Regarding the problem of logistics, in fact, Qin Zhiyuan is making planned improvements.

Adhering to PLA's experience of "buying is better than renting, renting is better than building", Qin Zhiyuan is always used to holding the gun in the palm of his hand. This gun barrel includes not only the troops, but also the weapons and ammunition that the troops need.

In the current city of Trident, a series of factories are being built.

When completed, Corsica will have a range of weapons built independently, from tanks to bullets.

Of course, limited by Corsica's resources, the raw materials needed to make weapons still need to be purchased from mainland France.

But this is not a big problem, Corsica is just an experimental product for Qin Zhiyuan to train workers and increase the proficiency of engineers, and when the arsenal really plays a role, it should be after returning to the Republic of China.

Relative to Corsica, the Republic of China has sufficient resources to provide all the raw materials for production, and it is time for these workers and engineers to show their skills.

I almost forgot that when Zhang Tianshou went to Borneo, he also took two bullet production lines with him, which fully shows that Qin Zhiyuan's strategy has begun to work. You know, the workers and engineers who went with the production line were all Chinese, all Chinese trained from the Renault factory, and they built an all-Chinese arsenal in Borneo.

Huang Bohan was still ambitious, and when he returned to Borneo, he immediately placed an additional order with the Renault plant for all the equipment needed to build a coal-fired power plant and a medium-sized steel plant.

This did not cause alarm among the Dutch authorities, as Huang Bohan had a mine of his own, and Huang Bohan claimed that he wanted to further process the ore produced by the mine to create greater profits.

The Dutch are happy to see this happen, because they will get more tax revenue.

Qin Zhiyuan was even more pleased to see this happen, not only did he buy double the machine from the old Renault, but also instructed Gaspard to ask the British about the possibility of buying land in Australia.

Australia's iron ore reserves are among the highest in the world, and they are easy to mine, with high ore grades and a high concentration of mines, basically in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. If this place can be bought, then for at least a century, Qin Zhiyuan will not have the risk of steel.

A century ......

Sounds like a long talk.

Speaking of iron ore, Qin Zhiyuan used to be a secret agent, and he still has a lot of knowledge about the distribution of mineral deposits in the world, such as the oil of Borneo, such as the steel of Australia, such as ......

No need to say, oil and steel are enough.

In the final analysis, Qin Zhiyuan is working so hard now in order to obtain a qualification, a qualification that can compete with Western countries. Only by being mixed with "imperialism" will these Western countries not look at Qin Zhiyuan differently, and will treat Qin Zhiyuan with an equal attitude, instead of giving alms or hostility.

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Three whole days of artillery bombardment, day and night, were enough to cover the tactical movements of the infantry.

When the last night of shelling was over, at five o'clock in the morning, the infantry, who had already advanced in front of the German positions, launched a very sudden attack, and conquered the German front-line positions in one fell swoop.

At this time, the German position was in a defensive vacuum, and the troops defending the front line had withdrawn to the rear because of heavy casualties in the shelling, and the German troops who had arrived to reinforce the position had not yet entered the position.

Therefore, the 17th Army, at almost no cost, occupied the first line of positions of the Germans.

Just four months earlier, the British had successfully implemented this tactic at the Battle of Arras, when the Canadians relied on sophisticated infantry artillery to conquer Vimy Ridge, which became the only bright spot for the British in the Battle of Arras.

In Tadenois, Qin Zhiyuan perfectly replicated this tactic, and it was equally successful.

The Germans did not have more than one line of defense, their positions were five kilometers deep, from the first line to Reims, they were all German lines.

After overcoming the first line of defense, Qin Zhiyuan's order was to defend on the spot.

Liu Zizheng and Ruan Juncai's troops carried out Qin Zhiyuan's orders, but the French troops of the newly formed 21st and 23rd divisions continued to attack the German positions in depth.

For this reason, Qin Zhiyuan, who was the commander of the 17th Group Army, had his first quarrel with Bastian.

The quarrel happened in the combat command room, Qin Zhiyuan still cared about Bastian's face, and drove all the irrelevant personnel out of the combat command room, leaving only Qin Zhiyuan and Bastian, and even Maxim was "invited" out by Qin Zhiyuan.

After everyone left the command room, Qin Zhiyuan slammed the crumpled gloves in his hand on the sofa in the rest area, and asked Bastien angrily: "Why don't you carry out the order?" ”

"Qin, we have the upper hand now, it is the time to make a big move, if we don't exert our strength now, when will we exert our strength?" Bastian was unimpressed by Qin Zhiyuan's caution.

Facing Qin Zhiyuan's questioning, Bastian blinked his eyes and replied with this bit of surprise and fear.

Since the Battle of Feron Tadenoy, unconsciously, it has been difficult for Bastian to remain calm in front of Qin Zhiyuan, especially when Qin Zhiyuan is angry, Bastian can feel the fear rising from his heart.

Perhaps, this is the momentum!

"How? Didn't you read the battle report of the spring offensive? Didn't you take part in the rehearsal of the General Staff? Knowing that the Germans dug a trap for us to jump, why did you turn a blind eye? Qin Zhiyuan was extremely angry, and the questions like a cannon smashed over.

"Qin, it's different now than four months ago, Crown Prince William, who was in charge of defense at that time, has now been captured by us, and it is still unknown whether Oskar von Hurtier will carry out Ludendorff's plan, why can't we give it a try?" Bastian struggled to explain, not giving up on the idea of attacking.

"How can I emphasize to you that you understand that Ludwig Falkenhausen, who refused to carry out Ludendorff's orders, has been removed, and if Oskar Huttier would not carry out Ludendorff's orders, Ludendorff would not have sent him at all. What do you call trying, what do you take? Is it the lives of the soldiers? Qin Zhiyuan was furious.

"If you want, you can send tanks up." Bastian's expression was a little uneasy, and he subconsciously wiped the sweat stains oozing from his palms on his military pants, and gave Qin Zhiyuan a "cute dead" answer with round eyes.

"Tanks? Do you still want to send tanks up? I'd love to open your head and see what's inside? Qin Zhiyuan was disrupted by Bastian's answer.

"It must not be delicious!" Bastian snorted.

Since the Chinese became an army, compared to the French, the stomachs of the Chinese have been connected to different dimensions.

The average Chinese eats almost as much food per meal as two Frenchmen.

This has led to a rumor in France that the Chinese, like cows, have four stomachs...... They can eat everything, and they always finish it......

"Don't think about it yet, your troops have now become a meal on the table of the Germans, and if you don't withdraw them now, I promise, you will regret it!" Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to dwell on the "stomach" of the Chinese.

"No, it won't......" Bastian was very unsure.

"It was reported that the 185th and 192nd regiments were besieged by the Germans, and Colonel Hausen requested reinforcements." Before Bastian could finish speaking, the staff officer's report came from outside the door.

(To be continued.) )