Ever since Lucy returned to Wanping from Shanghai and was brought to the military camp by Chen Li for a meal, the usually deserted Chen Residence suddenly became filled with distinguished guests.
For a time, the wealthy families in Beijing and Tianjin, as well as the high-ranking generals of the 29th division stationed in Beijing and Tianjin, all came to visit. They all had their own names.
Some said they were here to visit Old Master Chen, while others were here to observe the security team.
Some of them had long heard of Lucy's name and wanted to meet her for a meal.
Most importantly, he wanted to get some firearms from Lucy.
Just think about it. The Mauser pistol was several times more expensive than the ex-factory price. During World War II, China, which was heavily blockaded by the Japanese, still imported hundreds of thousands of them, consuming nearly 70% of the production of all factories.
Besides the military, there was also a large market for these guns among the people. In chaotic times, having a gun in one's hand always increased one's sense of security, even if it was weak.
Chen Li did not reject anyone. He had the tendency to turn his house into a weapons market. Whoever wanted to buy it would be able to get it every few days. Moreover, every item had a clear price tag.
He sold the 92 Infantry Cannon, the 75 French Quick Cannon, the heavy machine gun, the light machine gun, the Mauser rifle, and the Mauser pistol, as long as they could be seen in the Chinese market.
As the accumulated resource points broke through the 50,000 mark, the business was still hot.
Even the old man Chen Yong and the butler Uncle Huang brought two Colt 1911s with them when they went out.
It could be said that in just a few days, Chen Li had made a name for himself in the firearms business. However, this reputation did not belong to him, but to Miss Lucy.
Chen Li and Lucy were not idle either. They held banquets in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant every day and invited some of the 29th Battalion's company commanders and other low-level officers, local officials, and squires.
Of course, Wang Leng, the county head, was one of the patriotic officials he admired. He had given him a pistol when they first met. It was a well-known routine for Chen Li to give a Colt pistol to anyone he liked.
While drinking and eating, Chen Li didn't talk about anything else. He only talked about patriotism and the war to save the country.
If not for Chen Li's previous profligate behavior being deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, just based on his words and actions these days, he would definitely be classified as a patriotic person and a young man of progress.
And now, at least in the streets and alleys, when people talked about Chen Li over tea and meals, the words they used had become:
"Did you hear? The only son of the Chen family is starting to learn well now. He's partnering with a western woman to sell firearms."
" Exactly. I heard that they are even selling cannons. They eat and drink in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant every day. They must have earned a lot."
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"Brother, the Japanese have been causing a lot of trouble recently. I heard that they proposed to expel Lucy from the country. Although the higher-ups resisted this time, no one can guarantee that they won't do anything funny next time. You have to be on guard."
After hearing the news that Ji Changwen had secretly run over to tell him, Chen Li, who had been a little popular and even a little absent-minded, was instantly shocked.
During this period of time, things had been smooth sailing and he had been a little careless. The Japanese had always wanted to cause trouble, and they were famous for being unreasonable.
They could even use the loss of a soldier in the drill to stir up trouble. If he were to openly sell firearms here and provoke the devils, it was not impossible for the July 7 Incident to erupt in advance.
The capitalist Chen Ligou colluded with foreign illegal merchants to sell firearms privately, which seriously damaged the interests of the Japanese Empire. In order to bring the criminals to justice, the Japanese garrison in Huabei Village made solemn negotiations with the Chinese government and decided to use force.
Chen Li broke out in a cold sweat when he thought that he might leave a deep mark in the history textbooks of another time and space and become an excuse for the devils to launch a full-scale invasion of China.
The Japanese were shameless and rude. However, in this era, strength was the absolute principle. They did not have a powerful force behind them.
What should he do next?
Chen Li felt that the time left for him was still too short. His true purchasing power had not been stimulated yet.
Chen Li had every reason to believe that as long as the military personnel in the country could truly discover the advantages of the 92 Infantry Cannon, this weapon could completely become the standard equipment of the Chinese army.
And before it was replicated, all the orders could only come from him. That was a million troops, a white and bright ocean!!
But now, he could only miss it temporarily.
Lucy's influence had not been stimulated. In Shanghai, she could have reached a partnership with a patriotic newspaper like Ta Kung Pao. She did not expect that the other party would send a brainless reporter because they did not attach importance to it or for other reasons.
