Expedition to Europe

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The camp of the Sixth Regiment is still on that hillside. The area of ​​the camp has expanded a lot, and it is as large as the previous six.

For this reason, the Indian camp moved again, from the riverside to the cemetery. The Indians were quite satisfied with this. Their work distance was closer, and there was a cemetery when they went out.

After Wang Dingshan joined the Sixth Regiment, he entered Chen Kangjian's first battalion as a company commander. Wang Dingshan was very satisfied with this arrangement. The current Sixth Regiment is no longer the Sixth Regiment in its infancy. It has 5,000 troops and can be said to be strong. It is impossible to become a senior officer like Zhang Tianshou just after joining the Sixth Regiment.

When Qin Zhiyuan returned to the camp, it was almost dark.

In order to deal with German aircraft reconnaissance, the camp was covered with camouflage nets. Looking down from above, only piles of lush bushes and ugly craters could be seen, without any attack value.

It was late, the camp was brightly lit, and there was a bustling crowd. There was no sign of curfew. A series of short copper whistles and neat footsteps came, clearly indicating the training program at this time.

Since entering the camp, Pierre was shocked. Pierre could swear that he had never seen such a neat military camp before. It has been rainy recently, but there is no water accumulation in the camp. On the contrary, because part of the ground has been hardened, the sanitation in the camp is satisfactory.

From time to time, teams of soldiers passed by Pierre. Pierre carefully distinguished that there was no sign of malnutrition such as sallow complexion and thinness on these young and warlike faces. The soldiers' mental state was well maintained, and there was no strange smell on them. There was only the clean and refreshing smell of grass. Pierre knew that this was the smell of soap in the supplies distributed by the military.

At this time, in the army, because of the long-term trench warfare, many soldiers had fungi on their feet, that is, "athlete's foot". This disease requires a lot of medicine to be applied, so that the air inside the military camp was full of the smell of medicine. Because of trench warfare, many soldiers had scabies, which required plasters.

In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops, the French distributed a large amount of red wine to the front line, with a quota of one liter per person per day, and the British distributed a large amount of rum, as well as a large amount of tobacco. The proportion of the distribution was basically as much as needed, so at this time, the barracks still had the smell of these plasters, alcohol, and tobacco.

In the barracks of the Sixth Regiment, there was only the smell of grass and killing in the air, nothing else.

The camp was very clean, no one threw garbage casually, no one urinated and defecated anywhere, and there were no clothes and bedding drying everywhere. The cleanliness here was comparable to the square in front of the Palace of Versailles, and it was not related to the barracks famous for being "dirty, messy, and poor".

On the parade ground on one side of the barracks, teams of soldiers were practicing queues. They were fully armed, in strict formation, marching in formation under the guidance of the copper whistle, with neat and loud slogans and powerful steps.

Formation training is required by the Infantry Drill Manual compiled by Qin Zhiyuan. The purpose of training is not a face-saving project, but to emphasize the obedience and discipline of the soldiers.

"How about it? Do you want to go and see?" Seeing Pierre's concentration, Qin Zhiyuan invited him.

"Okay, I really want to see our soldiers to determine the combat effectiveness of the troops." Pierre quickly got into the role and now has entered the role of combat staff.

The role of combat staff is very important. Not only must the combat plan be formulated, but also the marching route must be determined, etc. This must be based on a detailed understanding of the troops, otherwise, there will be unexpected situations where the plan is out of touch with reality.

The establishment of the staff department is to prevent the plan from being out of touch with reality, but this purpose has not been fully achieved so far. Not to mention France and Britain, even the Germans, who are recognized as having the best staff system, often encounter unexpected situations in combat.

Qin Zhiyuan did not expect to completely eliminate unexpected situations, as long as most of them can be avoided, he would be satisfied.

When Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre arrived at the training ground, the company commander who was conducting the formation training ran over and saluted and reported: "Report to the regiment commander, the third company of the first battalion is conducting formation training. I am the company commander Wang Dingshan. Please give me your instructions!"

Wang Dingshan's company has just joined the army and is now undergoing basic training. His company is a bit too large, with a full 200 people, almost the size of a reinforced company.

"Please continue!" Qin Zhiyuan saluted back.

Seeing Wang Dingshan turn around and run back to the team with a standard action that looks like a model, Pierre nodded repeatedly: "A very professional soldier."

"Professional? He's almost there. As of today, his troops have only started training for less than a week." Qin Zhiyuan also nodded with a smile.

All in all, Wang Dingshan and the more than 2,000 people in his labor camp have only joined the army for five days. Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to be so precise, as that would scare Pierre.

As expected, Pierre looked as if he had seen a ghost, and asked in disbelief: "One week? Are you sure? If they were French, they might not be trained like this even after a month of training."

"Yes, it was indeed a week. In fact, they have only been trained for three days. It is really rewarding to train such soldiers." Lieutenant Dinar, who was sent by Foch to be in charge of the training, confirmed.

Foch has promised that after this batch of soldiers is trained, Dinar's rank will be raised to the next level, so Dinar is very attentive in training.

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"It's incredible. Just as the report says, they are indeed natural soldiers, with strong physique, excellent discipline, and superb receptive ability." Pierre sighed again and again, and was very optimistic about the prospects of this unit.

Going a little further, there are troops doing obstacle training. In this training, the advantages of the Chinese are further magnified.

The 400-meter obstacle course is also a training project transplanted by Qin Zhiyuan. It also consists of eight obstacles: cross-piles, trenches, low walls, high-board platforms, ladders, single-plank bridges, high walls, and low-piles.

This training project is very particular. Before the troops launch an attack, the artillery conducts fire preparation. The general procedure is a rapid fire attack, destructive shooting, and another rapid fire attack. Then the artillery fire begins to extend. While the artillery fire is extending, the infantry launches an attack. This is a standard infantry-artillery coordination procedure.

It takes about two minutes from the time the artillery fire leaves the enemy position to the time the enemy revives the firepower point. The 400-meter obstacle set up various obstacles that the infantry may encounter on the way forward. And the distance is the safe distance for artillery shooting. There is a reason for requiring about two minutes to pass.

It is necessary to conduct such training for the troops. After all, the Foreign Legion is not the son of the French, and the French will not fully meet the requirements of the Foreign Legion.

The French treatment of their own sons is outrageous. At this time in Verdun, in order to capture the previously lost Fort Wals, the French deliberately built an identical one in the rear, just to familiarize the French troops with the environment.