Chapter Twenty-Four: The Campsite

  News of the Air Force's progress reached Berlin, and Hitler was extremely pleased. He repeatedly praised G?ring in public, while G?ring was somewhat bitter. He had originally wanted to see Hitler's joke, but unexpectedly it turned out this way. It really became a good deed with ulterior motives. He could only swallow his pride and humbly accept Hitler's praise. The tense relationship between G?ring and Hitler also temporarily eased.

  Don't mention how Hitler replenished Rommel's equipment. Just say Liu Qi pressed the poor Major Beck to sit on a supply truck and rushed all the way to the 4th Indian Division.

  Unexpectedly, not far away, we encountered a military checkpoint set up by the British. About one platoon of British soldiers and 2 Matilda II tanks were on the road checking pedestrians and vehicles.

  So soon to encounter a checkpoint was something Liu Qi had not expected at all. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, they hadn't fired their guns during the previous battle; if they had, it would have definitely alerted this checkpoint. All it would take is one phone call and all their efforts would be for naught. At that time, they wouldn't just be facing this group of people and two tanks.

  However, facing the checkpoint, Liu Qi was not afraid at all. Because all the documents and the truck were genuine, even the officer was a real British lieutenant colonel on active duty. As expected, although he was scared to death when facing the doctor, but when facing the checkpoint with only one British lieutenant leading the team, that kind of high-and-mighty British superior officer's demeanor returned to Baker.

  One side of Baker took out the certificate and let the lieutenant see it, then started to let the lieutenant and soldiers gather and stand well. Loudly scolding them, venting all the anger he had received from Liu Qi on these ordinary soldiers. As a lieutenant colonel, in the eyes of ordinary British soldiers, he was already a very high-ranking officer. So they all listened carefully to Lieutenant Colonel Baker's words.

  Liu Qi listened for a while and couldn't help but feel annoyed, so he gave the doctor a signal. The doctor subtly pulled on the steel wire connected to Beck's pants.

  "Berkett suddenly shouted 'No...'. The British soldiers below were startled, thinking that the major was going crazy. Berk knew he had to wrap it up quickly. But one word had already slipped out. He stuttered for half a day, saying 'No...no...don't be so undisciplined anymore.'"

  "Yes, sir," the British soldier replied.

  At last, Becker got into a car with the help of the "doctor", and the road-blocking tank had already moved to one side. The convoy drove straight through, speeding away under the gaze of British soldiers.

  All the way, there were four or five checkpoints and armored vehicle patrols along the way. And Beck finally thoroughly returned to his usual self in front of the British army, as if Liu Qi and others were his subordinates. But once he left the British, Beck became like a tomato that had been frozen and thawed, his face changed faster than Shakespeare's wife reading Hamlet. Even Liu Qi, who came from the future and had seen countless soap operas, was a little surprised.

  Liu Qi asked Beck "What did you do before the war?"

  Beck's face turned solemn when Liu Qi asked about his work, he spat out two mouthfuls of saliva, straightened his clothes, took off his hat and said to Liu Qi with great enthusiasm: "I am the chief tenor singer of the British royal family, I only serve the British royal family."

  Liu Qi couldn't help but feel puzzled in his heart. You, a British royal family's pet dog, have a promising career as a singer in Britain. Why did you run to this godforsaken place? It seems that Britain is also like Germany, and the troops that can fight are probably all used up, so they sent this kid to be an officer for transportation and supplies. Liu Qi had a flurry of wild thoughts in his heart. However, what Liu Qi didn't think of was that Major Beck was following a noble person to North Africa. And Beck also deliberately didn't tell Liu Qi about this matter, almost causing Liu Qi to miss out on this huge piece of intelligence.

  The convoy finally arrived at the Indian 4th Division's camp in the rear of the front line after a day and night of trekking, approaching dusk. The sound of British artillery fire could be heard from afar, with flares occasionally falling from the sky to the ground. Liu Qi and his team stopped about 3 kilometers away from the camp and took out binoculars to observe the 4th Division's camp. They saw large military tents standing in the camp, surrounded by several high watchtowers and barbed wire. Only one road was left open, with a few soldiers on guard duty walking back and forth. The vast camp had very few guards.

  After touring the entire military camp, Liu Qi said that this is no different from a German concentration camp. It seems that Indians are not treated well in the British army. In fact, it's not entirely the fault of the British people. The British did want to give Indian soldiers better treatment, but Indian soldiers simply wouldn't accept it. They had been subjected to cruel oppression by the 'high-caste' Indians back home, and this had been deeply ingrained in their minds. So if they weren't treated like animals, they would kill themselves. In short, they were born to be abused. Every day, if British officers and their high-caste Indian officer masters didn't beat and scold them, they wouldn't even be able to eat. Therefore, although the British officers used big sticks and whips on them every day, they were actually very happy about it.

