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A big man fit to be the commander of the coalition forces.

So he is the new commander of the coalition forces.

However, the appointment was not due to Seymour's suggestion - in fact, the vice admiral was not qualified to make such a proposal, and there could be no doubt that no suggestion was needed, and His Majesty Wilhelm the Second Kaiser, who was very pleased with his achievements and always liked to highlight Germany's great power, would himself put one of his marshals in such a prominent position as commander of the Allied forces.

The Emperor had very good reasons for making this arrangement: since Italy and Austria had sent only symbolic troops, it was obvious that it was impossible to appoint an Italian or Austrian general as commander of the coalition forces; Neither Britain nor Russia would agree to the other's general as commander of the coalition forces, and although the current commander was Vice Admiral Seymour, he was clearly not in a position to command the Russian forces; And the appointment of an American general or a Japanese general is an unthinkable and ridiculous decision.

Both the United States and Japan are marginal countries that simply do not qualify to put themselves above the European powers.

Finally, a French general, still not - it would be a humiliation to the great German Empire, the Emperor, the German soldiers, and the German people to let the losers in the war command the victors.

At least in the emperor's opinion, it was a humiliation.

So, as long as the German Army was a member of the Allied forces, it was impossible for the French to be the commander of the Allied forces - thankfully, Paris seemed to know Berlin very well...... Or more accurately, His Majesty's thoughts, which at no time sought to obtain this position.

Therefore, the new commander of the coalition forces will be a German.

It's Feng. Field Marshal Wadsey.

Wilhelm chose the former Chief of the General Staff of the German Army and, with little effort, His Majesty used his influence to get the decision unanimously adopted by the other countries that formed the coalition.

Then Seymour was informed that he had been replaced by Field Marshal.

This completely unexpected result undoubtedly complicated the mood of the vice admiral. On the one hand, when the telegram from London reached him, Seymour was still racking his brains to find the most suitable person to be the commander of the coalition forces, and he was suddenly overwhelmed by the sudden discovery that he had been freed from all his troubles; On the other hand, like every big man who has to leave his former prominent position, Seymour is not very willing.

Even if he had decided to resign as commander of the coalition forces, it was one thing to voluntarily relinquish power, and quite another to be replaced without knowing it.

There is no doubt that the vice admiral was very angry.

But on the other hand, Seymour had some schadenfreude: if he couldn't resolve the contradictions within the coalition forces, von . It is equally likely that Wadsey will not be able to do this, even if he is the highest-ranking commander; The more ridiculous problem, of course, is that by the time the field marshal arrives in China, the war is likely to be over.

Feng. It would take at least two months for Wadsey to arrive, but no commander was willing to wait so long for his arrival.

In fact, some people can't wait even a day.

"We don't have time to waste. Gentlemen, I must stress that this war must end - now - before His Excellency the Distinguished Marshal arrives. We must march on Beijing immediately. "General Lynivich is still loudly proclaiming his views, showing everyone his unscrupulousness, and his criticism of von Leenivich. Wadsey's palpable contempt.

Although this was not his intention - perhaps Lynivich was the typical aristocratic general with Russian arrogance and self-righteousness, that did not mean that he was the kind of fool who was empty-eyed. For people like Feng. A man of Wadsey's size, a field marshal, he still carried with him the necessary respect and reverence - and yet, unfortunately, in the eyes of his audience, he did not have enough respect for the German field marshal.

This is an oversight that can be exploited, but no one has commented or blamed it yet, because it is not yet time for them to take advantage of General Linivich's small mistakes. After all, the commanders did not have essential differences on the issues they were discussing.

It is necessary to occupy Beijing as soon as possible and seize the place in Feng. Before Wadsey and the German army he led, they were deprived of both their honor and their share of the benefits they could get. This was the consensus that the commanders could reach, and their contradiction was only whether it was necessary to destroy Nie Shicheng's army and occupy Tianjin before attacking Beijing.

Seymour still advocated the elimination of Nie Shicheng first and the capture of Tianjin, ensuring that the rear would not be attacked by the Chinese army when the coalition forces advanced towards Beijing, although only Nogi Noshinori and Ishibashi Kenzo, eager for revenge, supported him. Leeniwicz's attitude was no different from before: bypassing Nie Shicheng's troops and Tianjin, throwing them all to Qin Lang's army, while the main force of the coalition army advanced directly towards Beijing.

