Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Analyze the current reality.

Finally, he said, "We now need to organize anti-aircraft artillery regiments and motorized vehicles on a larger scale. The ten anti-aircraft artillery regiments that the Soviet Union helped us organize are not enough if we really want to fight. Moreover, many of these ten anti-aircraft artillery regiments have missions, so if a war really happens, only three or four regiments can participate." "Yes."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

"So we need to purchase another batch of anti-aircraft weapons from the Soviet Union. We need to form at least ten more anti-aircraft artillery regiments in a short period of time." Zhao Lu frowned.

In addition to the anti-aircraft artillery regiments built with Soviet aid, the PLA also had some air defense units formed from Kuomintang air defense weapons captured during the Liberation War. However, this was far from enough to truly face the Korean War. Zhao Lu said, "Old Wei, the purchase of Soviet weapons is not something our logistics department can decide. It's up to your leadership."

"I know."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

But he said, "But this requires a report from the Military Commission. What I mean is that you go and discuss this matter with Comrade Yang Quanwu of the General Staff, and then you two departments write a report and submit it." "Why don't you go yourself?"

"It's not convenient for me." Zhao Lu didn't say anything.

I immediately understood what Wei Hongjun meant.

They were all smart people, so they stopped talking. Wei Hongjun continued, "Old Zhao, do you know how many trucks we have in the North China Military Region right now?" "About 1900."

"Correct."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

He said: "Currently, our entire North China Military Region has only 1900 trucks in total. This is because of the formation of the Su-machinery troops. The Su-Cheng troops we have formed currently have 1304 trucks, and the remaining troops only have 60 trucks in total. Once our Su-Cheng troops are able to enter the Korean Peninsula to fight, then 1300 trucks will have to ensure the logistical supplies of our troops. What do you think?"

"It's far from enough. Even without considering battlefield losses, relying on just 1300 trucks to ensure the logistical supplies of troops is insufficient." "Yes."

During the Liberation War, the PLA relied on railways, trucks, and the people's carts to ensure the army's logistics. But what about the Korean Peninsula?

Most of it is transported by trucks. 1300 trucks are nothing.

Wei Hongjun said: "To support 30 troops, considering the American air superiority and the losses on the battlefield, we need at least trucks. Moreover, the troops entering North Korea may not be limited to , which means that even trucks will not be enough. We need to prepare at least to trucks, including training enough truck drivers. This requires you to discuss this with the General Staff Headquarters and come to a conclusion.

Zhao Lu didn't say anything.

After a while, he said, "Old Wei, I know about this. I will discuss this with Old Yang." "Please."

Chapter 803 Secretariat Meeting

After Wei Hongjun and Zhao Lu finished their discussion, Zhao Lu had no choice but to give in and agree to let Zhong Lin go to the Metrology Bureau. With Zhao Lu's consent, Wei Hongjun immediately promoted Zhong Lin to the position of deputy director of the Metrology Bureau.

After the establishment of the Metrology Bureau, there was no time for slow work. Cheng Ligan and Zhong Lin were both practical people. They had worked in the military industry of the Republic of China for many years and knew the weakness of China's industrial foundation. At that time, there were a lot of compradors in the Republic of China, and they had no idea about industrial development.

There is not much interest and not much investment. This makes it impossible for talents like Cheng Gan and Zhong Lin to display their talents and ambitions. They can only watch the country being lost and the people suffering. Now that New China has been established, the whole country is brand new and full of vitality, so they

I didn't want to waste any time. Besides, they were both quite old, Li Chengqian was sixty-one, Zhong Lin forty-nine. Li Cheng was not a Party member, but he had heard about the retirement system adopted at the Third Session of the Seventh Central Committee and realized he didn't have much time left.

Because they valued time, they didn't waste a single moment. They quickly recruited people from all over, including at universities, and in less than twenty days, they had essentially completed the establishment of the Metrology Bureau.

Wei Hongjun also fully supports the work of the Metrology Bureau. Although the work of the Metrology Bureau does not produce immediate results like other industrial departments, it is essential for industrial development.

Therefore, Wei Hongjun basically satisfied the cadres that Cheng Ligan and Zhong Lin wanted.

