The preparation for a large-scale battle like a full-scale counterattack may take as long as several months, and the amount of supplies required is crazy. Weapons and ammunition are only one aspect. There are dozens of other types of military supplies.
Soldiers also need to undergo corresponding training, and the training content is jaw-dropping.
In Belgium, in order to reduce troop casualties, the US military simply built a 1:1 realistic model of the Liege Fortress in Antwerp for troop simulation training.
The British Expeditionary Force is also seizing time to conduct training such as infantry-artillery coordination and infantry-tank coordination. At the same time, the bomber force has begun to enter crazy mode, dispatching thousands of sorties every day to carry out indiscriminate bombing of the German defense lines.
Before launching the counterattack, Rock's command received a guest whom Rock had almost forgotten - Herbert Clark Hoover.
After the outbreak of the World War, in order to assist those penniless Americans trapped in Europe, Hoover served as chairman of the American Relief Committee in London. By the end of the world war, the Committee had helped 120,000 impoverished Americans return to the United States.
Rock once thought that Hoover could be restrained to a certain extent by relying on Hoover's "confession". Now that he thinks about it, Rock was too naive at that time. Only Americans would not care about the profession of "slave trader". The United States
Several presidents when the country was first founded were slave traders. Americans didn't seem to care and worshiped those slave traders as heroes.
For example, George Washington, the first president of the United States, was the largest slave owner in the United States at that time, and Thomas Jefferson, the third president, was also a slave owner.
Except for slave owners, few other U.S. presidents were innocent. Lincoln Sherman Grant massacred nearly one-third of the southerners during the Civil War; Andrew Jackson launched a massacre against the Indians during his term.
The massacre was known as the "Trail of Tears" for the Indians in the next hundred years; the ancestors of Taft, Coolidge, and Roosevelt were all opium dealers, and most of the shame in the modern history of the Chinese is related to these presidents.
Related to ancestors.
If you count carefully, every one of the presidents of the United States in the past 100 years has a clean bottom.
Therefore, if Rock wanted to threaten Hoover based on Hoover's little incident, it was really not weighty enough. What Rock considered to be a heinous crime was regarded as normal business behavior by Americans.
At most, it is normal business behavior in a special period. After all, studying history cannot be separated from the historical environment at that time.
When Roark was in London, Hoover always wanted to visit Roark, but Roark was pressed for time every time he went to London, and Hoover never got the chance.
Now that Hoover was about to return to the United States, he finally got the opportunity to meet Rock.
"I'm sorry, Herbert, I'm really busy at the moment and I really can't spare the time -" Rock's smile made Hoover feel like a spring breeze, as if the little accident in Johannesburg ten years ago had never happened.
Same.
Apart from that unpleasantness, Rock and Hoover have actually had a very good relationship in the past few years. Now, most of Rock's business activities in the United States are through Hoover's agency. For example, the construction of Crocodile Bay Hydropower Station in Johannesburg was through Hoover and Nico
Get in touch with La Tesla.
Another example is the Walvis Bay Railway, which also needed a Hoover registered company to obtain construction permission in Southwest Africa.
Even the commercial activities between southern Africa and Germany before the outbreak of the world war were conducted through Hoover's company registered in the United States.
"It's understandable, Lord. You are now the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, the Earl of Nyasaland. I am very honored to have the opportunity to meet you." Hoover's attitude was still humble. This had nothing to do with the confession in Rock's study.
, Rock's current status is also very different from that of that time. Hoover's social status is improving, but it is far from keeping up with Rock's improvement speed, so Hoover has nothing to be proud of in front of Rock.
Starting last year, the American Relief Committee led by Hoover began to provide assistance to Belgium and France. This work brought great honor to Hoover. Hoover was called a "great humanitarian".
Honor, the U.S. government recalled Hoover to Washington and appointed Hoover as Director of the U.S. Food Administration. The Allies also intended to appoint Hoover as Director of the Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to be responsible for solving the post-war food shortage problem.
Rock had no right to interfere with the positions of the US government. The position of Director of the Relief and Rehabilitation Administration of the Allied Powers was still very important. Hoover's competitor was Stoudemire in the United Kingdom. Compared with the American Relief Commission, Stoudemire's South African company was in
The help provided to Europe during the world wars was not bad at all.
In the second year of the World War, a serious food crisis broke out in Europe. At that time, the British government allocated food from southern Africa and purchased it directly from the United States.
Of course, the "allocation" here was not free. At that time, the South African Company was the largest landowner in southern Africa, and the South African Company was a commercial company, so the British government paid for every grain transported from southern Africa.
