Chapter 231 Humanitarian Relief Supplies

E: Ask for a ticket, if you have a ticket, you can smash it.

February 15, 255 (1914).

The First World War had been going on for B months, and this war was one of the most destructive in European history, and the battle lines were mainly divided into the Eastern Front (Russia fought against Germany and Austria), the Western Front (Britain and France fought against Germany) and the Southern Front (including the Baryu front fought by Serbia against Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria), of which the Western Front was the most tragic.

By 1 February, the total number of military and civilian deaths on both sides had exceeded the three million mark, with the Allies accounting for eight. The worst of these was the woolly bear, which lost 970,000 grey livestock. Then there was France, which lost 60,000 officers and soldiers. More than 60,000 British troops died (460,000 in Australia, 40,000 in Canada, and 460,000 in India). The Serbian army suffered 4o thousand casualties. The Japanese army lost more than 20,000 men, and all five divisions sent to Europe were disabled. In addition, more than 60,000 people died in Belgium and more than 1o6 people died in Luxembourg. In addition, nearly 30,000 people went to German prisoner of war camps, most of them Russians

The Entente team suffered 260,000 casualties, more than 60,000 wounded, another 30,000 captured, 40,000 civilians killed, and 10,000 wounded.

The losses on the part of the Central Powers were much smaller, with more than 20,000 killed in Germany, more than 280,000 in Austria-Hungary, and more than 20,000 in Bulgaria. A total of 50,000 officers and soldiers were killed, less than 66 were taken prisoner and 1.36 million wounded. In addition, nearly 20,000 civilians were killed and B 00,000 were wounded.

Because the allies of this plane have the strong support of the extra-large "from the five marks", the power of the allies is far stronger than that of the original time and space, especially Germany, so for the Entente the first plane of the war is far more cruel than the original time and space, and the number of casualties of the Entente even exceeds the prediction of the military experts of the Socialist Party. The casualties of this kind of Cheng DΓΉ have far exceeded the same period in the original time and space, and both warring sides are frightened by this amazing loss, but they are also difficult to ride a tiger now, and it is impossible for them to stop if they do not fly off one side of the car, or if both sides are exhausted and unable to fight.

Moreover, such a casualty rate also frightened some onlookers, such as some interested countries such as Italy, Portugal and the Ottomans, who were frightened to retreat. They all thought: Let's collect tolls and buy supplies with peace of mind, and don't get involved in such things as war.

The United States on the other side of the ocean thinks even more, especially with the help of the Zenith Consortium and the Lando Consortium, and the American media are rushing to report on the war in Europe, especially highlighting the brutality of the war. Countless tragic photographs of the dead, weeping family members, ruined cities, etc., filled the pages of major newspapers, making the isolationist feelings of the American people even stronger. Because the reaction of the people was so great, President Thomas Wilson had to publicly say: the United States will never take the initiative to enter the war, as long as they do not come to fight us, we will always remain neutral...... Yunyun.

Although the Entente were in a bad position in Europe and were beaten by Erdezi, they still achieved great results in another battlefield, Africa.

Because the British Empire was a powerful empire of sea power, with the world's largest navy, it monopolized the sea routes of the Atlantic. Thus, when World War I broke out, Britain blockaded the Atlantic shipping lanes to the Allies, making it impossible for Germany to provide aid to its African colonies, which had few German troops. Thus, with the exception of stubborn resistance in German East Africa and Cameroon, the Allies did not encounter great resistance during their attacks on the other German colonies.

Togo was the smallest German colony in Africa and the first German colony to be occupied by the Allies. The Germans had only about 1oo troops stationed there, so it took the Allies only 2 days to occupy the area on June 2, 1914, with near-zero resistance.

In German South-West Africa (Namibia), the Germans faced the British-backed Confederate forces of South Africa, while in arid South-West Africa, where the majority of the population was concentrated in Dwynhoek, the Germans had no more than 5,000 troops there. The war broke out in June 1914, when isolated South Africa was invaded by South African troops, and the local German forces, although they managed to stop them, were too small to fight the outnumbered South African army, which was familiar with the desert terrain. By 15 February, the South African army was approaching Dwynhoek in southwest Africa, with fewer than 26 German troops still in combat.

