Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Therefore, they cannot feel the true strength of a big country like China.

But it's different now.

In their minds, China's status has risen sharply. Now, if anyone questions whether China is the second largest in the socialist camp, second only to the Soviet Union, they will stand up to defend it. The Chairman's prestige in the socialist camp has also risen sharply. Among the leaders of the world communist movement, the Chairman's status is second only to Stalin. This victory is simply too precious. After all, who among the socialist countries can annihilate so many American troops at once?

Of course, if we go up alone, no one would have the courage to fight the US military.

After confirming the news, they sent congratulatory telegrams to China, congratulating it on its glorious victory. Then, newspapers around the world reported the event extensively, denouncing the US imperialist aggression, which would ultimately fail.

Newspapers in some countries are even more powerful, directly stating that American imperialism is about to decline.

Moreover, the Eastern European governments are very courteous to these ambassadors sent by China.

More importantly, they all knew that many of the ambassadors sent by China were generals who had led troops in battles in China, making them rare "general ambassadors" in the world. So they all wanted to know how the war was fought? How did the Chinese army defeat the US military?

Moreover, the name Wei Hongjun was known throughout the entire socialist camp.

Eastern European countries were all asking, who was Wei Hongjun? The fact that such an outstanding general had appeared in the socialist camp was truly a great boon for the international communist movement. Of course, Eastern European countries were interested in Wei Hongjun out of curiosity and shock.

But the Soviet Union was different. They paid close attention to Wei Hongjun. Although Wei Hongjun was clearly rising within the CCP, he was only a cadre who had recently been promoted to the Politburo. The CCP's highest body, the Central Committee, consisted of seven other members, and the Soviet Union's attention wasn't enough for them, let alone Wei Hongjun.

But it's different now.

Wei Hongjun's victory would solidify his position within the Chinese Communist Party and military. Furthermore, Wei Hongjun was young, not yet 40 years old. Therefore, the Soviet Union would of course closely monitor Wei Hongjun's progress.

Because Wei Hongjun will inevitably become a big shot in the Communist Party of China. Future changes in Chinese policies will also reflect Wei Hongjun's will.

The Soviet intelligence department conducted a thorough investigation into Wei Hongjun's background, his time in the Red Army, the Eighth Route Army, the Liberation War, his later experience in the State Council, and Wei Hongjun's work style and political philosophy. The investigative materials were already piling up on Stalin's desk.

"Deputy Director Deng, Deputy Director Li, the German Democratic Republic has agreed to our terms and has signed the contract."

Amidst this celebration, various departments were constantly reporting good news.

Xue Muqiao, Secretary General of the Planning Commission of the State Council, and Huang Jing, Minister of the First Ministry of Machine Building, reported to Deng Xixian and Li Fuchun, Vice Directors of the Planning Commission. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1948, the country had been negotiating with the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries.

Hope to strengthen cooperation.

The Soviet Union took the lead in providing aid to China's industry.

However, China was not satisfied with the Soviet Union alone. It also maintained contact with Eastern European socialist countries because they had a basis for cooperation. China was vast and rich in resources, but it was relatively poor.

Some Eastern European countries have an industrial base.

China holds the GDR in high regard, as its industrial strength is relatively strong among Eastern European nations. However, diplomatic relations between China and the GDR have only been established for a year, so the progress of negotiations between the two sides can only be described as moderate, not comparable to cooperation with the Soviet Union. However, unexpectedly, the negotiations have made rapid progress in the past two days.

The two sides signed two major contracts.

One is the North China Radio Equipment Factory, and the other is a grinding wheel factory that was to be established in Hubei.

These are all very important factories.

The radio equipment factory is not to be mentioned, and the grinding wheel factory is something that the new China urgently needs. What is a grinding wheel? Anyone who has a little understanding of industry knows that this is an important thing that cannot be avoided in industrial development.

So much so that Stalin said that the grinding wheel is the heart of the heart of industry.

Currently there is only one grinding wheel factory in China.

This was the "Manchuria Wu Grinding Mill" established by the Japanese in Sujiatun, Shenyang, in 1940 during the puppet Manchukuo era. It was a small factory. When the People's Liberation Army evacuated Shenyang, the factory moved to Changchun. After the establishment of the Northeast People's Government, a small grinding wheel factory in Dandong, left behind by the Japanese puppet regime, was incorporated into the factory, creating a new one. However, this factory had limited technical capabilities and was small in scale.

But starting in 1946, the factory overcame various technical difficulties in just a few years.

