mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1138 Door-to-Door Delivery
On September 9, Li Guangzong of Qingdao Port Authority held a press conference.

Reporters from all over the country flocked to the devastated Qingdao, waiting for Zhao Chuanxin to disclose more details of the war.

Everyone had already arrived.

Each person will be provided with a bottle of soda and refreshments.

The reporter waited patiently.

At 9:30 in the morning, Zhao Chuanxin entered the venue together with Li Guangzong, Zhao Zhongyi, Hu Da, Aguire Ida and others.

The reporter took photos.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed in a circle with his index finger, and immediately someone from the adjudication panel came over and snatched the camera from the reporter taking photos, dug out the film, and said to them, "I told you that you can only take photos when you can."

Because there were too many reporters present this time, many of them did not know Zhao Chuanxin's rules.

Zhao Chuanxin was wearing a woolen coat with a suit, vest and shirt underneath, shiny leather shoes, and his medium-length hair was combed back meticulously. The sunglasses and the tough edges on his face made his temperament even colder.

Zhao Chuanxin stood on the stage, tapped the microphone and said, "I'll leave the details of the battlefield to others. Now let's start asking questions."

Huang Yanpei, a reporter from Shenbao, asked: "General Zhao, are you going to join the war and are you ready to join the German side?"

When he asked the key and sensitive point, the scene fell into silence.

This answer may be earth-shattering.

However, Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: "No. The European war is not a just war. It is a war that broke out because the imperialist powers wanted to re-divide and compete for global hegemony. I will not join any side, and we should not join any side. We are one of the victims. The Japanese are vicious and want to use this to cause trouble. The authorities are incompetent and actually set up a neutral zone for the two countries to fight here. This reminds me of the war between Japan and Russia outside the Great Wall during the Qing Dynasty. It was like this in the Qing Dynasty and it is still like this now. There is no change in essence. Back then, I saw the Russo-Japanese War and witnessed the miserable conditions of the people outside the Great Wall, so I made up my mind not to let this happen again in China. The Japanese provoked Zhao first, so don't blame Zhao for being cruel. Anyone who kills my compatriots will be retaliated a hundredfold..."

There was a buzz below.

In the past, Zhao Chuanxin always played the Yin-Yang role with Yuan Weiting.

This time they were basically pointing fingers and scolding, openly opposing.

Not participating in the war, making our stance clear, is purely resisting the invasion, but there is no lack of revenge.

It was also a disguised admission that he was the one who bombed Tokyo.

Huang Yuansheng, a reporter from the Times, asked: "Earlier, students marched and called on General Zhao to take action. Was General Zhao influenced by this and sent troops?"

Zhao Chuanxin took off his sunglasses and smiled disdainfully: "Let me ask you, when I was fighting, did I levy heavy taxes?"

All the reporters shook their heads.

There are only a few places in the country where people can live and work in peace and contentment, and most of them are under the rule of Zhao Chuanxin.

No matter who he fought against, he never exploited the people too much.

At this time, there were already frictions among the warlords in various provinces, and they were engaging in small-scale attacks on each other over territory.

Zhao Chuanxin has never been involved in such matters.

The guns of his troops are always pointed outward.

Pensions have never been delayed or deducted.

Therefore, whenever the Grey Axe Army and the Insurance Corps expanded their forces, local people would eagerly join the army.

You can't disagree with these points.

Seeing them shaking their heads, Zhao Chuanxin asked again, "Has Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town ever failed to resist an enemy invasion?"

The reporters continued to shake their heads.

Zhao Chuanxin has a strong temper and will retaliate against anyone who dares to hit him.

Zhao Chuanxin asked one last question: "But Shandong was under my jurisdiction before?"

Shake his head.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigarette and lit it. "My neighbor, do you know how much money I spent on the war? A full 860 million yuan! They asked me to take action, but did they give me money? Food? Guns, ammunition and cannons? I took action because it was my conscience. I didn't take action because it was my duty. In any case, I did nothing wrong. Do I need others to instruct me on what to do?"

I... The whole audience was shocked and their heads were buzzing.

860 million yuan!

Later, when warlords fought each other, each warlord leader said that the war was fought for money.

But compared with this battle with the Japanese, the intensity of their fighting was like playing house.

They won't fire machine guns at all costs.

They are reluctant.

After Zhao Chuanxin finished speaking, he gave up his seat and said, "The rest is up to you."

He put his hands in his pockets and walked out.

He still has a lot to do.

Hu Da came on stage and introduced the battles in Ye County and Pingdu positions.

