Beiyang reactionaries

How could Moscow let go of such a force.

But China did not let go, and Moscow did not dare to mobilize this force.If this force is transferred back, once China attacks Central Asia and Novosibirsk, what will the Soviet army do to resist it.The advance speed of the Chinese troops at that time was not lower than that of the current German army. If the Chinese troops really attacked Central Asia, the entire Central Asia would be lost.At present, the Xinjiang region of China has concentrated troops from the Xinjiang Military Region, the Lanzhou Military Region, and the Xinjiang Construction Corps. The front-line troops alone have 150 million troops.Of course the Soviet Union was worried.

But once the Soviet Union decided to mobilize this force, the pressure on China's borders would ease a lot.

Militarily, China could reduce some border troops.From the perspective of the current grand strategy, China does not need to retain so many border troops.

"Chairman, the border force should have been reduced long ago."

After Xu Yongchang finished speaking, Han Linchun spoke.

Pointing on the map: "The traffic conditions in our border areas are very bad. Although we have carried out a lot of construction in the border areas during the third five-year plan, the traffic conditions have also been greatly improved. But even so, Compared with the Central Plains, the traffic in the outer northeast, Mongolia, and Xinjiang still has many shortcomings. Now we deploy too many troops on the front line, which puts too much pressure on our logistics support. At present, half of the trucks owned by our equipment department are Used to support the logistics of these places. Reducing the number of border troops can save a lot of money.”

"Ah."

Duan Xun nodded.

The places occupied by the ancestors are basically places where human beings live.However, most of China's frontier areas are poor mountains and bad waters, with very bad congenital conditions, so the traffic is also very bad.Although the third five-year plan focuses on transforming the traffic conditions in the border areas.But the traffic conditions in the border areas still have many problems.

As a result, safeguarding is difficult.

At present, China has left too many troops on the Sino-Soviet border. In order to ensure the logistics of these troops, it wastes too much money on transportation.

"Cichen (Xu Yongchang), let's figure out how many troops we should keep in Xinjiang."

"Chairman, I think it is enough to leave two corps field troops in Xinjiang."

"Two regiments?"

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang said: "Chairman, we have a huge Construction Corps in Xinjiang. The Xinjiang Construction Corps has reclaimed a large amount of arable land in Xinjiang and has an establishment of 150 divisions. Last year's war Construction Corps made great achievements, annihilating 50 There are more than ten thousand Soviet troops. As long as there is a construction corps, plus the deployment of two field corps, it is more than enough to defend Xinjiang. In this way, we only have about 30 field troops in Xinjiang, which can greatly reduce the logistical pressure. Even most of the logistics, They can all be solved on the spot. Not only in Xinjiang, but also in Mongolia and Northeast China. We have a large number of Construction Corps here, which is the most stable force to stabilize the frontier. As long as the Construction Corps is there, we will The frontier only needs a small number of field troops to defend the frontier."

China's Construction Corps, like the ancient garrison troops, is very important to the frontier.

As long as there are troops from these Construction Corps, the frontier will be stable.

"Ah."

Duan Xun thought for a while, and said to Wang Jingwei: "We can continue the discussion. But don't do it all at once, but talk slowly. The Soviet Union wants to completely eliminate the threat of the border, and is going to transfer the troops on the Sino-Soviet border to the European side. It can be a matter of one sentence. Without enough benefits, the border troops cannot retreat completely in accordance with the requirements of the Soviet Union. You can control this aspect flexibly. As for Molotov who wants to sign the "Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship" with our country, you can talk to They signed the contract. Let the Soviet Union feel at ease and boldly fight with Germany."

"Yes."

"Vice Chairman Chen (Chen Yi)."

"arrive."

"You preside over the daily work of the Military Committee. The Military Committee must not relax. Although our country has no combat missions, it does not mean that our country will not fight. Let all the departments of the Military Committee cheer me up. Although our country is not currently mobilizing for war, But the military council should still operate in a semi-war state."

"Yes."

"Cichen (Xu Yongchang)."

"arrive."

"It's the same with your general staff, don't let me down. The world situation is unpredictable now, maybe one day our country will be involved in the war. Therefore, the training of the troops cannot be stopped, and your general staff must do everything well Prepare for war. When other countries need it, the troops have no energy to fight."

"Yes."

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"Ren Chao (Li Jishen), when China and the Soviet Union sign the 'Friendship Agreement' and the number of border troops is reduced, then several military regions will no longer be in a war situation. There is no need to maintain the current establishment."

