Rise from eight hundred.

Originally, Lou Dehua was still waiting for the cash from the benefactor's father, but Tang Dao went to Citibank, but he didn't get a dime back. If Tang Dao hadn't paid nearly ten million dollars in cash, Lou Dehua even had the urge to kick Tang Dao out.

Now he has already opened his bow and there is no turning back.

The headquarters of the Krupp company in the empire passed his report on investing in steel plants in China yesterday, and preparations for various required equipment and technical personnel have already begun. With the efficiency of the Germans, the ship will be shipped in a week at the latest Set off.

Naturally, this also includes various precision machine tools for forging parts that he asked for private goods. The headquarters is not an idiot, knowing that this is a whole job, but for Krupp, as long as there is enough profit, Who cares to whom Rostav will sell the arms to!

Of course, the premise of all this is whether the funds of a certain shareholder are in place. In order to complete the construction of the steel plant as soon as possible, Lou Dehua guaranteed that the funds are in place in the overseas telegram.

But Tang Dao paid nearly 900 million U.S. dollars in cash, but at least 300 million U.S. dollars were used to pay for the equipment of the German mechanic, and only 600 million were actually used to invest in the steel plant. Knife's promised 800 million investment is still 200 million short, and this has not yet added the 1 million of the 'No. 500 Laboratory' headed by Grunov.

You know, Krupp does not mean to rely entirely on resources and technology to occupy dry shares. All the equipment on the list alone is worth nearly 500 million dollars. And other expenses, definitely exceeded 800 million.

In addition, do you really think that Krupp does not use the Japanese in public relations?I am afraid that the Japanese foreign affairs personnel stationed in the Germanic Empire have already received the cash check!
On the Chinese side, Lou Dehua has personally visited Sugimoto and Saburo Okabe long ago. Although Lou Dehua has contributed to the negotiations with the Chinese, it has become a thing of the past, and the Japanese have also paid. For the price, Krupp's transport vehicles are also unimpeded in North China, otherwise Tang Dao and the others would not have arrived so smoothly.

Orientals especially love gold. Lou Dehua paid a thousand taels of gold in exchange for Shanshanyuan to agree to the Germans' request to allow them to build a steel plant in HD, and to provide Japan with [-] tons of steel every year.

This is normal, otherwise, with Shan Shanyuan's current power, it would be difficult to explain to the base camp why the Germans were allowed to invest in the construction of steel plants.

Coupled with other trivial expenses, the total amount will definitely exceed tens of millions of dollars by the time the steel plant is completed.

You said, if Tang Dao can't give the rest of the money, Krupp is not afraid, the worst is to invest more and do it yourself, but will Lou Dehua's dear nephew talk about it?

Lou Dehua can know the face of his eldest nephew even if he thinks about it with his ass. As the biggest threat to him in the family, Lou Dehua, who has been relegated to the Far East Branch, would be the safest if he can't stay in this position.

Looking at a certain benefactor who didn't have a dime but was full of confidence and asked him to wait for the money, Lou Dehua almost turned his hair gray.

If time could be turned back, he would never want to know this bastard who likes to paint big pies. No matter how tempting the pies are, he would be starving to death right now.

Citibank was very efficient. Two days later, ten sacks and ten large suitcases were delivered to Tang Dao's hotel apartment.

According to Tang Dao's request, Citibank sent $700 million in cash and gold bars worth $100 million.

The living room of the relatively spacious apartment is full of unremarkable sacks and suitcases. At first glance, it looks like a local product brought by a country bumpkin to the city, but if you know that it is full of colorful knives and Gold, no matter who it is, will have a feeling of being out of the body at that moment.

The general manager of Krupp Far East Company who had seen the big scene felt like this. Lou Dehua, who was called by Tang Dao and asked to bring the financial staff, opened a sack at random and saw all the colorful knives. At that moment Almost didn't ascend to heaven in place.

Tang Dao still had 700 million U.S. dollars left unpaid, and it took only a few days to pay all of them, which was better than he expected.

'No wonder the Japanese want to rob the Chinese, the Chinese are so rich! At that moment, Lou Dehua finally found the best answer to the Sino-Japanese War.