Hu Da told reporters: "On September 9, the Japanese army launched a general offensive, with bombers and artillery coordinating bombing and infantry charges. We deployed two battalions of troops on the outermost defense line in Pingdu. In an area one kilometer wide and two kilometers deep, there were dozens of mutually supporting firepower points, mainly machine guns and mortars. In just a quarter of an hour, we fired 7 machine gun bullets and more than 22 artillery shells..."

The people below were dumbfounded.

Aren’t bullets and shells free?
How crazy!
No wonder Zhao Chuanxin was able to win the war so quickly.

The Beiyang Army would never dare to fight like this!
Zhao Zhongyi comes on stage.

As soon as he came on the court, people cheered in their hearts.

Zhao Zhongyi is a typical warrior, with a tall and sturdy figure, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His beard is shaved clean, and although his temples are gray, he still looks heroic and handsome.

Go to that station, and the momentum will overwhelm the whole audience.

Zhao Zhongyi told the reporters about the Qingdao battlefield. His tone was calm and indifferent, and no matter how many casualties there were on our side or the enemy, it seemed as if they were just a string of data.

The reporter confirmed from Zhao Zhongyi that Zhao Chuanxin almost destroyed two Japanese fleets single-handedly.

The reporters gasped.

That’s more than seventy ships of various types.

The reporter from Shuntian Times was surprised: "Commander Zhao, why are you still indifferent when you talk about your own casualties? Do you care about the lives of your subordinates?"

Zhao Zhongyi's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Since our Lugang Town Insurance Team was founded in 1904, we have fought more than 260 battles with bandits and Japanese invaders, and there have been casualties in every battle. When a platoon of soldiers died, the platoon leader is naturally sad. If the commander of an army is sad, then he should just stop fighting, because he won't be able to attend the funeral. I am sad, and the riverside area east of the Great Wall has already fallen into the hands of the Japanese invaders. If the Japanese invaders invade on a large scale, I, Zhao Zhongyi, will also die on the battlefield. Then you can be sad, but there is no need for that now!"

"hiss……"

What aura, what bearing!
It's heart-breaking!

There is too little news about Zhao Zhongyi.

He usually keeps a low profile, and it is always Liu Baogui who steals the show.

At this time, the words spoken were very powerful.

He gave everyone the feeling that as long as I, Zhao Zhongyi, was alive, you could rest easy. If I died, you would have to be careful.

Some people also think that Zhao Chuanxin and Zhao Zhongyi have some similarities in facial features.

This inevitably leads to speculation: both of them have the surname Zhao, they started their business together, they are as close as brothers, and Zhao Chuanxin boldly delegated power...

Is it...

After Zhao Zhongyi finished speaking, he easily gave his seat to Aguire Ida.

The reporters were surprised. Why is there such a strange race?
Mexico is too far away for them. With this skin color, which is neither white nor black nor yellow, which country is it from?
Aguire Ida was a little nervous facing the large crowd of reporters.

He introduced himself: "We are the Chili Patrol of Constantine State, Mexico. We are entrusted by Don John Constantine to guard the Weixian Station..."

He said, with Juvencio translating.

"Mexican Army?"

"Zhao Chuanxin's sphere of influence is so vast that even Mexico is under his control..."

This is quite a gimmick.

Later, Brown took the stage to speak on behalf of Benjamin Goldberg.

Then there is Li Zhitao.

The reporter then realized that it was the coalition of various forces under Zhao Chuanxin that defeated the Japanese army.

Unknowingly, Zhao Chuanxin's influence has grown to the farthest reaches of the country and even overseas.

It was easy to gather more than 20,000 people, and that’s not all of them.

If all the troops come out, Zhao Chuanxin would probably have about 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers ready to fight, right?
Hiss...horrifying!
In fact, including overseas personnel, Zhao Chuanxin can currently gather a total of about 37,000 to 38,000 troops, which is far less than the millions of troops on the European battlefield.

Finally, Li Guangzong took the stage and announced another important decision: "From today on, we will raise the wages of workers in the automobile, fur weaving, steel, coal, iron ore, electricity and other industries in Hong Kong Island, Macao Island, Hankou, Lubin Prefecture, and Lugang Town. The increase will be about 15%, aiming to improve production efficiency..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience went wild again.

This is a good thing for the people.

It was a bolt from the blue for some entrepreneurs, capitalists, and landlords.

Others are raising their prices, should you?

If you don't raise the price, the consequences are obvious and it will inevitably trigger a protest.

Li Guangzong was not shooting without purpose.

He referred to the Detroit auto workers in the United States. Henry Ford announced a substantial wage increase for workers at the beginning of this year, also to improve production efficiency. Not many people paid attention to this, but this was the Lewis turning point that the US GDP ushered in 14 years after it surpassed the UK.

