What!?

At that moment, everyone stared at Gu Ji with different expressions, some were horrified, some were excited, and most of all they were envious.

"Sherman"'s current military rank is Private First Class, and the General Staff awarded him the rank of Staff Sergeant, which is equivalent to a three-level promotion.

And the Iron Cross.

A Hansi warrior regarded receiving the Iron Cross as his greatest honor.

Although this thing has been sold into the millions since the end of World War II, its honor is still very important at this moment. Among the few people present, only Luca of the 1st Guards Standard Division wears one on his collar.

Eugen on the side was so envious that his eyes almost fell out of his head.

And when the bearded General Staff learned that Gu Ji was anxious to return to Ludwigshafen, he suddenly remembered.

"It does happen. I have just received an order from my headquarters. Ludwigshafen was bombed by a B-17 fleet of the 341st Bomb Group of the Eagle Army. I was asked to dispatch several teams to investigate and make statistics."

After hearing the main topic, Gu Ji's eyes flashed with interest and his tone was calm.

"General Staff, if you agree, I would like to go to Ludwig to investigate this matter."

"General Staff, I also want to go with Sergeant Hermann!"

Unexpectedly, Eugen could not wait to stand up and straighten his back.

The bearded man put his hands behind his back, glanced at everyone's faces one by one, and nodded with satisfaction:

"Let's do this. Since you have just experienced life and death together on the battlefield, we will temporarily organize you into a team, with Second Lieutenant Luca as the captain and Staff Sergeant Hermann as the deputy captain. We will investigate and make statistics on Ludwig this time.

Hong Kong bombing incident.”

"yes."

Luca had originally intended to recruit an outstanding subordinate like Gu Ji, so of course he readily agreed.

No surprise.

The news of Mosnelli's resignation that night once again caused a sensation in the Hansi military camp.

In the Battle of Nannan Outer Islands, Hans' army was defeated steadily.

In order to prevent the soldiers from losing morale, the Bearded General Staff decided to hold a ceremony to confer a title on Gu Ji at the base that night. It was rare to have a soldier who could be regarded as a model, so of course he had to publicize it vigorously.

"Staff Sergeant Hermann relied on his excellent command ability to fight to the last bullet and rescue his comrades from the encirclement. He has the aura of Hans' will."

Because the original product was still being produced, the General Staff could only temporarily take out an official copy of the Black Cross and tie it on Gu Ji's collar.

"I hope that Sergeant Hermann can continue to rely on Hans' will just like relying on a stone wall, and keep fighting for this honor!"

The Hans soldiers in the audience immediately burst into applause.

Gu Ji didn't feel very passionate at all. His own position was different. It would be better to think carefully about how to use this meritorious service to gain command benefits for himself.

After the investiture ceremony.

Leer stepped forward and hugged his shoulders, grinning:

"Good job, buddy. After one battle, your level is the same as mine!"

"Brother Hermann, oh no, sir, when we get to Ludwigshafen, I hope you won't forget to teach me command skills!"

"Everything is easy to say."

Gu Jizheng was sending Eugen away in a few words, but he happened to encounter the military police escorting a group of soldiers to the punishment camp.

When the military policeman saw him, he straightened his back and gave an excited military salute.

The soldiers had already taken off their military uniforms, their faces were covered with bloodstains, and a white sign hung on their chests with shameful slogans such as "I am a deserter, I am a coward, I am a traitor".

Eugen spat viciously:

"Damn deserters, what a disgrace to the Hans Empire!"

"Forget it Eugen, just stop saying a few words."

Leer pulled him.

In fact, everyone knows that these soldiers are not real deserters, they just saw Roman civilians taking to the streets to celebrate and test whether the war is really coming to an end.

The night wind blows.

The shame tags on the soldiers' chests, as well as the Iron Cross medals on the collars of Gu Ji and Luca, and Eugen's crazy expression seemed to echo their lost and silent expressions.

…

Two days later in the morning.

The military police were ordered to inform Gu Ji and others that the transport crew was ready. It was a gray-green JU-52 transport plane that could accommodate 18 soldiers.

The distance from Lebudas to Ludwigshafen is only about a thousand kilometers.

