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After the meeting, after everyone left, Wang Lijuan stayed alone and reported to Li Guoyao alone.
When there were only two of them left in the headquarters, Wang Lijuan said immediately: "Commander, you must have guessed that General Li Bingtian has a red background and he has the support of the Soviets."
Li Guoyao nodded and said: "I think it's not just Li Bingtian who has a red background, Chief of Staff Wang should also be from there, right?"
"Commander, II"
Seeing that Wang Lijuan seemed a little embarrassed, Li Guoyao immediately said: "You don't need to report your relationship with the Red Party to me, just talk about this old general Li Bingtian and Li!"
Wang Lijuan gritted her teeth, hesitated for a moment, then seemed to have made up her mind, and then said: "Commander, you are right, you guessed it right, Beizhi is indeed a party member, but she and Li Bingtian are not from the same road, Beizhi is from Yan'an, They belong to the local faction. But General Li is from the Soviet side. They are not affiliated with each other and have no contact with them before."
"Aren't you afraid that if you say it directly like this, I will have someone arrest you?" Li Guoyao said calmly.
"Don't be afraid. Since I dare to speak out, I am not afraid of being arrested by you. Even if I am really arrested, I will not regret it because I don't want to lie to you!"
Li Guoyao nodded and said: "I like to hear this. In fact, it doesn't matter if it has anything to do with it. There are many people in our army who belong to the Red Party, including Lu Fengying, Lu Zhanwu, Jiang Feng and others. But as long as we are sincere in our heart, Fight the Japanese, if you believe in that doctrine, I will not interfere!"
"Thank you, Commander, for your tolerance!"
"Well, let's talk about it, what happened to that old general Li Bingtian? Where did he get the courage? He kept talking about the equipment of a division, and he also said that he wanted to form an organized artillery force. I don't think he himself has this. Able?" Li Guoyao said.
"It is the Soviets who are supporting General Li behind the scenes. They are willing to provide weapons and equipment for General Li, as long as he has enough people!"
"Soviets?"
"right!"
"It seems that the Soviets have calmed down and are now ready to deal with the Japanese!" Li Guoyao said.
"Commander, not long ago the heads of state of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union held a high-level meeting in Tehran, and subsequently issued the Tehran Declaration, which confirmed that they would participate in the war against Japan after the end of the European War. Now they are just preparing for a rainy day!"
Li Guoyao nodded and said: "In that case, we really need to meet this old general Li. By the way, does the old general Li know our true identity now?"
"It's not clear at the moment. Without your permission, I didn't dare to tell them the true number of our department and your identity!" Wang Lijuan said.
"Very good, let's do this. If necessary, you can tell them my true identity. I think that Old General Li will definitely come to see me!" Li Guoyao said.
"yes!"
"Okay, let's go back and prepare, and finalize this matter as soon as possible. This is of great significance to us!"
"yes!"
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Looking at Wang Lijuan who turned to leave, Li Guoyao felt something strange.
¡°In fact, Li Guoyao guessed from the beginning that the old general Li spoke with such confidence must have the support of the Soviets.
Thinking about the current situation of the Soviets, they do have this confidence. In addition to the record of the Soviet army, more importantly, the Soviets are backed by allies such as the United States and Britain.
On the night when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, British Prime Minister Churchill issued a statement stating that any individual or country fighting Nazi Germany was their ally and would receive their assistance.
The United States also immediately issued a statement in support of the Soviet Union, making it clear that the Lend-Lease Act passed in March 1941 also applied to the Soviet Union.
A few months later, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, British Supply Minister Beaverbrook, and U.S. Special Envoy Ever Harriman signed the Moscow Protocol on U.S-British Assistance to the Soviet Union, marking the full launch of U.S-British assistance to the Soviet Union.
Before the Pearl Harbor Incident in December 1941, the United States had not officially joined the war, so its aid to the Soviet Union was mainly through the United Kingdom. After the United States entered the war, it did not need to worry about its status as a neutral country and began to provide aid to the Soviet Union openly and in large quantities. Quite amazing.
In terms of weapons and equipment alone, the United States assisted 15,481 combat aircraft of various types, and the United Kingdom assisted 3,384 aircraft, totaling 18,865 aircraft, which is approximately equivalent to 30% of the total number of Soviet wartime aircraft production;The United States assisted 7,056 tanks and self-propelled artillery vehicles of various types, and the United Kingdom assisted 5,218 vehicles, totaling 12,274 vehicles, which is approximately equivalent to 24% of the total Soviet wartime tank production.
In terms of ships, the United Kingdom assisted a Sovereign-class battleship, and the United States assisted an Omaha-class light cruiser. However, these two large battleships will be returned to the United States and Britain after the war.
In addition, there are ships that do not need to be returned, such as 9 flat-deck destroyers, 4 submarines, 24 torpedo boats, and 2 tank landing ships assisted by the UK.
