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For Jian Yi, who asked him to report to Yan Shao, Cai Yi is still very obedient, after all, Liu Guangyuan, Xiang Xinyuan and others are also for his good―――――― of course, this is not to say that they are not jealous of Cai Yi, but Liu Guangyuan once worked with Cai Yi in Shandong, and has a good relationship with Cai Yi, as for Xiang Xinyuan, they...

If Cai Ye is unlucky, and Liu Guangyuan can more or less get some benefits, then these people will not benefit at all. In this case, why bother to go against Cai Yi, on the other hand, if there is nothing to do, then showing favor to Cai Ye at this time may become a very good investment.

In fact, if it weren't for the urgency of the situation on Verdun's side, I'm afraid that the first thing Cai Ye would do after learning the news was to ask Yan Shao for advice.

After all, before leaving, Yan Shao had already told them that no matter what happened on the front line, they would wait for their secret weapons to be delivered.

Yan Shao has already said it very clearly, if Cai Ye not only listens, but doesn't even make a report, wouldn't it be clear that he is working against Yan Shao? Not to mention that Yan Shao is not a broad-minded person in the first place, after learning such a thing, no matter how much Yan Shao values Cai Yi, I am afraid that there will be some pimples in his heart.

And Cai Ye is jealous of many people because of his current status, glory, prestige and Yan Shao's weight, if there is a contradiction between them, as I said earlier, even Yan Shao does not need to do it himself, Cai Ye will be unlucky...

So the order had just been issued, and Cai had already sent a telegram to Beijing by radio, and described the situation at the front in detail.

At this time, radio technology was relatively mature and had begun to be popularized.

So not long after the telegram went out, it had already fallen into Yan Shao's hands.

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When the telegram was delivered to Yan Shao, Yan Shao was with his family.

Although I have to be busy with a lot of things every day. But even so, Yan Shao will still try his best to spare some time to accompany his family every day, which can be regarded as a habit of Yan Shao.

It's just that Yan Shao and the others were about to clean up and go to the museum to enjoy the exhibits there. The telegram is in hand...

"Verdun..."Looking at the contents of the telegram, Yan Shao was taken aback.

Maybe Yan Shao didn't know as much about World War I as he did about World War II, but he definitely heard of Verdun, after all, the Battle of Verdun was one of the most famous battles in World War I, and the name of Verdun's meat grinder could be described as thunderous in later generations.

It can be said that in later generations, many people have not even heard of the Battle of the Marne. You have also heard about the Battle of Verdun, which gives you an idea of the importance of this battle.

It's just that Yan Shao never thought that Verdun would be so close to Cai Yi's station, and even involved Cai Yi and them.

It is not surprising that, although Verdun was extremely famous in later generations, it was such a small town as 'Saint-Menord'. I am afraid that very little will be known in the Hereafter. Few people in later generations knew that the town was only about 30 kilometers away from Verdun.

Although Yan Shao had also heard of Verdun's Cunzài, it was obviously impossible for him to study this kind of thing, let alone understand where this town called 'Saint-Menud' was.

It is until now, Yan Shao's heart is somewhat regretful, if he had learned that Cai Ye and they were arranged in St. Mnould. If you find a way to get a map and look at it, I'm afraid you can avoid today's incident.

Having said that, it's too late to regret now, not to mention that there is no regret medicine sold in this world.

On the other hand, Yan Shao also agreed with Cai Yi's judgment.

That's right, although they could have refused Xia Fei's request under the pretext that the troops had not yet completed their training. But as long as they did not withdraw from Saint-Mönnoord, they would definitely be threatened by the Germans, especially if the Germans did capture the fortress of Verdun, which was only more than thirty kilometers away from Verdun, and the Chinese expeditionary force stationed here. will be directly exposed to the Germans.

At that time, I am afraid that Cai Ye and they will have no other way than to run away, and it is difficult to say whether they can even run away.

Because according to the information provided by the expeditionary force, the number of troops of the expeditionary force is large. But in fact, the number of trucks in St. Mnoulde is pitiful, if the expeditionary force wants to car, it can only rely on two legs, and all heavy equipment must be abandoned, even so, it may not be able to run past the wheels of the Germans' cars―――――― so that it is not the French who deliberately make things difficult, but no one expected that the Germans would actually raid the fortress of Verdun, and the expeditionary force is in a state of training and has no combat mission.

The logistical requirements at the front line are also tight, almost all the vehicles are sending supplies to the front, and of course it is impossible to bring in a batch of trucks and throw them at the expeditionary force to rust.

In fact, not to mention trucks, even ordinary mule carts, there are few expeditionary forces.

Because some of the supplies needed by the expeditionary force were usually delivered on time by the French army, there was no need to have their own vehicles.

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In addition to the above, there are many other political considerations.

