the world is at stake

A second lieutenant from the Defense Logistics Agency came to help with the formalities, and was very disappointed to find that only three people came.However, having internal staff to help still brings great convenience, and many times you can mention it.

When we arrived at 'Aniston', the second lieutenant of the Logistics Bureau threw 'Kato' and others towards the dormitory and it was over.After that, no one cared about them, and there was no dinner.

In his sleep, Liang Guang still had to keep in mind the false identity that Guoan created for him.This is not only the name 'Kato Kishio', but also a series of traces of life and work behind the name.

I fell asleep in a drowsy sleep, and I don't know how long it has passed.Until a bang sound broke into Liang Guang's mind, he sat up from the iron bed as if stimulated, and looked around with dark circles under his eyes.

The base dormitory is in darkness, but the switch in the corner is pressed, and the ceiling emits a dazzling light.Then a high-pitched voice shouted, "Ah, you three pigs, get up."

A white man broke into the dormitory room, wearing a training uniform and a wide-brimmed hat. He walked to the iron frame bed in a violent manner, and stared at Liang Guang and others as if scolding recruits.

Liang Guang failed to figure out who this guy was in the first place?Subconsciously got up from the bed.

"I'm Sergeant Jones of the Base's Sixth Maintenance Squadron, the boss of you three idiots. Can you understand English?"

The irritable white man crossed his hips and glanced back and forth at Liang Guang and the others.He glanced contemptuously, spit and cursed: "I made countless reports asking for more manpower, but the idiots in the Logistics Bureau sent three Japanese.

You didn't sleep well, did you?I didn't sleep well last night either.Just thinking about how perfunctory Washington bureaucrats are, I wish I could push their heads down the toilet and drink their shit. "

Liang Guang straightened his back and looked at Sergeant Jones for a few seconds.It took a while for him to enter the state, put his legs together, bent his waist, lowered his head, and apologized very 'sincerely', "I'm very sorry for causing you trouble."

The other two also woke up like a dream, bent at ninety degrees and bowed, shouting "Trouble" in their mouths, and kept apologizing.

"You..." Sergeant Jones still wanted to scold, but his ferocious expression became very boring, as if he punched a cotton ball, and the force was out of control and he was injured instead.He cursed in a low voice, "Sure enough, they are Japanese, so low."

Liang Guang finally recognized the red-faced white man in front of him, and silently read the information sheet he had memorized during the emergency training.

John Jones, 46, twice married, twice divorced, mother of three, Sergeant Major [-]nd, Squadron Commander in charge of the [-]th Maintenance Squadron at Aniston Army Base.

This man joined the army after graduating from high school and served for more than 20 years. He has a bad temper and no education, so people think he is difficult to get along with.But he is a senior non-commissioned officer at the base, and he knows the maintenance of the army's heavy equipment like the back of his hand.

After reading this paragraph silently, Liang Guang felt much more at ease.He admired the brother who was engaged in intelligence gathering behind the scenes, and he knew exactly who he was going to meet.

Seeing that the three new 'Japanese' were soft and not manly, Sergeant Jones seemed to have stepped on a pile of shit, and was so disgusted that he wanted to stay away.

U.S. defense contractors can do all kinds of work for the military, and food and drink are trivial.Even the primary training of pilots can be sent to private flight schools.

In terms of logistics, there are a large number of private companies serving the US military, and labor dispatch is not unusual at all.Sergeant Jones had many civilian employees, but this was the first time the Japanese had been employed.

Americans adore their own military, and it's okay to let them be 'top-gun', but they don't like to go to the army to do menial and laborious jobs with meager wages.

For example, Jones is a sergeant major, but his annual salary is only 3.8 US dollars.And the 'Kato' in front of him is an employee dispatched from abroad, with an annual salary of [-] US dollars.

Of course, in addition to the basic annual salary, Jones also enjoys more than a dozen subsidies and allowances such as medical treatment, food, and rent.But in terms of overall income, he might not be as good as 'Kato'.

Similar problems also exist in China. Many positions are obviously important but are extremely short of people, but they just can't improve their salaries to attract talents-this is really a system problem.

Jones has been in the army for more than 20 years, and he really loves the American army.Because of this, he was very upset that he had three more 'Japanese' under his command.Early in the morning, he came to Liwei.

