The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 343 The Northern Lights Project

Of course, it is not an easy matter for Wu Aihua to acquire the Kola Peninsula.Finland is just a small country adjacent to the Kola Peninsula and has no say in the Kola Peninsula.

However, Wu Aihua only needs one promise: when China occupies the Kola Peninsula, Finland must show moral understanding and support!

Strictly speaking, if the Kola Peninsula is occupied by China, there will be no disadvantages for Finland.Because, next to a superpower, there is another force, which can at least divert the superpower's attention to Finland.

The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon sent Eikol Mack a purchase list.Seeing the dense content on the list, Aikele Mack smiled, because he remembered what his boss Mai Maiyi said, "the more the merrier".As long as there is a need in Finland, things will be done.

Three days later, the Finnish side understood that the munitions sold by Eikel Mack were not produced in the United States, but were made in Eastern China.Through the analysis of some of the weapons and equipment provided by Aiker Mack, the Finnish side found that the performance of Chinese weapons has surpassed the equipment produced by Germany.

It's just that the price of the equipment in Aiker Mack's hands is too high, and the Finnish side finds it very difficult to accept the payment of US dollars, British pounds or gold.

"Actually, the prices of these equipment can also be reduced, even to a very low level. However, you need to talk to the Chinese." Aiker Mike is very talkative.

Seven days later, a five-member Finnish trade delegation set off for Eastern China.They sailed through the Baltic Sea, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Strait of Malacca. After nearly a month, they finally arrived in Nanjing, the capital of China, on September 5.

Wu Aihua hosted a banquet for the Finnish delegation.

Wu Aihua's exceptional reception greatly boosted the confidence of the Finnish delegation.During the negotiations, China stated that it could sell Finland the military equipment it needs, and it could also provide the latest military equipment not listed by Finland.However, China also proposed several conditions that surprised Finland: first, China hopes to form a joint venture with Finland to engage in copper mining and smelting in Finland, and its copper products will mainly be exported to China after meeting Finland's needs; second , China hopes to cooperate with Finland to develop the production of forestry products such as logs and pulp in Finland, and its products are mainly sold to China; third, China hopes that Finland will support all Chinese political and military actions against Soviet Russia within the next 15 years , and supported China's acquisition of the Kola Peninsula and other Soviet-Russian territories.

The Finnish side expressed understanding for the first two items, but expressed doubts about China's strength other than military technology.However, the Finnish side found it very difficult to handle the third requirement.

Because Finland has always been sandwiched between the two big powers of Germany and Russia, and at the same time it has to be influenced by powerful countries such as Britain and France.In a sense, Finland’s international political choice is even higher than Yan Xishan’s “dancing on three eggs” in Shanxi.If it weren't for being pressed by the Soviet Union at this time, how could Finland ask for distant China?

Besides, would supporting China's move to acquire the Kola Peninsula be a tragedy of "driving wolves out of the front door and tigers in through the back door"?

However, the Chinese side did not appear to be in a hurry. The accompanying personnel took the Finnish representatives to visit China's military industry enterprises, shipbuilding enterprises, steel enterprises and a large number of other civilian commodity production enterprises.

The Finns were shocked!It turns out that China is not the country they understand that everyone still has braids on their heads; their modern chemical industry has made great progress, and China has come to the forefront of the world in terms of major industrial technologies.

After the Finnish representative watched an exercise of the Chinese National Defense Force, the Finnish side was finally tempted, and the negotiation quickly entered the technical operation level.And at the end of October 1939, a "Sino-Finnish Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance" was signed.

The public part of the treaty is very rich in content, but as a whole, other countries cannot find any faults.These contents include: trade agreements, economic cooperation agreements, cultural and educational cooperation agreements, consular and immigration agreements and many other aspects.

In the trade agreement, the two parties promise to give each other most-favored-nation treatment, and the trade rights enjoyed by the third country also benefit each other; the two parties establish trading companies or trade representative offices in each other's country to promote trade exchanges between the two parties.

In the economic cooperation agreement, the two sides open the mining, metallurgy, machinery, chemical industry, forestry, food, electronics, electrical appliances and other industrial markets to each other, allowing them to establish joint ventures and wholly-owned production enterprises.

In terms of cultural and educational cooperation agreements, Finland absorbs 1000 Chinese students each year and allows the Chinese education department to open Confucius Institutes in Finland; at the same time, China absorbs no less than 100 Finnish students to study in China every year, and all places open to foreigners All Finnish students have the right to study in this major.

In the tie and immigration agreement, in addition to the embassy in Helsinki, the Chinese side will also set up consulates in the cities of Oulu and Turku; while the Chinese side is equally open to allow the Finnish side to set up in Shanghai and Guangzhou. consulate.

