Needless to say, the armored troops cannot even get out of the barracks. If they can't walk half a mile in the wilderness, their tracks will turn into mud strips.
Such armored units have no impact at all.
Qin Zhiyuan also encountered a problem. The reason was a phone call from Liotai to Qin Zhiyuan in the morning.
Qin, I have good news to tell you. A troop has arrived in Paris, and I will assign them to you as the mobile force of the 18th Army. Lyautey smiled heartily.
Really? That's great. I've been waiting for reinforcements. If reinforcements join, maybe I can break through to Lance tomorrow. Qin Zhiyuan will take care of everything.
Hahaha, if there are reinforcements, of course I will give them to you. Liotai laughed, obviously satisfied with Qin Zhiyuan's progress.
Although Qin Zhiyuan did not regain the lost ground of the French army, he had killed tens of thousands of Germans in the past few days of combat, and also had nearly 10,000 prisoners. Compared with the British army that was initially astonished and now has made no progress, Qin Zhiyuan has already made a big difference.
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Who says there is no competition within the Allied Powers? The French may not be able to compete with the British in the navy, but they must not fall behind the British in the army.
This is related to the internal order of the Allied Powers, as well as the national pride and self-confidence of the French.
Therefore, even if Qin Zhiyuan's record is infinitely improved, it is not an exaggeration.
One thing must be determined. If you want to give me recruits who have just come out of the recruit camp, then you might as well give me some self-propelled artillery or tanks. That would be more effective. Qin Zhiyuan really doesn't want new recruits.
Compared with veterans, the only thing worthy of praise is courage, but courage is the least valuable thing and may become worthless at any time because of blood spilled on the battlefield. Veterans may seem slick, but in fact they can often persist.
to the end.
How do you say that
There is output only when you are alive
They are not new recruits, they are all veterans. I also have a question, Qin, if I give you some Japanese soldiers, do you have any opinion? Liotai gave Qin Zhiyuan an unexpected question.
Japanese
For the Chinese, the Japanese represent blood, feuds, hatred between the country and the family, and they are the kind of country that does not need mobilization if it goes to war.
Of course I have no problem with the Japanese, but Qin Zhiyuan is not sure whether they have come to Europe.
Even if Qin Zhiyuan's history knowledge is not good, Qin Zhiyuan also knows that the Japanese did not send a single soldier to Europe during the two world wars, which is somewhat similar to the Republic of China.
Yes, a Japanese division has just arrived in Marseille, the Japanese Sixth Division. The Japanese ambassador to France originally wanted to send this unit to Flanders, but in comparison we need it more, so it’s up to you
Liotai didn't say much, but Qin Zhiyuan's heart was already in turmoil.
At this point, Qin Zhiyuan can be completely sure that history has indeed changed because of his arrival.
In the original history, the Republic of China did not send troops to Europe, only workers. However, due to the arrival of Qin Zhiyuan, workers formed an army and joined the French Foreign Legion, which became a variable. Also because of the rise of the Chinese Legion, originally only
The Japanese, who were seizing the Chinese market, finally couldn't sit still and sent a force to Europe to increase the strength of their voices.
Move one hair and move the whole body
perhaps
Of course, I don't mind. At this critical moment, we have a common enemy. Louis, I hope you remember that while I am a Chinese, I am also a Frenchman, and it is my responsibility to be loyal to France. Qin Zhiyuan said
His righteousness is awe-inspiring.
Of course I have to say that, even if Qin Zhiyuan wishes that all the Japanese would die from the tsunami early tomorrow morning, Qin Zhiyuan still wants to sing a high note now.
The Chinese and the Japanese have a blood feud, not because of the war of aggression against China that has not yet begun, but because of the thousands of years of entanglement that preceded it.
For the Chinese, the Japanese are their younger brothers. They should take the Chinese as their leader and regard the Central Plains Dynasty as their subjects anytime and anywhere. This is only natural. But for the Japanese, why are the Chinese first and the Japanese second?
If given the chance, the Japanese would also like to be the boss
In fact, for Europeans, the Chinese and Japanese are nothing to worry about. Everyone in Europe is used to the separation and reunification of grievances and resentments. The Germans can be the king of the British, but back then
Going back does not affect Germany's declaration of war on Britain; the Germans can surrender to the French, but going back does not affect Germany's taking the lead in forming an anti-French alliance.
But for Qin Zhiyuan, the Japanese obviously have special meaning to the Chinese.
This special significance is not only the rebellion of students against their teachers, but also the provocation of rebellion against tradition. It is related to ethics and has already involved the core ideas of the Chinese nation. Qin Zhiyuan cannot help but ignore it.
Very good, Qin. Tomorrow Lieutenant General Akashi Genjiro will lead the Japanese Sixth Division to Ferenta de Noir. From now on, this division will be under your command and will be under the Seventeenth Army. Liote
satisfy.
