It is not an easy task to bring together so many future great generals and big figures, but Wang Weiyi successfully did it.
When he returned to the front line, he received the warmest cheers from the officers and soldiers of the supplementary battalion. Only Guderian said with a straight face: "Sergeant Guo Yunfeng, because you violated military discipline and left the army without authorization, you will be punished with confinement."
Wang Weiyi translated the words to Guo Yunfeng, and Guo Yunfeng smiled innocently and didn't care at all. As long as Major Ernst returns safely, he will be in solitary confinement.
After accepting the welcome from the officers and soldiers, Wang Weiyi had to carefully consider his mission.
In addition to the already formulated candidates, Bonkerre and Steck must be brought along. Sean is a heavy machine gunner and doesn't seem to be very useful.
After careful selection, a total of seventeen people were selected. As soon as Erwin Rommel arrived, the special team would be complete.
Except for the special detachment, no one else in the supplementary battalion knew the purpose of this mission. Wang Weiyi only told them that he would personally lead the detachment to carry out a reconnaissance mission.
Two MP18 submachine guns were transferred from Xiaoling for use by himself and Guo Yunfeng. The Vera Perosa submachine gun brought from Berlin was given to the strongest Steck.
This is the world's first submachine gun invented by Italian Army Colonel B.A. Revilli. It is a double-barreled automatic gun that fires 9mm pistol bullets. Because the gun fires too high, has poor accuracy, and is bulky, It is not suitable for individual soldier use, so it is not very popular, but the Perosa is actually intended to be used as an ultra-light machine gun.
Therefore, such a "submachine gun" can still play a role in Lance.
"Rambler, I suggest you take your two French prisoners with you. I'm sure they will be of great use..." At this moment, Xiao Ling suddenly said.
French prisoners? Wang Weiyi was startled for a moment, and then he remembered who it was. The soldiers who were captured by him were not soldiers: the winemaker Pipondu and the tailor Will Tinland.
"What are you taking them for?" Wang Weiyi was very surprised.
"The French like romance, and their taste in fine wine and gorgeous clothes completely exceeds their interest in war..." Xiao Ling told the rambler who knew nothing about these two aspects: "And according to my information, Lance Lieutenant General El Raffarin, the supreme commander of the French army on the front, was so fond of these two aspects that he became fanatical..."
Wang Weiyi said "Oh": "Will they betray us?"
"According to my analysis, the possibility of betraying you is almost zero. They don't care who they work for, as long as they can save their lives, let them realize their dreams, open a winery of their own, and create their own brand Clothes." Speaking of this, Xiao Ling looked very curious: "Rambler, do you really not know who these two people are?"
"I don't know, who they are has anything to do with me?" Wang Weiyi replied inexplicably.
Xiao Ling's words were full of sarcasm: "You are an excellent soldier, but you really have no taste. Pipondu is a descendant of the famous Xigang family in France. You may not know the Xigang family, but Lafite You must know, right?"
Lafite? That Lafite wine that has been selling for sky-high prices?
"Lafite was created by the Xigang family. After the death of the third generation head of the Xigang family, the property rights of Lafite entered a relatively chaotic historical period. However, the quality of Lafite still did not disappoint. Until 1868 After Sir James Rothschild won the bid at a public auction for a sky-high price of 4.4 million francs, Lafite wine no longer belonged to the Xigang family, and the Xigang family gradually declined. "Xiao Ling. Explained to Rambler, a man with no taste:
"However, this generation of the Xigang family has produced Pipondu Xigang, who is your prisoner. In the future, he will revive the family's reputation and purchase 'Château Margaux', one of the four major wineries in Lafite. Become a giant in the wine industry."
Wang Weiyi began to feel curious, but he did not expect that the prisoner he captured was actually a giant in the liquor industry. If I had killed him with one shot that day, would there still be this "giant"?
"As for Will Tingland, he is even more famous." Xiaoling sighed, seeming to feel "contempt" for the rambler's ignorance: "He is the grandson of Gaston Tingland, and Gaston founded a silk thread factory, and the name of this silk thread factory was - Montagut! "
Montagut? Oh my God, the multinational brand Montagut that has taken the world by storm?
Wang Weiyi felt a little dizzy. Two future rich men were right in front of him and he didn't even know it.
"Montagut is still very small now, but after the end of the First World War, it will soon grow in the hands of Will Tingland." Xiaoling explained carefully: "In 1925, under Will Tingland Under Rand's leadership, Montagut launched women's underwear and stockings for the first time, successfully building brand awareness. During World War II, natural silk raw materials were in short supply, prompting Montagut to invent rayon to replace natural silk. The polyamide fabric is processed through multiple processes to produce a unique silk fabric. Its appearance, comfort and feel are comparable to natural silk, and its strength and durability are similar to nylon. This is called 'bright silk'. The knitwear became Montagut's signature, and the inventor was also Will Tinland."
Wang Weiyi swallowed his saliva: "That means that these two prisoners will be super rich in the future?"
"Based on their assets at the time, they were definitely considered super rich..."
"Xiao Ling, what do you think if I invest in them now?" Wang Weiyi asked in a daze: "Does that mean I also own shares in Chateau Margaux and Montagut? I will also become a super rich man in the future?"
"It's possible." Xiao Ling's answer was very refreshing: "When you go back to...for example, the 1960s to the 1980s, you will have huge wealth..."
Super rich? Wang Weiyi never dreamed that one day he would become a super rich man.
This is a good idea, but where can I get such a sum of money to invest in them? I am so poor that investing can only be a dream.
Sighing, such a good opportunity to make a fortune was in front of me, but I was unable to do anything because I had no money. To say that he, a baron, was shabby, he had nothing but a pitifully small manor awarded by His Majesty the Emperor.
However, Pipondu Xigang and Will Tinland have now become two treasures in Wang Weiyi's eyes.