Chapter 154: If you don’t have enough artillery, borrow some! (The third update!)
"Not enough artillery?" Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was also stunned. This was a troublesome matter.

What if there are not enough artillery?
Krupp took great pains to make these artillery pieces work.

If another hundred cannons come now, I guess this guy will collapse directly.

So we have to find another way.

"Do you think Stilwell would agree if I borrow some artillery from the New First Army?" Cun Yunsheng asked suddenly with an idea.

Hearing this, Meng Fanle glanced at the other party and said calmly.

"I don't know whether Stilwell will agree, but I know the new commander of the New First Army will definitely not agree. He doesn't believe in your character."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was speechless.

Is my character so bad?

No!

After all, it was the British army that suffered the most.

He didn't ask the British army to borrow artillery, so why didn't the commander of the New First Army lend it to him?

"Tell me clearly, what's wrong with my character?" Cun Yunsheng said anxiously.

It's naturally unpleasant to feel framed.

"You know very well how many bad things you have done. If Yu Xiaoqing knew that you poached his trusted battalion commander, I think he might want to kill you." Meng Fanle's words left Cun Yunsheng speechless.

"You mentioned Yu Xiaoqing, how about I borrow some artillery from him? He can't attack Nantianmen for a while anyway, why keep so many artillery? Why not lend it to me?"

"Do you think Yu Xiaoqing will agree?" Cun Yunsheng looked at Meng Fanle and asked.

"what do you think?"

"At worst, I can just wait until I take over Lashio and give him some more compensation. Heavy artillery or something will be fine."

"If all else fails, I can go and kick the Japanese army's ass at Nantianmen, and consider it as a credit to Yu Xiaoqing?" Cun Yunsheng thought about it and felt that this should be enough.

"Send a telegram to Yu Xiaoqing right now, and use a softer wording. This guy only responds to soft words, so don't use force against him."

"Also send a telegram to Zhang Ruzhi of the Military Control Commission. Once our army takes Lashio, the scale of our business can be multiplied several times."

"Also, send another telegram to Stilwell, asking him to send more instructors. Don't be so petty. Once we take Lashio, he will have the confidence to speak to the British army."

Hearing this, Meng looked at him speechlessly and could only nod in agreement.

It seems that since Zenda, the commander of our regiment has been cheating and deceiving various veterans to join.

But I have to admit that although he talked a lot of nonsense, at least he did what he promised.

This is what Meng Fanle is like. Although he complains, he is still very serious about his work.

The first person to receive the telegram was still Yu Xiaoqing.

He became more taciturn during this period, and he knew that he seemed to be caught in a vortex.

In other words, it was the impact on certain people's interests that led to Zhang Lixian's departure.

So this time, he learned his lesson. In addition to inspecting the Nantianmen position every day, he also simulated various tactics on the sand table.

Then I had to report to my superiors about when we could attack Nanmen Tian.

The order he received was to wait where he was.

Yu Xiaoqing was very distressed about this.

I even regretted it. Why did I withdraw at that time?

It would be better to learn from the Sichuan Army and stay on the other side of the river to fight guerrilla warfare.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret.

"Commander, this is a telegram from the Sichuan Army Corps." He Shuguang walked into the division headquarters and spoke to Yu Xiaoqing.

"Sichuan Army? What's the matter?" Yu Xiaoqing didn't even want to answer the other party's telegram, because he knew that it must be nothing good.

"You'd better take a look." Since Zhang Lixian left, He Shuguang became depressed and immersed in his world of musical instruments every day.

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing sighed lightly, but still took the telegram and waited to read it.

He slammed the table and yelled.

"dream."

The telegram began with normal greetings, indicating that if the Yu Division lacked American equipment, the Sichuan Army could provide it.

Seeing this, if he hadn’t felt anything before, Yu Xiaoqing might have felt a little touched.

As a result, the topic changed to say that the Sichuan Army was currently attacking Lashio, but the Lashio defenders were very tenacious.

It is impossible to break through the enemy's position in a short time, and there is no fighting at Nantianmen.

It would be better to borrow a battalion of artillery. After we capture Lashio, we will reward you handsomely.

It can be said that the tone is very sincere.

But Yu Xiaoqing was very annoyed.

He was not a fool, and he roughly guessed where the missing soldiers had gone.

There is no doubt that he went to the Sichuan Army.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Sichuan Army to rise so quickly in such a short period of time.

When he thought of this, Yu Xiaoqing's heart ached terribly.

Naturally, he just slammed the table.

Many people in the division were startled by this slap.

