Chapter 433: Old Ma Again, the Soft Knife Left by the Paranoid
It turns out that Huang He is still the master of time management with excellent business ability.
When he completely decided on the national policy options required for the new stage, the entire convoy just arrived at the center of the scheduled venue.
"Director, we are here, please get off the car quickly."
"Okay."
Hearing the reminder from the driver in the front row, Huang He withdrew his attention from the awakening of the brave tiger system. He opened the car door and walked to the entrance of the military sub-district to meet up with his juniors.
Because the visitors had not yet arrived, everyone, led by the army reorganization expert, walked into the conference room first.
The moment he entered the room, he saw a whole table of rich and diverse meals.
Under the table, two boxes of special Fenjiu printed with "Fight against Japan to the end, comfort the soldiers" were vaguely visible.
Such a big battle immediately made Huang He's stomach ache, and he even foresaw the scene of fighting to the end in advance.
As if noticing the change in his colleague's expression, the Army Reorganization Expert patted the Third Division on the shoulder, and then comforted him in a very calm tone:
"Don't worry, your role today is just a mascot, just control the atmosphere at the negotiation table."
"I have my own arrangements for the drinking contest. Do you see the three comrades behind me? They are all tough guys who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. They are the foreign aids I borrowed from Lao Yang."
"To talk to the Russians, you still have to get them drunk first."
At this point, even if Huang He was slow to react, he guessed the specific identities of the visitors.
The delegation of allies headed by Lao Ma.
As a person who has lived and worked in the north, he naturally knows the preferences and habits of the Russians, so he agrees with General Nie's arrangement at the dinner table.
As for the meaning of the mascot, it is not difficult to understand.
Negotiation is not a dinner party or a play. Once it involves the vital interests of one's own forces, even brothers may get to the point of drawing swords.
Today, the leader of the northern delegation is Lao Ma.
With Huang He present, a friendly atmosphere for negotiation can be created to some extent. And with an acquaintance present, the other party will not be too bothered about the details.
"Okay, I promise to complete the task!"
"But General Nie, you have to inform me in advance. Only when I know the bottom line of the headquarters can I play freely according to the situation."
As soon as these words came out, the army reorganization expert immediately waved to the back, signaling the accompanying staff to hand over the confidential documents.
Taking the brown paper bag, Huang He took the time to open the telegram and read it carefully, striving to make adequate preparations before the formal start of the negotiations.
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Ten minutes later, a delegation of ten people headed by two major generals arrived at the military sub-district office under the escort of a guard platoon.
As soon as he stepped into the gate, Lao Ma, then the major general chief of staff of the 16th Group Army of the Second Far East Military Region, began to look around, as if looking for a familiar figure.
"Huang! Where are you!? I, Makarov, am back! Come and meet your old friend!"
The familiar Russian language reminded Huang He of the past few years.
Although he and Lao Ma spent most of their time traveling for their respective motherlands. But the life-long friendship between the two will not change due to external reasons.
After exchanging a glance with the Army Reorganization Expert, Huang He walked out of the conference room with a smile on his face and personally went to greet his friend who came from afar.
"Lao Ma, long time no see!"
"I heard that you participated in the defense of Cold Wind City some time ago. Were you not injured?"
Hearing the concerned tone of his old friend, Makarov grinned. He cleverly moved around the guard leading the way in front, and then gave him a warm bear hug.
"The White Army couldn't hurt me, and the Japanese and Finns couldn't kill me! A mere German, what's the point of talking about it!"
"If it weren't for the new order from my superiors, I would have to fight Guderian's second armored unit."
After a brief chat, Lao Ma reached into his military uniform with his remaining right hand. But this time he didn't take out a bottle of wine, but a slightly worn Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Facing the surprised eyes, Lao Maozi stuffed the gift into his friend's hand without hesitation.
"I left in a hurry this time and couldn't prepare any decent gifts. Next time we meet, I will try to get you an Oak Leaf Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross."
"Haha, good! Then I'll wait for your good news!"
In a pleasant atmosphere, Huang, Ma and his party moved to the conference room.
Faced with a table of sumptuous meals, Lao Ma didn't pretend to be polite. After sitting down, he threw his arms and began to eat heartily, as if he was just here to chat with friends today.
Of course, his performance is also related to the current situation.
Due to the tight situation on the front line, the two Far Eastern Military Regions and the Trans-Baikal Military Region are now extremely poor, and their lives are even worse than 20 years ago.
