After praising a certain immortal, Lenin suddenly changed his tone and said: "However, in the current international situation, how to reduce as much as possible the loss of life and property of our people while adhering to principle is also an important issue. We must not slap a swollen face and become fat, nor can we ignore the misfortunes of the people and turn a blind eye. All this is contrary to the most basic purpose of the party! ”

Li Xiaofeng's heart jumped, this is not a good word, how can he listen to the tutor This is a sweet date and then a stick?

Did Lenin mean that? Not exactly, but he was really not very satisfied with the current state of affairs, neither Trotsky nor Li Xiaofeng could satisfy him, so he interjected for the first time, not to pull one faction to fight another, but to reconcile the contradictions and solve the problem.

Li Xiaofeng thought for a while and replied: "On the question of how to safeguard the vital interests of the Soviet people, my opinion is to have a far-sighted view and look forward. Temporary difficulties can be overcome, and we should not give up long-term interests in the future for the sake of temporary small profits! ”

Li Xiaofeng also said what he was thinking, he understood what Lenin meant by the above words, which was nothing more than to ask him to make certain concessions to Trotsky, not to make Lao Torotsky unable to step down, and some interests could indeed be conceded. But how Li Xiaofeng answered, it can be regarded as adhering to the principle, that is, he will never accept Trotsky's present proposition!

Lenin sighed and persuaded: "I agree with sticking to principles, but sticking to principles does not mean giving up flexibility, and we are in a very bad situation. Very nervous. Small concessions in exchange for a certain amount of assistance. This is not contrary to principle! ”

Li Xiaofeng retorted: "The mouth of eating people is short, and the hands of people are short, so is the aid of the United States so easy to take?" There are no political conditions? This is a short-sighted approach! ”

Lenin's brows furrowed, because he found that Li Xiaofeng was much more difficult to deal with now than before, and someone in the past would not dare to argue with him until he had to do so. And now, on this small issue, someone is not giving an inch, what does this mean? It shows that someone is already full-fledged. has formed his own opinions, and it is not something that he, the mentor, can do with a casual word.

In fact, Lenin saw some clues from someone's attitude when he entered the door, why someone came so low-key and gave so face, in addition to respecting him as a great teacher, I am afraid that the implication is also obvious: "Comrade Lenin, I have already given you enough face on the scene, and it can be said that I have put my figure to the lowest. Then you have to give me a little bit of face, and don't push too some issues! ”

Lenin really couldn't push too hard, and not just because someone was giving him face. What's more, someone has grown up too fast in recent years. When Lenin retired in 1935, someone finally became a member of the Politburo. But to tell the truth, the petty characters who belong to the Politburo, not to mention a second mentor like Trotsky, even when facing Sverdlov, he has to bow his head. And now? Sverdlov was forced to the point of embarrassment by someone, and Trotsky repeatedly suffered from someone, so to speak, someone has become the de facto giant of the Politburo. Even Lenin had to respect someone's opinion.

So Lenin really couldn't push too hard, he could only take it slowly, and he said: "Then it's always okay to maintain normal business activities, right?" ”

Li Xiaofeng frowned and asked, "What business activities?" ”

Lenin said: "I think the anti-submarine patrol ships ordered by Britain before are still well delivered, this is a normal commercial activity, and there is no need to be stuck, right?" ”

As mentioned earlier, Britain ordered a batch of Type 36 anti-submarine frigates in the USSR, but because of the unpleasant quarrel on some issues, this deal was considered a yellow deal. At the request of Li Xiaofeng, the frigates were seized and not delivered to the British. Britain could only use the Lend-Lease Act to acquire the old destroyers of World War I from the United States to make up the numbers.

After the use of this segment, the British were not satisfied with the performance of this batch of old destroyers. After all, it is an old ship of World War I, and it has been mothballed for more than ten years, and the situation is indeed average. The most important thing is that this batch of destroyers was not designed for anti-submarine from the beginning, and even after emergency modifications, it was not particularly suitable for the requirements of the Royal Navy.

