Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Xiao Xiang, send this telegram." Li Jin stood up and handed the telegram to the telegraph operator.

"Okay." The telegraph operator took it and took a look at the content. His pupils shrank. Wow, he asked for 150,000 oceans right off the bat. The battalion commander, no, the regiment commander is too good at making money.

.........

Chu Yunfei also brought people to the communications room at this time.

"Commander." Everyone in the communications room stood up quickly.

"Everyone sit down. Has the telegram been sent?!" Chu Yunfei gestured for everyone to sit down, and then asked the telegraph operator.

"It has been sent, but there is no reply yet." The telegraph operator answered truthfully.

"Yeah." Chu Yunfei nodded and found a chair to wait here.

"Commander, do you think Mu Jin will refuse to cooperate with us? If so, what should we do?!" Fang Ligong pulled over a chair, sat next to Chu Yunfei, and said.

If Mu Jin doesn't cooperate, their plan to build a good relationship with Mu Jin will be ruined.

"Probably not." Chu Yunfei was also a little unsure. If Mu Jin really didn't want to cooperate with them, how could he maintain a good relationship with him? Should he take the initiative to give Mu Jin money? !
"Actually, what I want to say is that siege is not a trivial matter. He won't ask for too much, right? We paid him 80,000 oceans last time." Qian Bojun said at this time.

He could see that Mu Jin was the kind of person who would not do anything without profit, and would definitely offer a high price.

"It's normal for him to ask for a high price. After all, we are the ones who invited him to fight. Let's see how much he offers. As long as it's not too outrageous, it depends on whether the commander can agree to it." Chu Yunfei said. Anyway, the higher-ups said they would support him.

He has already figured out a way to build a good relationship with Mu Jin. If it fails because of an unreasonable price, he can't be blamed later.

Besides, fighting back to the floating city is also a good thing for them. It can be used for publicity and increase their reputation.

While other places had lost county towns, they managed to take back the occupied county town from the Japanese, which was a great honor for them.

The key point is that this time their capture of the county town was different from the previous times. They did not retreat after breaking through the county town, but took it back again. This alone was very powerful.

Even if the Japanese sent troops to attack again, it would not be shameful for them to lose the city.

"That's the only way." Everyone nodded.

After waiting for a few minutes, the telegraph operator also began to receive telegrams.

After the telegraph operator translated the telegram, Chu Yunfei grabbed it immediately, and Fang Ligong and the others also gathered together to read it.

"What?! Fifteen thousand dollars?!" Fang Ligong couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing the price.

"Damn it, it's just to attack a county town, and he really dares to ask so much!" The deputy team leader couldn't help but curse. In his opinion, the price was indeed a bit too high.

"Commander, I told you he would ask for a huge sum of money," Qian Bojun said. He had guessed that Mu Jin would do this.

Chu Yunfei said nothing and stared at the telegram quietly. Compared with the 150,000 oceans, what he was paying attention to was the fact that Mu Jin said that they could only cooperate after a month.

Does Mu Jin still want to train his troops? !
"Commander, why aren't you saying anything? Are you angry?" Fang Ligong was a little confused. Chu Yunfei hadn't said a word since he received the telegram.

“No, this price is indeed a bit high relatively speaking. But, think about it, if we were to attack the city, how much would it cost?!

It is impossible to capture the floating city with only the people we have. We have to ask for support from above.

To capture the floating city, at least 15,000 people are needed. How many people will be sacrificed and how much supplies will be consumed? ! These are more than 150,000 oceans. "Chu Yunfei began to analyze.

As soon as these words came out, everyone else fell silent. Indeed, the price they would have to pay to capture the floating city was very high.

There will be casualties, material consumption, and the key is that it may not be possible to win the battle, and all your efforts will be in vain.

But if Mu Jin came, it would be easy to capture Fucheng, and the new recruits in the regiment would also gain combat experience.

By then, the combat effectiveness of their 358th Regiment will be able to be raised to a higher level.

"Also, I took a look. This price is not what Mu Jin wanted. The reason why he offered this price is to let us bargain. His purpose is to negotiate with us and maybe make a little more money." Chu Yunfei continued.

