Expedition to Europe

Ferien-Tad-Noire, Qin Zhiyuan welcomes Foch's inspection.

Compared with the East, the French have fewer red tapes, at least Qin Zhiyuan does not have to go to the border of Ferien-Tad-Noire to welcome him.

There is no way to welcome him at the border. Ferien-Tad-Noire is less than 90 kilometers away from the center of Paris. If you want to welcome him, it is better to go directly to Paris to pick up Foch.

Julie and Foch came together.

Since she got engaged to Qin Zhiyuan, Julie has maintained the Catholic customs and refused to meet Qin Zhiyuan privately, which made Qin Zhiyuan quite resentful and looked at Julie with a very hot look.

Julie was helpless. She also missed Qin Zhiyuan very much. However, since the engagement, Foch brought Julie with him and asked Julie to act as his personal secretary. Julie was controlled tightly and could not get away.

Foch still had little good feelings towards Qin Zhiyuan. Even when Qin Zhiyuan captured Crown Prince William, Foch was very proud. But when he saw Qin Zhiyuan again, Foch still did not smile at all. He was as serious as a cat going to the toilet.

Qin Zhiyuan still had something that interested Foch, such as Chen Kangjian, the major general commander of the 1st Armored Division. Foch obviously liked him very much.

Chen Kangjian was also able to make it. With his achievements in the Battle of Tadenois, Chen Kangjian was successfully promoted to the rank of major general and was awarded the second-class Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor.

Liu Shuangxi, who received the Grand Officer title together with Chen Kangjian, was only a second lieutenant, but he had already obtained a title that his rank could not reach under normal circumstances.

Since Qin Zhiyuan and his team joined the Foreign Legion, up to now, 171 officers and soldiers have received medals of honor of different levels, and nearly 1,000 others have been commended by the Ministry of the Army. This is a truly meritorious unit.

Foch once did not pay much attention to tanks, but after Chen Kangjian led the tank unit to a blockbuster victory, Foch developed a strong interest in tanks.

Therefore, the first stop of Foch's inspection was the armored unit.

In the armored unit, Foch visited the soldiers' training with great interest, conducted a tactical deduction with the staff, and chatted cordially with every soldier he met, playing the role of an amiable elder.

The second stop was the artillery unit. Zheng Dali, who was also promoted to the rank of major general, accompanied Foch to inspect the training of the self-propelled artillery unit.

Foch himself was an artilleryman, and he was no stranger to artillery. In the Battle of Fer-En-Tadernois, Zheng Dali's artillery unit was mobile and flexible, skillful in operation, and fierce in firepower, making great contributions to the victory of the battle.

Foch was very interested in self-propelled artillery. He even sat in the cab to experience it. After learning in detail about the performance of self-propelled artillery in the Battle of Fer-En-Tadernois, Foch was full of emotion and praised Zheng Dali for catching up with the good time.

After inspecting all the troops, Foch followed Qin Zhiyuan to the office, which was the former joint command center.

At this time, all the generals took the initiative to avoid leaving enough private space for the father and son. Foch didn't want anyone to listen to his conversation with Qin Zhiyuan, including Julie and Pierre.

"What do you think of Lyaute's telegram?" After everyone left the office, Foch asked the question he had been worried about.

"If I have two years to prepare, I can do it." Qin Zhiyuan was not without sarcasm.

Haig did win the victory, but he built it on the basis that the British had been preparing for more than two years. Although Haig occupied the town of Messina, before that, more than half of the town of Messina had been blown away. Haig occupied only a pile of ruins, which was nothing to praise.

"You know you don't have so much time." Foch was dissatisfied with Qin Zhiyuan's attitude.

Foch was the kind of traditional soldier who was meticulous in executing orders, extremely responsible and even harsh. But at the same time, Foch also has an unparalleled overall view. After the start of the World War, Foch had many disputes with Pétain, Nivelle, and even Joffre, about whether Paris was more important or cooperation with the British was more important.

Almost everyone thinks that Paris is more important. In any case, the French should protect Paris and ensure that Paris is not occupied by the Germans. But Foch doesn't think so. Foch insists that cooperation with the British should be guaranteed. Only by working together can the war be won. If there is a conflict between protecting Paris and ensuring cooperation with the British, Foch tends to give up Paris and ensure the same front with the British. In that case, even if the Germans occupy Paris, the French will have the ability to take it back.

Foch's thinking is very precious in France at this time. You must know that at this time, France not only has French troops, but also British troops, American troops, colonial troops, and mercenaries led by Qin Zhiyuan. How to bring these forces together has become a headache for everyone.

A consensus was gradually being reached within the Allies at this time. If the Allies needed a joint headquarters, then Foch was the best candidate for the Allied commander-in-chief.

Such Foch was obviously dissatisfied with Qin Zhiyuan's answer.

"I'm just telling the truth... Haig started a wrong war at the wrong time and in the wrong place. Wait and see, when Ruprecht comes to his senses, Haig will be in trouble." Qin Zhiyuan really didn't think highly of Haig.

Ruprecht, full name: Ruprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand. Bavarian ****, German Field Marshal, considered the most capable general in the royal family,

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Rupprecht's Fourth Army now has 20 divisions. The Germans anticipated the British offensive and added 14 divisions to the Fourth Army before the war, four of which were transferred from the Eastern Front.

Corresponding to the German Fourth Army are 34 British divisions and two French divisions, totaling almost 500,000 people. They may not be able to get a good deal in front of the German Fourth Army.

"What are you going to do? Ignore Lyautey's orders?" Foch's expression did not show joy or anger, but his tone did not sound good.

The French army had just experienced a large-scale mutiny, and Foch was now very sensitive to "disobeying orders."

"I don't think so, but I think that if I want to attack, then I need more artillery. You know, Haig has a cannon every seven yards. I don't ask for seven yards, but it can't be seventy yards." Qin Zhiyuan made a request.

The artillery divisions seem to have a lot of artillery, but if they are placed on a vast battlefield, they are really a drop in the bucket. If you want to prepare a battle of the same scale as the Ypres Offensive, you need at least six artillery divisions or more to achieve the corresponding firepower density.

"Within ten days, two artillery divisions will come to support." Foch saw that Qin Zhiyuan wanted to speak, and hurriedly interrupted Qin Zhiyuan's words: "There are only so many, this is already the largest force I can gather. If according to my plan, no offensive will be launched this year."

The previous mutiny had an immeasurable impact on the French army. If Qin Zhiyuan had not won the last battle of Fer-en-Tadnois, Foch would probably still be running around to appease the soldiers.

The support of two divisions, well, that's almost enough.