But when they saw it was Yu Xiaoqing, they all lowered their heads and pretended to be busy.

In fact, Cun Yunsheng was right when he said this.

Nantianmen is indeed very idle now, with almost nothing to do.

The Japanese troops on the opposite side hid in the caves like rats.

Occasionally they would curse at each other and both sides would attack each other.

There's really nothing else to do.

If Yu Xiaoqing hadn't stayed at the division headquarters every day, these staff officers would have gone out to have fun long ago.

"Master, why get angry?" He Shuguang advised.

"The Sichuan Army has gone too far, so I was asked to dispatch an artillery battalion to assist him in attacking Lashio."

"Look, how can he be so shameless to say such things?" Yu Xiaoqing was really angry this time. He had never seen such a shameless person in his life.

"The Sichuan Army is going to attack Lashio?" He Shuguang's eyes lit up. He remembered that the expeditionary army suffered a disastrous defeat and even sacrificed a division commander.

Wasn’t it the loss of Lashio that led to the subsequent series of disastrous defeats?
"Yes." Yu Xiaoqing nodded.

"Commander, if the Sichuan Army takes Lashio, does it also mean that the general attack on Nantianmen is not far away?" He Shuguang's words stunned Yu Xiaoqing.

"What do you mean?" Yu Xiaoqing seemed to have guessed what the other party was thinking.

"Commander, I believe you and I both know the importance of Lashio. If we lose it, it means that the 56th Division of the Japanese Army will be completely destroyed, and there will be no point for the Japanese Army regiment remaining in Nantianmen to continue to hold on." He Shuguang analyzed.

"At that time, we can completely ask our superiors to launch a general attack on Nantianmen."

After listening to He Shuguang's analysis, Yu Xiaoqing fell silent.

He didn't expect that He Shuguang would persuade him to agree to the conditions of the Sichuan Army.

"Master, don't blame me for being too blunt. We are wasting our time here at Nantianmen. The higher-ups don't want to counterattack Nantianmen at all. They are only thinking about military aid and don't care about this place at all." He Shuguang advised. "Only you are still insisting. In fact, the brothers know in their hearts that the higher-ups will not let us counterattack Nantianmen."

"Brothers are all rusty staying in Nantianmen. Why don't you agree to the Sichuan Army's conditions and dispatch an artillery battalion to help them capture Lashio."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing looked at the other person deeply. He didn't expect that He Shuguang seemed like a different person and seemed very unfamiliar.

"I understand." Yu Xiaoqing said lightly, and then motioned He Shuguang to go out.

After the other party left, Yu Xiaoqing stared at the telegram and snorted coldly, not knowing what he was thinking.

On the other side, Zhang Ruzhi of the Military Control Commission received a telegram and called Li Jiu over.

"Capture Lashio? So fast?" Li Jiu was stunned for a moment after reading the telegram.

"Yes, they have already reached the city of Lashio. There are too many artillery pieces and a lack of artillerymen. Let me find a way to get an artillery battalion over to assist them in using the artillery."

"The requirements this time are not that high. It means that this batch of artillerymen can return and there is no need to worry about never coming back." Zhang Ruzhi said.

After hearing his words, Li Jiu was silently thinking about something.

"Did the Sichuan Army offer any conditions?"

It is impossible for them to agree if you just ask them for money without giving them any benefits.

"They said that after we take Lashio, the previously promised supplies and equipment will be doubled." Zhang Ruzhi's words made Li Jiu's eyes light up.

The wages of avarice is death.

Especially the profits here are terrifying.

Both of them breathed faster.

"Sir, are you done?" Although Li Jiu was asking, it was obvious that if he didn't agree, he would probably take action himself and even find a way to kill Zhang Ruzhi.

This is absolutely no joke.

With such huge profits, you can get more money by killing one person.

"Of course we did it, but where can we get the artillery? There are more than three or five of them. We can just find a few excuses to capture a few people. Last time, Zhang Lixian made Yu Xiaoqing very wary of us."

"It's probably impossible to replicate the previous methods." Zhang Ruzhi said somewhat uncomfortably.

Hearing this, Li Jiu nodded, and even had the idea of ​​killing Yu Xiaoqing directly and supporting Tang Ji to take the position.

However, he was soon interrupted. The Yu family behind Yu Xiaoqing was quite powerful, especially the several families that the Yu family had married into. They all held real power, so it was best not to offend them too much.

If we really kill him, it will cause big trouble.

But this kind of deprivation of someone's money is like killing their parents and will definitely bring about a lot of trouble.

