Chapter 678 Cape Horn

Timoshenko's recruitment went very smoothly. Many people in the prisoner-of-war camp were aroused by the fact that their relatives had become traitors and were killed for no reason. They enthusiastically joined the Liberation Army and vowed to avenge their relatives.

In this way, Timoshenko easily recruited nearly 5,000 people.

"What a good start." This was the first prisoner of war camp, and there were nine other prisoner of war camps like this. If everything goes well, this trip can recruit nearly 50,000 people, which is almost an army. "Colonel Niklaus, Commander Kruger promised me the armored force..."

Colonel Nicklaus was sent by Commander Kruger to assist Timoshenko in his work. "It's ready. But those are the tanks of your army in the encirclement. BT series, T-26, KV-1, etc. Because there are too many tanks in a mess, it's hard for us to deal with them, so we just gave them to you. , It's just a good use of everything. "The tanks in the encirclement are not damaged, but they are just lying around after running out of fuel. The Germans refueled these tanks one by one and drove them back. However, the German army looked down upon these tanks with backward performance, and just "returned" them to the Liberation Army.

Timoshenko nodded suddenly, a little disappointed in his heart, thinking that the equipment allocated to him was the standard equipment of the German army. Even the early German Jackal tanks could crush the Soviet BT series, T-26. But then he felt relieved. Even if he could only equip these equipment, it would still be better than nothing. Anyway, the equipment of the Soviet army on the opposite side was not much better.

But what Colonel Nicklaus said next made him overjoyed. "Our commander also allocated 50 Jackal tanks and 50 Stalker destroyers to your army. As for other individual equipment, each squad is assigned a G43, an MP40, and a StG45 assault rifle. Each platoon has one. mg3 machine gun and Panzerfaust rockets.”

"That's great. Commander Kruger is so generous." With these weapons and equipment, although the firepower is weaker than the German squadron, it is not much weaker. It is completely higher than the firepower of the Soviet army on the opposite side.

"There will be tanks, and there will be aircraft." Colonel Nicklaus said slowly. "But you have to make good use of these good weapons. You can't just blindly charge like before. That is just to die. Of course, the most important thing is that you must show your loyalty and strength. We must They are allies who can fight side by side, not embroidered pillows that hold us back or unfamiliar white-eyed wolves."

Timoshenko said extremely seriously. "Don't worry. Colonel Niklaus, you have also seen that everyone in our Liberation Army, including me, has a blood feud with Stalin. We are willing to fight bravely and shed blood to overthrow Stalin's tyranny!"

Cape Horn, a small island located at the southernmost tip of the South American continent, belongs to Chile and is the dividing point between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

In 1616, the Dutch explorer Simonten led a fleet around the Cape and entered the Pacific Ocean from Argentina. Due to poor weather, he mistakenly thought that the island was a headland connected to the mainland, so it was named Cape Horn. Darwin wrote in his 1834 voyage on the Beagle: "It is covered in fog all year round and storms are constant. In order to find food, they kept migrating, and the coast was very steep. They had to travel in simple canoes, and they lived a humid life. The environment made it very difficult to light a fire, so they kept fires open day and night (even in the canoes).”

The climate is cold and foggy, with strong westerly winds blowing all year round. The ocean is rough and dangerous to navigate. In history, more than 500 ships sank on Cape Horn, and more than 20,000 people were buried at the bottom of the sea. It is called the worst sea channel in the world. Known as the "Devil's Land".

Before the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, this was the only way for navigation between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Even after the opening of the Panama Canal, this route has not been abandoned. With the development of the global economy and the substantial increase in world trade activities and freight volume, more and more ultra-large ships have been put into operation, and post-Panamax ships must avoid it. Cape Horn in South America.

Now that the Panama Canal is banned, this route is active again.

"Damn it, we finally got through." A fleet of transport ships crossed Cape Horn and entered the Pacific Ocean. Captain Logan of one of the cargo ships wiped the sweat from his face and muttered with lingering fear.

Every time I pass by this place, I feel terrified and don't dare to relax at all. "I don't know when the Panama Canal will resume traffic. I don't know what these people are doing. How long will it take to repair several locks?" The US government announced that the locks in the canal were damaged and needed to be replaced.

"The problem is not the gate." The first mate next to him said casually. "I heard there are ghosts wandering the Panama Canal."

Captain Logan couldn't help but be stunned. "Wrongful soul? What wronged soul?"

The first mate shrugs. "I don't know very well, but didn't it mean that tens of thousands of migrant workers died during the opening of the river?" Therefore, both sides of the Panama Canal are called "the banks of death." "I heard that those innocent souls were sealed before. I don't know how they got loose. As a result, they all came out and caused harm to people. I heard that the government sent three waves of people to exorcise the demons, but all of them died violently. No one dares to come close to it until now. There."

What he said was really evil. Captain Logan subconsciously touched the cross hanging around his neck and heard the second officer retort not far away. "What an innocent soul. I heard that the place was occupied by the Germans. The Germans sent paratroopers to parachute onto the Panama Canal. Our troops could not defeat them, so we had to blockade the outside of the Panama Canal to trap them there."

"What?!" This sounds even more outrageous. The Germans came all the way to occupy the Panama Canal? Why didn't they go and occupy the White House?

Just as everyone in the bridge was discussing whether the Panama Canal was occupied by the ghosts or the Germans, a loud explosion interrupted their discussion.

"What's going on?!" Everyone was startled by the sudden explosion. Before they could react, there was another loud noise, and through the glass window, they saw a cargo ship not far away slowly tilting.

"We were attacked! It's a German submarine!!" Captain Logan shouted. The terrible thing was that there were no escort warships nearby, because there was no sign of German submarines here before, and the nearest escort team was 2,000 kilometers away. "Damn it, why did the Germans come here? Call for support!"

But he also knew that this time they were most likely in danger. A distance of 2,000 kilometers, even if the destroyer was speeding at 40 knots, it would take 27 hours. Now, let alone 27 hours, it is even a question whether the fleet can last 27 minutes.