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In the expeditionary force station, not very far from Paris, more than a dozen generals and colonels were looking at a group of soldiers training in the distance. Those soldiers are training in white-knuckle warfare in the already set up field, and the soldiers wearing protective tools are training with wooden rifles and bayonets under the leadership of their respective officers, with an atmosphere close to actual combat...

"Very good..."Looking at the training ground, from time to time wounded soldiers would be carried out of the field, Liu Guangyuan, who was standing in the middle of many officers, said slightly. Training is to be close to actual combat, and we don't know how many battles we have to fight in the future, and if we want them to get used to the atmosphere of actual combat quickly, the best way is to train new recruits in this way. ”

After speaking, Liu Guangyuan turned his head and looked at his subordinates. "Sweat more in peacetime, shed less blood in wartime, this is a phrase that the president often hangs on his lips, and now this kind of training may seem cruel to many people, but you must know that we are doing this for the good of the soldiers."

"Yes, Xia Guan understands..."Wu Li, the head of this regiment, stood up and said, but Wu Li said with some distress later. It's just that some soldiers still complain more or less about this training..."

Glancing at the one that had just been carried down on the field, the protective gear on his stomach had been poked out of a pit, and now the soldiers who were still on the stretcher could not hold the "shenyin", even a few senior officers who came with Liu Guangyuan understood why some soldiers complained...

Or it's normal to complain, after all, if it weren't for the protective gear on these soldiers and the wooden rifles and bayonets in their hands, the white-knuckle combat they are practicing right now is probably not much different from the actual combat.

However, I listened to Wu Li's words. Liu Guangyuan shook his head and said. "There are still complaints in the war, shouldn't they be given as well, and you can't just let the soldiers go because they have complaints, right? Isn't that the same as those French? ”

Speaking of this, Liu Guangyuan pursed his lips with some disdain.

And in the eyes of the senior generals behind Liu Guangyuan, they also showed disdain.

Liu Guangyuan: When they talked about the French. The reason for such an expression is entirely due to an incident that came out of Verdun some time ago.

After the withdrawal of the expeditionary force from Verdun, under the orders of the French government, Petain and Leonard, who were in charge of all the troops in the Verdun area, commanded the troops to attack the German troops who occupied several lines of defense on the perimeter of the fortress, hoping to regain the lost ground.

In fact, this is also deliberately arranged by the French government, although for many reasons. The French handed over the glory of holding Verdun to Cai Yi, but in fact there were many complaints about this, both in the French government and within the army.

After all, the Battle of Verdun, even if it could not be regarded as saving the fate of France, at least it was enough to collect Paris. Because of this, the honor of saving Verdun has become what every Fa** person desires. Now this ease has not fallen on the head of the French, but on the head of a Chinese general, which makes these proud French people how happy.

Although because of China's relations and Cai Yi's exploits, it is difficult for the French to do some things to cross the river and tear down the bridge, but in this matter, they must get some back.

So when the French felt that Cai Ye had earned enough honors, he should be able to get out of the house with peace of mind. He and his expeditionary force were transferred from Verdun to Paris to rest and prepare for the next Battle of the Somme.

Of course, this is only one thing, and the second is that since the honor of saving Verdun was taken away by the Chinese, then they only need to give the honor of recovering Verdun's lost territory to the French?

Therefore, it was only after Cai Ye left that the French would give Petain the order to regain the lost territory. As long as he can take back a few lines of defense that were lost in the hands of the Germans with his own ability, and destroy some German troops by the way, this glory will definitely not be inferior to Cai Yi's exploits, which is enough for the French government to bring out a new hero of Verdun...

The people have always been forgetful. What's more, the former hero of Verdun is not a native yet, as long as they can bring out a new hero, the predecessor will naturally be forgotten by the people, so that the purpose of the French government will be achieved, and the lost face will be recovered...

If not for this purpose. Even if the French would have called Cai back from Verdun, they would have left some expeditionary forces there. After all, there is a shortage of troops everywhere on the Western Front, especially in the case of a tragic war, and France has lost a lot of young people. If it weren't for the fact that the French wanted to prove to the world that they had taken Verdun on their own, how could they not have taken advantage of the expeditionary force?

Who would have thought...

Although the French attacked fiercely, the Germans did not give it in vain, and as a result, the battle between the two sides at several lines of defense outside Verdun quickly turned into a tug-of-war.

Because Petain insisted that the troops on the battlefield must be rotated regularly, 7o% of the French army participated in the battle, while only 2o% of the German army participated, and as a result, after more than a month of fighting, the brutal fighting had a severe psychological impact on the French army, almost leading to a rebellion of the French army, and because of the promise that the soldiers would never participate in the harsh battles of the German attack in the future, the mutiny did not really happen.

Later, the French soldiers refused to engage in offensive battles, but only defended themselves in the trenches.

