Instead of limiting the exchange of aviation technology between the two sides to the Soviet Union, which was limited to sending students to the Soviet Union, studying and working in the Soviet Union, as in the previous agreement. Although the Soviets' aircraft were shoddy, the level of wartime production was even lower. However, the basic combat performance can still meet the needs of the anti-United Nations.

According to the information collected by the intelligence services, the Soviets have now transferred a large number of troops from the Far East, as well as ground tanks and other equipment. However, the total number of air forces of the Far Eastern Military District and the Siberian Military District, plus the Pacific Fleet, remained at the level of nearly 2,000 aircraft.

Among them, although there are many I-16 fighters, which have fallen behind in performance and cannot be used on the Soviet-German battlefield. But there are also quite a few new fighters such as the MiG-3, Lag-3 and Yak-1. Although the number of these new fighters is not large, and it is not proportional to the number maintained on the Western Front, it is definitely not a minority.

Although the Soviets withdrew most of their ground forces from the Far East and threw them into the Western Front. But in the number of aviation forces, there was no significant reduction. It can be seen that the Soviet people's wariness of the Japanese has not been reduced too much because of the outbreak of the Pacific War and the all-out war between the Japanese and the Americans.

The number of air forces deployed in the Far East has always been superior in the number of Japanese army and naval aviation deployed in Hokkaido, South Sakhalin, and the North Kuril Islands. Last year, the Soviets wanted to bring back the SB series bombers and the Su-2 light bombers from the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but this did not weaken the deployment of these two aircraft in the Far East.

Unlike other fleets, where a large number of sailors were drawn ashore to fight, the Soviet Pacific Fleet always maintained its full size. It is even more neat than the Northern Fleet, which is responsible for transporting supplies from the United States and Britain to aid the Soviet Union. The number of shore guns and torpedo boats is also constantly increasing.

Although the Soviets believed that after the rise of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the ground threat posed by the Japanese army to the Far East had dropped to a situation where it had basically disappeared. But in the face of the powerful Japanese navy, the Soviets, who were across the Sea of Japan from Japan, and even directly bordered the Japanese on Sakhalin Island, did not take the defense of the sea lightly.

Even under the current situation of rather fierce air battles on the Western Front, the US-made P-40 fighters have gradually begun to replace the I-16 fighters originally equipped with the naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet. And all the Il-15 fighters originally equipped with the Far Eastern Military District will be retired from active service. All this information shows that the Soviets are capable of providing a fleet of fighter jets from the Far East alone.

Although the Soviets were a little darker, they were also a little too selfish. But in their hands, there should still be some good things. If you can find a way to get back some new Soviet fighters, you may not have to go to the United States and Britain. It's just that at this time how to make the Soviets spit is the most critical.

Compared with the limitations of the air force on the Soviet intelligence sources, the intelligence department of the headquarters has much more detailed information than the air force. As early as last month, the anti-union intelligence department learned about the Soviets and had begun to produce two new fighters at full speed. One model is the Pull Five fighter and the other is the Yak Nine fighter.

And in June, the Soviets also received a batch of the best models K and F in the performance of the P-40 fighters at the moment, as well as began to receive Spitfires. At present, the Soviets, who have a lot of loose hands, have transferred the C, M, and N models of the P-40 fighters they had acquired to the Pacific Fleet Air Force, replacing the I-16 fighters used by the fleet.

Judging from the current game in the hands of the Soviets, although the overall level of the cards is average, the number is very sufficient. If the Anti-Japanese Union thinks of a way to come up with something that is enough to impress the hearts of the Soviets, it should be able to get some new aircraft, at least partially to meet the needs of the air force.

The problem now was that the Anti-Union did not have enough bargaining chips to get the Soviets to agree to the exchange. If you want to get the equipment you need from the Soviets when the Soviets have not yet been able to completely save the situation on the Soviet-German battlefield, you don't have enough weight to make this greedy polar bear spit out.

Yang Zhen thought about it carefully for a long time, and finally put the idea on the head of the American aid materials. But the Americans' promises have always been flashy, but Yang Zhen feels that there is a lack of good cards in his hand. Of course, if the Americans' assistance could fully meet the standards they promised, Yang Zhen would not have such a headache now, and he would not be able to negotiate with the Soviets, whom he was most reluctant to deal with.

Although the Soviets and the Soviets signed an agreement of understanding, they promised each other technical cooperation. But the Soviets made more concessions by focusing on training aeronautical engineers for the Anti-Union. The commitment to equipment, however, is not too restrictive. This undoubtedly limits the cards that can be played in Yang Zhen's hand.

At the same time, the amount of food provided to the Soviets is already the maximum amount that the Anti-Japanese Federation can provide under the condition of satisfying its own needs. If there are more, it will threaten the safety line of the anti-union itself's own food demand. The supply of coal, although it can be increased somewhat. However, it is unlikely that the supply of high-quality thermal coal will increase significantly as its own demand increases.

After repeatedly weighing the capital in his hands and urgently discussing with Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun, Yang Zhen still decided to start with the tanks that the Soviets needed most at the moment. From the quantities and quality of the US-aided tanks that were not known in the future, a certain quota was transferred to the Soviets, and as appropriate, it was agreed to increase the quota for the number of light weapons produced for the Soviet side.

And as long as the Soviets can guarantee the supply of a batch of new combat aircraft, the Anti-Union can no longer ask for the British Matilda II tanks that the Soviets used to cover the account. However, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the anti-United Nations armored forces and not to weaken them in the near future, the Soviet side should ensure the number of German-made tanks delivered to the United Nations. As for the rest, I'll wait until the negotiations.

