Listening to Hopkins's clear mention, all of them are now in top secret, although Yang Zhen did not have any reaction on the surface, but the anger in his heart became more and more intense. All the equipment for the steel plant, petroleum refinery and non-ferrous metal smelter was purchased from the United States.

The construction of these factories also hired a large number of American experts and technicians. All the workers are also trained by teachers hired from the United States with high salaries. It is not surprising that these Americans are clear, because in this respect it is impossible to keep the Americans secret.

But the tank factory, the car factory, the aircraft factory, and the ammonia plant, which was all completed last month and just put into operation, were all exchanged from the Soviet side. Not to mention that Hopkins, who has never been to China before, doesn't know, even Pearson, who is a guest translator at the moment and has been in the Anti-Japanese Federation for a whole year, doesn't know.

In particular, most of the construction of the anti-union tank factory has been completed, the production line has been installed, and it can be put into production in a short time. However, due to the lack of experience in the construction of aircraft factories and the delay in the delivery of equipment by the Soviet side, the process of guiding the construction of aircraft factories was relatively lagging behind.

In addition to the Anti-Union itself, only the Soviets, who sent some specialists and engineers to participate in the construction, understood. Now that this Hopkins has opened his mouth, it shows that he has a comprehensive grasp of these things. And those who can reveal these things to him, except the Soviets, I am afraid that there will be no one else.

If there is an eyeliner of the Soviets in the base area, Yang Zhen does not doubt it. Not to mention the original North Manchuria, even in the old Anti-Japanese Federation, the influence of the Soviets is not small. A large number of cadres were trained in the Soviet Union. The Soviets will not give up this opportunity and plant an eyeliner in it.

But the Americans, I'm afraid, don't have this ability. If the Anti-Union wants to keep it a secret from them, then they can't even know the slightest rumor. There are Soviets in the base area, and there are Japanese spies who have not been cleared up because they are too deep, this is for sure.

But the Americans are still blank in this regard. The CIA, which was only established in July this year and is now called the Intelligence Coordination Bureau, is far less massive than its institutions and agents all over the world. It was during World War II that the intelligence agencies of the United States really developed and grew.

Later, the American secret service agencies, which became famous all over the world with American movies, whether it was the CIA, the Strategic Intelligence Agency of the Department of Defense, or even the most mysterious National Security Agency, had no shadow at this time. With the exception of the FBI, most of them are scattered departments or separate intelligence-gathering agencies of the Army and Navy.

As for the Intelligence Coordination Bureau, which had only two or three kittens at this time and did not even have a fixed office location, it simply did not have the ability to plant a large number of nails in Manchukuo, which was under the strict control of the Japanese, before the Anti-Japanese Union. The focus of the respective intelligence bureaus of the army and navy has always been not in the North Manchurian region.

The Americans can confront the industry that the United Nations is building, and they have such a clear grasp. In addition to the Soviets, Yang Zhen didn't think there would be any other reason for leaking these things. Although Pearson was born in military intelligence, he did not have the ability to find out these things so clearly within a year and under the strict secrecy of the Anti-Japanese Federation.

And what else could be the starting point for the Soviets to do this? It is nothing more than digging out a part of the share of the Anti-United Nations, or even most of it, and giving it to oneself. Reduce the quota of materials and equipment obtained by the Anti-Resistance League, and increase the materials and equipment that can be obtained by itself. Harming others is not beneficial to himself, this is Yang Zhen's only evaluation of the Soviets' approach after he understood this problem.

This practice of the Soviets made Yang Zhen feel betrayed and betrayed. It's just that no matter how angry I am about this matter in my heart, after all, the Hopkins in front of me is not the Stilwell of yesterday. Not only could Yang Zhen not have any anger, but he couldn't even express too much dissatisfaction on his face.

Forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, Yang Zhen did not show any smug attitude towards Hopkins, who seemed very calm after exposing the old background of the Anti-Japanese Federation, and said: "Mr. Hopkins, what you said is not wrong. But have you thought about it, our industries have just been built, and we are still quite far from the real output. ”

"Let's not talk about the output after production, whether we can achieve our expected goals. It is simply a problem of production, we lack qualified management personnel, lack of qualified technical personnel, and lack of a strong industrial foundation accumulated for decades. Even the necessary production workers need to be trained from scratch. ”

"In this case, even if the factory is put into production, it is impossible to reach the design capacity all at once. It is even possible that for a considerable period of time, it will not be able to produce a qualified product. A complete industrial system is not just as simple as the construction of one or several factories. ”

"What is needed is a large number of qualified skilled workers, as well as a complete range of upstream and downstream supporting industry support. And now, for us, this qiē is a blank. Carrying out construction on a blank sheet of paper, under the situation of Yan zhòng's lack of supporting capacity and a large number of qualified industrial workers, the improvement of productivity is bound to be a slow process. ”

