Chapter 440: 440Who can guarantee that it won’t happen?
Chapter 440 440 Who can guarantee that it won’t happen?
"It doesn't matter. I understand the difficulties of the Wright Kingdom very well. After all, the account book is still with me." Tang Mo comforted the special envoy of the Wright Kingdom who came over.
The special envoy was very embarrassed because he probably knew how much money the Wright Kingdom owed the Datang Group...
In the past, the Leyte Kingdom might not have been sold for such a large sum of money! But now, Wright VII actually lent such an astonishing amount of money.
Frankly speaking, if Datang Group really asks the Wright Kingdom to pay back the money, everyone in the Wright Kingdom will almost have to sell themselves to pay off the debt.
On the other side, Harry was already signing contracts with people from other kingdoms. Although the Kingdom of Galles established by the orcs was poor, it also purchased an astonishing 10 airships.
Of course Tang Mo could see that what the orc prince had been thinking about all along was revenge against the elves! With these airships, they can set off from the Seine Plain and directly bomb the royal city of the Poplar Kingdom, or attack the Nanshui Port.
Of course, all this must be deduced on the premise that the ground defense can withstand the revenge of the elves, otherwise the Kingdom of Gales is likely to be destroyed by the elves again.
Unexpectedly, the special envoys from the Mirage Kingdom who came together were also prepared to buy some airships—they were quite interesting. Although they had no money, they were very determined.
Since he had broken his guard and agreed to sell the population to repay the debt, the Mirage envoy was very single this time: he agreed to sell some more slaves, and took out a silver mine as a mortgage, hoping to buy 15 airships.
Other kingdoms that previously thought that Tang Mo would not agree to sell advanced weapons to the Mirage Kingdom once again learned what it means to be a qualified arms dealer.
Datang Group agreed to the request of the Mirage people without even thinking about it, and even said that if the Mirage people were willing to increase their money, Datang Group was willing to provide spot goods!
When all the countries signed the contract and were eager to pay for it, and then found an unlucky neighboring country to test the combat effectiveness of the airship, Tang Mo took everyone to see some of his other weapons.
"I am a peace-loving person." Tang Mo stood in front of the latest anti-aircraft gun and introduced his carefully prepared shield to everyone: "So, I don't want offensive types that cannot be defended to appear on the battlefield. arms."
"I have prepared an anti-aircraft gun for everyone to defend against air attacks. This type of anti-aircraft gun has a higher chamber pressure and a straighter trajectory, and can shoot the shells higher into the sky." Tang Mo spoke eloquently while pointing to the A 76.2 mm cannon said: "With this weapon, important cities can be protected from enemy airship attacks..."
Tang Mo launched a 13-pounder gun widely used by the British army in World War I. The caliber of this artillery is 76.2 mm, and the shooting height is about 8,000 meters.
This type of artillery can use a timed fuse and can explode at a preset height to form a fragmentation kill zone for air defense operations.
Of course, Tang Mo did not provide such advanced ammunition, because this weapon now only has one purpose: to shoot down those huge, slow bombing airships!
“…” Seeing this anti-aircraft weapon and having signed the contract, the envoys from various countries felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten a fly.
They are crazy about purchasing weapons like airships. What they value is that these weapons can come and go freely over the enemy without being threatened at all.
But if they had learned before that this kind of weapon had a nemesis, then who among them would be willing to spend nearly 300,000 gold coins to buy such an expensive decoration?
If no one buys airships, will all the anti-aircraft guns be saved? This is totally causing trouble for yourself, isn't it?
Then everyone seemed to understand the key to this kind of thing: there will always be people who spend money to buy airships, so naturally everyone has to buy anti-aircraft guns.
"I didn't cheat everyone's money! I was even thinking about everyone!" Tang Mo didn't panic at all and started to explain directly: "Imagine, if there is a weapon that cannot be defended, then the war will become a What does it look like?”
"Everyone sends out their own airship troops to destroy the city...Apart from everyone losing the industrial city they have worked so hard to build, what other benefits will there be?" He smiled, and then continued: "So, having defensive means, It will make opponents more cautious when using airships!”
"You only need to buy some airships to force your opponents to purchase anti-aircraft guns, which in turn will weaken the opponent's funds to purchase airships!" Tang Mo kept talking, which also made the envoys who bought the airships think: "Similarly The truth is, as long as you are equipped with anti-aircraft guns, your opponent's airships will be afraid of losses and dare not drive straight in, and there will be no terrifying scene of hundreds of airships descending on the royal city! "
"Gentlemen! Airships with anti-aircraft guns are not useless! As long as the tactics are appropriate and commanders use these airships rationally, it is possible to win by surprise and destroy the opponent's industrial potential!" He then continued. : "For the same reason, as long as the defense is good, you can ensure the safety of your industrial base! This is war!"
