crisis management game.

Chapter 107 BASF Factory

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At that moment, everyone stared at Gu Ji with different expressions, some were shocked, some were excited, and most of them were envious.

The current military rank of "Sherman" is a private first class, and the general staff awarded him the rank of sergeant, which is equivalent to being promoted to three consecutive ranks.

And that Iron Cross.

A warrior of Hans country, it is his greatest honor to be awarded the Iron Cross.

Although the number of this item has spread to millions in the late World War II, it still carries a heavy weight of honor at this moment. Among the few people present, only Luca of the 1st Guards Banner Division wears one on his collar.

Eugen on the side was so envious that his eyeballs almost fell out.

But when the bearded general staff learned that Gu Ji was in a hurry to return to Dwighaven, he suddenly remembered.

"It's true. I just received an order from the headquarters. Ludwigshafen was bombed by the B-341 fleet of the 17st Bomber Brigade of the Eagle Army. I asked me to send a few teams to investigate and count."

Hearing the topic, Gu Ji's eyes flashed with excitement, and his tone was steady.

"General Staff, if you agree, I would like to go to Ludwig to investigate this matter."

"General Staff, I also want to go with Sergeant Herman!"

Unexpectedly, Eugen could not wait to stand up and straighten his back.

The bearded man turned his hands behind his back, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and nodded in satisfaction:

"How about this, since you have just experienced life and death together on the battlefield, you will form a team for the time being, with Second Lieutenant Luka as the captain and Sergeant Herman as the deputy captain. Hong Kong bombing incident."

"Yes."

Luka originally intended to recruit such an excellent subordinate as Gu Ji, so of course he readily agreed.

No surprises.

The news of Mosnelli's resignation that night once again caused a sensation in Hans' barracks.

In the south-south outer island battle, Hans' army was defeated.

In order to prevent the morale of the army from being distracted, the bearded general staff decided to hold a conferring ceremony for Gu Ji at the base that night. It is rare to have a soldier who can be regarded as a model. Of course, he must vigorously publicize it.

"Relying on his excellent commanding ability, Sergeant Hermann fought to the last bullet and rescued his comrades from the encirclement. He has the halo of Hans' will."

Because the original product is still being produced, the general staff can only temporarily take out an official copy of the Black Cross and tie it in front of Gu Ji's collar.

"I hope Sergeant Herman can continue to rely on Hans' will like relying on a stone wall, and keep fighting for this honor!"

The Hans soldiers in the audience immediately burst into applause.

Gu Ji didn't feel excited at all, since his position was different, he might as well think carefully about how to use this feat to win command benefits for himself.

After the conferring ceremony.

Le Er stepped forward and put his arms around his shoulders, grinning:
"Good guy, after one battle, the level is the same as mine!"

"Brother Hermann, oh no, sir, I hope you will not forget to teach me command skills when you arrive in Ludwigshafen!"

"Everything is easy to talk about."

Gu Jizheng dismissed Eugen in a few words, but happened to meet the military police escorting a group of soldiers to the punishment camp.

Seeing him, the military police immediately straightened his back and gave a military salute excitedly.

The soldiers had already been stripped of their military uniforms, their faces were covered with bloodstains, and a white sign was hung on their chests, with shameful slogans such as "I am a deserter, I am a coward, and I am a traitor" written on it.

Eugen spat fiercely:

"Damn deserters, really shame the Hans Empire!"

"Forget Eugen, let's say a few words less."

Lele gave him a tug.

In fact, everyone knows that these soldiers are not real deserters. They just saw the civilians of Rome parade in the streets to celebrate, and it is rumored that the war is really about to end.

The night wind blows.

Inciting the badge of shame on the soldier's chest, as well as the Iron Cross on the collars of Gu Ji and Luca, and Eugen's crazy expression seemed to echo their lost and silent expression.

……

morning two days later.

The military police were ordered to inform Gu Ji and the others that the transport crew was ready. It was a gray-green JU-52 transport plane that could accommodate 18 soldiers.

The distance from Lebutas to Ludwigshafen is only about a thousand kilometers.

In less than three hours, the plane landed over Ludwigshafen.

[Target: Successfully reach Ludwigshafen within three days! 】

[Please choose your reward! 】

【Increased Lung Blood Oxygen Volume】or【Increased Human Tolerance】

To be honest, the two rewards refreshed this time are not as attractive as the previous round on the surface, but they are very practical in the face of disasters.

