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

After sending away Carter, the plague god, Hu Zhenhua quickly made an appointment to meet with Jiang Zhen. He wanted to know about the situation of the economic war in Magic City.

Less than half an hour after the phone call, Jiang Zhen came hurriedly. As soon as they met, he said anxiously,

"I just received a report that Kaspersky agreed to the parachute assault plan for Jincheng. He only had a token argument about the list of aid we requested, and didn't change a single word!"

After hearing this, Hu Zhenhua was suddenly confused. How could a polar bear be so easy to talk to?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

“Did they bring up any political strings attached?”

"no!"

Hu Zhenhua was confused. No matter how he looked at it, this was not the Steel Uncle's style of doing things!

This was a strongman who was ruthless to the people at home and even more ruthless to foreign powers! Imperial Russians like Shulgin once said, "He was not a real tsar, but he possessed all the qualities of a tsar."

Jiang Zhen looked at Hu Zhenhua's suspicious look and reminded him,

"Don't always assume the worst of people. We're on the same side as Big Brother, after all. Besides, they're giving us weapons for free, so what bad intentions could they have? If this is a plot, I hope to be plotted against many times!"

Hu Zhenhua thought about it and it made sense. It must be because the West put too much military pressure on them, so they had to be generous!

The more this is the case, the more conditions should be put forward.

Hu Zhenhua slammed the table and shouted,

"Didn't we announce the cancellation of the parachute program? We can't just restart it as soon as someone offers us aid! Well, we can restart it, but the conditions must be tightened. Considering that the paratroopers will be fighting alone deep behind enemy lines, to increase our chances of victory, the individual equipment of these two divisions must be replaced with AK47s, and every soldier must be equipped with a pistol. Furthermore, mortars must be deployed to the company, and grenade launchers and heavy machine guns to the squad. Furthermore, two reserve divisions must be trained! Of the 20 infantry divisions, five must be armored! As for the aircraft, all spare parts must be provided, and ten overhaul lines must be built. They will also provide the fuel. That's it!"

Jiang Zhen looked at Hu Zhenhua as if he were a fool.

"If it's a business deal, it's fine to propose such conditions, but it's not the case when it comes to relations between countries. We have to consider many factors, not just economic ones, but also political ones. In a nutshell: compromise in struggle, struggle in compromise!"

Hu Zhenhua scoffed at this statement and retorted,

"Relations between nations are always driven by interests. Without interests, who would know who you are?"

Jiang Zhen said nothing more, shook his head slightly, and said, "Book bag,

"Be upright and your heart will be like a mirror, be sincere and your heart will be like a rock."

What this means is that we would rather believe that Big Brother is kind and will treat us sincerely.

Hu Zhenhua knew that he could not persuade him, so he rolled his eyes and came up with an idea. He said,

"Communications are crucial in combat behind enemy lines. Is it too much to ask Big Brother to provide us with a batch of radios? I mean, we want to distribute radios to every company!"

Jiang Zhen shook his head slightly and said,

"Mr. Wen has already requested the necessary assistance, and both parties have signed a contract."

Hu Zhenhua opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. This was too unrestrained.

The deal is done!

It was certain that he was dissatisfied in his heart. This was such a good opportunity to ask for help, but he was afraid that there would never be another one!

Seeing that Hu Zhenhua was feeling uncomfortable with the blockage in his chest, Jiang Zhen comforted him.

"We've sent a 200-member delegation to scavenge for scraps. I hope they can find some good stuff!"

Hu Zhenhua took a deep breath, exhaled the depressed air in his chest, and his brain became active again. He said,

"The inspection team can't go empty-handed. The Russians love to drink. I'll pay for several hundred tons of Erguotou to bring with us! I'll use it to build good relations with the guards at the storage yard!"

Jiang Zhen was very surprised and asked,

"Erguotou was only released at the beginning of the month, how would you know about this? It's difficult to even get a few dozen tons, let alone hundreds of tons!"

Hu Zhenhua's first reaction was that it was impossible. He blurted out,

"The brewing process of Erguotou appeared during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. How could it be that it only just came into being?"

The brewing technique of Erguotou was born in 1680 AD (the th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty).

