Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

i want oil

After the deputy chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army walked into Stalin's office, Stalin had woken up from his decadence and sat in his own seat with a majestic expression.

After taking a deep breath, he asked bluntly: "Deputy Chief of Staff, where did you get this news... Comrade Tukhachevsky who was ordered to command this battle, why didn't she directly Report to the General Staff...."

Facing Stalin, who had supreme power in the Soviet Union, the deputy chief of staff did not dare to neglect, and replied cautiously: "Report to Comrade Stalin, the content of the telegram was sent by the front-line air force, and it has been confirmed without a doubt."As for Comrade Chief of Staff, at least so far, he has not been contacted by the General Staff..."

"That is to say, we, with the 70 Far East Red Army, really lost to the Chinese National Defense Force. More importantly, even the chief of the Red Army's general staff has disappeared..." Stalin, who had a pair of eyes shooting out a cold air, looked cold asked rhetorically.

"The situation is like this for the time being..." the deputy chief of staff replied with a guilty conscience.

Hearing this, Stalin was completely angry.Completely disregarding the identity of the deputy chief of staff in front of him, like an angry leopard, he roared loudly: "Cowards, they are all a group of cowards... The 70 army can't even defeat the Wehrmacht with less than 40, and even the chief of staff of the Red Army can't beat it!" I lost it, did the huge amount of military expenditure we invest in the Far East Military Region every year actually be used for the army..."

For the next 5 minutes, apart from Stalin's angry roar, the only sound left in the office was the slightly nervous panting of the deputy chief of staff.

Finally, after Stalin got tired of scolding, the deputy chief of staff seized the opportunity and said with a meaningful expression on his face: "Comrade Stalin, please calm down. Although we failed on the battlefield, we must not fail in politics. Therefore, please Stalin Comrades, take care of your health. Organize personnel to negotiate with the National Defense Forces as soon as possible to prevent the situation from developing on the unfavorable side...."

Seeing that Stalin's angry face remained unchanged, the deputy chief of staff continued to remind: "Comrade Stalin, although the General Staff has received news of the defeat at the front, this news is only known to a few people. To prevent the news from spreading Later, it may cause domestic political turmoil, and I have issued an order in advance to block this news."

"So, before the news spreads completely, we must solve the various adverse effects that this defeat may have on the Soviet government and the millions of Red Army. To solve these problems, the first problem is to negotiate with the Chinese National Defense Forces , redeem prisoners of war from the Chinese National Defense Forces, and demand that the Chinese National Defense Forces keep the results of this battle secret.”

After receiving the news of the defeat on the front line, Stalin's first thought was anger. He wanted to know why the 70 elite Red Army could not defeat the Chinese National Defense Army with only 40 troops.

Now, under the reminder of the deputy chief of staff, Stalin suddenly woke up from his anger.At the same time, a trace of cold sweat began to flow from his forehead.

As the deputy chief of staff said before, if he cannot solve the various adverse effects that the defeat on the front line may have on the domestic political situation in time.The prestige and status that I have worked hard for several years will be hit like never before.

More importantly, the millions of elites of the Soviet Red Army scattered on the European defense line may fall into a turbulent situation where the morale of the army is unstable.At that time, the entire Soviet government will fall into a dangerous situation of internal and external difficulties due to its own mistakes.

After casting a glance full of appreciation to the deputy chief of staff.Stalin, who was slowly waking up, answered decisively.

"You are right. The urgent delay now is to solve the various impacts of the defeat on the Soviet government. If conditions permit, it is best to be the same as the last Sino-Soviet battle. Redeem the officers of the Far East Army captured by the Wehrmacht, and The Wehrmacht is required to keep the results of this battle secret...."

After a short thought.Facing the majestic order of the deputy chief of staff in front of him, he said: "Deputy chief of staff, I appoint you as the secret negotiator of the Soviet government. After dispatching [-] relevant staff officers from the staff department as negotiators, they will immediately take a military plane to the Far East to negotiate with China. Wehrmacht conducts negotiations...."

