bestfiction Chapter 636: The great counterattack depends on firepower to win. I feel unconfident because of insu
Chapter 636: The great counterattack depends on firepower to win. I feel unconfident because of insu
The Japanese who got the real prescription immediately started to buy medicines, but the high price of medicines and the shortage of Chinese medicinal materials caused great trouble to the Japanese. In order to solve the current difficulties, the Taiyuan Command immediately issued a looting order, requiring the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the stronghold to immediately use all means to get the medicines and medicinal materials according to the names of the prescriptions.
For a while, the whole province of Shanxi was in chaos, and many merchants and common people were tortured by the devils and puppet troops. The fact that things had come to this point did not mean that they had been resolved. Penicillin and Guben Pills were only produced in the Zhaojiayu base, and other places could not imitate them at all. Even if they were imitated, they had no medicinal effect and could not fight against the fierce plague.
This made the Japanese a little nervous. They had no choice but to ask for help from the Japanese base. However, the high price of penicillin was not affordable for the Japanese base. Now the Japanese did not have the ability to steal the medicines and Chinese medicinal materials from the Zhaojiayu base, which put the Japanese in a dilemma.
"Bagayalo! Those bastards at the base camp just watched us die without helping us, leaving us to figure out a solution on our own. If we could think of a solution, we would have asked the base camp for help. These damn guys always point fingers at us on weekdays, but when we really need their help, they run away faster than rabbits!"
"Mr. Sanjing, have someone contact Li Yunlong immediately and try every possible way to reach a deal with him and buy penicillin from him. We can solve the problem of Chinese medicinal materials ourselves, but the production of penicillin has not yet been cracked by the Empire. We need more than 20,000 penicillins. As long as Li Yunlong's price is reasonable, just agree to his request. We must save ourselves now, even if we have to bow to our enemies to make a deal."
"We must do this secretly, and never make a big fuss about it, otherwise our 12th Army will become a complete joke. I will soon be unable to sit in this position as commander, and someone will soon come to replace me as the commander of the 12th Army. I am very happy to be able to jump out of this quagmire, and I hope that the headquarters will replace me as soon as possible!"
Yoshio Shinozuka was almost driven crazy. According to the figures reported from various places, 12 people had been infected with the plague. The plague situation was not only not under control, but was getting worse. In order to prevent the plague from spreading throughout the province, he had to order the termination of the flow of personnel and materials, which made the situation of the Japanese th Army even more difficult.
At the same time, the Shanxi Suiyuan Army was also facing huge troubles. A large number of soldiers were infected with the plague, which seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the troops. It was easier to collect Chinese medicinal materials, but it was very difficult to obtain those Western medicines that were strictly controlled. As a last resort, they had to ask the Independent Regiment for help again, asking them to sell a batch of medicines to the Shanxi Suiyuan Army to solve the current urgent need.
After receiving the request for help from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, Zhao Gang immediately dispatched a squadron of transport planes, which, under the escort of two fighter squadrons, arrived at the temporary field airport on the outskirts of Guxian County and delivered a large amount of penicillin and sulfonamide to relieve the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's urgent needs.
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army readily paid 80% of the market price, and millions of dollars were transported back to the Zhaojiayu base by transport planes. Both parties were very satisfied with the transaction, and each party gained tangible benefits.
The war in the Pacific battlefield was getting more and more intense, the losses of the Allied forces were very large, and the demand for medicines was endless. Chen Minggeng sent telegrams continuously to urge and request to increase the trading quota of medicines again. For him, this was the best opportunity to make money, and he didn't want to waste a single moment.
"Tom, we must give them more of the scarce supplies. The price of medicine has doubled again. As long as we have medicine, we will have no problem selling it. Penicillin and Vitality Pills are now more valuable than gold."
"The penicillin produced in Zhaojiayu is more effective than the one produced locally, and the side effects are minimized. It performs extremely well in the treatment process. And the Shengji Pill is simply a life-saving medicine, and its price is more expensive than penicillin. We must find a way to get more cooperation from the independent group."
"According to what I have learned over the past few days, the Independent Regiment is currently in short supply of six things: food, rubber, parachutes, copper materials, machine tools, and nonferrous metals."
"Food and rubber are not a big problem for us. Parachutes are not a big problem either. We can build a parachute factory ourselves. What really gives me a headache is copper and non-ferrous metals. These things are too heavy and can be easily intercepted at sea. We can only think of solutions nearby. I wonder if you have any good ideas, Tom?" Chen Minggeng asked anxiously.
