Expedition to Europe

Preparations for the attack on Russia had already begun last winter, but it was already the end of April 1919 when the Foreign Legion set out.

In fact, the Russian civil war also had the Eastern Front and the Western Front. The Western Front was led by Denikin and Yudenich, while the Eastern Front was led by Kolchak's Provisional Government Army.

In order to distinguish it from the Russian Bolshevik army, we temporarily call the army led by Kolchak the "White Army".

Slightly different from the original history, in order to wait for Qin Zhiyuan's final decision, Kolchak's troops have not yet launched an attack. The Russian Bolsheviks are also accumulating strength, and they are all waiting for Qin Zhiyuan's decision.

Waiting to see whether the Foreign Legion will join this war.

This will be a force that can change the balance of power on the battlefield.

At the end of April, the Foreign Legion in France set out from Reims and Capi and other garrisons, and entered Lublin, Poland via Germany, preparing to launch an attack on Moscow.

At the same time, the first echelon of Lan Fang's Northern Expedition Corps also began to board the ship. Under the escort of the French Far East Fleet and the British Far East Fleet, they headed north in batches to prepare to attack Vladivostok and Sakhalin Island.

To be honest, given the bad relationship between Lan Fang and Japan, if there was no escort from the British and French fleets, Qin Zhiyuan really didn't dare to let the cruise ship carrying troops pass through the Taiwan Strait and the Tsushima Strait.

God knows whether the Japanese will repeat the "Mediterranean Incident". If the Japanese are determined to avenge the Sixth Division, Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to risk the lives of the soldiers.

In fact, Vladivostok is basically unprotected now.

Because of the separation of the Provisional Government, the Bolsheviks in Moscow have no jurisdiction over Vladivostok, and the Provisional Government has given up the Far East including Vladivostok and Sakhalin Island. The Northern Expedition Corps is more like receiving than fighting.

Compared with the Northern Expedition Corps, the Foreign Legion faces much greater pressure.

The direction of the Foreign Legion is Lublin, which is about 1,100 kilometers away from Moscow.

Just as the Foreign Legion was heading to Lublin, Anton Ivanovich Denikin, who was originally stationed in Poland, launched an attack in advance and had already captured Kiev. From here, the terrain was flat and the terrain was flat, which was most conducive to the tank troops of the Foreign Legion to exert their strength.

There were a total of 100,000 Foreign Legion troops entering Russia. They were divided into four divisions and set out from Kiev to attack Moscow directly along Kursk and Tula.

By the way, the Foreign Legion was the main force attacking Moscow. Denikin and Kolchak were only responsible for coordinating the attack, which was part of the original plan.

There was no way. In the just-concluded First World War, the performance of the Russian army was really poor. Qin Zhiyuan did not believe in the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, Clemenceau did not believe it, and even Kolchak and Denikin did not believe it.

Otherwise, Kolchak and Denikin would not wait for the Foreign Legion and would have started to attack Moscow early.

Capturing Moscow can be seen as a sign in the battle against Russia. If Moscow is captured, it means that Russia has failed, which is an unparalleled psychological blow to the Russians.

So whether it is Napoleon or Hitler, they will take the capture of Moscow as the ultimate goal, and Qin Zhiyuan is the same.

The Third Division of the Foreign Legion is the vanguard of the Foreign Legion, and the main body of the troops is composed of Chinese and Germans.

The World War has just ended, and the military supplies of the Allies are too much to be handled, so the equipment of the Foreign Legion is fully supplied, and the ratio of artillery and heavy machine guns is even more crazy than before.

The current Foreign Legion has 120mm caliber artillery equipped to the regiment level, and heavy machine guns equipped to the platoon level. Each squad has two Lewis machine guns, and the firepower density can be ranked in the world.

The Third Division is the front-line unit of the Foreign Legion, and the Seventh Regiment is the front-line unit of the Third Division. Specifically, the first battalion of the Seventh Regiment is the first company at the forefront of the entire front line.

Company commander Chen Yongfu is from Cangzhou, Hebei, and is a fellow villager of Qin Zhiyuan. This is also considered an old qualification, but it is a pity that he followed Qin Yunpeng at the beginning, and later transferred to Qin Zhiyuan's subordinates, and made several mistakes in the Battle of Reims, so he is only a company commander now.

Although his official position is only a company commander and his military rank is only a captain, when it comes to combat, Chen Yongfu has very rich experience. Since the spring offensive in 1917, Chen Yongfu has participated in almost all the battles of the Foreign Legion. This is a standard professional soldier.

"I heard that you were also sent down because of a mistake?" In the command vehicle, Chen Yongfu asked Zheng Jing while lying on the sofa.

Because the Foreign Legion has enough supplies, armored vehicles have been equipped to the company level. As a company commander, Chen Yongfu can naturally requisition one as a command vehicle.

Zheng Jing is Zheng Daling, who hides his real name. Although Zheng Dali did not really shoot him that day, he also beat him up and then threw him directly to the Foreign Legion. If he can get ahead, he is lucky, and if he can't, he deserves it.

