Thinking of this, Yang Zhen personally drafted a telegram to the two leaders of the Advance Army. On the telegram, Yang Zhen gave a detailed briefing to the advance army about his inner worries and the next possible actions of the Japanese army.

At the end of the telegram, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment and added that the current shortage of troops in Linxi of the Anti-Japanese Federation, hoping that the advance army could shrink its forces and cooperate with the Anti-Japanese Union to control the eastern and western Wuzhumuqin banners to ensure the rear and supply lines of the Linxi battlefield.

As for whether the two leaders of the advance army would agree to his own proposal, Yang Zhen was not too worried. With the strategic vision of the commander of the advancing army, he would not look at the shape that did not appear on the battlefield, as well as the situation around the Rexi area. At this time, the advantages of retreating north far outweigh the disadvantages for the advance army.

Moreover, he received a report from the central government that there was an abnormal movement of the Japanese army in Guannai, and he would also receive it for the advance army. With this information as a basis, presumably the two leaders of the advance army will not blame themselves for changing their orders. Guo Bingxun is right, the issue of face is not worth mentioning at all compared to the survival of a unit.

After handing over the telegram to the communications staff officer and sending it, before Yang Zhen, who was about to discuss with Guo Bingxun about the possible follow-up reaction caused by Yang Jicai's insertion into the Weng Niute Left Banner, Li Yanping, the political commissar of the military region who had been fighting with Kovalev, rushed from Harbin to the front of the city in Shuangcheng.

Looking at Li Yanping, who was uninvited with a tired face and a very tight frown, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun almost frowned slightly. Knowing that let Li Yanping rush over at this time, it must be that the Soviets have some kind of sky-high demand. Otherwise, Li Yanping, who has always been mild-tempered, would not have this expression on his face.

Sure enough, after Li Yanping came in, he threw his hat on the table and said angrily: "No. 1, these ** people are really too deceitful." They are now finally relieved of the punishment of Wang Guangyu, and they are no longer insisting on his removal from his post and sending him to the Soviet Union. But their demands are even more excessive. ”

"The supplies that the Americans have transported to us are to be transferred to them except for the two thousand tons of gasoline that were left for us. Moreover, they ask for a free transfer. In other words, not only can we only get 2,000 tons of aviation gasoline for this batch of materials that we urgently need, but we don't even want to receive the rest of the money. ”

looked at Li Yanping, who was full of anger and was a little angry, and even the Northeast people privately called the Soviets a very derogatory ** sub-title. After Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun glanced at each other, they poured a glass of water for Li Yanping without a hurry and said, "Lao Li, don't be in a hurry and say it slowly, what's going on." ”

Li Yanping drank the water in the cup in a few sips, and said angrily: "Commander, after you leave Harbin and return to Shuangcheng, I will negotiate with Kovalev according to our previous division of labor. At first, that guy still insisted that he didn't tell the truth when he didn't see you, and it was useless to even emphasize it again and again from the commander-in-chief. ”

"Just the day before yesterday, after the arrival of the chief of staff of the Far Eastern Military District, they suddenly changed their tune and agreed to negotiate with me and the commander-in-chief. During the negotiations, he suggested that the Soviet side could agree not to deal with the parties for the time being, given that we were currently in a fierce battle. But they offered to transfer to them the goods that the Americans had brought to Vladivostok. ”

"At first, it was all the supplies, but later, after the arguments between me and the commander-in-chief, we agreed to transfer 2,000 tons of the 10,000 tons of gasoline brought by the Americans to us. As for the rest of the supplies, this guy will not let go, and insists that we transfer all of them to the Soviet side. ”

"At the same time, the Soviets also asked us to provide them with a batch of recoilless guns and rocket launchers, the required number of which reached thousands. As for artillery shells and rockets, 100,000 rounds were demanded in one go. At their request, we had to pump almost all of our inventory to satisfy their appetite. ”

"After two days of negotiations, the commander-in-chief and I tried our best to force these guys to make any concessions. I studied with the commander-in-chief for a long time last night, and decided that I should go here and consult with you to see if there was any way to deal with them. In the words of the commander-in-chief, do the wicked still need the wicked to grind? ”

"Commander, the rest of this batch of supplies is easy to say. But those aircraft parts, as well as a large amount of cotton, are what we urgently need at the moment. In particular, the cotton is needed to prepare winter clothing for the whole army this winter. It is now approaching the end of autumn, and if this batch of cotton is delayed, our winter clothes for this year will not be solved at all. ”

After listening to Li Yanping's words, Yang Zhen stood up and paced back and forth in the war room for a long time, then looked at Li Yanping in front of him and said, "Political commissar, this matter is not very difficult to solve. They are using this as an excuse to reach out to us for something, and the first condition should be a foreshadowing for the second condition. ”

"Thousands of recoilless guns, rocket launchers, and 100,000 recoilless shells and rockets, the Soviets have such a big appetite, this is to squeeze our flesh and blood. Don't give? I'm afraid we won't be able to get a drop of gasoline from these supplies. The Soviets have not done things that harm others or themselves once or twice. ”

