Chapter 480 Huang Yu: I don't want this kind of rubbish weapon
Two days later, the scouts sent by Commander Li returned to their base one after another.
"Tuanzuo... the bandits operating near us were either collected by the Japanese or eliminated. We searched dozens of kilometers around and still couldn't find a single bandit..." the platoon leader of the reconnaissance company reported.
"Tuanzuo... Although we found two bandits, they are both too poor to eat... There is no way to buy weapons from us..."
"On the way back, I met a rich man who wanted to buy five rifles to guard his home and home..."
"The quantity is too small. I made the decision without authorization and directly sold my equipment... a total of one hundred and eighty yuan. I have already handed it over to the regimental deputy!"
The leader of the third platoon came back last, with a hint of joy on his face. He hurriedly reported before the leader of the second platoon finished: "Guard, we met a big buyer... but it's not a bandit who is active around us..."
"Coming from northwestern Shanxi, the last time the Japanese raided northwestern Shanxi, they were treated as the Eighth Route Army. Only about 50 people escaped from the village of more than 200 people, and all their weapons and equipment were lost... But they brought out a lot of gold.
I want to buy a batch of firearms from us, regroup, and continue to dominate the mountain and become the king!"
"Although I have never fought against them, I can tell that there are many practitioners among these people!"
“The equipment is also very good!”
"Although there are only a dozen or so people armed with guns, they are all 38 big cover and box cannons...I heard they were snatched from the Japanese, so their combat effectiveness should be pretty good!"
"These people have a huge appetite and even want to buy machine guns!"
"I don't dare to make decisions without permission because of my humble position, so I asked them to send two interlocutors back to me to discuss with the group in person!"
Captain Li had been waiting for so long and finally received some good news. The corners of his mouth were raised as he looked forward to orders.
"Bring him in quickly!"
"If the transaction between the two parties is successful, our group will have money to buy food... I will remember you for your great contribution!"
Soon Huang Yu and Duan Peng appeared in front of Captain Li.
The two of them directly clasped their fists in a polite manner and said: "Hello, Commander Li... Brothers, we are new here, so we didn't prepare any gifts. Please forgive me!"
"When we regroup nearby and have a new village, we will definitely prepare generous gifts to thank Captain Li for his support!"
Captain Li is now eager to sell guns to relieve the logistical pressure on the regiment. He waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter whether the gift is generous or not... As long as both parties make a smooth transaction and each get what they need, that is my greatest support!"
"I wonder what weapons this brother wants to buy from us!"
"As long as the price is right, I will definitely sell it to you?"
Huang Yu pretended to be very careful and asked: "Are there any heavy machine guns?"
"The little devils relied on heavy machine guns to invade our village...many brothers died in heavy machine gunners..."
"Our boss said... if the Shanzhai wants to regain its strength, it must be equipped with heavy machine guns!"
"If we encounter little Japs again in the future, we can use heavy machine guns to retaliate and avenge our dead brothers!"
When he said the last sentence, Huang Yu's face showed an expression of indignation and anger, which convinced Captain Li that he didn't doubt what he just said.
Looking at Huang Yu, he said happily: "We have a heavy machine gun... but the price is a bit expensive. Three thousand yuan a gun, and I will give you 500 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets!"
"So expensive!" Huang Yu exclaimed as if he had never seen the world.
Captain Li was afraid that the cooked duck would fly away from his mouth, so he quickly added: "The price is already very cheap!"
"If you go to the black market to buy a heavy machine gun, a new heavy machine gun will cost at least 4,000 yuan... A heavy machine gun that is 60% to 70% new will cost more than 3,000 yuan!"
"The heavy machine gun I'm selling you is at least 80% new, so three thousand yuan is already a good deal.
Captain Li thought that Huang Yu was really a bastard who had never seen the world, and opened his mouth to deceive him to his heart's content. Little did he know that the other party knew more about the prices of various weapons on the black market than he did.
The reason why I accompany him to act here is not because I have nothing to do, but to find ways to get Commander Li to actively shift his sales target to submachine guns and Mauser pistols.
He shook his head and replied: "It's too expensive, we can't afford it..."
"Captain Li would like to recommend some other weapons to us... preferably weapons that are light, can shoot continuously, and have very strong firepower..."
“The price should be cheaper too!”
"We didn't bring much gold and silver when we broke out from the village. If it was too expensive, we definitely wouldn't be able to afford it..."
"It's better to buy a few more rifles!"
Compared with single-shot rifles, Commander Li prefers to sell automatic weapons...
The rate of fire of a single-shot rifle is too slow, and it can often only fire out dozens of bullets in a battle. When buying a gun, you buy two to three hundred rounds of bullets, and you can't use them up in half a year. It is difficult to make money by selling ammunition.
Automatic weapons have a fast rate of fire. Once the trigger is pulled, the bullets are fired as if they are free...
A few hundred rounds of bullets are casually fired in a battle. Even if the other party buys a thousand rounds of bullets when they buy a gun, they won't be able to fight many battles. They will soon find them and buy bullets... and I can do business with them again.