When Gao Gang was in charge of Northeast China's industry, he restored normal production at various factories while forcing tens of thousands of Japanese technicians to stay in the workforce. He employed a two-pronged approach, using both intimidation and appeasement to keep them employed in Northeast China's factories. These individuals were instrumental in restoring normal production in the early stages of the Northeast. Later, Gao Gang heard that Mao Zemin and Wei Hongjun were establishing trading companies across the country, targeting Japan's food shortages.

So, he used trading companies in Dalian and grain from Northeast China to steal not only useful machinery and equipment from Japan, but also a number of technicians. While he couldn't get the high-level technicians targeted by the US military, he could still find ways to get the lesser-level technicians. Although many of these Japanese technicians returned to Japan after the Soviet Union's cooperation, they initially participated in resuming factory production and training workers.

At the same time, a large number of small-scale technical schools were established in the Northeast. These were mobile technical schools that could be established and closed at any time to train a large number of skilled workers.

Gao Gang has definitely made great contributions in this regard.

This small, reorganized Changchun Grinding Wheel Factory, thanks to its incorporation of numerous Japanese machines, equipment, and technicians, experienced rapid growth within a few years and made significant contributions to the development of Northeast China's industry, particularly its military industry.

However, there is only one large-scale grinding wheel factory in the country, which is far from enough to meet domestic demand. Currently, the country imports batches of grinding wheels from abroad.

So China is preparing to build a second grinding wheel factory.

New China approached East Germany.

In fact, many industrial projects jointly undertaken by China and East Germany have encountered many problems in the past, including this grinding wheel factory. However, among Eastern European countries, East Germany currently has a relatively strong industrial base.

There are many benefits for China to cooperate with them.

"We have also reached a plan with the GDR regarding a cement factory. The GDR is willing to help us build no fewer than five cement factories."

With the advancement of New China's economic construction, the demand for cement is increasing.

China is currently in serious shortage of cement.

Therefore, the Planning Commission formulated a plan for the construction of cement factories across China based on China's current industrial and economic development. Although there was aid from the Soviet Union, it was far from enough to meet China's current cement needs.

The German Democratic Republic was very strong in cement.

Therefore, China has always hoped that the GDR would help it build more cement plants. China is willing to purchase the necessary machinery and equipment from the GDR and also hopes that the GDR will send technical experts to help China build cement plants. Of course, China currently lacks the funds to purchase machinery and equipment directly.

Therefore, China was willing to reach a contract with East Germany to exchange export materials for aid in the construction of a cement plant.

But East Germany was hesitant.

But now, there has been rapid progress. Li Fuchun said puzzledly, "I have been following the negotiations regarding cooperation with East Germany. We had quite a few problems before, so how could there be such sudden progress?"

Li Fuchun didn't understand.

Li Fuchun has always been the main force in the negotiations on industrial aid with the Soviet Union and Eastern European socialist countries.

After the establishment of the Planning Commission, it was tasked with balancing various industrial sectors and fields. If investment in certain industrial projects was excessive, it would need to be reduced. If some industrial sectors developed but supporting industries failed to keep pace, impacting their development, the Planning Commission would need to make adjustments and develop other supporting industries.

Therefore, importing industrial machinery and equipment from the Soviet Union and Eastern European socialist countries was also one of the tasks of the Planning Commission.

Li Fuchun is one of the three deputy directors of the Planning Commission.

Li Fuchun had always personally participated in the negotiations. Clearly, there were many disagreements, so how could progress be so rapid all of a sudden?

Xue Muqiao said, "Vice Premier Li, you have no idea how excited the representatives from East Germany have been these past two days, and how cordial they are to see us. They are all inspired by the victory on the Korean battlefield."

Xue Muqiao almost danced with joy as he introduced the details to Deng Xixian and Li Fuchun.

"They were even more excited than we were. The negotiating representatives from East Germany directly stated that China is an important force in the world communist movement. China's industrial development is the most important link in the construction of world socialism."

Although Xue Muqiao is known as the most authoritative "economist" of our party, he is not really a scholar.

He is a real revolutionary.

He started from the railway and gradually learned. Later, he began to practice in the New Fourth Army and Shandong base area, fighting with the Japanese and puppet troops for the right to use currency, and gradually formed his unique economic theory.

Because of this, he knew better than anyone that China now needed the support of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries.

During these two days of negotiations, he truly felt the excitement of the socialist brother countries in Eastern Europe.

"Recently, our negotiations with countries like Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Poland have been much smoother. Previously, we were just newly established socialist members, but now we are no longer new members, but a vital force in the socialist camp.

Huang Jing, Minister of the First Ministry of Machine Building, replied.

