You see, those big shots always talk in the same way. They seem to say a lot, but they don’t seem to say anything at all.
It's a lot of talk, but it doesn't have any concrete substance.
This is called professionalism!
Not everyone can be a politician...
Stop it!
Too far away...
In fact, he didn't lie either.
The Eighth Route Army was indeed very poor and very poor.
There is no air force or navy.
You see, there are only a few hundred heavy artillery pieces and a hundred tanks. They were only available this year.
Without planes or warships, isn’t this called poverty?
It is incomparable to Italy.
"Woooooooo..."
"Woooooooo..."
Suddenly, a harsh sound came.
Immediately, above their heads, countless flames flew across the sky and fell densely toward the Japanese invaders' positions.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
In an instant, the Japanese invaders' position turned into a sea of fire.
Hundreds of rockets fell together. To the British, it was like hundreds of heavy artillery firing at the same time!
Such fierce artillery fire!
Hundreds of heavy artillery pieces!
Your Eighth Route Army is still poor? Your Eighth Route Army’s weapons and equipment are still poor?
Who believes it!
Zhang Chu:......
Yes, these guys!
Please! Don’t play with the 107 rocket launcher at this time!
The British saw it again.
not good!
All my words have been exposed by you.
The way you look at British people...
Yes, everyone's eyes were dull, shocked, and envious.
It seems that the fierce artillery fire has aroused the British's ideas. What I just said about being poor and poor, I guess others didn't listen at all.
well……
What a waste of breath.
It’s not that I don’t do my best, it’s that I have a group of pig teammates!
"Mr. Eighth Route Army, may I ask if your weapons and equipment can be traded? We are willing to buy..."
Sure enough, William took the initiative to speak.
He completely ignored what Zhang Chu said before. He immediately took a liking to the rocket launcher.
The British army needs such weapons.
A lot of need.
After the Dunkirk evacuation, what the British were most worried about was that the Germans would land on their homeland.
This is a very dangerous thing.
Once the Germans are allowed to land on British soil, the consequences will be disastrous.
The British army, which suffered continuous defeats, could be said to have abandoned its armor and heavy weapons. It could not even get together its rifles.
What can we do to resist the German tank assault?
With a rifle?
With grenades?
impossible!
Anti-tank weapons are a must.
There is no doubt that the rocket launcher used by the Eighth Route Army is the most suitable individual anti-tank weapon!
Indispensable!
Irreplaceable!
"What do you want to buy?"
"Bazooka."
"this……"
"Mr. Eighth Route Army, we are very sincere!"
"this……"
Zhang Chu pretended to hesitate.
It's not impossible to sell it to you. The key is the price.
You British people don’t seem to have much money, right? All your gold reserves and stuff have been taken away by the Americans. What else do you have now?
"We are willing to buy with dollars."
"Dollar?"
"Yes! Dollars!"
"Okay! Five hundred dollars apiece..."
"make a deal!"
William agreed without hesitation, fearing that Zhang Chu would regret it.
Zhang Chu:???
Brother, I’m talking about US dollars!
It’s not legal currency! It’s not the ocean! It’s the U.S. dollar! It’s the most valuable U.S. dollar!
The purchasing power of the US dollar at this time is very strong.
Five hundred dollars can buy a lot of things. You didn't even make a counter-offer?
I have prepared room for bargaining...
However, for William, five hundred dollars can destroy a tank. What a bargain!
"How to sell cannonballs?"
"Twenty dollars..."
"make a deal!"
William is still very proud.
Zhang Chu didn’t pay much attention.
Because the rocket launcher will soon become impossible to keep secret.
The American bazooka actually already has a prototype test product, but it has not been applied on a large scale. It will become famous in two years.
If you want to make a little money, a rocket launcher is the best.
There is a two-year time difference and you can make a lot of money.
There is almost no cost. One unit is sold for 500 US dollars. Rockets are so expensive! It’s so cool!
"This is fifty thousand dollars."
"We need fifty rocket launchers. One thousand, two hundred and fifty rockets."
William is very good at mathematics.
Later generations said that the British could not do arithmetic, which was probably based on false rumors.
In the British Empire at this time, a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. The quality of some elites was still extremely high.
"make a deal!"
Zhang Chu was elated.
Fifty thousand dollars!
These British people are so rich!
The Japanese didn't confiscate their property!
Oh, the war hasn’t started yet…
The strategic directions of the Japanese army and navy were different.
The Japanese army did not want to go south. They only wanted to go north and defeat the polar bear.
The Army did not want to go to war with the British. It felt that there was little benefit.
But the Navy Red Deer needed more oil. They were the main force in the war with the British.
"Hey, this is what you want."
"Can you help us send it to Tianjin?"
"Yes. But you have to pay more."
"How many?"
"Five hundred dollars!"
"make a deal!"
William breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that it only costs five hundred dollars! This business is really worth it.
The Eighth Route Army is so real.
Such a good weapon is sold so cheaply...
Americans are vampires.
Those dilapidated destroyers actually had to be exchanged for gold and islands. They were broken to the core.
Fortunately, their ancestors are still British. The British only cheat the British...
