Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 349: Inherent territory since ancient times

“For some indescribable reasons, the host of the meeting had to be replaced by the deputy general staff officer.”

 Five minutes later, the correspondent at the headquarters successfully sent the telegram just prepared to the border area, and the meeting in the Inner North Hall continued.

 “Okay, the matter of the advisory group has come to an end for the time being, let’s start the next matter.”

“The following contents are all undisclosed top-secret documents. The intention of Desperate Fox is to let everyone analyze the rationality and feasibility of the plan.”

 “Come, let’s read this letter first.”

letter? It's actually not a telegram.

 In the war years, what kind of things would be conveyed by human mail? So cautious?

With doubts in his heart, Huang He took the folder handed out by the deputy general staff, and then he couldn't wait to open it and check it.

 The letters in the folder are divided into two parts. The first version is written in slightly sloppy Russian, and there are even a few spelling errors on it. You can tell at a glance that it is a handwritten copy of the original.

  The text in the second edition has been changed to Chinese, which is obviously a translation of the original, probably to take care of a few big guys who don't speak Russian.

While Huang He was reading the letter carefully, the deputy general staff officer standing next to the map on the wall said:

 “As you can see, this is a letter asking for help.”

"Of course, if you are willing, you can also understand it as a request from an ally."

“The person who sent the letter was Mr. Cui who returned to the mountain city a year ago. So in a sense, the content of the letter was definitely authorized by his superiors.”

As soon as these words came out, Huang He immediately turned the document to the last page, ready to see who signed the document.

Sure enough, he found the answer he wanted at the end: a complex name consisting of eleven characters.

In the original timeline, Lao Cui was sent to work in the mountain city by his superiors because he was familiar with the situation in the Republic of China and had experience in communicating with preserved fruits.

If Huang He remembers correctly, the other party should return to the motherland in three months, and then go straight to the Eastern Front battlefield in Europe.

But now

The intensity of the battlefield on the Eastern Front in Europe is no joke. If General Dong hadn't stepped forward at the critical moment, who knows what would have happened now.

 This way, everything makes sense.

 As a senior commander who is drifting away, Lao Cui will definitely try his best to find ways to help the motherland solve its problems.

While Huang He was thinking, the deputy general staff officer drew several circles in the Suiyuan area on the map, and then said to the comrades attending the meeting:

“The other party made it clear in the letter that they hope the border region can sign a Lend-Lease Act with them.”

“People over there are very interested in the 40-guns, mortars of various calibers, anti-aircraft guns, hurricanes, typhoons, Spitfires, and especially the air train transport aircraft currently used by our Eighth Route Army.”

“It is worth mentioning that there is one thing specifically marked in the letter. They also need a large amount of raw materials, including but not limited to cotton, food, rare metals, tung oil, and bristles.”

 Hearing this, Huang He had already closed the folder.

Without any other reason, the content of the letter can be simply summed up in one sentence: I, Ci Zong, give money!

 In fact, this letter asking for help is really outrageous. After all, theoretically speaking, the border area has just been lifted out of poverty and is still far away from being fully prosperous.

 Don’t look at the current Eighth Route Army. It can suppress the Japanese army in the North China battlefield, but this does not mean that its actual production capacity is comparable to that of the established military powers.

These days are just getting better, why are there so many indifferent people coming to your door?

If you want to sign the Lend-Lease Act, you have to find Master Luo. He is the arsenal of a democratic country.

What's more, our border area is now just a force of the Republic of China, and the only people who can speak at the international level are bald people from mountain cities.

 It seems to be against the rules to come to us.

However, Huang He did not express the above ideas at the meeting. He has always believed in one thing, and that is something that he can think of, and the staff at the headquarters will naturally not ignore it.

Since the meeting can be held today, it proves that the superiors have their own unique ideas.

Sure enough, the deputy general staff officer did not lie, and his next speech immediately cleared up Huang He's doubts.

“Theoretically, our border region should reject this Lend-Lease Bill. Whether from a strength or international perspective, we do not have such qualifications.”

“After all, the one-way Lend-Lease Bill will almost never get any return, and the Eighth Route Army does not have such a basis to toss.”

“However, Desperate Fox has proposed an idea. If the other party allows us to build the factory two hundred kilometers north of Baotou, then we will agree to this request.”

"Let's talk about our opinions on this matter." Hearing this, the entire conference room became eerily quiet, and everyone was weighing the pros and cons of the plan.

All of you here are senior cadres from the border area. It is natural that you don’t know where the place is 200 kilometers north of Baotou. It is a legacy of historical issues caused by the Qing Dynasty and Beiyang.

