Eight Hundred and Fifty-Six Strong and Weak Cooperation

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The officer didn't know how many times he would die in this kind of shady deal, but it was certain that he would definitely not be the last. Copy site visit hp://Colonel Wei Gino was hanged under the flag by the pickets inside the SS for carrying private goods of diamonds. But before he arrived as a replacement, he had already been asked to continue this transaction.

He swore an oath under the national flag, and he once thought that he would spend his whole life following the great head of state of his country. But the current situation is that instead of going to the battlefield according to his original ideal and blood-staining the land for the sake of the motherland, he became an officer in charge of contacting North Africa, and was forced to send precious diamonds or gold from Africa to countless dignified wives. Bring it back to Germany.

There is no room for him to refuse. Most of the people who come to him are small people. Behind the people represented by these people in the country, there are taller big shots, and there are big shots above the big shots. In short, behind these people is almost the whole The nobles of the empire, those who often shouted "Long live the fatherland" on the radio included.

Not to mention a small colonel like him, even Heydrich of the SS, or Brauchitsch of the Wehrmacht, would inevitably feel timid when facing these behemoths. As for the head of state he swore to be loyal to , probably won't turn against so many people because of such a trivial matter.

In fact, these transactions are often not carried out on the books. As long as the North African army slightly changes a number when counting and seizing enemy equipment, then a few dice-sized diamonds will enter the pockets of dignitaries. There is almost no loss to the interests of the empire, but it can give countless people a gift for themselves.

No one will remember the unlucky Colonel Wei Gino, because the cause of his death was not because he participated in diamond smuggling, but because he attempted to intercept and monopolize diamonds after participating in diamond smuggling. No one will acquiesce in this kind of thing happening. The big shots can tolerate the greed of their subordinates, but they will not allow their subordinates to threaten the channel of their greed.

It is also because of this that Colonel Wei Jinuo is dead, so he can take over such an attractive property. And he, Colonel Kierwell, is not a free role. His background is the German-Italian coalition forces in North Africa, the commander-in-chief of the African Army, and Marshal Erwin Rommel.

That's why he dared to be unscrupulous, that's why he dared to be so blatant, and that's why he couldn't wait, and that's why he said directly: "I want 20 of those cheap crafts you mentioned! Many people are waiting, understand? ?” This sentence came.

Because he knows that these 20 diamonds are not something that no one or a small person asks for. Among them are the birthday gifts prepared by Marshal Erwin Rommel for the wife of the head of state, First Lady Mercedes Cassia of the Empire; the wedding anniversary gifts bought by Gustav Krupp for his wife; One was given to Grand Chancellor Augustus as a decoration on his cane.

"No problem! Mr. Colonel! I am happy to exchange these things for the friendship of your country! God bless you! May the friendship between us last forever." General Fukuman signaled his subordinates to bring the diamonds Give it to the German colonel, and said with a smile.

With an order, countless blacks began to lift large bundles of crude rubber onto German trucks. These materials are all waiting for consumption in Germany. There are almost no modern industrial products that can leave rubber. This substance, and in 1939, when the production of artificial rubber was insufficient, the reserve of natural rubber was still a very important industrial link.

Although Germany began to unite Farben, a chemical giant, to start mass production of synthetic rubber before 1927, due to limited production capacity and technical defects in quality, it has not been able to completely replace natural rubber until now.

Because the German Navy gained power in the Atlantic Ocean, Germany could import a large amount of rubber from distant South America, but because of the interference of the U.S. Navy and the British Navy, the German Navy was unable to use the aircraft carrier fleet for long-range escort, so this rubber supply line cannot be completely Meet the needs of Germany.

Because of this, Germany began to seek to supplement its urgently needed rubber in Africa, which is also the fundamental reason for supporting the African agent General Fukuman. On the other hand, Germany hopes to use Africans to fight or produce for itself, but it seems that such efforts have had very limited results.

The Germans hired or directly sold 20,000 African blacks, hoping to make up for the shortage of labor force, and pioneered mercenary combat. However, after a series of experiments, the German army and the German government discovered that these ancient African continents Indigenous, it is really unusable.

