Chapter 1049 Cannonballs must not be sold too much
Li Hao only waited for eight days before the Shanxi-Sui Army negotiators arrived, led by a major general and accompanied by Yan Youjin as his deputy.
They need artillery so much, especially heavy artillery with strategic deterrence.
Before leaving, Commander Yan gave them a fatal order. Without endangering the interests of the Jinsui Army and taking no risks, they should obtain these heavy artillery at all costs and establish a veritable heavy artillery regiment, so that the little devils would never dare to look down upon them again.
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As soon as the two sides met, the major general leading the team said anxiously: "Commander Li, I want to see these artillery pieces first!"
Li Hao knew that they must have brought artillery experts to determine whether these artillery pieces were worth purchasing, and then there would be further negotiations.
The heavy artillery pieces I want to sell are all genuine and I am not afraid of their inspection.
And only if you let them see something, they will be moved, and you will feel more confident at the negotiation table.
After thinking about it, he agreed: "Okay, I will take you there now."
After hesitating for a few seconds, he very cautiously suggested: "But these artillery pieces are too important, and there are so many people out there. In order to prevent these artillery positions from being exposed and bombed by Japanese planes, you can only take five people with me."
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"Okay!" The major general's face became serious and he readily agreed.
These heavy artillery are not only the treasure of the garrison, but also the future treasure of the Shanxi-Sui Army. There must be no accidents in between.
The group quickly arrived at the hiding place of the twelve heavy artillery pieces. The major general waved his hand, and three people came out from behind. Some carried the rank of colonel, and some carried the rank of lieutenant colonel. They inspected each door one by one.
Li Hao could confirm from the position they inspected that they were all very professional artillerymen, either artillery regiment commanders or battalion commanders.
Ten minutes later, the three men returned to the major general and reported in a low voice.
Li Hao didn't know what they said, but he could tell from the excited expressions on their faces that they were very satisfied with the test results.
Then he saw the major general walking towards him, with Yan Youjin following behind him.
"Captain Li, we are very satisfied with these artillery pieces. We can discuss the specific transaction now!"
"Sir Yan agrees in principle with your proposal. We will cooperate with you in purchasing grain and sell these heavy artillery pieces to us at half price. I hope that the details of how to do this can be finalized so that I can go back and report."
"In addition, each gun is only equipped with fifty rounds of shells, which is too few. We hope that the number of shells can be increased to one hundred and fifty rounds per gun."
No one is sure whether the Jinsui Army will use these heavy artillery to deal with the Eighth Route Army in the future. It will give them more artillery shells. When that day comes in the future, and they have enough artillery shells, they will have to find it for themselves.
trouble.
Besides, Li Hao also wants to control the usage rate of the Jinsui Army's heavy artillery regiment by selling artillery shells in the future.
Sell them cannonballs at high prices and make back today's losses.
Therefore, Li Hao would never agree to the fact that each cannon was equipped with 150 shells at a time.
He firmly rejected it and said: "No."
"These heavy artillery are all captured by us from the Japanese army, as are the artillery shells. If you are given 150 rounds of artillery shells for each cannon, the remaining heavy artillery in the garrison will have no shells to use."
"It's impossible for me to give you all the artillery shells. The artillery I equipped is just a decoration, and there are no shells to use."
"However, fifty rounds of shells for one gun is indeed a bit too little. In a larger battle, two artillery battles can use up all fifty rounds of shells."
"In this way, I will add thirty rounds of shells to each cannon, reaching eighty rounds, giving you a total of one thousand rounds of heavy artillery shells."
"One hundred and twenty heavy artillery shells per gun, eighty is still too few!" The major general was obviously a good negotiator. He did not relent because of Li Hao's refusal and continued to bargain.
"One hundred rounds, this is my final bottom line." Li Hao hesitated before making a decision.
If your guess is correct, after the Jinsui Army takes over these heavy artillery, they will definitely attack Datong again to avenge their previous humiliation.
These heavy artillery will be the key to whether the Jinsui Army can capture Datong.
If they were given fewer artillery shells, they would definitely not dare to use heavy artillery in large numbers on the battlefield. The pressure on the Japanese defenders would be much less, and it would be difficult for the Jinsui Army to capture Datong City.
With sufficient artillery shells, they dare to use heavy artillery with all their strength, and the troops will fight more and more bravely with the support of artillery fire.
Regardless of whether Datong City can be captured in the end, it will cause huge casualties to the Datong defenders, which will be beneficial to the overall situation of the war of resistance.
"Okay, just a hundred rounds!" The major general first breathed a sigh of relief, and then made a decisive decision, fearing that Li Hao would regret it.
After both sides confirmed the figure, the major general looked at Li Hao and continued to ask: "How to calculate the price of these heavy artillery and shells?"
Li Hao replied seriously: "I have learned: with the same caliber, the same service life, and an additional 100 rounds of artillery shells, if you buy them from Germany or the United States, the total of the twelve heavy artillery pieces will be at least 800,000 yuan."
The major general's face was calm, obviously he had known this result for a long time.
As a negotiator, I did a lot of homework before coming here, especially the price of heavy artillery, which I had already kept in mind.
The price of 800,000 yuan is very reasonable and there is no exaggeration.
But the major general did not speak, but continued to look at Li Hao, waiting for the next step.
Yan Youjin reported clearly at the theater headquarters that as long as the Jinsui Army secretly cooperated with them in purchasing grain, these artillery pieces could be sold to the Jinsui Army at half price.
For the former Jinsui Army, 800,000 yuan was not much, and they could just grit their teeth and get it.
But things are different now. The territory has shrunk to one-tenth of its original size, and the treasure trove of Datong has also been lost. The dwindling income cannot even support the food and clothing of the entire Jinsui Army, let alone distribute it.
I spent 800,000 yuan to buy cannon.
If it weren't for the fact that Chief Yan's family was strong enough and supported by his old capital, the Jinsui Army would definitely not have been able to survive so many troops.
In this case, being able to save 400,000 yuan is definitely a very big temptation.
This is also a very important reason why Commander Yan agreed to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army in purchasing grain.
Li Hao didn't let him wait too long and continued: "Director Yan should have reported to you: As long as your Shanxi-Sui Army can cooperate with us in purchasing grain in Sichuan, northwest and other places, I can make the decision to sell these heavy artillery and ammunition for 400,000 yuan."
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"After the transaction begins, you will first provide me with 10 million kilograms of grain, and I will deliver to you a large-caliber mountain cannon and a large-caliber field cannon, and let you use them for training first."
"In the future, for every 10 million kilograms of grain purchased, we will deliver two heavy artillery pieces and matching artillery shells."
"A total of 60 million kilograms of grain, the purchase is completed, and our transaction is completed."
It takes at least half a year for a heavy artillery regiment to start from scratch and become combat effective.
First give the heavy artillery regiment two heavy artillery training, and then slowly wait for the heavy artillery to arrive.
Half a year later, when the transaction is completed and all the heavy artillery is in place, the gunners of the heavy artillery regiment have also become combat effective, and they can participate in the battle after getting the artillery.
This is a transaction acceptable to both parties.
The major general agreed without thinking, "Okay, just follow Commander Li's suggestion."