Rifles alone, the huge supply and the supply price that is far lower than the supply price of new guns have already made Zaitao very excited. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Now Liang Bin has exploded light and heavy machine guns and mortars, directly shattering the last line of defense in his heart.

Then he stared at Liang Bin with a pair of eager eyes and asked, "The Wehrmacht can provide heavy weapons." ”

"Light machine guns, heavy machine guns, artillery, they all are available. In addition, the mortars developed by the Wehrmacht and Germany have defeated the Japanese many times on the battlefield, and we can also provide new artillery that the Japanese are equipped with in large quantities. ”

"Light and heavy machine guns can provide about five hundred, mountain and field artillery can provide about a hundred, and mortars can be supplied in unlimited quantities as long as the imperial court has silver. In terms of price, the Wehrmacht can be as low as 80% of the general price. Xia Guan believes that such conditions should allow the county king to mobilize the cooperation between the imperial court and the national defense force, of course, this cooperation is only a secret cooperation. ”

At this time, Zaitao's face had been replaced by fanaticism, and after taking a deep breath and trying to suppress the excitement in his heart, he replied very affirmatively: "As long as what you just said is true, this king will definitely be able to move the court." ”

"Of course, as you just said, the cooperation between us must be carried out in secret, the imperial court needs face, and it is impossible to just order that the Wehrmacht is a rebel army, and then cooperate with the Wehrmacht, which is a slap in the face."

Only a day later, Liang Bin received the news from Zaitao. Cixi had agreed to all the terms put forward by the Wehrmacht, and was secretly cooperating with the Wehrmacht.

Because the imperial court officers and soldiers defending the border pass were all forbidden troops in Zaitao's hands, another day passed, and the forbidden army confronting the national defense army removed all the checkpoints on the border pass. In addition to the permanent fortifications, which are still being cultivated, the city walls that have completed the foundation have all stopped.

As soon as the blockade of the border pass was lifted, a pair of transport teams from the Wehrmacht entered the customs through Shanhaiguan, dragged dozens of ministers loaded with supplies through the forbidden army defense line, and then hurried in the direction of the capital.

A day later, the convoy entered the forbidden army camp outside the capital.

Zaitao, the minister of military training of the forbidden army, personally waited in the barracks, and as soon as the convoy arrived, he greeted him with more than a dozen generals and officers of the forbidden army.

The person in charge of the convoy hurriedly walked in front of Zaitao and said respectfully and without losing his identity: "Lord Wang, I was ordered to bring you 3,000 rifles, 1.5 million rounds of ammunition, worth a total of 100,000 taels of silver, please check it!" ”

As a minister of military training, even if Zaitao was born as a county king, he is also very familiar with all kinds of firearms.

As he walked to the cart not far away, he ordered: "Open all the weapons and ammunition immediately, and this king will inspect the goods." ”

Soon, the canvas covering dozens of carts was lifted, and the boxes stacked on the carts then entered Zaitao's field of vision.

Without saying a word, Zaitao directly pulled out a dagger and knocked open a wooden box, and then there was a smell of gun oil.

After picking up the rifle and manipulating it simply, Zaitao immediately made a judgment that the rifle in his hand was at least ninety percent new.

When Zaitao slowly showed a satisfied smile on his face, the generals who were in charge of inspecting the other carts gave themselves a positive answer. At this time, Zaitao was already completely convinced that the Wehrmacht did not play tricks on itself, and the weapons and ammunition provided to him were all eighty percent new.

Since this is the case, Zaitao no longer worries about the next transaction, and replied directly: "I will accept the weapons and ammunition, according to your requirements, I have prepared 50,000 taels of silver and supplies worth 50,000 taels of silver." When the carts are emptied, you will be able to go back with the money and supplies. ”

"In addition, please tell your commander that as long as the quality of the guns is not bad, I will buy another 20,000 rifles at the same price, and in addition, all the light and heavy machine guns and artillery you can provide will also be bought by the imperial court."

It took five days for Yuan Shikai to receive the news that the imperial court had lifted the blockade of the Wehrmacht and that it had purchased weapons and ammunition from the Wehrmacht.

"Bastard, doesn't the court know that they are raising tigers for trouble? Are the people in the court confused? As soon as Yuan Shikai received the news, he was furious in the Shuai Mansion, and then scolded the court for being stupid.

A staff member next to him hurriedly comforted: "Marshal, the news from the palace said that this proposal was first put forward by the Minister of Military Training, Zaitao. As soon as the blockade of the border was lifted, the forbidden army received a large amount of weapons and ammunition, including many heavy weapons. Not surprisingly, the Wehrmacht should have used the weapons and ammunition urgently needed by the imperial court as a condition to move the imperial court to lift the blockade. ”

"In addition, according to the reports of our people who are embedded in the forbidden army, the price of weapons sold by the Wehrmacht to the imperial court is very low, with rifles and bullets only sixty percent of the outside, and heavy weapons only eighty percent of the outside. In addition, half of the purchase of these weapons needs to be paid for in silver, and the other half can be deducted with supplies of equal value. ”

"Now, the forbidden army formed by the imperial court has all been equipped with new weapons, and the extra weapons, the imperial court is ready to change the patrol battalion, change the patrol battalion to the forbidden army, and imitate the forbidden army for training."

"If the imperial court changes all the patrol battalions in the Gyeonggi area, the number of forbidden troops under the control of the imperial court will exceed 130,000. In addition, some governors in the south who still support the imperial court, the military strength in the hands of the imperial court will surpass ours, and our Beiyang army will also face the embarrassing situation of being attacked on the back. ”

Yuan Shikai, who was shrouded in anger, listened to the staff analyze it so carefully, and his brows immediately wrinkled into a big Sichuan character. Then he replied in a heavy tone: "The court is calculating, what you just said is not possible, it is affirmative." Compared with the cold and frozen, desolate Guanwai, the Central Plains we occupy must be more popular with the imperial court. ”

"Also, compared with the national defense forces outside the border, whether judging from combat effectiveness or the battlefield environment, our Beiyang Army is better to fight. If the imperial court can really eliminate our Beiyang Army, then the imperial court with the support of the Central Plains will no longer be afraid of the National Defense Army. ”

"Destroy our Beiyang Army first, does the imperial court have this strength?" The staff, who didn't expect this, asked with a dumbfounded face.

"Yes, as long as the Imperial Court Patrol Battalion is fully redressed and trained, and then there is some agreement with the Wehrmacht in secret, they may be able to destroy us, or at least inflict heavy damage on us."

"I just got the news a few months ago that our own people lurking in the forbidden army were all discovered by the imperial court more than half a year ago. In just half a month, they were killed, imprisoned, and some rebelled. Now that the imperial court has completely mastered the forbidden army, coupled with Zaitao's training ability is not bad, as long as the troops are strong enough, they can completely enter the Central Plains. ”

"Don't forget, although the Beiyang Army has expanded to 150,000 people, the main force is only about 100,000 people, and the rest are mixed associations that have not yet been equipped with weapons. Even the main force of the nine towns is still short of more than 10,000 rifles, and all kinds of heavy weapons are still nearly forty percent short. ”

"Also, we have more than 100,000 people in several provinces that need to be defended, and our forces are too scattered. In this case, you say, how can we block the heavy attack of the forbidden army. If the Janissaries drag their heavy artillery over and attack us, we will not be able to stop them. ”

At this time, several staff members also realized that the problem was even more serious than they imagined.

For a while, everyone's eyes were focused on Yuan Shikai and waiting for his next step. (To be continued.) )