Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

Li Weiguo was being interviewed by a reporter when a disciplinary soldier came up to him and whispered something to him.

Li Weiguo smiled apologetically at the reporters and said, "Everyone, I have something to do and need to leave first. Major Li Jianfeng will accompany you for the rest of the interview."

After saying that, Li Weiguo left surrounded by several guards. Reporters went to bother Li Jianfeng and asked him about the specific situation when he blocked the advance battalion of the 16th Regiment.

Li Weiguo came to the Nenjiang Bridge and waited. After a while, a cavalry came from the other side of the river, led by a rough man on horseback. He had two box guns on his waist, wore the uniform of the Northeast Army, a gun belt, and cowhide boots on his feet. His capable temperament was overwhelming.

This person was none other than the national hero Ma Zhanshan. When he heard that the punitive army on the other side of the river had wiped out a battalion of Japanese devils, his interest in this army reached its peak. So, despite the dissuasion of Xu Baozhen, the commander of the guard regiment, he led a team of cavalry across the river to check the situation.

Ma Zhanshan saw the tall and majestic Li Weiguo at a glance. His eyes lit up and he dismounted and walked forward quickly.

"Oh my! What a mighty and majestic man! I guess you must be Li Weiguo, the commander of the Punishment Army!"

Li Weiguo was a little dazed. He looked at Ma Zhanshan in front of him and shouted out unconsciously.

"Li...Li Yunlong!!"

Ma Zhanshan was a little puzzled. Who is Li Yunlong? Is he calling me?

Li Weiguo shouted this and hurriedly coughed to cover his mouth. He remembered that Mr. Li Youbin, who played Li Yunlong in "Drawing Sword", had also played Ma Zhanshan. Last time he met a youthful version of the Nojiri devil, so it was not surprising to meet Ma Zhanshan who looked exactly like Li Yunlong here.

Li Weiguo calmed down and walked up to shake hands with the other party.

"Chairman Ma, Commander Ma, General Ma! I have heard of your names for a long time and have wanted to meet you for a long time. I didn't expect to meet you on the battlefield now. It is really a great fate!"

Ma Zhanshan smiled heartily, stepped forward and patted Li Weiguo's iron-solid shoulder. He was somewhat shocked, thinking how come this young man was not only tall and strong, but also had a body as strong as cast steel?

"Brother Li, you are truly a hero in your youth! With your looks and physique, you would be a handsome young man in our area. I guess the matchmakers would trample your door to pieces.

Now you are on the battlefield like a dragon entering the water. I heard that your troops wiped out the advance battalion of the 16th Regiment of the Japanese. Is this true?"

Li Weiguo thought that this line was so familiar. It turned out to be you, Li Yunlong. Don't think I don't recognize you just because you changed your username.

"Captain Li, that's not the case. Chairman Ma, it's true that our Punishment Army wiped out the advance battalion of the 16th Regiment of the Japanese yesterday. Their bodies are all on the river bank. The Japanese regiment flag and the regiment commander were captured by our Punishment Army. Chairman Ma, if you are interested, you can come and see it."

Ma Zhanshan nodded and walked with Li Weiguo. He saw the big word "shame" on the high ground opposite the river. He thought that this punitive army was incredible. They were able to eliminate a battalion of Japanese devils. Where did this punitive army come from?

As the two were walking, Ma Zhanshan asked about his doubts, and Li Weiguo told him about the trick he used to fool reporters. Ma Zhanshan was greatly amazed, thinking that it was rare to see such a group of far-sighted wise men among the people.

When several people came to the corpses, Ma Zhanshan and his group were amazed. Although the corpses had their clothes stripped off, it was still shocking to see so many Japanese corpses placed together.

Then he came to the pile of weapons. Ma Zhanshan looked at the piles of Type 38 rifles and light and heavy machine guns, his eyes full of desire.

He picked up a Type 38 rifle and murmured, "Great! What a great gun! Brother Li, you've made a fortune from this battle. You've seized so many weapons and equipment. How many soldiers can you arm to fight the devils to the death?"

Li Weiguo asked doubtfully: "Chairman Ma..."

"Hey, you are being too formal, brother. Don't call me Chairman Ma or Chairman Ma by my title. It's too formal. If you respect me, Old Ma, just call me Brother Ma!"

Li Weiguo nodded and said, "Brother Ma, from what you said, are our troops still short of guns and ammunition?"

Ma Zhanshan nodded and said, "No, the Japanese army is heading north, and I have started recruiting soldiers a long time ago. However, even if I take out all the weapons in stock, I cannot equip all the soldiers. Until now, I still have more than 3000 soldiers without guns. I can only wait for the soldiers in the front to die in battle and then I can pick them up. Alas, it's a bit sad to talk about it."

