For a large-scale campaign like an all-out counteroffensive, the preparation time may be as long as several months, and the amount of materials required is so maddening that weapons and ammunition are only one aspect, and there are dozens of other kinds of military materials listed, and the soldiers must also be trained accordingly, and the training content is jaw-dropping.

In Belgium, in order to reduce troop casualties, the U.S. military simply built a full-scale model in Antwerp with a ratio of 1:1 to the fortress of Liège for troop simulation training.

The British Expeditionary Force was also seizing the time to conduct training in infantry and artillery coordination and infantry and tank coordination, while the bomber unit began to enter crazy mode again, making thousands of sorties every day to bombard the German defense line indiscriminately.

Before launching a counteroffensive, Roque's command welcomed a guest who had been almost forgotten by Roque - Herbert Clark Hoover.

After the outbreak of the World War, Hoover served as Chairman of the American Relief Committee in London to help those penniless and stranded in Europe, which helped 120,000 impoverished Americans return to the United States by the end of the World War.

Roque once thought that with Hoover's "confession", he could form a certain degree of clamping on Hoover, but now I think about it that Roque was too naïve at that time, and the Americans would not care about the profession of "slave traders", and several presidents of the United States when the country was first founded were slave traders, and Americans didn't seem to care, and worshiped those slave traders as heroes.

For example, George Washington, the first president of the United States, was himself the largest slave owner in the United States at that time, and the third president, Thomas Jefferson, was also a slave owner.

With the exception of slave owners, few other U.S. presidents were innocent, and Lincoln Sherman Grant massacred nearly one-third of Southerners during the Civil War; Andrew Jackson launched the massacre of the Indians, and the next hundred years are known as the "Road of Blood and Tears" of the Indians; Taft, Coolidge, and Roosevelt's ancestors were all opium dealers, and most of the shame in modern Chinese history is related to the ancestors of these presidents.

If you calculate carefully, one of the presidents of the United States in the first 100 years is counted as one, and none of them are clean under the buttocks.

Therefore, if Roque wants to threaten Hoover with Hoover's little thing, it is really not enough, Roque believes that it is a heinous crime, and in the eyes of Americans, it is normal business behavior.

At most, it is a normal business behavior in a special period, after all, the study of history cannot be separated from the historical environment at that time.

When Roque was in London, Hoover always wanted to visit Roque, but every time Roque met London, he was short on time, and Hoover did not get the opportunity.

Now that Hoover is returning to the United States, he finally gets the chance to meet Roque.

"I'm sorry Herbert, I'm too busy to find time—" Roque's smile made Hoover feel like it hadn't happened in Johannesburg ten years ago.

In addition to that unpleasantness, in fact, the relationship between Roque and Hoover has been very good in recent years, and now most of Roque's business activities in the United States are through Hoover's agency, such as the construction of the Alligator Bay Hydropower Station in Johannesburg, which is through Hoover and Nikola Tesla.

Another example is the Walvis Bay Railway, which was also registered through Hoover to obtain construction permits in Southwest Africa.

Even the conduct of business between Southern Africa and Germany before the outbreak of the World War was conducted through Hoover's company registered in the United States.

"Understandably, my lord, you are now the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, the Earl of Nyasaland, and it is a great honour to have the opportunity to meet you." Hoover's attitude is still humble, which has little to do with the confession in Roque's study, Roque's current identity is also very different from that time, Hoover's social status is improving, but it is far from catching up with the speed of Roque's promotion, so Hoover has nothing to be proud of in front of Roque.

Since last year, the American Relief Committee led by Hoover began to aid Belgium and France, and this work brought Hoover great honor, Hoover was called a "great humanitarian", with the honor received during this period, the US government recalled Hoover to Washington, appointed Hoover as the director of the US Food Administration, and the Allies also intended to appoint Hoover as the director of the Relief and Reconstruction Agency, responsible for solving the problem of food shortages after the war.

The position of the U.S. government Roque has no right to interfere, the position of director of the Allied Relief and Rehabilitation Agency is still very important, Hoover's rival is Jr. in England, and compared with the American Relief Committee, Jr.S.'s South African company provided no less help to Europe during the world war.

By the second year of the World War, there had been a severe food crisis in Europe, when the British government was mixing food from southern Africa and buying directly from the United States.

