Port of Marseille

At the berth of the Far East Hope, the dock crane was lifting a dark green truck from the ship to the dock. At the dock, except for the workers recruited from the French colonies in Africa who were busy on the dock, several French supervisors were watching.

The car hanging in mid-air cast a curious look

trucks made in china

When one of the supervisors asked a question, the five-color star on the truck door clearly reminded them that these trucks belonged to the Chinese Expeditionary Force. They were no strangers to this military emblem. In fact, just a few weeks ago, more than 100,000 people wore it on their heads.

Asian soldiers with five-color star military emblem enter the port here

And now they saw this military emblem again. The object that caught their attention most at this time was the dark green trucks on the dock. Those trucks were completely different from the American trucks they were used to. These trucks looked like

It is more solid and of course larger in size.

fully enclosed carriage

Well, you don’t need to endure the biting cold wind in winter anymore

Just by looking at Jean Lunel, the car driver on the dock had already seen an advantage of the truck that had just disembarked in front of him. For Jean Lunel, who had driven in the north, he clearly knew this.

How important a seemingly inconspicuous place is when winter comes

For any driver in the north, winter is never easy. The cold wind in winter is very biting, especially when the car is driving at full speed. Even though many cars have canvas hoods, the canvas hoods leak wind from all sides.

The Chinese trucks in front of us obviously do not have this shortcoming.

I don't know how this car performs

Jean Lunel muttered in his heart that although France sells many Chinese products now, in his opinion, China may be the kind of country that manufactures industrial products such as cans, silk, flour, biscuits, toys, clothing, light bulbs, etc., and manufactures cars.

Obviously unlikely

In the end, when Jean Lunel made a judgment in his heart, he came out with these words:

Maybe American cars imported from China

No matter how you look at it, it’s hard for Lunel to believe that this unforgettable truck with a long head, which has a simple and solid chassis, a strong leaf spring suspension, a sleek cab and a beautiful air intake grille, is a car made in China. He

I prefer to believe that this is a truck designed by Americans.

This is 100% made in China

At this time, a voice came from behind him. When he looked back, he saw a Chinese military officer. The young officer smiled at him, perhaps noticing the confusion on his face, and then said

Do you want to take a look at the cab?

The invitation sent by the officer made Lunel speechless for a while. He accepted the other party's invitation with a squeak. After the officer opened the door and jumped into the truck compartment, Lunel immediately realized that this was indeed made in China. It was clear in the cab.

He saw unfamiliar square characters, the kind of characters only used by Chinese people. He had seen similar characters on the badges of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

Sir, is this truck really made in China?

Jean Lunel, still a little unsure, asked the officer insistently.

Have you seen this truck before today?

The smiling officer asked the Frenchman, and then he reported the performance data of this Lightning truck very skillfully.

The Lightning truck uses a 3.6-liter in-line 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline engine designed by General Dynamics. The maximum power is 75 horsepower. However, in order to ensure torque, the maximum power of the engine used in the Lightning truck is reduced to 68 horsepower. This engine can propel the fully loaded weight of 5.8

Empty 2.5-ton truck, which is a standard open-top truck, has a maximum highway speed of 85 kilometers per hour. This is currently the fastest truck among all countries. Its 82-liter fuel tank can guarantee a maximum range of 320 kilometers on the road and 230 kilometers off-road.

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After reporting the data as if they were treasures, the expedition officer said when Runel looked surprised...

I have never seen this truck before today, but I have received the data of the Lightning truck. The future expeditionary force will all use the Lightning truck. It is now in China. As the first domestically produced vehicle, the Lightning truck has been put into production.

There was a look of pride on the officer's face when he spoke. As a Chinese, he didn't know that the Lightning Truck was not the first domestically produced car in China, but it was the first truly mass-produced domestic car, even in the world, by the China Automobile Manufacturing Factory.

The planned annual truck production is also the first in the world.

The arrogance on the officer's face did not resonate with Jean Lunel. Perhaps the truck seemed extremely advanced to him, but before he actually drove the car and experienced its performance, the officer's words

But it can only be used as a reference.

After all, this is a car made in China, let alone China. Even trucks made in France are very mediocre and far from comparable to American trucks.

Soon these French people will know that our Lightning trucks are better than American trucks.

Sun Mingyi, who was wearing a top hat at the dock, said to Wei Zian next to him. As the sales manager of China Automobile Company in France, he had just arrived in France a week ago. Although the Chinese trucks had just been manufactured, in his opinion, the whole of France would soon be

Everyone knows that the Lightning Truck is the best truck in the world

At the Lianyungang Automobile Test Field, the performance of the Lightning Truck surpassed that of various American trucks. The body is strong and extremely durable. It is by no means comparable to those simple American trucks. But now I am afraid that if I want the French and British to believe that Chinese trucks need one

process

The expeditionary force's use of Lightning trucks is a living advertisement for us. When trucks from various countries are stuck in the mud on the road to the front, but our trucks can drive, the French will recognize it. Then officers of the French Ministry of War

They will run in front of us and rush to place orders.

