On the dock, Bertrand and Cai Ye chatted very happily, in fact, because many people had been trained in France in the early years, and there were also a number of French retired officers in China who were still helping the Wehrmacht train, so French was very marketable in the army, even if Cai Yi, although he could not speak French fluently, there was no problem in speaking and listening.

In fact, in today's Wehrmacht, French and German are the mainstream, and their status in the Army is probably similar to that of English in the Navy.

After all, in this era, the two countries with the strongest army are Germany and France, and the strongest navy is the United Kingdom, which is an indisputable fact. Even within the Wehrmacht today, there are Germans who are engaged in some military exchanges with the Wehrmacht.

These Germans, naturally, are the ones who were trapped in China because of the outbreak of the war, and they couldn't leave at all...

Although China and Germany were already on opposite sides of each other, the treatment of the Germans in China was still relatively good, at least Yan Shao did not use the enemy country as an excuse to put all these Germans in concentration camps, or to confiscate all the private property of Germans in China—————— except for some Chinese cultural relics collected by those Germans.

Yan Shao was naturally willing to protect private property, but this definitely did not include the cultural relics looted by the Germans from China, which were priceless. Yan Shao would never allow these things to be taken out of the country, except for these. Yan Shao was innocent of those Germans.

On the other hand, because Yan Shao did not impose too many restrictions on those Germans in China, the activities of these people in China were relatively relaxed. Except for some who engage in 'espionage' activities. All other activities are free. However, freedom of movement means that the cost is relatively large.

In addition, China no longer accepts currency such as the 'mark', and the Germans have no choice but to go to the Americans to exchange the mark for pounds and then use it in China.

But the reality is that no matter how powerful the Kaiser is, it is impossible to pay the salaries of these soldiers in China, who have almost been forgotten by the German government.

And the government provided them with only the most basic shelter or something. There was no other way, and after spending the money almost completely, they had to look for other ways to make money.

In this case. Some German officers who were not strong-willed were abducted by the Wehrmacht in the name of military exchanges...

In fact, to be serious, it can indeed be regarded as a military exchange. After all, the French will not be inferior to the Germans, at least in terms of training. What was really inferior to Germany was in terms of military command, as well as the use of new techniques, and not in other ...

And this time the Wehrmacht abducted these low-ranking officers, in addition to planning to draw some useful things from German military training, the most important point is to be familiar with the German way of fighting, after all, it will not be long before the expeditionary force will fight in Germany...

Overall, this familiarity is useful. At least before coming to Europe, Cai Ye and Liu Guangyuan were already familiar with the German way of fighting. I am also familiar with Germany and France. On the contrary, English, the mainstream language of later generations, is relatively inferior...

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Because of Bertrand's identity, Cai Ye and others are also very respectful and polite to him—————— there is no way to do this, although Cai Ye feels that the relationship with Yan Shao is very good, and Elaline seems to be very knowledgeable, but Cai Ye knows very well that women are cautious creatures, and he does not dare to underestimate the power of the pillow wind.

He did it all, not to mention everyone else.

As for Bertrand, because he had been to China and was very aware of China's strength today, he did not dare to look down on these Chinese soldiers in front of him at all.

On the contrary, it is someone else...

"Has the glory of France been completely lost, and it has been reduced to the point where it needs the help of these yellow people..."Glancing at Bertrand, who was chatting happily with Cai Ye and them in the distance, a French officer who came with him couldn't help but sigh a little.

For these proud Frenchmen, it seemed nothing to work with countries like Britain and Russia against the Germans, after all, both Britain and Russia are the most powerful countries in the world.

But China...

Although I heard that the country is now a good country, and it is one of the best powers in the Far East, in the eyes of the proud French, this is nothing.

And now, they need the help of this country, which is really humiliating for them.

Hearing this officer's words, several people quickly nodded in agreement.

But then an officer shook his head. "The most important purpose now is to solve the Germans, you are not unclear about the casualties on the front, and it is also correct to find some foreign aid to share the casualties for us, compared with these, I am more interested in the strength of these Chinese..."

"Seems pretty good," the other tall, thin, bamboo-like officer looked at the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers who were lining up on the dock in the distance. At least it's much stronger than the imaginary big smoker, his body is very strong, and the formation is very neat..."

Not only him, but the people in the harbor were looking at these strange troops from afar with curiosity or scrutiny.

And no matter how critical these French are, they have to admit that these Wehrmacht officers and soldiers standing in the harbor today are indeed a tough force.

This can be seen from their strong physique and the strict formation.

Today, Marseille has troops from all over the world, from Britain and France, as well as from various colonies, and among these troops, the Wehrmacht is almost like a flock of chickens.