Although this matter was secretly concealed by the French government and Petain and others, it finally reached the ears of the expeditionary force more than a week ago. Although Liu Guangyuan and the others were also well aware of the tragedy in Verdun, the fact that the French refused to participate in the attack because of the fierceness of the battle still made Liu Guangyuan and them feel speechless for a while, and they also had some contempt for the French.

If it weren't for the fact that they had fought with Petain and others when they were in Verdun, I'm afraid that even more ugly things would have been said.

Recently, there has been some news from the Paris government that the Paris government intends to replace Petain with the more offensive General Neville, and it is said that it is because the Paris government is dissatisfied with Petain's unauthorized agreement to the officers and soldiers at the front.

But even if the French do this, I'm afraid it won't be of much use, which Liu Guangyuan is very sure of.

Of course, Liu Guangyuan didn't know at this time, and similar things had happened in Verdun in history. It's just that it's a little later in time, and the reason why this time it's a little earlier than in history is purely because of the pressure brought by the expeditionary force, and the idea that some French generals want to compete with the expeditionary force...

And the price paid for this idea is the number of casualties as high as nearly 100,000...

Nature. The Germans also suffered a lot of casualties, but they were much less than the French.

And at this time, Petain also regretted it, he had known that he should have let Cai Ye leave some troops in the first place. At this point, the soldiers of both the Entente and the Central Powers have almost changed, and the so-called veterans have just fought a few more battles. Although there are still some soldiers who have undergone many years of training, the number is much smaller than before the war, and most of them have either died on the battlefield or have had to leave the battlefield due to injuries, and only a few are still tormenting on the battlefield.

And because of this, even ordinary reservists. As long as you fight a few battles on the battlefield, you may not be much worse than a veteran.

Although Cai's expeditionary force was mostly recruits, after a long period of bloody battles, it had become an elite army. And very obedient to orders, even some soldiers with weak wills can't say anything bastard who is unwilling to participate in the attack because the war is too cruel...

Such soldiers. It is much more reliable than the French army in Verdun now.

If Petain had kept one in his hand, perhaps the battle would have been fought more smoothly. It's just that there is no way, who told the French that they were bent on recovering Verdun with completely French troops, proving their ability to the world, and by the way, bringing out a new hero, so they can only endure this bitter fruit now...

As for the expeditionary force ...

After all, no one can bear the glory that originally belonged to them was snatched away by people from other countries for a long time, but unfortunately, the ordinary soldiers and ordinary officers and generals below could not understand it. They only know that after paying great sacrifices for the French, they were played by the French to cross the river and tear down the bridge...

So after the news got out, the ridicule of the French had almost become compulsory for them.

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Although what I said just now was very hard, I thought about it for a while. Liu Guangyuan still said to Wu Li. "That's the case, but also explain it to the soldiers so that they understand that we're doing this for their good, understand?"

After speaking, seeing Wu Li and the other officers nodding, Liu Guangyuan continued to ask after thinking about it. "By the way, did you encounter any other problems during the training?"

"There will be some..."After thinking about it, Wu Li spoke. Although this kind of training can make the soldiers grow up quickly, but there are too many cases of accidental injuries, many soldiers are unable to train because of external injuries, and the wear and tear of armor and wooden guns is too great, although the current number can also be trained, but after a while, I am afraid that it will be..."

Hearing Wu Li say this, Liu Guangyuan nodded and said. "It's easy, I'll go to the French later and ask them to send another batch, but the training must not stop..."

Wu Li did not know, but as the commander and deputy commander of the First Army of the Expeditionary Force, Liu Guangyuan knew very well that soon the Entente would start a major battle in the direction of the Somme.

After the Battle of Verdun, although the expeditionary force won a complete victory, in fact, the morale of the expeditionary force also fell sharply, but unlike the French, they actually made a reluctance to attack.

In addition, there are still many troops that need to be replenished with new soldiers, and after experiencing Verdun, Liu Guangyuan already knows how big the war losses will be and what the probability of the recruits surviving...

What's more, this time it was an offensive operation, and it was impossible to use machine guns to make up for the lack of training and actual combat as usual, and if a group of recruits were allowed to charge, it was really difficult to say how many people would survive under the defense of the Germans...

Of course, there are also many people who think that white-knuckle warfare or something is actually unnecessary, but in fact, in World War I, white-knuckle warfare still occurs from time to time, especially on the Eastern Front.

After all, at this time, the soldiers were not equipped with semi-automatic rifles or automatic rifles, all manual bolt rifles, and when it came to close quarters, the bayonet was still relatively reliable.

As for the sapper shovel ...

This thing does work well in white-knuckle combat, but only in the trenches.

