The Spring Offensive has started for a week now, and the British offensive in Arras has almost stalled. Haig achieved a huge victory in the first day of the offensive, and almost all the troops pushed the front two or three miles forward.
But what followed was Ludendorff's resolute defense after adjustments.
After the last three days, the British offensive has made no progress, and the daily casualties have risen to 5,000.
Fortunately, most of these dead soldiers were Indians or Africans. If all the dead soldiers were pure British people, the fortune teller might have resigned as a result.
Nivelle is still using artillery to bombard Sherman de Damme. This bombardment has lasted for six days. Although the French have not suffered casualties since the beginning of the war, nearly one million artillery shells have been used.
Prime Minister Paul personally gave instructions and ordered that every effort should be made to ensure the supply of artillery shells to the frontline troops. If possible, Paul hoped that Nivelle could always use artillery to bombard the Germans, instead of using young French lives to queue up and die.
This hope will be shattered tomorrow. According to Nivelle's plan, tomorrow morning will be the time to send out infantry to attack, which makes Paul worried. Qin Zhiyuan is also worried, because the second brigade led by Qin Yunpeng is in the second brigade.
In a wave of attacks.
On this day, the Russians on the Western Front jumped out of the trenches and rushed towards the German positions. They were not attacking, but engaged in an unprepared counter-war with the Germans and Austrians.
On this day, Lenin returned to Petrograd from his place of exile in Switzerland. This was Ludendorff's plan. He personally approved Lenin's departure by train and returned to Russia to fight for control of the government and plunge Russia into civil strife.
Regardless of whether Lenin and Ludendorff had a tacit understanding, anyway, Lenin now took into account the anti-war sentiments of the Russians and began to order the Russian Bolsheviks to adopt an anti-war posture in order to win the hearts and minds of the people.
The current ruler of Russia, Kolensky, still has the will to fight. He used the launch of the attack on May 1st as a condition to receive a large amount of aid from Britain and France. But the British and French may be disappointed. Kolensky has resigned.
Like Tsar Nicholas II, he had lost command of the army, Kolensky was unable to mobilize the army, he did not have enough prestige, and there was not enough coal for the trains.
It's not all bad news, Qin Zhiyuan and Julie's engagement ceremony was also on this day.
Although they were both Chinese, Qin Yunpeng rushed back from the front line to attend Qin Zhiyuan's engagement ceremony even though they had a bad relationship. Also coming with Qin Yunpeng were Hu Weide, the minister to France, Shi Zhaoji, the minister to the UK, and Wei Chenzu, the minister to the Netherlands.
Only then did Qin Yunpeng and the diplomats see the horror of Qin Zhiyuan's network.
Take a look at the list of people attending the ceremony: Cardinal Auerbach will attend as the special representative of Pope Benedict XV. He himself will also preside over Qin Zhiyuan's engagement ceremony, as well as four bishops from the French diocese.
Leonor Jones, this little-known guy is the special representative of President Raymond, and Prime Minister Paul also sent people here.
The Minister of War, Louis Herbert Lyautey, was present in person, as were Clemenceau and the elder Reynaud.
Armand Fili and Jean Jerome are the current presidents of the Paris City Council and the Paris Provincial Council.
The two Garcias must be there. Both of them are now generals. The elder brother Bruno Garcia is in charge of the logistics of the Sixth Army, and the younger brother Bastian Garcia went to the 32nd Division and became that
The division commander.
Noel Louis, Julian Pershingbottom and others whom he had just met were also present. Of course, a number of generals under Qin Zhiyuan were also present, including the captains of the destroyers.
At the same time, there were also many prominent figures in Paris, from all walks of life in the political, economic and military circles. There were even more than 20 members of parliament present, giving Foch plenty of face.
Although the relationship between the prisoners in Clemenceau and Le Figaro was not very good, Lance, a reporter from Le Figaro, still came to congratulate him, as well as Philippe, the editor of La Stampa, and Andre, the mayor of Cappi.
Lie and Sheriff Thomson, and even Falcao, who worked with Qin Zhiyuan in Cappi, as well as the combat staff Hunter Artillery Brigade Colonel Demps Gale Fisher, who once fought side by side, and Fisher, who is now transferred to the US Army
There were invitations from both the army and the dinar who worked in training.
False did the best among these people. He has now become a colonel. Qin Zhiyuan's gems must have played a big role.
Almost everyone expressed sincere congratulations to Qin Zhiyuan and Julie, except Misha.
Misha also came, and returned to Paris from Corsica three days in advance. After returning to Paris, Misha did not express any opinion on the matter, but Qin Zhiyuan keenly noticed that Misha stayed at Black Swan
The hours in the castle tower were getting longer and longer.
Regarding Misha, Qin Zhiyuan was also helpless.
It is undeniable that Qin Zhiyuan likes Misha, and Misha likes Qin Zhiyuan even more. But love is always selfish. Qin Zhiyuan cannot hurt Julie for Misha, which violates Qin Zhiyuan's principles.
Although Qin Zhiyuan was romantic in his previous life, he never had a relationship with the women he met by chance. Qin Zhiyuan never even had a serious relationship. Qin Zhiyuan has always believed that relationships that are not for the purpose of marriage are all about love.
Playing hooligan.
If Foch's relatives and friends are included, the number of guests actually exceeded 200, and the lawn in front of the Black Swan Castle was packed to the brim.
If Auerbach's idea was followed, Qin Zhiyuan should hold the engagement ceremony at Notre Dame de Paris. Qin Zhiyuan rejected Auerbach's suggestion and followed Julie's wishes and held the ceremony at the Black Swan Castle.
Qin Zhiyuan also has the identity of being the grand leader of the Knights Templar, so the engagement ceremony adopts Catholic habits. The biggest difference between Catholic habits and other sects is that a mass is required at the engagement ceremony, and the eulogy and procedures are also different from other sects.
different.
In order to make the ceremony more successful, Auerbach organized a huge choir of 150 people. This choir will sing hymns at the wedding. For this reason, Auerbach also brought an organ as accompaniment.
The ceremony was perfectly decorated. The entire lawn was decorated with white flowers and lush green leaves. Roses, lilies and white delphiniums were placed everywhere. More than two hundred flowers made of round-leaf sarsaparilla were placed around them.
Seats for guests.
To be honest, this scene was a bit too big, which made Qin Zhiyuan feel a little uncomfortable, but after hearing Auerbach's explanation, Qin Zhiyuan agreed to Auerbach's arrangement.
In order to extend the lives of young people who are about to go to the battlefield, almost all wars are preceded by weddings. It has special meaning for you to hold this engagement ceremony at this time. Auerbach said.
