In fact, judging from the history of another time and space, Clemenceau was not friendly to the Republic of China, and he did not have a good impression of the Chinese.

This is normal, in the world war at that time, the Beiyang government did not contribute much to Europe except for sending more than 100,000 laborers. Don't look at hundreds of thousands, it sounds like a lot, but compared to the population base of the Republic of China, it is really not much.

You know, India, another populous country at that time, had more than a million people joining the Commonwealth army alone.

People are always emotional animals, and when Qin Zhiyuan led the Chinese to shed blood and sacrifice for France, it was impossible for the French to ignore the efforts of the Chinese.

The world war showed no end in sight, and the French still needed the help of the Chinese.

Then Qin Zhiyuan's value is more and more important, a general who can fight, or a general who can win battles, no matter how much the French pay, it is not too much.

You must know that unlike Petain and Foch, Qin Zhiyuan did not pay much for fighting, and would always win a greater victory with fewer casualties, and in terms of cost and efficiency alone, he had already destroyed all the Allied generals at this time.

Fighting a war also comes at a cost, especially the pensions of disabled or fallen soldiers, which take up a considerable part of military spending.

Compared with the generals of the Entente countries, Qin Zhiyuan can be regarded as a good price of goods.

Since the Battle of Ferontadenoy, Qin Zhiyuan has become a rising star of the Entente and a legend for all colonial soldiers.

This was especially evident when General Annan visited Qin Zhiyuan.

In the office of the Black Swan Castle, Qin Zhiyuan met with two military generals from Annan.

"Your Excellency General, 31,500 soldiers from the 3rd and 4th Divisions of the Foreign Legion Infantry led by Wu Yuanting and Ruan Juncai report to you." Wu Ruan and the others stood up straight, looking at Qin Zhiyuan with respectful and fanatical gazes.

The relationship between the Annam people and the Chinese has a long history, and the Central Plains Dynasty established by the Chinese has conquered Annam several times in history, but because of the remote geographical location of Annam, the Central Plains Dynasty does not take Annam to heart, so that it has never really governed Annam as its own land. As a result, although Annan uses Chinese and learns Chinese characters, he has always been separated from the orthodox Central Plains culture.

Although the French have ruled Annam for decades, and although the Annamite people have created their own script in the 13th century AD, so far, Chinese characters are still the official script of Annam, and their status is on the same level as French.

Wu Ruan and his wife learned Chinese well, the standard northern official dialect, the pronunciation is standard, the pronunciation is clear, and they have obviously put in a lot of effort.

"Sit!" Qin Zhiyuan raised his hand to signal.

"Yes!" These two really let them do whatever they wanted, and when they heard Qin Zhiyuan's command, they immediately sat down opposite Qin Zhiyuan in a dignified manner, and took off their hats and held them in their hands to show respect.

"Tell me about the basic situation of your troops." Qin Zhiyuan doesn't talk nonsense, according to Clemenceau's meaning, Qin Zhiyuan must complete the reorganization as soon as possible and form combat effectiveness.

Wu Ruan and the two exchanged glances, and then Wu Yuanting opened his mouth to report: "Humble ......"

"Stop!" As soon as Wu Yuanting spoke, he was interrupted by Qin Zhiyuan: "From now on, you can call yourself 'Rank', and don't mention 'lowly duties' or anything." ”

Under him is a group of big bosses, and standardizing language is one of Qin Zhiyuan's daily work.

The word "Zhibu" is derived from ancient Chinese, and is the self-name of the lower party in the army, which has a long history and can often be seen in ancient books.

The word "lowly duty" is also derived from ancient Chinese, but it always sounds like "excessive self-humility". If the "department" represents more of a working relationship, then "lowly position" has the meaning of a servant.

"Yes! There are a total of 31,500 people in the whole army, who come from Laizhou, Dien Bien Phu and other places. The Ranks, who arrived in France before Christmas, have now undergone six months of military training, completed all their training programs, and are now reporting to His Excellency the General. After Wu Yuanting finished speaking, he stopped talking with some unfinished thoughts.

"Say anything, don't hide it. After this opportunity, you want to say that I don't necessarily want to hear it yet. Qin Zhiyuan reminded.

Wu Yuanting's expression was excited, and Ruan Juncai next to him also wanted to speak and stopped.

"Yes! The ancestor of the ministry is a native of Ningyuan Prefecture, and although it has been incorporated into Annan for hundreds of years, the upper and lower levels of the clan have never forgotten it. Tears flashed in Wu Yuanting's eyes, and his voice trembled a little because of his emotion.

"General, the ancestor of the Ministry of Occupation is also a native of Ningyuan Prefecture, although the family of the Department has now moved to Saigon, but has never forgotten that he was once a Chinese, decades ago General Feng led the Black Flag Army and the French in a fierce battle in Zhennan Pass, and the grandfather of the Department also died with the army." Since it was said, Ruan Juncai no longer kept it.

Ningyuan Prefecture, this place name is now no longer found on the map.

Annam was known as an ancient intertwined, and it was always a Chinese territory during the Han and Tang dynasties, and it became an independent country after five generations. During the Ming Dynasty, there was a war to conquer Annam, which ended with the victory of the Ming army and the destruction of the Hu Dynasty.

Ningyuan Prefecture was occupied by Annan during the withdrawal of troops in the Ming Dynasty, and later Annan set up Laizhou in Ningyuan Prefecture and became part of Annam.

As for the "Zhennanguan Victory" led by Feng Zicai and the Black Flag Army, it is a rare victory in foreign wars in modern Chinese history.

Now the proportion of Chinese in Southeast Asia is about 6 million, but excluding Annam, if you count it in detail, those people in the north of Annam can be regarded as descendants of Chinese, then this number is too large.

"Do you have any previous combat experience among the more than 30,000 of you?" Qin Zhiyuan doesn't think about the relationship between Annan and China, it only represents the past, and what happens in the future depends on the future performance.

"Although the generals, ranks, etc., have completed the training subjects, they have no actual combat experience, and most of the troops are recruits if you count them carefully." Wu Yuanting told the truth.

"Well, is there a follow-up force?" Qin Zhiyuan felt that the French should not be satisfied with just requisitioning 30,000 people.

"Yes, there are still more than 20,000 brothers in the camp, and more are on the way." Wu Yuanting does not fight ambushes.

"Okay, if I want to disperse you and send out junior officers to your troops to increase their combat effectiveness, will you accept it?" Qin Zhiyuan wanted to mix sand into it, which was simply a knee-jerk reaction.

"Of course you can, the whole department is afraid that the general will miss the major event due to lack of combat experience, and it is best if the general can send grassroots officers." Wu Ruan and the two looked at each other and spoke in unison.

Very good, it's easy to mix sand, as long as the grassroots officers send it over, even if they are not descendants of Chinese, they can assimilate him.

(To be continued.) )