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    "Extra number, extra number! Great victory on the Western Front!"

    ¡°The Expeditionary Force¡¯s great victory in Rinivel, 170,000 German troops were annihilated!¡±.

    Early in the morning, the loud sound of newspaper sales rang out on the streets of Nanjing, and good news from Europe attracted crowds.  After several years of development, the city has begun to look like a capital city, and even the tone of local people's speech has changed a lot. The tone when talking about national affairs is exactly the same as that of the imperial city back then.  The sudden hawking sound made the city find a new talking point, so even if the price doubled than usual, the newsboys were still surrounded.

    "What? 170,000? My dear, is it true?"

    "Fake? I can't read! Did you see the battle report issued by the French President himself? French President, is there still a fake?"

    "Chapter 435 of something terrible

    Want arms?  How fierce?  What's wrong with me being illiterate?  My three children are all in school.  "

    "Okay, don't argue. By the way, where is this Reniwell?"

    "No matter where it is, there are 170,000 German soldiers, haha I have to say that Qiu Baye, our Commander Yang's subordinate, is the most powerful. I was surprised. I passed by the military camp a few days ago and didn't see much.  Amazing?"

    "What's there to be happy about? I think back then the Japanese soldiers defeated a million Mao Zijun in one go."

    "What a million pieces of shit! Is that what Maozi is called a soldier? He was so beaten by Germany that he almost destroyed the country! Such a powerful Qiu Baye was defeated by us. What does it mean? It means that Japan only rations  My mother-in-law washes feet."

    "Wash your mother-in-law's feet? That's too bad. I heard that in Little Japan there is a sister-in-law sleeping with her. Aren't you afraid of being a cuckold?"

    "Ha ha"

    While there was a lot of discussion on the streets of Nanjing, Shanghai, Beijing, Fengtian, Guangzhou, Wuchang, Tianjin, Chongqing, Chengdu, Changsha and other cities were also involved in this Czech boom.  The reporters worked hard, and various newspapers even went to the military to ask for dinner to confirm the news. The printing factory added more copies and published more, and they were very confident that it would have the largest circulation in the Republic of China.

    Ordinary people are involved in this Chapter 435

    Want arms?  There is a big celebration, not to mention the students who are in the age of passion.  The school library was packed immediately, and the teachers also hung up the map of France that they had found from nowhere with smiles and held pointers to tell everyone where Reniwell was.  This is no longer as simple as a geography class.  That's where the Chinese Army became famous, and where a backward country rose to defeat the world's number one Army!  How could such an important place not be firmly engraved in my mind?  Even the girls in the all-girls school waved ribbons and celebrated more enthusiastically than the boys.  Go directly to the nearest military camp, embrace the soldiers who have dedicated themselves to the country, and use fresh flowers and ribbons to spread your vigor and beauty.

    Even though it is not an era of advanced information, the victory in the battle, which was called "The Roar of the Dragon" in Europe and the United States in front of the national propaganda machine, did make countless people interested in the other side of the world.  Teachers and instructors who came from Europe according to the "Mehu¨¡ Agreement" were instantly surrounded by students. There were dozens of times more students signing up to study languages, science, engineering, chemistry and mechanics. There were also many more people joining the army, and even studying abroad.  The office was almost packed.

    It¡¯s hard for you to imagine.  When the army of a country that is considered a semi-colonial country defeats the world's most powerful army in an instant, what will it bring to the country and its people!  Laughter and celebration are just appearances.  Inside, you will find that the staff feel a little more confident when talking to the foreign bosses, the Chinese businessmen are no longer submissive when dealing with the foreign businessmen, and even the Indian patrolmen wearing turbans in the concession have a much better attitude towards the Chinese.

    ??The sky is noisy with artillery fire, but the moistening of things is silent.

    Two completely opposite words are linked by war and victory. Under these two words, a common thing is growing.  National self-confidence!

    The Sino-Japanese War made Japanese people believe that they were the leader in Asia, and the victory of Japan and Russia made them think that they were one of the world's hegemons.  but now!  The Republic of China not only defeated Japan but drove their minions out of the mainland.  After defeating the powerful army known as the number one in the world and defeating Yingmei, and wiping out 170,000 people in one go, one can imagine how great the impact will be.  Even the Presidential Palace in Nanjing was full of guests during this period. Ambassadors from Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, the Netherlands, and even unrelated countries such as the United States, Mexico, and Chile all came spontaneously to express their congratulations.  This is the current situation at the beginning of the 20th century. A powerful army can play a far more violent and thorough role than the Jin-Yuan diplomacy. Strength is the only criterion for recognition by the world!

