Chapter 63: Leave for a while

"Hey, Kafka, what do you think of this No. 2 tank of the Germans? I mean better than your LT-38 tank? While waiting in line to refuel, Jeromy, who was sitting on the tank, was a little impatient to do nothing, and whispered to the temporary commander of the nearby No. 2 tank. Kafka, who was asked by Jeromy, was originally a tank commander in the Czech Wehrmacht, and Kafka was the only one of the volunteers who had been sent to drive a tank, and Kafka had ever flown an LT-38 tank.

Kafka subconsciously glanced at the SS soldiers who were watching from a distance, and saw that the SS soldiers did not pay attention to this, so he looked back at Jeromy and said. "You'd better keep your voice quiet when you speak, this is Germany, don't be a German, if you really anger the Germans, I'm afraid that even Captain Hagen won't be able to protect you at that time." Kafka's voice was not loud, but Jeromy made a gesture of sewing his mouth very appreciatively.

Kafka didn't have a good impression of the 2 good tanks he was now responsible for, compared with the LT-38 tanks he once drove, the 2 good tanks of the Germans were simply a bunch of rotten iron, but it was a pity that the LT-38 tanks were now owned by the Germans. After a long stop at the makeshift supply point, the refueled convoy continued on its way, with only one destination, and that was to head north until they reached Bremerhaven.

The SS troops, who had always been nominally responsible for security but in fact monitored along the road, Hagen, who was in charge of this mission, did not care about this, his own boss had a warrant from the Führer, and these SS who looked like they were going to eat people would never do anything to themselves. Hagen's trip was not only to send these tanks to Bremerhaven, but also to cooperate with the Czech technicians along the way to determine the data of these light tanks, and through the problems exposed during the whole trip, the Czech technicians had to work out corresponding improvement measures. ,

After three days of forced marching, more than half of the tanks in the convoy broke down, but fortunately, the Czech technicians who accompanied the team made great efforts to make these tanks that had been eliminated by the Germans persist in driving to Bremerhaven. Kafka and his wife were stunned by the open field full of human voices, and according to the flags in the hands of the guards, Kafka and his men commanded their tanks to drive into the open field, and then saw a large crowd of civilians rushing up, wiping all kinds of stains on the outside of the tanks with rags and water.

Changing the hull of the tank, this is a necessary procedure before the German tank enters Bremerhaven, fortunately, the weather has been good recently, and the tank that has been painted black will dry in a few days, and then after adding the logo designed by Vivian, this batch of German tanks is the property of Golden Shield Defense. It was Vivian's suggestion to receive these tanks in the name of Golden Shield Defense, and at least to a certain extent, these light tanks that resembled German-style equipment had nothing to do with Germany.

Kafka and the others, who had worked hard all the way, were thrown into a truck in a daze, and then before everyone could figure out the situation, they were thrown into the containment center by the guards, and found their respective families according to the manuals issued, and Kafka and the others knew that they and their families had been allowed to take the next batch of ocean-going ships to live in China. "Dad, this is a settling-in allowance for us, I asked Aunt Milena, and her family gives the same settling-in allowance as ours." Seeing her two children, the eldest daughter took out a roll of banknotes from her personal pocket and quietly stuffed them to Kafka, looking at the thickness of the banknotes, which were at least more than $200.

Each of these Czechs who were tricked by Vivian into coming to Bremerhaven would receive a settling-in allowance of $200, and strictly speaking, the $200 they received could not be spent at all, because here in Bremerhaven, all the supplies were purchased by Zhuo Fei. Eat and live, and each family will also pay a settling-in fee of 200 US dollars, which is the same as the conditions offered by Vivien when she recruited them at that time, and it is precisely because of this that Kafka and others who are worried about all the way can be regarded as really relieved.

For the next few days, Kafka and his team were very busy, and the German tanks they drove to Bremerhaven had to be converted before the fleet that had already arrived at the port could be unloaded. Trucks flowed between the port and the SS station, and large quantities of German supplies were lifted out of the hold and then loaded by the Germans' own loading and unloading teams, which were then escorted along the road to SS reserves in the area for storage and diversion.

Those ocean-going freighters from the United States have made a lot of money now, and they don't let go back and forth, and the remuneration paid by Zhuo Fei to them is not low. "Captain Mark, I'm going to transport some tanks and armored vehicles this time, I just don't know what you captains think." Zhuo Fei gathered all these American captains together, roughly explained the size and weight of those light tanks, and looked forward to the other party's response.

