Expedition to Europe

"How was the talk with Louis?" Foch asked Qin Zhiyuan on the way back.

Qin Zhiyuan's car was at the Black Swan Castle. When Qin Zhiyuan went to the Big Weaver Restaurant, Pierre went back and drove the car over. Now sitting in the driver's seat was Pierre.

"Not bad, we exchanged some opinions." Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to say too much.

If Qin Zhiyuan revealed that he wanted to influence the candidate for the Prime Minister of the French Third Republic, I wonder if Foch would jump up and beat Qin Zhiyuan up.

Because of Julie, Foch valued Qin Zhiyuan, but this did not mean that Foch would give up his principles for Qin Zhiyuan. As a member of the French Army, Foch would put the national interests of France first, just as Qin Zhiyuan would put the national interests of the Republic of China first.

Under this premise, Qin Zhiyuan would be reserved when chatting with Foch, far less open than when he was with old Renault.

"The Knights Templar can make a person or destroy a person, just like Napoleon did back then." Foch selectively warned Qin Zhiyuan.

Napoleon was born in Corsica. His father had participated in the Corsican resistance and later surrendered to the French government. Napoleon was very dissatisfied with this. In the past, Napoleon's ideal was to make Corsica independent, but as Napoleon's status became higher and higher and his ability became greater and greater, Napoleon gradually began to pursue higher goals and finally attracted opposition from the whole of Europe, including the Knights Templar who had supported him.

"In any case, don't let religious forces get involved in your troops more. In fact, with your current strength, you may not be unable to do something. There is no need to introduce too many external forces." Family affection still occupies a considerable position in Foch's heart, otherwise, Foch would not replace you, Qin Zhiyuan.

"I understand this, otherwise the Pope would not have come to me. The Pope wants to use my influence in the East to truly promote Christianity to the East, and I also want to use the name of religion to expand the territory of the motherland." Qin Zhiyuan confided his heart.

There has never been any affectionate warmth between countries, only cold copper coins.

"Have you ever thought about how you will deal with the situation when the Vatican's demands conflict with your strategic goals one day?" Foch asked.

This is very likely to happen. Even if Qin Zhiyuan and the Vatican have different interests, conflicts are likely to arise between them. Qin Zhiyuan wants to expand the living space of the Chinese nation and build a prosperous and strong country. The Vatican does not care about the national situation. What they want is to spread Christianity and develop more believers in the Far East to make Christianity more influential.

For now, Qin Zhiyuan's goals do not conflict with those of Christianity, but in the future, Qin Zhiyuan and Christianity will inevitably have differences. How Qin Zhiyuan will reconcile these differences is what Foch is most concerned about.

"I will try to avoid that situation. At least in the short term, our goals are the same. We will talk about the future in the future. Now, let's win this war first. Only by winning this war can we have a future." Qin Zhiyuan pays attention to reality.

"Okay, go as you like. But, are you sure you want to return to the Far East?" Foch frowned.

Foch's thinking is still very jumpy. Just after talking about the Holy See, he immediately talked about whether Qin Zhiyuan should return to the Far East, and this was for Julie.

"I'm afraid Pierre hasn't told you something yet. You can ask him." Qin Zhiyuan diverted the blame.

The effect is very obvious, because just after Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, he felt that the car began to shake a little, which obviously meant that Pierre began to panic.

"What good things have you done again?" Facing Pierre, Foch was not in a good mood.

"Uh, Dad, I joined the Knights Templar." Pierre steadied the steering wheel.

"Yes, then what?" Foch asked.

Foch did not interfere with Pierre's beliefs, and even for Pierre to join the Knights Templar, Foch was a little happy to see it happen.

"Then, then... Alas, why are the street lights not on now?" Pierre began to talk nonsense.

Joining the Knights Templar is Pierre's dream, but becoming Qin Zhiyuan's personal knight is definitely Foch's nightmare.

In this war, Foch has lost a son and a son-in-law. Another daughter may follow Qin Zhiyuan to fly away. Pierre will become Qin Zhiyuan's personal knight and may also follow Qin Zhiyuan back to the Far East. This is too cruel for Foch.

"What good things have you done again?" Foch felt bad and his voice began to lower.

"It's okay, Pierre will not return to the Far East with me. Even if I go back, I will set up a contact point here, and Pierre will be the person in charge at that time." Qin Zhiyuan helped.

"That's great! Dad, I am Qin's personal knight now." Pierre cheered and explained everything happily.

"Personal knight..." Foch was helpless, but it was a fait accompli. As a devout believer, Foch had nothing to say.

"Speaking of which, if Nivelle launches the spring offensive, will he transfer me back?" Qin Zhiyuan was worried.

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When Nivelle came to power, Qin Zhiyuan was most worried that Nivelle would order Qin Zhiyuan's troops to undertake the task of attacking the enemy. In that case, the First Brigade would inevitably suffer a large number of casualties. The key point is that it is difficult for Qin Zhiyuan to refuse such a normal military order.

Even if the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and Niweiler is not good, as long as Qin Zhiyuan is still a member of the Foreign Legion, Qin Zhiyuan must obey Niweiler's orders. This is irrefutable.

"Probably not, because you have a scapegoat. Another Qin has also established a force and is now being trained near Paris. They may be sent to the battlefield, and your troops only need to show that they are trapped in Corsica. If you can't extricate yourself from the quagmire, you don't have to come back to join this dinner." Foch had a clear understanding of the situation.

"The other Qin" refers to Qin Yunpeng. Qin Yunpeng followed the instructions of the Beiyang government and obeyed Nivele's orders, but in this way, Qin Yunpeng's troops would become cannon fodder.

This is something Qin Zhiyuan cannot stop. Now Qin Zhiyuan is good at being able to take care of himself, but he is really powerless if he wants to do more.

"What are the chances of winning the Spring Offensive?" Qin Zhiyuan asked out of concern for his compatriots.

"Not even a cent!" Foch said in an astonishing, decisive and almost cruel way: "Nivelle cannot control the troops at all. He feels too good about himself, and since Nivelle became the commander-in-chief of the French army, he and the British The relationship has also been affected by the emergence of disagreements, which Niweiler seems to have no idea about. Just wait and see, he will be in trouble. "

The differences between Nivelle and the British began with the selection of war targets.

Because of the last failure, Foch now pays more attention to the relationship with the British, while Nivelle obviously ignored this.