"This steel mill with an annual output of 500,000 tons may only produce 100,000 tons or even less qualified steel in a year. Mr. Hopkins, we're talking about steel that is qualified and meets the quality standards of your American steel mills, not shoddy stuff. ”

"As a former Minister of Commerce of the world's largest industrial country today, Mr. Hopkins should know that it is not possible to complete a steel plant in a short period of time from the time it is put into operation to the time it is capable of producing fully qualified products. There is a strict difference between production and real production. ”

"There are also tank factories, aircraft factories, and truck factories, and it is true that we bought these factories, the corresponding production lines, and equipment drawings from the Soviet side by bartering. However, similar to the situation of steel plants, the completion of these factories does not mean that they can immediately produce qualified products. ”

"As I said before, China is an agricultural country, and it does not have as many industrial workers as developed countries in the West, let alone a solid foundation accumulated over a long period of time. In this vast and sparsely populated North Manchuria, under the strict blockade of the Japanese army, we are even more lacking in a large number of technicians and qualified workers. In this case, even if the construction of our factories is completed, how much real production capacity can be? ”

"After the installation of the equipment and the commissioning of the production line, it does not mean that it can produce qualified products. Perhaps these factories of ours can produce only fifty tanks of substandard quality in a year. Thirty aircraft, and this production capacity is almost not enough to cover the number of battle losses in a battle. ”

"Mr. Hopkins, although you are not a soldier, I think that in your capacity, you should be no stranger to military issues. You should be aware that after a large-scale battle, the loss of equipment will be astronomical. And our factories, even if they are put into operation, have quite limited production capacity, and they simply can't and can't meet the needs. ”

"What's more, these factories are still in the process of building infrastructure, and all the workers, even the managers, are still being trained. It is still far from being put into production. Even if it is actually put into production, it is not known how long it will take to produce qualified products. ”

"Let me tell you an example, the Japanese army has a Type 92 105 cannon with quite good performance. This kind of artillery, we captured it the year before last. At that time, we lacked large-caliber artillery, and immediately decided to start reverse mapping and imitation. Three years have passed now, and we still haven't succeeded in copying it. ”

"The barely produced artillery is not only far inferior to the prototype gun in terms of range, power and service life, but also has been blown up many times. There were even cases where the rifling was polished after just a few shells were fired. Those few imitation guns did not dare to be put into use at all. ”

"Mr. Hopkins, I'm not deprecating myself, I'm telling the truth. You should be aware that the transition from an agrarian country to an industrial country is an extremely long process. If it is placed in peacetime, we will naturally wait for these times. But now that we are in the midst of a brutal war, can the troops afford to wait? ”

"Will the Japanese come to attack us after we have completed all the industrial construction in peace? Will the development of the shape of war give us time? From the day of the construction of the steel plant, the Japanese repeatedly organized a large number of bombers to bomb our industrial base. If it weren't for the radar and fighter jets you provided, I'm afraid this steel mill would have been in ruins by now. ”

"The U.S. side cannot hold us responsible, or even the main responsibility for the war against Japan for quite some time. In addition, under the condition that our limited production capacity cannot meet our own needs at all, it is difficult for us to barely maintain the amount of assistance in terms of materials and equipment. ”

"If the U.S. side really hopes that we can contain the Kwantung Army, or even most of the invading Japanese troops can't go south, then I hope the U.S. side can change this attitude now. Because we can't do that until we have enough supplies and equipment, we can't carry such a burden. You Americans can't let the horses run and not let the horses graze. ”

"Mr. Hopkins, although we know very well that this war is not only an anti-fascist war for the whole world, but also an anti-aggression war for the Chinese nation to fight for independence and freedom. We will not forget the responsibilities and obligations of our army just because you Americans or British people participated in the war. ”

"With your material assistance from the United States, we will fight to the end. Without your help, we would have fought to the end. But the time will be longer, the process will be more painful, and the cost will be greater. The enemy is strong and we are weak, and this is the real situation we are facing in this war. ”

"The victory of an agrarian country over a modern, industrial power is doomed to a huge, even unimaginable price for you Americans. But we knew there was no choice for us. However, fighting to the end is only our determination, and it does not mean that we can really defeat Japan completely without external support. ”

"Don't forget, we're fighting a modern industrial powerhouse. Without modern equipment, flesh and blood and courage alone will not be able to fundamentally defeat an enemy with aircraft, artillery, or even armed to the teeth. Once our blood is drained, then all that awaits us is defeat. ”

"I hope that Mr. Hopkins, as well as the American side, will not doubt our determination and will to fight. However, I hope that the United States will try to make the distribution of materials and equipment as smooth as possible. Considering the consequences of our defeat in the event of a war, I think Mr. Hopkins should understand. ”