Li Weiguo's heart moved when he heard this, and he immediately contacted Li Qinwu through mind sharing and asked him if he wanted to sell the gun.

When Li Qinwu learned that Li Weiguo had met with Ma Zhanshan and wanted to sell the extra guns, he immediately agreed.

The war profit was a lot of money. Now their punitive army was in a situation where there were more guns than people, especially rifles. They were stolen from the Fengtian Arsenal, and together with those seized from Xu Jinglong and Zhang Haipeng's troops, they now had more than 8000 rifles.

These weapons are of no use to keep in hand, and they also take up space in the warehouse. More importantly, Li Qinwu looks down on these weapons. The Type 38 rifle can be kept for future use, after all, they will have to fight the Japanese frequently in the future. The ammunition captured by Hao can be kept for use by the future mortal troops of the Punishment Army.

But he did not plan to keep the nearly 4000 Liao-made rifles. The rifles that fired and pulled the trigger were already seriously outdated, and he did not want to give these weapons and equipment to the punitive army. The Type rifle at least had the advantage of being easy to replenish bullets, but the Liao-style rifle did not even have this advantage.

Now that there was an opportunity to sell these weapons, Li Qinwu naturally wanted it more than willingly, so he agreed to sell 4000 Liao-made rifles to Li Weiguo.

After a dozen seconds of silence, Li Weiguo suddenly said, "Brother Ma, to be honest, I have a batch of extra weapons and equipment. They were originally prepared for military expansion before the big event, but now Brother Ma is short of guns, why not sell them to you?"

When Ma Zhanshan heard about this good news, he slapped his thigh.

"Oh my god! Really, brother Li? If you really have a batch of guns, it will be a big help for me. I don't lack people, but guns. I want as many as you have. Money is not a problem. I will take the position of acting chairman of Heilongjiang Province, and I will be in charge of all the resources in the province. I can buy as many as you have!"

Li Weiguo saw that this deal was going to work, and immediately said, "Brother Ma, I have 4000 Liao-style rifles, each with 500 rounds of ammunition. What do you think of these rifles at 20 dollars each?"

Li Weiguo was very cautious when quoting the price, mainly because the man in front of him had the face of Zhang Li Yunlong, and they, the clones, naturally had a good impression of this man. They were afraid that if they quoted a high price, it would hurt their friendship. His Punishment Army was not doing charity, so the things might be sold at a lower price, but they could not be given away for free.

Fortunately, Ma Zhanshan is not the Li Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army period. Li Yunlong was really poor and could not survive without bargaining. Ma Zhanshan, on the other hand, is the acting chairman of Heilongjiang Province and is not short of money at all.

He waved his hand and said proudly: "Brother Li is so polite. Now that wars are raging everywhere, the price of arms has skyrocketed. You still sell guns to me at the original factory price. You are worried about the brothers under me. I will remember your kindness!

Brother Li! I will remember this favor. If you have any problems in the future, tell me Ma Zhanshan's name and I will definitely help you solve it!"

Ma Zhanshan was so happy. He had gone to the Russians to buy guns before, but the Russians also knew the situation in the Far East and tripled the price of guns. A Mosin-Nagant rifle was sold for more than 100 oceans. Who the hell could afford this?

But now seeing that Li Weiguo’s quotation is lower than the original factory price, this is a true brother!

After that, the two men had another round of negotiations, and Ma Zhanshan bought the Type 300 light machine guns seized by Li Weiguo's troops, priced at 230 oceans each, for a total of guns. The broken Type light machine guns were also disassembled into parts and given away.

When Ma Zhanshan saw that there were 12 Taisho Type heavy machine guns on display, he wanted to buy them all.

When Li Weiguo heard that he wanted to buy heavy machine guns, he waved his hand and directly gave these 12 heavy machine guns to Ma Zhanshan.

Being so magnanimous does not mean that he is being taken advantage of or something. The main reason is that Ma Zhanshan is indeed a hero. He knows that the price you offered is very low, so he did not lower the price. He is respecting you, so you have to return the favor. If you really lowered the price like the original Li Yunlong did, Li Weiguo would not be so generous.

Another reason is that the Punitive Army looks down on these weapons. In Li Qinwu's future plan for the Punishment Army, except for the Type 38 rifle, no other Japanese light weapons are wanted.

Take the Type 99 rifle for example. The large magazine feed is very prone to malfunctions, the muzzle swings left and right during continuous shooting, the gun mount is long, and you have to use reduced-charge bullets, making ammunition difficult to replenish and not easy to use.

As for the Taisho Type 10 heavy machine gun, all the members of the Punishment Army shook their heads when they saw it. Having seen the mature heavy machine guns of later generations, they simply looked down on this thing. In their view, the Taisho Type 10 heavy machine gun and the more advanced Type 92 heavy machine gun that the Japanese army subsequently equipped were just toys.

