Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Wang Ernao was still in a daze when Zhou Ping's voice came from a distance.

"Brother Wang, the captain asks you to go in directly!"

Wang Ernao bowed and said with a smile,

"Then I'll go in first. I don't dare keep Captain Huang waiting any longer. Brothers, when you have time, please come visit our regiment. Although the weapons and equipment of the Temporary 1st Regiment are not good, the food is first-class. Our logistics are provided by TA Company. Brothers, you are stuffed with fish and meat every day! See you later!"

Zhou Ping stared at the meat on the cart and drooled with greed.

Wang Ernao straightened his military uniform and walked quickly inside.

The captain of the regiment, Huang Kegong, did not take Wang Ernao seriously at all and only sent a combat staff officer, Yuan Tao, to greet him.

Wang Ernao was an old soldier, so how could he not know what Huang Kegong was thinking?

If you ask others for help, they will naturally not take you seriously.

Equipment cannot be begged for, it can only be exchanged for equal value.

At the barracks gate, after both sides saluted each other, Wang Ernao said with a smile,

"Staff Officer Yuan, please arrange for the unloading of the truck. We have other regiments to visit and offer our condolences, so we won't stay any longer. If your regiment needs any help, please feel free to ask. Our regiment's logistics are based on US military standards. As long as the money is in place, we can get anything. The chairman said that we will be open to supply. Temporarily, the 1st Regiment has everything except weapons."

Without any orders from Staff Officer Yuan, dozens of soldiers rushed out of the kitchen to help unload the truck.

Even the Central Army cannot get meat easily.

Some greedy soldiers even tore open the chocolate and stuffed it into their mouths!

The soldiers who came with Wang Ernao this time were mostly veterans. They chatted with each other familiarly, constantly painting a rosy picture for each other and boasting about how good the treatment of the 1st Temporary Regiment was.

And invite them to visit the temporary group!

Some of the braver veterans threw the cigarettes, chocolates and other snacks they had brought down directly to the soldiers on duty in the distance.

The good guys, of course, are played by the Temporary Group 1!

At first, everyone was able to restrain themselves, but when the first soldier picked up the chocolate, military discipline was no longer under control. They surrounded the cart and wanted to have a share!

Hands are fast, hands are slow!

What we want is an uneven distribution!

"Don't worry, don't worry, everyone has a share. It doesn't matter if they're all gone. We have plenty of groups, and everyone is welcome to come and visit!"

There is no harm without comparison. What will the soldiers think if there are delicious fish and meat on one side and bland soup on the other?

Fighting is like putting your head on your belt. Once some soldiers can't resist the temptation, they will exchange weapons for food.

Wang Ernao glanced at them, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he continued to sigh,

"I don't know how long we can remain neighbors. Chairman Hu is working to transfer us to another defense zone. Staff Officer Yuan, if you have friends or family in Shanghai who want to buy boat or plane tickets, or if you're interested in investing, our group can help introduce them."

Yuan Tao was a local from Shanghai. He was overjoyed when he heard this. He grabbed Wang Ernao's arm and asked excitedly,

"Can you help me get plane tickets and boat tickets?"

"Hey, it's a small matter. Don't forget, what does our TA company do? We have airlines, cruise companies, and all the civilian ships in the Magic City are in our hands."

"Brother, can you help me get some boat tickets?"

"I will handle it!"

As he said this, Wang Ernao twisted his fingers, and the meaning was clear: you have to give me something in return.

Yuan Tao lowered his voice and asked,

“How do you charge?”

"Simple. Each boat ticket costs three taels of silver, and each plane ticket costs 20 taels of silver. The price is 12% off. However, I must remind you that you cannot claim to be from the 12th Army. The chairman is angry, and the entire 1th Army has been blacklisted by TA Company. No one or their families are allowed to be transported. Later, you can say you are a relative of our Temporary st Regiment."

Yuan Tao was filled with hatred and cursed,

"What the hell are those sons of bitches in the Quartermaster Department doing? If they don't give the 1st Temporary Regiment any equipment, how can we fight shoulder to shoulder? I'll report them to the regimental commander and sue those bastards."

"Thank you for speaking up for justice, brother. I will definitely report this friendship to the captain."

Staff Officer Yuan took a look at the transport soldier's pistol and his eyes widened. He actually saw a matchlock rifle, an antique from the last century.

"Brother Wang, is this the only equipment your group has?"

"Of course not. We still have several hundred smooth-rifled Zhongzheng rifles, but the ammunition is a bit low. On average, each brother only has two bullets."

"real or fake?"

"Staff Officer Yuan, if you don't believe me, you can come and visit our regiment."

"Your group has Chairman Hu as your backer, so why didn't you report this to the higher-ups?"

"After the chairman saw the equipment, he was furious and beat up our regimental commander! He was originally going to take the case to the Ministry of National Defense, but the regimental commander talked him out of it. He said, 'We're just here to gain experience, not to fight the Communists. If we can't win, we can just withdraw. It's okay to have weapons and equipment, or not.'"

Staff Officer Yuan felt very uncomfortable.

Look at them, it’s easier to become an official if they have someone above them!

