Chapter 587: Returning the favor
Although the Eastern Crusade of the Inner Mongolia Military Region has ended, its influence has not diminished in the slightest, but is still rapidly expanding. The reason is simple: both sides have different opinions on the outcome of the battle, with both sides claiming that their side has won a decisive victory and the other side has suffered a crushing defeat. In addition, there is also a huge gap between the two sides regarding the casualties of the other side and the losses of their own, which makes people feel inconsistent.
So an even more jaw-dropping battle unfolded between the newspaper and the radio, the war of words is a relatively technical battle, Han Yunhua really does not have much experience in this regard, and the high-level intellectuals of the Inner Mongolia Military Region are also very limited, although the evidence is sufficient, but there are some things that are really not suitable for exposure now, so the two sides quarreled fiercely in the newspaper.
Where there is controversy, there is concern, and where there is concern, the impact will not decline. On the second day after the end of the Eastern Expedition, Han Yunhua received a telegram from the Central Committee to congratulate the Inner Mongolia Military Region on taking the initiative to attack and deal a major blow to the Japanese puppet army in the northeast region.
Later, the Nationalist Government, the Soviet Union, the United States, and several other anti-fascist alliance forces also sent congratulatory telegrams one after another, congratulating ** on once again achieving an unprecedented victory in the northern battlefield. Because of the presence of Colonel Mesler and Colonel Paul, both the United States and the Soviet Union were very clear about the achievements of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, so the United States and the Soviet Union did not make any other expression about Japan's boasting at this time, except that they were very helpless and scoundrels.
Compared with the U.S. government, Stalin obviously trusted Han Yunhua more and attached more importance to this battle. After the war, he ordered General Bayanruf to ask Han Yunhua directly for instructions, hoping that Han Yunhua could give guidance on the situation in the European theater.
Stalin's character is extremely strong, in the era of his rule, there was only one voice on the land of the Soviet Union, and any doubts and objections were annihilated in the purge again and again, like a big wave of sand, and Stalin himself was responsible for all the battles on the entire Soviet-German battlefield, and Stalin himself knew whether it was good or not. At the end of the Battle of Stalingrad two months ago, Stalin did not adopt all of the suggestions put forward by Han Yunhua, but selectively adopted a few, and as for the warning put forward by Han Yunhua, Stalin did not take it too seriously, so he continued to march in the direction of Kharkov.
The results of the battle have already come out, and the Battle of Kharkov The Soviet Union was once again defeated, and the losses were much heavier than in history, which directly led to the fact that a small battle in history was directly crowned with the level of a campaign. In this battle, the Soviet Union directly lost four and a half armies, and 250,000 troops were annihilated by the German army, which was the first large-scale loss suffered by the Soviet Union after the Battle of Stalingrad.
On the other hand, the other armies were progressing smoothly, making great breakthroughs in a very short period of time, and Stalin immediately regretted not listening to the warnings of the Chinese comrades. At this time, it happened that the Inner Mongolia Military Region had once again inflicted heavy losses on the invincible Japanese in the Far East, and Stalin hurriedly ordered someone to find out the original text of the telegram sent by Han Yunhua at that time, this time it was much more carefully read than the last time, and this time Stalin also invited General Zhukov, the commander-in-chief of the defense of Stalingrad, to Moscow, and the two of them discussed for a full five hours, and finally realized the true value of this telegram.
