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Chapter 788 When the African Legion is in progress (first update, please subscribe)
The French are having a hard time right now.

After Daming stripped off the "strong and inviolable" tiger skin of the British Empire in Japan and East Africa, and after watching Daming's demonstration, France immediately became eager to try.

Napoleon IV, who has been on the throne for two years, on May 5, randomly found a herdsman on the border of French Algeria who was ransacked by Libyan bandits as an excuse, and started to attack Tripoli of the Ottoman Empire.

They took the city of Tripoli with only 1500 advance troops, and they got off to a good start.The smooth offensive boosted the morale of the French army, and they drove straight into the city to attack the city and pull out the stronghold, trying to use these to take Libya.

Facing the French invasion, the Turkish army stationed in Libya was unprepared, and organized the local Arabs and Bedouins to fight in a hurry. They were quickly defeated by the French army and had to ask for help from home.

At this time, the Ottoman Empire was devastated by internal problems and did not want to fight with Japan at all.The Ottoman Empire sent a large number of officials to Europe to persuade Britain, Italy and other countries to dissuade France, especially to persuade Britain to prevent France from attacking—just like in 1871, Britain prevented France's ambitions for Libya.

However, unlike in 1871, France now has the bodyguard of the "Alliance of Four Emperors". Facing the obstruction of Britain, instead of taking it seriously, it ordered the army to continue to attack.

A month later, the Ottoman Empire had to send nearly 20000 regular troops to Libya, and combined with [-] local Arab cavalry to stop the French attack.This blockade was quite successful, causing the triumphant French army to suffer a defeat in Libya, and nearly a thousand French troops were annihilated.

Faced with such a situation, Nayulon IV had no choice but to continue to send more troops to Libya. Now the French army has not only reached [-] people, but also used new "weapons" such as armored vehicles and airships. However, the war has continued until now. not end yet.

The "French-Turkish War" also caused tension between Britain and France. Although facing the "Alliance of Four Emperors", Britain hesitated after weighing, but this did not prevent Britain from focusing on the Mediterranean Sea, and even sent a military mission to Egypt. fleet.

That is to say, when the British fleet arrived in Alexandria and made the "front page headlines" of the world news, and the whole world was paying attention to the war in North Africa, a fleet arrived at Whale Bay on the coast of West Africa, which is the location of Namibia.

The slow sea breeze caressed the deck of the "Qinglong", and the wooden deck that had just been scrubbed had long been dried by the scorching sun in Africa.On the veranda at the stern of the ship, Li Zhanmin gazed at the bay—Whale Bay, which is a rare natural harbor in West Africa and where they landed.

The brim of the hat covered the glare of the sun, allowing him to see the flamingos in the distance of the bay. There was a piece of red, and the scenery looked very beautiful. After landing, he could go there to take a few photos.

However, he doesn't intend to go ashore now. In the freezer on the rattan low table next to him, several bottles of cola collide gently between the ice water and ice cubes as the ship shakes, and they are placed on the railing of the veranda. The fishing rod also rises and falls with the waves.

Although he is the captain, Li Zhanmin has no sense of being on the "front line". He sits on a cloth chair and catches fish like this.If you ignore the thousands of troops who are landing on the coast, this really looks like a normal naval cruise. After entering the port, the captain fishes and relaxes.

"Captain, if the guys in the army see that you are fishing here, they will definitely regret going to the army school,"

The first mate, Song Pengcheng, walked over. Although he was a class lower than Li Zhanmin, the two of them were very familiar with each other. When they were in the Armed Forces School, they lived next to each other in dormitories. Li Zhanmin became the first captain among the graduates of the Armed Forces Academy, and Song Pengcheng was his first officer.

Take out a bottle of Coke directly from the bottle, open it with a corkscrew and take a sip:
"If they are envious, let's envy this first. We can not only drink Coke on the ship, but also ice. The army... always has to suffer!"

The army must suffer a bit. This is a well-known fact all over the world. After all, this era is the era of sea power.

"kindness……"

Song Pengcheng nodded, the navy, the nobles in the army should eat better, that's nothing more than normal.

Of course, the treatment will be better.

"Otherwise, send them some Coke. Although they are all Japanese soldiers, they are also Daming's "African Legion."

Well, the African Legion is also a soldier serving Daming.You can't treat them too badly, otherwise how would they be willing to serve Daming.

"kindness……"

Nodding, Li Zhanmin said.

"Give them some Coke and other things. Don't let them say that our navy is watching. By the way, let me ask again, have they found water?"

Walvis Bay is a natural harbor, but what's the only problem here?
It is water!
After going ashore, the desert is almost in sight. Such a place is not a good place!But since they chose this place as the landing point, they not only want to land here, but also build a city here.

"Hey, it's really not a good place!"

Standing on the edge of the desert, under the scorching sun, Li Tiansong pursed his chapped lips. Now he is no longer an ordinary soldier, but a sergeant, only one step away from a warrant officer. , Lieutenant is the highest rank they can be promoted to.

But as Japan merged into Ming Dynasty, their identities also changed, and they had the opportunity to be promoted to higher ranks, let alone school-level officers, even generals, and even marshals.

"What's not a good place".

Tian Zhong said,

"This is a place chosen by His Majesty himself. As long as we cross this desert, we will find an endless plain inland. The land there is extremely fertile, no worse than that of Daming."

"Haha, Captain Tian, ​​how do you know this!"

Li Tiansong laughed loudly.

"Say it as if you've been here before."

"I haven't been here before, but the captain heard the briefing at the meeting. From here to East Africa, there are all fertile prairie! We are the African advance army of Ming Dynasty. In the next one or two months, There will be more and more Dongying people joining the African Legion,"

"Oh, I didn't expect so many fellow villagers to come. I don't know if they can speak Chinese, if not!"

"Then take the waiters of "Kuru", and teach them the rules first."

When "Nakulu" was mentioned, everyone immediately burst out laughing. "Nakulu" means slapping the mouth, and they can't speak Chinese.

They are not soft on those fellow countrymen at all, in their view, if they are soft on them, it must be conniving and covering up.

If that's the case, how can they be worthy of His Majesty's trust in them?

In order to live up to His Majesty's trust in them, of course they have to be strict with their fellow countrymen, this is their duty.

"They are all from noble families. How could they not speak Chinese? Even if they are not fluent, they can speak some. Now I am more concerned about who is the commander of the African Legion. You guys said, will you use Your Excellency Xixiang! "

(End of this chapter)