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An Ji quickly waved his hands to deny it: "Young Marshal, you misunderstood. To be honest, we really need your equipment. Especially rifles and mortars! But, but... I think the young marshal also understands the situation of my guerrillas. Funds are really tight!"

At this point, An Ji said embarrassedly: "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have used food instead of money without informing the young commander last time... I apologize to the young commander here!"

Xu Le waved his hand slightly: "There is no need to talk about the past. I called you here this time because I want to do a business with your army. It depends on whether you are interested in it!"'

"Oh? What business?" An Ji didn't think there was anything about him that would catch Xu Le's eye.

Xu Le: "I can make an exception for you. You can buy any weapons you want. You don't need to pay with money or steel. You only need to pay with food and daily necessities of equal value!!"

An Ji stood up in shock and asked, "Are you serious, Marshal?"

He must be very happy. The guerrillas lacked everything except two things: people and food!

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the guerrillas were in a very difficult situation. They had only tens of thousands of soldiers and the food situation was so poor that it was horrifying. Not to mention eating well, it was very difficult to get enough to eat.

However, after several years of development, the guerrilla force has grown to hundreds of thousands. Taking advantage of the favorable geographical conditions and human resources in the area under their jurisdiction, production capacity in all aspects has soared rapidly. The soldiers have long solved the problem of food and are even undergoing a nutritional transformation!

Of course, compared with the current food standards of the soldiers of the 176th Division, it is still a long way behind!

Xu Le saw through this point of the guerrillas. The troops have now been expanded into the 88th Army. It won't be long before the strength of his troops will increase by leaps and bounds. By then, the soldiers' food will have to keep up.

Although the troops can earn a lot of money through arms trade, there are only so many supplies in the jurisdiction. They can't buy them all, otherwise what will the people eat?

So Xu Le thought about it and decided that he needed an organization that could continuously provide food for his troops, and that was the guerrillas!

The guerrillas' production and mobilization capabilities are extremely strong, unmatched by any army in the Tang Dynasty.

He provided weapons and equipment to the guerrillas, and the guerrillas exchanged them for food and supplies, which was reasonable!

"Okay, I can make the decision on this matter. I'll make this deal!"

Xu Le was also delighted: "Okay, I will arrange for someone to work out the details with your department!"

In this way, Xu Le simply solved the future survival problem of the troops.

Of course, as the size of the troops expands, it is impossible to maintain the previous living standards, but it is still possible to have meat for every meal. After all, the guerrillas can provide a lot of mutton, but the amount of meat will be less!

Moreover, the various types of cooked food sold by the Logistics Department remain unchanged. As long as the soldiers fight actively and accumulate military merits, there will be no shortage of delicious food.

This can also greatly boost the combat morale of the troops!

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Early the next morning, General Tong exchanged a few brief greetings with Xu Le and then said goodbye and left. He needed to leave immediately for Yuncheng Airport and then take a plane back to the mountain city.

As for the drafting of the subsequent details of the arms deal, it was fully entrusted to Commissioner Wei and others.

When Commissioner Wei received the news, she was confused. How could she, a high-ranking intelligence agent, be involved in arms trading?

However, due to Director Dai's instructions, she could only stay in the 88th Army temporarily. She would have to stay there at least until the last batch of equipment was shipped away.

On that day, representatives from various war zones left one after another, leaving behind liaison personnel. They also needed to return to their respective bases to raise steel and money.

Although the industry of the Tang Dynasty is backward and the production capacity of metals such as steel is low, due to backward technology, even if there are materials, nothing can be produced. Therefore, it is not a big problem to get enough steel!

"Young Marshal, please look at this!" Xu Si handed Xu Le a hairpin, the kind that women use to tie their hair.

Xu Le took it and looked at it, then asked, "Where is the person who gave you the hairpin?"

What Xu Le cared about was not the hairpin, but the plum blossom logo on it. This was the secret code between Yamaguchi Keiko and her. Yamaguchi Keiko once said that if someone held such a marked item, it was hers!

Xu Si called out softly to the door, and then someone walked in!

Xu Le was somewhat surprised and asked, "Isn't this the Japanese spy from last night? Wasn't he shot?"

Xu Si looked at the Japanese spy and shouted, "You speak for yourself!"

The devil was immediately startled, and then said in a very awkward Tang Dynasty dialect: "I was sent by Miss Yamaguchi Keiko. When this gentleman wanted to shoot me last night, I took out the token!"

Xu Si: "In order not to arouse suspicion, I fired a blank shot!"

Xu Le immediately gave a thumbs up. It only took a few seconds for Xu Si to think of these things. If it were him, he would not be able to react so quickly!

Then he asked Xiang Guizi: "Why? Yamaguchi Keiko doesn't trust me? So she sent you to secretly investigate me!"

The Japanese spy trembled again. Before leaving, Yamaguchi Keiko told him that this trip might be a life-threatening one, but he had to go.

It's not that Yamaguchi Keiko wanted to rebel, but the decision she made at the time was tantamount to betraying Fuso militarism, and even betraying the entire Fuso country. [I will use the Japanese name later! ]

If she failed, the consequence would be death, so she wanted to confirm it more clearly and sent someone to investigate.

He had been under the custody of the guards for some time, so he knew how powerful the guards around Xu Le were, but he still underestimated their abilities.

Japanese spy: "Ms. Yamaguchi Keiko is my distant relative. She was the one who brought me into the Special High Section. I am also a member of the First Army Intelligence Department, a double agent. But I am loyal to Miss Yamaguchi Keiko. As long as Miss Yamaguchi Keiko decides, I will follow her!"

Xu Le: "Oh? Another double agent, which faction are you from?"

"Ms. Yamaguchi Keiko is close to Prince Mikasa Takahito and is half a left winger. I am naturally a left winger as well!"

Xu Le became interested and continued to ask: "It seems that Yamaguchi Keiko told you everything about her and me. Do you know whether she has contacted Prince Chongren recently and told him about my affairs?"

"I am one of Miss Huizi's most trusted people, but my status is not high enough. I am not the one who knows about such important matters. If Miss Huizi has contacted the prince, she will surely tell you herself!"

"Okay then!" Xu Le stood up, and the playful smile he had just had disappeared in an instant, replaced by a chill:

"Go back and tell Yamaguchi Keiko that since she has chosen to be a dog, she should do what a dog should do. Tell her to know what to do and what not to do. If she does it again, don't blame me for being ruthless! Get lost!"

The Japanese felt as if they had been pardoned and immediately crawled out. Facing Xu Le was too scary. He had long known Xu Le's nickname, the King of Hell, as he was the man who had personally slaughtered hundreds of Japanese officers.

"Wait, I don't care if any of your people have sneaked into my headquarters, but you can go back, but they can't! Consider this a warning to her!"

Hearing this, the Japanese ran away even faster. They naturally knew who Xu Le was talking about. They were a few spies who had sneaked into the 176th Division with great effort from the First Army Intelligence Department. However, they had nothing to do with Keiko Yamaguchi, and naturally nothing to do with him!

But when he thought of those people, he found it funny.

The person had been in there for a while, but he didn't send back any information. It was as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth!

Otherwise, Keiko Yamaguchi would not have taken such a big risk to send him again!