Seeing Zhang Zhizhong looking like a profiteer, Su Rui smiled.
"Since Chief Zhang has said so, there is no reason for the staff to disagree. Let's make an agreement. I will have the medicines shipped at the beginning of next month, and we will barter."
"Sure, let's settle it." The Zhang Zhi Center was also very happy. Hunan Province doesn't have many other things, but there is a lot of food. If the food can be exchanged for medicine, it will be quite worthwhile.
"etc……"
At this time, Xue Yue on the side spoke. He hesitated and then said: "Zhongxin, I heard that you have a close relationship with Li Heyang. Can you help me get a batch of artillery?"
"What caliber? How many are they?"
"I want the 155-caliber howitzer you are equipped with. I want enough artillery to equip an artillery regiment, and also equip me with ten base shells." Xue Yue looked at Su Rui with wide eyes.
Without blinking.
Su Rui blew out two thick puffs of smoke from his nostrils, "Sure, the asking price is two million oceans, and you have to pay a 30% deposit first, deliver the goods one month later, and pay the balance when the delivery is made!
"
At this time, Xue Yue said a little embarrassedly: "Can the one million oceans be converted into grain?"
Su Rui almost fell to the ground and smiled bitterly: "Chief Xue, we don't do this!"
Xue Yue also felt a little embarrassed and said softly: "Well, I'll pay 1.2 million in cash and the rest will be settled in grain. What do you think?"
"Oh well!"
Su Rui lamented that in these days of love, the commander's family had no money left. However, Commander Xue was very determined to form a heavy artillery regiment. It seemed that he had mobilized his family's wealth to come up with such a huge sum of money.
After deciding to exchange oceans and grain for medicines and weapons, the atmosphere in the small courtyard began to relax. Xue Yue couldn't help but sigh: "Zhongxin, it would be great if you were not transferred to the fourth theater. I will definitely report it to Chief Chen.
I will transfer you to Changsha tomorrow, and by then we will have an elite force in Hunan."
Xue Yue said this very sincerely. He was very clear about the achievements of the 300 Division. It was not just a boast. From Nanjing to Linyi, from Taierzhuang to Wuhan, the total number of Japanese troops destroyed by the 300 Division was enough to form two field battles.
Division, no wonder the Japanese government has now increased the bounty on Suri's head to five million oceans, which has reached the same level as Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
Su Rui couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and said sincerely: "Sir Xue, not everyone can tolerate the Ministry of Commerce and the 300 Division. If the 300 Division continues to stay in the Ninth War Zone, I don't know how many overt and covert attacks there will be.
If we want to shoot over, the staff is really tired, and we don’t want to fight the Japanese at the same time and have to guard against the hidden arrows of our own people."
Xue Yue and Zhang Zhizhong were silent after hearing this. In their opinion, both the Ministry of Military Affairs and Su Rui had their own reasons, and they couldn't say who was wrong. As the saying goes, the butt determines the head. For Su Rui, he would not be willing to work hard.
The troops that had been pulled up were annexed, and for the Military and Political Department, a unit that did not have any "own people" from the division commander to the company commander was also intolerable. The completely different positions of the two sides determined that they were destined to confront each other.
direction up.
"Haha, okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Su Rui deliberately deviated from this heavy topic and pretended to be relaxed: "Today, the staff department will be the host. Please give the two officers a taste of my wife's craftsmanship."
Xue Yue and Zhang Zhizhong were also very humane. They quickly adjusted their mentality and said with a smile: "Okay, then we have to give it a try..."
Maoming. Formerly known as Gaozhou Prefecture. During the Republic of China, Gaozhou Prefecture was abolished and renamed Maoming County. Maoming County was successively under the supervision of the Gaolei Appeasement Office and the Seventh District of the South Road Administrative Office.
Today, the runway next to the newly built Xingwang Airport in the western suburbs of Maoming County is crowded with people. Many soldiers wearing gray-green German military uniforms and some soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms stood on both sides of the runway and kept whispering to each other.
Behind them are some middle-aged and elderly people wearing black Chinese tunic suits and long gowns. Although they are dressed in different styles, they all have one thing in common, which is to look northwest from time to time.
Liang Zhi, who was dressed in military uniform and wore the rank of major general on his collar, was now the center of the crowd, surrounded by a group of middle-aged and elderly people wearing black tunic suits and robes.
"Chief of Staff Liang, the Japanese military fortifications are fierce right now, and nearly half of Guangdong has been lost. Can your army be sure to defend Maoming?"
"Yes, according to intelligence, the Japanese 18th Division has left Guangzhou and is moving south of us. It is estimated that their goal is our Maoming area. Can the 300 Division withstand the Japanese offensive?"
Listening to the chattering words of these gentry, even though Liang Zhi was deep in the city, one of the corners of his eyes could not help but tremble slightly at this time, and said impatiently: "Gentlemen, friends from all walks of life, please rest assured, the three hundred divisions guarding the land are here.