If pushed to the limit, I guess people would actually have this idea.

"Forget it, let's ask Tang Ji if he has any solution. An artillery battalion is too big a target and will be difficult to deal with." Zhang Ruzhi said with some complaint.

"Sir, a big goal means big profits. If we do a good job this time, I'm afraid we can just retire directly." Li Jiu said with jealous eyes.

Hearing this, Zhang Ruzhi nodded, and then took Li Jiu to Tang Ji's residence.

The Sichuan Army Corps stated its demands.

Of course, the benefits were also mentioned.

When Tang Ji heard that he could get nearly 100,000 dollars, his eyes widened.

One hundred thousand oceans!
This is definitely a huge sum of money in this era.

The more than 20,000 yuan he received last time had already made him very satisfied.

This time, he was directly paid 100,000 oceans, which made him breathe heavily and his eyes red.

"It's not easy to deal with an artillery battalion. Yu Xiaoqing has been keeping a close eye on it recently and patrols each battalion and company every day. It's impossible to use the previous excuse again." Tang Ji shook his head and said.

"Ah? Are we just going to give up like this?" Zhang Ruzhi asked unwillingly.

Tang Ji alone can get 100,000 yuan, not to mention him, it will definitely not be less than 150,000 yuan.

As for the one in Shancheng, he will get more profits.

If they are willing to give up, the man in Shancheng will not give up either.

"Who said giving up?" Tang Ji shook his head and said.

"Look, you're anxious again. I'm just trying to find a solution."

"It's impossible to start with Master Yu. Fortunately, the Sichuan Army agreed to lend him the money this time. But I'm afraid he won't return it." Tang Ji said with some concern.

"It shouldn't happen. Their credibility is pretty good. They delivered on their promises on time. They won't lose their credibility for an artillery battalion." Zhang Ruzhi felt that Tang Ji's worries were unnecessary.

If you really don't want to pay it back, we can just talk it out slowly.

Anyway, they got the money.

"Well, what you said makes sense. There's really no need for a mere artillery battalion to lose its credibility." Tang Ji said in agreement.

"If Master Yu can't do it, then we can start with other troops. Didn't the Fifth Army in Kunming have dealings with the Sichuan Army before? Let them dispatch an artillery battalion to support the Sichuan Army's attack on Lashio. Do you think they will agree?"

Hearing this, Zhang Ruzhi and Li Jiu looked at each other.

The Fifth Army is not like any other ragtag army.

If there were any miscellaneous troops around here, they would have taken action long ago.

Is it Tang Ji's turn to remind us?
Isn’t it because there are no miscellaneous troops around? Some of the miscellaneous troops don’t even have artillery, so how can there be any artillery?
This time, the Sichuan Army Corps requested the use of heavy artillery.

It's good enough that the artillery of those ragtag armies can use mortars.

Heavy artillery?

I guess I've never seen it.

"Commander Tang, although the Fifth Army has had contact with the Sichuan Army, the commander of the Fifth Army, General Du Yuming, has been sitting on the bench and has little power. We are not familiar with the new commander either." Zhang Ruzhi said helplessly.

"You don't know him well, but I do. I have dealt with him before." Tang Ji said with a smile.

At this time, Du Yuming was blamed for the disastrous defeat of the expeditionary army and was left on the bench.

The reorganized Fifth Army was commanded by Qiu Qingquan.

Zhang Ruzhi didn't expect that Tang Ji actually knew this person. It was indeed beyond his expectations.

"I wrote him a letter, asking the Sichuan Army to lend me an artillery battalion, and I would give him a generous reward later."

"At worst, we can each take out a little from our profits and give it to the Fifth Army to shut them up." It must be said that Tang Ji is indeed an old fox and he handled the situation very well.

"As long as this deal is completed, we can make more money in the future."

"It's okay to make less money this time, it's a long-term plan."

At least Zhang Ruzhi and Li Jiu looked at each other and praised in unison.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Soon, Tang Ji wrote a telegram and sent it to the Fifth Army far away in Kunming.

Qiu Qingquan, who received the telegram, was stunned for a moment.

I thought about it for a long time before I remembered who Tang Ji was.

Originally, he was too lazy to pay attention to this kind of person, but considering that the other party was from the same faction as him, he decided to take a look at what the other party wrote.

After reading it, Qiu Qingquan fell silent, thought for a while, and called Zhu Maoqin from the artillery regiment over.

　I will update first and revise later. There is one more chapter, expected to be around 11:30! Try to be ahead of schedule! I was delayed by some chores in the evening! Sorry!

　　
　
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