Chapter 319 News about the warship

Seeing this bald Northeastern veteran actually thanking himself for several warships that had been beaten to almost tatters. The soldier couldn't help but feel bursts of bitterness. Shen Honglie undoubtedly loves the navy!

Almost every warship in the entire Northeast Navy was obtained through his painstaking efforts. This old man's love for the navy is unparalleled, but he still mobilized himself on the road to the Middle East even though he knew he was not an opponent. All warships fight the Soviet army!

This asymmetrical river battle resulted in almost the entire Northeast Navy being annihilated! This kind of blow was understandable to the old man. Now that he could pick up some warships again, the old man was naturally very excited!

"Uncle Chengzhang, look at this..." Junzi poured a glass of wine for Shen Honglie, then took out a telegram and handed it to Shen Honglie.

Shen Honglie was stunned for a moment when he saw Jun Zi's actions, and then he took the telegram and read it. It didn't matter, after reading the telegram, Shen Honglie became excited!

Then Shen Honglie stood up with a "Hoora~", grabbed Junzi's arm and asked tremblingly: "I said, Junzi! Is this true?! The Americans are really planning to sell us this warship?" ?!You’re not fooling your uncle for fun, are you?!”

With Junzi's strong physique, he was slightly scratched by the skinny Shen Honglie. Tu Qianjun couldn't help but sigh at how irritating this warship was to Shen Honglie! He could see Junzi sighing in his heart, facing Shen Honglie. sidewalk.

"How could I joke with my uncle about this kind of thing?!" Junzi smiled at Shen Honglie and said in a deep voice: "This USS Nevada battleship was passed by my father's friend and the American Colt. Uncle Phil from the family contacted me. But the price is not cheap! It costs 10 million..."

"Gudu~" Shen Honglie was so shocked by the price that Junzi said! But Junzi's next words almost made him die.

"And, it must be US dollars..." Junzi said slowly to Shen Honglie. At this time, the exchange rate of silver dollars to US dollars was about 1 to 1.1. In other words, this is equivalent to eleven million The price of silver dollars!

(For the exchange rate here, see: "China during the Great Depression: Market, State and World Economy (1929-1937)", chart on page 31: New York silver price, exchange rate between the Chinese yuan and the US dollar (1880-1930) information It’s really hard to find)

The soldiers were beaten to death, but only 5 million were dug out from Nanjing. Even if the Soviet Union agreed to pay compensation, it would only be 12 million silver dollars, which was not enough to pay for this battleship. And the entire Northeast Army and the Soviet Union The army fought for a long time and consumed about 40 million silver dollars.

This warship will cost more than 10 million! Jun Zi had to sigh, this warship is indeed a very expensive thing! And Shen Honglie almost collapsed after hearing Jun Zi's words, what a guy! The price is really not cheap!

The battleship that Junzi asked Phil to find was an Omaha-class light cruiser.

The Omaha-class cruiser is a cruiser designed by the United States after World War I and built after the war. Her main mission is to serve as the vanguard of the main fleet, leading destroyers to conduct pre-war reconnaissance operations in order to provide reliable intelligence for the main fleet. The displacement of this light cruiser is: 7,162 tons 9,296 tons

Equipment: Main gun: 12 mk12 53 times caliber 152mm guns (2x2, 8x1), secondary gun: 2 mk2 50 times caliber 76mm guns (2x1), torpedo tubes: 10 533mm launch tubes (2x3, 3x2 ).

The dimensions of the battleship are: 169.3 meters long, 16.9 meters wide, and 6.1 meters draft.

This class has a standard displacement of about 8,000 tons and uses a high-horsepower engine, giving it a speed of more than 35 knots, which allows it to work closely with the destroyer force.

The Omaha-class cruiser has a huge oil storage capacity, giving it a long-lasting combat capability. The 152mm artillery and 533mm torpedoes it is equipped with are sufficient to deal with any enemy destroyer that blocks its movement.

The price offered by the United States is really not expensive, because the cost of building an Omaha-class cruiser reaches 8.1 million US dollars! This does not include other costs of this battleship, so this price is really not expensive.

But more than 10 million is an astronomical figure for Shen Honglie now! With Zhang Xueliang trying to reduce the army's expenditure, and even changing the arsenal to produce civilian supplies, this more than 10 million is simply a deduction. Can't come out.

At this thought, Shen Honglie let go of Junzi's hand in frustration and slumped down on the chair.

At this time, Shen Honglie's heart was like a cat scratching his head. He was obviously coveting this battleship but unfortunately he didn't have the money to buy it! This is like in the future, your monthly salary is only more than two thousand, and you look at other people's crazy love for four or five thousand. The four crazy people are drooling!

