Codex of the Old Gods: I Have a World

Chapter 1138 Delivery to Your Door

On September 9, Li Guangzong of Qingdao Port Authority held a press conference.

Reporters from all over the country flocked to the devastated Qingdao, waiting for Zhao Chuanxin to disclose more details of the war.

Everyone had already arrived.

Each person will be provided with a bottle of soda and refreshments.

The reporter waited patiently.

At 9:30 in the morning, Zhao Chuanxin entered the venue together with Li Guangzong, Zhao Zhongyi, Hu Da, Aguire Ida and others.

The reporter took photos.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed in a circle with his index finger, and immediately someone from the adjudication panel came over and snatched the camera from the reporter taking photos, dug out the film, and said to them, "I told you that you can only take photos when you can."

Because there were too many reporters present this time, many of them did not know Zhao Chuanxin's rules.

Zhao Chuanxin was wearing a woolen coat with a suit, vest and shirt underneath, shiny leather shoes, and his medium-length hair was combed back meticulously. The sunglasses and the tough edges on his face made his temperament even colder.

Zhao Chuanxin stood on the stage, tapped the microphone and said, "I'll leave the details of the battlefield to others. Now let's start asking questions."

Huang Yanpei, a reporter from Shenbao, asked: "General Zhao, are you going to join the war and are you ready to join the German side?"

When he asked the key and sensitive point, the scene fell into silence.

This answer may be earth-shattering.

However, Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: "No. The European war is not a just war. It is a war that broke out because the imperialist powers wanted to re-divide and compete for global hegemony. I will not join any side, and we should not join any side. We are one of the victims. The Japanese are vicious and want to use this to cause trouble. The authorities are incompetent and actually set up a neutral zone for the two countries to fight here. This reminds me of the war between Japan and Russia outside the Great Wall during the Qing Dynasty. It was like this in the Qing Dynasty and it is still like this now. There is no change in essence. Back then, I saw the Russo-Japanese War and witnessed the miserable conditions of the people outside the Great Wall, so I made up my mind not to let this happen again in China. The Japanese provoked Zhao first, so don't blame Zhao for being cruel. Anyone who kills my compatriots will be retaliated a hundredfold..."

There was a buzz below.

In the past, Zhao Chuanxin always played the Yin-Yang role with Yuan Weiting.

This time they were basically pointing fingers and scolding, openly opposing.

Not participating in the war, making our stance clear, is purely resisting the invasion, but there is no lack of revenge.

It was also a disguised admission that he was the one who bombed Tokyo.

Huang Yuansheng, a reporter from the Times, asked: "Earlier, students marched and called on General Zhao to take action. Was General Zhao influenced by this and sent troops?"

Zhao Chuanxin took off his sunglasses and smiled disdainfully: "Let me ask you, when I was fighting, did I levy heavy taxes?"

All the reporters shook their heads.

There are only a few places in the country where people can live and work in peace and contentment, and most of them are under the rule of Zhao Chuanxin.

No matter who he fought against, he never exploited the people too much.

At this time, there were already frictions among the warlords in various provinces, and they were engaging in small-scale attacks on each other over territory.

Zhao Chuanxin has never been involved in such matters.

The guns of his troops are always pointed outward.

Pensions have never been delayed or deducted.

Therefore, whenever the Grey Axe Army and the Insurance Corps expanded their forces, local people would eagerly join the army.

You can't disagree with these points.

Seeing them shaking their heads, Zhao Chuanxin asked again, "Has Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town ever failed to resist an enemy invasion?"

The reporters continued to shake their heads.

Zhao Chuanxin has a strong temper and will retaliate against anyone who dares to hit him.

Zhao Chuanxin asked one last question: "But Shandong was under my jurisdiction before?"

Shake his head.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigarette and lit it. "My neighbor, do you know how much money I spent on the war? A full 860 million yuan! They asked me to take action, but did they give me money? Food? Guns, ammunition and cannons? I took action because it was my conscience. I didn't take action because it was my duty. In any case, I did nothing wrong. Do I need others to instruct me on what to do?"

