87_87379Although the Cao soldiers on the canal are gone, there is a garrison near Xigu, not to mention anything else, a single Xigu arsenal is worthy of an elite military guard here.

Approaching Xigu, Li Dacheng did not command the boat to dock directly around the Xigu arsenal, which would only bring trouble to himself and the big and small housekeepers, and if the boat was parked in the distance, the big and small housekeepers would naturally come over and go up, which would be to poke the hornet's nest.

After the boat docked for more than an hour, the little butler got on the boat with a big burden on his back, and the clothes inside were prepared for Li Dacheng and others, ten sets of clothes that were very different from those of the Wu Wei Army, according to the little butler, this was the clothing of the Zhongtang Lord's personal guard.

After changing his clothes, under the leadership of the little butler, Li Dacheng entered the Xigu arsenal with a ghost-headed knife without hindrance, and the people he met along the way turned a blind eye to their group, neither greeting nor watching at will, just like seeing the air, the big butler's methods are really powerful!

When they arrived at the courtyard where the officials of the Xigu Arsenal worked, Li Dacheng and the others were also invited into a room alone, and the officials who passed by outside only looked curiously at most, and none of them came in to disturb them.

After waiting for about half an hour, the big housekeeper in an official uniform entered the house, and he didn't know much about the official uniform Li Dacheng, but the peacock, the wild goose, and the white crane, he still divided it, the five-grade white pheasant, the six-grade heron, these two birds were almost embroidered on the official uniform, and a county order was the appearance of the sixth-grade, and the official position of the big housekeeper was either the fifth or the sixth, and it was overkill to be a treasury official.

"Your identity, the official has already explained, entered the arsenal, don't talk casually."

The Xigu Arsenal is a newly built Chinese and Western building, most of which are bungalows, but there is a female wall on the roof, which is prepared for defense, and the personnel guarding the arsenal are dressed differently from the armed guards, looking at the handwriting on their uniforms, it should not be regarded as a regular army.

Under the guidance of the chief butler, everyone walked to a remote place, opened a warehouse, Li Dacheng took a look at the contents of the house, there were boxes of ordnance, and there were also guns tied together by hemp rope, most of the things in this warehouse were not good.

"This is the musket that the Hunan Army and the Huai Army have replaced over the years, they are classified according to the caliber, next to them is ammunition, just rest assured, wipe it well, these are the cheapest, 800,000, you can take them all!"

When he arrived at his home field, the aura of the big butler was also a lot stronger, and the things in the library were maintained at a glance, even the firearms tied with hemp rope were poured with oil.

It's a pity that these things have been left for a long time, even if they are maintained, they will inevitably rust, how much is the danger of rusting the barrel, you have to ask those who have been blown off their fingers and blown up their eyes, rust makes the barrel expand, it is okay to put lead bullets in it, whether it can be shot out, it depends on luck, buying these things is no different from buying a pile of scrap iron.

"Humph! That's it? Rabbits can't die, let alone people, this thing can be made by a blacksmith, why bother looking for you to buy this, let's go see the real thing! ”

The big housekeeper took Li Dacheng here, wanting to try the other party's eyesight, maybe if he met someone who didn't know how to count, he could take away the scrap iron that should be returned to the furnace at once, Tianjin Wei leaned on the harbor There is no shortage of iron, if it was in the south, such a thing should have been returned to the furnace a long time ago.

After being broken, the big housekeeper was not embarrassed, and took Li Dacheng to the next warehouse, where the guns were stored in the zài wooden box, although the wooden box was old, but the luster on it showed that the things inside were often maintained.

"Snoid, a box of ten sticks, on the side is Zi'er, one box with two boxes, how about a thousand taels? There are more than a thousand boxes here, and I can give you eight hundred! ”

"Hey, take a look?"

"It's good!"

The appearance of the warehouse is basically the same, the wooden box in the other room is a little old, and after opening a wooden box, Li Dacheng saw a real rifle, which is still a thing.

"This is the Lin Mington fast gun, the batch you want, there are still a thousand left, two hundred and fifty-one, all for you!"