The last time they cooperated with Mu Jin, the other party offered 200,000 oceans, but they bargained it down to 150,000 oceans.

Although the price this time is 150,000 oceans, Mu Jin's bottom line is estimated to be around 110,000 or 120,000 oceans.

"What are you waiting for? Let's bargain. Just cut it in half." Qian Bojun said. He had experience in this area.

"I'll leave the bargaining to you. I'll call my master to report the progress." Chu Yunfei said as he turned and walked towards the phone not far away.

He felt more at ease letting Qian Bojun bargain. After all, Qian Bojun used to be a businessman and was very good at bargaining for purchases.

"Leave it to me." Qian Bojun looked confident and began to write on the paper, "Captain Mu, 150,000 yuan is a bit too much. How about 80,000 yuan? Just like the last time we worked together."

"Come, send this telegram." Qian Bojun handed the paper to the telegraph operator.

"Yes!" The telegraph operator took the telegram and started sending it immediately.

"Old Qian, you cut the price in half, isn't that too much?! What if Mu Jin says we are not sincere and doesn't want to talk anymore?!" Fang Ligong was terrified.

He never dared to bargain like this when buying things before. Qian Bojun was really too bold.

"That's why you couldn't make any money before. Believe me, Mu Jin will never terminate the cooperation. He will definitely bargain later!" Qian Bojun looked like a master.

"Yes, yes, you are great. Just don't mess it up, otherwise you will be responsible for it." Fang Ligong said.

"Just follow me. I can definitely bargain you down to a good price. Commander, how much is your expected bottom price?!" Qian Bojun couldn't help but shout towards Chu Yunfei.

"Less than 120,000 oceans." Chu Yunfei replied.

"No problem, I'll bargain for 100,000 dollars for you!" Qian Bojun responded, sitting next to the telegraph operator waiting.

Fang Ligong and the deputy head of the group were also waiting nearby.

"Come to think of it, does the New 1st Regiment also have a code book? I hope they know about our cooperation with Mu Jin." Fang Ligong suddenly remembered this.

"Yes, when we first started working together, Mu Jin gave us and Commander Han a code book. The New 1st Regiment should also have one." The deputy commander also reacted.

"If that's the case, not only us, but even Commander Han will know that we want to cooperate with Mu Jin." Qian Bojun couldn't help but frown. At the time, the situation was urgent and they forgot about the problem with Mu Jin. The main reason was that they didn't think too much about it. The Japanese sent a lot of people to encircle and suppress them. If they were not careful, they would lose their lives. Who would have the energy to think about these things?

At this time, Chu Yunfei put down the phone and walked over.

"Don't worry about it. The code book that Mu Jin gave us is unique. The code books of the three parties are different." Chu Yunfei said to comfort them.

"Commander, have you asked Mu Jin?!" Fang Ligong asked.

"Well, of course I asked. Otherwise, do you think I would just let you send a telegram?" Chu Yunfei nodded.

He didn't want the New 1st Group to know that they were cooperating with Mu Jin.

"The commander is really amazing. He has made preparations long ago." Qian Bojun gave a thumbs up and praised him!
"Okay, stop flattering me. Hurry up and negotiate the price with Mu Jin first." Chu Yunfei said.

"I have to wait for his reply before I can bargain." Qian Bojun felt helpless. How could he bargain when Mu Jin didn't even reply.

"Yeah." Chu Yunfei turned around and went to the phone again. There was no reply from the division commander. He must have gone to talk to the commander. He had to wait for a while.

.........

At this time, Commander Zhang was in deep thought, and Commander Yan was sitting on a recliner with a frown on his face. He felt that a powerful force had suddenly appeared in his territory, which made him somewhat uneasy.

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But we couldn't defeat them, and it was impossible to win them over. The other side also had a good relationship with the Eighth Route Army, which was extremely troublesome.

If the other party really defected to the Eighth Route Army in the future, the Japanese would also be driven away.

They will definitely fight with each other.

With Mu Jin's help, they could win the battle. Just by thinking about it, he could tell that once the war started, it would be a one-sided situation.

Could it be that he was going to give up this piece of land? ! What a joke, he had managed this land for so many years and finally conquered it. If the Japanese were driven out, he would not be able to take it back. How could he be willing to accept this?