No matter what, Lucy had already been targeted by the Japanese, so there was no way she could stay in Wanping. Otherwise, Song Zheyuan might really kick her out and hand her over at the same time.
Lucy, who had been driven out of Wanping, would be assassinated by the Japanese intelligence agency at any moment. They had done this too many times. They even dared to blow up the commander of the northeast, let alone a small Lucy. Anyway, they could just frame the Chinese bandits or something.
Therefore, Lucy had to leave. Her departure wouldn't affect Wanping's battle, and she could divert his attention.
When Lucy left, it would be the time for the firearms clearance sale. He thought of the last three days in the future. The last three days were an opportunity that could not be missed.
Chen Li felt that he should be able to scrape off the money bags of Song Zheyuan and those purchasing personnel from faraway forces to the greatest extent.
He had to consider the route of departure carefully.
Taking the train to Shanghai and then staying in the concession was definitely the worst case scenario.
Lucy had already been targeted by the Japanese. The train was obviously not a safe means of transportation. Chen Li did not want to move her directly to a safe place and then worship her like a vase. That would be a waste of resources.
Moreover, Chen Li, who knew the development of the war, knew very well that the Wei Nation would not hesitate to reach out to Southeast Asia.
At that time, whether it was the concessions, ports, or even their colonies in Shanghai, they would fall into the hands of the Japanese. In other words, their safety would not be guaranteed in Shanghai.
In that case, it was an ideal route to fly directly from the airport in Beijing to Hangzhou, then to Nandu, and finally to the rear. Moreover, he could also do something along the way and bring his father along the way.
" It's hard to believe that the fortifications, which were built with a huge amount of money and are known as the Maginot Line of the East, are of such poor quality. I'm a weak woman, and I can knock down a large piece of concrete with a stone. If we were to fight, how could I withstand the enemy's artillery fire?”
" Infantry bunkers, traffic trenches, even a child can't squat down. Many fortifications are unfinished projects, some permanent fortifications are just wooden shelves, and many places have no fortifications at all."
"Forget about the poor quality of such fortifications, there are no blueprints to rely on, no guards, and no troops to defend. Do you want to rely on such fortifications to protect the capital?”
An article titled " The Wu Fu Defense Line I Saw " came out of Chen Li's hands. It would be sent to major newspapers under Lucy's name after she arrived in Nandu.
Of course, copying was what a secretary should do. However, before sending the manuscript, she needed to personally go to the scene and take a few photos.
Anyway, Chen Li knew that in the war of resistance in his previous life, Wu Fu and Xicheng's defense line did not work at all. As for the nonsense that the key was taken away by the village guard and could not enter the fortifications, he did not believe it at all.
The lock-making technology of the Republic of China was not so powerful that it could not be opened by violence. Even in the 21st century, those uneducated people still knew how to use stones to open the locks of shared bicycles.
It was understandable that one or two locks couldn't be unlocked, but it was said that it was designed by the experts of the Will Nation. It was a defense system composed of permanent national defense fortifications, infantry bunkers, command posts, observation posts, traffic moats, obstacles, and traffic roads.
Wasn't this a replica of the Noodle Nation's army that surrendered without firing a single shot back then? The reason why they didn't fire a single shot was because they couldn't find a crowbar and couldn't open the ammunition box.
Faced with such a history, Chen Li in the future could only sigh. He had no other choice. Worrying about the ancients was nothing but a waste of time.
However, since he was in this era, he still had to give those blindly optimistic people a reminder as long as he could.
It was to prevent the retreat of hundreds of thousands of troops from becoming a defeat at the end of the Battle of Songhu. The defense line that they relied on did not play any role at all. That was the greatest sorrow, because that was also the South. The fuse of the Beijing Massacre.
It was only one of Lucy's tasks to expose the fact that the Wu Fu defense line was a jerry-built project and could not be defended.
In Chen Li's plan, there were still more things that needed her to complete.
The current Huaxia was very backward, and the political situation was very chaotic. There were many habits and loopholes that could not be changed overnight.
And Lucy's role was to continuously expose the poisonous sores on the giant's body…
Of course, this was all for later.
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