Starting from late September, heavy rains fell continuously in the Somme area, and the war was in a stalemate.
The British once had an advantage on the battlefield with the emergence of tanks. But as Qin Zhiyuan said, the British had too few tanks and used them incorrectly. They failed to break through the German positions and made no progress.
Extremely limited.
When tanks appeared on the battlefield, the Germans were panicked. They had no choice but to escape or surrender against such a big thing.
The continuous heavy rain gave the Germans a chance to breathe. On the one hand, the Germans began to study their own tanks. On the other hand, they organized German soldiers to use various methods to deal with British tanks.
By early October, when the last tank was destroyed in the Albert area, the British offensive also ran into trouble.
At this point, both warring parties were exhausted by the continuous heavy rain and the hopeless war, and the Battle of the Somme had come to an end.
In early October, Qin Zhiyuan took Gao Hongshi and Micha to Boulogne-Billancourt to join the tank research and development team of the French military and Renault.
Brogne-Billancourt is located in the suburbs of Paris. You can take a train from Amiens. Qin Zhiyuan chose to drive there by himself for the sake of convenience.
The area around Amiens, like the Cappy area, is full of temporary military camps, hospitals, prisoner of war camps, labor camps or other camps.
The road from Amiens to Paris was full of convoys transporting supplies, soldiers marching in formation, or local people bringing their families to visit relatives and friends.
When there are more people, order becomes chaotic. Although Qin Zhiyuan and the others were driving their cars, they could not pick up the speed and could only move slowly with the convoy in front.
This gave Qin Zhiyuan the opportunity to observe the world of the early 20th century through the car window, which fully satisfied Qin Zhiyuan's curiosity.
Because of the addition of the servant team, people's clothing, hair and skin colors are very rich. There are blond Caucasians wearing helmets, strong African blacks, and black-haired Orientals tied to pillars.
etc.
It seems like something strange has entered.
Gabriel, slow down. Qin Zhiyuan wants to see clearly.
Gabriel is the driver hired by Qin Zhiyuan. He is a Frenchman with thick blond hair. He is enthusiastic and cheerful. He is a very nice young man.
Yes, sir. Gabriel slowed down. The slow car was moving at a snail's pace, causing the cars behind them to honk their horns frantically.
Who said that Wai Guo Ren is of high quality? Forgot, for France, Qin Zhiyuan is Wai Guo Ren.
A black-haired Oriental man was tied to a pillar in front of a British camp. Not one person was tied, but a dozen people were tied up in a long row. A British officer said in front of the pillar that foaming at the mouth was,
It doesn't seem like a good thing to say.
Qin Zhiyuan only took one look and determined that the kidnapped man must be a Chinese, because there was a translator next to the British officer who was pleading for mercy and he was bowing continuously.
Gary Buell, drive over. After discovering that the kidnapped person was a Chinese, Qin Zhiyuan's heart suddenly burst into flames.
Yes, sir.
William, a logistics officer of the 79th Division of the Royal Army, has been very depressed recently. The 79th Division has not made any progress on the Somme front line. William just received the telegram the day before yesterday that his mother was admitted to the hospital. William's wife is also in poor health. His own
The work was even messed up due to the weather.
William blamed all this on the Chinese workers who had just arrived half a month ago.
Compared with the Indian laborers who refuse to work without being whipped, the Chinese workers are indeed very capable and their work enthusiasm is satisfactory. The Chinese workers can complete the tasks assigned to them quickly and well. Their work efficiency is very high. High, if the same task is assigned to Indian borrowed workers and Indian workers with equal numbers, the Chinese workers can complete the tasks three times as fast as the Indian borrowed workers.
The only unsatisfactory thing is that the Chinese workers are not easy to manage. Compared with the submissive Indians, the Chinese have stronger self-esteem, their tempers are more grumpy, and their personalities are more distinctive.
This caused William a lot of trouble.
For example, today, William assigned the task as usual, and the Chinese workers completed it quickly. However, the Indian workers who started at the same time had not finished half of the task, so William ordered the Chinese workers to help the Indians to complete the work as soon as possible.
The Chinese did not refuse such an arrangement. Of course, cynicism was inevitable, as can be seen from the way the Chinese looked at the Indians.
William didn't care about this, as long as the task could be completed in time, William didn't care how it was completed.
Perhaps the continuous rain affected everyone's mood, and the Indians' mood was not very high either.
Indians are submissive to the superior British. However, Indians are quite proud of the Chinese who are of similar status to themselves.
Look, we have a master to protect us, but you don’t
The Indians, who had a psychological advantage when facing the Chinese, couldn't bear it when they saw the mocking and sarcastic eyes of the Chinese. One Indian couldn't help but cursed, and then a group fight broke out.
Indians are not good at working, and they are also bad at fighting. More than 300 Indians cannot defeat more than 100 Chinese.
As soon as the war started, the Indians were beaten to a pulp by the Chinese. More than 300 people came together, but only more than 20 were knocked down before they dispersed. Now the Indians who did not want to work had an excuse. I was injured by a Chinese and then went on strike collectively.
William could tolerate the rebelliousness of the Chinese, but could not tolerate the order in the camp being affected. In order to prevent such incidents from happening again, William tied the dozen or so Chinese who took the lead in the attack at the gate of the camp. On the one hand, it was a punishment, and on the other hand, it was a warning.
Poor ghosts, you are all oriental poor ghosts, beggars, and despicable rude barbarians. The British Empire has given you the opportunity to make money. You should be grateful and you should know how to cherish it. You should always remember your identity. , you are here to work, not to fight. Damn it, can't you be more honest and save me some trouble?
William originally just wanted to give a warning, but he didn't realize that his emotions were on the verge of collapse, and he couldn't help but bring his personal emotions to work.
Mr. William, this is not fair. If you want to punish, why not punish those Indians? You must know that they were the ones who struck first, and the Chinese were just acting in self-defense. A younger Chinese translator asked for fair treatment. Look at his clothes. He seems to be an international student in France.
Mr. William, just do your best and give him a little punishment. It's still raining. If it keeps going like this, you will get sick. An older translator seems to be from China and is begging for mercy.
It is up to me to decide who should be punished and who should not be punished, and the intensity of the punishment is also decided by me. William looked arrogant. At this moment, he had the pleasure of being in control of his life and death. This feeling made him intoxicated, and he temporarily forgot about reality. Dilemma.
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Just when William was feeling good about himself, a French Renault sedan drove down the road with two honks, and he heard it directly next to him.
Well, the wheels of the damn car stirred up a puddle of water on the ground, splashing on William's shiny boots. William cursed in a low voice, not daring to be heard by the people in the car.
We are now in wartime, and all supplies are under unified management. Those who can still own cars at this time are big shots, and William cannot afford to offend.