Of course, the "allocation" here was not gratuitous, at that time the South African company was the largest landowner in southern Africa, and the South African company was a commercial company, so the British government paid for the shipment of a grain from southern Africa.

In the context of the world war, it is normal that money cannot buy things, and it is already very face-saving for southern Africa to fully cooperate with the "deployment" of the British government.

By the end of 1915, the South African company was almost responsible for nearly 20% of the food supply of Britain and France, and Xiao Si was not outright mercenary, and did not forget to take the initiative to donate money to the expeditionary force, and during the world war, the South African company donated nearly 40 million rand to the Allies.

"Congratulations to you, Herbert, returning to the United States as the Director of the Food Administration, is it a new beginning for you, are you ready to take on greater responsibilities?" In a joking tone, Roque expressed the expectations of a commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force for his juniors.

Junior!

Hoover was born in 1874, a few years older than Roque, but instead of being embarrassed, Hoover was quite excited.

That's where power comes in.

"Thank you, Lord, for your encouragement, I will certainly work hard, do you have any good advice for me on this aspect of food?" Hoover's posture is low, and now there are few people in the world who are qualified to put up a fight in front of Roque, what does Winston want Roque to cooperate, and he has to take the initiative to come to Roque in Ya Luo.

Like Roque, commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, Winston, the British prime minister, is equally busy, even busier than Roque.

"Hehe, Herbert, you're looking for the wrong person, I'm a soldier, not the Minister of Agriculture, if you need it, I can introduce Minister Louis Botha to you." Roque no longer makes a lot of nonsense in the field he is not good at, it is better to hide his ugliness than to hide it, let Roque go to war, Roque is handy, let Roque farm-

Hehe, Roque is not even as good as an old man in southern Africa.

"Sir, you are too modest, Nyasaland has gone from nothing to prosperity now, but you have created it with your own hands, when I was in southern Africa, I didn't expect that southern Africa would have what it is today, southern Africa is simply a miracle, when I was in London, I didn't hear much praise for southern Africa." Hoover shook his head and smiled bitterly, Southern Africa did not leave Hoover with a very pleasant memory.

What Roque didn't expect was that there were a lot of "south blows" in London now.

Almost everyone who has been to southern Africa will be amazed at how it has developed, especially someone like Hoover, who knew what it was like before and how much energy it exploded during the world wars.

The world war has beaten Europe into ruins, but southern Africa is becoming more and more prosperous, far away from the war Southern Africa has become the royal paradise of the British, the orthodox British do not like the United States, think that the United States is a country composed of thieves and liars, but have a good impression of southern Africa, after all, southern Africa is still part of the United Kingdom, especially in winter, there is no smog in southern Africa.

"Herbert, if you can, I suggest you be the deputy director of the Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, Cecil is not a harsh person, you work together, you will definitely be able to do this job well." Roark didn't have time to blow to Hoover business, and real advice was the most important thing.

At another time, the Allies appointed Hoover as Administrator of the Relief and Reconstruction Administration, reporting directly to the Allies.

This space-time Entente has a better choice, Xiao Si is at least his own people, and there is enough food in southern Africa, so Xiao Si is obviously more suitable for this position than Hoover.

"I think so too, I'm looking forward to working with Lord Rhodesia, I've already met with Lord Rhodesia in London, and when I get back from Washington, we'll get to work." Hoover's position is right, and Xiao Si's current title is Viscount Rhodesia, one level lower than Roque's title.

Recognizing the importance of southern Africa, the British government began to use the powerful in southern Africa to woo the elite of southern Africa.

Ade had realized the dangers of large-scale knighthood, and now in England, the nobility still enjoyed many privileges, as did the nobility of southern Africa, which had a lot of power in taxes and commerce.

Therefore, Ade has already made a request to the British government not to expand the aristocracy of southern Africa and avoid causing greater hidden dangers to southern Africa.

A little later, Xiao Si also came to Ya Lang from London, and compared with Roque, who was light and simple, Xiao Si really put on a noble pretense, with nearly 100 people in his entourage, more than 20 cars and trucks, and four trucks filled with luggage alone.

"Are you moving?" Luo Ke couldn't help but complain, Xiao Si brought more than a dozen maids alone, all of them were charming and rich fat buttocks, and I really couldn't see that Xiao Si was so good at this on weekdays.

"Which one do you like, I'll give it to you-" Xiao Si frowned, this topic Luo Ke really didn't dare to answer.

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