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After Pierre joined the 6th Regiment, he immediately began to work, and the first task was the upgrading of the 6th Regiment.

At this time, the French army had only about 2,000 people at the regimental level, and the troops in Qin Zhiyuan's hands had exceeded 5,000 people.

It was a hassle to change the number of troops and raise the specifications of the troops, and only Foch had this energy, so Pierre returned to Amiens and used his connections to run the yamen.

This is not a simple matter, it is necessary to have both access and capital. Therefore, Qin Zhiyuan specially approved a fund of 100,000 francs and handed it over to Pierre to use at will.

Of course, in order to avoid unexpected situations, Huang Fugui sent a financial secretary to keep the money. Pierre was free to use the money as he pleased, but he had to go through the financial secretary to get it.

Qin Zhiyuan did not return to Amiens, he had his own things to do.

The officer corps sent by the Beiyang government has arrived.

There are a total of 22 members in this officer corps, including freshly graduated cadets from the Army Academy and veterans of a hundred battles who have been fighting for half their lives. The leader is named Zhang Jingzong, 35 years old, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, who participated in the Xinhai Revolution and is considered an old qualification in the Beiyang system.

On the night when the officer corps arrived at the unit, Qin Zhiyuan gathered a cadre of officers and held a welcome banquet to welcome the arrival of the officer corps.

The welcome banquet was held in the cafeteria of the 6th Regiment, and all officers of the rank of second lieutenant and above were present except for the officers on duty.

Although there are more than 5,000 people in the Sixth Regiment, except for Qin Zhiyuan and Qin Zhisheng, most of the officers are lieutenants. In this way, in terms of the overall military rank, the officers attending the meeting actually accounted for a larger proportion of the officers of the Beiyang government.

Now that winter has begun, the French are not as abundant as before, but they are still much better than the Germans. The chef of the sixth regiment personally started all kinds of frying and stir-frying, and made all kinds of tricks from the monotonous canned food, which added a lot of color to the dinner.

There are many kinds of wine, not only red wine distributed by France, but also English rum obtained through exchange, German brandy captured through the war, all kinds of beer, fruit wine, sparkling wine, etc., and even vodka, which is often drunk by Russians.

At this time, the standard of living in the Republic of China was far inferior to that of Europe in the midst of war, and although the officers sent by the Beiyang government did not worry about eating and drinking, they were also dazzled by the table full of cans and wine. Fortunately, as soldiers, they have their own pride and dignity, and in the face of the table full of wine, although their eyes are full of curiosity and eagerness, they can still maintain a little reserve.

"Come on! Let's raise a glass together and wash the dust for the brothers who have come from afar. After entering the same camp, we are a family, and I hope that in the future, we can cooperate sincerely and work together. Qin Zhiyuan delivered a speech first.

Chinese banquets, unlike Westerners' cocktail parties, Chinese like to use a round table method, each in place, meaning complete and stable. Although the form of cocktail party adopted by Westerners is more free, the form is loose and there is no fixed combination, which is not as good as the round table format to deepen the relationship.

"!" Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, with Chen Kangjian and other good wine people deliberately set off the atmosphere, everyone swept away the strangeness and alienation at the beginning, the atmosphere was warm, and it was joyful.

Wine is good wine, food is bad. Most of the food on the table is canned, and it is a taste to eat, and the newcomers are still fresh, and Chen Kangjian and his gang are already tired of eating.

So Chen Kangjian and Zheng Dali concentrated on the wine, not only drinking it themselves, but also pulling the newcomer to drink, and the back and forth made the atmosphere good.

Drinking on an empty stomach, if you can't drink too much, you will be full of alcohol, the amount of alcohol is much smaller than usual, Chen Kangjian mixed several kinds of wine, and got drunk faster.

"General Qin, we have traveled far and wide to come to this Europa, also to win glory for the country, and I hope that General Qin will not see outside, if there is any command, if we have half a word, General Qin can only send us back to China, and we will not have the slightest complaint." Zhang Jingzong has passed the age of standing, and he is quite old-fashioned, and when he sees someone who is not strong enough to drink, he stands up and makes a statement.

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly became a little cold, and everyone looked at Qin Zhiyuan, waiting for Qin Zhiyuan's orders. Although the Sixth Regiment is newly established, it is a radish and a pit, and all positions are in charge.

is as deep as Liu Zizheng, and he can still calm down after hearing this. Grumpy like Chen Kangjian, when he put down the cup, he wanted to say something sarcastic.

"Regarding your arrangement, Qin has already made a decision here." Qin Zhiyuan raised his hand to stop Chen Kangjian, who wanted to break out, with a faint smile on his face, and said warmly: "The Sixth Regiment is going to set up a staff department, and the brothers will serve in the staff department first, and then arrange it again when there is a vacancy in the next expansion, or if there are vacancies in other positions, I don't know what the brothers think?" ”

"Hehe, whether it's a staff officer, as long as there is a position that can keep everyone busy, this has been floating on the ship for more than a month, Lao Zhang and I am shaking everything now, I'm afraid that the gun can't be accurate, just experience it in the position of the staff officer." Regarding the angry eyes of Chen Kangjian and others, Zhang Jingzong was unconscious, and his bearing was indeed good.

As soon as Zhang Jingzong's words came out, the expressions on the faces of Chen Kangjian and the others were suddenly relieved. Stretch out your hand and don't hit people with smiling faces, not to mention that they are all colleagues in the army, so it is really wrong to tear your face for this matter.

"Hehe, it's good if Brother Zhang doesn't dislike it, come on, let's have another drink!" Regarding Zhang Jingzong's attitude, Qin Zhiyuan was basically satisfied.

Compared with the Beiyang officers who were born in the professional class, most of the officers on Qin Zhiyuan's side were civilian men before, and they really had no advantages. However, they are better than being intimate with Qin Zhiyuan, and they have a friendship of life and death, and they have an incomparable advantage in being trustworthy.

"The chief of staff is Colonel Pierre, Colonel Pierre has something important to go to Amiens today, and I don't have time to get acquainted with you, so when Colonel Pierre comes back, Qin will introduce you again." After Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, he saw that most of the officers of the Beiyang Department were at a loss, and added a few more words: "Colonel Pierre is a high-achieving student who graduated from the Saint-Cyr Military Academy, and he is already a colonel at the age of 25. ”

Regarding Pierre's background, Qin Zhiyuan did not introduce much, and being able to hang the rank of colonel at the age of 25 is already very revealing.

"This is natural, if Chief of Staff Pierre comes back, we must be closer to him, please rest assured General Qin." Zhang Jingzong agreed.

It's useless to say this kind of thing, and how to do it depends on performance.

Although there are some twists and turns, it is generally harmonious. The officers of the Beiyang Department were smoothly integrated into the Sixth Regiment, and there was neither a struggle for power and profit nor a clear distinction between the officers of the Sixth Regiment and the original officers of the Sixth Regiment, which was a good start.

The next day, Pierre returned to Kapi, the General Staff was formally established, and the training of the 6th Regiment was on track.