Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Bai Chongxi nodded in satisfaction: "With 10 people starting to intersperse in such a small area, no matter how careful you are, you will collide with the Germans, so my plan is to divide the troops into two groups, so the possibility of success is higher. You and Guo Meng The two battalions are the forerunners of the two armies, I ask you to do your best to open up the way forward for the whole army..."

Less than 105 kilometers away from Bai Chongxi, General Nivelle, the commander of the French Army Group Verdun, was cursing Bai Chongxi loudly, and he was almost going crazy.This world does not have such a playful person. Originally, he finally persuaded the British Prime Minister and the French Prime Minister to plan a comprehensive counterattack in the Verdun area.As a result, because of the arrival of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Pétain and Foch, who had always disagreed, jointly rejected their plan this time, even if the French Prime Minister Clemenceau personally intervened. use.Well, Nivell had to postpone embracing his beloved rank of field marshal, and silently changed from a commander of a campaign to a commander of a theater group army.As a result, something even more tragic happened. When he adjusted the entire Verdun defense line with the idea of ​​using the Chinese as cannon fodder, the Chinese lost their positions so quickly in front of the German offensive.God, these damn Chinese are all armed according to the standard configuration of the British and French armies, and those 20-caliber howitzers alone will not make it so easy for the Germans to come.It's all right now, I'm leading more than [-] French troops to guard the last line of defense in the entire Verdun area. I don't know when the German hammer will be unceremoniously smashed down.What's worse, although there are hundreds of thousands of French troops less than a hundred kilometers away from here, it still takes a few days for the troops to fully move up.This is really a tragedy. Looking at the cold sky and the drizzle, Nivel suddenly hoped that God would send down a torrential rain, lightning and thunder, and kill himself and those damned Chinese.

God seemed to have heard Admiral Nivell's prayer, so on the night of May 5th, just as the German army was gearing up to attack the last line of defense of the French army, a thunderstorm fell, and the trench was immediately filled with muddy water, while roaring lightning flashed It was even more strange on everyone's pale face.But God apparently only intended to satisfy the first half of Nivell's prayer, because from the beginning to the end, not a single damn Chinaman was struck to death by lightning.

The road after the rain became muddy, and the follow-up troops of the German army were required to rest on the spot because of insufficient supplies, instead of rushing forward frantically.And in this quiet rainy night, two troops wearing steel helmets and raincoats were marching towards the hinterland of the German army on the muddy road in waterproof boots. . .

The most miraculous, most exciting, and largest surprise attack in the history of World War I, Bai Chongxi's Iron Fist, began unceremoniously. . .

Although the final outcome of Marshal Bai Chongxi was not satisfactory, it did not detract from his becoming one of the greatest military strategists of mankind in the twentieth century. He left an indelible mark in the military history of the world, and he even influenced the entire The pattern of the world. . . . --- "Military History of the Twentieth Century", authored by American four-star general, Powell.

Bai Chongxi's Iron Fist action almost changed the course of the entire World War I. Not only did he subvert the previous style of play in the European War tactically, but he also accelerated the process of the entire European War strategically.We can even assume that this is an act of genius, one of the few brilliance in the entire World War I. . . --- "History of Characters in the Twentieth Century", authored by French President Charles de Gaulle.

Chapter 338 The Weird Moment ([-])

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the German soldiers in charge of patrolling at night found that they could not see clearly at a distance of almost five meters.But despite this, these tall and burly German soldiers still took on the duty of night watch very conscientiously, letting the rain drip down their cheeks and into their necks. . .

This is Gev, an important town in the Lorraine region about 30 kilometers away from Verdun guarded by the French army. It is almost [-] kilometers away from the entire front line.From the perspective of any party, this is an absolutely safe area.When the news of the successful assault ahead came, the entire German army in Rev rejoiced, but then came the problem that caused them headaches. Are most of the supplies still in the warehouse of Metz?According to the original plan of the General Staff, these materials will not be transported forward with the follow-up troops until the German army fights the French at Verdun in a war of attrition.But in just one day, the German army successfully broke through nearly [-] kilometers, which has never happened since the start of the war.Many German soldiers even breathed a sigh of relief because of this, and it seemed that the damn French couldn't bear it anymore, and the war might soon end with the victory of the Second German Empire.

