While the Chinese Empire was still preparing for an expeditionary force, the news that the Chinese Defense Force was going to Europe spread all over the world. No matter how meticulously the Chinese do, there will always be a loophole for people to delve into, and Wang Lin has no intention of deliberately hiding this matter.

It's just that it's not yet time to make an announcement, and a premature announcement will only cause all kinds of dissatisfaction in the country. As for sending troops to Europe, in fact, it is just a formality, and you really want those two armies of more than 100,000 people to play a prestige in the European battlefield? It's simply not possible.

Even if Wang Lin sent the most elite Class A troops in the country, it would still be impossible to do it. The long supply line, according to the current strength of the Chinese side is still not possible, the ocean-going supply is not just as simple as a word, which requires a military port as a pillar, without the help of the navy, if you want to supply the army units in the ocean, it is basically hopeless. At this time, the only way is to rely on the support of allies, otherwise the expeditionary force will not be able to move an inch in Europe.

Running out of ammunition and food is not what Wang Lin wants. This is also the reason why Wang Lin would never send troops to the ocean to carry out tasks before he had absolute strength. Of course, the Strait of Malacca is a special case. Moreover, the Strait of Malacca is not very far from the Chinese mainland, and the naval fleet can reach it even if it does not pass through supplies on the way, as long as it carries a search and supply ship on its own. Such a distance is really not much ocean.

Moreover, there is no obstacle on the way, and the ocean of the present age is not as complicated as that of the later generations. It's still the time of the fist, but now, as long as you can defeat the British fleet in the Far East, you'll basically be able to run rampant across the oceans. Chinese, that's it. Faced with a group of countries that don't know what a navy is, you can do it with just two small sailing ships.

In fact, Wang Lin can say very calmly that there is no pressure.

At this time, although the Chinese Empire did not dare to say that it was enough to run rampant on the entire earth, it still had this strength in Asia. The global hegemon does not dare to be called, doesn't the boss of the family have the guts? At this time, in the entire Asian region, there is basically only one country in the Chinese Empire that can compete with the European and American powers, and the other countries are nothing more than following behind to fight the jungle.

In a military base somewhere in China, the soldiers were busy training, and there was an instructor beside them who carefully observed their movements and proficiency. This is the station of a first-class army, as one of the troops that are about to go to Europe, this already excellent first-class army still cannot escape the fate of the final judgment.

An instructor from the training regiment quickly entered the interior of this first-class unit, starting with the training in Pingli, and carefully and strictly monitoring the various movements of the soldiers. For them who are about to set foot on the battlefield abroad, this time it is obvious that they have a different feeling. Not to mention whether they are on the battlefield for the first time (will it be the first time for those who can become a first-class soldier?). Just talking about this ocean-going war, so far away from the motherland, and still in the country that used to bully them.

War, in fact, is more of a psychological change, as long as the psychological state is adjusted, the war will be almost on the right track. Of course, now more people pay attention to the strength of the army, and do not pay special attention to the psychological state of the soldiers, as long as they do not have the idea of defection and surrender, as for the rest, naturally they don't need to care, and they don't bother to care.

"Lao Li, how is the situation in our regiment? Not bad, right? Cheng Yuchi, the head of the 116th regiment, stood beside Li Fangming, the head of the teaching regiment, with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand to hand over a cigarette, and asked with a taste in his eyes.

What is the concept of being able to become the commander of a first-class unit? If he is allowed to take up a foreign post, then he must at least be a deputy brigade commander, or even a brigade commander. The special surname of the first-class troops determines the officer rank factor in their army. Because of the small amount and the elite soldiers, it should be able to fight tough battles, because it can fight evil battles, because it is a force that the emperor values more. With so many reasons added together, it naturally creates the factor of superiority of officers in the first-class troops.

According to common sense, the administrative level of the teaching regiment is already very high, and when the general battalion-level officer arrives in front of the regiment-level officer, maybe the other party will have to accompany the smiling face to please you. But in the first class troops, such a scenario can basically be ignored. The first-class troops are all elites, and they don't need the veteran soldiers of the teaching regiment to help train at all. Therefore, some officers of the teaching regiment who want to get a good face in front of the officers of the first-class unit are basically sitting in a white dream. Of course, there is also a little bit of insider, and the reason why the first-class troops dare to be so arrogant is actually because they have their own small group of instructors within them.

It is said that it is good to enjoy the shade next to the big tree, and the teaching regiment is indeed a big tree for ordinary troops, they can help you train anytime, anywhere, at any time, and all you need to do is to entertain these instructors and report to your superiors. As for the first-class troops, it can only be said that they are another big tree, and it can even be said that they are already self-reliant.

