The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Waldo was right.

Insufficient manpower is a major problem for the Afrika Korps...I am not talking about insufficient numbers here, but qualified management personnel, workers, etc.

This is very helpless. Just like Libya with a population of several million people, Algeria with a population of tens of millions, Tunisia, Morocco, etc., Germany has a very large soldier population base, but the African Legion is still short of people.

The reason is that the education level in North Africa is low, and it is difficult to train them into qualified soldiers or labor force in a short period of time.

This is somewhat similar to India... India is a country with a large population. Its population is close to that of China, and the average age of the population is still very young. Therefore, many countries, including Europe and the United States, have ulterior motives to promote this as India's advantage. India will rely on this in the future. It has surpassed China to become the largest labor market and so on.

However, more than half of these huge numbers of people are illiterate, and the only requirement to distinguish between illiterate and illiterate is to be able to write one's own name.

In other words, it is difficult for most of these people to become a qualified labor force and create wealth. Therefore, a large population will not only not become a driving force for economic development, but will also hinder it, because they are just mouths waiting to be fed. It will bring high crime rate to society.

The situation in North Africa is almost the same, which is one of the reasons why most of the industry and commerce here are run by the French and British.

Therefore, arms dealers like Waldo not only have equipment, but also management talents and qualified labor force. These are the most troublesome.

More importantly... Waldo judged that the German army wanted to win over people's hearts in Algeria, such as supporting the independence of local forces, or what they did to the French camp, so it was impossible to carry out large-scale purges.

After returning to the headquarters, Qin Chuan reported what Waldo said to Colonel Slaine.

"So!" Colonel Slaine said with some worry: "If Waldo takes the lead, will it develop into what Darlan is worried about, that is, let his family dominate?"

This is also the so-called monopoly. Businessmen in this era always try their best to seek monopoly, because it means that he can raise the price, and buyers, such as the Zoav Corps and even the German army, will urgently need these strategic materials in future wars. , they had to grit their teeth and buy these equipment at high prices.

"This may be a problem for Darlan, but it is not so for us!" Qin Chuan replied: "Because the fist is in our hands, we can make him lose everything or even lose his life at any time!"

Colonel Slain nodded in agreement. The French must adhere to the rule of law, otherwise there will be problems with the support of the people. However, the Germans have no such worries about the French, so the initiative is always in the hands of the German army. inside.

"What's more!" Qin Chuan continued: "After absorbing these arms dealers, we will have two military industrial systems, one controlled by us, and the other controlled by Waldo as a auxiliary."

"You mean... we need to learn to use the legal equipment they produce?" Colonel Slaine couldn't help but frowned: "This will cause our equipment to fall into chaos!"

Colonel Slaine is right. Weapons and equipment should be standardized and universal, and it is taboo to mix them. It is best for all rifle models to be the same. Even light machine guns use the same ammunition as rifles, and submachine guns and pistols The ammunition used is the same... In this way, there are only a few types of ammunition supplied, and there will not be multiple specifications of ammunition so that only when it is transported to the front line, it will be discovered that the gun and ammunition are wrong. This will definitely be a logistical and combat nightmare.

This also shows how difficult it was for the Volunteer Army to use equipment made by all countries to fight. However, before joining the war, the Volunteer Army also thought of a relatively simple method, which was to use military-style equipment, such as the 38th Army, which was known as the "Long Live Army". All the troops in the army are equipped with 38-gai. In this way, as soon as the logistics troops hear that the troops of the 38th Army want ammunition, they will be sure to send bullets with 38-gai.

Of course Qin Chuan knew this, so he explained: "Colonel, we don't need these equipment... In fact, we do need these equipment, but they are not for our troops!"

Colonel Slain looked at Qin Chuan doubtfully: "Is that for the Zoav Corps?"

"The demand for the Zoav Corps is not large!" Qin Chuan said: "At least they have not been put into the battlefield so far!"

"Then what you are saying is..."

"Guerrilla, colonel, guerrilla!"

Colonel Slain said "Oh."

Qin Chuan continued to explain: "Egypt, Greece, Libya...there are a large number of guerrillas in these areas, but they don't have much equipment!"

"At the same time, there is no problem with the guerrillas' standards!" Colonel Slain nodded.

The guerrillas are different from the regular army. The regular army fights on a large scale and in large groups. Inconsistency in ammunition and equipment will cause chaos, but the guerrillas only have hundreds or even dozens of people, and they can change places with one shot, which is basically non-existent. What a logistical mess.

"Especially..." Qin Chuan continued: "These are French equipment. French equipment produced by the French will also be sold to the guerrillas by the French in the future. At that time, the guerrillas will use these French equipment to fight with the British What do the British think about fighting?”

This was another breakthrough that provoked conflicts between France and Britain and the de Gaulle government under British control.

Of course, Qin Chuan would not tell Waldo this in advance.

"I will report this to General Rommel immediately!" Colonel Slain no longer hesitated after hearing this: "I think he will be happy to hear this good news!"

As Colonel Slain said, Rommel would certainly not have a problem with this, because it would only benefit the Afrika Korps and not bring any harm.

But Rommel added an opinion to it.

"We should attract more talents, do you understand?" Rommel said: "I am talking about the scientific researchers, managers and some special talents in the hands of arms dealers. This is the most important thing!"

"Understood, general!" Qin Chuan and Colonel Slaine replied.

Rommel also knew the importance of talents, but this is not surprising. The industrial powers of this era all valued talents.

As for helping Waldo gain a dominant position, all he needs to do is explain it to Zema Muche, and the Zoav Corps will cooperate with Waldo, and even the Zoav Corps will send some military forces to secretly support it, and it will almost be solved.

After all, the Zoav Corps is a local army, and they are also the bread and butter of arms dealers. They have enough excuses to annex and acquire French arms dealers.