Chapter 170: Hans's Invitation
November 20, 1940, Qijiang County, Qijiang Garrison Headquarters
"No! No way! This is absolutely not a no-go! Li Yunlong glared, and shouted loudly with anger on his face, where is there still the polite scholar style a few days ago.
"Lao Li, the equipment of a tank regiment and the establishment of a division will be in place as soon as you visit Europe, you can't hesitate." It was Ding Wei who spoke, Cheng Shifa returned to northern Shaanxi to recuperate from his old injuries, and the command structure of the provisional 68th Division was adjusted again, and Ding Wei has now been promoted to deputy commander of the provisional 68th Division, in charge of the training work of the whole division.
It turned out that Hans actually extended an invitation to Li Yunlong, inviting Li Yunlong to visit Europe, hoping that Li Yunlong's arrival would prompt a deal between the two sides that amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition to the $100 million deal negotiated with Rudolph for supplies, the $100 million penicillin deal, both of which were made through barter, and in addition to that, the two sides also agreed to trade the tungsten mine for 100 tons of gold
Don't think that 100 tons of gold is a lot, at this time the gold content of 1 US dollar is about grams, 100 tons of gold is a little more than 100 million US dollars, and 1 pound ≈ US dollars, these gold is a little more than 30 million pounds, and if it is exchanged for tungsten ore, it is about 10,000 tons, so it is definitely worth exchanging 100 tons of gold for a tungsten mine that can be used by Hans for a hundred years.
With the enthusiasm of the Hans, 100,000 tons of tungsten ore a year is less, and as long as the war requires, it is possible for them to dig out 1 million tons a year. Now the Hans rely on imports of iron ore from Northern Europe, and the large-scale use of tungsten ore can not only improve their military strength, but also save a lot of iron ore and reduce their dependence on Nordic iron ore.
Either how to say that the Hans are not easy, there is nothing to do when starting a war, what is the use of amassing a lot of wealth, as soon as it is blockaded by others, the whole will be abolished, Europe is surrounded by the sea on three sides, Britain directly blocked you, and the east side was blocked by the alliance tightly, and in the later stage of the war, it was worse than the Japanese devils. 33
"Lao Ding, you've changed, you've fucking changed, you actually want to sell our Lao Li, chilling, chilling!" Li Yunlonglong said bitterly.
"Lao Li, this is Comrade Hu Bicheng's opinion, don't mess around here!" Zhang Gang was also helpless by Li Yunlong, and his group of people persuaded him here for more than half an hour, but Li Yunlong was stunned and didn't enter.
"Lao Zhao, why are you like this with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you don't want to see our Lao Li like this." Li Yunlong supported his forehead.
"Li Yunlong, don't you know what to do, you can add the rank of lieutenant general when you go abroad, and you can also exchange it for the equipment of an armored regiment and the establishment of a division, if my Lao Kong can be worth so much money, it's too late to be happy." Kong Jie, who was squatting on a chair and smoking a cigarette pouch, spoke.
The generals of the national government are divided into four levels, the first is the special general, this is only one person, then the first general, the second general, the lowest is the lieutenant general plus the rank of general, but no matter what, these are all generals, serious 800 general ranks, and many group army commanders in the national government are also
"Lao Kong, what's wrong with you?" Li Yunlong sat weakly on the chair.
"Lao Li, the brigade commander said that if you don't go, he will come to the mountain city in person." Zhao Gang made the last big move on the side.
"You guys. It's useless for you to call the brigade commander, Lao Tzu is now the lieutenant general and division commander, I don't, I'm not afraid of him! Li Yunlong said with some lack of confidence.
"Come on, the brigade commander is here, you can be sure that it will be the same as a mouse seeing a cat." Kong Jie said disdainfully on the side.
"You guys!" Li Yunlong was speechless, he had vented for so long, and he had almost vented that breath.
"The purpose of visiting Hans is to help Brother Wang, and according to the assessment of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Brother Wang's economic situation should have reached a very tight level, and if it cannot be alleviated, it will seriously affect the follow-up support for the war effort." Zhao Gang continued to persuade that this was calculated by several mathematical experts of the Ministry of Social Affairs based on the scale, location, attrition, price difference, exchange rate and other factors of Wang Yue's repeated aid, whether it was the aid to the Eighth Route Army or the aid to the Shancheng government, it has always been in a state of serious losses, if it is allowed to continue to develop like this, Wang Yue may not be able to hold out until 1941, of course, this is only the Ministry of Social Affairs based on the conventional situation to speculate.
"Lao Zhao, don't scare me, that, didn't Brother Wang always say that business is making money?" Li Yunlong was also a little scared, regardless of the Shancheng government, just the support for the Eighth Route Army is crucial, the whole army is now in training, close to 500,000 regular troops, well-equipped, sufficient ammunition, anyway, it has initially possessed the ability to suppress the devil to fight.
But all this is based on the premise of Wang Yue's continuous support, once Wang Yue's support is not lost, it will not be long before the Eighth Route Army will have problems, especially large-caliber ammunition, aviation materials, high-grade lubricants, and electrical materials.
"Lao Li, don't you count whether you make money or not? From the first transaction, which time is not much lower than the market price, not to mention that many times it is free, just like those clothes and sea fish, the price is not even worth the shipping cost. "It's still Kong Jie who speaks, this old comrade-in-arms of his own family, he is really the kind of person who doesn't take advantage enough.
"Lao Zhao, will I go to Hansi Country by myself?" Li Yunlong also nodded.
"You go with Lao Xie, and Lao Xie is also given the rank of major general, this time you two are the chief and deputy commanders, and then there are some attachés, but this time the security work is all undertaken by us, and the superiors will send ten of the most advanced transport planes to us, and when the time comes, you can bring the guard company over." Zhao Gang gave Li Yunlong a simple explanation.
"It's a pity that I can't fight devils." Li Yunlong pouted, what about a company? If you can't beat the Japanese devils, it doesn't matter how many people you bring.
"Hans is an ally of the Japanese, and your high-profile visit itself is affecting the stability of this alliance, which is tantamount to supporting the war of resistance in disguise, and it would be better if it could affect Hans's technological output to Japan." Zhao Gang explained to Li Yunlong that this is a fact, along with the successive encounters of devils in Asia, there are different voices within the Hans leadership, and radical even shouted the slogan of breaking the contract in the Congress, which is why both Shancheng and northern Shaanxi fully support Li Yunlong's visit to Hans.
Some people died, but not completely......