Rise From Eight Hundred

"How much ammunition do you need?" Tang Dao swallowed his saliva and asked with some difficulty.

"Not much, the ammunition for two reorganized divisions was purchased from the German Habro Arms Company when the young marshal was in charge of the overall situation that year." Commander Wu smiled.

Then he shouted to the outside: "Adjutant Zhao, bring the ammunition list to Commander Tang and others for review."

The colonel adjutant Tang Dao had met walked in from outside, smiled politely at Tang Dao, took out a tightly wrapped document in kraft paper from his bag and handed it to Zhuang Shisan.

Chief of Staff Zhuang opened the kraft paper with trembling hands, and two pages of weapons lists filled with words appeared in front of the three colonels.

"1. 12 Swedish-made Bofors 75mm mountain cannons, with a unit price of 16,000 US dollars, a total of 192,000 US dollars, with 12,000 shells, a unit price of 20,000 US dollars, a total of 432,000 US dollars;

2. 12 French-made Blonde 150mm heavy mortars, with a unit price of 2,400 US dollars, a total of 28,800 US dollars, with 12,000 shells, a unit price of 10,000 US dollars, a total of 148,800 US dollars;

3. 24 German-made PAK36 37mm anti-tank guns, with a unit price of 2,000 US dollars, a total of 48,000 US dollars, 24,000 shells, a unit price of 4,000 US dollars, a total of 96,000 US dollars;

4. 24 German-made GRW34 80mm mortars, with a unit price of 324 US dollars, a total of 7,700 US dollars US dollars, 24,000 shells, 6 US dollars per unit, a total of 150,000 US dollars;

5. 36 Swiss-made Suroton 20mm machine guns, 920 US dollars per unit, 33,000 US dollars, 108,000 shells, 25,000 US dollars per unit, 270,000 US dollars, a total of 303,000 US dollars;

6. 48 French-made Brande 1935 60mm mortars, 480 US dollars per unit, 23,000 US dollars, 48,000 shells, 3 US dollars per unit, 144,000 US dollars, a total of 167,000 US dollars;

7. 48 US-made Browning M2HB 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns, 1,137 US dollars per unit, 144 spare barrels, 300 US dollars per unit, 97,000 US dollars, 150,000 bullets, 75 US dollars per thousand rounds, 11,000 US dollars, a total of 10. 80,000 US dollars;

8. 72 German-made MG08 Maxim heavy machine guns, priced at 385 US dollars per unit, equivalent to 27,000 US dollars, 720,000 bullets, 40 US dollars per thousand rounds, equivalent to 28,800 US dollars, a total of 55,800 US dollars;

9. 600 Czech-made ZB26 light machine guns, priced at 293 US dollars per unit, equivalent to 175,800 US dollars, 1.2 million bullets, 20 US dollars per thousand rounds, equivalent to 24,000 US dollars, a total of 199,800 US dollars;

10. 600 US-made Browning grenade launchers, priced at 90 US dollars per unit, equivalent to 54,000 US dollars, 300,000 grenades, 100 US dollars per thousand rounds, equivalent to 30,000 US dollars, a total of 84,000 US dollars;

11. 600 German-made Borgman MP28II submachine guns, priced at 57 US dollars per unit, equivalent to 34,000 US dollars, 1.2 million bullets, 15 USD per thousand rounds, 18,000 USD, 52,000 USD in total;

12. 600 German-made Mauser submachine guns, 20 USD per unit, 12,000 USD in total, 1.2 million rounds of bullets, 15 USD per thousand rounds, 18,000 USD in total, 30,000 USD in total;

13. 6,000 Czech-made short-barreled rifles, 20 USD per unit, 120,000 USD in total, 6 million rounds of bullets, 20 USD per thousand rounds, 12 USD in total, 240,000 USD in total;

14. 300,000 German-made M24 wooden-handled grenades, 1 USD per unit, 300,000 USD in total;

15. 12,000 German-made M1935 steel helmets, 29 USD per unit, 34,800 USD in total;"

"This, so much" Zhuang Shisan, who had seen a little bit of the world in Songjiang, couldn't speak clearly holding the list.

The dazzling list of weapons and equipment almost made Lei Xiong, the former commander of the Imperial Guards' machine gun company, almost explode. Even the well-informed Tang Dao was stunned by this big pie.

If there weren't so many people in the room, Tang Dao really wanted to hug Comrade Lao Wu and take a big bite of his already wrinkled old face.

What kind of weapons are these for two reorganized divisions? With this batch of weapons as the core firepower, and by stepping up the military factories, in less than two years, Tang Dao can build an army that can compete with three divisions of the Japanese army.

At that moment, the commander and deputy commander of the Sihang Regiment were in great happiness because of the big pie that fell from the sky, especially the deputy commander Lei, whose breath was scorching hot. In his later words, at that moment, he was more excited than going to bed on his wedding night.

Perhaps only Chief of Staff Zhuang was still a little calm. It was not that he was unhappy, but that he was born with a sensitivity to data coordination and suddenly discovered something extremely fatal.

"Sir, the total price on the weapons list doesn't match the total price on the receipt! The total price on the list is close to 2.5 million US dollars, but the receipt is only 1.5 million US dollars. Could it be that this Habro company has a discount?" Zhuang Shisan licked his lips and asked uncertainly.

"What are you thinking about?" General Wu glanced at the anxious Chief of Staff of the Four Lines Regiment. "The goods haven't arrived yet, so how can we pay all the money? 1.5 million US dollars is just a prepayment, and we will pay it off after the goods arrive. Also, your statement of close to 2.5 million US dollars is incorrect. The shipping fee is calculated separately."

