Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 462 Bargaining (Second Update!)
"Sir, you misunderstood!" The middle-aged man called Director Wang was not angry because of the cold eyes of the chief of staff of the World War II area, and he had a smile that was not a smile from the beginning to the end.

Since he became a representative of the Eighth Route Army Representative Office in the second war zone, Director Wang has received this kind of cold stare more than once, and he has become accustomed to the long-term cold stare.

Who made the Eighth Route Army poor? A little thing picked out from the fingernails in the World War II zone is a great benefit to the Eighth Route Army?

For these benefits, Director Wang would rather be stared at!

"Misunderstanding! Didn't you, Director Wang, come here to ask for support from the World War II area? As far as I know, your Eighth Route Army is being surrounded by 10,000+ Japanese and puppet troops. Don't you need weapons and ammunition support!" The chief of staff continued to look coldly He said that he didn't save Director Wang any face.

Director Wang replied without hesitation: "Our Eighth Route Army is poor, and the commander should be very clear. Whether it is weapons or ammunition, our Eighth Route Army is in short supply. However, our chief also knows that life in the World War II zone is difficult, so this time I don't intend to ask The equipment and ammunition urgently needed by the Eighth Route Army were in vain in World War II.”

"Are you planning to use money to buy weapons and ammunition!" The chief of staff was about to continue speaking, but Yan Xishan let him swallow the words as soon as he raised his hand, and then stared at Director Wang and asked back.

As the former king of Shanxi, Yan Xishan learned nothing else but his business acumen and acumen.

If the Eighth Route Army is willing to use money to buy weapons and equipment from itself, Yan Xishan doesn't mind selling some good equipment to the Eighth Route Army.

To feed the 20 Jinsui Army by yourself, in addition to a sufficient amount of equipment and supplies, you also need a lot of money.

Military pay, pensions, purchase of medicines... need to invest a lot of money every year.

Even if he is the king of Shanxi, he has accumulated wealth that many people can't imagine when he was in charge of Shanxi, but he still can't afford such a big consumption.

Therefore, Yan Xishan is not only short of heavy weapons, but also short of money!
Watching Yan Xishan, Director Wang shook his head and replied: "Commander, we don't have money, but we have artillery!"

"During the ongoing anti-encirclement campaign, we captured a large number of artillery pieces. As you know, Commander, our Eighth Route Army is good at fighting guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare. Equipping the troops with these artillery pieces will not only do no good, but will also become a burden! "

"So, we decided to exchange these artillery pieces from the World War II zone for some supplies that our Eighth Route Army can use!"

The contempt and contempt on the chief of staff's face disappeared at once, and two rays of light shot out from his eyes.

Then he stared at the other party and asked, "Director Wang, what kind of artillery do you have?"

"For the time being, there are only twelve field cannons, twelve mountain cannons, all of which were captured by devils, and at least [-]% of them are new!" Director Wang replied as calmly as possible.

In fact, he was very reluctant in his heart. These artillery pieces were enough to form an artillery regiment. If it hadn't been confirmed repeatedly, Director Wang almost thought that the order given to him by the headquarters was wrong.

Although the Eighth Route Army mainly engaged in guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, these artillery pieces were not useless.Used well, many large-scale battles can completely play a role in determining the outcome of the battle.

Of course, this was Director Wang's idea that he didn't know that the Eighth Route Army's arsenal could already produce heavy mortars.

If he knew that the Eighth Route Army had replaced the so-called mountain artillery and field artillery with more powerful, lighter, and more suitable heavy mortars for mobile warfare, Director Wang would not have such an idea up.

The chief of staff with bright eyes on the opposite side didn't know Director Wang's inner change.

Immediately exclaimed: "The equipment of two whole artillery battalions! One mountain artillery battalion and one field artillery battalion. If you use it well, you can easily fight against an artillery battalion of the Japanese army!"

Although Yan Xishan's expression didn't change, his heart was as excited as the chief of staff.

With these artillery, at least two new main divisions under his command can immediately form combat effectiveness.So, as soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, Yan Xishan acted.

But as a qualified businessman, during the negotiation, he still very much asks for punishment for the reason that emotions are not visible.

Frowning, he stared at Director Wang and asked, "I don't know what equipment your Eighth Route Army needs. If it's rifles, bullets, and light and heavy machine guns, there are still a lot of stocks in the warehouses in the World War II zone. I should be able to allocate some of them to your army."

"We don't want any of these!" Director Wang said nothing if he didn't speak, but once he spoke, it was a blockbuster.

"As far as I know, when you withdrew from Taiyuan City, Commander, you almost emptied the raw material warehouse of the Taiyuan Arsenal. There must be a lot of copper ingots and propellants for ammunition production. I want these things!"

"To be honest, our Eighth Route Army has also established an arsenal, and now we can reload bullets. But because the Japanese army was encircling and suppressing heavily, the copper ingots, propellant powder, and primer needed for reloading bullets were all exhausted. After much deliberation, finally I thought of the commander here, I hope the commander can assign a batch to us!"

Yan Xishan knew about the Eighth Route Army's arsenal from his intelligence network.

And I also know that a lot of equipment in the Eighth Route Army arsenal was snatched from my former Taiyuan arsenal.

Therefore, Yan Xishan was not too surprised.

But when he heard that the other party wanted to produce raw materials for bullets instead of finished bullets, Yan Xishan hesitated, and couldn't help feeling that the Eighth Route Army was so calculating.

If the same value of raw materials is used to produce bullets by oneself, the quantity is at least three times that of the same value of bullets.If it is used to reload bullets, it is five or six times more likely.

There are a total of 24 mountain cannons. Even if the devils used them, they would have at least 150 million bullets.

If the Eighth Route Army is given raw materials and reloaded bullets, at least 800 million rounds can be produced.

Even if the bullets are produced directly, there are nearly 500 million rounds.

Although Yan Xishan wanted the Eighth Route Army to hold back the main force of the Japanese North China Front Army in North China, he did not want them to be wiped out immediately.However, Yan Xishan also did not want to see the Eighth Route Army grow stronger.

After all, I am the real king of Shanxi. If the Eighth Route Army grows and eventually occupies Shanxi, then I and the 20 Jinsui troops under my command will have nowhere to go.

Therefore, Yan Xishan, who is good at calculating, hesitated, not wanting the Eighth Route Army to get so much ammunition at once.

Just when he was about to refuse, he saw the firm expression on Director Wang's face and the two fiery gazes from the chief of staff's eyes.

The rejection that was just about to be said, was swallowed back immediately.

Director Wang on the opposite side must have calculated that the Jinsui Army lacked heavy weapons before they exchanged them. They pinpointed their own weakness.

If he refuses, it will definitely chill the hearts of the chief of staff and the 20 Jinsui troops under his command.

They will think that they don't want the heavy weapons they send to their door, they don't take their lives seriously, and plan to send them to the battlefield as cannon fodder!
However, just giving raw materials to the Eighth Route Army and letting them use these raw materials to produce ammunition and continue to grow and develop is not what Yan Xishan wants to see.

After much deliberation, Yan Xishan decided to bargain with Director Wang who was opposite him!
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