Expedition to Europe

On the third night, the secret meeting was held as usual.

"Look at this, the detailed battle report of Arras has arrived." Leotai had first-hand intelligence.

Qin Zhiyuan, who had just entered the door, hung his coat on the coat rack behind the door and wore only a shirt. The weather in April has turned warmer, and there is no need for heavy windbreakers. The clothes ordered last year have only been made now. Qin Zhiyuan is now wearing a well-made and fine suit. If you don't look at the skin color. He really looks no different from a Westerner.

"Oh, look at this, General Ludwig von Falkenhausen, commander of the German Sixth Army, was dismissed. It seems that Ludendorff is very dissatisfied with him." Qin Zhiyuan is concerned about the personnel transfer in Germany.

Germany, Britain, France and other countries have serious infiltrations with each other. If the French have no secrets in front of the Germans, then the Germans don't have many secrets in front of the French. It is precisely because of this that it is difficult for these countries to carry out any secret operations. All battles are almost head-on confrontations, and there is a serious lack of tactical suddenness.

"Yes, Ludwig did not implement Ludendorff's new tactics, but still used the tactics of Verdun and the Somme, using human wave tactics and continuous fronts to deal with the Canadian attack, so the Germans lost Vimy Ridge. In other areas except Vimy Ridge, the British did not get any advantage." It is hard to tell whether the expression on Lyautey's face is relieved or heavy.

The relationship between the British and the French is very delicate. They are wary of each other and interdependent, so Lyautey's attitude towards the British is that he does not want the British to achieve a major victory, nor does he want the British to collapse quickly. In short, the British just need to keep up with the pace of the French.

This is also a serious problem that has existed since the war began, that is, Britain and France cannot form a good cooperation, and now with the addition of the Americans, the situation is more complicated. There is already a voice calling for the establishment of a "joint command", which everyone agrees with, but there is no unified understanding on the selection of the "Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces".

"Ludendorff seems to have a solution!" Qin Zhiyuan is interested.

In those areas where the British had not made any progress, when the British began to attack, facing the superior forces of the British, the Germans would abandon their positions, and then lure the British to a predetermined battlefield, using artillery and machine guns with determined firing parameters to deal a heavy blow to the British, and then the Germans would launch a counterattack to retake the positions they had previously abandoned.

This tactic was a new tactic that Ludendorff implemented after he took office, and it was completely different from Falkenhayn's previous hard-fighting. From another perspective, Ludendorff's tactics were similar to Qin Zhiyuan's "avoiding the real and attacking the virtual", which aroused Qin Zhiyuan's strong will to fight.

Fighting is like playing chess, it is always better to "meet the opponent and the general".

"It is indeed very resourceful. His tactics are very flexible. He is not bound by the gains and losses of a certain time and place, and concentrates superior forces to annihilate the enemy's living forces. Such opponents are always a headache." Foch agreed with Qin Zhiyuan's views.

Since Julie wore the bracelet Qin Zhiyuan gave her and swung it in front of Foch several times, Foch's attitude towards Qin Zhiyuan has changed a lot compared to before. Now Foch treats Qin Zhiyuan as strictly as an elder in private, but in the resolution of major events, Foch and Qin Zhiyuan maintain a high degree of consistency.

This feeling makes Qin Zhiyuan feel very useful.

Because of family reasons, Qin Zhiyuan has not enjoyed much fatherly love. From Foch, Qin Zhiyuan can feel the same magnanimity and broadness as his father.

Not only to Qin Zhiyuan, Foch treats others and even treats the relationship between countries in the same way. Foch's characteristics have attracted widespread praise, and now some people have proposed that Foch serve as the "Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces" in the planned "Joint Command".

"I have a hunch that our Mr. Nivelle will be in big trouble." Qin Zhiyuan is not optimistic about the upcoming Chemin de Dame offensive.

The British attack had begun for three days, but Nivelle was still carrying out seemingly endless bombardment. It seemed that Nivelle would not deploy ground troops unless all the shells were used up.

Even if ground troops were deployed, Nivelle would be waiting for a disastrous defeat. I hope Nivelle can take a serious look at the British battle report in Arras, otherwise, the French will pay a heavier price than the British. However, based on Qin Zhiyuan's understanding of Nivelle, Nivelle probably won't take it seriously. Even if he does, he will only look at the British jokes and will not learn any lessons from it.

"My factory has been working overtime, but it still can't keep up with the consumption of the front line. If this continues, the workers will be exhausted to death." Old Renault sighed.

The Renault factory is almost reaching its limit. The workers are getting more and more tired, and the time they can concentrate is getting shorter and shorter. The factory has changed from a two-shift system to a three-shift system. This does not change the fact that the workers are too tired. If you want to change the status quo, there is no other way except to increase the number of workers.

On the other hand, this also improved Qin Zhiyuan's status in the eyes of old Renault. Old Renault has already asked Qin Zhiyuan for more manpower and promised that the training content will no longer be limited to manufacturing. Qin Zhiyuan readily agreed that if more Chinese can enter the field of research and development, it will be the biggest benefit for Qin Zhiyuan.

"We always have to suffer before we think of changing our methods." Clemenceau was helpless.

Clemenceau's "The Prisoner" can sell 100,000 copies a day. This is his only channel to make his voice heard now. Unless Paul Penlevi is proven to be unable to save France, Raymond will never use Clemenceau.

"If we do something, will Paul be removed from office earlier?" Old Renault's mind was full of ideas.

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Old Renault refers to tampering with the arms supply. If there is a problem with logistics, then Nivelle will definitely not win; if there is a problem with Nivelle, Paul will step down. This is a domino-like chain relationship.

Old Renault does not understand military affairs, but from the battle report, if the tactics are right, then Nivelle has the possibility of winning, which is what Old Renault does not want to see. Old Renault is a businessman. In order to win, Old Renault can use any method.

But Old Renault's words obviously caused dissatisfaction with Foch and Lyaute. As soon as Old Renault finished speaking, Foch frowned and Lyaute also widened his eyes. Both of them are soldiers. What they hate most is that they are fighting in the front, but someone is stabbing them in the back.

"No! Absolutely not! Even if I never get ahead, we can't interfere at this time." Clemenceau was firm.

Although he is a politician, Clemenceau is also a patriotic politician. He can use some tricks to defeat political opponents, but he will never harm national interests. Perhaps it is because of this that Clemenceau won the respect of Foch and Lyautey.