Blond Tom felt more pain watching the money slip away than having his flesh cut off. He replied without thinking, "I have two small arsenals in the Nanyang region, which can produce 1000 rifles and 20 million rounds of ammunition each year. If we count the larger arsenal, we can produce rifles and million rounds of ammunition each year. As for artillery shells, the quantity is relatively small, only about rounds a year. We can sell the finished weapons directly to the independent regiment at only % of the market price, so we can still make some money."
"I now have 3000 million rounds of ammunition, 200 rifles, and 60 artillery shells. I will send a telegram tomorrow and have them loaded and shipped here. They are expected to arrive in ten days. Copper and non-ferrous metals are also easy to deal with. I plan to find my old friends and ask them to find a way to guarantee tons of copper and tons of non-ferrous metals to the Independent Regiment every month. The Independent Regiment must guarantee to increase the shipment volume of medicines by more than three times. This is also my bottom line."
"As for the machine tools, I can also think of a way to transport them by air after disassembly and the base can be directly discarded. In a month at most, I can get 500 machine tools and let the independent regiment be ready to receive them."
"We both know how important machine tools are to the arsenal. Tell the Independent Group that if you want me to fulfill my promise, you have to increase the shipment volume of medicines to five times the current amount. Only then will I give all these things to the Independent Group for trading."
Chen Minggeng saw through Tom's sinister intentions at once, but he was very happy to see it happen. Both of them were in it for money. With money and medicine paving the way, their business grew bigger and bigger, and many connections were opened up. Otherwise, it would be impossible to provide the independent regiment with more than 3000 tons of canned food and compressed biscuits every month.
"Tom, we can double the amount of canned luncheon meat and compressed biscuits. The Independence Group has found an oil field. It costs nothing for them to extract oil. Their demand for food is endless. As long as we grasp this point, we can become their only seller."
Tom nodded in agreement. It was not that he had not thought about bargaining with the Independent Group for food, but after careful consideration, he felt that the risk was too great, not to mention that Chen Minggeng in front of him was also one of his competitors. In addition to him, there were many people who could get luncheon meat and compressed biscuits. It was too difficult for him to have a unique business. Compared with canned beef, canned luncheon meat made a little less money, but the demand was greater, which really made him a lot of money. Not to mention that most of the transactions between the two parties were settled with medicines, and the in and out made him earn more.
The two men who reached a consensus quickly contacted Zhao Gang and told him their plan. Zhao Gang was very excited when he heard the news, because the shortage of raw materials had prevented the arsenal from producing at full capacity, which had completely affected the military preparations of the Northwest Shanxi Military Division. Zhao Gang immediately sent a telegram to Lin Zhenhua and Li Yunlong to inform them of the good news.
"Damn it, this bastard Chen Minggeng has an increasingly greedy appetite. He has directly increased the volume of drug transactions fivefold, which is difficult to meet with the conditions of our pharmaceutical factory. Not to mention the recent epidemic, which has forced us to use up a large amount of reserve drugs. I think their conditions are really too much to ask, and we have no way of agreeing to them!" Li Yunlong yelled angrily.
Lin Zhenhua felt that the conditions were acceptable. The reason he had the confidence was mainly because he had received a reward of high-yield penicillium when he signed in this morning, which could directly increase the current penicillin production by 30 times, making him even more confident. While the price of penicillin was high, they could sell more penicillin in exchange for raw materials and food, which would only make money for them.
"Old Li, I forgot to tell you a piece of good news. I have cultivated a more powerful Penicillium that can increase the production of penicillin by at least 20 times. Not to mention increasing the shipment volume by five times, even if it is increased by ten times, it can be done in a month. As long as Chen Minggeng and Tom can eat it, we can produce as much as we can."
"The supplies we exchanged for medicines don't cost any money at all. 5000 million rounds of bullets, 5 rifles, and 3000 artillery shells are enough to solve our urgent needs. The total bullet reserves we have are less than 5000 million rounds. With these million rounds, it will be enough for us to fight a medium-sized battle."
"Not to mention that Tom has a lot of connections. We can definitely get more bullets and shells from him. The counterattack depends on firepower to win. I won't be confident if we don't stockpile hundreds of millions of bullets and hundreds of thousands of shells!"