With the remaining 100 million US dollars, Tang Dao handed over 80 US dollars to Lou Dehua, which was used to pay the salaries of all German technicians in the 'No. 1 Laboratory', including Grunov, and Tang Dao He only took 20 of the remaining 10 dollars, and Tang Dao didn't say anything about the other 10 dollars, and Lou Dehua didn't ask, anyway, the 10 dollars was taken away by him.

"Tuan Zuo, we invested so much money to help this guy make money, and he is greedy for us for 10 dollars." After Lou Dehua left with a smile, Shen Laoliu couldn't help complaining a little distressed.

10 U.S. dollars, converted into oceans, is 40. This huge sum of money can be enough for the whole group of four groups to eat and drink for a whole year. It was taken away by a foreigner, that is, Mr. Shen. The six pairs of Tang Dao were convinced to the bottom of their hearts. If Ye Chenghuan came, he might point at Tang Dao's nose and scold the prodigal son.

You know, the half-year military expenditure of the 4 regular troops of the [-]th Army Group is probably only so much!
"Hehe, old six! Our ancestors said a word: If you want to take it, you must first give it! Just like fishing, you can't just get a hook to fish! Bait is a must.

For us, we are not afraid that he will take it, but we are afraid that he will not take it. If there is no such thing, how can he take the risk to help us?Just by helping him make achievements so that he can go back to take charge of that arms empire in the future?That pie is huge, but that's too far away. " Tang Dao, who had completely solved the matter on Krupp's side, was obviously in a good mood, and explained to Shen Laoliu with a smile.

"Believe it or not, with this money, not only will the batch of weapons we paid the final payment arrive at HD as quickly as possible, but he will also save us a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Tang Dao's words became a prophecy. Half a month later, the munitions that accounted for almost half of the train were not only safely transported to the HD Fengfeng coal mining area, but this man also thoughtfully helped transport them to the mountainous area designated by the contact person by truck.

This not only saves the trouble of three infantry regiments and a huge transport team consisting of 4000 people who are already on standby in the mountains, but also indirectly reduces the losses of the Eighty Army.

You know, after the boss of the [-]th Army received Tang Dao's request, he was almost excited to have high blood pressure when he was not helped to transport a complete German mechanic's equipment.After asking for instructions from the highest level, the critical level has risen to a level that concerns the survival of the [-]th Group.

The preparations alone took more than 20 days. The 10th Army mobilized its two main divisions in Jin Province and nearly [-] militia troops, with a total strength of more than [-].

Of course, not all of these 10 people were used for transportation. What really participated in the transportation were three non-main force regiments and a militia transportation team with various transportation tools such as donkeys, mules, and wheelbarrows.

The main force of tens of thousands of people gathered in the direction of Niangziguan in eastern Jin, making a gesture of threatening Niangziguan and Jingxing County.

Not to mention that the Japanese army was very nervous, and immediately dispatched troops from various places to the east of Shanxi to prevent being counterattacked by the Chinese army. You must know that Jingxing is the gateway to the east of Shanxi. An important town, it can be regarded as another important point of the Japanese North China Front Army in North China besides the two cities of Pingjin and Tianjin. Many important materials have to be transferred to the front line from here.

Even a big city like HD has more than half of its defensive troops drawn. If it wasn't for the three newly formed second-line infantry regiments who came quietly and lurked, and replaced them with the main regiments like 772 and 771, maybe this attack would be the same. HD can be conquered.

The Second Theater Command was also taken aback. After questioning, the [-]th Group Army replied that it was a special military operation to avenge the hundreds of anti-Japanese activists massacred by the Japanese army some time ago. The Second Theater Command Although it has nominal jurisdiction, the [-]th Army, as a special army, is fighting the Japanese. They can't say that you can't fight, can they?

You can only turn a blind eye and close your eyes and let the Eighty Group toss, even if they don't fight, it's good to scare the Japanese.

Of course, Tang Dao also specifically explained that HD here will become an important supply line in the future, and the [-]th Army will naturally not make a mistake in cutting off its own money, and it will not fight HD if it hits anyone.

