Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2310 Still Less Knowledgeable

The German "Frankfurt Zeitung" once conducted a series of reports on southern Africa in the 20s, which aroused great repercussions in Germany.

Compared with Germany, Southern Africa, which is also a rising star, has created an astonishing economic miracle and jumped to the ranks of world powers in just 20 years, which makes all Germans envious.

At that time, Germany was in the period of the Weimar Republic, the economy was sluggish, prices were soaring, and it was still being sanctioned by the blockade of the League of Nations, so southern Africa became the country that all Germans yearn for.

The reason why so many Germans immigrated to southern Africa has a lot to do with the reports of the Frankfurter Zeitung.

After Mustache came to power, he rectified the German media industry. At least 3500% of about 80.00 German newspapers disappeared, including the Frankfurter Zeitung.

Tim Schulz himself is from Frankfurt, and as a Junker aristocrat, he has a richer source of information than ordinary Germans. He knows more about southern Africa than most ordinary Germans.

Tim Schultz did not entangle Li Min on this issue too much. He now believes that the southern Africans will fulfill their promises. Those wounded soldiers of the Fifth Mountain Division may not be able to get this level even if they return to Germany. There is still a gap between Germany's medical level and southern Africa's medical treatment and care.

The difference in material abundance is even greater.

On the third day after the Fifth Mountain Division gave up resistance, the southern African army from Pumbia arrived in Heraklion, and the defenders of Crete were cut off in the middle. The ensuing battle was fierce. In just two weeks, nearly All [-] Cretan defenders surrendered, and the Allies won a complete victory.

While Southern Africa recaptured Crete, fighting in the Philippines continued.

Compared with the Italians, the Japanese army has a stronger will to fight. In many cases, even in the face of the absolute superiority of the Allied forces, the Japanese army will choose to fight to the last man and never surrender.

This has a lot to do with the attitude of the Allied forces towards the Japanese army.

Needless to say, the U.S. military, after MacArthur learned of what had happened to the captives of the U.S.-Philippine coalition forces, he issued a kill order to the Japanese troops in the Philippines.

The attitude of the southern African military towards the Japanese army was more resolute. Many of the Japanese troops fighting in Southeast Asia were transferred from other theaters. There were 30 Japanese soldiers, but none of the Japanese soldiers were captured. This is simply a miracle.

Affected by the attitudes of the US military and the southern African military, the attitudes of the Australian military and the East Indian military towards the Japanese army were equally clear.

Under the command of the southern African military, the Australian army fighting in Southeast Asia has reached ten divisions, with a total strength of more than 16 troops, second only to the East Indian army and the southern African army.

The number of U.S. troops is increasing rapidly. When the U.S. counterattacked the Philippines, the U.S. military had only two divisions in Southeast Asia.

One month has passed now, and the strength of the U.S. military in Southeast Asia has increased to 6 divisions, with a total strength of more than 10. The Dahong [-]st Division and the Rainbow Division are finally able to advance deep into Mindoro, and casualties have also increased.

Unlike the southern African army, which is capable of conscripting and fighting well, the U.S. Army was formed in a hurry after the outbreak of the Pacific War. Before arriving in East Asia, the U.S. military generally only received four to six months of military training. The 1903 Springfield rifle used during the last world war had high morale, but its combat effectiveness was not very good.

In 1936, the United States developed the M1 Garand with reference to the Nyasaland semi-automatic rifle.

Compared with the Nyasaran rifle, the M1 Garand has a complex structure and is expensive to manufacture. After trial production, it has undergone several major improvements, and it was not until two years ago that mass production began to equip troops.

Although the United States has strong industrial capabilities, there is still a gap compared with southern Africa in terms of military industry. The output of the M1 Garand is seriously insufficient, and the US Army is expanding too fast, so they can only take out the sealed Springfield rifles from the warehouse. Re-equip troops.

The Springfield rifle is the American version of Mauser, and its performance is significantly different from that of the Nyasaran rifle.

However, in addition to rifles, the equipment of the US military is rapidly improving, especially in terms of carrying capacity, and the gap with the southern African army is rapidly narrowing.

The army division in southern Africa is equipped with about 1500 vehicles of various types.

The U.S. Army divisions that have just arrived in East Asia are equipped with more than 1000 vehicles.

