The next day, Qi Yiming still attended a special meeting as a soy sauce maker, and China and the United States discussed and exchanged views on the follow-up of the Sino-Soviet border conflict. Not only did Secretary of State Shultz fly directly from the Soviet Union to Beijing, but the US military also sent many heavyweights to attend.

Because the spaceship incident is still unknown to most countries in the world, China, the United States and the Soviet Union are also trying their best to stifle the truth of the matter, as if this war never happened. There may be some clues about this among the major powers in NATO, but the United States must have heard about it, so everyone will not say it when they know it, and as for most of the small countries and countries that are far away and have a low level of science and technology, they are naturally kept in the dark.

The two parties sat on both sides, and Qi Yiming sat in an inconspicuous position like an ordinary note-keeper, and he didn't look up much, as if he was an unimportant person.

Schultz began by expressing an alliance with China (hey, when did it become an alliance, isn't it a quasi-alliance?). He kicked the Soviets in the ass with admiration and approval, then expressed admiration and appreciation for the outstanding military capabilities of the Chinese alliance, and finally looked forward to what the two countries could open up in the future. Although the statements are very diplomatic and formulaic, the purpose they express is also quite clear through these points.

Foreign Minister Wu Xuejian also responded in passing: "China's determination and will to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity are unquestionable, and at the same time, China is also willing to fulfill its positive obligations to maintain peace and stability in the world and the prosperity and development of mankind." China also appreciates the calm and steady attitude and means shown by the US side in this incident, and expresses its gratitude to the US side for its efforts to mediate the incident. ”

Schultz took the ladder to the room and immediately threw out the real purpose of their visit, he said: "The Chinese alliance bravely resisted the Soviet army and achieved remarkable results, which is not only the glory of all our alliances, but also should become an important experience to guide us in dealing with the Soviets in the future. ”

China and the Soviet Union were at war, and although it is not clear how much force each side used automatically, there is no doubt that China has won, and judging by the performance of the Soviet Union, China has won very simply, making the always arrogant hairy bear look like he has eaten poop. As a result, many people in the United States ridiculed the Soviet Union as a foreign power and a middle-class leader, and even backward countries like China could bully them, and they were no longer worthy of being the global enemy of the United States. However, more sober think tank experts and military figures have seen China's remarkable achievements in the defense industry in recent years, and based on China's amazing performance on many occasions such as the South Korean rebellion and the Rim of the Pacific military exercise, they believe that there is reason to believe that China has made certain achievements in the new round of military reform, and has taken this as an advantage to defeat the Soviet Union.

Therefore, it is all the more necessary for the United States to grasp the details of this war, to understand what exactly happened, how China fought against the Soviet Union, and what there is to learn from. So Schultz and his colleagues made the acquisition of war intelligence the first priority, and all the other words of reassurance and encouragement to China were incidental.

Qi Yiming is not at all surprised that China and the United States have not signed a formal alliance treaty, so there is no mandatory obligation to share intelligence, so the United States will either focus on promoting the signing of a military alliance treaty between China and the United States, or find something to exchange interests. However, the alliance treaty is a higher level of intelligence than required, and there must be some entanglements of interests in promoting the signing. Judging from China's current diplomatic strategy and line, the possibility of signing a military alliance with the United States is very low, and the Americans themselves know it.

Wu Xuejian also responded in a serious manner: "On the premise of not violating the relevant laws and regulations, our side is willing to pass on some relevant materials to our US partners, and we are also willing to discuss and study issues related to future military development and reform with relevant US scholars and experts." Well, however, in order to resist the Soviet Union, this time we spent a budget that exceeded the scale and our own capabilities, which had a huge impact on the further normal redressing and progressive reform of our PLA, and even the development and revitalization of the country's finances and national economy, so we also hope to receive further and deeper help from the United States. ”

Scholz and the members of the US side are not at all surprised by China's "blackmail", but it would be strange if China did not reach out and ask for money. Of course, the United States, which has deep pockets, is also willing to spend some money to hold on to a younger brother and watch over the eastern side of the Soviet Union, and the strategic benefits to the United States are self-evident.

A considerable number of people in the Pentagon believe that it is quite a good deal to pay a large amount of military spending to China to instigate them to fight with the Soviet Union and to learn more about the actual combat level of the Soviet army in the face of formed units. And now that there is no need for them to instigate, China and the Soviet Union really fought, how can the Americans not be excited? A large amount of information money is used to buy intelligence, from the minister of defense to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the commander of the three services, and no idiot will feel that it is not cost-effective.