What I really want! But I really have no money! Seeing Shen Honglie's depressed look, Junzi couldn't help but smile, helped Shen Honglie pour a glass of wine, and said in a deep voice to Shen Honglie: "Uncle Cheng Zhang, you But don’t worry too much! I can help you handle this!”

Shen Honglie's eyes lit up when he heard Jun Zi's words! That's right! How could he have forgotten that the boy he was drinking with was the commander-in-chief Zhang Xueliang's confidant! Because of this boy's words at that time, Zhang Xueliang Against all odds, he gave 5 million to Tu Qianjun in the United States.

Then he spent a lot of money one after another to recruit skilled technical workers and technicians in the United States. By the way, he bought several large ships of machine tools and equipment. Now these have confirmed Tu Qianjun's vision!

Because those workers and machine tools played an extremely important role, even some of the weapons of the Northeast Army were improved in the hands of those recruited technicians - many of the technicians who were poached worked directly from before World War I to the present. Yes! That kind of technical sophistication and experience is simply not what these domestic workers possess!

This is also the foundation for the rise of the United States in the early days. Now these foundations are in the Northeast! They are working hard to use their own strength and technology to help the Northeast Army's industry develop!

If Tu Qianjun had spoken about this matter to Zhang Xueliang, then Zhang Xueliang would definitely consider it carefully. As long as Junzi's reasons were sufficient, it would not be difficult to agree.

Thinking of this, Shen Honglie stood up excitedly, grabbed the wine glass, and said excitedly to Junzi: "Junzi, uncle, I don't have anything to say! As long as you can help uncle get this warship back, I'll give you whatever you want." I will never even frown!"

Hearing what Shen Honglie said almost as if he was swearing, Junzi couldn't help but smile and said with emotion to Shen Honglie: "Uncle Chengzhang! This time our Northeast Navy was almost completely wiped out. It's really not a war." What a sin! The equipment is not as good as human beings!"

Shen Honglie couldn't help but be silent when he heard what the soldier said. As an old navy man who had even participated in naval battles with the British army, didn't Shen Honglie know that although the Northeast Navy in his hands was known as the best in Yunei, any fleet from any major power could come over? Can you completely annihilate your own fleet?!

He even knew that once the Soviet fleet was dispatched, it would be a piece of cake to annihilate the weak Northeastern Navy in his hands! But what could be done?! Everyone had already hit him on the head. As a soldier, how could he not go out to fight? ?! What’s the difference between an army that can’t resist foreign enemies and trash?!

"Our navy will eventually develop! I will talk to the commander-in-chief about this. As for money..." The soldier smiled and said to Shen Honglie: "I met him when I was in the United States. Mr. Stuart Meitang of Zhigongtang. He is willing to provide part of the funds to help us purchase it, and he also knows the current governor of New York State, Mr. Roosevelt. I believe he can help us to a certain extent."

Oh! Situ Meitang! Shen Honglie couldn't help but be surprised that the military commander actually knew this old man. You must know that this old man is so famous! Not to mention that he has funded revolutions several times, and he is an old senior of the Tongmenghui and even the founding father. There is also a great relationship!

Shen Honglie, who had joined the Tongmenghui in his early years, naturally knew about this old man, so he had more confidence in Junzi's words! He knew that this old man was really not short of money! And he was very patriotic. , otherwise he would not have mortgaged his assets in court in exchange for funds to finance the revolution of the founding father at that time.

"Junzi! I'll leave it to you! In the future, whenever you ask for something from Junzi, I will do my best!" As he said that, Shen Honglie solemnly raised his glass, touched it with Tu Qianjun, and drank the wine in the glass. And it’s all over!

While Jun Zi and Shen Honglie were discussing the warships, the Soviet troops in Manchuria also started their dinner.

The Soviet troops who originally attacked had their own cooking soldiers, but later they discovered that the food in Manzhouli was not bad! It was also more convenient to order directly from them, so gradually the Soviet army became accustomed to having it delivered to them by restaurants in Manzhouli. They eat the cooked meals directly. This is not only cheaper but also saves logistical pressure.

So although the superior officers knew about this, they turned a blind eye. Although this was against the rules, it's not like comrades didn't want to pay. Those who fight for their lives, shouldn't they have a good meal? !

However, since the Soviet troops retreated from Harbin, the security of the prison camp has become much tighter. Almost no one who often interacts with them can get close to the prison camp, and the hotel is booked at a hotel called "Fuhong Restaurant" Responsible for their meals.

Because the owner of this restaurant can speak Russian, and he knows that the food made by Russian tastes is much more delicious than that of the cooking soldiers!

That evening, the tall but always stooped and smiling boss once again came to the prisoner camp with dozens of workers smiling.

The Soviet soldiers were already familiar with the boss who often came to deliver meals. He smiled and chatted a few words in Russian. Then the fat boss gave a few small bottles of wine to the inspection guards, and the soldiers smiled.

It's released...

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Chapter completed!