Why did Li Guangzong increase workers’ wages?
Europe is already at war... Li Guangzong and Zhao Chuanxin have been preparing for this for many years.

……

Zhao Chuanxin is very pressed for time.

He immediately teleported Quetshalan to the underground fortress to upgrade the fourth-generation dragon.

The architecture remains unchanged, only the rainbow particle jet engine is upgraded.

The smelly liquid refined by Benjamin Goldberg no longer smells bad.

It used to spray rainbow particles, but now it sprays a stream of colorless particles.

The entire process of modification and sea trial took five hours.

On September 9, Zhao Chuanxin teleported to Ba Gong's house in Hankou, went to Benjamin's arsenal to get guns, transmitted them into the "Code of the Old Gods", and asked the Fearless Vanguard to sell them to the new emperor of Rune City.

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The new emperor urgently needed firearms to fight against the invaders from the Mirage Realm.

There is no difference between the two worlds, either invading, resisting, or on the way.

The profit from each rifle was 20 dollars, which was much more than that earned from trafficking arms on Earth.

He and the Fearless Vanguard split the money 50-50.

Immediately afterwards, he went to the military factory built in Lubin Prefecture in 10 years and placed an order for 60 cannons and 1000 artillery shells, also to be sold to the new emperor.

After doing this, Zhao Chuanxin immediately sent a telegram to German Emperor Wilhelm II.

The content of the telegram: I have heard that the British Lee Enfield box-type short rifles have caused great damage to your army. Now I have a batch of semi-automatic rifles with a higher firing rate than theirs and can be equipped with 8-round magazines. If you need them, they can be delivered to your door directly to the battlefield. The payment must be settled immediately in pounds.

Soon after, he sent another telegram to the French commander-in-chief, Joseph Joffre: I have heard that you have suffered a lot from German reconnaissance planes. Now I have a combat reconnaissance plane called the Von Ru 3 fighter. The plane carries two 7.7mm caliber machine guns and can shoot down enemy reconnaissance planes. It is also equipped with a camera placed inside the fuselage and a random radio. It is equipped with a 260 horsepower King V engine and a speed of up to 160 km/hour. Please reply if you need it.

The Lee-Enfield box-action rifle was a powerful weapon in World War I. Later generations commented that the British had a good gun but did not know how to use it.

But in fact, in the Battle of Mons on the 23rd of last month, the dense firepower formed by the British Lee Enfield box-action short rifles caused heavy losses to the German army.

It has three advantages: 10-round magazine, 15-20 rounds/minute firing rate, and high accuracy at medium and short distances.

At this time, rifles generally could only hold 5 rounds of bullets.

At this time, the general firing rate of rifles was 8-15 rounds per minute.

What? You said it has low accuracy at long distances? Even if it's Zhao Chuanxin, he can't aim accurately with the naked eye if the distance is too far...

As for airplanes, at the beginning of this year, generals of various countries still did not trust airplanes.

But with the Balkan War, this issue gradually became more important.

Everyone has reconnaissance planes and bombers, but that's also the problem: everyone has planes and can do reconnaissance.

At this time, pilots of reconnaissance planes from various countries had to use handheld cameras to take pictures, write intelligence by hand, and could only carry bombs at most.

The Feng Ru 3 fighter jet in Lugang Town is very powerful. It can fight, take pictures and send telegrams.

The pilot does not have to rush and can complete the task easily and quickly.

The industries in various fields under Zhao Chuanxin have already begun to work together.

The Feng Ru 3 fighter plane had an engine from Juanwang, a radio from Tianshangfei, an onboard machine gun from Lubinfu Arsenal, a camera from Lugang Town, and tires and glass from Liuyuanshan Material Manufacturing Company...

After sending the telegram, Zhao Chuanxin went directly to the Lubinfu Arsenal to get guns and ammunition and transport them to the Quetshalan underground fortress without waiting for a reply.

Then they went to get various military supplies produced in Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town.

After a whole day of going back and forth, the underground bunker was filled with supplies and looked like a powder keg.

On September 9, Zhao Chuanxin was teasing Zhao Laowu and Zhao Jinxiu in Noordeinburg when Yao Jia called him and said, "Sir, William II has replied. He said that the war is in full swing and there is no time to train soldiers to use new guns. Fast firing rate means high consumption. If the gun is faster than the Lee Enfield box rifle, the ammunition consumption may be more than three times that of an ordinary rifle. Moreover, the bullets cannot be used interchangeably, which will increase the burden of logistics supply, and the logistics may collapse."

