Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 15 The ambition of the Guangxi clique!
"Well, we've tried it. Its performance is very superior, several times better than our MP18/28 submachine gun." Zhao Qidong hurriedly stepped forward to explain.

In response, Bai Chongxi nodded.

"This submachine gun was only put into service by the German army last year. I once heard from a German military adviser that the German army has begun to equip a new submachine gun, and I think it should be this submachine gun."

German advisers began to withdraw in stages in 1938 and were completely withdrawn last year.

Because the German army had also started a war, they had to withdraw, otherwise they would not be able to go back.

Before this, Bai Chongxi had been to Jiangcheng for meetings several times, so he naturally knew about this submachine gun.

At that time, I was wondering when they would be able to equip themselves with this submachine gun.

Unfortunately, after the Battle of Jiangcheng, the German-equipped division was completely destroyed.

Now the Central Army is equipped with Soviet weapons, but the price paid is too high.

The people in Shancheng are still thinking about whether they can continue to purchase German equipment.

But was rejected.

I didn't expect to meet a German businessman and a ship full of weapons and equipment. It was really surprising.

"Is it reliable?" Bai Chongxi asked.

"The Liuzhou 714th Garrison Regiment, the commander is Lu Yuhua, I'm sure you should know him." Zhao Qidong introduced hurriedly.

"The kid from the Wuming Lu family? He's only doing it for Lu Rongting's sake. Otherwise, he has ruined the reputation of the Guangxi clique like that, and we haven't settled the score with him yet." Bai Chongxi had naturally heard of the reputation of the Liuzhou garrison regiment, so naturally he would not give it a good face.

"Why did this guy come to you? Does he want to get a piece of the pie?"

"That's not the case. He's here to build connections and smooth things over." As he spoke, Zhao Qidong told the glorious history of the 714th Garrison Regiment.

When Bai Chongxi heard that the Japanese army had fled when they were still fifty kilometers away, his face turned extremely ugly.

Does our own Gui army have such rotten soldiers?
However, when he heard that he was asked to make amends for his crime, spend all his family wealth, recruit soldiers and horses, and be determined to take back Wuming, the anger on his face eased a lot.

He was still thinking that if Zhao Qidong really helped the other party to get things done, he would definitely reprimand him.

"Let him go to the front line and make amends for his crime. Since Lu Rongting, there hasn't been any decent figures in the Wuming Lu family. Now it seems that he is the only one who has some backbone, but that's all." Bai Chongxi did not think that the other party could easily seize Wuming.

He knew very well how powerful the Japanese army was.

What use is a newly recruited garrison regiment?
I estimate that a Japanese squadron can wipe them out.

"Yes, sir." Zhao Qidong responded quickly.

"Also, find a way to monopolize this line of arms dealers and kick them out. I want this entire shipload of arms." Bai Chongxi ordered again.

He would definitely not give up this opportunity to increase the strength of the Guangxi clique.

In the Battle of Shanghai, the Guangxi clique suffered heavy losses from which it has not yet fully recovered.

The Guangxi clique's troops were also participating in the battle in other war zones, and now their rear was being raided by the Japanese army.

Naturally, his first thought was to increase the strength of the Guangxi clique, which is understandable.

"Yes, sir." Zhao Qidong responded quickly.

"As for the price, it's up to you. As long as it's not too outrageous, I can accept it." Bai Chongxi thought for a moment and added.

"If you do this well, I will make up for the troops you lost later."

"I understand." Zhao Qidong nodded heavily.

On the other hand, Zhao Qidong had no idea that Lu Yuhua had already sent Long Wenjian to spread the news of arms among the fleeing soldiers.

"Is it true? Are there still weapons made in Germany?"

"And artillery?"

"Are you kidding me?" No one believed it at first and thought it was fake.

Before the Anti-Japanese War, as long as you had money, you could buy arms, even artillery.

It’s already a certain time now. It’s no longer possible to buy arms.

But the rumor spread more and more widely, and more and more people believed it, and there were really people selling German equipment.

The Central Army seemed very calm because they had no shortage of equipment, and the German advisers had already withdrawn, so it was impossible for them to buy German equipment.

So I don’t believe this rumor at all.

The 46th Army was the most important among them. Because they were the direct troops, they naturally knew that German equipment had long been unavailable for purchase.

But those ragtag troops believed it without a doubt.

It was because they suffered heavy casualties and lost countless weapons and equipment.

The family fortune that had been accumulated with great difficulty was lost in one battle.

This naturally made the military commanders of the ragtag army feel very distressed.

At the same time, their complaints against Shancheng deepened, because those Su weapons had nothing to do with them.

So they set their sights on German equipment.

"Only accept dollars? Gold? Nothing else?" Yao Chun, commander of the 36th Army of the Gan Army, asked with a frown as he looked at Long Wenjian in front of him.

"Yes, these Germans are very strange. They only want gold and silver. Other things like tungsten ore are also fine." Long Wenjian had been spreading rumors around the 36th Army's camp.

As a result, when he was about to leave, he was captured by Guo Su, the chief of staff of the 36th Army.

I originally thought they were going to shoot him, but when I asked I found out they were going to buy arms.

The 36th Army suffered heavy casualties due to command errors.

Countless weapons and supplies were lost.

Now when I heard that someone was selling German equipment, I was naturally attracted.

Because Long Wenjian was not a member of the Gan Army, he was tracked down quickly.

In fact, not long after, the commander and chief of staff of the 36th Army of the Gan Army were dismissed and investigated for poor command of operations, and their unit number was also cancelled.

More importantly, the 96th Division under his command was directly under the command of the Fifth Army.

It can only be said that Shancheng's move was still very powerful, and he easily dealt with a ragtag army.

Now the commander of the 36th Army, Yao Chun, does not know that he will also be on the list of those to be dismissed and investigated, so he is thinking about strengthening his strength as soon as possible to prevent being annexed.

It is not wrong to think so. If you are strong, it is indeed not easy to be swallowed up.

The reason why their numbers were cancelled so easily and they were dismissed and investigated was because the troops suffered heavy losses. The remaining troops were simply unable to fight against the Central Army and could only surrender and wait for death.

During this period, he also heard some rumors that some troops that were not performing well in combat might have to be disbanded.

According to him, there is a certain gap between China and Japan in terms of weapons and individual soldier quality.

The result of the Battle of Southern Guangxi was not too bad, so why should we hold them responsible?

They simply want to take this opportunity to eliminate these ragtag troops.

If there were no arms dealers, even if they knew they were on the list, they would be helpless. But now if they could buy a large number of weapons and recruit a group of able-bodied men, even if the Central Army wanted to take action, it would not be so easy.

With guns and soldiers, we are not afraid of anyone.

"There are no tungsten mines. Gan Province has been lost. Where are the tungsten mines? There is only gold and oceans. How many weapons can be provided?" Yao Chun, commander of the 36th Army, looked anxious.

(End of this chapter)