But the front line now needs troops and supplies, and the German military officers in charge of the front line attack uttered a call for follow-up reinforcements.As a result, the German troops of the five divisions stationed in Metz were required to rush to the front line along the road with only a standard base of ammunition on the afternoon of the 15th, while more supplies and heavy artillery were required to be postponed until the 16th to make way for the infantry. Day to ship again.The light artillery was unceremoniously brought forward by the infantry on horses. Without the cannon, these heroic German infantry would really become riflemen.

At the same time, about 11 German divisions are still on standby in Luxembourg. They are now required to march directly towards Verdun instead of going to Metz, the important town of the German battle.It seems that as long as the defense line of Verdun is penetrated now, the war that has lasted for three years will come to an end, and the morale of the German army suddenly becomes high.And none of them cared about the fact that Metz, which hoarded about 65% of the entire German campaign supplies, was almost turned into an empty city. The German army with only one infantry regiment and the three German army regiments totaled less than 1. People serve as garrison and transportation tasks in this city. . .

Today, a German soldier named Wöhler from Munich, the capital of Bavaria, is in charge of patrolling the guard post about one kilometer away from the town of Zhef. He is 191cm tall.With such a tall figure, coupled with a standard German face and dazzling blond hair, he is only 19 years old this year, but he is loved by many girls in Munich.Before enlisting in the army, Worrall was a small worker in a brewery. He worked very hard, but his skills were mediocre. This was his master's evaluation of him.However, Wöller is not good at brewing beer. He is a tall amateur player of the local football club Bayern Munich in Munich. To be precise, he plays as a striker. players.In the derby match with the Munich 1860 team established in 1860, he scored four goals in one breath with his tall stature. The fans praised him as a natural football player.

It's a pity that the damn war broke out, and the star's dream came to naught. Worrall had to say goodbye to his beautiful girlfriend and put on a military uniform to fight the Frenchman on this damn battlefield.Counting the days, Worrall has been in the army for more than half a year, but he has not had the opportunity to go to the front to kill a Frenchman. This time, his unit is very lucky to be in the rear to protect the safety of the entire logistics supply line.And victory has already waved to the great Kaiser. It seems likely that by the end of the war, he will have no chance to shoot the Frenchmen. Maybe he can only defeat these Frenchmen on the football field in the future.Wöhler suddenly missed his mother a little bit. She is a standard German rural woman with a waistline like a bucket and always yells at several children.He doesn't seem to be very kind to himself, he always yells at himself: Worrall, you idiot, you broke your shoes again, don't you know you can't wear leather shoes when you play football?

But for some reason, looking at the sky in the distance that was sometimes reddened by gunfire and the slight roar of cannons, Worrall actually missed this fierce mother a little bit.Damn it, soldiers of the empire are not allowed to be homesick when they are on missions. Worrall quickly shook his blond hair, then cheered up and continued to observe. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. . .

Suddenly, Worrall, who was blinking to avoid a drop of rain, felt a gust of wind blowing towards him, and he looked back under conditioned reflex.But when he saw a sharp dagger slashing across his neck, his throat suddenly felt cold.Enemy attack, Worrall tried to scream, so as to remind Corporal Hank to guard the sentry with him, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make a sound from his throat, and his life seemed to be passing away from his body bit by bit Lost.

The moment he fell to the ground, Worrall glanced unwillingly at the murderer who was wiping the dagger on his body. A stout enemy, wearing a uniform of the French army, but his appearance, um, his eyes were so sleepy that he couldn't see clearly. Leer's war is finally over. . .

