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    He led the guard company back to Hanyang and the battle report arrived. He was dumbfounded when he learned that it was because Yue Peng was anxious to capture Xiangyang that he temporarily changed his plan to divide his troops and asked Ke Shao and Yu Dehai to forcibly disarm Jingshan, which resulted in accidental injuries.

    "But it's too late to say anything now. Maybe it won't be long before the reputation of indiscriminately killing revolutionary patriots will come to naught again, so he is determined to leave this vortex for the time being. In the end, soldiers always rely on cannons to speak for themselves.

    His decision aroused everyone's concern. Xiao Anguo advised with a solemn look: "Brother, the front line is not as good as Hanyang. Since Governor Li is unwilling to increase troops at Wusheng Pass, He Xi and Wu Zhaolin alone cannot stop them."  Yes, once the barrier is broken, it will definitely be a defeat. Dahongshan, which is close to the Beijing-Hankou Line, will definitely bear the brunt."

    Zhang Wenjing thought more. He could understand what Yang Qiu meant by promoting Sun Wu to be the chief of the Yangxia branch. As long as the right army did not cooperate, the military government branch would not be able to operate at all. But if there was a problem on the front line, then  It was very troublesome, so he also advised: "Sun Wu has coveted power for a long time. Although his order cannot go out of the two towns if we don't cooperate, once you go out, Commander, I'm afraid some people will have evil intentions."

    Yang Qiu took a deep breath. He didn't know that what the two said was true, but if they continued to stay here, Sun Wu and others would definitely insist on it. Instead of getting entangled in these things, it would be better to go out and fight.  After signaling everyone to sit down, he said: "It is precisely because Wusheng Pass cannot be defended that I need to go forward and personally command to block the first wave of Beiyang's attack, otherwise it will definitely be a defeat. As for the rest, you don't have to worry,  Dahongshan is only a day and a night away from Hankou Kuaima. If they take action, I can rush back in time. If they push me into a hurry Huh! Let's go to Xiangyang and let them withstand the impact of Beiyang alone!"

    Seeing that he was determined, Ma Kui had no choice but to suggest: "In that case, bring more people."

    "The new recruits have not been trained yet. If they follow me, they will die." Yang Qiu refused the good offer and said: "I will take away the first and second battalions of the second regiment, the first and third artillery battalions, and the guard company, plus  He Xi has four battalions over there, and Yue Peng has five battalions. When Xiangyang is captured, two or three more battalions can be added. If we also bring all the 2,000 grenades made by Hanyang during this period, it will be enough to fight a battle.  It¡¯s a blocking battle.¡±

    "After I leave, this place will be temporarily handed over to you. Wen Jing! Immediately set up a branch military control team in the name of military control during the war. You will take the lead and give me Hu Ruilin and others. Brother Ma, you will be in charge of logistics, and Su Xiaohu and Fan Liangshan will be left in charge of the two  To defend the town, Bingwen also stayed behind and led the Chuyu ship to cooperate with Guishan to lock the river. The training of new recruits must be steady and steady. Only by sweating more can we bleed less during the war, so we must not be anxious. This battle will not end so quickly.  Yes! We can't survive on our own, they are the key! As soon as I leave, have the Chuyu ship send a telegram to contact Wang Guangxiong, and once the matter is settled, let Ziqing come back and take charge."

    As the order to go out was issued, several battalions concentrated in Hankou began to prepare for departure. Especially the 1st Artillery Battalion and the newly built 3rd Artillery Battalion immediately pushed the heavy mountain artillery onto the train. In the eyes of some people, they were gloating about the misfortune.  Take the lead and sail towards Xiaogan.

    When the remaining troops were ready in the evening, two river ships flying the Italian flag took advantage of the cover of night to continue northward to Hunan. After circling Parrot Island, they quietly sailed into the blocked Hanyang Iron and Steel Terminal. Their arrival  Yang Qiu completely forgot about the unhappiness during the day.

    The meeting was arranged directly in a guard room at the dock. In addition to Traun and the last few people, Yang Qiu also met an officer in his thirties wearing a German navy uniform. Traun introduced straightforwardly:  "This is Colonel Hakan, the captain of our Far East Fleet Emden. He will be with you from today until the entire transaction is completed."

    Yang Qiu, who had just taken a sip of tea, almost burst into tears when he heard the name Emden. He felt a little relieved when he heard the name.  Just to put it bluntly, the famous Muller was said to not take over as captain until 1913. He squinted at the handsome Captain Hakan and said, "Your Excellency, Minister, does this mean that I have been imprisoned?"

    "No, this is to ensure the smooth completion of the transaction." Traun took out an envelope from his bag: "Your Excellency, Commander, after communicating with the country, we are convinced that the information you have is exactly what our country needs, but considering that  There is a war going on here. In order to ensure that the interests of the empire are not violated, from today onwards Colonel Hakan will lead a small team of naval soldiers to temporarily retire and serve as your personal bodyguards. Of course, he will never disturb your private life or participate in it.  In any battle planning meeting, he is only responsible for protecting your personal safety!"

    I am really not used to having several Germans standing around me. This also proves that Germany has been impressed by the information, and even sent a team of "bodyguards" out of fear of an accident. The famous Emden must also be somewhere in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.  Just wait and be put on the warship immediately if something goes wrong.?To Europe.

