Valdo was right.

Lack of manpower is a major problem for the Afrika Korps...... It is not that there are not enough people, but that there are qualified managers, workers, etc.

This is very helpless, just like Libya has a population of several million, Algeria has a population of tens of millions, as well as Tunisia, Morocco, etc., Germany's military population base is very large, but the Afrika Korps is still short of people.

The reason for this is that North Africa has a low level of education, and it is difficult to train them to become qualified soldiers or laborers in a short period of time.

It's kind of like an Indian ...... India is a large country with a large population, its population is close to China's, and the average age of the population is still very young, so many countries, including Europe and the United States, have ulterior motives to preach that this is India's advantage, and India will surpass China to become the largest labor market in the future.

However, more than half of these large numbers of people are illiterate, and the only way to distinguish illiteracy is to be able to write their own names.

In other words, it is difficult for most of these people to become qualified labor force and create wealth, so a large population will not only not become a driving force for economic development, but will also pull back, because they are just mouths waiting to be fed, and it will also bring a high crime rate to society.

The situation in North Africa is much the same, which is one of the reasons why most of the businesses here are run by French and British.

Therefore, the arms dealers like Valdo not only have equipment in their hands, but also management personnel and qualified labor, which are the most troublesome.

More importantly...... Valdo judged that the Germans wanted to buy hearts and minds in Algeria, such as supporting the independence of local forces, and for example, the practice of the French battalion, so it was impossible to carry out a large-scale purge.

After returning to the headquarters, Qin Chuan reported what Valdo had said to Colonel Slain.

"So!" Colonel Slain said with some concern: "If you let Valdo take the lead, will it definitely develop into what Darlan fears, that is, let him be the only one?" ”

This is also the so-called monopoly, the merchant of this era always seeks monopoly in every possible way, because it means that he can sit on the ground and raise the price, and the buyers, such as the Zoaf Corps and even the German army, have to grit their teeth and buy these equipment at a high price when they urgently need these strategic materials in the future war.

"This may be a problem for Darlang, but not for us!" Qin Chuan replied: "Because the fist is in our hands, we can leave him with nothing or even his life at any time!" ”

Colonel Slein nodded in agreement, the French should talk about the rule of law to the French, otherwise there will be a problem of popular support, but the Germans have no worries about the French, so the initiative is always in the hands of the German army.

"What's more!" Qin Chuan continued: "After absorbing these arms dealers, we will have two sets of military industrial systems, one controlled by us, and the other controlled by Waldo as an auxiliary. ”

"You mean...... Are we going to learn to use the legal equipment they produce? Colonel Slain couldn't help frowning: "This will throw our equipment into chaos!" ”

Colonel Slane is right, weapons and equipment are standardized, universal, and taboo mixed, it is best to have the same rifle models, even light machine guns use the same ammunition as rifles, and submachine guns use the same ammunition as pistols...... In this way, only a small number of ammunition will be supplied, and there will be no multi-specification ammunition so that when it is delivered to the front line, it will be an absolute logistical and operational nightmare.

It can also be seen how difficult it was for the volunteers to use the equipment made in the world to fight in those years, but at that time, the volunteers also thought of a relatively simple method before participating in the war, that is, to use the army to carry out standard equipment, for example, the 38th Army, known as the "Long Live Army", was all equipped with the 38 big cover, so that as long as the logistics troops heard that it was the troops of the 38th Army who wanted ammunition, it would be right to send the bullets of the 38 big cover.

Of course, Qin Chuan knew this, so he explained, "Colonel, we don't need these equipment...... In fact, we do need this equipment, but not for our troops! ”

Colonel Slane looked at Qin Chuan suspiciously: "That's for the Zoaf Corps?" ”

"The Zoaf Corps is not in great demand!" Qin Chuan said: "At least so far they have not been put into the battlefield!" ”

"Then you're talking about ......"

"Guerrillas, colonels, partisans!"

Colonel Slane didn't say "oh".

Qin Chuan went on to explain: "Egypt, Greece, Libya...... There are a large number of partisans in these areas, but they do not have much equipment in their hands! ”

"At the same time, there is no question of the system of the guerrillas!" Colonel Slane nodded.

The guerrillas are different from the regular army, which fights on a large scale and in large corps, and the lack of uniformity in ammunition and equipment will cause chaos, while the guerrillas have only a few hundred or even dozens of people, and they also change places with one shot, so there is basically no logistical confusion.

"Especially ......," Qin Chuan continued, "these are French-style equipment, French-style equipment produced by the French, and it will also be sold by the French to the guerrillas in the future." When the partisans fought the British with these French equipment, what should the British think? ”

This was another breakthrough in the contradictions between France and Britain and the British-controlled de Gaulle government.

Of course, Qin Chuan would not have told Valdo about this in advance.

"I'll report this to General Rommel right away!" Colonel Slain no longer hesitated when he heard this: "I think he will be glad to hear the good news!" ”

As Colonel Slein said, Rommel, of course, will not have a problem with this, because it is only good for the Afrika Korps and not bad.

It's just that Rommel added an opinion to this.

"We should take in more talent, you know?" Rommel said: "I'm talking about the scientific researchers, managers and special talents in the hands of arms dealers, and that's the most important thing!" ”

"Understood, General!" Qin Chuan and Colonel Slane replied.

Rommel also knew the importance of talent, but it is not surprising that the industrial powers of this era valued talent.

As for helping Valdo gain a dominant position, it only needs to be explained on Zemamuche's side, and the Zoaf Corps will cooperate with Waldo, and even the Zoaf Corps will send some troops to secretly support it, and it will be almost solved.

After all, the Zoaf Corps is a native army, and they are also the food and clothing parents of the arms dealers, so there is enough excuse to do these things to annex and buy French arms dealers.