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To deal with a traditional soldier like Nivelle, Qin Zhiyuan prepared a variety of means.

Thomson and Andre represent the image of the government, Lance and Philip represent public opinion, plus the military represented by Qin Zhiyuan. This is the strongest lineup that Qin Zhiyuan can gather now.

Thomson and Andre are responsible for pursuing this matter, and Lance and Philip were found by Qin Zhiyuan using certain public relations methods.

In France in 1916, or in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, fairness and justice were still just concepts, and media people were not accustomed to wearing a coat of "independence and impartiality". Compared with the 21st century, although they are all the same darkness, in the 21st century, everyone is still superficial, and at the beginning of the 20th century, it is not disguised at all.

Ready to stop, Qin Zhiyuan led his group straight to Verdun.

Verdun is a small city in northeastern France, with a fortified fortress built on the Meuse Heights, which is the main transportation artery from Germany to Paris, and is known as the "key to Paris". The Battle of Verdun, which took place here in 1916, was a turning point in the First World War, and the German Empire gradually moved towards its final defeat.

The commander of the French army in Verdun was Henri Philippe Pétain, a man with mixed reputations, and in another time and space, during the First World War, Pétain gained a reputation. Twenty years later, in World War II, Petain lost everything as the Führer of Vichy France and was sentenced to death by the Allies, which was later commuted to life imprisonment.

Petain was not in the Verdun area at this time, he had been promoted to commander-in-chief of Army Group Center, currently in Bordeaux.

The resignation of Chauffeur was irreversible, and Petain, as one of the candidates for the next commander-in-chief of the French army, was operating in Bordeaux, the seat of the French government, and the Verdun line was in charge of Niveller, who succeeded Petain as commander of the Second Army.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to collide with Nivelle or Manjing as soon as he came up, but went directly to the 45th Division.

The Battle of Verdun commanded by Petain implemented the method of "wheel warfare", which was similar to the "Laoshan Wheel Battle" in another time and space, in order to make the troops take turns to rest and prevent vicious incidents from occurring due to war weariness.

Prior to Petain's arrival at Verdun, there was a general war-weariness among the French troops in the Verdun area. The fighters were exhausted from the protracted war, they were reluctant to attack, they were unwilling to defend, they were even reluctant to shoot in the trenches. The fighters justified this: if we don't shoot at the Germans, then the Germans won't shoot at us either.

Petain's "rotational warfare" approach changed this, so that when Nivelle succeeded Petain as commander of the Second Army, Nivelle continued Petain's method.

The 45th Division, which was a rotational unit, had now moved to the front, and was stationed at the fortress of Douomun. The fortress of Douaumont was an important fulcrum on the Verdun front, which had been captured by the Neville troops about a week earlier, and the 45th Division was now responsible for defending it.

After rushing to the fortress of Duaomon, as expected, Qin Zhiyuan couldn't even enter the gate of the barracks, and after waiting for a long time, Woodson, who had dealt with Andre, came forward to receive Qin Zhiyuan and his party.

"We will investigate this matter, and when we have a conclusion, we will report the investigation to the War Department, and the military court will deal with the matter." Woodson played a good tone.

As a soldier, Woodson also abhors the "shooting of military families". But as a soldier of the 45th Division, it was impossible for Woodson to hand over the suspect to Qin Zhiyuan for handling. There are countless ways for Woodson to deal with this, such as sending the company of those two soldiers to attack the German positions early tomorrow morning, so that if they die, they deserve it, and if they die, it doesn't matter, the Germans have countless positions waiting for them to conquer.

"How is it possible to find out the results of an internal investigation? You didn't even glance at the scene reconnaissance report, how can you determine who the suspect is? How can you determine how many suspects there are? "Qin Zhiyuan is unwilling to be with the mud, guilty people must pay the price, and they must pay the price as sinners, and they can't be included in the list of dead with a noble feeling of sacrificing for the country.

Woodson is only a major, and there is a huge gap between him and Qin Zhiyuan's rank of major general, so Qin Zhiyuan didn't leave much politeness.

"General, please calm down, this is not the Far East, nor the Northern Military District, nor the Foreign Legion, we have our own way of dealing with it." Woodson was not interested in Qin Zhiyuan, the general of the Foreign Legion, and he did not have much respect when he spoke.

"Your own way of handling it? What do you call a way of dealing with it? Is it just waiting for the results of the investigation? If that's the case, then I've got a copy here for your reference. Qin Zhiyuan gestured, and Gao Hongshi handed over a folder.

Qin Zhiyuan has done a lot of work, and this document is more detailed than the one just now. In this folder, there is Judy's testimony, as well as the beginning and end of Mary's friendship with the two French soldiers, as well as the testimony of Mary's neighbors, which can prove that two French soldiers came out of Mary's house in a panic at the time of the incident.

"We will refer to it appropriately, please believe me, I am also a soldier, and I also hate the vicious incident of hurting the orphans of military families." Woodson couldn't turn a blind eye after all, took a cursory look at it, and then promised.

"I don't want them to go to court-martial, I want them to plead guilty, and then I want them to take justice and make them pay for the mistakes they have made. So, you have to hand these two over to me. "Qin Zhiyuan is unrelenting.

Woodson pondered for a moment, but still insisted on his opinion: "General, I beg your pardon, I can't give you an answer now in this matter, I don't have this right. ”

"Well, I'll wait for someone with the right to show up. By the way, these days, I will live in **** manor, if there is any progress, please notify me in time. Qin Zhiyuan smiled meaningfully, then turned to leave.

Woodson looked at the two folders in his hand, shook his head and sighed invisibly, he was not a decision-maker in this matter.

"General, I feel like we're doing useless work." On the way back, Lance suggested to Qin Zhiyuan: "We should use the power of public opinion to exert pressure on them, this is a cover-up, this is also a crime, a disrespect for life, and a blasphemy against the law." ”

As a media person, to be honest, Lance doesn't care about justice, he cares about attracting attention, as long as it can attract attention, Lance doesn't care what kind of impact it will cause.

"Of course, that's why we're here." Qin Zhiyuan had already made a decision.

What happened to Mary was both a tragedy and an opportunity. If you use this incident to do something, it may affect the candidate for the next commander-in-chief of the French army on the Western Front.

Using Mary's affairs for Foch's benefit is Qin Zhiyuan's ultimate goal. Seeking justice for Mary in this process is just a incidental thing, Qin Zhiyuan, as an agent walking in the dark, does not have the slightest psychological pressure.