It is not terrible to follow others, but it is those who have set up their own doors that are terrible. You must know that everyone who can stand on their own is not a good person. The first-class troops are like this, relying on Wang Lin's youth, and all good equipment is equipped with the first-class troops, and even the instructors of the teaching regiment are not as early as them, so strictly speaking, the instructors of the teaching regiment are only suitable for performing tasks in ordinary troops, and coming to the first-class troops is nothing more than a waste of time.

The reason why Cheng Yuchi was able to be so serious and accompany Li Fangming with cigarettes and smiling faces all the time actually had some purposes. Of course, if it weren't for Wang Lin's strange behavior, the officers of these teaching regiments would not have this fluttering feeling in the first-class troops at this time.

At the same time that Wang Lin decided to form an expeditionary force, he also issued an assessment order to the idle troops in the country, of course, in the eyes of the outside world, this is just a skill assessment within the army, and the final result has little to do with those civilians. But the officers in the army clearly felt abnormal.

Wang Lin has just decided to form an expeditionary force to expedition to Europe, and the whole army will be assessed here (except for the Northern Expeditionary Corps and the Southeast Asian Corps!). Such a close link will leave people with some reverie. Of course, if they can't figure out why, then they are not so qualified to sit in the current position. You must know that officers at the grassroots level rely on the military, and officers at the top rely on politics.

It is necessary not only to be proficient in military skills, but also to be proficient in political skills, mainly in order to be able to perfectly cooperate with political steps in the future. It is not easy to train an all-round soldier, and this kind of person is not common at all, often when he encounters one, Wang Lin will protect them like flowers in a greenhouse, and then train silently, and then pull them out to experience. However, in the process of this experience, there are also many people who have lost their lives due to their own reasons.

But these don't seem to matter, China has a population of more than 400 million, Wang Lin doesn't care about the loss of one or two, out of a hundred people, in the end, only two or three, or one or two can successfully transform. The officers below need thousands, but the commander-in-chief generals above are limited, and the more you are at the top of the pyramid, the higher the requirements for this person. And the commander, what he wants is balance, not the top in a certain aspect, such a person is obviously enough to become a good person in the industry, but in terms of comprehensiveness, he is not as good as the person who is not as capable as him in the industry.

And this time the teaching group came to the 116th regiment, how could Cheng Yuchi not know the important surname of this assessment? In China, the first-class troops are in a position where they are held by people at any time, but there are not many opportunities to really go out to fight. More often than not, they were on the training ground, sweating a little and screaming. This time, Cheng Yuchi got some tone from the above mouth more vaguely, and the emperor seemed to have plans to send a Class A force to Europe.

Just such an uncertain sentence is enough to cause a stir below. This is the reason why leaders are always silent and don't like to speak. In fact, they also want to speak in their hearts, and sometimes they want to speak very much, but because of their identity, they can't say it because of their identity. Although, according to their status, it is not a big deal to say it, and no one will question their authority.

But the problem lies in the attitude of the people below, if the people below are two hundred and five, with a domineering face, and the birds don't bring the birds to you, then they won't care about what you say, so the leaders can also let go of their mouths and say it vigorously. But the people below are more refined than the other, and they are more proficient in figuring out the minds of the superior leaders, so they have the way the leaders are today, not talking, and not doing anything excessive, so as not to lead to an unnecessary struggle.

Li Fangming also smiled, took the cigarette handed over by Cheng Yuchi with both hands, and immediately said: "Commander Cheng, to be honest, the situation of our 116th Regiment is indeed much better than that of other regiments, and I think that with the level of our 116th Regiment, we can serve as an instructor of any army in China." ”

Li Fangming complied with Cheng Yuchi's words, and slapped Cheng Yuchi on the back, wearing thousands of clothes, but not wearing sycophants, even if Cheng Yuchi is a soldier, he is still no exception. was praised by his troops, and Cheng Yuchi also felt happy from his heart. As a soldier, who doesn't want to hear the voices of their troops on the outside? This sense of collective pride has always existed.

"Hehe, Captain Li, flattery and the like, we two brothers don't need to say anything, right? Why don't the two of us get drunk tonight? Cheng Yuchi continued, everything is not until the end, there is no way to know the final result of this matter, Cheng Yuchi knows that his efforts cannot save the situation of the entire army, but he still has to work hard. Because at this time, the other brother units belonging to their Eleventh Army are also working hard.

One person's effort is equal to zero, then the effort of a group of people is definitely greater than a hundred, only everyone is willing to make some effort, then it is inevitable to stand out. The drinking hall is the place where men are most likely to get emotional, and it is also the favorite place for soldiers. The feeling of depression brought about by the war can be released instantly in the drinking field, and they like the drinking field, not every one of them is an alcoholic, but they need to let their spirits go through alcohol.

