Lu Rongting, like Zhang Zuolin, are all bandits, the difference between the two is only one south and one north, Lu Rongting made his fortune by robbing the French army on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and was respected as a righteous thief by the people. Later, he accepted Zhao'an, became a regular army, and sat in the position of the patrol envoy of Liangguang.

However, Lu Rongting is obviously not satisfied with his current position, and he also wants to completely eradicate other warlords in the Liangguang region and truly control the two provinces. Now Sun Wen's party is finished, but Lu Rongting's enemies are not many, there are direct troops in the north, the Guangdong army in the east, the Yunnan army in the west, and Guangxi is also a place of four wars.

If you want to level these opponents, you naturally have to have more powerful weapons, and now the Feng army sells arms, which is the most haode opportunity, Lu Rongting is in front of him There is a beautifully printed brochure, each page is printed with a weapon, and various properties are marked next to it, as well as the purchase price, etc., which makes it clear at a glance.

This is also Sun Xianrui's sudden whim on the road, and the things he came up with, all those who want to buy arms, each person has a booklet, and let them choose at will. Lu Rongting flipped through the atlas and looked at the parameters on it, and his eyes showed full greed.

Flipping and turning, Lu Rongting slapped his thigh violently, and said to Chen Bingkun beside him: "Shunqin, come and see this artillery, it is simply tailor-made for Guangxi, this is eye-catching!" ”

Chen Bingkun took it and saw that what Lu Rongting instructed was a 105-millimeter howitzer, which weighed less than one and a half tons, 32 times the caliber, weighed 15 kilograms of the projectile, and had a maximum firing range of more than 10,000 meters.

It can be towed by mules and horses, or it can be towed by vehicles, Chen Bingkun looked at it, and couldn't help but admire: "Dashuai really has a good eye, this artillery is more than twice as powerful as the seventh and fifth cannons, and the range is longer." But the weight is relatively light. It is very suitable for the terrain of Guangxi, and if we can pull up an artillery regiment, our firepower can at least double the combat effectiveness! ”

Chen Bingkun said, his eyes also showed a blazing light, he has followed Lu Rongting for many years, and the Gui army is also equipped with a lot of legal equipment, but in terms of performance, it is completely incomparable with what Feng Jun took out. The great powers only threw out the rags they did not want to want, and although these things of the Feng army were also second-hand, they had just been replaced from the front-line troops. It's still quite sophisticated, and anyone who sees it is tempted.

Lu Rongting was very satisfied, but he looked at the price below again, and immediately felt a pain in his flesh, a cannon cost 55,000 yuan. In addition, each shell is 25 yuan, and a cannon is equipped with 1,000 shells. It costs 25,000 yuan. That adds up to 80,000 yuan.

If you add the vehicles involved and hire training personnel, the cost of a cannon will be at least about 100,000 yuan, which is definitely an astronomical amount for the poor and weak Guangxi.

Lu Rongting gritted his teeth. Still couldn't make up his mind, Chen Bingkun on the side said a little anxiously: "Handsome, although the price is expensive, I think it's worth it." It's a big deal, let's raise some taxes, or stop grabbing some points from the businessmen in Guangdong, in short, we must make up enough. ”

Lu Rongting shook his head for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Let's take a look at something else first, let's find something that is suitable for us at the right price." ”

The atlas is getting further and later, there are more and more good things, more and more cannons, there are more and more calibers, there are 122 mm, 152 mm, 203 mm, and even 240 mm, each of which is a complete killer, Lu Rongting's eyes are red and his heart is hot, but the more he looks at it, the cooler his heart becomes, these things are really good, but none of them are what he can bear.

When he turned to Zuihou, he simply didn't look at the price, there are all kinds of aircraft, armored vehicles, tanks, and even warships, indeed, as Sun Xianrui said, there are all kinds of things in them, but his financial resources are limited, and it is really unattainable.

Chen Bingkun also saw Lu Rongting's embarrassment, so he said: "Dashuai, if you find it difficult to choose, let's just not say anything about it first, and look at other people, what they buy, we are buying in a targeted manner." ”

As soon as Lu Rongting heard this, he immediately showed joy, he bought weapons, obviously not where to play, but to use them to deal with the surrounding shili, as long as he made sure that he had an advantage over the surrounding people.

"Shunqin gave me a good idea, let's go to Fengjun first, it is said that they shipped a batch of samples, what is the weapon of this Fengjun, can it be compared with the powers, and you have to see it with your own eyes to know, it is not a donkey dung ball, and it is smooth outside."