Imagining that scene, Sun Mingyi's face showed a little pride. He was not very active in expanding the French market. To be sure, he was not very active. After all, no matter how actively he tried to make the French people accept Chinese trucks overnight, I'm afraid it would be impossible.

It’s unlikely that the only thing that will convince others is the Lightning truck’s superior performance

Manager, as long as French army truck drivers accept our Lightning trucks, after the war is over, this Lightning truck will become a famous brand across Europe. When the Prime Minister was still the chairman, he said that our Chinese company is going to use this war to fight against

The reputation of our products made in China is not like that of the Japanese. Japanese products are synonymous with cheapness and poor quality. We must not only go global but also establish the brand image of Made in China. China not only exports porcelain, but also exports various advanced silk products.

of industrial products

After quoting the words of the former chairman, Wei Zian looked towards the dock. In addition to the neatly discharged trucks, there were thousands of tons of various Chinese-made goods, from children's toys to

It can be said that military supplies are readily available on the front line. Now Made in China has initially gained some reputation in countries such as Britain and France. It is no longer like it was at the beginning. Made in China is just a substitute for many families. They only consider it when they cannot buy products from their own country or other countries.

Chinese products. According to a survey by the Chamber of Commerce, many French people have accepted Chinese products.

Maybe after this war, China can really build up the reputation of Chinese industrial products. Of course, it is not only necessary to build reputation, but also to let them develop the habit of using Chinese products. Sometimes habits are more important than anything else. But once a habit is developed, then they

It is difficult to say that China can truly own overseas markets by changing its inherent habits.

Getting started...

parking……

At a temporarily opened vehicle training field in the Orleans Expeditionary Force camp, dozens of newly arrived Lightning trucks, under the command of trainers, are teaching carefully selected soldiers to learn how to drive, while the surrounding soldiers are watching the fun.

As the car stopped, it started shouting slogans...

For an expeditionary force that relies on animal power for logistics, the expeditionary force of more than 100,000 people only has less than 100 vehicles and more than 100 drivers. Now according to the plan, the expeditionary force will be equipped with as many as 4,000 trucks by the end of the year. In addition to the establishment of six domestic

The automobile regiment went out with the second batch of expeditionary force. The first batch of expeditionary force drivers who went abroad used on-site training to recruit qualified soldiers within the expeditionary force for driving training. In the past few days, the headquarters and division headquarters have

Drivers are deployed to serve as car trainers. According to the plan, they will train more than a thousand drivers within a month. Although only 600 trucks have been delivered to France so far, the headquarters said that it is better for people to wait for cars than for cars to wait for people.

parking

Wu, who was a little nervous, quickly stepped on the car. As soon as the car stopped and shifted into neutral, the coach next to him slapped him on the head.

Have you ever parked like this? If the car is pulling a load of artillery shells, you might be blown up if you stop like this. You have to stop carefully, you know?

Wu Wu could only nod his head during the continuous reprimands. After learning how to drive for three days, he even regretted why he was in junior high school, otherwise he would not have picked him. This driving was really not done by humans.

The life looks majestic...

What are you thinking about? Getting started

There was another scolding, and then he was out of gear again. What was waiting for him was naturally the coach's slap, which only hit him in the head, but his movements were much more agile.

Need to clean up

After the coach muttered, he continued to instruct Wu to learn truck driving. Every time a driver was scolded by the coach, there was often laughter all around.

It seems that this has become a scene in the camp, where they spend their time.

When will this day end?

No matter how good the scenery is for a few days, there will always be times when it becomes annoying. Being trapped in a military camp all day long is no less than torture for anyone. It is like going to jail. It will always make life more or less difficult.

For these young soldiers in their prime, such dissatisfaction and prison-like predicament will always arouse people's emotions. People don't know what they will do when they are excited.

As for the officers, the only thing they can do is to squander the physical strength of the soldiers, draining the physical strength of these soldiers every day to prevent fights or group fights among the soldiers.

One hundred and twenty, one hundred and twenty-one...

On a training ground, nearly a thousand soldiers held up important ammunition boxes weighing 40 kilograms with both hands. Following the commands given by the officers walking in front of the team, they kept raising the ammunition boxes high above their heads and then put them down. At this time, these soldiers were like

a machine specially invented for this purpose

Anyone can see that these soldiers wearing half-sleeved physical training shirts in winter are already exhausted, but they still keep putting down the ammunition boxes. This seemingly simple action of lifting them is actually very physically demanding.

How do people react when they are extremely tired?

The world is shaking and my vision is blurred. Of course, the most important thing is that sweat is pouring down like rain.

Wang Peng in front of the team didn't even look at his subordinates in the camp. At first, he counted as quietly as possible:

139…140…

When he approached the team of the Sixth Battalion, he simply approached Gao Zhicheng, the commander of the Sixth Battalion next door, and shouted loudly to Gao Zhicheng:

……141
To be continued...