Expedition to Europe

(Oh my god, which brother still has recommendation votes? Can I give you another one? 250 votes are too disgusting! This chapter is considered an extra update, and there will be more in the afternoon.)

As a colonel, Qin Zhiyuan has become the highest commander on the battlefield. Although the foreign legion and the regular army have no subordinate rights, Qin Zhiyuan has also been temporarily ordered to have the right to command.

After clarifying the responsibilities and powers, Qin Zhiyuan immediately began to issue orders. Count the number of people, organize supplies, request supplies, transfer the wounded, etc., and coordinate with the artillery unit responsible for fire support to prepare for the German attack.

Henry and Charles did not resist Qin Zhiyuan's orders at all, because Qin Zhiyuan had sent people to guard the hall, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without a military order. In this way, the gold was safe before the Germans entered the tunnel.

The results of the inventory were not optimistic. There were only one and a half boxes of grenades left on the battlefield. There were still six heavy machine guns, but the bullets had all been used up, and there were not enough machine gunners. Qin Zhiyuan only had 400 people, including 180 auxiliary soldiers.

In fact, at this time, the Chinese, in view of the chaotic social reality, could use both hands to some extent. People who have practiced martial arts know that martial arts is to practice hands, eyes, and body, which is the so-called: eyes, hands, and people. This feature is the same as the principle of practicing shooting, so if the Chinese workers are trained for a period of time, they should be able to use guns proficiently.

Of course, just being proficient in using guns is far from enough to become a soldier. The most important thing for a soldier is execution and obedience. With these two points, they can be called "soldiers", otherwise they are a group of bandits, or "violent bandits".

Fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan still has time. The First World War will not end for more than two years. Qin Zhiyuan has enough time to train these laborers into soldiers.

Under the stimulation of gold, the French reacted very quickly. In just one hour, Qin Zhiyuan received five supplies, nearly 100 boxes of grenades, nearly 100 boxes of Hotchkiss heavy machine gun bullets, enough clean water and food, as well as a machine gun company and a rifle company on the nearby position.

This made Qin Zhiyuan feel sad. If Bastien and his men had received such a strong supply before, then maybe David would not have died...

This assumption made no sense. Qin Zhiyuan led his men to familiarize themselves with the position while repairing the machine gun fortress.

During the repair process, Qin Zhiyuan discovered a problem. The firing ports of the French machine gun positions were all aimed at the front, not at the side where crossfire could be formed. Qin Zhiyuan immediately pointed this out and asked for immediate rectification of the machine gun positions.

"Sir, this is not appropriate. We have not received training in this area. This will affect the outcome of the battle." The lieutenant commander of the machine gun company did not intend to execute Qin Zhiyuan's order. In his opinion, this was a random command.

For an Oriental, an Oriental who had just been appointed colonel an hour ago, an Oriental who did not seem to have much experience, the lieutenant had enough reason to doubt.

"I don't have time to explain to you. You can question my orders, but you must keep your suggestions. It's better to execute my orders immediately, right now!" Perhaps Qin Zhiyuan felt that the German army was about to start shelling, so he didn't have much patience and gave orders in a stern voice.

"Yes, as you wish!" The lieutenant muttered, saluted casually, and then executed the order.

As you wish... It has always been Qin Zhiyuan's dream to be able to make foreigners say "as you wish" to Qin Zhiyuan in fear or helplessness. Now he has finally realized the helpless half, and I don't know when the other half of fear will be realized.

"Think about the German machine gun positions. Why did the British and French coalition forces suffer so many casualties in July? I don't like to explain too much. This is just this time, and it won't happen again." Qin Zhiyuan saw that the lieutenant was soft, and still explained.

In early July, the British and French coalition forces launched the Battle of the Somme. The Germans used the "crossfire" defense method for the first time in this battle, resulting in 60,000 British casualties on the first day.

"Hmm..." The lieutenant was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have entered the "epiphany" mode. After a while, he ordered his men to start working, his mouth was much louder, and his hands moved much faster.

This is the difference between active and passive.

Not only the shooting direction needs to be changed, but also the setting of the machine gun position.

The British and French positions are still in the traditional front-line form. Although there is depth, it is not obvious, so it is destined not to have a very good defensive effect.

Under Qin Zhiyuan's order, the machine gun position was set up in the trench salient, and grenadiers and riflemen were arranged nearby for cover. In this way, the lethality of crossfire can be maximized.

Twenty minutes later, the Germans launched an artillery attack.

Perhaps because of the last charge, they finally rushed into the trench, the Germans took a long time to prepare for this attack, which also means that the scale of the German attack will be larger.

"There are six extra heavy machine guns here. Their original owners have died. Find the deputy gunner in your company to use them and use him to kick the Germans' asses." In the tunnel, Qin Zhiyuan was still allocating firepower.

In order to ensure efficiency, Qin Zhiyuan also arranged two auxiliary soldiers to transport bullets for each heavy machine gun, to ensure that the machine gun would not stop firing due to lack of bullets to the greatest extent.

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"Sir, I want to apologize to you. Although I don't quite understand it, I think what you said makes sense and I shouldn't doubt your decision." After such a long time, the lieutenant has understood the benefits of side shooting. His professional quality is still very good.

No matter which country's soldiers are from, compared with politicians with many minds, they are straightforward, direct and simple. After understanding his mistakes, the lieutenant apologized immediately.

"I accept your apology. It's best if you can understand it. Next, we need to work together to face this crisis together." Qin Zhiyuan still has a good impression of straightforward people.

Since the crossfire combat method has appeared, it will show its value. Whether Qin Zhiyuan points it out or not, it will not affect its popularity.

Qin Zhiyuan's malice towards the West is limited to targeting countries. When facing individuals, Qin Zhiyuan is not tyrannical. Qin Zhiyuan considers himself a rational person, so he will not vent his anger on others for no reason.

Public is public, private is private, Qin Zhiyuan is very clear. At this point, it doesn't make much sense to target ordinary people. When your opponent is a country, or a continent, or even all countries except China, it is undoubtedly stupid to target individuals. It has no other effect except to stimulate some meaningless excitement.

The German artillery fire was very fierce, and Qin Zhiyuan could feel the Germans' determination to give it a try. He thought about it and took out a 1915-style shoulder bag, which contained 10 F-1 grenades equipped by the French army.