Yang Zhen's estimate was not wrong, and the reason why the Soviet army wanted to hold Yang Zhen's seemingly extremely powerful intelligence network in his hands was that five days ago, the most successful and largest spy network in Japan that its intelligence agency had painstakingly set up, was cracked by the Japanese side. All of its key personnel were arrested, and not even a single one escaped the net.

Without this most important source of intelligence against Japan, the entire intelligence work of the Soviet army against Japan has been paralyzed. Under the grim situation of the continuous expansion of the Kwantung Army and the ignition of war in Europe, the intelligence work against Japan became blind, which made the Soviet General Staff anxious.

Under such circumstances that the losses could not be made up for for a long time, Yang Zhen, the intelligence network that had provided them with important information, naturally became the preferred target of the Soviet General Staff who rushed to seek medical treatment and were eager to resume intelligence work against Japan. Among them, General Abanashenk, who was mainly responsible for the direction of the war against Japan, was the most active.

Yang Zhen, who had figured it out, was not in a hurry this time: "Comrade Abanashenk, my opinion is that we can establish a platform for sharing intelligence with you, but we cannot hand over the intelligence network to you, this is the bottom line that we will never waver." That's all that has been said, and it's up to you to decide what to do. ”

"Since we can't talk about it, there's no point in me staying here. Please please prepare a plane for me, I'm going home. As for the agreement we reached before, if you are not willing to fulfill it, then I have no choice, right? ”

"But those technical materials, I still say the same thing, you don't want to get a word in the future. And those, if you want to take it back, you can take it back. I didn't take those old goods, and I also saved the precious lives of our soldiers. Comrade Abanashenk, please remember that we may be called Hanako in your eyes, but even if we are called Hanako, we will not hand over his dog-beating stick. ”

Yang Zhen's single-minded attitude made Abanashenk's brows furrow tightly, and he stared at Yang Zhen for a long time before he said, "Comrade Yang Zhen, we can discuss this matter again." In this way, I will communicate with Moscow again and see if I can find a solution that is more beneficial to you and me. With that, he turned his head and glanced at Kovalev, signaling him to keep Yang Zhen.

This small move of Abanashenk, Yang Zhen did not miss it. But he was happy to pretend that he didn't see anything, just smiled, picked up his coat, and left the underground conference room after Kovalev.

After getting into the car that sent Yang Zhen back to the villa, he drove the driver down, and Kovalev, who was driving himself, shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Comrade Yang Zhen, I don't understand why you want to refuse." You must know that your intelligence network is in our hands, and with our resources and strength, we can only make them stronger. ”

"If this intelligence network grows, it will be more beneficial to both you and us. And we will provide you with all the information you need. Isn't it better than relying on limited conditions to go it alone? If you're not so stubborn, now you can get your hands on three hundred American-made fighters of the latest type. ”

Yang Zhen, who was sitting in the back seat, shook his head when he heard this: "Since Comrade Kovalev is proficient in Chinese, then there is a fable in China that you should always know." The cat taught the tiger how to do it, but the tiger wanted to bite him. If it weren't for the fact that the cat retained the ability to climb trees and did not teach the tiger, it would have been the cat that would have died. And we're not going to be stupid cats. This is the bottom line, and it is also a matter of principle. ”

After that, Yang Zhen closed his eyes and didn't speak until he arrived at the villa, before Yang Zhen got out of the car, he said to Kovalev: "Prepare a plane for me, I want to return to Luobei." Since the key issues can't be discussed, there's nothing to be done to stay here, is there? Also, please arrange for our people in Jiangbei to return to China as much as possible. ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen proposed to leave, and to withdraw all the personnel sent out to learn air service and armored troops, Kovalev looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't stay long, and hurriedly drove away after a haha.

Yang Zhen returned to the villa, soaked in the bathtub, closed his eyes, and quickly went through all the things of today in his heart. The decision of the Americans to propose that the P-39 fighter could be sold came as a surprise to Yang Zhen. In Yang Zhen's view, it is estimated that the Americans want to slaughter Jiangbei ruthlessly, but they don't want this batch of planes to actually be ordered by themselves.

Yang Zhen knew very well about the performance of this kind of fighter that was evaluated very low by the whole world in World War II, except for Jiangbei, and even the poor Nationalist Government Air Force, which could only rely on handouts, did not like it.

Although this kind of fighter has not been equipped for two years, the US military has begun to phase out is not that some of the performance is too backward. The main criticism is that the performance at high altitude is too poor, and the design is obviously a little ahead of its time.