These blacks are loose and have weird beliefs, ugly and barbaric, and most of them don't even understand the language, so the German upper class is unwilling to accept these Africans as servants and other occupations. And because of their limited knowledge, they cannot engage in industrial production, and the Germans cannot allow them to join in the process of industrial production.

Due to the above reasons, these blacks can only engage in occupations such as porters and coolies in Germany. They are either distributed to the front line as consumption, or serve in ports and wharfs. People go to detain these black people who behave strangely.

The idea of ​​the Germans trying to make up for human resources failed completely, but they got unexpected rewards in rubber and natural resources. In the eyes of the locals, these rubber products are not as valuable as those advanced weapons, because weapons have more With advanced tactics, they can loot more useful things.

Because of different beliefs or some trivial things that happened on a certain day, the attacks between various tribes have never stopped since the birth of civilization, and the great powers did not interfere excessively with these ancient African tribes because of their own needs. They do not have a modern economic plundering system like Germany, so they did not let these ancient lands glow with their due vitality.

The emerging capitalists in Germany are different. They are more used to and adapt to the brutal capital plunder under the shadow of economic aid. They take away the needed oil and rubber, as well as gold and precious stones, leaving behind railways and gradually prosperous Rising cities, and a huge production and dumping market.

Compared with the plunder of red fruits in the colonies, this economic development model from fifty years later has its incomparable advantages. It aims to help revitalize the local economy, create a market, and obtain raw material resources; then put the produced things back into the market created by itself to gain profits or international prestige.

The difference is that everyone has become much smarter after 2000. At the same time, advanced countries have to provide loans and other conditions to buy people's hearts in order to obtain the support of the local government. At this time in 1939, Akado Take out such a model, and immediately let the local indigenous people regard the Germans as their best friends.

Want arms? Mauser rifles, MG42 machine guns, and even tanks and armored vehicles in the hands of the invincible Army of the Greater German Third Reich are all available! For daily use? There are all kinds of daily necessities, enough for General Fukuman in Africa to improve the living standards of his tribe! What's not to like? Not enough money? Easy! Oil, rubber, wood, mineral deposits, gemstones, gold...these can all be exchanged! German-African family, is there any? Germany sells pots and sells iron to help African friends, is there any?

Hundreds of tons of rubber were handed over to the German SS in this way, without even a signed contract. After the Germans dropped guns, ammunition, and some gasoline, they left as quickly as when they came. . Many people saw the heads piled up on the side of the road, and felt that there was a strange smell of plague in the air.

"We will provide you with the tanks and armored vehicles you want. There are also five of our battlefield observers. If they think it is necessary, we can even provide more munitions and even dispatch aircraft to help you eliminate them." Your enemy." Before walking back to his car, Colonel Kilwell said to the black general opposite him: "Thank you for the native products, I think my superiors will like these very much."

"My people will be waiting here, more than 400 of the tribe's most heroic warriors will defend this trading post." General Fukuman said with a smile, and then took a diamond about one carat in size from his assistant , Stuffed it into the hands of Colonel Kielwell: "We are friends! Mr. Colonel Kielwell, I hope to see you again."

Who knows whether it is right or wrong to come here? Who knows if he will live until the next time he comes here to exchange supplies with these black people? Colonel Kierville smiled helplessly, dismissed the weird thoughts in his heart, and said goodbye with a smile: "Then goodbye, my friend, if you are interested in coming to Cairo, I will treat you to a drink, the best in Cairo Fine wine."

Looking at the cars going away, a black man came up behind General Fukuman and asked in a low voice: "General, why don't we cooperate with the Americans? They seem to charge a higher price. As long as this convoy is wiped out, the Americans More arms and supplies will be provided to us."

General Fukuman didn't speak, just sneered, and then his assistant shot and killed the subordinate who came up to persuade him. Just as General Fukuman killed his own men, behind the dense forest not far away, three German Odin gunships began to slowly climb up.

He spoke to the corpse on the ground who could no longer hear him, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "The Americans give more, but you have to take it with your life."