Reborn South Africa as a police officer

The North African Foreign Legion has always been a consumable for France. Don’t listen to what the French government says. If you serve in the Foreign Legion for a certain number of years, you can become a French citizen. In fact, only a small number of members of the Foreign Legion can live long enough to become a French citizen. One day, more people died in battle, retired, or mutinied before that day came.

It should be noted that not all North Africans are of color, and many are Ottomans who believe in Persian religion. They are not much different from the French in terms of skin color, and are more easily accepted by the French.

The troops led by Major Salston were light infantry, and the few heavy weapons were still dozens of kilometers away. In order to delay the Allied forces, the Germans completely destroyed the roads around Lyon. Only light infantry could quickly advance.

This is also the reason why Mark insisted on waiting for air force support. The German position was built on the mountain, with a dangerous terrain and a complete structure. There were barbed wire and minefields. It would be very difficult to attack from the front.

Major Salston didn't care. What he wanted was speed, not the ratio of battle losses. He pinned his hopes on the enemy's will to fight, imagining that after the battle began, the enemy's morale would collapse.

Since Salston insisted, Mark can only cooperate. There are many accurate shooters in the Southern African Army, and the proportion of automatic weapons is also high, which can provide a certain degree of fire cover for the Free French troops participating in the attack.

"Defeat this enemy in front of us, we will occupy Lyon, and the opportunity to wash away the shame imposed on us by the Germans has come. France will not forget our contribution. Now it is you, as a French, to prove your courage and loyalty. The best time!" Salston mobilized before the battle, and his soldiers were excited, putting their lives on the line.

The battle started quickly and ended even faster. The Germans didn't even shoot. The Free French army suffered heavy losses after breaking into the minefield. Only more than 30 people from one company participating in the attack returned to the starting position.

Salston didn't feel distressed, and soon organized a second attack.

This time the situation was still very bad, still did not break through the German minefield, until the third time, the Free French soldiers finally touched the edge of the German position.

Then the light infantry was massacred by the Germans.

The Germans had a lot of experience in arranging the positions. The machine gun positions were set up very cleverly. The lethality of the MG42 was obviously higher than that of Maxim. The mountain of corpses and sea of ​​​​blood at the Battle of the Mu River.

"We can't go on like this. Without the cooperation of heavy artillery and tanks, we can't break through the German defense." Mark took the initiative to find Salston, hoping that Salston would wake up in time.

Sarston is organizing the fourth offensive, and several officers around him are showing embarrassment. The current situation is obvious. If they continue to attack, they will be massacred by the Germans. Not everyone is like Sarston. Heart of stone.

"Is there a way for you to get the heavy artillery and tanks to arrive on the battlefield immediately?" Salston was already red-eyed, and he had to gain something in order to make up for the mistakes he made.

"The aviation unit can arrive at the battlefield in half an hour." Mark really didn't want to care about Salston, and it was hard to persuade the damn ghost. Out of the standpoint of an ally, Mark still hoped that the Free French Army would not suffer too much loss.

If the loss is too heavy, Mark can't explain it. Although Mark and Salston are at the same level, according to the agreement between the Free French Army and the Southern African military, when the two disagree, Salston needs to follow Mark's arrangement.

It is a big taboo to order multiple schools, even if they are equal, there must be a distinction between primary and secondary. The southern African army and the Free French army are fighting together. The southern African army is in a dominant position, which is similar to the relationship between the British army and the US military.

"Our last attack has already broken into the German position. Give me a little more time, and we will be able to break through the German defense." Salston insisted, seemingly unaware that his troops had lost more than 20.00%.

According to the habits of the European army, a loss of more than 20.00% is basically on the verge of collapse.

The situation of the French Foreign Legion is a bit special. The French government really doesn’t regard the soldiers of the Foreign Legion as human beings, otherwise the probability of the foreign legion’s mutiny is so high.

"If you insist, I will remove your command." Mark's attitude was tougher. There were several Free French officers around who looked at Salston's eyes. defection.

"You can't do this, this is our French war!" Salston was furious. If it ends here, then Salston will be responsible for the previous mistakes.

"This is a war for all of us. As an officer, you must be responsible for your soldiers." It is true that Mark is tough, and he will be dead if he succeeds, but he cannot live up to the trust of the soldiers.

Salston was still about to speak, but suddenly the sound of an aeroengine came from the sky, and the air support finally arrived.

Not fixed-wing aircraft, but armed helicopters attached to the Army Aviation Corps.

"This thing flies so slowly and so low, can it break through the German positions?" Salston doubted the combat effectiveness of the armed helicopter.

Of course, Salston would be very happy if he could win the victory at a relatively low cost. Part of his dissatisfaction just now was because Mark refused to send southern African troops to participate in the attack.

"Okay, just wait and see." Mark is confident that helicopters are sometimes more useful than bombers.

It is really easy to use and very efficient. The Germans lack professional anti-aircraft weapons. The MG42 is very useful for harvesting infantry, but it is almost useless for shooting helicopters. The Germans did not consider helicopters when building positions. It was the first time that many German officers and soldiers encountered helicopters on the battlefield.

Helicopters also participated in the war before, and the German troops who encountered helicopters were either wiped out or captured. The Germans have not yet studied how to deal with helicopters.

Not many helicopters came to support, only four.

It is also enough. The rockets carried by the helicopter are enough to destroy the temporary machine gun fortress built by the German army. After the rockets are exhausted, machine guns can be used to shoot.

In fact, when the helicopter appeared above the German position, the German army began to fall into chaos. Some German soldiers actually used rifles to attack the helicopter, and the 7.92mm bullets were easily stopped by bulletproof glass and armor.

