Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 872 God's Will

War is so cruel, the winner gets everything and the loser gets nothing.

However, there are accidents in everything. Sometimes a good performance on the battlefield may not necessarily lead to the glory he deserves. Ford Lu, the commander of the 105th Division who has already participated in the battle, has been very depressed these days.

"We need more artillery to cooperate in the battle. Without artillery, we will not be able to defeat the enemy." Ford Lu was at a loss, thinking of the overwhelming artillery fire of the Fifth Army, he had nightmares again and again.

In the previous battles, most of the damage of the 105th Division was caused by the artillery of the German Fifth Army. This is also due to the fact that the trenches of the 105th Division were dug better, otherwise the losses would be more serious.

Even without the cooperation of artillery, the 105th Division performed very well in battle. The one-to-one exchange ratio is the best record achieved by the Allied Forces since the outbreak of the World War. Although this record has yet to be confirmed, and it was the 105th Division's initiative Strictly speaking, withdrawing from the battle was a failure, but the media of the Allied Powers still couldn't wait to publicize the battle of the 105th Division as the biggest victory of the Allied Powers after the outbreak of the World War.

Of course, during the propaganda, almost all the media deliberately downplayed the colonial attributes of the 105th Division, and no newspaper mentioned that almost all soldiers of the 105th Division were Africans.

"Impossible, let alone the artillery, we don't have enough bullets, and we don't know when we can send them over—" Chief of Staff Housman looked depressed. Not only did the 105th Division not get the award, but they couldn't even supply the bullets. The Ministry of War even questioned why the bullets of the 105th Division were consumed so quickly.

Rock can't do the American thing that even the basic equipment of the troops has to be paid by the British. When the 105th Division came to France, at least the soldiers carried their rifles with them, but they didn't have many bullets. Now they urgently need to be supplemented by the Ministry of War. .

This is the consequence of equipping too many automatic weapons. The general-purpose machine gun has the same rate of fire as the Maxim, about 600 rounds per minute. After a battle, a general-purpose machine gun can fire at least a dozen boxes of bullets. The Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division are equipped at the squad level. Compared with other British troops, the 105th Division is equipped with a relatively large number of machine guns. In the last battle, only four hours later, the 105th Division The troops participating in the war consumed 105 boxes of bullets,

Consumption does not mean that we must fight out. When the troops withdraw from the battle, the unfinished bullets are abandoned on the ground. The army of the British Empire does not have the tradition of killing an enemy with a bullet and a rifle. When fighting There are enough bullet tubes, as many as you want.

"It doesn't matter if the bullets are delivered a few days later. We only have three brigades, and one brigade has been disabled. We can't participate in the battle until the supplementary troops arrive." Ford Lu was not in a hurry. Take a rest, Dele is in the rear of Paris, very safe.

This is really not the fear of the 105th Division. The five divisions of the British Expeditionary Force are also in Dreux. Although the British newspapers are touting the British troops' outstanding performance on the battlefield, this is actually the case. The battles in Mons and Le Cateau Since then, the British Expeditionary Force has been retreating all the way to the Marne River. A battalion of the Second Army ran 55 miles in one day and one night. This speed can go to the Olympics to participate in the triathlon.

Unlike athletes participating in the Olympics, when soldiers retreat, they have to carry equipment and materials weighing more than 70 pounds, which is almost 32 kilograms in conversion.

"No supplementary troops have been sent in a short period of time—" The expression on Housman's face was even more depressed. The 105th Division is different from the British Expeditionary Force. The supplementary troops of the British Expeditionary Force can reach France only by crossing the strait. It would take at least half a month to travel thousands of miles from southern Africa by boat.

"Isn't that right? You can't fight without supplies, and you won't have enough troops without supplementary troops. It would be perfect if the weather was better. Don't mention it, the French dates are delicious, and we can also grow them in southern Africa." Some." Ford Lu was very satisfied. After the 105th Division arrived in France, France had to pay for all the logistics supplies. Now Ford Lu is drinking champagne with dates, and the treatment is also very good.

Dates are a specialty of French North Africa, and champagne is a local specialty of France. Although the wine produced in Cape Town is called the champagne of southern Africa, it feels that the champagne produced locally in France is more authentic. deny.

"Is it because the mangoes are not fragrant or the grapefruits are not sweet? In North Africa, the mango species are not viable, so we can only grow sand dates. In southern Africa, we can grow sand dates in southern Africa." Housman didn't speak Sichuan dialect, so that's probably what he meant.