    "Fifteen thousand Mauser 98s, three million rounds of pointed bullets, five tons of **, its formula and manufacturing information, and the first batch of five radios are all on board, with a total price of 1.7 million.  You must pay in cash, and the ship must leave before dawn!" As soon as Traun finished speaking, Yang Qiu nodded in agreement. After all, Germany was still subject to the principle of unified action of all countries in China promoted by the United Kingdom, and could not give in when the mission was threatening the Qing government.  Yuan Shikai was too presumptuous when he came out of the mountain, which can be seen from the fact that he used the Italian flag and had to make a circle from the upstream to add coal as an excuse.

    As for the price, I am quite satisfied with it. Excluding bullets and other items, the Mauser 98 is only 80 yuan a piece, which is 50 yuan compared to the price of 50 yuan made in Hanyang. Moreover, we can get so much ordnance together in a short time without asking for excessive prices, which shows that  They were really impressed by what they had in their hands.

    Traun continued: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government of our country have also agreed to the remaining transactions, but for some reasons, all transactions must wait for the end of this war, and then proceed in the form of commercial trade! Our country will pay you 200  Ten thousand pounds, all settled in US dollars, and the machines and equipment you need will also arrive in the next two months."

    Cutting off 1 million pounds at once still showed Germany's arrogance, which made Yang Qiu, who had just started to feel good about him, very unhappy. But before he could bargain, Traun narrowed his eyes and said first: "And  twenty engineers to help you install the equipment and  teach your workers how to use it!¡±

    This sentence really hit Yang Qiu's weakness. A large number of new equipment really needed special human training. Originally, he was planning to find people through private channels after getting the equipment, but he didn't expect Traun to deliver it directly to his door.  He came, but it was really distressing to lose so much all of a sudden. He said: "2.5 million pounds! Besides, you know that I am short of raw materials, so I will add 100,000 tons of scrap steel preferably abandoned warships or railway tracks.  Help me recruit 200 Austro-Hungarian skilled workers, who must work for me for three years. Immediately give me 24 Maxims, and then help me buy 300 Madsen machine guns, but this time I need to be able to use the Russian 7.62*54r rim  Bullet model.¡±

    "Workers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?" Traun glanced at Yang Qiu with a strange expression.

    Scrap steel is not a problem. Ten thousand tons of new steel in Shanghai only costs 30,000 pounds. The price of scrap steel is at least halved. What¡¯s more, Europe is full of warships to be dismantled. There are many battleships. Just a few can be satisfied. Just workers  ¡­Who doesn¡¯t know that the best workers in the world are in Germany, so they are quite surprised by this condition.  But he didn't think much about it. Hundreds of Hungarian skilled workers were not a problem for Germany. There were too many imprisoned political prisoners in his neighbor's house, many of whom were outstanding skilled workers. Maybe Austria-Hungary would help them solve their troubles.  Thanks to His Majesty William, he agreed: "There are no problems with the workers and scrap steel. The machine guns can be ordered as required, but we don't have Maxim in stock"

    Traun did not lie, Germany indeed has no inventory.  This time the rifle and bullets had already killed him, because Yang Qiu asked for the Mauser 98 by name, but what Germany sold in the Far East was the deceptive M1888. In the end, it was Xiao Maoqi, the chief of general staff, who personally ordered the use of the Qingdao garrison.  Reserves, if the country had not promised to ship new replacements immediately, no one would have dared to touch the equipment reserved for unexpected situations.  Yang Qiu also felt that there was no need for the other party to tell lies. After all, only half of the 144 Maxims ordered by Beiyang had been delivered, so he thought about it and said: "Your Excellency, as far as I know, your ** ship should have machine guns installed on it. Now  There are threemaybe four." After glancing at Hakan, Yang Qiu continued: "The warships are on the Yangtze River. If each ship has three ships, we should be able to gather some first, right?"

    Traun did not expect that Yang Qiu would actually be interested in equipping the German Far East Fleet. He quickly looked at Hakan. The latter had the urge to go berserk, but for the sake of the information that was said to be able to completely help Germany suppress the British, he suppressed his anger and nodded:  "All 12 Maxims will be delivered here tomorrow morning."

    "make a deal!"

    After getting the 1.7 million check, Traun left quickly. Hakan learned that Yang Qiu was about to leave and rushed back to the concession to make preparations. Along with the supply camp and the two secretly transferred recruit battalions, they all dispatched to transfer this batch of equipment.  After moving into the gun factory warehouse, Zhang Wenjing, who had been trying hard to contain his excitement, finally couldn't help but waved his arms fiercely.

    Fifteen thousand of the best Mauser 98 rifles!  3 million rounds of pointed bullets and 12 Maxim machine guns are enough to equip a town!  The five-ton more powerful gun can be used to fill grenades and artillery shells immediately, not to mention all the formulas and manufacturing techniques!  The first batch of raw materials purchased by Shen Shukai have been arriving one after another, and the steel pharmaceutical factory has also recovered due to the injection of funds into production. It won't take long for the entire army to be able to use more powerful self-produced weapons!  Not to mention that a full 2.5 million pounds will be received two months later, which is more than 20 million taels of silver!

    Zhang Wenjing calmed down for a moment and turned to look at Yang Qiu, who was standing in the night, only to realize that this person had unknowinglyThe young people have laid a solid foundation for the future, and what they have to do now is to win this battle!

    "Set off."

    After the guard company and the two main battalions that went on the expedition were the first to put on the brand new Mauser 98, Yang Qiu looked at Wuchang City in the night and slowly put on his military cap.

    Tomorrow, after the liberation of Hunan, the dominoes will fall one after another, and South China will completely become a world of party members!  By that time, will I, who just wiped out the Liu brothers, become a public enemy again?  And the guy from the north who hasn't taken action yet, will he take down Wusheng Pass to put pressure first or continue to wait?

    After smiling freely, he quietly walked towards the northern night.

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