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    "The right to decide for yourself?"

    Behind him, Tieshan Nagata¡¯s expression became very exciting, as if he was watching a joke.  Officers such as Haig and Allenby were also shocked. Pershing, who was short and dark-skinned, opened his mouth slightly to smile but frowned in thought. He seemed to be wondering whether once the United States entered the war, it should also learn from others to have autonomy.  As for Mang Ran, his face was so dark that he probably would have been dragged out and whipped severely if it weren't for the fact that the other party had an army of 400,000.

    joke!  Any army has strict and cautious military orders. Although the reserves may not be used in many cases, the right to deploy the reserves must be controlled by the command headquarters, whether for offense or defense, because the reserves are the anchor of the entire battle!  Let the reserve team decide whether to join the battlefield. Doesn't this mean that if the situation goes bad, these guys can even ignore the orders of the general headquarters?  !

    Thinking of the petty quarrels of the Chinese Expeditionary Force during this period, and the extortion of huge amounts of arms and military expenditures again, it clearly gives people the idea of ????cheating to avoid this war.  On the contrary, Yue Peng had a clear conscience and was not afraid of the crowd's ridicule or resentful looks. In fact, his original intention was to have "arbitrary power when the situation arises." Considering the language differences, the translation may not be able to express it correctly, so he was so direct.  If it were anyone else, if they knew that Niweiler and Mangran didn't believe in the expeditionary force, they would probably be tempted to wait and avoid going to the battlefield.

    However, this battle is really crucial. Whether the expeditionary force can fire this shot to establish its prestige and strive for greater benefits in the future depends on a solid victory.  So after thinking about it, he added a faint assurance: "General. From the time we set foot on Marseille Port across thousands of miles, we never thought about returning home with failure! If the 4th Army can succeed, I will order the crossing as soon as possible.  Hindenburg Line of Defense. If they make any mistake, I will stabilize the situation as soon as possible, and we are willing to issue a military order to ensure that the German army will not enter Reims!"

    Mang Ran¡¯s expression became even worse. He clearly didn¡¯t believe in his plan, let alone the combat capabilities of the French 4th Army!  Instead, Niweiler stopped him and said with a politician's signature smile: "General Yue, I can consider your suggestion. But I hope you know that this is a real decisive battle! If something goes wrong with Lance, you and your country  They will all bear the main responsibility!"

    Yue Peng didn't care about these threatening words and nodded: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your trust. You will be rewarded."

    "Reward? What kind of reward can a cannon fodder give you?" Niweiler pouted, and after giving a guarantee, he began to study the detailed plan with everyone.  Seeing this scene, Nagata Tetsuyama opened his mouth. He never expected that the French Commander-in-Chief would make a last-minute decision so easily!  But he knew that in Niweiler's eyes having an absolutely superior force and making a sudden attack, even if the reserve team was set up, it was just a decoration.  As for Haig and others, they did not speak in the end. Anyway, the Chinese Expeditionary Force was in the French defense area, and they gave them whatever rights they liked.  Just don't let the German troops who finally blocked it continue to penetrate deeper.

    Yue Peng quietly looked at Zhang Xiaozhun and sat down, but he didn't feel happy at all.  Instead, I felt more worried.  He did this to have more flexibility so as not to get in the way, but when Niweiler agreed, he felt particularly bad deep down.  Obviously, this old guy who became famous in the battle of Verdun and surpassed famous generals such as P¨¦tain and Foch in just a few months was not a real soldier at all!  Otherwisehow can we use the thinking of politicians to mobilize a group army that has always had 22 divisions?

    This battle must be extremely dangerous!

    Having this idea.  Both of their hearts began to sink.

    The meeting didn¡¯t last long, because Niweiler and Mangran¡¯s tactics were extremely simple. They were a complete replica of Xiafei¡¯s previous strategy of ¡°cannons conquer positions and infantry occupy them.¡±  But in fact, everyone knows how effective this tactic is. The only thing they can hope for now is that before the expeditionary force is committed, the French army can consume as much of the German army's effective forces as possible and lay the foundation for subsequent breakthroughs.  So after returning to Reims, the two convened a meeting with officers and inspected each unit to supervise the preparations on the spot.  The sudden arrival of the officers also made hundreds of thousands of expeditionary force soldiers feel the atmosphere of an approaching war.

    Throughout late March, the logistics departments of the armies on the Western Front were operating like clockwork.  Ships coming from all over the world put large quantities of supplies and ammunition on trains, and with the hard work of hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers day and night, they were transported by rail to various scheduled attack points.  Although the detailed battle reports and statistics of the Hundred Days of Battle were carelessly kept at the bottom by Niweiler.  But the troop replenishment speed is still much smoother.  Type 12 rifles, Han II light machine guns, Han III heavy machine guns, grenades, 80 and 120 mortars, Renault ft17 tanks, 37 combat artillery, 75 mountain guns, 105 howitzers, 155  Heavy artillery, gas masks, etc. began to be continuously delivered to the expeditionary force. Although only 3 base quantities of ammunition were issued, it was enough for a reserve team to conduct a large-scale battle.

