Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

In the 29th Regiment’s base, Li Jiashang looked at the boxes unloaded by the soldiers and was quite surprised. Could it be that Gu Chenghai really got the ammunition back?

Li Jiashang walked forward and opened a box, and what came into view was a brand new committee rifle and a matching bayonet.

Li Jiashang was shocked. He originally thought that even if Gu Chenghai could get a gun, it would at most be a second-hand old slide. He didn't expect it to be a brand new imported committee rifle. You know, the ace unit under the 102nd Brigade, the 27th Regiment, has not been able to equip all its main forces with committee rifles.

At this moment, Gu Chenghai returned with his men, and with a red face, he shouted to his officers: "I said I would get you guns, and I will definitely get them. Look, they are all brand new imported committee rifles! From today on, if you don't train the little guys under the 29th Regiment to be vigorous and energetic, you will be unworthy of the equipment I worked so hard to get!"

The officers of the 29th Regiment were also obviously very excited. The commander of the first battalion, Niu Dali, shouted, "The commander is really amazing. He said he would get the guns, and he got them right away. Unlike some people, they just pour cold water on us and do nothing practical!"

Niu Dali's words obviously had a hidden meaning, and Li Jiashang's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The other officers were also delighted and said, "I thought it was good enough that our commander could get the old rifles, but I didn't expect that they were all committee rifles."

"These are all new guns that have never been fired. Our 29th Regiment is not much worse than the 27th Regiment. They can't get so many new committee rifles."

Li Jiashang snorted coldly and left on his own.

After arriving at a secluded place, Li Jiashang instructed his trusted subordinate, "Go to Tongshan City and inform the brigade commander immediately. Tell him that the 29th Regiment has a channel to purchase large quantities of arms. It would be best if he comes in person."

On the other side, after two days, Qin Huaiyi successfully returned to Sanjiang County with more than 30,000 yuan. Su Zhengyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. In the next three months, he would not have to worry about military pay. However, this arms business was really profitable. Su Zhengyang planned to continue doing it and sell the nearly 10,000 committee rifles in his hands first.

In Tongshan City, Ganzhou Province, after receiving the news sent back by Li Jiashang, Feng Dingshan, the commander of the 102nd Brigade, said with a smile, "Are you sure that the rifles that Gu Chenghai brought back are all completely new?"

Of the three regiments under the 102nd Brigade, except for the newly added 29th Regiment, the gun-carrying rate of the other regiments is over 27%, especially the 75th Regiment, which has five Maxim heavy machine guns, more than ten Czech light machine guns, and even four Krupp 27mm field guns. In the entire Zhao warlord faction, the th Regiment is also one of the top ace troops and the face of Feng Dingshan.

Relying on the troops under his command, even the division commander Zhao Ruming was polite to Feng Dingshan and valued him very much.

But if he could find a channel to obtain a large number of committee rifles, Feng Dingshan could arm all his troops. If the number was large enough, he could even eliminate all the old cartridges in their hands. In this way, the combat effectiveness of the troops would undoubtedly be directly improved by several levels.

"Brigade Commander, this is what the Chief of Staff and I saw with our own eyes. A company came from Sanjiang County and delivered the goods to our door in person."

Feng Dingshan stood up, patted the soldier on the shoulder and said, "I was right about your chief of staff. If this is true, both of you have made great contributions."

"Notify the guard camp and get ready. I want to go to Zhonghai County in person to see the actual situation!"

A few days later, at the 29th Regiment's headquarters in Zhonghai County, Feng Dingshan looked at the brand new committee rifle in his hand with a look of delight. He turned to Gu Chenghai and asked, "Little Gu, did this committee rifle really come from the Sanjiang County Security Corps? How could a small local armed force like them have so many imported rifles?"

Gu Chenghai said with a stiff face: "Reporting to the brigade commander, the leader of this security group, Su Zhengyang, is the only son of Su Yuting, the former commander of the Jiangbei Su faction warlord. The influence of the Su family in Jiangbei cannot be underestimated, so it is not surprising that he can get these arms."

"So that's it!" Feng Dingshan nodded in sudden realization.

Then he looked at Gu Chenghai with a friendly expression again and said, "Little Gu, to be honest, our brigade is also preparing to replace a large number of rifles recently, but we are having trouble finding a channel to purchase committee rifles. I wonder how many of these 100% new committee rifles Su Zhengyang has?"

Under Feng Dingshan's burning gaze, Gu Chenghai told the truth: "When I went there, he should have at least a thousand swords, and our group bought 500."

"So, the Security Corps still has at least seven or eight hundred of these committee rifles."

Feng Dingshan thought for a while, then said to Gu Chenghai, "Well, I have never had any contact with Su Zhengyang, and as a brigade commander, it is not appropriate for me to contact him. So you will come forward on my behalf. Take a deposit of 20,000 yuan and go to the Sanjiang County Security Corps. I will take as many of these committee rifles as they have!"

Although Gu Chenghai was somewhat reluctant, he had to agree because he was under someone else's roof. He had originally planned to buy the other rifles from Su Zhengyang and arm the entire regiment once he had more money, but now it seems that he can only give them to Feng Dingshan first.

In this way, Gu Chenghai took the 20,000 ocean deposit given by Feng Dingshan and rushed to Sanjiang County again.

At the 29th Regiment’s headquarters, Li Jiashang sneaked up to the door of Brigade Commander Feng Dingshan and knocked on it.

"Who?"

"Commander, it's me, Li Jiashang!"

Feng Dingshan opened the door and Li Jiashang walked in immediately. Feng Dingshan hated being disturbed when he was resting. He frowned and said, "Why are you looking for me in the middle of the night? What's the important matter?"

Li Jiashang said, "Commander, are you really planning to do arms business with the security group in an orderly manner?"

Feng Dingshan looked at Li Jiashang in surprise and asked, "What do you think?"

Li Jiashang smiled amiably and said, "Brigade Commander, think about it. The Sanjiang County Security Group is just a local armed force with low strength. We can use the deposit to ask them to deliver the arms to us, and then we can directly rob the arms. This will save at least tens of thousands of dollars."

Feng Dingshan said hesitantly, "This Su Zhengyang is not an ordinary person. We'd better not offend him easily."

"Don't worry, Commander. I've checked. The Su family is no longer the same as before. To put it bluntly, Su Zhengyang is just a stray dog. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to the northwestern border to be the head of a security regiment. Even if we stole his weapons, Su Zhengyang wouldn't dare to fart."

"Besides, even if the Su family still has some remaining power, they can't reach the northwest."

Feng Dingshan thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "You will be in charge of this matter. If you do it to my satisfaction, you will be rewarded."

"Yes, Brigadier General!"