However, it is impossible for Schultz to come up with a lot of money in one go, and tentatively proposed: "We in the United States of America are willing to give our full support to the contributions made by the China Alliance to the just cause, and we are willing to pay China a military aid fee of $30 million this time, which can be paid immediately." ”

Wu Xuejian frowned, he didn't expect that the United States would only be 30 million US dollars when he opened his mouth, this is really a flower child. Qi Yiming showed him a list before the meeting, which was the ammunition, supplies and depreciation expenses consumed by only one unit of the 309th Division in the entire war, and he knew that Qi Yiming must have been mixed with water in it, but it was still quite scary, and it was not something that could be settled with 30 million US dollars.

"Thanks to our American friends for their kindness, we are disrespectful. However, this is still a drop in the bucket compared to what we have consumed in weeks of war. "Don't say a lot of words, you can guess the meaning of the rest.

A Pentagon staff officer raised an objection: "As we all know, China's weapons and equipment and related products have always been cheap, and we understand China's feelings, but it is probably an exaggeration to say that this $30 million is a drop in the bucket." ”

Wu Xuejian pulled out a list, this is not the original version given to him by Qi Yiming, but the version that Qi Yiming has modified after explaining, because it involves a lot of things that need to be kept secret from the Yankees, so this list is true and false, and there is truth in the false.

"Here is all the consumption of a certain main force in our war in a few weeks, covering the depreciation of ammunition supply and other parts, as well as the cost of its own equipment loss and personnel pension, excluding the related costs of transportation, etc., after you have seen it, you will know whether it is a drop in the bucket. Hehe, but this list itself is part of the intelligence information, and I can't give it to you right now. A group of Americans stared at the piece of paper, and although it was only a list of supplies, there was quite a lot to see from the paper.

For example, how much firepower the Chinese used to defeat the Soviets, what are the losses of the Chinese, and what is the situation of the Chinese's troop mix and equipment, its value is naturally immeasurable, and several Pentagon generals looked at the piece of paper that Wu Xuejian waved, and they couldn't wait to snatch it down.

Schultz was also quite eager, but if he wanted to get that piece of paper, and other more content, I am afraid that there was no hope of not having some blood, he thought about it, and then calculated his bottom line, but still did not say the highest ceiling, and said: "Okay, we agreed to provide a military aid of 200 million US dollars to the Chinese side, but it needs to be paid in installments, and we will also ask for more details, and we also hope that the Chinese side can cooperate with us in research, and we also hope to inspect the battlefield situation on the spot, And learn about the process face-to-face with the participants in the war. In addition, we hope that 30 percent of this military aid will be used by China to purchase US-made weapons from our defense contractors. ”

Qi Yiming, who was sitting on the side, glanced at the US Secretary of State, and secretly said that he was really a middle and veteran, although 200 million US dollars was a lot, but it was just a drizzle for the United States, but what could be exchanged for it was worth a lot, not to mention that it had to be paid in installments. Moreover, some of them will be transferred back to the hands of the United States' own arms dealers, which can be regarded as fertile water that does not flow into the fields of outsiders, and by the way, it can also take advantage of relevant opportunities to further spy on China's military situation. This calculation is crackling, and China's diplomats really have to learn from it.

Wu Xuejian immediately proposed that the installment payment was acceptable, but the military aid should be increased to $500 million, and the first payment must reach more than $50 million. In addition, he rejected the request for field visits to the battlefield and interviews with soldiers, this is actually not impossible, there is indeed a risk of being leaked, but Wu Xuejian is more of a bargaining part, some can be made, but you have to take more things in exchange.

As for the procurement of US equipment, Wu Xuejian was not ambiguous; on the one hand, he demanded that the proportion of military aid be reduced, and on the other hand, he also laid out several armament models proposed by Qi Yiming, and resolutely demanded that the license be included.

Among them, what Qi Yiming hopes most is the CH-47 Chinook 22-ton helicopter of the Army Airlines, plus the carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft S-3 and the carrier-based transport aircraft C-2. If possible, Qi Yiming also hopes to collect a bunch of rags from the United States, so that he can use the repair plant to improve the life extension and continue to use it, and if it doesn't work, it can be directly used as a snack for crushing the crane in exchange for new equipment or something.

The CH-47 has already been licensed to Kawasaki in Japan, and it is nothing to license it to China for production. However, the United States soon asked China to purchase 12 Chinooks before it was allowed to obtain a license for self-production, and each Chinook cost $10 million, or 1. The total price of 200 million yuan accounts for a large part of the military aid requested by the Chinese side.

As for the S-3 and C-2 or something, they refused on the grounds that China does not have aircraft carriers, so there is no real need. On the contrary, the United States thought that China was using it to dismantle and sell it for money, and by the way, it engaged in research, relented a little, and agreed to outsource to China some contracts for the disposal of decommissioned or semi-decommissioned armaments.