Chapter 49 The Successful Smuggling of Weapons and the Arrival of the Enemy
In fact, for Xiao Lin, there are still many people who are completely at ease. At the beginning, Xiao Zhao of the National Security Bureau felt that this batch of arms should be monitored, in case Xiao Lin had bad intentions and secretly took some away, it would be a huge problem for national security. You must know that although these weapons were produced in the 50s and 90s of the 20th century, they can still cause great damage under careful maintenance. In the past, other countries didn't want unadvanced weapons, and China couldn't sell these to terrorists, otherwise they would have to wait for Sorento to clear the goods.
However, as soon as this idea was proposed, Li Jian and Wang Bayi completely went berserk. The two have been serving as captains and commissars since the formation of the FB unit, and every member of the FB, even if they have retired and sacrificed, is their child in their eyes. Ordinary parents don't allow others to insult their children, let alone two soldiers with strong and explosive personalities. On the spot, the surname Zhao was beaten into a pig's head.
In the end, the general forcibly ordered the guards to separate the three people, and the surnamed Zhao finally survived. The two were held in confinement for three days, but the matter was eventually settled. Li Jian and Wang Bayi's ideas also affected the upper echelons. All the people who know about the FB unit have a lot of trust in the people who come out here, and when they were first selected, they went through a very strict assessment. Even if it was torture and the use of truth spitting potions, it would not allow the fighters of the FB unit to mutiny, not to mention that Xiao Lin had been doing business honestly in his hometown.
The weapons were placed in the warehouse that Sholin had chosen for Sorento, and there was not much to do with them. In order to show the importance of this matter, some armed police were symbolically sent to guard the outside, and they were not allowed to enter inside, for fear that they would lose something and they would not be able to tell. As the plenipotentiary delegate entrusted by Sorento, there were no restrictions on entering and exiting. The point is that Shawlin had a valid reason to go in and out, helping Sorento to count and sort out his weapons and ammunition, and when he came out, he didn't bring anything.
Sorento didn't allow it, and no one from the Chinese side could go in to count the weapons and ammunition, and the list that Sorento got here was also specially remade by Xiao Lin. The submachine guns and mortars that Shotin took were all paid for by himself, and Sorento paid any money for them, so he wouldn't find anything wrong. Shoren left the warehouse, took Sorento around to eat and drink, and took him on a tour of his factory.
Since there is such a big financier, no matter what Xiao Lin says, he must also pull some benefits for his family's industry. If there was Sorento's cover, then the business of the factory would not have attracted the attention of others early because of some unreasonable places. Xiao Lin's factory has now been upgraded, the equipment has formed a high and low match, and the motorcycle has also been officially built and is being tested. Compared to Sorento, this kind of manufacturing capacity is already very good.
In order to thank Xiao Lin for his help, he also placed an order, the amount reached 30 million, mainly motorcycles and basic light industry machine tools, which were used to produce pots and pans and other daily necessities. These things will not be delivered until their situation in the Republic of Beran is stabilized. However, the five million deposits have been given, the contract has been signed, and things will not be yellow. Xiao Lin can also arrange for the factory to start production slowly.
Sorento was warmly welcomed at the Shoren factory, and once again intoxicated by the enthusiastic Chinese people. After playing like this for a month, finally the people from Sorento came. They started a very ordinary merchant ship, with a crew of battle-hardened black mercenaries, but no guns were carried. All of their original weapons were thrown away in the lair, and the batch of weapons purchased by Sorento was enough for them to carry out a unified reload.
The merchant ships were modified, and the weapons were camouflaged. Tanks and armored vehicles, each hidden in the bottom compartment of five merchant ships. The bottom compartment is connected by a secret door, which is not visible at a cursory glance. Rifles and machine guns, at the suggestion of Sholin, were overwhelmed by the light industrial products purchased by Sorento. Even if someone wants to check it, if it's not too strict, they won't find out. European and American countries do not want to stand directly in front of Taiwan now, and their fleets will not intercept these five merchant ships.
The doglegs, Sorento said they would definitely be able to escape, Sholin said goodbye to Sorento in the harbor, and then the two of them went their separate ways for the time being, five merchant ships, to be escorted by Pakistan's submarine forces. The next intersection was when Sorento returned to China after completing the arms transport. The next batch of weapons deliveries, Sorento said, still needs Sholin to help him deal with them.