The United States also provided assistance with 28 destroyer escorts, 197 torpedo boats, 105 submarine hunters, 60 patrol gunboats, 52 landing craft, 13 tank landing ships, and 161 other ships.
The total number of frigates and large hunting submarines assisted by the United States and Britain was 7 times that of similar ships built by the Soviet Union during the war. The number of destroyers and frigates was 1.8 times that of similar ships built by the Soviet Union during the war. The number of light cruisers was 50% of that built by the Soviet Union during the war. The Soviet Union did not build battleships during the war.
Not counting the two large ships that were returned, the total number of small and medium-sized ships that did not need to be returned reached 80,000 tons, which was equivalent to 80% of the total tonnage of Soviet naval ships at that time. It can be said that it almost assisted another force of the same size. of the Soviet Navy.
In addition to the three major equipment of aircraft, tanks and ships, the United States also provided assistance with 7,944 anti-aircraft guns, 5,818 anti-tank guns, 108,293 submachine guns, 131,633 machine guns, 4,932 anti-tank guns, and 20 million rounds of artillery shells of various calibers. 450 million rounds of bullets and 345,735 tons of explosives.
Objectively speaking, in terms of artillery and light weapons, the amount of assistance from the United States and Britain was indeed less than 10% of the total wartime production of the Soviet Union, which was just a fraction.
¡°But 18,000 aircraft and 12,000 tanks are difficult to ignore.
Naval ships are the shortcomings of the Soviet army. The assistance from the United States and Britain has greatly enhanced the strength of the Soviet navy.
It can be said that without the assistance of the United States, Britain and other countries, it is still unknown whether the Soviet Union could survive the first year of the Soviet-German War. You must know that the Soviet Union lost a large area of ??its territory in the early days of the war, and its military industry was forced to relocate east of the Ural Mountains. On one side, a large amount of equipment The losses on the battlefield are due to the fact that the military industry has not yet completed its relocation, and the production of new weapons cannot keep up at all.
To give one statistic, less than half a year after the Soviet-German war broke out, that is, within three months of the actual implementation of the protocol, the United States and Britain provided assistance with about 900 aircraft and about 760 tanks.
This number is not much, but it is the most difficult period when the Soviet army was completely defeated by the German army. Even the capital Moscow could barely hold on. At such a critical juncture, 900 aircraft and 760 tanks are not necessary no matter how important their role is. Say it.
Under such a distress of Qinghuang, even the small number of aids is extremely valuable. For people who are starving, a steamed bun may be a life saver!
Among the aid supplies from the United States and Britain, weapons and equipment are not the most important. What really plays a decisive role in the Soviet Union's ability to persist in the war are some war supplies that are in short supply, such as motor vehicles.
Among the aid provided by the Allies, motor vehicles alone included 51,503 jeeps, 375,883 trucks, and 35,170 motorcycles. The trucks assisted were 1.5 times the Soviet wartime automobile production, and the motorcycles were 1.2 times the Soviet wartime motorcycle production. Times, the Soviet Union did not produce Jeeps at all. It is the most American thing along with Coca-Cola.
Why put motor vehicles in the first place? Because mobility is the basic component of an army's combat effectiveness. Without motor vehicles, the transportation of personnel, equipment, and logistics materials is impossible. How can we fight this war? If there were no American trucks, would the Soviet Union's most famous Katyusha rocket launcher be towed by horse-drawn carriages during the war?
In addition, the United States and Britain also provided assistance with 3.786 million tires and 114,539 tons of rubber.
As we all know, natural rubber is produced in the south. For the Soviet Union in the north, it is a scarce material that is basically unproduced.
Without rubber, there would be no tires. Without these tires and rubber, how many trucks could the Soviet Union build? Even a horse-drawn carriage or a donkey-cart cannot be made, unless a wooden wheel is used.
Secondly, there are petroleum products. The United States and Britain provided assistance of 2,622,357 tons of high-octane aviation gasoline. The Soviet Union had no shortage of oil, but it did not have the ability to produce and refine high-end petroleum products.
What is the concept of 2.62 million tons? This is 24 times the Soviet wartime production of high-octane aviation gasoline!
In other words, during the war, the Soviet Union produced only 4% of the high-octane aviation gasoline used by itself, while the United States and Britain provided assistance for 96%!
What is high-octane aviation gasoline? It is used for the best-performing fighter jets. Without this aviation gasoline, the Soviet Union could build aircraft, but it would not be able to fly into the sky!
It was precisely with this assistance that the Soviet Union survived the most difficult period, finally won a comprehensive counterattack, and drove all German troops out of Soviet territory.
And now that the Soviets have gained strength, they also want to learn from the Americans and use weapons and equipment as bargaining chips to fund the Chinese army and use it to deal with the Japanese. This plan is very clear.
PS: Please give me a monthly ticket! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)People use weapons and equipment as bargaining chips to enter the game to fund the Chinese army and use it to deal with the Japanese. This plan is very sound.
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