Okay, thank you very much for the weird smile on Qin Zhiyuan's face.
The Sixth Division was the main division that provoked the Nanjing Massacre. Although they have not made this mistake yet, the brutality of this division is evident.
The Japanese had signed a secret agreement with the British long before the war, and it was normal for the Japanese to want to join the Japanese.
Qin Zhiyuan recalled the conversation he had with Clemenceau before the war. At that time, Clemenceau promised that as long as Clemenceau was given time, Clemenceau would give Qin Zhiyuan a satisfactory explanation on the Shandong issue. He wanted to outdo the Japanese.
Feeling the pressure from Clemenceau, the Sixth Division went on a European tour.
This is fine, it is much better to control the Japanese in your own hands than to let the Japanese collude with the British.
Because the rain was too heavy, Qin Zhiyuan did not arrange any military operations in the next three days.
So do the Germans.
Hutier's storm troop tactics were invincible when facing the French, but failed when facing the Chinese troops. Hutier was unwilling to continue sending out his few storm troops.
For the Germans, the Storm Troops were too costly, and Hutier did not have enough resources to support his unrestricted use of this tactic, whether in terms of manpower or materials.
Unlike the battlefield in Reims, which was already mired in mud, the sun was shining brightly during this time in Flanders, 200 kilometers away from Reims.
In the battle some time ago, the British suffered 23,000 casualties in one day.
Haig was not impressed. He compared the casualty figures in Flanders with those during the Battle of the Somme, and concluded that the progress was very satisfactory and that the casualty figures were acceptable for such a large battle.
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But for British Prime Minister Lloyd George, this figure is very unsatisfactory.
In order to launch an attack before, Haig had made a promise similar to Nivele's, but now it seems that Haig's promise is just like Nivele's, and it is also a castle in the air.
In the three and a half weeks since the start of the Third Battle of Ypres, Haig's troops advanced an average of two miles, which, according to Haig's expectation, was only half of the distance that the British army advanced on the first day. In other words,
In Haig's estimation, the British troops should advance four miles on the first day.
As the war situation reached a stalemate, Haig failed to capture Price, so the expected amphibious force was disbanded, and both sides began to replace units with excessive casualties. The British replaced 14 divisions, and the Germans replaced 27 divisions.
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Lloyd George was furious because of this. He said to the cabinet members unscrupulously: Blood and mud, mud and blood, these people can't think of anything else.
This group of people refers to Haig.
Of course, compared to Haig calling Lloyd George a son of a bitch, Lloyd George did have a gentlemanly demeanor.
In September, Haig was recalled to London. Lloyd George asked Haig to explain his battle plan to the War Council. Haig's explanation won the support of the British Chief of Staff, General Robertson, and Haig was able to return to mainland France.
Rights have not diminished in the slightest.
Because of the Prime Minister's warning, although Haig did not say anything, he was still wary in his heart. So Haig made a change, and the responsibility for the offensive was transferred from the commander of the Fifth Army, General Gough, to the commander of the Second Army, General Plummer.
On the body.
Plummer was a very smart man. It was he who presided over the British army's mine plan, which led to the glory of the early stage of the Third Battle of Ypres.
Plummer studied the battle reports of Qin Zhiyuan and Hutier in the Reims area in detail, and decided to use the same tactics as Qin Zhiyuan.
Plummer concentrated a large number of artillery pieces during the first three weeks of August, reaching an average density of one gun every five yards.
This firepower density is unprecedented, exceeding the previous two battles of Ypres on the Somme and the previous ten battles of the Isonzo.
Plummer's bombardment was also a staged bombardment. The first stage was shrapnel bombs, the second stage was high-explosive bombs, the third stage was indirect fire, the fourth stage was poison gas bombs, and the fifth stage was shrapnel bombs.
In three days, Plummer directed the artillery to conduct 3.5 million bombardments.
On September 20, the British infantry launched an attack.
The Germans defending the position had been blown into idiots. They raised their hands and surrendered without much resistance.
The British occupied the German position and were not in a hurry to attack. Instead, they immediately built fortifications. By the time the German army discovered that the British army was no longer attacking, it was already dark and the Germans had lost the opportunity to counterattack.
After all, the Bavarian prince is not Hutier, and he has not yet learned Hutier's tactics.
But the Bavarian prince did not lack counterattack power. When the British launched an attack, he organized the maximum bombardment, causing the death of 20,000 British people.
Plummer is not Qin Zhiyuan, and he does not have organized bombers in his hands.
After three days of fighting, Plummer made progress comparable to that of the previous three and a half weeks. The British were so proud that they called this victory the Battle of Maine Road.
After that, Plummer continued to use this combat method of strictly limiting the forward distance, and learned Qin Zhiyuan's tactics of concentrated use of bombers, and won the Battle of Polygonwood.
The British were very proud of this.
Plummer did not hide where his tactics came from, which on the other hand further proves Qin Zhiyuan's tactical attainments.
