May 17th.
Su Yu finally arrived at Haishi, the capital of Guangyuan Province, with the strength of three armies. After entering the territory of Guangyuan Province, Xue Hongyi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, sent troops hundreds of miles away to welcome him and took him all the way to the governor's office of Guangdong and Guangxi.
"Nephew Su."
A slender middle-aged man in a dark green military uniform walked quickly towards Su Yu. He wore white glasses and exuded a scholarly air. This man was Xue Hongyi, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
"Uncle Xue."
Su Yu also took two steps forward, hugged Xue Hongyi and said, "It seems that Uncle Xue and I have not seen each other since we said goodbye seven years ago. In the past seven years, Uncle Xue has become younger and younger!"
"Hahaha."
"You boy," Xue Hongyi said with a happy smile, "I have prepared a banquet to welcome our Commander Su."
"Haha," Su Yu said with a smile, "In that case, it's better for me to be respectful than obey my orders."
The two walked into the Governor's Mansion arm in arm. Liao Yuanliang behind him shook his head when he saw this situation, and said to Wang Wu and Guo Dahai, "You go and settle the troops. I will accompany the commander in to prevent him from getting drunk."
After saying that, Liao Yuanliang also followed several officers of the Xue Jiajun into the Governor's Mansion. Wang Wu and Guo Dahai shook their heads for a while and said to themselves, "The first level of the official rank is crushing to death!"
In the hall, there are 21 delicacies on the round table, all delicious and delicious.
"Xiaoyu," Xue Hongyi looked at Su Yu and said, "Because the fighting is fierce on the front line, we will not drink this wine for the time being. When the war is over, I will drink with you."
"Uncle Xue is welcome," Su Yu waved his hand and said, "I am also a leader, I understand."
"Haha, long live understanding."
Xue Hongyi said with a smile, "Sit down, don't stand. This is your own home. You can eat whatever you want. There are no rules."
Everyone sat down one after another. Xue Hongyi poured a cup of tea and raised his glass to Su Yu and said, "Tea instead of wine. I, Xue Hongyi, would like to thank Brother Su for sending Xiaoyu to support me in Guangdong and Guangxi. Thank you very much."
After saying that, Xue Hongyi drank it in one gulp.
Su Yu didn't hesitate and drank the tea in the cup.
"Uncle Xue," Su Yu put a mouthful of food into his mouth and asked, "How is the situation on the front line?"
"Why!"
Speaking of this, Xue Hongyi put down his chopsticks and said, "You also know that I inherited these two provinces from my father. Since he died of old age, I have not put much thought into the military. Now the war is When the fighting started, the front line was in a mess.”
"Battle of Qinghe," Xue Hongyi continued, "our army of 70,000 troops encircled and suppressed an army under Wang Sheng's regiment. This should have been our advantage, but as soon as we engaged, not only did the opponent break through the encirclement, but we also lost more than 8,000 people. , the casualties are higher than the enemy, what kind of battle is this!"
"Also, this battle lasted only half a month, and our Xue family army suffered casualties of more than 20,000, more than 20,000!"
Xue Hongyi shook his head and said, "More than 20,000 people were lost. Not only that, but 13 cities, seven counties, and all the territory outside Qinghe were lost. Now we can only rely on the Qinghe natural barrier to temporarily block Wang Sheng's regiment." Attack, but I guess it won’t be able to stop it for long.”
Hearing Xue Hongyi describe the current battle situation, he did not expect that the fight would end like this.
"Who is commanding the Xue family army now?" Su Yu asked Xue Hongyi curiously.
"I."
Xue Hongyi sighed and said, "I am the commander-in-chief, and the deputy commander-in-chief is Liu Heng. The frontline headquarters was established in Guancheng, with 5 armies and 150,000 troops to resist the 7 armies of Wang Sheng's regiment."
"In terms of military strength," Xue Hongyi looked at Su Yu and said, "our Xue Family Army only has 300,000 troops inside and outside, but Wang Sheng's Corps dispatched 12 armies with 360,000 troops to attack the two provinces under my command. We are launching an attack on our territory, and I can’t even take care of it!”
"so!"
Su Yu looked at Xue Hongyi and said, "After dinner today, let's go to Guancheng. Now I have brought an army of 100,000, which can very well alleviate the gap in military strength. I have been in contact with Wang Sheng, and I have a few Brush, I came to Guangyuan Province this time just to help Uncle Xue repel the imperial army."
When Su Yu said this, Xue Hongyi did not think that the other party was talking nonsense.
Because he is not blind to what is going on outside the window and is only focused on making money.
He knew very well about Su Yu's deeds. He resisted the foreign powers in Shanglu, carried out anti-smoking activities, expelled Wang Sheng's garrison headquarters, and wiped out an army of the imperial court in Fukuhara Province in just a few days. These things were not What the average person can do.
Therefore, he believed that the other party would be able to help him tide over the difficulties.
"Reputation value +15000."
Suddenly, Su Yu was startled by the mechanical sound.
Unexpectedly, he won Xue Hongyi's favor and suddenly gained 15,000 reputation points. Now he is away from the 2 million mark and only has the last 50,000 left. I believe it will be achieved soon.
After eating, Su Yu began to lead the large troops to follow Xue Hongyi to the front line.
"My dear!"
Xue Hongyi sighed when he saw the light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and artillery equipped by Su Yu's unit. Especially when he saw the 122mm howitzer, he was so surprised that he was speechless.
"Xiaoyu, these artillery pieces of yours?"
"Ha ha."
Su Yu said with a smile, "Uncle Xue, do you think I would be able to confront the great powers without these artillery pieces? Fists are the last word."
"indeed."
Xue Hongyi thought for a while and said, "I wonder, do you have any extra artillery?"
"Yes, yes," Su Yu said calmly, "I have channels. As long as Uncle Xue wants it, I can get you as many artillery pieces as you want. But now that the civil war has broken out, the price of arms is rising again and again, you? "
"no problem."
Xue Hongyi gritted his teeth and said, "How much does this 75mm field gun cost?"
"This," Su Yu said after thinking for a while, "When I bought it, it cost 5,000 silver dollars per door. Now it is estimated to cost about 8,000, or even tens of thousands if I don't buy in large quantities."
"Bought."
Xue Hongyi waved his hand and said, "I have ten armies under my command. Each army is equipped with one such artillery regiment. Each artillery regiment has 48 75mm field guns, a total of 480. Also, how much does one artillery shell cost?"
"Now, it's estimated to cost 120 yuan per shot."
"120!"
Xue Hongyi said with heartache, "Give me 5...25,000 rounds first, and see if I don't kill those sons of bitches in the court. Also, how much does this 122mm howitzer cost?"
"30,000 yuan, a shell costs 500 yuan."
"Give me 144 guns and 5,000 artillery shells. I also plan to form three heavy artillery regiments. I don't believe that the new imperial army is made of iron and is not afraid of bombardment by artillery shells!"
In less than a quarter of an hour, Su Yu negotiated an order of 136.6 million silver dollars for his foreign bank.
It can be seen that arms are huge profits.
And it can also be seen from this that the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi spent nearly 140 million silver dollars in a wave of his hand. Even the imperial court did not have this capital.
It is worthy of being called the richest family in Great Xia 200 years ago. The wealth of the family is beyond Su Yu's imagination.
