To be honest, you have done me a disservice. I can almost imagine how tomorrow’s newspapers will describe me. A coward, a coward, or even a long-eared donkey. In the conference room, Bastian said that only two people could hear me.
The voice complained to Qin Zhiyuan.
Qin Zhiyuan looked at Bastian with a smile. He was no longer as tough and persistent as he was at the gate of the camp.
Uh-huh, okay, okay, I volunteered, damn it, why are you the major shareholder? Bastian kept chattering, deeply hating the short-sightedness of the time.
The conference room was packed with nearly a hundred people. Many people had no seats and were standing on the outer edge. They were soldier representatives and officers, and they were confiding to Foch, the newly appointed French commander-in-chief.
Since arriving at Fernandez de Noir, the food has been decreasing every day. On the day of the attack, our company only received two slices of bread and a shrunken apple per person. As far as I know, the worst
One company didn't even have a piece of bread. Some soldier representatives were complaining, pointing the finger at the chaotic logistics.
Mr. Bastien, what did you eat that day? Foch asked Bastien.
Sir, it's just a piece of bread and some mashed potatoes. It had been raining for the past few days, and all the supplies sent were ammunition. I sent a report and asked for food to be sent as soon as possible, but all the supplies sent by the military were artillery shells.
I sent someone to get those apples, because I didn't have the corresponding budget, so I paid for them myself. More than ten days had passed, and Bastian still thought about it carefully before giving an answer.
Perhaps it is precisely because of Bastian's generosity that his troops have remained relatively intact and did not participate in the mutiny. This also won Bastian extra points. It is foreseeable that perhaps in the next few days
, Bastian's military rank will be promoted again. After all, as Nivele is unlucky, some people will also be unlucky.
I can attest that General Bastian's menu is no different from that of ordinary soldiers. What the soldiers eat is what Bastian eats. Meg Hale corroborates.
Yes, this is not Mr. Bastian's fault, and we have no intention of blaming him. The soldier who just spoke made his attitude clear.
Very good, General Bastian, you will get the reward you deserve. Foch did not hesitate to praise, and then turned to the soldier representatives: Soldiers, you all maintained good behavior during this collective undisciplined incident.
Restraint, I am proud of you. As the commander-in-chief of the French army, it is my responsibility to ensure adequate supplies for the troops. Please believe me, similar incidents will never happen in the future. In fact, a supply convoy is rushing here now. The situation
Will be well improved soon.
Collective lack of discipline is the tone set by the French government for this mutiny. Of course, it is actually much more serious than this. According to an officer's description, this mutiny shows that the French army is now an army with extreme suspicion and no belief.
of troops.
With very few exceptions, the essence of this mutiny was not a revolutionary impulse. The soldiers did not want to overthrow the government, nor did they want to end the war. They were just expressing their protest in their own way, protesting against intolerable living conditions and protesting against military commanders.
Indifference to the lives of ordinary soldiers and rejection of purposeless death.
That's great
This is long overdue.
If that's the case, we can still keep fighting.
As long as the superiors keep their word.
Hearing Foch's promise, the soldier representatives talked a lot.
So, are there any other problems that Foch is prepared to solve on the spot at once.
We need more vacations. Since the war started, we have been fighting on the front line for almost three years. Our vacation days have not exceeded four months. I have forgotten what my children look like.
I hope that there will be a complete camp waiting for us when we rest, instead of having to build the camp ourselves. Because if we build the camp by ourselves, when the camp is almost completed, we should return to the front line.
Qin Zhiyuan also encountered this problem. Their camp in the Boulogne Forest had just been built. The construction period lasted for a whole winter. The soldiers of the First Division had not used it for half a month after returning to Paris from Corsica.
Then he headed to the front line again. It was very beneficial for Foch to become the commander-in-chief of the French army. At least Qin Zhiyuan no longer had to worry about someone plotting against his camp.
This problem is easy to solve. Camps are actually being built on a large scale near Paris to welcome the American troops arriving one after another. As long as one more batch is built, Foch has the right to approve it.
Transportation problems, to improve the treatment of military personnel, we often fight for half a year or seven months before we can get a month's leave, but even in this case, we still have to queue up to buy tickets, wasting time on meaningless things
, it would be great if there was a special train for military personnel.
When this question was raised, Qin Zhiyuan immediately thought of the military ticket window, which was indeed necessary. Foch's commitment was more thorough. He promised to open a shuttle bus from Paris to the front line and coordinate with the railway department to reserve tickets, all for
All tickets reserved by soldiers are free of charge, which is a benefit that truly benefits every soldier.
In order to stop the meaningless attack, my company has changed its personnel four or five times since the war started. Each time, nearly half of the new soldiers joined, and then they had to be replenished soon after, but there was no progress on the front line.
Our front line was here a year ago, and it is still here a year later. All that is left are sacrifices and deaths.
This question is the most difficult to answer. What kind of attack is meaningful and what kind of attack is meaningless? Even if Foch, let alone Foch, gathered all the military experts in the world, he probably would not be able to answer this question thoroughly.
However, Foch still had a way. Foch promised not to launch an attack rashly. Foch also emphasized again that life itself must be respected, all wasteful behaviors of life will stop, and the basic rights of soldiers will be protected.
When all the questions were answered satisfactorily, no one in the conference room was speaking. It seemed that everyone was waiting for Foch to say something.
Soldiers, the war has been going on for three years now. We have made arduous efforts for peace and freedom around the world. Now is not the time to give up, nor is it the time to retreat. If we compromise, then all our efforts will be in vain.
It's meaningless. Please rest assured that the country has never forgotten the sacrifices of the soldiers, and neither have the people behind you. Please hold on. From now on, I, a veteran, will share weal and woe with you. If the war happens again
When it breaks out, I will fight side by side with you on the front line because there was no preparation in advance. Foch’s words may not sound gorgeous, but the emotions contained in them are moving.
When Foch shouted the French army's traditional slogan "Hussar" and charged, cheers and whistles resounded throughout the camp.
