Although time passed little by little, Cai Ye and Xia Fei, who were standing on the dock, did not feel impatient at all. Not only that, but because the two were talking about the details of the Battle of the Somme, the two had a very pleasant conversation.

In fact, after a period of contact, Xia Fei admired Cai Yi's ability and talent very much, especially in terms of character, so he also attached great importance to Cai Yi's ability.

Although some time ago, due to Verdun's relationship, Cai's Chinese expeditionary force suffered heavy losses and could not go to the battlefield for a long time, and could only be supplemented by reserves that arrived from China later, but Xia Fei still invited Cai to participate in the formulation of the Somme plan, and Cai's performance at the combat meeting also deeply impressed many French generals.

Of course, this was also the excellent performance of the expeditionary force in Verdun, otherwise I am afraid that before he could say anything, the French would have driven him out of Verdun. It's not surprising, after all, only those who have proven their strength are likely to be valued and respected...

If Cai Ye can't show enough strength, how can he expect to be recognized and respected by others...

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Just when Xia Fei and Cai Ye were chatting happily on the dock, a bell suddenly rang in the port, and then an officer walked up to Cai Ye and Xia Fei and whispered.

"Two generals, the fleet has arrived...", the officer raised his hat with his fingers, and then looked at Cai Jie, obviously also very curious about Cai Jie, the 'hero of Verdun'.

However, some French officers and generals were hostile to Cai Ye differently. This person is just pure curiosity about Cai Yi, well, and some kindness. After all, no matter what, Cai Ye is the hero who saved the battle of Verdun. It is impossible for every Frenchman to be ungrateful...

"It's finally here!"

Hearing the officer's words, Cai Ye couldn't help but sigh. And beside him, Xia Fei also took two steps forward, as if the fleet had arrived, but it couldn't be like this after all.

I don't know how long it was, it was probably five minutes, or it could be ten minutes. Even twenty or thirty minutes was not impossible, Bu Zigao, along with his fleet and the merchant ships he had encountered along the way, finally appeared outside the port of Marseille...

And look at the huge fleet that suddenly appeared outside the city. Although the military and political officials in the port and the citizens of the city had not seen similar scenes, they could not help but be shocked. Especially after seeing the flags flying on the fleet, it is clear that these French did not expect that the Chinese navy could already have such a scale. Even Xia Fei himself has —————— since Verdun. Xia Fei has been paying attention to some things in China, and even some intelligence of the navy has attracted some watching, and the results are very good...

It's just that although the intelligence collection of the French is good, after all, it can't be compared with what you see with your own eyes, not to mention that this time it is still such a large fleet in front of you, and the shock it brings can be imagined...

"It's really—" Sighing lightly, Xia Fei said to the port official on the side. Let's arrange for them to come into the port..."

"Yes!" Marseille had experienced similar scenes many times, the official said. So although it is a little shocking, it will not be rushed. Soon, under the arrangement of the Marseille officials, the fleet of high steps docked in the harbor, followed by a large number of merchant ships coming from the tail line...

After the fleet docked, Cai Ye and Xia Fei and other military and political officials quickly walked in front of the 'King Kong' and waited quietly for them to come down from above.

At the same time, some other army officers and men on the transport ship also stepped off the ship one after another under the arrangement of Marseille officials.

A long sea voyage is undoubtedly more uncomfortable, not to mention that they are not on a luxury cruise ship, but on a very simple transport ship, the conditions inside are simple, and the environment is also very harsh, usually eight to sixteen people to squeeze into a cabin—————— fortunately, they do not need to sleep on the deck.

But so many people crammed into one cabin, plus more than a month of sea voyages......... In any case, it is impossible to keep them energized.

Fortunately, these were sturdy young men, and after getting off the boat, they finally recovered a little, and apart from the fact that their faces were a little pale, there was nothing left. And after rigorous training, the expeditionary force soon showed a very strict military appearance in front of the French in the harbor...

Noticing this, Xia Fei and some other French generals couldn't help but nod.

Originally, they were still a little worried that the Chinese who signed the agreement would send some third-rate or even non-in-stream troops with little combat effectiveness, but from the current point of view, perhaps the army in front of them is still relatively immature because it has little actual combat experience, but as long as they can give them some time and opportunities, they can definitely play no less than any Allied troops.

And for Xia Fei, as long as these Chinese can play as well as Verdun, it is enough.

So after Bu Zigao and they cruised down from the flagship, Xia Fei and his party quickly came to the position where the soldiers lined up with Bu Zigao, and then looked at these soldiers and the weapons on their bodies.

Things such as shotguns and equipment, after the bloody battle of Verdun, the entire Entente has a better understanding, of course, the Germans understand more deeply, after all, they have faced the threat of shotguns in Verdun at the beginning, for which there have even been Germans who proposed to ask China to ban the use of such weapons—————— there have been similar things in history, but it was not Yan Shao who used this weapon at that time, but the Americans...

It is precisely because of this power that this type of weapon is called a 'trench sweeper'...

It's unimaginably powerful...

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Looking at the army in front of him, Xia Fei liked it more and more.

A resolute expression. The sturdy physique, as well as the neat military appearance, all made Xia Fei and the other generals feel a sense of brightness.

But just when Xia Fei wanted to ask more about something. Then, he saw something strange.

‘tank’…

“‘tank’？” Looking at some containers that were being taken down not far away, Xia Fei couldn't help but look at Cai Yi and Buzigao in a strange way. "Excuse me, what are these for?"

In fact, what Xia Fei wants to ask more is what these Chinese are doing when they get some water tanks.