This time, the French, Italians, and Austrians fully supported him, putting aside "whether Qin Lang and his army could be trusted" for the time being. There is no doubt that this wise approach has greatly strengthened their strength, but it is still not enough to form an overwhelming advantage.

Because Seymour played the last card he had: "Are you sure that Qin Lang and Yi Shui are willing to act according to our requirements, not the other way around?" ”

Linivich was stunned for a moment. He was then forced to admit that he had failed to seriously consider the issues raised by the Vice Admiral - but neither did the others. In the subconscious of the commanders, the opinions of Qin Lang and Yi Shui were not important and not worth paying attention to: as commanders of the American army and Chinese, they could only act according to the opinions of the coalition command, not on their own. But in reality, the problem is not that simple.

"Gentlemen, I must remind you that the American army has not really joined the coalition forces." Seymour emphasized, "Qin Lang and Yi Shui are quite autonomous, and in many ways they only obey Washington's instructions, but on the other hand, they can influence Washington's decisions." That is, in fact they can act exactly as they want, and not the coalition's. ”

"And right now, we can't speak for the coalition command, that's the key." Linivich's chief of staff, Vasilyevsky, interjected, "According to my analysis, out of political and diplomatic stability, Qin Lang will not completely refuse the order of the coalition command, but now it is Feng Lang who is commanding the coalition forces. Wadsi. ”

"What does that mean?" The Italian asked, and was immediately mocked mercilessly by the French.

"That means we can't give orders to Qin Lang, and we can't give him orders through His Excellency the Marshal."

Feng. Wadsey had just left Berlin and was at sea, and no one could get in touch with him until the next time the luxury passenger ship he was on entered the port, and of course, he couldn't ask him to give Qin Lang an order. But the bigger problem is that if the Field Marshal is asked to give Qin Lang an order, the commanders' intentions will be immediately exposed, and then, if bad luck is bad enough, the order he gives may be the opposite.

"We can't take any chances." Seymour said.

Li Nivich nodded, and then suggested: "Gentlemen, maybe we can negotiate directly with Qin Lang and Yi Shui...... I mean, maybe we can convince them to accept our arrangement. ”

"How are you going to convince them, General Linivich?" The Vice Admiral raised an eyebrow, "That mission doesn't look like it's going to do them any good." ”

"They're businessmen, in fact." Linivich seems to have thought of a plan, "I personally think that as long as we pay them enough benefits......"

There was a knock at the door, very untimely. He immediately finished his speech and sat back in his seat, and then Seymour motioned out the door, "Come in." ”

A guard officer pushed the door open and walked in and saluted him. "U.S. Marine Corps Dave. Captain Webb came. ”

David. Weber! Almost immediately, everyone set their eyes on Nogi Noshinori and Ishibashi Kenzo. It is a well-known fact that Captain Webb was the deputy head of the Umbrella Military Advisory Group - which meant that he was more directly responsible for the heavy losses suffered by the Japanese Army than Qin Lang and Yi Shui. In fact, there were already rumors in the coalition that some of the Japanese Army's junior officers and soldiers were planning to assassinate Webb or some other American adviser to avenge the death of their comrades.

It is very likely that the actions of these junior officers and soldiers were at the behest of mid-ranking and high-ranking officers, and it is even possible that it was a hint from Nogi Noshinori or Ishibashi Kenzo, if this speculation unfortunately becomes a fact......

Seymour glanced at his ally worriedly, shook his head secretly, and said to the guard officer, "Let the captain in." ”

"Yes, sir." The guard officer withdrew, and after a few seconds, the object of Japanese hatred walked into the conference room.

Everyone was watching him.

Under the watchful eyes of the commanders, Webb gave a military salute to each officer in the room who was higher in rank than him, and then turned to Seymour. "General."

"Captain." Seymour returned a military salute and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Webb did not answer immediately, but let his gaze slowly sweep around the conference room, and finally, when it returned to Seymour again, he announced: "On behalf of General Qin, I would like to inform you of the news that while the U.S. Marines will continue to be faithful to their duties, the U.S. Army has marched to Beijing alone. (To be continued.) )