Compared with the relaxation of the Tang occupation zone and the high pressure and severity of the French occupation zone, the British occupation zone can only be said to be decent, more than severe, and not more relaxed.

During the war

The British suffered greatly at the hands of the Germans, and although most of the British officers and soldiers who died were from the colonies, the casualties of the native troops were also considerable.

As a direct result, the British army had a very poor perception of the Germans, and allowed the spread of hunger in the slums, and many Germans froze to death or starved to death at home.

If you don't do the suffering of others, don't persuade others to be kind.

The headquarters of the 2nd Army of the Datang Expeditionary Force stationed in Germany could only do its best to improve the situation of German civilian families in its own occupied areas, and to provide them with the convenience of going out to work and receiving relief food.

This also made the Tang-occupied area on the left bank of the Rhine the first to rejuvenate, and after the beginning of spring, the countryside began to be widely sown and sown, and many factories were also back in operation, and ordinary German civilians rarely showed a smile on their faces.

Compared with the troops stationed in Germany, the First Army of the Tang Expeditionary Force, which is widely stationed in mainland France, has the largest number of main forces and armored and artillery units of the 4th Army, totaling more than 1.4 million people, and is widely distributed in the eastern, northern and central provinces of France.

Now that the war is over, these armies have all entered the stage of repair, and they are about to usher in a wave of large-scale retirement.

Whether to stay in France or move to the Crimean peninsula is left to the discretion of the officers and soldiers, and is currently in the stage of extensive consultation.

And the local French girl is so enthusiastic that she has confused many soldiers and cannot find the north.

In the absence of effective contraception, the immediate consequence is that hundreds of thousands of French girls have their bellies enlarged, and similar situations are getting worse.

Because there are not only more than 1,400,000 expeditionary officers and soldiers in France, but also more than 400,000 Chinese laborers from the mainland, all of whom are sturdy young men.

Almost without exception

All fell into the gentle countryside of passionate French girls, as is common in England, Italy, Austria, Greece and Eastern Europe.

Governments generally welcomed the settlement of soldiers from the Tang Empire, which played a positive role in restoring the social population and alleviating labor shortages, so they gave the green light to marriage and settlement.

Especially in France, which was hit hard by the war, a series of preferential policies were introduced to help Chinese soldiers and laborers marry French women to encourage them to settle in the local area.

Inside the city of Paris

It was an early spring afternoon

On the banks of the beautiful Seine, the sun was shining, and Captain Luo Zhenguo, dressed in a tweed uniform, sat at a small table outside the café with several young officers, tasting delicious pastries and drinking coffee.

Captain Luo Zhenguo took a sip of coffee and said with a frown;

"Guys, would you rather stay in France or go to Ukraine? Do you know that staying here can only retire, and going to Ukraine can continue our military career? ”

"Does Chrissy want you to go to Ukraine? She's pregnant with your baby now. If you get to Ukraine, you still have to fight, and I heard that the coalition command is preparing to send troops to suppress the Hungarian workers' uprising, and maybe I will be sent there. A lieutenant sitting next to him said.

This topic is related to everyone's future, and several other young officers have spoken one after another, revealing different intentions.

"Hey, that's so pedantic. What is it true in this day and age, is there no woman who has left France? ”

"I agree with Captain Lee, as an officer with a full military academy education. Under the conditions permitted, in any case, it is necessary to marry a Chinese woman with pure blood as a wife, otherwise there will be no future in the army. ”

"It was important for the upper class and the aristocracy of the empire to pay attention to the inheritance of blood. If you want to fight in the army, you must know how to give up. ”

"I just don't want to stay in France or Germany, and retire on the spot, although I can get a severance pay, but how can it compare to the meritorious fields that have been passed down from generation to generation?"

"Guys, I'm going to go to Ukraine, that ...... Recently, a senior brother who arrived in the Crimean Peninsula first wrote back to inform us of the situation there. Captain Luo Zhenguo glanced at his companions, and then continued with a slightly excited expression;

"It's a great place by the mountains and the sea, with fertile land and a beautiful environment. Even better, as an officer, you can choose a place to live.

My brother, with the rank of major, chose a courtyard of more than 400 square meters by the sea, which is a traditional Greek-style building, and the property rights have been transferred to his name.

Sitting in the courtyard with a view of the bay with excellent scenery, according to his military exploits, he can get 106 acres of meritorious fields, just over 30 kilometers away on the plain.

And now the officers of their 505th Regiment have gathered the meritorious fields together to form the 505th Regiment Farm, which is managed by special personnel for grazing, and it is said that more than 170 Tatars are secretly hidden to help take care of the pastures and cattle pens, as long as they are given stuttering.

This can save a lot of money, and in the future, dividends can be distributed according to the conversion of inputs, such as beef and mutton, grain or cash.

Moreover, the Crimean military also has preferential treatment for officers, who can buy shops at a preferential price in the city where they live, and can buy 4 rooms with the rank of major, and rent them out for a stable rent.

It is said that the commanders of their division also have shares in the docks and seaside warehouses, but those are the rights of high-ranking officers, and we can't touch the middle and low levels.

This series of conveniences can sustain a decent upper-middle-class life in the local area.

