Chapter 75: Destroying with overwhelming force
"We want this magic gun!"
Steward Hong was on Hill No. 3, looking at the wheeled Maxim that had stopped roaring with awe, greed, desire, and excitement.
He no longer paid attention to the fleeing bandits.
Instead, he pointed directly at the heavy machine gun whose barrel was emitting scorching heat, and with red eyes, he made a new purchase request to Jiang Xia.
He didn't even ask the price.
No need to ask.
After seeing with his own eyes a man wielding this rapid-fire magic gun, he killed more than a hundred people in five breaths and forced the bandits to flee.
Butler Hong no longer cared whether the magic spear in front of him cost hundreds or thousands of taels.
He believed that even if he bought the gun with ten thousand taels of silver and brought it back to the county town, the prefect would never blame him.
Before Jiang Xia, he boasted that his firearms could stabilize the country and ensure its security. At that time, even if Butler Hong saw the bolt-action rifle, he would not believe it.
In his opinion, the musket is just another more powerful crossbow. Its advantages are that it is cheap, easy to use, and can be replaced on a large scale.
But now, after seeing the power of Maxim with his own eyes, he believed it.
Such a terrifying magic gun, this is a qualitative change.
Only a hundred are needed and placed in front of the formation.
Not to mention taking down Ruyifang, it would be great for expanding territory or defending the city during war.
This divine object that can defeat thousands of enemies must be obtained!
at all costs!
"Calm down, my friend."
Jiang Xia was in a good mood after experiencing the long-lost feeling of riding a motorcycle.
He watched Su Yi and the new recruits step out of the trenches, divide into several small teams, and chase after the scattered bandits. He turned around and took out a pack of cigarettes.
He bought one for himself and gave one to the excited housekeeper Hong.
I lit it for him myself, and then I said:
"This gun is not currently included in our Kunlunfang sales plan. To be honest, I only have this one in my hand, and I still need to modify the prototype.
If it wasn’t an emergency, I wouldn’t have taken it out this time.”
Haha, you must be kidding!
Manager Hong took a puff of cigarette, but because he was too excited, he choked and coughed repeatedly. He looked embarrassed, but he sneered in his heart. The bandit Jiang was really good at pretending to be confused.
If you really didn't intend to sell it, you wouldn't have invited him to watch today.
This is obviously to whet the appetite.
At the same time, this method was used to tell Governor Hong not to try to default on his debts. It would obviously be more beneficial to Governor Hong and the court to continue cooperating with Kunlun Fang than to swallow up Ruyi Fang.
Of course, this is also a veiled warning.
This is to prevent Governor Hong from having any inappropriate thoughts after he completes Ruyifang.
Even if there are new recruits trained with muskets, as long as Kunlun Square has such a magic gun, they will still have the confidence to raise the price.
They wield this destructive power and are much more dangerous than Yifang.
"If you don't sell it now, will you sell it later?"
Butler Hong took another puff of his cigarette. Of course he knew cigarettes. After all, this thing was similar to a hookah, except that it was more convenient to use.
After calming down, he asked again.
Hearing this question, Jiang Xia's smile widened.
He glanced back at the fourth man who was fiddling with the heavy machine gun behind him, then turned to Butler Hong and said:
“When it’s time to sell it, I’ll naturally be the first to inform you, brother. However, I’m afraid there won’t be any news in the next one or two years. Brother Mao Lin has also seen that this gun is made of complex materials and has a sophisticated structure.
Only a master craftsman can do this!
If you want to purchase and produce on a large scale, you will have to wait a while.”
"good."
Butler Hong did not hesitate. He pointed at the mortars behind him and asked:
"This little thunder cannon, should we sell it?"
“This is for sale.”
Jiang Xia curled his lips and said:
"But I can't give it to you right now."
"Why is that?"
Butler Hong was rejected twice and his face was not very good, so he asked:
"Do you think we have to wait for a better opportunity? Although I don't know much about weapon making, this small cannon is obviously simple in structure. If you still refuse to accept the request of a master craftsman, that doesn't seem like a proper business attitude."
"it's not true."
Jiang Xia waved his hand and explained:
"This cannon can be sold now, and the same applies to the shells, but the problem is that even if I sell it to you, your soldiers won't be able to use it. This cannon requires a set of special artillery techniques to be learned.
If you only have the cannon but no skills, you can't even exert one or two tenths of its power."
Butler Hong did not answer.
But judging from his expression, he obviously didn't believe it.
