Expedition to Europe

In fact, it is very easy to overthrow a region that has already shown signs of chaos. Qin Zhiyuan does not even need to plan it. Gao Hongshi has many talents in this area.

Qin Zhiyuan just expressed his intention to Gao Hongshi in this regard, and Gao Hongshi immediately said that he could execute it immediately.

Just as Vittorio Emanuele III worried, Corsica is too close to Sardinia. Gao Hongshi had thought about this two years ago, and even the behavior of mixing sand with Sardinia has been going on for more than a year. Many of the people who are most determined to demand autonomy in Sardinia are Gao Hongshi's men.

Think about it, they used to be equally poor and backward, but after several years of development, Corsica has become a paradise in Europe, while Sardinia is still half-dead. How can this not make the Sardinians envious and jealous?

There is no need to say too much, just a provocation can promote the Sardinians to get closer to Corsica.

People always go to higher places.

Qin Zhiyuan had no intention of opposing Gao Hongshi's self-assertion. This is how the world is. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. Moreover, compared with other European countries, Italy is indeed a soft persimmon. It is really not easy to bully.

"Italy is not peaceful either. After the World War, the Italians did not get what they wanted. They once launched a war against Greece, but they didn't expect to be beaten to a pulp by the Greeks. There is a man named Mussolini in Italy. This guy is a straw bag. Although he doesn't have any great ability, he is definitely an unstable element. Just last year, Mussolini founded a party called the "Fighting Fascist Party", and he himself is the leader. I have had contact with Mussolini here. If necessary, we can help Mussolini seize power." Gao Hongshi is indeed ambitious and knows the situation in Italy very well.

"Mussolini-this guy is indeed a straw bag. You see, if it is appropriate, it is not bad to support him to come to power, but you have to let him understand one thing, there is no free lunch in this world." Qin Zhiyuan nodded and promised.

Qin Zhiyuan had a deep understanding of Mussolini through the history of World War II. This guy had almost no other talents except playing with people's hearts. Like Clemenceau, Mussolini is now the editor-in-chief of a newspaper, "Italian ******" founded by himself.

Newspapers are indeed a good tool for public opinion mouthpieces. Many politicians will choose newspapers as their habitat before taking office. They can make any remarks in newspapers without worrying about taking responsibility. They can ridicule those big figures on the stage at will. Once some remarks cater to the needs of certain specific groups of people, these people will have their own supporters.

In this way, the news access system implemented by Lan Fang is indeed very necessary. In the current Lan Fang, only the "Daily News" is dominant in the comprehensive news category. The other newspapers are professional newspapers, belonging to the fields of finance, education, industry, etc.

"Don't worry, if Mussolini gets a benefit from us, then he must hand over at least two." Gao Hongshi's sword is already thirsty. If he changes his career to do business, Gao Hongshi will also be a good hand.

Sardinia was just an episode. Qin Zhiyuan forgot about it after explaining it. He had no interest in meeting Mussolini, a historical figure. Mussolini was not qualified to meet Qin Zhiyuan now. He would wait until he gained power.

Qin Zhiyuan was now busy with the expeditionary force sent to Madagascar. For this reason, Qin Zhiyuan even postponed his visit to the UK.

Regarding this matter, Qin Zhiyuan was also intentional. The news that a group of "militias" in Port Hedland defeated the Pers expeditionary force cleanly and neatly has spread all over the world. According to the intelligence analysis obtained, Britain seriously suspected that France and Lan Fang were involved. Now the French are fighting with the British. Qin Zhiyuan did not want to go to London to join in the fun during this sensitive period. Maybe he would fight with Lloyd George again, which would be too embarrassing.

According to the agreement between Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre, Lan Fang must send at least 20,000 foreign legion soldiers to Madagascar. The current population of Madagascar is only about 1.2 million. 20,000 soldiers are enough to help Pierre control the situation.

The cost of Pierre hiring these 20,000 soldiers will be compensated by the mineral resources of Madagascar. According to the agreement between Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre, Lan Fang can send a team of no more than 5,000 mining workers to Madagascar.

From this, it can be seen that Pierre is still on guard against Qin Zhiyuan. Pierre must be afraid of the Chinese population base. If the population is not restricted and the Lan Fang government is allowed to immigrate to Madagascar unscrupulously, then in a few years, Madagascar will be another Corsica. At that time, France will work hard in vain and will be infamous for massacring the indigenous people, making wedding clothes for Lan Fang in vain.

Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care about this at all. Let alone 5,000 people, even if no one is sent, Qin Zhiyuan has a way to immigrate to Madagascar.

