When Su Mo was kidnapped by Anthony, Qin Zhiyuan's headquarters received an angry guest.
Henri-Philippe Pétain, the new Commander-in-Chief of the French Army.
Qin Zhiyuan ordered Xiang Ankang to withdraw his position, which was a blatant violation of Petain's order, and Petain had reason to be angry.
At the same time, Pétain was even more worried that Qin Zhiyuan's dissatisfaction with him would lead to other generals following suit and lead to high-level distrust of Pétain himself.
Compared with the former point, the latter point is more important.
Therefore, Petain personally felt Qin Zhiyuan's command. Whether it was expressing anger or strengthening communication, Petain must show that he was paying attention to Qin Zhiyuan.
Qin, why did you do this? Do you know the serious consequences of your daring actions? One hundred thousand Germans have crossed the Marne River and half of France is in danger. You are responsible for this consequence. Pétain has enough
reasons.
The German army's breakthrough into Champagne Chalons will pose a threat to the southern half of France, but if you look at the map, you will find that it will not actually change the situation of the war. Some insignificant areas cannot make Paris surrender.
Don't attribute all the reasons to me. It is your responsibility to allocate troops. When the troops face completely unequal enemies, more dereliction of duty belongs to you rather than to me. Qin Zhiyuan, who also has evil fire in his heart, is not at all
polite.
Although Pétain is the commander-in-chief of the French army, it is difficult to say how much deterrence he has as commander-in-chief in front of Qin Zhiyuan. At least in terms of military rank, Qin Zhiyuan and Pétain are on the same level. They are both generals.
, and in terms of combat capabilities, Qin Zhiyuan is much higher than Pétain. If race and qualifications are ignored, Qin Zhiyuan is more qualified to serve as the commander-in-chief of the French army than Pétain.
Are you blaming me? This is shirking responsibility. Only cowardly people would do this. Petain was not polite either. In fact, he was so angry that he entered Qin Zhiyuan's headquarters without even sitting down, in front of all the staff.
Then he and Qin Zhiyuan got into a big quarrel.
Yes, I am blaming you, but not to shirk responsibility, but because this is your mistake. You have said it yourself. One hundred thousand Germans crossed the Marne River, but how many people you arranged to defend, only special
It's less than 30,000. Do you want to blame the soldiers for not being brave enough? Qin Zhiyuan yelled.
No matter under any circumstances, even if there are only 3,000 people defending, you cannot escape when facing 100,000 people. That is the behavior of a coward. Pétain was also yelling. Of course, maybe it was out of personal cultivation, Pétain could only curse
To the level of a coward.
Go to hell with you coward. A troop of 16,000 men fought until only 370 men were left. Such a troop is a coward. So what kind of bravery is there? Qin Zhiyuan was spitting, and he and Petain were quarreling face to face.
Qin Zhiyuan is a bit taller, and he looks condescending and wants to help Petain wash his face.
370 Pétain’s accident, this was a situation he didn’t know about.
Yes, the 11th Division of the Foreign Legion did have a reserve regiment last night, but after only four hours, only 370 people were left. This is the latest battle report, which should have been written in today's report. Qin
Zhiyuan is sad.
The battle last night was the most brutal, and at the most dangerous moment, there were instances in some areas where seriously injured soldiers fired cluster grenades and died together with the Germans who rushed to the position. There is no way to describe such tragic and tragic cases one by one. Special grade.
Heroes are not enough to describe their courage and determination, nor are the French Army's Legion of Honor medals enough, because there are as many as 37 named people.
How could it be that Pétain's arrogance was completely gone, and he was caught off guard and made him lose sight of the other.
Why is it impossible? Do you think that when the Chinese fight, they rely solely on the superiority of weapons to crush us? We do not lack courage, and we do not lack the spirit of sacrifice. If I don't order them to withdraw from their positions, they will fight to the last man, but I cannot kill an excellent army.
The fine tradition of the army should be continued rather than completely cut off because of this battle. Qin Zhiyuan wanted to leave the seeds.
As long as all the troops are not dead, there is a possibility of reconstruction, but once the entire army is annihilated, the most likely result in the French army sequence is to be disbanded.
Listen Qin, I have ordered the Second Army to go up and wipe your ass. I will not pursue this matter again. I hope there will be no next time. Pétain's attitude is still stiff.
If you continue to be so indifferent to the lives of soldiers, then I can guarantee that there will definitely be a next time. Qin Zhiyuan will be even more blunt.
Pei Dang was furious. He thought he had given Qin Zhiyuan a step, but he did not expect that Qin Zhiyuan refused to reconcile.
If you had sent the Second Army to attack earlier, this would not have happened. So this is not my problem, it is your problem. If you continue to maintain this attitude, there will be no fundamental improvement. Qin Zhiyuan
Not only for the sake of the 11th Division's encounter, but also for the smooth progress of future wars.
Mobilizing troops takes time, and you can't just let them all fly there. Pétain emphasized objective facts.
