Expedition to Europe

Perhaps in the 21st century, Western society, due to its high level of development, does seem to be more honest.

But in the early 20th century, all crows were black, almost without any difference. In fact, because Westerners feel better about themselves, their eating habits are even uglier.

However, according to the principle that existence is reasonable, since such a thing can happen, it means that such a thing has a certain rationality.

The two gold bricks worked well. Richard became very attentive immediately after receiving the gold bricks. Although his previous performance was also thoughtful, he became more cordial after receiving the gold bricks.

They have already shared the spoils together, so the relationship will definitely be much better. That's a gold brick!

After returning to the French Concession, McTavish and his team did not stop. They immediately joined the commandos who did not participate in the operation and crossed the river together. They did not stay in the French Concession to avoid any future troubles.

Richard used the privileges of the embassy military attaché to dispatch a gunboat to McTavish and his team, and sent McTavish and his team across the river overnight.

There must be a bonus of gold bricks, but it is definitely not all. After all, the relationship between Lan Fang and France is there. Richard will definitely not embarrass McTavish and his team, and he doesn't want McTavish and his team to stay in the French Concession.

Although Richard did not participate in the operation and did not know the specific situation, as a military attaché, Richard was also a soldier and had been on the battlefield before. Naturally, he found something unusual from McTavish and his team. It is estimated that the movement this night will not be small. It can be predicted that the British will go crazy after dawn. At that time, it will be a big trouble for McTavish and his team to stay in the French Concession.

Richard is certainly not afraid of the British, but "trouble" is something that should be reduced as much as possible.

After landing, McTavish still habitually arranged to build a defensive position first, and then sat down to rest.

The gunboat still has insufficient transportation capacity. There are too many people like McTavish and Tang Jiading. It can't be transported all at once, and it will take several times to transport them.

During the break, Rommel came over again without saying a word: "Why, are you still planning to run all the way back to Daogu?"

Speaking of which, Rommel was the most leisurely one in the team. He just moved his mouth and did not participate in any action, but he easily got eleven gold bricks, the same as the non-stop McTavish.

"What else can we do? Fly back?" McTavish really missed Lan Fang's transport plane.

"Tsk, you have a head that knows how to fight and kill all day long, can't you see what is in front of you?" Rommel was really disappointed.

"The Yangtze River." McTavish still didn't understand.

"Damn... the Yangtze River?" Rommel was heartbroken.

"Boat... yes, we can take a boat back, do you know the way?" McTavish was surprised. If we take a boat, it would be much better than walking all the way back.

"I don't know!" Rommel answered simply.

"That's useless." McTavish suddenly felt gloomy.

"The captain knows him." Rommel sighed, no longer having any hope for McTavish's intelligence.

"Damn, I forgot about it." McTavish stood up, called two soldiers and walked to the river.

McTavish really forgot about it. This is Hankou, the largest inland port, with dense water networks, developed transportation, and ships lined up. It's really not easy to hire a boat.

It's not too easy. McTavish and his men all have northern accents. If there is no translator, they can hardly communicate with the locals in Hankou. There is no such thing as Mandarin these days. The difference between northern and southern accents is huge. When northerners go to the south, it feels like they have gone abroad. It's hard to communicate normally.

Finally, Richard came, and McTavish and his men successfully rented three boats. Then, with Richard's reluctant farewell, McTavish and his men went downstream.

Richard was really reluctant to leave. He earned two gold bricks in just half a day. This business is really easy to do.

McTavish earned more, not only because of the pile of gold bricks, but also because of the reward after returning to the capital.

Lan Fang attached great importance to military merit. As long as there was military merit, promotion was certain. Although McTavish did not pay much attention to class, he also understood that the difference between colonels and generals in all aspects was huge.

In fact, just when McTavish and his team had just returned to the French Concession, Rommel sent a telegram to the capital, and also attached the damage caused to the British by McTavish and his team during the operation.

"If the British discover their losses tomorrow, I guess the British will go crazy." In Qin Zhiyuan's study, old Renault threw the telegram on the table and continued to indulge in it by picking up the wine glass.

Old Renault liked to drink a few glasses when he was free, and he used the kind of tall glass cup and drank it slowly in a way similar to tasting wine.

The Republic of China was a big country of liquor, with countless varieties, much more than the French liquor varieties. Whether it was Maotai with sauce aroma, Wuliangye with strong aroma, or Fenjiu with light fragrance, any one of them was a leader.