Lu Rongting took Chen Bingkun to the front of the courtyard under Sun Xianrui's bag, Chen Bingkun personally came to the door, and smiled at the guard: "Go and inform Miss Sun, Lu Dashuai is here." ”

"I'm sorry, Miss Chen went out to Baiyun Mountain to admire the monuments."

As soon as he heard this, Chen Bingkun immediately frowned, Lu Rongting is a patrol envoy of the two Guangzhou, a great prince on one side, with heavy troops in his hands, and he is also a figure with a head and a face. Sun Xianrui, this little girl, is a little too rampant, and no one has reached this point in her eyes, and she can't even see it, it's just too hateful!

Lu Rongting was also unhappy in his heart, he suppressed his anger and said to the guards: "Do you know when Miss Sun will come back?" ”

The guard shook his head: "I don't know, but if you want to see the weapon, you don't have to wait for Miss Sun to come back, just go to the backyard, there are already two people in just now." ”

"Who's in?" Lu Rongting asked with a calm face.

"It seems to be Chen Jiongming, he is taking people to see the arms."

Lu Rongting and Chen Bingkun glanced at each other, and they both showed shocked looks, Chen Jiongming is now the commander of the Guangdong army, and he is also their potential opponent, he ran to see the munitions, and he can't lag behind.

Lu Rongting and Chen Bingkun also went directly to the backyard, where a lot of things were already placed, including guns and cannons. After Lu Rongting walked in, there were Jishu personnel from Fengjun who walked over quickly.

"Whatever you want to see, just look at it!"

Lu Rongting didn't look at the dazzling array of weapons at this time, but set his eyes on a corner, where a person was holding a pistol, and he couldn't put it down, it was Chen Jiongming.

Seeing Lu Rongting coming, Chen Jiongming also greeted with a smile: "Lu Dashuai, you also came to see the weapon?" ”

"If you are allowed to come, will you not let me come?"

"What are you talking about, we are just buying things, Feng Jun has already said it. Everyone competes fairly, just buys and sells. ”

When Chen Bingkun heard this, he immediately sneered and asked, "Listening to Governor Chen, is he ready to compete with us?" ”

"Don't get me wrong, everything must be done according to your ability, the people of Guangzhou have just been devastated by the war, how can they go to loot the people's fat and ointment for a little munitions!"

Lu Rongting also nodded slightly: "I hope you have the same heart, this can do this." ”

After finishing speaking, Lu Rongting didn't care about Chen Jiongming. Instead, he looked intently at these weapons of the Feng army, and to be honest, the weapons made by the Feng army were still far behind the great powers in terms of craftsmanship. But the advantage is that the variety is complete and the big killer is sufficient. And it is not like the great powers, which attach a lot of political conditions. Hence the fatal attraction.

Lu Rongting was quickly fascinated. Look at this rifle and look at the mortar, he can't help but admire, it's all good things, but it's a pity that he can't get them all in his hands.

One after another, representatives of other people came, and they were all observing these arms. It's as lively as a market. At this time, Sun Xianrui was already in Baiyun Mountain. It's just that she's not admiring the view, but has something to talk about.

Opposite Sun Xianrui, there happened to be a young officer, who was much older than Sun Xianrui. But it seems a little restrained and trembling.

Sun Xianrui said with a smile: "Mr. Deng, you don't have to be nervous, I invited you over, in fact, I want you to help?" ”

"Miss Sun just tells me, and I will do it."

"I haven't said anything yet, you are in a hurry to agree, aren't you afraid of suffering?"

The officer hurriedly said: "Miss Sun is here on behalf of Lan Shuai, just with the prestige of the Feng army, where will I suffer!" ”

Sun Xianrui smiled and said with a smile: "Mr. Deng is really smart, I dare to ask here, are you here to buy weapons for Liu Cunhou, or buy weapons for yourself?" ”

When the young officer heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer. His name was Deng Xihou, and he was a subordinate of Liu Cunhou of the Sichuan Army. It turned out that when the provinces were begging for Sun together, Liu Cunhou sent him out of Sichuan and followed the Beiyang Army to Guangzhou. Later, when he heard the news that Fengjun was going to sell weapons, Liu Cunhou did not let him leave, but waited for this matter in Guangzhou.

