Chapter 35: The Accident on the Return Trip
Sixteen thousand taels of Madsen light machine guns, six thousand taels of silver heavy machine guns and bullets, plus eight thousand taels of Mauser pistols and bullets, that is a full thirty thousand taels of silver. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It is certain that such a large order at one time is definitely the first time that William has encountered it since he came to Lushun.
In addition, the interests of arms far exceed those of other commodities, and as long as this transaction is completed, he can bring more than 10,000 taels of silver to the foreign bank, and as the manager of the foreign bank, he can also extract more than 1,000 taels of silver from it.
At this moment, in William's eyes, Yang Xingguo has invisibly become his biggest financier.
In order to tie up this big customer, I will continue to buy weapons and ammunition from my own foreign bank in the future. As long as Yang Xingguo's request was not excessive, William agreed without thinking about it......
Therefore, when Yang Xingguo left the foreign company, in addition to getting a lot of assurances from William, he also took away two Mauser pistols and two hundred rounds of ammunition that William gave him as a gift.
The appearance of light and heavy machine guns made Yang Xingguo have the idea that the trip was worthwhile.
In order to avoid arousing Lao Maozi's idea of garrisoning, Yang Xingguo will no longer participate in the next rifle transaction.
After passing through the more than ten brothers who entered the city, one of them bought twenty Mosin Nagant rifles, all of which added up to two hundred and sixty rifles. Coupled with sufficient ammunition, the more than 50,000 taels of silver that Yang Xingguo carried with him were used up without accident.
A few days later, when Yang Xingguo returned to the Li family's compound, a house that had just been cleared out of the front yard of the Li family had been piled up with various boxes.
At the same time, a list of the latest purchases was also sent to Yang Xingguo......
"There is a Makqin heavy machine gun, and a total of 15 boxes of 30,000 rounds of special ammunition for heavy machine guns. 100 Mauser pistols, 25 boxes of 50,000 rounds of special ammunition...... Madsen has a light machine gun and a box of 2,000 rounds of ammunition...... Mosin Nagant had 260 rifles and 50 boxes of ammunition for 100,000 rounds...... A total of ten boxes of various other spare barrel parts......"
Looking at the various data on the list, a fully staffed integrated battalion seemed to have stood in front of itself and was being reviewed by itself.
And just when Yang Xingguo was holding the list in his hand, with a smile on his face, and dreaming.
Zhang Shanlin, who was already equipped with a Mauser pistol in front of him, did not show any smile on his face.
Not only that, as time passed little by little, a heartfelt worried expression flashed on Zhang Shanlin's face.
Subsequently, he asked Yang Xingguo directly: "Big boss, so many arms, even if they are transported in large vehicles, more than ten will be needed." If we add our seizure at the Li family, there are definitely twenty carts......"
"There are so many big cars, how do we cross those checkpoints along the way and return to the cottage, this is the problem we need to solve now, please come up with an idea as soon as possible, because, if we stay here for one more day, there will be more dangerous ......"
What surprised Zhang Shanlin was that the problem that he couldn't solve even if he wanted to break his head didn't even frown in front of the big boss Yang Xingguo......
didn't let Zhang Shanlin wait too long, Yang Xingguo gave a very positive answer......
"This is a good problem...... How we got here, how to get back. Hurry up all the way and return to the cottage in the shortest possible time. At that time, even if the old Maozi checkpoints we encounter along the way are suspicious of us, by the time they understand it, we will already be back in the cottage......"
"You know, after robbing Li Guangtian, the last thing we lack now is silver...... Zhang Shanlin Zhang, squad leader, in addition to the big cars seized by the Li family, you go to the town to buy big cars, and a total of forty cars are raised. Each of our carts is only half loaded with munitions, so that we can increase the speed of the vehicle by 30 percent, or even 40 percent. In this way, in three days at most, we can walk these hundreds of miles and successfully return to Yangjiazhai......"
In the absence of any other solution, the method of the big boss Yang Xingguo has become everyone's solution.
In one day, forty carts appeared outside the Li family's compound, and of course, along with the forty carts, there were also forty coachmen hired by Zhang Shanlin with silver.
After everyone worked hard to load everything into the cart, Yang Xingguo only glanced back at the Li family's compound, and then gave the order to set off very decisively.
At the beginning, the whole team did pass a level very smoothly as Yang Xingguo expected.
However, good luck has not always been on Yang Xingguo's side.
When everyone walked for a whole day and was about to approach the second checkpoint along the way, Zhang Shanlin, who was scouting in front, suddenly walked back with a solemn face.
As soon as he found Yang Xingguo, he reported: "Big boss, there is a situation ahead......
"When we came, there were only more than a dozen people at the front checkpoint, and there were only two old Maozi, and there was almost no vigilance...... However, it seems to be a little different now, at a glance, all of them are old Maozi soldiers, and there is at least a platoon of more than 30 people. ”
"What's more, these old hairy people are very heavily guarded, no matter who they are, as long as they pass the checkpoint, they have to go through a very strict inspection......
Although he didn't know what was wrong in front of him, for the safety of these arms behind him, Yang Xingguo still ordered very decisively: "Squad leader Li Xiaohu of the guard squad, you take the guard squad and these big cars and transfer them immediately...... I remember that there was a mountain recess three miles behind, so I moved all the carts there first, and I was on guard......"
"Zhang Shanlin, you take two people and see if there are any other people around...... There are so many old hairy people here suddenly, there must be something we don't know, we must ask clearly and come back......"
"The remaining brothers of the reconnaissance team, follow me to the front to have a look, and reconnoiter the enemy......
Compared with a half-way scout like Zhang Shanlin, Yang Xingguo's eyes are more sophisticated.
With just one glance, Yang Xingguo was sure that the number of Lao Maozi in the checkpoint was not a platoon, but a company.
Because, most of the old hairy people are cowering in a few houses in the level.
As for how Yang Xingguo found them, it must be said that Yang Xingguo's luck is really good.
When Yang Xingguo was observing the change of cards, Captain Lao Maozi, the company commander, happened to be surrounded by several second lieutenants and lieutenant officers to observe the enemy situation.
If there is really only one platoon of old hairy people in the checkpoint, then how can there be so many officers......
Just when Yang Xingguo's heart was shrouded in doubts, the dense figures in the checkpoint house were directly reflected in his field of vision from the window......
Although I don't know how many old Maozi soldiers are hidden in the house, through analysis, Yang Xingguo can definitely judge that these old Maozi are exactly a company.