Chapter 251: Everyone Rejoices
Look at Adele's clothes again, it turned out to be a brown military uniform, the fitted military uniform highlights a healthy and well-proportioned figure, and the collar is not the German Army's standard stand-up lapel, but a suit-style open collar.
Under the left pocket of her chest hung a shiny Iron Cross of the First Degree, and two badges of the Iron Cross of the Second Class were fastened in the front of the placket.
If there were German officers here, it would have stunned many male officers, because the vast majority of German officers still only dangled around with a second-class Iron Cross.
The conspicuous feature of this uniform is on the left cuff of the uniform, where a narrow armband with a pink trim and dark green background is sewn. It is embroidered with silver silk thread with a line of ornate German children's flower script "Our grave is steel"
At the same time, there is a beautiful shield armband on the shoulder of the left arm of the uniform, a pair of crossed rifles embroidered with silver silk thread on a peach-trimmed dark green background, and an armored car embroidered with yellow silk thread on the top of the rifle.
"Hiss......"
Su Jin couldn't help but gasp when he saw it, this woman's dress, combined with her slender and vigorous figure and beautiful and heroic face, was simply a temptation in a uniform.
"Your Excellency, General!"
Facing Su Jin's gaze that had been staring at her for a long time, Adele was a little embarrassed, and her slender eyebrows frowned slightly.
"Ah...... I'm so sorry! ”
Su Jin finally reflected that it was rude to stare at a woman for such a long time, so he hurriedly said in German: "I'm really sorry, it's the first time I've seen such a heroic female officer, so I'm a little out of shape, please don't be surprised by Miss Adele." ”
"You're welcome!"
Hearing Su Jin's apology, Adele's face softened, although she was not very old, she also knew how stupid it was to offend the boss when she first came to a foreign country. There was also a smile on her face: "It is my honor to be praised by a general who has made outstanding achievements!" ”
After the greetings, Su Jin couldn't help but ask curiously: "Miss Adele, I don't think your military uniform is like the uniform of our 202nd Division, is it your own original uniform?" ”
"Yes!" Adele nodded, only to see her stand upright, and gave Su Jin a standard military salute and said loudly: "Your Excellency General, Adele, the former mechanical major instructor of the Independent Heavy Tank Battalion of the First Armored Division of the German Empire. Morse greetings you and wishes you good health! ”
"Oh my God...... What kind of people are in this family! ”
Su Jin secretly **, looked at Fred on the side, and then looked at Adele. He felt that his brain was running out of ideas. It doesn't matter that Fred is the chief of staff of the 2nd Panzer Division, and even the German Yanmar, who looks like Mulan, is actually a mechanical instructor. He really couldn't imagine what it was like for a beautiful woman with a sturdy figure to be upright and bumpy in front of a group of big men giving a lecture, is it April Fool's Day?
And what kind of unit is the First Panzer Division, it is the oldest Waffen-SS, and it is also Hitler's starting unit, perhaps many people do not know the name of the First Panzer Division, but if you mention the famous "Skeleton Division", many people must understand. Being able to serve as an instructor in such a unit, Adele's level can be imagined.
He looked at his father. Looking at his daughter again, Su Jin asked in a puzzled tone, "Mr. Fred, Miss Adele, please forgive me." Both of you father and daughter were elites of the German Empire, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they had a bright future, so why did you come all the way from Germany to Shanghai to take refuge? Isn't that logical? Yes...... Of course, I don't doubt your integrity and competence. I'm just curious. ”
Hearing this, the faces of Fred's family changed a little, especially Fred's wife Ciceli, whose eyes were red and wanted to cry. Fred had a black line on his face. Only Adele gritted her silver teeth and took a deep breath and said: "Of course, there is nothing that cannot be said, because my mother is a Jew, and we have been hiding this secret well over the years, but unfortunately it was found out by the secret police led by Heinrich last year, so my father and I were dismissed at the same time." Heinrich also sent someone to tell us that as long as our father and daughter were willing to leave the relationship with our mother, we could return to the army, but we refused, and for the sake of our mother's safety, our family left Germany. Originally, we wanted to take refuge in the United States, but now that all countries have closed their doors to Jews, we had no choice but to sell all our possessions and come to Shanghai, and it took half a year to contact Uncle Zhou......"
"Okay, you don't have to say it, I know!"
