Chapter 34 Finally got a gun!
It was already early in the morning. Except for Liu Banxia who was injured and fell asleep, the three of them were not sleepy. They simply held a lamp and talked at night to get to know each other better. Wang Ziping did not want to boast about his glorious past. Zhu
Bin didn't want to ask too many questions, so he told what happened to Liu Banxia, but Lu Zhida, who was outspoken, told his own experience without concealing it at all.
To say that this guy has been a restless master since he was a child. His hometown is in the same place as Wang Ziping's master Yang Hongxiu. He was stronger than ordinary children since he was a child and can eat and run. He is not afraid of sleeping alone in a cemetery. He is naughty.
He is a good troublemaker, but he has laid a solid foundation. As the saying goes, if a half-year-old boy eats me to death, the family will no longer be able to raise him when he is 14 years old. It seems that he is not the material for Xiang Xue, so he will be let out.
After two years of wandering around, he joined the army of Shandong warlord Zhang Zongchang and served as a soldier.
At that time, Marshal Zhang's team was more bandits than bandits. Everyone was in a mess. Needless to say, it was extremely bad. A boy like Lu Zhida, who had a hot temper and couldn't hide his thoughts, easily suffered losses, so he was depressed and frustrated. In 1927, Zhang
Zong Chang went south to assist Sun Chuanfang, but was soon beaten to pieces by the Northern Expeditionary Revolutionary Army. Lu Zhida took the opportunity to leave the army and stay in Shanghai. He happened to meet Wang Ziping who opened an orthopedic clinic here.
So he stayed and was trained as an outside disciple.
In fact, Wang Ziping also had a headache with this guy. Qiu Ba had developed a lot of bad habits over the years. At least he didn't smoke, otherwise there would be no way to save him. He also didn't have the patience to learn more medical skills - although Wang Ziping was a martial artist.
Although he is very proficient in medical skills, it is a pity that this guy is not the material for preaching. On January 28, the Japanese army started to make a fuss, and this guy couldn't sit still at home. He was eager to beat Dongyang Carrot Head. Wang Ziping was afraid that he would suffer a loss and would never agree, so
He was so angry that he kept getting angry from holding it in, and he treated patients with a rude tone.
Today's arrival of Zhu Bin made Wang Ziping see an opportunity. After thinking for a while, he pushed this guy out. From the perspective of his life, Zhu Bin was worthy of trust. He was from a good background, rich and generous.
A person who dares to fight hard, has a strategy and is not reckless, can make the most lazy and difficult Tianjin Qingpi like Liu Banxia sacrifice his life to retaliate, and has Du Yuesheng and other big bosses surrender, he will definitely have a bright future in the future.
Lu Zhida gave it to him and helped him a little. He would not be ignored, and it might be an opportunity to find a good future.
With such mutual consent, a good thing came together immediately. Lu Zhida was so happy that he grinned with his mouth wide open for a long time. At dawn, he couldn't wait to pack a bag and follow Zhu Bin away.
Entrusting Liu Banxia to Wang Ziping's care, Zhu Bin returned to his residence early in the morning and found that the Qinggang was patrolling the house openly and covertly. The Qinggang had a lot of manpower, so it was necessary to focus on taking care of it! Zhu Bin thought this was a good thing, at least for a while.
, there is no need to worry about someone always thinking about their container, although in this era, almost no one can destroy the box made of titanium alloy plates-unless they use infantry artillery to get close and bombard it, or use a large number of explosive blasts.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Manager Ma Yier of Shenchang Yang Company couldn't wait to arrive with several trucks. He watched with bright eyes as Zhu Bin took out ten heavy metal boxes and loaded them into the truck.
The trucks of this era were very primitive. They still used wooden wheels. The pneumatic tires pioneered by Volvo had not yet been used. The load capacity was pitifully low. One ton of gold was divided into three vehicles, plus four armed guards in each vehicle.
Be strictly protected.
Speaking of which, one ton of gold is very small, that is, the volume of three pillows stacked on top of each other. It can be converted into silver dollars, which is a considerable amount, a full five million yuan! It is a huge wealth that makes people dizzy just thinking about it!
Zhu Bin actually didn't care and threw it out casually. While Ma Yier accepted the gold with great surprise, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: "This prodigal!"
The global Great Depression led to a sharp shortage of gold reserves in various countries. The price of gold in the market was high, and the black market was even more priceless. Not to mention foreign countries, but here in Shanghai, the gold exchange ratio increased sharply during this war! Ma Yier was killed.
They won't pay it directly as payment. This thing is definitely hard currency, and it feels very comfortable to hold it in the warehouse!
After preparing a large bag of special equipment, Zhu Bin felt refreshed and took Lu Zhidahui and Wang Pingnan back to the Dachang station. Along the way, Lu Zhida held a gun with an air-cooled barrel in his arms.
The m1917 Browning heavy machine gun would not let go even if it was dead. It was like hugging his own wife, and it was so loud that Zhu Bin was so angry that he yelled that he was useless!
Zhu Bin only briefly told Wang Pingnan what happened last night, but Captain Wang was shocked! Such a big thing happened to him. I really don't know whether to say he was lucky or a little bit lucky.
But the overall result seems to be mostly good. At least after the news media exposes it, Zhu Bin's reputation will definitely rise to the next level. He will be an excellent role model for the volunteers.