"Among the supplies provided by the Americans, except for rubber, tires, smokeless gunpowder, jeeps, and some military steel, the two C46 transport planes, locomotives, and train cars, they did not use the rest at all. They only received the first batch of aircraft aided by the United States, and the number is much smaller than ours. ”

"The Americans will supply them with aircraft, and naturally part of the spare parts will also be provided. The parts of those American-made fighters on the ship, they simply don't need them. As for that batch of cotton, Central Asia is the world's leading cotton producer. Those cottons, they asked for them didn't do anything at all. ”

"Their first condition is to pave the way for the second condition. They are also demonstrating to us, telling us that if we are not satisfied with them, they will cut off our external communication lines directly. Big Brother of the USSR? It's just a polar bear with an amazing appetite that can never be satisfied. ”

"But these things are also what we desperately need. Therefore, none of them can be given to them. Especially those locomotives and dozens of train cars, as well as those two C46 transport planes, we urgently need them even more. Their front line needed a lot of replacement for the broken trains, and so did we. ”

"If you want our 57mm recoilless guns and rocket launchers, just give them them. But you can't give it now, let alone give it for free. As for their need for transport, we can take out a part of the American trucks in stock and transfer them to the Soviet side in exchange. ”

Yang Zhen's words fell, and Guo Bingxun on the side suddenly interjected: "No. 1, No. 2, we now have a great demand for trucks, especially when the next battle is launched, with the elongation of the supply line and the lack of support from the railway line in the combat area, our demand for trucks can only increase." ”

"And the help of the Americans, it is not known when it will arrive. If the assistance of the Americans is delayed, or if it is withheld by the Soviet side, it will delay our major affairs. If nothing else, once something falls into the mouths of the Soviets, we want to dig it back, not to say whether it can succeed or not, but we can't afford to delay it in terms of time. ”

"No. 1, now the individual firepower of the whole army has been basically automated. The ammunition that each fighter had carried with him for three days was now unable to support it for even half a day. The progress of equipment, the increase in firepower, is a good thing for us. However, the pressure on logistics is getting bigger and bigger, and the requirements are getting higher and higher. ”

"Once in the middle of the battle, the supply of supplementary ammunition is not available, then it will delay the big thing. Whether or not our logistical supply can guarantee the materials needed for a campaign is directly related to the success or failure of a battle. First, with the improvement of equipment, our demand for the number of trucks in the future is constantly increasing. At a time when negotiations on U.S. aid have just begun, I don't think it would be appropriate to hand over our stockpiles of trucks to the Soviet side. ”

"I don't want to give it if I build a truck, which directly affects the development of our possible second phase of the campaign. As for the locomotives, it doesn't hurt to give them anything. We have gained a lot from attacking the new map line this time, as well as the surroundings of Xinjing. Wang Xiaoming's department seized more than 20 trains and 13 complete locomotives at Jiutai Tumenling Station, Jilin Jiangmifeng Station, and Huangqitun Station. ”

Ma Chunsheng's department seized more than 10 complete passenger and freight trains at Jiutai Station, Xinglongshan Station and Longjiabao Station in Xinjing, and 37 locomotives at Jiutai Station and Xinglongshan Station. In particular, Xinjing's Xinglongshan Station is Xinjing's dispatching station and main freight station, where a large number of high-horsepower steam locomotives that have been repaired are stored. ”

"After seizing Xinglongshan Station, these locomotives fell into our hands. These locomotives and passenger and freight trains are basically intact. It's just a lack of coal and stuck at these stations. Even if some of them are damaged, we can use the railway overhaul plant there to repair them after they are towed back to Harbin. ”

"Especially those locomotives, they are all high-horsepower steam locomotives made of Manchurian Railway. The locomotives we seized in Jiamusi, Harbin, Qiqihar and Mudanjiang are all a series of products. In terms of parts replenishment and use, it has an advantage over the six American-made high-horsepower steam locomotives. Although the power is slightly worse, the performance is not much different. ”

"Since so many trains and locomotives have been seized this time, I think those six American-made steam locomotives can be handed over to the Soviets to save the trucks that are vital to us. One, now we do seem to have plenty of trucks. But these trucks play a very important role in the next step of the operation. I'm building yì, or don't use it for exchange as well. ”

"This batch of materials, in addition to military raw materials, is very important to us, that is, gasoline and aviation accessories, as well as a large amount of cotton prepared for the winter clothing of the whole army this winter, as well as the two C46 transport planes. In addition to these, I think the rest can be handed over to the Soviets for the time being. But we can't give them these supplies for nothing, we still have to exchange some things back. ”

"No. 1, although we have tried our best to get a large number of university professors and scientific research personnel from the customs, our aviation and armored troops, and even artillery maintenance personnel are extremely lacking, especially the most basic engineering and technical personnel. We can't let the university professors we have worked so hard to help us repair our battle-damaged tanks and planes. ”

"I think since the Soviets want to dig something out of us, why don't we exchange this batch of supplies with them for German prisoners of war? These German prisoners of war were nothing more than coolies in their place. Keeping them, for the Soviets, also cost a lot of food and need to be guarded. And leaving it to us can alleviate our urgent needs. ”