 According to common sense, it is impossible for Big Beard to agree to the proposal of Desperate Fox.

Just the control of the Siberian Railway can make him fall out in public.

 But things are different now, and life in the north is more difficult now than in the original timeline. Even if the plus-five Desan cannot push to the AA line as expected, they can definitely create a large area of ​​scorched earth.

  After Operation Barbarossa began, the north was forced to move a large number of industrial areas eastward.

 This means that most of their military factories will not be able to fully restore production capacity in a short period of time.

 Coupled with the bearded man's appeal to the people, general mobilization began at the beginning of the war. This puts the country's economy under extremely strong pressure, and a collapse-type disaster may occur at any time.

According to Huang He’s memories of his previous life, he vaguely remembered that the northern region lost 38% of its grain-producing area in the first month, and the meat provided by slaughtering livestock was only one-fifth of what it was before the war.

 The most fatal thing is that the materials provided by the United States through the Lend-Lease Act accounted for only 2.1% of the total at the end of this year.

 All the above data show that the north is now in an unprecedented state of weakness, otherwise Lao Cui would not have gone out of his way to seek help from the border area.

 After integrating all the information, Huang He stood up from his seat, and then he was the first to speak to break the silence.

"Everyone should know that after I graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, I went to work in the north for a period of time. Based on my understanding of their war potential, it will most likely take the other side about two years to recover."

“If you want to sign the Lend-Lease Act, now is definitely the best time. Any small support at this time will play a huge role in stabilizing the situation.”

“If it’s too late, the opponent is likely to be able to keep the enemy out of the country with its own strength, or even successfully push back.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present nodded.

We are all old people, so we naturally understand the difference between providing help in times of need and icing on the cake.

This is exactly the case. In the original timeline, the North initially restored its industrial production capacity in 1943, and became self-sufficient in tanks and aviation.

After making up his mind, Huang He walked from his seat to the map on the wall. He took the pencil handed by the deputy general staff officer and said:

“Although the military production capacity of the border area can be ranked among the top few in Asia, there is still a big gap compared with the United States. Our only advantage is that we are close enough to the Siberian Railway.”

Speaking of this, the Yellow River first drew a route on the Pacific Ocean connecting the western ports of the country and the ports of the Far East, and then pointed to the transportation line running through the Eurasian continent and said:

“There are currently two routes between China and the north, one needs to pass through the Pacific Ocean, and the other needs to cross the Arctic Ocean.”

“Let’s not talk about whether the transport ship will encounter enemies at sea. The long waiting period on the road alone is very torturous. The time required to assist a batch of supplies must be calculated on a monthly basis.”

"But the situation is different in the border area. Whether it is shipped from Pangbei Station or transshipped from north of Baotou, we can deliver the materials to the European Eastern Front battlefield as quickly as possible."

 At this point, the deputy general staff officer and his team have understood Huang He’s thoughts.

To put it bluntly, it is to make a time difference, take advantage of the time when the north is weak and the ugly country has not yet provided full assistance, and use our own materials to solve the problems left over from history.

 This is a serious conspiracy.

Even if the border area sells kidneys to aid the Soviet Union, the amount of supplies sent in one year is not as much as the amount of supplies sent in one month in the later period of the Chou Kingdom. But now that your big bearded family is gone, that’s not what you want.

Besides, the area 200 kilometers north of Baotou has been the territory of the border area since ancient times. How can you be wrong if we lay military aid on it?

Even if you, the bearded man, want to drive away the people from the border area after the war is over, you will not have the final say at that time.

  In more than four years, who knows what the rabbit will become?

 After a while, the deputy general staff officer looked at Huang He with a profound look, and then continued:

"I have discovered that whenever there is a meeting involving historical issues, your boy's desire to fight is not as strong as usual. If you were someone who didn't know your details, he might have thought you were an eagle who wanted to be a ball captain. Here’s the pie.”

"Okay, let's talk about your plan. You were so impassioned just now, you can't just talk about it on paper."

Facing the expectant eyes of everyone, Huang He slowly revealed his plan.

"Judging from the current situation, if the border area can reach an agreement with the north, then both parties can get what they want in the short term. There are gains and losses, so it is inappropriate to call it a Lend-Lease Act. It should be called a business."

"Since we are doing business, sellers should show their goods to buyers. I suggest that our Eighth Route Army can take the opportunity of the second Xinkou Battle to invite Lao Cui and others to form an observation group to watch the battle."

“At that time, we can also arrange for Lao Dai and Lao Hu to join in the fun and let them see the strength of their new allies.”

  This chapter may be revised according to the paragraph review. If there is anything unreasonable, feel free to say it.

 (End of this chapter)