Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 908

The same thing, which is a normal operation in southern Africa, has become a special treatment in France, which confuses many expeditionary officers and soldiers. Many Europeans think that Europe is the center of world civilization. The understanding is not the same as that of southern Africans.

Like the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, many officers and soldiers of the coalition forces are also puzzled by the behavior of the officers and soldiers of the southern African expeditionary force.

For example, canned luncheon meat, although canned luncheon meat has a lot of starch, it is called "meat", but there is no meat at all, and too much palm oil is used, it is a bit greasy to eat too much, but in the case of the world war, for many coalition forces For officers and soldiers, luncheon meat is still a rare delicacy. In France and Belgium, canned luncheon meat has become a general reference equivalent to currency.

Next to the camp of the expeditionary force, there are many women engaged in special industries. Sometimes a can of luncheon meat can have an overnight affair with a woman.

Unlike the officers and soldiers of the Allied Forces who pursued luncheon meat, the officers and soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force kept lunch meat at a respectful distance. Many officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Army would rather eat canned fruit that tasted a little weird than luncheon meat that was considered extremely delicious by the Allied Forces officers and soldiers.

"There's no meat in it, it's made of animal viscera plus starch—" Whenever officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force were asked why they didn't eat luncheon meat, the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force would explain this.

"Animal offal is also meat—" The coalition officers and soldiers really couldn't figure it out. Who said that white people don't eat animal offal, and foie gras is also animal offal.

"Well, since you like luncheon meat so much, I'll give you my luncheon meat, and you give me your canned peas—" Most of the discussions ended with an exchange, and the coalition officers and soldiers who got the luncheon meat thought they had earned The soldiers of the expeditionary army who exchanged luncheon meat for peas did not think they had suffered a great deal.

On Christmas Eve, the Allied Expeditionary Army prepared Christmas gifts for the officers and soldiers. What the Allied Army prepared were apples and a hearty meal of potato and beef stew. Instant coffee, and a fruit set.

The 11th Division is a reorganized division composed of Chinese soldiers and white soldiers. This unit is only used to defend positions and never engages in offensive operations. The "big gift package" they get is the most generous. The New Year gift prepared by the government of Asaland State for the soldiers who are thousands of miles away

New Year's gifts include a belt, a wallet, and a lighter.

Both the belt and the wallet were custom-made by the Nyasaland State Government in Itno. The material is made of expensive crocodile leather, but the high price is for Europe, and the price of crocodile leather products in southern Africa is not expensive.

The lighter is also a windproof lighter produced by Yitnuo. Each lighter is engraved with a close-up image of a soldier wearing a helmet and a bayonet. A few lines of words are engraved in English and Chinese under the image. The English is relatively long, and the Chinese is: Rise and fall of the world. responsibility

It is difficult for white soldiers to understand the feelings of family and country contained in this sentence. Chinese soldiers are all kinds of honors. Before southern Africa sent an expeditionary force to Europe, some people thought that Europe was too far away from southern Africa, and the war had nothing to do with southern Africa. It was under the guidance of the idea that "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" that the Southern African Expeditionary Force came to France to join the war.

Nothing!

How could it be irrelevant? The international situation and national interests are too far away from ordinary people. The soldiers did not come to Europe with a condescending mentality of "savior" charity, but left their hometowns to join the war in a foreign country thousands of miles away in order to uphold justice. From the moment the Southern African Expeditionary Force arrived in France, no matter what the dark guys speculated, the Southern African Expeditionary Force had already occupied the moral high ground.

"Wow, this belt is so beautiful, the pattern on it - is this crocodile skin? What does the crocodile look like?" Several French soldiers and soldiers of the 11th Division were at the junction of the 35th Division and the 11th French Army's positions Having dinner together.

This is dinner on Christmas Eve, and the position has entered an unprecedented calm state. No one is willing to shoot at this moment. A huge and endless bonfire was lit in front of the position, which lasted until the end of the line of sight. If you look down from the sky, You will find that there are two giant dragons composed of bonfires in Flanders, one side is the coalition position, and the other side is the German position.

The German army also had to spend Christmas Eve. In the past week, the coalition forces and the German army had a tacit understanding and did not organize any attacks. A soldier of the 11th Division put a wild flower in the muzzle of his rifle and leaned against the wall of the trench. The cold wall suddenly warmed up.

"I've seen such a belt in a store in Paris. It costs 1200 francs together with a wallet. I can't afford it anyway. I just looked through the window. I was impressed by the eyes of the salesperson, as if to say go, poor man, This is not a place where you can come—” A French soldier saw crocodile leather belts, and Etno also has a specialty store in Paris, and the customer base is for everyone. Ordinary soldiers can’t afford crocodile leather belts, and the price is low But there are also beautifully made and durable cowhide belts to choose from.