"My request is very simple. No matter how much the price is paid, we must ensure the secrecy of the results of the normal battle and redeem the captured officers of the Far East Military Region captured by the National Defense Forces..."

After the decisive battle in Outer Mongolia ended smoothly with the victory of the National Defense Forces, Li Guosheng, who knew the final result of the battle, directly returned to Shenyang by military plane.Because, in the Sino-Soviet negotiations that may occur next, Li Guosheng still has many issues to discuss with Jiang Baili, Li Zongren and others.

At the same time that Li Guosheng returned to Shenyang, the deputy chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army also quietly arrived in the Far East, and expressed his intention to negotiate with Luo Zhang, who was still stationed in Outer Mongolia.

As soon as Li Guosheng returned to his long-lost office, Jiang Baili hurried over.

Yang raised the telegram he had just received, and said to Li Guosheng excitedly: "Boss, what you said in the telegram was indeed correct. Faced with a new round of defeat, Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, was really forced to Yes. The battle was only over for a day, and a secret negotiating delegation was sent to negotiate with us..."

"Uh...Stalin's reaction speed is so fast..." Li Guosheng asked in surprise.

After taking the telegram and browsing it, Li Guosheng said mockingly: "Chief of Staff, it seems that Stalin's character has not changed at all. In his eyes, nothing is as important as his face and the reputation of the Soviet government. "

Speaking of this, a playful smile suddenly appeared on Li Guosheng's face, and he continued to Jiang Baili: "Believe it or not, I can deduce that here, among all the conditions brought by the Soviet negotiators, there must be one that allows us to go to Outer Mongolia. The result of the decisive battle must be kept unconditionally confidential."

"That's for sure..." Jiang Baili replied with a serious face.

Later, he reminded Li Guosheng: "Boss, today's national defense force is no longer what it was a year ago. Even if it faces the Soviet government, it has the ability to fight. In this case, we don't have to worry about the Soviet government's new round of military Threats, even soldiers pressing the border. Therefore, this time we cannot let the Soviet government go easily..."

"I don't know what demands the Chief Executive intends to make to the Soviet government..."

I saw a smile in front of me.Jiang Baili, who looks like a profiteer.Li Guosheng couldn't help expressing emotion in his heart: Jiang Baili, who was still a soldier a few years ago, was under the influence of his years.Has gradually had the potential for profiteers.

After a strange smile quickly flashed across his face, Li Guosheng replied without hesitation: "That's for sure... a year ago we had no strength. We could only take advantage of Stalin. This time, I managed to seize such a good opportunity. I, Li Guosheng, Of course I won't let it go."

"As for the specific requirements for the Soviet government, I haven't made up my mind yet. However, there is still a general outline: what we lack, what the Soviet government has, and what we want. In a word, we must Sell ​​what we have in our hands for a good price, and it’s best to make up for all the losses we suffered a year ago.”

Just as Li Guosheng finished speaking, a crisp knock on the door suddenly sounded from the office door.

As Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces.Adjutants are on duty 24 hours a day outside Li Guosheng's office.Under such circumstances, the number of people who can directly pass the adjutant and knock on the door of his office, looking at the entire National Defense Force, is definitely not more than ten.

More importantly, even if there are no more than ten senior national defense forces, they will not knock on the door of their office directly over the adjutant unless there is an important situation.

Therefore, the moment he heard the knock on the door, Li Guosheng frowned subconsciously.

certainly.Frowning tightly, he subconsciously ordered: "Come in..."

The door of the office was pushed open, and Li Guanghua, the deputy commander in charge of the logistics of the National Defense Forces with the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulders, appeared in front of the two of them very unexpectedly.What's more.Li Guanghua, who always had a smile on his face, showed a rare serious expression.

"Old Li, is there a logistics problem..." Facing the old subordinate.Li Guosheng was not pretentious, and asked directly.

