Britain, France, Russia, the United States and other countries are extremely greedy for the indomitable, overwhelming, and devastating strength of the armored division units of the First Army Corps of China in the charge, although the British also invented the Mark I tank, but the Mark I tank is far from the tanks in the armored division of China in terms of performance.

The tanks and armored vehicles in the armored division of China have been tested in actual combat in the war, although the power of the weapon system of China's tanks and armored vehicles needs to be improved, and the failure rate is also high, but its off-road performance such as climbing, crossing trenches, wading, and climbing mountains really makes the military personnel of other countries eye-opening, in addition to these, the tank mobile fortress not only has a super attack ability, but also has a strong defense ability, which is the best weapon for charging into battle, in addition to the armored car this weapon, Its defensive and striking capabilities are inferior to tanks, but its off-road performance, speed, and agility are better than tanks, and its failure rate is much lower than that of tanks.

After seeing the power of tanks and armored vehicles, Britain, France, Russia, the United States, Italy, and other countries have successively approached the relevant Chinese departments in the hope of purchasing these two weapons, but the Chinese side has not relented in the past few months.

This time, Zhu Erdian came to see Xiao Zhenlei, in addition to talking about the affairs of the Arabian Peninsula, another purpose is to find a breakthrough in the purchase of tanks and armored vehicles from Xiao Zhenlei, although the British have invented the Mark 1 tank, but the British are only a few dozen Mark 1 now, and the performance is too far behind. It has not yet been tested in actual combat, after the appearance of the armored forces of China. The British wanted to find a way to improve the Mark I tank from the Chinese tank, and improve the manufacturing technology and the combat performance of the tank.

On the other hand. Due to the frequent large-scale bombing of the British mainland and the unrestricted submarine warfare of the British mainland in recent months, the British mainland industrial system has suffered extremely cruel losses, many arsenals and machinery factories have been blown up, and war materials cannot be transported to the British mainland in time, so that the British mainland's ability in military production has been greatly weakened. So the British wanted to buy some tanks and armored vehicles from China to strengthen their military power.

After Zhu Erdian and Xiao Zhenlei reached an agreement on the Arabian Peninsula and Cyprus issues, they said: "Your Excellency, it is reported that the 101st Armored Division of the First Army of your country has shown itself quite well in the war with the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. ”

Xiao Zhenlei smiled when he heard this: "Mr. Zhu Erdian." Previously, the military personnel of your country have been in contact with our military on this matter, not because China does not want to sell them to your country, but because on the one hand, the cost of these two weapons is very high, and our country can build an armored division equipped with these two weapons, which has already exhausted the deposits of the national treasury, on the other hand, because these two weapons are still in the testing and inspection stage, and their performance is not very stable. We have spent a lot of money on the research and development of these two weapons, and it is impossible for China to share the technology with other countries free of charge, and once these two weapons are sold, it is equivalent to the technology will be leaked. In this regard, I hope that Mr. Jurdian will be considerate of my country's difficulties! ”

Zhu Erdian sneered in his heart, any item in the world. Including ethereal things that have a price, as long as they can afford it. You can buy anything! The British Empire was glorious for hundreds of years, colonizing the whole world. There is nothing else, just more money and more gold.

These thoughts flashed in his heart, and Zhu Erdian waved his hand very magnificently: "Our British Empire is based on commerce and pursues fair trading, Your Excellency President, make a price, I believe that there is no commodity in this world that cannot be sold, the question is whether the person who buys something can get a price that makes the seller happy!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei smiled, thinking that the British were really wealthy, if it weren't for the huge amount of money, where would he have such confidence when he spoke? It seems that the war has come to this point, and the fat on the British is still very thick, and he has to cut off a few pieces of fat on the fat pig of the British before he is willing!

Shaking his head, Xiao Zhenlei said: "Mr. Zhu Erdian, these two weapons really can't be sold!" ”

Zhu Erdian frowned, as if he had thought of something, and after a moment of silence, he raised three fingers and said: "As far as I know, the armored division of your country's First Army Corps has about 200 tanks and 100 armored vehicles, so let's buy a tank and armored vehicle the size of an armored division, this is a lot, right?" All paid in gold".

Xiao Zhenlei didn't immediately refuse when he heard this, but he didn't agree either, his expression was seen by Zhu Erdian, and he knew that Xiao Zhenlei still thought that this number was too small, it seems that the research and development of those two weapons, Huaguo really cost a lot, otherwise Xiao Zhenlei would not still not let go in this situation, it seems that the number has to be increased.

