What!?

At that moment, everyone looked at Gu Ji with different expressions, some were shocked, some were excited, and the most was envy.

"Sherman" currently holds the rank of private of the first class, and the General Staff confers on him the rank of sergeant, which is equivalent to a third rank in the company.

And that Iron Cross.

A soldier of the Hans country, who was honored to receive the Iron Cross.

Although this thing has flooded to millions at the end of World War II, its honor is still very heavy at the moment, and among the few people present, only Luka of the 1st Guard Flag Division wears one on his neck.

Eugen on the side was so envious that his eyes were about to fall out.

And when the bearded General Staff learned that Gu Ji was in a hurry to return to Ludwigshafen and return to his hometown, he suddenly remembered.

"It's true, I just received an order from the headquarters, Ludwigshafen was bombed by the B-17 group of the 341st Bomber Group of the Eagle Army, and I asked me to send a few teams to investigate and count."

Hearing the topic, Gu Ji's eyes flashed with excitement, and his tone was steady.

"General Staff, if you agree, I am willing to go to Ludwig to investigate the matter."

"General Staff, I also want to go with Sergeant Herman!"

Who knows, Eugen can't wait to stand up and straighten his back.

The bearded man turned his hands behind his back, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and nodded with satisfaction:

"Well, since you have just experienced life and death together on the battlefield, I will temporarily organize you into a team, with Second Lieutenant Luca as the captain and Sergeant Herman as the deputy captain, to investigate and count the bombing of Ludwigshafen."

"Yes."

Luka had intended to recruit such an excellent subordinate as Gu Ji, and of course he readily agreed.

No surprises.

The news of Mosnelli's resignation that night caused another stir in the Hans barracks.

In the Battle of the Nannan Outer Islands, Hans's army was defeated one after another.

In order to prevent the morale of the army from being discouraged, the bearded General Staff decided to hold an award ceremony for Gu Ji at the base that night.

"Sergeant Hermann relied on his excellent command skills to fight to the last bullet and free his comrades from the encirclement, and he had the aura of Hans's will."

Because the original product was still being produced, the General Staff could only temporarily take out an official copy of the Black Cross and tie it in front of Gu Ji's collar.

"I hope that Sergeant Herman will continue to rely on the will of Hans as he relied on a stone wall, and continue to fight for this glory!"

The Hans soldiers in the audience immediately burst into thunderous applause.

Gu Ji didn't have any passionate feelings, and his own position was different, so it was better to think carefully about how to use this meritorious service to win command benefits for himself.

After the investiture ceremony.

Lehr stepped forward and put his arm around his shoulders and grinned:

"Good guy, after a battle, the level is the same as mine!"

"Brother Hermann, oh no, sir, when you get to Ludwigshafen, I hope you don't forget to teach me how to command!"

"It's all easy to say."

Gu Jizheng sent Eugen away without saying a word, but happened to meet the gendarmes escorting a group of soldiers to the punishment camp.

When the gendarmes saw him, they immediately straightened their backs and gave a military salute excitedly.

The soldiers had long since been stripped of their uniforms, their faces were covered in blood, and a white sign hung on their chests with shameful slogans such as "I am a deserter, I am a coward, I am a traitor".

Eugen spat viciously:

"Damn deserter, what a disgrace to the Hans Empire!"

"Forget Eugen, let's say a few words."

Lehr tugged at him.

In fact, everyone knows that these soldiers are not real deserters, but they have just seen the civilians of the Roman State marching in the streets to celebrate, and to test whether the war is really going to end.

The night breeze blows.

Inciting the shame card on the soldier's chest, as well as the Iron Cross on the collars of Gu Ji and Luka, Eugen's frantic expression seemed to echo their lost and silent looks.

……

Two days later in the morning.

The gendarmes were ordered to inform Gu Ji and others that the transport crew had been prepared, and it was a gray-green JU-52 transport plane that could accommodate 18 soldiers.

The distance from Lebudas to Ludwigshafen is only about a thousand kilometers.

In less than three hours, the plane landed over Ludwigshafen.

[Goal: Reach Ludwigshafen within three days!] 】

【Please choose your reward!】 】

【Lung Oxygen Enhancement (Medium)】OR【Human Tolerance Improvement (Medium)】

Truth be told, the two rewards refreshed this time are not as tempting as the previous round on the surface, but they are very practical in the face of catastrophic accidents.

