The task of the pickup was far from complete, and the merchant ships of the two devils had not yet run out of five nautical miles by this time. The devil's freighter generally uses coal-fired boilers, and the speed is not fast, even when fleeing for his life, it is only twelve or thirteen knots.

The two merchant ships are now desperately fleeing westward, and generally the pirates have little appetite, and the sack of a 10,000-ton ship can completely satisfy their appetite. The two captains did not think at all that the "pirates" were also special. Li Guang would not let go of these two merchant ships no matter what.

An hour later, the pickup at full speed caught up with two merchant ships. In order to be able to capture it completely, Li Guang ordered the light signal to be played.

If you don't surrender immediately, sink it.

In the night, the devil can see the light clearly, but he can't see the pickup number clearly, and if he can see the pickup number, maybe he won't dare to resist stubbornly.

When the distance was a kilometer, several small cannons of the devils began to resist stubbornly. This time, Li Guang did not use 88mm guns, and directly used torpedoes.

With an order, a 455mm torpedo jumped into the sea, and dozens of seconds later, I saw an earth-shattering explosion from a merchant ship in the distance.

Even in the open sea, such explosions are terrifying enough. This torpedo alone blew a behemoth with a displacement of several thousand tons in two. Flames rose into the sky and lit up the sky.

On one of the remnants of the merchant ship, the captain of the little devil was already frightened at this time. Not daring to have the slightest sense of resistance, he immediately stopped the ship and surrendered.

Li Guang was not a luxury, but because he had too few people, it was not easy to control two ships, so no matter how valuable the merchant ships were, he had no choice but to blow up and sink one.

Early the next morning, Juan led the way in the 10,000-ton ship Sakura, while Junjiro Koizumi drove another merchant ship, the Harada, in the middle of the fleet, with the pickup watching behind.

Now the two freighters are all crew members, except for a dozen pirates. And Li Guang's people are all on the pickup number. Juan and Junjiro Koizumi didn't dare to play any tricks at this time, and the power of the torpedoes on the pickup was too terrifying.

The two pirates had many ways to deal with the Saimoto seamen, and when Junjiro Koizumi chopped Sasaki hundreds of knives on the deck until it became minced meat, the devil crew obeyed.

Li Guang was in the cabin, looking at the list of goods, almost excited. There were 7,000 tons of scrap steel on board the Sakura, and more than 4,000 tons on the Harada. In total, more than 11,000 tons.

Not to mention the value of the two merchant ships, this 11,000 tons of scrap steel alone is worth half a million dollars. And now the direction of the fleet is the South China Sea, and Li Guang not only wants to sell steel, but also sells these steel to China.

China's industrial base is weak, and its annual steel output is only 50,000 tons, and with the unfavorable war, it is not known whether there are 20,000 tons of steel output now. Li Guang sent more than 10,000 tons of scrap steel to China, and his support for the War of Resistance was immeasurable.

Although China cannot produce heavy weapons, it can still produce light weapons, and what is lacking is steel. And shells, this most important expendable. Although China does not have the ability to produce large-caliber shells, mortar shells are not very difficult, and with these steels, at least a large number of mortar shells can be produced.

The pickup is not worried about the encirclement of warships or warplanes at all. The area of robbery was carefully calculated by Zheng Xuechang and Su Qing plus two genuine pirates.

This area is located three hundred nautical miles from Panama, which is the edge of the combat radius of the fighters. Although Panama has American warships, it takes at least ten hours to get to the looting area. And in the past ten hours, the fleet has already run hundreds of nautical miles. In those years, it was the United States, and the warships were not equipped with radars, and even if they were equipped with radars, the search range was only a few tens of nautical miles. Presumably, the United States will not use aircraft carriers for a few merchant ships. Panama doesn't know if there are aircraft carriers.

In this battle, six people were killed and eleven wounded on the pickup. Manpower appears to be even more scarce. Juan and Junjiro Koizumi also lost six of their men, and Li Guang's pirate team also needed to be replenished.

Now that Li Guang has made up his mind, the two pirate leaders should also make full use of it. Although pirates have little credibility to speak of, they succumb to power. With benefits, these people are willing to do anything.

As for Junjiro Koizumi, several other officers expressed their unease. Li Guang had his own plan, and he was going to take the kidnapped Saimen led by Juan and Koizumi respectively, and the two restrained each other.

Over the next month, three ships crossed the Pacific Ocean, crossing the Celebes Sea and the Sulu Sea between the Philippines and Indonesia and into the South China Sea.

In the middle of this, there was a small incident in the Sulu Sea, because the fleet was relatively far away, and there were pirates who aimed at two huge ships, and as a result, there was no doubt that the pirate ship was sunk, and more than 30 pirates were captured, and the team of Juan and Koizumi was further strengthened.

There is a reason why Li Guangxuan chose this route, because the army was attacking Guangzhou at this time, and although the Hong Kong line was still open, it was full of crises. At present, China's access to the sea is only Qinzhou Bay and Beihai in Guangxi.

For the time being, it is said that the strength of the army is insufficient, and it has not yet had time to blockade the Beibu Gulf. Historically, it was not until the 39th year that the army began to blockade the Beibu Gulf and occupy Hainan Island.

