Liu Xiang really can't believe the quality of the West Sichuan Arsenal, what Hanyang Arsenal, Jinling Arsenal, Gongxian Arsenal, Shenyang Arsenal and Taiyuan Arsenal, etc., are all old acquaintances, and compared with foreign arms, the price is a lot cheaper, so they have all been used more or less.

The so-called "once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope", it is precisely because Liu Xiang has used these domestic goods that he is really afraid, can use foreign imported arms, absolutely do not use domestic goods, if it really doesn't work, but also use the things of the Sichuan army's own equipment repair institute, at least when you use it, you can rest assured.

However, the telegrams of the Red Army and the Three Horses Alliance, as well as Zhang and Yang, made Liu Xiang greatly improved, especially the Red Army's desire to exchange the land of Gannan for the arms of the Western Sichuan Arsenal, which made Chairman Liu refreshed, and he really realized that Liu Yun had really made a good deal.

Liu Xiang's meaning is very simple, let the West Sichuan Arsenal operate around the clock, it is best to change the machine without changing the man, implement the method of three shifts, first produce the equipment of one division, let some of the Sichuan army try it, if the effect is okay, in the future, the equipment of the Sichuan army can be directly digested internally.

Liu Yun didn't have much politeness, and he didn't dare to be polite, this matter can be big or small, if he missed Liu Xiang's big event, not to mention his nephew of the same clan, even his own son did not discuss, shooting and killing the head was inevitable, so the main difficulties of the arsenal were roughly said.

What are the difficulties, Liu Yun said very simply, one is all kinds of raw materials, such as three acids and two alkalis and imported tungsten steel. The second is the problem of manpower, that is, the production of German weapons and munitions, and the need for more manpower. The third is the problem of living materials, and western Sichuan has begun to have a food shortage.

Liu Xiang listened to Liu Yun for a long time, and finally understood, the rest is easy to do, especially manpower and living materials, Sichuan is a famous country of abundance, and the most important thing is population and food, as for what acid and alkali, he doesn't have to understand, or import it directly.

Imported tungsten steel and acid and alkali need foreign exchange, Huaxia is not short of anything is a lack of foreign exchange, what to do if there is no foreign exchange, it is easy to do, just use gold, the world currency, the problem is that Liu Xiang's Sichuan army is up and down, and there are not many gold reserves, in terms of annual pure gold output, I am afraid that it is not as much as Xikang Province.

Speaking of tungsten steel is really a tear, it is indeed very expensive, is an important material for the manufacture of cannons and machine guns, and Huaxia is the main exporter of tungsten ore, due to the smelting technology is not up to standard, want to produce high-performance ordnance, but also have to import high-purity tungsten steel, what is this called.

At this time, Liu Xiang knew Liu Yun's suffering, no wonder when Liu Wenhui ordered arms, Sichuan West first asked for how many tons of gold, it turned out that he wanted to spend gold to buy foreign imported raw materials, and at the same time knew why the Red Army was full of praise for Western Sichuan's arms, the reason was that he could do things honestly.

Liu Xiang is also a prince, and he also knows the truth of "when the water is clear, there is no fish", in his opinion, as long as Liu Yun holds gold and manufactures qualified munitions, even if he does not buy a little foreign material, it is also people's ability, and he is not so resistant to someone asking for gold.

After learning about the handicap of the arsenal, Liu Xiang followed the customs of the locals, and he could still get ten tons and eight tons of gold, and he made a decision on the spot to order the equipment of a division, and Liu Yun did not dare to charge more, and he meant to collect two tons, but Chairman Liu disagreed, and clearly said that as long as the arms are qualified, everything is easy to say.

Although Liu Yun was still laughing, he smiled a little reluctantly, Liu Xiang's meaning couldn't be more obvious, since Lao Jiang had already said that the equipment of the Sichuan army depended on West Sichuan County, he also identified West Sichuan County, compared with the original German ordnance, five tons of gold was cheap enough, and he didn't plan to bargain.

The reason is also very simple, he Liu Xiang gave enough gold price code according to the rules of Sichuan West County, so in the end, if Sichuan West County could not give qualified arms, the gold would not only fly, but most of the heads would have to land, even if Liu Yun could ensure the quality of the firearms, but he could not stand others from deliberately picking thorns.

Seeing Liu Yun's gloomy face and a dejected look, Liu Xiang laughed secretly, but also tried his best to appease him, telling him not to care too much, no matter what happened in the end, he could first produce a division's firearms to see, if it really didn't work, he would personally reason with Lao Jiang and never blame him.

His face was bruised and swollen, Liu Yun still had to be grateful to Liu Xiang, and at the same time, he had to admit it, and he was annoyed in his heart that he was still too tender, and the arms trade has always been dangerous, and without a strong relationship and skill, he couldn't play at all, and he really had a long way to go.

Liu Yun was really scared, even Liu Xiang arranged for him to play in the city, but did not dare to stay for a long time, but climbed into his plane as soon as possible, and even ran back to West Sichuan County.

Guo Qixun, Liu Yun was also stunned, this guy is a famous general of the Sichuan Army, I don't know if I can't do it, it is said that in the "Battle of Tucheng", even Li Shengde has suffered losses in his hands, but in the Wenchuan War, it is famous in Sichuan, with a new regiment, copied Zhang Guotao's back road, but with seven or eight thousand Red Army to a draw, although there is some suspicion of sneak attack, but it is also a fact that it can fight.

What surprised Liu Yun was that Officer Guo Qixun worshiped Lieutenant General, and he was a famous model division commander of the Sichuan Army, and he had never had any friendship with him, and he didn't know what to do when he was invited to meet, but he thought about it with money and arms, and he didn't want to think about it for a while, so he got on the train and arrived in Maoxian County after a little explanation.

