Volume 2 Chapter 25

  After listening to Xiao Bo's introduction, Li Bin hurriedly asked: "Excuse me, Brother Xiao, what are the prices of the Type 24 water-cooled machine gun, Czech machine gun and Mauser pistol?" In his heart, Li Bin thought that since he didn't have a lot of money, he would naturally prioritize the machine guns and pistols.

  Hsiao Po smiled slightly and replied, "The Type 24 water-cooled machine gun costs $2,000 per unit, the Czech machine gun costs $1,000 per unit, and the Mauser pistol is cheaper, only $130."

  Li Bin then asked: "Excuse me, Big Brother Xiao, can you get sniper rifles and American 7.62 heavy machine gun bullets?"

  Xiao Bo was shocked: "Sniper rifle? What's a sniper rifle? And what's this American 7.62 heavy machine gun bullet you're talking about? What do you want these things for? Do you have an American heavy machine gun with no bullets?"

  Li Bin explained: "Sniper rifle, that is to say the rifle with a telescopic sight on it, is called sniper rifle. As far as I know, some of the German Mauser 98 rifles can be equipped with a three-power telescopic sight made by Zeiss Optical Instrument Company."

  Xiao Bo was shocked: "I didn't expect Director Li to know so much at such a young age! No wonder he became the chief advisor to Director Huang! I can tell you that this rifle can be obtained, but it has one drawback - the scope blocks the magazine position, and the five-round clip cannot be loaded with bullets. You have to fire one shot to load one bullet." At that time, sniper rifles were not like those that appeared in the mid-to-late 1930s, which could be loaded with multiple rounds at once and fired by pulling the bolt only once.

  Li Bin replied: "It doesn't matter, loading one by one is no big deal. Snipers are supposed to shoot and change positions anyway. As long as we can get the guns, price is not a problem!"

  Xiao Bo nodded and said: "Okay, this kind of gun is expensive because of the scope. One rifle can be worth more than a Czech light machine gun! It needs 1,300 big yuan, Mr. Li, are you reconsidering? The price of such a gun can buy ten box cannons!"

  "No, I need this rifle. How many do you have here, Brother Xiao? If there are any, I want twenty." Li Bin replied. In fact, Li Bin didn't want too many either, because he knew that in less than two years, the more advanced Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle would be available, and within just two months, he wouldn't have time to train too many snipers anyway. So, twenty sniper rifles would do, and the rest of the money could still be used to buy machine guns, after all, his own tank needed machine guns.

  "This type of gun is currently out of stock here. If you need it, I can help you get one, but it will take about two months. I don't know if Mr. Li can wait?" Xiao Bo asked.

  "No problem! As long as the goods can be delivered within two months, that's all that matters!" Li Bin replied. He secretly calculated in his mind: buying a sniper rifle had cost 26,000 dollars, leaving him with more than 5.7 million dollars and 50 gold bars, how many more weapons could he buy? Probably quite a few.

  He suddenly asked: "I wonder how much a German 75mm infantry gun costs?"

  Xiao Bo stretched out four fingers and shook them, Li Bin asked: "Four thousand dollars?"

  Xiao Bo shook his head: "No! 40,000 dollars!"

  Li Bin let out a cold breath, and he gave up the unrealistic idea of buying 75mm infantry guns. He thought to himself: Forget it, wait until next year when Japan's Type 92 infantry gun comes out, then go grab a few! Then, after inquiring about the prices of the 82mm mortar and 60mm mortar, he felt relatively satisfied, so he ordered six 82mm mortars and twelve 60mm mortars from Xiao Bo. Including ammunition, the eighteen guns cost 90,000 taels.

  As for the machine guns, he asked Xiao Bo to get thirty Type 24 water-cooled heavy machine guns and sixty Czech light machine guns in one breath. Just the machine guns alone would consume 120,000 yuan, not counting the bullets.

  Finally, Xiao Bo told Li Bin that he could get 7.62mm heavy machine gun bullets used by American-made heavy machine guns, one thousand yuan for ten thousand rounds of ammunition, because such bullets were difficult to obtain and required special contact from Hong Kong. Similarly, the Mauser 98 sniper rifle also needed to be transported back from Hong Kong, which would take time.

  Ordered sniper rifles, machine guns, mortars and heavy machine gun bullets, a total of nearly 300,000 yuan was spent, leaving more than 300,000 yuan and 50 gold bars. Li Bin decided to purchase a batch of original Mauser 24-style rifles, Mauser pistols and 60 Huaqiang assault rifles. These weapons were not expensive, with each rifle costing 200 yuan. He ordered 1,000 rifles in one breath, plus 100 Mauser pistols and 60 Huaqiang assault rifles, along with bullets, hand grenades and some medicines, the 600,000 yuan and 50 gold bars were almost all used up.