Especially after these soldiers finished the formation, they remained motionless like marble statues, which highlighted the casualness and noise of the other troops around them.

Although now the Wehrmacht has not yet proven itself on the battlefield. But that alone was enough to impress everyone in the harbor with the army that had come from afar.

"Perhaps, we can really give them something to look forward to..."

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Inside the port of Marseille. The British and French troops and the colonial troops were either pointing at the landscape in the harbor, or chatting with each other, and some of them were also lined up, but they were not at all strict.

If a national defense officer with obsessive-compulsive disorder had come over and see the appearance of those troops around him, I am afraid that he would have been unable to stand it a long time ago.

In China. Even ordinary reserve troops are probably more neat than them in terms of formation.

But because of this, these expeditionary forces from China are in the port. It also attracts more attention. Not only the French generals who came to greet them, but also some other officers and generals were also looking at these friendly troops from afar with curious eyes.

The strong muscles made the expeditionary force on the port look very strong, and the neat formation also showed extremely good military discipline and military appearance. Compare with one of them. The commanders of the scattered troops around him almost felt like they wanted to kill themselves in shame.

Due to the relationship between the heavy equipment and the ship. Therefore, the soldiers only had standard German-style Mauser 1904 rifles, which made many soldiers who had a lot of dealings with the Germans frown, after all, it was this kind of weapon that killed many of their compatriots on the battlefield on the Western Front.

But soon they turned their attention to the uniforms of the Wehrmacht, because before disembarking, Cai Ye had strictly ordered the officers and men of the troops to show the best posture in front of the allies, so the officers and soldiers after disembarking from the ship were not wearing the usual gray training uniforms. Rather, it is the Type 11 daily uniform, that is, a new military uniform adapted from the military uniform of Nazi Germany in later generations.

Solid black Type 11 military uniform with silver trim. It is definitely one of the most beautiful military uniforms of this era. Coupled with neat queues and sturdy soldiers, what it brings to the people. It's definitely a very shocking visual impact.

After noticing these beautiful military uniforms, I don't know how many Allied officers and soldiers showed envious expressions. If they didn't feel anything before, then after seeing the Wehrmacht's Type 11 uniforms, they were looking at the uniforms they were wearing......... Although it can't be said that it is the same as Hanako, it was usually a beautiful military uniform in their eyes, but now it feels a little unpleasant no matter how you look at it...

"General, I don't know where our army's garrison is arranged?"

After some pleasantries, Cai asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Cai, there's no need to worry about this," Bertrand said with a smile. You've just arrived in France, and you've been on a ship for so long, so you always have to get some rest. The current plan for Paris is to let you rest in Marseille for a while, and then go straight to the front by car..."

"The front line..."Liu Guangyuan on the side heard this and frowned slightly. I remember that we seemed to have made a pact with your country that after arriving in France, we would need to do some training before we could go into combat......... After all, except for one main division, the remaining two are almost all newly formed reserves, and they have only undergone relatively preliminary training, although they are not bad in terms of equipment, but if they are directly put into the battlefield..."

Not only Liu Guangyuan, but Cai Ye and several other officers also frowned.

By the time they were on board, they already had a better understanding of the situation in Europe, and now the battlefield on the Western Front is almost like a meat grinder, full of trench warfare. And these were avoided by Cai Ye and Liu Guangyuan, who had experienced the Shandong Campaign, after all, they now only had 50,000 or 60,000 troops in their hands.

If it is really invested on the Western Front, I am afraid that it will not be long before these 50,000 or 60,000 people will be consumed.

Seeing the dissatisfaction and concerns in the hearts of Liu Guangyuan and the others, Bertrand said with a smile.

"Please rest assured, our country and Britain have signed an agreement with your country, of course we will not send your army to the front line so rashly, I also know the situation of the expeditionary force, and it will be a murder to send it like this, and it will take another month or two to train..."

"The front line I just talked about is not really the front line, but a small town dozens of kilometers away from the front line. A small town called St. Monnould, with a population of just over 1,000 people, surrounded by a large open space, was ideal for the expeditionary force to garrison and train, as well. General Xia Fei also believes that if the expeditionary force can train closer to the front line, it may be able to have a more intuitive understanding of the real atmosphere of actual combat. And..."

Bertrand smiled and said something else. "Originally, General Xia Fei hoped that the expeditionary force would be directly under his jurisdiction, but your country has made an agreement with our government, so the expeditionary force will have an independent status in France, but ......... You should be aware that this is conditional, so General Xia Fei always thought that it would not be long before the expeditionary force would be under his command. In this way, it seems to him that it is more convenient for the next command..."