I don't know that there is no need for 'Liwei', the three of 'Kato' have very soft bodies.Jones yelled a few words, and they immediately bowed in apology.If you shout a few more words, their foreheads will touch the ground.

"The military deployment task is heavy, and the masters of the Ministry of Defense and the Pentagon are urging it every day. Since you are here, you must conduct operational training as soon as possible.

We have a lot of maintenance and modification work here, I hope you can help as soon as possible, otherwise you will be gone. "

Sergeant Jones lost his temper, turned around and left the dormitory.Before long, he arranged for a middle-aged mechanic named Pete to guide the work of 'Kato' and others.

Compared with the violent sergeant captain, Pete is much kinder.He drove a battery car and took 'Kato' and others to visit the base, introducing different areas and buildings.

"Are you intimidated by Sergeant Jones?"

"Don't worry too much, Jones just has a bad temper, and there is nothing racist about it."

"I'll take you to breakfast first, then apply for the base's internal certificates, and receive working equipment such as internal walkie-talkies. Let's talk about future work."

The Aniston Army Base covers a large area, and it is the only two bases in the US Army that can give the 'Abrams' tanks a major overhaul.The main task here is to extend and upgrade the life of various heavy equipment.

There is a special train inside the base, pulling the rusty M1A1 tank body.

The turret and tracks on the car body have been removed, but this guy is still huge and cumbersome, full of the rough aesthetics brought by human industry.

"The 'Abrams' tank was discontinued in 93, and the gas turbine it used was out of stock in 92. All the M1 series tanks we use now are stock conversions."

Pete saw that 'Kato' and others were interested, so he chatted.

“Those bodies are all rusted, but they’re in perfect condition. Just one shot blast and they’ll look like new again.

Our focus is on engines, especially tanks that have been brought back from deployments in the Middle East for many years.The desert environment is very damaging to a turbo engine, even with a huge filter.

The freshly disassembled engine is dirty and rusty, just like the garbage from the recycling bin.

We had to remove the damaged gas blades one by one and repair them again.If it can't be repaired, it can only be replaced with spare parts.It can be used with high intensity for 30 to [-] years, and there are not many spare parts in the warehouse.

After the repair is done, we also have to test it.It's going to Limar, Ohio, where there's a full proving ground, and you're going to have a chance to drive this thing out there and get some shots. "

Pete laughed at the end, "It's a lot of fun to drive an 'Abrams'. I'm not sure if any other Japanese have driven it, but I believe you will like it."

'Kato' and the others were sitting on the battery car, showing simple and honest smiles -- I really don't know if the Japanese have driven it before, but it was the first time for a Chinese to come to play 'Abrams'.

'Aniston' is said to be a base, or 'warehouse', but it is actually a large maintenance factory covering an area of ​​[-] square kilometers.Pete took 'Kato' and others to visit, and what he saw was a huge rectangular factory area.

There is a heavy-duty crane above the workshop, which can lift nearly 30 tons of M1 tank turret out of thin air and place it on a special transport trolley.

The car body of more than 40 tons can be disassembled enough to separate the engine, fuel tank, track, etc., for easy maintenance.

More than 1 M8000 tanks were produced, but more than 2000 are in active service in the U.S. military. The remaining few were sold, and the rest were basically sealed.

有需要就从仓库里把老式的M1A1拖出来升级成M1A2SEP2型号，火炮火控装甲之类的全面提升，让其继续保持世界领先水平。

There are two maintenance lines in the factory area, and more than 2000 people are working.Each maintenance squadron has two to three hundred people responsible for different tasks.The refurbishment and maintenance cycle of each tank takes about ten months.

Facing the complex repair scene, 'Kato' and others were like mice in a rice warehouse—shocked, but not too excited.

The heavy equipment in the maintenance workshop is quite common. After all, 'Kato' has worked in the 'First Heavy Industry' in Fularki, and he has seen bigger and more spectacular heavy industrial equipment.

But the feeling of casually watching in the enemy's nest is completely different.There are so many professionals in China who study the heavy equipment of the US military, and they have written a lot of papers.

In Pete's view, these three Japanese people couldn't hide the excitement in their eyes because they had never seen the world.He intentionally asked some questions about equipment maintenance, but found that 'Kato' and others answered clearly and logically.

