The decisive battle against the Third Reich - #925 - Chapter 922 Belfort

I’m not feeling well today, there’s only one more update. Another note: Soldiers will have to invigilate the exam from tomorrow to the 30th, and can only keep two updates, and it will break out again during the holidays. (The soldier is a rural middle school teacher who teaches computers. Many readers have asked. I will reply here).

Alfredo’s matter was quickly approved, which just met the needs of his superiors, especially an Italian soldier like Alfredo who served as a soldier in the 1st Infantry Regiment and integrated into it… The German military was very Willing to make him a model, a role model for Italian soldiers to learn from.

But having said that, this is inevitably a bit wishful thinking, because Italy does not have the fighting spirit like Germany. If they care more about pasta, then people like Alfredo will become an alternative… This is also This is the reason why Alfredo applied to return to the 1st Infantry Regiment after not staying long as an instructor in his hometown.

“I know that if I am rational, I should stay there!” Alfredo said when he came back: “My family also advised me that way, but I can no longer fit in with them. They look at me like a monster. , be afraid of me, stay away from me, I’m like a monster, that’s not my place, I’m just wasting my life there!”

Of course, these are all things for later.

At this time Alfredo’s face was full of excitement, and he happily said to the German soldiers: “Hey, brothers, I’m going home, I can go home!”

“Congratulations, Alfredo!”

“congratulations!”

…

The German soldiers were happy for Alfredo from the bottom of their hearts, and of course envious.

“Come and see us if you can!” said the baker. “We will miss you!”

“Of course!” Alfredo hugged his comrades one by one. He seemed to want to hold back, but in the end he cried like a child.

The soldiers’ voices became choked and their eyes were red.

“Go, Alfredo!” Qin Chuan reminded: “The train is about to leave!”

“Yes, sir!” Alfredo stood up and saluted Qin Chuan, then saluted the soldiers, and then walked off the train without looking back.

The train started to move slowly. Alfredo followed the train for a few steps, but soon realized that he shouldn’t do this, because they would always be separated anyway, so he stopped again and took off his military hat. Waving to the train as it recedes.

The German soldiers also stretched out their hands from the car windows to say goodbye to Alfredo.

“He’s a lucky guy, isn’t he?” Dominic said.

“Yes!” Werner replied, and then asked Qin Chuan: “Sir, I want to know if Germany needs instructors?”

“Yes, sir!” the soldiers soon shouted, “Just like Alfredo!”

“I think Berlin definitely needs it too!”

“And burgers!”

“Maybe Frankfurt needs it too!”

…

“Yes!” Qin Chuan replied: “I think they will need instructors… But, Werner, do you remember that we trained our instructors in Alexandria?”

“Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!” Werner replied.

“Tell them about the instructor there!”

Werner couldn’t help but be stunned.

The German soldiers gathered around and asked curiously:

“What’s wrong Werner?”

“Tell me about it!”

…

“Forget about instructors!” Werner sighed: “Almost all instructors are wounded. As you know, they have either broken hands or broken feet, so they cannot participate in the battle!”

Then the soldiers understood.

“You don’t need me to explain it more clearly!” Qin Chuan said, “German instructors are different from Italian instructors!”

After a moment of silence, the baker said: “Fuck it, who told us we were Germans?”

“Yes, we are Germans!”

…

They accepted it all in another way or for one reason: they were Germans.

The firepower ran on the tracks day and night, stopping only during meal times.

Perhaps because this transportation line was prepared in a hurry, the supplies were not fully prepared. Sometimes it only stopped once a whole day. The soldiers in the train were almost hungry, and the bread distributed was robbed within a few seconds. .

One time, I simply gave each person a few extra slices of bread during the previous meal, and then told everyone: “These are your rations for the day tomorrow.”

Then the next day it didn’t stop all day.

From this perspective, Western food is still very convenient… Their staple food is bread, and bread is easy to distribute and store for a longer period of time.

This would be troublesome if the staple food of the Chinese army is rice.

Five days later the train stopped at the fortification of Metz.

Rows of cars were waiting at the train station. The soldiers boarded the cars and were transported to the “Maginot Line.”

Of course, the fortification of Metz is not the end point of the 21st Armored Division… The 21st Armored Division is an armored force. They are not suitable to stay in the defense line and fight the enemy. Those should be the affairs of the infantry division, and the 21st Armored Division should drive Fighting the enemy outside with tanks.

So a more suitable place for them to stay is the Ardennes region.

This is indeed the case. The reason why the 21st Armored Division entered Metz to fortify was that there was an electric train under the Maginot Line. It could carry the officers and soldiers of the 21st Armored Division to the northernmost Belfort fortification and then enter the Ardennes. area.

What made Qin Chuan feel a little strange was that he did not see Lieutenant General Lu Manlin here.

Colonel Slain was also puzzled by this.

“Didn’t he escape back to Berlin?” Colonel Slain said.

Qin Chuan couldn’t help but grabbed a guard and asked, “Do you know where Lieutenant General Lu Manlin is?”

“I don’t know, Lieutenant Colonel!” the guard replied, “He’s been gone for a while!”

“How long is a period of time?” Qin Chuan asked.

“At least a week, Lieutenant Colonel!” the guard replied. “We haven’t seen him!”

Qin Chuan let the guard go, knowing that he wouldn’t be able to get anything out of him if he asked again. At the same time, he also believed what Colonel Slaine said… Lieutenant General Lu Manlin probably fled back to Germany.

“He chose to go back to Germany after all!” Colonel Slain said: “But this is not surprising, I mean… people like him!”

“But, his arrangement here…”

“That’s just a whim!” Colonel Slain replied: “When the danger really comes, the feeling is completely different!”

Qin Chuan nodded in agreement. It was like watching things that were fought and killed in peacetime, but when the war really came, he would be half-dead.

But this time Colonel Slain and Qin Chuan guessed wrong.

Because when the electric train arrived at the Belfort fortification, they saw Lieutenant General Lu Manlin waiting for them at the station.

“Look, it’s really you!” Lieutenant General Lu Manlin said, “You are finally here!”

“Lieutenant General!” Qin Chuan and Colonel Slain looked at each other and said in surprise, “Why are you here?”

“Because I know you will be here!” Lieutenant General Lu Manlin replied: “I have moved all my rooms here!”