Chapter 202: Promise Them!

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The first target plane was Moscow in the Soviet Union, where Stalin was discussing with his subordinates the telegram sent back by Vasilevsky.

"Why are there fewer ships sent by the Stars and Stripes to carry munitions?" Stalin asked, taking the list of munitions sent from Vladivostok last month. The list clearly states that only 19 Stars and Stripes transport ships arrived in Vladivostok in October, which is not only less than the 24 ships in September, but also less than the 27 ships in August, showing a clear downward trend.

"I contacted Mendeleev, our resident Star-Spangled Banner," Zhukov replied, "and he replied that it was because of several reasons, the Stars and Stripes Navy had suffered heavy losses in the past six months, and Roosevelt ordered additional manpower to increase the production rate of warships, which squeezed out the production time and share of a considerable number of transports." At the same time, Britain has repeatedly demanded an increase in aid in the European direction. โ€

"Damn it, British! The great Soviet people are shedding their last drop of blood in the fight against the Germans, and now the German army attacking Britain is already very weak, why should they strengthen the aid there! "Stalin, like a wounded tiger at this time, roared dangerously.

According to Mendeleev's estimates, the Stars and Stripes and Britain were working on a plan against Zhukov for "some words."

"Say!"

"Yes, Mendeleev estimated that the Stars and Stripes and the British were working on a plan for 'a sacrifice for the common good.'"

"A sacrifice for the common good? What do you mean? Stalin raised his eyebrows.

"Basically, once the war situation in our country shows signs of collapse, they will launch a landing campaign in western Europe to contain xรฌng." Zhukov said under pressure.

"Why not open up a second battlefield entirely? Didn't they promise us to open a second battlefield against Germany in 1943? โ€

"Because at the same time that the Germans have recently attacked us, the Japanese have also launched a general attack on Australia, which has a number of Stars and Stripes troops and is one of the most important existing British colonies. Mendeleev guessed that the British were most worried that with the loss of Australia, India in South Asia would also be in jeopardy, and without India, Britain would have little future to speak of. The Stars and Stripes had already lost the Philippines and Hawaii, and if they lost troops in Australia again, Roosevelt's position would be shaken by the dissatisfaction of the military forces at home, so they are now doing their best to rebuild the new Pacific Fleet to plan a counteroffensive. โ€

"A bunch of idiots!" Stalin scolded, "Without the Soviet people holding back the millions of allied troops of the German army, the whole world would have fallen into the clutches of fascism!" โ€

"General Secretary, what should we do with the telegram sent by Vasilevsky~~"

"You tell me the truth, how urgent our front line is for this batch of munitions, and there is a shortage of tens of thousands of skilled workers, how much will the production in the rear be affected!!"

"There are a lot of soldiers on the front line who don't even have rifles, and there is a shortage of artillery and the like. Although the Yanhuanghong Party can only provide weapons used by the Japanese Bandits, the number of up to 700,000 can still solve our considerable shortfall. As for the number of guns and munitions that have been roughly affected by the transfer of the workers after they have been transferred, on the whole, the gains outweigh the losses. โ€

"En~~" After listening to this, Stalin walked around the house a few times, for him, he already knew the advantages of this deal, but for the great Soviet Red Party, to succumb to the Yanhuang Red Party, which looked down on him in the past, this little brother's request really made him very unhappy. But at this time, the survival of the Red Sรจ regime was above all else, and thinking of this, Stalin gritted his back molars and said: "Call back Vasilevsky, promise them!" โ€

"Yes!" Hearing that Stalin had finally relented, Zhukov, who had been thinking about it for several times, finally let go of his hanging heart.

The Stars and Stripes Banner Republic, Washington, and the White House.

"Alright, gentlemen, we have limited time, now hurry up and discuss the terms of the deal proposed by the Yanhuanghong Party." In the conference room, Roosevelt and his staff aides said.

"Your Excellency the President, the Yanhuanghong Party has asked us to provide free assistance to 50 DC-47 transport planes, 200 fighter planes, 200 bombers, and corresponding training personnel, but the other points they have raised are debatable." Hopkins spoke.

"What time?" Marshall asked.

"The first is the location of the airport, they suggested that on the Korean Peninsula, it is not too close to the Japanese mainland, although our bombers can reduce the range and carry more bombs, but the Japanese fighters and bombers can also do the same thing because of the short distance." Hopkins spoke.

Cole said in a telegram that he estimated that the Yanhuanghong Party did not want its northeastern occupation area to be retaliated against by the other side for its losses because of the bombing of the Japanese invaders. The Korean Peninsula is in front of the northeast, and the Japanese bombing there will not have any effect on themselves. Harriman explained.

"Very clever idea." Marshall commented, "Well, gentlemen, do we actually need to worry? In fact, we only need to deploy the latest radar at the airport~~"

"No! Radar equipment is our latest research and killer feature, and it cannot appear with the Red Party! The military representative suddenly refused.

"And what if a sufficient number of fighters are deployed?" Marshall asked reluctantly.

"In this way, the size of the airport will become large. More pilots and ground crews need to be fielded. And I doubt that the Yanhuanghong Party will be able to build an airport that meets our needs in a short period of time. Hopkins answered.