After all, what they are facing now is the most brutal war in the world, and some water tanks or something, no matter how they think about it, they will not be able to come in handy in the war. Instead of wasting precious space, you can bring in something useful, such as equipment. Ammunition, troops, and even transporting some female nurses over is much more useful than these 'tanks'...

Unlike Xia Fei, Cai Ye and others know very well what these water tanks are for. And what is the use? So Cai Ye said with a smile. "It's nothing, it's just that the front-line soldiers of our army are worried about the problem of drinking water, so they plan to get some water tanks to the front line, so that they don't have to worry about the problem of water, and many soldiers of our army are only used to drinking tea with domestic water.

The reason is naturally very bad, but I got a lot of water tanks across the ocean. Cai Ye really has no other way to talk about it.

Although some did not understand the way the Chinese think, Xia Fei still nodded. And then nothing more was said. At the same time, under the busyness of the workers, the containers containing the 'tank' were ashore, and they will be transported to the garrison of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to be protected by the Expeditionary Force.

It's just that neither Cai Yi nor Yan Shao know that the name of the tank that Yan Shao came up with for secrecy later became the official name of the tank, and later it was completely famous overseas...

After all, in the eyes of many Chinese people at that time, the tank was invented by them, how could they tolerate others to apply this thing, and even, as the inventors, they not only could not use the word chariot, which they invented, but had to follow the foreigners to call tanks.

But for Yan Shao, this is a more comfortable thing. ，

After all, in his time, tanks were tanks, and few people called tanks. For Yan Shao, a young man from later generations, calling a chariot is somewhat awkward. Especially considering that in the historical war of aggression against China, the Japanese government called tanks chariots, although the chariot has been owned a long time ago, and it is not something original to the Japanese themselves, but...

It's like the word Zhina, which was not derogatory at the beginning, but later it became like this, Yan Shao was still a little unhappy after all...

Therefore, when the chariot becomes a tank, if you choose the happiest person in China, Yan Shao will definitely be among the top 100, and he is also the one who uses the word tank the most. Even when many domestic people wrote to Yan Shao hoping that he could ban the word 'tank' in China and ensure certain issues, Yan Shao ignored this issue as usual...

Completely uncategorical...

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Glancing at Xia Fei and them, seeing that Xia Fei and they were pointing to the expeditionary officers and soldiers lined up on the dock, Cai Yi took this opportunity to call Wu Peifu over...

As one of China's most potential generals, Wu Peifu has relatively rich experience in warfare, but these experiences are either domestic civil wars, or such as Outer Mongolia, although tragic, but still somewhat ......... Campaigns that are too small.

For Yan Shao, waste is a shameful crime, and it is definitely an unforgivable fault to have such a fierce general who is not good to use it in his hands but wastes it, so in order to allow Wu Peifu to get a better development, Yan Shao appointed Wu Peifu as the commander of the Fifth Army, and he is also the deputy commander of this group of expeditionary forces, specially used to assist Cai Yi, who belongs to the same level as Liu Guangyuan...

As for Wu Peifu himself, although he is very proud, he still respects Cai Yi, so after seeing Cai Yi calling him over, Wu Peifu ran over very obediently...

"Commander, you called me?"

Walking to Cai Yi's side, Wu Peifu asked softly.

"Well," Cai nodded, and then looked at the containers. That's all there is in it..."

There are French people all around, and although the French who know Chinese among them can be described as rare, Cai Gong is still careful to use other words. lest someone come to the wall and have ears...

"That's right." Wu Peifu nodded. "That's it, this is what the president specially asked us to bring, in order to let Europeans know how good we are..."

"That's good..."Cai Yi bowed slightly, remembering, it was necessary to send them to the garrison of the expeditionary force very safely, and no one should be allowed to see the contents along the way.

"Understood, I'll do my best!" Wu Peifu didn't say anything that no one would care about, but nodded very solemnly.

Seeing Wu Peifu's appearance, Cai Ye also knew that he had listened to his words, so he quickly felt relieved. He also knows a little about Wu Peifu, and knows that this young man is very capable, but his temperament is more proud and extreme.

"It's a good seedling, but it still needs some training......... Maybe that's one of the reasons why the president sent him to Europe, to hone him in the great battlefield of Europe..."

At this time in Europe, although a lot of ordinary officers and soldiers died, the senior generals were still very safe, which was probably the reason why Yan Shaohui sent Cai Ye and Wu Peifu together.

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Just when Cai Ye was greeting them at the port of Marseille and watching a large number of troops walking down from the ship and lining up neatly on the dock, Yan Shao, who was far away in Beijing, also encountered a great joy.

That's right, it's a happy event...

Because just when he was accompanying Elaline, Elano suddenly somehow had some very strong reactions...

At first, Yan Shao was still worried about whether she was sick or something else, but when the doctor came over, Elaline and Yan Shao got a surprise news that Elaline was not sick, but pregnant...

Pregnancy...

Now Yan Shao is over thirty years old, and Elano is not far behind, and both of them are about to pass the most dazzling period of their lives. In the past years, including Katerina and others, they have all entered the peak of their careers, especially Yan Shao, who has reached the point where he has reached the point of hundreds of millions of people under one person, and it can be said that he has no regrets.

If there is one child, it is only one, that is, they have never had each other's children...

Even because Yan Shao is so old and hasn't moved, some people are still wondering if Yan Shao is ......... Ahem...

Now with such news, it is great news for the two of them and for the whole family...

So when he learned such news, Yan Shao didn't mention it for the time being, and the joy on Elaline's face could barely be hidden... (To be continued......)