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Shen Wang has arrived.

They carried over a thousand truckloads of supplies.

Three anti-aircraft battalions, two artillery battalions, four infantry battalions, 2000 Type 56 assault rifles, 20 Type 107mm guns, 50 Type 40mm guns, and 100 light machine guns…

Of course, there were also the most important 13 Type 99A tanks, and all the production materials of a small arsenal.

Upon receiving the news, the brigade commander and others rushed out to greet them.

But when they arrived at the village entrance, they were instantly dumbfounded!

At the end of the winding dirt road, a long steel dragon was slowly driving towards Yangcun!

Trucks, all dark green military trucks, one after another, densely packed, stretching as far as the eye could see!

The sheer size of the operation sent chills down the spines of even seasoned veterans who were used to seeing marching troops.

Originally, it was thought that Shen Wang only brought the remaining 13 Type 99A tanks and the gift he promised the brigade commander.

But to everyone's surprise, the team was incredibly exaggerated and terrifying.

"I... my God..." Li Yunlong exclaimed, his mouth agape.

Kong Jie and Ding Wei were completely petrified, their eyes wide open and their jaws almost dropping to the ground.

Even the brigade commander, who was usually as calm as a mountain and had seen many storms, suddenly became breathless at this moment!

Thousands of trucks?

Are they all machine guns?

The brigade commander quickly did some mental calculations: even if each truck only carries a hundred guns, these thousand-plus trucks... that's over a hundred thousand machine guns?

My God!

That's enough to re-equip their entire 129th Division!

Not only the brigade commander, but also Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, Ding Wei and others had the same idea.

If these are all machine guns, what kind of machine gun company are we talking about? It's more like a machine gun division!

Even the mess hall can be equipped with a few!

Just as everyone was bewildered, the lead truck had already come to a smooth stop at the village entrance.

The car door opened, and Shen Wang jumped out of the car.

To be honest, the errand boy drove really smoothly!

"Haha, Brigade Commander, Regiment Commander Li, everyone, long time no see!" Shen Wang smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

Although it's said to be a long time, for him it's only been a day.

However, for Li Yunlong and his men, ten days had already passed.

"Mr. Shen... Mr. Shen!"

The brigade commander snapped out of his shock and swallowed hard.

"You...you've really made quite a fuss!"

Li Yunlong, as if waking from a dream, hurriedly approached, his words tumbling out incoherently, "Mr. Shen... what... what are all these?"

"Could it be... that... all those thousand-plus trucks are... all loaded with... those machine guns?"

Shen Wang couldn't help but laugh when he saw the shocked expressions on their faces, which also seemed to say, "Don't scare me."

He shook his head and said, "Commander Li is joking. There aren't that many 'Type 56' rifles. There are probably only about two thousand of them here."

A Type 56 assault rifle requires 5 military merits, so 100,000 rifles would require 500,000 military merits, which Shen Wang really can't afford right now!

"Oh...more than two thousand..." Li Yunlong repeated subconsciously.

Almost simultaneously, he and the brigade commander and others breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness it wasn't!

If it were a thousand truckloads of 56cc gasoline, they wouldn't know how to process it all.

Putting everything else aside, what will we use to buy it?

A Type 91 machine gun, which could be considered the worst machine gun of that era, still cost several hundred dollars!

Wouldn't 100,000 machine guns cost tens of millions of dollars?

can not afford!

I simply can't afford it!

But just as they were beginning to breathe a sigh of relief, they suddenly realized—

That's not right!

Two thousand-plus 56mm caliber rifles—that's only enough to fill twenty trucks at most!

What are those nearly a thousand large trucks that seem to stretch as far as the eye can see carrying?

The brigade commander took a deep breath and tentatively asked, "Mr. Shen, what about the rest...?"

Shen Wang organized his thoughts and began to introduce the weapons he had brought with him.

"Hmm... there were about four infantry battalions' worth of rifles, the kind used by the Nationalist Army, with some foreign ones mixed in..."

"There are also about two artillery battalions' worth of mortars, including those from the Nationalist Army, German-equipped, and American-equipped..."

「还有三个防空营的高射炮，85毫米高射炮12门，37毫米高射炮36门，12.7毫米高射机枪54挺…」

「还有20门107火，50具40火，100挺轻机枪…」

"Ten basic loads of the relevant ammunition have been allocated, which should be enough for a while..."

"Oh, and there's also a small arms factory with all the equipment and initial raw materials. If it's successfully built and put into production, the initial estimate is that it can produce 100,000 rounds of various types of bullets per day!"

"These thousands of trucks are mainly transporting goods to this arms factory!"

. . .

After Shen Wang finished speaking, the people opposite him were completely dumbfounded!

The brigade commander's head was spinning!

Four infantry battalions?

Three air defense battalions?

Two artillery battalions?

And... a... arsenal that can produce 100,000 bullets a day?

This...this...this is even more shocking than a thousand truckloads of machine guns!

Li Yunlong was completely disoriented!

"Old...Old Zhao...did you...did you hear that? Am I dreaming? You...you pinch me!"

Kong Jie and Ding Wei have completely lost their ability to speak.

They were only hoping to get a few machine guns, but... the other side brought in enough power to change the course of the war in North China!

Indeed, what Shen Wang brought was enough to change the entire war situation in North China!

However, after the initial shock, a cold, hard reality confronted everyone.

money!

Yes, so many good things, how much would they cost?

Leaving aside arsenals and air defense battalions, just the more than two thousand Type 56 assault rifles and one hundred light machine guns alone would probably be too expensive to buy!

If calculated according to the normal price!

The brigade commander gave a wry smile.

To put it simply, their entire 129th Division, all added up, has nearly 100,000 men, almost the size of an army group!

Even if you gathered all the light machine guns in the entire division, could you possibly assemble a hundred?

I'm afraid even that's unlikely!

The brigade commander was initially full of confidence, believing that the several large boxes of carefully collected antiques and jewelry he had brought were of considerable value and would be enough to surprise Shen Wang.

While successfully completing the tank transaction, we might also be able to forge a positive connection.

But now...

The brigade commander's expression shifted uncertainly, but finally, he steeled himself and asked:

"Mr. Shen...you...the equipment and...factory you brought this time..."

"...I wonder...what is the price?"

The group stared at Shen Wang expectantly, their emotions like a rollercoaster ride, plummeting from the peak to the bottom in an instant.

However, faced with the brigade commander's embarrassment and everyone's unease, Shen Wang simply smiled.

"Commander, let's not rush the price issue."

No rush?

The brigade commander and the others were stunned. With so many deadly things laid out here, how could they not be anxious?

"Then... Mr. Shen, what do you mean?" the brigade commander asked, puzzled.

Shen Wang did not answer directly, but said, "Before discussing the price, I think it would be better if you could inspect the goods first."

Inspection?

The brigade commander was even more baffled.

He quickly replied, "Mr. Shen, you're too kind! We absolutely trust your character and reputation! These things don't need verification! We believe them one hundred percent!"

He thought Shen Wang was just being polite, or that he was worried they might doubt the quality of the goods.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wang's smile became somewhat meaningful.

Not tested?

That won't work!

Do you know what 107 fire is?

Without saying anything more, he simply raised his hand and waved it lightly in the direction of the convoy.

A 107mm gun was towed over by a tractor...