When the 55th Cavalry Brigade was 400 meters away from Guangrao County, they stopped.
Little did they know that all of them were targeted by at least 20 Bofors, 30 rapid-fire cannons of various calibers, and 8 105 heavy cannons.
Once a conflict broke out, with the addition of the four heavy firepower platoons that the 2nd Battalion had arranged nearby, at least half of the cavalry regiment would have to stay behind.
Cao Fulin rode forward and shouted into the city,""I'm Cao Fulin, the commander of the 55th division. I wish to meet with the general of your Hou Yi Army.”
"This guy is really shameless. Open the city gate and I will personally welcome him!”
"Guild Leader, this…"
Liu Bi showed a look of admiration as he waved his hand to reject Gao Daming's advice. Immediately, the door opened.
"Which big family's young master is this?”Seeing Liu Bi walking out of the city under the protection of Tanya and Natasha, Cao Fulin was surprised by Liu Bi's youth and the wealth of his team.
"I am the leader of Hou Yi's army, Liu Bi. My name is Doomsday. Greetings, General Cao.”Liu Bi, who had given himself the name Doomsday at the last minute, took the initiative to cupped his hands and said,"Please follow me into the city."
Looking at Liu Bi's calm expression, Cao Fulin dismounted and cupped his hands.""In that case, it's better to accept it than to respect it!”
This bachelor-like behavior won Liu Bi a good impression.
Thus, Cao Fulin led the horse and entered the city with Liu Bi.
Gao Daming was also a perceptive person. When he saw Liu Bi bring the other party into the city, he took the initiative to run over and help him lead the horse. Although Cao Fulin knew that Hou Yi's army was not ordinary, he was still deeply shocked when he saw the weapons in the hands of the assault soldiers and riflemen, as well as the four heavy firepower platoons.
In the current motley crew, regardless of whether it was Hanyang made rifles or high-speed rifles, it was already an excellent configuration to have one gun per person. On the other hand, Hou Yi's army did not only have one gun per person, but they also had standardized weapons. The division of labor was clear, and it was convenient to supply bullets. Moreover, they also had a large number of light cannons. However, this strange looking machine gun...
"It's a domestic product. It can hit a kilometer and can be used for both light and heavy purposes.”Seeing Cao Fulin's curious gaze, Liu Bi explained,""I can't play for a long time like Maxim, but I can keep up with the team at any time.”
Cao Fulin nodded. His weapons and equipment were definitely top-notch, but he did not know how strong they were.
"How long has the battle been going on? How are the casualties?”Seeing that Hou Yi's soldiers were emptying the shops of the Wei Nation, Cao Fulin asked,""Secretly attacking the county, what is the doomsday intention?”
"The main force was taken care of in 20 minutes, with 5 casualties. Most of the security guards were arrested before they could fight back. Ma Yousan fled in a panic. He thought that with the Wei Nation's ronin leading the way, there would be a tough battle, but he didn't expect it to be so weak.”Liu Bi pursed his lips." As for attacking the county, I'm not going to beat around the bush. I want a county and a security team."”
Cao Fulin automatically filtered out the three words. Ma You San and he had had many conflicts with each other, with the Japanese trading companies offering money and guns, as well as the extremely fierce Wei Nation Ronin, whose combat power was not inferior to the regular Wei Nation soldiers, participating. Ma You San's troops were definitely not to be trifled with in Qilu Province.
After a moment of silence, the two of them walked to the tavern that Liu Bi had arranged for them. Seeing that Liu Bi was easily letting the boss serve the dishes, he narrowed his eyes and said cautiously,"Doomsday, come to my 55th division. I am willing to be the deputy commander and a division.”
"Thank you, Commander Cao, for thinking so highly of me. It's just that I'm too used to being idle and I can't afford to be the deputy commander. I just want to guard the county town and fight the Japanese in a big way.”Liu Bi replied with a smile.
"If you join the Qi Lu Army, you can still fight the devils. Doomsday, what do you think of Officer Han?”Cao Fulin's expression was unyielding, and his tone was almost questioning.
"Officer Han is quick-witted, and his achievements in civil governance can be recorded in the annals of history.”"If I have the chance to lend your army a hand in the future, I won't decline."”