Therefore, after Japan's sneak attack on Southeast Asia, there were signs of thawing in Anglo-Soviet relations, and the old smoker strongly demanded that the Soviet Union continue to fulfill the contract. After all, the Type 36 frigates are specially designed for anti-submarine and have also been improved according to the requirements of the Royal Navy, which is much more powerful than the old American destroyers.

Lenin looked at Li Xiaofeng with sincerity, and the mentor's intention was very clear, that is, to facilitate the deal, in his words: "Is this a normal business activity!" ”

Li Xiaofeng laughed secretly in his heart, he knew too well the little methods of the mentor, and in 1917, Kamenev and Zinoviev were confused by these small methods, so they were used as monkeys by the tutor. He didn't want to be walked by the monkeys, so he immediately replied: "Since it is a normal business activity, Britain and the United States should not restrict our country's imports of bauxite, chemical products and precision machine tools." And now the situation is that they have put up many obstacles in this regard, preventing our country from further improving its industrial capacity, and this is of great significance for us to win this war. In the spirit of fair trade, shouldn't they say something first? ”

Li Xiaofeng kicked the ball back with one kick, didn't you say normal trade, Mentor? Then there must be exchanges, and Britain and the United States cannot be allowed to buy our Soviet weapons and equipment at will, and we need to obstruct it in every possible way with raw materials and machinery, right?

Lenin was a little speechless, he found that someone was getting more and more difficult, and the fact that he was biting so hard really made it difficult for him to say anything. After a long time, the mentor said, "Trust always needs a process of ......"

But before he finished speaking, Li Xiaofeng interrupted: "Then please ask Britain and the United States to show sincerity first, after all, we are under the greatest pressure from the Axis powers, there is no reason to let the pressure show sincerity first, right?" If they really have the heart to defeat the Axis together with the Soviet Union, then please do it in front of us, let us see the so-called sincerity! ”

Naturally, what Lenin had to say was unspeakable. And he saw it too. Someone is not a rabbit and does not scatter an eagle. It is incomparably stubborn, and it is no wonder that Trotsky has no way to deal with someone.

"Then let's resume trade negotiations first!" Lenin suggested.

Li Xiaofeng really can't stop this, but he also has something to say: "It's okay to resume trade negotiations, but since you want to negotiate, you have to draw the bottom line first, right?" I think that the resumption of the supply of bauxite, aviation aluminum, engines, as well as grain and machine tools to our country by the United States and Great Britain is a must be fought for, and if these conditions are not met, then this so-called trade will be meaningless! ”

Lenin sighed again in his heart, it was clear that someone had plugged all the loopholes, if not to agree to these conditions. Someone will definitely die and not let go. After thinking about it, Lenin felt that he could only agree, otherwise there would really be no way to continue the discussion on this issue.

"Aren't these conditions a little too harsh?" Trotsky asked.

"If you can't agree to these bottom lines, then there is no way to talk about this matter!" Lenin calmly replied.

To be honest, the mentor didn't really want to get involved in this matter, as he told Li Xiaofeng at the beginning, he admired principled comrades. Britain and the United States were indeed a little domineering before, which made him very unhappy. But it can't stand the hard bubbles of Lao Tuo, and in order to fight the common enemy, it is indeed advantageous to do so. That's why he agreed.

The only thing Lenin miscalculated was that he underestimated the difficulty of a certain immortal. As someone grows, they are fully equipped to say no to him as a mentor. This made Lenin both relieved and a little disappointed.

Trotsky looked at Lenin's expression and knew that this was already the limit of his mentor, and he could not force anything more, and he had always owed Lenin a favor, so naturally he could not continue to open his mouth.