On the night of the 15th, the German army, which had been supplemented and reinforced, launched an unprecedented attack on the French army, which had become demoralized because of being caught off guard.Artillery guns of various calibers unceremoniously tilted their ammunition towards the French positions, while the brave German infantry rushed towards the French positions without fear.

Although Nivelle readjusted the deployment, most of the heavy weapons were unable to be transported back to the fourth line of defense due to the rapid fall of the third line of defense. Now the only fire support that the French army can rely on is the heavy weapons configured by the infantry. machine gun.No one can imagine that the Germans attacked overnight. The demoralized French army finally began to fail after three hours of persistence, but fortunately, the Germans didn't know that the French were unable to hold on anymore, and they had already fought They fired their own shells, so they chose to stop and wait for the reinforcements to come up tomorrow morning before continuing to attack.At the same time, they also tragically discovered another thing. Neither Fort Douaumont nor Fort Warburg was captured by the German army. The battle lasted from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm. The rat-like Chinese seem to be more tenacious.A total of [-] heroic German soldiers fell on the way to charge, but the German army did not lay down even a bunker. The combat effectiveness of these Chinese is really a bit outrageous.

The squad of Zhao Yanbin, Ma Wenyuan, and Xia Liqiu was assigned the task of defending bunker No. 184. This bunker was poured with cement and steel bars. Strictly speaking, as long as it was not directly hit by the German 210mm heavy artillery Nothing is too much trouble.But unlike those bunkers built by the French early on, these bunkers made a lot of noise when they were bombarded.At this point in the battle, everyone's ears were still buzzing, and everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs.

The firepower configuration at the squad level is only one light machine gun. After Zhang Zizhong inspected the positions, he immediately decided to send the heavy machine guns to the bunkers, and send grenades and mortars to the battalion level for unified use.The Sixth Division has a total of 20 infantry battalions, and each battalion is tasked with guarding [-] bunkers.After all, the bunker is a circular building with a diameter of less than six meters. After the materials are piled up, at most one squadron of troops can be squeezed into it.Fortunately, these bunkers are built around the bunkers, so most of the troops and supplies of each battalion are placed in the bunkers that serve as the core defense. This place is much safer and more comfortable than the bunkers that were just built.

This bunker numbered 184 by the staff of the division is undoubtedly very lucky. After being hit by the crazy German artillery, except for the three unlucky bunkers that were repeatedly hit by the German heavy artillery and were overturned, the other more than 300 bunkers were extremely strong. Where to stand, and then wait for the desperate Germans to hit like a tide.

As soldiers, Germans deserve the respect of all enemies and friends. They strictly observe discipline, they are loyal and brave, and they are fearless.Although it was the first time for the soldiers of the expeditionary army to fight the enemy, they had undergone the strictest and most standardized training. There was no such thing as the random shooting of the enemy when they were still out of range. The position guarded by the squadron approached.

The German army is also a veteran of many battles. If the squadron opened fire on him at this time, the German army would feel relaxed, because such an opponent is generally not scary.But the squadron's position was quiet, and the atmosphere became very depressing. The attacking German army soon felt a kind of spiritual pressure.

100 meters, 80 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters. . .The distance was getting closer and closer, but the gunshots never sounded, and the German officers and soldiers began to relax. Perhaps those damn Chinese had been bombarded clean.But Colonel Effenberg, the commander of the German army, would not see it that way. He felt the danger was approaching. 16 years ago, Lieutenant Effenberg, who was only 22 years old at the time, had entered Beijing with the Eight-Power Allied Forces.At that time, the Chinese gave him the feeling that he was vulnerable, but then he was ordered to carry out the task assigned by Marshal Waldsee. He randomly arrested a hundred Chinese men in Xizhimen, Beijing, and underwent medical examinations according to the German army's conscription standards.As a result, these stupid-looking Chinese people gave him a surprising result, 95 out of [-] people actually met the physical standards.Just at this time, the German army who was ordered to pursue the Qing army to Shanxi was defeated by the Qing army. From this, Marshal Waldsee came to a conclusion that the Chinese people were physically healthy, and what was unhealthy was their system and leadership.