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After hearing Huang Yu's request, he began to introduce: "You can buy a light machine gun... A light machine gun is also an automatic weapon, with a long range and strong firepower... A light machine gun only costs 500 yuan, which is very cheap!"
"It's cheap... Five hundred dollars is enough for us to buy a dozen rifles... Commander Li, do you have any other weapons?" Huang Yu still said in a shocked tone.
Captain Li didn't want to let go of this fat sheep. He stared at Huang Yu and continued to introduce: "Submachine guns are cheap... You can buy submachine guns..."
"The close-combat firepower is stronger than that of a light machine gun, and it is also very light. You can carry it and charge...attack and shoot at the same time. It is very powerful!"
The weapon he wanted finally appeared. Huang Yu was very happy in his heart, but he did not show it. He continued to curse in a dissatisfied tone: "I know that this kind of weapon, except for its powerful firepower, is garbage in other aspects..."
"The effective range is less than half that of a rifle..."
"The Japanese are heavily equipped with Sanba Gai... If we use submachine guns to shoot at them, no matter how many troops we have, we won't be enough to kill them!"
"No matter how cheap it is, I don't want this junk weapon!"
Captain Li was anxious and racked his brains to think of reasons, and finally he came up with the idea.
"Brother Huang, the range of a submachine gun is indeed inferior to that of a rifle..."
"But you have been active in the mountains...the terrain is rugged and the forests are lush. The bullets fired basically hit the target within fifty or sixty meters, or were stopped..."
"Even if the effective range of a submachine gun exceeds that of a rifle, it's useless on that kind of battlefield... It's not as effective as fierce firepower!"
Huang Yu answered: "Captain Li's analysis is very correct... but we cannot operate in the mountains forever..."
"If we leave the mountains and there are no favorable terrain or trees to block bullets for us, the submachine gun we spent a lot of money to buy back will be less useful than a fire stick!"
"If you want to be able to fight in a copycat anywhere, you have to buy not only a submachine gun, but also a long gun. It's not cost-effective..."
After listening to Huang Yu's analysis, Captain Li himself was confused. He felt that the submachine gun was indeed full of loopholes as Huang Yu said...
In order to facilitate this transaction, he took the initiative to lower the price and said: "The submachine gun does have many shortcomings..."
"If Brother Huang really wants it, I can give you another ten dollars cheaper on top of fifty dollars..."
"I'll sell it to you for forty dollars a handful!"
"It's still too expensive!" Huang Yu shook his head and refused.
"The submachine gun is too fast for bullets. It shoots out more than a dozen bullets once the trigger is pulled... No matter how rich our family background is, we can't afford such a weapon!"
Before reselling arms, Captain Li always wanted to sell submachine guns.
As Huang Yu just analyzed, submachine guns consume too many bullets, and given the current situation of the 346th Regiment, they definitely cannot afford it.
But his main buyer, the Eighth Route Army, also couldn't afford this weapon.
After finally meeting a customer who was interested in submachine guns, Captain Li insisted on getting rid of this batch of almost useless equipment.
The price was reduced again: "Another submachine gun will be reduced by ten yuan..."
"This price is already lower than that of a rifle. Brother Huang, I can assure you that you will never find such a low price anywhere!"
Huang Yu thought for a while before answering: "The price is indeed very low!"
"But after we equip our brothers with submachine guns, we also need to equip them with a long gun, which adds up to 60 yuan... It is still not cost-effective for our copycat..."
"If Commander Li sells us a submachine gun and comes with 500 rounds of matching ammunition, I will buy fifty submachine guns now!"
In order to get rid of these useless weapons as soon as possible, Captain Li was heartbroken, but he still gritted his teeth and nodded: "A total of 25,000 rounds of submachine gun bullets, all for you!"
After saying that, they thought in their minds that when the transaction was completed, they would burn out the more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition they had given. When they asked themselves again to buy bullets, they would ask for a high price and make up for all the losses suffered today.
Huang Yu felt happy at the same time.
Buying a submachine gun and 500 rounds of matching ammunition for 30 yuan, no matter how you analyze it, you have made a lot of money.
As for whether Captain Li will kill him in future ammunition transactions, the answer is yes, but Huang Yu has already made up his mind to deal with it, ensuring that Captain Li will lose his wife and lose his troops...
As soon as Huang Yu left the 346th Regiment with the weapons and ammunition from the transaction, Duan Peng caught up with him with a confused look on his face: "Company Commander...aren't we going to buy ammunition? Why did we buy so many submachine guns...the ammunition that the troops urgently need?"
But there are only 25,000 rounds, too few!"
"Anyway, we have money... Commander Li of the Jinsui Army is willing to sell it. Why don't we go back and buy some more bullets..."
"What should I buy?" Huang Yu asked angrily.
"You think it's a joke that I bought fifty submachine guns! Just wait, it won't take long before Captain Li will take the initiative to send us ammunition!"
"I remember that you went to investigate Hutoushan. There is a village abandoned by bandits. There are still many houses that can live in. We will live there during this period, hiding all our military uniforms, and we will rob the rich, give to the poor and kill the Japanese.
bandit!"
"Strive to bring the great power of Hutou Village within ten days!"
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