In the eyes of Stalin and Zhukov, the young Chinese comrade whom he had never met was an unscrupulous strategic wizard, and all the dynamics on the Soviet battlefield did not deviate from his expectations, as if the battle was what he commanded. The fighting in the Kharkov region was a foregone conclusion, and the Soviet authorities did not send a telegram to Han Yunhua for the sake of Stalin's personal prestige, but Stalin and Zhukov realized that the next battle must listen to the opinion of the little Chinese comrade, especially the fighting in Kursk and the Caucasus, which the little Chinese comrade specifically mentioned in the telegram. …,
Han Yunhua spoke highly of Comrade Stalin's shameless questioning and not seeking much understanding, and at the same time, Han Yunhua, a young Chinese comrade, was not stingy with his own saliva, and after a night of deep talks with General Bayanruf, a campaign plan drawn up by Han Yunhua was freshly released. Although Han Yunhua could not name many Soviet troops and did not know their specific combat effectiveness, Han Yunhua replaced his requirements and the number of troops he needed in equal amounts, and with Bayanruf on the side, this battle plan was very complete, and his strategic concept was extended to the capture of Berlin.
The telegram was soon sent to Moscow, and the telegram sent by Han Yunhua this time was classified as top secret, and except for a few generals and marshals who were qualified to know a little details, no one else heard any news.
After discussing with several senior officers, the entire Soviet high-level was silent, although the military plan specified by this Chinese comrade was only a strategic idea except for the Kursk offensive and defensive battle and the Caucasus campaign, which was a complete battle plan, but the value of this telegram was immeasurable, and the Soviet high-level discussed in many directions, if the Kursk battle was really as conceived by the Chinese comrade, then this telegram was equivalent to pointing out the direction of the Soviet victory, In particular, it also involves the opening of the second battlefield in Europe and how to open it up, so it is surprising that such a complete and detailed strategic plan is involved. And what surprised Stalin and others the most was that this 33-page battle plan was actually made by a Chinese comrade in one night, a miracle, apart from this word, Stalin and others could not think of what kind of language could be used to describe it.
Of course, the peach needs to be repaid, there is no free lunch in the world, Stalin knew how much advantage he had taken advantage of, so he sent a telegram back to Han Yunhua the day after receiving the telegram, and the most important thing in addition to gratitude was to ask Han Yunhua what else he needed. Who kind of person Stalin is, that is a predator-level politician, how can the little ninety-nine people that Han Yunhua beat in his heart not know, but compared to the weapons and equipment they sent out, which in the eyes of Comrade Stalin were no different from broken copper and iron, what they got was something more precious.
Moreover, long before the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, this young comrade had reminded them to go all out to win over the United States, a country where isolationism was rampant at that time, and finally make the Lend-Lease Act of the United States applicable to the Soviet Union. So far, the Soviet Union has received a large amount of military aid from the United States, including 875 aircraft, 3,056 tanks, 31,503 jeeps, 175883 trucks, 25,170 motorcycles, 4,071 tractors, 4,218 artillery pieces, 81,633 machine guns, 185735 tons of explosives, 1,670,000 tons of oil, and hundreds of large and small warships and torpedo boats. So while thanking the Americans, Stalin also had to thank Han Yunhua, the Chinese comrade, from the bottom of his heart.
It was a win-win cooperation, and with Han Yunhua's guidance, the Soviet Union could not only find a shortcut to victory, but also lose fewer people and more advanced equipment, which was enough for Stalin to pay a modest price. With this powerful ally, at least the Japanese threat to the Far East has been reduced to a negligible degree, and even Stalin believes that with the strategic vision and command level of the Chinese comrade, as long as he gives an order, maybe China and the Soviet Union can solve the Japanese Kwantung Army in the shortest possible time.
It was not the first time that Stalin had this idea of joining forces with Han Yunhua to attack the Kwantung Army, he was a little worried about the strength of Han Yunhua's department before, but now it has been proved that Han Yunhua's department is far more powerful than they imagined. Even without the Soviet Union, they would have been able to achieve a great victory in an all-out battle. In this reply, Stalin for the first time implicitly proposed to join forces in the northeast. …,
Stalin's thoughts Han Yunhua is understandable, how can he let others snore next to the couch, it feels uncomfortable to be on his back, two tigers and a wolf, whether it is Germany or the Soviet Union, they are real tigers, and little Japan is a wild wolf that does not hesitate. Originally, neither the Soviet Union nor Germany took the Japanese wild wolf hungry wolf seriously, after all, a small thing that can be killed with one paw is not a threat. But now that the two tigers are fighting, the hungry wolf, which was not looked down upon before, has become the last straw that breaks the camel's back, and what makes the Soviets depressed is that the hungry wolf of Japan has fallen to the German tiger a long time ago. If it weren't for the fact that the great Soviet Union really beat the little devils too badly in the Battle of Nomenkan back then, otherwise the Soviet Union would probably have fallen into a dangerous situation of fighting on two fronts.