In fact, the combat performance of this fighter at medium and low altitudes is quite excellent, especially the 37-millimeter cannon it is equipped with, and if it is hit by a shot, I am afraid that any fighter will not be able to withstand it. The main rejection by the US and British air forces is the pilots who are accustomed to the rear three-point landing gear, but not the front three-point landing gear.

In addition, the car door cockpit door makes it easy for the pilot to be cut in half by the horizontal tail when parachuting. The success rate of parachuting is not high, which makes the US and British air forces, which cherish the lives of pilots very uncomfortable. But its powerful firepower, nearly seemingly perfect protection and perfect communication system are already the best in this era.

Poor performance at high altitudes? In Yang Zhen's eyes, this is not too much of a problem. As far as he knew, as long as there were no turbochargers installed in the aircraft, the high-altitude performance was extremely inferior. Even if it is about to be put into actual combat this year, the Zero fighter, which will make the United States and Britain talk about it in the next two years, and the current Nazi main fighter, the famous ME-109 fighter, have not very good high-altitude performance.

And the high-altitude performance of the P40 fighter that he expected was no better than that of this flying snake fighter. Even in order to improve high-altitude defense, the Soviets specially developed the MiG-3 fighter for high-altitude operations. Most air battles are still dominated by medium and low altitudes.

If the United States resolutely refuses to sell P-40 fighters, the P-39 is also a good choice. Moreover, at present, the aircraft factories in the United States are making every effort to fulfill the orders of Britain and France, and even if they are willing to sell P-40 fighters, I am afraid that it will be the turn of the Soviet Union, and I do not know when this batch of orders will be scheduled. Although these P-39 fighters are second-hand goods of the US military, the most important thing is that they can be put in stock.

It's just that if the other side doesn't spit out now, this matter is not easy to do. One is the matter of money, more than 10 million US dollars, which I can't take out anyway. If you want to get this batch of equipment, you have to rely on loans from the Soviet Union. Moreover, the Americans will not do business with themselves, and can only pass through the guò Jiangbei re-export. If you can't reach an agreement, you really can't get these things in your hands.

However, this intelligence system that he has painstakingly built up cannot be surrendered under any circumstances, and this is a necessity and must not be compromised. If I do this, I will have wasted all my hard work. It's just how to make Jiangbei spit out? But it's hard to do.

Yang Zhen pondered for a long time, until the water in the bathtub became cold, and he didn't come up with a solution. Yang Zhen, who simply dried his body and sat on the sofa after walking out of the bathroom and pondered for a long time without being able to make up his mind, had no choice but to sigh: "The taste of being controlled by others is really uncomfortable." ”

The constraints of the negotiations, coupled with the fact that he was not interested in these so-called Russian dishes, made Yang Zhen lose interest in eating. I ate something hastily and went back to my bedroom to read. Yang Zhen's interest was low, so that the two staff officers and Xiaohuzi didn't know why.

Yang Zhen seemed to read the book very carefully, but in fact, he didn't read a word. In his head, he was still thinking about how to get his hands on those fighters. As soon as he closed his eyes, Yang Zhen always thought of the soldiers who died on the battlefield under the power of the Japanese plane. Air superiority is very tempting to Yang Zhen. And this advantage, relying on those old Polish fighters, could not be obtained.

Yang Zhen stood up, walked to the window and looked at the snow white outside, facing the shape in front of him, he was almost helpless, and sighed in his heart: "Is it really reluctant that the child can't trap the wolf, and the wife can't trap the hooligan?" ”

sighed and sighed, Yang Zhen, who couldn't think of a way, simply came up with a procrastination trick. Anyway, his pilots have not yet completed their training, and even if they take over this batch of aircraft now, they will not need it. On the contrary, it was Jiangbei who gouged out their eyes with his own hands and made them blind, to see who was most anxious.

Yang Zhen, who made up his mind to procrastinate, didn't know that when he was melancholy, he didn't know that the central government in northern Shaanxi was also paying attention to his progress in Jiangbei at all times. As early as when Li Yanping arrived in Yan'an, he made a detailed report to the central government on the purpose of Yang Zhen's trip.

On the fourth day of Yang Zhen's arrival in Jiangbei, the fleet led by Li Yanping arrived at the destination of the trip after a long-distance flight and several refueling. When the planes arrived over Yan'an Airport one after another, the head of the Central Military Commission who came to greet them was also taken aback.

Especially after the first plane landed, as soon as it stopped, the people who came down from the plane turned a blind eye to the crowd standing on the edge of the runway to welcome them, but quickly set up a radio station, turned on the intercom, called the plane that was still hovering in the sky, and directed the subsequent planes to land.

