Chapter 309 Training

"I didn't expect you to have such great energy!" Annette said: "I originally thought it would be good if you could stop him, but I didn't expect..."

"No, you misunderstood!" Qin Chuan replied: "This is not my energy!"

Qin Chuan was telling the truth. The most important thing about this matter was that General Oxter challenged the bottom line of Rommel and even the African Army.

"Whatever!" Annette smiled: "No matter what, you have stabilized our family's business!"

"Are you talking about Bertrand?" Qin Chuan thought of the fat man last night, then shook his head and said, "I don't believe he will be your opponent!"

Not to mention anything else, it can be seen that Bertrand has a problem with his vision just from the fact that he chose Major General Oxter instead of Colonel Slain or Qin Chuan.

"It's not just him!" Annette replied: "Do you think that with the strength of Bertrand alone, he can give away 100,000 francs in one go? Come on, this is a war era!"

Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.

Before the war, France was still a very wealthy country, a typical industrial power. It was known as the world's largest army and did not even take Britain into consideration. The point is that it now pays 400 million francs to Germany every day, so one hundred thousand francs is very important to a businessman. It is indeed not a small amount.

"They even tried to oust my father from the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce!" Annette said: "You know, they have inextricably linked to the Vichy government. My father has always been passive, but now... "

Annette took a sip of wine and said: "If you saw him, you would know how prosperous he is now. He always talks about how discerning he is when meeting people, and he falls in love with you as a lieutenant instead of a major general at a glance!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but almost laughed when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would become someone else's capital to show off.

"So!" Qin Chuan asked, "How do you need to thank me?"

"Thank you, you can go to my father!" Annette shrugged.

"Hmm!" Qin Chuan then asked, "What about other things?"

Annette didn't answer and asked instead: "Didn't I put on light makeup today?"

"Indeed not!"

"My hair won't be messy today, right?"

"certainly!"

Then Annette stopped talking.

After a while, Qin Chuan seemed to understand something... This was a date.

What Annette didn't know was that Benoit was not as proud as she thought at this time, because just now, the housekeeper came in a hurry and told Benoit: "Sir, Antoine is missing!"

"What do you mean you're gone?" Benoit said nonchalantly, "Maybe he went drinking somewhere!"

"No, sir!" replied the steward, "he kept this!"

With that said, the butler handed Benoit a letter.

Benoit took the letter and read it for a while, then his face suddenly turned pale: "God, he went to France!"

"What?" Madame Benoit, who was sitting in front of the dressing table taking care of herself, was so surprised that her comb fell to the ground.

"Why is he going to France?" Madame Benoit asked: "Is it safer there?"

"No!" Benoit replied: "He does not want to be part of the German army. He is going to France to join the guerrillas!"

"God!" Mrs. Benoit couldn't help but be stunned on the spot: "How could he, how dare he... just without saying a word..."

"This is the result of you always favoring him!" Benoit glared at Madam fiercely.

"What should we do now?" Madame Benoit asked: "We should go find the lieutenant..."

"No, you are crazy!" Benoit interrupted his wife: "No one can say that Antoine joined the guerrillas, they will arrest us all!"

Madame Benoit turned pale with fright and immediately stopped talking.

After a while, Mrs. Benoit asked: "But what about the Germans? It will be time for Antoine to apply for the draft in two days!"

"What else can I do?" Benoit slowly sat down at the table, supporting his head, which was as heavy as lead.

There seems to be only one way in front of Benoit, and that is to pack up his belongings and run away like Antoine.

But where can you escape? Unless you join the guerrillas and hide like Antoine, you have no place for yourself.

Of course, it was impossible for Benoit to give up everything he had here and hide in the mountains like a mouse.

unless……

At this time, Annette came in from the door humming and dancing happily. When she saw the expressions of Benoit and Mrs. Benoit looking at her, she couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What happened?"

At the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Regiment, Colonel Slain handed Qin Chuan a document and said, "Now, let's talk about the French troops that are about to be formed!"

"French troops?" Qin Chuan looked confused. He didn't think there was anything to talk about.

"We need to give it the necessary training!" Colonel Slain said: "If we want to send them to the battlefield!"

Colonel Slain is right. No matter what the reason is, whether it is cannon fodder to deepen the hatred between the French army and the Allies, those French volunteers should have the necessary training, otherwise it will be useless to send them to the battlefield. It cannot play its due role.

"We don't have the right troops to train them!" Colonel Slain said: "The Zoav Corps needs to be reorganized, as does the Lightning Division, and the 36th Infantry Division also needs to be retrained!"

Qin Chuan can understand this:

The Zoave Corps had just driven the French officers out of their troops, and they needed to select a large number of officers to fill the vacancies and run-in.

The "Lightning Division" had friction with Italian officers and now needed to negotiate.

The 36th Infantry Division, needless to say, the division commander had just been arrested, and the entire army had developed a luxurious style of enjoyment because of staying in Paris for a long time. If they did not strengthen their training, I am afraid that one day they would not have much combat effectiveness when facing the enemy.

"So!" Qin Chuan said, "Are we the only ones to do this?"

"Yes!" Slaine replied, "This French army has more than 500 people, and I plan to send your platoon to train!"

"What?" Qin Chuan was stunned: "Colonel, most of them come from wealthy business families..."

"That's why you need to go!" Colonel Slaine interrupted Qin Chuan: "You have been in contact with French businessmen, and they trust you more!"

"But they are not soldiers!" Qin Chuan said, "They are more likely to drink brandy by the stove. I can't imagine what it would be like if they could hold a gun!"

"Then let them hold a gun!" Colonel Slaine said, "Although there are only 500 people, this may just be the beginning... You know, there are many French people living in Algeria, and it may even expand to France in the future. We need a role model!"

This made Qin Chuan stunned, because at this time he realized that the Germans positioned this French army as more than just cannon fodder.