Chapter 154: If you don’t have enough artillery, ask someone to borrow it! (Third update!) "Not enough artillery?" Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was also stunned. This is a troublesome matter. What should we do if we don’t have enough artillery? In order to reluctantly use these artillery, Krupp spent a lot of effort. Now with another hundred artillery pieces, this guy will probably collapse. So we can only think of another way. "Do you think Stilwell would agree if I borrowed some artillery from the New First Army?" Cun Yunsheng suddenly asked with an idea. Hearing this, Meng Fan glanced at the other party and said calmly. "I don't know whether Stilwell will agree, but I know that the new commander of the New First Army will definitely not agree. He doesn't believe in your character." Hearing this, Cun Yun was speechless for a while.
Is your character so bad? Not even! All said and done, it was the British army that was the most deceived. I didn’t ask the British army to borrow artillery, so why didn’t the commander of the New First Army borrow it? "Tell me clearly, what happened to my character?" Cun Yunsheng said with a pale face in a hurry. The feeling of being falsely accused is naturally unpleasant. "You know very well how many deceitful things you have done. If Yu Xiaoqing knew and you dug out his confidant, the battalion commander, I think he might have the intention of killing you." Meng Fan was annoyed. The words left Cun Yunsheng speechless. "You have already mentioned Yu Xiaoqing, how about I borrow some artillery from him? Anyway, he won't be able to attack Nantianmen for a while. Why do you have so many artillery? Why don't you lend it to me?" “Do you think Yu Xiaoqing will agree?” Cun Yunsheng looked at Meng Fanglia and asked. "what do you think?" "At worst, when I take Lashio, I can just give him a little more compensation. Heavy artillery and so on will be no problem." "If it doesn't work, I'll kick the Japanese army in Nantianmen's ass, and I'll take it as a credit to Yu Xiaoqing?" Cun Yunsheng thought for a while and felt that this should be enough. “Send a telegram to Yu Xiaoqing now, with a slightly softer wording. This guy is a soft-spoken guy, so don’t try to be tough with him.” “In addition, send a telegram to Zhang Ruzhi, the military commander. When our army takes Lashio, the scale of the business can be increased several times.” "Also, send another telegram to Stilwell and ask him to send some more instructors. Don't be petty. When Lashio is captured, he will be confident in speaking to the British army." Hearing this, Meng Fan looked at him speechlessly and could only nod in agreement. It seems that since Zenda, our group has been cheating and tricking various veterans into joining. But I have to admit that although they talk a lot about the truth, they at least do what they promised. This is what Meng Fan is complaining about, but he still works very seriously.
The first person to receive the telegram was still Yu Xiaoqing. During this period he became even more taciturn, and he also knew that he seemed to be involved in a whirlpool. In other words, it was the interests of certain people that led to Zhang Lixian's departure. So this time, he learned well. In addition to inspecting the Nantianmen position every day, he also practiced various tactics on the sand table. Then he will report to his superiors when he can attack Nanmentian. The order he got was to wait where he was. Yu Xiaoqing was very troubled by this. I even regret it, why did I withdraw it at that time? It is better to imitate the Sichuan Army and stay on the other side of the river to fight guerrillas. It’s a pity that I didn’t regret taking the medicine. “Division, a telegram from the Sichuan Army Corps.” He Shuguang walked into the division headquarters, looked at Yu Xiaoqing and said. "Sichuan Army Corps? What's going on?" Yu Xiaoqing didn't even want to answer the other party's telegram, because he knew that there was definitely nothing good going on. "You'd better take a look." Since Zhang Lixian left, He Shuguang has become depressed and has been silent in the world of his musical instruments every day. Hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing sighed softly, but still took the telegram and waited until he finished reading it. Slammed the table and yelled. “Dream.” The telegram started with a normal greeting, indicating that if the Yu division lacked fine equipment, the Sichuan Army could provide it. Seeing this, if not, Yu Xiaoqing might still be a little moved. As a result, the conversation changed and it became that the Sichuan Army was currently attacking Lashio, but the Lashio defenders were very tenacious. It is impossible to break through the opponent's position for a while, and there happens to be no fighting at Nantianmen. It is better to borrow a battalion of artillery. After Lashio is taken, we will be grateful. It can be said that the tone is very sincere. But Yu Xiaoqing was very angry. He is not a fool. He can probably guess where the missing soldiers have gone. Don't think that I must have gone to the Sichuan Army. Otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible for the Sichuan Army to rise so quickly in such a short period of time. Yu Xiaoqing's heart ached very much when she thought of this. Of course, I just slapped the table.
