Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1034 25 centimes

Otto von Bülow was one of Germany's most outstanding commanders during the World War. He and another German army general, Fritz von Bülow, were cousins. In the Battle of Zohe (also known as the Battle of Caporetto), Otto von Bilow commanded the German and Austrian allied forces to completely defeat the Italian Kingdom troops commanded by Luigi Cadorna.

Ludendorff hoped that Otto von Bülow could replicate Caporetto's glorious victory on the Western Front, transferred Otto von Bülow back to the Western Front, and appointed Otto von Bülow as the First Army Commander in Chief.

Ludendorff's New Year's attack was named Michael's plan. As time went by, more and more information about Michael's plan became available. Ludendorff mobilized 66 divisions. All the mobile forces that can be mobilized, the only thing that needs to be determined now is where Ludendorff will launch an attack. It may be Arras, Verdun, or the fortress of Liege. In short, the German army has no ability to launch an attack. For a full-scale attack like last year, we can only find a section of the front that is hundreds of miles long for a concentrated breakthrough.

As the number of U.S. troops in Belgium increased, the defense line of the British Expeditionary Force was also adjusted. The Southern African Expeditionary Force, which was originally arranged close to Belgium, was transferred to focus on defense between Arras and Cambrai. The left wing of Arras was Henry First Army under Horn, then Third Army under Julian Bean and Fifth Army under Hubert Gough, the Anzacs and Canadians were deployed due to heavy losses in last year's operations In the second line as the strategic reserve of the whole army.

The three armies led by Henry Horn, Julian Bean, and Hubert Goff have a total of 55 divisions and a total strength of about 85. A tank, Rock also allocated three artillery divisions equipped with heavy artillery for the three armies.

Taking advantage of the favorable conditions in winter, the British Expeditionary Force is rushing to build fortifications, and nearly 60 troops and laborers from India are working hard.

Rock has basically given up on the Indian Legion now, and uses the Indian Legion as a labor force. They are not even qualified cannon fodder, and it is a waste to equip them with rifles.

Arras, Vimy Ridge, the 101st Division of the Southern African Expeditionary Force is now in charge of defending this line of defense.

The 101st Division is also a meritorious unit on the Western Front. Since coming to France, the 101st Division has participated in almost all the battles of the Southern African Expeditionary Force. Although the 101st Division did not perform as well as the Second Cavalry Division, the 101st Division has never been merged and withdrawn The division commander, Yang Su, was the first group of professional soldiers in southern Africa to study at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. The chief of staff, Hayden Alexander, was once an instructor at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.

"The performance of those Indians is terrible. They are not qualified for combat, they are not qualified for transporting military supplies, and they are also not qualified for building fortifications. I really don't know what they can do." Hayden Alexander went to the front line every day to inspect, and the 101st Division was in charge of defense The first line of defense, behind them are the 11th and 13th Divisions.

Like the defense line of the French army, the British Expeditionary Force deployed on the first line of defense were colonial servants, the so-called "cannon fodder".

But Haydn Alexander obviously didn't think so. The combat effectiveness of the 101st Division was still very strong. More than half of the soldiers in the unit had more than three years of combat experience, which was very rare on the Western Front.

For a unit, experienced veterans are an inestimable asset. Veterans with more than three years of combat experience are eligible to serve as sergeant majors in newly formed units, but they are still ordinary soldiers in the 101st Division .

The reason cannot be said, it is 404.

"They can eat—" Yang Su didn't say much, and the official complaints were the deadliest.

The Indian Legion is indeed edible. Among all the troops of the British Expeditionary Force, the Indian Legion consumes the most supplies. Other troops usually exchange "souvenirs" by bartering, or directly sell the "souvenirs" to military service agencies. Indian soldiers are not like this. They are more willing to exchange various "souvenirs" for food and send them to their families in India.

Now India is in the midst of a severe famine, although the British media has never reported it, but gossip claims that millions of people have starved to death in India.

In order to prevent the spread of gossip, the British government will check the letters sent and received by Indian officers and soldiers, and it is strictly forbidden to discuss news about the famine in any form.

This is a serious violation of human rights. Indian officers and soldiers expressed protests, but they were ignored by the British government and the Expeditionary Force Command, so the Indians accepted the result with peace of mind.

You see, our Indian officers and soldiers protested. Although it was useless, our Indian officers and soldiers have also proved with our actions that we Indians are not easy to bully——

Haydn Alexander shook his head and stopped discussing the Indian issue. It was useless to discuss it. Neither Haydn Alexander nor Yang Su could solve it.

