Rebirth of the National Marshal

Chapter 31 Military Arms Procurement (1)

"Brother Zhao, don't be so excited. I'm not a woman. Why are you holding me so hard?" Mao Yuanshan quickly pulled his hand out. He had no such thoughts. Captain Zhao had just grabbed him directly.

Everyone around burst into laughter, and Captain Zhao scratched his head a little embarrassedly, but it can be seen that their demand for weapons has really been met.

"I have a good relationship with several Germans, but I don't have any heavy weapons for now. Maybe in the future. What I can get now are Mao-colored pistols and Mao-colored rifles, as well as some American Type 60 mortars. Czech light machine guns and Maxim heavy machine guns will also be no problem." Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Mao Yuanshan no longer kept them in suspense and told them all about his assets.

Things like pistols and rifles can basically be imitated in China. Although the quality is not very good, they can be used to kill people. When people in the central government heard about these things from Mao Yuanshan, they immediately lost interest because what they lacked now was not these things, but some heavy weapons. However, what Mao Yuanshan had in his hands was still very attractive to the 29th Army.

"Captain Mao, are these things you said really real? This is definitely a timely rain for our 29th Army. Don't worry, we will never treat you unfairly. Although our 29th Army is poor, we have saved money for equipment a long time ago." General He glanced at the people in the central government while speaking. If you don't give us money, we naturally have to have our own way of making money, otherwise we would have starved to death. Isn't your central government holding the tax revenue and not paying us military pay, leaving us to fend for ourselves? Since the miscellaneous army has existed for so many years, they must have their own way of survival.

"General He, don't worry. The current quantity certainly cannot be too large, but it is more than enough to arm a regiment. The price is negotiable. All Mauser pistols are standard with 20 rounds of bullets, and I will only charge you 80 yuan, and the Mauser rifle will only cost you 100 yuan. The Czech light machine gun is 300 yuan, the Maxim heavy machine gun is 800 yuan, and the Type 700 mortar is 29 yuan." Mao Yuanshan still made a lot of profit at this price. If possible, he also wanted to give these equipment to the th Army for free. After all, they were all used to fight the Japanese devils. But if so, there would be many things that could not be explained. He did not want to be caught as a guinea pig. Such cheap arms could not be found in the whole of China, and most of them were domestic imitations. All of those in Mao Yuanshan's hands were made in Germany. This price definitely surprised everyone present.

Hu Lian's heart skipped a beat. Chairman Chiang Kai-shek did not get this price even when he bought such a large quantity of equipment from the Germans. What kind of connections did this guy have to get such a cheap price?

"Captain Zhao, you and I hit it off right away. If you don't mind, I'll give you 500 black rifles, 200 black pistols, and 10 rounds of various bullets of your regiment for free. This is my little respect to the heroes of the Great Wall War of Resistance." If you want to get what you need, you must first give others benefits. This is the bribe you throw out.

"This... I don't feel comfortable doing this. The price you offered, Brother Mao, is already very cheap. I believe our commander is also very satisfied with this price." Captain Zhao is a down-to-earth man. If it were someone else, he would agree to this immediately. Why not take something that's given for free?

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. If you hadn't defeated those Japanese devils at the Great Wall, the land beneath our feet might have belonged to others instead of ours. I'm just doing what I can. If possible, I really want to fight a bloody battle against the Japanese devils with you." If someone else said this, it might not be credible, but when Mao Yuanshan said this, everyone who came here had to believe it, if for no other reason than that they had fought a real battle with the Japanese devils a few days ago, and even got a considerable advantage.

"Okay, since Brother Mao said so, I'm not the kind of person who would argue with others. This matter is settled. From now on, as long as I'm of use to you, I'll do my best to help you. We'll be brothers from now on. I can't promise you anything else, but I can guarantee that all these weapons will be used on the Japanese." Captain Zhao excitedly drank the wine in his glass.

"Captain Mao, I would like to come to you tomorrow to discuss the arms purchase in detail. Our 29th Army is going to purchase arms, which will not be a small amount. I wonder if you have time tomorrow." General Zhao's tone of voice was already inquiring at this time. In his heart, although Captain Mao's official position was not as high as his, he was able to get weapons, and they were purely German-made weapons, which meant his status was much higher than his own.

"Don't worry, General Zhao. I won't go anywhere tomorrow. I have prepared some good wine at home and am waiting for you to get drunk." Mao Yuanshan said with a smile. His first step was successful. The senior generals of the 29th Army had already accepted him preliminarily.

The rest of the banquet was spent in pleasant conversation. There was no tension or mutual testing. The officers of the 29th Army also knew the news. They all hoped that their troops could be equipped with better equipment. Everyone knew that the war was imminent. If their troops could be equipped with new guns and ammunition, the combat effectiveness would definitely be greatly improved, and the chances of saving their lives in future battles would be much greater. So tonight, the home of Commander Song of the 29th Army must be very lively.

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