After several twists and turns, Zhou Weihan received a message from the headquarters.
"Lao Zhou, what did the headquarters say?" Zhao Gang asked from the side.
Zhou Weihan handed over the telegram, and Zhao Gang looked at it in detail and said: "These materials are quite a lot, and the little devil will not agree so easily."
"Old Zhao, after all, this is the captain of a little devil's unit, and he is still alive! I think it should be three thousand 38-guns, with three hundred thousand rounds of bullets, fifteen heavy machine guns, one hundred thousand bullets, and light machine guns
Thirty guns, 100,000 rounds of bullets, ten 75-inch mountain guns, 1,000 rounds of artillery shells, three trucks of various medicines, and one bullet production line." Zhou Weihan doubled the number.
"Old Zhou, please consider the objective facts and don't ask for ridiculous prices. Unless the kid has water in his head, how can he give you a bullet production line?" After hearing this, Zhao Gang was somewhat dumbfounded.
"Hey, you're right, Old Zhao. I'm just asking for a high price. I'm giving the little devil room to bargain." Zhou Weihantian admitted shamelessly.
If the brigade commander's offer was made after careful consideration, then Zhou Weihan's offer was purely blind.
"That's it, I'll call Isamu Terauchi right away."
Zhou Weihan picked up the phone and dialed a few times: "Hello, this is Zhou Weihan."
Isamu Terauchi, who had been waiting by the phone, saw the phone ringing on the table and quickly picked it up and said: "Hey, Mr. Zhou, what did the leader of your army say?"
"Terauchi-kun, things are getting difficult to handle. I don't know where the news came from in Chongqing. We insist on sending Nobutsu Sakata to Chongqing. They say that we are going to convene journalists from various countries to hold a press conference to publicize this matter.
, To enhance the prestige of our country." Zhou Weihan did not make a direct quotation, but instead added fuel to the fire.
"Nani, Mr. Zhou, the reason why General Shinozuka wants to redeem Sakata Nobutetsu is because he is afraid that something like this will happen. You must stop this thing." After hearing this, Terauchi Yong became anxious and directly leaked his trump card.
came out.
"Terauchi-kun, do you need to remind us of our relationship? I told the chief at that time that although we have hatred for our country and the Japanese army, Isamu Terauchi is a good friend of our Eighth Route Army, and we cannot let him suffer because of this.
Gualuo. What do you think the leader said?" Zhou Weihan paused deliberately.
"Mr. Zhou, what did the leader of your army say?" Temple Yong asked anxiously.
"Our leader said that friends are friends, but we are not doing business with Terauchi Isamu, but with Shinozuka Yoshio. We must see Shinozuka Yoshio's sincerity."
"Mr. Zhou, we are very sincere."
Zhou Weihan then told Temple Yong one by one according to the previously determined quantity.
"Nani, Mr. Zhou, the leader of your army is really open-mouthed. General Shinozuka will definitely not agree. Even if Sakata Nobutetsu is redeemed, he will definitely end up committing suicide by caesarean section."
"Terauchi-kun, don't worry. This has nothing to do with you. You just need to report it to Yoshio Shinozuka truthfully. We will also decide the time and place of the transaction. We will send someone to inspect the goods before the transaction." Zhou Weihan finally said.
, and then hung up the phone.
Zhao Gang, who was on the side, heard the whole conversation between Zhou Weihan and Terauchi Isamu, and finally couldn't help laughing: "Old Zhou, you are such a bad guy, you actually bully an honest person."
"Hey, the little Japs from Shanxi have occupied the Taiyuan Arsenal that Yan Laoxi has been running for many years. They are second only to the Kwantung Army outside the Pass. They are really rich. If you don't cheat him, who will you cheat?" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
Here, Isamu Terauchi thought for a moment after hanging up the phone and figured it out: "Yes, what does this matter have to do with me? I am just a messenger, and it is General Shinozuka who makes the decision."
Then I had to call my adjutant to send electricity to Yoshio Shinozuka. Then I suddenly remembered that things were going so smoothly. In less than half a day, I got on the line with the Eighth Route Army and negotiated a price. I didn’t know what to tell General Shinozuka.
Is it fishy?
After "Soudaisnei" figured it out, Isamu Terauchi showed a lewd smile on his face.
Three days later, Yoshio Shinozuka received the telegram from Isamu Terauchi.
