On the day Ouyang Jian and Tao Yong stayed at the Dahua Hotel, they found that there were suspicious people around the hotel. In mid-May, the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River died down, the nasty "haze" began to escape, and the bright sunshine showed a cheerful smile. Sunlight pours into the room through the windows, driving away the smell of dampness and must. Ouyang Jian and Tao Yong stood in the room and looked down the street, and sure enough, there were two suspicious men hanging out in front of the door, looking at the door of the hotel from time to time.

"Sir is really like a god, we are being watched!" Tao Yong was a little nervous, and his immature face was uneasy. Ouyang Jian looked at the extremely unprofessional level of the two men, and arranged in his heart that these two people must be agents of the Wuhan City Party Affairs Investigation Department. But Ouyang Jian was a little confused, he went to Wuhan with Guo Boyun's permission, so Zhang Shikun definitely had to report to his superiors. It stands to reason that CC should have been eyeing itself a long time ago? And now the investigation has only begun, and there is only one reason, that is, the Wuhan Party Affairs Investigation Department has been reshuffled from the Gui Department due to the reasons of the Gui Department. His judgment was confirmed, and a smile appeared on the corner of Ouyang Jian's mouth.

In fact, Ouyang Jian guessed half right, after the defeat of the new Gui faction, the Wuhan Party Affairs Investigation Department did reshuffle and change the leader, because the original leader was a member of the Gui faction. There is still half of the reason that Ouyang Jian doesn't know, that is, Zhong Wenjuan has already left Shanghai after recovering from his injury, so Nanjing instructed the newly established Wuhan Party Affairs Investigation Department to be sure to grasp Ouyang Jian's whereabouts. "Don't worry, we have been in Wuhan for so long, it is inevitable that it will not arouse suspicion. Today happens to be Sunday, and we're going to visit Richard and quit by the way! ”

Two days later, Ouyang Jian boarded a passenger ship from Wuhan to Shanghai, and sure enough, a man followed him on the boat, and such a childish stare could not escape Ouyang Jian's eyes. It can now be concluded that this is normal tracking and there is nothing to worry about. At present, Lao Chiang has successfully defeated Li Zongren's new Gui faction and removed one of the anti-Chiang arms, which has cast a shadow on the anti-Chiang wave. After Zhang Zuolin was killed last year, Zhang Xueliang felt tremendous pressure and threat from the Japanese, and then announced that the Northeast would change its flag, replacing the five-color flag of the Beiyang government with the blue sky and white sun flag, and on December 29, he sent a telegram announcing that he would accept the jurisdiction of the central government.

This move not only won the unanimous support of all walks of life across the country, but also made Lao Jiang very happy. At that time, the situation in the Northeast was complicated, and Lao Chiang misjudged the situation, one-sidedly exaggerated the threat of Soviet Russia in the Northeast, believing that the Soviet Russian power in the Northeast was growing stronger and stronger, and this phenomenon must be reversed, so he sent the leading figure Wu Tiecheng to the Northeast to get in touch with Zhang. As soon as this gentleman arrived in the Northeast, he threatened: If you don't go to the Northeast, you don't know the greatness of the Northeast, and if you don't go to the Northeast, you don't know the danger of the Northeast, and faithfully implement Lao Jiang's intentions. In addition, Chiang Kai-shek believed that although Zhang Xueliang announced the change of banner, it was still an independent kingdom in the northeast, and if he went to war with Russia, he would only reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Zhang Xueliang has always been obsessed with the Middle East Railway, and when the "Feng-Russia Agreement" was signed, because the Soviet side did not fully fulfill the provisions of the agreement, the two sides continued to quarrel. In addition, some young Zhuang factions of the Northeast Army provided Zhang Xueliang with erroneous information, believing that the Soviet Union was empty and the border armaments were vulnerable. As soon as the war begins, it will inevitably fall apart. The reason is that the Soviet Union's grain harvest has been poor for many years, and the military and civilian food problems have become large, which may lead to war, and the final victory must be Feng.

