Expedition to Europe

Regardless of whether it was reliable or not, Foch and Julie's "negotiation" was much more efficient than Qin Zhiyuan and Manjing. In no more than five minutes at most, Foch and Julie reached a preliminary intention.

Just a preliminary intention is not enough. There are more specific details to discuss next, and cost is an important aspect.

Although Qin Zhiyuan only made a request that France give up its privileges in Guangzhou, the costs related to sending troops to Syria still have to be borne by the French.

The combat effectiveness of Lanfang's troops can basically be divided into three levels. The regular legion composed entirely of Lanfang people is naturally the most powerful, followed by the foreign legion composed of foreign soldiers, and finally the domestic reserve troops of Lanfang.

According to the French, they wanted to take away two armored divisions from Lanfang and teach the Iraqis a lesson they will never forget.

However, after calculating the cost, the French had to give up this unrealistic idea.

Not to mention that the equipment used by the armored forces needs to be provided by the French. Even the manpower costs cannot be afforded by the French. The cost Qin Zhiyuan paid for the armored forces was that while in Syria, each soldier of the armored forces had to pay fifty per day. As for the franc allowance, a rough calculation shows that the daily allowance for 40,000 people in two tank divisions requires two million francs, which is unacceptable to the French no matter what.

Of course, when Hank Beecher heard about the normal salary of members of the armored force, Qin Zhiyuan did not hide it: "If you are a soldier, your daily salary is about five francs -"

In order to make it easier for Hank Beecher to understand, Qin Zhiyuan took the initiative to change the unit of calculation into francs. This was not troublesome. The current exchange ratio between francs and Lan Fangyuan is about one to one.

It seems that the salary of Lanfang soldiers is actually quite high. Qin Zhiyuan's heavy burden is also here. Lanfang's navy, army and air force combined have about 900,000 people. The salary of armored soldiers is in the military salary system. It's not the highest, but it's not the lowest either. If calculated based on this average, Qin Zhiyuan's annual expenditure on military salary is about one billion Lanfang yuan.

"Then why did you double it tenfold?" Hank Beecher immediately questioned.

"Because my soldiers are not going to Syria to fight for Lanfang, or even for Lanfang's friends, they need additional motivation." Qin Zhiyuan did not mince words and bluntly raised the biggest problem between Lanfang and France now.

This left Hank Beecher speechless. Seeing Hank Beecher hanging his head in silence, Qin Zhiyuan kindly handed over a piece of paper and a pen.

Hank Beecher thanked him immediately and began to calculate.

I really miss mobile phones, even electronic calculators. Unfortunately, the earliest electronic calculators did not appear until the 1970s. In this era, it is probably a little earlier.

But it probably won't be too early. Hank Beecher, who is already in his early fifties, probably won't need it. Qin Zhiyuan can still look forward to it.

When a piece of paper was already densely packed with calculations, Hank Beecher finally raised his head: "Then - I need two infantry divisions of the Foreign Legion - no, one semi-mechanized division and one infantry division. , we will be responsible for the transportation and equipment needed by the troops. As for the time--it will be set at six months--"

Hank Beecher was really penny-pinching, and this was like digging into his neck and tightening his belt.

"Two divisions, six months - can this completely defeat the Iraqis?" Qin Zhiyuan was still curious.

Qin Zhiyuan has detailed information on the Syria-Iraq War. The Iraqis now have twenty-one numbered divisions, more than half of which are fully staffed. These troops have the same organization as the British army, and the number of people in each division is about one. Fifteen thousand people, well-equipped, with powerful firepower——

At least compared to the Syrians, the Iraqis are "well-equipped and have powerful firepower."

Although the French are prepared to use force to expel the Iraqis, they are not determined to fight to the death. Although the French have formed troops in Syria, they only have seven divisions, and they are not full. This is related to the population base of Syria, and even more to France. It has something to do with people's determination. After all, these troops cannot even have basic rifles.

The French are so stingy.

In other words, the chaotic French social situation prevents the French from focusing on providing maximum support.

"No, no, no, we don't intend to completely defeat the Iraqis. We just need to drive them out of Syria. We don't intend to fight a full-scale war, limited to the Middle East." Hank Beecher inadvertently gave the final answer, This made Qin Zhiyuan a little disappointed.

Hank Beecher is right. Although France and the United Kingdom are at war in the Middle East, and their relationship is now relatively tense because they cannot achieve unification on the issue of Germany, at the same time, France and the United Kingdom still maintain cooperation in other regions. Especially in Cameroon, Africa, France and Britain are joining forces to strangle the resistance struggle of the Cameroonians.