There is little space inside the trench. Compared with excessively long rifles and bayonets, sapper shovels are naturally very easy to use. But if it's outside the trench, the space is large, and naturally it's easier to use things like bayonets.

Isn't there such a saying, an inch is long and an inch is strong. An inch is short and an inch is dangerous...

The bayonet is still very suitable for new soldiers, but the sapper shovel, unless it is in a trench, is still more suitable for veterans. Even a veteran, if it weren't for a special environment like in a trench, he probably wouldn't have abandoned his bayonet and chose a sapper shovel.

Plus the Battle of the Somme is about to begin. There wasn't enough time left, so they naturally had to choose one to train, and the bayonet was undoubtedly the simplest...

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In order to enable the soldiers to grow up quickly, the expeditionary force chose a large number of training methods that were close to actual combat, including this kind of training method that bordered on barbarism and cruelty. Many of the French generals who came to visit were deeply inspired by this type of training and couldn't help but say 'barbarians' in their hearts...

Yes. This method was a bit too barbaric to the French and British, but it worked very well, which is one of the other reasons why they would be so popular...

And at this moment, Cai Ye was listening to the report that Liu Guangyuan had just visited...

“…………… Judging from what I have seen and heard, although the soldiers below have many complaints, the degree and results of the training are also very obvious, and if you continue to use this method, I believe it will not take too much time. The army will be able to grow up thoroughly. ”

"Of course, the toll will be huge, but in my opinion it's worth it..."

"As long as it's worth it..."Hearing Liu Guangyuan say this, Cai Yi nodded.

God knows, how much pressure Cai Ye has been under in recent times, especially the Battle of the Somme, in order to save some more soldiers in this battle, Cai Ye has tried his best...

Immediately afterwards, Liu Guangyuan and Cai Ye talked about many things, such as expanding the scale of the expeditionary force to 800,000, which Liu Guangyuan has always felt a little puzzled.

But as Chief of the General Staff of the 6 Army. Cai Ye still knows some insiders, especially why Yan Shao had to do Iraq in the first place...

To be honest, at the beginning, Cai Yi also couldn't understand why Yan Shao was willing to increase his troops, and the target was only such a small area. After the Battle of Verdun. Cai Ye is no longer very willing to continue to participate in this war, after all, the expeditionary force has already suffered casualties in Verdun, I don't know how many people...

In his opinion, there was really no need to make such a big sacrifice for the Entente, anyway, Britain and France had already promised to give them Iraq and Kuwait, and a symbolic effort would be enough.

But he soon reacted that the coast of the Eastern Persian Gulf that Yan Shao wanted happened to border Iraq and Kuwait, and if there was also a large amount of oil stored there, then Yan Shao's actions would be understandable.

And then the news that Yan Shao was ready to send an expeditionary force to Iraq to participate in the war seemed to confirm Cai's idea...

It's just that although Cai Ye knows, Liu Guangyuan can't.

Although Liu Guangyuan is also a lieutenant general of the 6th Army, and even the deputy commander of the expeditionary force, the fact that there is oil in the Middle East is known only at the ministerial level, and he is a little worse...

Cai Ye is also not good at telling Liu Guangyuan the facts, so he can only be vague. "Who knows, maybe the president has his own considerations..."But then again, Cai Ye is still a little unaccustomed to this way of sacrificing soldiers in exchange for oil, although he also knows that if it is really the same as Yan Shao's description, then they will definitely make a lot of money...

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Just when Cai Ye and Liu Guangyuan were talking, an officer suddenly walked in outside, and seeing that Cai Ye and Liu Guangyuan were there, the officer hurriedly walked up. "Commander, deputy commander, news has just come from Suez that the third, fourth and fifth armies are already on the 6 that is coming..."

"Oh? Is it almost there? Hearing such news, Cai Ye and Liu Guangyuan said with some surprise.

"yes!" The officer nodded, then continued. "In addition, there is also a telegram from the country, in addition to a notification, I also hope to convey it, saying that this time I came with the troops, and it seems that there is a batch of 'tank', this seems to be a special reminder..."

Speaking of this, the officer suddenly frowned. “tank……… What do you do when you send some water tanks in China? ”

Unlike that officer, hearing such news, Cai Ye and Liu Guangyuan's faces showed expressions of surprise. Because they know very well that the 'tank' tanks are actually the external names made by the armored forces for camouflage...

For those who don't know the inside story, these are some of the water tanks...

But Cai Ye and Liu Guangyuan knew very well that this was just a disguise, and the purpose was to surprise the Entente, the Allies, and those people and countries who still despised them in the Battle of the Somme.

With these equipment, they can also achieve legendary results with minimal casualties...

It's just that whether it's Yan Shao, Cai Yi or Liu Guangyuan, they don't know, when the tanks are put into the battlefield, no one will call the original armored combat vehicle at all, but the camouflage word tank has become the main name since then...