Expedition to Europe

After choosing the ring face, the next step is to choose the ring setting.

This is relatively simple. As the global fashion capital, Paris has the best jewelers in the world. Cartier, known as the "Emperor's Jeweler, the Emperor of Jewelers", was born here.

The next thing was arranged by Pierre.

Pierre just reported his name, and his surname immediately attracted the attention of the receptionist. Then Louis Cartier personally received Pierre and Qin Zhiyuan. Louis Cartier is the head of Cartier Jewelry Paris Company and also the chief designer here.

Louis welcomed the arrival of Pierre and Qin Zhiyuan. When he learned that Qin Zhiyuan was going to get engaged to Julie Foch, Louis expressed his sincere congratulations and then personally assisted Qin Zhiyuan in choosing the style of the ring setting.

Although Louis provided Qin Zhiyuan with various conveniences, the money he had to pay was still not less, a full 12,000 francs, in addition to the cost of the ring setting, it also included the cost of further carving the gemstone ring face.

Qin Zhiyuan did not raise any objection to this. Just as few people were worthy of being baptized by Auerbach, few people were worthy of being made jewelry by Louis Cartier himself. As a leader in the jewelry industry, Louis Cartier's achievements deserve respect.

As a jewelry brand that has been passed down for decades, the reputation of Cartier jewelry is also trustworthy. Qin Zhiyuan and Louis simply discussed the time to pick up the ring, and then left with Pierre.

At this time, the difference between Eastern and Western jewelry can be seen. Western jewelry emphasizes style. In order to keep up with the trend, even if it is just to make the jewelry have one more facet, it must be recut. Oriental jewelry is much simpler. The same bracelet looked like that a thousand years ago, and it still looks like that a thousand years later.

Oriental people pay more attention to inheritance.

From this perspective, Eastern jewelry is more suitable for "heirlooms".

Jewelry is just an episode, or in other words, during the world war, Qin Zhiyuan's marriage was just an episode, and the war was the main subject.

Back to the Black Swan Castle, Qin Zhiyuan began to prepare for the exercise the day after tomorrow.

The focus of the play is the penetration of tanks and the coordination between tanks and infantry.

The so-called "exercise" must first be deduced and then practiced. In the first link, the role of the staff is fully demonstrated.

Qin Zhiyuan attaches great importance to the construction of the staff. Since last year, he has established a staff headed by Pierre. Most of the staff members are from France, supplemented by staff from China.

After Qin Yunpeng and Qin Zhiyuan separated, the staff was also divided into two. The domestic personnel headed by Zhang Jingzong and Li Fayun basically went to Qin Yunpeng's troops, and only a dozen Frenchmen were left in Qin Zhiyuan's troops.

This is unavoidable. Within the Beiyang government, Qin Zhiyuan's status is definitely not as good as Qin Yunpeng, who served as a provincial governor. It is understandable that those staff members choose Qin Yunpeng, who is more "red and pure". This further strengthened Qin Zhiyuan's belief that everything depends on himself. Since the Beiyang government does not give Qin Zhiyuan staff, Qin Zhiyuan will train himself.

During the three months in Corsica, Qin Zhiyuan never stopped training staff officers. After three months of hard work, the staff department once again formed a pattern of more than a dozen French people mentoring more than 30 Chinese. These Chinese may not be qualified staff officers now, but in time, they will be Qin Zhiyuan's most powerful helpers. These people who are trained by themselves are their own people, and there is no need to worry about their loyalty.

To conduct a successful exercise, there is a lot of work that needs to be done by staff officers. For example, the contrast of the forces on both ends of the offense and defense should be as close as possible, and even the defense should be stronger, so as to highlight the attack power of the attacker, that is, the role of the tank.

The setting of the predetermined battlefield is also very important. From the moment the attacker sets out to the predetermined battlefield, he has entered the exercise state. Even if a tank breaks down on the road, it will not affect the performance, because the tank breaking down itself is part of the war. This requires hard work on the pre-set battlefield, and to simulate the natural environment of the battlefield as much as possible, including mountains, hills, and rivers; of course, various fortifications are indispensable, barbed wire, anti-tank trenches, mines, anti-tank guns, and even flamethrowers that have just been equipped to the troops, all of which must be considered in advance.

In order to simulate the battlefield more realistically, Qin Zhiyuan ordered Liu Zizheng's regiment, which had just been reorganized into the First Infantry Regiment, to set up defensive positions, and then the newly established Chen Kangjian Armored Regiment was responsible for the attack.

Qin Zhiyuan was first concerned about the defensive positions.

"Mr. Qin, according to the command of the General Staff, we simulated the German positions in Sheman-de-Dam, with barbed wire, anti-tank trenches, and even the density of anti-tank guns. As long as Lao Chen launches an attack, they will not be able to return." Liu Zizheng introduced the defensive positions to Qin Zhiyuan, and his words were full of enthusiasm.

"We can't just copy the defense of Shermandedam. We need to be more proactive. Think about how you would set up this position if you were replaced by the German crown prince." Qin Zhiyuan still advocated subjective initiative.

"Don't worry, Mr. Qin, we still added some materials. This position looks similar to the German one, but it is actually very different. If you don't understand the markings on the surface, you will die if you dare to charge." Liu Zizheng was very proud.

When it comes to using equipment and taking advantage of terrain, Chinese people are the best. In the ancient pre-Qin period, when Europeans were still fighting with bare chests, Chinese people had already started wearing heavy armor and using crossbows.

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"Don't be careless. As far as I know, Chen Kangjian is not unprepared. If we rely on the existing defense means on the German position, we will definitely not be able to stop Chen Kangjian's attack." Qin Zhiyuan reminded Liu Zizheng.

"Don't worry, Mr. Qin, we are not arrogant, and we are not self-deprecating. Even if Lao Chen can attack, we can beat him back. According to the analysis of the German position in Shemandadam, there are three such lines of defense. The German mobile forces are about two kilometers away from the front line. This distance is beyond the visual range of the artillery and not far from the first line of defense. As long as the first line of defense is lost, the Germans can organize a counterattack at any time. At that time, the defenders will inevitably be driven back due to the lack of effective defense means." Liu Zizheng is full of confidence.

"What do you mean by lack of effective defense means? Lao Chen has a tank, which can be used as a defensive fulcrum, and it is a movable defensive fulcrum. Isn't it better than your bunker?" Qin Zhiyuan disagreed.

"Master Qin, we are talking about these now, you will know when the battle starts." Liu Zizheng insisted.

Okay, then wait until the battle starts.