Chapter 353 It’s too chaotic, there aren’t even enough weapons to sell!

The last time a regimental flag was seized, it caused quite a stir and His Majesty the Emperor even personally took charge of the matter.

This time another regiment flag was captured, and Yan Junliu felt very troubled.

There is no way to hide it.

China will certainly take the opportunity to publicize it and boost morale.

Therefore, what he can do now is to reverse the decline.

But after taking a general look, he found that the number of troops available was pitifully small.

Even if they can be used, they won't have much effect.

The only thing we can rely on now is the five Type A divisions of the Kwantung Army.

Thinking of this, Yan Junliu couldn't help but feel helpless. Not long ago, the China Expeditionary Army couldn't even provide a second Type A division, which made him even more pessimistic about the war situation.

"Commander, have you reported the capture of the 6th Infantry Regiment's flag to the headquarters?" asked Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Kobayashi Asazaburo.

Hearing this, Yan Junliu glared. What does that mean?
Do I have to report this to the headquarters myself?
He did think about keeping it a secret, but the risk was too great. If it got out, he would probably be ordered to retire.

"Commander, I suggest we keep it a secret for now," Lieutenant General Kobayashi Asazaburo advised.

"What do you mean?" Yan Junliu looked confused.

"If the headquarters knew about this, they would be furious, and it might even attract the attention of His Majesty the Emperor. That would definitely be disadvantageous to you. They might even reprimand you for this matter. Now the five divisions of the Kwantung Army are about to arrive. It would be better to wait for them to arrive and see the situation. If the battle goes well, the headquarters might not care about this matter at that time." Lieutenant General Kobayashi Asajiro analyzed.

When Yan Junliu heard this, he realized that it was indeed true and it touched his heart.

If I report to the headquarters at this time, I will definitely be scolded, and I may even be transferred back to the headquarters to serve as a staff officer.

That's just a nominal position and is of no use at all.

When there is something going on, you will be called upon to give advice, but when there is nothing going on, you will just sit on the bench at the base camp.

"The mountain city will definitely publicize it widely, and the base camp will definitely know about it by then. This matter will not be kept secret for too long." Yan Junliu sighed.

If it was something else, he could have kept it secret from the base.

In fact, in the later stages of the war, these frontline generals concealed various facts.

To the extent that the headquarters had no idea of ​​the actual situation on the front line.

But it is really difficult to hide the fact that the wing flag is there. After all, there are other important embassies in Shancheng, and they will definitely report it widely.

"Commander, we can completely refute it. This is fake. The Kwantung Army will arrive in Jiangcheng tomorrow and then launch a new battle. By then, no one will pay attention. If the headquarters asks, it means everything is normal." Lieutenant General Kobayashi Asazaburo suggested.

If it were in the past, Yan Junliu would definitely scold the other party, but after thinking about it for a while, he agreed to the other party's suggestion.

As long as we can capture Changsha City and open up the Guangdong-Hankou Line, the mere regiment flag can be seized.

"Use the Kwantung Army to move south to Changsha as soon as possible." Yan Junliu ordered.

"Hai."

.........

In Hanoi, Cun Yunsheng's focus has shifted away from the Battle of Changsha.

As for Yangcheng, production has now begun to resume in an orderly manner.

The remaining two Japanese divisions were also clearing out the enemy in an orderly manner, but the Japanese were also very smart. They withdrew directly to the north of the Hong Kong River and barely built a defense line with the help of water conservancy.

But none of this has anything to do with him, because he believes that the Fourth War Zone can solve this problem.

The issue he needs to focus on now is how to take over Nanyang as soon as possible.

As for the Ninth War Zone, it had already dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese Third Division and captured the regiment flag. Needless to say, morale must have been greatly boosted.

Li Zongren also sent him a telegram, hoping to continue the previous cooperation.

So in other words, he doesn't need to pay special attention to these.

When his gaze returned here again, Cun Yunsheng found that he now had a lot of problems to deal with.

The first was the Middle East, where this guy Li Si caused him a lot of trouble.

It can't be said to be troublesome.

It's more like a gift.

That's right!

A heavy gift.

"Are you selling this arms?" Lin Yi frowned slightly as he looked at the telegram sent by Li Si.

"Promise him, why not?" Cun Yunsheng glanced and said casually.

He would never refuse a dog owner.

