Chapter 859: Baudouin (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
In fact, the French regiment is no longer the French battalion it used to be.
The biggest difference is that the original rookie has now become an experienced veteran.
This also includes Annette, who has developed into a good sniper...... Of course, this may be influenced by Qin Chuan.
"We are more in a stalemate with the Allies on the Gabez Line!" Baudouin said: "Occasionally, they will participate in the elimination of guerrillas who have infiltrated the defensive line!" ”
"Guerrillas?" Qin Chuan was a little puzzled.
Because Qin Chuan's policy of supporting the independence of various countries in Africa, and the British wanted to recolonize them, the guerrillas should have sided with the Germans.
Annette understood what Qin Chuan meant, and she explained: "Most of these guerrillas were hired by the British and the United States for money, you know, there are always some people who only recognize money!" ”
Qin Chuan couldn't help but let out an "oh", this has something to do with the poverty of the African people, on the other hand, there are many tribes in Africa, and their thoughts about the country are not so clear, so "national independence" has nothing to do with them at all, they only think about what benefits they can get.
Therefore, it was not difficult for the United States and Britain to organize and train several guerrilla units.
"But there are many more partisans than they are!" Baudouin smiled: "Egypt, Libya, Greece, we have trained hundreds of guerrillas, scattered in various places to make trouble for the British and Americans, and they have failed to succeed in large-scale cleanup several times!" ”
"What's more important is that it puts the local people on the opposite side of the British and the Americans!" Annette said and took out a cigarette, but as soon as she lit it, it was confiscated by Qin Chuan.
"I remember telling you that being a sniper is not a good smoker!"
"Okay!" Annette shrugged her shoulders and did not object.
Qin Chuan stretched out his hand again.
"What?" Annette asked, she was pretending to be confused.
After waiting for a while, Annette reluctantly handed over the whole pack of cigarettes in her pocket.
"What else?"
"That's all!" Annette said a little nervously, "I swear! ”
"So......" Qin Chuan asked, "how did you keep a pack a day in this place far from the city?" ”
Annette was stunned for a moment, then turned her gaze to Baudouin.
Baudouin replied with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Annette...... I thought the lieutenant colonel wanted to learn about your living habits, but I didn't expect it to be for this ......."
Annette glared at Baudouin fiercely, returned to her dormitory, and after a while, she threw a bag of cigarettes in front of Qin Chuan.
"Now!" Qin Chuan took the cigarette and casually distributed it to the officers and soldiers present: "We can continue to discuss the problem just now!" ”
You must know that it is all good red Gaul, and those who can afford to smoke this cigarette in this war year are local tyrants, so the officers and soldiers who received the cigarette are all smiling, and even leaning out one by one to rob them, while Annette is watching this scene with her mouth half open but helpless.
"Can I borrow your pen and paper?" Stunned, Annette asked Baudouin.
"Of course!" Baudouin replied.
"Colonel!" Qin Chuan stopped: "Before that, you should ask her what she wants the pen and paper for?" ”
Baudouin turned his inquiring gaze to Annette.
Annette said, "I'm going to write down the man who took the cigarette, you owe me!" ”
"So......" Qin Chuan asked Baudouin, "Are you going to do this?" ”
"Sorry Major!" Baudouin hurriedly hid the pack of cigarettes that had been given to him, and replied: "I have just run out of paper!" ”
With a "coax", the officers and men in the command headquarters burst into laughter.
Everything is developing well in Africa, especially after the discovery of oil fields in the Timlag Basin, Algeria can be said to have changed dramatically.
Oil refineries, factories, merchants, etc., flocked to Algeria like crazy.
The presence of these people has further led to the expansion of the Algerian economy into other sectors, such as catering and accommodation, followed by more jobs and higher living standards......
The most important thing is to improve the standard of living.
There is a saying that "the poor mountains and bad waters make the people miserable", only when they are so poor that they can't survive or can't see hope that the people will become traitors and take risks, so all kinds of social problems will spring up like mushrooms after a rain.
If everyone had enough food and clothing to live on, no one would want to break the law or overthrow the existing regime.
Not only will they not, but they will even hope to maintain this life because they see hope for a better life.
As a result, there were more people who supported the leadership of Zemamuche, the commander of the Zoaf Corps, and Zemamuche was pro-German, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a puppet government with a certain degree of self-control fostered by the German army, so everything was under the control of the German army.
Naturally, all the problems were developing in a benign direction, and more people were willing to join the army to fight the Allied forces, and at the same time, these armies were slowly growing in battle......
But these were not the main concerns of the French regiment.
When only Baudouin and Qin Chuan were left, Baudouin asked Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant Colonel, you are the person we trust the most, so I hope you can tell me the answer truthfully!" ”
"I know what you want to ask!" Qin Chuan said.
"Of course you do!" Baudouin nodded: "Because you are a 'legendary sergeant'!" ”
After a pause, Baudouin added, "Sorry, Lieutenant Colonel. From a personal point of view, I would choose to believe in you unconditionally and stand with you, but I have 3,700 people, 3,700 French people, and all the French people living in Algeria, and even our relationship with France, so I have to think carefully! ”
"You're right, Baudouin!" Qin Chuan said: "You know how to think about the problem!" ”
"Everybody changes, Lieutenant Colonel!" Baudouin said, "Because to survive in this world!" ”
"Let me say so......" Qin Chuan said, "Now there are two ways in front of the French regiment, one is to continue to fight with us and fight against the Allies, and the other is to rebel against Germany!" You've been hesitating, haven't you? I think 'Fighting France' may have already been in contact with you. ”
Baudouin was silent for a moment, then nodded.
It was a rare kind of conversation, and Baudouin's admission was enough for Qin Chuan to put the entire French regiment in prison and immediately pronounce death on some of them, including Baudouin.
But Baudouin did not deny it, and Qin Chuan was still his enemy to some extent.
"I think ......" Qin Chuan said, "why don't you wait?" Let's see who will die in the end? ”