"This is Limmington? This thing is different from what the little butler said, he gave me a lever gun! ”

Looking at the guns in the box, Li Dacheng was a little speechless, he fell into the trap of these two goods, Li Dacheng thought that it was imitated by Lin Mington, but he never thought that the big and small housekeepers were not stupid and waiting for him! Two hundred and fifty-one, I am so like two hundred and five?

"He? What does he know? That's the Winchester fast gun, copied by the Tianjin East Bureau, Winchester is not Lin Mington's price, four hundred each, at most three hundred will be given you! Zi'er counts separately! ”

Sure enough, the news in Yu Peihekou was spread by the housekeepers of all sizes, and the gun samples that let you see them were also three-no products, and when they arrived at the Xigu Arsenal, it was the matter of the big housekeeper.

"What about Mauser?"

The trap is a trap, Li Dacheng kept one thing in mind, no matter what it is, as long as you can get something, it is a victory, and if you are more expensive, you will be more expensive! For a little silver, it's not worth turning your face with the big housekeeper in the Xigu arsenal, this is someone's territory!

"Mauser, five hundred, Zi'er counts separately!"

After speaking, the big housekeeper took Li Dacheng to a warehouse again, opened the box, Li Dacheng was dumbfounded again, this is not k98! How does this thing look like it was made in Hanyang.

"This is not K98!"

"Yo...... It's still a knowledgeable person, this is 88 Mauser, also called Little Mauser, 98 Mauser 980 taels are not two prices, Zi'er is counted separately, and you will be given ten at most! ”

Hearing this, Li Dacheng couldn't wait to give the big housekeeper a knife, isn't this fooling? It's also little Mauser, it's clearly made in Hanyang, this thing is compared with K98, the difference is big, and the business of big and small housekeepers is not simple!

Relying on the understanding of the performance of firearms, even if those who come to buy guns understand, they have to help the big housekeeper fool their bosses, otherwise they can't do the errand well, and they can't pay the difference!

This trip by myself can be regarded as falling into someone else's trap, there are good things, but I don't give them to you, see what you do, right? Do it? This is the Xigu arsenal, as long as a shot is fired, the Wuwei army on the Tianjin Wei side will move in response, and they can't go!

"Can you take a look at Winchester?"

In terms of handling, Winchester is the easiest to use, Hanyang made this thing, if it is not trained it is very difficult to use, after thinking about it for a while, Li Dacheng still decided to Winchester, that thing is more practical!

"Four hundred, I can only give you three hundred!"

"Let's give more silver!"

"Yo...... It's still a person who understands, so be it, six hundred, a thousand! Zi'er counts separately! ”

"I'll talk about it after seeing it!"

was blackmailed by the big housekeeper, Li Dacheng is willing, not blackmailing you is a bad thing, as long as you have a guy in your hand, don't say a thousand, even five hundred!

Admit the account and admit the account, but Li Dacheng still has to take a look, Lin Mington has become Winchester, don't Winchester has become Lin Mington, the big and small housekeepers are profiteers, don't let them be blinded.

When I arrived at another warehouse, there was still a problem, the shotgun became a round-headed rifle cartridge, and the shotgun naturally became the Winchester 1894 model, but for such a change, Li Dacheng was still happy, this is a rifle! Although it is equipped with a round-headed bullet and the caliber is also very large, it is not bad in terms of range and lethality, and the most important thing is that it has good handling!

"Good! That's a thousand! How do you count the child? ”

"One tael of silver!"

"Hey...... That's the 800,000 yuan! One thousand is too little, I can't go back, one thousand Winchester, two thousand snails, 100,000 rounds each, how about a few more boxes of guns? Fire. Dozens of barrels of medicine have to be dispensed! ”

It is impossible for the big butler to ask for a price, there are at least two or three thousand Winchester in the Xigu arsenal, six hundred and twenty-one, which is almost sky-high, even if this matter leaks the big butler to hand over some silver, he can cover up the past, don't bite him, Li Dacheng is a little unwilling!

"I see that you are a man of understanding, and this is done! Sunrise Chang's bill of exchange is left behind, pick up the goods tonight! ”

"What about playing with me? The bill of exchange was given to you, didn't Lao Tzu just draw water from the bamboo basket? I'll give it to you after it's loaded! ”

"Pay half upfront!"

