835 Who is afraid of whom

During the First World War, the generals of the British and French armies, one counts one, and all of them are Luthors by Roque's standards, don't look at the military works written at every turn, what principles, what arts, and what commands sound very lofty, but in fact, when they go to the battlefield, they will only do one thing, and pile up human lives.

Before Roque crossed, he didn't know anything about military affairs, and he only mixed up in military forums for a few days, and the jargon was also a standard mouth cannon, without any actual operation, but with a little fur he learned in the forum, he has now become a recognized tactical expert within the British and French forces, and Roque didn't expect this result.

During the Battle of the Dardanelles, Roque proposed the "frog jumping tactic", which has now become a classic example of the British and French forces, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst has begun to study the "frog jumping tactic".

The Southern African Expeditionary Force's best infantry and artillery coordination tactics are familiar to military experts and enthusiasts who are slightly interested in military affairs in the 21st century, but at the moment in 1915, this tactic has a resounding name called "Locke tactics", and the "Huthier tactics" in another time and space will definitely not appear.

The "Huthier tactics" are also called storm tactics or assault group tactics, and the specific description is very complicated, in fact, it is the coordination of infantry and artillery and breakthrough infiltration, emphasizing the close cooperation between various arms, and the combat mode is similar to the "Locke tactics".

Compared with Roque, Mantin's command style does not even have a style, it basically has nothing to do with art, and the technical content is not as good as that of a shepherd dog herding sheep, such a person Roque will definitely not give face.

Not to mention Manjing, when Xia Fei was the commander-in-chief of the French army, Roque didn't give face, what kind of onion is Manjing.

Compared with Manjing, who is boring and boring, Robert Niveller is much smarter, Roque and Foch are sitting in the corner, Robert Niveller doesn't see it, and he doesn't go here at all, and Manjing, a guy with a double IQ and EQ, takes the initiative to send it to the door to find a draw, and I don't know what Xia Fei and Robert Niveller appreciate about this product.

Roque's purpose in asking Mangin if he has Indian blood is very simple, there is no Indian ancestry, so Roque and Foch complained about Indians, Manjing, why are you in a hurry?

Manjing didn't expect Roque to break the armor when he came up, senior generals, how much they still have to save some face, there are really not many people like Roque who come up and tear their faces.

Roque is watching people serve dishes, such as Foch, even though he is marginalized now, but Roque knows that Foch will rise, so Roque comes to burn the cold stove.

Forget about Mangin and Robert Niveller, these two can become famous at the right time, and the result of being unworthy is short-lived, if Robert Nivelle can honestly be his commander-in-chief, keep a low profile and don't make trouble, maybe he can work in the position of commander-in-chief of the French army for a few more days, if he is unwilling to be lonely and has to plan a battle to prove his ability that he does not exist, it can only be self-inflicted.

The crux of the matter is that Robert Nivelle can't keep a low profile, he is already on the verge of collapse, and the French government, which held back his last breath, will not allow Robert Nivelle to keep a low profile, so Robert Nivelle must attack, so as to satisfy the collective rage of French society.

"Lord Nyasaland, I respect the performance of your British Expeditionary Force on the battlefield—" Mantin's face was gloomy, and he was interrupted by Roque just as he spoke.

"If you are in the mood to stir up trouble, it is better to think about how to defeat the Germans, the French land on the west bank of the Merz River is still occupied by the Germans, if I were you, I would not be in the mood to attend a banquet here." Roque doesn't give Manjing a chance to say but, and continues to uncover Mankin's scars.

If you have the ability, don't play tricks with me, go to the Germans to play prestige, and if you can play tricks, I will lose.

Some people are like this, the civil war is an insider, an outsider, and they can't wait to learn to walk sideways with crabs at home, and when they go out, they meet the big brother in the mixed society next door who is more honest than the chicks.

"We will definitely drive the Germans out of our land—" Mangin tried to say harshly, but no matter how much he listened, he was not confident.

"Then let's get rid of it first." Roque doesn't give Manjing a chance to speak.

Mangin would have gone mad with anger, if it weren't for the fact that Roque was the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, the Earl of Nyasaland, the conqueror of the Ottoman Empire, the liberator of the Kingdom of Belgium, and the Minister of Defense and Minister of War of Southern Africa, Mangin would have gone berserk.

As for the large number of assets under Roque's name, Manjing doesn't care at all, it's good that ordinary people can do one thing well, like Roque is involved in various fields, and there are only one in ten thousand people who can do it.

Not one in 100 million......

Not one in eleven......

Anyway, there is only one in the whole world.

The unpleasantness that happened in the corner of the banquet hall still attracted the attention of others.

There is no way, Manjing is proud of the spring breeze and is the focus of the celebration banquet.