Sichuan is extremely isolated, but there is a continuous civil war, and there is a huge shortage of weapons, but he can't buy good things, so Liu Cunhou is full of expectations for these arms. But it's not just him, Deng Xihou is the same, his strength is expanding rapidly, his ambition is also increasing, and he also wants to strengthen his Liliang and become the real master of the party. Suddenly received an invitation from Sun Xianrui, he was also ecstatic, this is a good opportunity to take the line of Fengjun, where can he miss it!

Deng Xihou was silent for a long time before he said very seriously: "Miss Sun, it is normal for people to go to high places and water to flow to low places, and Deng does not dare to hide it from Miss." ”

When he said this, Deng Xihou's head was already soaked with a layer of sweat, he was sleek, but he also knew that he couldn't be blindly tactful, and sometimes he had to make bets, facing Sun Xianrui's question, Deng Xihou gritted his teeth, and finally chose to tell the truth.

Sun Xianrui suddenly laughed: "Mr. Deng, you are really a sincere person, as long as you are willing to obey my command, you can get a large number of arms, and even get the support of the Feng army." ”

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In a blink of an eye, the next day, all these delegates must have come to the venue, including Lu Rongting and Chen Jiongming, their eyes were all red. It's so difficult to choose between a lot of good things, and they're all digging their minds, constantly comparing, searching for the best thing.

Just when everyone was preparing to haode, Sun Xianrui was late, she looked at these people, and then said generously: "Everyone, don't say much, according to the rules, let's start bidding." The first thing is a 152-mm howitzer, with a starting price of 10 guns and a reserve price of 2 million yuan! ”

Lu Rongting and the others thought that they would start the auction with the most basic pistols and rifles, but they knew that they would be heavy artillery as soon as they came up, and they were suddenly caught off guard. In the face of this kind of large-scale killing weapon, they can only fight their spirits and calculate carefully.

Ten guns, a total of 2 million, is equivalent to 200,000 yuan for one cannon, and the money for one cannon is almost enough for a brigade's military salary for a year, which is really not a small amount.

Everyone was talking to each other, not deciding whether to buy or not to buy. At this moment, a young officer suddenly raised the sign in his hand.

"I'll give two million!"

When Lu Rongting heard this, he hurriedly looked back and saw that it was Deng Xihou from Sichuan who was asking for the price, and his brows immediately furrowed.

said coldly: "Although it is a bidding today, you must also know your weight, it is easy to bid, if you can't get this money, it will be a shame!" ”

Deng Xihou smiled slightly: "Marshal Lu, heavy artillery is a good thing, why Wu Peifu's third division is second to none among the Beiyang armies, the reason is very simple, that is, he has a heavy artillery regiment." Our Sichuan army also buys some heavy artillery to decorate the façade, is there still a problem? As for the problem of funds, there is no need to worry, although we can't take out so much cash, there are a lot of local products in Sichuan, and I can use pig bristles as collateral! ”

Before there was no composite material, high-quality bristles are an important material for making brushes, and this kind of brush is an indispensable thing for maintaining guns, so bristles are also out-and-out strategic materials, Sichuan is the most haode place for the quality of bristles on shijie, in World War I, there was a large number of exports, with this thing as collateral, of course, there is no problem.

Lu Rongting didn't say anything, but instinctively felt a pressure, he still wanted to live within his means and spend too much money not far away, but it seemed that it was obviously not good.

"Have you come up with anything more expensive?" Sun Xianrui asked again.

At this time, a little old man suddenly stood up: "Miss Sun, didn't you say that you want to open up the supply, if we want to buy more, what should we do?" ”

It was Li Gengen who was questioned, he was Tang Jiyao who represented the Dian army, there was a contradiction between the Dian army and the Sichuan army, and as soon as he saw that Deng Xihou wanted to buy heavy artillery, he couldn't stand it, so he stood up and asked.

"As I have already introduced in the auction rules, the current batch of arms auctioned is sold at a preferential price, because everyone has made a contribution to the eradication of Sun Wen. If you want to buy more, you can buy it directly according to the auction price, which is a 10% premium, and you only need to pay the money to buy it directly. ”

Li Gengen finally figured it out, it can be cheaper now, but it will only be more expensive in the future, and he couldn't help but hold up the sign: "I'll pay 2.1 million." ”

"Two and two hundred thousand!" Deng Xihou did not hesitate to increase the price.

"Two and three hundred thousand."

"Two Hundred Million"

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As the price of the cannon continued to rise, everyone present was dumbfounded, and they also understood that this was not a discount, but a bloody scramble, if you don't want to be killed by your neighbors, hurry up and buy weapons to keep safe! (To be continued......)