Mark, who was tall and squinting with slitted eyes, was the oldest of these American captains, and it was thanks to his recommendation that there were several more American ocean-going ships coming to Bremerhaven this time than the last time. Glancing around at the other captains beside him, Captain Mark grinned, "No problem, we're only responsible for transporting the cargo, and the rest has nothing to do with us." As long as you pay our fair share on time every time, we won't ask even if you're shipping a whole shipload of arms. ”

Mark's attitude is the attitude of other captains, Zhuo Fei is also very satisfied with the knowledge of these captains, this time there are a few more ships outside the port, which is definitely a good thing for Zhuo Fei, who is anxious. The smooth return of the fleet made all the things at Zhuo Fei's hands seem to have become smooth all of a sudden, and the German government, which received a large number of supplies, also expressed its generosity, and Zhuo Fei had not finished modifying the German tanks, and the Wehrmacht sent 12 Renault R35 tanks, saying that they were trophies captured from the Czech Republic.

The 12 Renault R35 tanks sent by the Wehrmacht were completely new and were found in a secret Czech warehouse when Germany annexed the Czech Republic. The Czechs have developed the LT-38 tank, which far outperforms the Renault R35, and Zhuo Fei speculates that this may be the reason why the 12 Renault R35 tanks will be sealed in secret warehouses. The Germans don't look down on this Renault R35 tank, but Zhuo Fei doesn't care, no matter how much this is a tank, it's better than the national army holding a cluster grenade to blow up the Japanese tank.

In order to show his goodwill, the German government, under the instructions of Hitler, sent people to rummage through boxes and cabinets to find a bunch of rags and stuff them for Zhuo Fei, and said that these were given to Zhuo Fei for free. In the incomprehensible white eyes of Vivian and others, Zhuo Fei enjoyed it, whether it was the No. 1 tank that had been reduced to a trainer car, or the Renault R35 tank with low attack power, as long as it was sent by the Germans on their own initiative, Zhuo Fei was happy to accept it all.

"Some of them are already very good, even if these tanks are already backward, but as long as I put the large-caliber heavy machine guns I got from the United States on them, I can use them as mobile self-propelled machine gun positions." The reason given by Zhuo Fei obviously couldn't convince Vivian and the others, but after those Czech technicians modified the first No. 1 tank according to Zhuo Fei's idea and saw the Browning large-caliber heavy machine gun firing demonstration, Vivian and the others immediately changed their opinions.

Most of the Japanese troops are now equipped with light tanks and armored vehicles, and the Japanese army is equipped with heavy tanks after 40 years, to deal with the light tanks in the Japanese army now, Zhuo Fei believes that the 50-caliber large-caliber heavy machine gun is basically enough, not to mention that those Czech technicians are thinking about how to add aviation machine guns to the hulls of these tanks.

The 50-caliber large-caliber heavy machine gun with the outdated light tank, this is the rapid breakthrough firepower cluster of the mixed armored force in Zhuo Fei's concept, and at the same time of the lack of heavy industry support in China, Zhuo Fei can only build the predecessor of the armored force in this way. Using such a simple combination, a group of armored soldiers were trained first, and when World War II really broke out, Zhuo Fei believed that he would receive a steady stream of tanks from various countries in Europe.

The 50-caliber heavy machine gun was successfully modified with a light tank, and the rest was much easier, as all tanks and armoured vehicles brought to Bremerhaven were equipped with a rotating chassis with a heavy machine gun on their hulls to avoid the eyes and ears of the Germans. When this batch of heavy equipment really enters China, it can be equipped with heavy machine guns at any time, and it is possible that aviation cannons will be installed on their hulls at that time.

Everything is developing in the direction that Zhuo Fei expected, there are fewer and fewer Jews in Austria, and the telegram sent by He Fengshan shows that except for the Jews who fled to other countries, the remaining Jews in Austria have almost obtained the visas issued by him. Zhuo Fei's first step of the plan was finally carried out, in order to get more strategic materials for himself, Zhuo Fei secretly asked Vivian to slow down the relocation of the Jews, if the Jews of Laymehaven were gone, he would no longer be able to use this name to send supplies to China.

"Okay, let's send it here, and if everything goes well, I'll come back to Germany in September next year. Remember what I told you, don't be afraid to spend money, as long as you can get what we need, no matter how much money you spend, don't miss the opportunity. Before getting on the bus, Zhuo Fei told Vivien again, and then, in the farewell of everyone, he took Zhuo Yan to the dock by car, and he would leave Bremerhaven with more than 20,000 Jews tonight and return to China.