"Second Young Master, it's truly gratifying that you're able to become the commander of an infantry division at such a young age.”Hiko Ijuin said with a smile.
"This is all thanks to Father's appreciation."
"Second young master, you need a lot of weapons and equipment to build your 7th division, right? Our weapons and equipment are the best in East Asia. Even in the entire world, it could be ranked. If Second Young Master's troops can be equipped with the best weapons made in Japan, they will definitely become a top-notch military force.”Ijuin Hikyoshi told him the purpose of this trip.
It was no secret that the 7th Infantry Division that Yuan Baocen was going to build would be comparable to the A-Class Division of the Japanese Army. It would have a huge infantry division of more than 28,000 people.
Many of the generals in the Northern Army knew about it and were very jealous.
Beiyang's confidentiality system was even more blank. It was undoubtedly very easy for the Japanese to find out about this.
Ijuin Hikyoshi was like a shark that had smelled blood. He chased after them and wanted to get this order.
Although Japan was now one of the superpowers, it was definitely the last among them.
Even though the Japanese government increased the exploitation of the ordinary people in the country and crazily plundered wealth from China, they still had not recovered.
If they could get a large order from the expansion of the Northern Army, it would undoubtedly be very helpful in easing the financial situation of the island country.
If they bought the weapons and equipment of the Japanese, it would undoubtedly be giving money to the Japanese. To a certain extent, it was simply helping the enemy! Once Japan became stronger, it would undoubtedly be more difficult to defeat them in the future.
"Second Young Master, the weapons of the country are good, but they are not suitable for us East Asians to use. "On the contrary, the weapons and equipment of our island countries have been designed with the body shape of East Asians in mind. They are more suitable for East Asians to use.”Ijuin Hikyoshi did not give up.
Yuan Baocen thought for a moment and then asked,""What weapons can Japan provide us?”
"Second Young Master, we can provide you with Type 30 rifles, heavy machine guns, Type 31 mountain cannons and field cannons, as well as Type 38 120mm howitzers. These weapons and equipment were all very advanced and excellent.”Hiko Ijuin spat.
Yuan Baocen sneered in his heart. The Japanese were treating him like a fool!
The Type 30 Rifle, also known as the Golden Hook Rifle, was the main rifle of the Japanese army in the Island-Russia War. Although this rifle's performance was good, it was easy to get sand in, and its reliability was very bad. The Japanese army had already replaced the Type 38 Rifle with the Type 30 Rifle.
The Bao-type heavy machine gun was a replica of the Haqikai heavy machine gun. It had a low firing rate and weak power. It was far inferior to the improved version of the Japanese army's equipment, the Type 38 heavy machine gun.
As for the thirty-one-year-style mountain cannons and field cannons, they were even more useless. Even in the war with the Russians, they were suppressed by the Russian 76.2mm field artillery due to their low firing rate. Due to the lack of money, the Japanese army was equipped with a large number of these two types of artillery. However, its performance was far behind international standards. The Type 38 Field Cannon and Type 41 Mountain Cannon, which were newly developed by the Japanese Army, had good performance. However, due to the lack of money, the Japanese army did not have much equipment.
The Type 38 120mm Howitzer was even more of a scam. The cannon weighed more than two tons. At the same time, it had a short range and low power. Even the Japanese army was unwilling to equip it.
It could be said that Ijuin Hikyoshi not only wanted to make a profit from Yuan Baocen, but he also wanted to use these outdated and inferior weapons to harm the Northern Army.
Unless Yuan Baocen's brain was stuck in a door, how could he agree?
"Your Excellency, as far as I know, these weapons and equipment are seriously outdated.”
"Second Young Master, that is indeed the case. However, to the Chinese army, it was still an advanced weapon. Moreover, the price was not expensive, and the price-performance ratio was still very high.”Ijuin Hikyoshi smiled, not feeling ashamed of being exposed.
"Humph! I don't want my soldiers to be massacred on the battlefield because of cost-effectiveness.”Yuan Baocen snorted coldly.
"Second Young Master, on account of the friendly relationship between our two countries, won't you consider it?”The smile on Ijuin Hikyoshi's face disappeared. The threat in his words was very obvious.
"If it's a Type 38 rifle, Type 38 heavy machine gun, Type 41 mountain cannon, or Type 38 field cannon, I can consider it. As for the rest, forget it." Yuan Baocen shook his head.
"Even the army of the Imperium doesn't have many of those advanced weapons. How can they sell them to you? Even if I sell it to you, it would be a waste. The Chinese soldiers were too weak and could not unleash the might of the dynasty's advanced weapons.”Hiko Ijuin mocked.
"Baka! Second Young Master, are you trying to destroy the relationship between our two countries? Can you bear the consequences?”
"F * ck your mother, get lost! If I don't buy your weapons, what can you do? Bite me?" Yuan Baocen was furious.
Hiko Ijuin left with a livid face. He wanted to tear Yuan Baocen into pieces.
He was the Japanese ambassador to China, a noble Japanese diplomat, but he was actually insulted by Yuan Baocen. He couldn't take this lying down.
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