In fact, modern scientists believe that the Sahara Desert was an ocean 40 million years ago, as they found fossils of many marine creatures in the desert.

"It's an interesting idea, Lieutenant!" Professor Buckhouse said, "So, you mean to say...... We should think differently and do a scouting in some part of the interior, right? ”

"Yes, Professor!" Qin Chuan replied.

"I'll try!" Professor Buckhouse said: "We can't expect too much from that, though! ”

"Of course!" Qin Chuan nodded.

That's all Qin Chuan can do, it's up to people to succeed, and then it's up to the Afrika Korps luck.

After Professor Buckhouse left, General Stryk looked at Qin Chuan with some surprise and said, "Lieutenant, I didn't expect you to have research in geology!" ”

"No, it's just a little interested!" Qin Chuan said.

But Qin Chuan really has some research...... Archaeology is inseparable from geology, paleontology, paleoanthropology, etc.

Colonel Slain rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not at all surprised by the lieutenant's astonishing behavior. In fact, there was no surprise one day...... That should be an accident! ”

The officers couldn't help but laugh again.

"I have another accident!" Rommel handed Qin Chuan a notebook.

"This is ......" Qin Chuan took the book suspiciously, opened it and saw that it was a military ID.

"Captain, company commander?"

"Yes!" Rommel said: "I learned from Colonel Slein that Captain Bazel has been promoted to battalion commander, and the candidate for the commander of the second company...... I don't think it's you, and I'm sure Colonel Slein won't have a problem, will you? ”

"Of course!" Colonel Slein replied: "In fact, as long as it does not rob me of my place, I will not have an opinion!" ”

"Colonel!" Rommel laughed: "Of course the captain will not take your place, but I believe that the captain will become your superior one day!" ”

"Okay!" Colonel Slane replied, "So...... Isn't it time for me to practice how to salute my superiors? ”

The officers burst into laughter again.

After returning to the army, Qin Chuan had to adapt to his new position.

Captain Company Commander, although not much of an officer, became a company commander in less than a year in the German army...... It's not too much to say that this speed is on a rocket.

It should be said that Qin Chuan is not very confident in being a company commander.

Because with the system of the German army, Qin Chuan should be the deputy company commander, just like Kuhn, and study by Bazel's side for a period of time, and then he can be handy...... But now he has been directly promoted from platoon commander to company commander, which can be said to be a cross-level promotion.

But fortunately, Kuhn is still the deputy company commander, which at least gives Qin Chuan an assistant.

"Captain!" Kuhn stood in front of Qin Chuan and saluted, then handed Qin Chuan a document and said, "This is the roster of all the personnel of the Second Company, a total of one hundred and thirty-seven people!" ”

Qin Chuan flipped through the roster casually, recording the soldiers' meritorious performances and specialties...... The German army did a meticulous job in these areas, and its archives can even be traced back to their performance at school.

In China at the same time, it was common to see a few young men on the street or in the fields who were tied up and dragged into the army to become soldiers.

It is said that it was also because of this strict archival system that the Germans were able to distinguish exactly who was Jewish.

Qin Chuan curiously flipped through his file, and found that he actually had a younger brother in the family column.

This is a very strange feeling, Qin Chuan has never seen them, but they are his own family...... If he could go back one day, Qin Chuan really didn't know how to face them.

However, Qin Chuan did not seem to have to worry about this, because at this time North Africa was in need of people, and it was almost impossible for German soldiers to get vacation unless they were wounded.

flipped through his performance again, and it was really as Qin Chuan imagined...... It is unremarkable, and it can even be said to be a drag, because during the training period, the instructor gave a comment of "slow response", which is not a disadvantage, but it is fatal for a soldier, and it can even be said that he will soon be ruthlessly eliminated on the battlefield.

In fact, Frick does seem to have been eliminated, because it was Qin Chuan who continued to survive and play a role.

"Hope you don't feel embarrassed about it, Lieutenant!" Qin Chuan said while flipping through the documents.

"What?" Kuhn didn't understand what Qin Chuan said.

"I mean......" Qin Chuan spread his hands, not knowing what to say.

Qin Chuan refers to the fact that Kuhn used to be his prefect, and Qin Chuan was still saluting Kuhn not long ago.

"Oh no!" Kuhn understood what Qin Chuan meant: "Of course not, sir!" In fact, I know very well that you will one day be my chief. ”

Qin Chuan nodded.

This is the case in the army, especially when fighting, whoever can win the battle will have the opportunity to be promoted, so the exchange of identities between superiors and subordinates actually happens frequently, and Qin Chuan should get used to these.

"I'm thinking of a question!" Qin Chuan said: "If I command the second company here, then how will the French battalion be arranged?" ”

"I think the Major will arrange it!" Kuhn replied.

"Major?" After being stunned for a moment, Qin Chuan remembered that the "major" Kuhn said was referring to Bazel.

However, Kuhn did not guess this correctly, because the affairs of the French battalion had always been the responsibility of Colonel Slein.

As he was talking, Qin Chuan received a call from Colonel Slane.

"Good news!" Colonel Slein said: "We are going back to Algiers!" ”

"Why?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Although the Germans had won, the tide of battle in Tunisia had not yet stabilized, and the British would attack the Gabbès line again at any time.

"Our regiment has another mission!" Colonel Slane said, and hung up the phone without saying anything.

An order is an order, Qin Chuan didn't ask any more questions, ordered the troops to get ready, and then gathered the team and drove to the Gafsa railway station that night.

As before, the First Infantry once again stepped on the old and slow steam train bound for Gafsa.

On the train, Qin Chuan kept thinking about what the mission of the First Infantry Corps would be.

Rest?

No, Algeria is in ruins, there is a need for people everywhere, and rest will not be a task.

Training?

There were too many troops to be trained, the Zoaf Corps, the newly formed French Corps in Algiers, and new recruits from Germany...... But the training of them should not be done by the first step corps, which is the elite, and it is obviously overkill to train recruits and rookies in a large area. The French battalion was trained only to set an example, and the subsequent training should be carried out by disabled German soldiers.