Li Guanghua nodded.Answered with a wry smile.

"Boss, not only is there a problem. It's a big problem... As far as the decisive battle in Outer Mongolia just ended, if the battle lasts for another week, I, the deputy commander of the National Defense Forces in charge of logistics, will not be able to continue. , was chased and beaten by military officials at all levels..."

While Li Guosheng showed a puzzled expression on his face, Jiang Baili also showed an interested expression on his face.

After quickly sorting out the thoughts in his mind, Li Guanghua directly handed a piece of data he had calculated in front of Li Guosheng, and reported: "Boss, this is the oil consumption of the entire army a year ago."

"As the mechanization of the troops is getting higher and higher, the expansion speed of the armored army is getting faster and faster. The oil that used to be consumed by the National Defense Forces for a year can only be used for half a year now. In addition to the decisive battle in Outer Mongolia that just ended, The $5000 million of oil we imported from abroad this year has bottomed out."

"If we can't obtain new sources of oil in a short period of time, even if we use the oil stored in the combat readiness warehouse, at the current oil consumption rate of our army, it can only last for two months."

Seeing the list data, Li Guosheng was also taken aback.

Just when he was about to ask a question, Li Guanghua directly opened his mouth to analyze: "Commander, according to the statistics of the logistics department, the armored group army alone is equipped with more than [-] tanks of various types, and this does not include the armored assault battalion directly under the field division. , the tank regiments directly under the field armies, and the tank divisions directly under the group army. If you add up all these tanks and armored combat vehicles, the number will definitely exceed [-]."

"You know, both tanks and armored combat vehicles are big gas eaters. I probably made a statistics. The annual fuel consumption of these tanks and armored combat vehicles is definitely around [-] tons..."

"In addition, the entire army is equipped with tens of thousands of transport vehicles, thousands of fighter planes, and hundreds of ships of various types that are also oil-hungry...all of which need to consume a lot of oil. If a war breaks out, these equipment China's oil consumption will directly expand by more than two times...."

"The entire army consumes more and more oil, and the total amount of oil we import from the United States is only more than one million tons every year. One goes up and down, how can the whole army consume it in one year..."

Hearing this, Li Guosheng couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face, and said to himself: "Now it seems that it is not an ordinary difficulty to really develop the army into mechanization without enough oil resources. "

unexpected.Facing the problem of oil shortage, Jiang Baili couldn't help showing any worried expression on his face.On the contrary, he was full of self-confidence from the bottom of his heart, as if Jiang Baili had found a solution to the problem of oil shortage.

Li Guosheng, who looked worried, hurriedly asked: "Chief of Staff, have you already thought of a way..."

Jiang Baili nodded noncommittally, pointed to the direction of the Soviet Union, and reminded him kindly: "Boss, although the area occupied by our National Defense Forces has not yet developed large-scale oil fields. However, there are many oil fields in the Soviet Union. And it has very large oil production."

"I'm sure Stalin would have been very willing to trade oil for his face and his captured officers."

Li Guosheng reacted suddenly, and something quickly appeared in his mind.

Whether it is in the later World War II.Still in the late nineteenth century, the Soviet government and Russia after the coup were both very large oil-producing countries in the world.Take World War II as an example, the Soviet government's annual oil production has reached 3000 million tons, which is five or six times that of Germany.

Li Guosheng is confident that Stalin will agree to get a share of such a huge oil production.

Of course, if Stalin disagreed, he could threaten him with sending troops to seize Siberia.

Take Stalin, and all the Soviets, how crazy they were about the land.Li Guosheng believed that, in terms of land and oil, Stalin would definitely be willing to pay for oil.

After all, the current Soviet government has not yet entered a state of war, and the whole country has a province.There is absolutely no problem in extracting tens of millions of tons from the huge annual output of 3000 million tons.

Tens of millions of tons of oil are only four or five months of consumption for the Soviet government that has fully entered the industrialized country.However, for still based on agriculture.For the National Defense Forces whose industry is only in the military industry, these oils save a little.There is absolutely no problem in using it for more than two years.