The 6.5mm bullet fired by the Taisho Type 30 heavy machine gun has extremely low power, and is fed by a -round magazine. The heat sink has poor firepower sustainability and a low rate of fire.

In the eyes of the clones, a gun that can be called a heavy-hitting gun must have a caliber of at least 12.7mm. It can hit both infantry and lightly armored targets. It must be belt-fed and can hold two to three hundred rounds of bullets at a time, with super sustained firepower.

Ma Zhanshan naturally didn't know all this, and he thought that this brother Li, whom he had just met, was a heroic man, who actually gave him such a precious heavy machine gun as a gift.

The deal was done and both were very happy. Then Li Weiguo took Ma Zhanshan to see the newly captured regiment flag and the unconscious regiment commander Kawasaki Koichi.

Ma Zhanshan looked at Kawasaki Gaoyi, who looked like Sleeping Beauty, and exclaimed in amazement.

"Brother Ma, this Japanese regiment commander is a hot potato. If he died, it would be fine, but if he was captured alive... If the Japanese knew that you captured the regiment commander alive, I'm afraid they would never let you go."

Li Weiguo sneered.

"Brother Ma, you don't know that my Punishment Army is not done with these devils!

I want to capture their regiment commander and humiliate him severely, forcing the other devils to fight to the death with our Punishment Army. Just wait and see, our Punishment Army has made the high ground like a fortress these days, and will definitely leave thousands of corpses for the devils!"

When saying this, Li Weiguo unconsciously exuded murderous intent, which made Ma Zhanshan feel a little emotional, but he still had some doubts in his heart.

"Brother Li, besides the threat from the devils, the more important one is the threat from the government.

If the Japanese can't get what they want from you, they will probably put pressure on you from the National Government. In addition, the League of Nations' investigation will be completed in the next few days, and the League of Nations should intervene to mediate. If our country intends to expand the number of soldiers, it will be difficult to explain to the League of Nations."

Li Dingguo snorted again, pointing at the pile of Japanese corpses lying in disgrace.

"My Punishment Army comes from the civilian population, so we naturally don't have to accept orders from the government. If it's normal cooperation, then it's fine for my Punishment Army to cooperate to a certain extent. But if it's a bullshit order that we resolutely won't resist, then my Punishment Army can only say fuck it.

As for the League of Nations, my Punitive Forces never had any illusions about the League of Nations' mediation. How many divisions does the League of Nations have? What will they do if the little Japan doesn't listen to them? The League of Nations without an army is nothing more than a toy for the powerful countries.

Brother Ma, I advise you not to have any illusions. Up to now, although the two countries have not officially declared war, my country and Japan are already in a situation of life and death. The Japanese dared to take the initiative to attack the armed forces of a country. This is a declaration of war, a naked declaration of war!

Japan is a barbarian country. The barbarians fear power but not virtue. Brother Ma, for the sake of the people, for the sake of your soldiers, and even for your own future, you must not harbor any illusions!

Brother Ma, those soldiers in Beidaying who pretended not to hear the gunfire outside the barracks and were killed by the Japanese in their beds while sleeping with their heads covered are all a lesson for us! "

These words were like a thunderclap, resounding in Ma Zhanshan's mind. Indeed, even in today's situation, he still held out hope for the mediation of the League of Nations, but now Li Weiguo's words made him feel extremely cold in his heart.

Since China and Japan did not explicitly declare war, the Chinese people did not realize that this was a national war. Even Western countries believed that the war in the Far East was just a local conflict.

The League of Nations can intervene to a certain extent in such local conflicts. Therefore, it is normal that Ma Zhanshan, who does not have a God's perspective, would find mediation useful.

It is just like an African country at war who thinks UN mediation is useful, but such illusory expectations are met with repeated provocations from the Japanese.

The soldiers of the Northeast Army abided by the principle of not firing the first shot and not escalating the situation, which allowed the Japanese to gain the initiative and fire in advance every time. I don't know how many casualties this caused to our soldiers.

Li Weiguo hoped that his words could remind Ma Zhanshan not to make such mistakes again in future battles, and let him seize the opportunity to give the Japanese a severe blow!

In the previous life, the Japanese crossed the river many times to attack Ma Zhanshan's troops. Ma Zhanshan's troops would wait for the Japanese to open fire before they fought back. The most arrogant time the Japanese directly sent a regiment to cross the river and penetrated deep into Daxing City north of the Nenjiang River.

If Ma Zhanshan changes his attitude, the Punishment Army may be able to cooperate with Ma Zhanshan's troops, wait for the Japanese regiment to cross the river, cut off the bridge, and turn the Japanese regiment into an isolated force to be eaten!