Chapter 943: 944 A transaction is a transaction
Chapter 943 944 A transaction is a transaction
In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire, in Nangong Hong's office, a diplomat from the Lions Empire was looking nervously at Nangong Hong, who was sitting in his seat. He was waiting for Nangong Hong to answer his question, a question that many people wanted to know the answer to.
"Sir, I know what you mean by asking me this question. I can only tell you that the Tang Empire does not have strong territorial claims. We currently do not have any plans to invade other countries." Nangong Hong gave the other party a Very clear answer.
The other party breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then continued: "If this is the case, then why did the Tang Empire behave so actively in the civil war of the Great China Empire?"
"I think you have misunderstood. We are so active because our interests have been affected. The civil war in the Great China Empire has cost us a lot of money, and it has also plunged our borders into an unstable state." Nangong Hong explained very officially.
"Look at it, the root cause of the civil war in the Dahua Empire is because Prince Zhao Yu, who has a good relationship with our Tang Empire, was treated unfairly in the Dahua Empire. If we do not support His Highness Zhao Yu, who has a good relationship with us, Then our series of investments in the Dahua Empire will suffer huge losses." He talked as if everything would really happen.
In fact, as the world's top military power, Zhao Kai won the civil war in the Dahua Empire, and they did not dare to directly take advantage of Datang Group's investment.
"So, when will your country plan to help the Great China Empire end this civil war? You know, if you only rely on mercenaries, this war cannot continue for a long time." The envoy from the Lions Empire looked at Nangong Hong , asked him about the question of when the war would end.
Nangong Hong sighed, then showed a worried look, and replied: "We actually also hope that this civil war will end as soon as possible, but in fact the changes on the battlefield are not something we can decide, so everything is just You can see the performance of both sides in the civil war of the Great China Empire.”
The envoy from the Lanes Empire thought for a while and continued to ask: "The last question that our country is concerned about is, will this war affect the trade between the Tang Empire and other countries?"
He did not ask whether the Tang Empire would be involved in this war, because the answer was actually very obvious. The Tang Empire may be involved in this war at any time. In fact, in some aspects, the Tang Empire has actually been involved in this war.
However, on the surface, the Tang Empire remained neutral, and was even willing to sell weapons to the delegation from the Great China Empire at the ongoing expo.
On the surface, the Tang Empire was indeed very fair, but in fact, this neutral expression of standing in the middle was an attitude in itself. Treating Fengjiang's rebels as the same official force as the Dahua Empire actually speaks volumes.
Nangong Hong shook his head in denial and said of course: "Of course not, how could you have such a ridiculous idea. Our empire is not involved in the war. Isn't the biggest consideration to keep trade with countries around the world unaffected? Don't worry, everything Normally, trade between countries will not be affected in any way.”
These days at the Expo, Nangong Hong met with envoys from many countries. These envoys were all concerned about the civil war in the Great China Empire, and they were also concerned about the sale of new weapons by the Tang Empire.
At this expo held by the Datang Empire, the Datang Empire brought out unprecedented advanced technologies, including cutting-edge technologies such as helicopters, which dazzled all countries. They have never seen such generous technology transfer, nor such powerful weapons and equipment.
Here they not only saw the Tang Empire’s advanced helicopters, tanks, rocket launchers, and torpedoes, but also many light weapons.
There are not only ancient Maxim heavy machine guns here, but also various machine guns from other countries during World War II. They are all brand-new designs, which make people salivate just looking at them.
No joke at all, armies around the world have been using old models of machine guns for too many years. They either have to make do with Maxims, or they can only use some Cyric-modified machine guns with a lot of faults.
Well now, the Tang Empire has come up with many new machine guns that have never appeared in this world, such as the Taisho 11-year-old machine gun with a complex structure, avant-garde and exquisite shape... Well, the bones are amazing and the combat power is amazing. It is definitely a Nice gun.
Another example is the famous DP-28 Dapanji light machine gun. This thing’s shape is also very unique, and at least its performance is much better than the previous Taisho machine gun.
Of course, in addition to these two machine guns, there is another famous Czech ZB-26 light machine gun. right! That's right! This is the artifact of the Anti-Japanese War, a divine gun with a magazine standing above the machine gun. It is a light machine gun that has the performance to overwhelm the Taisho 11th-year-old machine gun.