Effenberg still remembers this, and he doesn't believe that the Chinese on the opposite side will be wiped out by the cannon.

Just as he was thinking of this, there was a sudden burst of gunfire, and the German soldiers were knocked down in pieces. . .

Chapter 339 Shock the world

Xue Yue, the head of the 61st regiment, was not from a serious youth army. He was originally a member of the old Cantonese army.During the War to Protect the Nation, according to the secret agreement between the National Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Party, the Cantonese Army was required to hand over the defense area in northern Guangdong to Fujian in exchange for arms support from the Youth Army.Xue Yue, who was a second lieutenant of the Guangdong Army at the time, did not want to leave his hometown in Guangzhou, so he left the Guangdong Army and returned to Shaoguan on his own initiative.Then Xue Yue was recruited into the Youth Army by the Guards Brigade, which was upgraded from a brigade to a division. Due to the lack of officers at that time, Xue Yue, who had not experienced the Xiangxi Military Academy, was exceptionally appointed as the lieutenant platoon leader.Then there was an accident, I don't know which kind-hearted person actually recommended Xue Yue (actually Wang Zhenyu himself) in front of the commander-in-chief.In short, after that, Xue Yue began to rise steadily. He was sent to the Wuhan Senior Officer Crash Course for a month and was awarded the rank of major. Then he was added to the European Military Observer Corps and promoted to lieutenant colonel.Then he served as the colonel and head of the 61st Regiment of the Sixth Division of the Expeditionary Army. It took only one year from a second lieutenant to a colonel. Such a promotion speed can be regarded as a rocket ride.

Fortunately, there are still a group of officers like Xue Yue in the expeditionary force, so it doesn't seem so obtrusive.

Unlike the traditional young army officers, Xue Yue still retained the tradition of the old Cantonese army officers commanding from the front, after all, he had only joined the team for less than a year.In the traditional youth army, the position of commanders above the regiment level is required to be at the back. The purpose of this military order is to protect senior officers and avoid the occurrence of military affairs caused by the death of senior officers in combat. The tragedy of the troop rout.

Xue Yue is in the command post of the third battalion at the moment, and his binoculars are in the direction of bunkers 184 and 185.

The German offensive was very fierce. After a large area of ​​infantry was knocked down, their soldiers fell down or found shelter with very standard movements.Then the grenade flew over, but it was a pity that this thing had no lethality against the reinforced concrete bunker.At this time, the German army can only wait for the artillery to support again, but now it is World War I, not World War II, and the so-called infantry coordination cannot be achieved. Report the position of the enemy army, and then the shells hit the enemy's firepower point with great precision, but it doesn't matter, the Germans have a way of the Germans, and they soon approached the No. 20 bunker with more than 185 casualties, and then fired the grenade from Hole plugged in.With a bang, the bunker was blown up to the sky, and all the Chinese soldiers in a squad inside were martyred.

This method seemed to be very effective, but soon the German army called for a strike for their reckless behavior. The surrounding firepower points of 184 and 186 fired at the German army at a crazy angle. More than 40 brave German soldiers were killed. Killed, the German army had to withdraw temporarily.

Zhao Yanbin, Ma Wenyuan, and Xia Liqiu who were guarding the No. 184 bunker looked at the ruined No. 20 bunker 185 meters away, feeling very sad.Everyone began to cheer up and pay close attention to the movement direction of the German infantry. In short, these Germans will not be allowed to approach the bunker again to carry out blasting.

The German artillery was finally summoned by the infantry. Xia Liqiu felt the whole earth tremble again. The squad leader Shi Jinrong sat in the bunker without saying a word and opened a can of fish. Then he took a piece of fish with his hands and chewed it slowly. He got up, as if the enemy outside had nothing to do with him, while the other soldiers continued to pray that their bunker would not be hit by German artillery fire.