      The country has also begun to strengthen the replenishment of the expeditionary force. Yang Qiu, who knows the Nivel battle best, began to deploy logistical support as early as February. First, the delivery of ammunition and equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Russia was ordered to be postponed.  Secondly, as the United States, France, Britain and Italy began to deliver optical sights, tanks, gun barrels and other standard parts in large quantities, important 160 heavy mortars, Fang 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, Hornet 25 mm rapid-fire machine guns and T2 type  Armored vehicles also began to arrive on the Western Front. In order to strengthen the firepower of the expeditionary force to destroy trenches, four modified 254mm low-pressure trench-destroying guns were specially shipped from China.

    Since it does not require too much distance and accuracy, this gun was modified by shortening the barrel of the 254mm naval gun from the Japanese ship that sank in the Battle of Qingdao, and then ordering accessories from Italy. Its weakness is that the range is very short, less than 4300.  meters and is too heavy to move around, but since it is non-standard equipment, it is fine as long as it can be used.

    Although Yue Peng did not agree with Xiafei's tactics of "artillery conquering infantry occupation", artillery on the Western Front was still the top priority.  Although the expeditionary force currently has more than 1,700 cannons.  But the vast majority of them are 75mm mountain guns and mortars provided by Britain and France. Only four heavy artillery brigades that can clear the enemy from the trenches have been built, and the remaining one needs to wait for six months to get the equipment.  As a result, the main artillery force of the expeditionary force is only 188 legal 155 howitzers and 16 domestically brought 150mm mine long-range cannons.  12 British-made mk5 203mm heavy howitzers, as well as 48 160 heavy howitzers and 4 305 low-pressure trench-breaking guns have just been delivered.

    Looking at the total number of 268 heavy artillery, it is quite a lot. It can be divided into 22 divisions and 400,000 soldiers. There is almost one heavy artillery for one and a half regiments. This ratio is far lower than the ratio of 2 to 3 guns per regiment in Britain and France.  Therefore, Yan Youbing was most anxious when he learned that there was going to be a fierce battle. With such heavy artillery, he did not dare to ensure that the strong Hindenburg main defense line was torn apart, so he ran to the Expeditionary Force General Military Logistics Base in the southern suburbs of Reims every day.

    It is said to be the general logistics base, but it is actually a large open space surrounded by barbed wire covering an area of ??several square kilometers and covered with rainproof sheds and tents.  In the middle of the open space, there are piles of seized equipment waiting to be sorted, including monsters such as German-made A7V tanks.  There are also bits and pieces of German-made caliber artillery shells that cannot be used at all.

    Hundreds of logistics soldiers next to the "hill" are sorting and repairing equipment. It is impossible to repair so much equipment just by domestic logistics soldiers, so there are many old French workers who volunteered to help from all over Reims.  , and finally used a semi-truck luncheon meat to bribe the French prisoner-of-war camp officers, and poached dozens of Austro-Hungarian military technicians from there.  Originally, the Logistics Department was planning to send people to take care of these people, but under the temptation of food, these prisoners of war had no intention of resisting, and instead worked very hard to repair the equipment.

    After entering the door, Yan Youbing searched for a long time but did not see the fat quartermaster. He grabbed the soldier and asked, "Where are the three fat men?"

    How dare you not answer the officer's question, so the soldier immediately looked strange and pointed to a resting barracks in a hidden place behind the "hill".  Yan Youbing, who was anxious to know how much equipment he could scrape together before the war started, didn't pay attention to the soldiers' expressions.  He continued to get more cannons and walked quickly towards the barracks.

    "Hurry up. There's a good show to watch."

    "Made, the three fat guys are going to be in trouble now."

    "Do you think Chief Yan will rush in and kill the fat man directly?"

    "Hiss no way."

    "It's hard to say. I saw that the fat guy brought in two big-ass French bitches!"

    "Fuck me!"

    Along the way, we were surrounded by logistical soldiers with playful and smiling faces. They were lurking much faster than when they encountered the Germans. This made Yan Youbing scratch his head in surprise.  I secretly wonder if these guys are too full to eat and have too much time!  But when I was about to knock on the door, I realized why these guys were so weird, because there was a seductive and sinful sound coming from inside.

    "Damn it, you damn fat man!" Yan Youbing laughed angrily.  As the troops gradually become familiar with the environment, this kind of thing has become common.  Especially since this year, there has been a widespread food shortage across France. The cold and hunger have made those French women who have lost their husbands and men so hungry that their eyes turn green. A box of lunch meat can let you experience French tenderness.  So recently, there are suddenly hundreds of times more "enthusiastic and studious" soldiers in the army who are frugal and have the same official skills as translators.