MacArthur is very confident now, and finally he doesn't have to come to An Qi every day for equipment and air support. The southern African army has occupied Manila, and the US military has not yet captured Mindoro. southern africa.

"Let's not talk about the industrial capabilities of the Americans. The ability to imitate is really strong. The US troops that have just arrived have generally been equipped with rocket launchers, and the communication system has also covered the platoon level. The Americans are deploying armored units for the field troops. It is estimated that In half a year at most, the U.S. Marine Corps will be equipped with armored regiments, just like us.” Angie’s chief of staff, Pierce, is very concerned about the situation of the U.S. military. The forces of the British and French are withdrawing from East Asia. Become the main rival in Southern Africa.

The ambitions of the Americans are now well known to everyone. Without the fanning of the Americans, perhaps the Second World War would not have broken out.

In another time and space, the United Kingdom and France have no choice but to hold the thighs of the Americans. In this time and space, southern Africa replaces the United States, and the situation is more complicated than in another time and space.

The nature of the British is to interfere. Even if their influence in East Asia is gradually weakening, they will not give up East Asia easily. At present, it seems that the best way is to unite the United States to fight against the expansion of influence in southern Africa.

The French are now at both ends of the scale, cooperating with the Japanese under the banner of neutrality, and they will definitely be liquidated after the war.

From this point of view, Southern Africa can draw the French to fight against the possible alliance between Britain and the United States.

"Don't worry about the Americans. When the Americans defeat the Japanese in Mindoro, the battle in Luzon will be over long ago." Angie is not worried. The potential of the United States is good, but the focus is on Europe, and the importance of East Asia to the United States far less than Southern Africa.

The United States is now also fighting on two fronts. While dispatching more troops to East Asia, it has also sent more U.S. troops to North Africa.

The Americans are also increasing their aid to Russia and the United Kingdom, trying to win the favor of Russia and the United Kingdom.

This is destined to be futile. Both the Russians and the British hate the United States. Without the support of the Americans, the Germans would not be so arrogant, and Russia and the United Kingdom would not suffer such a big loss.

The French look down on Americans even more. Before the outbreak of the World War, the country in Europe that hated Americans the most was France.

Looking at the attitude of the Filipinos towards the Americans, you can see that the decades of American colonization in the Philippines have completely failed. They have neither obtained the desired product dumping ground nor the loyalty of the Filipinos. After the war, the relationship between the Philippines and the United States The relationship remains to be seen.

Southern Africa has a better foundation in East Asia. East India has been the most loyal younger brother of Southern Africa since the first day of its founding, and French Indochina and other wars will also be included in the sphere of influence of Southern Africa.

As for Japan, after the war, southern Africa will definitely be stationed in Japan. It is hard to say whether the Americans will be qualified to station troops.

Therefore, Southern Africa does not need to worry about the United States now. As long as it maintains the current momentum and does not make mistakes, the United States will never want to replace Southern Africa’s influence in East Asia.

"Do you want to create some trouble for the Americans?" Pierce also has no bottom line. The current relationship between the allies is cooperation with confrontation, and no one will really trust each other.

An Qi still has a bottom line, slowly shaking her head and disapproving of this, the most important thing now is to defeat the Japanese and push the Americans out of East Asia, that will be after the war.

In fact, there is no need for southern Africa to take action. MacArthur has enough troubles now.

The U.S. military increased its troops to [-], but it did not form an overwhelming advantage over the Japanese troops on Mindoro.

The terrain of Mindoro is very complex, which is not conducive to large-scale mechanized troops to fight. Even if the Americans are equipped with more tanks and armored vehicles, it is difficult for the Americans to fully exert their combat effectiveness in the jungle of Mindoro.

After MacArthur issued the order to kill, the retreat route of the Japanese army in Mindoro was cut off, and it fell into the hands of the Americans to die. Recalcitrant to the end became the only choice for the Japanese army in Mindoro.

The Japanese, who were driven to a desperate situation, fought tenaciously. They used rivers and valleys to fight against the U.S. troops, and they had to fight repeatedly for a tree or a stone.

With its strong firepower advantage, the U.S. military has an advantage in daytime operations.

The Japanese army fought back frantically at night without any casualties, and the Filipino slave army was also fearless, making it difficult for the US military to move an inch in Mindoro.

