War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 189 Clemens Mauser! (Thanks to 'Langya Wendao' for another 5000 reward!)
"Who among you knows Xu Chaoyang?"

Clemens returned to his company. After he saw a group of soldiers carrying a soldier back to the barracks, he was not very interested in what happened in the barracks, but he became very interested in Xu Chaoyang and the man who appeared at the gate of the barracks after Xu Chaoyang.

In the office, several people who often walked around Inner Mongolia stood in front of his desk. One of them spoke first: "Mr. Clemens, I know this person."

"He came from the Northeast, but when he was in the Northeast, he was not well-known. It was not until he arrived in Taylor that he fought a thrilling battle with the Japanese!"

"What really made him famous was in Tongliao. At that time, they and the people from the Fifth Military Region were stationed in Xiaojieji. When attacking Tongliao, one company blocked the frontal charge of a Japanese squadron and even annihilated a Japanese squadron."

"Why do you ask him, Mr. Clemens?"

Clemens waved his hand mysteriously, and without answering the question, he continued to ask, "Then who among you knows his position in Duolun?"

"I know."

Another man stood up and said, "The 217th Regiment announced a military order earlier, appointing Xu Chaoyang as the chief instructor of the 217th Regiment."

Clemens looked over and asked, "How did you know?"

"Mr. Clemens, not only I, but everyone in Duolun knows about it, because they have eradicated the bandits who were causing trouble in the area."

"They are the ones who are shot in front of our company every day. They are the bandits that cause headaches for the people of Duolun. These people come and go without a trace, robbing merchants and civilians. We surveyors have all been robbed by them."

"Since Xu Chaoyang wiped out this group of bandits, Duolun has become much safer. In addition, he shoots bandits every day, and the people have begun to ask about the name 'Xu Chaoyang'."

Then, the third person spoke up: "People have spread rumors about Xu Chaoyang. They say that ever since the bandits attacked the train, Xu Chaoyang waved his hand and black clouds appeared. Thunder rumbled in the sky, and he glared, and the thunder struck the ground, sending sparks flying..."

"People say that this bandit leader is actually a landlord's old cow that has become a spirit. They say that Xu Chaoyang came from Tiesha Mountain and has some magical powers..."

Clemens stopped talking. If you talked to him about the troops and battle records, he could still understand you. But if you talked to him about weird things, Clemens would only think about the lawsuit.

He quickly waved his hand and interrupted the man: "What I want to ask is his position in the 217th Regiment and his position in the Northwest Army."

"I don't know about the position, the position is just a company commander."

"That's not the case. He was promoted to the chief instructor of the 217th Regiment appointed by Song Zheyuan himself."

"The chief instructor is an official? You don't understand military affairs. An instructor is a coach. It is your job to train the troops from dawn to dusk, but the people under you are still the same. They are not company commanders yet."

"You know your fourth aunt! This chief instructor is completely different. He can go to the quartermaster to count the equipment and control the bullet input on the training ground. I went to the gate of the military camp some time ago and I heard that the 217th Regiment had live ammunition during training. Has anyone seen this before?" During the argument between the two, Clemens seemed to understand something: "You mean, Xu Chaoyang has certain power in the 217th Regiment?"

Clemens recalled what Yang Jingyu had said to him. It seemed that they were planning to mortgage the Duolun Mine completely due to the war situation in Tongliao in order to purchase guns and ammunition...

If this is true, it might be an opportunity for my mining company!
Without a God's perspective, Clemens had no way of knowing what Xu Chaoyang was planning, let alone what would happen in 1933. He only saw the opportunity to rob Duolun.

"Boss, this Xu Chaoyang may not be what you imagined."

The subordinate who had been silent all this time opened his mouth and said, "I am from Duolun. My relative is a cook in the regiment. When he was serving the dishes, he heard the promise that Commander Song Zheyuan made to Xu Chaoyang. He said that as long as Xu Chaoyang can train the 217th Regiment, he is willing to accept any price, any price!"

Song Zheyuan?
When this name came to Clemens' ears, he felt as if he had finally understood the truth of the matter, and he put it together with what he had heard at the gate of the barracks.

The known information now is that the 217th Regiment is short of guns, ammunition and equipment, and is in contact with the German Mauser Company led by Xu Chaoyang. However, Mauser Company has an arrogant attitude, and when they cannot pay, they don't even ask if they can pay in other ways, and directly reject the 217th Regiment, which means that the 217th Regiment is likely to turn to the Soviet side for the purchase of firearms.

If I can seize this opportunity and make this happen...

Do not!
Clemens suddenly stepped on the brakes when he was about to succeed. Seeing that their boss was lost in thought, his subordinates slowly left the office without paying any attention to them. However, Clemens was stuck in his fantasy and could not get out of it.

What he initially thought was to pay for it himself to make it happen, but after changing his mind, he realized that he couldn't do that!

If something goes wrong, wouldn't my advance money be wasted? What if Xu Chaoyang doesn't have that much power in the 217th Regiment? Can I rush into the barracks and arrest him and bring him to justice?

He can't do either!

Therefore, the best way should be to first obtain a contract with the 217th Regiment and obtain the mining qualifications for all minerals in Duolun. With these documents, they can jointly control the Clemens Mining Company with the Mauser Company in the Black Forest, let the Mauser Company participate by investing in equipment and ammunition, and then give the equipment and ammunition to the 217th Regiment, while investing all their funds in mining, and finally sharing the profits with the Mauser Company.

Clemens was trapped in greed and couldn't get out. In his opinion, that was a sum of money that he could not refuse!
Nowadays, in Germany and throughout Europe, minerals have been hyped up to almost crazy prices. Various countries that are developing rapidly are like leeches seeing blood when they see all kinds of minerals...

Thinking of this, he immediately picked up a piece of paper and a pen and quickly wrote in German on the paper, which few people in the entire company could understand. This was the content of his communication with Mauser Company, and he had to send it in person at the telegraph office.

what?
Why not just make a long-distance call? Just pick up the phone and communicate with Mauser Company in a foreign country like in the TV series?
Not to mention in 1932, even in 40, 1972 years later, international long-distance calls were not available whenever one wanted. Today, the conditions are even more non-existent. At this stage, telephones are still connected via wires. How could this country have the strength to connect the telephone lines to Germany?

After writing this telegram, Clemens left his name at the end of the letter - Clemens Mauser!
　Thank you brother 'Langya Wendao' for the generous reward of 5000 again. Thank you so much. Really, I have no way to repay you!
　　By the way, last month's monthly tickets totaled 1400+, and 500 for one extra chapter. I updated twice in total, without any delay or debt. Thank you all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)