Chapter 866 Baudouin (Asking for Monthly Votes)

The French regiment is actually no longer the French battalion it once was.

The biggest difference is that the rookies have now become experienced veterans.

This includes Annette, who is said to have become an excellent sniper... Of course, this may be influenced by Qin Chuan.

"We are more in a stalemate with the Allies on the Gabes Line!" Baudouin said, "Occasionally we will participate in clearing out the guerrillas who have infiltrated the line!"

"Guerrillas?" Qin Chuan was puzzled.

Since Qin Chuan implemented a policy of supporting the independence of various countries in Africa, and Britain hoped to re-colonize them, the guerrillas should be on the side of the German army.

Annette understood what Qin Chuan meant, and she explained, "Most of these guerrillas were hired by Britain and the United States. You know, there are always some people who only recognize money!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but say "Oh", which is related to the poverty of the African people. On the other hand, there are many tribes in Africa, and their concept of the country is not so clear, so "national independence" has nothing to do with them at all. They only think about what benefits they can get.

Therefore, it is not difficult for the United States and Britain to organize and train several guerrillas.

"But we have many more guerrillas than them!" Baudouin laughed: "In Egypt, Libya, Greece, we have trained hundreds of guerrillas, scattered in various places to cause trouble for the British and Americans. They have failed to succeed in large-scale clearing several times!"

"More importantly, this makes the local people stand on the opposite side of the British and Americans!" Annette said as she took out a cigarette, but Qin Chuan confiscated it as soon as she lit it.

"I remember telling you that it is not suitable for a sniper to smoke!"

"Okay!" Annette shrugged without objection.

Qin Chuan stretched out his hand again.

"What?" Annette asked, she was pretending to be confused.

After waiting for a while, Annette reluctantly handed over the whole pack of cigarettes in her pocket.

"What else?"

"That's all!" Annette said nervously, "I swear!"

"So..." Qin Chuan asked, "How do you keep smoking a pack a day in this place far from the city?"

Annette was stunned, and then cast her eyes on Baudouin.

Baudouin responded awkwardly, "Sorry, Annette... I thought the lieutenant colonel wanted to know about your living habits, but I didn't expect it was for this..."

Annette glared at Baudouin fiercely, returned to her dormitory, and soon threw a bag of cigarettes in front of Qin Chuan.

"Now!" Qin Chuan took the cigarettes and distributed them to the officers and soldiers present: "We can continue to discuss the issue just now!"

You know, they are all top-quality red Gauls. In this war era, only the rich can afford to smoke these cigarettes. Therefore, the officers and soldiers who received the cigarettes were all smiling, and even leaned out to grab them one by one, while Annette half-opened her mouth and looked at this scene with great pain, but she could do nothing about it.

"Can I borrow your pen and paper?" Annette asked Baudouin after a pause.

"Of course!" Baudouin replied.

"Colonel!" Qin Chuan stopped her and said, "Before that, you should ask her what she wants the pen and paper for?"

Baudouin looked at Annette with an inquiring look.

Annette said, "I'm going to write down the people who took the cigarettes. You owe me!"

"So..." Qin Chuan asked Baudouin, "Are you going to do that?"

"Sorry, Major!" Baudouin quickly hid the pack of cigarettes that was assigned to him and replied, "I just ran out of paper!"

With a "boo", the officers and soldiers in the command center laughed.

Everything in Africa is developing very well, especially after the discovery of the oil field in the Timrag Basin, Algeria can be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Refineries, factories, businessmen, etc. have all rushed into Algeria like crazy.

And the existence of these people has further driven Algeria's economy and extended to other industries, such as catering, accommodation, etc., followed by an increase in employment opportunities and an improvement in living standards...

The improvement in living standards is the most important thing.

There is a saying that "poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people". Only when people are so poor that they can't survive or see no hope, will they commit crimes and take risks, and then various social problems will emerge like mushrooms after rain.

If everyone has enough food and clothing and has a place to rely on in old age, no one will want to break the law or overthrow the existing regime.

Not only will they not, but they will even hope to maintain this kind of life because they have seen hope for a better life.

As a result, more people support the leadership of Zermamouche, the commander of the Zoaf Corps, and Zermamouche is pro-German. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a puppet government with a certain degree of self-control supported by the German army, so everything is under the control of the German army.

Naturally, all problems are developing in a positive direction, and more people are willing to join the army to fight against the Allies. At the same time, these troops are tempered and grow slowly in the battle...

But these are not what the French regiment cares about most.

When only Baudouin and Qin Chuan were left, Baudouin asked Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant Colonel, you are the person we trust the most, so I hope you can tell me the truth!"

"I know what you want to ask!" Qin Chuan said.

"Of course you know!" Baudouin nodded: "Because you are the 'Legendary Sergeant'!"

After a pause, Baudouin said, "I'm sorry, Lieutenant Colonel. If I consider it from the perspective of personal friendship, I will choose to trust you unconditionally and stand with you, but I have 3,700 people under my command, 3,700 French people, and all the French people living in Algeria, and even our relationship with France, so I have to think carefully!"

"You are right, Baudouin!" Qin Chuan said, "You know how to think about the problem!"

"Everyone will change, Lieutenant Colonel!" Baudouin said, "Because you have to survive in this world!"

"Let me put it this way..." Qin Chuan said, "There are now two paths before the French regiment. One is to continue to fight with us and be enemies of the Allies, and the other is to rebel against Germany! You have been hesitating, right? I think 'Fighting France' may have contacted you."

Baudouin was silent for a while, then nodded.

This is a rare conversation. What Baudouin admitted was enough for Qin Chuan to put the entire French regiment in jail and immediately sentence some of them to death, including Baudouin.

But Baudouin did not deny it, and Qin Chuan was still his enemy to some extent.

"I think..." Qin Chuan said: "Why don't you wait and see who will win in the end?"