In order to ensure that there would be no more accidents this time, the Beiyang government mobilized a large number of military and police to maintain order.

Of course, in order to prevent the sensitive "foreign masters" from getting angry in a hurry, these military and police officers did not carry weapons, not even police weapons, but they brought a lot of rattan shields and ropes.

Following Tang Xinzhi to the capital, in charge of security was a squad of marines.

The Marine Corps is Lan Fang's newly formed unit, which is composed of veterans who are proficient in water, and it is a multinational force, not just Chinese.

For example, the class that followed Tang Xinzhi to the capital had members from Hokkien, Hebei, French, Germans, Annam, and White Russians.

White Russia is Belarus, this is another ethnic group that has newly joined the Foreign Legion, their situation is not the same as the Germans, because the clouds of war in Russia are getting heavier and heavier, and many White Russians also don't know anything but war, but they are unwilling to participate in the civil war and aim their guns at their own people, so they simply join the Foreign Legion and fight for Lan Fang's southern and northern wars.

The class that Tang Xinzhi brought to Beijing can be regarded as "one specialty and multiple abilities", they basically have superb driving skills, and each person is proficient in at least two languages, which is equivalent to giving Tang Xinzhi a translation team, and Tang Xinzhi deals with all kinds of people.

Tang Xinzhi himself is proficient in English and French, and although Chinese is his mother tongue, it is limited to the northern language family, so that he can listen to Hokkien as much as a foreign language. Some of Tang Xinzhi's subordinates are proficient in Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Dutch, Annam, etc., in addition to Japanese and Korean in East Asian languages, basically including most of the world's language families, which is enough to provide translation support for Tang Xinzhi.

At the same time, they are all proficient in combat, and they are the best fighters as interpreters and drivers, which is enough to allow them to face all kinds of complex situations.

In charge of this class is not a Chinese, but a Frenchman named "Leo", a veteran of 12 years in the French army who is still a French citizen.

Letting a Frenchman serve as the military attache of Lan Fang's embassy is not a diplomatic oolong, but to reduce trouble and strengthen the Western color of Lan Fang's embassy, which can be regarded as pulling the flag as a tiger skin.

So after meeting the French Minister to China, Pan Xunna, Leo naturally performed a French military salute, that is, the kind of military salute in which the right hand is completely spread out and the palm is forward.

"Good boy, I wish you a pleasant trip to the Republic of China." Pan Xun came over and shook hands happily.

Leo put down his hand, still noticing that he took off his gloves before holding them, a smile squeezed out of his cold face, but his mouth was not very polite: "Thank you for your blessings, but I have a hunch that this trip may not be so pleasant." ”

Leo's face is a bit of Italian blood, compared with the relatively soft facial lines of the French, the facial edges and corners are more distinct, that is, the kind that is more "sculptural", with a high nose bridge, high eyebrow bones, deep eye sockets, square chin, plus a stubble that has just nodded his head, with a figure of about 1.9 meters, he looks more like a model than a warrior.

"Hehe, it's not what you think, the Chinese are actually still peace-loving." Pan Xun's gang of Chinese people said good things.

"Peace-loving? Forget it, I'm serving under Qin now. Leo made a rare grimace, and the image of the cool brother collapsed instantly.

"Hahahaha......" Pan Xunna let out a hearty laugh, and waved his hand again and again to correct Leo's mistake: "Qin is different, different." Qin is not Chinese now, he is from Lanfang, or French......"

"Hehe, yes, Qin is French now......" Leo echoed casually, and the smile on his face was a little complicated.

In fact, now Qin Zhiyuan's image in the hearts of the French is closer to a "tragic hero", as a soldier, Qin Zhiyuan is obviously qualified, and at the same time outstanding, even a little admirable, out of the category of ordinary soldiers, rose to the level of "military god".

But when Qin Zhiyuan's army was wronged in his homeland, Qin Zhiyuan's image immediately took a 180-degree turn.

Presumably many people will not forget the appearance of Qin Zhiyuan's sad tears at the press conference, under the illumination of the magnesium powder flash, the tears were really crystal bright and crystal clear.

Some British newspapers used "crocodile tears" to describe Qin Zhiyuan at that time.

But more news media use the term "angelic sorrow" to describe it, which makes Qin Zhiyuan's "godhead" fall into the dust, but it is more flesh and blood, and more real under the camera.

Leo's squad is equipped with the same equipment as other Lanfang Marines, a squad of twelve people is equipped with two Lewis machine guns, as well as eight 98B rifles, and personal weapons are randomly selected, and the Lanfang Military Department does not make mandatory requirements.

So Leo and his personal weapons are varied, such as Mauser pistols, revolvers, and even M1911s. The Chinese, on the other hand, prefer Luger, so they are armed with Luger pistols.