Not to mention women, as long as you are given a piece of bread, there are a lot of local Ukrainian women who are willing to follow you. ”

"So you've decided, ready to go to Ukraine?" Captain Lee asked.

Captain Luo Zhenguo nodded and replied;

"Yes, my generation of boys is ambitious!

The young are not willing to indulge in the gentle countryside and wear down the will to work hard.

If you go to Ukraine, you may face a war of blood and fire, but you will have more opportunities for promotion, and you will come here from all over the ocean, isn't it just to achieve a retribution in your chest?

My Tang Empire has never treated soldiers harshly, countless founding martyrs fought in the south and the north, fought a rich road from the sea of corpses and blood, sealed wives and children, and passed on from generation to generation.

Every noble martial arts ancestor of the Tang Empire has been honored with great martial arts, and has paved the glory of nobility with life and blood, which is worth remembering and inheriting.

The opportunity is in my hands, and I don't want him to slip away. ”

"Captain Luo said the same, but now is not the beginning of the founding of the country, and it is not easy to be knighted." A lieutenant interjected.

Everyone feels the same way on this topic, thinking that after the victory of every colonial expansion war, the Holy Emperor Taizu would confer a group of meritorious nobles.

Nowadays, it is becoming more and more difficult, let's talk about this unprecedented scale of the war in front of us!

There are only a few dozen announcements of knighthoods issued by the Expeditionary Force Command, and most of them are the lowest baronies.

There were only two counts and only five viscounts.

Basically, only the commanders and deputy commanders of the group armies, as well as the highest echelons of each theater, can be qualified, and only among the four or five people at the division commander level can there be one lucky person.

These nobles are said to have been divided into the Kingdom of Kerch, the Principality of Kerch, and His Majesty the Holy Emperor Taizu has made it clear;

As the 36th vassal state of the Tang Empire, the Principality of Kerch will also be the last vassal state, and the children of the royal family will not be granted to the vassal state in the future.

In this way, there will be fewer opportunities to divide the nobles because of military merits in the future, and the difficulty will be doubled.

The nobles of the Tang Empire are quite valuable, taking Severia, the favorite concubine of the Holy Emperor Taizu, as an example, she is more well-known in France than Prime Minister Clemenceau.

Because the 82nd prince she gave birth to, His Royal Highness Tang-Li You, was named the Duke of Kerch and enjoyed the fiefdom of the Principality of Kerch, and his status was unspeakably precious.

This is a Grand Duchy located in Europe, similar to the Kingdom of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Serbia, the Kingdom of Monaco, the Kingdom of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of Switzerland, the Kingdom of Hesse, the Kingdom of Württemberg, the Kingdom of Hamburg, etc., all belong to the same level of Grand Duchy.

After the wars and turmoil in modern times, there are many European nobles who have noble status but no feudal country, and their status is far from being comparable.

France is now a democratic government, with no real aristocracy. But the French have a deep-rooted yearning for aristocracy in their bones, and they are even more eager to pursue it.

Many French merchants and capitalists voluntarily went to the Kingdom of Kerch to take root, vowing to keep their fiefs for the little Duke of Kerch and be willing to be vassals.

All I want is to be favored by the Duke of Kerch, if I can share a noble title, then one day I will fly on the branches and become a phoenix, and it will be worth it.

Just because the Duke of Kerch was half French, that's all.

If you are not in it, it is difficult to experience the fanatical pursuit of the most aristocratic Europeans, and the same is true for the people of the Tang Empire today.

A group of young officers talked about it, and in the end they all decided to go to Ukraine, almost without exception.

"Captain Law, what about Chrissy and the baby in her womb?"

"There is still some time before the transfer, I will arrange everything, and when I arrive in Ukraine, I will apply to my superiors and arrange a ferry ticket for Chrissy's mother and son."

"What if she doesn't want to go?"

"Then you can only settle here for a few years, military life is not stable, maybe this is a safer way."

"Makes sense, who knows what will happen in the future? Our soldiers are fighting everywhere, and it is a good idea to stay in France rather than let the women and children go with them. ”

"That's right, that's right."

Compared with these authentic Chinese officers, the conscripted indigenous cannon fodder army did not have so many options, and most of them gave a sum of money and retired on the spot.

It was impossible to return to the empire, France was France, Germany was Germany, Italy was Italy, Bulgaria was Bulgaria, all settled in place.

In this day and age

The cost of transoceanic transportation is expensive, and since it has been sent out, there is no plan to bring these indigenous cannon fodder troops back.

In previous campaigns

More than 1 million indigenous cannon fodder troops suffered more than 340,000 casualties, accounting for more than eighty percent of the total casualties of the Tang Empire Expeditionary Force, and were the main force of the ground offensive.

Now these soldiers have been dispersed and settled in European countries, and they are living a more comfortable and free life than before, but they are not happy.

That's all there is to it

The Arabian Peninsula was largely emptied of young and middle-aged indigenous men between the ages of 14 and 40, with little resistance or resistance.

Everything was done so silently, and everyone was really happy.

As for those authentic Chinese troops, most of them will be placed in the Crimean Peninsula and Odessa Province, Kerch Principality and other places after retirement, and will be given to retired officers and soldiers in fields and houses, so as to ensure a decent life.

(End of chapter)