"Zhao!" Zhao Chuanxin had never expected this result: "He didn't agree?"

Yao Jia changed his tone and said, "He agreed to buy 500 of our Hope Guns as a token of gratitude for our help in the Jiaodong battlefield."

This is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Zhao Chuanxin earlier. It was not named at the time. Later, it was named Hope M1910 after being mass-produced in the Lubinfu Arsenal.

Five hundred shots?
Zhao Chuanxin gasped: Damn it, I have tens of thousands in stock, what do you mean by buying 500?
He then asked: "Has France replied?"

"No."

Zhao Chuanxin was angry: "Then don't blame me for selling them all to Germany."

"..." Yao Jia: "What if the balance is broken and the war ends quickly?"

"No, believe in my strength."

At this time, Zhao Jinxiu pouted and started crying.

Zhao Chuanxin called Margot and asked her to coax the child.

Zhao Chuanxin told Yao Jia some more details.

Then he went out and headed straight for the Aisne River in France.

Taking advantage of the night, he used the fifth-generation Dragon car-mounted radio to send a secret signal in the way given by William II, and soon received a response. The two sides agreed to meet on the banks of the Somme River.

When the German army arrived, Zhao Chuanxin had already finished unloading the goods.

The person who contacted Zhao Chuanxin had a long name, Otto Ernst Vincent Leo von Bilow.

He looked at Zhao Chuanxin curiously, introduced himself, and shook hands with Zhao Chuanxin enthusiastically: "Mr. Zhao, it is my honor to deal with you."

He respected the invincible man before him.

He thinks Zhao Chuanxin is the greatest legendary figure of the 20th century.

"Otto, let's stop talking nonsense." Zhao Chuanxin was eager to sell the goods he had accumulated for many years, so he immediately took out the gun and said, "Try the gun first."

He immediately opened a wooden box and took out an M1910 Hope from the hay. He supported his center of gravity with his left hand, pulled the bolt handle all the way back, put the butt of the gun against his legs, and with his right hand placed the full 8-round magazine on the top of the magazine plate. He pressed his thumb on the middle of the top bullet in the magazine and pushed it down into the magazine.

Once it gets stuck, quickly move your right hand away to move the bolt forward.

He also introduced: "8 rounds of bullets, after the bolt is loaded, the magazine will be emptied, and the magazine will automatically reload after it is empty. I will show you how."

bang bang bang...

Otto and the people he brought were stunned.

"Is this... burst fire?"

Continuous firing, but not the continuous firing of a machine gun, but single shot continuous firing.

Sure enough, this was much faster than the Lee-Enfield box-action rifle, but a little too fast.

Click, the machine is empty, it has an automatic magazine, which is extremely convenient.

"Mr. Zhao, can you let me try?"

"Of course you can. Your Majesty has already remitted the money, and the guns and ammunition are yours."

Otto tried to press the piston rod all the way down, but was stopped by Zhao Chuanxin: "You don't have to press the piston rod. As long as the bullet at the top of the magazine is still compressed, it won't move forward. In order to completely close and lock the bolt, you only need to slap the bolt handle forward at most."

Otto tried it and found it was true.

He loaded the magazine smoothly and started shooting.

bang bang bang...

So silky.

The soldiers he brought with him were jealous and said, "Captain, can you let me try?"

Zhao Chuanxin was slightly surprised.

It seems that William II attaches great importance to him. This inconspicuous old man sent by him is actually a military commander?

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin's surprise, Otto handed the guns to his soldiers and said to Zhao Chuanxin with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, I am the commander of the 8st Reserve Army of the 1th Army. I don't need to hand over 500 guns, but I took the initiative to come just to see you."

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes turned: "Otto, what do you think of this gun?"

Otto poked the wet soil with his foot and said, "I'm not sure. Mr. Zhao, we need to test it in actual combat to know the result."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "Okay, after the inspection, give me feedback if it's convenient."

Before leaving, Otto suddenly turned around and asked, "Mr. Zhao, what is the name of this gun?"

"Hopefully M1910."

Otto soon tested the performance of the Hope M1910.

The 1st West Yorkshire Regiment of the British Army crossed the river on a pontoon bridge under the cover of thick fog and landed at Burkoman and Venizel. The French Fifth Army also crossed the river at the same time and occupied the commanding heights in the east.

When the fog cleared, the British army came under fierce attack from the Germans but still struggled forward.

The eternal theme is digging trenches and then confronting the German army.

On the other side, the French 6th Army launched an attack on the German 1st Army between the Oise and Somme rivers.

Soon Otto's 6th Army arrived to reinforce and the reserve army also came on the scene.

(End of this chapter)