Chapter 106 Team (Second update, please collect)
For Li Yian, the real good news is not that he bought the steel plant. After all, there are many assets like this in Italy, but A telegram was received a few days ago - the fleet sailing from Chittagong has arrived safely in the Red Sea.
This telegram made him, who had always been worried about the safety of the fleet, finally breathe a sigh of relief. After all, submarines were also active in the Indian Ocean in their childhood, and they could always sink several merchant ships every year.
"Okay, they finally arrived..."
On the plane returning to Tunisia, Li Yian looked at the plane again. The plane was an SM.75 he bought from the Italian airport. Transport aircraft, this kind of three-engine aircraft, looks inconspicuous but has a long range. It is definitely good at flying across the ocean.
Therefore, Li Yian picked up a leak at the airport in Italy. There were not many, just a few dozen. As for the money, it was only tens of thousands of dollars.
It only took tens of thousands of dollars to establish an airline, which was an absolute bargain.
"When those people come, we can select some people to learn to fly first and support the airline..."
In Li Yian's mind, he was thinking about how to maximize his talents. When activated, the plane headed south and finally landed safely at the airport.
There are a large number of barracks left by the German army near the airport, and the weapons dump is also in the wilderness near the airport, including the overhaul factory left by the German army not far away, which was also handed over to Li Yi'an by the Allies.
Before that, except for dozens of staff and more than 800 German prisoners brought by Li Yi'an from the United States, the area of more than ten square kilometers was deserted with almost no one in sight.
Okay now, they will arrive in Tunisia soon...
Li Yian can't help but be full of expectations when thinking about the compatriots who are about to arrive in Tunisia. After all, these are his team!
It is also the foundation for governing Borneo in the future!
No matter what, we must hold these people tightly in our hands.
...
For Xia Liangzhe, until now, he still remembers a scene that he will never forget,
"Is it a college student raising his hand?"
Sitting in a military vehicle They heard an officer shouting towards the military vehicle.
Hundreds of hands, including his, were raised in unison.
"Salute!"
After the officer gave a standard military salute, the crowd burst into applause, and many people even knelt down to see him off.
From that day on, he was no longer a college student, but a soldier, a soldier who wanted to fight the war and save the country.
From Kunming to India, and from India to the ship, where are they going?
"North Africa."
At this time, Zhang Tingpeng handed him a cigarette and said.
"I heard from the commander that Mr. Li obtained hundreds of thousands more rifles and thousands of cannons from the Americans in North Africa, and he is just waiting for us to go over and repair those weapons. Then they will be shipped to China." Zhang Tingpeng said solemnly, pointing at the fleet with his fingers holding cigarettes.
“We are not only going to North Africa, but also to Europe, collecting weapons on the European battlefields and transporting them to the country.”
“Just picking up rags!”< br>
Xia Liangzhe couldn't help but sigh at his friend's words.
“The Americans provided tens of millions of tons of supplies to the British and Russians. We are also allies, but how much supplies did we get? In the end, we were even asked to pick up rags. This is really... Weak, that’s why we are underestimated by foreigners!”
“At least the soldiers on the front line have guns to use. Didn’t you hear what Chief Xu said? The batch of arms donated by Mr. Li has been put to great use. If it weren’t for that A few months ago, the army might not be able to stop the Japanese army in Henan. I heard that one division in Henan only had more than a thousand guns. As soon as the weapons and ammunition donated by Mr. Li arrived, they urgently replenished the front line. Many troops Since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, it was the first time to replenish weapons and ammunition, and this was the reason for the great victory. For us, it is enough to have guns and artillery. As for the leader... we have already reached this point, what else can we choose? "
Xia Liangzhe nodded, took a puff of cigarette and said.
"Indeed, I have no choice, but Mr. Lee is really patriotic, which is really rare. I heard that in order to obtain arms, he ran into the White House several times and asked for the president's help. President Roosevelt After being annoyed by him, he told him that there was a batch of German arms captured by the Allied forces in Italy. If he wanted it, he would give it to him, but he had to handle the transportation and other matters by himself, so he went to Italy alone regardless of the risk. War zone..."
There are always many versions of the story. Just like the story of Li Yi'an donating hundreds of millions of dollars in arms to support the Anti-Japanese War, many versions have been spread in China, ranging from a billionaire to a personal friend of President Roosevelt. In all the stories, it does not matter whether he bought the arms or not. What is important is that he worked hard to lobby the president and finally secured a large amount of military supplies for the country.
“That’s why the country has received a large amount of arms. In fact, the firearms aided by the Americans are not new. They are old goods from the last European War. They were simply refurbished and given to us. , Speaking of which, in terms of newness and oldness, it may not be as good as the captured German goods, at least they are all new..."
When these young people in military uniforms complained about the inequality between Britain and the United States towards China, The fleet continued sailing in the Indian Ocean. A few days later, they entered the Red Sea and entered the Suez Canal through the Red Sea. After a few more days, they finally entered Tunisia at the end of June.
When the fleet sailed into the port of Tunisia, everyone looked curiously at this strange land. Li Yian, who was standing on the dock, also looked at them.
In fact, at the beginning, Li Yian did not dare to think that China would provide 5,000 people, but only tentatively asked for 2,000 people.
But later the 2,000 people turned into 5,000 people.
Why did the number of people more than double? Because the country was in urgent need of various weapons. After the news of the Allied landing in France came out, the man in Chongqing immediately realized that this was a good opportunity - there were people on the Western Front There are millions of German troops. If we can get all their weapons back, victory in the War of Resistance is just around the corner!
It’s easy to work when there are many people.
So, with the intervention of the bald head, a team of 5,000 people set off in a mighty manner, and except for some ordnance maintenance personnel, the others were young people who had been trained for nearly a year. military.
Looking at the faces similar to his own age, Li Yian nodded silently, okay, he has finally arrived.
Just at this moment, a middle-aged man wearing an unranked military uniform hurriedly walked out of the boat. He ran up to Li Yian, stood at attention and saluted, saying.
"Mr. Li, I am Zhao Xiyong, the special commissioner for this trip. I am fully responsible for contacting affairs and reporting to you!"
"Hello, General Zhao, welcome to North Africa. Well, it should be said that on behalf of the company, I welcome you to join us!”
Although the results are average, Xiaoyu will definitely work hard, and I beg you to continue to support me! Please recommend, collect, and read! Thank you! ! ! A book club group has been established: 739209015. Everyone is welcome to join and discuss the plot together.
(End of this chapter)