Chapter 319: News of the warship

Seeing that this veteran of the Northeast, whose head was already slightly bald, actually thanked himself for a few warships that were almost ragged (). The army couldn't help but feel bitter, Shen Honglie undoubtedly loves the navy!

In the entire Northeast Navy, almost every battleship was obtained back after his great efforts. This old man's love for the navy is incomparable, but on the Middle East road, he knew that he was not an opponent and still mobilized all his warships to fight a decisive battle with the Soviet army!

This asymmetrical inland river battle led to the almost total annihilation of the Northeast Navy! This kind of blow is conceivable for the old man, and now he is naturally excited to be able to pick up some warships again!

"Uncle Chengzhang, look at this ......" Junzi poured a glass of wine for Shen Honglie, and then took out a telegram and handed it to Shen Honglie.

Shen Honglie was stunned for a moment when he saw Junzi's movements, and then took the message and read it. It doesn't matter if you look at it, after reading the message, Shen Honglie became excited!

I saw Shen Honglie "Hula~" and stood up, grabbed Junzi's arm and asked in a trembling voice: "I said, Junzi!" Is this true?! Are the Americans really going to sell us this warship ?! You won't fool your uncle, will you?! ”

With the strong physique of the army, it was a little painful to be grabbed by the thin Shen Honglie, and Tu Qianjun couldn't help but sigh how irritating this warship was to Shen Honglie! I saw that Junzi sighed in his heart, and said to Shen Honglie.

"How could I joke with my uncle about this kind of thing?!" I saw the soldier smiling at Shen Honglie and said in a deep voice: "This battleship Nedawa was contacted by me through my father's friend Uncle Phil of the Colt family in the United States. But the asking price is not cheap! 10 million ......"

"Goo~" Shen Honglie's eyes straightened when he was directly told by the army! But Junzi's next words directly made him almost lose his breath.

"Moreover, it has to be US dollars...... "I saw Junzi say slowly to Shen Honglie. At this time, the exchange rate of the silver dollar against the US dollar was about 1 to 1.1. In other words, that's the equivalent of 11 million silver dollars!

(For this exchange rate, see: China in the Great Depression: Markets, States, and the World Economy (1929-1937), page 31 Chart: New York Silver Prices, Chinese Yuan and U.S. Dollar Exchange Rates (1880-1930)

The army fought for life and death, and only five million were dug up from Nanjing. Even if the Soviets agreed to pay compensation, it would only be 12 million silver dollars enough to pay for the battleship. And the entire Northeast Army and the Soviet Army fought for half a day, and the consumption was about 40 million silver dollars.

This battleship is going to kill more than 10 million! The military had to sigh, this warship is really a money-burning thing! And Shen Honglie almost collapsed when he heard Junzi's words, good guy! This price is really not cheap!

The battleship that Phil found was an Omaha-class light cruiser.

The Omaha-class cruiser was a cruiser designed and built by the United States after World War I, and her main mission was to serve as the advance ship of the main fleet, leading destroyers in pre-war reconnaissance operations in order to provide reliable intelligence to the main fleet. The displacement of such a light cruiser was:

162 tons/

296 tons

Armament: Main guns: 12 MK12 53x 152mm guns (2x2, 8x1), secondary guns: 2 MK2 50x 76mm guns (2x1), torpedo tubes: 10 533mm tubes (2x

3x2）。

The dimensions of the battleship were: 169.3 meters long, 16.9 meters wide, and 6.1 meters draft.

The standard displacement of this class is approximate

000 tons, using high-horsepower engines, allowed it to have a speed of more than 35 knots, which allowed it to work closely with the destroyer forces ().

The Omaha-class cruiser has huge oil reserves, which makes it durable for combat use. And it is equipped with 152mm guns and 533mm torpedoes, which are enough to deal with any enemy destroyers that stop its movement.

And the price offered by the United States is really not expensive, because the cost of an Omaha-class cruiser reached 8.1 million dollars! And that's not even counting the other costs of the battleship, it's really not expensive at this price.

But more than 10 million is really an astronomical amount for the current Shen Honglie! Under Zhang Xueliang's attempt to reduce the army's expenditures and even convert the arsenal into the production of civilian materials, the more than 10 million yuan could not be deducted at all.

As soon as he thought of this, Shen Honglie let go of Junzi's hand in frustration and sat down on the chair suddenly.

At this time, Shen Honglie's heart was like a cat scratching, obviously coveting this battleship, but unfortunately he didn't have the money to buy it! It's like your monthly salary in the next life is only more than 2,000, and you look at other people's four or five thousand crazy love and drool!

