Chapter 101 Allied Task Force (Third update, please collect)
In May, summer has entered in Washington, and this year’s summer seems to have come a bit early.
Although the weather is a bit hot and there is no air conditioning in the car, Li Yian spends a lot of time on the road every day - while coordinating the military to set up a task force to pave the way for receiving seized ordnance, We also need to negotiate with U.S. official agencies about leasing supplies. In short, there is no leisure time.
The bureaucracy on the Midi side also kills people. After working hard for half a month, the procedures were finally completed.
As for the gains, in addition to the promised lease of 50 Liberty Ships, the biggest gain is that Ke Zhenhua Company can enter the war zone as a military personnel-the Allied Command Task Force.
This is the most important thing. With this identity, the entire European battlefield will be open to him. He can freely enter various battlefields and collect weapons captured by the Allies!
And the most important thing is - the privilege to enter each battlefield, this is the most important thing!
The next thing was much simpler. The military sent several liaison personnel into the company. After a little preparation, as June was about to enter, a group of dozens of people took a seaplane and flew directly to North Africa.
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Tunisia,
Tomorrow is hanging high, and the light is shining brightly.
The stone was hot from the sun.
The ground is covered with gravel and gravel, and the weeds growing among the gravel are swaying slightly under the influence of the wind.
"Hair shampooer, sit down."
Li Yian shouted to the military dog beside him. This shepherd dog was picked up after coming to Tunisia. It should be a German military dog. It can only listen. Understand German passwords.
After hearing the command, the shampoo man sat on the sand like a statue, staring ahead.
On the sand in front, cars, tanks and artillery are "lying" in rows. These are weapons captured by the US military, and the mountains of guns are not even packed in boxes. , that is, stacked directly in piles and exposed in the wilderness.
These trophies are enough to arm hundreds of thousands of troops. However, the United States is rich and does not need to be armed with German equipment, nor does the British. In fact, under normal circumstances, industrial countries will not use captured equipment. Weapons for the armed forces - after all, ammunition is not universal.
However, Germany is an exception. They use a large number of captured weapons. Among the piles of trophies is the Soviet-made F-22 field gun used by the African Army, the German model 7.62cm FK296(r).
Tens of thousands of weapons, scattered randomly like this.
This is a treasure trove!
1861 P08 pistols
2145 P38 pistols
197856 K98K rifles.
7521 MP38/40 submachine guns.
1,542 ZB26/30 light machine guns
5,674 MG34 machine guns.
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Staring at the thick list in his hand.
These numbers list the supplies very clearly. Although the list is very detailed, it is hard to say how intact these supplies are. These need to be checked one by one.
In order to complete this work as soon as possible.
Li Yian had to go through the military and get hundreds of German prisoners of war to help dispose of weapons.
"Sir, when will the crates we need arrive?"
Again, Major Heinrich asked. "We have sorted and repaired 32,712 rifles, but now they are all exposed to the sun and must be crated if they are to be transported."
As a German logistics officer, Heinrich has been leading his men to repair weapons and equipment in the past ten days. In fact, it means reassembling damaged weapons. This is very simple. After all, the parts are universal, and even the cannons have been repaired. Several doors.
He and his men cherish this job extremely. After all, compared with the prisoner of war camp, this place is simply heaven on earth. Not only is there a variety of food, but there is even a certain salary. Except for the lack of freedom, everything is provided, and there are even some local girls.
"Hurry, hurry, I have ordered the crates in Italy and they will be delivered soon."
In this place in North Africa, nothing but sand is sheep. There is nothing, even the wooden boxes need to be imported from Italy. It is incredible that it is so backward.
"By the way, Major, what do you need?"
As the boss, Li Yian knows very well how to mobilize the enthusiasm of these people.
“Boss, if possible, we hope to be able to eat butter. We have never eaten butter since we came to Africa because butter will melt, so we can only eat olive oil. I heard that Americans have refrigerators. , Butter can be stored in the refrigerator."
Heinrich, who was afraid of being rejected, emphasized in the end.
"If it is convenient, sir, after all, you have taken great care of us."
Since when, having a full meal every day is considered care for these Germans , these people are not stupid fools!
It's because they are prisoners. As prisoners, they simply can't imagine their current life - not only have good food, but also coffee and cigarettes. Each of them can get 5 cigarettes a day, if they can exceed the quota. If you work, you will be rewarded with a few more cigarettes and even an extra reward - ice-cold Coca-Cola.
"No problem, but I'm afraid it will take a while. After all, I'm afraid the butter needs to be purchased from Italy."
For employees, Li Yian never minds giving material rewards, and the hundreds of dollars in front of him are People, said to be prisoners, are actually his repair team. If nothing goes wrong, after the Allied forces land in Normandy, they will also enter France to help repair damaged equipment. However, the real manpower is on the way.
Before leaving the United States, Li Yian went to see Uncle Guo once and asked him directly if there were 5,000 people.
What do these people do?
They will collect and repair weapons behind the Allied forces after they liberate France, and those weapons will be sent to the country.
Of course, collecting and repairing weapons is just in name. To a certain extent, those people will become the first weapons in his hands.
The most important thing is that someone else pays for it - the United States needs to pay for the collection and transportation of weapons, and of course the labor costs are also included.
Basically, the United States is helping him raise this army. After they arrive in North Africa, they will definitely need basic military training. After all, they will go deep into the battlefield.
5000 people!
A total of 5,000 people!
And they are all young people with high school education or above, including some college students. Thinking that these people will become his employees, Li Yian's lips can't help but rise slightly.
Overjoyed, he said to the hair-washing man squatting beside him.
"Hair-washer, let's go and walk around with me..."
Let's walk around together, naturally we will go to the middle of the pile of "junk copper and iron", and there is another one among them. More than a hundred Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks, which Americans regard as scrap metal, are shipped to the country. They are powerful weapons for killing the enemy!
Suddenly, among these steel behemoths, a unique car caught his attention, making his eyes light up.
“There is actually a barrel truck.”
In surprise, I ran over in three steps and then two steps.
At this critical moment, please read, collect, and ask for all kinds of things... Thank you all! ! !
(End of this chapter)