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"A gift?"

Li Yunlong was stunned!

I was completely dumbfounded!

Who brings a gift to their new home in a truck?

Three whole big trucks!

Even the richest landlords aren't this extravagant, are they?

"Mr. Shen, no! Absolutely not! Old Li absolutely cannot accept this! It's against the rules!"

Li Yunlong quickly waved his hand.

He had previously heard Shen Wang mention sending something, and he thought it was just a polite way of putting it, or that it was just sending some small trinkets.

He absolutely refused to accept these three large truckloads of gifts!

Shen Wang smiled, then looked at Li Yunlong with a half-smile:

"Commander Li, don't be so absolute. Let's take a look at the goods first."

Li Yunlong's face immediately darkened: "Mr. Shen! I appreciate your kindness, but I, Old Li, don't!"

"But I must make this clear: our Eighth Route Army may be poor, but we're tough!"

"Don't even mention three truckloads; even if thirty truckloads of gold and silver were laid out before me, I, Li Yunlong, wouldn't even glance at them. I'm not a son of my parents!"

"Even if we starve to death, we will never take a single needle or thread from the people!"

Clearly, Li Yunlong was somewhat displeased.

He felt that Shen Wang had underestimated him!

You, surnamed Shen, are trying to corrupt me, Li Yunlong, with money?

What do you take me for, Lao Li?

I think you have the attitude of a landlord, looking down on us poor Eighth Route Army soldiers who came from humble backgrounds!

The atmosphere instantly became somewhat awkward and tense.

Ding Zhijian and Meng Guanglin opened their mouths, wanting to smooth things over, but they didn't know where to begin.

On one side was their savior, and on the other was Commander Li, who represented the organization and was extremely principled.

Both of them were at a loss for words.

However, Shen Wang still had that faint smile on his face, and was not angry at all because of Li Yunlong's rejection.

On the contrary, he found the Commander Li, who stood there with his neck stiff and a "I'm poor but I have backbone" look on his face, to be even more real and lovable.

These are the people he admires. Their charm lies precisely in these seemingly "pedantic" yet unbreakable principles and integrity.

If it were some of the Nationalist Army's regimental commanders who saw three truckloads of "gifts," they would probably have made a complete fool of themselves.

However, while Shen Wang could understand, some people could not tolerate it.

"you!"

Sha Zhenjiang, who was standing behind Shen Wang, was furious!

Young and impetuous, he had long regarded Shen Wang as a god. Now, seeing Li Yunlong so "ungrateful" for his master, he was furious.

Xiao Shazi took a step forward, glared at Li Yunlong, and said in a very aggressive tone:

"Commander Li! What do you mean? My master kindly gave you these things, and you're putting on airs?"

"Who do you think you are? Do you think my master is like those landlords and rich people you've met? Let me tell you..."

"Zhenjiang! Shut up!"

Ding Zhijian was startled and quickly shouted to stop him.

Meng Guanglin also quickly reached out to pull Shazhenjiang.

Shen Wang waved his hand, signaling Sha Zhenjiang to step back: "Commander Li, don't get angry. Young people don't know how to speak properly."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the three trucks that had already come to a stop.

"I told you, let me take a look at the items first. What if... you like them?"

Li Yunlong snorted, his expression still unpleasant.

But he didn't say anything more hurtful. He just crossed his arms, looking like he was saying, "I'd like to see what you can come up with to make me make a mistake."

Shen Wang said no more and said to Sha Zhenjiang, "Little Sha, go and bring down any box."

"Yes, Master!"

Sha Zhenjiang glared at Li Yunlong, then angrily ran to the back of the truck, unloaded a wooden crate, and slammed it onto the open ground in front of everyone.

All eyes were focused on the box.

Shen Wang stepped forward, and without using any tools, he used his fingers to pry and twist at a clever spot on the edge of the box, and with a "click," the lid opened.

When the contents of the box were exposed to the light of day—

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

Li Yunlong's displeasure and stubbornness froze instantly, and his eyes widened like copper bells!

Ding Zhijian and Meng Guanglin gasped in shock!

Sha Zhenjiang forgot his anger and opened his mouth wide!

All the cavalry soldiers who were secretly watching this side were stunned as if they had been frozen in place!

Inside the box, there was no gold, silver, jewelry, or fine silks at all!

Inside, neatly arranged, were guns—shiny and gleaming, radiating a cold metallic sheen and carrying a faint scent of maintenance oil!

A completely new type of gun, one they had never seen before!

"This...this..."

Li Yunlong felt as if his tongue was tied in knots, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

He never dreamed that Shen Wang's so-called "gift" would actually be a weapon!

Shen Wang didn't speak, but bent down and casually picked up a .56 pistol from the box.

With his hands moving like butterflies flitting among flowers, he made a few crisp "click" sounds and almost in the blink of an eye, he had inspected and assembled several key components.

Then he took a fully loaded magazine from the box and loaded it with a "click".

What does it mean to be proficient in firearms? This is what it means to be proficient in firearms!

The entire process was so smooth and seamless that it left Li Yunlong and the soldiers around him dazzled and horrified.

This is hardly the young master of a landlord's family!

This guy is clearly a master gunman!

