Expedition to Europe

At the same time, at the headquarters of the "Prisoner" newspaper in Paris, Lyautey and Clemenceau were also chatting.

All eyes in France are now focused on Fernand-A-de-Noy, because out of the millions of troops in France, this is the only place still fighting the Germans.

Liotai held a battle report in his hand, which contained the detailed battle process between Qin Zhiyuan's First Division and Crown Prince William's Corps over the past two days. There was another report on the table. It was a report from Corsica, completed by an agent sent to Corsica by the War Department.

Clemenceau is reviewing the manuscript. The report in his hand will appear on the front page of "Prisoners" tomorrow morning. The bold and black font is particularly eye-catching: The Eastern Overlord from the Far East!

The report also distributed a photo of Qin Zhiyuan, which was an engagement photo between Qin Zhiyuan and Julie. In the photo, the black-haired Qin Zhiyuan was well-dressed in the uniform of a senior general of the Foreign Legion, and the blonde Julie had a charming face. happiness.

Very symbolic photo.

A general from the ancient East came to France, served France and at the same time gained the favor of French beauties. This is in line with the French's usual romance and sensibility.

But at the same time, it will also attract criticism. Has France fallen to the point where it needs to rely on women to win over people?

In all matters, once it involves the national level, personal feelings are often ignored and sacrificed.

"Qin did a good job indeed. He withstood the German Crown Prince's attack and inflicted heavy casualties on the German Crown Prince's troops. Moreover, Qin did not expose his tank troops. Once Qin starts to make a roundabout route, this may become the worst war in this period. A major victory." Lyotei had a complicated expression.

After the start of the World War, the Germans broke into France with thunderous momentum and occupied a large amount of French land. In order to drive away the Germans, France has changed coaches many times, from Joffre to Nivelle, and then to Foch, who just took office. In fact, these people did not take advantage when facing the Germans. At most, they could only maintain their personal status. In an undefeated situation, even in the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme, which were touted as "big victories", the French paid a higher price than the Germans.

The battle report in Lyotai's hand clearly stated that in the past two days, the effective combat results counted by the First Division had exceeded 3,000. Although it did not seem to be much, in contrast, the combat attrition was less than 500. . It is foreseeable that France will finally usher in a real victory, but it is a pity that the military commander is not a French but a Chinese from the Far East.

Although according to convention, the victory of Fernanda de Nueva will be mainly publicized by the commander of the 32nd Division Bastian Garcia, Liotei knew very well that without Qin, the 32nd Division would definitely fail. Fernanda de Noir cannot be defended.

"Qin's victory does not belong to him alone. Our air force boys also performed very well. Without their efforts, Qin's armored forces would have been exposed long ago." Ke wrote furiously on his desk without looking up. Limenceau is writing the introduction to tomorrow's newspaper.

"The losses of the Air Force are also great. In the past two days, we have lost nearly a hundred fighter planes. Although they also heroically shot down the same number of German fighter planes, it is still heartbreaking. Seeing the combat effectiveness of Qin Zhiyuan's troops, I Now he wants Qin to set up an air force to see if he can replicate the miracle of the Chinese in the army." Lyotai thought wildly.

"Yesterday you said you wanted to prevent Qin's strength from further expansion." Clemenceau laughed at Lyotei.

In Clemenceau's view, swinging left and right was the preserve of politicians, and as a soldier, Lyautey had to stand firm.

"Yes, we must prevent Qin's strength from further expansion. I still have this view. Looking at the intelligence from Corsica the day before yesterday, Qin accepted another group of American destroyers. This time there were 10 destroyers. The latest Wicks-class destroyer, With a full-load displacement of 1,250 tons, a speed of 35 knots, a 100-mm-caliber main gun, a triple-mounted 533-caliber torpedo, and a cruising range of 2,500 nautical miles, I don’t remember our navy having such a powerful destroyer," Leotey was worried.

Although Qin Zhiyuan's troops are the only and most powerful troops in Liotai's hands. But Lyautey had never really felt at ease with Qin Zhiyuan, because the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and old Renault was too close. Lyautey even changed the meeting place between him and Clemenceau to Clemenceau's office.

"What does it matter? Those destroyers still fly the flag of the French navy. Qin has no choice but to stand with us. If it loses the support of France, Qin's fleet will not even be able to leave the seaport of Trident City. "This is not a threat." Clemenceau has his own judgment.

As a journalist, Clemenceau is no stranger to Qin Zhiyuan's affairs, and he is also very aware of the changes taking place on Corsica. Unlike Lyotey, Clemenceau did not think Qin Zhiyuan was a threat. Clemenceau knew very well that without the support of a strong country, a modern army that highly relied on logistics could not be maintained. It was precisely because of the weakness of Qin Zhiyuan's motherland. Offsetting Clemenceau's worries about Qin Zhiyuan.

"Speaking of Trident City, I'm very curious about what Qin is doing. He has been building a lot in Corsica, and it is said that millions of dollars have been spent. At the same time, Qin also renamed Ajaccio to Thunder City and Bastia to Trident City, and moved a large number of families of the Foreign Legion from the Far East to Corsica. I have a statistic here. In the past month, the number of ships arriving in Corsica from the Far East has doubled, and almost all of them are families of the Foreign Legion, with a number of more than 30,000. What does Qin want to do? Does Qin want to join the French nationality? Isn't he going to return to the Far East after the war?" Lyautey's mind was full of ideas.

Before US President Wilson proposed the concept of "national autonomy", no one could understand Qin Zhiyuan's approach. So wanting to join the French nationality became the only explanation for Qin Zhiyuan's construction of Corsica.

Wilson will propose the "14 Points of Peace" next year, but now is not the time, because the United States is not strong enough in Europe, and Wilson dare not offend the British and French at this time. The British and French have the most colonies in the world. Once "national self-determination" is implemented, it is foreseeable that a large number of colonies will demand "autonomy", which is unacceptable to the British and French. So it is certain that once Wilson proposes "national self-determination", it will definitely arouse strong opposition from the British and French.

"If Qin joins French nationality, it will probably be the best news for Ferdinand. Maybe you can try it." Clemenceau is happy to see it happen.

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Compared with the conservative British, France can be regarded as an extremely open country. Although France is not a country composed entirely of immigrants like the United States, the French do not reject immigrants, especially immigrants who can help France.

Although Ferdinand Foch did not explicitly oppose the marriage of Qin Zhiyuan and Julie, Foch should be happy to see Qin Zhiyuan join French nationality, because in that case, Julie would not have to follow Qin Zhiyuan to a distant place.

"You can let Louis try." Clemenceau is optimistic about old Renault.

Qin Zhiyuan's acquisition of French citizenship is probably a situation that everyone would like to see, including the Nationalist government.