In the past, I didn't dare to provoke the Japanese because of the two-front war, but now it's different, China, which was surrounded by many tigers and wolves, has unknowingly grown into a wild wolf, and this wild wolf is a real steppe wolf, and it already has the strength to confront the Japanese, as long as the Soviet Union is willing to invest at this time, then the Far East crisis that has plagued the Soviet Union for three years can be easily resolved.
Stalin did just that, and it worked surprisingly well. Now the Japanese don't want to provoke the Soviet Union, and they can't dodge it. This can be seen from the fact that the Japanese army is constantly retreating from the disputed areas at the junction of the Soviet-Japanese occupation zone in the Far East, and the Japanese are afraid.
Han Yunhua was also very moved by Stalin's intention, but Han Yunhua finally refused, because the timing was not right, maybe the Soviet Union and the ** joint attack would soon be able to sweep the Kwantung Army, but in this way, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party would definitely have to make trouble, because at that time, ** had become the biggest threat to the one-party dictatorship of the Kuomintang, which was not good for the entire Chinese nation. In addition, if Stalin and the Inner Mongolia Military Region cooperated to defeat the Kwantung Army, it was likely to force the Japanese and the Americans to negotiate peace.
After thinking about it in many ways, Han Yunhua believes that now is not the time to join forces to send troops to the Northeast. Therefore, Han Yunhua told Stalin very clearly that he intended to send troops to the Northeast with the Soviet Far Eastern Military District, but not now. In addition, the Inner Mongolia Military Region is now short of fuel and aerial bombs, which China cannot produce, so Han Yunhua hopes that the Soviet Union can give some support.
Besides, now Han Yunhua really has no other way than to ask the Soviet Union for help, although the Nationalist Government promised well, and there is also a guarantee from the Americans. But Han Yunhua knew that the Nationalist Government was unreliable, not to mention Lao Jiang's credibility, could a commander Han Yunhua who could make a direct call to the forward artillery position and transfer an artillery battalion across several levels of command dare to count on it? In addition, and most importantly, China does not produce oil, otherwise the Japanese would not have gone to war with the Americans for rubber and oil, and China cannot produce high-weight aerial bombs, everything that the Chinese Air Force needs needs needs to be imported from abroad.
If it was still high in the past, the Yunnan-Burma Highway was opened in its entirety, and a large amount of materials were transported back to China through this lifeline. But now that Japan is occupying Burma, although history has changed, although the Chinese Expeditionary Force has not been able to stop the Japanese from occupying Burma, it has not collapsed as it has done historically, and the Yunnan-Burma Highway has not been forced to close as it has been in history. However, the important port of Yangon was lost, and a large amount of supplies became trophies of the Japanese. China no longer has a land line of communication to import supplies from abroad. At present, all the materials needed by the aviation forces, including the Nationalist Government, are transported to the country through the Hump Route over the Himalayas, and such a volume may not even be satisfied by the Nationalist Government itself, even if he has the heart to help, he does not have the strength. Therefore, the Nationalist Government could only make a supplementary replacement, and the majority had to rely on the Soviets or Americans. …,
Han Yunhua's request Stalin had actually guessed that Han Yunhua had asked for a confidential person before, and if he didn't want ammunition and fuel, then he would have a ghost. After all, the Soviet Union itself has oil fields and refineries in Siberia and many other places, and the United States is also vigorously supporting the Soviet Union, and gasoline and diesel are being sent to the Soviet Union one by one, so supporting Han Yunhua will not have much influence on the Soviet Union at all.