Seventy or eighty kilometers away, the train has to run for more than an hour, this time to see Liu Xiang in the city, Liu Yun is still frightened, just take the opportunity to take a nap, but the train just arrived in Mao County, Guo Qixun's adjutant has been waiting on the platform for a long time, just saved a lot of things.

Originally, in order to prevent Zhang Guotao's troops from going south to the city, the Sichuan army stationed 50,000 or 60,000 troops in the area of Maoxian and Wenchuan, but now the Red Army has gone north, and the army has gradually retreated, but there are still more than 10,000 troops in the Maoxian area, so Liu Xiang intends to reorganize them into an independent division of Maoxian.

may be afraid that these arrogant soldiers and fierce generals will make trouble, so they sent Guo Qixun, a famous general, to the town and was appointed as the lieutenant general and division commander of the independent division, and now he has just taken office, no wonder Liu Yun does not know that the temporary residence of Guo Division Commander is next to the military camp in Fengyi Town, separated from the Mao County Garrison Brigade.

Guo Qixun is a well-known young Zhuang faction, he looks like he is in his thirties, he has a heroic face, a tough style, and he usually doesn't like to laugh, most ordinary people will have weak legs when they see him, Liu Yun is not afraid of him, in terms of rank, he is lower, the colonel garrison brigade commander, is indeed not as good as the lieutenant general and division commander.

In addition to the children of the Liu family in central Sichuan, Liu Yun is Lao Jiang's protégé, or the official colonel of the Ordnance Industry Administration, plus he is also Liu Xiang's adjutant, and he is also the secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee.

Guo Qixun said that he was a famous general in Sichuan, in fact, he was also excluded among the generals of the Sichuan army, and even Liu Yun heard some rumors, it is said that this guy usually admires General Xue Yue the most, and has secretly colluded with the Central Army, if the generals of the Sichuan Army do not obey the reorganization, he will be the internal response of the Central Army.

Compared with Guo Qixun's stinky face, Liu Yunke is much more cheerful, he smiled before he said anything when he met, immediately made a military salute, and took the initiative to greet the lieutenant general and division commander, "The commander of the garrison brigade, Colonel Liu Yun, I have seen Division Commander Guo, the commander went to work, and he failed to greet him in time, and he still looked at Haihan."

Senior Commander Guo may not be in a good mood, and he didn't pay attention to Liu Yun for a while, and he looked through his official documents by himself, and seemed to be testing the patience of Liu Daguan, about half an hour passed, and he still went his own way, and finally even his adjutant couldn't stand it, and whispered a reminder in someone's ear.

At this time, Guo Qixun suddenly realized, turned his head and stared at Liu Yun fiercely, as if he owed him a lot of money, and said in an unhurried voice, "You are Liu Yun of Western Sichuan, you have such a big face, it has been three days since I arrived in Mao County, and I can't even see you if you don't invite you?" ”

Liu Yun also knew that he was busy repairing the railway these days, and he didn't have much of a cold about the arrival of officialdom, but it was indeed his fault that he failed to receive Lieutenant General Guo Qixun in time, so he said with a smile, "This is a lowly negligence, apologize to the chief, and ask the commander to reprimand."

"Reprimand", Guo Qixun couldn't help but be stunned, looking at Liu Yun with a sincere face, his heart was also angry, and he thought that this guy was arguing with him in person, thinking that he was Lao Jiang's student, plus Liu Xiang's adjutant, as the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, and if the reprimand is not good, it is overstepping.

"You-", Guo Qixun was angry for a while, almost wanted to turn his face on the spot, but after thinking about it in his heart, he couldn't help but think of the rumors about Liu Yun, and couldn't help but sneer, "Reprimand, I don't dare, but someone reported that you colluded with the Red Army and conspired to seize Maoxian and Chengdu."

"Hehe, Senior Commander Guo is really joking", although Liu Yun's back was already soaked, he was talking and laughing on the surface, as if Guo Qixun was really telling a joke, "I don't dare to hide that Chief Guo, he also serves as a commissioner in West Sichuan County, and there are indeed Red Army wounded in West Sichuan Town."

"This is what Division Commander Guo said, there is collusion with the Red Army, I remember that in the West Sichuan County Hospital, there seems to be a subordinate of Division Commander Guo, is it collusion with Division Commander Guo, if someone secretly makes a small report, saying that you and I are secretly communicating with Nanjing and want to betray the Sichuan Army brothers-".

Before Liu Yun's words were finished, Guo Qixun felt chills all over his body, Liu Daguan is a child surnamed Liu in Sichuan, this bit of doesn't matter to him, at most he was pulled by Liu Xiang to scold him, and it is difficult for him to say, if someone really chews his tongue, the end can be imagined.

Just when Guo Qixun was in a dilemma, Liu Yun said with a smile, "Guo Shichang is rigorous in managing the army, and brave and good at fighting, he is known as a model in my Sichuan army, and has always been the idol of the younger brother.

Guo Qixun was also moved in his heart, so he also laughed, and grabbed Liu Yun's wrist, as if he had not seen a confidant for many years, "I have heard the name of my brother Yicheng for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to see it.

Liu Yun was also stunned, and then ecstatic, he had seen a lot of big names, but the real celebrities, he hadn't really made friends with one, and he was a little overexcited for a while, and said indistinctly, "Brother Guo, don't lie to me, do you really want to bow to me?" ”

Guo Qixun pulled Liu Yun to sit down on the chair, instructed the adjutant to buy some wine and meat for worship, and said very seriously, "Brother Yicheng, it was my brother who climbed you, my brother is old and only earns some false fame, but you are young and promising, and your future is limitless."