At the time, the three Zhao brothers, brewmasters at the Yuanshenghao Distillery in Qianmen, innovated their distillation process to purify the quality of their shochu. During distillation, they removed the "head" of the first distillation, which passed through a tin pot (also known as a "sky pot" or "distilled liquor cooler"), and the "tail" of the third distillation, which flowed out for further processing. Only the distillation from the second distillation, which had been cooled with cold water in the tin pot, was used. This resulted in the most fragrant and mellow liquor, known as "Erguotou." This process not only significantly improved the quality of the shochu but also solved the long-standing problem of its harsh taste.

In September 1949, Red Star Erguotou became a liquor brand. The emergence of Red Star Erguotou pioneered the use of the name of the brewing process "Erguotou" as a product name.

Therefore, the Erguotou Jiang Zhen mentioned was the name of a liquor. He did not understand the brewing process of this liquor, so he could not answer Lao Hu's question. He could only shrug and say,

"I don't know this!"

Hu Zhenhua did not hesitate and said calmly,

"Then use another liquor. Fenjiu, Xinghuacun, or anything else will do. I only have two requirements: it has to be cheap and have a high alcohol content! 200 tons first!"

Jiang Zhen shook his head helplessly. Only a nouveau riche like Lao Hu would buy wine by the ton!

Hu Zhenhua suddenly thought of something and reminded,

"Tell the comrades to be more flexible and not just focus on the junk. Big Brother has some equipment left in the wild. No matter if it's broken or not, find a way to get it back! Don't worry about face. Get more equipment back, and the soldiers can have fewer casualties!"

"Understood! I'll remind them."

Hu Zhenhua stood up, walked to the map, and looked at the vast Northwest. His thoughts penetrated time and space and came to the vast Gobi Desert.

Suddenly, he picked up a pen and drew circles on the map.

The distance between those circles ranges from five to six hundred kilometers at the longest to only one to two hundred kilometers at the shortest.

Hu Zhenhua smiled, pointed at the map, and said excitedly,

"During the Pacific War, the US military used leapfrog tactics to capture one island after another. Now that we have transport planes, we can do the same!"

Jiang Zhen stared at the map, his heart surging with excitement. He kept deducing in his mind. After more than ten minutes, he suddenly said,

"This is on land. If our soldiers go deep behind enemy lines, they'll be at risk of being surrounded and annihilated!"

Zhenhua snorted coldly and said sarcastically,

"It's not that I look down on the reactionaries, but with their limited combat capabilities, just airdropping a regiment would scare them to death!"

Jiang Zhen was still a little worried and said,

"Don't underestimate them! There are still some capable troops among the reactionaries. Airdrops can't carry heavy weapons, so relying solely on light weapons will still be a disadvantage."

Hu Zhenhua suddenly remembered something and asked,

"Haven't you guys developed rockets and rocket launchers? You can prioritize deploying them to the paratroopers to make up for the lack of heavy firepower!"

"Makes sense!"

Jiang Zhen stared at the map, excited, and said with emotion,

"Parachute jumping is a completely new tactic for us, and there are many challenges to overcome! The first one is that the cost of parachute training is too high!"

Hu Zhenhua was about to say that Big Brother would pay for it anyway, but when the words came to his lips, he said something else.

"Do you know about bungee jumping?"

From Jiang Zhen’s expression, Lao Hu knew that he didn’t know, so he started drawing on the map.

Bungee jumping originated in the island nation of Vanuatu around 500 AD. On Pentecost Island, a small Pacific island in the north, there lived a tribe called Bunlap. Unable to bear her husband's abuse, a woman pulled him from a tree entangled in vines. While she escaped unharmed, her husband died, as his foot became entangled in the vines. The chief later recognized the woman's strong will and courage, and instructed the men in the village to imitate her and jump from a height to demonstrate their resolve and courage. This practice later became a rite of passage for men, performed every May.

In 1954, two American geographers came to Pentecost Island for an investigation and accidentally discovered this local custom, which they called "dive jump".

In 1970, photographer and writer Karl Mueller became the first outsider to attempt this activity.

In April 1979, members of the Oxford University Adventure Club used an elastic rope to jump from the local 4-meter-high Clifton Bridge for the first time, opening the curtain on modern bungee jumping.

After Hu Zhenhua finished the painting, he explained,

"This is a bungee cord. After jumping, a person will first experience a period of weightlessness, much like skydiving. Then, the cord gradually tightens, reducing the person's falling speed until it reaches zero! This exercise can be used to screen qualified paratroopers at a low cost!"

Jiang Zhen immediately realized the value of this exercise and shouted,

"This way, our training costs can be reduced significantly! I will notify the relevant parties immediately!"

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