Zai Cheng came here in good spirits but returned disappointed. He originally thought he could get more than 100,000 taels of silver from the Chinese, but he ended up getting 70,000. The only gain was that he got weapons, which can be considered as some consolation.
On the way back to the Chinese army's tent after leaving the station, the subordinates asked in surprise, "Prince... what are you talking nonsense to these bastards? You want me to say that I should have detained him just now, but you still want to take away so many treasures? Just dream on." …”
"That's it...that boy Rong Lu has made a fortune. The prince has given me a team of men to chase Rong Fu back. I'll give you as much money as you want!"
"It's so outrageous, these clowns still want to be successful?"
"Shut up... you know nothing!" Zai Cheng glared and cursed, "Now is the time to employ people. No matter how annoying Ronglu is, he is still a talented person. Do you want to offend him for a little money?"
"I can knock him from time to time, but I can't force it to death! What if I get desperate and force it to my brother Zaitu who is halfway there?"
"A bunch of pig brains, don't they know how to think about things?"
Zaicheng said angrily, "Is it because of this 70,000 silver? I don't care about this small amount of money. I am condescending to come here because I want to get on Shimazu Dairo's line..."
"Arms! The most difficult thing now is arms. If we can get more guns, we will have more strength... Last year, Mauser had 222 guns. This year, it has increased to 311, and there is still no stock!"
"This Shimazu-san is not simple. He actually agreed to pay me last year's price...it shows that this guy is not an idiot, but a well-established person!"
"This bit of rags are all looted. They can be exchanged for more than 300 Mauser and bullets. This is the strength of three companies. What the hell do you know!"
"Haha... Shimazu-san's words don't sound good, but the truth is still right! I just want to sell the treasures of his Han ancestors and form my own private army!"
"Hahaha... I got it anyway, it won't go to waste!"
"You must remember that the most difficult thing in doing business is the first one... As long as the first one is kicked out, the second one will be easy to do! The Chinese are businessmen of a country who are only interested in profit. As long as the money is easy to use, the weapons are not enough. There are plenty of them!”
"Think about it for yourselves, can the walls of the capital be attacked by these unarmed people like you? You must have foreign guns and cannons, otherwise it will be useless..."
"That bastard Li Tuo built the Yongding River Defense Line. I saw it...it's really stupid. It's really made of reinforced concrete. When you hit it with a foreign gun, it's just a white spot. The soldiers inside can shoot and kill us at will." people!"
"And every fortification is a crossfire, covering each other... This is not something that flesh and blood can break through!"
"I'll share the worries with Emperor Ama. If I can buy more good things, I'll buy more..."
"Prince, be careful..." While a group of people were talking, a guard suddenly threw Zai Cheng off his horse with a tiger pounce. The guard twisted his waist and turned around in mid-air, and his back hit the ground, but Zai Cheng was not injured. A little bit.
The other martial arts masters immediately discovered the clue: "There is a foreign object in the northwest sky... It is the airship of Hunjun, and it has penetrated into the camp..."
"Be careful of them shooting from a high position... Get into the woods and retreat to the main camp... These two Japs are really powerful!"
Buzz buzz... buzz buzz... The sound of steam engines and propellers suddenly came from the sky. A huge airship cruised over like a ferocious beast. There were soldiers on the ground firing into the sky from hiding places, which attracted sporadic counterattacks from the airship. .
Everything is covering Zaicheng's retreat to the camp and away from the attention of the airship!
After a while, the Zhuozhou camp suddenly rang out the sound of several cannons. It turned out that in order to fight against airships, Guiziliu's craftsmen had modified several 88 artillery pieces.
Changing the gun mount so that it can be tilted up at an angle of more than 45 degrees, as long as the distance is right, it can still pose a threat to airships in the sky. It is a pity that there are no shells with fixed height fuses, but direct shells can also cause damage to airships by collision. Lethality.
This is the most primitive anti-aircraft gun. After three blasts, the airship began to turn and bypass the camp!
It seems that the mission of the airship this time is reconnaissance and not a raid, so there is no sniper attack on Zaicheng and his party!
Looking at the airship leaving in a show of force, Zai Cheng's eyes were filled with anger, "What the hell! When I enter the capital and drive away that bastard Zai Chun, I will also form my own airship army. This is too bullying... "
"Prince...it costs millions of taels of silver to set up an airship army. It's very valuable..."
With a crisp sound, Zai Cheng slapped the guard who had just saved him. "Bah... I don't know how expensive it is? Will I still care about these millions when I become the emperor in the future? How dare you look down on me?"
"I don't dare... I don't dare!" The guard quickly knelt on the ground and slapped himself from left to right.
By the time Zaicheng returned to the camp, Guiziliu had just had lunch. Yixin had become even older these days, her thin cheekbones had become prominent, and her eyes were dim.
"You're back? You went to fight the autumn wind again? How much money did you make?" Yixin didn't even look up at his son while watching the military report.
Zai Cheng quickly poured tea for his father and said with a smile, "My son used some worthless Northern Song Dynasty antiques in exchange for 300 Mauser, enough to equip three companies... My son is not that worthless, yellow and white things are useless, A foreign gun is better!"
"Hmph! What a fart! Look at your worthless look! What are we doing? It's a change of generations, a big undertaking like the Battle of Jingnan!"
"You are the crown prince! If you don't strategize and win over thousands of miles away, are you just like a merchant, doing this kind of small business of extortion?"
"What do you think? Are you still shameless? You are bargaining with the Fusang people evenly, and you even want to steal Ronglu's money? Who are you? Prince and grandson, there is only one thing in your eyes. , that is Jiangshan Sheji!"
"With Jiangshan Sheji, what do you want? Promise!"
Zaicheng knelt on the ground with a bang and shed tears of grievance, "Huang Ama... I also want to share your worries! The current war situation is unfavorable, and I am also anxious. Do you want to buy more foreign guns and gain confidence?"
"Why are you scolding me? Look, Ama, the food requisition team has plundered the surrounding areas recently. There are so many people in the army, and the food currently only lasts for twenty days, and half of it is still needed. full!"
"Only one-third of the soldiers in the army have foreign guns, some of them don't have bullets, and the rest have swords and spears. How can they fight?"
"The aid weapons promised by the British have been evading Chinese maritime patrols and inspections. God knows when will they be delivered to us?"
"The war can't go on any longer! Aren't you anxious, sir? You haven't scolded me shamelessly yet... wuwuwu, I'll go find my mother..."
"You..." Yi Xin didn't have the temper to make this traitor angry at all. "Get back here! You're a wimp, I'm so angry..."
"This battle is not what you think...he is not fighting as you think!"
Note: This month, my son is taking the college entrance examination. He is busy and anxious, so the updates will not be very stable. Please be mentally prepared!
