Since ancient times, affection cannot be retained, only routines can win people's hearts.

Luo Ke can't directly give the soldiers drug sores like Wu Qi, and it's okay to give up his dinner, which is also a punishment for the staff officers of the expeditionary force, because the supply plan was formulated by them, and the front-line troops did not get enough supplies, and the staff officers who made the plan were duty-bound, and Luo Ke also had leadership responsibilities as the commander-in-chief, so everyone simply starved together, and Luo Ke himself was no exception.

The reason why the routine is popular is because the effect is extraordinarily significant.

A seemingly unintentional move, which calmed the emotions of the front-line officers and soldiers, raised the vigilance of the staff officers, and left a good story for Roque, everyone was happy.

This is not the whole story, the reporter of the "Times" noticed this situation, promptly sent back the report and published it in the "Times", and now the people who could see the "Times" also knew that the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force and the officers and soldiers on the front line were also hungry, so the rumors about the extravagance and waste of the expeditionary force some time ago disappeared without a trace for a while.

The French press followed up in a timely manner, and the positive publicity for the expeditionary force reached a climax, and this series of shining examples of human nature, especially during the war, was simply too much to the taste of the French.

The Canadian Expeditionary Force preferred to go hungry and still give its rations to the French troops.

The commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force preferred to go hungry with the staff of the command and save food for the front-line troops.

Compared with the scandalous French troops, the French people's goodwill towards the British Expeditionary Force exploded instantly.

Kitchener, who was still in Paris, became the most popular person in Paris as the British Minister of War, the French Estates-General invited Kitchener to give a speech to the Parliament, French President Ponincaré invited Kitchener to dinner, and the French government even awarded Roque the honorary title of "Marshal of France" in recognition of Roque's contribution to France.

When the news reached southern Africa, after the outbreak of the world war, the southern Africans, who had the money to contribute and the power to contribute, once again set off a fund-raising upsurge, and southern Africa supplied almost the entire Entente with supplies, but its own defense minister was hungry on the front line, which was simply ridiculous.

Large enterprises in southern Africa immediately took action, and the RAND Bank immediately announced a donation of 10 million rand, all of which was used to buy supplies and send them to the Western Front.

The Nyasaland Company and the South African Company were not slow to move, the Nyasaland Company also donated R10 million, the South African Company donated food worth R15 million, the Favart Steel Company donated materials worth R8 million, and when the "Honorable Judy Locke", who had just entered primary school, reluctantly donated his piggy bank, the pride of southern Africans who had just become rich for a few years reached its peak, and in just one week, the Federal Government of Southern Africa received a donation of R160 million.

King George V of the United Kingdom set an example by announcing that half of the royal family's budget in 1916 would be donated to the expeditionary force, and 20 top nobles jointly donated 20 million pounds to the expeditionary force, and British domestic enterprises responded in a group, and the donation reached 250 million pounds in a week.

The British Empire was indeed rich.

The Canadian Legion, which had not had a strong presence since the outbreak of the World War, attracted much attention, and the entire Western Front, Vimy Ridge became a huge salient and was the focus of contention between the German and British expeditionary forces.

Roque was aware of this problem, and his latest order to the Canadian Corps was to organize a defense on the spot, hold on to Vimy Ridge, and attract more German troops.

On April 15, the German counterattack arrived as scheduled.

Ludendorff mobilized 1,600 artillery pieces in the shortest possible time, almost half of the number of German artillery on the Western Front, and four corps participated in the attack on Vimy Ridge, and the eyes of the entire Western Front were focused on this small hill, which was only seven kilometers long and only 145 meters above sea level.

The Canadian Corps was commanded by Major General Arthur Kerry, and the defenders of Vimy Ridge had four divisions with a total strength of about 60,000 troops, and their enemies numbered about 150,000 men, all of whom were elite troops from the Western Front.

The German offensive began with artillery bombardment, and the Germans had occupied Vimy Ridge for three years before the Canadian Corps occupied Vimy Ridge and were very familiar with the situation at Vimy Ridge.

The German artillery fire was very accurate, there were no fortifications on the German side of Vimy Ridge, only two improvised defensive lines, the Canadian Corps suffered heavy casualties in the German artillery fire, and the expeditionary force bombers took to the air and tried to bomb the German artillery positions, but the Germans lit thick smoke around the artillery positions, and the thick smoke covered the huge artillery positions, and the bombardment was not effective.

The Southern African artillery was well trained to determine the position of the German artillery positions according to the flight path and direction of the German artillery shells as quickly as possible, and to counteract the German artillery.

The German artillery suffered heavy losses, and according to post-war statistics, 85% of the losses of the German artillery came from the fire of the artillery of the expeditionary force.