"I've had enough. Can't we send bombers to completely flatten this damned island?" Major General Douglas was in a bad mood. The Japanese army sneaked into the Rainbow Division position last night, and a company of the defenders was wiped out.

This kind of thing has happened several times. American soldiers are not familiar with jungle warfare. In addition to dealing with the ubiquitous Japanese army, they also have to deal with the harsh natural environment. A little dysentery can kill a person.

This has a lot to do with the living habits of the US military. Americans are used to drinking cold water, and they will be tricked if they are not careful. The Allied Command has repeatedly reminded the US military to boil the water before drinking it, but many US military commanders don’t take it seriously.

Americans also have a serious personality of arrogance, and it is difficult to change their living habits. American soldiers would rather fill their kettles with alcohol than drink boiled water, and MacArthur had no choice.

"Mindoro Island is our territory, and we cannot throw bombs on our own territory recklessly." Major General William's expression was numb, and the Red Division also suffered heavy losses in the past month.

After fully realizing the gap in firepower, the Japanese changed their combat methods with the U.S. military. Instead of fighting head-to-head with the U.S. military, they fought jungle guerrilla warfare with the U.S. military.

For the U.S. military, guerrilla warfare itself is enough of a headache, and jungle guerrilla warfare is even more deadly. It is clear that the position of the gunshots is more than ten meters away, but nothing can be seen.

The grenade can't be used either. If you throw it out, you will be bounced back by the branches and blow yourself up.

For the same reason, the use of mortars is also greatly restricted. Fortunately, the US military has been equipped with rocket launchers, and this weapon has become the most popular partner of the US military.

In the understanding of southern Africans, the Philippines is a colony of the United States.

Americans don't think so, regardless of another time and space, the Philippines wants to join the United States, but the United States doesn't want it. Now the United States' attitude towards the Philippines is still very firm.

To put it bluntly, Americans still have expectations for the Philippines, hoping that the Philippines can become the best raw material market and commodity dumping place in southern Africa, just like the East India.

"Do you still think so now? The Filipinos have failed our trust, and they must be punished. We should cut off all their heads just like we did with the Indians—" Douglas's hatred for the Filipinos couldn't be added. The Filipinos in the Philippine coalition army are not as tenacious as the Filipino servant army led by the Japanese army.

In fact, the performance of the Filipinos in the US-Philippines coalition forces was not bad. During the Philippine campaign, the Filipinos in the US-Philippines coalition forces also fought bloody battles with the Japanese, but were finally abandoned by MacArthur and became Japanese prisoners. This has always been in the hearts of the Filipinos. Scars that don't heal.

The Japanese are very cunning. They chanted the slogan of saving the Filipinos and won the favor of most Filipinos. Only then did the Filipino servants fight bravely.

This only shows that the United States did not treat the Filipinos well enough during the colonial period of the Philippines.

Otherwise the Japanese would have no chance at all.

"No, no, no, Filipinos and Indians are two completely different groups. We need to get the land of the Indians, and at the same time, we need the Filipinos to work for us." William shook his head like a rattle. The Philippines without people, for the United States Said it was of no value.

"Then what should we do? Do we just play hide-and-seek with the Japanese?" Douglas' head was as big as a bucket, and he really didn't know how those little dwarfs persisted.

After the Allied forces launched the Philippine operation, the supplies of the Japanese army in Mindoro were cut off, and it has been a full month now.

Before the war, the Allied forces estimated that the supplies of the Japanese army in Mindoro were only enough to last two weeks of fighting at most, so William stood still at that time, with the intention of exhausting the Japanese to death.

Now a month has passed, not only have the Japanese not been consumed to death, but their will to fight has become more tenacious. If they have no bullets, they will use bayonets. The U.S. military dissected the corpses of Japanese soldiers and found human tissues in the stomachs of Japanese soldiers. This situation shocked everyone.

The key is to know less.

It has only been 200 years since the founding of the United States. When the country was founded, it was already in the post-industrial revolution with explosive growth in productivity, and it had never experienced a truly brutal war.

Therefore, the Americans simply cannot understand why the Japanese have not surrendered to such an extent.

Just kidding, waiting to be shot in line after surrendering?

(End of this chapter)