In less than three hours, the plane landed over Ludwigshafen.

[Goal: Successfully reach Ludwigshafen within three days!]

【Please choose your reward!】

[Improvement of lung function and blood oxygen level (medium)] or [Improvement of human body tolerance (medium)]

To be honest, the two rewards refreshed this time are not as attractive as the previous round on the surface, but they are very practical in the face of disasters.

Blue [Vital Capacity Increase (Medium)]: Increase the deep inhalation volume of the lungs by 24%, increase the hypoxia tolerance time of important organs such as the brain, heart, and kidneys by 32%, and increase the activity of type II pneumocytes by 7%;

Blue [Human body tolerance improvement (medium)]: Improves the body's ability to resist cold and heat by 27%, improves the skin's resistance to chemical burns by 19%, and increases bone marrow's hematopoietic ability by 16%.

Both focus on improving personal survival capabilities.

If you look at it from a game perspective.

Vital capacity means very little blood loss in the early stage, but very fast blood loss in the later stage;

Tolerance means losing blood steadily and slowly throughout the process.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Ji decided to choose the former. In large-scale factory fires and chemical leak accidents, the increased resistance has limited effect, and he still has to rely on equipment.

The protective equipment during World War II was generally unreliable.

[New goal: prevent the accident disaster from spreading out of the port! 】

Through the cabin window, he glanced down at the town below.

Rudwigshafen is located on the left bank of the Rhine River and is the second largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Compared to Lebudas and Berlin, there is not such a strong war atmosphere here. Looking at the entire city, apart from the red-roofed and white-walled private houses, nearly half of it is surrounded by various dense factory pipelines and railways.

There are very few high-rise buildings in the city center. Instead, there are chimneys emitting white gas and gray smoke, as well as various huge circular and cylindrical condensation towers and combustion towers.

Because here sits the world’s largest chemical company:

BASF Group Headquarters.

It is the chemical product base with the largest factory area in the world. The company headquarters and factory are close to the port and train tracks. It is like a "small city", with the building area alone reaching seven square kilometers.

There are a total of 100 kilometers of streets, 200 kilometers of train tracks, and 2,500 kilometers of pipelines in the interior, which is enough to illustrate its complexity and hugeness.

Therefore, the accidents that occurred at BASF in history were often very serious.

After landing at the airport, Luka turned around and asked.

"Herman, do you want to go home first or..."

"We'll wait until the investigation mission is completed."

Gu Ji prevaricates casually.

So Luca got in touch with the local military police stationed there.

Since too many troops were consumed on the east-west front battlefield and guarding the occupied areas, there were very few troops stationed in Hansi's native towns. They were basically junior troops or newly produced troops.

The Military Police Department equipped Gu Ji and others with a military vehicle: a Volkswagen Type 82 bucket truck.

With a gray-green body, a square convertible shape, and a spare wheel mounted on the hood, it looks like a small armored vehicle.

While driving on the road, it also attracted the attention of many people.

Some people stopped to watch, some teenagers chased behind the car with a playful smile, and some young soldiers patrolling the streets saluted, trying to express their enthusiasm and respect for the veterans.

Compared to Eugen who was so excited that he honked his horn randomly.

On the contrary, Leer's expression was complicated, as if he was thinking of the tragedy on the battlefield and those comrades who died.

Under the guidance of the young military police, Gu Ji and others finally arrived at the bombing site, located in the southwest area of ​​the BASF factory.

Fortunately, the Hans Air Force arrived in time, and the bombed area was not too large. Only one of the five aerial bombs fell in the factory building.

With the factory fence as the center, everything nearby was razed to the ground, and metal pipes were twisted and broken, leaving several bomb craters half a person deep.

When Eugen saw this scene, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

"These damn Eagles!"

Beginning in January 1943, the Foggy Eagle leaders decided at the Blanca Conference that the two armies would jointly carry out strategic bombing operations against Hansi, especially important industrial cities, with the intention of destroying the heavy industrial base of Hansi.

As one of the important chemical industry cities in Hans, Ludwigshafen was often severely damaged during World War II and was rebuilt into a modern city after the war.
To be continued...