In wars since ancient times, weather conditions have largely determined the development of the war situation.

Herzman was not a fantasy person, but the facts made him have to think about many things, especially the continuous rain that made him complain, and the entire defense area of the division became no different from the swamp for a while. The rain made the soldiers' daily lives troublesome, with some flour soaked in water and mould in the food warehouse, and some ammunition also damp. These two directly weakened the combat effectiveness of the troops.

What caused the continuous heavy rain, and now Herzman believes that there is indeed an element of Russian trouble.

In this era, meteorological weapons are not a new concept, and even artificial rainfall has been done for a long time. However, experimentalists in many countries have not been able to understand the reason for artificial rainfall in this era, and they only know that in the right atmospheric environment, certain substances such as dry ice can be thrown into the sky, which may produce precipitation.

Because he smelled urine on the rocket wreckage, Herzman took it for granted that he had learned chemistry in middle school, and that perhaps the Russians had used ammonia. Now Herzman is really thinking about it, are those Russians in the swamp monsters?!

He became more and more convinced that the falling rocket wreckage was just an omen.

"Those Russians were bombed, so they created continuous rains to block the movement of our air force! Such a blockade is only temporary, and they will certainly plot some actions in retaliation. Just like ever. ”

Herzman's analysis convinced Lawrence almost completely, because it was logically very tenable!

"Lawrence, now we have to contact the friendly 722nd Division on this matter, and I will personally talk to their division commander on the phone, and you!"

"Me?"

"I give you a mission. I ask you to send someone and immediately go to the aviation brigade with the wreckage of the captured rocket. ”

"This ...... Can they be informed of this? ”

"It's necessary!" Herzman paused, "We have a blood feud with that Russian, and so does the air brigade!" Besides, it is not only us who is disturbed by heavy rainfall, the situation of the Air Force is even worse! You just go with the wreckage of the rocket and tell them my speculation! As for how they understand it, that's their business! ”

Lawrence nodded: "I'll do it myself." I think it would be better to send a few soldiers than to tell me personally. ”

"Very good, without further ado, you hurry up!"

Lawrence saluted and turned to walk away, when he was stopped by Herzman again.

"Commander, what else do you have to order?"

"There's one more. You get to the aviation brigade, you have to go through Gomel, and you will definitely stay there tonight as well. When you get back tomorrow, be sure to bring me some sausages and bacon. ”

"Alright! As for ......"

"Fees? Of course, this matter will not break the bank. With that, Herzman unlocked his desk and pulled out a stack of Reichsmarks. Take these and buy them! I am a division commander, and I can't be free like you junior officers. Damn, these perks simply can't be spent. You buy all the sausages, so that I can be comfortable for a while! After the deed is done, 30% will be yours! ”

From the station of the 707th Division to Koch's aviation brigade, there is a considerable distance here.

Lawrence, with a pile of money, and rocket wreckage, after handing over his post to the deputy commander, organized a man-made drive straight in the direction of Gomel.

Forty kilometers from the station to Gomel, the roads here are uneven, and even the roads are potholed in many places. It was already afternoon, and it was only time to arrive in Gomel, and Lawrence estimated that it would be four o'clock, and then at Koch's station, it would be five o'clock at the earliest. You can't stay in someone's aviation brigade! In line with his rank, it was only fitting to live in a decent hotel in Gomel for German officers.

What's more, he has a bunch of Imperial Marks in his hand, although he is buying things for the division commander, in the end, the money is in his own hands, why not spend it?

Three 82-barrel trucks took to the road, two full and one empty. The empty cart was for Herzman, and Lawrence planned to buy more than just sausages, preferably in whole oak cans of beer directly from the beer tank. After all, there are too many of these Reichmarks!

The forty-kilometer journey was accompanied by twists and turns and boredom, and finally they arrived in Gomel at the planned time.

Lawrence, for his part, hasn't been here for more than two months because of the war. Today, Gomel is almost a German colony, and there are still a large number of Belarusian civilians here, but sandbags and barbed wire have been erected in the streets, and a large number of German soldiers are stationed here.

Gomel's defense was carried out by the 722nd Division, which was garrisoned by a regiment under his command and a number of Eastern battalions made up of native Belarusians. They have vigorously deployed defenses at various intersections in the city, which really minimizes the possibility of potential guerrilla attacks.

Lawrence arrives here and changes his decision, as he wants to exchange the Reichsmark on hand for a credit banknote RKK before the bank closes.

Germany established the so-called "Reichscredit Bank" in the occupied territories, which was issued in the form of a banknote known simply as RKK. It could only be used in the occupied territories, not in Germany itself, and the Reichsmark of Germany was constantly flowing into the occupied territories. According to the exchange rate set by Germany, if the Reichsmark is converted into RKK, the purchasing power will be significantly increased!

But the so-called currency of RKK does not have any gold reserves as a guarantee, and its only guarantee is the force of the German occupation forces! The Belarusian population in the occupied territories had to use this kind of paper money, which was no different from waste paper, for their daily life.

As for the German soldiers, they naturally had the opportunity to go to the city for vacation, so they quickly exchanged the Reichsmark in hand for PKK, and then bought a large amount of supplies locally and sent them to China. So much so that when one person joins the army, the whole family has gifts and surprises every day! Today's Germany has also begun to adopt a wartime rationing system, and in this way, many families have spent idle funds, and they have also become murderers of materials from invaded countries, and have become the recipients of war dividends. In this case, why didn't the German people support Hitler?!

Germany passed on this severe inflation to the occupied territories, and they frantically looted the supplies of the local people, which caused public resentment to boil, which was one of the main reasons for the intensification of the guerrilla war in Belarus. The economic atrocities of the German army are even more terrible than their direct killings! Because they can reasonably loot civilians for food, clothing, and medicine, they can cause a large number of civilians to live in hardship and lead to a large number of unnatural deaths without the use of bullets.

The Germans did not build prosperity in Gomel, but instead feared the local civilian population. Only soldiers like to live here, in taverns, in casinos and even in weathered places, squandering the RKK in their hands.

Lawrence, of course, didn't care about how the locals were doing, he suddenly exchanged a stack of Reichsmarks for a whole suitcase of RKK, leaving three soldiers behind and ordering them.

"You follow the list I have written, go to these stores to buy goods, and then move all the goods to the officers' hotel. Tonight, we're resting here! After you are done, stay at the hotel for the time being, and when I return, I will lead you to find a woman for recreation! ”