Chapter 329: Extending an Olive Branch

In the past, the Chinese Air Force knew that their equipment was poor, but they believed that it was people who ultimately determined the outcome of a war, and that poor equipment could be compensated by people’s fearless spirit!

But now, this confrontation has made their only belief disappear without a trace. Equipment has played a decisive role. In the previous confrontation, their side was completely slaughtered!

The first time, the enemy relied on the performance of the airborne radar to go around behind our fighter and launch a secret attack. The second time, the enemy completely suppressed our side in close combat!

We have spent so much time and energy to develop the J-8 fighter, but it is simply not suitable for future air combat! It can't even cope with current air combat!

The confrontation exercise was over. The Chinese Air Force personnel and Shenfei engineers who were observing with binoculars on the scene could not be happy in any way. Their faces all looked extremely ugly.

"Although I don't understand it, it seems very powerful." Deng Gong said with a smile: "I heard that this fighter is more advanced than the American fighters. Now it seems that it is true. If we Chinese want to purchase this fighter, does Moscow have any requirements?"

Now it is just a preliminary intention, but the words of the other party’s top leader clearly represent their attitude. This confrontation has made the Chinese side interested in their own fighter jets!

If the Americans knew about this, they would definitely vomit blood. Would they bring their own F-15 fighters to bully China's J-7 as well? Or would they simply stage a contest between the MiG-23 and the F-15 in the Chinese sky to see which one is more suitable for the Chinese Air Force? If possible, Andre really wanted to do this!

"Just like before, we the Soviet Union can export MiG-23 fighters and supporting production lines to you at cost price." Andrei said, "If you are interested, you can send someone to Moscow for detailed negotiations."

The purchase of fighter jets and production lines is not something that can be finalized with just a few words. The detailed agreement documents can even be loaded into a car. Now it is just an intention.

Once the Chinese people have been lured to Moscow, there will naturally be people from Moscow to receive them. Whether an agreement can be reached or not has nothing to do with me.

"However, our country is currently facing a severe shortage of foreign exchange." Deng continued with a sigh, saying that the country's economic development requires a lot of investment. At this time, spending huge amounts of money to purchase fighter jets and production lines from the Soviet Union might drain the country's coffers.

"Just like before, you can exchange it with light industrial products and agricultural products. We can trade in the form of barter." Andre said: "We are willing to export this fighter jet to you. This is a manifestation of our friendship. We will not attach any political decisions to it. At the same time, we are also willing to export other equipment to you, such as T-72 tanks."

T-72 tank! This time, the Soviet Union's advanced tank galloped across the island country of Hokkaido and challenged the American M1 tank! Hearing Andre's words, Defense Minister General Xu's eyes widened.

The Chinese army has always had a tradition of a continental army, with the air force and navy as its vassal. Moreover, in the current situation, China's biggest enemy is the Soviet armored torrent in the north! Therefore, China also maintains a strong army, especially the army.

Unfortunately, China's army equipment sequence is still based on the Type 59 tank from 20 years ago. This type of tank has a very poor effect in modern warfare. It can be said that in the face of the Soviet armored torrent, even with a numerical advantage, it is easy to be flattened.

However, their own strength is limited and they cannot develop advanced tanks at all. And now, the Soviet Union is willing to export this kind of tank to China?

Anyway, in the Soviet equipment, the T-72 is just a low-end tank. Now plans have begun to be made to export small batches to other countries, such as to the big dog-producing countries in the Middle East such as Iraq. There are not too many concerns about exporting to China, and what is exported are definitely monkey versions.

Thanks to its reputation in Hokkaido, the T-72 is now a hot commodity in the international arms market.

By exporting fighter jets and tanks, the Soviets sent out a stronger signal: the Soviet Union wants to maintain friendship with China!

"We also suggest that our border be normalized, that the armies of both sides withdraw 300 kilometers, that the number of conventional troops and their military equipment should not exceed 300,000, and that any troop movements above the company level on both sides must be notified in advance to avoid misunderstandings. As for the communication and consultation mechanism, the top leaders should maintain a 24-hour hotline, and the grassroots should contact each other at any time." Andrei said, "Of course, this is our unilateral idea now, and the specific agreement still needs to be made by the top leaders of both sides. For example, can I, on behalf of our government, invite you to visit Moscow when the time is right?"

Normalize the border, withdraw 300 kilometers, and keep the standing army no more than 300,000! Obviously, the Soviet Union is clearly throwing out an olive branch! Deng Gong's eyes also shone: "We will seriously consider your invitation. I personally also hope to meet General Secretary Andropov. Andrei, please convey our government's cordial greetings to your General Secretary."

Originally, Andre was going to talk about these proposals when he got to Beijing, but now, by chance, Mr. Deng came here to watch the confrontation exercise, so he decided to take advantage of the opportunity and tell him about his invitation.

If the Americans knew about Deng's visit to Moscow, they would have given up, right? The Americans' bullshit plan of a large arsenal has no chance of being realized. The Soviet Union's Asian strategy will definitely achieve complete victory!

"General Andre, since you are in China, why don't you stay for a few days?" Deng said, "We Chinese are hospitable and warm. We welcome friends who come from afar. How about going to Beijing for a walk?"

"Okay." Andrei replied. He would treat this trip as a funded tour. He and Ekaterina had been separated for so long. Now that he had this opportunity, he would take Ekaterina around, visit the Forbidden City, and climb the Great Wall.

Andre's private plane left Shenyang and headed for the capital of China.

Shenfei seemed to have just experienced an earthquake. Under the chairmanship of Defense Minister General Xu, the main leaders of the Air Force and Shenfei's designers held a discussion in Shenfei's office that would determine the future of the Chinese Air Force.