Su Jin waved his hand, and when he heard this, he finally understood. The family really had nowhere to go, so they came to Shanghai, but now that Shanghai has been occupied by the Japanese, they finally contacted Zhou Yusheng in desperation, which is why the things that have happened these days.
To put it bluntly, coming to the 202nd Division was just a helpless choice after they were cornered. However, Su Jin was not surprised or surprised by this, and objectively regarded their choice as correct, and Su Jin himself would not regard the war-torn and impoverished Huaxia as the first choice object.
After pondering for a while, Su Jin smiled and said to them, "Mr. Fred, I guess my chief of staff has already told us about our situation when you came. Our armored unit has not yet been formed, and there are still experienced officers, in view of the professional knowledge and experience of you and your daughter, I intend to hire you and your daughter to form this armored unit, I wonder if you are willing to accept this job? ”
Fred nodded: "Of course, you have already told me in the letter, otherwise you wouldn't have bothered so much effort to send dozens of excellent soldiers to escort us all the way here." But I wonder how you plan to arrange our position? ”
"Very good, this guy is still quite good!" Su Jin nodded secretly in his heart, this guy is an understanding person, and his personality is also very straightforward, so he immediately negotiated the price with the boss.
Su Jin smiled: "Since you are an expert in armored combat, I will appoint you as the first commander of the First Armored Regiment of the 202nd Division in the name of the division commander, and your daughter Adele is the commander of the first heavy tank battalion." In addition, I will confer on you the rank of colonel and major, what do you think? ”
Perhaps he had already been prepared, Fred nodded without thinking: "Yes, I have no objection!" ”
"That's good!" Seeing that the other party agreed to his conditions, Su Jin couldn't help but smile, and asked again: "Then it's decided, do you have any other requirements?" ”
"Well, yes!"
As soon as Su Jin's words fell, Adele on the side said, "You haven't told us about our salary yet." ”
"Uh......"
Hearing this, Su Jin couldn't help but sigh for a while, it seems that foreigners are really serious about money.
The Morse woman on the side of "Adele......" saw that Su Jin didn't speak, and thought that the other party was a little dissatisfied, so she quickly drank her daughter.
Su Jin smiled and said, "Morse woman, there is nothing to avoid this, I know that in your West, the demand for money has always been above board. I am also glad to answer your questions, for in our case, the salary of a colonel is three hundred and twenty dollars, which is equivalent to one hundred and fifty dollars, and with the allowance of duty and wartime, the salary of a colonel should be about two hundred dollars. As for Miss Adele, the major's salary is ninety dollars a month, plus the duty allowance and wartime allowance, your monthly salary should be about one hundred and twenty dollars, plus in our unit, all officers and soldiers are all-inclusive in food and accommodation, so you don't have to worry about life at all. Are you satisfied with my answer? ”
"Thank you, I am satisfied with your answer!" Adele nodded with satisfaction, and a smile appeared on her face again, Su Jin's salary was higher than when she was in Germany, which was already beyond his expectations.
In fact, it was not only her, but even Fred's originally grim face showed a smile, when he was the chief of staff of the German Wehrmacht, his monthly salary was only about 400 Reichsmarks, which is equivalent to only 180 US dollars, and now the other party can give a salary of 200 US dollars, which is beyond his expectations.
"That's right!" Su Jin then asked, "May I ask Mrs. Morse what are your specialties, and I can also give you a job if you want." ”
"Is it true?" Su Jin's words were simply beyond Ciceli's expectations, and she pointed to herself in some surprise, "Can you arrange a job for me?" ”
"Yes!"
"My mother turned out to be a surgeon at a Berlin hospital." Before Cicely could speak, Adele on the side preemptively answered.
"Surgeon?"
Su Jin and Zhou Yusheng glanced at each other, and both of them saw the surprise in each other's eyes, a good surgeon is not too much in these years.
"That's great." This time, without waiting for Su Jin to speak, Zhou Yusheng replied: "Our hospital is just short of doctors, Mrs. Morse, if you want, you can go to work in the hospital, as for the salary, it will be paid according to the treatment of a lieutenant colonel, what do you think?" ”
On the one hand, we got talents, and on the other hand, we got jobs, and both parties were happy.
After talking about business, Su Jin politely invited Fred's family to his wedding, and Fred's family happily accepted the invitation, and finally they said goodbye to Su Jin and returned to the residence arranged for them.
It's just that when they returned to the residence, Adele's face changed a little. (To be continued.) )
PS: Everyone, happy Lantern Festival!