In the Republic of China, Qin Zhiyuan naturally wanted to find ways to satisfy Old Renault's appetite, so Old Renault had drunk quite a few types of wine in the past few days.

Surprisingly, Old Renault was not very interested in various famous wines, but was very interested in Jiangnan rice wine.

This was probably because of the alcohol content.

Although Qin Zhiyuan could feel it, he did not say it out loud, and let Old Renault indulge in it.

In fact, it is not considered as addiction. Old Renault is still moderate. He only drinks one or two taels a day and never drinks too much. Compared with Foch, he still has a good self-control.

After Foch came to the Republic of China, he completely exposed his alcoholic nature. Foch also looked down on various famous wines, but he had a special liking for Erguotou.

From this aspect, the requirements of these two old men are not very high.

"It's their own fault. If they hadn't refused to admit it, it would not have become like this. I guess Owen Jonah will protest to the Prime Minister tomorrow. At that time, the Prime Minister can just send back Owen Jonah's words intact: Ah, what a pity, we don't know anything!" Foch also looked happy.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

Anne's control over Foch is still relatively strict. It is impossible for Foch to drink whenever he wants. Therefore, Foch doesn't even look at Old Renault, so as not to be upset by seeing Old Renault's intoxicated look.

"I'll think about how to treat Lloyd George in the next few months. I wonder if Lloyd George will be so angry that he will overturn the table after seeing me." Qin Zhiyuan didn't sigh much and was in a very relaxed mood.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't care how many British people died. Many British people died in the world war. Qin Zhiyuan didn't think that the death of a few British people in the Far East was a big deal. If you want to provoke trouble, you must be prepared to bear the consequences. Everyone is the same in this regard, and no one is more valuable than anyone else.

"I guess Lloyd George doesn't want to blame you. The Irish are getting more and more violent, and Lloyd George can no longer control the situation. In addition, the Greeks have been defeated again and again in Turkey. How much do you think Lloyd George is thinking about the Far East? Maybe Lloyd George doesn't know about Wen Yibo's affairs at all." Foch said casually and was not very nervous.

Compared with the thriving Lan Fang, the British have actually had a hard time recently.

After the World War, the British supported the Greeks in their territorial claims for Anatolia. Unexpectedly, the Turks who were defeated in the World War had not lost their blood. After experiencing the initial victory, the Greeks are now defeated again and again on the battlefield, which is proving that Britain has completely failed on the Turkish issue.

At the same time, the UK is not peaceful. Just last January, the Irish, led by the Sinn Fein Party, held a meeting at the Dublin City Hall to fight for independence, established the Irish Parliament, and announced the establishment of the Republic of Ireland, and elected Sinn Fein leader Valera as the President of the Republic.

The British government certainly would not agree to the independence of the Irish, so the British government prepared to suppress it by force.

But as mentioned above, Britain is now simply unable to afford a war. The idea of ​​the British government to use force to suppress it has aroused the indignation of the domestic working class. The workers have protested one after another, and there have been huge differences of opinion within the ruling class.

If it was just political ****, it would be better. The British economy is not optimistic. After the World War, the British economy did not recover, but deteriorated further, productivity declined, factories had no orders, a large number of workers were unemployed, domestic class contradictions were sharp, and strikes occurred frequently.

Lloyd George made certain economic concessions to the working class. The government implemented a system of granting subsidies to demobilized soldiers before employment. Workers in the arms industry who lost their jobs due to the suspension of military enterprises were also given subsidies. A housing construction plan was also passed to help those who lost their families in the war rebuild their homes.

It seems that Lloyd George handled it well, but at the same time, Lloyd George caused dissatisfaction among the domestic bourgeoisie.

Well, the bigwigs in Britain have never liked Lloyd George. Lloyd George, like President Xu Shichang of the Republic of China, was just a temporary candidate appointed as the head of state for emergency. Perhaps Lloyd George would be driven out of office before the next general election.

"A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The British still have a foundation." Qin Zhiyuan needs strong willpower to suppress the temptation to go to war with the British.

"It looks like this now, but if they continue to lose weight, the British will sooner or later become as thin as a sheep." Foch is not optimistic about the British.

As the commander of the French army, it should be said that Foch has never looked down on the British, just as the British have always looked down on the French.

"It doesn't matter whether it's a camel or a sheep. The key is us. If we are not a horse, but a lion, then the British don't care what they are." Old Renault is still open-minded.

Qin Zhiyuan and Foch looked at each other, and both of them made faces at the same time.

Foch suddenly felt that he had to drink a glass.