    Five days before the United States announced its participation in the war on May 20, the Central Daily News, the only official mouthpiece of the Republic of China government, published an editorial titled "The world needs China."  The title "China Needs the World" describes the entire battle in detail, and uses this battle as an example to believe that Chinese young people should have a more open mind.Go abroad, learn advanced Western technology and ideas, and actively cooperate with allies to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining world peace.

    "Haha They are all out to maintain world peace." Li Yuanhong's eyes almost disappeared from laughter. These days, he has had a taste of being the president of a major power in the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that the threshold has been crossed.  Today's newspaper and editorial add fuel to the fire.  So he was happy to look at Huang Yuansheng who came to attend the celebration reception at the Presidential Palace and said with a smile: "Yuanyong, you disciples have quite the same style as you did back then."

    Huang Yuansheng, known as the best writer in the Republic of China and famous for his spicy rhetoric, became much more restrained in his speech after becoming a political official. Several of his disciples maintained their writing style. This editorial was written by one of his disciples.  , so he chuckled and said: "A great victory, of course, is going to be lively and exciting. Those of us who are playing tricks at the back can't let down the situation that the soldiers finally fought out in vain. It is also appropriate to use this to boost the morale of the people."  .¡±

    "This is great encouragement!" Tang Shaoyi sighed with emotion while holding a tea cup: "A big victory is more effective than the hundreds of words we can say. Even my little granddaughter asked me yesterday where France was. She was going to the front line to express condolences to the troops.  .¡±

    Huang Yuansheng smiled slightly: "Wouldn't that be just right? Didn't the Vice President say that he wanted to put some pressure on France? If it hadn't been for that Mang Ran this time, hum! Our soldiers wouldn't have sacrificed so much. Why don't Shaochuan visit France to support the troops?  Take the kids to play by the way.¡±

    Tang Shaoyi waved his hand: "I won't stir up trouble. The French government is still having a headache now. I heard that the two divisions sent by Russia have rebelled and used troops to surround them. There is also a strike within the French army. Chen Hua  It means that we only need to bring the message to the ambassador. This is not the right time to come forward. It is better for the military and the ambassador to France to come forward."

    Li Yuanhong agreed: "This matter is indeed not suitable for us to intervene. If it rises to the national level, it will not be easy to handle. Chen Hua is right. But the matter that requires us to continue to increase troops How should we respond? I guess we will wait.  At the cocktail party, I'm afraid England and France will come to talk to me."

    "Then let's explore the bottom and see how much benefits we can get. We can't let our work go in vain, right?"

    "Ha ha"

    Tang Shaoyi is right. The French government is indeed in a dilemma.  On the one hand, there was a need to publicize this victory to boost morale, and on the other hand, the stupidity of Niweiler and Mangran had spread to the top of the Entente, and how to deal with them immediately became a thorny issue.  In addition, the military was extremely dissatisfied and called the April offensive the Nivel Massacre. This led to anti-war demonstrations and soldier riots in various places in the past few days. Two Russian divisions even directly demanded to withdraw from the war.  And threatened with cannon!  If this trend cannot be suppressed as soon as possible, I am afraid that the entire Western Front will fall into turmoil.  However, they also know that the first step to resolving this matter is to appease the Chinese Expeditionary Force. As long as the Chinese Expeditionary Force agrees not to pursue the matter and expresses its position at the joint meeting, it will be easier for the British side to persuade them.  Therefore, accompanied by Wang Zhengting, P¨¦tain took a large number of military officers, parliamentarians and national representatives to Riniver, the temporary station of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and met with Foch to prepare to persuade the Chinese Expeditionary Force not to pursue the matter in the name of thanking and reviewing the troops.

    "Stand at attention!"

    In the loud and clear command.  Thousands of soldiers from the expeditionary force were selected for review with their chests raised and their heads raised. What a glorious thing it was for so many big people to come and see them!  So everyone stood like a javelin.  The smoke and rigorous military training after the war instantly conquered every French official and general who came.

    "Thank you for everything you have done for France." General Petain, the hero of Verdun, raised his right arm and thanked him loudly as he walked through the queue of soldiers. When he came to greet Yue Peng and Cai E, he was even more excited.  He shook hands and thanked: "Thank you. From today on, your Excellency and your army will have the friendship of the entire France!"

    "Thank you, General. I hope to see the Sino-French friendship live long."

    "Yes, long live the friendship between China and France."