It was not only Qin Zhiyuan who assisted Pierre in seeking the position of Governor of Madagascar, but also a large number of businessmen. These businessmen basically followed the lead of Old Renault. Old Renault and his team were going to open a business in Madagascar, and opening a business would require a large number of employees. However, Madagascar would face a labor shortage due to the sharp decline in population, so Qin Zhiyuan was not worried about not being able to immigrate. Currently, only Lan Fang had a large amount of surplus labor in the world. As for the French, they took the initiative to recruit people to join France and increase the population base of France. There was no spare capacity to export labor.

Like France, Lan Fang was also trying to introduce population, and because of the population base of Asia itself, Lan Fang's efforts were much greater than France, and the effect was much better.

In addition to the Chinese, Lan Fang absorbed a large number of Annamites, Koreans, and even Japanese to join Lan Fang nationality. In addition to the Koreans, Lan Fang had certain requirements for Annamites, Japanese, and even white people from Europe. Personal quality was only one aspect, and the degree of recognition of Lan Fang culture, that is, Han culture, was another aspect.

It has to be said that Han culture is indeed tolerant. Many Westerners who originally did not want to join Lan Fang nationality, after living in Lan Fang for a period of time, under the influence of Han culture, many people will choose to join Lan Fang nationality. Not only many Germans, but also French people. At least at the beginning of Lan Fang's establishment, a considerable number of French people who returned to Lan Fang as hired personnel with the Foreign Legion have gone to Lan Fang with their families and successfully joined Lan Fang nationality.

If you look at it from a long-term perspective, Pierre's insistence on this point is meaningless. After all, Pierre still has to return to France. It is impossible for him to be the Governor of Madagascar for a lifetime. As long as there are personnel changes in Madagascar, Qin Zhiyuan will have a lot of things to do. By then, it is estimated that old Renault and his team will be able to control Madagascar's economy. What they want to do is definitely not up to old Renault and his team.

So Qin Zhiyuan doesn't need to entangle with Pierre on these details.

The only thing Qin Zhiyuan needs to worry about is the leader of the Foreign Legion.

In fact, there are still many people in the Lan Fang army who are suitable to lead the Foreign Legion to Madagascar. Many generals even have experience in doing this kind of thing. However, most of these candidates are now in high positions and cannot be easily replaced, so Qin Zhiyuan will be very cautious.

After careful consideration, Cheng Xing'an, the commander of the 11th Division of the Northern Xinjiang Military Region, came into Qin Zhiyuan's sight.

Cheng Xing'an is a veteran of the Foreign Legion period. He joined the Foreign Legion during the Kapi period and can be regarded as Qin Zhiyuan's confidant.

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

A more important reason why Cheng Xing'an can gain Qin Zhiyuan's trust is that Cheng Xing'an has participated in the wars against Russia, Goryeo, and Japan, and is now besieging Red Russia with Kolchak's troops. It can be said that he has been through many battles and is experienced, especially in suppressing resistance movements. Cheng Xing'an is very good.

You should know that when the Lan Fang army just entered Goryeo, the Goryeo people were not really willing to accept the rule of the Lan Fang people, so there were many resistance actions, both openly and secretly. The troops led by Cheng Xing'an performed well, and there was no vicious incident of attacking the garrison in the garrison. Therefore, he was commended by the Lan Fang military department. This was an important reason why Cheng Xing'an entered Qin Zhiyuan's sight.

After deciding on the candidate, Qin Zhiyuan immediately ordered Chen Kangjian to transfer Cheng Xing'an back to the Lan Fang mainland and immediately take up the post of commander of the African Corps formed to go to Madagascar. As soon as Pierre took office, he would immediately send troops to Madagascar.

The Lan Fang Foreign Corps has always retained its establishment, and now there are five divisions with a scale of nearly 80,000 people. Most of these troops are stationed in the northern border area. Now they are basically involved in the war against Red Russia and cannot be withdrawn. Therefore, although the newly formed African Corps is a foreign legion in name, it is actually a force composed mainly of Annamites and Goryeo people.

Of course, in accordance with the consistent style of the Foreign Legion, the military commanders of the grassroots companies and even the backbones of the army are basically Lan Fang people. These Lan Fang people are not all Chinese, there are also Annan and Westerners.

In order to cope with emergencies, the organization of the African Corps is larger than Pierre's requirements, with a total of 30,000 people. These 30,000 people are basically equipped with Lan Fang's latest B-2 rifles, and the light machine guns have also been changed from Lewis to Lan Fang's latest 20-type.

The 20-type light machine gun was developed on the basis of the Lewis light machine gun. The bullets are still 97 rounds. The main improvement is the barrel that can be quickly replaced. Because the barrel can be quickly replaced, there is no need to consider the problem of heat dissipation, so the 20-type light machine gun finally got rid of the thick tube and became much slimmer.

With the establishment of the African Corps, the expedition to Madagascar can be said to be ready, only Pierre's east wind is missing.