vrcanaries Chapter 444: Jin brings 2 tons of gold to test Ding Wei
Chapter 444: Jin brings 2 tons of gold to test Ding Wei
The Northern Dynasty troops' offensive went smoothly, which was expected before the war.
With Soviet-style weapons, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons, as well as three divisions of well-trained troops, they can't lose even if a fool comes to command them and gives the order to attack.
The poor combat effectiveness of the South Korean army is due to the lack of any heavy weapons counterattack.
The American weapons in hand are not very useful, they are all light weapons and equipment, and they can't even hit the shell of T34.
How to fight such a battle?
In addition to the tactical backwardness, the army seemed stupid and dull in the face of the infiltration of three divisions that had returned from training in Longguo, and was repeatedly surrounded from the rear.
The defeat of the army is one thing, but the people in power are on par with the logistics guy.
Instead of thinking about how to stop the enemy's offensive, he first considered transporting his own gold and silver.
When the city fell, regardless of the life or death of the defenders, the several tons of gold and silver in the bank had to be transported away.
The scattered soldiers, civilians, and transport personnel were crowded together, blocking the bridge across the river, and were all killed in one wave.
Jin Xiaoer was very interested in the seized gold and silver, which he used to purchase rocket launchers, aircraft, and other military supplies from Manchuria, and he thanked his Korean army buddies for the gold they sent.
In troubled times, the value of gold is the only thing that remains unchanged.
Other banknotes and the like are not as comfortable to use as toilet paper.
Once the trading system collapses and prices soar, a pile of cash may only be able to buy a steamed bun.
But a small gold bar is always a small gold bar no matter what time it is. Its value is there and its purchasing power is there too.
The war situation was out of control, and the defeated Korean army was like an irreversible river.
The Korean generals spoke unclearly and lost their composure in commanding the battle.
The arrival of the five-star general was like their backbone, like they saw their biological father and their dad.
The people on the island were particularly excited and took the initiative to tell the Eagle Sauce that two divisions were ready to help the Korean army join the war at any time.
Arthur was a rather conceited man. He flew to the front line, learned about the situation, and then made his own conclusion.
The Korean army is already defeated and has no ability to resist.
If the Eagle Sauce does not intervene, there will be no South Korean troops on the peninsula in the future.
"If I were to let a five-star general take action, I would only need two American-equipped divisions. I have already observed the weaknesses of the Northern Dynasty's army. Only two divisions are enough to defend the peninsula."
Facing the reporters, Arthur vowed that two divisions were enough to deal with the situation.
He is very confident in himself and also very confident in his fellow hawks.
Ding Wei knew the internal news of the Eagle Sauce very early because he had to be the first to mobilize the garrison on Sakura Island.
Liao Fei and Mu Liancheng have many spies here, so they can find out information about the soldiers' movements without having to ask specifically.
At the end of June, the 6th Division of the Eighth Army stationed in Sakura was determined to be the first batch of troops to enter South Korea to support the operations on the peninsula.
The division has 1.8 people at full strength, but life in Sakura is quite pleasant.
Those who are taking leave, relaxing, those who are short of staff, etc.
Just like a group of free-range sheep, there were only about 1.3 people at the time of emergency assembly, including logistics personnel. The number of real combat soldiers was estimated to be even smaller.
The situation is too tense and we cannot wait for the delivery of the entire division. We have to first send an advance battalion to the Korean army to stabilize the morale.
As long as the morale of the troops is stabilized, I believe it can still be done.
Ding Wei's headquarters passed the information obtained to Mr. Jin.
There has always been cooperation and communication between the two sides. If the Eagle Sauce wants to intervene, we have to be on guard.
"Commander, what's the situation? How did the other party respond?"
Ding Wei frowned and began to doubt Jin Xiaoer's ability. Could this guy really command an army of 10? Could he be just a battalion commander at best?
I don't pay any attention to the news that the Eagle Sauce will join the war.
Instead, he offered 2 tons of gold to purchase arms.
The business can continue and it does not prevent Ding Wei from making money.
One ton of gold is about 120 million US dollars. According to the selling price of the Tianshu fighter, 2 tons of gold is only equivalent to 8 planes.
Who is this small business used to test?
Look at Big Brother, he bought 36 planes at one go, and the profits from them were enough to support the Manchurian military factory for a year.
Using this little thing to test Ding Wei is really underestimating Ding Wei's ability.
This amount of money is not enough, you need to pay more.
The price of the Polaris rocket launcher is not cheap either, especially the semi-guided rockets, how can they not be worth a small gold bar?
An unguided rocket is worth 8 taels of gold, and a semi-guided rocket with greatly improved accuracy should be worth at least double that. Even at a friendly price, it would be 10 taels of gold.
According to the most reliable current calculation, the price of 10 taels of gold is about 600 US dollars.
These days, the purchasing power of the US dollar is really great.
One gram of gold is about 1.2 US dollars.
To make money, you have to be reliable.
In the end, the two sides decided on four fighter jets, which would be mainly used for reconnaissance.
Add another 2 tons of silver and the remaining 1 ton of gold to exchange for rocket launchers and artillery shells.
There are a total of 18 rocket launchers, equipped with 500 rockets.
It's only enough for two rounds of combat. If you want more, you'll have to pay extra.
Student Jin wanted to find a way to get some free assistance from his grandfather.
It was fine some time ago because he was given artillery and tanks. But now the First Far Eastern Front is overwhelmed and has expended a lot of artillery fire, but the progress of the encirclement and suppression is very slow.
I don't have the extra energy to support Jin Xiaoer, so I have to figure out a way myself.
The arrival of the Eagle Sauce advance team, less than 1000 people, had no impact on the battle situation, but it undoubtedly told everyone one thing: I'm going to be eliminated.
The fighting on the peninsula is likely to turn into a major war.
Both China and Russia may be affected by this.
The top brass of the Russian Army were very worried about whether they could be deployed to the battlefield given the current situation in the Far East. The First Front Army had been unable to resolve the problems within its borders, so it was necessary to consider the previous proposal.
The troops within the territory will be incorporated and stationed locally as independent troops.
Stabilize the situation first and deal with it later.
One advantage of this is that it can lure out all the Japanese in the mountains and reorganize them into an independent army.
This will make it easier to encircle and destroy them afterwards, so as to avoid having to encircle and destroy them on every hilltop.
It takes time, effort, and firepower.
Guerrilla warfare is not scary, the key is that it is annoying. It will hit you from time to time, but you can't destroy them tenaciously.
It's like a fly, buzzing around your ear, but you can't get rid of it.
As long as we reorganize it into an independent army, there will be a thousand ways to resolve the issue afterwards.
Anov had experience in this area, so he took over the command of the Second Front and helped the First Front to reorganize, recruit troops in the mountainous areas, and exist in the border area as a reasonable independent infantry army.
An area was designated for them to garrison.
After the situation on the peninsula is resolved, we will raise troops to kill them.
Haha, the surprise came so quickly that even Ding Wei found it unbelievable.
The Sugang District and the Urgal District were designated as the garrison areas of the Independent 81st Army, which was composed of three infantry divisions.
The other side's reorganization standard is a pure infantry army, without the words motorized infantry army and mechanized army, which means that they will not be provided with vehicles and tanks and armored vehicles.
Could this be a problem for Ding Wei? Both places border the autonomous region and are not far from Manchuria.
As long as you have a reasonable and legal identity to settle down, you can build an airport even in the mountains.
What's more, there is a port in Sugang District.
What a pleasure.