Rise from the sword

Chapter 674 Undercurrent

Good luck.

The No.25 Division of the 17th Army is stationed.

The first level of the devil's army is a temporary formation for specific tasks, and there is no fixed scale. Take the first army stationed in Shanxi as an example. At its peak, it had six combat divisions under its jurisdiction, with full staff and a total strength of more than 10 After the outbreak of the Pacific War, a large number of main divisions were transferred. During the lean period, the total strength was even lower than [-].

The 25th Army is to defend the Puppet Manchukuo against the main force of the independent regiment commanded by Commander Ding Da, and to defend the last lifeline of the empire.

After the establishment of the Natuna air base and the deployment of early warning aircraft and 'Styx' missiles, the devils except the Southeast Asian archipelago and the Philippines have basically been cut off from the mainland. The only country that can provide a large amount of supplies to the mainland is the mainland .

The task is arduous.

So the scale is also unprecedented.

25 gathered almost all the remaining main forces of the Kwantung Army, the main divisions of the peninsula garrison, the main forces of the local divisions of the army, and the main divisions mobilized from the Pacific Theater.

The total force surpassed the peak period of the North China Front Army.

As for why the Kwantung Army was not directly involved in the war, it was for the convenience of command.

The Kwantung Army is an old-fashioned front army. It has been operating in Manchukuo for more than ten years. There are a lot of old people and young people, and there are many mountains. People, so the base camp simply emptied the Kwantung Army, leaving only the scenes of the new miscellaneous divisions, and the old main forces were all divided into divisions or brigades into the 25th Army.

At this time, in a brigade-level barracks, a lieutenant with a plaster flag on his forehead looked at the sparse corn flour in the bowl, and frowned:
"Baga, why are there so few?"

Although they lost their helmets and armor all the way and retreated steadily, in the past six months, the food of the devils has been really good, even better than the previous few years, second only to the first two years at the beginning of the war.

Rice balls, corn and vegetable flavor soup, noodle pancakes, and occasionally canned meat.

But since half a month ago, the quality of the food has plummeted. A week ago, I could still have a full meal. Now, there is only a bowl of porridge left. I can eat enough, but it doesn't take an hour to get hungry.

How can you fight the enemy if you don't have enough to eat?
This is not the sinner of the empire and the locust!
Evil sin.

Damn!

"Didn't the head of the division tell you?"

A ghost soldier on the side glanced at the plaster flag on the forehead of his squad leader, and twitched at the corner of his mouth:
"Sky Locust and the Prime Minister jointly ordered us to double the amount of food collected every month at all costs. In order to meet His Majesty's order, the commander also shipped part of our military rations back to China."

"The orders are posted."

"The locust."

Lieutenant Guizi was taken aback for a moment, then silently lowered his head and started pouring water into his mouth.

With a plaster flag on his forehead, this devil lieutenant is obviously a hardcore Bushido devil, a typical young officer, who only wants to be loyal to the locust, and has bushido in his mind.

So when the locust came out, he instinctively didn't dare to object.

After dinner, the devil captain rubbed his stomach and frowned.

Only seven percent full.

He overestimated this bowl of thin soup, and underestimated his own appetite.

After dinner, he led the team to build fortifications.

The enemy is about to attack, and they need to build anti-tank trenches, anti-gun holes, etc., because of the lack of materials, they must dig as deep as possible, and the amount of work is huge.

In the evening of that day, when Lieutenant Guizi came to the cafeteria with his chest on his back, he got the same amount in his bowl as at noon.At noon the next day, he couldn't bear it anymore when he saw that there was less thin soup in the bowl.

"idiot."

He carried the dog bowl and rushed directly into the regiment headquarters regardless of the obstruction, intending to question the quartermaster.

"Commander..."

Looking at the thin soup in his own captain's bowl, which was even less than his own, the little devil's captain was suffocating in his heart.

"In special times, bear with it."

The captain of the Guizi Alliance stuffed a spoonful of thin soup into his mouth:
"The Locust Empire needs us to make sacrifices."

"I won't pursue the matter of you forcibly breaking into the alliance headquarters, let's go down."

"Hi."

