Expedition to Europe

The training started the next day after arriving in Ghadames.

The threat from the British was imminent, and neither Yang Deshan nor Rommel dared to be careless. In order to train a qualified tank unit as soon as possible, Rommel asked Yang Deshan for a training target, allowing a 10% reduction in the training.

Yang Deshan said that he was a little bit incomprehensible. This target was indeed a bit cruel. It was just training. Yang Deshan believed that there would not be too many casualties.

Rommel insisted on his request, claiming that without this target, the tank unit would not be able to be combat-ready within three months.

After careful consideration, Yang Deshan agreed to Rommel's request.

Human life in this era was indeed not worth much. In North Africa, although slavery had been abolished on the surface, as long as enough money was given, all kinds of slaves could be bought, including girls of good age and strong young men.

These slaves had no rights. They were widely found in plantations and mines in North Africa. Their owners could decide their life and death at will, and the local government did not care about it.

Because of the existence of this special class, Yang Deshan has a unit composed entirely of black people. These people were rescued from various plantations and mines. Yang Deshan made them a promise that as long as they served under Yang Deshan for five years, they would be free.

Compared with the plantation, life in the Brotherhood is heaven. At least here, those black people are treated as human beings. Therefore, those black people are loyal to Yang Deshan and are Yang Deshan's most loyal subordinates.

There are also black people in the armored forces led by Rommel. Perhaps they are not as fast as the Persians in accepting tactical actions, but when it comes to honesty and ability, they are much better than the Persians.

However, Rommel did not like these black people very much. On the first day of the armored forces training, Rommel incorporated all these black people into the logistics forces and handed them over to his deputy Tian Yilang for training.

Tian Yilang, does this name sound a bit strange?

It's a bit strange, right? Tian Yilang is Japanese. His original name is Tanaka Ichilang. After Lan Fang conquered Japan, Tian Yilang immigrated to Lan Fang with his father, a technician, and joined Lan Fang nationality. Tian Yilang's whole family has changed their gender to "Tian", and Tian Yilang was able to join the Foreign Legion.

In principle, all key positions in the Foreign Legion are Chinese, but Rommel didn't know why he took a fancy to Tian Yilang and brought him with him when he came to North Africa.

"Hurry up, hurry up, and hurry up. Give me all your strength - I'm in a bad mood today, so the last one of you this morning will not have dinner. If someone is still the last one in the afternoon training, he will be included in the list of casualties -" Rommel, who had the attrition index, looked ferocious, running around the entire training ground, and his hysterical roar resounded throughout the training ground.

Rommel's reduction target was no joke. On the first day of training, two unlucky guys had their legs crushed by tanks. Rommel didn't waste any words and directly listed them on the list of dead, and then handed them over to Yang Deshan.

With this precedent, no one dared to question Rommel's authority. No matter what Rommel's requirements were, all officers and soldiers had only one idea in their minds, which was that they must be resolutely completed.

The training of armored forces is more technical, and also includes some physical and psychological qualities. The first week of Rommel's training was all basic physical training, and there were no other training items.

Rommel wanted to use this method to train the obedience of soldiers. In fact, the obedience of Persians was not good. Even if they became soldiers, there was still widespread laxity and laziness among Persians. Rommel first had to make these people nervous and accustomed to obedience. When Rommel gave an order, even if there was an abyss in front of them, those soldiers did not hesitate, then they could enter the second stage.

The training project being conducted on the training ground is weighted running. This project requires three members of a tank crew to carry a log together and then run at the fastest speed.

This project is to train cooperation between teams. In modern armies, especially armored forces, individual heroism is a joke. Individuals must obey the whole and must exert team strength so that the troops can truly have combat effectiveness.

In the training content arranged by Rommel, there are many such training projects, many of which are transplanted by Qin Zhiyuan from the popular expansion training in the 21st century. These training projects have one goal, which is to make soldiers believe in the power of the collective and trust their comrades, so that when they arrive on the battlefield, the troops can maximize their combat effectiveness.

After a tense morning, all the soldiers gathered at the door of the restaurant, waiting for Rommel to comment on the morning training.

