Due to the lack of supplies, the Germans were given a rare two-day respite in Agdabia.

Qin Chuan took advantage of this time to familiarize himself with his new position...... Monitor.

The squad leader has ten soldiers under him, which is the most unaccustomed to Qin Chuan, because Qin Chuan doesn't like to command people, and on the other hand, Qin Chuan is worried that he will not be able to control his subordinates, but it turns out that these worries are superfluous.

Qin Chuan was very lucky, some of the ten soldiers under his command were known to him...... Werner's men could not continue the battle because the original company suffered heavy losses in the attack on the British defensive line, and at the same time, Qin Chuan's third squad also lost more than half of them in the battle, so they were transferred to Qin Chuan's command.

"So, you're our squad leader!" Werner said: "God, this is really unconvincing, I have been in the army for half a year and I am only a private, and you were a third class yesterday, and now you are a sergeant!" ”

"If you're not convinced...... baker said, "you can also fight like Flick, for example, by making a suggestion that we can break through the enemy lines that have been impenetrable for a long time!" ”

"Forget it!" Werner smiled and replied: "That's not what I'm good at!" If I could, I'd rather we had a baseball game so I could beat my squad president on the field......"

As he spoke, Werner made a shooting gesture with the MP40 submachine gun, and made a "pop" sound in his mouth......

"Sergeant!" At this time, a soldier gave Qin Chuan an MP40 submachine gun and five magazines, as well as a pair of sergeant collar badges with yellow borders, and then explained: "There should have been two new uniforms, but the quartermaster said that the uniforms were seriously insufficient, so ......"

"No, it's okay!" Qin Chuan expressed his understanding that marching and fighting in the desert is difficult to supply on the one hand, and the military uniform is easily damaged on the other hand, so it is normal for the military uniform to be insufficient.

The ranks are simple, just glue them to the collar, but the MP40 submachine gun ...... Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment with it, not knowing what to do with it.

"You can distribute it to your subordinates!" Werner raised the MP40 submachine gun in his hand: "My former squad leader did the same!" ”

In general, the German squad was equipped with an MP40, then a machine gunner and a secondary shooter, and the remaining seven were all armed with K98K rifles, and there was also an ammunition driver among these seven people, who needed to carry two additional ammunition boxes and was responsible for transporting ammunition in wartime...... Qin Chuan was the bitter ammunition hand before.

Of course, this is not a hard and fast rule, for example, if the squad leader is not good at it and is unwilling to use a submachine gun, he can assign it to his subordinates...... Most German soldiers prefer to use the MP40 because it is advantageous in close quarters and assault combat.

"Okay!" Qin Chuan held up the MP40: "Does anyone want to use it?" ”

Suddenly, several soldiers surrounded him and scrambled to say:

"Sergeant, give it to me!"

"I can use it very well!"

……

There are only three types of people who are not in contention: one is those who already have MP40, such as Werner; One is one that doesn't need to use it, such as the Heavy and the Co-Shooter; There is also a category that knows that it is impossible to fight, such as ammunition players...... The ammunition man is often a soldier with a poor quality in the squad, which is why he is assigned to carry more ammunition and be responsible for transporting it in battle rather than fighting.

Qin Chuan looked at the ammunition man standing aside, it was a lean and shy soldier, his eyes glanced at the MP40 in Qin Chuan's hand, and when he found Qin Chuan staring at him, he hurriedly lowered his head to avoid Qin Chuan's gaze.

Perhaps because Qin Chuan was also a famous ammunition player before, he asked: "Soldier, your name!" ”

"Uh...... Sir! The ammunition man replied: "I, I, I...... My name is Keller, sir! ”

Qin Chuan somewhat understood why he was an ammunition player, and he stammered, so his nickname was stammering.

This is a big flaw, because the battlefield does not allow him to say a word for half a day...... By the time he made it clear, perhaps the whole team would have died at the hands of the enemy.

But the munitionist barely needs to speak, he only needs to understand the shouts of others and be able to judge where the ammunition is needed.

Looking at the eager eyes of his subordinates, Qin Chuan said: "Considering that Werner already has a submachine gun, which means that our squad no longer has a problem with firepower, and the ammunition man needs to carry more ammunition and run back and forth on the battlefield, the rifle will make him unable to move, so I think the ammunition man is the most suitable to have this submachine gun, you have no opinion!" ”

Qin Chuan's decision surprised his subordinates, but there is no doubt that what Qin Chuan said was very reasonable...... More importantly, the German soldiers were accustomed to obeying their superiors, so they replied:

"No, no comment!"

"I agree!"

……

"Good!" Qin Chuan threw the MP40 to Keller and said, "It's yours!" ”

Keller was so excited that his stuttering became even more serious when he was excited, and he kept saying "yes yes yes ......", but he couldn't say anything.

"Yes sir, thank you, sir!" As he spoke, Werner turned to Keller and said, "I'm done for you, Keller, you can rest!" ”

The German soldier burst into laughter, and Keller stood there with a blushing face and embarrassment, and continued to say no, no, no.

Qin Chuan patted Keller's shoulder and comforted: "It's okay, Keller, it's not the mouth that you use to fight on the battlefield, but the weapon in your hand...... MP40 rings up much smoother than you speak, doesn't it? ”

Keller nodded, then didn't say anything, and stood up and saluted Qin Chuan.

Facts have proved that Qin Chuan's approach is correct......

In fact, people with low self-esteem and discrimination are more likely to be motivated and move in a positive direction.

Keller is such a person, and Qin Chuan's encouragement to Keller is just right.

In this regard, Keller wrote in his diary: "That day, I felt that the sergeant gave me more than just a submachine gun, he gave me confidence and respect, and I suddenly knew what I was going to do, which was to use this submachine gun to make the enemy understand how it 'talked' smoothly, as the sergeant said!" ”

So Keller practiced his marksmanship and tactics as soon as he had time, and it didn't take long for him to become the premier submachine gunner in the army, which also gave Qin Chuan a guard who was loyal to him.

After solving the relationship with his subordinates, Qin Chuan briefly got to know the squad leader and superiors at the same level as himself...... After all, they are all comrades-in-arms who have to cooperate and obey on the battlefield, and they should be familiar with them for the sake of their own lives.

The first class leader is a baker, needless to say, Qin Chuan was transferred from this class.

The second squad leader was a sergeant named Bolger, in his early twenties, who was said to have been a soldier for three years...... The Second World War began in '39, and now it's '41, and three years of service means that Berger is well-trained and probably has been on the battlefield for two years and has a lot of combat experience.

The third squad leader is Qin Chuan himself.

The company commander was Bazel, who had a severed palm.

The platoon commander didn't know who it was......