The number of support requested by Vice Chairman Zhou is basically the same as the support figure proposed by the chairman to the Soviet Union, except that the air force that requested the Soviet Union to support China has become three air wings, and there is an additional aircraft carrier squadron in the weapons and equipment for China--the reason for this change is that it is very difficult for the Soviet Union to concentrate all its efforts on fighting against Germany. And the United States has a strong industrial base, and the production of 2,000 aircraft, 2,000 tanks, 5,000 trucks and an aircraft carrier battle group is nothing.

Of course, this is what Liu Yimin told the chairman and the boss about them. The chairman and the boss have never been to the United States, and their understanding of the United States is only on written materials, and they feel that Liu Yimin's high requirements are almost ridiculous!

Gao Sidu was dumbfounded when he heard this, but Vice Chairman Zhou's words were not finished: "In order to accelerate the destruction of Japanese fascism, ensure that our army can continue to fight against the Japanese army, and reduce the pressure on the Pacific theater to the greatest extent, our army requires the United States to provide our army with 100 infantry divisions of weapons and ammunition, and 5,000 artillery pieces for our army to fight against the Japanese army in China; At the same time, we ask the United States to send an expert delegation to China to help us build Northeast China. The expert group includes professionals in oil extraction and smelting, iron and steel smelting, automobile manufacturing, ship manufacturing, aircraft manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and other professionals. Also, ask the United States to provide us with drawings and production lines for long-range bombers. Help us produce bombers that can directly bomb the Japanese mainland and the Japanese-occupied areas of Southeast Asia; Provide us with 100 sets of oil drilling equipment. Support us in the construction of a major petroleum smelter. ”

Gao Si was so surprised that his mouth grew into a Type 0, these things are a bit too much for the industrialized United States, except for the equipment of 100 infantry divisions and aircraft carrier battle groups. Other planes, tanks, automobiles, and artillery are really nothing, and as long as Congress approves them, the United States will produce them very quickly. What made Goth strange was that. It seems that the United States is going to build an industrial base and a military industrial base by asking the United States to help the expert group help build Northeast China, and also ask the United States to help produce long-range bombers, provide oil drilling equipment, and build oil refineries.

Vice Chairman Zhou ignored Gao Si's surprise, and continued: "In return for the United States' support for our army, our army agrees that the US Pacific Fleet can temporarily dock at Port Arthur and Dalian during the war and receive supplies; 2. US combat planes stationed in Northeast China to cover our military can use airfields in Northeast China as bases to bomb the Japanese mainland. As long as the US fighters in other places are bombing Japan, they can land at any time at Lushun, Dalian, Jinzhou, Pulandian, Shenyang, Yingkou, Jinzhou, and other airfields in Shandong after completing the bombing mission, and our army is responsible for protecting the safety of US planes after landing. 3. Our army after the destruction of the Kwantung Army. It is possible to quickly send troops to Korea, destroy the Japanese Korean army, and land in Japan. Together with the U.S. Army, completely annihilate the Japanese army. Take control of Japan. Fourth, after the liberation of Northeast China, the Northeast region can engage in free trade with the United States. Mutual benefit. ”

Gao Si frowned and replied, "Dear Zhou, I personally think these requests of yours are very difficult to do. Because the legitimate government of China was the Nationalist Government of Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek, the United States of America could only enter into contracts with the Nationalist Government. We cannot go beyond Mr. Chiang Kai-shek and your party for the above-mentioned intergovernmental cooperation. ”

After the translation was finished, Sister Deng, Dong Lao, and Chief of General Staff Ye all looked at Vice Chairman Zhou and listened to what he had to say.

Gao Si's answer was expected by Vice Chairman Zhou, so I heard him say: "Mr. Gao Si, now that the Japanese army is arrogant, it will soon occupy Burma, and it is very likely to march to India and Australia. Under the current circumstances, the only one that can wipe out the Kwantung Army is the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Democratic Alliance Army led by General Liu Yimin. The Kwantung Army now has a total strength of 850,000 troops, and if you add the Korean Army, the puppet Manchurian Army, the puppet Mongolian Army, and the puppet Korean Army, the Kwantung Army can use far more than 1 million troops. If the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Democratic Alliance Army is defeated by the Kwantung Army, or if we take the initiative to withdraw from the Northeast and return to Shandong, once the US Army counterattacks in the Pacific Theater, the Kwantung Army's forces can be surrendered to the Pacific Theater. I think General MacArthur had already seen the strength of the Japanese army, and if the American army wanted to defeat the Japanese army, it would have to sacrifice more than 500,000 young men. Whether to sacrifice 500,000 American boys or support a batch of equipment and supplies for the Eighth Route Army, I think the US Congress will make the right choice. Once the U.S. military is able to support our army in the operation and wipe out the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army in the northeast and Korea, only the Japanese Southern Army will be left in Southeast Asia, and the pressure on the U.S. military counteroffensive will be much lighter, the sacrifices will be much less, and the course of the war will be greatly accelerated. President Roosevelt would have calculated this account very clearly. To put it bluntly, this is a win-win strategy in which two countries and two armies jointly defeat the Japanese army, the United States will provide equipment, our army will provide troops, and we will also promise to repay the loan in foreign exchange and materials in the future. What reason does the United States have for refusal? Moreover, we don't need to sign any contract with the United States, as long as we can defeat Japan's aid to China, legally speaking, is it completely feasible? ”