Blue [improve lung capacity]: Increase the deep inspiratory capacity of the lungs by 24%, increase the hypoxia tolerance time of important organs such as the brain, heart, and kidney by 32%, and increase the activity of type II lung cells by 7%;
Blue [Human Body Tolerance Improvement]: Improve the human body's ability to resist cold and heat by 27%, improve the skin's ability to resist chemical burns by 19%, and increase the bone marrow's hematopoietic ability by 16%.

Both focus on improving individual survivability.

If you look at it according to game thinking.

Vital capacity is very little blood loss in the early stage, and extremely fast blood loss in the later stage;

Tolerance is the steady and slow blood loss throughout the process.

After thinking for a while, Gu Ji decided to choose the former. In large-scale factory fires and chemical leakage accidents, the effect of increased resistance is limited, and it still depends on equipment.

The protective equipment during World War II was generally not reliable.

[New goal: prevent accidents and disasters from spreading out of port! 】

Through the cabin window, he glanced down at the town at the bottom.

Located on the left bank of the Rhine, Ludwigshafen is the second largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Compared with Lebutas and Berlin, there is not such a strong atmosphere of war here. Looking around the whole city, except for the houses with red roofs and white walls, nearly half of them are surrounded by various dense factory pipelines and railways.

There are few high-rise buildings in the city center, replaced by chimneys emitting white gas and gray smoke, as well as various huge circular and columnar condensation towers and combustion towers.

Because here sits the world's largest chemical company:

Headquarters of the BASF Group.

It is the chemical product base with the largest factory area in the world. The company headquarters and factory near the port and the railway track are like a "small city", with the building area of ​​only seven square kilometers.

There are 100 kilometers of streets, 200 kilometers of train tracks, and 2500 kilometers of pipelines inside, which is enough to explain its complexity and size.

Therefore, the accidents that happened to BASF in history are often very serious.

After landing at the airport, Luca turned around and asked.

"Herman, are you going to go home first or..."

"Wait until the investigation task is completed."

Gu Ji prevaricates casually.

So Luca got in touch with the gendarmerie stationed there.

Due to the consumption of too many troops on the battlefields on the east and west fronts and guarding the occupied areas, there are very few troops stationed in Hans's local towns, and they are basically junior troops or newly produced troops.

The Military Police Department equipped Gu Ji and others with a military vehicle: the Volkswagen Type 82 barrel truck.

With a gray-green body, a square convertible shape, and a spare wheel on the hood, it looks like a small armored vehicle.

While driving on the road, it also attracted the attention of many people.

Some people stopped to watch, some teenagers chased after the car with hippie smiles, and some young soldiers patrolling the street saluted, trying to express their enthusiasm and respect for the veterans in their hearts.

Compared to Eugen who was so excited that he honked his horn.

On the contrary, Leer's expression was complicated, as if thinking of the tragedy on the battlefield and those comrades who died.

Under the guidance of the young military police, Gu Ji and others finally arrived at the bombed site, located in the southwest area of ​​the BASF factory.

Fortunately, the Hans Air Force arrived in time, and the bombed area was not too large. Of the five aerial bombs, only one landed in the factory building.

With the factory fence as the center, everything nearby was razed to the ground, and the metal pipes were twisted and broken, leaving several half-deep bomb craters.

Seeing this scene, Eugene gritted his teeth angrily.

"This group of damn Eagle Army!"

Beginning in January 1943, the head of the Fog Eagle decided at the Blanca Conference that the two militaries would jointly carry out strategic bombing operations against Hans, especially important industrial cities, with the intention of destroying the foundation of Hans' heavy industry.

As one of the important chemical cities of Hans, Ludwigshafen was often severely damaged in World War II and was rebuilt into a modern city after the war.

Luca first approached the officer in charge of the accident, a 27-year-old corporal with thick eyebrows, and asked about the details of the bombing.

Since several people came with a transfer order, the thick-browed corporal naturally did not dare to neglect.

But the enemy's strategic bombing is mainly handled by the National Defense Air Force.

There are not many points that can be investigated on the ground, and they are basically just formalities.

After chatting for a few words, Luka ended the inquiry, and then turned to look at Gu Ji.

"Hermann, do you have anything else to ask?"

"After the factory faced the bombing, have you prepared corresponding emergency management measures for explosions and fires?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he stopped the thick-browed corporal.

The other party scratched his head and had to find the manager in charge of the production base.

The manager's name is Goring. He is a middle-aged man in his 30s. He wears a gray vest over a white shirt and combs his oily hair to add luster. In expression: My time is precious.

Gu Ji knew at a glance that the other party was a very shrewd businessman.

