Bright Sword: I took Li Yunlong to work in military industry

After hearing what Old Yan said, Chu Xi didn't know how to respond, and just shook his head in his heart: "Sir, sir, the future of Jin is really not up to us.

It is not realistic to expect to get back from the Eighth Route Army what we didn't get back from the Japanese on the battlefield.

If we really go for it, we'll just be putting our faces in front of others and letting them hit us."

But Chu Xi only dared to mutter these words in his heart and did not dare to utter a single word.

Old Yan pondered for a while and said to Chu Xi: "Please make arrangements. I want to go to Taiyuan to visit their commander.

Also, I want to go meet Yu Ye."

"Yes, sir, I'll do it right away."

Chu Xi took the order and left. He accepted the command, but he was not sure whether he could really meet this legendary figure in the Eighth Route Army.

All the people and forces currently in Shanxi know that there is a very powerful military industry tycoon in the Eighth Route Army. Except for the first batch of Shanxi Suiyuan Army officers who went for exchanges, the Eighth Route Army later kept this legendary figure hidden, and no one could see him.

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"Locust Army, the Eighth Route Army asked me to bring you a message."

Wang Kemin returned to Peiping with a heavy heart and the brigade commander's request. When he saw Hata Shunroku, who was in charge of the war against China and had come from the Japanese mainland, he blurted out the request without any hesitation.

"Ok?"

Hata Shunroku stared at the head of the puppet regime supported by the locust army, his eyes full of disdain, but this emotion only flashed by.

"Wang Sang, what is the attitude of the Eighth Route Army towards the release of the senior officers of the Locust Army?"

"General, the one who received and negotiated with us was the commander of the 386th Brigade. Their request..."

Wang Keming paused, feeling somewhat uneasy.

When the Japanese soldier Hata Shunroku saw Wang Kemin's attitude, he naturally knew that the price offered by the Eighth Route Army was very high, perhaps even to an outrageous level.

"Wang Sang, just go ahead. The officers and soldiers who fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army this time are warriors who have made great contributions to the Locust Country over the years.

We must take them back, no matter what the cost.”

As he spoke, the Japanese soldier Hata Shunroku stretched out his skinny hand, placed it on Wang Keming's shoulder and patted him as a gesture of goodwill.

Wang Kemin stared at Hata Shunroku's face, which was as thin as a jackal. His sinister gaze made his scalp numb. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "General, the Eighth Route Army said that if they want to exchange for the high-ranking officers of the Locust Army who were captured this time, they need the Locust Army to bring back all the industrial equipment that they took away from Taiyuan."

Hata Shunroku: “…”

Hata Shunroku, who had already thought that he might have to pay a huge price, was suddenly silent by this sentence.

It was as if a silent slap hit him in the face, instantly leaving him with a black eye and a swollen face.

Hata Shunroku, who had just said that he would do it no matter what the cost, didn't know how to respond to the request made by the brigade commander.

There are experts in the Eighth Route Army.

The request made by the other side was like a sharp knife stabbing into the Japanese's heart, making it grimace in pain.

When coming to Peking from his mainland, Hata Shunroku actually had some expectations in mind, such as demanding a large amount of ransom, various arms, or requiring the locust army to withdraw from certain special strategic cities.

However, it did not expect that the Eighth Route Army did not want it at all. What they wanted was the industrial equipment obtained by the Locust Army from Taiyuan.

The Eighth Route Army has great ambitions.

When Hata Shunroku thought of this, his eyes were filled with worry. Judging from the intelligence from the Locust Army, the Eighth Route Army was fundamentally different from the various warlords and even the National Army. He had not taken it seriously before, but the exchange conditions proposed by the Eighth Route Army this time made him realize that this would be a very scary opponent.

If the Eighth Route Army wanted arms, money or certain areas, this would be within its authority, but the Eighth Route Army wanted the equipment, which gave it a headache.

You should know that most of the equipment taken away from Taiyuan have been shipped back to the mainland, and have even been deeply involved in the Japanese industrial production. If you really have to have this batch of equipment, I am afraid that Tianhuang may not be willing to give it to you.

In fact, although the Japanese's industrial level is higher than that of China, the Chinese warlords with some ambitions are willing to spend money on investing in arsenals.

For example, the Fengtian Arsenal is the number one arsenal in Asia.

Although the Taiyuan Arsenal is not as large as the Fengtian Arsenal, its scale is far larger than many of the Japanese's domestic arsenals.

It would be very uncomfortable to spit out the meat you have already eaten.

Since the questioning was not over yet, Wang Kemin stood next to the Japanese soldier Hata Shunroku and looked at his flickering expression, feeling uneasy.

It's not just because of the bargaining chips. If Hata Shunroku knew that I betrayed the news that two divisions of the Kwantung Army were going to enter the pass to attack Jin in order to save his life, killing my whole family would be the least of my worries.

"General, general."

Wang Kemin used the softest voice possible to wake up Hata Shunroku, who had been lost in thought for a long time.

"Well, go on. What other demands did the Eighth Route Army make?"

Hata Shunroku retracted his thoughts which had already wandered a little.

"No, General."

"Gone?"

Hata Shunroku was a little confused. Was the purpose of the Eighth Route Army so clear? And only these things? Nothing else?

"Yes, no, General."

"Did they say anything else?"

"By the way, General, the Eighth Route Army also mentioned that if the equipment they requested is not delivered within ten days, they will publicly try the captured senior officers of the Locust Army on the tenth day and then execute them by firing squad.

They also said…”

"What else did they say?"

Hata Shunroku's eyes became even gloomier, and his face looked so gloomy that water seemed to be squeezed out of it.

"They also said they would publish photos of the executions in their official newspaper."

Wang Kemin was afraid of angering the devil, so his voice became lower and lower.

"idiot!"

The devil Hata Shunroku cursed angrily, saying that this was a great insult to the Locust Army and the entire Locust Country.

The equipment had to be delivered within ten days, which was too difficult considering the current logistics and transportation conditions.

This requires that a decision must be made within the next two days. If it is too late, even if we agree to the exchange, there may not be time to transport it to Taiyuan.

Hata Shunroku realized that this was the Eighth Route Army's extreme pressure on him.

It could feel that the powerful Eighth Route Army was not joking with it this time. If it did not agree to their demands, they would really dare to hold a public trial and then kill people.

When Hata Shunroku realized this, he suddenly felt a huge amount of pressure.