Shawlin also stayed in the 21st century for more than two months, and no one looked at the warehouse, before sneaking back and taking the mortar away. Back in the 18th century, five days after his departure, the outpost he had sent out had spotted the British regular army in the former town of Babu.
Kent always felt that he was reincarnated in the right place, and as a direct member of the Addams family, with the support of the Addams family, he was already a brigadier general before the age of thirty. The 2,000-strong troops, with the financial resources of the Addams family, are also at the best level in the colony. I heard that the family is still working on it, and plans to push him to the position of major general, whether the family has this strength or not, at least make more efforts, which is still very good for him.
However, the family has paid so much for him, a person who does not have the right to inherit the patriarch, because he is the only person in the family who has excellent military command ability. In order to repay the family's efforts, when the family is in trouble, he has to stand up with his army. This time, he was sent by the family to strangle a group of Indians and traitors who dared to offend the family.
Kent inquired, and it was said that Tony had died at their hands. Although Tony has always been praised in the family, Kent feels that he is just a man of great ambition and talent. The patriarch is also miserable, he died a dumb son before, and now even Tony, the best among the sons, is dead. However, he did not feel sad. He wished that the patriarch's sons were all dead, so that he, as the most promising in the direct line, would have the opportunity to inherit the position of the patriarch.
However, his thoughts cannot be exposed until this really happens. Without the support of his family, he may not be able to sit in his current position. So, he can only plan to do his best to do this well. With 2,000 men, Kent traveled day and night, and finally arrived at the original town of Babu two days ahead of schedule. There was still plenty of time, so he asked the troops to repair the old town of Babu first.
Because of the Babu matter, the 700 colonial militia suffered huge losses, so the position of the mayor of this town, after some games, did not fall into the hands of the Addams family. However, the Addams family changed their strategy in time and supported the family's alliance to ascend to power. The Pandey family, whose power is a little weaker than the Addams family, has always been an ally of the Addams family, and many actions, they are advancing and retreating together.
The Pandey family has just entered here, and they can't even control the rest of the army. Therefore, it is not possible to send troops to attack the enemy with him, but there is no problem in providing some supplies and a place to rest. Kent was also very confident that not many men could win more with less and stronger with the weak, especially if their opponents were still the elite British regular army.
After two days of rest, Kent's 2,000 men, all of whom had recovered to their full condition, set out again. There is still a week to travel from the town to Shoren. They were not in a hurry, and marched at an ordinary marching pace. The cavalrymen were all sent out by Kent. The militiamen of the former Báb, who had escaped from that battle, had already told them that they had been ambushed, and Kent did not want to repeat the mistake of the past, which would be too humiliating, so the cavalry became scouts to find the way for the infantry and artillery.
When Sholin returned to the town he had founded, he immediately took out the mortar, selected a platoon of fighters who usually performed the best and were most loyal to him, and trained them in the use of mortars under his personal guidance. Mortars are not very complex guns, and they are much less difficult to use than ordinary guns. It's just that none of his subordinates have ever touched this weapon, so they don't know how to use it to aim at their targets.
After Xiao Lin thought about it, he could only let them learn first. Even if there is not enough time in the end, they do not learn, then they themselves go into battle and manipulate the mortar themselves to take out the enemy's artillery. The rate of fire of the front-loading guns was several times slower than that of mortars, and Sholin was confident that he would knock them out before they destroyed the wooden fence.
He still only used four submachine guns, and two boxes of grenade shells were taken out. Xiao Lin did not want his army to defeat the enemy only by relying on future weapons. He can't produce these things for the time being, and it's already a risk to be able to make a batch, and if he keeps getting them, he will be exposed. Could it be that without these advanced weapons, his army would have to sit and wait for death?
Therefore, even if some people will be sacrificed, he must train his troops. The town was ready for defense, with a fence of thick logs, five tall guard towers, and a trap trench. In the middle of the fence, there are shooting holes so that people inside can shoot from them. Five watchtowers, one with two floors, can accommodate a combat squad of ten people, and fifty of the best shooters will stay on them to shoot threatening enemies.
The trap trench is designed to be very insidious, and it seems that people can step over it with one foot, but in fact, those who want to do it can only fall headlong. There are sharpened stakes buried underneath, and falling down will not end well.