As night slowly fell on the vast expanse of Europe, Xu Jun's huge convoy finally stumbled to the military camp near Tournai.

By five o'clock in the afternoon, everything was going well, and they got to Cambray to get some fuel, and then rushed towards the Belgian border without stopping. They took a very steep arc in order to bypass the defensive zone set up by the British and French armies far away.

But when the convoy entered the Belgian border, trouble began to arise. The German-made military vehicles and half-track armoured vehicles were fine, but the captured French and British trucks began to break down. Due to the heavy loads, the continuous high speeds, and the fact that the British and French had not been properly maintained, the engines of some trucks began to be a little unsustainable.

First, several "bulldogs" of the 42nd anti-tank artillery battalion suddenly lay on their stomachs, and as a result, as if they were in a chain reaction, those British and French trucks began to break down one after another.

At the time, Müller was so frightened that he cursed the French and British truck factories with all the words he knew. Xu Jun also looked at those trucks that didn't move and was dumbfounded, he still didn't calculate this after thousands of calculations, he didn't expect these British and French trucks to be so uncompetitive.

Xu Jun hurriedly ordered all the troops to stop advancing.

These trucks were loaded with a lot of ammunition and supplies in addition to the soldiers, and it was impossible to abandon them.

Then drag them along! Xu Jun gave the order for all trucks and tractors with a load of more than 10 tons to return and tow a broken down French truck and move on.

As a result, even those 251 half-track armored personnel carriers were hung in the back with an Anglo-French-made truck. The artillerymen's 18-ton half-track heavy tractors were even more powerful, and the artillerymen hung the faulty trucks behind the guns, and some even hung two 50-mm anti-tank guns behind their own 105-mm heavy infantry guns. As a result, the guy didn't see any difficulty at all, and he could still use his 30 kilometers per hour to drive unhurriedly, which made Xu Jun admire the ability of the German heavy tractor.

So the whole convoy rushed to the destination like a string of huge sugar gourds. Although it looked a little embarrassed, it finally didn't pull a car.

The infantry barely got out of the car during the entire march, and were busy with artillery and sappers. Of course, after sitting in the car for such a long time, a little back pain or something is inevitable, but the infantry unit still maintains sufficient physical strength and morale.

The tankers were much worse than the infantrymen, and the shock of that thing was still too hard. Especially the drivers of those tanks, they drove more than 140 kilometers in a row in that big iron tank, and now they are all shrunk in the driver's seat and can't get up, and they have to rely on mechanical and electrical crews to drag them out of the cockpit of the tank.

The first thing the commanders did when they got out of the car was to quickly reassemble their bodies that were about to be torn apart, and they led their crews to twist and dance strangely around the side of the tank, trying to restore their stiff waists and legs to normal.

Xu Jun was fine, everything was normal except for a little pain in his back, and he felt a little upset when he looked at the tankers who were writhing around the tank.

A continuous long march would have been a tiring affair, especially for these tank units, and it was simply a difficult test. Although they passed the test perfectly this time, Xu Jun still made up his mind that he would never make the same attempt as this time in the future.

Because seeing the current state of the armored forces made him clearly aware that after such a continuous long journey, the armored forces would temporarily lose their combat effectiveness. If these tanks are needed in battle right now, then thank God they can use one-tenth of their usual combat effectiveness. If he is unfortunate enough to encounter another surprise attack by the enemy, then all these tanks will be handed over to the battlefield, which Xu Jun absolutely cannot tolerate.

Xu Jun turned his head and observed the camp in front of him.

The camp was set up in one day, according to his request, by concentrating all the engineering units of the Sixth Army. It looks even bigger than Tournai on the side. Because this will serve as the main base and command center in the event of an attack, the sappers have left a large area of open space for those important facilities and equipment. The simple barracks and storehouses were lined up in neat rows, and some parts of the rear of the camp were not yet fully built, and the sappers of the Sixth Army were still working hard under the light of searchlights.

It seems that his troops are the last to arrive here, because all kinds of military vehicles have been parked in the open space in the barracks. The lights in many of the barracks were still on, and the ventilation pipes on the roofs of several wood-paneled houses that looked like bathrooms were still steaming out, and it seemed that the troops who arrived first could not wait to enjoy the luxurious facilities of this camp.

