Among the crowd of people on the embankment, there were several Westerners in French naval uniforms who looked out of their own way, and their expressions were cold throughout, as if they had nothing to do with the matter at all.

They were none other than the top brass of the French Far East Fleet headed by Degu.

The French, who had lost the patronage of their homeland, were very pitiful, and after they came to Canton like Lazhuangding, although they were not treated harshly in life, they were completely deprived of their freedom in action, and in their eyes there was almost no difference from being interned.

Before Degu and the others were invited to get into the car, they didn't know where they were going to go, and they were all very worried. No matter how tough they appear on the surface, in fact, they have never been death-conscious.

The military camp used to "detain" the French was a military camp in Panyu, which is now home to Li Ganjiang's first division. As the starting unit of the Cadet Army, the First Division has always been the most well-equipped and the highest quality of soldiers. So, after only three days there, the French were intimidated.

Whether they admit it or not, the fact is that the Cadet Army is by far the most elite unit they have seen, and in the eyes of some of them, it is even considered to be more elite than the German Army, which claims to be the strongest army in the world.

And because they have always thought that the Chinese army is synonymous with backwardness and looseness in their traditional concepts, the degree of shock is even higher when they see the Xueyi Division, which is extremely well-armed and has excellent mental outlook among its officers and men.

At one time, the French thought that this was a model unit carefully selected by the Cadet Army, and the purpose was for them to see. However, after several days of seeing a large formation of warplanes flying overhead, the French were completely shocked.

Whether it is a white-sided dolphin fighter or an air fortress long-range bomber, all of them are the top of the same model in the current world. The French are not lacking in this knowledge, so the feeling is even more profound.

Seventy percent of the Cadet Corps resisted, 20 per cent did not say no, and some felt that they could negotiate with the Cadet Corps in order to gain considerable rights.

After being asked to get out of the car and learn about the situation on the dock, Degu knew Ouyang Yun's intention to do this. He quietly said to Lu Lai, the chief of staff of the fleet: "What benefits did the Americans give to the Cadet Army, Ouyang Yun is actually willing to send such a large number of troops to be cannon fodder. ”

"The Chinese are bent on building a blue navy, will it be a fleet?"

"It's possible. The Japanese were too strong in Southeast Asia, and the little strength of the Americans in the Philippines was simply not enough to compete with them. If you can exchange so much cannon fodder with one fleet, it is a good deal. Hum! Ouyang Yun wants to prove to us that they have friendly relations with the Americans, right? Amusing. ”

"Sir, if the Chinese are willing to give us complete autonomy, I don't think this is an opportunity for our Far Eastern Fleet to rise again."

"He can't give us complete autonomy. Lu Lai, you don't know Ouyang Yun at all! If you think carefully about the measures of the student army in Southeast Asia, is he the one who suffers? ”

Lu Lai thought about it seriously, and then nodded thoughtfully.

When Ouyang Yun took Ji Xingwen and the others towards Degu and them, the crowd of people on the embankment had almost dispersed. Walking straight up to Gu, he asked straight to the point in English: "Commander Degu, what do you think of the combat strength of this mixed fleet of Americans?" ”

Degu said lightly: "Several capital ships are treaty ships, and in today's situation, it can only be said that there is still the strength of a war-" As he said that, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you know the Ludao Treaty Ship?" ”

"Treaty ship" is a professional term, and Degu suddenly raised this question, obviously wanting to embarrass Ouyang Yun. It's just that he underestimated Ouyang Yun's attainments in this area, and Ouyang Yun was not angry, and blurted out: "Of course." Aren't treaty ships a series of warships built according to the standards set by the Washington Naval Treaty? Most of your country's warships also fall into this category, right? ”

didn't stump Ouyang Yun, Degu was a little surprised, and said, "I didn't expect that the commander-in-chief also had a study of the navy. ”

"Of course, we all have our own aircraft carriers, how can we be ignorant of these naval jargons? Commander Degu, you are a wise man, and you should know my purpose in inviting you here. As you can see, we are learning to be a soldier and walk the talk. Since I have reached an agreement with Ompos before, I will definitely fulfill it. If you want to counterattack Europe, you must be inseparable from the ocean-going navy, and I still say that, as long as you are willing to join our Pacific Fleet, then if conditions permit, we will provide you with help and help you counterattack Europe. ”

"Counteroffensive to Europe? Hmph, who does Ombos think he is? Marshal de Gaulle did not dare to say such nonsense now, and he actually - I still say that - sorry! ”

"Stubborn, if that's the case, then you can't blame me-" Ouyang Yun's eyebrows were cold, and he said coldly.

Degu stared at him, his gaze not flinching in the slightest.

Ouyang Yun turned his head to Ji Xingwen and said, "Old Ji, isn't Li Hansoul complaining about the lack of manpower to build the road?" Transfer all the people of the Far Eastern Fleet to him. Hmph, our student army is not a charity department, and we don't support idlers. ”

Ouyang Yun still said these words in English, and Degu and the others' faces changed when they heard it. Lu Lai said: "Commander-in-Chief Ouyang, you can't do this, we, we are here to take refuge, not prisoners of your army. ”

"It's because you're not a prisoner that I've allowed you to join our road construction team to earn money to support yourself, otherwise—huh!"

"Ouyang Yun, you arrested us from Hanoi, I, I want to accuse you to the military court in The Hague!"

"Please, but I want to warn you, not everyone in our army is as good at talking as I am, so you have to be mentally prepared!" Throwing down this sentence, Ouyang Yun got in the car and left, not giving Degu and the others a chance to continue to "bargain".

Stern was the last to leave, and before leaving, he looked at Degu and the others, opened his mouth to say something, but eventually shook his head and left.

When the French and the guards were left on the embankment, Loulé said worriedly: "They won't really let us build roads, will they?" ”

Degu couldn't keep calm for a long time, he remembered what the student soldiers had done in Bangkok, and gritted his teeth and said, "It's hard to say, Ouyang Yun, this bastard, is a crazy person at all!" ”

Ji Xingwen and Ouyang Yun shared a car, and on the way back to Guangzhou, he asked, "Commander-in-chief, what if the French are still not convinced?" ”

"Then let them build roads, what? Do you think I was just intimidating them? ”

"I'm afraid that it will have a bad impact."

"Bad influence? Lao Ji, it seems that you don't understand the rules of the game in this world at all. Don't worry, as long as the combat power of our student army remains undiminished, who will make a fuss about such a trivial matter? I'm going to spend the night in Canton, and I hope the French will take advantage of this last opportunity, or they'll be waiting to become road builders after tonight! ”

Ji Xingwen smiled bitterly.

That night, in the camp of the French in Panyu, Degu gathered officers above the rank of colonel and held a meeting on the matter of the "French Naval Volunteers".