Zhang Xueliang was hot-headed, and then ordered the forcible takeover of the Eastern Railway, which in turn triggered the Middle East Road War. Ouyang Jian knew very well in his heart that where Zhang Xueliang thought of the strength of the Soviet army, defeat was inevitable. Although Lao Chiang reaped the profits, it was the Japanese who really benefited, which laid the groundwork for the outbreak of the 918 Incident in Northeast China. Zhang's defeat of Lao Chiang achieved the goal of weakening the power of the Feng faction, and then began to take tough measures against Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan to reduce their military strength, and the Central Plains War broke out.

There will be a Middle East road war in August, and Ouyang Jian will not consider it. His aim was to take advantage of the outbreak of the Central Plains War next year to take advantage of the situation to first occupy Yunshui County, and then to occupy the surrounding counties and even the Jiujiang and Poyang Lake areas, and strive to control the area north of Nanchang by the end of the year. However, people are not as good as heaven, and a series of later changes made Ouyang Jian's battle very difficult. In this regard, Ouyang Jian clearly realized that it is far from enough to just understand the trend of history, even if he can grasp the backbone of history without deviating, but the branches are not something he can control.

The passenger ferry departed from Wuhan, and the speed of thousands of sails was easy and fast. The sound of the passenger liner's machines is no longer desperately noisy, and the smoke from the chimney has become thin and indifferent. Easy trip, Ouyang Jian is very comfortable. After lunch in the dining room, Ouyang Jian and Tao Yong came to the deck for a walk, and the man who was watching was about 20 meters away. "Tao Yong don't look at the person who is watching, you have to pretend that nothing happened, so as not to let the other party see it." Seeing that Tao Yong secretly looked at the stalking person intentionally or unintentionally, Ouyang Jian asked in a low voice.

After more than a year of growth, Tao Yong's height has increased a lot, almost on a par with Ouyang Jian, but his figure is slightly thin. Tao Yongxu is 18 years old and has become a strong guy. Ouyang Jian decided to take him for another year and send him to the army for training, and his growth needs the test of war. Suddenly, there was an unpleasant smell of sweat next to him, Ouyang Jian turned his head and looked, a tall and fat foreigner, probably unbearable to the hot weather, wearing a white shirt and holding a folding umbrella in his hand and fanning hard.

The wind that folded the umbrella was just rushing in this direction, and Ouyang Jian was about to leave with some disgust. Inadvertently met the eyes of foreigners, "Sir, I'm sorry, it's too hot here!" The obese foreigner apologized in English. Ouyang Jian stopped moving and said, "You're welcome, but Mr.'s English pronunciation is not very standard!" Ouyang Jian blurted out fluent, standard English. The foreigner's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "I am surprised to hear such a standard London accent in the Republic of China, Mr. is right, but I am a German, not an English!" ”

Hearing that the other party was a German, Ouyang Jian was greatly interested: "Sir, I am a businessman from Nanchang, and I can see that Mr. is also a businessman!" "Yes, I'm an arms dealer. At present, the Republic of China is constantly fighting wars, and the arms trade is very good, but this trip to Wuhan did not achieve its goal. "German businessmen don't go around the bend." To tell you the truth, I'm very interested in buying and selling weapons, how about a gentleman who would please come to my cabin and talk about it? Ouyang Jian was also blunt. The merchants of the world are all for profit, and their nature is not to miss any opportunity to make a fortune. The two sides informed each other of their names, the foreigner's name was Herman, and Ouyang Jian claimed that his name was Chen.

Entering the cabin, the two sides sat down and went straight to the main body, and talked very speculatively, especially Herman was deeply surprised by Ouyang Jian's professional knowledge, and felt that he had met an expert. Through Herman's oral account, it was learned that his trip to Wuhan was just to discuss a bullet deal. In advance, he negotiated a deal of 50,000 rounds of Mauser rifle ammunition with a certain department of the Gui department, which was equipped with a Mauser rifle. But it backfired, and when Hermanxing hurried to Wuhan to have a conversation, he blamed him for his bad luck. The end of the war began, and a certain unit of the Gui army hurriedly withdrew from Wuhan, and the deal failed.

Ouyang Jian can be said to know Germany in the thirties well, after World War I, Germany was restricted by the Paris Treaty, and domestic arms production was checked and balanced. The Germans desperately needed to accumulate wealth and try to make a comeback. The German Government therefore encouraged businessmen to use all means to market the arms business, which was the most profitable. It can be considered that Germany's arms have gained a lot in the Republic of China and have played a role in promoting Germany's re-assertion.

