Expedition to Europe

At this moment, Qin Yunpeng's troops, the 2nd Brigade of the Foreign Legion, were resting in the drizzle at Sossonvois, 90 kilometers away from Paris.

The second brigade adopted the organization of six towns in Beiyang, with two infantry associations and one artillery association under its jurisdiction. Each infantry association has two battalions, each battalion has three battalions, each battalion has four teams, each team has three rows, and each row has three sheds; each shed There are fourteen soldiers in sight. Because of Nivelle's special care, the artillery of the Second Brigade also has many artillery pieces, but they are all small-caliber "Miss 75" and there are no large-caliber artillery pieces.

Nivele wanted to send the Second Brigade to the battlefield, so he always needed something.

"If I had known that we would be soldiers when we got here, we would have asked to stay there when we were at Trident. At least we wouldn't have to stay here to stand guard for the foreign devils in this damn weather." There were four or five soldiers at the checkpoint on the roadside. Shivering inside, looking at the drizzle outside the guard box, a soldier complained softly.

Although it's already April and the weather has warmed up, it's still a season of warm and cold weather. France is a place surrounded by the sea on both sides. It has a standard Mediterranean climate, which is usually very comfortable. But don't let it rain. When it rains, water will squeeze out of the air around you, making it uncomfortable to be wet.

"Just because you want good things, you stayed at Trident just because you wanted to? When we were selecting people, I asked you to run five thousand meters. Why didn't you run? If you could persevere, wouldn't you be able to stay at Trident just like Shunzi and the others? Next? You regret it now, it’s over!” The monitor dismissed it.

"I couldn't figure out what those people were doing at that time, so why should I listen to them? Even if I don't serve as a soldier, I can still do carpentry. Isn't it good to work in a factory as a worker?" The soldier was unconvinced.

"No one begged you to believe it. I made it clear and asked those who knew the skills to stay. If you kept it secret, they didn't have to beg you. But I heard that Shunzi is in Paris now. I heard that he became a tank soldier. , I lived a beautiful life, eating well and drinking spicy food every day. I heard that Shunzi has sent home more than 30 yuan in the past two months." The squad leader couldn't hide his envy in his words.

The squad leader also participated in the selection at the beginning. His conditions could have entered the First Brigade, but after listening to the translator's persuasion, he insisted on going to France to join the "Governor Qin".

"More than thirty yuan?"

"Can't do it!"

"Didn't you say you should do it every six months?"

When the squad leader mentioned Dayang, the eyes of five or six people all shone brightly.

"The First Brigade never defaults on arrears, and pays out every month on the right day. If I am not short of money, they will send it home directly. Moreover, the salary is very high, and I can earn a fortune every day. Damn it." , I heard that some of those who entered the factory can already get a salary of three yuan, which is so damn enjoyable. "The monitor enjoys the satisfaction of having the right to information.

"Three yuan! Tsk, isn't that the same as foreigners' wages?"

Someone sighed.

"Alas, I should have known that I would have risked my life to stay in Trident."

Someone beat their chests and stamped their feet.

"If we go back now, will we still need it?"

Some people are crazy.

"Dare!" the squad leader touched the revolver on his waist and reprimanded angrily. He glanced at the faces of everyone in the guard box with a cold face and said with a sinister look: "If you want to run away now, you are a deserter! Just like the one from the Second Association a few days ago. Several people are the same, they will all be shot."

Just a few days ago, there was a mass escape incident in the Second Brigade. Soldiers from a shed fled collectively and wanted to go to Trident to defect to the First Brigade. These deserters did not even think about it. In France, a country full of white people, these dozen yellow people were as conspicuous as a few alpacas crowded into a group of huskies. They were caught up by Qin Yunpeng's men before they had gone very far.

Qin Yunpeng was not polite and directly shot them all in accordance with military regulations in front of nearly ten thousand people in the Second Brigade.

It’s true that kindness does not control soldiers.

Upon hearing the news, several soldiers shrank their heads and did not dare to speak.

At this moment, the sound of a car horn came from in front of the checkpoint. The shed head looked out and saw a truck with military plates on it.

The Second Brigade has no trucks, so all the people passing by the checkpoint are foreigners. Originally, according to regulations, all vehicles passing here must be inspected, but few of those foreigners were willing to accept the inspection honestly, as if delaying for such a while would delay their reincarnation, this order also It has never been implemented seriously.

One soldier is raging, and the general is raging in a nest. Qin Yunpeng is not as strong as Qin Zhiyuan when facing foreigners, and don't expect his soldiers to straighten their backs. Therefore, facing the arrogant foreigners, the soldiers of the Second Brigade on guard no longer persisted. It's the same now. When he sees a car coming, the squad leader calls two soldiers to move the crossbar on the road.

Although it was still raining, the two soldiers did not dare to disobey the order and ran over to remove the crossbar despite the rain.

The truck almost didn't stop, and the driver barely even smiled. He stepped on the accelerator, and the truck rushed past like it was flying.

It had been raining for the past few days, and there was still some water on the ground. When the truck rushed over, it happened to run over a puddle.

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The soldiers who were still moving the crossbar were unable to dodge and were showered from head to toe.

"Your mother..." The soaked soldier picked up the gun and was about to pull the bolt.

"You don't want your life?" The squad leader rushed out of the checkpoint with quick eyes and quick hands.

"Damn, you're so bullying. Do you think we're human beings?" The soldier was unwilling. He didn't know whether it was muddy water, rainwater, or tears on his face.

“…” The squad leader did not speak. He looked at the military vehicle going away with a complicated look, and looked at the soldiers around him with an even more complicated look.

The first stop for these soldiers when they arrived in Europe was the Trident City on Corsica Island, where they saw the attitude of the soldiers of the First Brigade towards foreigners, which was no different from the attitude towards the Chinese. They were neither servile nor repulsive. They were just ordinary.

Although Qin Zhiyuan adopted a migration policy in Corsica Island, there were still foreigners in Trident City. Those foreigners were sailors on merchant ships and naval soldiers who originally belonged to the First Brigade. The attitude of these people towards the Chinese was also normal. They were neither high and mighty nor bossy. They were no different from treating their own people.

The Chinese people therefore believed that the attitude of European foreigners towards the Chinese should have been like this.

But unexpectedly, when they arrived on the French mainland, when these Chinese were out of the protection of the First Brigade, the situation took a 360-degree turn.

The attitude of the foreigners towards the first and second brigades was completely different. Although they were both Chinese, the foreigners treated the people of the first brigade as if they were their own people, and treated the people of the second brigade as if they were Southeast Asians from India and Indochina.

We never cherish what we have, and we always feel its value only after we lose it.