"Damn it!" Commander Yan couldn't help but curse. He absolutely didn't want to see Mu Jin run to the Eighth Route Army. Even if he couldn't win Mu Jin over, he would never let Mu Jin run over.

"Commander, I suddenly have a good idea." Commander Zhang said at this time.

"Oh?! What idea?! Tell me quickly." Upon hearing this, Commander Yan asked hurriedly.

"If Mu Jin cooperates with us and takes down Fucheng, we can pass the news to the Eighth Route Army.

In this way, they might suspect that Mu Jin was lured by us. Even if they don't suspect, they dare not really win over Mu Jin.

After all, aren't they worried that Mu Jin might be one of ours?!" Master Zhang said what he had planned.

In his opinion, once suspicion arises, the doubts in that person's heart will grow bigger and bigger. In this case, he doesn't believe that Mu Jin will be won over.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Zhang, you really came up with a good idea. When the time comes, once Fucheng is captured, we will talk to the Eighth Route Army. The reason why we can take down the city is entirely because of the strong external support!" Commander Yan was also very happy after hearing this.

In this way, even if Mu Jin did not come to their side, he would not have the opportunity to go there. The crisis of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was barely resolved.

“Actually, what I’m worried about is whether Mu Jin will want to fight. If he does, I can’t think of which army would be his opponent.” Commander Zhang felt a little tingling as he said this.

Mu Jin's army is already ridiculously powerful. How powerful will it be in a few years? No one knows this, but it can be imagined that this army will definitely crush them and others.

"It's a bit scary when you say that." Commander Yan felt his scalp tingling.

"But maybe I'm overthinking it. When I met Mu Jin that day, he didn't seem to be interested in these things. All he was thinking about was how to drive the devils out.

Therefore, he will most likely not help either side, so we don't have to worry so much. "Master Zhang recalled the time when he met Mu Jin. Although he was very young, he was not at all nervous when facing the commander, as if he was talking to someone of equal status.

To be honest, he thought at the time that this guy was very capable, young and courageous, and perhaps no one of his age could compare to him.

"I hope you are right, otherwise, it will be really troublesome." Commander Yan could only hope that Mu Jin didn't have that idea.

"Master, Master!" At this time, a shout came from outside.

"It should be Chu Yunfei calling, Commander. I'll go answer the phone first." Commander Zhang recognized that it was someone from the communications room.

"Well, go ahead. Let me know if anything happens." Commander Yan nodded.

"Yes!" Master Zhang quickly left the yard.

Commander Yan stood up and looked into the distance. The cold wind blew on his face like a knife, causing a trace of pain. A few dead leaves were also blown up. He returned to the inner room as it was too cold outside.

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Commander Zhang went to the communications room and picked up the phone.

"Yun Fei, what's the situation? Has Mu Jin agreed to cooperate?!" Master Zhang asked hurriedly. This was a big deal.

"Master, Mu Jin agreed, but the price he offered is not low." Chu Yunfei's hesitant voice came.

"How much did he offer?!" Master Zhang said. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart, wondering if Mu Jin had asked for an outrageous price.

"Mu Jin said that we can attack the city, but it will cost 150,000 dollars." Chu Yunfei stated the price.

"Hiss... One hundred and fifty thousand dollars." Commander Zhang took a deep breath. This price was indeed a bit expensive, but compared with the cost of siege, it was somewhat reasonable.

"Master, I am asking my men to bargain with them..."

"Give him 150,000 yuan." Master Zhang interrupted Chu Yunfei.

"Ah?! Master, did I hear it right?!" Chu Yunfei's voice was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that the master would say such words to him. This is one hundred and fifty thousand oceans, not fifteen dollars.

"You heard it right. If we give him these 150,000 dollars, as long as he can capture the floating city, these 150,000 dollars will not be expensive." Master Zhang continued.

"The floating city is indeed important, but the price is still a bit high. I think we can talk to Mu Jin and lower the price." Chu Yunfei suggested.

Fifteen thousand dollars is really not a small amount. It would be better to bargain with Mu Jin and reduce the price. Even if it is only twenty or thirty thousand dollars less, it is better than giving fifteen hundred thousand dollars.

(End of this chapter)