73 Libyan construction

In the Libyan basin, under the rudimentary iron frame of an oil well, several German experts are carefully examining the working condition of the parts above. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

The conditions here are very backward, and it can be said that the backwardness makes the Germans feel hopeless. Trying to get oil out of here is a huge undertaking.

Although many German workers have already traveled thousands of miles to join the construction of large oil fields.

But it's still poor and backward, and there's not even a decent road.

The oil that was rushed out was the most primitive crude oil, and the black liquid that had not been treated at all was almost the same as what was called "fire oil" in the Middle Ages.

Even if it is such direct transportation of crude oil, due to the limitations of mining conditions and transportation conditions, it is only a small production per day.

But the good news is still one after another, German geologists have calculated that there is a shocking large oil field based on the environment and the conclusions of the detection.

With this conclusion, then no matter how much investment is worth it. Many Italians and even French people have come here and joined the frenzy of making money.

Building an oil field is not something that can be done in a day or two, and every screw here has to be shipped from Europe, and there is hardly any capacity for self-production.

However, the huge interest trend is that people are investing heavily here, and the discovery of a giant oil field is great news, whether it is war or peace.

"The local construction teams are already here, and a total of 35 construction teams are building houses." An engineer looked at the busy construction site in the distance and introduced it to his leader.

Originally, there was almost nothing left here, but now it is almost like a small Libyan city.

Houses in the local ethnic style have risen from the ground, and although the highest is only three storeys or even most of them are two-storey, the construction is still ongoing.

The reservoir is also rapidly improving its facilities to divert water, as more and more people are stationed here.

In order to speed up the construction of the project, Germany and Italy requisitioned a large number of local migrant workers and desperately built houses. It is important to know that many workers, including German engineers, need to have long-term housing in the local area.

In the same way, the garrison could not live in tents all the time, so a large number of barracks were being built, and because of the simple structure, they were built much faster than ordinary houses.

Compared to the days when oil was first extracted, it has become the envy of the locals.

The Germans who had come from afar brought with them a lot of trucks and cars, as well as more powerful half-track armored vehicles.

Steel cranes were erected to make it easy to carry them, and the port was so loaded with supplies from Europe that British spies couldn't even count them.

The Germans rushed 50 88-mm anti-aircraft guns from the mainland, and the Italians deployed more air defense units here.

During the day, Italian fighters regularly patrolled to drive out British reconnaissance planes that tried to approach here. At night, it was the newly modified ME-110 night fighter that took off to ensure the absolute safety of the airspace.

On the entire construction site, the lights are as bright as day, and everyone is working overtime to rush to work, striving to turn this place into a place where Nissan can make money as soon as possible.

More than 70 kilometers away, closer to the port and more abundant water, a secret base is also being built.

Soon, the two places will be connected by pipelines and turned into a complete oil production base.

Because it is closer to the port, it is faster to build, and it is also convenient to deploy larger machinery and equipment for oil refining and the production of supporting petroleum products.

In less than half a month, a cargo ship between Italy and Tunisia set a record for Italian sea transportation.

It turned out that although the Italians were not very good at war, or they were not ready for war, they were ready for business at once.

"There are only a few barrels of crude oil that can be transported here to deceive people in France." In the distance of the oil well, a German officer said to his lieutenant with a cigarette in his mouth.

While smoking a cigarette, he squinted at the 88 mm cannon under the camouflage net next to him: "I heard that in less than three months, we will be able to produce finished products such as gasoline." ”

"If it weren't for this, who would want to come to this place where birds don't." The adjutant looked at the top of his feet in disgust, and the boots were so dusty that they could barely see the original color.

The two of them had just arrived, and they were still wearing the classic German Wehrmacht uniforms, which were not suitable for the desert climate, while the ordinary German soldiers in the distance were wearing a different style.

These ordinary soldiers were bare-chested and wore bowled sunhats, just like explorers. The commander hung the telescope directly around his neck and hung it out of his bare chest.

