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In the conference room, Yang Xingguo and the lieutenant generals sent by the Russian army had reached the point of sabre-rattling.

It turned out that at the beginning of the negotiations, Yang Xingguo put forward a request that was difficult for the Russian army to accept.

The more than 30,000 Japanese troops wiped out by the Liaodong Army this time were all traded at twice the original price, that is, two rifles and 200 rounds of ammunition for an ordinary soldier of the Japanese army.

There is no doubt that as soon as this request was exported, it was strongly opposed by the lieutenant general of the Russian army.

In the opinion of the lieutenant general, more than 30,000 Japanese troops have been wiped out by the Liaodong Army, and even if the Russian army does not give a single rifle, more than 30,000 Japanese troops will not be able to come back. If it weren't for the commander-in-chief's repeated requests that he must win over the Liaodong Army, he wouldn't even want to come to Liaozhong.

Therefore, from the beginning of the negotiations to the present, the two sides have been in a state of confrontation.

Yang Xingguo held on to the request he had just put forward.

The lieutenant general of the Russian army thinks that Yang Xingguo is whimsical and blackmailing, and he has no intention of relenting.

In this way, the two sides quarreled for twenty minutes, and the atmosphere of the negotiation was finally broken by Yang Xingguo's words......

"Since your army does not agree to this request, then the cooperation between us will be terminated. From now on, there is no longer a cooperative relationship between us, tens of thousands of elites of our Liaodong Army may launch an attack on your army at any time, I hope you are ready......"

"Threat, are you threatening me? Let me tell you, great Russia will not be threatened by anyone. As a negotiator sent by the Commander-in-Chief, I will in no way agree to your unreasonable demands. The lieutenant general of the Russian army was not threatened and replied with a-for-tat face.

Yang Xingguo shook his head and replied, "You will regret it...... Since we don't want to talk about it, let's go, I don't have much time to waste with you here. There are negotiators sent by the Japanese army waiting to negotiate with me outside, deputy commander, send you off immediately......"

The lieutenant general of the Russian army stared at Yang Xingguo with a pair of disbelieving eyes, and after half a minute, Yang Xingguo still did not react. The lieutenant general of the Russian army confirmed that Yang Xingguo was not joking with him.

Of course. The lieutenant general who came to negotiate was also an arrogant man.

After only a short period of contemplation, he took his subordinates to prepare to leave the conference room, and when he walked to the door, he threw Yang Xingguo the threatening sentence "......You will regret it".

When the Russian lieutenant general walked out of the conference room with two of his subordinates, Matsumoto and Sakata sat right in front of him.

Maybe it's because the whole person is so angry. The lieutenant general of the Russian army, who left in a hurry, did not pay much attention to Matsumoto and Sakata.

However, a pair of vicious eyes of a deputy behind the lieutenant general stopped at the two of them for a full five seconds. Seeing that the lieutenant general had already taken several steps, the deputy hurriedly followed.

Matsumoto, who was unavoidable, saw the departure of the Russian lieutenant general. He took Sakata into the conference room that he was both familiar with and frightened.

Seeing Yang Xingguo sitting opposite with a calm face, Matsumoto asked directly.

"Commander Yang, I want to know what it was just now? Why are there Russians here? Isn't Commander Yang negotiating with us, Commander Yang, do you intend to cooperate with both the Russians and the Japanese Empire?

Yang Xingguo smiled calmly and replied, "It seems that Matsumoto cares a lot about this matter?" “

"However, there is nothing to hide about this matter. Lieutenant General Matsumoto should know that we have been trading with the Russian army all along, and just now, we were trading. Only, after the transaction is completed. The Russian army offered a condition that was difficult for me to accept, which I refused, and then the deal was interrupted......"

Matsumoto's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously asked: "The weapons equipped by your army are said to have been traded with the Russian army. “

"Judging from these weapons, the Russian army should be very supportive of the Liaodong Army. Since they have made a request, there must be conditions and remuneration, is it that Commander Yang has enough weapons in his hand, and his appetite is getting bigger and bigger......"

