Ludong region.

After more than four months of development, it has now developed into a mountainous base area several hundred kilometers wide, and the bandits, puppet troops, and mountain devils in the base area have all been hit by the 20 th Division and suffered heavy losses.

At present, there are more than 9,000 regular troops and more than 5,000 militia troops.

As for weapons and equipment, because of its proximity to Wanping County, the troops here immediately established contact with the 1st Independent Regiment, and the weapons and ammunition were transported from the 1st Independent Regiment to the base area.

This kind of gun from the devil is more suitable for novice recruits, although the power is a little worse, but under the full power charge, the power is not as good as that.

A village and town, where the 20th Regiment of the 887th Division was stationed.

Jingle bells····

The bell rang, and a merchant in a robe walked into the town, and behind the merchant there were hundreds of mules, all of which were strong and strong, and some of them were carrying cotton and other supplies.

"Haha, Boss Mo"

As soon as he entered the village, the deputy head of the 887 regiment came out to greet him, and after several transactions, the two were very familiar with each other.

"Head Zhu is polite"

"I brought with me more than 300 mules, all of them sturdy and good, and some cotton supplies, all of which were of the highest quality."

The merchant returned the salute with a fist, and at the same time habitually boasted about his goods.

"Oh? This is really timely rain, and the regiment has been short of animal power recently! ”

Mules, in short supply... The deputy head of the regiment's eyes suddenly lit up.

Because of the geographical advantages of proximity to the coast and convenient transportation, the 887th Regiment was responsible for purchasing mules for the independent regiment, and recently because the road was in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, the troops had a great demand for mules, and almost every telegram he could receive urging mules, according to the law of the division headquarters, he provided more than 1,000 mules every month, which was not enough for a regiment.

Then the two of them went to the parlor, while a group of warriors began to count the mules under the leadership of an officer, and the soldiers who were familiar with the road quickly completed the count, and they would calculate the price according to the age and constitution of the mules.

"Does Boss Mo have any other way, there is a need for mules and horses in the regiment recently, the more the better"

In the living room, after a brief exchange of courtesies between the two sides, the deputy head of the regiment directly put forward his needs.

The army's demand for mules and horses is simply a bottomless pit, no matter how much he buys, he will take it all, fortunately, the base is close to the coast, and many merchants here have ways to transport mules from all over the place here, as long as the news is released, he can buy thousands of horses every month, but this is still not enough, according to the news sent by the headquarters, at least 50,000 mules are needed to meet the demand.

At least!

The price of a mule and horse varies from dozens of silver dollars to the quality, which is almost a month's salary of a skilled worker, and now the special fund for the purchase of mules and horses obtained by the 786 regiment is more than five million silver dollars, so there is no need to worry about the price, as long as it is a usable mule, it will be accepted.

"The more the merrier?"

Boss Mo was very surprised, the Eighth Route Army has always been labeled as poor and backward, but fortunately, it has a good reputation among businessmen, otherwise he would not do business with them, and after several transactions, he found that the Eighth Route Army is far less poor than the legend, and can even be rich, and he does not hesitate to pay at all, no matter how many goods he brings, as long as it is needed, he will start it all.

After a few transactions, the two sides have established trust, and Boss Mo fell into deep thought, it is not easy to make money during the war, and it is natural to do his best to meet a big buyer, and this buyer is still very angry when he pays, and he has to take it seriously without arrears. Mules and horses are everywhere, especially in countries with many foreign horse farms, which are easier to buy, but if you buy them from abroad, it will take a long time, and the price will be twice as expensive.

"Yes, there is, but it will take a long time, and the price will be much more expensive, about 50 to 70 oceans a horse."

He thought for a moment and began to organize the language.

"How many can there be? Price is not a problem"

The deputy head of the regiment's eyes lit up.

The price is not a problem, the sooner the better, the more the better, don't care about the price, let it go, if the funds are not enough, it can provide at least tens of millions of oceans, although it is not clear where these oceans come from, but look at the posture that there is no shortage of money at all, then he will not feel distressed when he spends it.

And a mule of seventy oceans is also within the scope of bearing, and his bottom line is one hundred oceans.

Even he was ordered to spend as much as possible on the ocean, and this order made him wonder why he couldn't figure out how money should be saved. Why do you have to spend it so quickly? But since it was an order, he could only carry it out silently, and besides, there was a lack of all kinds of materials in the regiment, and the consumption of the ocean was like flowing water.

"Well, I'll contact some friends, probably more than 30,000 horses."

"But it will take about three months to raise"

The arrogance of the deputy head of the regiment suddenly filled Boss Mo's heart, even if it was fifty oceans a horse, the profit would be doubled, and a large amount of silver dollars was in front of him, and he began to think of ways with all his might.

It is too slow to buy directly from abroad, and now the concession is still in the hands of various countries, where the commerce is not interrupted, the strength and means of foreign banks in various countries to raise mules and horses is a matter of hand, and they only need to buy a large number of mules and horses from them at a slight premium, plus their commercial friends to buy, should be able to raise 30,000 mules within three months.

"Thirty thousand? Okay, I can pay a part of the deposit upfront."

30,000 horses··· This amount made the deputy regiment commander's heart beat wildly, as long as this batch of mules was transported, then it would not be difficult for the independent regiment to get dozens of 82 mortars, and there would be no problem in giving hundreds of thousands of shells.

When the time comes, even the devils in the county town will be driven out.

The deputy head of the regiment was happy in his heart.

"Huh?"

The tone of the deputy head of the regiment aroused the curiosity of Boss Mo, 30,000 mules and horses, a total of millions of oceans, and listening to the tone of the regiment leader, it seems that 30,000 horses are not enough.

"Isn't it enough? I can order from abroad, and in about half a year I will have 50,000 horses."

He said tentatively.

Direct purchase from foreign farms is very fast, and in the charter of a few transport ships, it will be possible to have 50,000 horses in about half a year.

"Come as much as I want!"

The deputy head of the regiment said word by word.

"Trading with Head Zhu is enjoyable"

"I'll get the mules here as soon as I can"

There was no bargaining at all The transaction made Boss Mo feel comfortable, and he was used to business transactions that were bound to be compared, and now he met a buyer who spent money generously and arrogantly, and Boss Mo was in a happy mood.

"Later, we will send these more than 300 mules and 1,500 horses from the regiment headquarters to the independent regiment."

Seeing off Boss Mo, Head Zhu walked into the backyard stable happily.