You know, during World War II in later generations.The Japanese government, which has a huge combined fleet, only needs about 500 million tons of oil every year.

Thinking of this, Li Guosheng said firmly: "Okay, in this negotiation with the Soviet government, we need oil."

No one would have guessed that in the Opinion Conference Room of the National Defense Forces Headquarters, which did not seem to have changed at all, there were representatives of the National Defense Forces led by Li Guosheng, supplemented by Yan Xishan, and representatives of the Soviet Union headed by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Soviet Red Army.Two negotiators are sitting opposite each other, fighting with each other in a small conference room, and confronting each other on the negotiating table.

Facing the completely different national government, Li Guosheng, the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, completely regarded himself as the defeated party.Although the deputy chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army held back his anger, in order to avoid the breakdown of the negotiations, he could only lower his superior head that he had always shown in front of the Chinese.

After taking a long breath, the deputy chief of staff who slowly calmed down had to put down his airs, and asked Li Guosheng bluntly: "Commander Li, the Soviet government came to negotiate with your army with great sincerity. .In order to ensure the smooth progress of the negotiations, the Soviet government can meet some conditions of your army within a certain range...."

"I don't know what conditions your army wants in order to agree to a series of demands put forward by Comrade Stalin in our country."

"The real meat scene is coming...."

After subconsciously expressing emotion in his heart, Li Guosheng, who was still groggy just now, immediately cheered up.After a pair of eyes quickly flashed out twice, he replied with a smile on his face.

"As for the series of demands put forward by Comrade Stalin in your government, I think we should negotiate bit by bit..."

Speaking of this, Li Guosheng suddenly changed the subject, and said with a strange face: "We all know that your country is the first independent country in the world. At least so far, your country is still in the same position as capitalist countries such as Europe and the United States. Hostile state. If I announce the results of the decisive battle in Outer Mongolia, I believe that those capitalist countries that want to be unfavorable to your country will spare no effort to support our National Defense Forces and expand the war..."

"So, if your government wants to keep our National Defense Force secret and give up the various interests that European and American countries are prepared to support us, your government must compensate us for the various losses we have caused..."

Seeing Li Guosheng smiling in front of him, the deputy chief of staff had the urge to slap Li Guosheng twice.

Because Li Guosheng, who was sitting in front of him, completely overturned his impression of the Chinese people. Not only did he see the current embarrassing position of the Soviet government in the international arena very thoroughly, but he also made good use of the situation. All countries are drawn into their own camp.

It is conceivable that if the Soviet government did not agree to the other party's conditions, facing an elite army that could wipe out millions of Soviet Red Army, the situation on the battlefield in the Far East might really be as Li Guosheng said before.

The deputy chief of staff, who already felt that this negotiation would become more and more difficult, had no choice but to answer with a nod: "I don't know what Commander-in-Chief Li wants our country to compensate..."

"Give me 1000 million tons of crude oil, and I will keep the results of the decisive battle in Outer Mongolia a secret. Even if European and American countries get information from other sources and use heavy profits to win over our army, our National Defense Forces will remain neutral in the Far East..."

In exchange for 1000 million tons of crude oil for a guarantee that does not have much meaning, in the eyes of the deputy chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army, the other party is definitely a lion.

Therefore, as soon as Li Guosheng's voice fell, the other party refused without hesitation: "God, why don't you go and grab... 1000 million tons of crude oil is too much, absolutely not... at most 100 million tons of oil..."

Li Guosheng, who was determined to bargain with the other party, shook his head and asked: "100 million tons of crude oil... Is your government playing tricks... If our National Defense Forces release the news of continuing to march into Siberia, I believe that European and American countries will rush to send me 100 million tons of oil..."

"Eight million tons of oil, not a single ton is missing... As long as your government agrees, this article will be passed..." (To be continued..)