Expedition to Europe

In fact, the relationship between the Beiyang government and the Japanese at this time was quite good.

Many people in the Beiyang Department have studied in Japan, so they have always had a good sense of this country. Therefore, to a certain extent, there are many "pro-Japanese" factions in the Beiyang Department.

When it comes to studying abroad, you can see the tendency in the choice of international students. Only those who admire a country will go to study in that country. I have never heard of anyone going to study in Africa.

As for KMT, there are more "pro-Japanese factions" in their party. After all, their party leader had received funding from the Japanese when he fought against the Qing Dynasty, and he also had a good impression of Japan.

The Japanese did really well when they wanted to deliberately win over the Republic of China government, so compared to Western countries, the Japanese's reputation in the Republic of China is still good so far.

Xu Duan and others, as leaders of the Beiyang government, were not unwary of the Japanese's attempts to win over them. They also knew that the Japanese were ambitious, but as the same saying goes, when a weak country has no diplomacy and is inferior to others in terms of strength, it is all too much. tear.

That night, Qin Zhiyuan received a telegram from the Beiyang government, asking Qin Zhiyuan to hand over the arrested Japanese to Akashi Genjiro. At that time, Akashi Genjiro's chief of staff was staying in front of Qin Zhiyuan's combat command department, waiting to handle them. Take it back.

What does this mean...forced to have a baby?

Qin Zhiyuan was furious. While asking Pierre to deal with Akashi Genjiro's chief of staff, he ordered Mao Shiba to immediately shoot all the 17 Japanese who committed the crime.

There is a wrongdoer and a debtor. It is said that these two soldiers with evil intentions are not worthy of death. The mistakes they made are not even as big as those of the Japanese who fought against the guards. But since they want to break up, then they will just do it without stopping. Simply block all the escape routes and get it done.

So when the proud chief of staff went to Romini Hospital to pick up the patient, he saw corpses all over the ground, as well as a crowd of war reporters watching.

Seeing the Japanese officers coming, the war reporters swarmed over.

"Sir, please explain the reason why this happened." This question is quite satisfactory.

"Sir, do you think the root cause of this incident is the bad nature of the Yamato nation?" This question has a certain direction. Everyone knows the reporter who asked the question, Philip from "News".

"Sir, less than a week after arriving in France, such a vicious incident happened. How do you feel?" This question came from Lance, a reporter from "Le Figaro".

"Le Figaro" and Clemenceau do not get along very well, but Clemenceau will not attack "Le Figaro" because of this. In this regard, the French are indeed more democratic, and they have free rules of the game. .

Akashi Genjiro's face was ashen, he didn't answer any questions, he ordered people to collect the body, got into the car and ran away.

Pierre didn't have to run away. Pierre was also surrounded by reporters. A group of unscrupulous reporters also threw these questions to Pierre.

"First of all, we must make sure that as a soldier and a soldier with a sense of justice, Qin will never tolerate anyone who makes mistakes..." Such an opportunity should not be missed, Pierre spoke eloquently and praised Qin Go far and step on the Japanese.

Anyway, we have already broken up, so it doesn’t matter if we say a few more words. Pierre has never been a kind person.

For Pierre, Qin Zhiyuan, who has become a French citizen, is one of his own, and the Japanese are outsiders. The two words "inside and one outside" have different weights.

But this is not the case for everyone. After all, the Japanese have come all the way to help in the war. The Japanese ambassador to France also has good friends in Bordeaux, so there are still some discordant voices.

Later, Qin Zhiyuan received a call from Liotai.

"Qin, you are so impulsive..." When Leo Tai spoke, he did not mean to blame Qin Zhiyuan, but only complained deeply, just like Qin Zhiyuan's grumbling tone: "If you do this, my job will be ruined." Very passive, now the Japanese government has lodged a protest with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, demanding fair treatment and the transfer of these people from your defense zone. The British are not satisfied either. They say that we have destroyed the friendship between allies and ask us to give them. If you give me an explanation, you are really making a fool of yourself!"

There is really no small matter in diplomacy, especially during such a critical period. A small unpleasantness may lead to disastrous consequences. Lyautey had to cheer up and stay up late at night to continue working.

"Louis, it's not impulsive, but those people deserve what they deserve. If they don't completely correct their thinking, they will create a bigger trap. Compared to the war in Reims, this is nothing. Also, don't be okay. Just complain to me, I just did it What I should do is look at what people you gave me. I would rather not have troops like the 6th Division. If they want to transfer them, then just transfer them. Perandes, North Africa, Isonzuo, let them go wherever they want." Qin Zhiyuan kept his words.

What is certain is that Qin Zhiyuan is definitely qualified to complain to Liotai now. In Lyotai's position, his task was to coordinate logistics for front-line generals like Qin Zhiyuan, so that Qin Zhiyuan and the others could concentrate on fighting the Germans without any worries.