Yang Xingguo did not deny it, smiled and replied: "The conditions they offered are indeed too low. 20,000 rifles want me to continue attacking your army. You know, your army gave me 40,000 rifles. I am a person who only takes advantage and does not suffer losses, so in order to get 40,000 rifles from your army, I refused them......"

"Take advantage of it and don't suffer a loss?" Matsumoto, who had a keen sense of smell, immediately sensed something unusual.

Then. Facing Yang Xingguo, he continued to ask: "Then if the Russian army prescribes more than 40,000 rifles, will Commander Yang still refuse?" ”

Yang Xingguo replied without thinking: "Of course not...... Didn't you just say that I only take advantage of the advantages and do not suffer losses, and whoever gives more things, I will help them...... Of course, if you both give. I can also consider being neutral, no one to help, no one to attack. “

"The Liaodong Army really plans to eat it all at both ends...... Matsumoto was shocked, and secretly thought in his heart.

At this time, Matsumoto was eager to find the Russians and negotiate with the Russians with the Liaodong Army to keep the Liaodong Army neutral, so that no one would need to give the Liaodong Army weapons and ammunition.

However, after thinking about it, Matsumoto gave up on the idea.

In a situation where both Japan and Russia wanted to kill each other, and the Liaodong Army had the decisive factor. Even if they believe in the Russians, the Russians will not believe in themselves.

Therefore, in this matter, it is impossible for Japan and Russia to deal with the Liaodong Army with one mind.

In this case, what Matsumoto could do was to satisfy the appetite of the Liaodong Army as much as possible, no matter what, at least let the Liaodong Army remain neutral and not attack himself.

At this time, Matsumoto wanted to scold Yang Xingguo for being shameless, but Matsumoto finally held back. In his calmest tone as much as possible, he assured: "Please rest assured that as long as we negotiate and conclude, what we promised you will definitely be delivered within five days." It's just that I hope the Liaodong Army can also keep its promises......"

Yang Xingguo almost blurted out: "Don't worry, although I, Yang Xingguo, love to take advantage, I can still do what I say......"

"Whether I will cooperate with you in the end depends on the reaction of the Russian army. However, one thing I can guarantee is that as long as you send me what I want, I will not attack you again......"

With Yang Xingguo's assurance, the worry on Matsumoto's face suddenly decreased a lot.

Although my heart was still very aggrieved, and it was full of graves, I was all pressed down by Matsumoto.

With the overall situation as the priority, Matsumoto immediately restrained the expression on his face and said in his calmest tone.

"Commander Yang, let's continue to negotiate...... You want four hundred heavy machine guns at one time, it's too much, and without affecting the combat effectiveness, we can only come up with a maximum of a hundred......"

Just like yesterday, Yang Xingguo replied in a non-negotiable tone: "Then the remaining heavy machine guns will be converted into silver, and 360,000 taels of silver for 300 heavy machine guns." However, not a single one of the four million rounds of heavy machine gun ammunition can be ......"

"It's too much, we can't afford it at all, after all, we also need a lot of heavy machine gun bullets on the front line......" Matsumoto quickly shook his head and said.

"Three hundred thousand taels of silver, one hundred heavy machine guns, two million heavy machine gun bullets, this is the limit of what we can bear......"

"Yes......" Yang Xingguo affirmed after thinking about it.

Matsumoto subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "Commander Yang, you have captured more than a hundred of our artillery pieces in Fengcheng, and now we are also in urgent need of all kinds of artillery, you see this one......"

Yang Xingguo seemed to have been prepared, and replied without thinking: "One hundred artillery pieces are converted into 600,000 taels of silver, and 10,000 shells will not change ......."

Matsumoto hurriedly shook his head and bargained: "Four hundred thousand taels of silver, three thousand cannonballs...... Commander Yang, the battle on the front line is on, and we can't pull out so many shells. ”

"500,000 taels of silver, 5,000 cannonballs, no less......" Yang Xingguo replied with a firm face. (To be continued.) )