Early in the morning, Qin Zhiyuan woke up from his deep sleep and felt a splitting headache.

"God, you're finally awake." Julie threw the book on the carpet next to her, ran over from the balcony to help Qin Zhiyuan up and lean against the head of the bed, and dragged a pillow to Qin Zhiyuan's back.

"Julie? Why are you here? I'm not dreaming, am I? Qin Zhiyuan hasn't come back to his senses yet.

"Your Excellency, you forced me to send you back yesterday, don't say you don't remember anything." Julie was not very angry, picked up a bowl of decanting soup and handed it to Qin Zhiyuan.

"Uh...... I'm really sorry, I really don't remember ......" Qin Zhiyuan tried hard to recall, couldn't find the slightest impression, raised his head and drank the decanting soup: "It tastes good, when did you learn it?" ”

"Don't change the subject, Your Excellency, I really don't remember what happened yesterday?" Julie stared at Qin Zhiyuan's eyes, trying to tell if Qin Zhiyuan was lying.

Julie sometimes drinks a little wine, but not too much, so Julie can't understand the feeling of "fragmentation". Therefore, in Julie's opinion, most people who drink too much are "playing stupid".

Well, in fact, this is Julie changing the topic, this bowl of sobering soup was made by Misha, and Julie didn't want Qin Zhiyuan to know.

Admiral......

Qin Zhiyuan thought hard, and finally remembered the clues of last night.

The grand welcome ceremony, the staggered banquet, the chaotic and noisy faces, the Congress Medal specially set up for Qin Zhiyuan, and the freshly baked general......

The Battle of Reims ended in a resounding victory for the French, in which in a month and a half of fighting the Germans lost 79,000 dead and nearly 140,000 captured, and the area south of the Seine in the direction of Reims was lost. In contrast, 37,000 French troops were killed, including nearly 4,000 Chinese, nearly 7,000 Japanese, nearly 10,000 Annamite, and more than 10,000 French.

It was the most significant victory for France since the beginning of the war, and it cannot be overstated.

Qin Zhiyuan was therefore promoted to general, because Qin Zhiyuan had already received two Grand Knight Medals, and the French Parliament specially established the Order of Congress to recognize Qin Zhiyuan's merits, this medal has so far only been won by Qin Zhiyuan.

The Foreign Legion, which had been on the front lines for three months, was given leave, and most of them chose to go on vacation to Corsica, with only some officers and soldiers remaining in the Bois de Boulogne to maintain the tanks that had shined in the Battle of Reims.

It was indeed a great success, and in the twelve hours after the start of the last battle, the tank units made a 42-kilometer assault, from Gaiyu all the way to the Aisne River, and even the Lipu River did not stop them.

After this battle, Chen Kangjian and his tank unit caused a sensation all over the world, and everyone had to admit that tanks had replaced cavalry as the decisive force on the battlefield.

In the Flanders battlefield at the same time, 500,000 British troops launched an offensive in the traditional way, and so far they have fought hard for more than a month, and have only advanced four kilometers, which is only one-tenth of the distance of Chen Kangjian's 12-hour assault.

The huge aura has made a large number of people, not only Qin Zhiyuan, Chen Kangjian, Liu Zizheng, they are all famous, whether it is the French government or the Beiyang government, they are all promoting them as if comparing with each other, Chen Kangjian and Liu Zizheng, Ge Lifu have been promoted to lieutenant generals, Xu Sheng and Xiang Ankang They have also been promoted to major generals, and even Chen Kangjian's chief of staff Zhang Jingzong has been promoted to major general.

It seems that the command of the 17th Army is more and more worthy of its name.

In the past, although the Joint Operations Command was also a headquarters, there were too few generals, only a few people, but now there are more than 20, and it looks like a bunch of generals.

With the end of the Battle of Reims, the 17th Army disbanded on the spot, and the Foreign Legion on leave, Bastian led his troops to build a defensive line from Awangçon to Pert, continuing to hold out with the Germans on the north bank of the Aisne River, five kilometers away.

Bastian, who was also promoted to general, said with a smile that Bastian would not attack until Qin Zhiyuan returned to the Reims area, even if Leotei pointed a gun at Bastian, Bastian would never give in.

This is of course a joke, but it proves Qin Zhiyuan's current prestige from another aspect.

The soldiers of the Foreign Legion could rest, but Qin Zhiyuan couldn't.

Qin Zhiyuan was going to Algeria to rebuild the French Foreign Legion.

In another week, Qin Zhiyuan will go to Algeria, which is also Qin Zhiyuan's last time in Paris, so Qin Zhiyuan is a little indulgent, he was drunk last night, and actually took Julie back to the Black Swan Castle with him.

It seems that Foch is not in Paris, otherwise Qin Zhiyuan would not necessarily be so presumptuous.

After drinking the sobering soup, Qin Zhiyuan felt much better, and went to the bathroom to take a cold shower, and then walked out of the Black Swan Castle in good spirits.

Today, Qin Zhiyuan is going to the War Department to find some information about the Foreign Legion.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to go to Algeria with a blank eye, it wouldn't help his work in any way.

Pierre also drank a little too much yesterday, he went home to accompany Anne, and Julie came to take care of Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan still has a gentlemanly demeanor, and sends Julie home first, and then goes to the War Department.

Coincidentally, at the entrance of the army department, Qin Zhiyuan met Akashi Genjiro and his party.

The Sixth Division led by Genjiro Akashi is actually a mercenary army in France, and during their time in France, the French will pay their salaries and the consumption of weapons and equipment, but it is certain that Genjiro Akashi came to the War Department this time definitely not for salary, maybe it was for Qin Zhiyuan to shoot the Japanese soldiers.