Hearing Chen Yongfu's question, Zheng Jing raised his eyes but did not answer. Perhaps the "again" in Chen Yongfu's words touched him, otherwise, he probably would not even react.

"Damn it, I waited for it every day and night, but it turned out to be such a silent gourd, and you didn't even say a word?" Chen Yongfu couldn't stand Zheng Jing's dead look, so he kicked him.

Kick!

Yes, the Foreign Legion does not prohibit corporal punishment. On the contrary, many officers tend to encourage it. They believe that this is an effective way to quickly bring closer the relationship between officers and soldiers.

Zheng Jing was nominally the deputy commander of the first company, and could be regarded as Chen Yongfu's partner. Of course, Chen Yongfu also hoped to have a good relationship with Zheng Jing, but Chen Yongfu had given up on the journey from Paris to Kiev.

Sure enough, Zheng Jing didn't react at all to Chen Yongfu's violent behavior. He didn't even bother to dust off his thighs. He just stayed away from Chen Yongfu silently.

"Fuck..." If it weren't for the fear of looking up to the gods, Chen Yongfu would have really wanted to yell at God.

Boom boom boom...

There was a strong slapping sound from the armored vehicle door. It didn't sound like it was with hands, but rather like using a stone or a gun butt.

"Sir, Lyubimovka is ahead. We are going to camp." A rough voice came from outside the armored vehicle.

Chen Yongfu pushed the car door hard, jumped out and kicked and punched him: "Damn it, Carl Fon, how many times have I told you not to destroy public property? Why do you have no sense of ethics at all? Is your pitiful salary enough to compensate you?" …”

Various cheers and strange screams came from the marching team, mixed with Chen Yongfu's curses and Carl von's begging for mercy, which was very lifelike.

Carl von is the platoon leader of the first platoon. He is a veteran from Germany with seven years of military experience. His real name is Carl von Dunlop. It is said that the "Von" in the middle of his name means that Carl von comes from a noble family. But no one in the Foreign Legion cared about this, which could be heard in the jeers and heckles of the soldiers.

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"Sir, this is corporal punishment. I want to complain to the regiment commander about you..." Carl Fon was not to be outdone. Although he held his head and beat him casually, he refused to admit defeat.

The relationship between Chinese soldiers and German soldiers is very strange. Perhaps their performance as opponents made them admire each other. Therefore, after the reconstruction of the Foreign Legion, when these Germans joined the Foreign Legion, the Chinese and Germans quickly integrated together. , the degree of harmonious relationship is surprising.

"Hey...you still dare to complain? I will teach you a lesson..." Chen Yongfu refused.

Even though Chen Yongfu was beaten and scolded, he actually had a very good relationship with Carl von. Carl von was one of the few people in the First Company who could speak French. Because of his experience in the Foreign Legion prisoner-of-war camp, he could actually speak a few words of Chinese. , this is a rare person with whom Chen Yongfu can communicate in the army.

There was no way, in the entire first company, only two people, Chen Yongfu and Zheng Jing, were Chinese, and Zheng Jing was a dull man. You can imagine how much Chen Yongfu wanted to have a communication partner.

Just as the two were having fun and a group of soldiers were watching the fun, a familiar whistling sound suddenly came from the sky.

"Artillery attack..." Someone immediately shouted heartbreakingly.

Everyone present was a veteran. They had experienced at least one or two years of war, so they naturally knew how to deal with artillery attacks.

When they heard the shells roaring in the air, almost everyone squatted down and opened their mouths in tacit understanding. The rest was up to God's arrangement.

"Oh..." Chen Yongfu suddenly remembered Zheng Jing in the armored vehicle, and immediately jumped up and rushed towards the armored vehicle.

"Chen, be careful..." Carl Fon reminded.

There are only two armored vehicles in the first company, and then there are five trucks. An obvious problem is that if the Russians want to shell, the armored vehicles will definitely be the first target, then the trucks, and finally the infantry.

So just when the roaring sound just started, the soldiers on the truck had already jumped off the truck to escape, and all the vehicles began to maneuver in an "S" shape to avoid being directly hit by artillery shells.

Fortunately, those Russians did not have heavy artillery.

"Come on, are you going to fucking die here?" In the armored vehicle, Chen Yongfu grabbed Zheng Jing's collar and pulled him out. When he walked to the door of the vehicle, he simply kicked Zheng Jing out.

Zheng Jing still didn't respond. He rolled twice on the ground, sat on the ground holding his knees and stared at the flames and smoke caused by the explosion of the shell in a daze.

"Don't sit down, squat down..." Chen Yongfu didn't kick him this time, probably because he would be more seriously injured if he was kicked down.

At this time, Chen Yongfu and Zheng Jing were surrounded by a sea of ​​fire.

The shells streaked through the air, making a heart-rending scream, followed by a deafening explosion.

Every time an explosion sounds, it will be accompanied by black and red flames and gunpowder smoke. The ground will shake violently, and people will feel like they are standing on a drum with no roots. Then all kinds of things will "crack" fall from the air. , there is mud stirred up by exploding shells, and there are also the broken limbs of the unlucky guy.

It's like hell!