We must not give up every inch of our Chinese territory easily. You must have confidence in our army."
"Chief of Staff Liang, it's not that we don't have confidence in the 300 Division. The Japanese army is coming hard this time. We..."
Question after question poured into Liang Zhi's ears like a magic sound, and his face changed a little. In the past, he saw that the master was always able to deal with these gentry and reporters, so under Liang Zhi's
He couldn't help but think that dealing with the gentry was a simple matter, but when the matter came to a head, he realized that these gentry's mouths were more vicious and cunning than those tongue-tied women in the countryside, and they would make them tongue-tied if they asked questions accidentally.
Today is the day for Su Rui to return. These squires took the opportunity to welcome Su Rui and still harassed him, making him tireless.
Just when Liang Zhi felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, a group of black shadows appeared in the southwest. Slowly, these black shadows gradually grew larger in everyone's eyes, and soon a strange-looking transport plane appeared in everyone's eyes.
"Come on, come on, Master Su is here."
Seeing the fleet of planes approaching, the gentry and officers waiting on both sides of the runway made a low noise.
Under the protection of more than a dozen fighter planes, the transport plane slowly pointed its head towards the runway. After lowering its head, it slowly climbed up again, and then the plane landed smoothly on the runway.
When Aunt Juncker's smoking tire stopped firmly, the impatient gentry rushed forward one after another, looking like a long-lost child seeing his parents, especially the officers including Liang Zhi
, and even looked a little out of sorts.
So when Suri walked out of the cabin and saw the excitement of the officers and gentry who came to greet him, he couldn't help but feel strange that he was just meeting them by himself, so there was no need to be so excited.
Liang Zhi was the first to come forward and said to Su Rui in a low voice: "Master, all the gentry and officials in Maoming have been received today. They are all waiting for you."
Su Rui pondered for a while and asked curiously: "Zi Ran, what is going on? Are you two waiting here?
Liang Zhi smiled bitterly: "Japan's 21st Army is preparing to move in Guangzhou, and the 18th Division is very likely to launch an attack on Maoming. They are very powerful. People in the county are panicked. They are emboldening themselves.
"
"What kind of bullshit logic is this? Could it be that I still have the ability to be brave?"
Su Rui said with a bit of a wry smile, then stepped off the plane and greeted the gentlemen around the plane with a smile. Xu Yao and his two daughters also followed him closely, looking like a husband and a wife.
"Master, this is Mr. Bai Shining, the county magistrate of Maoming County. This is Mr. Zhou, the patriarch of the Zhou family in Maoming County. This is..."
Although Su Rui was very dissatisfied, he still patiently met with some important gentry one by one. After all, this place will be his territory from now on, and it is necessary to have good dealings with these local prominent figures.
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Bai Shining, the county magistrate of Maoming County, has a fair and chubby figure, is of medium height, and has a smiling face. He looks more like a rich man from the countryside and more like a county magistrate.
Su Rui said: "General Su came all the way to serve as our security commander in Maoming. It is an honor for all our fellow villagers in Maoming County. Now that the Japanese invaders are pressing on the border, the arrival of you and the 300 Division will undoubtedly give us more than ten thousand soldiers in Maoming."
Thousands of people have received a reassurance, and your move can be considered a great merit."
Su Rui laughed when he heard this. This Bai Shining is quite good at talking. I don't know how good he is in managing government affairs. It would be great if he was half as eloquent as him, so he smiled and said:
"County Magistrate Bai is overjoyed. Protecting our homeland and country is originally the responsibility of our soldiers. The Three Hundred Division was ordered to be transferred to Maoming. What is the purpose? Isn't it just to protect the soil and water?"
Seeing that Su Rui was neither humble nor arrogant, but spoke politely to the people on the side, the eyes of the surrounding gentry also showed a look of satisfaction. The newly arrived commander and garrison commander of the 300th Division behaved generously and spoke politely.
Courteous, he is indeed a worthy man despite his great reputation. He is worthy of being an anti-Japanese hero. Seeing this scene, everyone became even more enthusiastic.
After chatting with everyone for a while, Su Rui said loudly to everyone: "Dear fellow villagers, Zhongxin was ordered to be transferred to Maoming this time. I feel honored to see your caring heart. I heard from County Magistrate Bai that you are still here.
The county town held a banquet to give Zhongxin a cleansing of the wind. Originally Zhongxin should have gone there happily, but now that the Japanese army has invaded the territory, Zhongxin, as the commander of the Maoming garrison, had no time to drink this glass of wine. After Zhongxin drove away the Japanese invaders,
Come and drink three hundred cups with you all!"
After saying this, Su Rui bowed to the surrounding squires as an apology.
Seeing such a scene, everyone felt a little disappointed, but they also expressed their understanding. Su Rui said a few words to everyone before getting into the car with Xu and Yang and driving away...