Even their senior commanders can only eat a few decent meat dishes a week, and the unlimited supply of wine is only in their dreams.
After eating and drinking, Huang He, adhering to the principle of adjusting the atmosphere, nudged Lao Ma beside him with his elbow and said:
"By the way, how do you feel after visiting Baotou? It's not worse than your industrial cities."
Hearing this, Lao Ma put down the wine glass in his hand, and a trace of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.
"The workers are all cheerful, and I really like their energy. Being here, I seem to have returned to Leningrad before the outbreak of the war."
"What's most rare is that it's not just heavy industry here, and it seems that agriculture has not been affected at all."
The five-year plan in the north did achieve national industrialization in a very short period of time.
But during the first five-year plan, its agriculture was greatly weakened.
On the other hand, Baotou is not only a rising heavy industrial city. While it is developing at a high speed, it has not fallen behind light industry and agriculture.
How can the old Russians not envy such a model of going hand in hand.
After praising the industrial city of the ally, Lao Ma did not mention the meaning of the meeting at all, but just told everyone about the interesting things he had encountered in recent years.
Huang He was also happy to see this, and from time to time he threw out a few jokes from later generations, which made everyone laugh.
With the efforts of the two major atmosphere groups, the delegations of both sides were very happy.
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Two hours later, most of the old Russians were drunk. Especially Makarov, he had already drunk unconscious, as if today's meeting had nothing to do with him.
Seeing this, the only major general who had not drunk alcohol quickly took out a document from his briefcase and said to the army reorganization expert:
"Comrade Nie, according to the terms of the mutual assistance agreement, we will withdraw three infantry divisions, six tank brigades and one cavalry brigade in the next week."
"Such a large-scale mobilization will inevitably attract the attention of the Japanese. I also hope that you can follow up in time and don't let the enemy seize the opportunity."
"In addition, please put the factory on the agenda as soon as possible. The current situation on the Eastern Front is not optimistic, and the German war reserves far exceed our expectations."
As soon as these words came out, the confusion in General Nie's eyes disappeared without a trace. He solemnly took the document handed over by the other party, and then began to analyze it word by word.
Soon, he keenly discovered a soft knife.
The allies did leave according to the treaty, and even the 16th Army, which was responsible for protecting the safety of the transportation line, did not do anything behind the scenes. They even seemed to be very sensible and left more than 50 kilometers of no-man's land.
But the problem is that if the other party withdraws in this way, it will directly expose the area north of Suiyuan to the Kwantung Army, which is eyeing it covetously.
Combined with the supplementary clauses in the mutual assistance agreement, the army reorganization expert immediately guessed the foreshadowing of a certain bearded man.
Isn't it just showing weakness to the enemy, inducing the Kwantung Army to take the initiative to attack, and finally waiting for an opportunity to return to the north of Suiyuan.
"Humph, you are still unwilling to give up the fat meat at your fingertips. Sure enough, once it involves your own actual interests, the so-called brotherhood will become worthless."
After silently complaining in his heart, the army reorganization expert quickly adjusted his mood. Then he smiled and verbally agreed to the request of the other delegation.
There is no way, as long as the party still wants to recover the lost land, it has to accept the conspiracy arranged by a certain bearded man.
However, risks and opportunities coexist, and the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
At present, due to excessive armament and property plundering, a large-scale famine is happening in the north of Suiyuan. The people are suffering and constantly fleeing to the outside world.
Once they can withstand the pressure, they will surely be able to quickly win over the hearts of the people in a short period of time and gain a firm foothold.
Judging from the current situation, as long as they can gain another three to five years of development time, by then, not to mention the big beard, even Master Luo will not be able to help.
As for the Kwantung Army?
There is nothing to be afraid of. Even if a full-scale war does not break out this year, the two sides will have a big war in the future. If you come, I will fight. If you don't come, I will push you into the sea.
After his thoughts were clear, the army reorganization expert felt that his mood had improved a little. However, the next words of Major General Beibian made him frown again.
"Comrade Nie, on the way here, we found that you were building a brand new railway. But in our opinion, your construction speed seems to be a bit slow. Do you need us to provide professionals to help?"
"Of course, as part of the Lend-Lease Act and the Mutual Assistance Agreement, we are willing to enter at our own expense."
He is really obsessed with MNG, and once it comes to that, he becomes very strong