  Money slipped away like flowing water, and it's likely that making more won't be so easy. Suddenly, Li Bin thought of the box of medicine he brought back from the future, which included penicillin and aspirin - those were gold! Right, this era hasn't seen the birth of penicillin yet! When he gets the chance, he'll send a trusted person to take these medicines abroad to set up a factory for production. Won't that be a fortune rolling in?

  When Xiao Bo proposed a deposit of 50,000 yuan, Li Bin replied: "Our money is in the hotel, but we only brought 5,000 yuan and ten gold bars. Can the remaining payment be made after the goods arrive? After all, it's not convenient for us to carry so much money when going out."

  Xiao Bo agreed to Li Bin's terms and said, "Alright, I'll send Chen Gang with you to get the money. He's my best bodyguard, his marksmanship is extremely accurate. After getting the money, I'll send a few of my men to join your Righteous Brave Army! Those few men are all good hands!"

  Then Chen Gang followed Li Bin and others to the inn, took back the deposit and returned to Xiao Bo's side to report.

  Xiao Bo saw the glittering gold bars and sparkling silver ocean, and his eyes instantly shone with an unusual light. This Xiao Bo, although also a hot-blooded patriotic youth, was also a money enthusiast. This time, suddenly appearing such a big buyer, he was overjoyed. To know that his old clients Zhang Haitian and Gai Zhonghua, which one of them would be so generous?

  After receiving the money, Xiao Bo said to Li Bin: "I'll send you ten partners! Each of them is a good hand, and everyone brings their own weapons! There are rifles, pistols and submachine guns. This will be my return gift to you, this big buyer!"

  After finishing speaking, he turned his head and shouted: "Huang Hua, bring out your nine partners! From now on, you'll follow this hero Li!"

  A thin and weak young man stepped forward and responded in a timid tone: "Yes, Big Brother Xiao."

  Li Bin took a closer look at the frail young man, who had a clear and bright face, sparkling eyes, was not very tall, and the water droplet rifle on his back almost seemed taller than him. Seeing this, Li Bin shook his head and said: "Xiao Ge, can I make a request?"

  "It doesn't matter what you say!" Xiao Bo retorted.

  "I want Chen Gang, this Huang Hua is still with you." Li Bin said.

  "Hahaha!" Xiao Bo burst out laughing, "Mr. Li, don't look down on this yellow-haired kid just because he's small and weak, but his marksmanship is top-notch! There's no one here who can surpass him! I think, possibly including you and your brother, are no match for him!"

  Wu Congyu was slightly irritated upon hearing this, and he said to Xiao Bo: "Mr. Xiao, can I borrow a rifle from you? I'd like to have a shooting match with this Huang Hua brother!"

  "You want to compare? Bring it on! Who's afraid of who?"

  "Alright! No problem!" Xiao Bo said with a smile, "Little Liu, lend your gun to Mr. Wu for a moment!"

  Wu Congyu took over the Water-Linked Pearl Gun from Liu Xia and asked Huang Hua, "Excuse me, young brother, how do you want to compete?"

  Huang Hua smiled and said, "You set the rules for the competition! After all, I'm very familiar with this gun, while you're using a gun that you're not familiar with. That's fair."

  "Alright! Now it's winter, and snow is about to fall. Many animals will definitely come out to forage. Let's have a competition - whoever hits smaller and farther away animals wins!" Wu Congyu replied.

  It's mid-October, and the Northeast is already very cold. Before snowfall, small animals will move in large numbers to find food for winter storage, making this a good time to go out and hunt.

  Wu Congyu walked out of the wooden house with a gun, came outside, and soon discovered a wild rabbit running by. He raised his gun, held his breath, aimed at the wild rabbit 100 meters away, and pulled the trigger. All he heard was a crisp "bang" sound, and the wild rabbit fell to the ground.

  The crowd that followed Wu Congyu out burst into applause, but Xiao Bo remained silent, a smile hanging on his face.

  Huang Hua smiled as he walked out with Wu Congyu, holding up his rifle as if searching for something. After a while, there was suddenly a "bang" sound of gunfire, and about 100 meters away, something seemed to have moved slightly.

  Xiao Liu rushed away and when he got there, he shouted loudly: "Hit a field mouse on the head!"

  A burst of applause erupted behind Huang Hua, to be sure, a hundred meters away, a field mouse looked only as big as a sesame seed, it was not easy to hit, let alone hit the head!