Wang Ernao realized that he had spoken out of turn and quickly told the other party,

"Staff Officer Yuan, I treat you like a brother. I've said everything I should and shouldn't say. You can't talk nonsense, especially about Captain Xie getting beaten up. You absolutely can't tell anyone about it, or he'll skin me alive!"

"Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut!"

On the other side, Huang Kegong heard a lot of noise outside. When he went out to take a look, he was so angry that his nose was almost crooked.

The whole camp was in chaos. The guards and sentries all surrounded the cart to receive gifts.

If the Communist army launches a surprise attack at this time, there will be only one result: total destruction!

"Bugler, blow the emergency assembly call!"

Huang Kegong shouted three times in a row before the bugler hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd. He held a trumpet in one hand, a cigarette in the other, and a box of egg powder under his arm.

There was even a candy bar stuffed in his mouth.

"Duanzao!"

Seeing Huang Kegong's dark face, the bugler swallowed the candy in his mouth.

Huang Kegong wanted to get angry, but when he saw the bugler's face flushed from choking, he waved his hand.

"Go down!"

"Yes!"

Wang Ernao caught sight of Captain Huang from afar and hurried over, saluted respectfully.

"I'm Wang Ernao, the logistics officer of the 1st Temporary Regiment. I'm honored to meet Commander Huang!"

After saluting, he took out a letter and a gift list from his pocket and said with a flattering smile,

"Captain Huang, this is a handwritten letter from our Captain Xie!"

Huang Kegong glanced at the gift list and his eyes fell on the first line: 1000 kilograms of beef!

He then looked down.

1000 kilograms of mutton!

1000 kilograms of pork!

3000 kilograms of refined rice!

……

This gift was carefully selected. There wasn't much meat or grain, just enough for one or two meals. The bulk of the food consisted of vegetables, cigarettes, and snacks.

This gift was like bait for fishing. After the soldiers had eaten a meal of stewed meat, anything else would be tasteless.

If you want it again, you will have to pay the price!

Wang Ernao saw that Huang Kegong had no intention of paying attention to him, so he smiled and said,

"Now that the stuff has been delivered, I'll go back and report to Captain Xie. See you later!"

He looks so sloppy, he doesn't look like a soldier at all!

Huang Kegong only reacted at this time and said lightly,

"Deputy Captain Liu, please see Secretary Wang off for me!"

Liu Song made a gesture of invitation.

"Secretary Wang, please!"

Wang Ernao was a little unhappy.

Whatever happens, you should at least try to keep her as a token of your appreciation, right?

I brought so many things to your door, but you drove me away without even a sip of water. Is this how you treat guests?

I really don't know how the guy surnamed Huang became the head of the group. He's no different from that young and foolish Xing Shan.

In that case, don't blame me for being rude!

When they reached the gate of the military camp, Wang Ernao suddenly said with a smile,

"Captain Liu, I have a business deal. Are you interested?"

"What's the deal?"

"The Chairman gave us so many supplies, we can't even finish them all. Captain Xie wants to build fortifications, but we're short on manpower. Could your group lend us 500 men for just two days, with food and lodging provided? We're willing to pay you that much!"

Liu Song looked at the finger that Wang Ernao extended and asked tentatively,

"One thousand dollars?"

"1 Mi Yuan!"

"what!"

Liu Song almost bit his tongue. He had been a soldier for so long, but his military pay had always been just waste paper.

Rice and yuan are hard currency!

Wang Ernao lowered his voice and continued,

"If you have connections, you can also help us sell plane and boat tickets. The chairman has a discount for our temporary group of families, 1% off the market price. So, I can wholesale it to you at 3% off. How much you can sell it for depends entirely on your ability, brother!"

Liu Song was overjoyed.

Airplane tickets and boat tickets are not a matter of price at all, but rather that you may not be able to buy them even if you have money.

In fact, this is Hu Zhenhua’s hunger marketing. If the supply is open, how can the price be guaranteed!

Wang Ernao rolled his eyes and said,

"However, I can only give you 10 plane tickets and 50 boat tickets at most. If you want more, go talk to our team leader. He has more!"

A boat ticket costs more than 1000 ocean dollars, and with a 400% discount it is 200 ocean dollars, or Miyuan.

The 1 yuan labor fee given by Wang Ernao is only enough for 50 boat tickets at most. With so many families in the group, it is not enough!

If you want to buy a plane ticket, the price is estimated to be even higher!

What Wang Ernao wants is that he doesn’t have enough money.

If you have enough funds, how can I buy weapons?

"Deputy Regiment Liu, if you don't want to do this, I'll go to another regiment!"

"Brother Wang, please allow me to discuss this!"

To mobilize 500 people out of the camp is such a big thing, we must get the approval of the regiment commander!

"What's there to discuss? Your regiment has over 500 men, 1 less. Who would have noticed? Can Captain Huang count the men every day? Training, transporting supplies, visiting friendly troops, these are all excuses. You're the deputy regiment commander, it's within your responsibilities, who do you need to ask for instructions from! Putting aside other things, just because our regiment sent so much supplies, sending a few hundred brothers to help repair the fortifications for two days is not too much, right? Let me tell you, our regiment has only these two days to repair the fortifications. If we miss it, those Mi Yuan will be wasted."

