Expedition to Europe

No matter how difficult it is, Qin Zhiyuan regards Vladivostok as an unwavering goal.

If Qin Zhiyuan wants to send troops, the premise must be that Qin Zhiyuan takes back all the land lost by the Qing Dynasty, and interest must be added. Otherwise, Qin Zhiyuan will sit and watch Omsk and Omsk lose, and then send troops to achieve the goal.

As for the 100,000 troops mentioned by Lyotai, Qin Zhiyuan has already prepared them in the Far East.

But there is no need to tell Lyotai. Lyotai means that Qin Zhiyuan should organize a force in Europe to directly attack Moscow, rather than attack Vladivostok from the Far East.

Again, there are people in Europe who support Qin Zhiyuan to take Vladivostok, but there are also people who do not support it.

For example, Lyotai, he supports Qin Zhiyuan to take Vladivostok.

Lyotai is a soldier and considers issues more simply. In Lyotai's view, as a Frenchman, or as an ally of the French, the stronger Qin Zhiyuan is, the better. Lyotai does not mind Qin Zhiyuan establishing a great empire in the Far East.

But for Clemenceau, he didn't necessarily want Qin Zhiyuan to take Vladivostok.

If in other matters, Clemenceau certainly supported Qin Zhiyuan, but that didn't mean Clemenceau was willing to see Lan Fang under Qin Zhiyuan's rule have too strong strength, especially with more strength than France.

Although France and Lan Fang are allies, there is also a ranking problem within the alliance. If Lan Fang is stronger than France, then France will be forced to become a vassal of Lan Fang, which Clemenceau absolutely doesn't want to see.

Although Lan Fang is far inferior to France now, at least Lan Fang has this potential. Look at Corsica, which has a population of only 100,000. The current per capita GDP has exceeded that of Parisians. If you look at the whole of France, it has far exceeded the French average.

This is enough to make Clemenceau alert.

Cooperation and competition between countries change with the changes in objective conditions. Qin Zhiyuan and the French army cooperated well in the First World War because they had a common enemy at the time.

With the end of the World War and the surrender of Germany, the Allies have lost the threat of a common enemy, so the original cooperation will turn into internal intrigue.

This is not surprising.

It is for this reason that Qin Zhiyuan immediately withdrew the Foreign Legion from France just after the World War, in order to reduce friction with the French army, which led to repeated changes in the relationship between the Foreign Legion and the French army.

In fact, it is not good to withdraw too quickly. For example, now Lyautey wants Qin Zhiyuan to form another 100,000-man army, so Qin Zhiyuan needs to start all over again.

It is not a start all over again, at least Qin Zhiyuan has enough officers and sergeants under his command, and it is enough to use them as the backbone of the army.

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Paris, Bois de Boulogne, Foreign Legion Headquarters.

Some time ago, with the gradual withdrawal of the Foreign Legion, peace has been restored here.

The logo of the Foreign Legion is still hanging on the gate, and a wooden sign with the number is nailed on one side of the gate. The barracks are still neatly arranged, and all facilities on the training ground are ready for use at any time.

It's as if the owner of this place has never left.

Today, the originally quiet military camp is once again bustling with people, and another troop is gathering here. They are still wearing the uniforms of the Foreign Legion, but the object of their loyalty is no longer France, but the French General Qin Zhiyuan.

There is of course a difference between the two.

Qin Zhiyuan is a French general, but Qin Zhiyuan also represents Lan Fang, and the troops currently gathering in the Bois de Boulogne are loyal to Lan Fang.

Well, Clemenceau hopes that Qin Zhiyuan will interfere in the Russian civil war, but he does not want to use the name of the French Foreign Legion. Instead, he hopes that Qin Zhiyuan and Kolchak will reach an agreement and join Kolchak's side in the name of a "mercenary".

In other words, the troops currently gathering here are no longer the French Foreign Legion with fine traditions, but a group of war hyenas hired by money.

Well, in fact, there is no need to say it so harshly. In this world, the world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit, and everyone is running around for survival.

If we take this meaning, then everyone is a war hyena.

On the parade ground, a troop of about one company has been received and is receiving a lecture.

In the team receiving training, there are many middle-aged people with frosted faces. They may come from Germany, France, Czech Republic, or any other corner of Europe. They come here not to kill anyone, but to survive.

Yes, to survive, because these people can do nothing except fighting. If they are not allowed to join the war, it is equivalent to letting them stay at home and wait for death, or forcing them to take risks for life.

The person giving the lecture in front of the team is a young man with black hair and black eyes. He wears the "blue, yellow, and green" tricolor national flag on his left arm, a 1.3 yuan military rank badge on his shoulder, an army badge represented by a crossed rifle on the left side of his collar, and a small pattern on the right side of his collar, which is a brown bear roaring to the sky. This is the logo of the former 11th Division of the Foreign Legion, now the Second Armored Division.

