Expedition to Europe

About half a month ago, after Hutier carefully studied the course of the Battle of Fer-en-Tadernois, he suggested to the General Staff that the German defense line be withdrawn to Sedan, relying on the mountains there to block the pace of the armored forces of the Foreign Legion.

At the same time, Hutier also strongly requested the German army to develop tanks. In Hutier's view, tanks, like naval battleships, can only compete with each other at the same tonnage level.

It must be said that Hutier's understanding of tanks is correct, and Hutier's suggestions are also timely, but unfortunately, they are not very practical.

At this time, Germany has difficulty maintaining the current scale of logistics supply, and does not have the conditions to produce tanks, which waste resources.

As for withdrawing the defense line to Sedan, there is not much possibility.

Sedan is about 80 kilometers away from Reims and only 14 kilometers away from the border between France and Belgium. If the Germans withdraw to Sedan, it is almost equivalent to withdrawing from French territory, which will cause the German army to begin to doubt the value of the results of their efforts in the past three years.

This is the weight of life that the German General Staff and even the German government cannot bear.

Since this is not possible, Hutier can only lead the 18th Army to bite the bullet and fight to the death.

But the arm is not as good as the thigh after all. When the gap in strength is large to a certain extent, Hutier is powerless.

Hutier is therefore full of anger. In the next battle, he will have to use the flesh and blood of German soldiers to fight against the steel torrent of the foreign legion.

As for what the result will be, not only God knows, but Hutier also knows.

Like Hutier, Qin Zhiyuan is also full of anger.

Something happened in the field hospital in the Romini area.

Just ten days ago, the Sixth Division of the Japanese Army launched their only combat operation so far. This blind combat operation brought heavy casualties to the Sixth Division, with 5,700 people killed and more than 400 injured.

Looking at the casualty ratio, if you don’t see it with your own eyes, you will feel that the data is reversed.

These wounded soldiers were sent to the field hospital set up in the Romini area on the same day to receive care from Chinese military doctors and French nurses.

There are currently nearly a thousand Chinese wounded soldiers in this field hospital, as well as nearly four thousand Annan wounded soldiers and nearly ten thousand French wounded soldiers. There are also wounded soldiers among the Germans captured by the 17th Army, but they are not qualified to stay in the field hospital and can only receive care from German medical soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camp.

Don’t say nonsense like the wounded in the eyes of doctors have no nationality. The saint bitch will not survive for more than an hour on the battlefield.

Before the Japanese wounded were admitted to the field hospital, the atmosphere of the field hospital was very harmonious. The Chinese, French and Annan people got along well, and the doctor-patient relationship was also very harmonious, just like a real big family.

But after the Japanese wounded were admitted to the field hospital, the harmonious relationship seemed to slowly change, and a weird atmosphere began to spread.

Here I want to explain that there is a custom in Japan that the Japanese military does not mind that all members of a unit come from the same region. The Japanese military believes that fellow-township relations will increase the cohesion of the unit and thus enhance the combat effectiveness of the unit.

The Sixth Division comes from the Kumamoto area, also known as the Kumamoto Division, and is one of the six oldest divisions in Japanese history.

Kumamoto is a place where the people are fierce and aggressive. Because there are many mines in the Kumamoto area, most of the soldiers in the Kumamoto unit are miners. They have not received much cultural education and regard joining the army as a better way out than being a miner.

Such a unit composed of miners is certainly strong in combat effectiveness, but there is no way to talk about military discipline. Therefore, the Sixth Division is one of the strongest divisions in the Japanese army, and it is also the division with the worst military discipline. This is unquestionable.

Before arriving in Europe, the miners of the Sixth Division still had a certain fear of Europeans. Coupled with the strict requirements of the division commander Akashi Motojiro, the miners were able to ensure a certain degree of discipline and did not cause too many problems.

But since the miners were injured and admitted to the field hospital, the true colors of these miners who were carefully cared for by the French female nurses were finally exposed.

In another time and space, the Sixth Division was famous for not being able to control their pants. The blood debts committed by this unit are too numerous to list. It can be said that the reason why the Chinese hate the Japanese is largely because of the evil deeds of the Sixth Division.

Before the Japanese arrived in France, the relationship between the French and the Chinese was still good. Although some deep-rooted old stubborn people clamored for "yellow disaster", for ordinary French people, especially those who have received a certain education, the Chinese are not incommunicable, nor are they so strange and difficult to understand.

At least in the hospital, because most of the doctors are Chinese, the French female nurses have a good relationship with the Chinese, and some of them even have secret feelings.

The arrival of the Japanese destroyed all this.

According to the creed of "the goddess of the lantern" Nightingale, caring for patients should be as meticulous as taking care of relatives, and caring and friendly as taking care of children.

Therefore, French female nurses take extra care of patients. Asking about their health is just the basics, bandaging and changing the dressings is just their duty. It is not uncommon for them to wipe the bodies of seriously injured patients on time and even help them go to the toilet.