"Mr. Kato is very familiar with the production line."

"I have supervised and directed the production of civilian products such as excavators in Japan's Komatsu Works." ——I have studied and visited in 'Komatsu' for a few days, and watched Japanese technicians work.

"Mr. Kato is no stranger to the operation of mechanical equipment."

"Yes, all kinds of equipment are always inseparable from the production line of heavy industry." ——Worked in "First Heavy Industry" for three years, and then worked in the unlucky "Shenji" to the point of bankruptcy. It's hard not to be familiar with it.

"Mr. Kato also knows a lot about workshop management."

"In the production line of 'Komatsu', I have been the section chief." ——After working in the system for a year, I have drafted hundreds of reports on various rules and regulations.On average, one portion is served every three days, and the ones that are cooked cannot be overcooked.

"Why did Mr. Kato come to America?"

"Because of the competition from China, the global excavator market is shrinking. I was laid off." ——I can't even dream of being able to come to the United States to repair tanks.As long as you go back alive, the cowhide can be blown for a lifetime.

"If you can pass the training, Mr. Kato is too talented to be only a junior mechanic. You can lead a maintenance team independently."

"Ah... how much is the annual salary of the team leader?"

Chapter 38

Before sneaking into the 'Aniston' army base, Guoan had clear regulations for Liang Guang and others.

An An An An is a dispatched laborer who is hired, earnestly do the work well, and don't think too much about other things.Don't do anything out of character.

In case something goes wrong one day and it is discovered that the murderer was killed by forging his identity to make money, and he has never done anything to steal secrets, at worst he will be imprisoned for a few years and he will still be able to come back safely.

To put it bluntly, as long as you can get in, you are a victory.This shows that the infiltration path provided by Zhou Qingfeng is reliable, and there will be more detailed and safer arrangements for how to do it later.

This arrangement made Liang Guang feel more relaxed psychologically.He knows a little bit, he is a "guinea pig" to explore the way.But even the 'white mice' are valuable.

The 'Aniston' workshop itself is nothing special.After all, large machinery factories, there are a large number of higher-end ones in China.

Liang Guangding pays more attention to the details of the operation of the maintenance workshop, so as to assess the situation of the US military behind it.On the day he entered the job, after completing the visit, Pete, who was the 'master', gave a stack of work specifications and asked to learn.

The Industrial Revolution was started by the British, but the large-scale promotion was really done by the Americans.When 'Old Ford' engaged in automobile production lines, it pushed standardization to the altar.

In heavy industry, work that does not follow the norms is bound to cause serious trouble.Strong electricity, high voltage, highly toxic, flammable, high temperature, the production line is full of dangers.Only normalization can guarantee security.

OK, during the induction training phase, Xueba is here.

The thick workshop operation rules involve all aspects, including eating, drinking and sleeping.To put it in an extreme point, even walking and breathing are in charge.

But Pete, who was in charge of teaching, turned on the standard and read it for less than 5 minutes, and he was already falling asleep.He simply pushed the specification and asked, "Kato, have you learned about this before?"

"Of course." 'Kato' nodded earnestly, "We... the Japanese pay great attention to norms and are very craftsman."

"Great, you can see for yourself." Pete was relieved, and he added, "If you don't understand, you can ask me."

"no problem."

'Kato' put the specification in front of him and started studying in the small office in the workshop.Next, draw key points, take notes, and discuss with each other. The three 'Japanese' are very busy.

The development of China's industry is largely based on learning from foreign countries. While introducing technology, it also introduces various norms and regulations, a large part of which is learned from Japan.

Japan's industry was developed after World War II by relying on American technology and capital, and the source really lies here in the United States.

The huge factory is full of noise and oil pollution. The iron hook of the crane is moving in mid-air. The huge turret is placed on the heavy transport trolley. The workers lift the engine compartment out of the tank. The scene environment is very harsh.

But the noisy environment didn't affect 'Kato' and others very much. They flipped through the specification quickly, and all the key points were transcribed separately.After all, a lot of content can be regarded as one-size-fits-all, and it is not difficult to understand and remember.

Pete wandered around the workshop, quite worried about the learning progress of these three 'novices'.When he found time to drink a cup of coffee, he ran into the small office to take a look, and was surprised to find out, "Oh... you guys really learned how to get in?"