In the context of a world war, it was normal for people to have money and not be able to buy anything. It was a great honor for Southern Africa to fully cooperate with the British government's "deployment".
By the end of 1915, the South African Company was almost responsible for nearly 20% of the food supply of Britain and France. Stoudemire was not completely mercenary. While making money, he did not forget to actively donate to the expeditionary force. During the World War, the South African Company provided a total of 100,000 yuan to the Allied Powers.
Nearly R40 million was donated.
"Congratulations, Herbert, for returning to the United States to serve as Director of the Food Administration. This is a new beginning for you. Are you ready to take on greater responsibilities?" Rock said in a joking tone, expressing the feeling of a British Expeditionary Force general.
The Commander’s expectations for his juniors.
Junior!
Hoover was born in 1874, and was a few years older than Rock. However, Hoover did not feel embarrassed, but was quite excited.
This is what power does.
"Thank you for your encouragement, Lord. I will definitely work hard. Regarding the issue of food, do you have any good suggestions for me?" Hoover has a low profile. There are not many people in the world who are qualified to serve in Rock.
Putting on airs in front of him, Winston wanted Roark to cooperate with him for something, and he even took the initiative to go to Yamin to find Roark.
Like Rock, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, Winston, the British Prime Minister, has an equally busy job, even busier than Rock.
"Haha, Herbert, you've got the wrong person here. I'm a soldier, not the Minister of Agriculture. If you need, I can introduce you to Minister Louis Botha." Roque stopped talking nonsense in areas he was not good at.
, it is better to hide one's humility than to show one's ugliness, let Rock go to fight, Rock is handy, let Rock farm -
Haha, Rock is not even as good as the old man in southern Africa.
"My lord, you are so humble. You have built Nyasaland from nothing to its present prosperity. When I was in Southern Africa, I never expected that Southern Africa would achieve what it has today. Southern Africa is simply a miracle.
"When I was in London, I often heard praise for southern Africa." Hoover shook his head and smiled bitterly. The memory of southern Africa for Hoover was not very pleasant.
What Roque didn't expect was that there were actually a lot of "Southern Blowers" in London now.
Almost everyone who has been to southern Africa will be surprised by the development of southern Africa, especially people like Hoover who know what southern Africa was like before and how much energy southern Africa exploded during the World War.
The world war left Europe in ruins, but Southern Africa became increasingly prosperous. Far away from the war, Southern Africa has become the royal paradise of the British. The orthodox British do not like the United States and think that the United States is a country of thieves and swindlers, but for the South
I have a very good impression of Africa. After all, southern Africa is still part of the United Kingdom. Especially in winter, there is no haze in southern Africa.
"Herbert, if possible, I recommend that you serve as deputy director of the Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Cecil is not a harsh person. If you work together, you will definitely be able to do a good job in this job." Rock had no time to talk to Hoover.
In business exchanges, practical advice is the most important.
In another time and space, the Allied Powers appointed Hoover as Director of the Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, directly responsible to the Allied Powers.
The Allied Powers of Time and Space have a better choice. At least Stoudemire is one of their own, and there is enough food in southern Africa, so Stoudemire is obviously more suitable for this position than Hoover.
"I think so too. I am looking forward to working with Lord Rhodesia. I have already met with Lord Rhodesia in London. When I come back from Washington, we will start working." Hoover was in the right position.
, Stoudemire's current title is Viscount Rhodesia, which is one level lower than Rock's title.
After recognizing the importance of southern Africa, the British government began to confer knighthoods in southern Africa, using this method to win over the powerful classes in southern Africa.
Ade has realized the dangers of wanton nobility. In Britain, nobles still enjoy many privileges, and the same applies to nobles in southern Africa, who have great rights in taxation and business.
Therefore, Ade has made a request to the British government not to expand the aristocratic class in southern Africa to avoid causing greater hidden dangers to southern Africa.
A little later, Stoudemire also came to Yamin from London. Compared with the simple and easy-going Roark, Stoudemire really showed off his aristocratic style, with nearly a hundred people in his entourage, more than 20 cars and trucks, and just luggage.
That's four trucks full.
"Are you going to move?" Rock couldn't help complaining. Xiaosi brought a dozen maids with him. They were all charming and plump buttocks. It was hard to tell. Xiaosi, who was usually gentle and polite,
This taste is surprisingly good.
"Which one you like, I'll give it to you -" Xiaosi winked, Rock really didn't dare to take this topic.