There are definitely two completely different worlds inside and outside the concession. Inside the concession, there are girls dancing and dancing, and there is a sense of unbridled extravagance amidst the tension and depression; but outside the concession, there is a cruel battlefield where artillery fire is flying everywhere, and there is a lot of blood in the air.
The flavors are completely different, and most people may not be able to adapt to the sudden change.
But Lu Zhida smelled the smell of gunpowder smoke, and his face was full of energy, as if he was a fish in water. No wonder Wang Ziping couldn't train him well, this guy was born to be a killer!
After dark, Zhu Bin led a team of troops to Zhabei and rushed to the convoy of Shenchang Yangxing, which was flying the American flag. He urgently transported a bunch of old weapons he bought back to the station. When the soldiers unloaded the trucks, they were immediately happy.
cheered!
These days, the most frustrating thing for the soldiers is not having enough weapons in their hands. The sixty rifles and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition allocated by the 156th Brigade are not enough for training alone, and they have to replace them with wooden fake guns.
This is quite unsatisfying! Now it’s better, nothing is missing!
After tapping once, the quartermaster Chen Liuqing rubbed his hands and was so happy that he couldn't see his eyes. He happily chased Zhu Bin and asked: "Vice Captain Zhu, where did you get these American guys from? They all look strange, but they are all
It’s such a good thing, it’s hard to buy it with money! As expected of someone who came back from studying abroad, it’s good, it’s good!”
Zhu Bin waved his hand modestly: "Where is it? Our volunteer army is upright and the captain has a good reputation. The equipment that the big brothers have given us the hard work to raise is not due to me alone!"
Having said that, the real details of Captain Wang Pingnan is not a secret. He is determined not to have this ability. Besides, how can it be such a coincidence? They are all American old guys? It’s just that Zhu Bin doesn’t want to take credit, and everyone doesn’t give too much credit.
This is a waste of words.
This batch of arms was not all that Mayilcang had. Zhu Bin was careful and only got a batch, totaling 200 m1903 Springfield rifles, 100 m1921 Thompson charging flags, 20 m1911 Browning pistols, and m1917 Browns.
6 Ning 7.62mm water-cooled heavy machine guns, 4 M1921 Browning 12.7mm water-cooled heavy machine guns, a total of 200,000 rounds of ammunition, 500 mk2 grenades, 2 Davis recoilless guns, and not many other bits and pieces.
As for heavy weapons such as mortars and infantry guns, there are none.
It's not that Zhu Bin doesn't want to buy it, this Ma Yi'er really doesn't have any inventory, but he has been asked to repurchase it from Li Heyang on his behalf. It's not certain how much he will get by then.
But just these things have made the volunteers so happy that they don't know how to show their goodwill, especially the ten heavy machine guns that are so satisfying to look at. They are serious killer weapons!
Those four 12.7mm water-cooled heavy machine guns are very rare in China, and only a few people have seen them. At first, Ma Yier didn't know how to do it, so what he got was the original version of the anti-aircraft model. The whole machine gun plus bracket is nearly 50 kilograms, and it is still left
Side-loading, when loading the bullet, you need to pull the barrel and the bolt together. If you are too weak, you can't pull it! He only found out about this problem later, but it was already too late!
This heavy machine gun was born at the wrong time in China. In 1921, although the warlords were fighting in full swing, the 12.7mm heavy machine gun was in an extremely embarrassing situation. General military targets could be dealt with by the cheap and high-quality Maxim, no matter how big they were.
There are only a few armored targets, and the other two are generally dealt with with cannons. This heavy machine gun is more expensive than a small cannon. The bullets are like drinking water. One bullet can take several rounds of ordinary 7.92mm round-nose bullets.
It's so expensive that it's inappropriate no matter how you calculate it.
The result is that no one wants it.
This time it was finally thrown out, and both sides felt that they had made a bargain. For Zhu Bin, it was a timely rain, which helped a lot. It was extremely difficult to get cannons at this time, but ordinary bullets could not deal with the Japanese armored tanks.
No idea, but the 12.7mm bullet is just right! Whether it is the 6mm armor of the Davis tank, the 10-17mm riveted armor of the Type 8 medium tank, or the armor of the original French ft-17 tank, they are all
It can penetrate! Moreover, the bullets have a high rate of fire, dense firepower, and the machine gun itself is light in weight and easy to move. It is an excellent weapon to deal with the little devils!
Four M1921 heavy machine guns can be used as four battle defense guns. How great!
We have weapons, but their use is a big problem. Volunteer soldiers can operate rifles just fine, but quasi-technical weapons such as machine guns cannot be used very well. On the one hand, Zhu Bin entrusted Ma Yi Erman to find an experienced American military officer in Shanghai.
As a consultant, I, an expert who has dismantled and studied the weapon, personally took charge. I first conducted assault training and learned the basic essentials of loading bullets, adding water, aiming and shooting. Then I used one method to familiarize myself with the weapon as quickly as possible - live ammunition shooting!
On February 6, more than 4,000 troops from the Japanese 12th Division reinforced Shanghai. It was a foregone conclusion that Kiichi Shiozawa was deprived of his command. His replacement, Koshizaburo Nomura, took the 24th Mixed Brigade on the "Izumo".
When we arrived in Shanghai, the battlefield was in a stalemate, and the war was about to escalate further.
And in the main field, the crazy training officially kicked off!
13th place! Just a few hundred points away. Brothers, try your best to kill!
Chapter completed!