"You can prepare your own food!"
"In addition, I will give you twenty rifles for self-defense."
Zhang Chu said with a smile.
If you take $50,000 with nothing, you have to give others a little bit of sweetness.
Flour is readily available.
Rice is ready.
You can handle the rest yourself.
Twenty rifles, the British's own Ying 77, with 600 rounds of ammunition. Each gun has 30 rounds.
They just need to defend themselves. They don't need much ammunition.
I returned to the headquarters happily.
"Have you done business with the British?"
"Made fifty thousand dollars."
Zhang Chu handed it over truthfully.
For him, the fifty thousand US dollars is of little use, because in the outside world, fifty thousand US dollars is equivalent to three to four hundred thousand RMB.
But his current recycling balance has exceeded 2 billion.
Four hundred thousand is nothing in front of two billion "big money".
"You hand them all over?"
"Don't the Three Major Disciplines and the Eight Points of Attention require that all seizures be returned to the public?"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Chief of Staff Song was very satisfied.
With these tens of thousands of dollars in the organization, there is a lot that can be done.
"It won't affect our supply of weapons and ammunition, right?"
"No. Where are the people you called? I have a lot of weapons and ammunition! I have as many weapons and ammunition as you bring!"
"Hold on!"
Chief of Staff Song was actually very anxious.
He also wants to organize a hundred thousand troops overnight! Unfortunately, it is not possible yet!
Needs mobilization.
Requires organization.
It is estimated to take several days.
But the organization has dispatched a large number of personnel to mobilize the people, which should be effective.
"such a pity……"
"What's the pity?"
"The troops in the Pingxi base area also have combat missions and cannot support us."
"oh……"
Zhang Chu disagreed.
It is unrealistic to expect support from troops from other places.
For Jidong's problems, we still have to rely on ourselves.
Jidong also has a population of several million. It should be no problem to mobilize 100,000 troops!
However, things didn't go so smoothly.
The next day, only 300 people arrived. The transport team sent 10 75mm Italian guns...
On the third day, there were only 400 people. The transport team sent 10 75mm Italian guns...
On the fourth day, there were only 200 people. The transport team sent 10 105mm howitzers...
On the fifth day, a thousand people finally arrived. The transport team sent 10 105mm heavy cannons...
On the sixth day, there were another 500 people. The transport team...
On the seventh day, six hundred people. Transport team...
Zhang Chu began to be disappointed.
No way, Jidong, which is so huge, actually has no soldiers.
By the way, he has already prepared the equipment for twenty regiments! There will be no problem if fifty thousand people come.
Among them, he prepared thirty 105mm heavy cannons alone.
We were all waiting for someone to do the operation! But no one was there?
Finished...
In seven days, only three to four thousand people came.
However, a lot of reinforcements from the Japanese invaders came. All the troops of the Japanese 118th Division had arrived one after another.
It's a bit stressful.
The Japanese invaders began to counterattack in some places.
Although the Eighth Route Army fought back bravely and did not allow the Japanese invaders to succeed, the gap in strength between the two sides began to widen.
Chief of Staff Song could no longer sit still and ran to do the work himself.
Therefore, the Lulong County frontline headquarters was handed over to Zhang Chu. He temporarily passed the command of the commander-in-chief.
But it's no use either.
Make bricks without straw.
Without enough troops, it is impossible to launch an attack.
"Report!"
Suddenly, someone from the front line arrived.
But it was the Japanese invaders who sent someone to deliver a letter, specifying that it should be delivered to the commander of the Eighth Route Army.
Since Chief of Staff Song was not here, Zhang Chu opened it unceremoniously.
It was found to be a letter of surrender.
The Japanese division commander Chongjian Kazuo wrote in the letter, persuading the Eighth Route Army to surrender. Otherwise, the Japanese army would encircle the Eighth Route Army on all sides and wipe out the Eighth Route Army.
hehe……
Zhang Chu tore up the letter and burned it.
Just kidding, surrender!
It's better if you surrender!
Still want to surround me?
Do you little devils still have any extra troops?
hehe!
In fact, Zhang Chu did not overestimate himself.
The Eighth Route Army is indeed short of troops now. But the Japanese invaders are also short of troops, especially in the Beiping-Tianjin area.
The main force of the Japanese invaders is still encircling and suppressing Hebei Province. It is impossible to mobilize them.
Just one 118th Division wants to encircle and destroy the Eighth Route Army in eastern Hebei?
Don’t even think about it!
Why?
Because Zhang Chu is in Jidong!
It's not that he, Zhang Chu, is arrogant. He is not afraid of the Japanese invaders as a division.
As long as the common people are mobilized, the Japanese invaders will not be able to escape even the division.
However, the Japanese aggressors were so arrogant that they could not do without a lesson.
Zhang Chu searched everywhere for the whereabouts of the Japanese division leader on the recovery radar.
Suddenly something was discovered.
The target was actually within the range of the rocket launcher.
As long as all the rocket launchers, cannons, and Italian artillery are concentrated and bombarded together, maybe...
You can kill the Japanese division commander directly!
That’s right!
Just do it!
Take the head of a general among millions of troops!