Expedition to Europe

In later China, the term "Made in Germany" has been mythified for a while. News such as "German oil paper bags are stored in Qingdao sewers for a hundred years" and "Lanzhou Iron Bridge received a reminder letter and a parcel of repair parts from Germany when it was 100 years old" have frequently appeared in newspapers.

However, as various parties refuted the rumors, the "oil paper bags" and "reminder letters" were proven to be fictitious. Keyboard warriors seemed to feel that their IQ was insulted, and Germany was again being blackened. When the refugee crisis in Europe emerged, Merkel's response to the European refugee issue caused widespread discussion. Germans were blackened into "Saints", so much so that after the Cologne church incident, some people even gloated over the misfortune.

In fact, whether it is "mythology" or "blackening", if it is too extreme, it is wrong. Mao Zedong Thought tells us that when dealing with a thing, we should "critically absorb", which includes both "criticism" and "absorption", which is really the essence of "taking the essence and removing the dross".

For this person, you can dislike him, you can oppose him, but you can't ignore his huge influence.

The same is true for German products. There was a time when the reputation of German products in the world was just like the "Wenzhou products" in the 1980s. They were all stinking.

Fortunately, the Germans and Wenzhou people know how to reflect on themselves. After a period of hard work, they have gotten rid of the reputation of "shoddy" and "fake" and re-created a well-known brand.

"Mauser" is the German brand.

When talking about the rifles of World War I, you may think of "Lee Enfield", "Mosin Ganna", or even the Japanese "Golden Hook Rifle", but if you talk about the recognized first, it is undoubtedly "Mauser".

How good is the "Mauser" rifle? Think about it, from World War I to World War II, a full 20 years, the Japanese replaced the Golden Hook Rifle with the Type 38 Large Cover, the Americans replaced the Murata Rifle with the Big Eight Grain, the Russians experienced the social turmoil of the October Revolution and can be ignored, even the Republic of China, which suffered an arms embargo for 30 years, changed from the old slide to the Zhongzheng, but the Germans still hold on to the Mauser, but it has evolved from the G98 to the 98K.

The vitality of the Mauser rifle can be seen.

Qin Zhiyuan and his team are currently equipped with German-made rifles. After Qin Zhiyuan found the captain again and spent two gold coins again, all the equipment and weapons of the labor team, including big leather shoes and armed belts, were replaced with German-made ones.

With sufficient bullets and enough spare guns, Qin Zhiyuan simply used the limited time to organize a target shooting test.

The test results were surprising. The best score was not Qin Zhiyuan or Chen Kangjian, but Ge Lifu, who was usually silent but often made a splash.

Ge Lifu shot a total of 15 bullets in standing, squatting, and lying positions, and scored 150 rings on the 100-meter chest target, surpassing Qin Zhiyuan's 149 rings and Chen Jiankang's 145 rings, which was another surprise.

According to the test results, Qin Zhiyuan divided the labor team into two parts, one with a total of 38 people, each equipped with a pistol, a rifle, and four grenades to form the armed group. The other group of 192 people was responsible for carrying boxes, which was the transport group.

After learning about Qin Zhiyuan's arrangement, the captain found Qin Zhiyuan: "Why did you arrange it this way? This will reduce work efficiency and extend your working hours."

"No, in my opinion, this will improve work efficiency. Some people are responsible for protection, and the other part is responsible for transportation. They can perform their duties. Just like your army is only responsible for fighting, my people are responsible for transporting supplies, the division of labor is very clear. Of course, if you can guarantee that we will not encounter Germans during transportation, I really don't need to disperse my manpower." As early as when he was on the Victory Message, Qin Zhiyuan had already thought about the cause and effect. For example, according to the historical context, after the laborers returned to their hometowns after the war, they would be forgotten by the crowd and would not make any achievements. If Qin Zhiyuan wanted to do something in this chaotic world, he had to have his own armed forces.

Professional armed forces!

That is, the so-called "professional soldiers."

"Okay, I don't care about anything else, as long as you complete your mission." For the sake of four gold coins, the captain let him go.

"Of course, I will complete my mission." Qin Zhiyuan said concisely, and loaded bullets into the magazine of the Mauser rifle one by one: "As long as your troops can provide support, I promise to complete the mission."

"Okay, I wish you good luck." The captain stretched out his hand with a sincere look. It was obvious that in the short time of contact, he and Qin Zhiyuan had reached a tacit understanding.

"God loves the world, and we all need blessings." Qin Zhiyuan stretched out his hand and shook it tightly with the captain.

The Chinese labor team started to set off. Qin Zhiyuan led the armed Chinese workers to advance, and Qin Zhisheng led the remaining Chinese workers to drag behind.

The captain of the rear team did not choose Chen Kangjian because Chen Kangjian was too popular. He did not choose Ge Lifu because Ge Lifu spoke too little.

In the position of leadership, talking too much or too little is not good. Talking too much will become a chatterbox, and talking too little will lose prestige. You should speak when you should, and you cannot wait until the critical moment to express your opinions.

After leaving the Carpi military station, crossing two hills and crossing a line of defense where the French troops were stationed, we arrived at the war zone.

This is actually not quite accurate. It should be said that the entire Carpi was a war zone, but the intensity was different.

The French and German defense lines were very close. Qin Zhiyuan estimated that the closest distance was only about 50 to 60 meters. If you spoke loudly, the other side could hear you. At this distance, it was not important whether the gun was accurate or not. What was important was luck. After all, the distance of 50 to 60 meters was already within the throwing range of grenades. Compared with rifles, grenades were the best weapons for trench warfare.

This work was compiled and uploaded by Liujiu Book Bar~~

The First World War was a war that developed trench warfare and barbed wire to the extreme. The battlefield was full of zigzag trenches and communication trenches. There were anti-artillery holes and command posts every few meters. There were even field hospitals and kitchens in the trenches. Soldiers from both sides hid in the criss-crossing underground passages like mice.

The Germans on the opposite side were even more excessive. They occupied a favorable terrain and dug about 40 meters down based on the terrain. It was as high as 15 floors. It was no longer a fortification, but an underground city.

The Germans built three such lines of defense, with a strategic depth of more than ten kilometers.

Of course, this is still inferior to the Maginot Line built by the French in the future, but in this era when large-scale construction machinery was not yet popular, the Germans were determined to dig down bit by bit with manpower alone.

If you look down at the earth from the air, the trenches dug by the warring parties are like two parallel hideous scars, embedded on the surface of the earth, plus the large and small craters covering the positions of both sides, like an abstract painting, fully reflecting the ugliness and distortion of human nature.

The war has been going on for two years and will continue for another two years. In these four years, 65 million people will join in, 10 million will die, and 20 million will be injured.

Compared with these huge numbers, Qin Zhiyuan and his team are like a wave in the Pacific Ocean, small and fragile. What will be waiting for them?

(ps: Please collect and recommend, just click lightly, no money, no effort, your encouragement is the greatest encouragement to the writer.)