From a military point of view, the expeditionary force has only two options at the moment, one is to go directly to Verdun, reinforce Verdun, and hold there until the French reinforcements arrive, but in doing so, the casualties will be a bit too large. The other is to run directly away from Verdun, so that even if the Germans break through Verdun, there is nothing they can do with the expeditionary force.

But this is only from a military point of view, from a political point of view, the expeditionary force has only one way to choose, reinforcements, as for retreat...

That's right, you can argue that your troops have not yet completed their training, but when you are in need of support in a bloody battle on the front line, you are indifferent or even run away, what will the world think? They will only see the expeditionary force as cowards.

During this period of time, the status and reputation accumulated by the Nationalist government may also be completely lost overnight...

The independent status of the expeditionary force on the Western Front will basically be useless, and even the issue of Iraq and Kuwait, which has long been negotiated. I'm afraid there will be many twists and turns in my life, and if I don't get it right, I will even have a chicken and egg fight.

Therefore, although the casualties will be staggering if they support Verdun, Yan Shao and them can only grit their teeth at this time.

Let alone...

To support Verdun, the casualties will be very large. But if Verdun can be kept, the benefits will definitely not be less. After all, whoever can hold Verdun will be regarded as a hero of France. If the expeditionary force can hold on to Verdun, then the title of Hero of France will definitely be indispensable, and the position of the expeditionary force on the Western Front can also be consolidated. Even in many things, Yan Shao, who had shown his strength, could also use the expeditionary force to make more demands on the Entente.

Overall, a book of great profits...

Of course, if you fail to hold Verdun, you may end up losing all your money...

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"Seal a telegram to Cai Yi..." to indicate that something is wrong. After being unable to walk for a while, Yan Shao paced back and forth in the room, and then faced the visitor. "Sue him, I agree with his approach, and ask him to hold Verdun with as few casualties as possible..."

Yan Shao thought for a moment, and then continued. At the same time, he was reassured. In addition to the second batch of expeditionary forces, I will also call up some more reserves, even if the casualties of the expeditionary force after the war are relatively large, there is no need to worry about replenishment, so that they must carry forward the stubborn fighting spirit of the Wehrmacht, and hold Verdun no matter what, and never let a German pass! ”

If Verdun can be defended, then maybe it's okay not to send tanks over, but if you can't hold it―――――― maybe the shape of the entire First World War will also change because of this battle...

So anyway. Verdun could only hold on.

After a slight pause, Yan Shao continued. "And send another telegram to the French, asking them to send some more reinforcements, especially heavy weapons......... In order to take Verdun, the French must have gathered a large number of artillery. If there is no equal firepower, we will suffer a lot at Verdun, so it is necessary to prepare the French in this regard..."

The only thing that makes Yan Shao happy now is that Cai Ye got a position as the commander-in-chief of the Verdun region, although it is only a part-time position, but with this position, Cai Ye can completely command the French ** team that arrived later.

Although this does not mean that Cai can use those French as cannon fodder, at least the casualties of the expeditionary force can be reduced...

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In fact, there is no need to say this at all, the French are already doing this.

Almost as soon as Verdun was attacked, Xia Fei had already begun to send reinforcements from all over the country, but Cai Yi's expeditionary force was the closest to Verdun, and it was in a state of training at that time, and it was not transferred to the Champagne area like other troops, so it was like this...

In addition to a large number of reinforcements, all kinds of equipment are also being transferred to Verdun.

It can be said that as long as Cai Ye can hold on for the first few days, he will be greeted by a steady stream of reinforcements.

On the other hand, after the order, the man left the room with the manuscript, and at the same time, Yan Shao also looked at Elaline and Caterina apologetically. "I'm sorry, but I can't go to the museum with you guys in the last few days..."

"It's nothing, it's a matter of business after all..."Touching Fumiko's head, Kaoru Otsuki said with a smile.

On the side, Elaline asked. "Yan, is the question very strict?"

Although it seems to be nothing on the surface, Yan Shao has been with her for more than ten years after all, and it is easy to see that her heart is not as calm as it seems.

She saw clearly what had just happened, Xia Fei fell into the trap set by the Germans, and the Germans were storming Verdun, which made her a little frightened.

Of course, she knew very well who Xia Fei was, after all, he was the commander-in-chief of the French 6th Army.

The importance of Verdun has been mentioned to her by Bertrand in the past two years.

If Verdun had really been taken by the Germans, as many had judged, I am afraid that the whole battle would have changed.

"Don't worry, it's okay..."Seeing that Elano seemed a little worried, Yan Shao said with a smile. Cai Ye had already rushed there with his troops. One day is enough time for him to reach Verdun, and as long as he can hold on for three days, the follow-up reinforcements will arrive in an endless stream..."

