Chapter 283: A mere battleship, easily taken! (First update!)

The hairstyle of banknotes cannot be achieved overnight, and there are many things that need to be discussed.

However, if these matters were left to Hou Xifan to resolve, Cun Yunsheng could relieve a lot of pressure.

At the same time, Cun Yunsheng also felt a little relieved about Hou Xifan's joining.

Without him, it would probably take some time for these things to be implemented.

Do not!
Even at that time, it had become too big to be eliminated and it was not easy to implement it.

Thinking of this, Cun Yunsheng sighed lightly, picked up the document and began to review it.

As a result, before he had reviewed much, Meng Fanle walked in again. Before he could say anything, he saw Cun Yunsheng rubbing his head.

"What's the matter? Didn't Lin Yi take care of the immigration matter?"

"There's no need to persuade me about the paper currency. The suggestions made by Mr. Hou Xifan are generally good."

Cun Yunsheng thought Meng Fanle was still going to persuade him about the paper currency issue, so he blocked the way in advance.

"No, it's coming again." Meng Fanle was stunned at first, then said with a wry smile.

For him, the issuance of paper money did not have much impact.

The monthly military salary and the land he was allocated were enough for him to live a good life.

Moreover, the Meng family has a tradition of passing down poetry and literature, and they don’t know anything about farming.

Therefore, all the land allocated to him was handed over to the so-called farm company, and he just had to wait for dividends.

"William? He's here again? What's the matter?" Cun Yunsheng asked puzzledly.

"I don't know about that, but he looks very anxious. There must be something urgent." Meng Fanle shook his head and spread his hands, expressing helplessness.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng fell into deep thought, but still waved his hand and asked him to invite the person in.

Both parties are old friends, so there is not so much complicated understanding.

After a brief greeting, Cun Yunsheng asked directly.

"Mr. William, what can I do for you this time? Do you need any other information?"

"As far as I know, your country has performed very well during this period. In the North African battlefield, you defeated the Allied forces step by step and even retreated to Port Said. I believe that under the leadership of the Desert Fox, you will definitely win the battle against Port Said."

This praise eased the anxious expression on William's face a lot.

Yes!

The performance of the North African Corps was indeed good.

The siege of Port Said made the Allied forces extremely anxious.

Even hundreds of warships were assembled, including five battleships.

Such a terrifying number of fleets did frighten the navies of the four countries.

To this end, the navies of the four countries are shelling the island of Malta.

So far, the offensive on the island of Malta is going well.

The port was basically destroyed, and the military and civilians on the island had no chance of relying on external supplies.

The next step is to trap the island of Malta and then we can completely take it.

By then, the navies of the four countries, without any worries, will be able to engage in a decisive battle with the main fleet of the Allied Forces.

However, the parachute operation did not go smoothly.

In other words, it's a mess.

After a bloody battle, the airport was indeed occupied, but before the British army withdrew the fighter planes that had not taken off from the airport, they blew up the fighter planes on the runway.

As a result, thick smoke filled the sky above the entire airport and the runway was damaged.

So the transport plane's plan to land was completely futile.

Admiral Student was furious about this.

But there is no other way. Things have come to this point and we can only continue to airdrop.

However, the casualties were too great, which made Admiral Stunt feel helpless.

I didn't expect that the British army could come up with such a solution in such a short time.

Not only that, the British army also sent reinforcements to attack the airport with the aim of wiping out the airport's defenders.

However, there was a problem on the way to support, that is, they encountered the German paratrooper support airport.

The British commander was no fool and naturally knew that if he could not annihilate these reinforcements.

As a result, fighting broke out again between the two sides.

This time the British commander also knew that if these German troops were not eliminated, the island of Malta would probably be lost.

So the battle between the two sides was extremely brutal.

It can be said that if you can't stop the other party.

Then it is not certain who will win the battle on the island of Malta.

Both sides are pursuing this idea.

So when they fight, they really beat them to death.

At the same time, the British army once again witnessed the strength of the German army.

The gap in weapons between the two sides was not very large, but the British army failed to eliminate this small group of German troops.

The German army also suffered heavy losses and the speed of parachuting was very slow.

