Chapter 365 The Krupp Cannon of the Chicken Ribs

"Dashuai, two Prussian merchant ships have entered Guangzhou Bay today and want to see me."

"Oh!" Yang Dongfang asked Liu Yongfu: "How could the Prussian merchant ships go there!" ”

"It's not very clear, the telegram doesn't say it explicitly, but it is reported that there are Western weapons in Prussian merchant ships." Now the telegraph in Guangdong is very fast, and some of it has been arranged along the coast, and it has also extended into Guangxi, and it will soon reach Nanning, so Liu Yongfu may receive the news soon.

"Western weapons! It's a little interesting, it seems that Prussia has also begun to expand overseas, and it has begun to explore the East before it has completed reunification, and they are not afraid of offending the British and French bastards. ”

After careful consideration, Yang Dongfang was deeply confused about this matter, and finally said: "That's it!" I went over to see what the hell was going on in Prussia, but I just hoped they wouldn't bring any garbage with them, or it would be a disappointment. ”

"Call the Prussians, and I'll ask them myself."

"It's handsome!"

Soon the leaders of Prussia came over, of course, they didn't know Yang Dongfang's true identity, but they still showed respect according to their etiquette.

"This general, can you represent your government?"

Prussia did not have a priest in China, so they used an Italian priest, this person was a second-class translator, Yang Dongfang did not understand very well, and asked directly in English:

"Of course! If you have anything to say, just say it, and if I think it's feasible, you can call the shots. ”

The Prussian people obviously did not expect that Yang Dongfang could speak English, so it became convenient to receive the stream, and they did not want this second-class translator, so they drove the people back, and then said: "I came to the East this time because I wanted to do business with your government, first of all, we have no hostility towards your government, and the expedition against Britain and France against your government is a barbaric act of aggression, and will be punished by God." ”

"Thank you for your kindness, I think that without God, Britain and France will also be punished, they will be condemned and regret for their stupid behavior, of course we are very welcome to come to China to do business and make friends, but I don't know what the quality of the things you bring is, if it is too bad."

After understanding what Yang Dongfang meant, the Prussian also said happily: "Don't worry, General! We've brought with us the latest weapons you'll love, and they'll help you defeat the evil invaders. ”

The meaning of the words was very straightforward, Yang Dongfang suddenly had a good impression of Prussia, nodded and said that they could continue to talk.

First of all, they showed Yang Dongfang the rifle, the rifle was quite sophisticated, it was already a breech-loading copper-loaded bullet rifle, but compared with the US military, it was almost the same.

"It seems that the marshal is not interested in our firearm, you must know that this gun is the latest and most advanced rifle in our Europe." Ah Richie still wanted to sell it, but Yang Dongfang really didn't like it, so he asked people to bring a few American rifles, and Ah Richie shut up.

Because of the style of the people, there are many more models than their Prussians, and the performance may be a little higher, of course, he is still secretly lucky, Mr. M's Mauser rifles are still a little better than these guns, but those guns will not be sold to the outside world for the time being, after all, the country has not yet been equipped on a large scale.

It was prepared to trap Austria-Hungary and France.

So I had to sell the artillery: "General, I have to say that the guns used by your soldiers are as good as our country's new guns, so I don't know if your country's artillery can fight as far as our Krupp cannon." ”

"Krupp!" Yang Dongfang's eyes lit up suddenly, although he didn't know when Prussia invented Krupp, but the name of this cannon was still too loud, and Yang Dongfang couldn't help but be moved.

However, he vaguely remembered that this kind of cannon would not be sold until Prussia unified Germany, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty would not introduce or purchase it for at least seven years.

How could Prussia take the initiative to send such a cannon at this time, which made him very curious.

I didn't ask much, I just asked Ah Richie to take a run on the ship to see what the cannon was saying, and after getting on the ship, it was really a cannon in the cabin that was different from the one on the deck, probably because he was afraid that Britain and France would find out, so he did it so hidden.

"From the outside, it's a good gun, but you still have to wipe the gun to see the real performance." According to the data that Ah Sanrich said, Yang Dongfang is really interested in Krupp, although he has a lot of American coastal defense artillery, and he does not necessarily need Krupp.

However, if the performance is good, it is also possible to buy dozens of them, some of which can be used for research, and some of which can supplement the supply of heavy artillery ammunition.

Because once Dongshan and Beijing and Tianjin are taken, the coastal defense will be increased.

So the requirements for artillery are as many as possible.

Soon, a 77 mm caliber gun was lifted off the ship, and several were swamped, all of which had good performance, and the firing range could reach about four to five thousand meters, which was good as a breech gun.

And Krupp's performance is not easy to blow up, and the continuous firing is good, of course, this aspect is blown by Sonrich himself, and the facts still have to be tested in actual combat.

"What a general! Our cannons are good enough. ”

"The cannon is a good gun, but the caliber is too small, 77 mm can only be considered a medium caliber, it is not enough for coastal defense, and it is okay for land warfare, but it is too bulky." Yang Dongfang didn't deliberately find fault with the price, but now these Krupp cannons are really a bit chicken for him.

If there was no trip to the United States, these guns would have been a send-off, but now that he has more than 3,000 guns and a lot of heavy artillery, Krupp is not important, because these are all front-loading guns.

If it was a breech, his mood would be different.

"General! The 77 mm caliber cannon is a large caliber even in Europe, and it is valued by all countries, is it in China, but in the East. Seeing that Yang Dongfang was originally very interested, but suddenly he was not interested, Ah Sang Rich was a little panicked, so he had to take out the killer idea:

"If that's the case, we still have four 150 mm heavy guns on board, and only these can get into the eyes of the general."

Yang Dongfang heard this, and then he ignited a little hope, stared at Ah Sang Rich for a while, and scolded secretly! What an old fox!

If there is something good, he will have it early, but he did not go to the ship to check, but said: "If it is really 150 mm caliber, then it is okay, you can talk about the price, as long as it is not expensive, I want it all." ”

Ah Sang Rich didn't expect Yang Dongfang to be so refreshing, he didn't even look at the cannon, so he ordered it, and couldn't help but look at him suspiciously.

I was still lacking interest just now.,A look of disgust.,In the blink of an eye.。。 This turn is too sudden, it won't be a deliberate price reduction, there is something hidden, in fact, they need artillery to save the emergency.

Do you want to take the opportunity to increase the price, I thought about it for a while, and finally Ah Richie still quoted the original price and did what Mr. M wanted.

Yang Dongfang saw that the price was not too high, and he also glanced at him suspiciously, and then said: "Yes, just according to this price, it can be regarded as a good fate, otherwise the 77 mm gun is really of little use to us, I hope we can cooperate happily, and in the future, you have better cannons that can also be sent, of course, breech guns below 100 mm are not used, unless it is a breech gun." ”

"Breech guns!" Ah Rich's eyes flashed with a gleam, Krupp is researching and developing breech guns, that is Mr. M's vision, I didn't expect that in the East, there is such a general who also has this kind of foresight, so he nodded and said yes.

However, seeing that the transaction was over, Yang Dongfang patted his forehead and said, "That's right!" In order not to let the British and French know about your country's transaction with us, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble for you, so I hope that when the transaction is made, we pay in US dollars, and of course we can raise the price by one layer! ”

"In dollars! Isn't it silver? "Ah, Richie didn't expect this to happen all of a sudden.