Yan Shao didn't think that with Cai Yi's ability, he would not be able to stand Verdun, not to mention that Verdun in history was not captured by the Germans.

What he really worries about is casualties. Historically, Verdun was known as the meat grinder, with nearly a million casualties between France and Germany. Although the expeditionary force also had as many as 50,000 or 60,000 men, it was inconspicuous in such a large battle.

Eleno still knows a little bit about Cai Ng's ability, so after hearing that Cai Que has rushed there with his troops, Ileno finally put some of his mind at ease...

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In the barracks outside the town of St. Mnoult. After some relatively simple preparations, a large number of Defence officers and soldiers left the camp, where they had been living for some time.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the expedition did not know that what they would face next would be a place that could be called hell. Therefore, although the officers and men of the unit were a little nervous about the coming war, they did not feel fear and fear―――――― and came here from Tianjin. It has also been a few months, and they have long been mentally prepared for battle, so naturally they will not feel that there is anything to be afraid of.

However, in order to rush to Verdun as much as possible, the expeditionary force did not carry too many things when they went out, but only carried some equipment with them. The final equipment of the entire expeditionary force is the 8omm mortars and Maxim heavy machine guns currently equipped, as for the 75mm infantry guns and 1o5mm light howitzers of the artillery units, as well as 12omm caliber mortars. All of them were left in the town's camp and guarded by artillery.

This is also a helpless move, the weight of the infantry artillery is too large, and the expeditionary force has no trucks in their hands, and the military situation in Verdun is urgent at the moment, and if you rely on hand pushing, you don't know how much time it will take. As for the 12omm mortar, if the 6omm and 8omm mortars are still relatively small in weight and there is not much difference between them, then the 12omm caliber mortars are quite different from the first two. It is very inconvenient to carry.

As for the Maxim heavy machine gun......... This is what Cai Ye is required to carry.

Because he knew very well that it would be impossible to attack in a short time when he went to Verdun this time, after all, they had such a small number of troops in their hands, and this time in order to attack Verdun, the Germans did not know how many troops they had prepared. A blind counterattack is unlikely to yield any results, but will result in the loss of already valuable forces.

Therefore, it is better to waste troops on a blind counterattack, and it is better to stay in the fortress and resist with the fortifications. At this time, the machine gun can wield a lot of power.

Even if the Germans had more artillery, as long as the machine guns could be retained, Cai Ye was sure to make the Germans suffer some hardships. And even the white-knuckle battle Cai Yi is not afraid, although according to reports from the front, the Germans also seem to be using sapper shovels, so that the Wehrmacht in this regard can not wield the advantage of the Shandong Campaign, that is, in a narrow trench, the advantage of the flexibility of the engineer shovel.

But at least there will be no losses, and the other weapons equipped by the Wehrmacht also have greater restraint on the Germans. For example, the Wehrmacht is armed with an American Browning M1911 pistol, with a caliber of up to M, which is even larger than a machine gun ...

The Germans were armed with Luger PO8 pistols, with a caliber of only 9 mm, and ordinary people who were shot two or three times or perhaps had the ability to fight back, but the M1911......... With a shot from the 11.43 caliber of this pistol, the enemy is basically completely incapacitated...

In addition to the pistols, the Wehrmacht was also armed with pump-action shotguns known as the 'trench sweepers', which, despite being defensive operations, gave the Wehrmacht great advantages in close combat―――――― in fact they were even more advantageous than pistols.

The reason is also simple, because it is impossible for everyone to have a pistol. At least in the current Wehrmacht, only the squad leader level can be equipped, and the number is pitiful, on the other hand, shotguns, at least one squad will be equipped with more than one person. Although only the Third Division is currently equipped with shotguns in the expeditionary force, even this is much more powerful than pistols.

With these equipment, coupled with Cai's trust in his own troops. Cai believes that even if the Germans can rush to the ground, he will be able to drive these Germans down...

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After leaving the town of Saint-Menud, a large number of soldiers began to make a forced march in the direction of Verdun. Since St. Menourd was only more than 30 kilometers away from Verdun, and it basically didn't matter if the French had spent a day at the summit of Verdun, Cai Ye did not rush to the road, but while forcibly marching, he also paid attention to the situation of the team, and made sure to ensure that the whole team would not be chaotic when the forced march occurred, and at the same time ensure the physical fitness of the soldiers, so as to avoid them from being unable to participate in the battle because of excessive physical losses as soon as they arrived in Verdun.

However, just as Cai Ye and the others were on a forced march, the Germans in Verdun also learned of this information. It's just that for this information, although there is a slight frown, the Germans did not take it to heart.

In their opinion, even if the Chinese expeditionary force really came up with reinforcements, it would not be possible to stop the German offensive, and they came over only to add to the merits of the German army in this battle.

Having said that, the Germans increased their offensive forces, hoping to take Verdun as soon as possible.