"Of course, you can return the airship you bought, or you can choose not to buy my anti-aircraft guns at the same time..." After finishing speaking, he paused, as if waiting for these envoys to make their own choices. .
"If, we...can give up the contract to purchase the airship together, and then sign a convention banning the use of airships..." The envoy of the Nanla Empire looked at the envoy of the Wright Kingdom and whispered. "This is a way, so that we can all save millions of gold coins..." Special Envoy Wright thought this was a good way to save money.
The envoy of Dorne looked at the envoy of Susas who was standing aside. The envoy of Susas shook his head in embarrassment.
Soon, loopholes appeared in the unbreakable alliance. The special envoy of the Yangmu Kingdom asked a very pointed question: It’s not that they don’t buy them, so there will be no weapons like bombing airships in the world.
Datang Group itself is a manufacturer and user of airships. It now has hundreds of such offensive weapons. No one wants to buy these weapons. Who can guarantee that Datang Group will not use these weapons?
Since then, all the envoys looked at Tang Mo who was standing there, as if hoping to hear a promise from Tang Mo: not to use airships to attack other countries.
But after a few seconds, they realized that this was impossible. Cooperation was all illusory. The safest way was for everyone to pay and divide the spot airships in Tang Mo's hands. This was the safest way.
Suppose that everyone insists on not buying airships and saves money on anti-aircraft guns. As a result, no one knows whether one country will have a wrong idea first!
If a country breaks its promise and secretly asks Datang Group for a loan to purchase 100 or more airships, and then suddenly declares war on its neighboring country, the other country will not have time to take any countermeasures.
At that time, the overwhelming airship bombing will destroy the opponent's city, and the outcome on the ground can be imagined. The winner can use the dividends to repay the loan, and the loser will have nothing left! This can almost be said to be a victory that can be obtained without paying any price, and it is a huge temptation for anyone!
Just imagine, if the Kingdom of Wright did this, it would be possible to win the war and swallow up Dorne or Susus within a few days! Who can guarantee that such a thing will not happen?
So, for the safety of everyone, and in order not to rely on the honesty and trustworthiness of others, paying... seems to be a better choice.
Soon, everyone honestly chose to keep the previous purchase agreement, and then began to inquire about the price of the anti-aircraft guns.
Everyone said something to each other, but they didn’t seem to care that they seemed to have been cheated by the Datang Group. Instead, they were more active in sending their money to the Datang Group.
No one wants their royal city or industrial city to run naked in front of an airship, so the anti-aircraft gun procurement contract was drawn up very smoothly.
Because no one had that much money to purchase enough anti-aircraft artillery to cover their own territory, envoys from various countries soon realized that there was still a chance for the airship attack to succeed.
You only need to choose a good time, avoid the opponent's key defenses, and then launch a surprise attack to achieve the strategic goal.
No one has revealed another safe time for airships to attack: night! As long as you choose the right time and cut into the position where the enemy's anti-aircraft guns are stationed at night, you can use the darkness to cover yourself and achieve bombing results!
In short, there is no such thing as **** weapons, only **** users. This is a point that everyone agrees on.
Another consensus is that they spent money: they purchased more than 1,000 anti-aircraft guns from Datang Group, and then each added a special caliber to their own arsenal!
Tang Mo used two weapons to get almost all the dividends from this war back into his own pocket, and even plundered the bones and marrow from various countries.
The most direct benefit that this arms trade has brought to Tang Mo is that due to financial constraints, various countries have begun to accept Tang Mo's conditions and have used Datang Group's banknotes in some areas.
Convenient banknotes gradually began to replace heavy gold coins and began to be accepted in many areas. This seems to have a greater impact than Datang Group’s sales of weapons.
Tang Mo knows very well that this subtle influence will become more and more powerful. Datang Group's financial nuclear bomb, with the blessing of currency issuance rights, has the power to destroy the world.
A few hours later, the weapons sale ended. Nine countries divided up almost all the airships in Tang Mo's hands, and also bought up all the anti-aircraft guns.
Then, Tang Mo sent away these envoys. Before he could rest, Youlin brought the news he had been waiting for.
Nangonghong, who was not even sitting on a stool in Refeng Port, has returned to Bunas with the ship.
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