After the Metrology Bureau was established, Cheng Ligan and Zhong Lin organized a delegation headed by Zhong Lin to go to the Soviet Union. The delegation was quite large, with more than 20 people.

Cheng Gan gave Wei Hongjun a guarantee.

1949

The Metrology Bureau will definitely be able to issue the most basic industrial standards before the end of the year. However, it is definitely not possible to rely on China alone, because China has no foundation. So Zhong Lin and his team went to the Soviet Union to get a complete set of Soviet industrial standards from the Soviet Union. This complete set

Yes, it was the standard in the entire Soviet industrial system.

Many industries in China currently do not have this, or it will remain so for a long time in the future.

However, for the sake of the future, the Metrology Bureau hoped to bring all Soviet industrial standards to China. Regardless of whether those standards were currently useful or not, as long as they were brought to China, China could gradually learn and make corrections.

Wei Hongjun agreed with Cheng Ligan and Zhong Lin's ideas.

If you don't use it now, you can use it in the future.

Wei Hongjun reported this to the Premier, hoping to contact Ambassador Wang Jiaxiang to the Soviet Union through him. He hoped Wang Jiaxiang could help Zhong Lin contact the necessary departments so that Zhong Lin could successfully bring back their industrial standards from the Soviet Union.

But the military factory is not that complicated.

The Second Ministry of Machine Building Industry convened a meeting of all major arsenals nationwide. Zhao Lu personally presided over the meeting and issued an order requiring all arsenals to begin standardizing their standards. He demanded that all arsenals adapt within a short period of time.

There must be no mismatch between weapons and ammunition.

Of course, that's easier said than done.

But it is actually not as easy as imagined.

After all, China's arsenals have complex sources and standards in various countries. It is not as easy as imagined to ask them to change their habits overnight. Some arsenals even wanted to oppose Zhao Lu's idea on the grounds that the production tasks were heavy. But Zhao Lu, who usually seemed to be easy to talk to,

Lu was very determined to push through the project no matter how difficult it was, even willing to temporarily halt production to allow for restructuring.

Many people did not expect Zhao Lu's attitude to be so resolute. What they did not know was that Zhao Lu was very anxious now.

Because he believed in Wei Hongjun.

The main reason was that they all came from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region. During their years of cooperation, starting from the Anti-Japanese War, he had personally witnessed Wei Hongjun's many successful judgments, which made Zhao Lu very confident in Wei Hongjun's judgment.

He felt nervous at the thought of a war with a powerful country like the United States and a powerful army like the US military. However, Zhao Lu's level couldn't decide whether to fight or not.

So he could only do the logistical support work.

If we wait until war breaks out and then do these things, it will be too late. If there is a mismatch between ammunition and weapons during a war, it will kill people.

This kind of thing happened in history during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

The shells produced by some domestic arsenals were finally delivered to the front line, but they were not compatible with the cannons. Later investigations found that it was not because the arsenals cut corners or had any problems. It was because the scales and standards of the arsenals were problematic.

All are different.

Now Zhao Lu has to solve the problem of inconsistent standards among the major arsenals before the war.

Zhao Lu first held a meeting to unify the standards of military factories, and then held a meeting with the General Staff. Yang Quanwu was very supportive of Zhao Lu's idea. After talking with Wei Hongjun, Yang Quanwu was also very anxious. Yang Quanwu had fought against the US-equipped troops of the National Army and knew the firepower of the US Army.

Powerful. The two most important aspects of modern warfare are air superiority and logistics.

It is just that China lags behind in this regard.

Given China's capabilities, it is impossible to change in a short period of time.

The fastest and most direct way was to purchase Soviet goods. Therefore, Yang Quanwu and Zhao Lu jointly wrote a report, hoping that the Military Commission would purchase equipment for ten to twenty anti-aircraft artillery regiments and then about 20,000 trucks from the Soviet Union.

After submitting the report, Mr. He was somewhat hesitant.

General He had just come to the Military Commission from the position of Commander of the Southwest Military Region and had just taken over the work of the Military Commission, so many things were not clear to him. However, although he had not been in Beijing for a long time, General He had already felt the intentions of the Central Committee.

