Expedition to Europe

After crossing the French line of defense, we entered the central area of ​​the original Franco-German front. The French army has now captured part of the German first line of defense, so this place is now considered the rear.

Although the German army has retreated to the second line of defense, some Germans are still blocked in the criss-crossing underground passages and have not been able to evacuate in time. This is why the captain said that Qin Zhiyuan and his team might encounter Germans.

This section of the journey is the most dangerous. In order to guard against each other's attacks, the French and German armies buried a large number of mines in the central area. Because there are too many mines, the French and Germans can't figure out where there are mines and where there are none. Although the French have opened a safe passage, no one can guarantee that there are no omissions. This can only rely on luck, and the bet is their own life.

According to the instructions of the French soldiers, Qin Zhiyuan and his team found a safe passage, and then according to the pre-arranged order of passage, Qin Zhiyuan took the lead in jumping out of the trench and rushed to the opposite French position.

Although it is a safe passage, it is also on the battlefield. It is always good to run faster, at least reducing the possibility of being shot coldly.

Fortunately, the journey was safe. Although the dull sound of artillery and sharp gunshots never stopped, Qin Zhiyuan still did not hear the whistling sound of bullets passing by him, which showed that no one was shooting coldly, and the safe passage was still safe.

But we couldn't be careless. After Qin Zhiyuan arrived at the predetermined destination, he gave a signal and ordered the Chinese workers to move forward in turn.

They really moved forward in turn. The Chinese workers set out at intervals. After setting out, they tried to keep a distance from each other. There was at least three meters between two people, front, back, left and right.

This can minimize the damage of artillery fire. If the Germans fired a cannon now, if it was not a heavy artillery, it would cause at most two or three results, and there would not be a situation where forty or fifty casualties would occur with one cannon.

Of course, the possibility of being bombarded by heavy artillery is not great. Heavy artillery is mostly used to attack fortifications. If it is used to attack infantry, it would really be a cannon hitting a mosquito.

This way of passing aroused the interest of those who were interested. Just when Qin Zhiyuan arrived at the target position to guard the surrounding situation, a French lieutenant came to Qin Zhiyuan.

"Want one?" The lieutenant held a pack of American Camel cigarettes in his hand and gestured to Qin Zhiyuan.

"I'm not used to this, sorry." Qin Zhiyuan didn't smoke flue-cured tobacco, let alone mixed tobacco.

"What's the point of doing this?" The lieutenant didn't care about Qin Zhiyuan's refusal and stuffed the cigarette back into his jacket pocket.

"You should be able to see it, Mr. Lieutenant." Qin Zhiyuan understood what the lieutenant meant. For the benefits of the skirmish line, the lieutenant with certain military qualities should be able to see it at a glance.

"Yes, I can see it a little, but I want to get confirmation from you." The lieutenant squinted his eyes and looked at the scattered but not chaotic Chinese workers. I don't know what was going on in his mind.

"Just as you see." Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to explain more. He didn't want to speed up the progress of the war. The blood of the Europeans had not yet dried up.

"Bombardment!" The lieutenant was about to speak when someone suddenly warned, followed by a sharp whistle.

The lieutenant didn't care about anything else. He left a word "follow" and rushed to the anti-artillery hole next to him. This speed was enough to participate in the Olympics.

"Hurry up, hurry up, get into the anti-artillery cave, hurry in." Before all the Chinese workers entered the trench, Qin Zhiyuan no longer cared about the skirmish line, and dragged the confused Chinese workers into the anti-artillery cave.

It felt like a moment, the whistling sound of the shells passing through the air came, and then there was a deafening explosion, the violent trembling of the mountains and the earth, the smoke and dust in the sky, the soil and rocks that kept falling, it was like hell.

"Open your mouth, open your mouth wide and breathe." Qin Zhiyuan reminded loudly while urging the Chinese workers to enter the underground passage along the spiral staircase.

God knows whether the Germans used heavy artillery. If there were heavy artillery involved in the attack, hiding in the anti-artillery cave on the ground would be useless. If you can't be killed by the explosion, you will be killed by the shock. This is why the Germans dug 40 meters deep.

After the last person entered the underground tunnel, Qin Zhiyuan immediately began to count the casualties.

"Check the number of people, report the number of people in each group, and count the casualties." Fortunately, the groups were organized before departure, and now we can see the benefits of organization.

"The combat group is fine, one person in the first transport group sprained his ankle, and the others are fine. Eight people in the second team are missing." Not long after, Qin Zhisheng came to report with a sad face.

"The combat group sorted out the weapons, and the transport group gathered the supplies and prepared to transfer them. When the bombardment is over, we will return to Kapi." This is a war, and it will not be transferred by human will. Qin Zhiyuan can't do anything about the disappearance of eight people just after arriving in France. This is fate, and human life is the least valuable in war.

"Your people are very good." The second lieutenant seemed very interested in the Chinese workers, and now he came to chat with them again.

"If they receive some military training, they will perform better." The Chinese workers received some training when they were in Weihai, but the intensity of the labor training was very different from military training.

"You mean, they haven't received military training?" The second lieutenant's reaction was very surprised, as if he had heard something incredible.

"I did, for a total of one and a half hours, two hours ago." Qin Zhiyuan told the truth.

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"Oh my God! It's amazing! It's incredible! Look, they didn't panic, they didn't tremble, they didn't go crazy, and they didn't cry for their mother... They are really born soldiers. You are so lucky to have Such a group of good kids." The second lieutenant's expression of envy was palpable, and he patted Qin Zhiyuan's shoulder affectionately and sighed.

"We are not soldiers, we are laborers who work and have contracts." If possible, Qin Zhiyuan would not mind converting Chinese workers into soldiers, but that would require a suitable opportunity.

"Labor? Are you kidding me? Are all the men in the military blind?" The second lieutenant opened his eyes wide and threw away the newly lit cigarette in his hand, with an extremely excited expression: "You should become a brave soldier." Soldiers, you should join the army, join the Foreign Legion and fight alongside us instead of becoming what you should be. Dead laborers who stay behind carrying boxes all day must be blind. They cannot see how short we are of manpower. They cannot see that we need reinforcements and the most suitable group of people. But they used them as damned laborers... Damn it, I'm going to sue them, they all deserve to be hanged."

"Calm down, brother, this is not what we have the final say." Qin Zhiyuan tried to comfort the second lieutenant who was already in a state of rage.

"I can't calm down. They are committing a crime, they are irresponsible to the soldiers, and they are irresponsible to the country..." It's hard to tell that this second lieutenant is still an angry youth.

Qin Zhiyuan patted the second lieutenant's shoulder helplessly, shrugged and spread his hands to show that he could not help: "Calm down, even if we join the Foreign Legion, we can't make a decision now. Our current task is to transport supplies, and half of the task is waiting for us. Go and finish. After the bombardment stops, we will return to the military station, otherwise our wages will be deducted."

"Wait, you can't go back yet. You are now workers, right?" After receiving Qin Zhiyuan's confirmation, the second lieutenant looked sly: "The German shelling has lasted for such a long time. The machine gun positions must have been bombed. If it is destroyed, you must be responsible for repairing those positions before you can go back."

"I don't mind maintaining the machine gun position, but our last task has not been completed yet. There is a lot of work, and we have to do it one by one." Maintaining the machine gun position is not an easy job. Qin Zhiyuan decided to go back and kill him after a while. If you don’t come over again, your salary will be deducted as you please, and whoever wants to come will come.

"I will send a telegram back. Compared to transporting supplies, the work here is more important." The second lieutenant smiled proudly, like a fox who finally stole the chicken.

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