Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

This feeling was even stronger when I got the latest Spanish version of The Times the next day.

Many people don't know that Spanish is the second largest language in the world in terms of the number of first language users, after Chinese, with about 437 million people speaking it as their mother tongue.

The number of Spanish speakers accounts for 4.84% of the world's population, and the total number of first and second language speakers is nearly 570 million. Especially in Latin America, the first language in many countries is Spanish.

However, in terms of circulation, the Spanish version of The Times only ranks fourth, with the top three being Chinese, English, and French.

The reporter of "The Times" is indeed very powerful. He was able to obtain photos of German prisoner-of-war camps. Looking at the prisoner-of-war camps in the photos that were worse than the slums, and then looking at his clean and tidy hospital room, Captain Thiago simply had

A feeling of being in heaven.

To be honest, the conditions in the hospital wards in Southern Africa are better than those in Thiago's previous officers' quarters.

There are no nurses in white uniforms in the officers' dormitory, although the nurse's attitude towards Thiago, a prisoner, is not very good.

But for soldiers, there is nothing to criticize. Even though many nurses are aunts with waists thicker than buckets, they suddenly have a special charm after putting on their white uniforms.

As an officer, Thiago is entitled to a private ward.

The area of ​​the room is not large, about fifteen square meters. The floor is paved with cement and the walls are spliced ​​with wooden boards. There are electric lights in the room and a pager beside the bed. If you press it for up to ten seconds, the nurse will arrive.

Even if it is just a temporary field hospital, there are dedicated personnel to clean it every day. The hygiene of Thiago's ward is taken care of by an African-American aunt. She comes to clean it at eight o'clock every morning. Thiago tries to talk to the aunt in Spanish.

Chatted, but unfortunately got no response.

Maybe the aunt doesn't speak Spanish.

Of course, it is more likely that the aunt does not want to pay attention to Thiago. Southern Africans are very proud, even Africans in the Southern African Union.

After all, they are the victors, even if it is temporary.

Thiago could only comfort himself in this way.

The Times did not miss any publicity opportunity. Two reporters came to interview Thiago at noon. This was arranged by the prisoner of war camp.

The two reporters are Spanish, a man and a woman. The woman is responsible for interviewing and the man is responsible for taking photos. From their words, Thiago can feel that they are proud of their work.

Thiago hopes they are not proud of working for southern Africans.

"Did you know that Russian prisoners of war were abused by the Germans?" The female reporter immediately noticed the newspaper placed beside the bed.

"Yes, I have learned from the newspaper that the Germans should not do that. It is too inhumane. Prisoners are also human beings and should be treated according to their status." Captain Thiago considered his words, and some words could be used

Say, there are some things you don’t want to say.

"So you were treated in a prisoner of war camp in southern Africa that matches your status." The reporter's interview was obviously instructive.

"Yes, as you can see, I have clean clothes now. This at least allows me to retain the dignity of being an officer. This is not so much a prisoner of war camp as a sanatorium. This was something that only senior officers could enjoy here in the past.

The staff are very responsible, the soup delivered to the ward is still hot, and I get fresh fruit every day." There was still ridicule in Thiago's words, but it was more of a compliment.

These are objective facts, and Thiago has no psychological burden when speaking them out.

"What do you want to say about the ongoing war?" The reporter was not very satisfied with Thiago's answer.

"From my standpoint, of course I am opposed to any form of invasion of Spain." Just as Thiago spoke, Captain Tom, who was standing by the window sill to supervise, suddenly coughed.

Thiago immediately shut up and reorganized his words.

"Although I am a soldier, I am opposed to any form of war. I am a pacifist. I join the army just for a job," Thiago gushed.

The reporter's expression gradually turned ugly. I don't want to hear you say this.

As a soldier, are you embarrassed to say that you are a pacifist?

No wonder the Spanish army was defeated so quickly after the war broke out.

At the time of the interview, the 33rd Division was about to arrive in Madrid.

Franco obviously did not have the determination to stick to Madrid and fight to the end with the southern African army. He announced the day before that he would move the capital to Barcelona, ​​the capital of Catalonia.