Then, Shen Wang picked up his gun, aimed at an empty earthen mound not far away, and pulled the trigger!

"Da da da, da da da—!!!"

A burst of rapid and crisp gunfire suddenly rang out!

Unlike the single-shot sound of a rifle, and unlike the continuous spray of a light machine gun.

Li Yunlong suddenly snapped back to reality, his voice trembling: "A...a flower mechanism?!"

This...this is a machine gun!

Li Yunlong was not unsophisticated; he knew that some of these "handheld machine guns" capable of rapid fire had been introduced from Germany and were known as "flower machine guns."

But that thing is too precious!

Germany produced fewer than 3 of these weapons in total. After its defeat in World War I, the Allied Powers forced it to destroy most of them, with only a very small number ending up in China.

This kind of machine gun is perfect for trench warfare, it's a complete annihilation!

Its close-range firepower is comparable to that of a light machine gun!

However, the only drawback is that the range is a bit short, with an effective range of only about 200 meters.

Moreover, the logistical pressure is immense; a single flick of the wrist and a magazine of bullets is gone.

In addition, the matching 9x18mm bullets were difficult to obtain, and over time, it was gradually phased out.

Li Yunlong never expected that Shen Wang would produce such a treasure!

He glanced at the machine gun in Shen Wang's hand, then at the three trucks beside him, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

Damn it... could these three trucks be... all machine guns?

No way?

Shen Wang couldn't help but laugh when he saw Li Yunlong's shocked and bewildered expression.

He handed the Type 56 assault rifle directly to Li Yunlong: "Commander Li, want to give it a try?"

A fleeting look of embarrassment crossed Li Yunlong's face as he looked at the gun being handed to him.

He had previously laid out his principles and given them the cold shoulder, but what they gave him was not what he expected at all!

That was a resounding slap in the face!

But who is Li Yunlong? He's got a face like a dog's, he can change it in an instant!

Realizing that he had wronged Shen Wang, he quickly apologized and admitted his mistake.

"Oh dear! Mr. Shen! Look at the mess this has made! It's all Old Li's fault!"

"Old Li is short-sighted and misunderstood your good intentions! He deserves a beating!"

"Please don't take it to heart! I'm so sorry!"

As he spoke, he eagerly took the 56-liter rifle.

"Da da da, da da da—!!!"

Ok?

As soon as Li Yunlong fired his gun, he realized something was wrong!

This gun...it's so powerful!

It doesn't feel soft and fluffy like "Flower Machine" at all.

He hurriedly asked, "Mr. Shen, what is the effective range of this gun?"

Shen Wang said calmly, "Effective range: 400 meters."

"How much...how much?"

Li Yunlong's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the gun. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Four hundred meters???"

Four hundred meters! That's comparable to the effective range of the Japanese Type 38 rifle!

You should know that in infantry combat nowadays, the distance between positions is usually only four or five hundred meters. Any further and you can't even see a person!

Doesn't that mean that this "machine gun" that can fire in bursts can be used as a regular rifle in terms of range and power?

This...this is absolutely revolutionary!

"Okay! Okay, okay!"

Old Li was holding a 56-liter bottle of coffee, and I couldn't get enough of looking at it!

"This gun is fantastic! It just uses up a lot of bullets! But it's not a complete waste since it's hitting the Japanese!"

Seeing Li Yunlong's almost numb expression of shock, Shen Wang slowly added:

"Oh, right, this gun can also fire single shots, which saves bullets."

"What?"

Li Yunlong didn't quite understand what Shen Wang meant.

Shen Wang gestured to Li Yunlong to turn the fire selector switch on the side of the gun.

"Commander Li, try firing two more shots."

Li Yunlong did as instructed, then aimed again and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Li Yunlong: "..."

He was completely unable to speak.

It can even fire in bursts?

To be honest, this gun has somewhat shattered Li Yunlong's understanding of what a gun is.

It can fire in bursts or single shots, requires no bolt, has a magazine capacity of 30 rounds, and an effective range of up to 400 meters...

This thing has completely, thoroughly, and comprehensively crushed the Japanese Type 38 rifles!

At this moment, Shen Wang spoke up:

"Since Commander Li insists on his principles and refuses to accept it, then let's just forget about it..."

As he spoke, he tried to take the 56 mortars back from Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong held on tightly, even more tightly than he would his own wife.

"Who said no? Yes, yes, yes..."

Check it out?

Shen Wang smiled and shook his head. This Li Yunlong!

Li Yunlong knew Shen Wang was teasing him, but instead of feeling ashamed, he shamelessly asked:

"Mr. Shen, these three trucks... they're not all machine guns, are they?"

"No, that's not it!" Shen Wang said casually.

"oh…"

Old Li was somewhat disappointed, but also breathed a sigh of relief.

The entire Eighth Route Army might not even have three truckloads of machine guns. If the enemy were to bring out that many machine guns, that would be truly earth-shattering!

Immediately afterwards, Shen Wang said:

"This truck has... machine guns, another truck has light machine guns and 40mm ammunition, and another truck has ammunition..."

"It's just a small gift, nothing more."

Li Yunlong: ...

Sun Desheng: ...

Cavalry Company Soldiers: ...