I... The whole audience was shocked and their heads were buzzing.

860 million yuan!

Later, when warlords fought each other, each warlord leader said that the war was fought for money.

But compared with this battle with the Japanese, the intensity of their fighting was like playing house.

They won't fire machine guns at all costs.

They are reluctant.

After Zhao Chuanxin finished speaking, he gave up his seat and said, "The rest is up to you."

He put his hands in his pockets and walked out.

He still has a lot to do.

Hu Da came on stage and introduced the battles in Ye County and Pingdu positions.

Hu Da told reporters: "On September 9, the Japanese army launched a general offensive, with bombers and artillery coordinating bombing and infantry charges. We deployed two battalions of troops on the outermost defense line in Pingdu. In an area one kilometer wide and two kilometers deep, there were dozens of mutually supporting firepower points, mainly machine guns and mortars. In just a quarter of an hour, we fired 7 machine gun bullets and more than 22 artillery shells..."

The people below were dumbfounded.

Aren’t bullets and shells free?

How crazy!

No wonder Zhao Chuanxin was able to win the war so quickly.

The Beiyang Army would never dare to fight like this!

Zhao Zhongyi comes on stage.

As soon as he came on the court, people cheered in their hearts.

Zhao Zhongyi is a typical warrior, with a tall and sturdy figure, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His beard is shaved clean, and although his temples are gray, he still looks heroic and handsome.

Go to that station, and the momentum will overwhelm the whole audience.

Zhao Zhongyi told the reporters about the Qingdao battlefield. His tone was calm and indifferent, and no matter how many casualties there were on our side or the enemy, it seemed as if they were just a string of data.

The reporter confirmed from Zhao Zhongyi that Zhao Chuanxin almost destroyed two Japanese fleets single-handedly.

The reporters gasped.

That’s more than seventy ships of various types.

The reporter from Shuntian Times was surprised: "Commander Zhao, why are you still indifferent when you talk about your own casualties? Do you care about the lives of your subordinates?"

Zhao Zhongyi's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Since our Lugang Town Insurance Team was founded in 1904, we have fought more than 260 battles with bandits and Japanese invaders, and there have been casualties in every battle. When a platoon of soldiers died, the platoon leader is naturally sad. If the commander of an army is sad, then he should just stop fighting, because he won't be able to attend the funeral. I am sad, and the riverside area east of the Great Wall has already fallen into the hands of the Japanese invaders. If the Japanese invaders invade on a large scale, I, Zhao Zhongyi, will also die on the battlefield. Then you can be sad, but there is no need for that now!"

"hiss……"

What aura, what bearing!

It's heart-breaking!

There is too little news about Zhao Zhongyi.

He usually keeps a low profile, and it is always Liu Baogui who steals the show.

At this time, the words spoken were very powerful.

He gave everyone the feeling that as long as I, Zhao Zhongyi, was alive, you could rest easy. If I died, you would have to be careful.

Some people also think that Zhao Chuanxin and Zhao Zhongyi have some similarities in facial features.

This inevitably leads to speculation: both of them have the surname Zhao, they started their business together, they are as close as brothers, and Zhao Chuanxin boldly delegated power...

Is it...

After Zhao Zhongyi finished speaking, he easily gave his seat to Aguire Ida.

The reporters were surprised. Why is there such a strange race?

Mexico is too far away for them. With this skin color, which is neither white nor black nor yellow, which country is it from?

Aguire Ida was a little nervous facing the large crowd of reporters.

He introduced himself: "We are the Chili Patrol of Constantine State, Mexico. We are entrusted by Don John Constantine to guard the Weixian Station..."

He said, with Juvencio translating.

"Mexican Army?"

"Zhao Chuanxin's sphere of influence is so vast that even Mexico is under his control..."

This is quite a gimmick.