Although this is a crooked truth, it is such a crooked truth that has changed the fate of many soldiers.

"Commander Cheng, I'm afraid it won't work tonight, our group came here with a mission this time, before the mission is completed, you and I brothers will not get drunk and not return, if you let someone see it, I'm afraid it will be unfavorable to Brother Cheng, right?" The corners of Li Fangming's mouth rose slightly, and he said lightly.

Cheng Yuchi obviously didn't expect Li Fangming to subconsciously reject him at first, and his intuition told him that he must have heard it wrong, the head of the first-class army invited the head of the teaching group to drink, and the other party dared to refuse? Isn't this a clear slap in the face? No one can bear such humiliation, and sometimes, people live just for a breath. Just when Cheng Yuchi wanted to be angry, he carefully recalled Li Fangming's later sentence, and finally could only nod secretly and agree with Li Fangming's statement.

Now is the time when the whole army is most nervous, and every unit is staring at the dynamics of the other troops with wide eyes, and if it goes too far, it will be controlled by others, and in the subsequent struggle, it will also lose its own. The strength of the 116th Regiment was originally at the middle and upper level of the first-class troops, but just this was enough to make the 116th Regiment famous. Because so far, there are only three regiments called superior. It can be said that the ranking of the 116th Regiment belongs to between 4 and 10 among all the first-class troops.

To have such results, they don't necessarily have to cheat in some assessment details. Li Fangming's words subconsciously reminded Cheng Yuchi that his strength is not clear to others, are you still unclear? At this time, our brothers drank dimly, and then I was giving you a high score, and others would easily associate with Pianpin, if some strong person caught this handle, then it was not impossible to overthrow the 116th regiment.

The heart said, we brothers have a chance to drink, but after this incident, you don't think about your future, I still think about myself.

Cheng Yuchi secretly glanced at Li Fangming with a grateful look, but the other party just smiled and nodded, which was regarded as a response to Cheng Yuchi's eyes.

"Head Li, then let's talk about it, when this matter is over, don't be in a hurry to leave, let's have a good drink and then talk about the rest." Cheng Yuchi said.

"Captain Cheng, you can rest assured about this, even if you drive me away at that time, I may not leave, Captain Cheng doesn't invite me to drink, he wants to send me away, isn't it too easy?" Li Fangming replied with a smile.

After that, the two of them were speechless all the way, and returned to their respective offices, dealing with their respective political documents, in fact, the officers at the level of regiment commander went up, and every time the documents that needed to be processed were already as high as a hill. Noisy and chaotic documents, documents that were not in a hurry to be approved, but had to be personally instructed by the head of the regiment.

Continuing the previous one, a month later, the teaching regiment finally completed the task and left the 116th regiment station, with the departure of the teaching regiment, the soldiers of the 116th regiment did not relax their training, on the contrary, they faintly added some subjects, the teaching regiment has left, but the soldiers are even more nervous. No matter who it is, no matter which unit the final appointment will fall to, every person, every soldier, is full of energy.

For the unknown enemy, it is precisely the best accelerant for their training enthusiasm, no one wants to lose their lives in the next war, want to save their lives, the most affordable, but also the most real, is nothing more than hard training, as much as possible to improve their combat skills, to be able to defeat the enemy one step earlier, only the dead enemy, there is no threat to themselves. Of course, this idea has always been admired by the troops, so the training enthusiasm of the soldiers in the army has always been high.

A month and a half after the departure of the teaching regiment, the headquarters of the 11th Army and the 99th Army suddenly received orders for the transfer of troops, and the destinations were all in a military port somewhere along the coast. When this order was issued, the intention could no longer be more obvious, and it was clear that the 11th Army and the 99th Army would form an expeditionary force to go to Europe.

The next day, the spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense announced that China had formally established the Chinese Expeditionary Force with the 11th Army and the 99th Army, and that it would set off from China itself to Europe to help Germany's allies speed up the progress of the war and get out of the shadow of war as soon as possible!

As soon as this telegram came out, the whole world trembled again, although China had always had a relatively ambiguous relationship with the Germans, and there were some unclear suspicions, but everyone did not say it, and in some things the Chinese did is relatively obscure. Instead of being directly put on the table, China has officially called the Germans its allies and sent troops from two armies to Europe to fight alongside the Germans.

Although the troops of the two armies are not many, this is a signal, according to Wang Lin's personality, it is very likely that there will be follow-up troops to continue to march into Europe. At the same time, what makes the world even more painful is that the Chinese are still fully engaged in the war after all, and in the face of the behemoth of more than 2 million troops and more than 2 million well-armed soldiers, they are a little overwhelmed for a while.

(To be continued)