The yelling startled the "three Japanese" and others, and they all raised their heads.

"Isn't this normal?"

'Kato' thought to himself: "Heavy industry factories have death indicators. It is incredible that a large factory does not kill a few people every year. I am here to make money, not to die. How can I do it if I don't learn?"

Pete, who is in his forties, wears blue work clothes, with a slightly bald scalp, strong arms, and rough palms. He looks like he has worked in a factory all year round.But facing this moment, he said 'ah', "I mean you learn too fast."

There are more than a dozen volumes of specifications, and the three of 'Kato' work together, and the corresponding notes are more than [-] pages long.They come from the grassroots, have practical experience, and graduated from prestigious universities with outstanding intelligence.

It's just learning, a small test!

It's instantly different.

Pete was amazed, "We train ourselves, there are no old technicians watching, and it is considered a great effort for a novice to turn over the dictionary and understand the professional vocabulary in the specification.

When I talked about your past experience before, I felt a little strange.Looking at your learning attitudes now, tsk tsk tsk... Such an outstanding talent, even if he wants to be naturalized, he should go to Silicon Valley. How could he come to us? "

Huh? What does that mean?

The three 'fake devils' were confused on the spot - did I make a mistake after trying my best?

Pete continued to sigh: "Even if the income of labor dispatch is not low, those who are capable will dislike the poor working environment here. Senior technicians would rather go to a car factory than do maintenance and modification work.

After all, compared with the highly automated automobile production line, maintenance is too tiring. Half of the mechanics on 'Aniston''s two maintenance lines are over 50 years old.

From time to time, you can see old grey-haired mechanics with tools on their waists, lying on the ground to dismantle tank tracks.It is because of the high salary that young people cannot be taken care of. "

After Pete finished speaking, he sighed and was worried about the current situation of the maintenance workshop. .

The three of 'Kato' who stimulated their enthusiasm for learning were even more confused-is it really wrong for us to perform too well?It's only the first day here, won't you reveal your identity?

If it is exposed because of too much effort, 'Kato' will definitely be named the most unlucky intelligence officer of the year, it is really embarrassing.

Pete also continued: "Repair and modification require more patience and skill. Although the repair line has already implemented electronic management of parts, the disassembly process includes more than 1 parts.

If the worker is irresponsible, it's okay to lose a few parts, but the fear is that there will be fewer parts when they are put back together. 'Aniston' will definitely not recruit people casually, what they are afraid of is that rookies will make low-level mistakes.

We hired a group of Indian engineers before, and those guys are more expressive than you, but they have no enthusiasm for learning.I let them study on their own, and they were not as productive as you were this morning for a week.

How could someone as outstanding as you come to us?Could it be a special purpose? "

Pete's expression was extremely puzzled, as if he had encountered a puzzle.After all, this is a US military base, and the awareness of security and confidentiality must be emphasized from time to time.

The hearts of the 'fake devils' tensed up, and they broke out in cold sweat—all kinds of assumptions were made during the national security training.But after all the calculations, I didn't realize that there is still a situation of "working too hard and making mistakes".

'Kato' quickly made amends, stood up and bowed, "I'm sorry to cause you trouble. We... Japanese, the advantage is that we are serious and love to study."

The other two 'fake devils' also stood up and bowed, and took out their notes as a modest gesture, asking Pete for advice on 'what they don't understand' in the regulations, trying to fool them.

But how can this be fooled casually?

After answering a few questions, Pete became impatient again.At noon, a group of dispatch workers went to the base cafeteria for dinner.He sat among a group of Yankees with a plate full of big chicken legs and salad, and made a big show.

"Do you know? Three Japanese technicians have come to our maintenance squadron. They will receive training on the first day of work, and they can learn by themselves."

"They must have gone to college, worked in a big company, and have a very good professional resume. I don't understand why they come to us?"

"Hey... Many people in the base came to work as technicians after they finished high school. Those Japanese people also came to work as technicians after they went to college. It's unbelievable. Are they stupid?"

There was a lot of discussion at the long tables in the cafeteria, and the topic created by Pete was spreading rapidly—the base was a bit closed, and the old American technicians were tired of the usual gossip topics. Today, something new came, and the discussion was in full swing.

"Are the Japanese really working so hard?"

"Are these three spies?"