Jiang Xia didn't hesitate, and turned to Malte who was drinking on the ammunition box and said:
"Old Ma, show us your skills to Butler Hong."
"Where?"
Although the weapon craftsman looked down on the "toys" he had copied, he also knew that the Black Hand would also gain a share of the profits in this arms business.
He immediately put away the wine flask, stood up, grabbed a cannon, looked up asked.
Jiang Xia glanced at Butler Hong, pointed casually, and said:
"Fire one shot at each of the fleeing bandits from 500 meters, 800 meters, and 1,000 meters away. Let Steward Hong see how amazing the artillery skills we have developed after years of study are."
A few minutes later, Butler Hong looked through a monocular telescope at the flames that had suddenly appeared in the distance, and he was finally convinced.
This seemingly simple little cannon is actually very powerful.
I originally thought that it was just hitting a fixed direction, but I didn't expect that in the hands of this bald man, he could hit wherever he pointed, and the error of the landing point would not exceed ten steps.
A military weapon!
Butler Hong thought to himself that he was now enthusiastic about this little cannon that he had not thought much of before, but he remained calm on the surface and turned to Jiang Xia and said:
"I would like to ask Kunlun Square to produce a set of artillery secret manuals. How much do you want?"
"Not much, not much."
Jiang Xia stretched out his left hand and waved a finger casually.
"Ten thousand taels? Not bad."
Butler Hong frowned.
But in the end he nodded.
This price is within his affordable range. After all, it is someone else's secret recipe. If he wants to share it with others, the price cannot be cheap.
In the eyes of a scholar like him who has read a lot, this secret book of artillery is like the secret book of immortals. Although it occasionally leaks into the mortal world, every time it leaks out, it always causes bloody storms.
If you want to buy it through formal channels, you will definitely not be able to buy it.
Even if one were to seek help from a small sect to obtain a volume of inferior martial arts techniques, the price would definitely not be just this. Moreover, this was a secret military technique that could stabilize the country, protect the people, and expand the territory!
But he didn't notice that Jiang Xia's eyes were twitching at this moment.
Isn’t it said that Governor Hong is an honest official?
How come you have a plan as soon as you open your mouth?
What he originally thought was that he would not give them the secret manual of artillery, but only help them train gunners.
It costs one hundred taels to train a gunner, which is a very outrageous price. After all, it is just a mortar. In the eyes of some military fans, this thing is not even a real god of war.
If the negotiations fail, the price can be lowered further.
Just think of it as selling a cannon and giving a cannon operator away for free, buy one get one free, the idea was to make a steady profit and sell in large quantities at a low profit, but unexpectedly Butler Hong misunderstood and raised the price a hundred times in one go.
He even had an expression on his face as if he had taken advantage of someone.
Codes!
Dog owner!
If you don't take the opportunity to make a big profit, you will be doing a disservice to the piece of meat that has been delivered to your door.
"I'll pay you an extra ten thousand taels of silver as hush money."
Butler Hong did not wait for Jiang Xia to speak, and said:
"This method cannot be passed on to anyone other than my master's direct descendants!"
Well.
So this was his idea!
He is indeed a smart man. He thought the same thing as Rogge. As expected, no matter in what world or era, knowledge monopoly is always the most profitable.
Even the scholar, Butler Hong, understands this principle.
Jiang Xia blinked his eyes, then shook his head with a serious expression and said:
"Alas, you want to monopolize this artillery technique. Your appetite is really big. This will cut off the way for Kunlun Square to find other people to do business. This is not just a matter of 20,000 silver coins."
"What do you want?"
Butler Hong said without giving in:
"Official position? Title? Or fiefdom?"
"I don't want any of them."
Jiang Xia glanced at the chaotic Fengshan in the distance and said:
"I need to talk to your governor about this matter. Of course, not now. Let's talk about it after the war is over."
Butler Hong nodded, his expression unchanged.
For such a major matter, it would be safer if the master took action.
He looked back at the mortar, then looked with regret at the heavy machine gun that was being covered with oilcloth again, then mounted his horse and went down to the high ground under the escort of several personal followers.
He also wanted to see how the new recruits performed on the battlefield.
My master still values the new soldiers armed with new weapons. Although my master is old, what he wants in Fengyang County is definitely not just to overthrow Ruyifang.
perhaps……
Perhaps the opportunity to rebuild his country that the master has been seeking all his life is now at hand.
