Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Chapter 176 Preparing for the Wedding Su Zhengyang Prepares the Dowry

After the celebration party, Su Zhengyang, who had stolen the limelight, returned to his residence immediately. Accompanying him was Jiang Yanlin's son, the Northeastern Marshal Jiang Xuewen.

Due to the previous tense relationship with Fuso, Jiang Yanlin had personally rushed back to the Northeast to take charge of the situation and guard against a sudden attack from the Fuso Kwantung Army. Jiang Xuewen was left behind to handle some of the Jiang family's business. Jiang Xuewen attended the celebration party on behalf of his father.

"Brother Yang, you are really the nemesis of that old man Zhang Chengxiang. Look at him, he wanted to make trouble for you, but ended up losing more than he gained. Even if you insulted and scolded him in front of so many people, Zhang Chengxiang didn't dare to respond and turned a deaf ear to you. It's obvious that he is scared of you."

Today, Duan Jiahui, Jiang Xuewen, and even Su Zhengyang's elder brother-in-law Yang Chengjun have all more or less sensed some clues from their fathers, and unknowingly, have begun to follow Su Zhengyang's lead.

Whether from the friendship of the older generation or the long-term benefits that Su Zhengyang can bring to the Northern Frontier government and even the entire China, these factions have been firmly bound together and have become a community of interests.

Su Zhengyang said calmly, "This old, spineless thief won't live long. As long as he doesn't come to provoke me, I won't bother to argue with him. By the way, after I went to Shanghai, how is the matter of returning to Shunfeng Port going?"

Jiang Xuewen showed a thoughtful look, and then responded: "Brother Yang, is there anything else to say? Letting Zhang Chengxiang take Shunfeng Port back from Fuso is tantamount to digging up his ancestral graves. It would be strange if he could do it. Now Zhang Chengxiang, the Pang faction of Yunzhou, the Ding faction of Hongzhou, the Li faction of Kuanzhou, and the Yuan faction of Mingzhou have clung to each other, and they are already at odds with the president's faction, and they are just short of a complete break."

"Zhang Chengxiang is quite capable. The several major warlord forces near the Central Plains are all his steadfast allies. They occupy almost one-third of the entire northern border area. If he moves a hair, the whole body will be affected. It will be a disaster sooner or later."

Jiang Xuewen nodded in agreement and said, "If it weren't for his great influence now, and the Northern Xinjiang government being in a time when civil war could break out at any time, with external and internal troubles, Uncle Yang and the others would have definitely found a way to deal with this problem long ago."

"Brother Yang, this time my father specially asked me to stay and be your best man. He will arrange everything in three days and will come south to Beilong City to attend your wedding with Yang's little hot pepper. I am now curious about what kind of betrothal gift you can give to the Yang family. It is said outside that you made a fortune in Shanghai. Now among the governors of various provinces in the entire Northern Frontier, you have the richest wealth."

Su Zhengyang smiled and said, "I have already sent someone back to Linzhou to prepare for the betrothal gift. In two days, you will know what the betrothal gift I give to the Yang family is."

As the wedding date approached, Su Zhengyang and Yang Qiyue's marriage became the most talked-about topic in the entire Beilong City, from the top government officials to the ordinary people.

The wedding invitations had already been sent out. Yang Jiakai was a man who cared a lot about face. In order to make his daughter's wedding grand and solemn, he invited the governors of various provinces of the Northern Xinjiang government, members of Congress, celebrities from the football association, etc. There were more than a thousand invitations sent out.

Governors from all over the country, wealthy businessmen, and celebrities, brought their men to Beilong City one after another, making the entire Beilong City seem even more lively than the next day.

On the penultimate day before the wedding, a total of three large transport trains departed from Yongzhou, the closest city to Linzhou, and arrived in Beilong City.

Early in the morning, Yang Jiakai, who was too excited to sleep, took Duan Jinshu, Jiang Dapao and others who had rushed to Beilong City, and came to the train station accompanied by Su Zhengyang.

In order to facilitate the movement of the large amount of equipment and munitions that were specially delivered by train, the Railway Bureau of the Northern Xinjiang Government received a notice three days ago and temporarily built a special railway station. There are no complex buildings or stairs, and it is very simple, just to facilitate the transportation of this large amount of military supplies.

In the few passenger cars of the train, Li Yunlong and a large number of Dragon God Special Forces soldiers walked out of the car and came in front of Su Zhengyang. With a serious face and standing straight, he saluted Su Zhengyang with a standard military salute.

"Report to the Governor! The Dragon God Special Forces have successfully transported a large amount of military equipment from Linzhou to Beilong City as a betrothal gift to the Yang family for the Governor's wedding!"

"Well done. You must have been exhausted from the journey. After you help the brothers in Fengshan Town unload the goods, I will arrange for you to have a good meal at Juxian Restaurant in the city."

"It's not hard to work for the Governor!"

Duan Jinshu shook his head, walked forward, patted Yang Jiakai on the shoulder and said, "Brother Yang, you called me and Lao Jiang here early in the morning in the wind and snow, just to see the betrothal gifts sent by your future son-in-law? Since ancient times, betrothal gifts have been gifts of money, three kinds of animals, and gift cakes. How can you use military equipment as betrothal gifts?"

Yang Jiakai glanced at Duan Jinshu and said bluntly, "Stand aside. You are just jealous and envious. In the entire northern border, everyone knows that the Northwest Revolutionary Army under this stinky boy has the support of the Peace Company. Their equipment is extremely good, far better than the warlords of other provinces. I, Old Yang, have fought in wars all my life. Nothing you can give me is as good as giving me these things."

Duan Jinshu burst out laughing, and Jiang Dapao also came closer, rubbing his hands.

"Okay, let me, Jiang Dapao, have a good look at what rare and wonderful things the Northwest Revolutionary Army has."

In fact, Jiang Dapao controlled the three fertile northeastern provinces, had 350,000 soldiers under his command, large arsenals, several steel mills, and had obtained a lot of good things from foreign powers. He did not care much about the so-called sophisticated equipment of the Northwest Revolutionary Army.

"Governor, this is the list of betrothal gifts that we have specially brought from Linzhou. Please have a look."

Su Zhengyang took the arms list that was filled with four or five pages of letter paper, glanced at it, and handed it to his future father-in-law Yang Jiakai.

Duan Jinshu and Jiang Dapao also came forward curiously and checked the contents with Yang Jiakai.

"Committee Type 88 rifles, in perfect condition, 100,000 pieces, with matching bayonets."

"MP18 Bergmann submachine guns, 2000% new, quantity ."

"Czech light machine guns, 2000% new, pieces."

"Maxim water-cooled heavy machine guns, 800% new, pieces."

The further they looked, the more shocked Jiang Dapao and Duan Jinshu became. The committee rifles in front of them were not that shocking. Although there were a large number of them, they were all imported firearms. In terms of craftsmanship and precision, they were a level better than domestic imitations. But with their status, they could get them if they were willing to spend the money. Nowadays, the market price of these purely imported Type 90 committee rifles is about 95- dollars each. These brand new committee rifles are worth nearly million dollars. Although it is considered a large sum, it is obviously not up to their standards.

But submachine guns in the future will be rare items. Even the current US Army and the Bird Empire Army have not yet been able to equip a large number of these special firearms that can fire continuously, have an extremely fast rate of fire, and can gain a great advantage in close combat. Although a small number of them have been introduced into the country, no army is able to use them in large numbers. There is a price but no demand for them. Even if a price of hundreds of dollars is offered, it may not be possible to get them.

For Yang Jiakai, this was a surprise of not small magnitude.