Expedition to Europe

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Early the next morning, newspapers such as "Le Figaro", "Le Stampes", and "France Action" in France reported the incident with explosive terms such as "shady story, crime, cover-up".

In the media reports, no one paid attention to Woodson's promise, but the arrogance of the 45th Division was clearly demonstrated, and the target was directed at Nivelle and Mangin. Even Pétain, who was far away in Bordeaux, was splashed with sewage.

No way, who made the 45th Division now in the Verdun Theater, and Pétain was the former leader of the Verdun Theater.

These reports come at a price, about a thousand francs per article. Qin Zhiyuan paid the entire bill with a stroke of his pen, and requested to purchase more pages and report the matter in lengthy articles.

At noon, Manjing and the 45th Division Commander Bill Bradlees jointly visited Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan received Manjing and Bradlees in the small garden of **** Manor.

**** Manor is a vineyard covering an area of ​​about 10 hectares. It originally belonged to a nobleman, but now it has changed hands several times and has become a hotel. Qin Zhiyuan chose this place as a temporary residence.

I have to say that if there had been no World War I, Europe would indeed be a good place, and its living facilities would be considered advanced in the world. In this small manor, there is a small garden enclosed by glass. Off-season fruits are planted in the garden, and floor heating is installed on the ground. It is like spring all year round, warm and pleasant.

"Well, it's so hot here." Mangin was a grumpy old man who was known as the "Lion of the French Army."

"Yes, I have to take off my coat." Bradlees was wearing a coat when he came in. He took it off as soon as he entered the door and gave it to the attendant.

"Please sit down and try the wine here. It's very good." Qin Zhiyuan expressed his courtesy as a landlord.

"Really? Let me have a taste." Bradlees picked up the goblet and drank without seeing anyone else.

"The taste is very average, not as good as the one I brewed." Manjing found fault. It seems that one of them is a bad guy today, and the other is a good guy.

"Qin, what you did made it very difficult for us. I'm very curious about who gave you the confidence." Man Jing, who was a shameless person, was the first to attack. He couldn't wait to settle the score as soon as he drank Qin Zhiyuan's wine. This was really putting down his chopsticks and scolding his mother.

"If pursuing justice makes it difficult for you, then I am also curious, who gives you the right?" Qin Zhiyuan is not worried about accidents. On the contrary, Qin Zhiyuan is afraid that he will not get breaking news.

This is a very delicate and critical moment.

"My rights have nothing to do with you. They are rights granted to me by the French Ministry of War." Manjing spoke very rudely and unfortunately fell into Qin Zhiyuan's trap.

"You are wrong." Qin Zhiyuan said in a low voice, as if he was in control of the whole place: "France is a republic, and your rights come from the people, not from the Ministry of War, because the rights of the Ministry of War also come from the people."

France at this time was known as the Third French Republic. As early as 1792, France established the First French Republic. Since then, the regime has changed frequently. It has experienced Napoleon's First French Empire, Louis XVIII's Restoration Dynasty, the Second French Republic, the Second French Empire, etc., until 1870. The French Third Republic was founded in 1999.

"Tsk, even if it comes from the people, it comes from the French people. What qualifications do you have to make irresponsible remarks?" Mangin said rudely.

Manjing has never dealt with Qin Zhiyuan, so he doesn't know Qin Zhiyuan's insidiousness. Just when Qin Zhiyuan was able to talk to Manjing and Bradlees, there seemed to be only three of them, and there was not even an attendant around Qin Zhiyuan. In fact, Lance and Philip were hiding in the dark and eavesdropping through a copper pipe. Such an organization was naturally created by Hu Tingfeng. Hu Tingfeng's subordinates were full of such talents who were good at crooked ways.

"Whether I am qualified or not, I have to advise you that the people have not given power to you to waste it, but to protect national interests. Marie is a French citizen, and her husband and brother are both at war. After sacrificing her life for the country, what you should do is protect her instead of hurting her again." After Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, he thought about it carefully before confirming: "By the way, Mary's husband and brother are both serving in the Fifth Division. It was under your leadership that Mary died for her country, technically speaking, she was also your sister.”

Qin Zhiyuan was exposing a scar. The disastrous defeat of the Fifth Division had become a stain on Manjing's military career. This once led to a mutiny among the troops in the Fifth Division, and Mangin himself was dismissed. It was not until Nievelle replaced Pétain that Mangin was reactivated, something Mangin himself was ashamed of.

"You!" Manjing stood up angrily and glared at Qin Zhiyuan, with an expression like a hungry wolf that wanted to choose someone to devour: "No one wants to hurt Mary, that little bitch asked for it. If it weren’t for you yellow-skinned monkeys who seduced Mary, things wouldn’t have reached this level.”

"Hey, hey, hey... calm down, we all need to calm down." Seeing that a fight was about to start, Bradlees began to break up the fight.

"You stupid bastard, do you know what you are talking about? You not only insulted a great woman, but also insulted 450 million Chinese people. If you don't give me a sincere apology today, I will Throw the gloves in your face." Qin Zhiyuan was furious.

Throwing gloves at the other person's face is an extremely insulting act, usually used to request a "duel", which means a fight to the death.

"Duel" has a long history in Europe and is considered a European custom. That is, when a verbal attack cannot defeat another person, the two sides will agree on a time and place, invite witnesses to the scene, and then use weapons to decide the final winner. Before a traditional European noble duel, one party takes off the white gloves, which represents a life-and-death duel. This kind of duel is highly respected by the world and generally does not lead to revenge. The famous poet Pushkin died in a duel. Of course, Pushkin's duel could have been avoided. At that time, Pushkin was killed in the duel because he was designed by someone.

"Duel? Just a little bean sprout, what can you do...what!" Man Jing said at the end, obviously hesitant.

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Qin Zhiyuan is tall, almost a head taller than Man Jing, and with a strong body, although his waist does not look as thick as Man Jing's, his deterrence is much higher than Man Jing. The above is not the key point. The key point is that Manjing is almost 70 years old this year. It is murder to let this old man duel with the 20-year-old Qin Zhiyuan.

"Hey, hey, hey, aren't we here to solve the problem? Why are we talking about dueling?" Bradris was powerless. He was really not good at singing with a red face.

"Yes, I am Xiao Douya. So, now, I invite you to taste the power of Xiao Douya." Qin Zhiyuan said, took out a pair of gloves from his trouser pocket and smashed it on Manjing's face.

"Damn it!" Manjing dodged sideways, and his movements were extremely embarrassing.

"Please don't do this." Bradris tried his best to persuade. He couldn't watch Qin Zhiyuan duel with Manjing.

Without fighting, Bradris could guess who would win and who would lose by thinking with his heels.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Manjing's attendant saw the conflict inside and rushed into the house shouting.

"Back off, don't force me to shoot!" Gao Hongshi suddenly drew his gun and blocked in front of Manjing's attendant.

Conflict is imminent.