Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

After a simple lunch and a short rest, the group began negotiations.

Allied representative Major Lawless spoke first: "Gentlemen, it is a pleasure to meet you all. I believe you have also received news about the Pacific theater."

"In the ongoing Third Battle of Midway, our Allied forces have suffered very heavy losses. Even if we win in the end, it will be difficult to launch a large-scale counterattack in the short term."

"At the same time, the situation on the western front was also very serious. From the overall war situation, the Allied forces were at a disadvantage."

"In the short term, we can only barely withstand the enemy's attacks. It is basically very difficult to achieve anything in the next month or two."

"On the Eastern battlefield, we hope that China can tie down more of the Japanese troops and reduce the pressure on us in the Pacific theater."

After the Japanese stole the engine technology of the fighter jets from Chen Ping'an, the Japanese Zero fighters were upgraded once again, directly causing the Allied air force to be routed.

"Major Lawless, on this issue of dealing with the Japanese devils, the interests of China and the Allies are aligned."

"But you should also have seen one thing: our industrial strength is too weak, and there is a huge shortage of weapons, ammunition and supplies. We need the Allies to help us with this."

"Our Zhao Jia Yu base area has a small arsenal, but it is currently lacking various machine tools and raw materials such as rubber and non-ferrous metals. We hope that the Allied forces can provide a solution."

"In terms of transportation, we also need some support from the Allies. We can open an air route for the exchange of supplies between the two sides."

"I believe you have already learned that we have completed the mass production of penicillin. If you cannot provide sufficient assistance, we can resolve this through barter."

"As for the counter-offensive against the Japanese, we have already made preparations in advance, and the scale of the counter-offensive has also been determined in advance."

"I personally would like to agree to your previous proposal to allow us to expand the scale of the counter-offensive. However, I cannot cook without rice. I cannot expand the army on a large scale before the problem of food shortage can be solved."

Lin Zhenhua did not lower his stance. He knew very well that only eternal interests were the most reliable. The Allied representatives had indeed come to him for a favor, but he did not intend to make a fuss about it.

For the Jin-Northwest Military Sub-district, the lack of weapons and ammunition was not serious; what they really lacked was food.

As the scale of the war expands and more and more lost territories are recovered, the population under their rule will increase more than tenfold in a very short period of time, which will be a huge test for them.

In particular, in the past two years, various natural disasters have occurred frequently, resulting in insufficient food reserves in the base areas. Not to mention that the Central Plains region has suffered a major disaster, and a large number of people have begun to migrate, which has not yet been completed.

"Commander, we are already aware of the difficulties your unit is currently facing."

"This morning, I just received a call back from China, and we are willing to provide your ministry with more assistance."

"In terms of food, we are willing to provide 100,000 tons of flour and 5 million cans of luncheon meat."

"In terms of rubber and non-ferrous metals, we can provide your ministry with a total of 100 million tons."

"As for complete sets of weapons and equipment, the quality has been improved threefold compared to before, and we can also provide your department with thousands of machine tools and other equipment to help you further increase your production capacity!"