The bombardment by the artillery temporarily called by the German infantry lasted only 5 minutes, because the German artillery was out of ammunition.Moreover, this is only the firepower of the two divisions showing their power, and there are no other heavy artillery, so after the shelling stopped, the German soldiers were extremely disappointed to find that those damn bunkers were still pouring machine gun bullets towards themselves without money. .

For a whole afternoon, in front of Bunker No. 184, nearly 184 German corpses were densely piled up.And compared with other bunkers, Bunker No. 184 is not a little bit lucky. From the outside, it can be seen that there are holes around the shooting hole by the bullets fired back by the Germans, but no bullet was successfully fired into the bunker.Therefore, there were no casualties among the ten soldiers in the squad. At this time, Xue Yue issued a secret order to retreat, because not far from No. 186, bunkers No. 187 and No. 184 had been blasted by the Germans with grenades. No. [-] has also lost its support point now, and the result of continuing to defend it is likely to be overthrown by the German army in the same way at the next point in time.Since the order to stick to it is fifteen days, every soldier is extremely precious to Xue Yue now.

At 184 o'clock in the afternoon, the last bullet in the heavy machine gun was fired, and under the leadership of the squad leader Sergeant Shi Jinrong, the whole squad opened the door of the bunker and started running frantically towards the battalion headquarters.The German army that had just been repulsed did not retreat too far. They were organizing the sixth wave of death squads to deliver grenades.Now they discovered the attempt of the Chinese defenders in bunker No. [-], so they shot. The two unlucky comrades in arms were knocked down by the Germans unceremoniously, and others rushed to drag them.This is also required by the military regulations. You can surrender, but you must never abandon your comrades who were wounded on the battlefield, otherwise you will face a military trial.In the end, the largest of the two soldiers failed to save him, and the German's bullet penetrated his lungs from the back. . .

The same battle was going on in the defensive positions of the 62nd, 63rd, and 64th regiments. For a whole day, the German army suffered 4000 casualties, but only advanced less than 50 meters. Thinking about it, it was an extremely frustrating result. .Lieutenant Colonel Effenberg's troops suffered more than 40% casualties. According to the order of the German Army Staff, he was allowed to rotate. He immediately rode to find his division commander. He had to tell the division commander some of his thoughts.And when Marshal Hindenburg saw the front-line battle report in the headquarters in Nancy, the expression on his face became very exciting, which is unimaginable.In such a small area, the imperial army paid 4000 casualties and failed to take it down after such a large-scale bombardment. What is the situation?Field Marshal Hindenburg was so angry that he blew his beard and was about to leave violently.

When did the Chinese become so capable of fighting?Marshal Hindenburg remembers very clearly that 16 years ago, Marshal Waldsee, the old man, easily defeated 10,000+ regular troops of the Qing Empire plus a million boxers with only [-] coalition troops.How many years has it been since the Chinese, the sick men of East Asia, dare to wrestle with the elite of the empire in Europe?

In Paris, a reception was being held, where diplomats and politicians from the Allied Powers, including Britain, France and Italy, were enjoying the best Bordeaux dry red while exchanging views on the war.It is worth noting that although the southern national government had a diplomatic department, it did not set up foreign agencies. Therefore, Hu Weide, the minister of the Beiyang government in France, attended the reception on behalf of China.Because of the fact that the Nationalist government sent troops to Europe, the Chinese diplomats stationed in France have also become valuable.However, today's reception is obviously not a friendly gathering. From the beginning of the gathering, French Prime Minister Clemenceau very unceremoniously raised the most sincere protest to our Minister Hu Weide, protesting that the damn Chinese army did not earnestly fulfill the coalition's mission. obligation.Now it's all right, the poor French army was thrown directly in front of the fierce German and was beaten up.And all of this was caused by the incompetence of the squadron. Poor Minister Hu Weide could only endure Clemenceau's roar with a livid face without saying a word.

The Japanese diplomats attending the meeting sneered while holding their wine glasses. It seemed that it was a very pleasant thing to see the Chinese make a fool of themselves, but not every Japanese was like this. Nagata Tieshan, a military attache at the Japanese Embassy in Denmark Holding the wine glass in one hand, he held the frame of the glasses to his nose with the other hand.