After the Second Session of the Seventh Central Committee and before the founding of New China, Huang Jing followed the Premier to the Soviet Union to participate in negotiations.

Therefore, he could clearly sense the shift in the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries' attitudes toward China. Deng Xixian said, "This is a good thing. Such a good opportunity cannot be wasted. The Planning Commission, the Ministry of Heavy Industry, the Ministry of Machine Building, and the Ministry of Light Industry must all fully participate in the current negotiations. We must quickly identify some aid projects. What do you think, Old Li?"

"That's what I mean too."

Li Fuchun nodded.

Don't miss such a good opportunity.

China wanted to launch many projects, and the Planning Commission had already made plans. However, due to a lack of funds, personnel, and technology, it could only seek support from the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. Therefore, these negotiations were very important.

Li Fuchun finally sighed: "Victory on the battlefield is the easiest way to gain respect.

850 completely wiped out the Eighth Army

After the first phase of the first battle ended, each faction had its own plans.

The United States reacted the most.

The New York Herald Tribune wrote directly in the newspaper: This is the biggest defeat in the history of the U.S. Army.

On October 1950, 10, Truman delivered a radio address.

Truman stated that the United States was willing to negotiate a ceasefire on the Korean Peninsula, but would never yield to "aggression." He also declared a "national emergency," demanding that the American people make whatever sacrifices are necessary for the Korean War. He also established the Defense Mobilization Agency, a wartime mobilization agency, to rapidly expand the military by one million troops and increase aircraft production fivefold and tank production fourfold within a year.

Truman also demanded that the military be expanded as quickly as possible, especially by regrouping demobilized veterans. He then mobilized a large number of transport planes to arm and transport these recalled veterans to the Korean Peninsula. Currently, the Korean Peninsula, and indeed the entire Far East, was short of U.S. forces.

Therefore, we must speed up the transportation of troops.

But this was too late to save the US military from its passive position on the Korean Peninsula. The only organized and combat-capable troops in the Far East were the Taiwan Nationalist Army.

Therefore, Truman immediately sent someone to contact Chiang Kai-shek, hoping to withdraw more than 100,000 troops from Taiwan.

Chiang Kai-shek was furious and even ridiculed the Americans. "Before, when I wanted to send troops, you looked down on me and the combat effectiveness of the Nationalist Army. Now that the situation is unfavorable, you come to me for help. What do you think I am?"

Am I so easily fooled?

Of course, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to take advantage of this good opportunity.

Bargain with the United States.

Chiang Kai-shek also feared the US would control the troops he sent. Chiang Kai-shek rose to power thanks to his military, and while he could give up everything except control of his army, he couldn't. So, Chiang Kai-shek formed a corps and appointed Huang Jie as its commander. Chiang Kai-shek could agree to let the Nationalist troops follow US orders in Korea, but he wanted to keep the personnel, finances, and control of the troops firmly in his own hands.

In fact, the United States very much hoped that Chiang Kai-shek would appoint Sun Liren as the commander, and even indirectly suggested to Chiang Kai-shek that Sun Liren lead troops to the Korean battlefield.

But Chiang Kai-shek is no fool.

The US and Sun Liren were flirting with each other, and Chiang Kai-shek was not unaware of this. The US military felt that Chiang Kai-shek was not very obedient and had always wanted to replace him. They used to support the Guangxi clique and later supported Sun Liren. But although Chiang Kai-shek could not defeat the CCP, he was able to deal with those people within the KMT.

He hit them all with one strike. No one could rival Chiang Kai-shek.

Xue Yue is also a suitable candidate.

However, Chiang Kai-shek believed that Xue Yue was not of the same mind and was not very confident in him, so he finally chose Huang Jie.

A 150,000-strong army was formed to enter North Korea.

Of course, the most anxious people right now are the British. Ever since news broke on the battlefield that the 29th Infantry Brigade had been completely annihilated and the 27th Infantry Brigade was in poor condition, many British MPs have expressed their dissatisfaction with the war. They believe that this battle is meaningless for Britain.

There was a lot of noise.

Some countries that gained independence after World War II admire China, but they're also wary of it. Admiration goes without saying, as China itself was founded only a few years ago. Yet, they can already compete with the US military on the battlefield. Such a country is certainly worthy of admiration.

The worry is that everyone is afraid that this battle will turn into World War III.

They had just gained independence and didn't want to continue the war. However, if World War III broke out, they would be left with no choice. At this time, India, aspiring to be the leader of the developing world, stepped forward and prepared to join forces with other countries to mediate and persuade the United States and China to stop the war.