"Chocolate is really good. You can buy some and send it back." Ford Lou laughed loudly. He could speak louder than the French with champagne, but he was more bruised than the French with fruit. The treasures of geomantic omen in southern Africa are really not just bragging. The underground deposits can be dug for hundreds of years. , as long as you can think of fruits, they are all native products of southern Africa.

The "special" here means that the output is particularly high.

"We have something different in Southern Africa." Housman looked disdainful. Although Europe prides itself on being the "center of the civilized world", there are no luxury goods, no fashion clothes, no high-end cars. Know what to be proud of.

After the outbreak of the World War, all countries participating in the war have started military control. There is no problem for the time being, and the supplies are still abundant. Next year, the price of goods is expected to be higher. By then, British families will also start eating potatoes with salted fish, and France will not be much better.

At this time, you can see the geographical advantages of southern Africa. Although it is a bit far away from Europe, it is not disturbed by the war, and it has already laid a good agricultural and industrial foundation. No matter what products the British overseas territories produce, they can sell them to Europe. Don’t worry. Anti-dumping investigation, so after the world war, it is really uncertain where the center of the "civilized world" will be.

"Then what can we do? Let's come to France for nothing." Ford Lew was in a good mood, or everyone in the British Expeditionary Force was in a good mood. Anyway, it was the French and Germans who were fighting to the death on the battlefield.

"Did you forget what the lord said? There is nothing else in France, and there are still a lot of handicrafts—" Housman's expression was ambiguous, and Ford Lou suddenly realized.

"That's right, that's right, that's it. I need to get some handicrafts back home. I still need a few paintings in my study, and I also need vase decorations in the living room. It is best to use vases from the Qing Dynasty." In Lu's eyes, that's all the value.

The top three in the world here do not include the United States. The strength of the United States has not yet been demonstrated. Without enough orders, American companies will not expand blindly, which is different from companies in southern Africa.

Although the United States also has some orders, compared with another time and space, more orders are in southern Africa, especially in terms of military supplies. The purchase orders of the United Kingdom are all in southern Africa, and France's purchase list is more for southern Africa. , but the United States has received more orders from Germany, so in this time and space, the United States will still participate in the war, but compared with another time and space, the harvest will definitely be greatly reduced.

Housman didn't speak, and his eyes fell on the one-person-high vase at the door. On the white vase was a maid in green shirt standing by the window half-covering her face with a round fan. On the round fan was embroidered a colorful and lifelike Butterfly, Housman knew that these vases were all fired, but he didn't know whether the patterns were painted before firing or after firing.

Although the 105th barracks was a temporary camp on the outskirts of Dreux, as the commanders of the 105th Division, Fort Lew and Housman lived in a hotel converted from a castle.

It has to be said that the families in Europe that have been passed down for many generations do have a lot of heritage. Any inconspicuous decoration of a castle may be eligible to enter a museum in southern Africa.

There is no need to envy them. After all, they have accumulated for many years. Although southern Africa started relatively late, but now the opportunity has come. In the German-occupied area, the 105th Division doesn't have to worry about it.

Anyway, no matter what damage is caused, it can be pushed to the Germans. The only thing to worry about is the skin color. Africans are still very strong, but now France has recruited more servants from the colonies, even if there is a fatality , You can also rely on the French colonial servants.

Later, Ford Lew and Housman went to the headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force to attend a dinner held by the headquarters. The World War did not affect the generals of the Expeditionary Force to have fun, just like the dignitaries in Paris , The officers and soldiers on the front line are fighting bravely, and the dignitaries and dignitaries in Paris are also fighting in the wine pond and meat forest. Even if the front line is getting closer and closer to Paris, it will still not affect the bright lights of Paris at night.

Entering September, the performance of the Anglo-French coalition forces on the battlefield has not improved. Crook's First Army continued to advance across the Marne River on September [-]. Paris is becoming more and more dangerous, but the French government appeared at this time The problem is that the former prime minister, Louis Baldu, resigned after the war broke out. After the new prime minister came to power, he found that the job of the prime minister was not easy to do. He might be used as a scapegoat, so he resigned after only three days. The current prime minister, Gaston Dumegue didn't know how long he would be able to work, and sooner or later he was destined to resign.

Compared with the overwhelmed France, Germany is once again shrouded in the halo of the protagonist. In East Prussia, a Russian officer died in a battle. On him, the German army discovered the battle plan of the two Russian armies.

Then a telegram from Russia confirmed the authenticity of the battle plan. This is not a smoke bomb released by the Russian army. It is really the battle plan of the two armies. As for why the important battle plan is carried by a frontline commander, No one can explain this problem.

It can only be said to be God's will.

(End of this chapter)