The main reason is that the Air Force transferred most of its forces to the Eastern Front.

This resulted in Malta's actions being somewhat hasty.

This is also the reason why Field Marshal Keitel opposed it.

He was not opposed to the airborne landing on the island of Malta, but he believed that the Air Force was currently unable to allocate more forces to support the operation on the island of Malta, which would lead to the failure of the operation.

At present, the failure of the operation on the island of Malta is inevitable.

Even if they didn't fail, they would not be able to capture the island of Malta in a short period of time.

To this end, after discussion, it was decided to draw a division of troops from the North African Corps, and the navies of the four countries would be responsible for transportation, and they would land at the port and take the island of Malta.

As a result, something went wrong again.

That is the British fleet on the canal. They have transported a group of natives from the Far East, or rather, from Southeast Asia, and are rushing to widen the canal.

If there are only tens of thousands of people, wanting to widen the canal is basically a pipe dream.

But in order to speed up efficiency, the British army chose to send 100,000 people in the first batch.

Basically the entire battleship is full of natives.

The so-called comfort does not exist at all. The purpose is to ensure that more people are transported as quickly as possible.

As for someone getting sick?

cure?

does not exist at all!

In the vast ocean, just throw it into the sea to feed the sharks.

For the British army now, the key is to dredge the canal as soon as possible and rescue the island of Malta and Port Said.

What indigenous lives?

Not important at all.

Anyway, if we don’t report it, no one will know.

After all, this is just widening a section of the road, not rebuilding a canal, and it won't take long.

If it is two hundred thousand or even more.

I'm afraid it will take a month.

According to intelligence, the origin of these indigenous people is the countries in Indochina.

The person who proposed to send so many natives to the canal was Cun Yunsheng.

For this purpose, William made a special trip.

What does this have to do with yourself?
Why did I propose to send so many people over there?
It was clearly an idea that the British came up with themselves, using cheap natives to dredge the canal.

According to his understanding, the loss seemed to be quite large.

It seems that the British army really does not regard the natives as human beings.

The loss at sea alone reached 10%, and when they arrived at the local area, they suffered another loss due to acclimatization to the local climate and soil.

As for the rest of the people, they had to dig intensively every day, but many people simply couldn't stand it. Because tools were scarce, these indigenous people could only dig with their hands.

The result was ulcers on their hands, and coupled with being soaked in sea water, more natives could not bear it and died.

During this period, Stilwell sent him several telegrams, asking him to find ways to recruit more natives.

I used to complain that there were too many people.

Now I don’t dislike it at all, and I even feel it’s not enough.

The so-called three meals a day?

dream!

There are only two meals a day, and they are both the simplest rice balls.

They are only slightly better than the Japanese soldiers who eat grass.

After all, if the Japanese army really becomes ruthless, they will really eat grass.

So during this period of time, Cun Yunsheng has been sighing that when it comes to being cruel, the British army is the most evil.

If it were him, he definitely wouldn't be able to do it.

Even if it can be done, it must be done secretly.

But people don't care, and the most important issue now is to dredge the canal.

Because Port Said and the Island of Malta really have a great impact on the situation of the Allied forces. If the canal cannot be dredged as soon as possible, once these two places are lost.

The problems that arise at that time will be really big problems.

This is why Cun Yunsheng later understood the British army's intentions.

Or rather, that was the explanation Stilwell gave him.

Everything is done to dredge the canal.

Otherwise there will be no material support.

There will be more areas affected.

It is based on this consideration that Cun Yunsheng would spare no effort to recruit the natives and send them to the canal.

"I proposed it?" Cun Yunsheng looked at William in confusion and asked in disbelief.

"Isn't it?" William said angrily.

He thought that after several transactions, the two parties had become friends.

Who knew that he was kept in the dark.

This greedy guy turned his back on people if there was no benefit.

"I'm sorry, Mr. William, your so-called proposal was not made by me. It was the British army's own idea. After all, the canal was built by the French, and they have a lot of experience in using indigenous people to build canals." Cun Yunsheng looked at the other party with sarcasm.

Hearing this, William looked at the other person with a puzzled expression. Could it really not be the other person?