Due to its unfortunate location, the German defenders in Cameroon were besieged from three sides: British Nigeria, French Equatorial Africa, and Belgian Congo. However, the stubborn resistance of the defenders caused a lot of headaches for the Allies, and the progress was extremely slow.

The German East Africa Campaign was the largest battle in Africa, with both sides committing more troops than the other colonial wars. The British Entente met stubbornly with stubborn resistance from the German colonial garrisons and indigenous forces under the command of Major General Leto-Forbeck in East Africa. The German army here consisted of only 136o, of which only 36 were German officers and soldiers, and the rest were indigenous militias composed of locals.

Experts on all matters believe that Germany will not last long, but Leto Forbeck has made everyone fall to the ground, and this guy relied on this little man, not only to carry the 40,000 allied troops of Britain and Belgium, but also to defeat them, and to the streets.

Seeing that Falbeck's brother was so good also aroused the interest of the Chinese high-level.

"This Faulbeck is in a good situation, and I think more aid should be given to him, and more Entente teams should be contained in the African theater. Wen Desi also checked the information and knew that this old man was a very rebellious figure, relying on more than 10,000 troops who lacked supplies, he managed to contain the 30,000 troops of the Entente, and he also made the Entente miserable, and when the German army in Europe was about to rush to the streets, he could still organize a counteroffensive. If it weren't for the lack of backup, he would definitely have something bigger.

Singh also said: "Yes, Leto Forbeck is indeed a famous general, we have carefully studied his examples, and now he has a flexible tactical approach and is very good at taking advantage of his own advantage. And he also has strong organizational skills, and under his training, the African natives can actually become qualified modern soldiers.

Wen Deji knocked on the table and said, "How about this? Let's discuss with Germany that Falbeck will first provide equipment and supplies for 30,000 people. If the table is good, continue to assist. ”

"But how do we get things over?" asked Deputy Prime Minister Xiao Tu, "the last time the British suffered a big loss in the Gulf of Aden, they have blocked the coastline of East Africa, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for our fleet to get through......"

Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Wang Tiehammer, said with a smile: "Vice Premier Xiao, you can rest assured that we now have special transport submarines, and we can send these things to East Africa without knowing it......

At today's meeting of the Military Commission, Wen Deji continued: "In addition, India is too quiet now, and the British are now too busy to take care of themselves, so they should be bolder. Also, the people's power in Afghanistan has been established, so it is time for the Persian Socialist Workers' and Peasants' Party to make a move.

"These humanitarian relief supplies that we have organized must be delivered safely, smoothly and smoothly to the freedom-loving Indian people. ”

Nellore, India.

Nellore is a small city in southeastern India, located near the mouth of the Benel River. Dozens of kilometers away from the city of Nellore, there is a remote fishing port, a few years ago, a wealthy businessman from other places took a fancy to this place, bought the whole village, the original landlord moved away after selling, nowhere to be found, the original villagers also got a resettlement fee, some moved away, some were recruited by the wealthy businessman, to the northern manor to live.

After the wealthy merchants bought it, they began to build it on a large scale. According to him, it is planned to be built into a resort villa area. However, this was a ruined project, and after the wealthy merchants built the roads and docks, the funds were not enough, so only a few villas and warehouses were hastily repaired, and then the work was stopped. Later, it was sold to a local merchant named Singh, who was engaged in the import and export trade, and he used the place as a warehouse.

Today, Singh's boss sent some of the workers home, leaving him and a few henchmen behind. The workers vaguely knew that their boss was a smuggler and was ready to take over the goods. However, if those who do import and export trade do not engage in smuggling by the way, it is abnormal, and besides, the boss of Singh is a rare and kind person, with relatively high wages and benefits, and he has a much more conscience than his peers, so the workers pretend not to know.

I also heard that someone wanted to stumble on Singh in the past and reported the company's smuggling activities to the government, but the result was that after the government investigated, Singh was an innocent and law-abiding businessman. In the end, Singh didn't do anything, but the guys who reported it disappeared from their families. Since then, no one has dared to report him.

After nightfall, 6 men came in chariots, all of them strong young men, all armed with weapons in their hands. The men came to the gate, said a few words to the guards, and then took out a small notebook and lit it up, and they were put inside. More than 100 horse-drawn carts, ox carts, and even a dozen trucks came back and forth. The vehicles were all parked in the open space next to the pier.

In the middle of the night, several lights came on the dock, and Singh and a large group of people were waiting on the pier.