Even the more neatly dressed soldiers wore desert shorts with big-toed shoes and short-sleeved yellow uniforms – a far cry from the familiar German military dress.

More than 3,000 German soldiers have been transported to Libya, most of whom are in the vicinity of the oil fields, responsible for ensuring the safety of the oil fields.

Most of these soldiers were Waffen-SS troops, and they were part of Goering's native air defense units. The weapons they brought were also very targeted: 37 mm anti-aircraft guns, newly purchased Bofors anti-aircraft guns, and 88 mm anti-aircraft guns!

Now, however, apart from the eagle emblem on their chests and the emblem on their collars, they are no different from the Wehrmacht.

"What's that pressing over there? It looks weird. Looking at the iron shelves being erected on the high slope in the distance, the adjutant asked.

The German officer took a cigarette in his mouth, squinted his eyes, and replied nonchalantly: "The new toy of the Air Force, I heard that it is an improved model of the radar used on the Admiral Scheer." ”

That antenna is indeed a radar, and it is the latest German warning radar. It was sent here, on the one hand, as an emphasis on the Libyan oil fields, and on the other hand as a test of such equipment.

Because of the relationship between Li Le, the false head of state, Germany has now begun to pay attention to the research and development and deployment of radar equipment.

Although it was only a month, the German engineers with wisdom and accumulation came up with two radar devices that looked to be performing well.

Compared with the radars equipped by the British at the same time, although they were slightly deficient in size and other performance, they really filled the gap in Germany in this regard.

"What's the use of this thing? I've heard that you can spot planes coming from afar? The adjutant asked, curiously.

The officer took the last puff of his cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it with his foot, glanced at his men, and took the lead in walking back: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, just do what we have to do." ”

Now the Italian army in North Africa is already a little stronger than it was in real history, and with the construction of oil fields, there will only be more troops deployed here, and more powerful.

Because of Mussolini's attention, more than 10,000 elite Blackshirts have been transferred to Libya to strengthen the defense of the border area.

Moreover, Italy was planning a combat operation to invade Egypt, and Mussolini intended to completely protect the Libyan oil fields with a once and for all attack.

However, Li Le was very unoptimistic about this attack, and he did not even want to believe that the Italians could achieve any decent results in Egypt.

Even now, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Italian Navy, the Italian army in Libya is much stronger than it is in real history.

In the distance, smoke and dust billowed all the way, and soon a barrel truck with the symbol of the German army stopped in front of two German officers.

Above the car, a signal soldier jumped out of the car and saluted: "Victory!" Monarch! ”

"Victory! Monarch! The officer raised his arm in return and took a document from the other's hand.

"There is a convoy coming here from Tripoli this afternoon...... Above are 40 oil workers and associated oil extraction equipment. The signal soldier reported with his chin held high.

The officer signed his name on the paper, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for them." ”

"Another piece of news." The signal soldier put away the document signed by the officer, and then took out another document from the leather bag he was carrying: "News from the Italian Air Force. ”

"Drove out the reconnaissance planes of the British 3 times? And all on the routes that fly through here? The officer looked at the text and frowned.

After all, it is still targeted by the British, and it seems that the other side does not want Germany and Italy to develop here with peace of mind and build their own oil fields.

"The Italian Air Force reminds us to pay attention to the hidden dangers of enemy air strikes at night." The signal soldier put away his papers and spoke to the officer.

The German officer nodded, he was the supreme commander in charge of this place, how dare he let anything go wrong here?

"The British stationed about 200 aircraft in North Africa, and the FΓΌhrer's intelligence had previously fixed this number at 168." The intelligence that the German officers had in their hands was very accurate.

At this time, the number of British North African Air Force aircraft was not large, and it was not easy to carry out air strikes deep into the territory of Libya.

"Give the night fighter unit a wake-up call and get them to pay attention lately." In the end, just in case, the officer gave the order to pay some attention to his troops.

"I don't know when it will be built or how it will perform." With apprehension, the officer looked at the radar station that was being built in the distance.