Situation

"The French reinforcements have already arrived. They've really gone all out this time. Henri Philippe Pétain is leading them, and they even sent five Veteran Intruders."

Zhang Zuolin had personally come to join the welcoming party, and the main reason was naturally this troublesome little ancestor. He immediately found an opportunity to have a private "heart-to-heart" with him.

Xu Yue himself had potential, had yet to choose a side, and had once saved Zhang Zuolin, receiving S-Rank Plot Points as a reward from him. With all those factors combined, it was perfectly reasonable for Zhang Zuolin to receive and recruit him personally, without arousing anyone's suspicions.

During this meeting, Zhang Zuolin also briefly explained the current situation to Xu Yue.

As one of Beiyang's top figures, the intelligence and information Zhang Zuolin possessed were far beyond anything that could be found in newspapers or encountered by students returning from overseas.

Yet after hearing him out, even Xu Yue was somewhat surprised. Henri Philippe Pétain was someone whose Rebirth Authority Xu Yue had personally forced out.

It seemed there had been a transaction among France's major legions. The other legions had helped Saint Hill pour vast resources into restoring that giant from his weakened state, then used his recovery and convalescence as a pretext to remove him from public view and secretly send him to China.

Thus, the secrecy of France's operation this time was indeed extremely high, making it somewhat unexpected.

And precisely because of that, it was understandable that Beiyang did not want to reveal the strength of these reinforcements too early.

"However, the Qing Court has already received Japan's full support and is actively negotiating with Russia and the United States. We're trying as well, but they control the national fortune. They have more resources than we do,