Start as a young leader, grow bigger and stronger, and create more glory

Regarding the Soviet Union, Xu Le actually didn’t know what kind of mentality he should have towards it.

In the past, the Soviet Union had a honeymoon period with New China. It was with the help of the Soviet Union that New China's military technology had a foundation.

However, due to some uncontrollable factors, the two countries entered a state of hostility that lasted for nearly 30 years.

After the 90s, New China and the Soviet Union almost maintained a united front, relations became increasingly warmer, and many Chinese people regarded the Soviet Union as a firm ally.

But Xu Le knew that there was no eternal friendship in this world, it was all driven by interests!

Although New China and the Soviet Union will be tied together internationally in the future, that is only because they want to counter America and form a certain balance.

Xu Le dared to believe that if America disappeared, New China and the Soviet Union would be the biggest enemies.

But those were past lives after all. Xu Le would learn from them, but he would not define their nature too early.

Moreover, the Soviet Union in this life is the same as in the previous life. Since Japan invaded the Tang Dynasty, the Soviet Union has supported the Tang Dynasty in all aspects. This is a favor.

Xu Le is a man who will repay favors and avenge grievances.

Although Xu's army is no longer afraid of the Japanese in the regional situation, that is based on the fact that the Allied forces are holding Germany back, especially the Soviet Union, which is holding back millions of German troops.

If it weren't for the Soviet Union's fierce resistance, it would have been another disaster if Germany and Japan had joined forces in the northern part of the Tang Dynasty.

So judging from the current situation, Xu Le must at least regard the Soviet Union as his most steadfast ally!

"Mr. Mikoyan, I'm so sorry that I wasted some time talking to the Japanese about the prisoners."

Xu Le said to Mikoyan with an apologetic look, which was rare sincerity on his part!

Mikoyan tried his best to hide his inner anxiety and said in a nonchalant tone: "I can understand that Japan also has wolfish ambitions. It was not easy for them to suffer a great defeat at the hands of your army, so they need to give it a good beating! If only our country could achieve such a result in the face of German aggression!"

Xu Le could see that Mikoyan was uncomfortable and must be very worried about the domestic situation.

"Mr. Mikoyan, is the war situation in your country very difficult? If there is anything I can help you with, please feel free to ask. I will give you the greatest help within my best ability!"

In the past few years, it was the Soviet Union that helped Datang as a powerful country, but now the situation has reversed and the Soviet Union is seeking help from Datang.

It’s hard to adapt just thinking about it!

"To be honest, in the Battle of Moscow and the current Battle of Stalingrad alone, our military casualties have exceeded 200 million. Right now, our country is mobilizing the entire nation to defend Stalingrad. We are short of heavy firepower, a large number of military factories have been destroyed, and the remaining military factories have low production capacity. The average survival time of our soldiers is even only one day."

Xu Le was slightly surprised. He remembered that in the two battles in his previous life, the total casualties of the Soviet Union were only 200 million.

The Battle of Stalingrad had only begun for three months, and the total casualties had reached 3 million before reaching the peak of the battle.

And now that we know that the United States has almost no support for the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will definitely suffer greater casualties in the next few months, and it is even uncertain whether it can hold Stalingrad like in the previous life.

Perhaps even if the Soviet Union lost Stalingrad, it could turn the tide of the war somewhere else.

But this is just speculation, and he doesn't dare to conclude that the Soviet Union can save the country 100%!

"Mr. Mikoyan, your country may not be rich in resources, but it should not be lacking. You also have technology. Can't you increase your military production capacity?"

Mikoyan shook his head slightly: "Mr. Xu only knows one side of the story. my country certainly has some technology. Although we don't have the support of the United States in terms of resources, we can still supply them. However, in order to defend our country, a large number of young and middle-aged people went to the front line, resulting in a serious shortage of labor in the rear.

Now all the women in our country have joined the battlefield, and many children and the elderly have also been involved in military manufacturing in the rear areas.

However, faced with Germany's advanced equipment, our country's soldier losses were beyond imagination. Not only were our equipment unable to keep up, but our performance was also gradually widening the gap with Germany.

If this continues, the country will be in jeopardy!"

Xu Le understood that the Soviet Union’s population was not large, and the speed of troop replenishment could not even keep up with the speed of deaths on the front lines.

He asked curiously, "I wonder if Mr. Mikoyan could tell me how many tanks of various models your country has produced in the past two years?"

The number of military equipment of a country should not be disclosed, but when he thought that his country was about to perish and he also needed Xu Le's help, Mikoyan confessed it frankly.

"In the past two years, my country has produced about 6000 light tanks, mainly T26 and T60. However, when facing the German Type 4 and Type 6 tanks, the light tanks have almost no ability to resist!

Therefore, our production focus is on the T34 medium tank, and so far, about 4000 units have been produced.

As for heavy tanks, there are only a few hundred of them!

In general, although our country has produced 9000 tanks in the past two years, we have lost about tanks in the more than one year of the war of resistance. The Red Army soldiers on the front line are using their flesh and blood to stop the enemy..."

Xu Le was stunned again. He thought of the difficulties faced by the Soviet Union, but he did not expect them to be so difficult. There were only a thousand tanks left to stop Germany's millions of well-armed troops.

No wonder the Soviet Union suffered such heavy losses in the past few months!

At this moment, he had to admit that no matter what America had intended in its previous life, its contribution in World War II was indeed very great.

"I can understand your country's situation. The Tang Dynasty also faced a similar situation, and it is still the same now! So, Mr. Mikoyan is placing his hopes on me?"

The Soviet Union is not Japan, and Xu Le will not be on guard for the time being, so more than 10 people from Mikoyan's team are all in the hall.

When they heard Xu Le's words, they all revealed a hint of imperceptible joy. They knew that they were about to get to the point.

Whether the country can be defended may depend on this one move!

Mikoyan nodded heavily: "Yes, I have been paying attention to your army during the Taiyuan Campaign in Datang not long ago. It was not until the great achievements of the Mandalay Campaign a few days ago that I finally realized the excellence of your army's weapons and equipment. So this time I came with Comrade Stalin's wishes to purchase equipment from your army!"

Xu Le nodded gently: "Please rest assured, just like I said just now, I will do my best to help you. I will also give you a discount on the price. I wonder what equipment your country is interested in?"

When they heard there was a discount, Mikoyan and others were even happier.