Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 60 Old Fox

"As far as I know, there are at least two things that General Tang hasn't brought out for Shi to see." Shi Fu pointedly said.

Tang Ning knew he was talking about MG42 general-purpose machine guns and GrW34 mortars.

Not hiding anything, Tangning cupped her hands and said apologetically, "Please forgive me, General Shi. Those two items are my treasures, and I, Tangning, will never sell them again. If anyone makes such an idea, it's Want my life."

Having said all this, Shi Fu knew that Tangning would not back down, and immediately said boldly, "Okay, then do as General Tang said, as long as you are willing to sell it to us, I will take it all away this time. .”

Tangning sighed in admiration, "General Shi is really heroic."

Tangning told Song Yunshu the price and asked her to calculate the price.

In the end, Tangning sold ten of each of the three types of firearms to Shi Fu, and one hundred rounds of pistol ammunition and one hundred rounds of rifle ammunition each. The total price together was more than 5 taels.

"This time I came to Chaozhou for rescue, so I didn't bring so much cash, but I can still take out seven to eight thousand taels."

"After listening to General Tang's introduction to these types of muskets just now, Shi Mou couldn't wait to take them away, and let Shi Mou go back and look good."

"Can Shi Mou take one of these types of muskets first, and I will send someone to deliver the money immediately, and I hope General Tang will make it happen."

"As for the rest of the silver, let me go back and prepare it, and it will be delivered in a few days. What does General Tang want?"

Shi Fu had no objection to the price, and asked Tangning politely.

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Tangning said straightforwardly, and without hesitation, pushed the three guns on the table towards Shi Fu.

Turning her head, Tangning said to Song Yunshu, "Yunshu, take ten rounds each for the rifle and pistol."

Shi Fu raised his brows and said, "General Tang, it's only twenty bullets, which is a little small."

"Haha, General Shi is not in a hurry, these twenty rounds of ammunition should be considered as a gift from me."

"So, thank you General Tang." Shi Fu didn't insist anymore.

The price of the three guns is five thousand five hundred taels of silver.

"Then I won't stay any longer, General Tang, and we'll see you next time." After getting the things, Shi Fu didn't stay any longer, and said goodbye with cupped hands.

Tangning kept sending Shi Fu and his party to the door before politely saying, "General Shi, go slowly."

Turning her head, Tangning turned to Huang Dabiao, the deputy commander of the guard company, "Huang Dabiao, send General Shi off for me."

"Yes." Huang Dabiao responded immediately.

Seeing the group of people drifting away, Tangning still kept a smile on her face. She waved Song Yunshu and Song Yunwan into the room, and the smile on Tangning's face disappeared.

"Old fox..."

Hearing this title, the two sisters naturally knew who Tangning was talking about.

"Is there any problem?" Song Yunshu asked in surprise.

"I'm afraid we are preparing for the worst."

Song Yunshu was startled, "General, you mean, this Shi Fu will attack our Huanggang City?"

"I can't guarantee it completely, but it's very likely."

Miss Song Er, who felt as if she had been tricked, interjected, "So, the business is just a cover? He came here just to find out what's true about our Huanggang City?"

Tangning shook her head and said, "Business shouldn't be a pretense, and it's true to find out our truth. The purpose of his business with us is to find out our truth."

"He wants to know how many weapons we have and how many troops we can equip."

"The reason why he doesn't pay back any price is not that he really doesn't care about money, but that he wants to arouse my greedy desire, so as to reveal how many weapons he has that can be bought and sold, so that he can roughly estimate how many we really have."

"I told him directly that we can equip 2000 people. I wanted him to retreat. But those who are a little more informed will know that our 2000 people are recruits who have not been recruited for a long time, and have not yet truly formed an army."

"Whether Shi Fuxiang does not believe that we can equip a team of 2000 people, he must know that the more time we are given, the stronger our strength will be. Right now is our weakest."

Song Yunshu pondered for a while, and said: "According to reliable sources, Shi Fu only brought 6000 people with him when he entered Chaozhou Prefecture this time. After several battles these days, the number of troops that can be mobilized must be about [-]."

"With [-] troops, if you want to take down our Huanggang City, as long as Shi Fu is not stupid, he shouldn't be so arrogant."

Tang Ning analyzed, "Shi Fu's 5000 people are naturally not comparable to Jiang Shiying's mob. They have a lot of money, they have a lot of friendship with Westerners, and they don't lack good equipment. Most of the soldiers are also desperadoes. It is not to be underestimated.”

"And Fujian is next to us. Their support can not only come from Zhangzhou, but also come from the sea."

"More importantly, how can you allow others to snore and sleep beside the couch. If he can't recruit us, he can do anything. Don't forget, they are still robbers at heart."

Song Yunshu nodded, already straightening out the pros and cons.

"I'm guessing that he will use the excuse of raising money to continue stationing there, so as to paralyze us. Send an order to tell Xiao Wu to keep an eye on it, and also pay more attention to other directions."

"Yes..." Song Yunwan obeyed the order and left.

"Yun Shu, let's go to the warehouse together," Tangning said to Song Yunshu again.

Song Yunshu was taken aback for a moment, but didn't say much, and immediately ordered people to put all the remaining weapons into storage.

After Song Yunshu put the weapons back into storage, Tangning let them all go out and stayed alone.

Not long after, Tangning came out, holding something in her hand, and said to Song Yunshu, "Arrange for someone to shovel all the engineers from the warehouse to the training ground."

Song Yunshu had never seen an engineer shovel before, it looked very similar to a farm tool, and it was the first time she had heard of this term, but she was used to it and knew that it was another new tool from Tangning.

Without asking any more questions, Song Yunshu went to make arrangements immediately.

At this time, Shi Fu and his party had already walked out of the scope of Huanggang City. He said to a follower beside him: "Send some people to sneak in, and then send some people to watch outside."

Then follow orders.

After returning to the temporary camp, Shi Fu immediately wrote a letter and handed it to someone: "Send this letter and those other things back as quickly as possible."

After arranging these, Shi Fu asked people to prepare the silver and sent it directly to Huanggang City.

Sure enough, as Tangning expected, Shi Fu did not leave in a hurry.

When delivering the money, they also brought a letter to Tangning, to the effect that the money will be ready soon, so they will stay here for a day or two.

When the money arrives and the two parties complete the subsequent transaction, he will leave immediately, asking Tangning for convenience.

Tangning readily agreed.

So, the two sides lived in peace and harmony.

But Huanggang city is still under construction, and the two thousand recruits trained are also busy. During this time, they often help expand the outer city, so everyone is not surprised.

At this time, they and some peasants frantically dug a trench outside the city, which extended about a mile further than the outer city wall. Could it be that they wanted to dig a moat?Not quite.

Moreover, the excavated soil was not transported away, but was directly bagged and piled up on the outside of the trench.

In addition, in several directions of the outer city, at intervals, they surrounded several large circles with soil sandbags, and covered them with a net.

PS: Thank you "Yuanxi Mifufu" for your great reward and support, thank you very much ^_^
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