And less than two meters away from Nagata, British Prime Minister Lloyd George was talking with Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Terauchi's special envoy Koki Hirota enthusiastically.This is also a characteristic of Japanese diplomacy in this period. Masaki Terauchi, who was born in the military, became the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan. This determines that it is impossible for Masaki Terauchi to discuss many major foreign affairs in person.So the special envoy shouldered the mission that originally belonged to the foreign minister.

"Mr. Hirota, it seems that the Chinese army is indeed not as reliable as your country's army. I still hope that your country can send troops to Europe to beat up the Germans with us. As for funding and equipment, we can talk about it." ” Prime Minister Lloyd George now looks like a human trafficker, hiring troops who can shed blood for the British Empire.

Hirota Koki nodded and said: "Of course the Imperial Japanese Army is more reliable than the inferior Chinese army. They are warriors who defeated Russia, but this matter is not a trivial matter. I can't express my position here. I can only ask the imperial government. Now it seems , The weapons and loans your country spent on the Chinese people are wasted, this really makes us, friends of your country, feel sad."

Nagata Tieshan could understand English, and he frowned subconsciously after hearing the conversation between Lloyd George and Hirota Koki.

Having been in Europe for several years, Nagata Tieshan, a rational faction, knows much more about the combat effectiveness of the German army than the domestic guys who are self-confident and sitting on the sky.

I'm not kidding, as far as the Imperial Japanese Army is concerned, the navy may still come and beat up the Germans, but if it's the army, then it's just to come here to beat up.So this time the performance of the Chinese is not surprising, and the imperial army may not be much better.In the final analysis, the war between the great powers is still about industrial capabilities!

Chapter 340 Shocking the World ([-])

Historically, the politicians in Japan during World War I should have been relatively clear-headed, at least they did not act like idiots like Hideki Tojo during World War II.Although ambitious, but also know what to do.

The reasons here are nothing more than a few points. First, Japan's strategic goal is to gain the Asian continent, and the European battlefield is by no means its realistic goal. Of course, there is no need for the main force to travel thousands of miles to participate in the war.Secondly, taking advantage of the situation of World War I, the Western powers had no time to look east: Britain hoped that Japan could contain Germany’s power in the Far East. Germany was caught in a two-front war and was unable to support its Asian colonies. A revolution broke out. As for the United States, since its strategic center of gravity lies in Europe, its attention is also in Europe.In such a good situation, Japan can rule out the interference of the big powers, declare war on Germany as an Allied power, and directly snatch Germany’s territory in Shandong, China, and get it right at home, without having to go to Europe with a destroyer fleet to assist the British anti-submarine fleet in the Mediterranean, not the imperial navy. main force).In the end, no matter whether it is the army or navy going to Europe, Japan must rely on British overseas colonies for supplies along the way. It also faces the threat of German submarines. The deployment of troops is risky. When reaching the European theater, logistics supplies must rely on Britain and France, and operational independence is limited.In view of the cruelty of the First World War, the main force of the Japanese army went to Europe to participate in the war, and it was likely to suffer devastating losses. Even if it gained greater benefits for the victorious country, it would not be worth the loss, and its vitality would be severely damaged.Therefore, it was impossible for Japan during World War I to send its main force to fight in Europe.

