The meeting between Hopkins and Joseph was very harmonious. Although the entire meeting lasted only two hours, the two parties had basically reached a consensus. United States and Buru can be said to be a raging fire that can be ignited with just one click.
United States wants Buru to consume the strength of Germany people, so as to get a bargain in the end. And Buru also wants to use the support of Americans to fight against Germany. If you and I are willing, they can naturally reach cooperation.
Of course, cooperation between two countries is a very complicated matter, and there are still many details that need to be negotiated. However, the talks between Hopkins and Joseph basically set the tone for cooperation. Next, they only need to negotiate under this theme. Relatively speaking, it will be much easier. Moreover, cooperation between the two countries has become a general trend and no one can change it.
"Comrade Joseph, Americans are killing people with a borrowed knife. They want to use us as guns. They want to use us to consume the strength of Germany people and buy them time!" Molotov heard Hopkins's words and knew what Americans was planning.
Joseph nodded. "Why don't I know Americans's thoughts? However, Germany people are too powerful. It is difficult for us to defeat just by ourselves. Germany people. For this reason, we have to find ways to get more support. Now, Americans has come to cooperate with us, which is undoubtedly a dream. United States has strong industrial strength. With their support, our chances of resisting the Germany people's attack will undoubtedly be much greater. Who said that we and the Germany people are neighboring countries? If the Germany people want to start a war, then we will naturally. We are the first to bear the brunt. In this case, we can only seek help from Americans and let them take advantage. There is nothing we can do. It would be better for the country to perish if we are defeated by the Germany people!"
Molotov nodded, he also understood this. For Buru, now is indeed a very critical time and space. If we can get support from Americans, this will greatly enhance the military strength of Buru. In that case, we may be able to withstand the attacks of the Germany people in future wars.
"Comrade Molotov, you will be fully responsible for the next negotiation with Americans. I hope that you can get as many benefits as possible from Americans. Whether it is loans or assistance, they are all what we need. In addition, aircraft, tanks, artillery and Truck, as well as other light and heavy weapons, are also what we need. As long as Americans can get it, we will take it. This time, we will definitely seize this opportunity and blackmail Americans hard. Otherwise, won't we suffer a big loss this time?" Joseph said.
Once the war breaks out between Buru and Germany, they will have to expand their troops crazily. With a population of Buru, there is no shortage of soldiers. However, the gap in weapons and equipment may become larger and larger. If they can get support from Americans in this regard, they will not let their soldiers go to the battlefield with bare hands. At the same time, the possibility of defeating Germany will also increase a lot.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph, I understand." Molotov nodded solemnly.
While Americans was solemnly hooking up and negotiating secretly with Buru, Ukrainian army had already evacuated Buru and retreated into its own territory. Although Buru did not occupy an inch of land in this battle, it caused a lot of casualties to Buru. For Ukrainian army, it was a rare victory. What's even better is that Ukrainian army's losses in this battle were also very small. This not only tested the combat effectiveness of their army, but also tested the reality of the Russian army. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
After this battle, Ukrainian army also recognized his own combat effectiveness. It turns out that they are not as weak as imagined. And the Russian army is not as strong as imagined. Comparing the two aspects, Ukrainian army's morale and confidence have increased a lot. Of course, this is mainly because the Russian troops they faced this time were mostly second-line troops and not elite field troops. When Marshal Budyonny led the elite troops to the battlefield, they had already retreated. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for Ukrainian army to escape unscathed.
Marshal Budyonny led the Russian army in pursuit to the border, but was forced by Joseph's order and did not dare to cross the border. And this obviously does not meet Germany's expectations. Germany hopes that the Russian army can cross the border and invade the territory of Ukraine. In that case, they will have an excuse to declare war on Buru! Therefore, General Rommel began to continue planning actions to anger Buru.
On the morning of September 9, at the request of General Rommel, Ukrainian Army assembled thousands of cannons and launched a violent bombardment of the Russian positions.
The Russian army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses under the fierce bombardment of Ukrainian army. Marshal Budyonny had to order the Russian army to withdraw from the Ukrainian army's artillery range to reduce the casualties of the troops.
After that, Ukrainian army not only used shelling to deal with the Russian army, but even sent small groups of elite troops to attack the Russian army across the border at night, which not only caused heavy casualties to the Russian army, but also destroyed some important supply bases of the Russian army.
Ukrainian Army's behavior made the Russian army very angry. Marshal Budyonny sent Telegram to Moscow many times, asking to lead troops across the border to punish the Ukraine people and let them know the cost of provoking Buru.
However, Joseph has been undecided. He was worried that if the Russian army really crossed the border, it would anger the Germany people and trigger a war. However, Ukraine people's increasingly aggressive provocations also made him feel angry.
"Damn Ukraine people, are they looking for death?" When he learned that the frontline troops had lost more than 5,000 people under Ukraine's shelling and sneak attacks, Joseph could no longer sit still. Although he has never led troops in combat, he also knows that if this continues, it will have a great impact on the morale of the troops.
It happened that at this time, the secret talks between Buru and United States had ended. United States promised that once Germany went to war with Buru, they would provide Buru with enough weapons and equipment to arm one million troops every year. In addition, they would also provide thousands of tanks and thousands of combat aircraft. This greatly increased Joseph's confidence.
On the evening of September 10, Joseph convened a meeting with the marshals of the Buru military. There is only one topic in this meeting, and that is the punishment of Ukraine people!