The adjutant said: "Your Excellency General, Isamu Terauchi of Wuyi sent a telegram saying that Chongqing asked the Eighth Route Army to send Sakata Nobutetsu to Chongqing to hold a press conference from various countries. Fortunately, he blocked it. After many negotiations, the Eighth Route Army set the price.
....."
"Finally, Isamu Terauchi also said that the Eighth Route Army would still need another hundred thousand yuan, and that the time and place had been decided by the Eighth Route Army, and they would send people to inspect the goods in advance."
It turned out that after Terauchi Yong figured it out, he didn't want to miss this opportunity to make a fortune, so he simply added 100,000 yuan to Zhou Weihan's proposal.
Well, after the brigade commander made the decision, Zhou Weihan continued to ask for the price, and Isamu Terauchi came again. The people who dealt with it increased their prices step by step. Sakata Nobutsu probably never imagined that he would be so valuable one day.
After Yoshio Shinozuka heard the adjutant's report, his face was filled with uncertainty: "Baga, the Eighth Route Army is so greedy."
Then I thought of Okamura Neiji’s many reprimands at the meeting. If Sakata Nobutetsu was really sent to Chongqing...
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Let Isamu Terauchi tell the Eighth Route Army, don't worry about the bullet production line. Dayang is fine, and other supplies will be halved. Of course, this is just the bottom line. Let him bargain more. He is not from Osaka, this is him
I’m good at my old job.”
Unexpectedly, after Isamu Terauchi received the telegram, he saw that Yoshio Shinozuka said in the telegram that there was no problem with Dayang. He couldn't help but feel grateful to Zhou Weihan and directly sold Yoshio Shinozuka's bottom line.
Finally, after some "bargaining" between Zhou Weihan and Terauchi Isamu, Shinozuka Yoshio finally agreed.
1,500 Jin-made 38-guns with 150,000 rounds of ammunition, 10 Jin-made Maxim heavy machine guns with 40,000 rounds of bullets, 30 Jin-made Czech light machine guns with 50,000 rounds of bullets and 12 Jin-made
4 annual 75 mountain guns, 500 rounds of artillery shells, a cart of various medicines, and 100,000 yuan.
Don't even think about the bullet thread. Zhou Weihan himself knew that Sakata Nobutsu could not get it by just changing the bullet thread, and even if the kid was beaten to death, he wouldn't give it to the bullet thread. It was possible to have a nephew of the Japanese emperor.
It is worth mentioning that Yoshio Shinozuka played a trick on the mountain cannon.
Among the various local military departments in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the Jinsui Army had the most artillery, with a total of 9 independent artillery regiments. 8 of them were equipped with mountain artillery, and 7 of them were equipped with 36 75mm mountain artillery.
The 22nd Regiment has 2 heavy mountain artillery battalions under its jurisdiction, equipped with a total of 12 Jin-16 type 105 mm heavy mountain guns.
When the Eighth Route Army was first established, only the headquarters had one mountain artillery battery. After the Battle of Taiyuan, the Eighth Route Army established a headquarters artillery regiment with more than ten mountain artillery pieces by picking up mountain artillery pieces that sank into the river during the retreat of the Shanxi-Sui Army and smuggling them with Taiyuan underground organizations.
However, due to the shortage of artillery shells, there were not many opportunities for actual combat.
This is how the two Jin-made 13-year-old Type 75 mountain guns and the two Jin-made 17-year-old Type 75 mountain guns were found at the brigade headquarters of the brigade commander's artillery battalion.
There are four types of mountain cannon produced by Taiyuan Arsenal, namely Jin-made Type 12 75mm mountain cannon; Jin-made Type 13 75mm mountain cannon; Jin-made Type 17 75mm mountain cannon; Jin-made Type 16 105mm mountain cannon.
The Jin-made Type 12 75mm mountain gun is a copy of the Krupp tube-retractable 14x 75mm mountain gun, with a total output of more than 500 guns.
The Jin-made Type 13 75mm mountain cannon and the Jin-made Type 17 75mm mountain cannon were both improved upon the Japanese Type 41 18x 75mm mountain cannon, totaling more than 1,500.
Although they are both 75 caliber, the magnification is different. The same 75 caliber is also divided into magnification, cartridge, model, and manufacturer. This is a delicate job, which means that it is impossible to use the same shells unless they imitate the same type.
The Jin-made 12-type 75mm mountain gun given by Yoshio Shinozuka was captured from the Jinsui Army. Even the Jinsui Army did not have much inventory, so the shells were difficult to find, so they were added to this transaction.