Cameroon was originally a German colony. After the World War, Germany was forced to abandon Cameroon. The Germans were also uneasy and kind-hearted. Before leaving, the Germans all evacuated Cameroon, but they kept their weapons. The African brothers are still very cute. Those with guns and those without guns are completely different races. Cameroon is armed. People immediately began armed resistance, and it tended to spread to surrounding areas.

Cameroon is located between British Nigeria and French West Africa. After the World War, the British and French divided Cameroon. Cameroon was divided into British and French trusteeships. In order to deal with the Cameroonians, the British and French in Africa had to put aside their differences and join hands to fight side by side.

Look at the Middle East and then look at Africa. This world is really chaotic!

"Things may not develop as you want. Even if we drive the Iraqis out of Syria, when we withdraw our troops, will the Iraqis counterattack? Do we have to toss again at that time?" Qin Zhiyuan disagreed with the French's stop when they saw the good. There are countless cases in Chinese history of people who suffer from the harm of the snake instead of killing it.

"If necessary, it's okay to toss again at that time-you know, next year is the election year-" Hank Beecher said frankly.

Election year!

This is definitely a very lively year for "democratic" France. France actually just held a general election the year before last, but strictly speaking, it was not a normal handover. The one that attacked Ngarais and Deschanel was.

Deschanel was unable to perform his presidential duties because of "physical discomfort", so Alexander Millerand was able to take office. Under normal circumstances, France would not hold the next general election until 1924, which is next year.

After Hank Beecher finished speaking, Qin Zhiyuan immediately understood what Hank Beecher meant.

The so-called "election year" means that as long as Syria is not lost during Alexander Millerand's term, it has nothing to do with Alexander Millerand. After the election, it is still unknown whether Alexander Millerand can continue to serve as president, so Alexander Millerand is not worth taking the blame for the next president.

What a fucking democracy!

After understanding the intention of the French government, Qin Zhiyuan just wanted to curse.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

This is the evil result of the lack of continuity of policies. The presidential term forces those incumbent presidents to choose only immediate interests. As for long-term interests, go to hell!

After figuring this out, Qin Zhiyuan no longer insisted. After the cost issue was resolved, other issues were no longer a problem. Qin Zhiyuan and Hank Beecher reached an agreement as quickly as possible.

The content of the agreement includes: Lan Fang will send two divisions of no less than 30,000 troops in the name of the Republic of China to participate in the Syria-Iraq War. The reason for 30,000 people is that the establishment of the foreign legion is not as large as that of the regular army. The establishment of the armored force is the largest in the Lan Fang army, including a large number of logistics personnel.

France will be responsible for the equipment and salaries of these troops, of which the salary part must be paid before the army embarks on the ship, and the payment amount is 108 million francs. The agreement specifically states that this is the cost of six months, and the equipment will be handed over to the troops in Syria, including rifles, tanks, armored vehicles and artillery.

The French are also putting the cart before the horse. If the French provide these equipment to the Syrians, it is estimated that the Syrians will not be defeated.

After Lan Fang sent troops to Syria, France will withdraw all military personnel in Guangzhou Bay within 1923, and the naval base of the French Far East Fleet in Guangzhou Bay will be handed over to the Beiyang Government of the Republic of China. France will also voluntarily give up its "most favored nation" treatment in the Republic of China. For other related matters, the French government will negotiate with the Republic of China government.

It must be pointed out that this negotiation has a time limit. France must end the negotiation with the Republic of China within one month, otherwise the Lan Fang army will not participate in the war even if it disembarks, and regardless of whether the Lan Fang army participates in the war, the prepaid fees of the French government will not be refunded.

The last clause in the agreement is that according to the special request of the French, the content of this agreement will not be made public.

It is certain that it will not be made public. If the whole world really knows about this agreement, the dignity of France will really be gone.

This is the standard of being a **** and building a memorial archway!

After sending Hank Beecher away, Qin Zhiyuan returned to the inner house.

Foch was holding Qin Zhi with a doting look on his face. Qin De was holding Foch's shoulders and trying to climb onto Foch's back. Foch lost the majesty of the Three Kingdoms Marshal at this moment. He hunched his back and slumped his shoulders, allowing Qin De to do whatever he wanted.

Foch was originally the marshal of France and Belgium, but last year Lan Fang also awarded Foch a marshal title. This was also the only marshal of Lan Fang. Of course, this marshal had no real power, just an honor.

Qin Zhiyuan asked Julie to take Qin De and Qin Zhi away, and then reported the negotiation results and the six-month deadline to Foch with a heavy expression.

Foch was silent for a long time after listening, and finally just sighed.

Alas!