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    Chapter 205

    Despite the headache, Roosevelt was still very happy, because the high offer showed that China was determined to form an alliance.  A draft is divided into ten points, one for each staff member, who conducts targeted research and then returns a "reasonable" price.  For example, the P-39 fighter jets that China needs, I won¡¯t go into too much detail here, because they are things that no one wants in a warehouse anyway.  Five thousand is just five thousand, and delivering two thousand within half a year is not very difficult.  Also, there are three thousand C-49 transport aircraft and two thousand B-29s, which have to be discounted. There are at most one thousand C-47s, and the United States cannot handle more than that.  The B-29 bomber is even more expensive. The United States does not have much equipment for this bomber. It is estimated that 200 of them will be delivered within half a year. They will kill too many people and they will not be able to get them out.  Ten million tons of diesel per year is too much, right?  Up to five million tons per year, no more.  Fifty thousand tons of aviation aluminum, what do we need so much aluminum for?  The maximum is 5,000 tons.

    Anyway, after much consideration, an aid draft with a total value of about 6 billion yuan was cut by the US aides to less than 3 billion yuan.  In addition, a separate aid plan was made specifically for Hurley. It was used as a reference for negotiations, which roughly meant the bottom line that the United States would accept.  If the Soviet Union hadn't been so incompetent, the U.S. government really couldn't stand being ripped off like this.

    Negotiations continued for a full week, and finally an agreement was reached for the United States to assist China. The total aid amount is approximately US$3 billion, to be delivered over three years.  Among them, 1,000 B-39 fighter jets that China urgently needs will be delivered within three months, and 2,000 C-47 transport aircraft.  The first batch of 500 bombers will be delivered within half a year, and the others will be delivered in three years. The final agreement reached is 800 bomber B-29s.  It will be delivered in three years, with the first batch of 200 aircraft delivered within half a year.  80,000 five-ton trucks will be delivered over three years.  There are also other strategic materials, all added up, and they can kill the American emperor with a single blow.

    The United States, which was suffering terribly from German submarines, asked China to transfer its sonar technology and demanded that China declare war on Japan no later than the end of March 1941.  Of course, Fang Jianxiong cannot give American technology for free, nor will he agree to the so-called deadline set by the United States.  The two sides fought for another week.  In the end, the United States was ripped off again, offering some chemical technology in exchange, and recognized Fang Jianxiong's conditions for declaring war on Japan by the end of June 1941 at the latest.

    During the negotiations between China and the United States.  The battles in Central Asia and Siberia also came to an end. Four hundred thousand enemies were wiped out in the Central Asian battlefield. The Soviet army retreated across the Amu Darya River and lost all its heavy equipment.  Moscow promptly sent reinforcements to Zhukov.  The Chinese army, which was fighting continuously, stopped on the east bank of the river. The two armies faced each other across the river, and the battle came to an end.  Lukin's headquarters in Tashkent was heavily besieged. Due to the weather, the Chinese Army did not launch an attack immediately, but took a period of rest.  On the Siberian battlefield, 550,000 Soviet troops under Chuikov were wiped out.  Loss of equipment is useless.

    After a period of statistics, China announced that the National Defense Forces had achieved a major victory in the just counterattack against the Soviet Union.  It lasted more than half a year, 2.2 million Soviet troops were wiped out, and 12,000 artillery pieces of various calibers, 1,500 tanks, 13,000 light and heavy machine guns, 800,000 rifles, 5,000 pistols, and 8,000 cars were seized.  At the same time, it was announced that the Central Asian side has advanced more than 600 kilometers into the Soviet Union, while the Siberian side has occupied the important town of Novosibirsk. Currently, our army has retreated to the other side of the Ob River.

    When this result came out, the whole world was shocked!  How did the Chinese become so powerful? This was the European steamroller.  At that time, so many countries jointly intervened, but they were unable to do anything about the new red regime that was surrounded by poverty.

    The Soviet Union quickly announced to the outside world that it had wiped out one million Chinese imperialist troops and captured countless more. The Soviet army, which had achieved certain results, carried out strategic transfers.