Wang Ernao lowered his voice again.

"I'm only communicating this matter with you. Heaven and earth know it, and you and I know it!"

Liu Song was obviously persuaded. He looked around cautiously and said,

"Let me think about it!"

Wang Ernao chatted with Liu Song for a while and finally understood why Huang Kegong was so hostile to him.

The man surnamed Huang is the confidant of the confidant of the "boss", so he naturally knows the grudge between the boss and Hu Zhenhua.

The 1st Temporary Regiment was placed in Liujiatun to protect Huang Kegong.

After figuring this out, Wang Ernao was even more determined to deal with Huang Kegong.

Not only do I want to get your weapons, I also want to poach your people!

Liu Song was finally persuaded by Wang Ernao's eloquent words.

"Okay, we'll take this job! You go back first. The regiment commander has to go to the division headquarters for a meeting this afternoon. Then I'll send the people out under the pretext of extorting money!"

Wang Ernao was overjoyed, thinking that this trip was a complete success.

After everyone had taken it back, he quickly asked,

"Tell me, what have you gained?"

Wang Ernao took a quick look and was delighted. Two of his brothers had already used the big eight pills. It was obvious that they were given by the people inside.

This is a good sign.

All beginnings are hard.

"Who gave you the gun?"

"A company lieutenant named Zhu Gui, a former member of the Green Gang. From his words, I get the feeling he has other plans. He probably wants to escape, but also wants to make a fortune!"

"Okay, walk around with him more!"

"Boss, the damned ones have too much weapons reserves. Just yesterday, the division delivered another 500 brand new large eight-shot rifles to the damned ones, and they're sealed in the warehouse. The higher-ups really treat us like stepmothers, and they still say there's insufficient reserves. Bah!"

"If there is such a thing, tell me about it in detail!"

……

After Liu Song returned to the regiment headquarters, he found Huang Kegong staring at the ceiling in a daze, and there was a letter on the battle map.

"Commander, what are you worried about?"

Huang Kegong pointed at the letter and motioned Liu Song to read it himself.

The letter was not long, only two pages. The first half was not long, just a way of making friends, and the real stuff was in the second half.

Xie Zhiyu said that he was planning to form a tank battalion, and his own defense zone was too small. He hoped that Huang Kegong could give the forest in the east to the 1st Temporary Regiment. In return, the 1st Temporary Regiment could provide artillery support to Huang Kegong in times of crisis.

Liu Song put down the letter and laughed awkwardly.

"You're just a yawning toad, boasting! The Communist Party has a million-strong army, but only a few tank battalions. And he, a small, ragtag infantry regiment, wants to form a tank battalion?"

Generally speaking, a tank battalion consists of a battalion headquarters, three tank companies, a headquarters company, a supply company, an armored artillery company (or

assault gun battery) and medical corps.

The battalion headquarters has four groups: command, communications, tanks, and liaison.

Each tank battalion is equipped with a total of 54 tanks.

Add to that vehicles for communications, logistics, etc., and the expenses are astronomical.

After a long time, Huang Kegong said calmly,

"Hu Zhenhua already has his own tank factory, so it shouldn't be too difficult for him to form a tank battalion!"

Huang Kegong suddenly sat up and asked in confusion,

"Are the weapons the Quartermaster Department issued to the 1st Temporary Regiment really that outrageous?"

"It's more than outrageous, it's horrific. Staff Officer Yuan told me that the sentries saw the weapons they were carrying and almost mistook Wang Ernao for a guerrilla. They had old bolt-action rifles, muskets, homemade muskets, and even matchlock rifles! They did have hundreds of Zhongzheng rifles, but the rifling was worn flat. They'd be terrible for hunting, let alone fighting! I heard that Hu Zhenhua saw these weapons and beat up Xie Zhiyu, calling him incompetent! The Quartermaster Department must have really pissed Hu off this time. Otherwise, why would he have bypassed headquarters and directly asked Xie Zhiyu to form a tank battalion? This is a huge taboo!"

Huang Kegong suddenly stood up when he heard this and shouted,

"Hu Zhenhua is holding back. I think something big is going to happen. I must report this to the commander immediately. Old Liu, I leave the house to you!"

Liu Song's eyes turned and he immediately said,

"Commander, I'm going to send someone to the Provisional 1st Regiment to see if they need any help. It's also a way to show some gratitude! If his tank battalion is really formed, maybe he can help us out a bit."

"That's not necessary! Mr. Hu might be able to get some tanks, but training those technical troops won't happen overnight!"

Liu Song saw Huang Kegong was about to go out, and he was very anxious. He quickly chased after him and said,

"Commander, don't be careless. He has the support of the Americans. What if he really succeeds? It's just a show. We won't lose anything!"

Huang Kegong stopped and

"You have a point. So, you can do whatever you want. Just remember the basic principle: don't offend, don't get close to!"

"That forest?"

"Give it to him!"

"Yes!"

Liu Song was in a good mood, he got 1 yuan!