"This point is emphasized in Cole's telegram, Yan'an Airport has changed greatly, and the entire Yan'an city has also entered electrification and mechanization to meet the standards of our national cities, so he is very confident that the Yanhuanghong Party can complete this task." Harriman replied.

"Reaching the level of urbanization in our country? Lie? Hopkins didn't believe it.

"Now we are talking about the issue of access, not about other unrelated matters." Roosevelt saw signs of "off-topic" among his subordinates and immediately reminded him.

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Then if the Yanhuanghong Party can complete the airport estimate on time, the remaining problem is the problem of 5,000~8,000 professionals of all kinds raised by them." Marshall's remarks brought the topic back up.

"There is no problem with 1,000 doctors and nurses, this must be the need for primary medical care, 1,000 instructors of various types of air force and ground support, 1,000 instructors of the navy and maintenance, I am very puzzled by this, does the Red Party have an air force and navy available?" Hopkins asked.

"The Air Force definitely has it, because after our assistance, there will definitely be planes available." Harriman analyzed, "What about the Navy? I don't believe that when the Japanese withdraw, they will leave their warships behind for the enemy. โ€

"I guess it's the Soviet Union." Marshall replied.

"Why?" Hopkins didn't get it.

"Don't forget that the Soviet Union still has a neutrality treaty with the Japanese invaders, which is the main reason why they can calmly send their own transport ships to and from Vladivostok and the west coast of our country, although their own transport ships are pitiful." Marshall explained.

"But the Soviets themselves have few ships, how can they still give them to Yan Huang?" Harriman disagreed with Marshall.

"Because Cole made it very clear in the telegram that he arrived at the same time as the Soviet delegation, although I don't know what they would discuss, but as long as the Yanhuanghong Party pays a certain price, such as sending troops to join the Soviet-German battlefield, in exchange for some ships, it is still very likely? After all, the most important thing in the Yanhuang Continent is 'people'! โ€

"Okay, I agree that there are a lot of them, but what about the last one? At least 1,000 lecturers and professors from science and engineering universities? Hopkins asked.

"I don't think it's a big problem, we have millions of professors and experts in our country, and it doesn't matter if we reduce the number of people by one or two thousand, as for worrying about Yan Huang, how much progress do you think they can make if they lack the necessary research equipment?" Harriman replied.

"I want to remind you that Kohl made a point of emphasizing that they have gone electrified." Marshall chimed in.

"That can only show where they got the factory production technology in recent years, research needs a sufficient talent base, I read the book written by Snow in 1936, at that time they were still poor and white, so the progress in recent years is leapfrogging, incoherent, the foundation is unstable, it is difficult to achieve sustainable and stable development." Harriman retorted.

"You mean to accept the conditions of the Yanhuanghong Party in its entirety?" Hopkins disagreed.

"No, there must be bargaining, but I want to say that these conditions may be very important in the eyes of the Yanhuang Red Party, but for us, it is really insignificant, a country that has lacked education for decades, or even hundreds of years, its rise is not something that can be achieved in one or two decades, it is catching up, we are also improving, I dare to assert that for at least thirty years, we don't have to worry about the problem of Yanhuang. After the war, we need to be more careful of the Soviet Union, which is our main adversary after the war. Harriman spoke his mind.

"The Soviet Union? Why? Roosevelt actually agreed with Harriman that the Soviet Union was the main threat, but he still asked.

"Because the Soviets, after more than 20 years of development, have completed the industrialization of the entire country, and it has a strong aggression, in 1942 Stalin proposed to sign a secret agreement to redraw the map of Eastern Europe after the war, and he asked us to recognize the borders of the Soviet Union before the German attack in June 1941. That is, let's abandon the three Baltic states, a narrow Finnish territory and the Romanian province of Bessarabia. Stalin's greed for territorial expansion can be seen. Harriman reminded.

"Why, then, are we planning 'a sacrifice for the common good'?" Hopkins interjected.

"Ahem~~" Hearing the debate here, he saw that all the people in the room looked at his military spokesman and began to brush up: "Your Excellency Hopkins, the reason why this is the case is not only because I am worried that the Soviet Union will really collapse completely, and that the millions of German troops will no longer be contained or do anything, but also that if we do not make such a plan, the British are likely to transfer most of their forces, about eighteen divisions and two thousand five hundred aircraft, to the Middle East and India,"

"What are the number of troops we are participating in?" Hopkins then asked.

"About thirty divisions and about three thousand aircraft."

"Can you transfer these troops to Australia in the Pacific first?"

"That's not going to work." Roosevelt saw that the discussion was once again off-topic, and said: "Although we have repeatedly lost in the Pacific, the strategy of Europe first and then Asia cannot be changed. If Germany fails, the Japanese will be defeated. The Japanese invaders failed, but in the face of Germany, which defeated the Soviet Union and monopolized Europe, it is difficult for me to imagine that we would have to transport 10 million troops to liberate Europe, even if we did. Okay gentlemen, let me ask one last question, will we agree to the demands of the Yanhuanghong Party? โ€

"I agree!" Marshall said.

"I agree!" Harriman said.

"Okay, I reserve my opinion." Hopkins disagrees, but neither does he.

"There is nothing wrong with the military. After all, the number of military aid they asked for was not large. Representatives of the military followed.

"Okay, in that case, Marshall!" Roosevelt nodded.

"In!"

"You call Cole back, tell him you can bargain, and then promise them!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"