Chapter 162

"I think something of practical significance should be discussed" It was Waldeck who interrupted the two singing and harmonizing, Fang Jianxiong seemed calm, but actually scolded this old devil in his heart, let Lao Tzu do enough tricks to die. Forget it, this old fox, if you play with him, you will definitely not take the bait, it is better to have something practical.

"Fifty cannons of caliber 300 or more, equipment and vehicles of twenty 150 heavy artillery regiments. Twenty 105 heavy artillery regiments, 120mm heavy mortars, 500 81mm mortars. Fang Jianxiong opened his mouth, and the essence of the profiteer was exposed. The Germans were all straight in the eyes when they heard this, especially Waldeck, not with such a ruthless one.

However, Bob was very calm, with an expression that Lao Tzu had long known that you would be like this, and spoke before the other Germans: "Impossible, you want so many large-caliber artillery, do you have so many shells?" Do you build a replacement barrel? Guns of 300 caliber or more can be given at most 10 guns, 150 heavy guns can be given to you up to five regiments, and 105 heavy guns can be given to 10 regiments. 120mm heavy mortars, 100 units, 81mm mortars, 150 units. ”

Sure enough, if it is not my race, its heart will be different, and other Chinese think so. Don't look at the usual guy named Bob who calls him a brother to the big handsome, and he really stood on the side of the Germans at the critical moment. A good person like Jiang Fangzhen saw that Bob also had the intention of moving his fists, and his eyes were already on fire.

"No, no, Bob, you're bad at learning from Biel. How can you learn to bargain with a profiteer? You are a military man, a soldier of the German Reich. That's not good, forget it. For everyone's brother's sake, I'll give way. I don't want heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 300mm, you can give you enough equipment for twenty regiments of two kinds of heavy artillery. Two types of mortars, 200 each. Fang Jianxiong rolled up his sleeves and put on a posture of a knife fluttering.

Bob was very calm, and said that this was not the time to talk about brotherly feelings: "Ten regiments of heavy artillery each, and two hundred mortars of each kind." A conversation that was so strict was turned into a vegetable market by this brother Liaogong.

"Bob, how can you do this? Are you still not brothers?"

"Brothers belong to brothers, and the interests of the country are higher than one qiē. I am a Teijin, and I will never give in on matters of principle."

"In this way, the number will be as you said, ten cardinal shells per gun." Fang Jian's majesty was ruined

The "five cardinal" Bob is unusually calm, so as to respond to all changes.

"Then a low-interest loan of 50 million gold marks will help me train 3,000 gunners" When Fang Jianxiong seemed to give in, the heartbeat of listening to the side accelerated to the point that Waldeck, who was almost bleeding from the brain, spoke first: "The deal is so decided"

"Bob, today I will give His Excellency the Governor face and not bother with you, the miser. In this way, it will be as it has just been said. Complete the transaction in two months, and I'll give you the blueprints of the tank first. After all the deliveries are made, you will be given the number of relevant tactics of the barrage Xu Jin. ”

A negotiation that seemed thrilling to other Germans ended like this, and Bob, who usually looked like a profiteer, shone brightly, and severely dealt a blow to the ambitions of the Chinese. Before that, the other Germans, including Hahausen, really didn't know how to deal with this young squadron leader, who was respected before, but is now disgusted. This guy's face just now is so ugly, it's like a peddler in a vegetable market who is scheming with someone for a pound.

An agreement was reached, and the Germans went away satisfied. Fang Jianxiong is also very satisfied with this result. It was originally a kind of pit business, and the consequences of letting the Germans use tanks first, Fang Jianxiong was looking forward to it. If the Germans accidentally destroyed Britain and France, it would not necessarily be a bad thing, and it would be Russia that would be the first to be unlucky, and it is estimated that ten Americans would get in in advance.

"Hey, people are poor, short-minded, skinny, and long-haired, so they sell this trick with such a little benefit. "After Fang Dashuai sent the Germans away, he looked at the Germans who were far away, and he was very sad, thinking that it would be difficult for such a Kaizi to be slaughtered in the future

Jiang Fangzhen immediately twisted his head away, indicating that he didn't know this person. This is twenty heavy artillery regiments. Hundreds of mortars, what more do you want. If you think about it carefully, when the price was first offered, the mentality of the chief of general staff of Chiang Kai-shek who suffered from gains and losses was too tormenting. I was worried that the Germans would turn around and leave in anger and miss the deal, and I hoped that the Germans would be fools and agree to the deal.

Cai Yi looked at Fang Jianxiong's expression of losing money with a very speechless look, and silently turned his head and left. I was pondering a question in my heart, as long as we people led the troops to fight, Fang Jianxiong's young shoulders carried too many things that ordinary soldiers could not imagine. It's like carrying two mountains, with army construction on one side and industrial construction on the other. There were even other things to carry, which was so difficult for him, knowing that he was only 24 years old. What have I done for this country in comparison? I'm really ashamed to bow my head and leave.