In Barcelona, ​​there were two divisions hastily formed by the Spanish government. Together with the First Division, the army that the Spanish government could command once again exceeded 50,000 people.

Only in name only.

It has only been five days since the outbreak of the war. The two divisions in Barcelona only have designations. On the way to Barcelona, ​​the first division continued to have officers and soldiers fleeing. The 15,000 troops had less than 12,000 when they withdrew to Barcelona. Spain

People have been frightened by the southern African army.

Compared with the battles during the Spanish Civil War, the southern African army taught the Spaniards what modern warfare was.

During the Spanish Civil War, the strength gap between the two sides was not large, so they fought back and forth for several years, which is within people's understanding.

When southern Africa declared war on Spain, the Spanish army was stronger than during the civil war, and its officers and soldiers were more experienced, but they were vulnerable.

After breaking through the defense line of the 2nd Division, the 33rd Armored Division encountered no organized resistance at all and arrived in Madrid without incident.

The airborne troops didn't even get a chance to play, the transport planes hadn't even been filled with fuel, and the Second Division's defense line had collapsed, leaving them helpless and helpless.

The landing operation hoped by the Cyprus Squadron only happened once when attacking the Balearic Islands. When the main force of the fleet arrived in Valencia, the city raised the white flag without hesitation, and there were actually people waving Southern African flags on the dock.

welcome.

I'm afraid I can't embroider so fast even if I embroider at night.

Captain Tom started coughing again. He seemed not to be well today.

Thiago's expression was pitiful and he didn't know what to say. It's disgusting for old men to act cute.

"So, in the prisoner of war camp in southern Africa, you enjoyed treatment that even the Spanish government troops did not enjoy." The female reporter was impatient and simply read the interview outline.

"In some ways, that's true." Thiago finally relaxed. Is it necessary to go through such a hard time?

Of course it is necessary.

If there was no personal statement from the Spanish military officer, it would be nothing more than a fabrication by The Times.

The Times has always been known for its "rigor".

"Do you hate southern Africans?" the reporter asked a pointed question.

Thiago lowered his head and thought for a long time, and did not notice Captain Tom's warning eyes.

Just when Captain Tom and the reporter were about to become impatient, Tiago raised his head and smiled bitterly.

"How can there be no hatred? So many of my comrades have sacrificed their lives. They all have families, but this is normal. We have understood a truth a long time ago. If a country is weak, it will be humiliated. Hundreds of years ago, we held matchlock guns and conquered He met the indigenous people in the forests of South America. Those indigenous people are also very similar to us, but we brought civilization to them and brought them into a civilized society." Tiago understands the truth that if you fall behind, you will be beaten. This truth will still be used by many people decades later. not understand.

Or pretending to be confused while pretending to understand.

"Spain is very weak compared to Southern Africa. With all our might, we can't even stop a division in Southern Africa, even if the division is numbered after No. 30, but who can blame it? Poland was divided. France has given up its resistance, and the Russians are being mistreated in German prisoner-of-war camps. Compared with them, at least Southern Africa treats us prisoners in line with the standards of a civilized country." Thiago was very sad and did not understand that he once had an invincible fleet. Why has the country fallen to this point?

The interview had gone far enough. The reporter got what he wanted. Captain Tom also breathed a sigh of relief and decided to add a chicken leg to Thiago for dinner.

There is no shortage of chicken drumsticks in Eastern, Western and Southern Africa.

Today, in 1941, there are approximately 6 million ranches in southern Africa, a number that is sure to increase in the coming years.

Ranches in southern Africa range from large to small. Large ranches may exceed 100,000 acres, and they are all controlled by large agricultural companies or wealthy individuals.

The small ranches only have an area of ​​three to five hundred acres, which doesn't look big. Most of them are in good operating conditions. The farmers are the richest group in southern Africa.

When southern Africa was first founded, the number of white farmers and Chinese farmers was about the same.

Decades later, the number of Chinese farmers has far exceeded that of white farmers.

Land can really be used in the hands of the Chinese. Every corner can be used. No matter how big the farm is, there is no extra land. With hard work, full development, and the use of agricultural machinery, any land can be used. There are dozens or hundreds of chickens, ducks and geese on the farm.