The remaining twenty or so people were dressed in a kind of colorful floral clothes, and even the steel helmets on their heads were tightly wrapped in the same floral cloth, and they wore pullover hats on their faces, and only a pair of eyes were in their hands, and in addition to making the same strange tactical movements, except that no one was allowed to approach the runway.

It also erected a chain of bullets to feed ammunition, and the gun itself was equipped with a bipod, but at the same time a tripod was used, and the appearance was very strange, and the machine gun had never been seen before, and two improvised anti-aircraft positions were quickly built on the edge of the airfield.

The leaders of the Military Commission who came to greet him were all veterans who had fought for many years, and it was clear at a glance that although the movements of these people seemed simple, they formed a trend of alternate cover. The muzzle of the machine gun with a curved magazine at the bottom of his hand drooped, but his fingers were on the trigger.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, who had just returned from the front line, stopped his subordinates from going forward to question him, and looked at these people in front of him with interest. Battle-hardened, he was not only curious about the tactical movements of these people, but also more interested in the weapons in their hands.

Not to mention the pistol tied to his leg, it was the first time that he, a veteran of the army for many years, had seen a pistol holster tied to his thigh. It was the first time he had seen a weapon that was smaller than a light machine gun and much larger than a portable machine gun. In particular, he was even more interested in the harness on the gun body that could be adjusted to allow the gun to be released as quickly as possible.

After Li Yanping landed on the third plane, he was taken aback when he saw the reconnaissance platoon that had been transferred to the escort mission make this tactical move, and he was taken aback when he saw a large group of people waiting for the plane to land on the side of the runway, and hurriedly asked Huang Dali to remove all their firepower except for the air defense alert firepower.

After issuing the order to remove the guard, he hurriedly walked to Li Yanping, who was waiting in the crowd, and met with the head of the Central Military Commission under the introduction of the cadres who accompanied him who had been transferred from the Guannai. While paying attention to the several transport planes that were still hovering in the sky and had not landed. He was relieved only after all the planes had landed.

After a brief greeting with the head of the Central Military Commission, seeing that the head of the Central Military Commission who came to greet him only brought a few guards, Li Yanping said to the deputy commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army with some embarrassment: "Chief, we have brought a lot of materials for the central government this time, do you want to call some more people?" ”

The telegram from the northeast said that it would send planes, but did not specify how many. Seeing nine transport planes falling one after another from the sky, the deputy commander-in-chief was also taken aback. No one thought that Yang Zhen would send all the transport planes in his hands in one go.

When he learned the amount of materials that Li Yanping had brought over, the deputy commander-in-chief, who was stunned, hurriedly sent someone to the Central Guard Regiment to transfer an infantry battalion. In order to transport these supplies, even a cavalry battalion of the remaining troops was brought in to free up horses to transport the supplies.

There were 1,500 Czech rifles alone, 200 brand-new fast and slow machines, 500 Thomson hand-held machine guns from the original American manufacturer, and 100 Belgian machine guns. There were also 1,000 Czech light machine guns of the latest type, 300 heavy machine guns, which the Nationalist Government had painstakingly not purchased. There were even eight 90-mm Japanese-made mortars.

Not counting rifles, the number of light and heavy machine guns alone is enough to form three integrated divisions even according to the standards of the most well-equipped German troops of the Central Army of the Nationalist Government. There are also huge amounts of 79 bullets, radios, Western medicines, oceans, gold, and other valuable materials. Especially at present, Yan'an can be described as a huge amount of penicillin, a precious antibiotic. It is enough for two years of use in Yan'an hospitals.

There were nine transport planes, except for one Baifang transport plane, which was transporting escort personnel, and the remaining eight were all crammed to the brim. Looking at the unloaded piles of equipment and ammunition on the edge of the airport, the unhappiness of several military commission chiefs who had been stopped before had long since disappeared. They all looked at this batch of equipment with red eyes.

Several leaders of the main force who came to Yan'an for a meeting and were pulled by the deputy commander-in-chief were already thinking about how to talk to the central government. It's naturally unrealistic, but as the main force, I can share some of the benefits. Even if only a few machine guns are given, it is a supplement to the troops who are currently short of guns and ammunition.

It's just that what a few leaders of the main force who were already thinking about in their hearts didn't expect was that after learning the news of the large number of weapons and ammunition that Yang Zhen had transported, they ordered not to move a single gun or bullet. When Li Yanping goes back, let him take them all back. Whoever wants, go and take it from the enemy.