Chapter 271: Hand-to-hand combat
In May 1917, the world was not just in turmoil in France, but all over the world. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Russia's Korensky government wants to solve the problem of the army, but whatever orders he makes, the situation will go in a worse direction. He issued an order to remove men over the age of 43 from military service, and as a result, the already overcrowded railway system was flooded with middle-aged veterans eager to go home; He abolished the death penalty for deserters, and millions of soldiers immediately began to flee.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was already on the verge of disintegration, and Karl I was still trying to maintain the unity of the country, but the country with internal and external troubles was left with an empty shell, and the Germans were already desperate for the country. If Wilhelm II helped Karl I to maintain power, then Karl I could hold out for a while, and if Wilhelm II abandoned Karl I, then Austria-Hungary would not last more than a month.
The Germans have their own problems, with the much-maligned Chancellor Batemann Holweg finally resigning and a new chancellor delayed. Among the largest oppositionists, that is, representatives of the military, Hindenburg said that he was not interested, and Ludendorff was not qualified enough. Kaiser Wilhelm II had already ********, and his proposed candidate was unlikely to be widely approved.
It seems that the British are in the best situation, but in fact the British have a lot of problems, because of the unlimited submarine warfare of the Germans, Britain lost more than 1 million tons of freighters in April, Lloyd George asked the navy to provide escort for merchant ships, but the navy objected, so Lloyd George appointed Churchill as secretary of war, trying to use Churchill to influence the admirals.
At the same time, labor disputes broke out in Britain, and workers went on strike to demand better treatment and more humane working conditions.
There was also a group of protesters who demanded peace.
These people were Lenin's companions.
It seemed that every ship would capsize at any time, but it was able to hold on, and the war continued.
In the afternoon of the same day, Qin Zhiyuan called back to Old Renault, and then that night, Qin Zhiyuan became a serious Frenchman.
Without going to the immigration office, without applying, or even swearing in front of the French flag, Qin Zhiyuan didn't even know the content of the constitution and became a French citizen.
The privileged class is not owned by any one country, but is common all over the world, and even an unknown tribe in Africa is ruled by a chieftain. For France, or rather, for developed countries, the existence of privilege is even more serious.
For example, the old Renault, his Renault group almost controls the lifeblood of the French military industry, and no one in France dares to say that the old Renault is not a word. Even some time ago, when the members of the National Assembly questioned the relationship between the Minister of War Leotei and Qin Zhiyuan, no one dared to mention the name of the elder Renault, although the intimacy between the elder Renault and Qin Zhiyuan was well known in Paris.
Look, those self-proclaimed "fair and upright" parliamentarians can attack the country's Minister of War, but they dare not even mention the name of the old Renault, the privilege that the old Renault has can be seen.
Qin Zhiyuan has French nationality, as if nothing has happened, and as if everything is different.
That night, the elder Renault held a banquet at the Great Weaver Restaurant, although only more than 20 people attended, but the next day Qin Zhiyuan's accession to French nationality spread all over the world.
All rumors against Qin Zhiyuan, the Foreign Legion, the Black Swan Castle, Corsica, and Qin Zhiyuan's adoption of orphans have disappeared, and the French government has even directly protested against the British government against the racial discrimination of the Daily Telegraph against Qin Zhiyuan and the Foreign Legion.
According to the words of the capitalist countries, with Qin Zhiyuan's accession to French nationality, the question of Qin Zhiyuan has become an internal contradiction in France, and no other country has the right to point fingers.
The British government reacted quickly and immediately ordered the Daily Telegraph to close down, leaving the decades-old media giant unable to publish a newspaper for a week.
What a loss.
Qin Zhiyuan was not in the mood to care about the dirty things of the "Daily Telegraph", so let the French government and the British government tear it up. Qin Zhiyuan will come to the presidential cabinet residence to receive the medal prepared for him by President Raymond Poincaré.
In the president's office, Qin Zhiyuan met with Raymond Poincaré.
To be honest, the last time he came here, the memory left for Qin Zhiyuan was not good, he waited here for an hour last time, and only got five minutes to meet, and then he was sent to Corsica by Raymond Poincaré.
This time it was obviously much smoother, and after Raymond's secretary saw Qin Zhiyuan, he took Qin Zhiyuan directly to Raymond's office.
To Qin Zhiyuan's surprise, Clemenceau was also there.
It seems that Clemenceau is about to come to power.
Seeing Qin Zhiyuan coming in, Lei Meng took the initiative to get up and walked towards Qin Zhiyuan happily.
Qin Zhiyuan hadn't trusted the president to greet him, so he took a few steps to meet him.
"Qin, I'm so happy to see you again, and what makes me happiest is that now we are finally on the same front." Raymond Poincaré took the initiative to reach out and hold Qin Zhiyuan's hand with great enthusiasm.
"It is my pleasure, Mr. President." Qin Zhiyuan's pun is not only to express the honor of visiting Poincaré, but also to express the honor of joining the French nationality.
"Originally, it would have been more appropriate for George to give you this medal, but I want to make up for my regrets, George wants to do something to you and give him a headache." Raymond joked innoccupiantly.
"Ehehe, I naturally have my own way, France will not forget everyone who has paid for him, and Qin is no exception." Clemenceau was in no hurry.
Based on Clemenceau's understanding of Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan, who has a medal rank or something, doesn't care at all, what Qin Zhiyuan cares about is real interests. If you want to win over Qin Zhiyuan and give him a hundred tanks, it is definitely more effective than a hundred medals.
"In recognition of your outstanding performance in the Battle of Feron Tadenoy, Qin, I now award you the second Grand Cross Knight, and I hope that you will continue to make meritorious contributions to France in the days to come." Lei Meng turned around and picked up a medal from the table and hung it on Qin Zhiyuan's chest.
"It's a great honor." Qin Zhiyuan was indifferent.
Of course, it was indifferent, this was the second Grand Cross medal Qin Zhiyuan obtained, and the last one was still in Kapi, because of that batch of gold.
The Grand Cross is the second largest in the Legion of Honor system, with a maximum of 75 people receiving it.
"Qin, this is worth being happy about, you know, since the establishment of the Grand Cross, you are the first French general to be able to receive two Grand Crosses, congratulations." Poincaré meant it.
The first to get two?
It seems that this thing is really not wholesale.
(To be continued.) )