Originally, the old abacus had finished counting the Japanese military bills. Although the accuracy was a little lower, Duanwu still knew the approximate amount. Otherwise, how could he do business with the Soviets?
But when Tang Jiujiu came, he was afraid that she would cause trouble for him, so he found such a good job for Tang Jiujiu.
Tang Jiujiu was in a state of ecstasy after hearing Duanwu's flattery, and said she would start ordering these military tickets right away.
But naturally we can’t say during the Dragon Boat Festival: OK, you order it!
In that case, he will not only lose a girlfriend, but also undergo an unreasonable cold war, or be baptized by a violent storm.
Therefore, Dragon Boat Festival must not do that. Instead, he held Tang Jiujiu's hand and said distressedly: "That's it for today. You have been tired for a day, and I don't want my baby to be tired."
"Well!"
Listening to Lao Baanpan on the side, not only did he get goosebumps all over his body, but he also felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
But Ah Rou, who had been standing behind Tang Jiujiu, didn't think so. Instead, she thought it was very romantic and envious.
So, Tang Jiujiu was fooled by the Dragon Boat Festival again, and she stayed in the warehouse filled with the smell of copper to count money.
Duanwu naturally found an excuse to leave, and Lao Abacus followed Duanwu, giving him thumbs up.
But the old abacus then thought about it, no matter how much money there was, there would always be a time when the money would be counted, and asked: "Member of the group, what if Miss Tang counts all the military notes?"
Duanwu put his arm around Lao Abacus' shoulders, then pointed at the stacks of empty ammunition boxes and said, "Did you see it? Count the boxes. After counting the boxes, go and count the bullets. When she finishes counting the bullets, we will have trophies for her to count."
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"Wonderful!"
Lao Abacus suddenly realized that he didn't expect Tuan Zuo to be so clever and get out of trouble with just a "number".
Dragon Boat Festival was rejoicing, but at this moment, the communications soldier came in a panic and said: "Report to the regiment, the Japanese army on the northern front has begun to attack. They crossed the Yellow River and seized Jiyang."
"What? The Japs crossed the Yellow River?"
Duanwu really didn't expect it to be so fast, and the Yellow River is a natural chasm, so the Japanese army flew over so suddenly? This is hard for Duanwu to believe.
But little did he know that although Han Fuju promised to Dragon Boat Festival that he would try his best to defend the northern line, he never thought of serious defense from the beginning. Therefore, Huanghe's defense line was full of loopholes.
Even if he thought of defending again, the little devil had already found the loophole in the defense and killed him in one fell swoop.
Jiyang was quickly captured by the Japanese army, and the Japanese poured in like a tide.
Han Fuju could only order the defenders on the Yellow River line to withdraw across the entire line, and prepare to rely on the important town of Jinan for a series of resistance.
"Han Fuju, this bastard, can Jinan be able to hold on if he loses the Yellow River defense line?"
I was so angry at Dragon Boat Festival that I wanted to kill someone.
Of course, even killing Han Fuju at this time would not help. Jiyang was lost and the Japanese crossed the Yellow River. They could only protect Jinan with death, because once Jinan was lost, Xuzhou would be in danger.
"Let's go back to the headquarters. And tell the soldiers to prepare for the expedition."
After the Dragon Boat Festival gave the order, the communications troops immediately went to deliver the order, and the atmosphere in Bengbu instantly became tense.
When Duanwu returned to the headquarters, the first thing he did was to call Li Zhongren.
Li Zhongren was holding a combat meeting. He was caught off guard by the sudden attack of the Japanese troops on the northern front. Moreover, the Yellow River was a natural chasm, and he didn't know how Han Fuju was able to defend it.
But how did he know that Han Fuju had no intention of defending it from the beginning, so he lost this natural chasm so easily.
Han Fuju's two divisions are now retreating to Jinan, but it is probably only a matter of time before they are captured by the Japanese.
Does the Dragon Boat Festival proposal require independent regiments to go to reinforce and defend Jinan, at least to buy time for the Xuzhou Battle?
However, Li Zhongren believes that Jinan now has two divisions of Han Fuju, and Han Fuju is mobilizing troops to rush to Jinan. Although Jinan may not be able to be defended, it is still possible to hold on for ten days.
And with this time, he could gather his troops to fight a battle in Jinan.
Duanwu felt that Li Zhongren might be too optimistic, and Han Fuju's troops might not be that strong.
Moreover, Li Zhongren later brought up the artillery brigade. Li Zhongren said: Han Fuju attributed the loss of the Yellow River entirely to his inferior firepower to the Japanese, which caused the defeat of the Yellow River front line.
So it is obvious that Han Fuju is using the lack of firepower as an excuse. At the same time, he is also giving Chongqing a warning. Is it time to give me the artillery brigade that promised me?
Duanwu knew that the battle in Jinan might be dangerous. However, Li Zhongren did not agree to the emergency support of the independent regiment, and he had no choice. Duanwu could only order Lao Abacus to cancel the order for the entire regiment to set off.
But at the same time, another thing is also on the agenda during the Dragon Boat Festival, and that is to bring back an artillery brigade.
He didn't have to think about Chongqing. The Chairman of the Generalissimo was determined not to give Han Fuju the artillery brigade, so if he wanted Han Fuju to work hard, he had to find a way on his own.
But Ma Ping'an didn't come back, so he had no choice but to wait.
However, there was good news. Late on the 28th, Marklov sent a telegram and told Duanwu that the business could be done. However, Duanwu would need to pay an additional freight fee.
Duanwu said: No problem. He also said to Marklov: Long-term cooperation is possible. As long as Marklov has good things, just contact him. Whether it is weapons, ammunition, aircraft, cannons, tanks, as long as Marklov buys it, Duanwu will buy it.
purchase.
Of course, what Dragon Boat Festival wants is advanced weapons, not junk.
Marklov was very happy. After all, this time, not only could he make a lot of money, but he also found a way to make money.
However, can Marklov really spend the little devil’s military tickets?
Yes, because what Duanwu said is right. Although the military tickets of the little Japs cannot be exchanged for Japanese yen, the Japs soldiers still use them. As long as they slightly lower the ratio and sell them, there will be no problem at all.
What's more, the price offered by Dragon Boat Festival is simply too tempting. With a 50% discount, they are simply making money while lying down.
What's more, if Duanwu buys their weapons at three times the price, as long as Marklov and his superiors are not fools, they will definitely make the deal.
Moreover, Dragon Boat Festival finally gave them a reason that they would never refuse again, that is, Dragon Boat Festival even paid for the freight.
Of course, Dragon Boat Festival is not crazy or stupid, spending such a high price to buy Soviet-style weapons. Because these are waste paper.
When Zhou Weiguo came back with the money during the Dragon Boat Festival, he said: What are you doing with so much waste paper? Why don't you burn it on fire?
But at this time, the Japanese war notes that Zhou Weiguo was planning to burn could be used as real money and silver, and exchanged for the most advanced weapons of the Soviet Union. If Zhou Weiguo knew about it, he would probably regret it!