However, the Soviet Union is very lacking in such things as aerial bombs, mainly because the Americans did not support the Soviet Union's ammunition, so the Soviet Union itself is now overstretched. In the end, Stalin came up with a way for the Soviet Union to transport oil directly to the Republic of Mongolia via the Trans-Siberian Railway, and then directly from the Republic of Mongolia to China via the Second Company. As for the ammunition that Han Yunhua needed, the Soviet Union could not provide it, but it could provide equipment for the production of aerial bombs and few technicians, and the rest was produced by the Chinese themselves.
Stalin's difficulties Han Yunhua also understands, after all, Germany is the real overlord, but it is not comparable to Japan, the king of the eight kings, the Soviet Union can support China at this time, it is already commendable, and the Soviet Air Force has suffered great losses in the process of fighting the Luftwaffe, so it is understandable that Stalin did not provide aerial bombs for the Inner Mongolia Military Region.
However, Han Yunhua is still a little lacking in the Inner Mongolia Military Region's own production of aerial bombs, why do you say this, because the Inner Mongolia Military Region cannot produce special steel for making blockbuster aerial bombs. Although the Inner Mongolia Military Region has obtained the world's most advanced smokeless gunpowder technology, and it has been put into production, the output is not high, so the innate conditions for the production of aerial bombs are not available.
Han Yunhua and Tan Zhenlin and others conducted a thorough investigation on this issue, but the result was beyond the expectations of Han Yunhua and others, and Dr. Li Yongbin, the top person in charge of Baotou Arsenal, clearly told Han Yunhua. As long as there is equipment, it is possible to produce aerial bombs, but the production is certainly not large, and the quality is not high.
After this consultation, Han Yunhua was overjoyed, on the one hand, he asked Stalin to help the Inner Mongolia Military Region expand steel production and introduce more advanced steel production technology, and on the other hand, he hoped that the Soviet Union could support the Inner Mongolia Military Region for an additional ammunition production line.
The Soviet Union responded very quickly, and Comrade Stalin personally instructed that a transportation line to China's northern part of the country should be opened immediately, and it was up to Han Yunhua himself to see how to transport the oil and supplies of the Second Company back to Sui.
In the past few days of contact with the Soviet Union, there has also been good news from the United States, the Zero fighter has been successfully transported back to the United States, and after verification, the American aircraft designers have found the technical weaknesses of the Zero fighter, and have formulated a production plan for the new fighter, and the prototype will be produced in a few days.
In addition, after Colonel Mesler transmitted back to the United States the information that the Soviet special combat unit was trained in the Inner Mongolia Military Region, the US Army attached great importance to it, and the arrogant Americans of the Soviet Union were well aware of it. But I never thought that the arrogant Soviets would study like weak Chinese, there must be some secrets in this, and according to Colonel Mesler, there were thousands of Soviets trained, and it seemed that they were about to graduate.
There is no doubt about the CIA's intelligence-gathering capabilities, and with Han Yunhua's deliberate "help," the Americans finally learned the tip of the iceberg of the special operations unit of the Inner Mongolia Military Region. After being amazed by the strength of the special forces of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, President Roosevelt asked the Nationalist Government to ask for help from **, hoping that the Inner Mongolia Military Region could send a teaching team to India to train special forces for the Allied forces.
In addition, the Nationalist Government also took this opportunity to make a request to **, hoping to invite the special forces of the Inner Mongolia Military Region to serve as special instructors in the Kuomintang troops and teach special operations.
In response to the request made by the U.S. government and the Nationalist government, the central government gave full consideration to it and decided to help the allies train special forces, but in order to respect Han Yunhua, an expert in the invention of Chinese-style special warfare, the chairman sent a telegram to ask Han Yunhua what he meant.