Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"Commander Shen, all the warlords in Youzhou are now eyeing the position of the military governor of Youzhou."

"However, everyone understands that Wu Zhiyi, Han Kenan, and Gu Xingbang are the most popular candidates to become the military governor of Youzhou."

"Although Commander Shen's 398th Regiment is also strong and well-equipped, it is still somewhat inferior to the three forces of the 33rd Division."

Izikiel Malen went straight to the point: "Once Wu Zhiyi, Han Kenan and Gu Xingbang have decided who is the victor, they will certainly not tolerate the potential threat of the 398th Regiment."

"At that time, they will definitely try every means to incorporate Commander Shen's 398th Regiment."

There's an old saying in the Great Qian Dynasty: "A true man is born between heaven and earth; how can he remain subservient to others for long?"

"I think a young and promising hero like Commander Shen would certainly not be content to be subordinate to others."

"We can help Commander Shen compete for the position of military governor of Youzhou."

"I think if we can cooperate with Commander Shen, it will definitely be a win-win collaboration."

"Oh?" Shen Moshen immediately showed great interest upon hearing this: "Your side is willing to provide assistance to our 398th Regiment?"

"I wonder in what way Mr. Mullen is referring to the help he is referring to?"

"Commander Shen, we can provide you with advanced weapons and equipment according to your needs."

"With our equipment support, Commander Shen can rapidly expand the army."

"At that time, Commander Shen will have the confidence to compete for the position of Military Governor of Youzhou!"

“Oh dear…” Shen Moshen pretended to be embarrassed and pinched his chin: “Mr. Malen’s words really hit the nail on the head.”

"But................"

Shen Moshen changed the subject: "I don't have the habit of digging up graves like Feng Dexiang. It would be really difficult for me to spend money to buy weapons and equipment now."

"Commander Shen, you don't need to worry about this at all."

Ezekiel Malen smiled and said, "We have come to visit Commander Shen with the utmost sincerity."

"We can deliver the weapons and equipment to Commander Shen on credit first."

"Furthermore, if Commander Shen needs military funds to expand his army, we can even provide him with a certain amount of loan..."

“There must be conditions!” Shen Moshen interrupted Izekiel Malen directly.

“Of course!” Ezekiel Malen shrugged. “Since it’s a collaboration, it must be a win-win situation where each party gets what they need.”

"Buying on credit...loans..." Shen Moshen nodded: "Is there really such a good thing?"

"As far as I know, when you first approached Feng Dexiang to discuss cooperation, you didn't offer such a significant level of cooperation, did you?"

"It seems that Feng Dexiang used ill-gotten gains from grave robbing to purchase a batch of weapons and equipment from you at a low price."

Is that true?

"That's right, we did provide some weapons and equipment to Feng Dexiang at a low price at the time."

"However, we did not know beforehand that Feng Dexiang would take action against Commander Shen's 398th Regiment after purchasing the equipment."

Izikiel Malen hurriedly explained, "If we had known that Feng Dexiang was going to attack Commander Shen, we would definitely have intervened to stop him..."

What the hell!

Even Ezekiel Malen himself probably doesn't believe this.

"Let bygones be bygones."

"Mr. Mullen, aren't you worried that I won't be able to repay the money I borrowed from you?"

A hint of amusement flashed in Shen Moshen's eyes: "You trust me that much?"

"Commander Shen, cooperation is a two-way street, and we naturally need to mitigate risks as well."

Izikiel Malen smiled and said, "As long as Commander Shen agrees to mortgage the mining rights and railway construction rights in the province to us after he becomes the military governor of Youzhou, this debt will be settled."

"Moreover, from now on, Commander Shen will receive the support of our Salo Empire."

"So, all this time you were waiting for me here."

"What? Do you Sharo people think that my awareness is not as high as Wu Zhiyi, Han Kenan and Gu Xingbang?"

"Even that gambling addict Han Kenan knows that this kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable, otherwise it would be an act of treason! Do you think I would collude with you like Baldy Feng?"

“Mr. Mullen, since you brought a gift with you this time, I won’t make things difficult for you.”

"I'll take these ten heavy machine guns, but I think we should forget about the cooperation."

"Although I, Shen Moshen, am not a saint, I know what I can and cannot do!"

At this point, Shen Moshen's tone suddenly turned cold: "Mr. Malone, please tell your people when you get back—Youzhou belongs to our Great Qian!"

"Who becomes the military governor of Youzhou is a matter for us Qian people to decide."

“We welcome you to conduct trade in Youzhou at any time.”

"But since we're doing this on our Great Qian territory, we have to abide by our Great Qian rules!"

"Anyone who dares to break the rules will pay the price!"

"You don't need to think about the mines and railways."

"We'll mine the mines ourselves, and we'll build the roads ourselves!"

That's all I have to say!

"I won't keep Mr. Mullen for dinner."

With that, Shen Moshen directly ordered the guests to leave: "Secretary Ge, see the guests out for me!"