Anti-aircraft positions have been set up around the camp, and the anti-aircraft artillery of the first troops has been densely set up in the positions, and the beams of searchlights are constantly strafing back and forth in the night sky.

A large group of German soldiers crowded at the gate of the barracks, curiously watching the arrival of this fully mechanized and semi-traction force.

When they saw that this unit had almost countless tanks, they let out heartfelt admiration and exclamations. But when they saw the trucks towing behind the half-tracks, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. Xu Jun also looked at those trucks and cried and laughed, which did look a little funny.

Hans climbed out of the command car with Xu Jun and his briefcase, and he walked to Xu Jun's side with the two leather bags.

"General, it looks like we're the last to arrive."

Xu Jun nodded and looked down at his watch.

"It's not bad, although we are the last, but we are not late, the time is just right now."

At this time, Randolph and Dogen also climbed down from their armored car, and they ran to Xu Jun's side as fast as they could.

"Your Excellency, the Deputy Führer, these soldiers are so rude and have no discipline at all, do you want me to reprimand them."

Dogan frowned and glared at the soldiers who were still laughing.

"yes, what's so ridiculous about that, if they were going that far, they might not even be able to get here with a truck." Randolph also said indignantly.

"No, it's not their fault, we're really a little embarrassed."

Xu Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I'd laugh if I saw that. They're resting right now, and whatever is forgivable, I don't want my soldiers to be as rigid as machines. ”

"You're so tolerant of the soldiers, my general, but the veterans might look down on them." Hans looked at Xu Jun with a smile.

"Hahahaha, I'll let those veterans recognize you first, you must be quite scary when you get angry, just to scare them." Xu Jun and Hans joked with each other.

"Stand upright!"

A loud command sounded from the camp, and the group of soldiers gathered at the gate of the camp hurriedly stood on both sides of the road, lined up in a neat formation, and stood there straight. A group of officers came out of the barracks.

Xu Jun also led his adjutants to greet the group.

The group of people I saw were all senior officers, led by two generals, one of whom was older and in his 50s, with a serious face, but with an elegant temperament, and the whole person gave Xu Jun the feeling of a stern university professor. The other was a little younger, but he looked to be approaching 50, with a pair of glasses, and an absolutely Germanic face, with horns as strong as steel.

Xu Jun stopped, stood in place, and waited for them to come. The two generals walked in front of Xu Jun, slammed their heels together, and saluted Xu Jun very energetically. The officers behind them all stopped neatly, their chests straight.

Xu Jun saluted them.

"German Army Lieutenant General Reinhardt. Feng. Stadler. ”

The two generals immediately returned the salute.

"Major General Philippe, commander of the 1st Infantry Division of the German Army. Clayfell"

"Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the German Army, Major General Walter. Lichell. ”

"Hahahaha, I've heard of the names of the two generals for a long time, but unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to meet them. Now that the High Command has placed the troops of the two generals under my command, I am really ashamed. However, the two generals will definitely be able to make greater contributions to the Third Reich when they work in the Army Command in the future. I don't know if your Excellency has informed your soldiers that I will command them in the future. ”

Kleffel hurriedly replied: "The duty of a soldier is to obey orders, as long as it is your order, the 1st Infantry Division will resolutely carry it out, and the soldiers are sincerely happy and proud that they are commanded by the Deputy Führer of the Empire." ”

"Indeed, we admire your exploits in Arras, and it is the glory of the 3rd Infantry Division to be able to be a direct subordinate unit of a military genius like you," Lichel hastened. ”

"Hahahaha, please don't say that, both of you are my seniors. Okay, let's stop standing here and go to the conference room if we have anything to say. ”

"Yes, please come with us, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General."

Xu Jun turned back to Hans and said.

"Hans, you and Müller will be responsible for the placement of the troops and the general headquarters, and when the matter is done, call Müller to come to the headquarters together."

"Yes, General."

Then Xu Jun said to the two SS adjutants.

"You two go and help Hans, maybe he and Müller won't be able to do it."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Deputy Führer."

The two generals also hurriedly sent their respective adjutants to assist the 7th Panzer Division in the resettlement work.

Then Xu Jun was led by two major generals towards a row of houses in the middle of the camp.

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