Hearing Bertrand say this, Liu Guangyuan and the others frowned slightly. Cai Ye said with a smile. "Believe me, General Xia Fei will not have this chance, but......... I also feel that the troops are trained closer to the front line, so they can have a higher understanding of actual combat. So I'm willing to accept this suggestion..."

"Alright," Bertrand smiled and nodded. That being the case. Then I will reply to Paris and General Xia Fei like this, and the accommodation of the expeditionary force has also been arranged, and someone will come with the soldiers of your army later, as for how many......... The city of Marseille has held a banquet for your arrival, and I hope you will enjoy it..."

"Of course...," Cai Yi smiled.

Whether it was Bertrand's special identity or his friendly attitude just now, Cai Ye and them couldn't refuse. However, after Bertrand left, the faces of Liu Guangyuan and the others looked ugly.

"These damn Frenchmen. What do you say that sooner or later it will be in their hands..."Standing beside Cai Yi, Liu Guangyuan said evilly.

"So. Before leaving, the president will let us play well in France......... Speaking of which, I'm also curious, what is the secret weapon in the president's mouth..."

"I'm also curious, but it's a pity that except for the president, probably no one knows about it..."Hearing Cai Yi's words, Liu Guangyuan's expression softened slightly.

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This expeditionary force came to Europe not as vassals of Britain and France, but as an independent unit. This not only allowed China to have a position on a par with Britain and France, but also prevented the expeditionary force from being used as cannon fodder by Britain and France.

However, there are conditions and costs associated with this.

Although the Wehrmacht experienced the Shandong Campaign, everything in the European theater would only be larger and the fighting would only be more tragic than the Shandong Campaign. Almost every day, the casualties here are counted in the tens of thousands.

Coupled with a series of Chinese performances in the past, it is almost impossible to say that the expeditionary force can be trusted by Britain and France as soon as it arrives in France. And even more so in France, to exist as an independent force?

Therefore, Yan Shao had already made an agreement with Britain and France before the expeditionary force was dispatched. That is, the expeditionary force must show combat capabilities that are not inferior to those of Britain and France within one month of officially entering the war, otherwise...

The expeditionary force would have to be under the command of Britain and France...

This is very reasonable in the eyes of Britain and France, if the expeditionary force can show combat capability that is not inferior to the British and French regular army, then of course they should get a status commensurate with their strength, not to mention that Yan Shao has promised that the size of the expeditionary force will reach at least 300,000, so it will become a matter of course to have an independent status.

However, if the combat capabilities of the expeditionary force are similar to that of the colonial troops, then sorry, they can only use you as a colonial force, because the strength you show is only the level of the colonial troops, and that's it.

This was also the reason why Bertrand had just said that, because in Xia Fei's opinion, this expeditionary force was almost ironclad under his command.

But Bertrand, who had been to China, did not think so, because the requirements of the whole treaty were actually very vague...

Equivalent to the combat capabilities of the regular armies of Britain and France? The treaty did not require the expeditionary force to win, as long as they could show a recognized strength, after all, even Britain and France rarely won on the Western Front, so naturally there was no reason to ask the expeditionary force to win the victory...

In other words, it is relatively simple to reach the content of the treaty, as long as the expeditionary force performs better on the battlefield...

And in the eyes of Cai Ye and others, these are naturally not difficult things...

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After disembarking from the ship, the officers and men of the expeditionary force were quickly arranged by the French.

Although some French people feel a little humiliated about the need to accept help from the Chinese, the vast majority of French people still welcome their arrival, after all, the situation in France is not very good now, and anyone who is willing to help them will be welcomed by them...

What's more, compared with those colonial troops, or the British and French troops themselves, the military appearance and military discipline of the expeditionary force are very eye-catching, which naturally makes more people look forward to it.

In addition, Yan Shao also lived in Marseille for a period of time, and until now there are many Yan Shao's fans in the city, so he naturally has more good feelings about the arrival of the expeditionary force.

Soon, the expeditionary force was placed in a camp outside Marseille.

And this scene fell in the eyes of a French Indochina colony army that almost arrived with the expeditionary force, but it showed a deep sense of envy. After all, the same troops from the Far East, the expeditionary force received the same treatment as Britain and France, and they...

On the other hand, Cai Yi, Liu Guangyuan and others also attended a banquet specially held for them at the request of the French government. Among them, there are not only some generals and colonels of the Allied forces in Marseille, but also local celebrities, and even the Tharis couple were invited to participate, after all, after receiving Yan Shao's help, the Tharis couple is also a very famous mission in Marseille, not to mention that they have an extraordinary relationship with Yan Shao like Bertrand... (To be continued......)