"If you do it, you can't do it, and if you can't do it, you will lose money, and Lao Tzu will not be able to kill it if he has a few lives!

Loading the ship in the evening, and finally unloading the silver, it is nothing more than Xigu, your territory is not? ”

Pay the bill first, according to the fierce appearance of the big housekeeper, I am afraid that Mao will not have one, this is the Tianjin Wei where the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili is located, and the first minister of Xinjiang is Zhili, who dares to mess around here? Even if the big housekeeper doesn't know the silver ticket, Li Dacheng has nothing to do!

I thought of coming to Xigu to take advantage of the arsenal, but I didn't think that I was taken advantage of, but who took advantage of it, it depends on whose hands the things go to, right?

"Huh...... Understand, people! Isn't there a lot of work to dig up the foot of the wall? Remember! This is Naoli, Naori of Nakado-sama! Hmph......"

After hearing this, Li Dacheng knew that he had underestimated Li Zhongtang, who ran to Liangguang to avoid trouble, and the old man's control over the Huai Army, that is, the Wu Wei Army, was still there! The Qing Dynasty did not rebel and the armed guards were still there, and his Li Zhongtang's control over the Tianjin Guards remained unchanged at all.

The retreat of the Wu Wei Army was not to scare the Boxers, but that Li Zhongtang gave face to the royal family! This person with the same surname is amazing!

Out of the Xigu arsenal, Li Dacheng led people to wait in the cabin, and the news came from the front, and the matter of the warehouse outside the city was posted, but the reaction of the governor's yamen was very unusual, and the corpse was disposed of quietly, and the matter was over!

Things are getting worse and worse, and the governor's yamen pressed the matter, most likely because the court has a clear statement and is coming repeatedly.

"Chengyes, if you get something tonight, you go back to Cangzhou Mansion directly, and those who can withdraw from Duliu's camp will also be withdrawn, leave some food to spread the news, and let the Boxers around Duliu occupy our camp, and in two days, we must deal with it at the beginning and end of Duliu.

Cao Lao Er, your person is still dressed like this, and when you arrive at Cangzhou Mansion, you will show yourself and tell Mr. Jiang, five days later, I will definitely return to Cangzhou Mansion! ”

The direction of the wind has changed, and going against the wind is bound to be impacted, and the Cangzhou Mansion is far away from Beijing and Tianjin, and withdrawing may be able to gain a certain amount of living space.

At night, the transaction with the big butler went smoothly, and the boxes of ordnance provided by the big butler were checked, and the big butler still had some credibility on his side, and the amount of things was not bad, but the two of them were entangled in the cannonballs for a long time.

The big housekeeper is not a thing, the cannonball is given, but the cannonball is given to the shell of the ship's gun, the iron cannonball with the thickness of a bucket, at least more than 300 catties, the power of this thing Li Dacheng does not deny, but such a thing, what use can it be used in addition to being a decoration now, transported to the battlefield, hehe......

However, in street fighting, these shells without cannons are not useless, make a trap and blow up a large area!

However, now he doesn't want to give it to him for nothing, once there is a problem in the transportation process of this thing, his 800,000 belongings will have to fly to the sky!

Entangled for a long time, asked for two boxes of seven or five guns, cotton medicine, maroon medicine, compression soil medicine, Li Dacheng honestly paid the silver, with these things, there is no problem at all to lay down Cangzhou Mansion, if Cangzhou Mansion does not know each other, Li Dacheng does not mind entering the city, there is still a lot of oil and water in the treasury of Cangzhou Mansion.

Snaider and Winchester were loaded in the front ship and set off first, and the guns were loaded in the middle boat and set off later. After the medicine was filled with a boatload of halls, the power of this thing was too great, and when it was put together, Li Dacheng was afraid of an accident.

Instructed Li Chengyou and Cao Lao Er to go to Cangzhou Mansion with the goods, and withdraw the Duliu camp in the past two days, Li Dacheng took Li Dagou and more than 50 brothers to rent a warehouse near the canal wharf.

Sun Benwu is also a serious professional, and his brother-in-law broke his bones and tendons, isn't it? If things are not good, it is also a good livelihood to pull a group of officers and soldiers of the armed guard army into the gang