The public part of the treaty is more valuable as the immigration agreement. China and Finland signed the labor shortage in Finland. The two sides encourage Chinese citizens to go to Finland to work, study or settle down; Equal rights; Chinese who wish to become Finnish citizens enjoy the same treatment as Finnish citizens.

As soon as the "Communication on Friendship and Mutual Assistance" between China and Finland came out, public opinion in the world was shocked.When will the Chinese be so good at diplomacy?When, as an excellent Caucasian, began to "show favor" to the yellow race?

The bearded man living in the Kremlin was furious after hearing the news, and immediately asked the Finnish negotiators to ask: What do you mean?Want to break negotiations and opt for war?You are selling out European interests!

The Finnish negotiator immediately retorted: It is Finland's internal affairs to establish friendly diplomatic relations with any country, and no one can interfere with it!The cooperation between Finland and China does not target any third country.

However, this "memorandum" of the "Sino-Finnish Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance" actually targeted Soviet Russia.

Just look at the content of the "memo":

In terms of military equipment, China promised to export to Finland 200 kz1945 (Eagle Dragon 1) fighters, 200 kg1945 (Fire Dragon 1) ground attack aircraft, 100 kh1945 (Xiaolong 1) dive bombers, 50 reconnaissance planes of the same grade, 200 t-24a medium tanks, 500 anti-tank guns, 200 58mm anti-aircraft guns, 2000 anti-tank mines, 2000 powerful anti-personnel mines, 2000 Type 39 new submachine guns, 500 There are MG42 squad machine guns, as well as 3000 incendiary bombs, high-explosive bombs, armor-piercing bombs, etc., and are equipped with 3 base ammunition.

In terms of military auxiliary equipment, China agreed to export radar equipment, battlefield instant communication equipment (intercom system, but it is required not to fall into the hands of the Soviet Russian army, and China will send representatives to supervise) and gun aiming equipment to Finland.

In addition, China also promised to assist the Finnish army in forming and training special forces, and to send special forces to secretly participate in the war when Finland needs it.

In terms of payment method, China agrees with Finland to replace cash with forestry products and metal products, and the interest is also calculated according to the lowest level of interest on loans before the country.

The only thing Finland has to pay is to "support" China's actions against Soviet Russia and provide at least one temporary (use period not exceeding 1 years) military base.

And even this "only payment" does not need to be honored immediately. The Chinese side said that "when we think the conditions are ripe, we will greet you in advance."

"China is a sincere and ambitious friend!" After the end of World War II, Finnish President Carl Gustav Mannerheim commented.

In world geography, some locations are very important. In addition to the two canals, some straits, some peninsulas, islands, and the "ends of the earth" of some continents, etc., these geographical coordinates have very important military value.

The military value of the Kola Peninsula in the world is not high, but its significance to Soviet Russia is absolute.In later generations, the most powerful Northern Fleet of Soviet Russia was stationed in Murmansk on the peninsula, and as soon as it went out, it was the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the North Sea and the Arctic Ocean.If it can control or occupy the Kola Peninsula, for China, it is tantamount to inserting a nail between Soviet Russia and Northern Europe.As long as China can ensure long-term longevity, this nail will continue to work.

However, how to get into Northern Europe or Europe requires choosing an appropriate time and opportunity.And Finland is asking for help at this time, and the Chinese government "sends charcoal in a timely manner", so it can naturally gain Finland's friendship.

Wu Aihua's pursuit of the Kola Peninsula was just a brainstorm.Whether or not this matter will be accomplished in the end is another matter.Even if it fails, it will have no special impact on China.

Of course, Wu Aihua believes that as long as China takes action on the Kola Peninsula, it will definitely succeed; otherwise, Wu Aihua will not take any action.

Could it be that Wu Aihua is going to give up his own ideas?Obviously, since Wu Aihua is moved, he will definitely not give up easily, unless the opponent's strength is so strong that he has to give up.

When negotiating with Finland, Wu Aihua instructed the "Bureau of Customs" to come up with intelligence countermeasures related to Northern Europe and Eastern Europe. At the same time, he had several discussions with "political consultants" such as Wu Peifu. Mainly, a "Northern Lights Project" was formed to focus on and find opportunities to obtain the entire Arctic Ocean region (including Alaska) as much as possible.The "Sino-Finland Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance" is just a small project in the complex "Northern Lights Project".

In this era, the Arctic Ocean was icy and extremely cold, and human tentacles rarely reached here.However, with the deepening of the earth's energy problems and the advancement of scientific and technological means, the value of the Arctic Ocean region will become increasingly apparent.

ps: The second update arrives.Try to upload another chapter, huh, huh.