Chapter 22 Motivation

Due to the lack of supplies, the German army got a rare two days of rest in Aghdabia.

Qin Chuan took this time to get familiar with his new position... squad leader.

There are ten soldiers under the squad leader, which is what Qin Chuan is least used to, because Qin Chuan doesn't like to command people. On the other hand, Qin Chuan is worried that he cannot control his subordinates, but it turns out that these worries are unnecessary.

Qinchuan was lucky, he knew some of the ten soldiers under his command... Werner and others were unable to continue fighting because their original company suffered heavy losses in the attack on the British defense line. At the same time, Qinchuan's third squad was also unable to continue fighting because More than half of them were lost, so they were transferred to Qinchuan's command.

"So, you are our squad leader!" Werner said: "God, this is really unconvincing. I have been in the army for half a year before I was only a private, and you were a third class yesterday, and now you are a sergeant." !”

"If you are not convinced..." the baker said: "You can also fight like Frick, for example, make a suggestion for us to break through the enemy's defense line that has been difficult to attack for a long time!"

"Forget it!" Werner replied with a smile: "That's not what I'm good at! If possible, I would rather we have a baseball game, so that I can beat my monitor on the field..."

As he spoke, Werner made a batting posture with his MP40 submachine gun, and made a "pop" sound in his mouth...

"Sergeant!" At this time, a soldier gave Qinchuan an MP40 submachine gun and five magazines, as well as a pair of sergeant collar badges with yellow edges, and then explained: "There were supposed to be two sets of new military uniforms. Yes, but the quartermaster said that there is a serious shortage of military uniforms, so..."

"No, it doesn't matter!" Qin Chuan expressed his understanding. On the one hand, it is difficult to supply when marching in the desert, and on the other hand, military uniforms are easily damaged, so it is normal to have insufficient military uniforms.

Military ranks are very simple, just stick them on the collar, but the MP40 submachine gun... Qin Chuan was stunned for a while holding it, not knowing what to do with it.

"You can distribute it to your subordinates for use!" Werner raised the MP40 submachine gun in his hand: "My former squad leader did the same!"

Under normal circumstances, the German squad leader is equipped with an MP40, then a machine gunner and a deputy shooter, and the remaining seven people all use K98K rifles. Among these seven people, there is also an ammunition hand, who needs to carry two additional ammunition boxes, and in Responsible for transporting ammunition during the war... Qin Chuan was the hard-working ammunition hand before.

Of course, this is not a hard and fast rule. For example, if the squad leader is not good at or unwilling to use a submachine gun, he can allocate it to his subordinates... Most German soldiers prefer to use the MP40 because it is very advantageous in close combat and assault combat.

"Okay!" Qin Chuan raised the MP40: "Does anyone want to use it?"

In an instant, several soldiers gathered around and scrambled to say:

"Sarge, give it to me!"

"I can use it very well!"

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There are only three types of people who don't fight: those who already own MP40, such as Werner; those who don't need to use it, such as machine gunners and assistant shooters; and those who know that they can't fight for it, such as Ammunition hand... The ammunition hand is often a soldier with poor quality in a squad. Because of this, he will be arranged to carry more ammunition and be responsible for transporting rather than fighting during combat.

Qin Chuan looked at the ammunition hand standing aside. He was a lean and rather shy soldier. He glanced at the MP40 in Qin Chuan's hand. When he found Qin Chuan staring at him, he quickly lowered his head to avoid it. Qin Chuan's eyes.

Perhaps because Qin Chuan was also an ammunition hand before, he asked: "Soldier, your name!"

"Uh...sir!" the ammunition man replied: "I, I, I...my name is Keller, sir!"

Qin Chuan somewhat understood why he was an ammunition hand. He stuttered when he spoke, so his nickname was Stuttering.

This is a big flaw, because the battlefield does not allow him to say a word for a long time... By the time he speaks clearly, the entire team may have died in the hands of the enemy.

But the ammunition hand hardly needs to speak. He only needs to understand other people's shouts and judge where ammunition is needed.

Looking at the eager eyes of his subordinates, Qin Chuan said: "Considering that Werner already owns a submachine gun, it means that our squad no longer has a problem with firepower, and the ammunition hand needs to carry more ammunition and Running back and forth on the battlefield, the rifle will make it difficult for him to move, so I think the ammo man is best suited to own this submachine gun, don’t you have any objections?”

Qin Chuan's decision surprised his subordinates, but there is no doubt that what Qin Chuan said made sense... More importantly, the German soldiers were accustomed to obeying their superiors, so they all replied:

"No, no objection!"

"I agree!"

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"Very good!" Qin Chuan threw the MP40 to Keller and said, "It belongs to you!"

Keller was extremely excited, and his stuttering problem became even more serious when he was excited. He kept saying "yes, yes..." but couldn't say anything.

"Yes, sir, thank you, sir!" Werner said, turning to Keller and said: "I've finished speaking for you, Keller, you can take a rest!"

The German soldiers laughed loudly, and Keller stood there with a blushing face, embarrassed, and continued to say it was not the case, and it was not the case not to say it.

Qin Chuan patted Keller on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay, Keller, fighting on the battlefield is not about the mouth, but the weapon in the hand... The sound of the MP40 will definitely be much smoother than your speech, right?"

Keller nodded, then said nothing, stood up and saluted Qin Chuan upright.

Facts have proved that Qin Chuan's approach is correct...

In fact, people who are inferior and discriminated against are often more easily motivated and develop in a positive direction.

Keller is such a person, and Qin Chuan's encouragement to Keller is just right.

In this regard, Keller wrote in his diary: "That day, I felt that the sergeant gave me more than just a submachine gun. He gave me confidence and respect. I suddenly knew what I was going to do, that is, as the sergeant said, use this submachine gun to let the enemy understand how it "speaks" smoothly!"

So Keller practiced shooting and tactics whenever he had time, and soon became the best submachine gunner in the army, which also gave Qin Chuan a loyal guard.

After resolving the relationship with his subordinates, Qin Chuan briefly learned about the squad leaders and superiors of the same level as himself... After all, they are all comrades who need to cooperate and obey on the battlefield, and for the sake of his own life, he should also get familiar with them.

The squad leader of the first squad is a baker, needless to say, Qin Chuan was transferred from this squad.

The squad leader of the second squad is a sergeant named Berger, who is in his early twenties and is said to have been a soldier for three years... The Second World War started in 1939, and now it is 1941. Three years of service means that Berger has been well trained and may have fought on the battlefield for two years and has rich combat experience.

The squad leader of the third squad is Qin Chuan himself.

The company commander is Bazel with a broken palm.

The platoon leader doesn't know who it is...