The decisive battle against the Third Reich

It started to drizzle in the sky. The soldiers, who had been living and fighting in the desert for a long time, were overwhelmed by the sudden rain. Most of them got their uniforms and blankets wet.

"God!" Werner complained, holding the wet letter in his hand: "This is so good!"

The baker looked at the sky that was about to get dark and said, "When will this damn rain stop?"

"It won't stop!" Alfredo replied: "It's the rainy season in Algeria now, and it will rain on and off for a few months until the dry season comes next year!"

After hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but look at his half-wet marching blanket and the troops' simple tents for a while, and then asked Alfredo: "Is what you said true?"

"Of course, Lieutenant!" Alfredo replied: "I have been here before and know something about the weather here!"

Werner continued: "In other words... we have to hide in this shabby tent until next year?"

"I've never hated rain so much!" said the baker.

This can be said to be an irony... Soldiers would be ecstatic when it rained occasionally in the desert, but in Algeria, the high and humid climate was a torture.

"Lieutenant!" A guard shouted outside the tent at this time: "There is a French woman looking for you. She is outside the camp!"

Before Qin Chuan could answer, the soldiers shouted "Wow".

"Let me see!" Werner said as he opened the tent and looked outside.

"God, she's so beautiful!" Werner said. "She came in a car!"

The soldiers booed again.

Qin Chuan knew that it was Annette. He only knew one French woman, and he knew that she would come to him again, but he didn't expect that she would come so soon.

As expected, when Qin Chuan walked out wearing a poncho, he saw Annette holding an umbrella and waving to this side outside the camp. Parked next to her was an old-fashioned Beetle... To be precise, this car Cars cannot be called "old-fashioned" in this day and age.

"Hi!" Annette greeted Qin Chuan, who was walking up on the mud: "They won't let me in..."

"Yes, this is a military camp!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Do you know her, Lieutenant?" asked a guard.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded.

"Sorry, Lieutenant!" The guard immediately looked embarrassed: "I didn't know she was your friend!"

Then Qin Chuan understood that before he came, the guard must have teased Annette...until Annette said she was his friend.

"Get in the car!" Annette opened the car door.

"Where are we going?" Qin Chuan asked.

"My home!" Annette said, "What? Do you need me to beg you?"

"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "I'm just worried about getting your car wet!"

"Don't worry!" Annette replied: "My father won't mind!"

Qin Chuan took off his poncho and hid in the passenger compartment, and Annette skillfully drove the car around a corner... The right rear wheel rolled into a puddle with a "soaring" sound, and the two guards were soaked in muddy water.

Annette then extended her hand out of the car window and made an obscene gesture.

This made Qin Chuan a little puzzled, and he looked at Annette blankly.

"What?" Annette asked.

"Do you have to be so rude?"

"Sorry, Lieutenant!" Annette replied, "I didn't know you were a gentleman!"

As he said this, the two of them couldn't help but laugh.

"So!" Qin Chuan said, "It's your father who wants to see me?"

"Uh-huh!" Annette asked, "Why don't you think it's me who wants to see you?"

"Because you won't risk walking into the military camp!" Qin Chuan said, "And alone, unless you have to!"

Annette looked at Qin Chuan unexpectedly and said, "You are very smart, but you guessed wrong..."

"oh?"

"I will!" Annette replied: "Because I know that as long as I say I am your friend, they will not do anything to me!"

"I should pretend that I don't know you!" Qin Chuan put on an expression of regret.

"Too late!" Annette laughed.

The car drove into Algiers. Because it was raining and there were not many pedestrians on the streets, the car arrived in front of a manor smoothly. The old man guarding the gate opened the iron gate, and a French villa was displayed in front of Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan could not help but whistle: "I didn't know you were so rich!"

Annette didn't answer, just smiled bitterly.

Qin Chuan knows what that means... Being rich is not a good thing in this war era. Just like now, their wealth may not be theirs overnight, and whether they can even save their lives is a question.

The car drove to the gate of the villa. Several men in formal suits, their families and a group of servants were waiting at the door. When the car stopped, a fat man came up to him in person.

"Nice to meet you, Lieutenant!" The fat man introduced himself in slightly jerky English: "My name is Benoit, Annette's father!"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be startled. He knew that Benoit was the leading French businessman in Algeria and the president of the French Chamber of Commerce in Algeria. He didn't expect that he was Annette's father.

Qin Chuan was welcomed into the restaurant like a distinguished guest...a rectangular French dining table, with candles lit on the table. The flames danced happily, illuminating everyone's faces that looked relaxed but actually contained worries. and a scared smile.

Benoit clapped his hands, and the servants brought out fragrant dishes one after another.

The main course was duck breast, garnished with some fried potato slices and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. It was obvious that a lot of thought had been put into it.

"Lieutenant, I'm not sure whether you like medium rare or medium rare!" Benoit said: "So I specially prepared one for you!"

"Mr. Benoit!" Qin Chuan said, "I'm just a lieutenant, I don't know..."

"No, Mr. Lieutenant!" Benoit replied: "Please don't mind, just treat this place as your home. If possible, I hope you can move here. You know, during the rainy season Well, it’s not suitable to be stationed in the suburbs..."

"Speaking of which, Mr. Benoit!" Qin Chuan said: "We do need a place as a barracks, two places to be exact. In addition to the First Infantry Division, there are also Italian troops!"

"Of course, of course!" Benoit replied: "Everything has been arranged, the place, the accommodation, the clean blankets, and the food... all I need is your nod!"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't expect Benoit to be so meticulous.

But this seems normal. In order to survive, who wouldn't consider all possibilities? !