The emptiness of HD troops actually made the Krupp company much easier to operate, so that when the Krupp company asked the local Japanese garrison to send troops to guard its transport team, it was also rejected by the local garrison's top officer on the basis of military affairs. The Burke company can only go along with the situation and use its own armed guards on the iron mine.

It needs to be explained here that because the mine is located in a mountainous area, the Krupp Company has armed guard rights in the Fengfeng Coal Mine. Whether it was under the rule of the 29th Army or the Japanese army that occupied most of North China, Krupp Rupp's armed guard force exceeds 1500 people.

It is usually trained by professional soldiers, and has mortars, heavy machine guns, and even two machine guns. Its combat power is comparable to that of a Chinese infantry regiment, and it is the second most powerful armed force in the entire HD area except for the Japanese army.

The [-]th Army paid such a price, of course, not only because of the face of revolutionary friendship, it also has something to gain, Tang Tuanzuo didn't even mention the remuneration, just one of them is enough to make all the leaders of the [-]th Army unanimously agree Throwing off his shoulders, he took on the job.

Before leaving, Tang Dao had already given Brigadier Cheng a bottom line, saying that as long as this batch of equipment can be handled, all the mountain artillery and Maxim heavy machine guns eliminated by the Four Elements Regiment will be handed over to the Eighty Army.

Not to mention anything else, as far as the mountain cannon is concerned, Brigadier Cheng was almost hanged and didn't sleep well for a week.

How many mountain cannons does the Four Elements Group have now?That is as high as 20. If all 20 75mm mountain artillery pieces are given to the [-]th Army, it means that the [-]th Army can build a complete mountain artillery regiment.

An artillery regiment!For the [-]th Army, struggling from suffering, it was a dream from the moment it was established.

I never thought that this dream would come true in the second year of entering the war.

That also means that in the war against Japan from now on, not only the soldiers of the [-]th Army are hiding in the trenches and waiting for the Japanese to attack, but the [-]th Army can also pour shells on the Japanese infantry or heavy fire points preparing to attack. superior.

You said, can Brigadier Cheng, who has no other choice but to be filled with grief and indignation, not be excited to see many of his soldiers being blown to death by Japanese artillery in the trenches before firing a single shot?

As for Tang Dao, the reason why he dared to boast so much in Haikou was naturally the confidence given by the German weapon master's equipment.

还是打折过后的德械师装备也堪称豪华：12门瑞典制造的博福斯75毫米口径山炮12门；德制150毫米口径重迫击炮12门；德制GRW34型81毫米迫击炮24门；瑞士制造苏罗通20毫米机关炮36门；法制布朗德60毫米迫击炮48门；米国制造勃朗宁M2HB12.7毫米高射机枪48挺；德制MG08马克沁重机枪72挺.
Not to mention all kinds of other light equipment, just these big guys, the 8000 members of the Four Elements Regiment can't finish the equipment. Isn't Tang Dao quickly eliminating the original old equipment and throwing it to the friendly army?

Although the caliber of the Bofors mountain gun is the same as that of the Japanese-style 1.6-type mountain gun, as a light howitzer that has been tested in the battle of Songhu, it has proved its worth, as high as [-] US dollars a piece The price is absolutely worth it.

The range and accuracy of more than 9000 meters completely beat the 6500-type mountain cannon with a range of 700 meters. Its [-] kg can be dismantled into eight pieces for transportation, and its mobility is much stronger than that of the [-]-type mountain cannon.

For these two alone, the Bofors Mountain Cannon is a level higher than the Type 105 Mountain Cannon. Except for the weight of the projectile, its other performance even directly catches up with the [-]mm caliber howitzer of the Japanese Army Equipment Division.

Especially when entering the rugged and difficult mountainous areas, mobility and range are the key to test the success of a mountain cannon design. In this regard, European manufacturing completely beats the Japanese.

Although there are only 12 guns, if you can effectively use its range and accuracy far exceeding the Japanese [-]-type mountain artillery and its strong mobility, it can completely suppress an artillery wing of the Japanese army.

As for whether the Japanese army will be forced to come up with larger caliber heavy artillery, first of all they have to transport the big guy weighing nearly 2 tons into the mountains, and that weight cannot be pulled by a few pack horses.

