Southern Hebei Base Area.

Ze County.

"These are two medium-sized military machine tools, twenty-five military machine tools, as well as copper ingots, iron ingots, and so on."

American businessman, George Galvin pointed to the machinery behind him.

Although the southern Hebei base area is located east of the Taihang Mountains and on the west side of the North China Plain, it is surrounded by the devil's control area, and all the external communication lines are also under the control of the devil.

But money can make the devil grind.

In addition, the troops recently launched a battle of 100 regiments, which attracted almost all the attention of the devils.

In addition, the increase in the strength of the guerrillas everywhere opened up dense transport routes.

The first batch of slightly smaller machines and equipment successfully arrived at the base area in southern Hebei.

"This is the final payment."

The base personnel who came to meet him paid the final payment to George Galvin.

One and a half million silver dollars.

Cash!

"It's a pleasure to work with."

Looking at the large pile of silver dollars not far away, George Galvin was overjoyed and stretched out his hand.

The final payment was 1,500,000 silver dollars.

The profit was 1.6 million silver dollars.

Profit here refers to pure profit.

After deducting freight, personnel expenses, security expenses, and the purchase of Japanese troops and the profit sharing of cooperation with Japanese merchants, the profit from this transaction was 1.6 million silver dollars.

At the current market price of silver in the United States, it is equivalent to more than $700,000.

Even if you sell it at a low price, you can make half a million dollars.

Machinery and equipment that cost less than $200,000 including purchase and freight have a net profit of at least $500,000 and $700,000 at most.

Is there a more lucrative deal in the world?

"It's a pleasure to work with."

The personnel in the base area also stretched out their hands.

"I heard, you still need to buy a machine tool?"

"And raw materials?"

George Galvin couldn't help but ask.

Although it is very risky to transport goods over, the Japanese are crazier than mad dogs.

But the profits are just too high.

Three times and even more profits.

The Japanese don't have much of a risk.

"Of course you do!"

The tone of the people from the base was delighted:

"Come as much as you want."

"As long as you can bring it in, we can buy it at the current price."

"It's all cash."

"Great!"

George Galvin says:

"I can transport a shipload of machines."

Then he asked:

"By the way, I still have eliminated mining machinery and chemical production lines over there, do you need them?"

"Both!"

The person from the base replied:

"At military prices."

As a person from the staff of the independent regiment, although he did not know why the regiment commander demanded that no matter what it was, as long as it involved the production of machinery and equipment, it would be purchased at a high price.

Profit is as high as possible.

However, the task given to him by the headquarters and the brigade headquarters was to resolutely carry out the orders of the regiment commander and not to make any mistakes.

"Great!"

"I'll go back to China right away."

George Galvin was eager to return to China immediately, buy the factory machinery and equipment that had gone bankrupt due to the stock market disaster, and then transport them to the southern Hebei region and sell them to these Eighth Route Army.

It's really... Incredible place.

Glancing at the assistant who was checking, George Galvin sighed in his heart.

Twenty or thirty years ago, an old machine can be sold several times more expensive than a new machine.

···

At a time when the southern Hebei base area was buying machinery and equipment, raw materials, and preparing for the arsenal plan.

Early September.

Taiyue base area.

"Let's go."

The commander of the 770th Regiment, Luo Wen touched the latest twenty-round shell gun on his waist, rode the new military horse that had just arrived, and glanced back at the transport convoy of as many as five hundred board trucks.

The order to go was given.

The first phase of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments has ended.

Next, there is the second stage.

Open up the highway to the Shaanxi-Gansu border area.

The 770th Regiment, as a unit that was transferred to the border region and was responsible for the vigilance of the Shaanxi-Gansu border region, was tasked with escorting the 500 carts to the border area, mainly weapons and ammunition, some food, medicine, and other materials, and teaching materials.

Weapons, ammunition, and teaching materials are used to arm and train the militia, to resist military training, and to enhance the military strength of the Shaanxi-Gansu border region.

Medicine, food is a necessity.

Because of the blockade of preserved fruit and the obstruction of the Luliang Mountains, the transportation lines are not smooth, and although the Shaanxi-Gansu border area is the core area of the army, the materials are not abundant, on the contrary, the materials are actually very scarce.

Not to mention that it is the same as the Taiyue base area and the Taihang base area, with a full meal,

Even having enough to eat is a luxury.

From the Taiyue base area, transportation to the border area is too far, the road is too complicated, and it is difficult to transport it on a large scale.

From Taiyue to the base area in southern Hebei, more than 300 kilometers and 500 truckloads of supplies, only one battalion of escort troops is needed, and it can be reached in a week.

Originally, the superiors expected that the reclamation of Nanli Bay would provide food for the border area.

But now, there's a new way.

"Let's go."

The order was conveyed step by step, and the 770th Regiment once again stepped on the road of the Shaanxi-Gansu border area.

···

A few days later.

"Commander."

"The Eighth Route Army is here!"

"They carried a lot of horse-drawn carts, hundreds of them."

Luliang Mountain.

Liang County.

The infiltration of devils into the Luliang Mountains is not strong, so most of them are still controlled by the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army.

The 218th Regiment of the Central Army was stationed in Liang County.

It's not to be stationed here to guard against devils.