But in this time and space, when China is still in a state of civil strife and division, suddenly a warlord named Wang Zhenyu (whether Wang Zhenyu admits it or not, the Japan Special High School classifies him as a warlord) sent hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops to Europe. The act of going to war is likely to change the original history.At least in Nagata Tieshan's view, this guy named Wang Zhenyu has brought huge troubles to the empire.The fanatics of militarism within the empire also clamored to send troops to Europe. The reason was that even China had sent troops. Why did the majestic Japanese Empire stay in Asia and remain motionless?Various petitions and parades calling for sending troops to Europe are being staged in Tokyo, and everyone's enthusiasm for participating in the war is also growing.This time, if the Chinese really beat the Germans with hundreds of thousands of troops within a few hours, as the French newspaper said, then it is estimated that it will also have a cooling effect on the growing sentiment in Japan about sending troops to Europe to join the war .Nagata Tieshan is a very wise man. His thinking is different from that of the idiots of the Emperor's School in the army. For him, the military is just a continuation and means of politics. Only a lunatic can keep the Great Japanese Empire dragged into the war.The painful lessons of the Russo-Japanese War have made some Japanese soldiers clearly realize the strength of the great powers, and the persimmons still have to be picky.

The Chinese Minister Hu Weide, who was reprimanded by the politicians of the great powers, was undoubtedly the most tragic person at the reception today. In fact, the squadron that was said to have been beaten to ashes by the Germans in the Verdun area in just a few hours was not half the same as the government that Minister Hu Weide worked for. Strictly speaking, the dime relationship is even hostile.But these high-nosed foreigners can't figure out these complicated relationships with you Chinese, so the artillery fire naturally unceremoniously bombarded Hu Weide.

Hu Weide was also so angry that he scolded the Chinese European Expeditionary Force and the Southern Nationalist Government. Don’t take up this porcelain job without the diamond. It’s not worth losing hundreds of thousands of troops, but you’ve even lost your face to Europe. That’s true. This is really, speechless. . .

"Ah sneeze" I don't know if it was because of the rain, anyway, on the way to Metz, Bai Chongxi, who caused chaos all over France, kept sneezing.Fortunately, the vanguard had already cleared the surrounding roads, otherwise, with his style of play, the target would definitely be exposed.

Bai Chongxi, who was not feeling well, was naturally not much better. He casually asked the staff around him: "How far are we from Metz? Haven't the French intelligence personnel sent the information about the local German army?"

Speaking of this surprise attack, Bai Chongxi was most surprised by the performance of the 33 Frenchmen attached to the Chinese Expeditionary Force.These 32 French troops exist in the form of consultants and translators. In fact, speaking of translators is a bit exaggerated, because there are very few French people who really understand Chinese, and most of them are Chinese.The real duty of these French troops is to lead the way and collect intelligence. The head of the entire advisory group is a captain named Charles de Gaulle. History has had a deviation here. He was temporarily appointed to assist Marshal Pétain in receiving the mission of the Chinese European Military Observer Mission and successfully escaped the bad luck of being a prisoner of war in history.Historically, in the Battle of Verdun, the young de Gaulle would be wounded for the third time in battle, then captured by the Germans and spend [-] months in a prisoner of war camp.Later, because he had dealt with the Chinese guys, this handsome French guy with a tall head and small ears served as the assistant to the liaison officer of the Chinese Army Headquarters. Marshal Xie has been vacant since he became the chief of the general staff. Marshal Petain once nominated General Nivelt to serve concurrently, but was rejected by the arrogant General Nivelle.So there were no tigers in the mountains, and the monkeys ruled over them. Charles de Gaulle, who was only the captain, became the leader of the five hundred Frenchmen.Fortunately, Bai Chongxi is a young man himself, so he doesn't care about this. He has established a fairly good friendship with this French boy who is the same age as the Marshal.However, this friendship lost its effect when de Gaulle discovered that the squadron was quietly withdrawing from the position. This stubborn French guy expressed his anger to General Bai Chongxi without hesitation: "Your actions now are tantamount to being Betrayed the French Third Republic, I can even think you are with the damn Germans, Bai, you don't deserve my friendship."

However, Bai Chongxi explained to our future French general Captain Charles de Gaulle with a rare good temper: "Dear Charles, please believe me and my army. We are the most loyal and reliable allies of the French people. Please don't doubt this. And you are now What I saw was the gift I intended to give to all of France."

Present, De Gaulle's anger disappeared immediately, and he began to explore what Bai Chongxi and his army were up to.