Because they are really rich.

With a piece of cloth on my head, I am the richest in the world.

People’s biggest worry is how to spend money when they open their eyes every day.

So Cun Yunsheng figured out how to spend the money for them in advance.

"But they have nothing and are very poor." Lin Yi frowned.

"No, they have rich oil resources. Let them sell land and sell these pieces of land to us." As he said that, Cun Yunsheng quickly drew a few circles on the map.

"Is there oil here?" Lin Yi had been studying the world map for a while, so he knew that the places where Cun Yunsheng drew circles were all deserts. How could there be oil here? That was a miracle.
"Of course, there is not only oil here, but also natural gas, etc. This is a good place." Cun Yunsheng knew that Lin Yi would not believe it, and no one else would believe it. He, Cun Yunsheng, knew that this would be the world's oil center in the future.

It's really a place where even the toilet can leak oil.

But now they are indeed a little poor, and the land is all desert.

But it doesn’t matter, we can get the land in advance at this time.

He has already acquired several pieces of land in the Middle East, all of which were businesses introduced to him by Li Si.

But who would complain about having too much money?
What's more, there are several indigenous people here, and each family should buy some land so that there will be no favoritism.

"Sir, if I remember correctly, you have acquired several pieces of land, but you haven't found any oil." Lin Yi asked in confusion.

"Now is not the time. The war is not over yet. Our strength is still too weak. We can only start digging when we are stronger." Cun Yunsheng knew what he wanted to say.

But our current strength is really not enough. Even if we dig it out, it will be snatched away by others. It is better to hoard the land first and deal with it later.

"Ah, wouldn't that be a loss? This batch of equipment is quite a lot, almost a division. It will be a hassle to transport it." Lin Yi scratched his head and said.

"From Myanmar, we can use small boats to transport them in batches. The distance is not very far. With small boats, we can transport them over a few times. Now the canal is full of Allied ships, and the Japanese navy will not go there. There is not much risk." Cun Yunsheng said nonchalantly.

If it was before, he would definitely think about it for a while, after all, the risk was too great.

But now Stilwell told him that the canal was back in Allied hands, so the risk was naturally much smaller.

"Yes, Sir." Lin Yi could only nod helplessly.

"Don't worry, the oil extracted from these pieces of land will be enough for your descendants to consume for generations." Cun Yunsheng patted his shoulder and comforted him.

What seems expensive now will only seem cheap in the future.

.........

"As long as we sign the contract, we can sell you weapons?" The Saudi official asked in surprise. "Yes, as long as we sign the contract, we can sell you all the rifles you need." Li Si's reputation in Persia is still very loud. The outside world only knows that he is an arms dealer, but in fact he is the biggest intelligence chief in Cun Yunsheng's hands.

Since Saudi Arabia gained complete independence from the British army a few years ago, it has been committed to developing its military strength.

We were poor at first, but then we discovered oil, and especially after the war broke out, the price of oil was still good.

However, this is the Allied forces' territory, so even if he wants to raise the price, he has to consider the Allied forces' attitude.

So although they seemed independent, they were actually still living under the shadow of the Allies.

As for the purchase of weapons, there are restrictions.

After all, the British army is not stupid. They will take back such a big piece of fat sooner or later.

Saudi Arabia also knew that the Allies would not watch him rise, so when he learned of Li Si's existence, he thought about buying some equipment?

Enhance your own strength.

The main reason why Persia fought so hard was because of oil.

If they knew that he also had large oil fields, he would probably be the next target.

After reading the contract, the Saudi official was stunned for a long time, looked at Li Si and said, "Unconditionally transfer the area for a hundred years?"

"Yes, we will make a series of investments here. Don't worry, we will not station troops here and will not interfere with you." Li Si nodded and said.

Hearing this, the Saudi official felt confused, but he quickly signed for the sake of the arms.

After all, the places on the contract are barren lands, or most of them are barren lands.

If it weren't for oil, I'm afraid no one would want to come to this crappy place.

So they really didn't care about the pieces of land that Li Si requested.

It's just some desert, what can you dig out?

Can we still dig out oil?

As long as they have arms, they will have the confidence to defend their territory.

"Okay, within one month, the arms you need will be delivered." Li Si looked at the signature on the contract and said cheerfully.