Watching Butler Hong leave, Jiang Xia turned around to look at the stunned Malte. This weapon craftsman with his own temper had heard the entire conversation between Jiang Xia and Butler Hong.
"I asked you to reproduce these little gadgets that you looked down upon before. Are you convinced now?"
Jiang Xia laughed.
Malte touched his big bald head and had to admit that Jiang Xia was right. The replicas that seemed meaningless to him could generate profits far beyond his imagination in this world.
How much original, pollution-free vegetables and rice can you buy with 20,000 silver coins, and how much clean drinking water can you buy?
Uh, that's not right.
Water is free in this world.
But in the wasteland, a large cup of pure water can be exchanged for so many things. After these substances are sent back to the wasteland, how many useful wasteland rangers can the Black Hand recruit?
Malte still clearly remembered the scene when they were chased out of the Free Citizens City by the Immortal Society.
Now, he has seen the day when they will return in glory.
"Do your best, I won't treat you unfairly."
Jiang Xia said something and ignored Malte who was daydreaming. He took his lackey Lao Si with him and rode on horseback, heading back towards Fengshan Street.
This battle was won easily.
But they only defeated the vanguard, as the main force of the bandits was still behind them.
But with this decisive victory as a foundation, the morale of the new recruits has been boosted. Next, it depends on how Su commands them to hunt down and encircle those bandits.
There were reconnaissance drones transmitting information and intelligence at all times, and several wasteland warriors were supporting the battlefield with mortars. This really proved what Jiang Xia had said to Rogge during the first Fengshan Battle.
In this kind of dimensionality reduction battle, you will definitely win no matter how hard you try.
——
As a commander, Su certainly couldn't go into battle and fight.
At this time, he was roaming around the foothills with a reserve force of fifty people. The personal soldiers of Governor Hong, as the commanders of each team, were leading people to drive them everywhere.
Just like their pockets were tightening, they had to drive the panicked main force of the bandits into the minefield buried in advance and completely break their backbones.
"Whoosh"
With a sharp hiss, a red flare was launched into the sky ahead. Su glanced at that place and said in the chip communication:
"According to my coordinates, there are a large number of enemies entrenched within 500 meters ahead. I need fire support! Be careful not to accidentally injure friendly forces."
Half a minute later, with the sound of firing from three mortars, the indirect artillery shells, beyond the sight of the mountains and forests, accurately hit the valley where the bandits were entrenched.
When the captains of the two teams waiting there saw the explosion, they immediately led the new recruits forward. These former miners who had been frightened just now cheered when they saw the mighty explosion.
They grabbed the bolt-action rifles in their hands and moved forward in a dispersed formation, strictly following the instructions of the instructors.
As long as there is a noise ahead, they will immediately aim and shoot. Battles that can be resolved at a long distance will never be fought in close combat, as it is difficult to aim with bows and crossbows in the mountains and forests.
However, they could stay out of the range and leisurely kill the remaining bandits.
Even if there were people lying in ambush, they would be stabbed with bayonets and killed instantly.
The enemy's morale has collapsed, and this one-sided massacre is very inspiring.
Especially when there is flexible fire support.
"Boom, boom!"
A series of loud noises reached Su's ears. This noise was the sound of the minefield being activated, although the mines used were also copied by Malte at the World War I level.
Not much was buried, but it was enough.
After all, for light infantry, the deterrent significance of things like landmines is far greater than their practical significance.
"Su!"
Jasmine's voice rang out over the phone. The girl said to Su excitedly:
"The last group of bandits on the periphery have retreated. The drone is following them. Should we give chase?"
"No, we don't have enough people."
Sue replied:
"Just drop a few bombs and send them off."
"okay."
Following Jasmine's response, several unmanned aircraft hanging outside the foothills were maneuvered and flew over the heads of the last retreating bandits.
Following Jasmine's command, five or six plasma bombs carried on the drone were thrown down. This thing is a genuine wasteland weapon with astonishing lethality.
As blue plasma burst out on the ground, like a bolt of lightning from the sky, nearly a hundred people were killed at once as the dark blue tentacles transformed from the plasma danced wildly.
This invisible attack frightened the retreating bandits to death.
retreat.
It immediately turned into a rout.
These desperately fleeing "bandits" were lucky enough to escape with their lives, and as they scattered to various places in Fengyang County, the news of this victory would spread everywhere like wings.
It was as if at the same time announcing that the end of the once-arrogant Ruyifang was approaching!