    "Who is it? I have something to do. Come back later."

    After knocking on the door, an angry voice came from inside after being disturbed. Yan Youbing's face turned dark no matter how capable he was. He didn't care about messing with women, but you should follow the fucking time, right?  It's daytime work time!  So he kicked the door open and rushed in.

    "Ah" Amidst the piercing screams, all I could see was that the fat quartermaster was pressing an old French woman on the desk, her ass as white as a millstone.  He was still twisting because he was frightened, and there was a younger French woman with red hair next to him who was hugged in his arms.She held her hands in front of her chest and squeezed her breasts until they were like two lumps of fat.

    When he saw it was Yan Youbing, the fat quartermaster was immediately frightened to death. His little brother, who was just as excited as if he had taken an aphrodisiac, suddenly succumbed and slipped out from between the woman's flesh. Yan Youbing glared at her and was probably frightened for months.  With his unusable crotch, he sneered: "Okay! If you're not afraid of losing money I'll give you two minutes to get dressed and get out of here!"

    The quartermaster didn't dare to delay. He quickly put on his clothes and tried not to look at the two plump and white bodies in front of him. He threw a small bag of American beef cans supplied by the French army at the woman's feet and rushed out.  But when I got outside, I found that the surroundings were already crowded with soldiers watching the fun. Many good-hearted people even opened the windows to look inside. Instead, two French women dressed generously, picked up the cans and left the base. They were still dissatisfied before leaving.  He glared at the young officer who was disturbing his business.  Yan Youbing didn't care where they came from, he pointed at the quartermaster's nose and yelled: "Three fat guys, do you want me to shoot you! What time is it now? You don't care about the occasion or time when you fuck with women?!"

    The quartermaster's face turned black with fear and his feet were trembling. The army is the size of an army. You can mess with whomever you like during the break. After all, hundreds of thousands of young people with strong hormone secretions can be left in a place where the streets are full of resentful women. Nothing will happen.  What a heck, but you have to know the time and place!  If this guy hadn't been so good at military supplies management, Yan Youbing would have thought of dragging him out and shooting him!  However, even if he didn¡¯t shoot, a lesson was necessary, so he kicked the general quartermaster away and cursed: "Is that enough? What's the use of pretending to be dead now! Why don't you show me the list? If you can't get a heavy artillery regiment today,  , I will destroy you!"

    Amid the laughter of the soldiers, the quartermaster crawled back to the office to get the list he had prepared long ago.  To say that this guy is really good at military supplies, the list is clearly divided into categories, and even the equipment that should be delivered to which army on which day is specified in detail.  Probably wanting to use this to atone for his sins, the quartermaster lowered his eyebrows and said flatteringly: "Don't worry, Sir Yan, I have a total of 9 K16 cannons imitating ours, 27 150mm howitzers, 2 240mm heavy artillery, and 65 120mm mortars.  artillery, 121 80-mm mortars, 50 75-mm guns and 34 37-mm guns. The ammunition is also ready to be loaded into the truck. You can take it away now. Oh, by the way"

    The fat man didn't know what he thought of. He slapped his forehead and ran to the small warehouse. After a while, he ran out carrying a German ammunition belt and a long thing that looked like an enlarged Mauser rifle. He didn't know whether it was  Either I ran too fast or I worked too hard just now, my feet were weak, and I was sweating profusely when I came back.  But he didn't dare to wipe it and handed the gun to Yan Youbing's hand like a treasure: "This was left to me by the reconnaissance company a few days ago to repair. I have ordered people to test it. The caliber of this thing is larger than the Venomous Fang heavy machine gun.  With the same K bullet as ours, it can penetrate the steel plate of a French tank from 300 meters away. This is the detailed data after the test."

    This fat man is indeed good at military logistics. He not only repaired this strange gun but also conducted detailed experiments. Although Yan Youbing is not an infantry officer, he knows that the headquarters is studying a new tactic of using artillery to cover tanks and supplementing it with infantry to break through the defense line. If  Wouldn't it be dangerous for the German army to equip such guns on a large scale?  So I immediately walked back with the gun and the experimental data, but after taking two steps, I remembered that I couldn't let this fat guy play with me in vain. He turned around and said fiercely: "Go to the military police department to receive a ten-day confinement! Two months' salary!"  Then write a detailed inspection and submit it to the military department. If you are discovered again regardless of the occasion, don¡¯t blame me for being ruthless!"

    "Then if we clearly distinguish the occasion wouldn't it?!" The fat man swallowed his saliva and did not dare to ask. After driving away the soldiers who were watching the fun, he also took care of transporting the repaired and inventoried equipment and weapons to each unit according to the list.  , I secretly stuffed two cans into my arms and went to the military police with a mournful face to ask for confinement

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