Volume 1 Chapter 055: When the cannon fires, it brings in a ton of gold!
Chiang Kai-shek only thought about it for a moment and understood what Dai Li meant.
Now is the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and it is impossible for Chiang Kai-shek to openly poach Yan Xishan's people.
After all, no matter how powerful Chu Yunfei is, he is just a colonel with a regiment under his command.
If this offends Yan Xishan, he will be pushed to the side of the Japanese army.
If the entire Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is lost, the anti-Japanese war situation in the north will become even more severe.
It's totally not worth it!
Besides, the 358th Regiment is far away in Shanxi. Even if we recruit him, what will happen?
Could he still let him lead the 358th Regiment, cross half of China, and travel thousands of miles to Chongqing to join me?
Do not make jokes.
It was precisely because of these concerns that even though Chiang Kai-shek valued Chu Yunfei, he would not openly try to poach him.
However, the plan proposed by Dai Li was a good idea.
The 358th Regiment performed outstandingly and made many military achievements.
It is only right that the central government sends people to express condolences.
This would also leave a good impression in Chu Yunfei's mind, and would not overly irritate Yan Xishan.
Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said, "Well! This is a good idea! Let me think about who to take the photo of! Well... let Pang Bingxun, the commander-in-chief of the 24th Army stationed in Lin County, go to express his condolences. As for the reporter, you arrange it!"
"Yes. President!"
In fact, Dai Li had already decided on the reporter.
At Chongqing Luojiawan Garden Mansion, Dai Li instructed his men, "Go and invite Miss Manli, the new female reporter from the Central News Agency. Remember, be polite!"
"Yes. Boss!"
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Chu Yunfei escorted the supplies back to Wuzhai Town.
As soon as he came back, he saw two mountain cannons pulled by packhorses. Fang Ligong, who came to greet him, was stunned.
Fang Ligong said excitedly: "Commander, the higher-ups have allocated us two more mountain cannons?"
"Well! Now we can expand another mountain artillery platoon!"
Fang Ligong sighed. "The commander is really good. He managed to get two mountain cannons with one move! Last time I went there, I only managed to get one after saying all the good things I could think of! I am so ashamed! I am so ashamed!"
Chu Yunfei waved his hand and said, "No need to talk about it! We need to hurry up and form an artillery platoon! We need to start a battle as soon as possible!"
"I understand!"
Chu Yunfei arranged for the guard company to place the supplies. He walked into the regiment headquarters and asked, "Did anything happen in the regiment while I was away ?"
Fang Ligong heard this and said happily , "Commander, Major Lin Zhiqiang is back!"
Good things come in pairs!
We have just added two new mountain cannons, and Lin Zhiqiang has also returned.
Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong and asked excitedly, "Did you get the gun back?"
Fang Ligong smiled and said, "Let Major Lin Zhiqiang tell you in person!"
"good!"
At the headquarters of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei had just finished drinking a bowl of tea to moisten his throat.
Upon hearing the news, Lin Zhiqiang brought Huang Ronghua's guard squad and walked in carrying two wooden boxes.
"Hello, Commander! Staff Officer Major Lin Zhiqiang has fulfilled his mission and is reporting in!"
Chu Yunfei quickly stood up and said, "Good! Good! Good! Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's not hard. Commander, please inspect the ten sniper rifles!"
The guards immediately pried open the two wooden boxes.
The Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 7.62mm sniper rifles were placed crosswise and quietly in the wooden box.
Chu Yunfei picked up a rifle and pulled the bolt.
A crisp sound was heard.
I also took a look through the telescope, and the scenery outside the door immediately became closer.
Chu Yunfei shouted: "Order the sniper squad to assemble!"
Upon hearing the order, the sniper squad quickly gathered at the training ground.
Chu Yunfei brought a large group of people to the training ground.
After the wooden box was put down, he shouted, "One for each of you! I hope you can adapt to this new gun in the shortest possible time and become combat-ready!"
The soldiers in the sniper squad knew that Lin Zhiqiang had returned, but the regiment commander had not given the order, so Major Lin Zhiqiang did not dare to distribute sniper rifles.
Upon hearing the commander distribute sniper rifles, the snipers, who had been anxious for a long time, rushed forward and took the sniper rifles from Chu Yunfei.
As soon as they got it, they all looked the new gun over and over with joy.
Especially the 4x scope, which repeatedly looked into the distance.
The snipers were so excited when they could clearly see their comrades standing in the distance.
With this sniper rifle, even enemies three or four hundred meters away are no problem.
Wang Xikui and six snipers started test shooting on the training ground with sniper rifles.
The new gun, especially the scope, made Wang Xikui and the others a little uncomfortable.
Even at a distance of 200 meters, they could only score six or seven rings.
But they were also upset.
As long as they fire a few more bullets, they are confident that they can hit the bull's eye!
The soldiers of the sniper squad were testing their guns. Chu Yunfei also picked up one, closed one eye, looked through the scope, aimed at the target in the distance, and pulled the trigger.
boom!
From more than 200 meters away, he shot the target in the sixth ring.
For beginners who are new to sniper rifles, it is acceptable.
Chu Yunfei put down the sniper rifle and asked, "Major Lin Zhiqiang, how much does this sniper rifle cost?"
Upon hearing this, Major Lin Zhiqiang sighed and said, "Commander, the Soviets only recognize gold or US dollars. They don't recognize anything else, not even silver dollars, let alone legal tender. They asked for 35 US dollars for this sniper rifle. Later, General Shang Zhen helped to bargain and reduced the price to 27 US dollars. But it does not include spare barrels, firing pins, and bullets! A thousand rounds of bullets cost 45 US dollars."
When Chu Yunfei heard this, he calculated in his mind.
A gun costs $27, so 10 guns cost a total of $270.
The US dollar is very valuable in this era.
Basically equivalent to gold.
One US dollar contains 0.6-8 grams of gold.
These 10 sniper rifles will cost nearly 190 grams of gold, not counting bullets and spare parts.
Rifles are so expensive!
If you want to buy a cannon, especially a heavy cannon, it is said that a 150mm heavy cannon costs 40,000 US dollars!
Of course this is the price of German heavy artillery.
The Soviet ones should be cheaper, but not much cheaper!
Even if we cut it in half, it would still be $20,000.
How much gold does this cost?
It is true that when the cannon is fired, there will be a fortune in gold!
I was planning to form a battalion of heavy artillery.
A battalion has six artillery pieces, which would cost nearly $120,000.
With my small stature, how could I afford to buy a battalion of heavy artillery?
But during World War II, heavy artillery was the king of war.
The Japanese army was able to defeat 30 divisions of the Central Army with just one division, relying on four tactics: heavy artillery bombing, air strikes, machine gun sweeps, and soldiers' assaults.
I am not afraid of machine guns sweeping my territory. I am not afraid of soldiers charging at me. As for airplanes , the worst that can happen to me is a night battle.
The only problem was that when the heavy artillery encountered the Japanese brigade or division, there was no way to avoid it.
Without heavy artillery, there would be no chance of winning against the Japanese brigades or even divisions!
But buying a battalion of heavy artillery requires so much money. Where can I get so much?
Just when Chu Yunfei was having a headache, the communicator came over.
"Report. The headquarters sent a telegram. The commander-in-chief of the 24th Army Group, Pang Bingxun, and the Central News Agency reporters will come to express their condolences soon. The headquarters asked us to provide a good reception and ensure safety!"
Pang Bingxun, commander-in-chief of the 24th Army Group, is coming. What is he doing here at this time?
Chu Yunfei asked: "Did the telegram say whether the central government gave any commendation this time?"
