~Date:~November 06~

,nbsp;Port of Marseille.

At the berth of the "Far East Dismissal", a dock crane was lifting a dark green truck from the ship to the dock. At the dock, in addition to the workers recruited from the French colonies in Africa who were busy on the dock, several

The French supervisor looked at the car hanging in the air and cast a curious look.

“Trucks made in China?”

When one of the supervisors raised a question, the five-color stars on the truck doors clearly reminded them that these trucks belonged to the Chinese Expeditionary Force. They were no strangers to this military emblem. In fact, just a few weeks ago, some

More than 100,000 Asian soldiers with five-color star military emblems on their heads entered the port here.

Now, they saw this military emblem again, and at this time, the object that caught their attention the most was the dark green trucks on the dock. Those trucks were completely different from the American trucks they were used to.

, these trucks seem to be more solid, and of course larger in size.

Fully enclosed carriage!

Well, no need to endure the biting cold wind of winter anymore!

Just at the first glance, Jean Lunel, a car driver at the dock, had already seen an advantage of the truck that had just disembarked. For Jean Lunel, who had driven in the north,

He clearly knew how important this seemingly inconspicuous place was when winter came.

For any driver in the north, winter is never easy. The cold wind in winter is very biting, especially when the car is driving at full speed. Even though many cars have canvas hoods, but that canvas hood

But there is air leakage from all sides, and these Chinese trucks in front of me obviously don't have this problem.

"I don't know, how is the performance of this kind of car?"

Jean Lunel murmured in his heart that although many Chinese products are sold in France now, in his opinion, China may be the kind of industrial product that manufactures cans, silk, flour, biscuits, toys, clothing, light bulbs and so on.

It is obviously impossible for a country to manufacture cars.

In the end, when Jean Lunel made a judgment in his heart, this sentence came out of his mouth.

“Maybe American cars imported from China!”

No matter how you look at it, Jean Lunel finds it hard to believe that this unforgettable truck with a simple and solid chassis, strong leaf spring suspension, sleek cab and beautiful air intake grille is from China.

He prefers to believe that the cars are manufactured by Americans and are trucks designed by Americans.

"This is 100% made in China!"

At this time, a voice came from behind him, and when he looked back, he saw a Chinese military officer. The young officer smiled at him, perhaps noticing the confusion on his face, and then said.

"Want to take a look at the cab?"

The invitation sent by the officer made Jean Lunel speechless for a while. He accepted the invitation with a squeak. After the officer opened the door, he jumped into the truck compartment. Jean Lunel immediately realized that this was indeed the case.

Made in China. In the cab, you can clearly see unfamiliar square characters. Those characters are only used by Chinese people. He has seen similar words on the badges of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

"Sir, is this truck really made in China?"

Jean Lunel, who was still a little unsure, asked the officer insistently.

"Have you ever seen a truck like this before today?"

The smiling officer asked the Frenchman in return, and then he reported the performance data of this "Lightning" truck very skillfully.

The "Lightning" truck uses a 3.6-liter inline 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline engine designed by General Dynamics, with a maximum power of 75 horsepower. However, in order to ensure torque, the maximum power of the engine used in the "Lightning" truck was reduced to 68 horsepower.

The engine can propel this truck, which weighs 5.8 tons fully loaded and 2.5 tons empty. It is a convertible truck with a maximum highway speed of 85 kilometers per hour. It is currently the fastest truck in various countries. It uses 82

liters of fuel tank, which can guarantee a maximum range of 320 kilometers on the road and 230 kilometers off-road..."

After reporting the data as if it were a treasure trove, the expeditionary force officer said when Jean Lunel showed surprise.

"I have never seen this truck before today, but I have already received the data of the "Lightning" truck. In the future, all expeditionary forces will use "Lightning Trucks", which are now the first domestically produced vehicles in China.

The “Lightning Truck” is already in production!”

As he spoke, the officer had a look of pride on his face. As a Chinese, he didn't know that the Lightning Truck was not the first domestically produced car in China, but it was the first truly mass-produced domestic car, and even the first in the world.

In terms of quantity, the planned annual truck output of China Automobile Manufacturing Plant is also the first in the world.

The arrogance on the officer's face did not resonate with Jean Lunel. Perhaps this truck seemed extremely advanced to him, but when he actually drove the car and experienced its

Before performance, this officer's words can only be used as reference materials.

After all, this is a car made in China. Let alone trucks made in China, even trucks made in France are very mediocre and far from comparable to American trucks.

"Soon, these French people will know that our Lightning trucks are better than American trucks!"

At the pier, Sun Mingyi, who was wearing a top hat, said to Wei Zian beside him that as the sales manager of China Automobile Company in France, he had just arrived in France a week ago. Although the Chinese truck had just been manufactured, it was still under his control.

It seems that, soon, all of France will know that the Lightning Truck is the best truck in the world.

At the automotive testing ground in Lianyungang, the performance of the Lightning Truck is superior to that of various American trucks. The body is strong and extremely durable. It is by no means comparable to those simple American trucks. However, now I want the French and British to believe it.

I am afraid that Chinese trucks still need a process.