"It was really not you who suggested it?"

"Of course, how could I be the one to give such a suggestion that harms others and does not benefit myself? Mr. William, we Chinese have a saying about accumulating good deeds. This kind of thing will damage your good deeds." Cun Yunsheng said seriously.

Meng Fanle next to him was trying hard not to laugh out loud.

Still accumulating good deeds?

If he remembered correctly.

My boss's favorite saying is "I would rather my friend die than let me die."

So, accumulating good deeds is a joke to him.

William can only be considered a half-expert on China, and his belief in God is roughly the same as theirs.

If you do not pray sincerely, you will go to hell after you die.

Seeing this, William showed a kind smile on his face, and then spoke again.

"Dear General Cun, we are friends. Can we postpone the conscription of those natives?"

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng sneered.

"Is this what you call sincerity?"

Although the situation did become more chaotic, the feeling of being out of his control made him very uncomfortable.

This time the other party actually had the nerve to say this, and Cun Yunsheng naturally would not let go of the sarcasm.

"I'm sorry, I had no say in what happened last time, so I brought some compensation for it." William knew he was in the wrong, so he took out a list.

The above are all old equipment, mainly machine tools.

They were originally still in the warehouse, but now they were taken out to make friends with Cun Yunsheng.

Looking at the list above, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but feel a chill.

It was really generous that he even gave me an old 1,000-ton press.

This means that as long as there are people, thousand-ton warships can be produced.

Looking at this list, Cun Yunsheng's anger disappeared instantly, and then he spoke seriously.

"Well, for these things, I forgive you."

"But regarding your proposal, I cannot agree to it for now."

"Because this is an order from Stilwell, I have to choose to complete the mission."

"This is my duty as a soldier."

I have to say, when it comes to deceiving people, Cun Yunsheng is absolutely first-rate.

Seeing that Cun Yunsheng looked serious, although William was a little unhappy, he still agreed with what he said.

"But there are other ways." The next second, Cun Yunsheng's words made William's eyes light up again.

"Dear General Cun, don't worry, we will give you a generous gift and guarantee that you will be satisfied." William said hurriedly.

"Don't you have a submarine force? You can easily pass through the Cape of Good Hope Strait and attack their transport ships. I believe this should be your forte." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

Originally, William thought it would be a good idea.

Who knows, that's it?

How long will it take for the submarine force to get around?

By then, I'm afraid the day lily will be cold.

What's more, the decisive battle in the Mediterranean is imminent.

So this plan is meaningless.

Looking at William's expression, Cun Yunsheng guessed that the other party must have thought of this method.

If it was before, it can still be implemented.

The purpose was naturally to intercept Allied merchant ships.

"We have considered this plan, but there are no conditions for its implementation." William shook his head.

Fortunately, Cun Yunsheng was not in a panic. Considering the generous rewards, he would naturally help the other party find a solution.

"Don't panic, Mr. William. I have another way. I believe this method can definitely help you solve this problem." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

"You said that the compensation is guaranteed to satisfy you." William asked anxiously.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng said lightly.

"I have some connections in the Canaan region, and I have a good relationship with the natives there. They are seeking independence recently. If you can support them, I believe they will be very happy to help you solve these minor problems."

William was stunned when he heard this. He didn’t expect that the other party would even have a relationship thousands of miles away?

Isn’t this really amazing?

"Use those natives to deal with the British army?" William said hesitantly.

"Yes, the eastern Mediterranean is now under your control. As long as you are willing to provide some help, I believe those natives will definitely be happy to accept your proposal. What's more, now is the best time to deal with the British army and get rid of British control. I believe those natives will definitely not refuse." Cun Yunsheng analyzed it in detail.

He also didn't expect that Li Si's previous layout would now play an unexpected role, which really surprised him.

"If there are too many people, it will be useless. The British army has dozens of warships. Although they are trapped in the canal, the naval guns are not just for show." William said with some concern.

Upon hearing this, Cun Yunsheng curled his lips.

Just a battleship.

When these natives become brutal, they even dare to attack aircraft carriers.

Isn't it easy to capture a small warship?
　Something delayed me!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)