The most eye-catching star in the entire venue is actually the MG42 machine gun used by the Datang Empire squad. This is a good thing that the military of the Tang Empire has memorized. Just looking at its performance, you can tell that it is more powerful than the previous machine guns...
In fact, this is a blessing of faith, because in fact, the MG-42 machine gun also has many problems and is not such a perfect weapon.
It’s really not a joke, the MG42 machine gun fires too fast, so it consumes bullets faster than other machine guns, so the pressure on logistical supplies is also greater. In a country like the Tang Empire with strong logistical supplies, this flaw is actually nothing, but in countries with poor logistical supplies, this flaw is fatal.
But regardless of these problems, in the minds of many people, as long as the weapons used by the Tang Empire are powerful, they are worth buying.
This is actually a psychological need. For example, the generation infected by film and television works such as Macross and Top Gun are very obsessed with variable sweep wings. They stubbornly believe that the "Tomcat" fighter jet is The most handsome fighter, its combat effectiveness has special bonuses.
Those who have watched Transformers at the same time will also like Starscream's transformed F-15 fighter jet. These fighter jets used by the U.S. Air Force and made a splash in many wars of punching nursing homes and kicking kindergartens later became the darlings of the arms trade.
The Tang Empire sold MG-42 machine guns, and also produced star products such as DP-28 and ZB-26. In fact, they were also recycling waste.
Because at the same time that the Type 56 assault rifle began to be popularized, the machine guns of the Datang Empire also began to be replaced—all the original 42 machine guns were retired and replaced with the famous Type 56 squad machine gun.
Such a change of equipment actually represents a transformation of thinking: the squad tactics of the Tang Empire began to transition from a general-purpose machine gun to an average firepower idea.
From the past focusing on one or two machine gun points, it has become a decentralized tactic with full automatic firepower, stronger firepower, and more flexible deployment.
This type of tactics is actually a transitional tactic to connect infantry fighting vehicles. Although the Tang Empire does not yet have suitable infantry fighting vehicles, it is indeed a fact that its infantry has excess firepower.
Because all members of the Tang Army have automatic firepower, there is no longer the concept of a "rifleman" who carries bullets for the machine gun team. Everyone is carrying about 400 rounds of personal ammunition, including five or six magazines for personal use, and the load is already very heavy.
In this case, it is obviously impossible to carry a large number of machine gun ammunition belts required by the machine gun team. Therefore, the MG-42 machine gun, which has a fast rate of fire and wastes ammunition, is not suitable. In comparison, the drum-fed Type 56 squad machine gun, which saves ammunition, is obviously more suitable.
This is an example of how changes in weapons and equipment have brought about huge changes in tactics. It intuitively illustrates a truth: before other equipment has not changed, it is actually incorrect to forcefully promote a seemingly advanced future weapon.
Tang Mo dared to abandon the MG-42 machine gun and use the Type 56 squad machine gun with weak sustained firepower. He had already begun preparing to install infantry fighting vehicles. He planned to use a larger-caliber vehicle-mounted cannon to make up for the lack of firepower of the infantry squad. .
Therefore, on the surface, the firepower of the Tang Empire's squads has dropped slightly, but from a long-term perspective, the Datang Empire has been trying its best to enhance the firepower of every unit of the army. This idea has never changed. , which continues from the time of Bunas to the present day!
“So, the weapons and equipment we purchased, including machine guns, helicopters, and other equipment, can be shipped on time?” The envoy of the Lions Empire eagerly confirmed.
"Yes, of course it can be delivered on time. We have never been behind on the delivery time of any equipment." Nangong Hong replied confidently.
He paused for a moment, and then continued half-jokingly: "Even if you declare war on our Tang Empire tomorrow, we will only seize this batch of weapons, and then deliver these weapons to you after your defeat."
Hearing Nangong Hong's words, the envoy from the Lions Empire felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly. He believed that the Tang Empire could indeed do such a thing, and he had to admit that this did reflect the integrity of the Tang Empire to a certain extent.
So he smiled awkwardly, and then said: "Mr. Nangong is joking, our Lions Empire has always been peace-loving, and it is impossible to casually declare war on a friendly country."
"Oh? Really? That's really gratifying. I hope our two countries can continue to be so friendly." Nangong Hong said sincerely.
Although the tone of his words sounded very sincere, in the ears of the envoy from the Lions Empire, there was something frightening about it.
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