Although this is not Tang Dao's most ideal artillery, for example, the '63-type 107 rocket launcher', one of the future Chinese black technologies that Tang Dao has been thinking about, is the kind of thing that is respected by global military enthusiasts as one of the three great weapons of guerrilla warfare. If there is a day If it can be taken out, the Japanese can be beaten to tears.

The reason why it is said to be an 'artifact' is that it has a total weight of less than 400 kilograms in combat and a maximum range of 8500 meters, let alone the towing tool of this thing
The war has proved that its traction tools can shatter the three views of all professional soldiers: jeeps, cars, agricultural tricycles, tractors, two people or a donkey, any of which can pull a 12-tube rocket launcher everywhere. hang around.

The most amazing thing is that this rocket launcher can also disassemble 12 launch tubes, and each soldier can carry two barrels or 4 shells to march in the mountains.

That means that an artillery squad of 20 people can maneuver 30 kilometers in one day and complete five rounds of saturation attacks with manpower alone.

The rocket launcher is not like ordinary shells, what kind of accuracy is it relying on, that thing relies on pure firepower coverage, what error is 1 meter, 5 meters and 10 meters, I have an error of 50 meters, but 20 rounds in 12 seconds. All the people and animals within a radius of several thousand meters were wiped out.

The concept of the fighting nation is the word "mighty". Although China's military industry has made other modifications, the essence has not been lost, so that in the future, super rockets with a range of more than 400 kilometers have been done. Such insane things .

Of course, for Tang Dao at this time, although he is greedy for this weapon, but the current conditions are limited, it is better to use the limited scientific research and manufacturing to a more practical place, and he is also afraid that this technology will be at its peak. The risk of Japan imitating the gourd painting, it is better to wait until the turtle grandchildren who live a good life go to poke the ass of the American cowboys, and let the furious American cowboys sit on the giant ship and pick up a big stick to beat them madly When it's time, it's better to consider this 'artifact'.

Bofors mountain gun plus 150-caliber heavy mortar, Su Luotong 20mm machine gun, and quadruple-mounted 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun are Tangdao's most ideal artillery battalion equipment at present, which is enough to withstand the Japanese attack from the sky and the ground. For at least 2 years, no need to replace it.

Of course, a four-element regiment of equipment for a German weapon master can't swallow it. Tang Dao also plans to distribute a batch of light firepower, including rifles, light machine guns, submachine guns, shell guns, steel helmets and other equipment, to the 17th group and the [-]th group that is being rearranged. division.

These two trustworthy friendly forces are equipped with at least one German infantry regiment, one Japanese infantry regiment, and a four-element regiment with a strength of 8000. Break your wrist again.

At that time, the Chinese army who took the initiative to attack was not like the last battle in the southeast of Shanxi. Although the total strength was nearly 15, the weapons and equipment were so sad that many Chinese soldiers did not have guns at all. They had the opportunity to own guns. It is after a comrade in arms dies in battle.

There will be as many as five main infantry regiments with sufficient equipment, including super infantry regiments such as the Four Elements Regiment, both in terms of strength and equipment.

If the Japanese, who have always liked to match their forces on a 1:2 or even 1:3 basis, do not wake up quickly, they will inevitably end up bleeding.

Of course, these are all things to say later. Tang Dao, who has settled all the affairs of the Krupp company, has been waiting in the concession for the past few days. He goes out to listen to a song during the day, and calls out Brigadier General Tian or Lou Dehua who are fine at night. Drink tea.

That was not in vain. From these two, Tang Dao also found out the already turbulent European situation.

The eagerly expanded army of the mustache head of state has already made European countries panic. In the eyes of these two, war will come sooner or later.

It's just that, with their current perspective, they don't know how big the scale of the war will be.

And Tang Dao knew that only when the flames of war burned to more than half of the earth, and the Germanic mustache and the island mustache mixed together, would China have a chance to win the war.

Fortunately, the historical line has not completely deviated.

In the future, Rockefeller's efficiency in controlling people will be faster than Tang Dao imagined.

Before a week had passed, on the fifth day, Miss Laura came to visit her in person.