Facing his question, Goering answered indifferently and officially:

"Our BASF production base has the most advanced safety treatment system in the world. Once a fire breaks out, the sprinkler system will automatically extinguish the fire immediately. At the same time, the factory supervisor and security supervisor will immediately arrange for employees to evacuate and contact the fire brigade."

"How is your chemical storage environment? What if there is a gas leak caused by bombing?"

When Gu Ji uttered these words, Goring's complexion visibly stiffened.

But after a while, he recovered his indifference and smiled.

"Sir, you don't need to worry about this. As a chemical company, we have complete response facilities. The chemicals are stored in special high-pressure storage tanks, and the pipelines are connected with triple protection by decontamination towers, combustion towers, and spray pipes!"

For Eugen, the content of the exchange between the two was like listening to a bible.

Even Leer on the side opened his mouth wide.

Luka was surprised.

"Herman, you know so much?"

"Of course, I was born in Ludwigshafen, how could I not understand this."

After Gu Ji responded casually, he continued to ask Goering.

"Can I have a look at your technical manual?"

"Excuse me, sir, the main target of your investigation this time is the strategic bombing point of the Eagle Army, not the production safety environment of our factory."

"Of course I know, but the next time the Eagle Army's bomber fleet strikes again, it happens to drop the bomb at the chemical storage area. In the absence of safe handling measures, once the gas explodes or leaks, you know that there must be How many people died, and how much loss will the empire bear?"

Because Gu Ji is a local.

Luka and others only thought that he was worried about his hometown, so they didn't feel any abruptness about his performance of "going online".

A ruthless look flashed in Goring's eyes.

But looking at the rank of sergeant on Gu Ji's shoulders and the black Iron Cross on his collar, he finally gave in and said:
"Sir, what you said makes sense. I'll send you the technical manual right now."

"I want to visit the east area of ​​your production base, is that okay?"

"Of course I can, but I still have other things to deal with. For the time being, let the secretary show the officers around. Do you think it's okay?"

Goering waved his hand, and a young female secretary in a gray suit, long skirt, black stockings, and top hat came out from behind.

Eugen's eyes were immediately captivated by her long wavy hair and red lips.

Leer also grinned, showing an expression that men can understand.

For these armored soldiers who stay on the battlefield all year round, they deal with all kinds of tanks and shells every day. Where have they seen such a young and beautiful woman.

"My name is Hannah, sirs, please follow me."

Hannah first briefly introduced herself, then walked to the front of the crowd and twisted her buttocks.

Gu Ji deliberately glanced at Goring who was leaving, and the other party seemed to have a dignified expression.

BASF has a very large production base.

Just the east area is enough for a few people to visit for a whole afternoon.

The reason why Gu Ji chose to look at this area was because he remembered that the military columns from Berlin to Ludwigshafen were coming along the northeast direction.

If the explosion can spread to the train track, there is a high probability that it came from the East District.

But after a full circle, no one found anything.

Helpless, he could only return to the military region with the factory technical production manual handed over by Hannah.

Luca patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

"Don't make yourself so nervous, you have to trust the Imperial Air Force, the Eagle Nation bombers won't be able to get in that easily."

Gu Ji didn't speak, but just nodded perfunctorily.

After returning to the room, he spent the whole night studying the key points of safety facilities in the production technical manual.

At this moment, it also reflects the importance of language proficiency. If the language is not particularly proficient, many professional vocabulary cannot be understood at all.

The time of the accident was around eight o'clock in the morning.

Gu Ji closed the manual, recalling the scene of the first explosion in his mind.

Although he knew the exact time of the accident, he had no way to do it. As a sergeant, in the absence of critical evidence, he could not command a world-class company to shut down for inspection.

Today, it is too late to solve the explosion.

"It can only be remedied at the first moment of the explosion..."

Early the next morning.

Gu Ji woke up at seven o'clock on time.

He couldn't determine the scope of the explosion for the time being, so he chose to stay in the military area three kilometers away from the factory, found a sentry observation tower, and picked up a telescope to survey the east area of ​​the factory.

The time gradually approached to eight o'clock.

Sudden.

There was a loud noise, and a fiery wave rushed out from the roof of the factory building. Along with the earth-shattering noise, the billowing smoke rose into the sky like an overwhelming sandstorm, accompanied by scarlet flames blooming enchantingly, like blossoming enchanting and gorgeous flowers. The flowers of the other shore are competing for beauty.

The sound of violent explosions was endless, and the surrounding factory buildings collapsed one after another, and the broken reinforced concrete fell like a meteor shower, smashing to the surroundings mercilessly.

Explosion happened! !
(End of this chapter)