[170] The storm is coming

In the Pentagon, the U.S. Department of Defense*, a luxurious office building built with copper water and connected to make the five buildings united, a middle-aged man with a roof is looking at the papers on the desk in a spacious office of more than 70 square meters.

This office suite is luxurious, with bedrooms, bathrooms, and living rooms. In the main office, leather sofas surround the walls, and on the walls hang Shijie maps and paintings by American painter John Sargent, this idyllic oil painting looks fresh and rustic, and does not match the cream-white gilded baroque relief wallpaper, not to mention how to set off the crimson painted beech wainscoting and luxurious cream-white marble floors.

The Air Force Major sitting in front of him was undoubtedly waiting for the dear Minister to give his approval on the paper. He looked young and proud, and was now looking boredly at the golden eagle on the minister's table standing on a crystal pedestal, a work of art that was said to have been brought from Berlin.

The middle-aged man was Louis Johnson, the second U.S. Secretary of Defense*, who adorned the office with his family's collection. After reading the report with a frown, he said: "The Chinese have jet fighters, which is really bad. The Soviets moved so fast. ”

Hearing this, the young major immediately drew his attention from the Golden Eagle and replied, "Yes, Your Excellency, this is terrible, these jets have caused Chiang's Mustang fighters to heavy losses. Chiang was impatient now, and he hoped that we would pay more attention to the Kuomintang troops fighting on the front line of the anti-supply campaign. He asked us to supply him with 25 P-80 Meteor jet fighters. ”

Louis Johnson loosened his eyebrows and said expressionlessly: "This request can be met, but don't expect the United States to pay for him, after all, Mr. President has been asking the Department of Defense * to cut the budget, and Taiwan is a bottomless pit." Let Chiang be prepared to pay for it himself, I think then the Congress will approve it, after all, the Communist Party is our common enemy of freedom. But tell him that it's expensive, very expensive.

"I have informed Lockheed that they are willing to give 10% of the contract amount to the Ministry of Defense * in return," the young major said. ”

Louis Johnson nodded, and asked curiously, "What is the price they offer Jiang?" ”

The young major laughed: "$250,000." ”

Louis Johnson blurted out in surprise: "This group of dogs * mothers, the purchase price of the Ministry of Defense * is 90,000 US dollars, this is really a good deal." But they only paid 10% in return. ”

The young major replied: "Lockheed says that the $8 million contract includes pilot training and ground maintenance equipment." Therefore they do not earn much. ”

Louis Johnson waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, don't fool me with the words of this insatiable group of coyotes, I know this ratio is the rule." But you have to tell Lockheed that all weapons and equipment must be inspected by the Ministry of Defense *, and that the jishu is to be kept strictly confidential. ”

"Yes, Minister." The young man stood up, slammed his heels, stood in a salute and left Johnson's office.

Johnson picked up the phone and said, "Pick me up for the CIA ......"

For Louis Johnson, it was not surprising that the CCP had jets, and according to the information he received, the Soviet jet fighter had been developed and improved to the third model, and there was no doubt that the Chinese as allies would get the initial model of the Soviet jet.

The most difficult and troublesome problem for Johnson at the moment is that West Germany Adenauer proposed that West Germany join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in an independent form, instead of accepting the joint military leadership of NATO as a European coalition as conceived by France, that is, the Germans do not want to be taken away by France the command of their own army.

Adenauer even proposed a motorized police force to fight its terrifying neighbor to the east. This was strongly opposed by France, which believed that Germany should no longer have an army, at least not an army with independent command. At present, the ridicule continues, and the United States, as the leading country of NATO, is maneuvering around it, which is very nerve-wracking.

Johnson is not interested in Asia's Chang Kaishen, who is a dead fish, Johnson often says that. However, as long as the dead fish can lie there safely, it can play a role in disgusting and curbing Red China, which is the greatest value of dead fish.

Johnson asked the CIA which jet fighter the Soviet Union had supplied to China. Johnson often read Sun Tzu's Art of War, and he saw the saying that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is one victory in a hundred battles. He thought it made sense, and even wrote it down in his diary with a pen.

Much to Johnson's displeasure, the CIA did not receive information from the Soviet side on the export of jets to China, not at all, much to Johnson's displeasure.