Many people in the division were shocked by such a slap. When they saw it was Yu Xiaoqing, they all lowered their heads and pretended to be busy. Actually, what Cun Yunsheng said is true. Nantianmen is really busy now, there is nothing going on at all. The Japanese troops on the opposite side were like mice, hiding directly in the cave. Occasionally, they would come out to exchange insults, and both sides would attack each other. There’s really nothing else to be busy with. If Yu Xiaoqing hadn't stayed at the division headquarters every day, these staff officers would have gone out to have fun long ago. "Master, why are you angry?" He Shuguang advised. “The Sichuan Army bullied others too much and asked me to deploy an artillery battalion to assist him in attacking Lashio.” "Look, how could he be so shameless and say these things?" Yu Xiaoqing was indeed very angry this time. He had never seen such a shameless person in his whole life. "The Sichuan Army is going to attack Lashio?" He Shuguang's eyes lit up, but he remembered that the expeditionary force suffered a disastrous defeat and even sacrificed a division commander. Isn’t it the loss of Lashio that led to the subsequent series of disastrous defeats? “Yes.” Yu Xiaoqing nodded. "Master, if the Sichuan Army captures Lashio, does it mean that the general attack on Nantianmen is not far away?" He Shuguang's words stunned Yu Xiaoqing. "What do you mean?" Yu Xiaoqing seemed to have guessed what the other party was thinking. "Master, you and I must know the importance of Lashio. If this place is lost, it means that the Japanese 56th Division will be completely destroyed, and the Japanese regiment remaining in Nantianmen will no longer be able to hold on. meaning." He Shuguang analyzed. “At that time, we can completely request to the summit to launch a general attack on Nantianmen.” After listening to He Shuguang’s analysis, Yu Xiaoqing fell silent. He did not expect that He Shuguang would persuade him to agree to the conditions of the Sichuan Army. "Master, don't blame me for speaking too bluntly. We are just wasting our time here at Nantianmen. Shangfeng doesn't want to counterattack Nantianmen at all. Their thoughts are only on military aid now and they don't care about this place at all." He Shuguang persuaded hard. . "As long as you are still insisting, in fact, the brothers all know in their hearts that Shangfeng will not let us counterattack Nantianmen." "Brothers are all getting rusty at Nantianmen. Why don't you agree to the Sichuan Army's conditions and dispatch an artillery battalion to help them capture Lashio." Hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing took a deep look at the other party. He did not expect that He Shuguang would become a different person and seemed very strange. "I understand." Yu Xiaoqing said lightly, and then motioned for He Shuguang to go out. After the other party left, Yu Xiaoqing stared at the telegram and snorted, not knowing what he was thinking. On the other side, Zhang Ruzhi, the military commander, received the telegram and called Li Jiu. "Capture Lashio? So quickly?" Li Jiu was stunned for a while after reading the telegram. “Yes, we have reached the city of Lashio. There are too many artillery pieces and there is a lack of artillery. Let me think of a way to get an artillery battalion to assist them in using artillery.”
"This time the requirements are not that high. It means that these artillery troops can return without worrying about never coming back." Zhang Ruzhi said. After listening to his words, Li Jiu was thinking about something silently. “Did the Sichuan Army Corps provide any conditions?” It is impossible to agree to just asking them to extend a hand without giving them any benefits. “They said that after taking Lashio, the previously promised supplies and equipment would be doubled.” Zhang Ruzhi’s words made Li Jiu’s eyes gleam. The wages of avarice is death. Especially the profits here are terrifying. The breathing of both people has accelerated a lot. "Sir, have you done it?" Although Li Jiu asked, it was obvious that if he didn't agree, he would probably take action himself, and even find a way to kill Zhang Ruzhi. This is definitely not a joke. With such a huge profit, if you kill one person, you can get an extra profit. "Of course we did, but where are we going to get the artillery? It's not just three or five. We can just find a few reasons to arrest a few people. Last time Zhang Lixian made Yu Xiaoqing very wary of us." "I'm afraid it's impossible to replicate the previous methods." Zhang Ruzhi said with some discomfort. Hearing this, Li Jiu also nodded, and even came up with the idea of killing Yu Xiaoqing directly to support Tang Ji's rise to power. But he quickly interrupted, the Yu family behind Yu Xiaoqing was not weak, especially the several families that the Yu family married, all held real power, so try not to offend too much. If we really kill him, the consequences will be huge. But this kind of cutting off people's money is like killing one's parents, and it will definitely cause a lot of trouble. It's really anxious, it is estimated that there is such an idea. "Forget it, ask Tang Ji what he can do. The target of an artillery battalion is too big and difficult to deal with." Zhang Ruzhi said with some complaints. "Sir, if the goal is big, the profit will be big. If we do it well this time, I'm afraid we can directly provide for our retirement." Li Jiu said with envy. Hearing this, Zhang Ruzhi nodded, and then took Li Jiu to Tang Ji's residence. Speaking out the requirements of the Sichuan Army Corps. Of course, the benefits were also mentioned. Tang Ji’s eyes widened when he heard that nearly 100,000 pieces of ocean could be divided. One hundred thousand oceans! It’s definitely a huge sum of money in this day and age. The last payment of more than 20,000 yuan was enough to satisfy him. This time it was a hundred thousand oceans, making him gasp for breath and have red eyes.