I really want it! But there's really no money! Seeing Shen Honglie's depressed appearance, Junzi couldn't help but smile slightly, helped Shen Honglie pour a glass of wine, and said to Shen Honglie in a deep voice: "Uncle Chengzhang, you don't have to worry too much!" I've got you covered! ”

Shen Honglie couldn't help but light up when he heard Junzi's words! Oh, yes! Why did I forget, this kid who drank with him was the confidant of the commander-in-chief Zhang Xueliang! At that time, because of this kid's words, Zhang Xueliang threw out 5 million to Tu Qianjun in the United States.

Then he threw a lot of money one after another, allowing him to recruit those skilled skilled workers and technicians in the United States. By the way, I bought several large ships of machine tools and equipment, and now these have confirmed Tu Qianjun's vision!

Because those workers and machine tools have played an extremely important role, and even some of the weapons of the Northeast Army have been improved in the hands of those technicians who have been recruited back - many of the technicians who have been poached have worked directly from before the First World War to the present ()! That kind of technical sophistication and experience is simply not possessed by these individual workers in China!

This was also the root of the rise of the early United States, and now these roots are in the Northeast! I am working hard to use my own strength and technology to help the industry of the Northeast Army to develop!

If Tu Qianjun opened his mouth to talk to Zhang Xueliang about this matter, then Zhang Xueliang would definitely consider it carefully. As long as the Junzi's reasons are sufficient, then it is not difficult to agree.

Thinking of this, Shen Honglie stood up excitedly, grabbed the wine glass, and said excitedly to Junzi: "Junzi~ Uncle won't say anything!" As long as you can help your uncle get this warship back, you won't frown as long as you have it! ”

Hearing Shen Honglie's words that were almost swearing, Junzi couldn't help but smile and said to Shen Honglie with emotion: "Uncle Chengzhang~ This time, our Northeast Navy was almost wiped out, and it is indeed not a crime of war!" The equipment is not as good as the people! ”

Shen Honglie couldn't help but be silent when he heard the words of the army, as an old navy and even participated in naval battles with the British army, how could Shen Honglie not know that although the Northeast Navy in his hand claimed to be the first in the world, the fleet of any great power could completely annihilate his own fleet when he came over? !

He even knew that once the Soviet fleet was dispatched, it would be easy to annihilate the weak Northeast Navy in his hands! But what's the solution?! Everyone is fighting, can he, who was originally a soldier, not fight?! An army that is not able to defend itself against a foreign enemy, what is the difference between that and waste?!

"Our navy will eventually develop! I will tell the commander-in-chief about this, as for the money, ......" saw Junzi smile and said to Shen Honglie: "When I was in the United States, I met Mr. Situ Meitang of the Zhigong Court. He was willing to contribute some of the money to help us buy it, and he knew the current governor of New York, Mr. Roosevelt. I'm sure he can help us somewhat. ”

Yo! Situ Meitang! Shen Honglie couldn't help but be surprised that Junzi actually knew this old man, you must know that this old man's fame is too great! Not to mention the several times of funding the revolution, and the old-timers of the League even have a good relationship with the Father of the Nation ()!

Shen Honglie, who participated in the alliance in the early years, naturally knew this old man, and he had more confidence in the words of the army! But he knew that this old gentleman was really not short of money! And he is very patriotic, otherwise he would not have mortgaged his assets to the court in exchange for funds to fund the revolution of the father of the nation at that time.

"Soldier! Then Uncle will leave it to you! In the future, as long as you have something to ask for, Uncle will definitely do your best! As he spoke, Shen Honglie solemnly raised his glass and touched it with Tu Qianjun, and drank all the wine in the cup!

While Junzi and Shen Honglie were discussing the matter of the warship, the Soviet troops in Manchuria also started their dinner.

Originally, the attacking Soviet troops had their own cooking soldiers, but later they found that it seemed that the food in Manchuria was also good! And it was more convenient to order directly with them to eat, so gradually the Soviet army got used to the restaurants in Manchuria bringing them cooked meals, and then they ate them directly. This is not only cheaper, but also saves the pressure on logistics.

So although the superiors knew about it, they also turned a blind eye. Although this is not in accordance with the rules, the comrades are not denied money. Fight hard, can't you eat a good meal?!

However, since the defeat of the Soviet troops from Harbin, the prisoner camps have been much more heavily guarded. Those who did not interact with them were almost always close to the prisoner camp, and the hotel was booked in a restaurant called "Fuhong Restaurant" to take care of their meals.

Because the owner of this restaurant speaks Russian, and knows the taste of Russians, the food is much tastier than that of the cooks!

That evening, the tall, but always smiling boss came to the prisoner camp again with dozens of men smiling.

The soldiers of the Soviet army were already familiar with the boss who often came to deliver food, and they chatted a few words in Russian with a smile, and then the fat boss stuffed a few small bottles of wine from the guards who checked them, and the soldiers let them go with a smile......

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