From another perspective, the occurrence of this kind of thing is not Qin Zhiyuan's problem. The problem lies with the Japanese. Qin Zhiyuan is very confident that the French will not do anything to him.

Of course not. Foch, the commander-in-chief of the French army, has not yet made a sound, which fully demonstrates Foch's attitude.

"Well, even if those people deserved it, who has the right to punish them? It's not you, nor me, but the military court. If the military court sentences them to death, then they deserve it. If the military court feels that they don't deserve to die, then they will also receive the punishment they deserve. What do you mean by this?" Lyautey insisted on maintaining procedural justice.

Westerners attach great importance to "procedural justice". They analyze rights and responsibilities in detail and generally do not go beyond the scope.

This way of dividing rights and responsibilities is not good or bad, but it will lead to some ridiculous facts. For example, in many European countries, if you find a thief in your home, you have no right to catch the thief, but you have to say to the thief, "Please don't move, I have called the police, wait here and wait for the police to come and catch you..."

It would be a pity if the thief would just sit there and wait for death.

"To tell you the truth, I don't believe in those military courts. Those sons of bitches won't sentence them to death. At most, they will be sent back to their hometowns. I don't want my nurse to feel wronged. She might vent her grievances on the wounded." Qin Zhiyuan was merciless.

"What are you talking about? Watch your words." Leotai was a little angry.

Of course Leotai would be angry. Although Leotai would not appear in court, Leotai was nominally the president of the military court. Qin Zhiyuan was tantamount to scolding Leotai.

"Sorry, Louis, I'm not targeting you. You know what I mean." Qin Zhiyuan apologized immediately. He had just forgotten the relationship between Leotai and the military court.

"..." Leotai on the other end of the phone was silent.

Leotai had nothing to say.

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During this period of time, the military court is secretly trying the case of the French army mutiny some time ago. Tens of thousands of people have been found guilty, but only a few hundred people have received the punishment they deserve. More people have to confess in prison and colonies. In a sense, the military court has failed to do its job during this period.

The French government and the Ministry of the Army have issued a gag order. No one is allowed to mention the "mutiny" some time ago, just as if they had never happened.

But for active military personnel, how can this be possible!

"In short, do what you should do now, and don't make my work more passive. If possible, I really want you to be in my position and feel this torment." Lyaute could only say a few words without any pain, and there was no way for Qin Zhiyuan.

The victor will never be blamed. If Qin Zhiyuan can drive the French out of French territory, let alone Lyaute, all the French will be grateful to Qin Zhiyuan. Even if Qin Zhiyuan shoots all the Japanese, Qin Zhiyuan is still a hero of France.

Just after finishing the call with Lyautey, Foch called again.

"Qin, you will get two new divisions tomorrow. At the same time, the War Committee decided that from now on, you are the commander of the Foreign Legion. Do a good job and let those who love you down." Foch did not say a word of blame, and expressed his support for Qin Zhiyuan with his actions.

"Thank you, Ferdinand, thank you very much." Qin Zhiyuan said from the bottom of his heart.

Even though Foch is Qin Zhiyuan's father-in-law, Qin Zhiyuan still has to call Foch's name directly during working hours. This has nothing to do with equality, but a clear distinction between public and private.

In fact, the Foreign Legion has been dead in name so far. The Foreign Legion seems to be still in its entirety, but in fact, the Foreign Legion Headquarters in Algeria is only an empty shell. Except for the Chinese and Annamites, the troops in Europe basically participated in the "mutiny" some time ago. If it were not for Qin Zhiyuan, France might have disbanded the Foreign Legion.

Since the remaining troops of the Foreign Legion were actually in Qin Zhiyuan's hands, the War Committee simply appointed Qin Zhiyuan as the head of the Foreign Legion. Foch must have done a lot of work in this.

"Don't thank me, you deserve it, but I'm afraid you have to work harder, because the current Foreign Legion headquarters is a mess. I guess you will have to go to Algeria in a while, and the reconstruction work will be long." Foch was a little sorry.

Qin Zhiyuan and Julie's wedding was scheduled during Christmas. If Qin Zhiyuan went to Algeria during the "winter break", he and Julie would definitely be together more and apart less, and Foch would inevitably be complained by Julie.

However, compared with the Foreign Legion, Julie's complaints are simply not worth mentioning. At that time, Qin Zhiyuan can take Julie to Algeria to experience the taste of "local emperor".

At this time, the French are really like local emperors to the colonies.

Qin Zhiyuan's execution of several Japanese in France may cause a chain reaction in all aspects. But if Qin Zhiyuan was in Algeria and shot some local people in the colony, even if he shot a thousand people, no one would say a word against Qin Zhiyuan.

Don’t think that the “freedom and equality” that the French always talk about is for everyone. For the French, the local people in the colony are not human beings at all.