"Your performance today was very bad. Your performance was not even as good as that of a group of little Boy Scout girls. You are simply a bunch of rubbish, especially the No. 7 crew. You ranked last in five of the six training items. I doubt whether you will be on the list of casualties in the evening. Your lunch has been cancelled, so you can discuss the reasons why you are lagging behind. If I don't see any improvement in the afternoon training, then you just wait--" Rommel was spitting out foam and scolding everyone incessantly.

When everyone entered the restaurant to eat, only the three unlucky guys from the No. 7 crew were left at the door of the restaurant.

"This is unfair. We are one man short. Yesterday, the commander drove away Sassidi, but did not give us a replacement, so we fell behind." A crew member was indignant.

"On the battlefield, the enemy will not let us off just because we are one man short." The ugly-looking commander looked determined.

There are only three people in a crew, but in order to prevent accidents, Rommel prepared four people for each crew. In yesterday's training, Sassidi from the No. 7 crew was kicked out of the armored unit by Rommel because of his poor performance, so the No. 7 crew did not perform well in the weight-bearing project today.

In fact, the fewer people in the weight-bearing project, the better. In the early logging forest, if ten people could not lift a certain piece of wood, then eight people would lift it, and if it still didn't work, two more people would be reduced. This is because the more people there are, the greater the difference between individual strengths will be, which is often said to be "not working together", so the fewer people there are, the more unified the strength will be.

But in the army, this rule is not absolute. After all, soldiers have much better discipline than workers. Under the premise of similar quality, the number of people becomes the key factor in determining the results.

"What should we do? We have no food at noon, so we will be even less energetic for the afternoon training. If we are really the last one again, will we really be included in the list of dead?" The last soldier was worried.

"If we are still the last one in the afternoon training, then we will definitely be included in the list of dead. There is no doubt about this, so we have to find a way to get some food now. I don't want to be abandoned again." The commander gritted his teeth as he watched his comrades feasting in the restaurant.

The food in the armored unit is very good, and basically every meal is inseparable from meat. Although he cannot enter the restaurant, the commander can still smell that what is being cooked today is barbecue -

This is so mouth-watering.

"I have a good relationship with the kitchen. How about I go and see if I can get some?" A soldier finally came up with a "good idea" after racking his brains.

"Okay, okay, go quickly." This made a soldier overjoyed.

"What the hell, if we are found by the commander, we will be on the list of dead now." The commander did not want to go through the back door, so he looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he turned around and left with two soldiers.

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Two hours later, the commander returned to the barracks with two soldiers.

"Today's meal cost me three francs, both of you remember, each of you owe me one franc, if you don't perform well in the afternoon, I will raise the interest." The commander wiped his greasy mouth and said fiercely.

"Don't worry, boss, we will definitely not be the last one in the afternoon. We brothers will risk our lives to make up for your meal." A soldier swore to the sky.

There are still restaurants in Ghadames. Since he didn't want to go through the back door to ask for help, he would inevitably spend a little money. Fortunately, the commander was a Chinese veteran and could still afford the three francs.

After a meal, the three people's feelings have deepened a lot. At least two crew members are grateful to the driver. They are grateful to the driver now and will remember it in their hearts. They will not resist the driver's orders in the future.

As soon as they entered the camp gate, they saw Rommel standing on the road with two military policemen with a dark face.

The three people did not dare to neglect it. They ran to Rommel and lined up obediently, waiting for Rommel to lecture them.

"Where have you been?" Rommel's voice was chilling.

"Report to the commander, we will use the free time at noon to practice more to ensure that we can keep up with the progress in the afternoon." The commander was not vague and found a good reason.

"How is the effect of the extra training?" Rommel's face showed no joy or anger, and the two soldiers were already in two streams.

"Report to the commander, the effect is very good. We will definitely not be the last in the afternoon training." The commander's voice was loud and not afraid at all.

"Okay, very good, Zhang Yuze, I will keep an eye on you. If you are still the last in the training this afternoon, you know what the result will be, huh?" Rommel stepped forward and stared at Zhang Yuze with a vicious look.

"Yes, sir, I know very well." Zhang Yuze was not afraid, and his mouth was still very hard.

"Very good, now return to the team and start training." Rommel glared at Zhang Yuze fiercely again, and then ordered Zhang Yuze to return to the team.

On the training ground, all the crews have lined up, and the afternoon training is about to begin.