Zhang Qishan came back with all kinds of weapons and entered the commander's office in a hurry.
"Young Marshal! Everything went smoothly!" Zhang Qishan's eyes revealed an excited glow.
The foreign merchants from America were very stingy, and they were very firm on the price.
However, the weapons in his hands were not just for show!
There were both light and heavy weapons in this batch of weapons, but according to the commander's wishes, it was mainly high-speed weapons at medium and close range.
"Well done." Patting Zhang Qishan's shoulder in satisfaction, Zhang Xuebing praised,""How are the weapons?"
"They are all brand new. That American Merchant does have a good network. They are not second-hand goods. There is still a strong smell of ink on the guns!”Zhang Qishan's tone was rather impatient. His face was slightly red as he recalled the scene of the merchant testing those weapons.
Compared to the old-fashioned bolt-action rifles used by most warlords, these so-called semi-automatic and fully-automatic weapons definitely had a crushing advantage in mid-range.
Besides, there were many mortars and dozens of the latest heavy cannons in the batch of firearms.
The deterrent power of a gun could not compare to a cannon.
"Let's go! Let's go take a look." Zhang Xuebing was also looking forward to it. Although he had a general understanding of the weapons used by various countries, he had never seen a real object.
At this moment, he was also extremely excited.
"Young Marshal, please. The items have been moved to the personal guard camp. There is one more thing. I asked the foreign merchant from America. He said that he could get dozens of trucks, but it would be next time.”
Zhang Qishan whispered respectfully beside Zhang Xuebing.
Zhang Xuebing sighed helplessly and shook his head slightly."Sigh, in the end, I still have to go find the old man. I'm most afraid that he'll wear me down.”
"Young Marshal, Great Marshal is worried about you.”Zhang Qishan said softly.
Thinking of the old man's wrinkled face and nagging, Zhang Xuebing couldn't help but smile.""Let's go, let's go. The sun is shining. We'll be busy these two days.”
As they chatted, the two of them left Zhang Xuebing's mansion and went to the military camp next door.
On the heavily guarded military grounds, rows of boxes printed with the Chinese language were neatly stacked together.
In front of these crates were 50 howitzers of the latest model.
These cannons were as big as half a small car.
"These are all M1897 75mm cannons, commonly known as the French 75 cannons. During the American Civil War, both Britain and France had a lot of military assistance.”
"These ten aren't among those aid items, but rather replicas produced by America's military factories recently.”
"However, I've asked the experts in the marshal's residence to take a look. There's absolutely no problem with the quality.”
Zhang Qishan introduced Zhang Xuebing respectfully.
Nodding his head in satisfaction, Zhang Xuebing looked at the cannons with a burning passion.
Only cannons were the best way to measure a territory.
At this moment, most of the soldiers among the warlords were still using all kinds of indigenous weapons, even spears and sabers.
Not to mention the artillery. The Divine Martial General or the Tiger Cannon could be the main artillery force of a warlord.
Therefore, although these 50 cannons were only 75mm small-caliber cannons, they were the best in terms of deterrence and practicality!
It was also these 50 cannons that occupied the largest portion of the transaction.
However, what Zhang Xuebing wanted to see this time was not these cannons.
These cannons would not be used in a short period of time. Their main purpose was to intimidate the warlords outside Beiping.
Behind the cannons were 150 heavy machine guns with small carts.
"M1917 Browning heavy machine gun, total length 980mm, barrel length 609mm, weight 47kg, uses 250 rounds of ammunition to feed, fires 7.62* 63mm ammunition, muzzle velocity 854m/s, maximum firing rate 600 rounds/min, effective firing rate 900m/m. The gun barrel was water-cooled, and a 3.3-liter casing was used to cool the gun barrel.”
Zhang Qishan took out a piece of scribbled paper from his pocket and read from it.
"This machine gun is quite suitable. It has a stand and can be used for positional warfare. Coupled with the small cart below, two or three people can serve it.”Then, Zhang Qishan whispered to Zhang Xuebing.
Zhang Xuebing nodded from time to time as he listened.
After these heavy machine guns, it was time for the highlight of the arms deal.
Under Zhang Qishan's signal, several soldiers quickly walked over and opened the few ammunition boxes behind the machine guns.
Other than ammunition, these ammunition boxes were filled with brand-new and shiny firearms.
There were three types of firearms, one was a long gun, one was a submachine gun, and the last was a pistol.
This time, without waiting for Zhang Qishan's introduction, Zhang Xuebing saw the origin of these weapons at a glance.
"M1 Garand Rifle and Thomas submachine gun?”
Zhang Qishan was slightly stunned. Then, he complimented," Young Marshal, you have good knowledge. These two guns are the M1 semi-automatic rifle and the M1923 submachine gun.”
"The main thing is that the M1923 submachine gun uses 0.45 pistol bullets. It can share the same ammunition with the M1911 pistol that was sold to us.”
"It's convenient to replenish."
"The American Merchant gave me two types of magazines for this M1923 submachine gun. One is a straight row, square magazine. It's small and light, and it's easy to move around.”
"One is the prototype drum. It has a large load, but the weight of the load will also increase. It's not convenient for us to use it."
Zhang Xuebing had a smile on his face. These weapons came just in time, just in time for his plan!
"You did well this time. I didn't expect you to be able to negotiate this batch of weapons so quickly. You've helped me a lot. Tell me, is there anything you want?”
"Young Marshal, you flatter me. To be able to work for Young Marshal is Qi Shan's glory.”
The people from the Old Nine Gates were all experts in this area. They said that the money they got from exploring the tomb was the bulk of the army's salary.
However, Zhang Xuebing knew very well that the three melons and two dates in his hands were all obtained through this technique.
Everyone from the Nine Gates was an expert here.
"Where are they?"
Zhang Xuebing asked Zhang Qishan.
"Young Marshal, please wait! They're waiting outside the military camp. I'll call them in to see you!”Knowing that Zhang Xuebing was very satisfied with the goods, Zhang Qishan also cheered in his heart.
After all, they had just joined the Feng army and had not made any contributions.
Now that he had obtained the Military Fire for the Major, it was considered a great merit.
After following Zhang Xuebing, Zhang Qishan had already seen the way this young commander handled things and his iron-blooded methods.
Zhang Xuebing pointed at the large batch of firearms on the drill ground."I didn't spend such a large sum of money to let these Tiegada eat dust here.”
"If it goes off, it's called a cannon. If it doesn't go off, it's called scrap metal.”
"In Beiping City, many powerful families and gentry still have a lot of complaints about our Fengjun.”
"It's time to let them hear the noise, so that they can have some peace after we leave.”
Hearing Zhang Xuebing's words, Zhang Qishan's eyes lit up. Then, he smiled knowingly,""Understood, Major! I'll do it now!"
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