraft of our own production and manufacture. Even if it's not state-of-the-art, it's better than nothing. ”

"The weapons and equipment of the Soviets, although there are problems of one kind and another. However, it is powerful and simple in structure, which is very suitable for the current situation of our troops' overall cultural development. In particular, the 76-millimeter cannon we named for not only has a long range, high accuracy, and a simple structure. And it can be used as a long-range direct-aim gun, and even a large-caliber anti-tank gun. ”

"It has the performance of a multi-purpose gun, which can effectively make up for our army's recoilless guns and rocket launchers, the two main anti-tank weapons, which are light and light. However, there are shortcomings such as insufficient range of armor-piercing projectiles in anti-tank times and weak armor-piercing ability at long ranges. ”

"Japan has a complete modern industrial system, and if they want to, they can develop tanks with thicker armor and new artillery calibers at any time. We do have a lot of field guns that can be used as anti-tanks. However, it is impossible for us to put all the limited field artillery on the anti-tank and distract our original support firepower.

"And several field guns in our hands lack specialized armor-piercing shells. It can also be used as direct firepower, but the power is barely enough. Against the old Type 89 tanks of the Japanese army, the Type 95 light tanks were barely used. However, as the Japanese army's new Type 97 tanks were put into the battlefield, the existing long-range anti-tank firepower became more and more unable to meet the needs. ”

"There is an urgent need to add such an artillery that can provide both anti-tank and fire support. And in the absence of our own research and development capabilities, it has become imperative to choose a weapon that can meet our needs on the battlefield for at least the next few years. ”

"It is true that the Soviets lagged behind the West in the aviation industry, but in the development of artillery and tanks, they did not lag behind the West. And in the development of tanks and artillery, there are also their own unique aspects. Although the overall scientific and technological level of its weapons and equipment is not high, and the man-machine functions are quite poor, they are very suitable for our army, which is also not high in terms of overall knowledge and culture, and can even be said to be low. ”

"The current war, which has embroiled almost the whole world, is the first world war since the First World War. Compared with the First World War, this war is almost completely new in the mode of operation, breaking and surpassing all the original modes of operation. ”

"The speed of military technology updating and the development of strategy and tactics in this war is almost unimaginably fast. If we don't have a long-term view of our already limited sources of weapons, we will soon be obsolete. ”

"As for the German tanks, artillery pieces of more than 100 millimeters, armored vehicles, and steel helmets that I asked the Soviets for the German tanks they captured on the battlefield, it was because even if we had obtained these production technologies and a full set of drawings, with our current technical capabilities, the process of copying them would be quite slow."

"And our production capacity is limited, if we concentrate on the production of 76 mm field artillery, it is bound to be in a short period of time, and the output of the rest of the equipment must be maintained at a relatively low quantity. So what about the gap we desperately need? In the case that the Americans could not meet our needs in a short period of time, their trophies on the battlefield became the first choice to solve our urgent needs. ”

"Although the artillery performance of the German army is not as good as that of the Soviet army, it is not worse than the artillery performance of the Americans. The performance of its tanks is still above that of the Americans. Although the performance of its No. 3 and No. 4 tanks is not as good as that of the T-34 tank, it is still above the Soviet-made tank in terms of man-machine function. Tanks against the Japanese, both in terms of power and protection, were sufficient. ”

"If the Soviets agree, then we can use a smaller price in exchange for equipment that can meet our needs. Our own arsenal can use this time to effectively absorb the technology of the three countries of the Soviet Union and Germany, and eventually form its own research and development capabilities. ”

"Two old chiefs, it's not that I, Yang Zhen, am too big, but I can't help but do it. Our technological foundation is too weak, and even if we get the current advanced weapons and equipment drawings, we will absorb them very slowly. When it is absorbed and the imitation is completed, according to the current speed of development of weapons and equipment, I am afraid that these equipment will become backward again in the blink of an eye. ”

"The drawings of the T-26 tank that the Soviets transferred last year have not been completely absorbed by us until now. In addition to the technology of the forty-seven-mm tank gun, which absorbed relatively quickly. The rest of the technology is unusually slow to absorb. The technology for the production of an engine has not yet been thoroughly understood. And this tank, in fact, has been eliminated in the European theater. ”

"There is also the technology of the Gas-3 truck provided by the Soviets the year before last, which is already lagging behind the world's advanced level in Europe and the United States. But for us, two full years have passed, and we have only scratched the surface of the technology of this truck engine. As for the chassis of the vehicle, it has not been able to produce a qualified product until now. ”

"So my attitude is not very anxious, if the Soviets, including the future United States and Britain, agree to capture the German artillery, tanks, steel helmets, offset the amount of aid equipment. Then we can now slow down the speed of imitation, the main thing is to absorb their technology and train our own technicians. For the real development in the future, lay a solid foundation and lay a solid foundation. ”

At the same time, we took advantage of the opportunity of this war to introduce a number of advanced technologies from the West, especially the United States and Britain, as well as process standards, and the most important thing is advanced production equipment. We are truly short-sighted to form a group of our own modern defense industry enterprises, and not just to put all our hopes only on weapons and equipment assistance. ”

"I don't want my generation to ask for food with a golden rice bowl, and the experience of people still ignoring it will be repeated in our next generation. A modern national defense force cannot be bought just by buying it. What the Nationalist Government has suffered since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has been a lesson for us. We can't afford to fall down again in this pit. ”

"This war has burned the world war all over the world, which has brought us an unprecedented disaster for the Chinese nation, but also given us a rare opportunity. The Americans, who have something to ask for us on the battlefield, will not be too stingy with us for the sake of their own interests. As long as we firmly grasp this opportunity, I believe that the emperor will not disappoint the hard-working people. ”

"It's an off-battlefield game, and it's an extremely difficult choice in front of us. In this game, whether we can achieve what we want and achieve the most ideal results we can depends on how we go from now to the next few years. ”

When the two old men heard Yang Zhen's words, they nodded in unison after glancing at each other. Yang Zhen's painstaking efforts, they only really understood and understood at this time. The two veterans are not short-sighted, and when Yang Zhen said this, they already understood everything.

As for what the opportunity in Yang Zhen's mouth is, both of them understand in their hearts that to put it bluntly, it is just an exchange of interests. In the northeast, the Anti-Japanese Union dragged the Kwantung Army, the largest of the Japanese army, but also the best equipped and most powerful strategic group, to reduce the pressure that the Americans might have in the Pacific in the future. The Americans, on the other hand, will inevitably have to pay a certain price for their own strategic interests.

Although it is troublesome to explain, it is not easy to achieve his goal. But the real process and results, in fact, to put it bluntly, are as simple as that. The four words of interest exchange are enough to clearly express the true meaning of this game.

However, although it is still unknown how big the plan in Yang Zhen's heart is, the experience of the past two days has also told them that if they want to achieve this goal, even if it is a rare opportunity as he said, the difficulties in it may not be described by the four words of simple intrigue.

China is the weakest party in this game of interests. And the core of the anti-alliance in the entire game battlefield is even weaker of the weak. At present, the anti-union that has to withstand the pressure of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union almost at the same time is destined to be even greater if it wants to gain greater benefits in this game.

Today, it is already so difficult to deal with the Soviets who share the same beliefs, and in the near future, I am afraid that the process of dealing with the United States and Britain, whose practical interests are paramount, will only be more twists and turns, and the pressure will be greater. Americans, in particular, don't get their hands on their stuff. If this negotiation with the Soviet Union was a tiger's mouth pulling out its teeth, then in the face of the Americans, it was a wolf's mouth that grabbed food.