In fact, due to the influence of the Taiyue base area, there are no devils around Liang County, and the nearest devil station is still more than 50 miles away from here.

The purpose of the 218th Regiment stationed here was to blockade the Shaanxi-Gansu border area.

"Eight roads are coming?"

The commander of the 218th Regiment remembered his task,

Block any convoy of supplies that approaches the territory of the Shaanxi-Gansu Eighth Route Army.

It's a businessman, if you don't have a background, you just collect the materials, squeeze them dry and then throw them away, and if you have a background, look at the situation.

Even the materials transported by the troops of the Eighth Route Army must be blocked.

It's better to get the supplies down as well.

"Five hundred carts?"

The head of the 218th Regiment spoke excitedly.

The 218th Regiment under his command was the main regiment, with a total strength of 2,700 men, an independent artillery company, equipped with four self-produced 82 mortars, and five heavy machine guns.

These five hundred carts, he is going to order.

"Order the troops to assemble."

The commander of the 218th regiment immediately gave an order.

The materials transported to the Shaanxi and Gansu regions should be sold for a lot of money.

···

"Ahead is Liang County."

"Originally, it was the territory of the Jin Sui Army, but recently the 218th Regiment of the Central Army was stationed in."

Hearing the news of the staff officer's report, Rowan suddenly narrowed his eyes.

After the December Incident,

The relationship between the troops and the preserved Jin Sui army, as well as the Central Army, plummeted.

It's almost completely torn apart.

The former, that is, the Jin Suijun, although the relationship is poor, still maintains an alliance on the surface, and there will be no cold gun confrontation when passing by, or rather, there are relatively few.

And the latter, once it meets the Central Army, it will definitely be sabre-rattling.

There were even several clashes.

On the Guozhu side, nearly 20 regiments of troops were also sent to blockade the Shaanxi-Gansu border area and prevent supplies from entering.

It is conceivable what the 218th Regiment of the Central Army is stationed in Liang County for!

"Where is their barracks?"

Rowan asked.

If it was before, he would try to avoid clashes with the Central Army.

After all, what the superior means is that if people don't offend me, I won't offend people.

But now...

"Here..."

The staff officer took out the map and pointed to a place and said.

"The first battalion and the second battalion are stationed in place to protect the supplies and prohibit anyone from approaching."

"If someone approaches 500 meters without permission, warn first, and if they don't listen, fire directly!"

Thinking of the order of his superiors, the commander of the 770th Regiment said directly.

The supplies transported this time are important.

There are not only long-range 60 and 82 mortars, but it is said that there are also super anti-inflammatory drugs in them.

Nothing can go wrong.

"Yes!"

Hearing the order, the two battalion commanders were excited.

Because of the task of protecting the border area,

and the heavy blockade of the border area by the preserved fruit,

During this period of time, the 770th Regiment was not less deflated, and they were all ridden in the face by the group of turtle grandsons of the Central Army, and they could only be honest, and they didn't dare to put a fart.

But there is no way, what the superiors mean is that if people don't offend me, I won't offend people.

Never take the initiative to stir up trouble,

It is also not possible to take the initiative to fire.

Even in order to save bullets, avoid tension and so on, it is not enough to shoot a warning shot first.

This time, it was finally possible to get back on the field.

And

This time, the 770th Regiment carried out a major rearmament in Yangcun, and the battalion-level mortar company was popularized, and there was an artillery battalion in the regiment, and its firepower was comparable to that of any main regiment in the Taiyue Mountains.

Not to mention a mere main regiment of the Central Army.

Even if any of the devils are pulled out, they will not be cowardly.

"Third battalion, bring the heavy artillery company, and follow me to show off the guys."

Speaking of this, Rowan's own tone became more and more excited:

"Don't be powerful, do you really think that labor and management are sick cats?"

The intention of the superiors this time is very clear, to show their muscles, and let this group of wastes who can only fight in the nest know that the Eighth Route Army is not easy to mess with.

Since the muscles are bright, it is natural to pick the strongest bright.

Directly on 120 heavy mortars.

Like the Taiyue Base Area and the Taihang Base Area, the 770th Regiment is now equipped with two 120 heavy mortars and a new 75mm anti-tank gun.

As for the 82 long-range mortars, including three belonging to each battalion, there are fifteen of them.

"Yes!"

The commander of the third battalion was charged to gather troops.

"Guards."

After the third battalion commander left, Rowan called a communications soldier.

"Here!"

A guard dressed in a brand new military uniform, with a twenty-round shell gun pinned to his waist and military shoes on the soles of his feet, immediately arrived and stood in front of him.

"You go to the 218th regiment opposite."

"Tell them."

"We're going to conduct live-fire training near your barracks, and if you don't want to die, get out!"

Rowan's murderous order.

"Huh?"

The guard was stunned:

"Just like that?"

"Yes."

"Tell them what Lao Tzu said."

"One word remains the same."

"Even the tone of the tone is not allowed to change for Lao Tzu."

Rowan is still murderous.

In the past few months, he has eaten a lot, these turtle grandsons, it is not good to fight devils, and it is a first-class good hand to engage in infighting and disgusting his own people.

"Yes!"

The guards stood in a loud salute. (End of chapter)