"The expeditionary force's use of Lightning trucks is a living advertisement for us. When trucks from all countries are stuck in the mud on the road leading to the front line, but our trucks can drive, the French will recognize it.

At that time, officers from the French Army Ministry will run in front of us and rush to place orders!"

Sun Mingyi's face was slightly proud as he imagined that scene. He was not very active in expanding the market in France. To be sure, he was not very proactive. After all, no matter how proactive he was, he wanted those French people to expand overnight.

It is probably impossible to accept Chinese trucks. The only thing that can convince others is the excellent performance of Lightning trucks.

"Manager, as long as the truck drivers in the French army accept our Lightning trucks, after the war is over, the Lightning trucks will become a famous brand in Europe. When the Prime Minister was still the chairman of the board, he said that our Chinese company will

Let’s take advantage of this war to create a reputation for Made in China. Don’t be like the Japanese. Japanese products are synonymous with cheapness and poor quality. We must not only go global with Made in China, but also establish the brand image of Made in China. China is not only

Not only does it export porcelain and silk, it also exports various advanced industrial products!"

After quoting the words of the former chairman, Wei Zian looked towards the dock. In addition to the neatly discharged trucks, there were also thousands of tons of various products made in China.

, from children's toys to front-line military supplies, it can be said that everything is available. Now Made in China has initially gained some reputation in countries such as Britain and France. It is no longer like at the beginning, Made in China is just a "substitute" for many families;

Only when you can't buy products from your own country or other countries will you consider Chinese products. Now, according to a survey by the Chamber of Commerce, many French people have accepted Chinese products.

Maybe, after this war, China can really build up the reputation of Chinese industrial products. Of course, it must not only build reputation, but also let them develop the habit of using Chinese products. Sometimes habits are more important than anything else. Once

Once a habit is formed, it will be difficult for them to change their inherent habits. Only in this way can China truly have a balanced market.

"Start..."

"parking……"

On a temporarily opened vehicle training field in the Orleans Expeditionary Force camp, dozens of newly arrived Lightning trucks were taught by trainers to carefully selected soldiers to learn to drive, while the surrounding soldiers watched

They stopped and started following the cars like a lively crowd, shouting slogans.

For an expeditionary force whose logistics rely on animal power, the expeditionary force of more than 100,000 people only has less than a hundred vehicles and more than a hundred drivers. Now, according to the plan, the expeditionary force will be equipped with as many as 4,000 trucks by the end of the year.

, in addition to forming six automobile regiments in the country and accompanying the second batch of expeditionary force, the first batch of expeditionary force drivers who went abroad used on-site training and recruited qualified soldiers within the expeditionary force for driving training. In the past

Within a few days, the headquarters and division headquarters have deployed drivers to serve as vehicle trainers. According to the plan, they will train more than a thousand drivers within a month, although only 600 trucks have been delivered to France.

, but the statement from the headquarters is "It is better for people to wait for cars than for cars to wait for people."

"parking!"

Wu, who was a little nervous, quickly stepped on the car. As soon as the car stopped and shifted into neutral, the coach next to him slapped him on the head.

"Have you ever parked like this? If the car is pulling a load of artillery shells, and it stops like this, you might be blown up. You have to stop firmly, you know?"

In the continuous reprimands, Mr. Wu could only nod his head. After learning to drive for three days, he even regretted why he went to junior high school. Otherwise, he would not have been chosen no matter how hard he drove.

It's really not a job done by humans. It looks majestic, but...

"What are you thinking about? Start!"

There was another scolding, and then he was out of gear. What was waiting for him was naturally a slap from the coach, which only hit him in the head, but his movements were much more agile.

"It's time to clean up!"

After the coach mumbled something, he continued to instruct Wu to learn how to drive a truck. Every time, when a driver was scolded by the coach, there was often laughter all around. These restrictions in the camp cannot be ignored.

For the expeditionary officers and soldiers who were out, this seemed to have become a scene in the camp, where they spent their time.

"When will this day end?"

No matter how good the scenery is, it will always become annoying to watch it for a few days. Being trapped in the military camp all day long is no less than torture for anyone. It is like being in prison, or

More or less will always make people feel dissatisfied. For these young soldiers in their prime, this kind of dissatisfaction and prison-like dilemma will always arouse people's emotions. When people are excited, they can't help but feel dissatisfied.

Know what will happen.

As for the officers, the only thing they can do is to squander the physical strength of the soldiers, draining the physical strength of these soldiers every day to prevent fights or group fights among the soldiers.

"One hundred and twenty, one hundred and twenty-one..."

On a training ground, nearly a thousand soldiers held important ammunition boxes weighing 40 kilograms with both hands. Following the commands given by the officers walking in front of the team, they continuously raised the ammunition boxes high above their heads and then put them down. At this time

, these soldiers are like a machine specially invented for this purpose.

Anyone can see that these soldiers wearing half-sleeved physical training shirts in winter are already exhausted. But they still keep putting down and lifting ammunition boxes. This seemingly simple action,

In fact, it is a very physically demanding thing. How will a person react when he is extremely tired?

The world was shaking, my vision was blurred, and of course, the most important thing was that sweat was pouring down like rain.
To be continued...