  The attitude of the Indian soldiers was sometimes unbearable even for British officers. All honest, kind-hearted and sympathetic British officers who served here for a while would eventually request to be transferred out. The reason is that they couldn't bear it anymore and didn't want to command such troops. However, some British officers with personality defects were happy to stay behind, and they were all inhumane guys who tortured Indian soldiers every day, and the Indian soldiers also endured their torture willingly. Gradually, all Indian soldiers became extremely obedient, and in their eyes, as long as there was 'curry' and a whip, nothing else mattered.

  But this time it was the most important 'curry' that stopped. Without 'curry', all Indian soldiers were unhappy, very unhappy. They didn't even want to accept flogging, they didn't resist, they just sat quietly in their tents. No matter how hard British officers whipped them, even shooting a few didn't work, anyway, you can do whatever you want, without 'curry' we won't do anything.

  Liu Qi looked up at the darkening sky and gathered several SS officers, Keichi, the doctor, and the Rosy brothers. Liu Qi said, "Up ahead is the main camp of the 4th Indian Division. Once we enter, let's first take control of all the British officers. The Indians are now sitting quietly waiting for 'curry', they won't help the British when we make our move. So we only need to deal with the British. Keichi will lead a group to take care of the watchtowers around us. All SS officers will split up and take some men to capture the British personnel in the various command centers of the regiments and battalions. The doctor and the remaining people will follow me to visit the commander at the division headquarters. When we enter the camp, don't make a move for now, let the sentry at the gate point out the location of the command center and the British officers. Half an hour later, everyone will act together, got it?"

  "Understood." Kaito and the others replied.

  Liu Qi continued to say, "Alright, now everyone get ready. In ten minutes, we'll enter the camp. The doctor will lead with Major Beck at the front. Try not to fire unless absolutely necessary. Alright, let's move out."

  Ten minutes later, the fleet started. It began to move towards the main camp of the Fourth Division. The three-kilometer journey was over in the blink of an eye, and the sentry at the gate stretched out his hand to stop the lead vehicle.

  "Password." The sentry shouted.

  "What's the password?" The doctor asked Beck in a low voice, and then gently pulled the steel wire in his hand.

  "I haven't heard of any password. No one told me when I came either." Beck explained hastily.

  At this time, the sentry heard that there was no movement on this side, and with a swoosh, he raised the rifle in his hand. With a "click", the safety catch was released. The muzzle of the gun pointed at the car and said, "Password, if you don't answer, I'll fire!" For a moment, even the machine guns on both sides were turned to this side, with their dark muzzles aimed at the convoy.

  The doctor was getting impatient, and quietly pulled out a scalpel, aiming it at Beck's lower back, saying in a low voice "Answer quickly, tell them what's going on." Even the people in the rear carriage heard this and became extremely tense, opening the safeties on their weapons. They were ready to make a forced entry and take down the British sentries at the slightest noise.

  Major Bek saw that if a fight broke out, he would definitely be killed. He hastily said, "Don't shoot, don't shoot at all! We are from Cairo and we are transporting emergency supplies. I have the highest command's signed orders here."

  "What emergency supplies?" the sentry asked.

  "Yes, curry. Rushed in by air from India." Baker replied hastily.

  "Curry! Oh heavens, you've finally arrived." The sentry hastily lowered his rifle and ran over excitedly to say. Then he waved his hand at the machine gun emplacement in the back, indicating it was safe.

  As the sentinel approached, Liu Qi looked through the car window and saw that the sentinel was a lieutenant. The officer ran to Beck's side, saluted and said, "We received instructions from headquarters three days ago that the curry transport team had set off. We've been waiting for the third day. If you don't come, those Indians will starve to death."

  Beck Middle School also returned a courtesy and said "Maybe it was because I came in a hurry and didn't tell me the password, so there was a misunderstanding just now."

  "You don't know, on the second day of our departure, a surprise enemy raiding party suddenly appeared in the rear of the central route frontline, giving the command center a big scare. They hastily assembled the 51st Division to intercept the enemy. Fortunately, the enemy's firepower was not strong, and they were quickly surrounded, capturing many prisoners. Afterwards, the command center required strengthening the level of vigilance, and only then did they give us the password," said the captain.

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  The first watch is delivered.