"It's too much, even if you can't afford it, don't you even have the right to look at it?" A soldier in southern Africa is unbelievable. The goods sold in Itno in southern Africa are also expensive, and the waiters will not be arrogant Ang, even facing ordinary people in ordinary clothes will feel like a spring breeze.

This is also related to the habits of southern Africans. The upper class in France are all in suits and leather shoes, and they will bring entourage with them when they go out. I am afraid that others will not know that he is a member of the upper class.

Southern Africa is not so ostentatious. Rock and Anton usually wear jackets and jeans. The old man who takes his granddaughter shopping alone without an entourage may be a state senator, so the salesperson will be kind to everyone.

"See what's the use. Our annual salary can't afford it." The French soldier smiled wryly. Their salary was indeed low, only about 1200 francs a year, less than fifty pounds converted into pounds.

The salary of British soldiers is also less than 50 pounds a year if they are not serving in the colonies, without overseas allowances and combat allowances.

Relatively speaking, the salaries of officers and soldiers in Southern Africa are much higher. When the Federal Government of Southern Africa was established, professional soldiers paid overseas allowances on top of their basic salaries. The annual salary was basically more than [-] rand. Although the annual salary of conscripts is low, after the outbreak of the World War, combat allowances and overseas allowances were added, and the annual salary was more than one hundred rand.

The key point is that soldiers in southern Africa have farms at home, and they basically don’t need soldiers’ salaries to support their families. Many young soldiers’ salaries are their own pocket money or saved up. French soldiers don’t have so many benefits, and many family soldiers’ salaries It is the only source of income, and life is naturally quite tense.

Reflecting on the individual soldiers, the soldiers of the 11th Division are basically equipped with pistols for self-defense, and some people are equipped with two extravagantly. The self-defense weapons of the French soldiers are only daggers, not even a shovel. The gap is not ordinary .

"I hope we can win the victory as soon as possible. After we invade Germany, we may get rich—" A French soldier imagined that in France and Belgium, the coalition forces should exercise restraint and not go too far. The opportunity for the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces to make a fortune has come.

There is no tradition in European countries not to take the people as a thread. When the German army invaded France some time ago, all towns, large and small, were spared. The trains sending loot to Germany kept flowing. The curtains or carpets that came, the wealth accumulated over the centuries of the French Industrial Revolution was looted.

Although Germany has not been unified for a long time, Germany's industrial strength is still higher than that of France. The losses and humiliation brought to France by the Franco-Prussian War are remembered by everyone in France.

"Is there any spoils to exchange? I have a pipe here, would any of you want it?" A soldier of the 11th Division took out a pipe inlaid with emeralds. This thing is valuable for collection, but it is not popular in southern Africa.

"Oh oh oh, this pipe is so beautiful. I have a gold-plated pocket watch, can I exchange it?" A French soldier took out a pocket watch that was not in good condition. There were obvious scratches on the crystal mirror, but This is not a problem, some people just like the feeling of the years of grinding.

"Gold-plated ones are worthless, and it's not enough to change pipes." The soldiers of the 11th Division are not stupid. Pure gold can be considered, and gold-plated ones are fine.

"In addition to this ring, which is pure gold and inlaid with gemstones, I took it off the hand of a German officer. At that time, the officer was still alive. I stole his ring, and I kindly helped him." The French soldier took out another ring still stained with blood.

The soldiers of the 11th Division took the ring and rubbed it on their clothes. Inside the ring was engraved "For my favorite Marlowe" in tiny characters.

Not German, but French.

I don't know whether this Marlowe is German or French, but he must be some girl, or some lady's dream man.

"Although I still feel a bit at a loss, I still give it to you—" the soldiers of the 11th Division agreed to the exchange. This kind of exchange behavior is normal on the front line.

"If you want, I can exchange this pocket watch for your lighter." The French soldier was quite a thief, and took out another pocket watch that was obviously in better condition.

"How many do you have?" Everyone was attracted.

The French soldiers unbuttoned their military coats in embarrassment. There was actually a whole row of them hanging in the military coats, just like a watch dealer.

"The lighters distributed this time are very commemorative. I don't want to exchange them, but I have another one—" The soldiers of the 11th Division also have a trump card. There is only one, but there are spares, and the spares are still inlaid. The kind of exquisite drill.

The price seems to be more expensive.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" without diamonds, only a simple sentence.

(End of this chapter)