But before that, as the commander-in-chief, you must have foresight. Before the German army forms a breakthrough, you should anticipate and respond early. Otherwise, it will be your dereliction of duty. If you do not have enough judgment, you will always be passive on the left.
You are clumsy, such a clumsy performance is not worthy of the position of commander-in-chief. Qin Zhiyuan was furious.
Unswervingly expressing one's attitude is one of the ways to gain attention. As long as Qin Zhiyuan expresses it sufficiently, then no matter whether Petain likes Qin Zhiyuan or not, Petain must pay attention to Qin Zhiyuan's request, otherwise he will not be able to step down.
It must be Pétain.
As for whether Petain likes Qin Zhiyuan, who cares?
Many people don't like the butcher Manking, but Manking himself is still capable and has enough obedience and execution. Under Niveller, Manking was reused. When Pétain came to power, Manking also made a comeback.
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In the end, Pétain left Reims with sluggish resentment. His career failed to achieve any purpose except humiliating himself.
After seeing off Petain, Qin Zhiyuan welcomed the manic MacArthur.
The US 84th Brigade is about to withdraw and return to Orleans for rest and recuperation. Perhaps by the time the 84th Brigade rejoins the battle order, it will have nothing to do with MacArthur. Of course, the greater possibility is that the war is over.
In short, the Rainbow Division that MacArthur often talked about in history probably no longer has its original halo.
The aftertaste is sure, but I guess it's not sweet, but bitter.
The US 84th Brigade fought hard for a day with the Germans. Most of the army suffered casualties, with only about 3,000 of the nearly 10,000 people left. Most of them were injured. Strictly speaking, they were even more miserable than Qin Zhiyuan.
Strictly speaking, MacArthur should bear part of the responsibility for the loss of the 84th Brigade, and a large part of the responsibility. Before the battle began, MacArthur made a mistake in arranging his troops. His formation was too far forward.
As for the heavy casualties suffered in the German artillery fire.
MacArthur knew this, so he became very irritable ever since he withdrew from Amifontein.
Qin Zhiyuan understood MacArthur's mood. For a man who was very utilitarian, MacArthur was more worried about the U.S. government's perception of him than the loss of troops.
Qin Zhiyuan also understood this, so in the battle report, Qin Zhiyuan attributed the heavy casualties of the 84th Brigade to the overwhelming German artillery fire, and did not mention a word about MacArthur's mistakes.
This in itself is also beneficial to Qin Zhiyuan
If the 84th Brigade suffered heavy casualties under the devastating German artillery fire and had to retreat, then the Chinese troops who persisted in fighting under the overwhelming artillery fire would win more praise.
This is a good thing for you, me and everyone.
In fact, when the troops in his hands lost their combat effectiveness, MacArthur no longer knew what he should do, so he was a little concerned about one thing and the other.
Qin, I need more penicillin. Why would you rather use it on those who are infected with colds than on those wounded soldiers who are wailing in pain? MacArthur is here to complain.
In current field hospitals, there are many wounded from battlefields in all directions, as well as a large number of cold patients.
Relatively speaking, cold patients received better care. After all, they could return to the battlefield after recovering, while the wounded needed a long recovery period.
Doug, we must pay attention to this disaster. This is not an ordinary cold. The consequences will be more serious than a world war. Qin Zhiyuan is serious.
The First World War killed a total of 10 million people, and even the most conservative estimates suggest that the Spanish Flu pandemic killed 20 million people, twice as many as the world wars.
This flu has a high incidence rate among young people aged 20 to 35. Many people are fine in the morning, get sick at noon, and die in the evening.
Are you kidding me? MacArthur was incredible.
Previously, no cold-like illness had been as severe as the Spanish Flu, except for the Black Death, which was another catastrophe.
I'm not kidding, Doug. You know, I have a lab in Corsica with smart enough scientists and facilities, and my principal investigator told me that this is just a preview of how much worse it's going to get.
, and may even last until next year or the year after that, so we must pay attention to it. After Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, he looked at MacArthur, who was shocked, and suddenly had an idea: If I were you, I would give the US government a warning and let them pay attention to this.
In the event of a disaster, more medicines are stockpiled, prompting citizens to pay more attention to personal hygiene.
For a motivated person, he will not miss any opportunity.
If MacArthur had listened to Qin Zhiyuan's persuasion, even if MacArthur was proven to have insufficient military capabilities due to the failure of this battle, he would have won points in other aspects.
Disaster MacArthur didn't understand yet.
Yes, the disaster seems to have many Hispanics in the United States, so we must be careful and the destructive power cannot be underestimated. Qin Zhiyuan emphasized.
Qin Zhiyuan only knew the serious consequences of the Spanish flu, but did not know the specific process.
In the original history, 250,000 young people died in the United States in October 1918, and the average life expectancy in the United States dropped by 12 percentage points that year. If Americans knew these data, I am afraid they would expel all Hispanics.