These logos clearly indicate the identity of this young man. This is the Second Armored Division of the Army from Lan Fang.

The 2nd Armored Division with outstanding combat achievements.

"...In future battles, you must remember one thing firmly. We are mercenaries. We do not have our own country or our own beliefs. We can allow our wives and children to live in peace. That is our biggest Hope, let him go to hell with the rest!" The young man walked slowly and glared at everyone in the queue with sharp eyes like a falcon.

The reaction of the soldiers satisfied the young people. These people were all veterans. They had indifferent expressions and their eyes were looking straight ahead. They seemed to be bright and focused, but in fact they had no focus at all.

These are all veterans. They are used to killing and death. There are not many things in this world that can move them.

“In the next period of fighting, when faced with a situation where the mission cannot be completed, you should protect yourself as the first choice and complete the mission as the second choice. Your life does not only belong to you; Your family belongs to the entire Foreign Legion, so no one should give up their lives easily under any circumstances. That would not only be irresponsible for you, but also irresponsible for the property of the Foreign Legion. This time limit is limited to the fact that we are still wearing this. When wearing military uniforms." The young man pulled his collar to show the color of his clothes - white.

This set of clothes was just issued. In fact, after it was issued, many soldiers had already had a premonition of the destination of their next mission. Yes, it was Russia.

This is a force specially prepared for Russia.

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"Of course, the above cannot be the reason for you to refuse to perform the mission. There is one principle that I must make clear. If you resolutely carry out the order, then when you return to God, your family will receive a sum of money. A generous pension, but if you refuse to perform the mission, you will be treated as an enemy and eliminated, and your family will not receive any money at that time." The young man's words were harsh and the content was chilling.

"Sir, please speak." A soldier raised his hand and asked to speak.

"You can speak." The young man came to the soldier and stood face to face.

"When there is a conflict between protecting ourselves and completing our mission, how should we choose? If we choose to protect ourselves, will we be treated as enemies and eliminated directly?" The soldier's tone was cold, just like his expression.

"It sounds possible, but in fact it is not. First, the commander will not arrange for you to perform tasks that are difficult to complete. You are the property of the Foreign Legion, and the commander will not let his own property be damaged. Secondly, , if there is a conflict between the two, you can choose to protect yourself first, but you should not give up the mission, but use other methods to complete the mission. Do you understand now?" The young man explained in detail, if you are a veteran, then You can understand what young people mean.

There is actually no conflict between protecting yourself and completing your mission.

When the gap between one's own strength and the enemy's strength is too large to the point where it is difficult to compete, protecting oneself should be the first priority. Only by preserving life can it be possible to complete the mission.

Save people and lose land, and everyone and land will survive; save land and lose people, and everyone and land will be lost.

That's the truth.

"Finally, in order for you to have enough ability to perform the mission, from now on, you must forget everything you have learned before, treat yourself as a recruit who has just joined the barracks, and meet every requirement of the Foreign Legion. Then you Only then can you become a qualified foreign legionnaire and be qualified to accept missions. Otherwise, you will only receive a recruit salary of three francs per day. Do you understand?" The young man continued to be harsh.

No one objected this time. They are all veterans here. Some of them were friendly forces with the Foreign Legion in the World War, so they naturally understand the combat effectiveness of the Foreign Legion. Some of them were enemies with the Foreign Legion in the World War. They have no idea about the combat effectiveness of the Foreign Legion. Know better.

To put it another way, many people are actually very curious about the training programs of the Foreign Legion. They eagerly want to know why the Foreign Legion has such a strong combat effectiveness, and why neither the French Army nor the German Army, which were once known as "the best in the world", can rival.

Well, in the following days, they will have plenty of opportunities to understand.

But I'm afraid that many of them will not have the time to think about this issue by then, because the training of the Foreign Legion never gives people time to breathe. They train from morning to night every day until the last trace of energy is drained out of the soldiers' bodies.

Of course, if you still have the mind to think about this issue during such intense training, then that person has the qualities to succeed.

This happens every day in the Bois de Boulogne starting in April.

Throughout April, approximately 10,000 people gathered in the Bois de Boulogne.

By May, that number had risen to 50,000.

By mid-June, there were more than 100,000 Foreign Legion soldiers in Paris, most of whom were Germans, numbering about 70,000. There are also about 25,000 French and soldiers from other countries, and finally about 5,000 Chinese, who are the backbone of this force.

At the end of June, the European Legion of the Foreign Legion was organized.

The battle is about to break out.