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When Bastia's operation began, Qin Zhiyuan began to live as a trapeze.

Old Renault sent two planes, and according to Qin Zhiyuan's request, they were equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks.

This significantly extended the flight range of the two Salmsson reconnaissance aircraft, which could fly from Ajaccio all the way to Paris. But Qin Zhiyuan didn't do this, Salmsson can fly at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour, and in January, flying in the sky is simply a sin.

Airplanes in this era did not have cockpit canopies, and when pilots flew in the sky, there was practically no protection, and the only way to protect against the cold was to rely on goggles and leather hats, which was better than nothing. Every time Qin Zhiyuan goes to the sky, he will fly for ten minutes at most, and frost will form on his eyebrows, and when he flies for an hour, his hands and feet will become numb and unconscious, and Qin Zhiyuan has not tried it for a long time, because Qin Zhiyuan feels that he may freeze to death.

Fortunately, Ajaccio is not far from Bastia, and it will not take an hour for a one-way flight, Qin Zhiyuan can barely hold on, if it is farther away, I am afraid it will not work.

Grace and Liu Zizheng have a tacit understanding that Bastia's work is progressing more smoothly than Ajaccio's, and almost all the peasants in northern Corsica are now concentrated in Bastia and are beginning to move to the mainland, and it is estimated that the relocation will be completed in a month or two at most.

Bastia's work was made possible by Albach's efforts. As a cardinal, Albuck already had the right to mobilize manpower, and in order to cooperate with Qin Zhiyuan's plan, Albuck sent more than forty priests to persuade the inhabitants of Corsica from house to house.

There are also churches in Corsica, where the priests in the church are incomparable to those sent by Auerbach in terms of knowledge and work attitude. The work of the priests was fruitful, and the inhabitants of Bastia felt the radiance of God. Willing to relocate to mainland France in obedience to God's will.

Grace and Liu Zizheng had a clear division of labor, and Liu Zizheng was a good worker, so he led his troops to be stationed in Bastia, while Cliff was reticent, so he led his troops to be stationed in Cape Corsica.

Cape Corsica is located in the northernmost part of Corsica, and there is a small port that provides coal and water services for ships coming and going. The natural conditions of the port are not too good, the water depth is not enough, and it cannot be used as a military port, otherwise. There should be something to be done here.

Although warships cannot enter, civilian ships can.

Qin Zhiyuan and Qin Yunpeng negotiated an agreement that the laborers sent from the Far East would be divided into two, half of which would be managed by Qin Zhiyuan and half would be managed by Qin Yunpeng. Now these laborers in Weihaiwei not only have to receive language and basic work skills training, but also receive some military training.

Yimin has expanded its recruitment scope, and nearly 5,000 workers have arrived in France every month. It has risen to nearly 10,000 people per month, and if this trend continues, the number of Chinese in France will exceed 100,000 by next year. Even if half of them join the Foreign Legion, they will become a force to be reckoned with.

After the scope of recruitment is expanded, the quality of workers will be uneven, and at this time, we can see the benefits of being close to the water and getting the first month. It's important to be one step ahead. So in Cape Corsica, ships coming from China were required to dock here, and Griff would first select the laborers. The rest will be sent to Marseille and handed over to Qin Yunpeng and Hu Weide for distribution.

"The current standard of our selection is very high, all of them must be under the age of 25, and their physical fitness must be able to basically meet the requirements of the Foreign Legion, and being able to play and jump is the basic requirement, and it is more important to have a preliminary language foundation. Of course, if there is a certain specialty, other requirements can also be relaxed. Even in the face of Qin Zhiyuan, Ge Lifu was reluctant to say more, and his deputy Xu Sheng explained it.

"How many people are there over here now?" There are talents in his hands, and Qin Zhiyuan holds on tightly.

"If you don't count the troops, there are now 4,520 people on Penglai Island." Xu Sheng is proficient in business.

Penglai Island is a small island outside Cape Corsica, which is said to be a small island, and it also has the appearance of two or three square kilometers. The original name of Penglai Island is not this, but an extremely awkward name, Qin Zhiyuan's next important task is to de-French Corsica, so for the place names everywhere must be gradually replaced with Chinese names, Penglai Island is just the beginning.

On Penglai Island, there is now a camp similar to Thunder Cliff, which is also attached to the expansion of the castle built by the ****** people.

More than 4,000 laborers from China are on Penglai Island, and when there are enough 5,000 people, Qin Zhiyuan will send them to Old Renault to enrich Old Renault's factory.

"If there are suitable seedlings, we still have the idea to supplement our troops, and we must ensure the momentum of troop expansion." Qin Zhiyuan emphasized.

Only when you have an army in your hands can you have the right to speak and be more valued, Qin Zhiyuan is very sure of this.

"Don't worry, Qin Ye, it has been expanding, there are more than 1,700 people in the current recruit camp, and they have a little bit of martial arts foundation, they are being trained in Cape Corsica, and they will be sent to Ajaccio and Bastia respectively after a while." Xu Sheng didn't dare to slack off.

"That's good, as long as the power in our hands has been expanding, we can't stay in Corsica forever, at most half a year, we will return to the mainland to participate in the battle, during this time, we must do a good job in training and make up for the previous shortcomings." Qin Zhiyuan takes a long-term view.

From the telegrams sent by Foch and Renault Sr., Qin Zhiyuan could feel that the atmosphere in Paris was becoming more and more tense. Like the ruling class of the Russian Empire, which has fallen into chaos, Paris is now showing signs of unrest, the lives of ordinary people are becoming more and more difficult, and there are more and more proposals of no confidence in Briand in Parliament, which is a manifestation of the situation of Briand's government getting out of control, and perhaps in the near future, the news of Briand's fall will come out of Paris, and Qin Zhiyuan will not be surprised at all.

"Look, there's another ship coming, and it's full of our laborers." Xu Sheng reminded.

Qin Zhiyuan looked at the sea, on the sea in the distance, a steamer was heading towards Cape Corsica, it was a steamer from the Far East, each one could carry nearly 800 people, on average, every week, two or three such ships would arrive in France, sending a steady stream of fresh blood to France.

On the side of the ship, on the deck, and even on the windows, you can see people looking in this direction, and the distance is still relatively far away, and the naked eye cannot see the faces of these people, but from the gesture of waving their hats, you can feel their enthusiasm and expectation.

"Go, and get ready to meet our brethren." Qin Zhiyuan subconsciously put a smile on his face.

"Great!" Xu Shengli saluted.

At this moment, a wave suddenly erupted from the bottom of the ship in the distance, and then the laborers on the ship began to run in panic, and it was a full four or five seconds before a dull and loud explosion was heard.

"Torpedoes, there are German submarines nearby!" Griff gritted his teeth.

"Hurry up and organize the rescue, hurry!" Qin Zhiyuan took the lead and rushed to the port.

(To be continued.) )