Soon Li Xiaofeng's request was placed on the desk of Churchill and Roosevelt, Churchill was fine, but Roosevelt was a little embarrassed. Determined to turn the United States into a world power, he is well aware of the importance of balance. In his opinion, the current Soviet Union is already too strong, and if the Soviet Union is given everything it wants, it will simply be a tiger. Especially the precision machine tool proposed by the Soviet Union, which he really did not want to give.

After a long time, he advised: "Our country is also preparing for war, and at this moment there is really no spare capacity to produce precision machine tools for the Soviet Union." In this way, our country can promise that our country will give priority to the processing of precision parts needed by the Soviet Union, how? ”

To put it bluntly, this is still unwilling to teach people to fish, fearing that the Soviet Union will use American machine tools to upgrade its industrial capacity again. Churchill also thought the proposal was good, but Li Xiaofeng was very unhappy, and he immediately announced the suspension of negotiations.

"This guy is really too difficult," Churchill sighed, and after some contemplation, he suggested to Roosevelt: "It is really not possible, only to open some precision machine tools to the Soviet Union, anyway, with their learning ability, it will take time to digest technology." And we can use that time to improve again and stay ahead of the curve. ”

However, Roosevelt was not satisfied with this suggestion, because for the United States, it does not need Soviet products, and everything the United States is doing now can be said to be supporting Britain, because you British we have to pay these prices, which is too heavy, right? Anyway, you have to let me get some benefits, don't you!

Churchill was depressed at this point, because he really didn't know what to do to the Americans. Why? Before clarifying this question, it is necessary to clarify one point, that is, which countries were in the hands of the highest end of industrial technology in the world at that time.

From the impression in history textbooks, we seem to think that the United States and Germany are very awesome, and when it comes to the industrial capacity of the United States, it has to be described as amazing, and generally this point is to say how many warships, planes, tanks, and artillery the United States produced in World War II, and at the end we have to add: "Without the arsenal of the United States, a democratic country, the Soviet Union and Britain would have been finished." ”

As for Germany, some big voters are shocked at how much black technology it engaged in at the end of World War II, anyway, ordinary people will think that these two are the most awesome. But why say but? Because of this but its importance, many people ignore the existence of Britain and think that Britain did not have much to offer in World War II.

In fact, this perception is wrong, British weapons were indeed lackluster in World War II, but bad weapons do not mean that the technology is not good. The problem of British weapons in World War II was not a technical problem, but a problem of the economic power of the country. Let's put it this way, because of the dire economic situation. As a direct result, Britain does not have the ability to explode equipment like the United States. Nor can we develop black technology as hard as Germany. He could only meet the needs of the war in a more economical way.

Let's put it this way, at the very end of industrial power, Britain at that time was indeed stronger than the United States, to give a simple example, the engine of the P51, if it was not Rolls-Royce's Merlin engine, was the P51 still the P51?

Not only the engine, but also the tank gun, which tests the ability of metal processing. Britain is also a big cut ahead of the United States, and the British 17-pounder tank gun is a cut stronger than the American 76 of the same caliber, and even more powerful than the Panther KWK40. As for the British 20-pounder tank gun, it is even stronger than the American 90-mm tank gun, and this awesome 20-pounder tank gun is still the father of the later famous L7105 tank gun. And at that time, the 120-mm tank gun developed by the Americans on the 120-mm heavy anti-aircraft gun was simply a pit (not a light pit for the British), so to speak, the power of the L7 was much greater than that of the 120 of the American imperialists.

In the electronics industry, the British were also strong at one time, and the magnetron was invented by them. Playing aircraft carriers, the British invented the beveled deck and invented the optical landing equipment. Play with jet engines. At one point, both the Soviet Union and the U.S. imperialists had to import technology from Rolls-Royce, even into the 21st century. Rolls-Royce remains one of the most powerful giants in the power sector. Let's put it this way, if it weren't for the UK's export of technology, the United States would really be close. The only problem for the British was that the pillar of the operation and development of this empire (the colonial system) was interrupted, and the British Empire, which had lost its ability to provide and supply blood, could only reluctantly give up a considerable part of high-end technology (it had no money and could not afford to raise it), and only then did it fall behind step by step.