The leader of the devil squad lowered his head and answered, his face was full of guilt.

However, what the devil squadron leader didn't know was that just after he left, the regiment leader rode into the division headquarters, where a table was filled with sumptuous dishes and even sake.

The head of the division and the captains of the regiment were drinking happily.

On the other side, after returning to the cafeteria, the leader of the devil team took a sip of the thin soup. Encouraged, he picked up the military shovel and led his team into the unfinished bunkers and fortifications.

then.

A week has passed, and the leader of the ghost squad, who has lost a full ten pounds, looked at the thin soup in the bowl, which was less than last week, and the locust command telegram posted outside the cafeteria. After a long silence, he silently tore off his head. plaster banner on.

On that day, he did not lead the team to repair fortifications and trenches.

This news also reached the ears of the captain.

"Yo Xi."

The captain who was gnawing on the chicken leg smiled and nodded:
"The squadron leader's strategy works really well."

This person is one of the three devils who took out Shanxi together with Maeda Kili.

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Los Angeles.

"Including bonuses of [-] US dollars per month, after tax, and even food and housing."

A letter from a Frenchman who was reading his alumni concurrently. When he read the salary amount in the letter, he couldn't help swallowing.

This amount is more than ten times his salary.

At the same time, he and he both lived in a village after an hour, and they both obtained master's degrees at the University of Paris. After graduation, they even worked in the same coal chemical plant as technical engineers.

But in the United States, a country full of talents due to global immigration, a master’s degree can earn a lot of money, and the coal chemical industry is not a tight industry. As a newcomer, he is very lucky to find a monthly income of 120 US dollars after tax.

Three times higher than that of enlisted soldiers.

Five times as much as going into the factory.

It is easy to support the whole family of five, but it is a bit difficult to live a good life.

Money is needed everywhere here, the prices of materials are rising, and consumption is relatively high. There is no money in the pocket, and it is difficult to move an inch.His family of five is still living in a cramped rental house.

"Five hundred dollars."

After receiving the letter, the master of chemical engineering who graduated from the University of Paris fell into deep thought.

His classmates invited him to work in the Republic of China, and promised that as long as he worked hard and taught those Chinese apprentices, he would also get a monthly income of [-] U.S. dollars after he came.

It can even go higher.

However, you have to learn a little Chinese first.

It is also mentioned in the letter that there are free Chinese training classes over there, which is not difficult for their learning ability.

Thinking of the two children at home, and the tens of thousands of dollars in fixed assets needed to formally naturalize in the United States, this master of chemical engineering gritted his teeth and finally decided to go out for a break.

After all, he graduated from the University of Paris with a master's degree in chemical engineering. After getting familiar with him here, it is not a problem for his salary to reach more than 3000 US dollars a year, or even higher, but it is still a huge gap compared to [-] US dollars per month.

For the sake of his family, and in order to become an American citizen, he decided to venture out.

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"The Yankee's new policy is really good."

In Ping'an County, in the office of the Construction Brigade, the political commissar looked at the report in his hand and smiled from ear to ear.

"Yes."

A reporting officer on the side was equally happy:
"In the past two weeks, the number of technicians who have come to our base has doubled compared to before."

"However, why such a bill?"

The director was very puzzled. The United States is a country of immigrants, and the main population is composed of immigrants. Raising the threshold for naturalization and requiring certain assets does not mean driving immigrants abroad?

And this time the Caucasians couldn't avoid it.

"why?"

Commissar Zhao continued to smile, but with a bit of contempt in his tone:
"For dollars."

Although the Yankees have a big business and a lot of money, they also have a big stall. The army with more than eight figures needs to be supported by sea, land and air. An aircraft costs 10,000+ US dollars, and a battleship costs more than 1 million US dollars. There is no such thing as a warehouse. This kind of cost-free all-round factory also needs a lot of foreign aid, and these cannot be stopped.

Sprinkling more than one billion dollars is equal to drizzle.

Old Zhao knew it very well.

If there is no warehouse, let the base area support the troops by itself, even if the base area is built to the present, the cost of a Natuna sea and air base can directly bankrupt the base area.

Now, the consumption of a wave of airlifts is more than before, that is, the total consumption of the troops in a year before Boss Chen appeared.