Ouyang Jian looked at Herman, who was talking like a river, and his expression of selling arms hard, and he had an idea in his heart. According to historical records, in 35 years, German military advisers proposed to the Nationalist Government to set up a sniper establishment, when the Nationalist Government purchased 120 heavy barreled shotguns with optical sights from Germany. This heavy barrel shotgun was produced in Germany in 1924, and the German government did not have a license to produce weapons, so it used the name of shotgun.

In fact, this is the predecessor of the Type 98K sniper rifle, which was widely used in Germany during World War II, but it was produced under the name of a shotgun at that time. According to historical records, it is not difficult to see the clues in the 1935 Ministry of Finance's expenditure list, and there is a "purchase of Mauser 24 type shotguns" 120 pieces. Equipped with a telescopic scope. For each 2,000 rounds of ammunition, 30 barrels are used. 30 telescopic sights. These situations are familiar to Ouyang Jian.

"Mr. Herman, you and I hate to see each other late, maybe it is God's arrangement, I have decided that I will ask for all your 50,000 rounds of ammunition, and I will never bargain if you make an offer." "OK! It's so enjoyable to do business with Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen is a cheerful person, and I won't let you suffer. Herman then made an offer. Although it is a little expensive, Ouyang Jian did not object: "Mr. Herman, the transaction is closed, but I don't have cash in my hand, but I have stocks." "Stocks?" "For stocks, it's Citibank stock."

After Ouyang Jian finished speaking, he took out a dozen stocks, a total of 10 stocks, each with an amount of 5,000 US dollars, a total of 50,000 US dollars. These stocks are the spoils of war in Japanese trading companies, in fact, Ouyang Jian's biggest gain is these negotiable securities. In addition, 20 shares of Standard Chartered Bank were acquired, each with an amount of £1,000. Hull looked at the stock carefully and said, "Mr. Chen, there is no problem, the stock can be traded." The two sides quickly closed the deal based on the price comparison, and Herman said his bullet happened to be in Jiujiang because of the start of the war in Wuhan. For the sake of safety, he put the bullet in Jiujiang for the time being.

In order to celebrate the closing of the sale, the two immediately went to the restaurant. Herman proposed to drink beer, naturally thinking about Ouyang Jian. Ouyang Jian's purpose was not to get tens of thousands of bullets, he wanted to use this German arms dealer for greater benefits. In order to prevent Herman from becoming suspicious, the strategy of boiling the frog in warm water must be employed.

The two of them pushed the cup and drank a few cups of Ouyang Jian and said: "Mr. Herman, I heard that your country has produced a Type 1924 heavy barrel shotgun, I don't know if my news is accurate?" "Mr. Chen is very clear about German arms production, and you are right. However, the so-called shotguns are actually sniper rifles, and each gun is equipped with an optical scope, which has very good performance. If Mr. Chen is interested, I can help, but I have to pay for it. "Herman has a big deal.

Ouyang Jian's speculation was confirmed, and the world was not interested in sniper rifles at the moment, and it was not until World War II that it showed great effect. Especially in the confrontation phase between the two armies, sniper operations are very effective, and accurate shooting will create a huge psychological fear on both sides of the war. "Mr. Herman, I need 100 shotguns, 100 barrels for every 50 scopes at my disposal." “OK！ As long as Mr. Chen has strong funds, there is no problem, but Mr. Chen needs to attach a 30% deposit in advance, and if Mr. Chen is sincere, he must believe me. "In addition, I need 10 military radios," Ouyang Jian had to make inches, because the stocks in his hand were enough, and at the same time, he also told the other party that I believe in you.

Subsequently, the two sides discussed the contact information in Shanghai and the location of the handover in the future. Ouyang Jian didn't expect that this Herman would become his friend, and he not only went from a little-known small arms dealer to a big arms dealer. The key is the development of the Red Army and even the base areas in the future, and Herman played a huge role. This is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being.

Ouyang Jian successfully arrived at Jiujiang, but unexpectedly, an invisible net began to shroud.

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