To sell steel, Li Guang has two goals, the first is Du Yuesheng, the second is the navy, and a hidden target is the Gui bigwigs.

Du Yuesheng and the Navy, the pickup truck had just entered the South China Sea and had already been telegraphed. Du Yuesheng is very interested in scrap steel. On the navy side, Chen Shaokuan was very satisfied with Li Guangneng's return of torpedoes as promised, and Li Guang described that there were many large pieces of steel on the Sakura, such as steel plates and profiles, although they were not new, but it was not a big problem to pack up and weld a torpedo boat. Chen Shaokuan was particularly interested in this point, because although China did not have the ability to build large warships, it was not difficult to build a torpedo boat of several tens of tons.

When the three ships sailed into Qinzhou Bay, led by the Chinese navigator, the three ships docked steadily at the pier. The level of driving the big ship is really good, the two giant ships docked at the dock almost without any setbacks, and Li Guang's pickup truck tossed three times before barely docking. This made Zheng Xuechang a little dull, and it seemed that his boat skills still had to be improved.

In the following half a month, Li Guang not only sold all the steel, but also got into a relationship with Huang Shaohong, one of the three giants of the Gui family.

The Gui warlords were very distinctive in China at that time, and the new triumvirate of the Gui family was Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Shaohong. Now Li Bai and the others are leading the Bagui disciples to fight to the death with the Yue army on the battlefield in Central China, and Huang Shaohong is actually a housekeeper.

The Gui family played a significant role in the history of the Anti-Japanese War, and the triumvirate contributed a lot. These series of administrative measures implemented in Guangxi have made the impoverished and barren Guangxi shine with dazzling brilliance, and if it were not for the invasion of Guangxi, the development of the Guangxi system would be immeasurable.

In the twenties and thirties, the proportion of educated people in poor Guangxi was even higher than that in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, the traditionally wealthy regions of China. And the Gui family's vision in military affairs is not bad at all, and the Gui army has three characteristics. First, the training was learned from the army, the second equipment was more German, and the third was close to Britain and the United States.

These three points make the Gui army quite strong in combat. The Gui department also has a reserve system that does not even have the Central Army, and trained militia regiments have been set up in various places. The fact that the Gui Department was able to send nearly one million troops in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is inseparable from this reserve system.

In terms of military industry, the Gui Department can not only make guns and cannons, but even has an air force repair shop. It is said that at its peak, the investment reached 5 million yuan per year, which is equivalent to one-third of Guangxi's entire income. Unfortunately, when the War of Resistance began, all this vigorous development was interrupted.

Li Guang and Huang Shaohong's business is not complicated, but it is very sensitive. Li Guang could give Gui 1,000 tons of steel for free, but Li Guang asked Huang Shaohong to support 500 soldiers and 100 students. And the soldier has a requirement, he must be able to swim.

The army is something that local warlords can only have in the name of the central government, and it is difficult for Li Guang to say what kind of force is the surname now.

Li Guang is actually not worried about Huang Shaohong's refusal, if he really recruits people, he will naturally be able to recruit them with generous conditions. But the shortcomings are also obvious, these people have not undergone basic military training, and the training cycle is long. But there is also an advantage that there will be no organized regional factions in the troops. The pros and cons of these two points are difficult to weigh for a while.

Through Du Yuesheng's path and the navy's way, Li Guang has learned that the price of scrap steel in China is not as low as he imagined. He originally thought that the domestic price was 50 US dollars a ton, about 100 oceans, but in fact, the price of steel is now close to 200 oceans. The war has caused a serious shortage of steel in China, not only for making guns and cannons, but also for all steel. Li Guang saw with his own eyes that the navy and army had mobilized thousands of manpower to select suitable materials from the piles of scrap steel.

You must know that this is the pillar of a country, and it is so embarrassed that it is picking up the rags, and all this they have done is to contribute to the cause of resistance.

After Li Guang threw out the bigger bait of guano, a natural fertilizer, Huang Shaohong succumbed. Don't look at it as the supreme governor of a province, but also the commander of the legion. There is no resistance to the stinky guano droppings.

When it comes to steel, Huang Shaohong can still bargain, and he can no longer be calm about fertilizers related to the national economy and people's livelihood. If there is fertilizer, we will be able to produce more grain, and if we have more food, we will be able to train more troops, and only by training more troops can we better resist the war. This is the simplest logic.

In the end, the two sides finalized that the sales monopoly qualification of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan is unique to the Guizhou department. Huang Shaohong not only provided Li Guang with 500 qualified soldiers and 100 literate soldiers, but also added five doctors and ten nurses.

So far, Li Guang has a relationship with the Gui family. Opened up domestic sales channels.

The civil war was chaotic, Nanking was lost as it was in history, and the massacre still happened. The last time Li Guang went to Nanjing, he left Xu Zhan behind. Whether Xu Zhan played a role is unknown, and now Xu Zhan has no reputation in the Chinese army, and it is difficult to know even whether Li Guang lived or died. Li Guang misses this fellow very much, but he can only ask someone to inquire and bring a message.

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