Back at the hotel where he was staying, Barthez obviously did not come out of the good attitude of angry military personnel, and his emotions still seemed excited, and he chattered endlessly; "Do you see George, that young officer who tried to find a presence in me was reprimanded by the commander, what a stupid and pathetic fellow, he is provoking a figure he can't mess with, and that's me ......"

"Okay Barthez, I'm tired."

George was obviously not interested in bothering Barthez's stinky feet, and walked over and sat down in a state of interest.

He regretted getting involved in this matter, which was far from being as simple as it seemed, and that the smuggling business in Mozambique would certainly attract the attention of the military in the future, which was very bad news.

Barthez was not interested in his mission, nor did he want to know what kind of mission Barthez was tending, but priests, diplomatic envoys, captains, adventurers, or merchants who traveled from Europe to the world were more or less on some mission, and naturally those who were interested would pay for some high-value information.

It's frustrating...... This affects the ability to make money on your own.

"Oh...... Man, don't do that, huh...... I know this may affect your business, so I'm sorry. Barthez finally confessed his mistake, the Queenslander didn't look like a fool, and he knew it would have a detrimental effect on his partner.

George waved his hand in a disapprehensive mood; "I didn't expect Queenslanders to be so vigilant, this sucks, I want to go to the bar for a drink, and by the way, find a hot chick, we need to relax."

"Will you continue to help me, George?"

"Uh...... You want to go inland along the construction site of Central Avenue, right? I think they'll be staring at you, and that wouldn't be a good idea. George's expression was a little hesitant.

"No, George, I've changed my mind now, watching the Queenslanders start building here, it's clear that they mean it, and they won't hesitate to fight any force in order to occupy this place, and I'm only here to confirm their intentions, it's obvious." Barthez made no secret of his purpose, but then he changed his words;

"I had served in the French army for many years, fought against the Qing people on Indochina, and the new Qing army armed with Mauser rifles reminded me of the Queensland soldiers here, and there are many similarities between them.

In particular, the Australian Miss artillery, which was under heavy artillery fire in the Qing Kingdom, was obviously from Queensland, which was impressive.

Now I was intrigued by the sight of a new medium-caliber field gun in Estuary, smaller in caliber than the Miss Australia gun, but lighter, and estimated to weigh no more than 500 pounds.

Some time ago

Think about it, these Queenslander soldiers broke through the fortified walls of Clemane, perhaps using this kind of field artillery that could accompany the infantry attack, and was able to blast through the rammed walls of Clemane...... This is of great significance to the French army.

If we can get accurate information about this type of field artillery, or get a physical object, we will definitely be highly commended by the top. ”

Watt?

Hearing his intentions, George's head was full of black lines, and the whole person became bad.

As a smuggler who has been on the verge of danger for many years, George knows the huge gap between spying on economic intelligence and spying on military intelligence, and if you are caught, those rude soldiers will not care who you are, which means great danger.

"No, Barthez, I think you're looking for the wrong person." George's head shook like a rattle, and he flatly refused; "We're on the blacklist, just look at how much Queenslanders control this place, anything out of line will come at a price, your ideas will put us in danger, please forgive me for not being able to go crazy with you."

"George, I need your help."

"Please forgive me for not being able to do anything about it, seriously Barthez, I think you're playing with fire."

"No, George, it's all about what kind of reward we get." Barthez agitated and tried to persuade George, and came over and sat down beside him and continued; "Man, if we succeed, I bet you'll be able to get a trade concession, and you can run any specialty from Indochina in France, and you'll make a fortune, man."

"No, it's too dangerous, I'll lose my head Barthez, I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy the flatbread you draw, and how big can there be a market in that little place on Reunion Island? Don't tell me you can handle Mozambique. ”

"Aha...... Your words sound like an indecisive woman rather than an adventurous smuggler. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, it is because of my caution that I have survived to this day."

"Don't be like that, George, think about how much the French army desperately needs this new field artillery, then how much credit we will have, we will all become French heroes."

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in these, the French Army is equipped with tens of thousands of artillery pieces of various calibers in order to resist the pressure of the Germans, to be honest, I don't think this small cannon can change anything, on the contrary, the danger is extremely high, if we are caught, there will be no good luck this time, there is a commander who happened to pass by to rescue us."

"George, you don't understand how much application value a field gun that can be equipped with an infantry battalion or even an infantry company? The fact that two soldiers can be dragged around and provide fire support at any time is simply a revolutionary change, which can change the current combat style of field infantry, and is of great epoch-making significance. "As a military expert, Barthez clearly understood the importance of the 60-mm field artillery and was therefore even more eager to get it.

France is a traditional European army power, and during the Napoleonic era, it swept across Europe and single-handedly resisted the attacks of the entire European anti-French alliance.

Until today

The French army, which had suffered a crushing defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, wanted to repeat its former glory and vigorously rebuilt its army units to defeat its old enemy, the German Empire and its allies, with a special emphasis on artillery construction, and massively equipped with tens of thousands of artillery pieces of various means.

In Barthez's view, light artillery that could accompany the attack of field infantry was enough to change the situation on the battlefield, and was no less important than heavy artillery capable of knocking through a strong fortress.

He repeatedly persuaded George to participate in the action, luring him to make a big profit, and finally George was relieved, and Barthez was overjoyed and suggested going to the bar to relax, so the two left in a hurry.

The door of the next room creaked open, and a grim-looking Second Lieutenant Wu Guodong walked out of it, looking thoughtfully at the backs of the two Frenchmen leaving.

Behind him, several grim-looking men were packing up their listening gear, and one of them walked over and asked; "Team leader, are you still following?"

"Of course you have to follow, you guys hurry up and go to the bar, I want to know who these two French people are in contact with, what they say, how they are going to act, and what helpers they have, including what they have for dinner, how long they can last on women, I want to know everything."

"Okay, leave it to us." The leader nodded, beckoned a few companions to quickly follow him out of the inn, and dispersed into the crowd.

Second Lieutenant Wu Guodong had met with the two Frenchmen, and could only regretfully stay in the next room to wait for the report, and now it has been determined that the two Frenchmen have bad intentions, and they actually hit the idea on the 60mm field gun, and they really don't know how to write the word "death"?

In today's era, the sense of secrecy is not strong, and surveillance can be described as a big killer.

What is needed now...... It's about getting definite evidence.

It is not at all convincing that the regimental lord will report to the headquarters of the expeditionary force on the basis of suspicion, and the headquarters of the expeditionary force will not report to the base camp on the basis of suspicion alone.

Second Lieutenant Wu Guodong secretly made up his mind that he must find out who is behind the scenes and obtain conclusive evidence, and never let the French plot succeed and damage the interests of the expeditionary force.