Blue [Lung Capacity Improvement (Middle)]: Increase the deep inhalation volume of the lungs by 24%, increase the hypoxia tolerance time of important organs such as the brain, heart, and kidneys by 32%, and increase the activity of type II lung cells by 7%;

Blue [Human Tolerance Improvement (Medium)]: Increases the body's ability to resist cold and heat by 27%, improves the skin's resistance to chemical burns by 19%, and improves the bone marrow's hematopoietic ability by 16%.

Both focus on improving the ability of individuals to survive.

If you look at it according to the game thinking.

Lung capacity belongs to the early stage of blood loss is very small, and the later stage of blood loss is very fast;

Tolerance is steady and slow bleeding throughout the process.

After thinking for a while, Gu Ji decided to choose the former, in large-scale factory fires and chemical spill accidents, the resistance of the increased tolerance is limited, and it still depends on equipment.

And the protective equipment of the World War II era was generally not very reliable.

[New goal: Stop the accident from spreading out of the port!] 】

Through the cabin window, he glanced down at the town at the bottom.

Located on the left bank of the Rhine, Rudwigshafen is the second largest city in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Compared to Lebudas and Berlin, there is not such a strong atmosphere of war, and the whole city is surrounded by all kinds of factory pipes and railroads as far as the eye can see, except for the red-roofed and white-walled houses.

There are few high-rise buildings in the city center, replaced by white and gray smoke chimneys, and various huge round and columnar condensing towers, combustion towers.

Because it is home to the world's largest chemical companies:

Headquarters of the BASF Group.

It is the world's largest chemical product base, close to the company's headquarters and factories in ports and train tracks, and is like a "small city", with a building area of seven square kilometers alone.

There are a total of 100 kilometers of streets, 200 kilometers of train tracks, and 2,500 kilometers of pipelines inside, which is enough to explain how complex and large it is.

Therefore, the accidents that have occurred at BASF in history have often been very serious.

After landing at the airport, Lukka turned to ask.

"Herman, do you want to go home first or ......?"

"I'll wait until the investigation is complete."

Gu Ji prevaricated casually.

Lukka got in touch with the local gendarmes.

Due to the consumption of too many troops on the battlefields of the Eastern and Western Fronts and the defense of the occupied areas, there were very few troops stationed in the local towns of Hans, and they were basically some junior troops or newly produced troops.

The Gendarmerie Department equipped Gu Ji and others with a military vehicle: Volkswagen Type 82 barrel truck.

With its gray-green body, boxy convertible shape, and a spare wheel hub on the hood, it looks like a small armored car.

When driving on the road, it also attracted the attention of many people.

Some people stopped to watch, some teenagers chased the back of the car with a smile on their faces, and some young soldiers patrolled the streets saluted, trying to express their enthusiasm and respect for the veterans in their hearts.

Compared to Eugen, who was so excited that he honked his horn.

Lehr's face was complicated, as if he thought of the tragedy on the battlefield and those comrades who died.

Under the guidance of the young military police, Gu Ji and others finally arrived at the bombed site, which is located in the southwest area of the BASF factory.

Fortunately, the Hans Air Force arrived in time, and the bombed area was not large, and only one of the five aerial bombs fell in the factory.

Centered on the factory fence, the vicinity was flattened, and metal pipes twisted and broken, leaving several half-man-deep bomb craters.

When Eugen saw this, he gritted his teeth in anger.

"These damn eagles!"

Beginning in January 1943, the leaders of the Foghawk decided at the Blanca Conference that the two armies would jointly carry out a strategic bombing campaign against Hans, especially important industrial cities, with the intention of destroying the Hans heavy industrial base.

Ludwigshafen, one of the most important chemical cities in Hanse, was often badly damaged during World War II before being rebuilt as a modern city after the war.

Luka first called the commander of the unit in charge of the accident, a 27-8-year-old thick-eyed corporal, and asked about the details of the bombing at that time.

Since several people came with orders, Corporal Thick Eyebrows naturally did not dare to slack off.

However, the enemy's strategic bombing was mainly handled by the Defense Air Force.

There are not many points that can be investigated on the ground, and they are basically formalities.

After only a few words, Luka ended the question, and then turned his head to look at Gu Ji.

"Herman, is there anything else you want to ask?"

"After the factory was bombed, did it prepare corresponding emergency management measures for explosion and fire?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked the thick-eyebrow corporal.

The other party scratched his head and had to find the manager in charge of the production base.

The manager's name is Goering, a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a white shirt and a gray vest, and his oily hair combed to a shiny finish.

Gu Ji knew at a glance that the other party was a very shrewd businessman.