"An artillery battalion is difficult to handle. Yu Xiaoqing has been keeping a close eye on it recently and patrols every battalion and company every day. It is impossible to use the previous excuses." Tang Ji shook his head and said. "Huh? Do you just want to give up like this?" Zhang Ruzhi asked unwillingly. Tang Ji alone can get 100,000 yuan, let alone him, it will definitely not be less than 150,000 yuan. As for the one in the mountain city, the ocean will be more profitable. They are willing to give up, but the one in Shancheng will not give up either. “Who said you gave up?” Tang Ji shook his head and said. “Look, you’re in a hurry again. I’m trying to find a way.” "It's impossible to start with Master Yu. Fortunately, this time the Sichuan Army agreed to borrow, but I'm afraid that the loan will not be repaid." Tang Ji said with some worry. "Probably not. Their credibility is pretty good. They have fulfilled their promises on time, so they won't lose their credibility for the sake of an artillery battalion." Zhang Ruzhi felt that Tang Ji's worries were unnecessary. If you really don’t want to pay it back by then, then let’s break it up slowly. At any rate, they have obtained the ocean. "Well, what you said makes sense. There is really no need to lose one's credibility with just one artillery battalion." Tang Ji said in agreement. "Yu Division can't do it, then start with other troops. Didn't Kunming's Fifth Army deal with the Sichuan Army? Ask them to send an artillery battalion to support the Sichuan Army's attack on Lashio. Do you think they will agree?" Hearing this, Zhang Ruzhi and Li Jiu looked at each other. The Fifth Army is not just another ragtag army. As long as there were any miscellaneous troops around, they would have taken action long ago. Is it Tang Ji's turn to remind him? Isn’t it because there are no miscellaneous armies around? Some miscellaneous armies don’t even have artillery. How can they have artillery? This time the Sichuan Army requested that heavy artillery be used. It would be good if the artillerymen of the miscellaneous army can use mortars. Heavy artillery? I’ve probably never seen it before. "Master Tang, although the Fifth Army has had contact with the Sichuan Army, the commander of the Fifth Army, General Du Yuming, has been sitting on the bench and has no power. We are not familiar with the new commander." Zhang Ruzhi. He said helplessly. "You are not familiar with him, but I am familiar with him. I have dealt with him." Tang Ji said with a smile. At this time, Du Yuming took the blame for the disastrous defeat of the expeditionary force, so he sat on the bench. The renovated Fifth Army was commanded by Qiu Qingquan. Zhang Ruzhi did not expect that Tang Ji actually knew this person. It was indeed beyond his expectation. “I wrote him a letter saying that the Sichuan Army would lend him an artillery battalion and I would give him a big thank you later.”
"The worst thing is, we each take some of the profits and distribute them to the Fifth Army to stop their mouths." I have to say that Tang Ji is indeed an old fox and handled it very well. “As long as this business is completed, we can make more money in the future.” “It’s okay to make less this time, as long as the water lasts.” At least Zhang Ruzhi and Li Jiu looked at each other and praised in unison. “Okay, I’ll do as you say.” Soon, Tang Ji wrote a telegram and sent it to the Fifth Army in Kunming. Qiu Qingquan was stunned for a while after receiving the telegram. I thought about it for a long time before I remembered who Tang Ji was. Originally, he was too lazy to pay attention to this kind of person, but considering that the other person was from the same faction as him, he had better read what the other person wrote. After reading it, Qiu Qingquan fell silent, thought for a while, and called Zhu Maoqin from the artillery regiment. First update and later revision, there is still one chapter left, expected to be around 11:30! Try to be in advance! I was delayed by some chores tonight! Feel sorry!
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