September 3, 1940, Qijiang County Wharf, Warehouse Area
The temporary 68th Division built large warehouses connected together in large areas. Although most of them were wooden warehouses, they still looked very spectacular from a distance, and they seemed to be the logistics bases of later generations.
However, because they were worried about the Japanese bombing, there were not many supplies here, so many people laughed at Li Yunlong behind his back. It was used as a target for Japanese aircraft.
But today, this area of the reservoir was suddenly blocked by the temporary 68th Division. Dozens of people came from the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ordnance Industry Administration. Yes, they were here to receive them. As for the first batch of weapons and equipment, I thought it would be good if the first batch of weapons would arrive in October, but I never thought that the weapons would arrive a few days after the deposit was paid.
25 M1910 122mm howitzers with 5,000 rounds; 20 Valentine tanks; 10 T38 amphibious reconnaissance tanks; 50 T27 light tanks; 2 B-4 M1931 203mm heavy howitzers with 200 rounds; second-hand 25,000 Mosin Nagant m1891 rifles and 800,000 rounds of ammunition.
Although it is a business worth tens of millions of dollars, on average it is not much if it reaches twelve periods. Considering the size of Wang Yue's current system space, this little thing can be brought back in one time travel.
The inventory and inspection were completed quickly, and all the government officials finally breathed a sigh of relief. They were different from General Chen. General Chen had already done business with the Eighth Route Army once before, but the others had not. They suddenly paid 10,000 yuan. With an order worth tens of thousands, no one is worried about not receiving the goods.
Especially those guys from the Ministry of Finance opened dozens of mines in Sichuan Province at once, including aquamarine, chrysoberyl, beryl, garnet, tourmaline, southern red agate, salt source agate, Longxi jade, and Ya'an green. , peach blossom jade, and Shu crystal have all been mined in large quantities, and the initial investment has cost millions of dollars. Now the warehouse of the Ministry of Finance in Chongqing is almost full of these things. If the weapons cannot be delivered in time, even storage will be a problem.
But just when General Chen was about to leave, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a warehouse also filled with M1910 122mm howitzers. There were almost a hundred of them. This made General Chen, who had just obtained a large amount of weapons and equipment, feel unhappy. Beautiful, emotional, my weapons need to be delivered in twelve installments. But do you have it in stock here?
Seeing General Chen stop, Zhao Gang, who was accompanying him, also smiled bitterly. Wang Yue's plan had indeed worked. The one hundred cannons successfully attracted the other party's attention. However, this temporary increase in the transaction really caught him off guard. , does Mr. Wang already have that many artillery pieces?
Wang Yue also felt bitter in his heart. He had no choice but to act impulsively and collected more than 3,000 such artillery pieces at one time. However, he had only one thousand small artillery pieces in stock before. This was the only one. Because of its limited performance and insufficient shells, , it is only useful on the Chinese battlefield, so the main target customer must be the Ministry of Military Affairs.
"Chief of Staff Zhao, what are these?" General Chen pointed at the cannons in the warehouse with a rather unhappy look on his face.
"Minister Chen, these are the ones that our supplier has temporarily stored with us, and they are not the same batch that is going to be delivered to the Ministry of Military Affairs." Zhao Gang explained quickly, with a look of panic on his face. Don't tell me, this acting skill Much better than Lao Li Ke.
"Since they are in stock, can't the artillery we ordered be delivered in advance?" General Chen continued to ask. In order to receive the weapons provided by the Eighth Route Army, the government has begun training troops around Chongqing. As long as the weapons are in place, new ones will be available soon. As troops move to the front line, the tension on the frontal battlefield will also be improved.
Recently, the Eighth Route Army has been fighting fiercely in North China and has achieved considerable results. Public opinion at home and abroad is boiling, and the government has lost face. Now it is eager to launch a local counterattack to improve the government's image, so the weapons are More thirsty.
What's more, these are one hundred heavy artillery pieces. If I don't buy them, these artillery pieces will probably fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. This is definitely something the old man cannot tolerate.
"Minister Chen, everything will be executed in accordance with the contract. If you want to get this batch of artillery right away, I'm afraid you can only sign another contract. Otherwise, I can only help you coordinate with Northern Shaanxi and suppliers. , However, this cycle will be very long, and it may not be possible yet." Zhao Gang said awkwardly, it seems that there is a way to do this today, the Ministry of Military Affairs is obviously worried that these artillery pieces will fall into the hands of our Eighth Route Army.
"Then let's just calculate it. I'll pay 10% of the gold as before, and the rest will be discounted in kind. Can the head office do it?" General Chen nodded and just sold it. The Ministry of Finance has already made it clear to him that what the other party wants is In fact, things are not expensive, and the gems in Sichuan Province are rich in reserves. They are no different from stones, so the cost is nothing.
"Yes, but you need to pay first and then deliver the goods." Zhao Gang nodded. Brother Wang seemed to be a little tight on money, so he was very strict with this requirement.
"I bought it. I will ask the people from the Ministry of Finance to transport the final payment and the payment for the hundred cannons tomorrow!" General Chen ignored the sad eyes of several Ministry of Finance officials and said firmly, "It's just some stones." , you ministers say it’s worthless, so what do you mean by putting it aside? Even if it’s a deposit, it’s only half a ton of gold.
"Yes, but we have a small additional condition." Zhao Gang nodded and continued.
"What conditions?" General Chen frowned. What he disliked were those seemingly insignificant additional agreements. The previous agreement with the Eighth Route Army had made the old man unhappy, and now it was coming again. General Chen couldn't help but be wary.
"Minister Chen, it's actually nothing. It's just that northern Shaanxi hopes that the government can deploy a mid-level officer who graduated from Huangpu to serve as the deputy chief of staff of the temporary 68th Division." Zhao Gang actually still doesn't understand why Wang Yue is doing this. Do it, but since Northern Shaanxi has agreed, he can only execute it.
"Oh?" General Chen was surprised. The Ministry of Military Affairs had long wanted to add sand to the temporary 68th Division. However, in view of the current delicate relationship between the two parties, it did not go smoothly. There were only small fish and shrimps in the dark. Just three or two, but now, Zhao Gang actually brought it up. Is this a special hint from northern Shaanxi?
"Minister Chen, the candidate designated by superiors is Xie Jinyuan, the former commander of the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division." Zhao Gang continued.
"Him?" Minister Chen was startled. He thought he was from the civil engineering department, but Xie Jinyuan has been in Shanghai in the past few years and was trapped in the concession. Although he had opportunities to rescue him several times, Xie Jinyuan Reluctant to give up the army, even the old man is reluctant to mention that guy now, but why did Northern Shaanxi suddenly think of him?
"The chief read Yuan Muzhi's "Eight Hundred Warriors" and was filled with emotion. He didn't want the warrior to waste time in the magical capital, so he wanted to bring him back. Originally, he planned to have the New Fourth Army directly rescue him, but his superiors felt that this matter was still needed. It’s best for the government to come forward. At the very least, it must have an order from the Ministry of Military Affairs.” Zhao Gang felt that this was a bit unreliable. It didn’t sound right to him that the superiors in northern Shaanxi would rescue a national army officer because of a movie. It's reliable, but Wang Yue has a good saying. I don't care whether you believe it or not, but I believe it anyway.
In fact, it was Wang Yue who had nothing to do and watched the movie he was planning to bring to 1940. Although the sound quality of the re-edited film was much worse, the shock was still the same. However, after watching the movie, he suddenly remembered something The thing is, it seems that Xie Jinyuan was still alive in 1940, and he was probably killed by a traitor in 1941. In this case, he felt that he had to do something.
Some people died, but not completely...