However, the most affluent country on earth, actually eyeing the little money in the hands of immigrants, still makes the political commissar disdain and contempt.

"Political commissar, at the current speed, our funds will be insufficient, or..."

The secretary changed the subject.

Although the monthly income is [-] million US dollars, and it is only used to recruit talents, but the base is really poor, there are too many talents needed, and the wages are very high. In addition, the Americans make all kinds of troubles, and the expenses are also very high. big.

So he wondered, should we reduce the overhead a little?

For example, the bonuses given to those experts are a little less, and the average per capita is less than 100 or [-] US dollars per month. It has no effect, and it is still much higher than that of the United States.

"It's okay, we have plenty of money."

Old Zhao laughed:
"Continue to increase income and attract talents according to the predetermined plan."

"Ok?"

The secretary was very puzzled.

Food stamps are circulated domestically, and in some places around them, but they are the same thing internationally, far inferior to the US dollar, British pound, and Mark.

These are all established industrial powerhouses, with their own strong industrial capabilities to support the currency, but their own side is indeed a little bit behind, and the time is too short.

Only US dollars or British pounds can be given to those foreign technical personnel, and others do not.

Could it be that the political commissar has a new way to make money?

"You'll know then."

Commissar Zhao sold a pass.

This group of talents, especially those recruited from the United States, is not only related to the revival of the base area, but also designed his own plan.

A plan for America.

To be precise, it is a plan for the American economy.

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Coming out of the conference room, Zhao Gang walked all the way to the logistics department building. Because it involves warehouses, the logistics department of the independent regiment is highly confidential, and it is managed by special personnel and guarded by special troops. Only Li Yunlong or he knows the specific number.

At the entrance of the logistics department, he met Li Yunlong who came with him.

"Old Zhao, what bad idea are you planning?"

Seeing his partner's expression, Li Yunlong knew that his partner was in trouble.

"Hahaha···"

Zhao Gang laughed and avoided the topic:

"How many war criminals have been arrested?"

Boss Chen's business, killing or arresting devils and interrogating war criminals, can get a price. At the beginning, the price was advanced technology and silver.

The role of technology has been demonstrated, which has enhanced the popularity of the base, especially the dozen or so laboratories established by Zhaojiayu University, which are known as one of the world-class scientific research centers.

There is still a large amount of silver in storage, and they are going to impact some American silver bills and let the Yankees have a bloodletting. It is estimated that the silver price will drop by at least several times when the huge amount of silver is released, and the US Treasury Department will lose at least 40 billion US dollars.

This is not a small amount.

With the current monthly income of [-] million US dollars, the base area will have to earn four years.It is comparable to one-fiftieth of the GDP of the United States. Once it is detonated, it will have a considerable impact on the American economy.

After the Spring Festival in 45 years, the price tag has changed, not only silver, but also gold, a huge amount of gold.

During the Spring Festival bombing, many devils and war criminals were killed. Ishihara Waner, Doi Yuankaner and others were killed, and the harvest was very fruitful.

"The harvest has been smaller recently."

It's a pity for Li Datuan.

Devils are fighting less and less!

Taking the 'Warehouse' material list from Li Yunlong's hand, political commissar Zhao skipped over the huge amount of weapons and equipment and food supplies, and turned directly to the end.

silver!
gold!

If the impact of the depreciation of silver on the U.S. economy is small, what about gold?
Gold, apart from decoration, doesn't actually have much practical effect.

However, because of its rarity and preservation, the currencies of various countries in the world are currently anchored to gold. Although due to the economic crisis, all countries in the United States have implemented loose monetary policies, making the currencies of various countries and gold less directly locked than decades ago, but the connection is still deep.

International large transactions are often paid directly with gold, and the outflow of gold will still greatly affect the financial stability of a country.

When gold depreciates greatly and becomes a few tenths of its original value, and the manufacturing industry is facing direct competition from base areas. With the help of Boss Chen, their products have better quality and lower prices, so...

What will happen to the United States of America, the world's strongest industrial country, which stipulates $35 per ounce of gold?

　And at night

　　Finally liberated, damn the epidemic.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)