Chapter 217 The New Power of Chinese Artillery
Regardless of whether Yaktoyev is fainted or not, he is unable to change the current outcome. You must know that once the matter of embezzling fruits and vegetables shipped from China to the Soviet Union is revealed, he will be in danger in an instant. In order to maintain his current status, he even
Even if it's life, he has to agree to Bai Yi's request. Fast updates and no ads.
After figuring this out, Yaktoyev woke up without waiting for the health worker to provide first aid. So he and Bai Yi devoted themselves to the next discussion with a more selfless work attitude. In a cordial and friendly atmosphere, both parties
A preliminary agreement has been reached on the barter between China's Urula grass and the Soviet bm-13 "Katyusha" rocket launcher.
When Bai Yi took Yaktoyev's hand and walked to the door of the office like an old friend for many years, and said goodbye here, the staff in the office just woke up from a dream, so that many people
They pinched their thighs subconsciously, and only after feeling the pain did they realize that this was really not a dream.
There was no way, because what happened before was simply unbelievable. The plague-like Yaktoyev lowered his head and did not say anything, but actually sat down with Bai Yi calmly and talked about the follow-up arms trade issues. That was all.
The most shocking thing is that the items exchanged this time are not precious grains, precious mineral deposits, or fruits and vegetables that even I can't bear to eat, but the urala grass that can be seen everywhere in the wilderness of Northeast China.
"Exchange 500 tons of urala grass for 220 sets of bm-13 "Katyusha" rocket launchers!"
If they hadn't heard the two men discussing China with their own ears, the staff in these offices would simply not believe that all this was true. That was a total of 220 sets of BM-13 "Katyusha" rocket launchers. If according to the
If a battalion has 24 rocket launchers, that is the establishment of three artillery regiments.
You must know that to this day, the artillery force of the Chinese army does not have an organized rocket launcher combat unit. Of course, China is not without rocket launchers at this time. In 1948, the arsenal directly under the Central Military Commission in North China used drawings seized from the Nationalist Government.
, began to develop its own rocket launcher.
By the beginning of 1950, the 102mm six-barreled rocket launcher was designed and finalized, and it was incorporated into the Volunteer Army to fight in North Korea that year. However, due to China's lack of relevant technology and inadequate industrial processing capabilities at the time, the performance of this type of rocket launcher was extremely unstable and the range could not be reached.
Not only the requirements, but also frequent near-miss explosion accidents, coupled with its own insufficient production capacity, this rocket launcher was quickly classified as second-line equipment by the Volunteer Army.
Because of this, China has been looking for a technologically mature and powerful rocket launcher to serve as a fire suppression weapon for the Volunteer Army. Therefore, the Soviet Union's bm-13 "Katyusha" rocket launcher, which was brilliant during World War II, entered China's field of vision. Therefore,
Before entering the Korean War and participating in the war, China listed fifty sets of BM-13 "Katyusha" rocket launchers in the list of weapons and equipment submitted to the Soviet Union.
However, because Stalin was a master who did not see rabbits and did not let go of hawks, and he also wanted to use this matter to force China to make concessions on issues involving the rights and interests of China's Northeast Railway and Lushun and Dalian companies, he did not agree immediately, even though
Now that the Volunteer Army has won the second battle, the Soviet Union has only provided some light weapons and barrel artillery with a caliber below 122mm.
As for the bm-13 "Katyusha" rocket launcher coveted by the volunteers, it was not even mentioned at all. For this reason, the Chinese government applied to the Soviet Union several times, but the Soviet government either used insufficient production capacity to prevaricate, or used the excuse that there was no time now.
Shirking, in short, means not giving it to you.
Unexpectedly, such a complicated and long-lasting process of subscribing for rocket launchers was solved by Bai Yi easily. As for paying only the urala grass that can be seen everywhere in the Northeast, what is the price? It is simply two hundred dollars for nothing.
Twenty sets of bm-13 "Katyusha" rocket launchers.
With the addition of this batch of rocket launchers, the strength of China's artillery will inevitably increase geometrically. When applied to the Korean battlefield, we don't know how many battles will be won and how many lives of volunteer soldiers will be saved. How can such an extraordinary feat not be used by others?
The staff in these offices are excited, so how can we not drive them crazy?
When looking at Bai Yi again, there was no longer the sympathy and sadness that had been shown because of being demoted in the past. Instead, there was only deep admiration. Some people even began to wonder whether Bai Yi's "demotion" was intentional by his superiors.
For this reason, you must know that Bai Yi took the initiative in the discussion just now. The wanton and passionate way he criticized Fang Qiu showed that he was a rare talent. How could his superiors demote such a great talent to the lowest level because of such insignificant things?
What about the barren land?
"There must be something wrong with this, there must be something wrong!"
There are many people who hold this idea. Among them, the most convinced is Tang Jixian, who was also demoted. He clearly saw Bai Yi's free and easy performance just now. Needless to say, he admired him. From Lao Ge,
From a moment on, Tang Jixian was full of admiration for Bai Yi.
But this time it was different. In addition to admiration, he suddenly felt that this trip to Siberia might not be an "exile" in the usual sense, but a more important mission, especially during the discussion between Bai Yi and Aktoyev.
, his feeling became stronger and stronger. Perhaps it was the natural sensitivity of a soldier, or his ambition to work hard after being demoted. In short, Tang Jixian felt that he should not feel sorry for himself anymore!
"Old Tang!"
Just when Tang Jixian was in a daze, Bai Yi's words brought him back to his senses. But before he could respond, he saw Bai Yi suddenly smiled meaningfully and continued: "You know what? I
I’m really looking forward to this trip to Siberia!”
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Three days later, the same words were said excitedly by the head of the General Logistics Department who returned to the capital. Just like the staff of the Harbin office, when they learned that Bai Yi had used uralia grass in exchange for two hundred and twenty
After setting up the Katyusha rocket launcher, the head of the General Logistics Department could not believe it was true.
It wasn't until Zuyev, the counselor of the Soviet Embassy in China, hurriedly found him and raised relevant intentions that the head of the General Logistics Department confirmed that Boy Yi had indeed accomplished what old guys like them had dreamed of accomplishing. However,
The head of the General Logistics Department did not let the excitement get to his head.
After all, the Soviet Katyusha rocket launcher required Stalin's personal instructions to be implemented. Zuyev and others obviously did not have this right, not to mention the 500 tons of uraku grass that was difficult to explain. Therefore, the head of the General Logistics Department was only cautiously optimistic, but he did not expect
Zuyev, who just visited again, brought him good news:
Because the quality of Chinese urad grass is of high quality, it is conducive to the development and utilization of artificial cotton in the Soviet Union. Therefore, the Soviet Council of Ministers decided that urad grass can be used to compensate for the bm-13 "Katyusha" rocket launcher.
At this point, the rocket launcher trade between China and the Soviet Union was officially launched. Just as the trade between China and the Soviet Union was in full swing, Bai Yi and Tang Jixian had already set foot on the cold Siberian wasteland. As soon as they settled down, Bai Yi received a call from the head of the General Logistics Department.
Urgent call, the content is very simple, just five words:
Chapter completed!