Chapter 1131： Boo's request

On the afternoon of September 27, 1939, a B-17 heavy bomber landed at an air base in the suburbs of Washington. This B-17 heavy bomber was the one that flew from Bu Russia to the United States after a long journey.

After the cabin door was opened, Molotov, a member of the Russian Politburo, Chairman of the People's Committee and People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, stepped off the plane.

At the airport, U.S. Secretary of State Hull and a group of senior officials of the U.S. government are already waiting here.

"Your Excellency, welcome to the United States!" Hull greeted him with a smile on his face.

The two shook hands and hugged enthusiastically, as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. They seem to have forgotten that before, they regarded dealing with them as enemies. The United States wants to destroy Bu Russia to protect the safety of the capitalist world. Bu Russia also wants to destroy the United States in order to liberate more oppressed and exploited working people.

"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, thank you very much for the support of the United States!" Molotov said.

Now, a large amount of American aid is being transported along the Trans-Siberian Railway to the battlefield on the Western Front, so that the Russian army can be continuously armed and sent to the battlefield to resist the German invasion.

Although, limited by the transportation capacity of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the support of the United States is only a small part of the war materials consumed by Russia. However, as Russia's territory continued to fall, industrial production capacity was also continuously weakened. It is foreseeable that the support of the United States will become more and more important to Bu Russia in the future. Therefore, the Russian government also attaches great importance to the relationship with the United States, hoping to obtain more American aid.

After the two greeted each other at the airport, they drove to the prepared hotel in downtown Washington.

Originally, Hull wanted Molotov to eat something first, take a rest, and attend the welcome dinner in the evening. However, Molotov is not in the mood to rest now, and how is he in the mood to attend some dinner party!

Now Bu Russia is suffering from German invasion. The Russian army suffered heavy losses on the front lines, and Russian soldiers were killed almost every moment. Molotov didn't want to waste a minute now.

"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, let's start talking immediately!" Molotov said.

"Your Excellency, don't you need to take a break? Although it's a plane, the long-distance travel is also very exhausting." Hull said. On the faces of Molotov and others, there was obvious tiredness.

"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, after the talks are over, let's take a good rest. Now, our country is being invaded by the Germans. Our army and people are fighting, and I don't have that much time to rest!" Molotov said .

Hull thought for a while, then nodded: "Then I will make arrangements. The meeting will start in an hour. You can take a rest first."

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency Secretary of State!" Molotov said.

An hour later, the talks started in the conference room of the hotel. On the American side, in addition to Secretary of State Hull, there were also Secretary of War Woodling, Army Chief of Staff General George Marshall and Presidential Policy Advisor Hopkins. On the Russian side is Molotov and several officials.

"Everyone, we are now being invaded by the Germans. The military strength shown by the Germans in this war is very strong. Although our army has tried its best. However, we still suffer heavy losses. From the current point of view, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the German attack. The Germans have a huge advantage in armored weapons and aircraft. We hope that the United States can increase our support. We need more tanks and aircraft, more weapons and equipment Go arm more soldiers against the German invasion!" Molotov said.

"Your Excellency, as our ally, Bu Russia, we will seriously consider your request. However, we also hope that the Bu Russia government can understand our difficulties." Secretary of State Hull said.

"According to the information obtained, the Germans are indeed very powerful in tanks and aircraft. But unfortunately, we do not have tanks and aircraft that can fight against them. However, we are speeding up the progress of research and development, and strive to shorten the The gap with the Germans." General George Marshall said.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Molotov's eyes. The senior officials of the Russian military originally hoped to obtain more advanced equipment from the United States, but now it seems that the Americans have no advantage in this regard! In front of the advanced tanks and aircraft of the Germans, Bu Russia has been beaten to the point of losing confidence. If this continues, it will be very detrimental to Bu Russia's fight against the German invasion.

"During the battle with the Germans, we lost a lot of tanks and aircraft. Can the United States provide us with a batch of tanks and aircraft as soon as possible?" Molotov asked.

After several people in the United States whispered to each other, they reached an agreement.

US Secretary of State Hull said: "Your Excellency, we can provide your country with one thousand M3 light tanks, five hundred M4 medium tanks and five hundred P-39 fighter jets."

"Thanks to the United States for supporting us!" Molotov said.

Although these weapons and equipment are not very good, they will be easily blown up by the Germans after going to the battlefield. However, something is better than nothing, which will allow Russia to reorganize some armor and air forces.

"We also hope that the United States can provide us with more artillery, rifles and machine guns, trucks, and other war materials. Now, we are working hard to expand the army. But arming these troops, and in war, are It needs to consume a lot of equipment and war materials. The power of the Russian government alone is not enough to do all this. We hope that the United States can provide us with more support." Molotov continued.

The industrial system of Russia was established with the help of Germany. The Germans know almost everything about Bu Russia's industry. Although, in recent years, Bu Russia has begun to build factories in the Ural region and transfer industrial centers. However, this obviously cannot meet the war needs of Bu Russia. Once the country falls further and a large number of factories are destroyed, the war strength of Bu Russia will be further weakened. This makes Bu Russia need to obtain more foreign aid if it wants to continue the war.

"Your Excellency, the U.S. government can provide more support to your country. However, there is a big problem, that is, our support to your country has to go through the Siberian Railway. Now, a lot of war materials are It is piled up in the port of Vladivostok and cannot be transported to the front line. If this problem is not resolved, no matter how much war material we transport to your country, it will be useless.” Minister Woodling said.