"Yes."

Negotiations between China and the Soviet Union progressed rapidly.

Because both parties are willing to negotiate.Needless to say, the Soviet Union, the most important foreign policy of the Soviet Union is to stabilize China.And it's not the case in China.China hopes to determine the border with the Soviet Union as soon as possible and determine it in legal form.

And that's business.

China's strategic supreme committee has been formulated at the beginning of the year.

That is to use the current world war to vigorously develop the domestic economy and improve China's industry.China doesn't want to just sell those raw materials every day, because China is also an industrial country now.China hopes to be able to sell industrial products to promote the development of China's industry.

Now the world war is the best opportunity.

The more intense the fighting between countries, the more materials and industrial products will be consumed.The more money China makes, the faster China's industry develops.Just look at China's shipbuilding industry.Since Japan began to order various types of ships from China on a large scale, relying on Japanese funds, China's shipbuilding industry has developed rapidly.

Therefore, China very much hopes to reach an agreement with the Soviet Union and make money from the Soviet Union.

Because both countries have needs, the "Sino-Soviet Friendship Agreement" that Molotov wanted was also discussed very well.And the most important thing in the "Sino-Soviet Friendship Agreement" is the issue of border troops.Both China and the Soviet Union decided to withdraw troops from the current border and reduce the troops on both sides on the border.

This is what the Soviet Union needs most.

The Soviet Union has long wanted to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops from the Novosibirsk Military Region to the Soviet-German battlefield, but it has always been scruples about China.Now China has begun to make concessions in this regard, especially Xu Yongchang, who participated in the negotiations, promised to withdraw three corps from the front line in Xinjiang within one month, and withdraw two corps from Xinjiang within three months. very happy.Three regiments were withdrawn from the front line, that is, 3 troops, accounting for almost half of the front line troops.Withdraw two corps from Xinjiang within three months, that is 50 troops.Although it is less than the requirements of the Soviet Union, it is also a good start.

As long as China starts shrinking its border forces.

"Since it is no longer a war zone, I am going to transfer Shang Zhen, commander of the Northeast Military Region, and Liu Xiang, commander of the Xinjiang Military Region, back to Beijing, and at the same time revoke the qualification of the first-level military region of the Xinjiang Military Region. What do you think?"

"This……"

Li Jishen was very embarrassed and didn't know how to answer the conversation.

Li Jishen is one of the standing committee members of the People's Party, the vice-chairman of the Supreme Committee, and the vice-chairman of the Military Commission. He is already a real giant in Chinese politics.During the war last year, he was mainly responsible for coordinating the relationship between the Military Council and the Construction Corps.

In name, he is indeed an army general.

But Li Jishen knew that he was no longer a soldier.Li Jishen has always been very cautious when it comes to the adjustment of army generals, and he doesn't want to intervene himself.Because since Duan Xun transferred Li Jishen out of the original military department and formed the Construction Corps, Li Jishen knew that Duan Xun didn't want to return to the army by himself.In other words, Duan Xun can continue to value himself, and he can keep promoting himself, but the premise is that he no longer interferes with the core affairs of the army.

This is not what Li Jishen thinks too much about.

But Li Jishen knew that Duan Xun started in the army and had seen too many warlord wars.Therefore, not allowing warlords to appear under one's own hands is very important to the army.But the problem is that Duan Xun started in the army, and Duan Xun was able to enter Beijing because of the support of the army.Because of this, the generals under Duan Xun also started from the army, and they fought along with Duan Xun.

There are many generals under Duan Xun, who have fought with Duan Xun for many years and stayed in the army for more than 20 years.And because many of them are fighting alone, the relationship between the troops is intricate.

Li Jishen is the best among them.

Because Li Jishen has always been Duan Xun's No. [-] general, and has always been in charge.Whether it was attacking Yunnan or later occupying Guangdong and Guangxi, Li Jishen was on his own.Later, he served as the commander-in-chief of the army and the deputy minister of the military department. He has a deep foundation in the army.That's why Duan Xuncai transferred Li Jishen away with the Construction Corps and government positions.

Li Jishen understood this very well.

Duan Xun really believed in himself and valued himself very much.But this premise is that Li Jishen knows how to advance and retreat.Li Jishen is a smart man, since he left the military department, he has really never interfered with the army.

Duan Xun is also very satisfied, so Li Jishen can now become a giant in Chinese politics.

Now Shang Zhen and Liu Xiang are not like this.