Roque is the most beautiful cub in the audience, even if he hides in the corner, he can't hide the radiant protagonist aura on Roque, but Roque is not in the mood to communicate with people tonight, and everyone who wants to come over to say hello is stopped by Zach and Angel, so Roque can hide in the corner and be happy.

"Lord Nyasaland, it's not like you're here." Robert Niveller was like he had just seen Roque.

Roque relentlessly knocked Robert Niveller's little brother, and the real big brother finally appeared.

"General Niveller, congratulations—" Roque can be merciless to Mantin, and he still has to maintain a superficial politeness to Robert Niveller, after all, the British and French forces will continue to cooperate in the future, and Roque has no confidence in defeating the Germans with the British Expeditionary Force alone.

"Thank you, if it weren't for the fact that you involved a large number of German troops in the Somme, we would not have been able to win the Battle of Verdun." Robert Niveller is much smarter than Mantin, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to win against a large crowd of competitors.

After Xia Fei stepped down, there were many people who were qualified to be the commander-in-chief of the French army, Petain, Robert Niveller, and Foch, who performed well after the outbreak of the world war, were among the candidates, and Xia Fei's assistant De Castroo was also a candidate.

With an aristocratic background and strong ties to Catholicism, the Republican-dominated French government could not accept de Castello as commander-in-chief of the French army.

Petain performed well in the early stages of the Battle of Verdun, which can be regarded as a powerful turning tide, withstanding the German army's frantic offensive at the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, and laying a solid foundation for the French counteroffensive in the later stages of the Battle of Verdun.

The problem was that the disagreement between Petain and Chauffeur led to the gradual reduction of Chauffy's trust in Petain, so Chauffy reused Robert Niveller and Mangin to gradually replace Petain, and then because of the counteroffensive of the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium and the victory of the Russian Empire in Galicia, which effectively affected the support of the German headquarters for Verdun, there was a counteroffensive by Robert Niveller and Mantin.

To put it bluntly, Petain was the one who planted the tree, and when he saw that the flowers and fruits were about to be harvested, Robert Niveller and Mangin picked the peaches.

One can imagine how depressed Petain was that he did not even attend the celebration banquet held by the French government.

Of course, Petain did not attend the celebration because he was unwell.

Foch was excluded for similar reasons to De Castello, Foch was a Catholic and had a brother who was a Jesuit priest, and when he was invited to the altar, Foch did not dissociate himself from Diffy in time, so he was disqualified by the French government.

"What's new after the New Year?" Instead of passively waiting, it is better to take the initiative to participate from the early stage of campaign planning, which will give the British expeditionary force more time to prepare.

"Of course, in 1916 we will launch a series of attacks against the German army, drive the German army from French territory, and invade German territory, so that the Germans will feel the hurt and pain of the war, and we will wash away with our own hands the humiliation that Germany imposed on us through the Franco-Prussian War, and take back Alsace and Lorraine from the hands of the Germans, this time Alsace and Lorraine will always belong to us, and no one can snatch Alsace and Lorraine from us again." Robert Niveller's impassioned speech drew applause from the surrounding audience.

Roque looked depressed, Robert Nivelle Balabala said so much, the actual content was not at all, it was all chicken soup for the soul, but the audience around him still ate Robert Niveller's set, and even Foch was smiling and applauding, which made the frowning Roque and the surrounding cheerfulness incompatible.

Well, after the ups and downs, Foch is also maturing, and the word "mature" is a bit inappropriate to describe Foch, an old man over 60 years old, but for Foch, who only became a general after the World War, this is a completely new field.

"Lord Nyasaland, what are the plans of the British Expeditionary Force in 1916?" Robert Niveller poured enough chicken soup on the others, and finally remembered that there was still Roque who hadn't done it.

Like Roque, the battle of 1915 proved that the French troops could not do without the cooperation of the British Expeditionary Force, and without the series of attacks launched by the British Expeditionary Force at the Somme, the French army at Verdun would certainly not be able to withstand the frenzied German attack, and there would be no final counteroffensive by Robert Niveller and Mangin at the end of 1915.

No one could have imagined that the small army, which had only 250,000 men before the outbreak of the world war, would now become a decisive force that could determine the course of the war.

"Of course the British Expeditionary Force will continue to attack, but we also have to take into account the German counterattack, and the combination of Hindenburg and Ludendorff is a good opponent, and we have to give 100 per cent to deal with it." Since Robert Niveller is shrouded in clouds, don't expect to hear a word of truth from Roque's mouth.

Roque's meaning is obvious, it is impossible for Robert Niveller to use the British Expeditionary Force as a gunman, so it is consumed, and the war has not burned to the British mainland anyway.