Less than two days after the signing, the situation in Persia to the north changed dramatically, prompting Saudi Arabia to decide to continue increasing the number of arms.

Because Persia was about to be taken over by the Turkish army.

One after another, T-26 tanks, mixed with Type tanks, revealed their clear outlines in the darkness. On both sides of the tanks, there were large numbers of cavalry. The Turkish soldiers looked at the land in the distance with longing in their eyes.

Rush forward, eliminate all those along the way, and rush to the Persian capital in one breath!
To them, it was just a feast of slaughter.

As long as they rush forward, they can occupy the Persian oil fields. Then the Turkish army, with huge oil fields, will restore the glory of the Ottoman Empire.

That's right!

At this moment, the Turkish army has begun to dream of the Ottoman Empire.

To them, this was their former glory.

So always keep it in mind.

If we want to restore our former glory, we naturally have to demonstrate it through military strength.

The previous battle with the Soviet army was only a small victory, which made them feel much more inflated.

When the Soviet army withdrew, the Turkish army could no longer suppress its ambitions and attacked Persia directly.

"Boom, boom, boom!" In the rear, the artillery began firing, and one shell after another, dragging tracers, smashed towards the opposite position.

After the bombardment, the Turkish cavalry rushed forward, sabers raised high in their hands, and crazily killed the Persian army in front of them.

"There is a Persian village ahead, kill them all."

"Kill them all, leaving no one behind."

This is a life-and-death war, and no one will show mercy.

That night, the Persian army's front lines were slaughtered.

At the same time, the vanguard of the Turkish army successively broke through several Persian cities and headed straight for the capital.

When they heard that the Turkish army was very close to them, the entire Persian capital was completely panicked.

Even though it was only autumn, they still felt cold and started to get goose bumps.

Some of the timid ones have already started to run away, while others with connections have begun to contact the Turkish army, hoping to be treated well.

Of course, there are also some people who want to resist.

"Damn it! These damned Turkish troops are actually going to attack the capital."

"Your Majesty, we must fight back and never let these bastards succeed."

"The Soviets withdrew deliberately. This must have been their intention."

Originally they thought they could just sit back and watch the struggle between the Soviet and Turkish armies.

They were continuing to accumulate strength, but who knew that the Soviet army ran away at the critical moment.

Then, the Turkish army, without an opponent, exposed its ambitions and headed straight for the capital of Persia.

The situation in the entire Persia is now in complete chaos. Once the capital is captured by the Turkish army, the entire defense line will collapse.

"We must not let the Turkish army capture the capital, otherwise we will all be finished." King Pahlavi looked at everyone and said, "Mobilize all the troops that can be mobilized nearby. We must teach the Turkish army a lesson! We must scare them!"

"We must let them know the price of attacking us, make them suffer heavy casualties, and scare them. Then they will be extremely honest and will never dare to attack us again!"

Fortunately, we purchased a lot of American-equipped divisions before, and now these equipment have arrived one after another, and we have started to replace them.

Otherwise, Pahlavi might really consider surrendering or running away.

After all, the Turkish army, which is supported by the German army, is not extremely strong now, but it has no problem defeating a third-rate army like Persia.

Didn’t you see that the Turkish army and the Soviet army were able to fight back and forth?

"Contact that Li Si and tell him that we need more equipment." Pahlavi said after taking a deep breath.

"Yes."

……

"Wow, everything is in chaos. The Turkish army is still very powerful. They are about to reach their capital." Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the information sent back by Li Si.

Originally, he just sent this guy as a businessman, but who knew that he would gradually become an arms dealer, and now he has become the biggest boss of the intelligence agency under his control.

"You need equipment for five more American-equipped divisions. It's really like a big shot is worth a ton of gold. Unfortunately, I don't have so much equipment. The most I can sell is some ammunition." Cun Yunsheng shook his head when he saw that various equipment would be needed later.

He really doesn't have so much equipment in his hands now. Apart from his own needs, he also needs to support the Battle of Changsha and the upcoming Battle of Jiangcheng. Both sides require a large amount of arms.

Then they sold another division to Saudi Arabia. So, they had to reserve equipment for two divisions just in case.

So he really couldn't pull it out now and could only wait a little longer.

"If the Turkish army takes over Persia, will Britain and the United States really not care?" Lin Yi asked doubtfully.

(End of this chapter)