    Generally speaking, what the Chinese say is more reliable. At least the United Kingdom and the United States believe that the Chinese people must have some moisture in their words, but the moisture will not exceed 30%.  On the contrary, the Soviet Union was secretive and tried to hide the truth.  The one who was most shocked by this news was Japan. With the Chinese army so powerful, the security of the Far East and North Korea became a problem.

    Japan currently has only twenty-five divisions in total in Nanyang, twenty-five divisions in Korea, ten divisions in the Far East, and thirty divisions in the mainland.  Upon seeing this result, the Japanese military headquarters immediately ordered the dispatch of fifteen additional divisions to the Far East.  I made a lot of money in Nanyang and Japan. Now I want money, guns and some wealth.  Hurry up and form ten more divisions to make up the whole number of one hundred divisions.  Army Minister Hideki Tojo specifically asked the intelligence agencies to step up their intelligence work on China.

    The captured Soviet equipment was basically ignored by the ** troops. The 122 howitzer was a good thing, with a long range and great power. The Central Asian Front Army directly patched together 3,500 units. Many B divisions were insufficiently equipped.  The largest caliber artillery was only 75mm. After Liu Mingzhao asked Beijing for instructions, he directly supplemented these troops with the captured 122mm howitzers.  The Far East Front followed suit and also acquired more than a thousand 122-mm howitzers and gave them to the B divisions that did not have large-caliber artillery to strengthen their firepower.  As for the ammunition required, let Dihua and Cullen directlyThe factory stepped up production.

    Because of winter, both the Chinese and Soviet armies suspended ground operations, and the air force was not idle at all. After Novosibirsk built enough airports, as long as the weather permitted, hundreds of aircraft took off every day to bomb Omsk.  .  The Soviet Army, which was lagging behind in aircraft, on the one hand stepped up the deployment of aircraft imported from Germany to the front line, on the other hand it stepped up its efforts to learn technology, copying the German FW-190, and at the same time designed and developed its own new fighter jets.

    On January 15, 1941, with the support of the Chinese government, Tajikistan declared independence and made Dushanbe its capital.  And announced the formation of ten infantry divisions and five cavalry divisions of the National Defense Force, the newly born Tajikistan announced its alliance with China.  On the 16th, Uzbekistan declared independence and established its capital in Samarkand. The new government announced its alliance with China and also established a national defense force with a strength of twenty infantry divisions and five cavalry divisions.

    The Chinese government was the first to recognize these two countries. Interestingly, Japan was the second to recognize these two countries, and Italy was the third.  On the contrary, Britain and the United States seemed very cautious and did not express their position for a long time.  Germany was also cautious and did not express its position.  However, Hitler privately sent a telegram to Fang Jianxiong, congratulating the Chinese National Defense Forces on their great victory in the self-defense counterattack.  Churchill and Roosevelt also called privately to congratulate and asked Fang Jianxiong to understand that the current situation between Britain and the United States was not suitable for admitting this.

    After the victory at the Battle of Midway, the Japanese army swept across various islands in the Pacific. On January 30, with the navy as cover, two or three divisions, a heavy artillery brigade and a mechanized brigade landed in Papua New Guinea.  The two Australian infantry divisions stationed there surrendered after less than a week of resistance.  Japan approached Australia and began to frantically fortify islands in the Pacific.  Japan, which is very aware of its own strength, has set its ultimate goals in Australia and India. After obtaining sufficient resources, Japan's real goal is to turn around and fight China.

    Judging from this timetable, Japan needs at least a year and a half to a year of preparation. This is the reason why Japan was the first to recognize the two countries in Central Asia after China.  Japan hopes to stabilize China and buy time for war preparations.  Similarly, Fang Jianxiong also needs time. On the one hand, the two battlefields of the Soviet Union need time to rest and recuperate. On the other hand, the newly formed troops need time to intensify training, especially the technical arms. Some B divisions also need time to replenish equipment, and the Air Force needs to import and receive it.  American aircraft and converted into combat effectiveness.  In early 1941, there was a brief period of tranquility in Asia.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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