When the rockets exploded in the German machine gun bunker with screams, the chaos further intensified. Some German officers tried to organize a counterattack, but they did not know how to deal with the helicopters. At this time, the Allied ground forces were close to the German positions. When countless After the grenade was thrown, the battle ended quickly.

Just like the MG42 slaughtered the soldiers of the Free French Army just now, facing the helicopters, the German army was also massacred. The consequences of the difference in weapons were extremely tragic. The Germans did not even have a chance to escape. They either died in battle or surrendered.

"Very good, we can move on now." Mark was satisfied with the effect of the helicopter's attack, leaving some Free French soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and the large force continued to advance towards Lyon.

Salston and other Free French officers had mixed feelings.

The officers of the Free French Army knew that there was a big gap with the southern African army, but they never expected that the gap was so large that it could no longer be made up by manpower.

Before the outbreak of World War II, most French people were still very proud. Now that the so-called glory has disappeared, the French must learn to accept it all.

The British don't accept it.

Winston's time is very tight, and it is impossible to stay in Pretoria for too long. He hopes to discuss with Rock a series of issues about combat and post-war cooperation. Rock agrees with the first half of the post-war cooperation. Take it with a grain of salt.

Of course it is possible to talk, but it is not with Winston, but with the British Prime Minister at that time.

Rock keenly felt that there was a huge difference between Winston now and Winston a few months ago.

During the Tehran meeting, Winston was still very calm, but now he is a bit over the top, probably because of the relatively high domestic pressure.

Winston insisted that his prestige in Britain was unshakable, and that Attlee and his Labor Party would not pose too much threat to the Conservative Party.

"Whether you admit it or not, some of the Labor Party's propositions are very provocative, especially about social welfare." Roque understands the demands of the people, who would dislike too much welfare.

The British elite objected.

"McDonald has proved that it is impossible and incapable of building a welfare society in the UK." Winston actually advocated that those who do not work shall not be fed, but they are still very stubborn on the distribution of profits.

In traditional British companies, business owners take 90.00% of the profits, and the remaining [-]% are used to maintain business operations.

Most of the companies under Roque’s name have to invest close to 60.00% to maintain business operations. After deducting costs and taxes, the retained profits usually do not exceed [-]%.

As the largest capitalist in Southern Africa, Rock has done this, and other business owners have followed suit. Those who fail to do this are basically eliminated. The competition within Southern Africa is also very cruel. Only the best companies can have Opportunity to go overseas and compete with international capital.

"Winston, let's not consider whether it is possible. If the Labor Party really does this, what will happen?" Rock doesn't talk about logic. Politicians are often like hooligans.

What Winston meant was that the British elite would not agree with Labor doing this.

According to common sense analysis, this is indeed the case.

However, the British Labor Party does not represent the interests of the elite. They can make promises beyond the capacity of the British government for votes. Will the Conservative Party dare to follow?
Certainly not.

Then Labor will win more votes.

"No, it's impossible, such a thing won't happen—" murmured Winston, more to comfort himself than to discuss it.

"Louis XV said: After I die, I don't care about the flood." Rock is indifferent. Compared with those politicians in later generations, Winston still has a bottom line. He really considers the British Empire wholeheartedly. Time.

"If anyone dares to do that, then he will be the enemy of all the British!" Winston pinned his hopes on the sanity of all the British, which in itself is very unreliable.

Most of the time the people are not sane, they are more like a mob, so a sober person is needed.

If someone who should be sober loses his head, or pretends to be confused, it's a disaster.

"At any time, my door is open for you." Rock gave Winston a way out, and if he couldn't get along in England, he could go to southern Africa to relax.

"Thank you, I won't give you a chance to laugh at me!" Winston had a high fighting spirit and would not give up easily.

In addition to Rock's advice, Winston's visit to Pretoria this time is still rewarding.

Roque agreed to give more support in the direction of Normandy, not because of Winston's request, but because of the speed of Russia's advance.

Russia, which has recovered, is like the nirvana of a phoenix, completely bursting out with amazing war potential. New designations appear almost every month, and thousands of tanks and aircraft are produced from factories every day.

Yes, a few months ago, Russia's supplementary weapons and equipment mainly relied on the assistance of its allies. Now Russia's industrial production capacity has also returned to its peak state, and it is even better than before.

More importantly, through this war, Russia's military industrial capabilities have reached a new level. The latest tanks and aircraft have been greatly improved compared to before. Before the outbreak of the World War, the tanks equipped by Russia were still products of World War I. , has now caught up with the world mainstream level.

That's not right, at least in terms of heavy tanks, Russia's progress has even surpassed that of Britain and Germany, even Rock was surprised.

In Britain and Germany, the demand for heavy tanks is actually not great. For a long time, the combat weight of the main British and German tanks was below 20 tons, and it has only begun to be reborn in the past few years.

Russia has a territory of nearly 2000 million square kilometers. Heavy tanks are the most suitable weapons for Russia. Since the T34, Russia has continuously launched KV series and IS series heavy tanks. Its latest IS-2M heavy tank, its firepower and armor thickness Both are superior to the German No. 122 tank, the [-]mm tank main gun, and even the latest "Lion" type in southern Africa, which has aroused strong concern from the southern African military.

The southern African military has always attached great importance to heavy tanks. As the world's first heavy tank in the true sense, the "Leopard" has begun to lag behind in all aspects of performance data, which makes the southern African military very uncomfortable. .

Southern Africa, and the Union Army, are now equipped with more than 1 "Leopard" tanks. If these tanks are to be replaced, they will need a lot of money. The kind that may cause the Southern African Ministry of Defense to go bankrupt.

Russia's military expansion will definitely affect the interests of southern Africa in Europe.

Now Rock can understand why Winston insisted on not allowing Southern Africa to enter North Africa during the North African campaign.

Less than two years later, it was Rock's turn to worry about the Russians.