Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

In the city of Sijiu, Brunei sat opposite Kaspersky, smoking one cigarette after another. He used a pipe because cigarettes were relatively rare and expensive!

Just now, Brunei has announced the amount of equipment aid: 1000 infantry divisions, 150 transport aircraft, fighter jets, and supporting maintenance and repair equipment.

At the same time, Brunei also announced a combat plan: paratroopers will attack Jincheng!

Of course, this is not the simplified version that Hu Zhenhua mentioned. The battle plan is very complete!

Kaspersky's heart was already in turmoil. At this moment, he felt like he was being ripped off.

Brunei was very observant and had vaguely guessed the other party's thoughts. To be honest, when Jiang Zhen reported the number, he was also shocked.

Asking for assistance is no different from asking for alms. Why should others give it to you?

If Hu Zhenhua were here, he would never be so nervous. He would have the right to ask for it.

Brunei blew out another puff of smoke and said,

"All signs indicate that imperialism is serious this time. According to Chongming County reports, they have distributed a total of 120 million sets of protective clothing in the past few days. Although the buyers are all businessmen, we believe they are purchasing on behalf of the military."

Kaspersky raised his head and asked,

“How come you see?”

"Because TA tried to raise the factory price three times, but only succeeded once! Hu Zhenhua has the backing of the US government. I'm afraid ordinary financial groups won't be able to make him bow down."

The capitalist world pursues a free economic policy. They firmly believe that the market will regulate itself and they will only intervene in prices during wartime.

In an instant, Kaspersky thought of another thing. Western countries began to secretly restrict the prices of rubber and lead.

This signal is very unusual!

When it comes to rubber, Kaspersky gets a headache.

Although synthetic rubber was developed a long time ago, natural rubber is still the mainstream in the world today.

The main producing areas of natural rubber are Southeast Asia and Central and South America, which are all spheres of influence of the West.

Brunei said as he changed the tobacco in his pipe,

"The Chongming to Europe route takes about a month, leaving us with little time. If we distribute their protective suits, they'll probably be even more emboldened to take action! According to our plan, the assault on Jincheng must be carried out within 10 days. Otherwise, by the time their heavy artillery firecrackers arrive, we won't be able to act! The sooner we launch the assault, the less risk there is!"

Kaspersky stared at Brunei for a long time before looking away. He had a strong opinion on what he said: What do you mean you can't use firecrackers just because they're delivered? Are you afraid of blowing up your own people but not the polar bears' people?

Kaspersky couldn't say this, so he could only focus on providing assistance.

"Mr. Wen, our country is also in a difficult situation. Not to mention whether we can afford it, even if we can, it will take time to transport so much equipment!"

Brunei knows that these are all excuses. What you lack the least is weapons, such as tanks, which can be directly thrown into the wilderness to be exposed to the wind and sun!

"Mr. Kaspersky, we are inherently at a disadvantage in the confrontation with imperialism. If we cannot improve the overall strength of our camp, it will be difficult for us to confront them! China is simply too poor and is still at war. If you were truly attacked, we wouldn't even be able to spare a hand to provide support. Mr. Kaspersky, our country needs to liberate the entire country as quickly as possible so that we can rebuild our country and accumulate strength! If we had a hundred well-equipped and well-trained divisions, the overall strength of the socialist camp would be greatly improved!"

Kaspersky certainly understood this and said calmly,

"I will report this to the higher-ups!"

Kaspersky didn't seem to want to express his opinions too much. After saying this, he fell silent again.

Brunei moved closer to him and said sincerely,

"My friend, the weapons of the ground forces can be delayed, but the aircraft must be as fast as possible. We can't afford to delay!"

"Understood, I'll report back right away!"

Brunei nodded and said,

"There's just one more small matter. I hope you'll allow us to send personnel to your scrap weapons dump to pick up some salvageable parts and equipment. Mr. Kaspersky, we must prepare for the worst!"

This idea was proposed by Hu Zhenhua, because he had read the later archives and found that Big Brother had produced too many weapons during the war, especially tanks. When the war suddenly stopped, those huge stockpiles of weapons became a thorny problem.

The United States established the WWA to handle related supplies, but Big Brother was helpless because the U.S. supply list included not only weapons, but also a variety of logistical supplies, such as tents, water bottles, shoes and socks, etc., which could be consumed in the civilian market.

And on Big Brother’s supply list, there are nothing but weapons. You can’t encourage ordinary people to buy guns to hunt!

However, storing weapons also costs money, and the government faces a huge burden.

The most annoying thing is that after you have sealed some weapons for a few years, you suddenly find that they are outdated, because the speed of innovation of military equipment is very fast. For example, 34 T6 tanks were produced during the war, and now, the more advanced T55 has appeared, and the troops have begun to replace them one after another.

Big Brother's method of storing tanks is very hardcore: they are simply thrown into the wild to be exposed to the wind and sun! Only a few that are in good condition are sealed in the warehouse.

As time goes by, this part of the equipment will become scrap metal.

This is the case with good weapons, not to mention discarded weapons. Some even have only broken parts, and the logistics department is too lazy to repair them, so they are directly thrown into the yard.

When Kaspersky heard that Brunei was going to pick up waste, he was slightly moved. He did not express his opinion directly, but said,

"I'll report it!"

This was the third time he had expressed his intention to report, and Brunei knew that the other party was just trying to get him to give up.

Brunei is holding back its anger, but it can do nothing about it. Cooperation is a two-way thing, but the flowers have good intentions but the water is ruthless!

Brunei had said everything that needed to be said. He didn't want to waste any more words and said lightly,

"We've already negotiated the protective suits. The first batch is 5 sets, 200 yuan per set. Send someone to pay and pick up the goods, but don't reveal your identity. TA will not be responsible for subsequent transportation. Also, there's news: Hu Zhenhua privately complained that the protective suits were being sold too cheaply and he didn't want to produce them anymore. If you can offer a high price, there's every hope of getting a batch of rubber from him."

Kaspersky clenched his fists and cursed angrily,

"200 yuan is still cheap! These cannibalistic capitalists!"

"Capitalists are naturally greedy! He caused chaos in the Magic City back then, harming countless people. If we weren't trying to develop industry, we would have dealt with him long ago!"

Kaspersky also wanted to clear the industrial zone window. He had mentioned it many times, but the Red side remained unmoved. This time, when he heard Brunei's complaint, he immediately agreed.

"Now that you have completed the controlling stake, you can definitely drive him away!"

Brunei shook his head slightly.

"We are trustworthy. No matter how much we dislike him, we will abide by the agreement! Once the debt is paid off, we can get the management rights back. Before that, please don't cause any more trouble."

Kaspersky automatically ignored the word "credit" and focused on the debt. According to the intelligence he received, the Red side owed the other party hundreds of millions of tons of coal.

In this situation, how dare they turn against each other!

Kaspersky did not comment further because it was meaningless.

The two chatted for a while, and then Kaspersky left to go back and report.