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Chapter 159 159 [Tsushima Sea Battle]

At the beginning of June, news came which shocked the world. The Russian Pacific Fleet had been defeated, and the last hope of victory for the Russians disappeared.

At the end of May, Togo Heihachiro, commander of the East Combined Fleet of Japan, led his Togo Fleet to launch a fierce naval battle with the Russian fleet in the Tsushima Strait.

The Japanese fleet ships have advantages in number, firepower, and speed, and they are still waiting for work, making a complete sea ambush plan.

After 220 days of voyage around the world, the Russian fleet was exhausted; at the same time, they did not pay attention to reconnaissance and knew nothing about the enemy's situation;

Except for 2 ships of the Pacific 3nd and 3rd Squadrons that fled to Vladivostok, the rest of the entire army was wiped out. The total loss of ships reached 27 tons, nearly 5000 people were killed, and nearly [-] officers and soldiers were captured.

The Japanese side only lost 3 torpedo boats, with only a hundred people killed and nearly 600 injured.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this war cannot be fought.The Japanese have the support of Britain and the United States behind them. After the Russians lose their sea power, they will not be able to win anyway.

If the fight continues, it will become a war of attrition to compete for national strength.Of course, Russia is an old power, and its national strength is many times stronger than Japan.

However, this war broke out in the Far East, and the section of the Trans-Siberian Railway around Lake Baikal was not completed. It took nearly six weeks to travel from Europe to the Far East, but only 2-3 military trains could be driven every day and night. The logistical support situation was shockingly chaotic.

Therefore, when this naval battle is over, it means that the war is coming to an end, and what follows is the contest on the negotiating table.

The big man has the affairs of the big man, and the little man has the interests of the little man.

Levlavsky is just a major logistics officer at the railway depot. He doesn't need to know too much. He only knows that after Russia's defeat, it won't be long before he can continue to stay here.

Will the weapons and equipment allocated in his private warehouse be shipped back to Russia?

Russia doesn't lack his scraps of copper and iron, and if he takes it back, he will have no buyers.The Japanese have already won, and obviously they will not buy it.His choice is only the Qing government or some armed forces.

These days, he also tried to flirt with some officials of the Qing government to sell the Maxim heavy machine gun and the more than 100 rifles in his hand.

It's just that the situation is not ideal, these officials are not interested in these new weapons and equipment.They are only interested in money, and those materials and food that can be turned into money. If the price is lower, they are happy to change hands to make a fortune.

Levlavsky threw away the ordinary materials in his hands, but the value of those things was less than one-fifth of the value of the ammunition in his hands.

Just when he was frowning, Yuan Pengfei's greeting card arrived.This is one of the high-quality customers he has tapped so far. So far, he has sold forty water drops for a net profit of two thousand oceans.

He had a hunch that it would depend on this time whether the deal would be successful.

The next day, according to the customs of the Qing people, Levlavsky set up a banquet and prepared his favorite vodka to entertain the guests.

When the servant brought the news, he immediately greeted her and said politely in blunt Chinese: "Yuan, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you very much."

He can be regarded as a half-Huaxia hand, but the language is still a bit too fluent.

Yuan Pengfei bowed his hand politely and said with a smile: "Driver, long time no see. I miss you too!"

The two sat down and chatted for a while, talking about the Russo-Japanese War, Russia's stupid naval fleet commander, and the attitude of Britain and the United States.

There is no limit to what they are talking about, and it is a bit like a national leader, as if they could do a hundred times better than these people if they stood in that position.

However, Levravsky made such an outburst in a humble manner, not just for the sake of chatting and deepening the relationship, he also has this urgent matter!
"Yuan, I have a batch of ammunition to sell, and the price is [-]% cheaper than before. Are you interested?"

Yuan Pengfei looked at him with a half-smile, "Driver, we are old friends, you can't live up to the feelings of old friends!"

"Of course, Yuan, I'm really telling you this offer for the sake of my old friend's face. I wouldn't tell him if it were anyone else." Levlavsky said solemnly, as if he had sold his face. of.

But in fact, he just thinks that Yuan Pengfei is rich, so it's okay to eat up most of his inventory at once, and it doesn't matter if he gives a little discount. The important thing is to lure Yuan Pengfei to place an order.

But why did Yuan Pengfei come here after hearing the news? Wasn't it because of the good news that could greatly lower the price of arms? Otherwise, why did he come in such a hurry? Was it because Levlavsky could drink?

He pretended to be indifferent and said: "Old friend, I have wiped out many bandits during this time, and I have spare guns, so I am not in a hurry to buy more ammunition.

I think that in a few months, after Japan and your motherland sign an armistice agreement, the price of arms will drop significantly.

At that time, the price of weapons was the same as that of scrap metal. I could buy a large number of weapons at a very low price, and that was the time for carnival.

Old friends, you can also consider buying some, maybe you can hold them for half a year, and you can make a lot of money after changing hands. "

What Yuan Pengfei said was not nonsense. In this future war-torn country, if you have a gun, you will be the grass head king.When the arms trade is in the right place, it can definitely make a lot of money.

However, the major officer in front of him is definitely not among them, unless he is willing to give up his military post and stay in the Far East.

Levlavsky also heard Yuan Pengfei's implication, and knew that this was an extremely smart Qing native who had been involved in the situation in all countries in the world, and he couldn't hide his thoughts.

He simply opened up and said: "Yuan, my old friend, what price are you willing to give for a hundred water drops, a Maxim heavy machine gun, [-] rounds of rifle ammunition, and [-] rounds of machine gun ammunition?" ?”

Yuan Pengfei didn't express his opinion in a hurry, but asked instead: "My old friend, I can't bear to bargain, but it's too expensive and I definitely can't afford it. Why don't you tell me the price?"

Levlavsky was in a bit of a dilemma. He didn't know how much Yuan Pengfei was willing to pay. If he said too much, he would easily scare away the big clients, but if he said too little, he felt distressed.

A [-]% discount seems to be a lack of sincerity, and a [-]% discount seems to be a big loss.

After gritting his teeth for a moment, he looked like he was vomiting blood and making a sale, and made a gesture of seven, "Old friend, I will give you a [-]% profit, as long as it is [-]% of the original price. How about it, is this enough for friends?"

(End of this chapter)