Chief of General Staff Ye added: "If our army liberates the northeast, it will completely remove the threat of the Japanese army to the US mainland." ”

Gao Si thought for a moment and said, "Dear Zhou, I will immediately report your request to President Roosevelt. ”

Perhaps fearing that Gao Si would be intimidated by the figures we demanded, Vice Chairman Zhou added: "Negotiations can continue on the other side, but there is one thing that I would like to ask Mr. Ambassador to report to President Roosevelt immediately, that is, it is necessary to quickly dispatch air forces to the northeast to assist our army in fighting for air supremacy in the northeast, and to bomb the Japanese mainland and weaken the war potential of the Japanese army." At the very least, 500 fighters and 500 bombers should be transferred to the northeast. Northeast China is Chinese territory, which belongs to both the Chinese theater and the Pacific theater, and I believe that President Roosevelt has the wisdom to solve such problems. General Liu Yimin told me that if the U.S. military could not help provide reliable air cover, our army would have to consider withdrawing to Guannei after capturing the whole province of Liaoning. I would like to ask Ambassador Goss to convey this to President Roosevelt. ”

These words are a bit threatening, and after Vice Chairman Zhou finished speaking, he felt a little fever in his face, and secretly scolded Liu Yimin in his heart that this kid was so bad, and he could come up with any weird way to do it.

At this time, the Japanese army was at its peak and the United States and Britain were defeated in Southeast Asia, and the Americans urgently needed to find a partner who could contain the Japanese army and not reinforce the Indo-Burmese battlefield! If the Americans are not threatened at this time, then when?

Gao Si said, "Dear Zhou, please forgive me for being rude. I want to ask, do you want so many planes, tanks, cars, and aircraft carrier formations, do you have so many pilots, pilots, and navies? ”

Vice Chairman Zhou replied that many of the cadres and fighters of the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Democratic Alliance Army can drive cars and motorcycles, and there is no problem with the drivers of tanks and cars. As for pilots, the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University has an aviation department, which recruits cadets every year. There is no problem with the navy, the Eighth Route Army has established a naval school, which is mainly taught by American instructors, as long as the enrollment scale is expanded.

Said Gao Si was speechless.

Gao Si left, and Dong Lao said to Vice Chairman Zhou with a melancholy face: "Enlai, will we want too much, don't scare the Americans away!" ”

Vice Chairman Zhou said with a smile: "The United States has a Lend-Lease Act, and we promise to repay the money, and the US arms dealers can also make money from it, stimulate the US economy, and increase taxes. Besides, this is just our request, and the Americans haven't made a bargain yet. As long as we can sit down and talk, what can't we talk about? If you don't give the aircraft carrier, can you give some submarines and destroyers? At the very least, I'll have to give some large troop carriers. You can't give equipment for 100 divisions, but can you give equipment for one division or two divisions? If you really can't do it, can you give 500,000 tons of flour and rice? Anyway, I have only one purpose, Liu Yimin taught me, we want everything that the United States aids, as much as we want, don't want it in vain! ”

Dong Lao was happy, and said with a smile: "This Liu Yimin is really hateful, he has turned all the gentlemen into profiteers!" However, Enlai, I have to tell Runzhi that Chongqing is not a good place for us to negotiate with the Americans, and if we want to talk, we have to talk in Xi'an, Dalian and Shenyang! ”

Vice Chairman Zhou nodded: "Let's wait for the Americans to reply!" ”

Britain is now too busy to support China, and Vice President Zhou has not invited the British ambassador to China. After receiving a telegram from Liu Yimin, who was transferred back from the embassy in China, the British radio began to publicize the news that General Liu Yimin led the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Democratic Alliance Army to occupy Lushun, Dalian, and Shenyang. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill personally sent a telegram to US President Roosevelt, Stalin, and Chiang Kai-shek, saying that Liu Yimin's capture of Shenyang and the killing of the commander and chief of staff of the Kwantung Army were an important turning point in the Asia-Pacific theater, and that it was imperative to do our utmost to support Liu Yimin's troops in their operations. As long as the Kwantung Army was eliminated, Japan would not be far from unconditional surrender.

That night, Chongqing's radio station was vigorously publicizing the news of the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Democratic Alliance's reconquest of Shenyang, and the newspapers were printed outside the number, and the streets were full of newsboys' shouts: "Outside the number, outside the number, General Liu Yimin has created another miracle and successfully landed in the northeast!" "Extra! Extra! General Liu Yimin victoriously captured Lushun, and Port Arthur returned to the embrace of the motherland after 37 years of being leased by the Japanese! "Extra! Extra! The Military Commission set up the Northeast Expedition, and the Nationalist Government added the Far Eastern Province, Vladivostok Special City, and Sakhalin Special Administrative Region! "Extra! Extra! Iron man tenderness, watch the documentary of General Liu Yimin and his beloved wife fighting on the battlefield of resistance against Japan! ”

What is Liu Yimin doing this night?