Chapter 757 Maintenance Department

Of course, not all officers are as easy to get along with as Colonel Slain and General Strike.

However, perhaps because Qin Chuan always wins on the battlefield, he feels that his superiors are easy to get along with... Officers and even soldiers like people who can bring them victory. After all, this is related to their lives. For officers, there are also merits and things to show off in front of their peers.

Qin Chuan is the one who can give them victory, so of course he will get special treatment.

There is a saying that "absolute power will produce absolute corruption", and some officers will use the power in their hands to do annoying things.

Colonel Conrad brought a second lieutenant to Qin Chuan.

"Major!" Conrad said, "I hope you can help this second lieutenant!"

Qin Chuan looked at the second lieutenant next to Conrad. He didn't like the second lieutenant's timid look. This was not the performance of a soldier.

Later, Qin Chuan realized that he really couldn't be called a soldier, or a combat soldier as Qin Chuan understood.

"He doesn't look like he needs help!" Qin Chuan replied.

"His name is Biederman!" Conrad handed Qin Chuan a cigarette, raised his head to the second lieutenant, and said, "He is a weapons expert, a precision tool maker, and studied in the Army Weapons. Because he and I graduated from the same school, we can get along. You know, I like to go to the maintenance department and talk to the people there!"

"Hmm!" After hearing this, Qin Chuan could understand why the second lieutenant was "cowardly".

The battlefield is not only about soldiers fighting bravely on the front line, but also about soldiers in logistics transportation and mechanical maintenance. They are all important parts of the war machine. Sometimes soldiers like Biederman can be said to be irreplaceable assets, because an excellent soldier is easy to train, but people like Biederman cannot be produced without several years of learning and experience in fiddling with weapons.

"Is there anything I can do to help him?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Here's the thing!" Conrad said, "Do you know Major General Lex?"

"No, I don't!"

"God!" Conrad said, "He is the commander of Fort Kinov, and this helicopter base is under his jurisdiction!"

Qin Chuan said "Oh", and then replied, "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with me!"

"Of course!" Conrad smiled, "You don't need to take these so-called major generals seriously, so I need your help!"

"You haven't said what trouble he encountered, Colonel!"

"It's a small thing!" Conrad said, "He didn't throw away his beloved pipe according to the general's order!"

Conrad raised his head to Biederman and gave the right to speak to Biederman.

"Sir!" Biederman saluted in front of Qin Chuan, and then reported: "Yesterday I took a car into the city to find urgently needed parts for the maintenance camp. Because the car was too crowded, I stood on the running board. When I lit my pipe and took two puffs, I found General Lex not far in front of the car. The general couldn't tolerate me smoking leisurely in front of him. He thought it was an insult to him, so he stopped the car and ordered me to throw away the pipe..."

Conrad interrupted: "He didn't follow the general's order, because the pipe was his only sustenance in this boring and depressing place. He chose to knock the pipe on his boots and then put it in his military uniform pocket. This move once again annoyed General Lex, who thought it was a blatant disobedience to his orders and an insult to him!"

Biederman explained: "I promise I didn't mean to insult the general. I just couldn't bear to throw away my pipe..."

"Then what?" Qin Chuan asked.

"He was demoted and transferred to the front-line combat unit to become an infantryman, an infantryman fighting on the front line!" Conrad replied.

So Qin Chuan understood that this Major General Lex wanted Biederman to disappear from this world... Because it was obvious that Biederman was not a combatant, and he was sent to the front line without relevant training. Such a soldier would not survive for a few days on the front line, even at this time.

Some German officers did this. Because of a little personal grudge or a little insignificant thing, they deliberately sent non-combatants to the front line to die. They called this practice "punitive transfer".

This practice is deeply hated in the army, because on the one hand, it is meaningless to send these non-combatants who have not received relevant training to the front line, and it will even be a drag, because they don’t know what to do and always need protection.

On the other hand, this "sending to death" behavior will also make the logistics troops lose a lot of talents.

Simply put, it is executing another kind of death penalty.

What’s more serious is that the officers who carried out the "punitive transfer" did not realize that the soldiers and troops who can fight on the front line should be an honor, and should be the best and most respectable group of people, but they used it as a place of execution and sent violators here.

This practice will seriously undermine the morale and sense of honor of the frontline combat troops... because it will make them think that they are fighting the enemy on the front line because of some violation or punishment.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan laughed: "Colonel, do you think... if I accept Biederman, he can live a few more days?"

"Of course, Major!" Conrad replied.

"Why?" Qin Chuan said, "You know, we are the First Infantry Regiment. We are always on the most dangerous front line!"

"I know!" Conrad said, "But you won't use him as an infantryman, right?"

Conrad is very smart. He had seen through Qin Chuan's thoughts long ago.

Qin Chuan nodded helplessly and replied, "Okay, Colonel. You are right. The First Infantry Regiment seems to need to set up a maintenance department of its own. I don't know if Lieutenant Biederman can do it!"

"I can guarantee this!" Conrad said, "Otherwise I wouldn't save him!"

"Thank you, sir!" Lieutenant Biederman was grateful when he heard this. He shook Conrad's hand with emotion, saluted Qin Chuan, and said, "Sir, it's an honor to join the First Infantry Regiment. God, this has always been my dream unit..."

"Hmm?" Conrad said, "Biederman, you didn't make this mistake on purpose, and then use it as an excuse to let me help you join the First Infantry Regiment!"

"No, of course not!" Biederman explained hurriedly.

His anxious look made Conrad and Qin Chuan laugh.