In fact, it is very easy to solve the problem. It is enough to replace the Indian workers who are lazy, lying, and lazy, with Chinese workers who are hardworking, smart and able to work hard. However, because India has enough labor to call, the British government is not enthusiastic about Chinese workers. In addition to some Chinese workers in Cyprus, the Chinese workers in France are all employed by the French government, and most of them perform very well.

When Haydn Alexander and Yang Su complained about the Indians, Second Lieutenant Marshall at the front line of Vimy Ridge was reprimanding a few Indian laborers who were stealing, raping and playing tricks.

The task of these Indian laborers was to build a section of drainage canal. As a result, from [-]:[-] in the morning to [-]:[-] noon, the six Indian laborers only dug a small section of drainage canal less than three meters long and less than half a meter deep. This made Marshall The lieutenant was furious.

"What the hell have you been doing all morning? Oh, you're smoking and eating snacks, look at these cigarette butts, and these toffee wrappers, where did you get the cigarettes and toffee? Hmm? Answer me!" Second Lieutenant Marshall clenched his horsewhip tightly. The British Expeditionary Force had a lot of cigarettes and toffee, but not enough to distribute them to the laborers. Only the soldiers had cigarettes and toffee every day.

It’s not that the Expeditionary Force Command is stingy. The food supply in some areas of the UK is starting to be tight. The British government has tightened its belt to ensure the supply of the front line. The children in southern Africa donated their piggy banks to support the front line. The workers on the front line are so perfunctory——

Second Lieutenant Marshall really wanted to tie these Indian laborers to the wheels and push out the position like the First Army next to him.

Tying people to wheels and rolling out positions is for the German precision shooters to be used as targets. In Flanders, Haig, then Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, punished those cowards who escaped the war in this way.

Several Indian workers squatted on the ground and did not speak. This is a common way in the colonies. When the white colonists asked questions, the natives in the colonies would squat or kneel on the ground—you can lie on your stomach, but you can’t stand anyway.

The status of Indians in the Commonwealth is quite high. After all, they are the most dazzling jewel in the crown of the Queen of England, so they have the right to squat.

By the way, Lieutenant Marshall is Chinese.

"Tell me, where did you get the cigarettes and toffee? If you don't tell me, then you are all thieves, and you know the consequences." Second Lieutenant Marshall's voice was stern. No matter what the illegal behavior was, the punishment in the expeditionary force was extremely severe. During the war, no one The time is set slowly according to the provisions of the law, and military courts will not be held for laborers. Although laborers who make mistakes will not be shot directly, it is really not too simple to kill someone during a war.

"I, we picked it up—" an Indian worker muttered.

"Picked it up? Very well, you have added another crime. You not only stole but also lied. Do you know what a crime is to steal military supplies?" Second Lieutenant Marshall didn't believe this kind of nonsense. If you can pick it up, those French women who are willing to agree to anything just need a few packs of cigarettes or a pack of toffee are too cheap.

In the context of world wars, human nature has been extremely distorted. At this time, it is immoral to measure any behavior by morality, and survival is above all else.

In France, many women have to go out of the house to work in order to make a living. The French government has strict regulations in this regard. After the outbreak of the World War, the French government gave soldiers’ wives living allowances of 25 centimes a day, but mothers and sisters did not.

25 centimes are a quarter of a franc. Before the outbreak of the World War, 25 centimes could buy about 800 grams of bread, or 800 grams of milk, or 2.7 eggs. However, after the outbreak of the World War, the price of food rose rapidly. It’s almost 25 centimes and you can’t even buy an egg.

When World War broke out, 85% of French women workers worked in textile factories.

The world war caused a large number of factories to close down, and 60% of the female workers lost their jobs. They could no longer maintain their own lives, and usually, they still had old people and children to support.

So don't measure any issues during world wars with morality, human nature really doesn't stand the test.

"It wasn't picked up, it was Hood, Hood stole it when he was moving things, we didn't know before—" Finally an Indian worker came forward to testify.

"You didn't refuse when you ate just now!" Hu De, who was still stunned just now, was furious.

Lieutenant Marshall hates the laborers who jumped out to testify against Hood more than Hood who stole things.

So Lieutenant Marshall whipped the whip in his hand without thinking, and cursed at the same time: "Let you steal-let you eat-let you whip-steal you to death-eat you to death-slap you to death -"

"forgive me--"

"We don't dare—"

"Please sir—"

Several Indian workers rolled around, begging incessantly.

Compared with being tied to wheels and pushed out of the trench to be exposed to the guns of German precision shooters, this punishment is acceptable.

No, it was a surprise.

ps: There were guests at home yesterday, Yutou turned himself into a drunk fish, so there was no update at night——

Now Yutou has deeply realized his mistake, and made up for it in the fourth update today——

Well, I'm not sober yet, the above are drunken words, brothers, don't take it seriously——

(End of this chapter)