Later, Brown took the stage to speak on behalf of Benjamin Goldberg.

Then there is Li Zhitao.

The reporter then realized that it was the coalition of various forces under Zhao Chuanxin that defeated the Japanese army.

Unknowingly, Zhao Chuanxin's influence has grown to the farthest reaches of the country and even overseas.

It was easy to gather more than 20,000 people, and that’s not all of them.

If all the troops come out, Zhao Chuanxin would probably have about 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers ready to fight, right?

Hiss...horrifying!

In fact, including overseas personnel, Zhao Chuanxin can currently gather a total of about 37,000 to 38,000 troops, which is far less than the millions of troops on the European battlefield.

Finally, Li Guangzong took the stage and announced another important decision: "From today on, we will raise the wages of workers in the automobile, fur weaving, steel, coal, iron ore, electricity and other industries in Hong Kong Island, Macao Island, Hankou, Lubin Prefecture, and Lugang Town. The increase will be about 15%, aiming to improve production efficiency..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience went wild again.

This is a good thing for the people.

It was a bolt from the blue for some entrepreneurs, capitalists, and landlords.

Others are raising their prices, should you?

If you don't raise the price, the consequences are obvious and it will inevitably trigger a protest.

Li Guangzong was not shooting without purpose.

He referenced the Detroit auto workers in the United States. Henry Ford announced a substantial wage increase for the workers at the beginning of this year, also to improve production efficiency.

Not many people paid attention to this, but this was the Lewis turning point 14 years after the US GDP surpassed that of the UK.

Why did Li Guangzong increase workers’ wages?

Europe is already at war... Li Guangzong and Zhao Chuanxin have been preparing for this for many years.

……

Zhao Chuanxin is very pressed for time.

He immediately teleported Quetshalan to the underground fortress to upgrade the fourth-generation dragon.

The architecture remains unchanged, only the rainbow particle jet engine is upgraded.

The smelly liquid refined by Benjamin Goldberg no longer smells bad.

It used to spray rainbow particles, but now it sprays a stream of colorless particles.

The entire process of modification and sea trial took five hours.

On September 9, Zhao Chuanxin teleported to Ba Gong's house in Hankou, went to Benjamin's arsenal to get guns, transmitted them into the "Code of the Old Gods", and asked the Fearless Vanguard to sell them to the new emperor of Rune City.

The new emperor urgently needed firearms to fight against the invaders from the Mirage Realm.

There is no difference between the two worlds, either invading, resisting, or on the way.

The profit from each rifle was 20 dollars, which was much more than that earned from trafficking arms on Earth.

He and the Fearless Vanguard split the money 50-50.

Immediately afterwards, he went to the military factory built in Lubin Prefecture in 10 years and placed an order for 60 cannons and 1000 artillery shells, also to be sold to the new emperor.

After doing this, Zhao Chuanxin immediately sent a telegram to German Emperor Wilhelm II.

The content of the telegram: I have heard that the British Lee Enfield box-type short rifles have caused great damage to your army. Now I have a batch of semi-automatic rifles with a higher firing rate than theirs and can be equipped with 8-round magazines. If you need them, they can be delivered to your door directly to the battlefield. The payment must be settled immediately in pounds.

Soon after, he sent another telegram to the French commander-in-chief, Joseph Joffre: I have heard that you have suffered a lot from German reconnaissance planes. Now I have a combat reconnaissance plane called the Von Ru 3 fighter. The plane carries two 7.7mm caliber machine guns and can shoot down enemy reconnaissance planes. It is also equipped with a camera placed inside the fuselage and a random radio. It is equipped with a 260 horsepower King V engine and a speed of up to 160 km/hour. Please reply if you need it.

The Lee-Enfield box-action rifle was a powerful weapon in World War I. Later generations commented that the British had a good gun but did not know how to use it.

But in fact, in the Battle of Mons on the 23rd of last month, the dense firepower formed by the British Lee Enfield box-action short rifles caused heavy losses to the German army.