Chapter 343 French Camp

After returning to the high ground, Qin Chuan immediately summoned the German soldiers for a meeting.

"We will have a mission in a few days!" Qin Chuan said.

"I know!" Werner replied: "The British are catching up!"

"We will beat them like before!" Alfredo said.

"We should listen to what the lieutenant has to say!" said the baker: "If it's just this, I believe the lieutenant won't take it as a mission!"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan found a stone at his feet and sat down, and then continued: "The situation is like this. Of course we have to fight the British, but the task is not that simple. We have to do a good job of staying in the tunnel. Last week’s preparation!”

"A week?" The German soldier couldn't help but be startled when he heard this.

"It's not a big deal!" Werner laughed: "We are already used to sleeping in it!"

During the construction of the fortifications, in order to allow the soldiers to adapt to life in the tunnels, Qin Chuan ordered everyone to sleep in the tunnels he built.

"Werner!" said the baker, "didn't you hear what the lieutenant meant by this week?"

"What's the point?" Werner spread his hands: "Are they going to let us stay in there for a week without coming out? This is definitely not true!"

But when Werner saw Qin Chuan's serious expression, he realized that this was true.

"Lieutenant, are you kidding?" Werner asked.

"No, of course I'm not kidding!" Qin Chuan replied: "And this is the purpose of tunnel fortifications!"

"But that doesn't mean we have to hide inside for a week..."

"Maybe it will be longer!" Qin Chuan interrupted Werner: "So, what we have to do is prepare enough food and water!"

"Why?" Werner asked: "We can defeat those British, why are we hiding like rats in this sewer?"

Qin Chuan simply replied: "This is an order!"

Of course Qin Chuan couldn't say why. Soldiers didn't need to know too much information. They just needed to know that it was an order and then complete it.

Of course Werner also knew this, so he stopped arguing, and just looked at the dark hole in the tunnel with some horror... Werner had an active personality, and would hit him with a stick and pick it up when he had nothing to do. A pile of rocks, let him stay in the tunnel for a week... it will simply kill him.

"So, will the British stand over us then?" the baker asked.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded.

There is not much difference between asking and not asking, because everyone knows that if they need to stay in the tunnel for a week, then the British will definitely occupy this high ground.

But the soldiers couldn't help but want to make sure.

After a long silence, Sergeant Dominic, who was smoking a cigarette, asked: "Lieutenant, I just want to know...will we still stay with the French?"

Qin Chuan looked at the French soldiers who were still busy building tunnels and said, "Yes, otherwise where else would they stay?"

"Lieutenant!" Sergeant Dominic said: "We are just training them. Their training is almost over. I think we should return to the army, otherwise they will kill us!"

What Sergeant Dominic said makes sense.

On the one hand, this is because of the trust and coordination between comrades... The coordination between soldiers requires absolute trust, because they often need to hand over their lives to each other on the battlefield. Such as fire cover, such as changing magazines, etc., but the German soldiers obviously did not completely trust the French soldiers, and they even doubted whether the French soldiers would shoot behind the scenes.

On the other hand, even in a relatively closed area like a tunnel and staying for a week... French recruits will rebel at any time because they can't stand the pressure. What's worse is that there are many more French soldiers than German soldiers.

"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "They must be with us!"

"Why?" Dominic asked.

"Because this is an order!" Qin Chuan replied impatiently: "You have too many questions, soldiers! Do I need to explain the contents of the plan to you one by one? Do what you should do, do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Yes, Lieutenant!"

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Although the soldiers were reluctant, they still obeyed Qin Chuan's orders.

Qin Chuan really didn't have to keep the French camp here because of selfish motives or anything else, but because it was indeed part of the plan.

In fact, Colonel Slain once raised this issue with Qin Chuan.

"Perhaps we should let the French leave!" Colonel Slain said: "They are not suitable for such a battle, and we do not train them to die on the battlefield immediately!"

Qin Chuan understood the meaning of this. The French battalion was a model unit to encourage other French people to join the German army. If they died as soon as they went into battle or the entire army was annihilated, it would definitely scare away those who are willing to join the German army. The French, some may even speculate that they were sacrificed as cannon fodder by the Germans.

If it goes according to personal opinion, Qin Chuan is also willing to do this. After all, there is a Venet in the French camp.

But after thinking about it, Qin Chuan replied: "No, Colonel, I think they can be useful to us!"

"What?" Colonel Slain didn't understand what Qin Chuan meant: "Useful? Which aspect are you referring to? Fighting? Digging tunnels? Or demining?"

"After the British occupy Gafsa, they will build it into a logistics base!" Qin Chuan said.

"Hmm!"

Qin Chuan continued: "This logistics base may store a lot of ammunition and fuel in a short time!"

Gafsa is not only a transportation hub but also has an airport. After occupying Gafsa, the British and American troops will definitely rely on their strong air superiority and transportation capacity to transport a large amount of supplies here... This is also one of the reasons why Gafsa is so important.

"I know this!" Colonel Slain replied, "We have discussed this with General Rommel! But what does this have to do with the French Battalion?"

After a pause, Colonel Slain stared at Qin Chuan in amazement and said, "God, you are not going to take the French Battalion to attack Gafsa's supplies!"

"We must do this!" Qin Chuan replied, "Otherwise, even if we surround them, it will be useless because they may have enough fuel and supplies!"

"But that's the French Battalion!" Colonel Slain said, "They haven't even completed the recruit training yet, why do you think they can complete the mission?"

"Because there are French in the British army, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied, "The Free French Army!"