Listening to Sun Erwei's words, Lemon Lokov asked with a slight embarrassment: "Comrade leader, in this regard... I want to know how we can help?"
Mao Xiong did not have an aircraft carrier at all during World War II, and Lemon Lokov did not understand what this had to do with him.
"Equipment, Comrade Lemonlov!" Wang Xuexin said: "Although the shipyard was strengthened by the Japanese and the entire set of equipment was captured by me, as far as I know it can only produce destroyers and maintain light cruisers. It
Although there is a 60,000-ton shipyard, it lacks equipment!”
Lemon Lokov understood when he heard this: "At the same time, it is difficult to transport these large equipment from Eagle Sauce?"
"Yes!" Wang Xuexin nodded.
The transportation of eagle sauce to China is actually restricted. Most of it can only be transported by land and air, and sea transportation of large equipment is basically unavailable.
Land transportation is from the direction of Alaska, but part of it requires merchant ships to transport it through the Bering Strait.
There are many routes for air transportation, and the hump route is just one of them.
Due to the blockade of the Japanese joint fleet in the Pacific, shipping can only be traded and transported through merchant ships of neutral countries, so that the Japanese are afraid.
For example, the Japs did not dare to touch Mao Xiong's merchant ships... At this time, the Japs signed a non-aggression agreement with Mao Xiong, and at the same time, they also had millions of troops in the Northeast. The price for breaking up with Mao Xiong was that the Kwantung Army was completely wiped out.
Because of this relationship, even if Mao Xiong was sold to the Eighth Route Army for four destroyers, the Japanese could only swallow this sigh of relief.
But this does not mean that its "enemy country" Yingjiang can also transport equipment to Dalian through the Japanese fleet's blockade without any scruples.
Sending a few aircraft carriers is a fantasy.
Therefore, Wang Xuexin has never considered buying an aircraft carrier from Yingjiang... Even destroyers can only be bought from Mao Xiong, let alone an aircraft carrier?
To say the least, part of the reason why the Eighth Route Army was able to purchase destroyers from Mao Xiong was that the Japanese knew that Mao Xiong’s destroyers were so backward that they were not worth mentioning, so they chose to turn a blind eye.
Otherwise, if Mao Xiong really has advanced aircraft carriers such as the Essex class like Eagle Sauce, and will help the Eighth Route Army build a fleet, then the Japanese will risk fighting with Mao Xiong to stop them...
It is impossible for the Japanese to just sit back and watch the Eighth Route Army Navy grow into a force that can compete with it. In fact, they have been weighing the pros and cons:
If the threat to the empire is small, it's not worth breaking up with the bear.
Otherwise, if the furry bear wants the life of the empire, the empire will break up even if it is necessary!
"So!" Wang Xuexin glanced at the two of them and said, "My needs are actually: Yingjiang provides technology and people, Maoxiong provides equipment! These transactions are all paid in cash. What do you think?"
Lemon Lokov thought about it for a while, then nodded and said: "It should be no problem to buy equipment, this is normal! So, we have no problem!"
The so-called "normal category" means that the Japanese are unlikely to break up with Mao Xiong because of the transaction of these equipment.
Wang Xuexin nodded. Lemon Lokov's statement was expected by Wang Xuexin.
Because the growth of the Eighth Route Army Navy is good for Mao Xiong, the threat to Mao Xiong from the Japanese Kwantung Army is real.
On the other hand, Mao Xiong has always had plans to develop aircraft carriers, but it just lacks the technology... Another reason is that a considerable number of people in Mao Xiong's senior management have not yet realized the importance of aircraft carriers. They think that aircraft carriers belong to the enemy.
Therefore, Target is reluctant to develop aircraft carriers, and the deputy supreme commander is one of the leaders who opposes the development of aircraft carriers.
Now, Mao Xiong can learn something from working with Eagle Sauce on their plan to renovate the battleship.
So this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone, why not?
Wang Xuexin originally thought that there would be no problems with Sun Erwei. After all, the Japanese joint fleet was fighting against Yingjiang in the Pacific. Yingjiang was the direct beneficiary of the development of the Eighth Route Army's navy. They had no reason to refuse!
This is why Wang Xuexin called the two people to the office to discuss cooperation: there are only interests between countries, and this matter is beneficial to all three countries, so cooperation should be a matter of course!
Unexpectedly, Sun Erwei hesitated at this time. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Wang, this is not a trivial matter! You know, the battle between us and the Japanese in the Pacific is entering a fever pitch. These talents, technicians, etc. you requested
, is also what we urgently need, so..."
"Is it because of the price issue?" Wang Xuexin asked: "Are you worried that we don't have enough funds?"
"No, no, this is not because of the price!" Sun Erwei said: "I believe you can afford it. But... this will make us very embarrassed, not to mention it will also cause resistance to the joint resistance war. We must also take into account the stubborn troops.
reaction!"
Wang Xuexin suddenly understood that Yingjiang was trying to strike a balance.
To put it simply, when the Eighth Route Army was weak in the past, Yingjiang was more willing to help the Eighth Route Army, because only in this way could the stubborn army be forced to obey.
But now that the Eighth Route Army is strong, even so strong that it is possible to drive the Japanese out of China on its own, and its reputation and development have greatly outweighed the stubborn army, then Yingjiang must consider whether it is time to hold back.
The most important thing is that Zhanjun does not have its own core technology and is highly dependent on Eagle Sauce.
With such an army, Yingjiang believes that he can control it and make it obey.
But the Eighth Route Army is different. The Eighth Route Army has its own industry and its own technologies, some of which are more advanced than Eagle Sauce.
Will such an army listen to Yingjiang and be willing to be controlled?
If you can't be controlled by Yingjiang, why should Yingjiang cooperate with you?
Eagle sauce is so short of money?
Even if the growth of the Eighth Route Army Navy is beneficial to Yingjiang in the Pacific battlefield, Yingjiang has already gained the upper hand, and the Japanese have even shifted their strategic focus to China. So is there still a need for Yingjiang to rush?
Thinking of this, Wang Xuexin realized that he had underestimated Yingjiang, whose vision and layout were quite long-term.
However, Wang Xuexin was not in a hurry. He smiled and said: "No problem, Sun Erwei, then let's do it!"
Sun Erwei glanced at Wang Xuexin unexpectedly. He thought that Wang Xuexin would say a few more words, such as "common interests" and "the overall situation is important". Unexpectedly, Wang Xuexin directly issued an eviction order.
"That's it...that's it?" Sun Erwei was a little uncomfortable.
"Yeah!" Wang Xuexin nodded, and he only added: "Do you know why we are in a hurry to transform the aircraft carrier? Because we are worried that the Japanese will imitate us and put the 'human-guided missile' on the warship. You should go back and think about it carefully!
"
Sun Erwei's expression changed immediately!
Will the Japanese put "human missiles" on warships?
Damn it, why didn’t I think of that!
If the Japanese do this, then the Eagle Fleet on the Pacific battlefield...