"Bob, I didn't expect you to have a talent for business," Ludendorff said to Bob next to him, sitting in the car.

"It's all taught by the boss, and in Germany there is our joint venture, a pharmaceutical group. The money earned from selling drugs over the years, the boss has all become equipment for the army. Frankly, I couldn't find any quality flaws in him except for the greed for money. Even if he was greedy for money, he thought of it for the sake of his country, and I was deeply ashamed of the competition I had just had with him. But I don't regret it, I'm for the good of the German Empire" Bob even showed a painful expression when he spoke, was that a torment between friendship and national interests? Ludendorff judged it this way.

"Bob, thank you for doing this for the German Empire," Ludendorff said in a solemn and sincere tone, as a genius commander, Ludendorff knew very well what he had received from Fang Jianxiong. At the price of his heart, it was a big deal.

In fact, Fang Jianxiong also felt that he had earned it, so he could actually order something else, but it was not easy to grasp this point in time. If the transaction is early, I am afraid of leakage, and if the transaction is late, it will be inconvenient to return to China if the machine is equipped or something. There are a lot of weapons and equipment, and some of them are in stock. Transactions will not be affected by war.

At a time when both China and Germany were rejoicing, there was one person who was in a state of flux, and that man was Stilwell, because he was under house arrest. Before the exercise, he was locked in a courtyard, and he could only use a pair of binoculars to observe the battlefield, but the problem was that this courtyard was very lacking, and he could see very few details, and could only see the scene of the barrage slowly advancing.

Even so, Stilwell was already going crazy. As a soldier, he knew very well what would happen when the barrage Xu Jin suddenly came out on the battlefield. And this tactic is definitely not such a simple artillery tactic, otherwise other countries would have mastered it a long time ago. The U.S. Army has only 100,000 people in total, and it is not very well equipped or anything. But the United States has enough industrial capacity, and with a single nitrogen, it will definitely be able to meet the needs of the military.

Stilwell took it for granted that the United States was not a little embarrassed during World War I, otherwise why did the British still bully the Americans after the war? As far as the United States is concerned, it only produced 400,000 rifles a year in 1918, and you are embarrassed to say that you have the world's largest industrial capacity? It was precisely because of the baptism of World War I that the military industry of the Americans developed by leaps and bounds.

After Stilwell was released, Fang Jianxiong had already left, and after inquiring, he learned that Fang Dashuai had started another inspection. The first stop of the special train is Tai'an, where a division of armor is stationed, the equipment is produced in Wuhu, and the refitting has been completed. The second stop is Xuzhou, where the three divisions are placed in Xuzhou, with a clear purpose and reinforcements to Jinan at any time. Prevent Japanese troops landing from Lianyungang.

After the Americans handed over the first batch of goods, the equipment problem of the 24 divisions was solved, and they began to fully replace 7mm rifles, light machine guns, and submachine guns. Submachine guns could not be fully equipped, only one squad, following the example of the Germans in World War II. Let's put it this way, in this era, the team weapons of Fang Jianxiong's 24 Class A divisions are more powerful than the world.

The refitting of other troops will have to wait for the next batch of American goods, which is a very helpless thing, but there is no way. The country is too backward and there are too many places to catch up. Fortunately, the artillery was fully equipped, thanks to the generosity of the Germans. Otherwise, the output of Wuhu and Hanyang is really enough.

After Xuzhou, Fang Jianxiong transferred to Shanghai, and the Wusongkou fortress had been completed, with 30 large-caliber artillery pieces and more than 100 artillery pieces of various calibers facing the sea. The Nanjing Military Region has two Division A, 10 Division B, and more than 100 regiments of the local security forces. Even if the Japanese landed, they would be able to hold it up for a month or two. Not to mention that Japan may not have the courage to wage a full-scale war against China, and the Japanese will be quite sober-minded.

After inspecting Wusongkou, Fang Jianxiong went to the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, which specializes in the production of various artillery shells. In the past two years, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau has not been idle, and the production tasks are full every day. The shells produced were transported to warehouses in Xuzhou, Northeast Shandong and other places for storage, and Fang Jianxiong had been preparing frantically for that battle. That battle must be won, otherwise it will be difficult for China to turn over.

After Shanghai, I took a boat along the river, inspected all the way to the past, and all the military industrial enterprises were in a frenzy of production. Even the broken manufacturing bureau in Anqing, after some rectification, replaced the new machine qì equipment, and is also producing rifle bullets. In fact, the production of bullets is a very troublesome thing, and it is more difficult than the production of guns. Some processes, which are extremely complex, must be operated manually. However, China lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of people. The layout of the entire military-industrial complex along the Yangtze River, over the past year or so, Shanghai has produced artillery shells. Nanjing and Anqing produce bullets, and Wuhu and Wuhan produce guns.

With steel in the saddle, life was much better. Even so, there are still a lot of raw materials to be imported. Almost every day, cargo ships come in from Wusongkou and go up the river. In the heat of 1914

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