For Akashi Genjiro, Qin Zhiyuan is now completely indifferent, this is not that Qin Zhiyuan is arrogant, in terms of combat performance, few of the current Allied generals can not be ashamed in front of Qin Zhiyuan.

Of course, this does not include Foch and Leotah, Foch may not have as dazzling results as Qin Zhiyuan, but their own qualifications are there, and the army is a place that pays extreme attention to seniority, so Qin Zhiyuan has been a junior in front of Foch and Leothai in his life.

But for Akashi Genjiro, who does not belong to the same system, Qin Zhiyuan has no need to be polite, so when he saw Akashi Genjiro, Qin Zhiyuan directly ignored it, but Akashi Genjiro maintained a standing posture, accompanied by a half-bow, and his attitude was very upright.

These Japanese can't get used to it, they from the emperor to the ashigaru belong to the type of "don't fight for three days, go to the house and uncover the tiles".

Akashi Genjiro is quite good among the Japanese, at least he knows what kind of people can be messed with and what kind of people can't be messed with, so even if he hates Qin Zhiyuan in his heart, he can still maintain enough respect on the surface.

But some people in Akashi's entourage didn't think so, a young man who looked like he was only in his twenties didn't stand up and didn't bow after seeing Qin Zhiyuan, so he stared at Qin Zhiyuan directly.

It's really unkind to look at people like that.

Qin Zhiyuan felt that unscrupulous gaze, and subconsciously glanced at it.

It was this absent-minded understatement that made the young man feel that his self-esteem had been seriously frustrated, and he was a little eager to try and provoke.

Shao Zuo, whose rank in the Japanese army is equivalent to that of a major, now does not even have the qualifications to meet Qin Zhiyuan directly, of course Qin Zhiyuan will not take it to heart, and directly enters Leothai's office.

Well, the place where Qin Zhiyuan saw Motojiro Akashi was at the door of Leotai's office, and it seems that Genjiro Akashi was waiting for Leotai's reception.

Qin Zhiyuan wanted to come to see Leotai, so naturally he didn't have to wait, Leotai's secretary didn't even make a call, and directly invited Qin Zhiyuan into Leotai's office.

Look, this is the difference between intimacy and alienation.

There were no visitors in Leota's office, and Leothai was not working, he was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper, in the standard working condition of a civil servant.

Seeing Qin Zhiyuan come in, Leothai casually pointed to the chair opposite the desk, and did not put down the newspaper and coffee in his hand, and did not even take his eyes away.

"You're so laid-back, I can be like you when I go to Algeria?" Qin Zhiyuan is truly envious, only after experiencing the tension and fear on the front line can he feel the beauty of peace.

Indeed, when you are on the front line, you are afraid of the unknown, you are afraid of changing the "unknown", you are afraid of an uncertain future, and there are all kinds of fears. Maybe the next moment, a German large-caliber artillery shell flew over, and Qin Zhiyuan would continue to cross, it was precisely because of this fear of the unknown that Qin Zhiyuan would be dissolute and drunk after leaving the battlefield.

"If you want, you can do the same." Leothai took a sip of coffee, and then happily handed the newspaper to Qin Zhiyuan: "Look at this, the British scolded in the newspaper, asking when Haig and the look-seeker would win such victories as the Battle of Feron-Tadenoy and the Battle of Reims, I heard that the battle report came to London yesterday, and the look-a-man had a whole morning meeting, and Haig dropped three cups in an hour." ”

There is no doubt that Leothai is gloating, if Qin Zhiyuan's record is a stab to the scarred heart of the British, then Leothai is sprinkling salt on the wound.

"Just Hag? Let's wash and sleep. Qin Zhiyuan didn't even look at the newspaper in his hand, and sneered at Haig.

In the previous offensive at Ypres, Haig had abandoned his armoured forces and still used cavalry to storm the German lines, which was a strange thing that such a stubborn man could win.

In fact, it's no wonder that Haig, it was raining in Flanders some time ago, and the entire Flanders region is a swamp, even if there are tank troops, they can't exert real strength.

"I have only one suggestion for you about Algeria." Leotei had been serving in the colonies before becoming Minister of War and was known as the smartest "colonial soldier", and if anyone could give Qin Zhiyuan some advice, it would be none other than Leotei: "Never trust those Algerians, and don't trust those European descendants, the only one you can trust is yourself." If you talk about colonial management, then you must understand that sticks are always more effective than carrots, and if they are not obedient, then let them die. ”

Leothai didn't say much, but it sounded chilling.

It's no wonder that Leotah, look at India, look at French Indochina, look at Borneo, Europe at this time, to maintain colonial rule, just by blood and massacres, there is no other good way.

And for the Algerians, the natives cannot be trusted, they have only hatred for France, not love. European immigrants and their descendants are even more unbelievable, these people are opposed to the war, they will support Qin Zhiyuan's work, but they will never use force to support it, and even if Qin Zhiyuan asks them to join the Foreign Legion, they may move farther away.

Originally, these Europeans moved to Algeria to escape the continuous war on the continent, and if Algeria also fell into turmoil, they would definitely choose to continue to flee.

In another time and space in the 21st century, European immigrants from Algeria and their descendants, after Algeria's independence, chose to return to France in order to escape the increasingly crazy natives, instead of taking up arms like Israel.

According to records, more than 1 million people of European descent fled back to France, accounting for one-tenth of the total population of Algeria.

The Europeans who remained in Algeria and the pro-French "haggis" were killed by Algerian natives, and it is estimated that between 50,000 and 150,000 people were killed.

I don't know what these "Haggis" were thinking when they were dying, whether they regretted not resisting! (To be continued.) )