The final solution to the problem is still to rely on the ground forces, the width of the battlefield at Vimy Ridge is limited, although the German army occupies an absolute advantage, but each time the troops put into the battle are not many, the Canadian Corps with the assistance of tank troops, while maintaining a solid defense, but also organized several small-scale counterattacks, the attacking German army suffered heavy casualties, on April 15, the German army lost 25,000 people in one day.

The battle lasted a full day, and in the evening, the Germans stopped their offensive and sent logistics and medical personnel to collect the wounded German soldiers and German corpses scattered in front of the defensive line.

The soldiers of the Canadian Legion did not shoot, and let the German logistics personnel take away all the German corpses, and the ground in front of the position was all stained red with blood, like a huge red carpet, blood and mud mixed together, like a raging and rushing Styx, the German logistics personnel who collected the corpses collapsed and cried, and the Canadian Legion soldiers watched all this expressionlessly in the trenches.

Unlike the front-line positions that have become hell, the headquarters of the expeditionary force at night is brightly lit, the front-line troops are progressing smoothly, the German troops are too busy to take care of themselves, and they are not capable of launching an attack on Paris, and the rear is united and actively donates money and materials to the front, the British Empire has formed an unprecedented cohesion after the outbreak of the world war, Kitchener, who was worshipped as a god in Paris, and the new French Prime Minister Alexandre Ribault came to Roque's headquarters to congratulate Roque in person.

Yes, after the full-scale scandal of the French army, the new government that had just been formed in Poncaré collapsed again, although French Prime Minister Briand had been persuading Nivelle to stop the offensive while Nivelle was preparing for the spring offensive, but when Nivelle failed, Briand was still responsible for Nivelle's defeat.

Stepping down from the prime minister's position is already commonplace for Briand, and this is the third time Briand has served as French prime minister, and it should be a fourth time if not surprisingly.

Alexander Ribault came to award Roque the medal, this is the third time Roque has saved Paris, although the Southern African Expeditionary Force was not directly commanded by Roque during the Battle of the Marne, but Roque was the supreme commander of all the armed forces in Southern Africa at that time, so this honor was also attributed to Roque, coupled with the Battle of Verdun and this French mutiny, the mayor of Paris wanted to award Roque the title of "honorary citizen" but could not do it, some people suggested that Roque be awarded the title of "honorary mayor", but the mayor of Paris was obviously unwilling.

On behalf of the French government, Alexander Ribo awarded Roque the "Legion of Honor", one of the highest French decorations, with a status similar to the Victoria Cross of the United Kingdom.

This was the first time that the British Expeditionary Force Command held a banquet after Roque became commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force.

Although the wine and dishes at the banquet were not sumptuous during the war, the atmosphere was good, and Roque was the undisputed centerpiece.

"After Robert's defeat at Sherman Dydam, there was a time when it felt like France was about to collapse, and it was rumored in Paris that Robert had lost 1.5 million men in Sherman Dydam, such an outrageous rumor, many people actually believed it, at that time, Paris was crowded with troops who had lost their command, officers and soldiers were in a chaotic state of disorder, there were rebels who took the opportunity to loot, and set fire to the shops next to the streets, the policemen who went to deal with them were wounded, and the rebels used military weapons - "Alexander · Ribaud still has lingering palpitations when he talks about the panicked Paris that day.

How panicked Paris was then, how grateful it is to Roque now.

"General Petain is very capable, and under his leadership, the troops will definitely return to normal." Luo Ke held Petain in his hand, and Shunshui did not do it in vain.

"Indeed, I have spoken with General Petain in Paris, and Locke, General Petain has asked me to convey to your face his respect for you, and Paris might have fallen by now had it not been for the resolute attack of the British Expeditionary Force during this time." Kitchener was in a good mood, he should be in a good mood, another time and space, Kitchener was attacked by a German submarine on his way to the Russian Empire and sunk, and Kitchener was buried in the sea.

It was also after Roque's reminder that Winston strictly ordered Kitchener not to leave the British mainland, and Kitchener did not go to the Russian Empire.

Now that the Russian Empire has fallen, Kitchener has no reason to go to the Russian Empire, and is still the British Minister of War, who is Roque's strongest backing.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, and please convey my respect to General Petain in person on my behalf, it is precisely because of General Petain's power to turn the tide that the coalition can be maintained, and the good fighters have no great name, and General Petain's exploits will always be remembered by all of us." Roque is really not polite, regardless of what mistakes Petain made in World War II, but the current Petain deserves Roque's respect.

(The first chapter is delivered, do you still want to be four more today-as long as it is what the brothers want, the fish head will definitely be able to do it-)