Singh is of medium stature, has a typical Kshatriya appearance, and is around thirty years old. This kind of person is very common in India, if not ten million but eight million.

Singh stood on the pier and looked out at the sea, it was late at night, and he obviously couldn't see anything. He gestured back, and immediately two of his men came carrying a large box. After opening the box, there was a radio station inside, and they immediately began to get busy.

After a while, a telegraph man raised his head and said, "Minister Singh, there is a response, they are in the deep water area 1o nautical miles away. ”

"Okay, tell them to come here, we're ready......" Singh nodded.

Then he said to the men beside him, "Laman, go and drive the crane." Zagu, go and prepare the forklift" The crowd suddenly parted, each busy with their own business

Ten minutes later, a sea surface in front of the pier suddenly turned up a lot of waves, and the bubbles of the big canopy bubbled. A large submarine shaped like a giant whale rises from the sea to the surface. Singh immediately picked up a signal light, swayed left and right, and repeated it several times.

At this time, many lights were also lit on the dock, illuminating the berths, and at the same time, two small airboats drove over to pilot the submarine. Don't look at this place as inconspicuous, but it is a natural deep-water harbor, but the place is a little smaller. This wharf was built by two bosses and can now accommodate 10,000-ton cargo ships.

After a while, the submarine came to the dock. More than a dozen men in sailor suits walked out, and Singh hurriedly greeted him, and the two sides exchanged words in a low voice on the dock.

Attentive people will notice that there are no recognizable markings on the submarine, and even the clothes worn by the people on the submarine are not decognizable. Even they spoke in English, and their appearance was even more difficult to judge, for there were all sorts of people among them, and the one was a typical yellow-and-white appearance.

"Comrade Singh, this is the ...... of humanitarian relief supplies provided by the organization," the mixed-race man said in fluent American English. As he spoke, he handed over the text clip in his hand. "This is the list, sign it to me after acceptance......"

"Thank you very much, Comrade Mark, for your hard work all the way...... "Singh smiled and continued.

The two of them were talking on the side, but the others were not idle, it was not the first time for everyone to do this kind of thing, and they almost didn't need to be commanded by their superiors, and they were familiar with it.

"Click......click" I saw that the back shell of the submarine slowly separated to the two sides in a burst of mechanical sound, revealing a large cargo hold, in which dozens of standard containers were stacked.

Singh's men immediately went into action, and they divided into groups to go up to the submarine's cargo hold, tie the slings to the containers, and hang the hooks. Another group of people skillfully operated the loading and unloading equipment at the dock, hoisting the containers one by one onto the dock. Another group of people immediately opened the container and took out all the goods inside.

"Good fellow, is this the organization's new transport submarine? This submarine is very different from a submarine, its hull is fat, about the same as that of a merchant ship.

"Yes, this is the latest type of transport submarine, which is specially prepared to deliver humanitarian relief supplies to various places...... "Mark said proudly: "The underwater standard displacement is 66 tons, and it can be loaded with a 2-meter standard container, or 26 tons of bulk ......."

Singh walked over to a pile of goods that had just been taken out of the container, which was a pile of crates. Singh asked people to open a box, which was covered with a layer of waterproof tarpaulin, and when he lifted the tarpaulin, dozens of jet-black and shiny rifles were suddenly revealed. Singh picked up a rifle, wiped off the rust-proof butter on it, and skillfully opened the bolt and removed the magazine.

"Good gun" Singh put down the gun, motioned for his men to move away, and picked up a cloth to wipe the butter off his hands. "It's all freshly shipped."

"Of course it's all new," Mark said with a smile, "each crate is 2 rifles and accessories, and each container contains 15o crates." This time there are a total of 3 containers, 1o containers are rifles, 6 containers are pistols and submachine guns, 6 containers are light machine guns and heavy machine guns, and 6 containers are mortars and infantry guns, and the rest of the containers are ammunition, medicines, radio and other technical equipment......"

"Great, we've got all the people ready to go, and that's all we need now. In the past, it could be bought from outside, but now the British are getting stricter and stricter, and international arms dealers can't bring it in. We have to rely on submarines......" Singh sighed.

Two hours later, the transport submarine quietly left the dock and dived underwater without a trace. After another 2 hours, the people on the dock also dispersed, and the carriages and cars, loaded with goods, left the place at night.

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