Tang Dao and his two subordinates looked at each other, and a bad premonition was rising in their minds.

It seems that this pie is poisonous.

"So what you mean is that the Northeast Army has someone in charge of settlement! We are responsible for collecting?" Tang Dao asked with a shameless face.

"What do you think?" Comrade Lao Wu raised his mouth slightly and looked at Tang Dao with a smile.

"I think that with the strong financial resources accumulated by the Northeast Army over the years, this is possible. My regiment can be a baggage team. After transporting this batch of weapons and equipment back, we will share half of them with the brothers of the Northeast Army." Tang Dao bit his back teeth with a painful face.

The equipment here, let alone sharing half, even sharing some bullets and shells, is like cutting his flesh.

"I bah, your kid, believe it or not, I have hundreds of thousands of brothers in the Northeast Army, and I am still in need of people to move weapons? What's the matter, only your four-line regiment is big and strong, and each person can carry hundreds of pounds?" Comrade Lao Wu was completely amused by the shameless Tang Dao.

"I'll tell you the truth. The remaining payment of 1 million US dollars, whoever accepts it will pay it, you have to figure it out yourself."

My head was buzzing!

This statement was like a drop from heaven to the floor for the two lieutenant colonels at the moment.

1 million US dollars is millions of silver dollars. Even if all the 2,000 people in the Four Banks were chopped off and sold, they would still have to sell each pound of meat for more than one dollar.

Obviously, in the face of the cruel world, they are still too young. There is no such thing as a pie in the sky in this world?

However, there is a saying: I thought my life had reached the bottom, falling from the ceiling to the dust, but I didn't know that there is hell under the floor, and hell is still eighteen layers.

Tang Dao, who had seen the cruelty of the capital market, looked at Comrade Lao Wu with a smile on his face, and his bad premonition became stronger. He said with difficulty: "Besides paying the balance, are there any other restrictions?"

"That's not the case. See the receipt and pay the balance before receiving the goods!" Comrade Lao Wu said with a smile. "It's just that the delivery address is at the warehouse of Habro Company in the Italian Concession in Tianjin."

As if struck by lightning! Tang Dao and his two subordinates were collectively dumbfounded.

Damn it! Tang Dao only wanted to give this word to the old fox Wu at this moment.

That place is now in the enemy-occupied area. Let's not talk about whether the balance can be collected. Even if it is collected, the weapons of two reorganized divisions, do you think the Japanese are blind or stupid? Do you want to equip you with two trains and then line up to send you off?

This is even more annoying than not saying it, okay?

"What's the matter, don't you want it anymore? You are so mean that you curse me in your heart, and you have turned the gift into an enemy. Okay, give it back to me, just pretend I didn't say anything, give it back to me." Seeing Tang Dao's speechless face, General Wu simply stretched out his hand.

"How can it be! How can it be! There is no reason to take back the gift you gave away. This is unreasonable!" Tang Dao quickly put the receipt into his pocket and slapped the weapons list back to Zhuang Shisan who was stunned. "Lao Zhuang, go and inform the kitchen staff in person that a distinguished guest is coming. Cook the dried chicken for lunch as an extra meal!"

This great gift is like pufferfish, which is delicious but poisonous. However, as long as one's mind does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties. Isn't the final outcome of good cabbage always eaten by pigs?

It is not Tang Dao's character to retreat in the face of difficulties.

"You stingy bastard! If there is no gift, your child will use potatoes to get rid of me, right?" Hearing Tang Dao's words, General Wu could only point at Tang Dao, who had just fallen from heaven to the eighteenth level of hell, speechlessly.

Turning to his adjutant, "Adjutant Zhao, remember to take the wild boar leg prepared by Commander Tang for us when you leave later."

Well, the old and the young were competing for stuttering, as if they had no idea that what they just talked about was a big deal worth millions of silver dollars. Everyone in the room couldn't help laughing.

The colonel adjutant smiled and nodded, but he was very envious of Tang Dao. He had followed the great commander through ups and downs for ten years and was already a confidant among confidants, but in terms of closeness, he was still not as close as the attitude of the great commander Wu who treated Tang Dao like a son or nephew.

Of course, the colonel adjutant knew clearly that he really couldn't envy this.

Tang Dao was able to receive such treatment because of their similar personalities, but more importantly, Tang Dao had the strength that the great commander recognized.

When the 67th Army faced the 100,000-strong Japanese 10th Army, more than 30,000 people including the great commander were ready to never return. Unexpectedly, Tang Dao suddenly appeared. Because of his advice and desperate fighting, the 67th Army still had half of its troops left. Although it suffered heavy losses, it was many times better than the previously expected annihilation of the entire army.

Although the great favor of saving the lives of more than 10,000 soldiers under his command was never mentioned by the Colonel Adjutant who was familiar with him, if it were not for this, how could he have spared no effort to help Tang Dao.

Even the seemingly impossible receipt was worth tens of millions of gold. If it was not given to Tang Dao but handed over to the Military and Political Department, he would have been promoted to the rank of a second-class general.

Perhaps, no one else would have such treatment.

However, the Colonel Adjutant who did not even dare to envy Tang Dao never thought that the tolerance of the Great General Wu towards Tang Dao was almost unlimited, and Tang would be so arrogant.

With the sesame cake, even the sesame seeds were not spared.