But in 1942, the United States was really not the opponent of Britain when it played cutting-edge, and the United States at that time was very similar to the current Celestial Empire, with amazing industrial scale and potential, but it did lag behind the world's first group at the highest end. If it had not taken advantage of World War II and the excellent situation after the victory in World War II, the United States would have had to pay a lot of money to catch up.

Therefore, everyone should understand why Roosevelt was so entangled, because the precision machine tools demanded by the Soviet Union may be first-class for the United States, but not necessarily the most cutting-edge for Britain. The British still have strong technical reserves, and as Churchill said, they can take advantage of the time difference and reopen the gap with the Soviet Union. However, the United States' technological reserves are not so strong, and it is very likely that it will not be able to open up enough technological gaps, which is tantamount to indirectly weakening the advantages of the United States. How could Americans have no opinion?

Well, now the problem arises, the Americans are not happy, this three-way deal will not work. For Churchill, it was necessary to satisfy the Americans. So did the USSR have what the United States needed?

To tell you the truth, there really isn't, in terms of industrial capacity, there is nothing that the United States can't produce, although these products may not be the highest-end, but they are definitely not the lowest-end, all in all, they can meet the needs of the United States. This has led to a bit of wantlessness among Americans.

And the country without desires is the most difficult, and after thinking for a long time, Churchill drew circles on several products. The first was the T-54 tank, which, according to MI6 reports, was so feared by the Germans that even all known German anti-tank weapons were of little use against this tank. Such a terrifying weapon naturally makes Britain and the United States full of interest, if you can get the T-54, if the Americans can produce the T-54 on a large scale, think about it, it's terrible!

However, Britain's request was rejected by the Soviet Union at the first time, the reason is very simple, the copyright of the T-54 is not in the hands of the Soviet Union, the 183 factory in Kharkov is to produce the T-54 in the form of a production license, and its copyright is in the hands of NORINCO, according to the technology transfer agreement reached between NORINCO and the Soviet government, the Soviet government must obtain the consent of NORINCO to export T-54 or transfer technology. And it is clear that NORINCO does not agree now. In fact, NORINCO refused to transfer even the T-35.

In the end, Trotsky could only reluctantly tell Churchill: "For some technical reasons, our country is not qualified to transfer the relevant technology of the T-54." Only T-34, ВИ-2 tanks can be provided by our country......"

Churchill was actually not interested in the T-34 and ВИ-2, although these two tanks did not shock the Germans a little, but compared to the T-54 they were nothing. But after repeatedly testing the tone of the Soviet Union and finding that the introduction of the T-54 was really useless, he could only fool Roosevelt instead: "Both the T-34 and the ВИ-2 are revolutionary designs, and according to MI6 information, the Germans believe that these two tanks are comprehensively superior to all the tanks they know......"

Was Roosevelt fooled? It should be said that no, people have bad legs and feet, and it is not a problem with their minds, how can they not know that Churchill is just fooling. But in the end, Roosevelt accepted Churchill's suggestion and chose to make concessions, for the simple reason that he had to give in, because Japan became more and more arrogant during this time, and it cannot be ruled out that the little devils with inflated self-confidence will soon have to fight other ghost ideas.

In order to maintain the cooperation between the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, and in order to truly unite the three countries, Roosevelt chose to make concessions, and he demanded a complete set of drawings and production technology for the ВИ-2 and T-34, and the Soviet Union had to provide 300 T-34 and 100 ВИ-2 in kind. In addition to this, the USSR also needed to immediately deliver all Type 36 frigates and related drawings and technical equipment to Britain and them. The United States paid for the embargo on the Soviet Union before the opening of the country, as well as the supply of some high-end precision machine tools and equipment with the United Kingdom...... (To be continued......)

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