300 trainer aircraft, 100 i15 fighters, and 80 ce medium-range bombers "Your Excellency, Commander, you have a really big appetite."
When Sovsky heard the purchase list proposed by Jiang Li, he was immediately shocked.
This large purchase of aircraft, as well as a large purchase of crude steel, added It totaled 30 to 40 million U.S. dollars.
Although part of it was a loan from the Soviet Union, the first actual payment amounted to nearly 20 million U.S. dollars, which was enough for the Soviet Union to recover the cost and make a lot of profits.
After all, the price of arms Profit, even if weapons like the Soviet Union are relatively cheap, there is still considerable profit margin.
"Yes, General Sovsky, the situation in our country is very critical now.
Our army is unable to stop the Japanese attack on the Pingjin-Tianjin line.
Moreover, the Japanese army is mobilizing forces to attack Shanghai at this time.
My troops are largely restrained in Pingjin.
On the front line, we are unable to assist Nanjing at this time, so we urgently need your help.
According to the information I have received, the Japanese army is now increasing its military expansion of the Kwantung Army.
I believe your country has received similar news this time.
What I need is not only your country’s aircraft, but also your country’s dispatch of at least 200 pilots and 500 ground crews to help my flight team fight the Japanese army.
After all, the northwest’s aviation power is still quite weak.
This The battle with the Japanese army in Pingjin suffered heavy losses.
Without enough aircraft and personnel, and lack of sufficient air fire support, we may not be able to engage in large-scale battles with the Japanese army in the future," Jiang Li said with a solemn expression.
"This, Commander, is of great importance.
There are too many aircraft involved.
It has exceeded my authority."
Sovsky admitted frankly.
"Okay.
I hope your country can reply as soon as possible.
You should know that the Japanese army mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops this time.
I believe you are also aware of the situation in our country.
There are many warlord factions in the north and they are not subordinate to each other.
Originally, we They are far weaker than the Japanese army, and now they are fighting independently.
General Sovsky is also a soldier, so you should know what this means."
"Your Excellency, Commander, our country's TB Tupolev heavy bomber is also very good.
It has a high bomb load and a long range.
It is a very good choice for your army, which is seriously short of bombers."
Sovsky recommended. .
"Don't you know the situation in the northwest?
There are few people in the northwest, whether it is steel or heavy bombers like Tupolev.
Even if the northwest is equipped, I'm afraid there won't be that much fuel to consume.
There will be more equipment.
Sorry, the lack of equipment will only increase the pressure on logistics."
Jiang Li smiled bitterly and shook his head. b The Tupolev heavy bomber is a four-engine bomber.
As the world's first four-engine bomber, its design is very avant-garde and forward-looking.
However, the Soviet engine manufacturing industry is not reliable for the time being, and this kind of aircraft is not considered reliable.
How reliable.
The flight altitude was more than 2,000 meters, and the speed was only about 200 kilometers per hour, which was extremely fast.
Although several heavy machine guns were installed on the aircraft, making it look like a bulky hedgehog, it was still very dangerous when encountering Japanese fighter planes.
It's hard to escape being shot down.
If it is a four-engine bomber of the TB series level, Northwest China already has the strength to manufacture it on its own.
However, Jiang Li is not satisfied with the performance of this bomber.
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After all, this kind of aircraft will be too useless in the subsequent wars and will not be used for more than a year or two.
They would be eliminated quickly, and if they were not eliminated, they would be shot down by the Japanese army.
He didn't feel sorry for the planes, but Jiang Li also felt sorry for the pilots.
At this time, the northwest did not have as strong a foundation as the Soviet Union, and pilots died one after another.
"Well, okay, I will transfer the Commander's request back to the country first, and hope that the country can give a reply as soon as possible."
Sovski's face froze when he heard Jiang Li's words.
Of course, he would not let the sales pitch go unsuccessfully.
After all, what Jiang Li said at this time was the truth.
The reason why Northwest has not developed a suitable combat aircraft for the time being is due to the lack of production capacity.
On the other hand, Northwest’s aviation fuel reserves are not large.
Rich, a month ago, Northwest also purchased a batch of oil refining equipment from the Soviet Union.
The equipment is still in transit.
Jiang Li didn't have a smile on his face from the moment he walked in.
He had a look of weakness on his face, and a child who loves to cry has milk to eat.
The weaker it appears in front of the Soviet Union, the more likely it is that the red tyrant in Moscow will allocate more assistance.
At this time, Northwest's aircraft production capacity is very limited.
They can only purchase enough training aircraft and release all Northwest's aircraft production capacity on Feilong 1, Zephyr 1 and Eagle 2 fighters.
After all, relatively speaking, for trainers who do not need to go to the battlefield, For aircraft, the requirements are relatively low.
As for the aircraft used on the battlefield, try to use self-produced aircraft.
In the future, there will be more logistical support.
"By the way, the industrial equipment that Northwest purchased from the United States will arrive in Vladivostok next month.
I hope your country can arrange a transport train as soon as possible."
Jiang Li said again.
Since the launch of the Nirvana Plan took up a lot of resources, coupled with the all-out war with the Japanese army, the huge military supplies took up most of the northwest's income.
Due to the war at this time, although Jiang Li's overseas pharmaceutical company earned a lot of profits every year, However, while satisfying its own development, it can only alleviate part of the pressure on the northwest's huge financial needs.
However, this time the loans from the United States and the United Kingdom were relatively smooth.
A loan of US$1.2 billion and a loan of 20 million pounds allowed Jiang Li to smoothly implement his plan to expand his army by 300,000, and at the same time, he could purchase a large amount of industrial equipment. , of course, there are also some technical engineers assisted by the United States.
After all, the United States and Japan still had large business exchanges at this time, but relatively speaking, Japan's aggressiveness in East Asia had greatly shaken the interests of Britain and the United States in China.
"We will try our best to provide certain conveniences for these equipments."
Sovsky nodded.
"Then I can't thank you enough.
Northwest will remember your country and lend a helping hand when our country is in crisis."
Only then did Jiang Li have a smile on his face.
Northwest had already laid a considerable foundation for the previous silver bill.
Basically, the equipment purchased through these two loans will be shipped later, which will be very critical to the northwest military industry.
After all, the foundation of the northwest was too weak in the past, and a lot of money was spent on infrastructure construction.
Now, after five or six years of construction, the northwest has a certain foundation.
The equipment purchased this time still includes machinery manufacturing, metallurgy, automobiles, engine manufacturing and other fields.
At this time, although the industrial base in the northwest was still weak, it was relatively complete.
What was lacking was mostly industrial scale.
When these machines arrive, are debugged and put into production, they will be enough to bring the low production of aircraft, tanks, and automobiles to a new level.
The industry in the northwest cannot stop at all because of the war.
Instead, it must take advantage of this wartime situation during the war with Japan. system to raise the northwest military industry to several levels
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