This is normal and a manifestation of nurses' diligence and responsibility. However, in the eyes of some miners who are extremely inferior in their hearts and eager to gain respect from Europeans, it becomes a manifestation of favoritism.

These miners don't think about it. With a height of less than 1.5 meters, a body like Wu Dalang, and the word "vulgar" written all over your face, you can't stop drooling even when you are talking to people with a serious expression. What qualifications do you have to be favored by the French girl!

But in the eyes of some extremely narcissistic people, everything is possible. Maybe the French girl likes your shady style.

So one night when Qin Zhiyuan was waiting for the flare, two Japanese wounded soldiers who were about to recover hijacked a French female nurse. The two men originally wanted to talk to the nurse about their ideal life, but they didn't expect that the female nurse didn't mean that, so the two miners hijacked the female nurse to the female toilet and prepared to do something bad.

Speaking of wanting to do 3P in the female toilet, the Japanese are really perverted.

Fortunately, they were discovered by a Chinese military doctor who was making rounds, and the two miners did not succeed.

The Chinese military doctor immediately reported to the guards stationed in the field hospital, and the two miners were arrested according to law.

Because of the Japanese army-building policy, the wounded Japanese soldiers in the hospital were basically from the same hometown. Therefore, when the guards arrested the two miners, a conflict of some magnitude was triggered, and finally another 15 Japanese soldiers were arrested.

They were really shameless.

When things got to this point, it was beyond the ability of Mao Shiba, the director of the field hospital, to handle it, so the matter was reported to Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan immediately found Akashi Motojiro and prepared to shoot all the soldiers who made trouble to enforce military law.

"Shooting? This is too much!" Akashi Motojiro was proficient in Chinese, so he argued with Qin Zhiyuan in Chinese.

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"How can it be too much? During the war, criminal acts should be severely punished, especially those against one's own people, which should be severely punished." Qin Zhiyuan was actually not bad. Even if Akashi Motojiro used Japanese, Qin Zhiyuan could have a "discussion" with Akashi Motojiro at the level of a debate.

"But they didn't cause any serious consequences. They didn't even have time to do anything to the woman. If they were sentenced to death for this, it would be too much." Akashi Motojiro insisted.

Akashi Motojiro had a reason to argue. In fact, if the parties were appeased, it wouldn't cause much trouble. But if the two Japanese soldiers were shot according to Qin Zhiyuan's decision, the matter would rise to a national level.

At this time, Japan was trying to get closer to Europe. The Japanese wanted to establish a new image, a new image of "civilized people", an image of "civilized people" recognized by Western countries.

In this way, there should be no news that insults the national dignity, and what happened in Romini Hospital was obviously news that insulted the national dignity.

Like the Chinese, this was also the first time that the Japanese appeared collectively in front of ordinary people in Europe. If such a news appeared, Akashi Motojiro was almost certain that the little national image that Japan had painstakingly built in Europe over the years would be gone.

But how could Qin Zhiyuan miss such an opportunity, so he refused sternly: "This is not too much, and this matter will not end just because the person who made the mistake is punished. You must strictly enforce military discipline when you go back, and never let similar incidents happen again."

"Of course, I have emphasized the seriousness of military affairs, but in this matter, please be kind. I can compensate the lady with some cash privately to ensure her understanding. I believe she will not be too harsh on the warriors who shed blood and sacrificed for her country." Akashi Motojiro wanted to make a big deal out of a small one.

Bribery, or buying off, is a common method used by the Japanese. Of course, these methods are indeed effective in many cases.

But just like you can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep, there are always some people who will refuse bribes from the Japanese for some reasons.

For example, Qin Zhiyuan.

This is still a question of national interests. If the Japanese have a better image in the international community, then the Chinese will be compared to the Japanese. This is almost certain. Because they are in East Asia, the Chinese are often compared with the Japanese. If a country has a high image, then there must be a country with a low, poor and ugly image.

Without contrast, how can there be an image?

"Mr. Qin, please!" Akashi Motojiro bowed 90 degrees, and it was the kind that couldn't be raised up.

"Mr. Akashi, there is no compromise on this matter." Qin Zhiyuan's heart was as hard as iron.

"So, are you going to stick to this matter to the end?" Akashi Motojiro stood up straight, his eyes turned cold.

Unfortunately, there was still a big difference in height between him and Qin Zhiyuan, and it looked very inconsistent.

"We must insist on it. The sanctity of military discipline cannot be desecrated!" Qin Zhiyuan said righteously.

"Can I understand this as your prejudice against the Sixth Division?" Akashi Motojiro was angry and raised the matter to the level of race.

"Whatever!" Qin Zhiyuan was unyielding. Race is race. In international relations, everyone should be racist.

"Very good!" Akashi Motojiro turned pale and left.

Qin Zhiyuan smiled, as if he had seen the end of the Sixth Division.