The discussion is about how to disarm, how to transform the troops into production units, and how to reduce military spending.

The central government is now trying every possible means to reduce fiscal spending.

Currently, military spending ranks first among fiscal expenditures.

So the first blow was always directed at the army.

However, Yang Quanwu and Zhao Lu, representing the General Staff and the General Logistics Department, requested to purchase so many items, which General He could not approve. In the end, General He had no choice but to submit the report to the Chairman.

Because the Chairman is also the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

After receiving the report, the Chairman quickly wrote his comments on it.

I support the opinions of Yang Quanwu and Zhao Lu.

Because the Chairman is also worried about the North Korean issue. Small-scale conflicts have been going on between the two sides of the Korean Peninsula at present. Of course, more importantly, the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union has become increasingly fierce. The Berlin Crisis that began last year ended with the Soviet Union's concession.

The Cold War reached a new height. When the United States and the Soviet Union were competing for supremacy, any conflict between them would affect the foreign policy of the lower powers.

After the Chairman simulated the situation on the Korean Peninsula, he felt very heavy-hearted.

But peace is the mainstream right now, at least domestically. Even many leaders within the central government wouldn't consider war. So, while the Chairman holds the top position in the Party, government, and military, there are some things he can't do as he pleases.

Now, reports like those from Yang Quanwu and Zhao Lushang have made the Chairman very satisfied.

Increasing the number of anti-aircraft artillery regiments and logistics trucks will be very beneficial for future operations on the Korean Peninsula.

After the Chairman approved the report, he forwarded it to the Central Committee for discussion.

It's not that easy.

After all, 1949 to anti-aircraft artillery regiments and trucks are not a small amount. People do not agree to spend money on this. After all, it would be better to invest this money in economic construction. Especially in , China had already accepted a large number of industrial projects assisted by the Soviet Union.

Government expenditures are very high. Purchasing so much weaponry at this time is not a good idea no matter how you look at it.

There aren't many wars in the country right now.

One was that the Southeastern Military Region was preparing to fight across the sea to liberate Kinmen Island, and the other was that the Southwestern Military Region was preparing to send troops into Tibet.

Apart from these two military regions, all other combat missions were to suppress bandits. There was no need to form so many anti-aircraft artillery regiments and add so many large trucks.

In the end, it was the chairman who convinced everyone.

It was difficult to pass.

Finally, the Chairman named Marshal Lin, who was recuperating in the Soviet Union, as the plenipotentiary representative to conduct negotiations.

Marshal Lin had a heavy task in the Soviet Union.

In addition to the issues concerning the anti-aircraft artillery regiment and the large trucks, Marshal Lin was also in charge of negotiations for the import of heavy weapons in the Soviet Union, mainly equipment for four rocket artillery regiments and five artillery divisions.

Although the Soviet Union was not very willing.

But China's continued procrastination was unbearable. Ever since 1947, when Comrade Wu Hao led a large delegation to the Soviet Union for the first time, China and the Soviet Union have been engaged in arms negotiations. First, Marshal Ye, then Marshal Xu, and now Marshal Lin, have taken turns negotiating with the Soviet side.

China expressed its sincere desire to purchase Soviet heavy weapons.

Especially rocket launchers and heavy artillery.

It has been almost two years since the beginning, and China has never given up and has always wanted to buy it.

The Soviet Union was initially reluctant.

The Soviet Union was only willing to provide China with a batch of light weapons and equipment. However, with the outbreak of the Berlin Crisis and the deepening of Sino-Soviet cooperation, the Soviet Union began to back down on this issue. The Soviet Union increasingly valued China as its Far Eastern ally. However, the Soviet Union could not meet China's demand for the quantity.

The two sides have currently reached a rough agreement.

The Soviet Union provided China with equipment for two rocket artillery regiments and three artillery divisions within - years.

While the Military Commission was considering future operations and upgrading its weapons and equipment, an enlarged meeting of the Secretariat was held to discuss the results of the Northeast's "Three Antis and Five Antis Movement." It also prepared to expand the Northeast's "Three Antis and Five Antis Movement" nationwide.

But after the meeting started, things did not go as smoothly as expected.

Because everyone has different understandings of the "Three Antis and Five Antis Movement."