Zhu Erdian said again: "Okay, I'll add three hundred tanks, one hundred and fifty armored vehicles, this is always okay, right?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei didn't make a sound, lit a cigarette and smoked a few puffs, looked at Zhu Erdian again and said: "At least three armored divisions of tanks and armored vehicles, in addition you also need to purchase motorcycles and trucks for three armored divisions, these are indispensable for armored divisions, if there are not enough motorcycles and trucks, the armored division will not be able to exert combat effectiveness at all, I will calculate for you, an armored division needs 1500 motorcycles and 520 trucks, which is the least, if you want to form a complete armored division, You may also need to have a lot of wagons! ”

Zhu Erdian's face turned green after hearing this, Xiao Zhenlei is purely slaughtering, according to Xiao Zhenlei's establishment of an armored division, how much does it cost to form an armored division? He said with a bitter face: "Your Excellency, our country does not need so many motorcycles and trucks to form armored divisions, we want carriages to replace some of them, you see that each of our armored divisions is equipped with 500 motorcycles and a hundred trucks, and the rest are replaced by carriages, you can calculate the price!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei knows very well that with the current traffic and road conditions in the world and the terrain of Europe, if an armored division is not equipped with enough side three-wheelers and trucks, even if it is equipped with enough tanks and armored vehicles, its continuous assault combat capability cannot last for a long time, and the Germans were able to launch a blitzkrieg with an armored group in World War II and sweep through France and Poland like a devastating sweep, because the German armored division is equipped with enough motorcycles and trucks to provide logistical support closely behind the tanks and armored vehicles.

However, since people are unwilling to buy so many multilateral three-wheelers and trucks, Xiao Zhenlei can't be reluctant, the price of these two things is not high, and the price is almost transparent, and he can't make much money in this regard, as long as the British can buy tanks and armored vehicles of three armored divisions, Xiao Zhenlei will be satisfied.

"Okay, then 600 tanks and 300 armored vehicles, let me calculate with you, the cost of a tank is about 850,000 yuan, 600 tanks is 510 million, the cost of an armored car is about 780,000 yuan, and the price of 300 armored vehicles is 234 million, a total of 744 million!"

Zhu Erdian hurriedly said: "President, you, your price is too high, a tank costs 850,000 Chinese yuan, which is more than 200,000 pounds when converted into pounds, and this price can completely build a cruiser!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei shook his head when he heard this: "Mr. Zhu Erdian, it was more than 20 years ago to build a cruiser with more than 200,000 pounds, for example, in 1898, China ordered three cruisers from Germany, Hairong, Haichou, and Haichen returned to China, and each cost was 163,000 pounds at that time. The current cruiser is not the same as the old cruiser in terms of combat capability and performance, and with the development of the economy and inflation, 200,000 pounds 200,000 years ago is equivalent to the purchasing power of 2 million pounds now, this, you don't object to it, plus the world war in the last two years, the price of raw materials has been rising, the cost is naturally high, the tank is a new weapon, the technical content is very high, so its cost is also high, and China's research and development of these two weapons has cost a lot of manpower and material resources, We have to pay for it, so there is a technical value in this price, and you must pay for this money! ”

Zhu Erdian nodded again and again, "I know, I know, but your price is still too high, I think 400,000 yuan per tank and 300,000 yuan per armored vehicle, this price is more fair, if the transaction is made at this price, we will not suffer, and you will also make money."

Xiao Zhenlei immediately objected: "Zhu Erdian, you are too ruthless in bargaining, how can you bargain like this, as soon as you open your mouth, you cut more than half, do you want to negotiate this deal?" In this way, our side will suffer a little loss, take a step back, 800,000 Chinese yuan for a tank, 700,000 for an armored car, no less! ”

The two bargained, and after some verbal battles, they finally reached an agreement, the price of each tank is 700,000 Chinese dollars, 600 is 420 million yuan, 600,000 Chinese dollars for one armored car, 300 is 180 million yuan, and Britain also bought 1,500 two sides of the three-wheeled and 1,000 trucks, 300 yuan for three wheels, 450,000 dollars, and 2,500 dollars for military trucks, 2.5 million dollars, a total of 602.95 million.

Zhu Erdian wanted Xiao Zhenlei to remove the odds, but Xiao Zhenlei refused to live or die, what a joke, if the fractions were removed, wouldn't 1,500 side three-wheelers and 1,000 trucks be given away for nothing? (To be continued......)