Wen Zhi didn't mention martial arts. His thoughts were lively. His hidden meaning was that he didn't believe Old Han would fight the Japanese to the end. His meaning was obvious enough. How could Cao Fulin not understand? As for lending a hand, it was naturally to express that he had no ill intentions towards Old Han. As long as he was at odds with the Japanese, Liu Bi would help him for a day. This made Cao Fulin speechless.
"Doomsday, you don't want a division of regular troops that can be stationed in a city. You just want this county. I'm afraid it'll be difficult to coordinate with the officials in a short time.”Cao Fulin asked with concern.
Fine, he was planning to stop Liu Bi and even brought up Old Han. It was difficult to coordinate with the officials. What he meant was that he had an unknown background and wanted to build a county town. Who knew what would happen after he became powerful? Fortunately, there was no obvious hostility in his words. It was just a combination of carrot and stick, and he even used a city as a sweet date. Otherwise, the negotiation would not have continued this time.
Liu Bi's mind was thinking that in the eyes of the higher-ups, whatever ideology or resistance was empty. In the end, it was all business! These higher-ups weren't existences that could be controlled from the moral high ground just because you fought a few Japanese. As expected, you still had to give them some benefits.
"Hehe, if killing so many Japanese isn't enough to prove my loyalty, then how about I buy a German Machinist for the 55th Army at the price of shipping?”Liu Bi laughed.
"German Machinist? The shipping price?" Cao Fulin's confused tone carried a trace of unconcealable anticipation.
"Staff Officer Ma, give the list of goods to Commander Cao.”Liu Bi said to Ma Wencai.
He casually took the list Marvin handed over with both hands, and his eyes instantly widened.
3000 MP-18 hand-held machine guns, 300 rounds per ammunition.
8000 original Mauser 98K rifles with bayonet, 200 rounds per ammunition.
8000 Mauser C96 box cannons, each with 20 rounds.
150000 M39 grenades
There were 200 MG-08 Maxim heavy machine guns, each equipped with 30 330-round ammunition chains.
300 ZB96 light machine guns made in the Soviet Republic, each equipped with 1000 rounds.
100 Oerlikon cannons, each equipped with 500 rounds.
There were 40 pieces of the 40-unit anti-aircraft guns, each equipped with 200 rounds of ammunition.
70 81mm mortars, each equipped with 100 rounds.
20 Klauber 105mm heavy howitzers, each equipped with 100 rounds.
This insane firepower configuration was completely in accordance with the standard configuration of the elite guards of the country. The only difference was that the number of 37mm anti-tank cannons was increased to replace the specialized anti-tank cannons. Because it was enough to deal with the Japanese tanks, the heavy mortars were strengthened to replace the 75 infantry cannons. In order to deal with the lack of pistol ammunition in the Qilu Army, the number of submachine guns was reduced and the number of rifles was increased.
"This…I'm afraid I can't make the decision.”Cao Fulin, whose breathing was irregular, felt guilty when he saw the huge order of more than 500 light and heavy machine guns, nearly 200 cannons of various types, and even the aid price of the country of Dé would be over a million marks. It was nearly 4 million US dollars, and there was no market for it. He didn't believe in the so-called shipping price. No matter how cheap it was, it was only a reduction of 500,000 US dollars. Even if it was reduced by another one million US dollars, it would still be the income of Qilu Province for several years.
"You can make the decision. It's just two million yuan for shipping.”Liu Bi laughed.
"Two million yuan? A deposit?" Cao Fulin asked blankly. The 55th division could afford to fork out two million dollars. But why did this number sound like a joke?
"This isn't the deposit. This is the full payment. It will arrive in three days and be delivered at the North Gate.”Liu Bi laughed.
"Doomsday, are you joking with me? This…2 million yuan was not even enough for the ammunition.”Cao Fulin's previous steadiness had changed. Even his voice began to tremble. He secretly made up his mind that if he was making fun of him, he would beat up this Liu Doomsday even if it was in Hou Yi's territory.
"In order to express my sincerity, let Commander Cao take the eight Klauber 105 heavy howitzers on the list and deliver them immediately as a greeting gift.”Liu Bi laughed again.
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