"It seems that I have to wait for Chiang's news, and the camera gun on the fighter will tell me the answer. But it's stupid that this bunch of waste is wiped out every time. Johnson shook his head irritably, and continued to read another budget request report for the construction of a new aircraft carrier, the USS America.

On August 29 last year, the first atomic bomb was successfully exploded, and the Soviet Union finally had the ultimate weapon to counter the United States, according to Jihua of the Supreme Council for State Construction, at the latest in 1954, the Soviet secret project in Obominsk would allow the Soviet Union to have the first nuclear power plant on Shijie.

In the five years after the war, the Soviet Union's economy and military development were at a high speed, social welfare and various infrastructure construction flourished, and the military procurement of various socialist allies from the Soviet Union also made the Soviet Union a lot of money, throwing off a lot of backward equipment.

Although Stalin hoped that China would buy more arms, this young man from the East only signed a large order for the purchase of the Ry-2 transport plane, and was not interested in other arms from the Soviet Union, which puzzled Stalin.

Now this document in Stalin's hands finally solved the doubts in his mind.

"The new warships of the Chinese? Appeared at the port of Tianjin and the Qingdao naval base? The Chinese Army began to reload in large quantities, and a new type of semi-automatic rifle and automatic rifle is being installed in large quantities? A large number of light and heavy artillery, including various anti-aircraft guns, are also arriving in the troops? ”

Having received this secret report from the State Security Committee of the USSR, Stalin had no doubts about the accuracy of the report, that there were many people friendly to the Soviet Union in China, that Soviet troops had not yet been completely withdrawn from Northeast China, and that a secret list of intelligence sources was attached to the report. The fact that so many people were able to confirm this information shows that the authenticity of this intelligence, which originated from the Pacific Fleet command led by General Kuznetsov, cannot be doubted.

Stalin asked Mikoyan: "Should we ask China to explain the origin of their arms?" ”

Mikoyan thought for a moment and said: "This is no problem, we are already allies who have signed a treaty of friendship and alliance, and we should establish political mutual trust, and I think the Chinese comrades should give us a reasonable explanation." ”

Stalin said: "Then ask them, if their arms channels come from the West, we should be wary." ”

Marshal Voroshilov, who took part in this small-scale discussion at the highest level, suggested: "In any case, the fact that the Chinese comrades were able to obtain these obviously very advanced warships and land weapons is also a useful source of information for us. The current Cold War and embargo imposed by Western countries on the socialist camp have made us unfamiliar with the latest weapons development in Western countries, and we should ask our Chinese comrades to provide their import channels to the Soviet Union, so that both sides can share them. Moreover, the Soviet Union should be allowed to send military experts to take a look at these weapons, which I think is good for improving our military jishu and expanding the sources of military intelligence. ”

As soon as Stalin listened to Marshal Voroshilov's speech, he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's it, that's what it is." Mikoyan, you immediately go and contact the comrades in China. In any case, the Soviets had to get information about these weapons, and it would be better if they could send samples of the weapons to the Soviets, and of course, we would be willing to offer reciprocal or even more favorable terms. You have to tell the Chinese comrades that they are not at all equipped to create advanced weapons at the moment, but the USSR could. If the Soviets find these weapons advanced enough and valuable for research, then we can cooperate in production, and we can share jishu with them. ”

Mikoyan nodded: "Your generosity will surely impress the Chinese comrades, and I am sure that they will give me a satisfactory answer." ”

Comrade Ho Chi Minh returned to China from the Soviet Union together with Comrade Shaoqi. Unlike the situation in China, China signed a Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance with the Soviet Union, but nothing was gained from Ho Chi Minh's visit to the Soviet Union.

Stalin was reluctant to meet Ho Chi Minh, and did not even attend the dinner to welcome Ho Chi Minh, and Ho Chi Minh's request for a signed photo of Stalin was actually rejected.

However, as the saying goes, a good woman is afraid of pestering her, Stalin finally agreed to meet with Ho Chi Minh, but he rejected Ho Chi Minh's request to assist Vietnam in person, and Stalin told Ho Chi Minh that it would be more appropriate to leave the matter of aiding Vietnam to the Chinese comrades.

In this way, the Soviet Union completely threw off Ho Chi Minh's burden, not to mention Ho Chi Minh's request to sign a treaty of friendship and alliance between the Soviet Union and Vietnam following China's example, which the Soviet Union did not consider at all.