In the face of his question, Goering answered very indifferently and officially:

"At our BASF production site, we have the world's most advanced safety handling system, in the event of a fire, the sprinkler system will automatically extinguish the fire as soon as possible, and the factory supervisor and security supervisor will immediately arrange for employees to evacuate and contact the fire brigade."

"What is the environment in which your chemicals are stored, and what if they are bombed and cause a gas leak?"

When Gu Ji said this, Goering's face stiffened significantly.

But after a moment, he regained his indifference and smiled.

"There is no need to worry about this, as a chemical company, our response facilities are very complete, the chemicals are stored in special high-pressure storage tanks, and the pipelines are connected with the triple protection of decontamination towers, combustion towers and spray pipelines!"

The content of the exchange between the two is like listening to a book for Eugen.

Even Lehr, who was on the side, opened his mouth wide.

Lukka was surprised.

"Herman, how do you know so much?"

"Of course, I was born in Ludwigshafen, so how could I not know this."

After Gu Ji responded casually, he continued to ask Goering.

"Can I take a look at your technical manual?"

"With all due respect, sir, the main target of your investigation this time is the strategic bombing points of the Eagle Army, not the production security environment of our factory."

"Of course I know, but the next time the Eagle Army's bomber group strikes again, it happens to drop the bomb in the chemical storage area, and in the absence of safe handling measures, if the gas causes an explosion or leak, do you know how many people will have to die for it, and how much the Empire will have to bear as a result?"

Because Gu Ji is a local.

Luca and the others only thought that he was worried about his hometown, so they didn't feel any abrupt about his performance of "going online".

A fierce tread flashed in Goering's eyes.

But after looking at the sergeant rank on Gu Ji's shoulders and the black Iron Cross on his collar, he finally obeyed and said:

"What the chief said makes sense, I'll send you the technical manual."

"I'd like to visit the eastern part of your production site, can I?"

"Of course you can, but I have other things to deal with in the future, so let the secretary lead the chiefs to visit for the time being, do you think it's okay?"

With a wave of his hand, a young female secretary in a gray suit, black stockings, and a top hat walked out behind him.

Eugen's eyes were immediately fascinated by her long, wavy hair and red lips.

Lehr grinned as well, with an expression that all men understand.

For these armored soldiers who stay on the battlefield all year round, they deal with all kinds of tanks and shells every day, where have I seen such a young and beautiful woman.

"My name is Hannah, sir, please come with me."

Hannah briefly introduced herself, then walked up to the crowd and twisted her ass.

Gu Ji deliberately glanced at Goering who was leaving, and the other party's expression seemed to be a little solemn.

BASF's production site is very large.

The East End alone is enough for a few people to visit for an entire afternoon.

Gu Ji chose to see this area because he remembered that the military train from Berlin to Ludwigshafen was coming from the northeast direction.

If the explosion can affect the train tracks, it is likely to come from the Eastern District.

But after a whole circle, everyone didn't notice anything.

In desperation, he could only return to the military region with the factory technical production manual handed by Hannah.

Lukka patted him on the shoulder and comforted.

"Don't make yourself so nervous, you have to trust the Imperial Air Force, those Eagle Nation bombers are not so easy to attack."

Gu Ji didn't speak, just nodded perfunctorily.

Back in his room, he spent the night studying the safety essentials in the production technology manual.

This moment also reflects the importance of language proficiency, because if you are not particularly proficient in the language, many professional words cannot be understood at all.

The accident occurred at about eight o'clock in the morning.

Gu Ji closed the manual, and recalled the scene of the first explosion in his mind.

Although he knew the exact time of the accident, there was nothing he could do, and as a sergeant, he could not command a total shutdown of a world-class company in the absence of critical evidence.

Today, it's too late to address the explosion.

"The first time the explosion occurred, the remedy could be remedied......"

Early the next morning.

Gu Ji woke up at seven o'clock on time.

He couldn't determine the scope of the accident explosion for the time being, so he chose to stay in the military zone three kilometers away from the factory, found a sentry observation tower, and picked up a telescope to survey the east area of the factory.

The time gradually approached eight o'clock.

Suddenly.

With a loud bang, a blazing wave rushed out of the roof of the factory building, accompanied by an earth-shattering loud sound, and the billowing smoke rose into the air like an overwhelming sandstorm, accompanied by a scarlet flame blooming beautifully, like a bewitching and gorgeous flower on the other side, competing for beauty.

The sound of violent explosions was incessant, and the surrounding factories collapsed one after another, and the shattered reinforced concrete fell like a meteor shower, mercilessly smashing into the surrounding area.

Explosion, it happened!!

(End of chapter)