It's true that no matter how good you say it, it's useless. It's a mule or a horse that has to be pulled out and run around.
Two days later, when the British had begun their attack and the French began to prepare pre-war firepower, the exercise officially began.
The acting location is in the Errani area northwest of Paris. There are hills and rivers here. Although there is a lack of mountains, Liu Zizheng created one, simulating the terrain of the Sherman-des-Dame area to the greatest extent.
The entire military exercise venue covers an area of approximately five square kilometers, with a total of three observation points.
Qin Zhiyuan invited Clemenceau Foch and Lyautey to visit the exercise, but he did not expect that more people would come than expected during the exercise, including the commander of the Eleventh Army, Noel Edward Castelao, who was on vacation in Paris.
Line commander Louis-France de Esperé and even British Third Army Commander Julian Byng and US Army Commander John Pershing, who had just arrived in Paris, all came after hearing the news.
The fact that so many people came to watch shows that Qin Zhiyuan's reputation is growing, and that Clemenceau and others are deliberately building momentum for Qin Zhiyuan.
Qin Zhiyuan is now Clemenceau's man. The greater Qin Zhiyuan's reputation, the more conducive it is for Clemenceau to make his voice heard in France. In fact, the recent French prime ministers have invited Clemenceau after they came to power.
Clemenceau refused to participate in the formation of the cabinet. Clemenceau did not want to be a minister who could be abandoned at any time. He wanted to be a chess player, not a chess piece on the chessboard.
President Raymond Poincaré is also very clear about this. Raymond once said at the beginning of the world war: As long as there is still hope of victory in the war, he will mess around in everything until one day
, I would say to him: Now, all efforts have failed, please be the savior.
The person here refers to Clemenceau. Now it seems that the time when Raymond said these words is getting closer and closer.
Clemenceau needed to make his voice heard in the military circles, while Qin Zhiyuan needed a big backer in the political circles. They complemented each other.
When the exercise started, Clemenceau called Qin Zhiyuan aside: Man, now is your performance time, you can't mess it up.
Don't worry. Tens of thousands of people have been working hard for today for several months. I can guarantee that Nivele's firepower preparations are not so detailed. Qin Zhiyuan swears by it.
Very good Clemenceau satisfied.
After serving Clemenceau, Foch came over again: Boy, are you going to use tanks as the main force to attack the position?
The old man has been very unhappy with Qin Zhiyuan in the past two days. There is no doubt that he saw the bracelet on Julie's wrist.
Yes, it was written very clearly in the drill manual. Qin Zhiyuan answered honestly.
In order to enable the guests to better understand Qin Zhiyuan's concept of war, Qin Zhiyuan printed a batch of exercise manuals, which detailed the weapons and equipment used to compare the strengths of the offensive and defensive sides and the entire process of the exercise.
Do you want us to see how your tank failed miserably? Foch, you're welcome.
No. Qin Zhiyuan blinked.
You are such a stupid goose. I really don’t understand what Lily is attracted to in your Foch’s endless gushing.
Well, Foch didn't want to question Qin Zhiyuan's tactics, he just found a reason to come over and scold Qin Zhiyuan.
It has to be said that Qin Zhiyuan is a cheap person. After being scolded by Foch, Qin Zhiyuan felt relaxed all over and actually felt a little warm.
Being scolded is also happiness, at least it shows that someone cares about you.
Never mind, his baby was stolen just now. Pierre comforted Qin Zhiyuan.
I understand that I am the little thief who stole things. Qin Zhiyuan's bitter smile was mixed with pride.
Observation Point No. 1, Qin Zhiyuan introduced to the guests.
As we all know, various accidents can happen at any time on the battlefield, such as tanks breaking down, tracks being blown off by mines, engine catching fire, etc. This situation is a test for the tank crew. An experienced tank crew can
It is very important for mechanized troops to repair the tanks in the shortest time and then continue to fight, Qin Zhiyuan emphasized.
Excuse me, Qin. What does mechanized force mean? Per Xing raised his hand to ask.
To excel in a certain field, it is important to maintain an open-minded and progressive spirit, unless you are a fool like Nivele. It is precisely because of Nivele's arrogance that his path to advancement has been blocked by his own hands.
I understand the mechanized force as a quick reaction force. That is, all people or materials are transported using machines, that is, cars. To put it simply, people and materials are loaded onto the car, and then the artillery is dragged behind the car.
I think everyone can understand the benefits of this. Qin Zhiyuan tried to make it as easy to understand as possible.
Hearing Qin Zhiyuan's explanation, all the generals looked surprised. In this era when tanks had just appeared and cars had not yet been widely popularized, it was indeed ahead of the times to propose such a theory. The benefits of the rapid reaction force are obvious, and all the people present were senior professionals.
Soldiers, they immediately understood the advantages of rapid reaction forces.
The only person who is more depressed is Clemenceau. It’s not that he doesn’t understand the benefits of the rapid reaction force, but he is worried about logistics. As a politician, Clemenceau thinks about things from a different perspective than the generals. The generals
The commander considers whether it is effective for the war situation, while the politician will calculate the cost.
But gas isn't always available. Julian Bean has questions.
Then put the gasoline in the car. Qin Zhiyuan was determined.
Pershing and Julian Bin stopped talking. Both of them looked thoughtful. Perhaps just this concept was worth the price of their trip.
On the road outside the observation point, a mixed force of tanks and infantry was advancing in a marching posture. The tanks were equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks. Because of the poor road conditions, the rubber blocks on the tanks' tracks had been removed. The entire force
Moving forward at a speed of five kilometers per hour.
In a force composed of more than a hundred tanks, it is completely normal for individual tanks to malfunction, so these tank crews have practiced the unique skill of quickly troubleshooting. As long as a tank malfunctions, the tank crew will remove it from the car.
Climb out and start repairing with the tool box. Most of the time, the tank will return to normal within ten minutes. Sometimes, if the fault is more serious, you can only wait for a tow truck to rescue it.
This observation point mainly observes the performance of tank troops passing through complex terrain. Two-meter-wide trenches can be seen everywhere, and small puddles are everywhere. The key is that there is a small river that lies across the way of the troops to the exercise area.
There was originally a bridge on the river, and its carrying capacity was quite good. It would not be a problem to pass a four-ton light tank.
However, in order to increase the difficulty, Qin Zhiyuan asked the troops not to pass through the bridge, but to build a pontoon bridge from the side of the bridge to pass through the small river.
The pontoon bridge vehicle produced by Renault Company stole the show. An iron bridge 10 meters long and five meters wide was laid in only ten minutes, and all tanks passed smoothly.