After making up his mind, Yang Zhen negotiated with the Central Committee and the Northeast Bureau, and with the approval of the Central Committee, quickly set up a delegation headed by the chairman of the Northeast People's Government, Li Yanping, the political commissar of the Anti-Japanese Resistance, and a deputy commander and chief of staff of the aviation force, as well as deputies of various services and arms, to go to Moscow for negotiations.

The central government sent Mr. Lin, who was treated in the Soviet Union, and the deputy chief of staff selected from Yan'an to preside over the negotiations as representatives of the Chinese side. The attitude of the central authorities is that the negotiations are still mainly based on the Anti-Japanese Federation, and the representatives sent by the central authorities mainly play the role of mediation and coordination. Yang Zhen is solely responsible for the final decision on all matters.

After consultations with the Soviet side, the Soviet side finally agreed to some of the requirements of the agreement. Consideration could be given to providing a batch of new Soviet-made fighters to the Anti-United Nations, but it was also proposed that in the future, the Anti-United Nations should transfer all the P-39 fighters aided by the United States to the Soviet side, which needed them more.

The Soviets showed a near-seeming perverted fondness for this fighter. Especially for this fighter equipped with a 37-mm cannon that can destroy a tank, it can be said that I like it from the bottom of my bones. Under these circumstances, every time the Americans transported a fighter of the same type to the Anti-United Nations, the Soviets expressed an unacceptable attitude.

Now that the Anti-Japanese Federation has put forward this demand, the Soviets are just getting off the donkey. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he used his own fighters with short legs and relatively single performance to get these P39 fighters, which were very popular with the troops. Although there is a price to pay, it is still a good price for the Soviets compared to these planes that they urgently need.

At the same time, the Soviet side was allowed to send engineers to inspect in detail the heavy bombers handed over by the United States and Britain to the Anti-Japanese Union, especially the B17 and B24 bombers that the Soviets had been peeping at for a long time. If the Anti-Union can "gift" a prototype to the Soviet Union, the Soviet side will provide some of the latest fighters.

As for American-made tanks, the Soviets demanded an increase of 10 percent on the basis of the original ratio. However, the Soviets said that for the gap in this part of the Anti-Japanese Union, if the trophies of German-made tanks could not meet the needs, the Soviet side could consider replacing them with British-made tanks.

For this series of demands of the Soviets, although they did not come to Moscow to participate in the negotiations. However, Yang Zhen, who was authorized by the chairman to negotiate in Harbin, has always held the final decision. After careful consideration, partial consent was finally chosen.

Soviet aviation experts could go to the base areas and secretly inspect American-made heavy bombers. The anti-union side can provide the required aircraft for the Soviet side to study in detail. But all research work must be carried out in China. Moreover, when conducting research on American-made heavy bombers, it is necessary to have the participation of Chinese engineers and technicians.

On this issue, Yang Zhen gave a good excuse. If the Anti-United Nations violated the agreement with the United States and Britain, the plane was transferred directly to the Soviets. If it is discovered by the Americans and the British, the Anti-Union will not be able to obtain newer American-made bombers. This was a loss for both China and the Soviet Union, especially since the Soviets would not have access to the latest American bomber technology. The choice of the location of the research in China, even if it was discovered by the United States and Britain, is not without excuses.

As for the P-39 fighters, the Anti-United Nations could hand over all the quotas for four or three years to the Soviet side. But it is hoped that the Soviet side can replace these American-made P-40 fighters, which are very popular with the Soviets, with the American-made P-40 fighters that they like and which are difficult to maintain in the extremely cold climate of the Soviet Union.

Of course, the Soviets were willing to provide new fighters of their own making, and the Anti-United Nations was also very welcome. Even if the Soviet side was willing to transfer technology, as well as to assist in production. The Anti-Japanese Union can use the quota of aluminum for the US-aided aviation to manufacture a batch of new fighters for the Soviet Union that they are not afraid to produce.

After half a month of verbal warfare, in Yang Zhen's words, after friendly consultations between the two parties and armies of China and the Soviet Union. The two sides signed a memorandum at the command of the Far Eastern Military District of the USSR, in which both sides recognized the fact that the package agreement on aviation between the Anti-Japanese Union and the Soviet side signed some time ago remained in force. The two sides will continue to share each other's aviation technology throughout the war.

This agreement is a supplementary agreement to the one signed by the two militaries not long ago. According to this memorandum, the Soviets will provide 200 La-5 fighters and 100 Yak-9 fighters to the Anti-Union by the end of the year, after mass production of the two new fighters. As for the supply of aircraft for four or three years, negotiations will continue in the second half of the year.

However, the Soviets refused to provide Yak-1 fighters and American-made P40 fighters as excesses before the mass production of new aircraft, citing the huge consumption of the Soviet-German battlefield at present. However, in consideration of the current urgent needs of the Anti-United Nations, the Soviet side first transferred 200 Lager-3 fighters produced in the latest batch from the Pacific Fleet Air Force and handed them over to the Anti-United Nations side.

In exchange, the Anti-Japanese Union wanted to provide the Soviet Union with American-made P-39 fighters that had been part of all the US aid quota for four or three years. That is to say, this American-made aircraft, in the case of passing through the Soviet Union, the Soviets will directly stay for their own use, and will not be handed over to the Anti-Japanese Union.