Before the outbreak of the European War, in order to protect the interests of farmers, Southern Africa also implemented a price protection system to ensure farmers' minimum income.

After the outbreak of the European War, the price of agricultural products rose rapidly, and everything was in short supply. Potatoes, which were once so abundant that they could only be fed to pigs, have now become rations. The production of alcohol has hit new highs, and it can not only be drunk, but can also be used to treat wounds.

Just as Franco's defeat was imminent, Russia looked in danger.

The war is continuing to run in a direction that is unfavorable to Russia, and the Russians are struggling to support it.

In Kiev, 650,000 Russian troops have been surrounded by German troops.

Russia continued to invest new troops in order to rescue the surrounded army.

In order to eliminate the Russian army in the encirclement, the Germans invested all their strategic reserves and deployed troops from Army Group Center to support them. Millions of troops fought in an area 300 kilometers wide and 600 kilometers long. The battle was unprecedentedly brutal.

After capturing 500,000 Russians in Minsk, Army Group Center continued to advance toward Moscow. This time it was surrounded by the Western Front commanded by Timoshenko, the Reserve Front commanded by Zhukov, and the Central Front commanded by Kuznetsov.

and the Bryansk Front commanded by Yereomenko.

Another irreversible defeat is taking shape. This time the incompetence of the frontline commanders of the Russian army cannot be blamed. Most of the reasons are due to the bearded man.

The progress of the southern African army was going smoothly, which gave Big Beard a huge stimulus.

For this reason, Big Beard rejected Zhukov's proposal to evacuate the Russian army from Kiev. In order to reduce the pressure on the Russian army in Kiev, Zhukov and Timoshenko worked hard to stop the advance of the German army. In the end, due to backward equipment and tactics, the Central Russian army once again

Surrounded by German troops.

The Central Russian Army is Russia's last remaining force. If the troops in the encirclement are eliminated, no army will be able to stop the German army from attacking Moscow.

There are less than two months left before winter. How to keep Russia going until winter has become the primary problem that Rock and Winston have to face.

"Sorry Locke, the United Kingdom has no capacity to provide support to Russia. This winter has been difficult for all of us. Families in London have not yet stored enough fuel to survive the winter. Old people are dying tragically. Children are suffering from lack of nutrition. Men

They are all on the front lines, women are in the factories." Winston had reservations. Part of what he said was true, but Britain was not yet unsustainable.

Compared with last winter, the situation in the UK is already very good now.

Last year London was still being bombed by the Germans every day. This year at least the Germans have turned their attention to the north.

After the outbreak of the European War, all the millions of troops recruited by the British have been trained. The English Channel is impregnable, every port has a solid fort, the airport is full of fighter jets, and the Royal Navy is still strong.

Just a few days ago, the newly commissioned battleship "Tirpitz" tried to break through the Royal Navy's defense line and break into the Atlantic to break the engagement, but was stopped by the Royal Navy.

The battleship "Tirpitz" is the second ship of the Bismarck-class battleship, named after Marshal Alfred von Tirpitz of the German Empire.

When the "Bismarck" was sunk, the "Tirpitz" had not yet entered service. This was the first time the "Tirpitz" went to sea, but it ended in failure.

Not bad, at least the "Tirpitz" returned to its home port smoothly, but the "Bismarck" was lying at the bottom of the cold and dark Atlantic Ocean.

"Winston, you should know the consequences if Russia loses the war." Rock had a headache. Winston wanted to shift all the responsibility to southern Africa.

Anyway, the UK doesn't have any extra power, so it's up to you in southern Africa to figure it out.

Southern Africa is certainly capable, and Roque has tried his best to provide assistance to Russia, without even taking into account the Russians' habit of defaulting on their debts.

In the two months since the Russo-German War broke out, Southern Africa had provided Russia with 1,200 aircraft, 1,500 tanks, 4,500 artillery pieces, and 11,000 trucks.

These aids have not played their due role and cannot even keep up with the consumption rate of the Russian army.

Big Beard did not immediately send the advanced weapons aided by southern Africa to the front line, but stayed in Moscow to equip the newly recruited troops.

It seems that Big Beard is preparing to use millions of Russian troops to hold the Germans to death.

This is really a good idea.