    P¨¦tain smiled, but Yue Peng knew what was behind this smile. For France, Nivelle and Mangran are now scandals!  If it weren't for the two of them, they would have sacrificed the lives of soldiers for their own future.  Now you can open the champagne to celebrate the agreement!  So this matter is really not a small matter. One more month of fighting means one more month of tragic consumption. For the entente in dire straits, any delay is unforgivable.  It is said that Haig completely distrusted the command of the French army and asked the French government to hand over all military command to him. If Lloyd George had not continued to value the abilities of P¨¦tain and Foch in view of the overall situation, the two countries might have started to quarrel.  .  You must know that the relationship between Britain and France is not as harmonious as it seems.

    There are also elements of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in this. After this battle, the Expeditionary Force has become a hot spot for Britain and France to compete with each other. The British even hope to transfer the Expeditionary Force to the Somme Theater they are responsible for in order to rely on the Expeditionary Force's fightingThey will cooperate with the British army to complete the next attack, and France also hopes to have the expeditionary force send some officers to provide tactical guidance to the current French army.  Of course, this must first calm the anger of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. After all, anyone who knows something about military affairs will understand that if it weren't for Mang Ran's stupidity, the casualties of the Chinese Expeditionary Force would have been reduced by at least one-third.

    So after the officers and officials left to inspect the military camp, P¨¦tain bluntly stated his intention.

    Yue Peng's face was still expressionless, but he was secretly amused in his heart, but he didn't want to speak himself, so he looked at Cai E and Wang Zhengting.  Both of them are very thoughtful people, so I don¡¯t know what he was thinking. Cai E sighed fakely: "General Petain, I'm afraidit will be difficult to handle this matter! You know, the soldiers' emotions need to be comforted.  , If we can¡¯t calm them down, I¡¯m afraid¡­.¡±

    P¨¦tain was also an old fox. When he heard the tone of his words, he quickly said: "General Cai, Commander Nivele and Lieutenant General Mangran, we are very sorry. Our government has decided to give them very severe punishment. As for you,  You said to appease the soldiers, please tell me what you can do?"

    "Although we won the victory, the casualties were heavy, so the soldiers needed to rest, and our supplies and ammunition were basically exhausted. So we hope to withdraw from Salon to rest for a while, and then move to the salient to attack the enemy after the soldiers' mood has recovered.  .¡±

    Withdraw to Sharon?

    P¨¦tain and Foch looked at each other, their faces a little annoyed, but they couldn't find any reason to refuse.

    On May 21, after the top brass of the Chinese Expeditionary Force promised not to raise their responsibilities for Nivelle and Mangan at the joint military meeting, the French government agreed that the Chinese Expeditionary Force would withdraw to Chalon, 50 kilometers behind Reims, for a temporary rest, and  It promised to immediately mobilize 3,000 trucks to enhance the transportation capabilities of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and ensure priority supply.  Of course, it is impossible to withdraw them all. France has to do its best after paying so much, so Yue Peng readily agreed to send two divisions to continue stationed in the Avila Valley as an outpost. As for the Artini-Rinivert salient, it will be handed over to  The French 4th Army was stationed, and five divisions were transferred from the French Army North in the direction of Verdun to reinforce it.

    ¡°It is certainly impossible for Nivelle and Mangan to remain in their posts. In order to calm the situation, the French government quickly dismissed the former as commander-in-chief, and the latter directly faded out of France¡¯s active military ranks.

    On the 22nd, the Chinese Expeditionary Force retreated from Reniwell with thousands of cannons, machine guns, etc. captured.  But P¨¦tain and Foch did not expect that after they agreed to allow the Chinese Expeditionary Force to rest and recuperate, the United States would declare its participation in the war.  As the United States became more passive in participating in the war, the French army became more passive. Therefore, throughout 1917, there was a situation on the Western Front where the British army fought and China and France watched.  It was not until the German army launched a new offensive in May 1918 that the Chinese Expeditionary Force set foot on the battlefield again, and by then they were no longer leading the war.

    For Yang Qiu, when he returned to Nanjing after a leisurely inspection tour of Mongolia and Northeast China, the war on the Western Front in his mind was actually over. The world's attention quickly shifted from the great victory of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to North America. It only took a short time since the United States declared war.  In just half a month, one million volunteers signed up to go to Europe to defend the "free world."  The U.S. government was even more ambitious and stated that it would send 4 million troops to France to completely defeat Germany. However, when the British and French troop transport ships that greeted them arrived at the dock, and the cowboys with revolvers on their waists could not wait to board the ship, the U.S. government remembered something very important.  Serious things¡­.

    There are not enough munitions!

    On June 30, the first thing Yang Qiu did when he returned to Nanjing was to call Hangel: ¡°Do you want arms?¡±.

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