Rebirth of the National Marshal

The plane was still flying at this speed. Below were all Soviet prisoners of war, one after another. Some trucks were shuttling among them. They were trucks transporting food. From this angle, you could see that the Soviet soldiers were very happy to get their meals, because what they were eating now was much better than what they had eaten before. The Soviet army only provided them with some relatively hard black bread, not to mention hot soup and the like. The Soviet Union's logistical supply could be said to be the worst in the world. There was no good stuff at all. Even if there was, it was all embezzled by the officers and never reached the hands of the soldiers.

"Your Excellency Marshal, I believe you have seen that your soldiers are starting to eat. This is the third meal they have eaten since being captured. What we supply them is much better than the standard supply of your Soviet army. The white bread we supply them is many times better than yours. Although we don't have fresh beef, we have canned beef that they can slice and it is very delicious. In the evening, we can give them a small glass of milk. I think there is no other prisoner of war treatment like this in the whole world. The soldiers of your old rival, Germany, are also treated like this." Mao Yuanshan said slowly.

Timoshenko also understood what Mao Yuanshan meant. Whether these soldiers continued to enjoy such delicious food or went back to their hometowns honestly was all up to you. Although Mao Yuanshan could also use weapons to force these guys to work for him, they would be unwilling to do so. No one would do ideological work on them. He did not have so many troops in the rear to watch over them. If they made trouble, it would be a big problem.

"Thank you very much for your kindness to us, Your Excellency. As a prisoner of war, their treatment is indeed very good. As far as I know, no one in the world gives such treatment to the defeated. You have done very well in this regard." The old guy's face looked much better. He knew very well that such treatment was already top-notch, just like what Mao Yuanshan said, the regular German soldiers received such treatment. We are their prisoners here, and even if they feed us grass roots and tree bark every day, we have to eat it obediently, otherwise you will starve to death here.

"If you can really guarantee our personal safety and send us home after the railway is completed, I can agree to your condition. Although I am also a prisoner now, it is undeniable that I still have a certain influence among them. I can guarantee that they will not make trouble for you in your rear, provided that you let us have enough food. If you let us starve, we will have no way to do ideological work for the soldiers, because they also need to eat. When everyone is hungry, they will do some desperate things." Marshal Timoshenko said this when the plane was about to land.

This guy also knows it very well. Now the other party is still negotiating with him, which means that the situation has not yet deteriorated to the final stage, but he must seize this opportunity when the other party is negotiating with him. If he misses this opportunity, he will miss it forever.

Although I am not a Chinese, I still understand this sentence very well. When the other party is unwilling to negotiate with you, you will regret it. It may be that these Chinese soldiers come to negotiate with you with sticks.

"I'm very glad that Your Excellency Marshal has such an awareness. It is a very good change for both of us. I believe that we will be very happy in future cooperation. There is one more thing you can tell your soldiers. If nothing happens to them for a long time, I can pay them a salary. Of course, the salary cannot be very high, because prisoners are not eligible for salary. One-tenth of them can get the same treatment as the Mongols." Mao Yuanshan's words made Timoshenko dumbfounded again.

What is going on? Aren't we prisoners of war? It is normal for prisoners to work for the enemy country. As long as they can keep their lives while working, it is very good. I didn't expect that the person in front of me can even pay his soldiers. What is going on? Is it because I can't keep up with the trend of the times? Or is this person in front of me the illegitimate son of God and as kind as God himself!

"Oh my God, did I hear it wrong? You can actually find water for our soldiers. Did I really not hear it wrong?" Marshal Timoshenko was a little out of control. This thing was really unacceptable.

He lived for such a long time, and it can be said that he spent most of his life in the army. He fought in many battles and captured many prisoners of war. However, no one made the prisoners of war work and paid them wages like Mao Yuanshan did.

"Please believe that you have heard correctly. All the things I said will come true. Of course, there is only one major premise, that is, you people will not cause trouble for me in the rear, and you will work honestly every day. Your life may be a little boring, but it is caused by yourselves. As a prisoner of war, it is already quite good to have such a life. And if you perform well, I will set up a company under your guidance. This company will be a complete corporate system. It is up to you to decide who to pay and who not to pay." Power is always a powerful weapon to attract people, just like now. Although Marshal Timoshenko is a prisoner, he also longs for power in his hands. Now what he wants most is probably the right to pay wages, because he can continue to maintain his own status and these soldiers will continue to surround him.

Mao Yuanshan had also considered this point. It would be wrong to let Marshal Timoshenko persuade the prisoners with empty words. He must have certain power and some things in his hands that these soldiers need, such as the right to pay salaries, because only 1/10 of the soldiers can get salaries. Then there will be a group of people around him. In order to get these salaries, they will respect Marshal Timoshenko as before. This will be very beneficial to his leadership position. He only needs to watch over Timoshenko. For his own privilege, he will help him watch over the remaining hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers.