Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2596 Suffocation
Since joining the army, deep down in his heart, he more or less has the consciousness of dying in battle.

When the United States formed the servant army, the benefits offered were always good, such as wartime allowances, paid vacations, and retirement benefits. This is the only way to be the president of the United States.

It’s a completely different thing to fight. When the officers and soldiers of the servant army enlist in the army, everyone will sign a contract provided by the US Department of War. Although the staff of the War Department explained that all the terms are beneficial to the officers and soldiers, many officers and soldiers of the servant army even I can't even recognize the words in the contract. It's not all about what the other person says.

Not to mention anything else, in the era when Ford Motor workers earned an average of five dollars a day, the pension for each servant soldier who died in battle was only a pitiful $300, which is roughly equivalent to the salary of Ford Motor for three months a month——

Less than three months, only two months.

Because Ford Motor strictly implements the eight-hour working system, and there are two weekends every month, the gap is quite obvious.

As for why Ford workers can enjoy eight hours and weekends——

you guess! ! !

"Medical soldier, here is a brother who needs help—" The soldiers of the Expeditionary Army by the side of the crater were full of enthusiasm, as if they didn't have the fear of being in the battlefield at all.

This is normal.

If Kojima's troops had the cover of tanks and armored vehicles and the support of artillery and bombers when they attacked, Kojima would be full of confidence and not fear the threat of the Japanese army at all.

This is the case now.

While the amphibious tanks were clearing the shooting range, the bombers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force were also carrying out carpet bombing at Xiaguan, and the artillerymen of the Expeditionary Force on the other side of the strait were also carrying out intensive firepower strikes at Xiaguan. The density of shelling was even higher than that of firecrackers. Even denser, when the island climbed out of the crater, it seemed that it could feel the power of the shock wave formed by the explosion of the shell.

When the servants attacked, they also had fire cover.

However, the density of the fire cover is better than nothing, and sometimes it will accidentally injure friendly troops, so that the commander of the ground forces will actively ask the artillery to reduce the density and frequency of shelling to avoid causing accidental injuries.

The air force and artillery of the Southern African Expeditionary Force are still very professional. The artillery strikes are limited to Xiaguan City, and no shells accidentally hit the starting position of the troops.

The air force is more professional. The bomber pilots are not afraid of the Japanese counterattack. They fly over Shimonoseki in a neat formation and pour all the bombs into the city of Shimonoseki. This ensures the efficiency of the bombing. The sporadic Japanese air defense positions are very It was soon completely destroyed by intensive bombing.

The Japanese's air defense capability is indeed poor. There are almost no professional anti-aircraft guns, and they rely more on machine guns to fight bombers.

Strategic bombers bombed cities intensively at an altitude of several thousand meters, and the threat posed by machine guns was minimal. The few tanks and armored vehicles of the Japanese army were destroyed in bunkers without any function at all, so that the tanks of the expeditionary army The shooter is so bored that he takes stray dogs as targets.

Before night fell, the gasoline drums located at the outermost edge of the attacking position were ignited. The biggest function of these gasoline drums was to warn. If the Japanese army wanted to take advantage of the night to launch a counterattack against the expeditionary force, their fate would be miserable.

dong dong dong-

The sound of the 12.7mm heavy machine gun is heart-piercing. Expeditionary shooters are not afraid of wasting bullets. If there is any sign of trouble, they will shoot it first.

tom tom tom—

The mortars were constantly firing flares, and together with the burning gasoline barrels, the perimeter of the position was illuminated like daylight. The island followed the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force and had dinner in the camp of the expeditionary force.

The dinner of the servant army is very simple, black bread with a mouthful of sand, brown rice that can kill people, and a carrot for each person is the after-dinner fruit, so there is no need to think about supper.

The dinner of the expeditionary force was extremely sumptuous, with a large bowl of beef stew with potatoes, as much salted duck eggs and coffee as you wanted, and the fruit after the meal was actually mangoes produced in Nyasaland. The island felt similar to the mangoes produced in the Golden State of East India It's no different.

"How could it be different? This is a fruit produced in Nyasaland—" Second Lieutenant Howard from Madagascar swore that he was not European or Chinese, but a native of Madagascar.

Madagascar -

How should I put it, the races in this place are very complicated and cannot be generalized, and Howard himself can't tell his blood, so he chose a neutral name.

"Is your unit recruited from Nyasaland?" Kojima asked a slightly cryptic question.

Although southern Africa has become independent, it still retains some British traditions. Many units have distinctive regional characteristics, such as Edward Armored Division, Cape Town Infantry Division and so on.

Howard's unit is officially numbered the 67th Division of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, also known as the Antneralala Infantry Division.

Anceralara is a city in northern Madagascar, which means that most of the soldiers are recruited from Anceralara, so it has this name.

Anzanarala has nothing to do with Nyasaland, that's why Kojima has this question.

"It's so strange, all the southern African expeditionary forces like the mangoes produced in Nyasaland." Howard is very frank, this is the same as all Americans want to have a permanent residence in Washington.

Cough cough--

That's what it means, brothers can understand it, so I can't explain it in detail.

"Why?" Kojima had poor understanding and didn't understand immediately.

"Although the capital of southern Africa is the Transvaal, in fact, all southern Africans hope that they are Nyasalandians—" Howard's voice was low, which probably had a lot to do with his not being Nyasalandians.

Nyasaland, (probably) is the first region in the world to implement a welfare system.

The parentheses above fully prove the magic of this matter.

Nyasaland is the first region in the world to implement a minimum wage guarantee system, 50 rand.

According to the exchange rate at this time, 50 rand is roughly equivalent to 70 US dollars. If you still have no idea about this figure, continue to scroll up.

Ford workers earn $150 a month, one of the highest salaries in the world.

In Nyasaland, even cleaning in the remotest town can earn as little as $70 a month.

This can prove why Howard wants to be Nyasaran.

"When I have money, I will definitely go to Los Angeles, watch a game between the Nyasaland Hawks and Rhodesian United, and walk on the Avenue of Stars where countless celebrities have left footprints in Star City—" Kojima also has ideals The charm of Nyasaland has spread to every corner of the world through the movies shot in Star City.

"Rhodecia is over. Now the best teams in the league are the Hawks and Kimberley!" Howard laughed. The East Indians still don't know as much about southern Africa as the Madagascans.

Both Kimberley and Rhodesia United are sponsored by Stoudemire.

Rhodesia United and Nyasaland Eagles have been competing for supremacy for more than ten years, but they have not been able to shake the dominant position of the Eagles. Stoudemire finally lost confidence and started anew.

The result is still regrettable. After two years of investing millions of dollars, Kimberley still cannot pose a real threat to the Eagles.

"Nonsense, Rhodesia United are the real warriors, and Kimberly is just a product of money blessing—" Immediately, fans of the United team counterattacked.

Howard is not super, he pointed his middle finger back, and dozens of people who saw this scene were all laughing.

Kojima is really envious of this kind of atmosphere.

The atmosphere inside the servant army was very depressing. The officers and soldiers were not even interested in talking, and they seldom made jokes during meals.

The atmosphere of the expeditionary army is too lively. Although there are still rumbling guns in the distance, the officers and soldiers in the restaurant don't notice it. The aunt who cooks rice doesn't shake her hands. Beef stew, directly fill up Kojima's meal box.

"The beef is too tough, the potatoes are not rotten enough, and there is too much salt—ahhh, is this juice squeezed from rotten fruit?" Howard picked and picked, and the island ate.

Being in a battlefield, you can't be too demanding. The ground of the cafeteria has not yet hardened, and there is sand under your feet.

"Go to the logistics later and get a new set of clothes. This set of clothes is easy to cause misunderstanding." Howard kindly reminded that just now, there were indeed many officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, and they looked at Kojima with unfriendly eyes. .

"What about this suit?" Kojima was not yet familiar with the style of the expeditionary force.

"Whatever you want, even if you throw it in the toilet, no one cares." Howard doesn't care, and the Southern African Expeditionary Force also needs an interpreter.

After dinner, Kojima imitated Howard, took an apple and walked away from the restaurant.

The military police who were on duty at the entrance of the restaurant turned a blind eye. Although according to regulations, food cannot be taken out of the restaurant, no one took it seriously.

The next morning, Kojima had a better understanding of the expeditionary force.

"If the trouser legs are too long, you can go to the military service agency to cut them." Howard laughed when he saw Kojima.

The Japanese have flawed figures, too long waists, too short legs, and uncoordinated body proportions, so wearing the standard military uniforms is a bit ridiculous.

"It's okay, I feel fine—" Kojima was careful not to trouble the military service agency.

At this time, the attacking troops had already begun to assemble, ready to attack Xiaguan.

The preparation time is indeed a bit long. The artillery on the other side of the strait is constantly shelling downwards. Since last night, the shelling has not stopped. Calculated at 60 shells per minute, there are tens of thousands of shells this night. Called out.

Not to mention the servant army, the Japanese army has never fought such a rich battle.

When the shelling started yesterday, the Japanese army still had sporadic counterattacks.

Soon the artillery positions of the Japanese army were jointly countered by the air force and artillery of the expeditionary force. After repeated carpet bombings, the Japanese army completely lost the ability to counterattack and could only let the artillery of the expeditionary force do whatever they wanted.

Standing at the location of the island, as far as the eye can see, there is no longer any complete building. Even the trees have been burned to charred wood after repeated bombing, and the ground is full of bomb craters.

This also had a huge impact on the armored units of the expeditionary force, and Second Lieutenant Shen Fu of the 357 Tank Battalion was very angry.

"You don't have any flat ground, how do we fight?" Shen Fu has a big head, and it's not good to have too much firepower.

The 357th Tank Battalion belongs to the 91st Armored Division and is equipped with heavy-duty "Lion" tanks, which have relatively high requirements for terrain.

The total combat weight of the "Lion" tank is as high as 60 tons, not to mention bridges. As long as the bomb crater on the ground is larger, the "Lion" tank has to go around.

In order to cover the attack of the ground troops, the expeditionary force not only used the division's 120mm artillery, but also used the campaign-level 250 self-propelled artillery. A single shell of this thing weighs several hundred kilograms, and the diameter of the crater created by falling on the ground can be large. All tanks of the Allied forces, including the "Lion", cannot get out if they fall into it, and have to be pulled out with a trailer.

"Is it still necessary to fight?" Howard complained on the phone. It seems that Xiaguan has almost been reduced to ruins, and there is not even a living person in the whole city.

The lethality caused by heavy artillery and incendiary bombs is difficult to describe in words unless you are on the scene.

Leaving aside the 250mm cannon, the lethality produced by the 120mm cannon has a radius of 50 meters. One cannon can cover half a football field, and all wooden buildings within the range will be destroyed.

The power of the incendiary bomb is even greater. This thing can melt steel, and it cannot be extinguished when it is splashed. It will die if it touches it.

Last night, the artillery and the air force used tens of thousands of tons of bombs. In the whole of Xiaguan, an average building has at least 500 kilograms of shells or bombs. No matter how strong a building is, it can withstand this level of bombing.

Not to mention wooden buildings, even reinforced concrete, or even the whole is made of steel, can be re-melted for you.

"Of course, this is our job!" Shen Fu was conscientious, he had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

All southern Africans are looking forward to landing in Japan.

Not only the Chinese, but even the whites made landing in Japan the highest goal of this world war.

The key is the achievements of the propaganda department. The southern African propaganda department is fully active. No matter whether it is national hatred or family hatred, or justice and fairness, there is always one that suits you.

Therefore, it is not a problem that Shimonoseki was bombed, and there may be Japanese troops hiding in the sewers. These precautions have been emphasized many times in the pre-war preparation meeting before the launch of the campaign.

Then start attacking.

The infantry and tank coordination of the expeditionary force has reached a very high level and is almost impeccable.

Heavy tanks are like siege vehicles in the era of cold weapons. Although the speed is not fast enough, they are full of pressure. They rumble along the street, and the accompanying infantry behind the tanks feel like an earthquake. The ground under their feet is shaking. shake.

The sewers must be taken care of. Assault rifles and machine guns are not working well at this time, and the effect of grenades is not good. Molotov cocktails are the big killer.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force has reached a certain level of playing incendiary bombs. Not only bombers like to mount incendiary bombs, but infantry also like it.

The purpose of using incendiary bombs is not to cause direct damage, but to consume all the oxygen in the sewer, so that people in the sewer will suffocate to death.

(End of this chapter)