Expedition to Europe

As for the problem of logistics, Qin Zhiyuan is actually making planned improvements.

Adhering to the experience of the PLA that "it is better to rent than to buy, and it is better to build than to rent", Qin Zhiyuan is always used to holding the gun in his own hands. This gun not only includes the troops, but also the weapons and ammunition needed by the troops.

In the current Trident City, a series of factories are being built.

After completion, Corsica will have the ability to independently build a series of weapons from tanks to bullets.

Of course, due to the limited resources of Corsica, the raw materials needed to make weapons still need to be purchased from mainland France.

However, this is not a big problem. Corsica is just a test product for Qin Zhiyuan to train workers and increase the proficiency of engineers. When the arsenal really comes into play, it should be after returning to the Republic of China.

Compared with Corsica, the Republic of China has sufficient resources and can provide all the raw materials for production. At that time, it is time for these workers and engineers to show their skills.

I almost forgot that when Zhang Tianshou went to Borneo, he also took away two bullet production lines, which fully shows that Qin Zhiyuan's strategy has begun to work. You know, the workers and engineers who went with the production line were all Chinese, all trained by Renault. They would build an arsenal in Borneo that was composed entirely of Chinese.

Huang Bohan was still ambitious. After returning to Borneo, Huang Bohan immediately placed additional orders with the Renault factory, ordering all the equipment needed to build a thermal power plant and a medium-sized steel mill.

This did not arouse the vigilance of the Dutch authorities, because Huang Bohan himself had a mine. Huang Bohan claimed that he wanted to process the ore produced by the mine in depth to create greater profits.

The Dutch were happy to see this happen because they would get more tax revenue.

Qin Zhiyuan was even more happy to see this happen. He not only bought twice as many machines from old Renault, but also instructed Gaspard to ask the British about the possibility of buying land in Australia.

Australia's iron ore reserves are among the highest in the world, and it is easy to mine, the ore grade is high, and the mines are relatively concentrated, basically in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. If he could buy this place, then Qin Zhiyuan would not have to worry about steel for at least a century.

A century...

It sounds like a long time.

Speaking of iron ore, Qin Zhiyuan used to be a spy, and he had a lot of knowledge about the distribution of mineral deposits around the world, such as oil in Borneo, steel in Australia, etc.

No need to give examples, oil and steel are enough.

In the final analysis, Qin Zhiyuan is working so hard now just to get a qualification, a qualification to compete with Western countries. Only by mixing in "imperialism" will these Western countries not look at Qin Zhiyuan differently, and will treat Qin Zhiyuan with an equal attitude, rather than charity or hostility.

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Three days of artillery bombardment day and night are enough to cover up the tactical actions of the infantry.

When the last night of artillery bombardment ended, at five o'clock in the morning, the infantry who had secretly advanced to the front of the German position launched a very sudden attack and captured the German front-line position in one fell swoop.

At this time, the German positions were in a defensive vacuum. The front-line defense troops had withdrawn to the rear due to heavy casualties in the artillery bombardment, and the German reinforcements had not yet entered the positions.

Therefore, the 17th Army occupied the German front-line positions at almost no cost.

Just four months ago, the British successfully implemented this tactic in the Battle of Arras. At that time, the Canadians relied on precise infantry and artillery to capture Vimy Ridge, becoming the only bright spot for the British in the Battle of Arras.

In Tadenois, Qin Zhiyuan perfectly copied this tactic and also succeeded.

The Germans had more than one line of defense. Their positions were five kilometers deep, from the first-line positions to Reims, they were all German defense lines.

After conquering the first line of defense, Qin Zhiyuan's order was to defend on the spot.

Liu Zizheng and Ruan Juncai's troops executed Qin Zhiyuan's order, but the French troops of the newly formed 21st and 23rd Divisions continued to attack the German deep positions.

For this reason, Qin Zhiyuan, the commander of the 17th Army, and Bastien had their first quarrel.

The quarrel took place in the combat command room. Qin Zhiyuan still took Bastien's face into consideration and drove all irrelevant personnel out of the combat command room, leaving only Qin Zhiyuan and Bastien. Even Maxim was "invited" out by Qin Zhiyuan.

After everyone left the command room, Qin Zhiyuan slammed the deformed gloves in his hand on the sofa in the rest area, and angrily asked Bastien: "Why don't you follow the order?"

"Qin, we are now in the upper hand, and it is time to make a concerted effort. If we don't exert force now, when will we exert force?" Bastien didn't care about Qin Zhiyuan's caution.

Facing Qin Zhiyuan's questioning, Bastien blinked his eyes and answered with a little surprise and fear.

Since the Battle of Fer-en-Tad-Noire, Bastien has found it difficult to remain calm in front of Qin Zhiyuan, especially when Qin Zhiyuan gets angry, Bastien can feel the fear rising from his heart.

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Perhaps, this is momentum!

"How to exert force? Didn't you read the battle report of the spring offensive? Didn't you participate in the deduction of the General Staff? You knew that the Germans dug a trap for us to fall into, why did you turn a blind eye?" Qin Zhiyuan was extremely angry and asked questions like a machine gun.

"Qin, now is different from four months ago. Crown Prince Wilhelm, who was in charge of defense at that time, has been captured by us. Whether Oscar von Hutier will carry out Ludendorff's plan is still unknown. Why can't we give it a try?" Bastian tried to explain, not giving up the idea of ​​attacking.

"How can I emphasize to you that Ludwig Falkenhausen, who refused to carry out Ludendorff's orders, has been dismissed. If Oscar Hutier would not carry out Ludendorff's orders, Ludendorff would not have sent him at all. What do you mean by a try? Is it the lives of the soldiers?" Qin Zhiyuan was furious.

"If you want, you can send tanks up." Bastian looked a little uneasy. He subconsciously wiped the sweat from his palms on his military pants, and gave Qin Zhiyuan a "cute" answer with wide eyes.

"Tanks? You still want to send tanks up? I really want to open your head and see what's inside?" Qin Zhiyuan was disrupted by Bastian's answer.

"It must be bad!" Bastian stammered.

Since the Chinese army was formed, compared with the French, the Chinese stomachs are connected to the alien space.

On average, the amount of food eaten by a Chinese person in each meal is almost the same as that of two French people.

This has led to a rumor in France: Chinese people, like cows, have four stomachs... They can eat everything and always finish it...

"Don't think about this for now. Your troops have now become a delicious meal on the German table. If you don't withdraw them now, I promise you will regret it!" Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to dwell on the issue of the Chinese "stomach".

"No, it won't..." Bastian was very uncertain.

"Report, the 185th and 192nd Regiments were besieged by the Germans, and Colonel Hausen requested support." Before Bastian finished speaking, the report of the staff came from outside the door.