The small hall attached to the back hall has become the permanent residence of Qin Zhiyuan and his small group. Almost every few days, similar secret room meetings are held.
Qin Zhiyuan often travels between Paris and Corsica, and is not able to attend every meeting, but as long as he is in Paris, Qin Zhiyuan will not be absent.
A few people in this room can almost determine the future of France.
It may be a bit exaggerated to say this, but in many cases, history is driven by powerful figures, and perhaps just an inadvertent thought will change the course of human history.
Of course, the people in this small hall now only have this potential, but they have not obtained the corresponding rights. This requires an opportunity.
Qin, what you are doing now is very surprising. Minister of War Leotey is quick to talk. He has a good relationship with Qin Zhiyuan. The two of them can usually talk on the phone.
There is no way, your troops are all burdened by the country, but my troops have to bear the burden themselves. Qin Zhiyuan is half-truth and half-false.
I can take it to mean that you are accusing the French War Ministry of this. Lyautey is only half-joking.
The First Brigade is a unit under the Foreign Legion. The French Ministry of War pays the soldiers' salaries every month. Qin Zhiyuan actually uses the French to win people's hearts. Although Lyautey knows this, there is no need to point out that for France
For people, it is very important to maintain a good relationship with Qin Zhiyuan, especially these people in the room now.
No, no, no, I didn’t mean that. So far, the cooperation between us has been happy. Apart from not selling me warships, I don’t have any other dissatisfaction. Qin Zhiyuan complained appropriately.
Qin Zhiyuan found a French shipyard some time ago and wanted to purchase destroyers to equip the troops, but was rejected by the French shipyard on the grounds that they did not have free slipways to accept Qin Zhiyuan's order.
This is a fact. If it weren't for the Knights Templar, Qin Zhiyuan still wouldn't be able to buy a destroyer until now. But it's not impossible. If it's just to deal with destroyers, using a submarine hunter modified from a merchant ship can also complete the task. Qin Zhiyuan came from France
The shipyard in Marseille purchased fifteen submarine hunting boats. This task was not difficult because of the good relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and the French side. The shipyard in Marseille undertook this transformation task, so Qin Zhiyuan had the strength to carry out escort work.
The four destroyers in Qin Zhiyuan's hands are really insufficient for escorting in the vast Mediterranean. Fortunately, with the addition of hunting submarines, Qin Zhiyuan can undertake a large number of escort missions. As for the four destroyers, well,
That has more of a symbolic meaning, and is used by Qin Zhiyuan to attract business.
Your compatriots were transferred to Sherman to take care of Damm. Are you not worried at all about Lyote's mocking words?
In order to prepare for the spring offensive, Niweiler has begun to mobilize troops on a large scale. The first to be mobilized is the Chinese troops led by Qin Yunpeng. The number of this troops is currently less than 10,000, and it has gone through an average of more than two months of training.
, has a certain military quality, but it is not enough to compete with the Germans.
Qin Zhiyuan called Qin Yunpeng before to persuade him, but he was ignored by Qin Yunpeng. Perhaps because of the request of the Beiyang government, Qin Yunpeng chose to cooperate with you. After all, on the surface, it seems that Nivele is the one now.
Commander-in-Chief of the French Army.
Your compatriots are more concentrated. If you want to worry, you should at least be a hundred times more worried than me. Qin Zhiyuan will not admit defeat.
While mobilizing pro-Yunpeng troops, Nivelle also mobilized more than 1.2 million French soldiers. Judging from the number of people alone, the number of French soldiers preparing to participate in the war was indeed more than 100 times that of Chinese soldiers.
Nivele, this damn butcher, I curse him to go to hell. Lyautey gritted his teeth.
It’s a bad feeling to kill an enemy but not be able to save him. This is how Lyotey feels now. Lyautey knows that Nivelle’s plan is doomed to fail, but there is nothing Lyotey can do. Nivelle was appointed by law through normal procedures.
Commander-in-Chief of the Army, unless Nivelle made a major mistake, it would be impossible to remove Nivelle from his post, even if Lyautey was the Minister of War. This is the importance of legal procedures.
Therefore, Lyautey could only watch helplessly as Nivelle sent 1.2 million French troops to the guns of the Germans and was helpless.
democracy
Well, this is democracy
We must do something to prepare for the crisis that may arise after the spring offensive. Foch looked worried.
Among everyone here, if we talk about seniority, no one is more senior than Foch, but unfortunately, it seems that Foch has the least power now.
It's not possible. If what awaits Nivel is a disastrous defeat, then there will almost certainly be a crisis, perhaps a crisis that none of us want to see. The war has been going on for three years, far exceeding everyone's expectations.
Our treasury is empty, our potential is almost exhausted, and our people are exhausted. If they lose hope again, there may be social incidents. Clemenceau is pessimistic.
Clemenceau is the editor-in-chief of Prisoners, and he knows the actual situation in France better than anyone else, so the crisis he can see is even more serious.
What can I do? Although I am the Minister of War, I don’t have a single soldier in my hand. All the troops loyal to me are in Morocco, and even my driver was sent to me by the Ministry of War. Lyautey has no choice.
Although there are no soldiers who are loyal to you, there are generals who are loyal to you. Old Renault said leisurely.
General, you're right, Qin, it's time to bring your troops back. Lyotai looked excited when he was reminded.
I can't spare my troops. There are still extremists in Corsica that need to be suppressed. Ajaccio and Bastia are constantly threatened by extremists. I want to ensure the safety first. Qin Zhiyuan shied away.
If it is not necessary, Qin Zhiyuan will never transfer back to the First Brigade at this time. Nivele can't wait to push the French woman to the front line. Once he finds out that the First Brigade is back, he might immediately transfer Qin Zhiyuan to the front line.
Although Qin Zhiyuan doesn't mind disobeying orders, Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to always carry a reputation of disobedience.
No matter what, Qin Zhiyuan is a soldier, and once a soldier is labeled as disobedient, it will affect Qin Zhiyuan's image no matter how you look at it.
Don't worry, I will put your troops in Paris temporarily and will not transfer them to the front line. Lyautey promised.
Okay, but if my troops want to come back faster, they won't be able to carry heavy weapons. Qin Zhiyuan asks for a favor.
Don't worry about this. I have a full set of heavy weapons here. I'll give you whatever you want. Old Renault acts as a safety rope.
I want tanks, lots of tanks. If the lion doesn’t open its mouth now, then how long will it take?
I really don’t understand why you like those iron-skinned soldiers so much. Are they more important than artillery? Foch looked down on Qin Zhiyuan’s ideas for building an army.
The two men have argued about this point many times. Foch is also a traditional soldier and does not have much regard for new weapons.
Okay, I'll give you as much as you want, Leotai is generous.
As Minister of War, Lyautey may not be able to replace the French commander-in-chief through unconventional channels, but Lyautey can definitely decide the order in which weapons and equipment are replenished.