The reason is very simple, at this time, almost all the territory of Vietnam was in the hands of the French colonial army, and even the Vietnamese side of the Sino-Vietnamese border was completely controlled by the French colonial army.

At this time, no country on Shijie recognized the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and no international organization was willing to establish ties with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Western media commented that the republic led by Ho Chi Minh was just a "ghost" state with non-existent entities. Therefore, the current situation of the "Democratic Republic of Vietnam" established by Vietnam is so bleak and embarrassing, and the whole thing is completely productive: it has no international status at all, it is completely unrecognized, and there is no foreign aid at all.

In this case, the Soviet Union has no hope of supporting the Viet Cong, so is it possible to ask Lao Tzu to airdrop supplies to you? Aren't the French going to completely turn their faces with Lao Tzu?

The Soviet Union then generously issued a blank check, and the Central Committee of the CPSU proposed the establishment of the Central Bureau of the Asian Suppliers Party headed by China. Guide and help the vast number of Asian countries, including Vietnam, in their quest for liberation.

According to the Soviet Union, this task is glorious and sacred, but why don't you do it yourself? Lao Tzu is a big poor ghost, and he wants Lao Tzu to help a group of small poor ghosts, although everyone is indeed an international comrade who sympathizes with each other, but Lao Tzu is not a rich oil-flowing country like Bald Eagle! Lao Tzu can't eat enough, what can he use to help? Even if you are covered in iron, how many pounds of nails can you make? Where is there enough for these countries to chew?

Historically, China has carried forward the spirit of internationalism, brought the spirit of Bethune to the extreme, and turned a ghost into a relatively advanced and powerful entity in the world. The all-round assistance has made the Viet Cong continue to grow, and it has turned the world upside down with the French colonialists and sparks with the US imperialists.

However, China can only help one Vietnam if it tightens its belt, and we know that we can eat a few taels of dry rice, and a drag oil bottle is about to eat Lao Tzu poor, so where can we take care of other Asian countries, so we have more than enough heart and strength for other Asian countries to aspire to socialism, such as Thailand, Burma, Bangladesh, and many other Asian countries. Of course, at that time, no one thought that his brother and comrade, who had worked hard to raise milk, would later turn back!

But now that Xiaoqiang has brought the information, China has to face this possible future change cautiously. Therefore, Comrade Ho Chi Minh received the reply from the Central Committee that Vietnam must write its relations with China into its party program and constitution, and that China's assistance must also be converted into shares in Vietnam's mineral resources in the form of shares, and that a Friendship Minerals Joint Stock Company should be established, with the Chinese side holding 51 percent of the shares, and that the border line and maritime boundaries between China and Vietnam must be clearly determined.

Ho Chi Minh looked at the map given to him by the Chinese comrades and was taken aback, which simply marked several gold and silver mines, iron mines, coal mines, and oil fields that he had never heard of, and as for the map of the maritime frontier, it was even clearer, and God knows where the Chinese comrades had obtained such a detailed map of Vietnam.

To say yes or not to say yes? Yes, of course! Definitely yes!

Ho Chi Minh knew in his heart that if he did not receive any more assistance, the guerrilla warfare of Viet Cong would never be able to continue. Now they are a bad gun, one less gun, one bullet less, one bullet less, trapped in the deep mountains and old forests, almost unsustainable. It must be supported by weapons.

As for the Vietnamese troops, they were completely militia, and they had no tactics of the regular army to speak of except for guerrillas, so they had to send officer corps to be trained in regular military academies by Chinese comrades who were experienced in warfare.

China's conditions were not harsh, the mining company initially included only a few mines, with the later expansion of aid, if the Vietnamese side felt that there was a need, and then used more other mines to take a stake in the mining company, each of the mines in proportion to the conversion of 51% into military aid, the remaining 49% by the Vietnamese side.

The mining company will operate tax-free for 99 years, and the Chinese side will give priority to underwriting all output according to the international market price. All other charges are equivalent to those of other state-owned enterprises in Vietnam, and Vietnam is not allowed to charge tolls on transport routes that are higher than the same mileage in other parts of the country.

The barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, Ho Chi Minh has nothing, and the empty gloves of the white wolf can be exchanged for so much profit and assistance, it is worth it!