One Chinese man was armed with a long-barreled luger pistol, which was a valuable collector's item, and the Allies had not captured much of it in the entire world war.

Of course, this is also a testament to the warrior's experience in a hundred battles.

This time to the capital, Leo and they are equipped with two trucks, three sedans, and five motorcycles with sidecars, which can cram everyone into each time, no matter what means of transportation they use.

These vehicles are also standard at the Lanfang Embassy in China, which is the same for both the French and British embassies.

Now in 1919, although cars are common in Lanfang, they are still rare in the Republic of China, and such a convoy is very conspicuous on the street.

Qin Zhiyuan provided Jean Peirce, the chief designer of the Renault factory, with several ideas for the appearance of the car, and Jean Peirce immediately selected the 1933 version of the Mercedes-Benz 770 as the appearance of the new Renault car.

Although the logo has been changed to Renault, it does not affect the car to become a classic, so it quickly became sought after, and Renault even had an order from the United States, which was rare in the era when Ford was the dominant company in the United States.

Although it is sought-after, Qin Zhiyuan is obviously the first to get the moon near the water, so the three cars shipped to the Republic of China are all a new generation of Renault 770.

These vehicles dazzled many people, and the French Minister to China, Pan Xunna, couldn't help complaining, let alone the people of the Republic of China who came to watch in advance.

Every time something new appears, it is like a slash in the hearts of the people of the Republic of China, which is already full of holes.

These equipment of the Marine Corps naturally aroused the curiosity of those who were interested.

Hu Weide was also accompanied by a military attaché, who quickly became acquainted with the three Chinese soldiers in the Marine Corps.

"Tsk, your equipment is really too extravagant, one squad is equipped with two machine guns, and we only have one in a company, so can your ammunition supply keep up?" The military attaché, who wore the rank of colonel, expressed doubts.

"I can keep up, the truck over there is full of bullets, and I can't finish the gun if I scrap the barrel......" The soldier with the long barrel Ruger was careless.

When the 32nd Regiment was heard back to Paris, all the Foreign Legionnaires were indignant, unable to understand why the Motherland would treat them this way, and even more so why their compatriots would be so easily fooled.

It's like a fool!

"Tsk...... If you dismantle the barrel of the gun, you are not afraid that the commander will blame you? "The military attache has ulterior motives.

This is not to provoke, but through this kind of dialogue, it can be inferred that the supply capacity and equipment level of Lan Fang's army can be regarded as regular intelligence gathering.

"If it's scrapped, it's scrapped, and the logistics department will send it over with a phone call, how many ...... you want" The soldier didn't care, and asked what to say.

There is no need to hide a lot of things.

It is precisely because of poor communication that there were so many misunderstandings about the Foreign Legion in China three months ago, and these Marines have all studied the "Confidentiality Manual", and they have red lines in their hearts about what they can say and what they can't, so naturally they don't have to worry about leaking secrets.

There are also advantages to such openness, at least to allow some people to weigh whether such a Marine can afford to provoke them.

"I don't think your equipment is very neat, at least the pistols are all sorted." The colonel was still able to notice the details.

"It's all loot that I captured, or souvenirs exchanged with others, it doesn't mean anything, and the military department doesn't ask for it." The soldier touched the barrel of the long gun around his waist, and Ruger triumphantly.

"How could it be pointless? No matter what, it's a guy who is self-defense, and convenience and durability are the basic requirements. The colonel expressed incomprehension of the use of long-barreled pistols as a carry-on equipment by the soldiers in front of him.

This is simply unprofessional, and it is inconvenient to pull it out when it comes to use.

"There's no chance of using this thing at all......" The soldier's reply surprised the colonel, and at the same time aroused the colonel's greater curiosity: "We foreign legions fight, first with artillery for three or four hours, then with machine guns at a distance, with grenades at a distance, even if we rush into the trenches, there is a shotgun that can be used, and the pistol has no chance to be used at all......"

Compared with machine guns and shotguns, pistols are indeed useless, but it is estimated that only a wealthy person like the Foreign Legion can say such things.

"This ...... Hehe, hehe......" the colonel laughed.

There is really nothing to ask, whether it is the level of equipment or the level of logistics, they are not on the same level, and if we continue to try, we can only bring humiliation on ourselves.

Seeing that the time was not early, the soldier was a little anxious to wait, and pulled up his sleeve to see the time, which made the colonel gasp again.

At this time in the Republic of China, pocket watches were still rare objects, and wristwatches could not be said to be none, but they were definitely not flooded to the extent that an ordinary soldier could use them.

Noticing the colonel's surprised eyes, the soldier still did not hide it: "The military service agency bought it, 20 pieces of ocean, good quality and low price, strong and durable." ”

The colonel was so angry and envious that he almost blurted out and asked the soldiers to help him buy a piece.

(To be continued.) )