When Su Mo was kidnapped by Anthony, Qin Zhiyuan's command received an angry guest.

Henri Philippe Pétain, the new commander-in-chief of the French army.

Qin Zhiyuan ordered Xiang Ankang to withdraw his position, which was a blatant violation of Petain's orders, and Petain had reason to be angry.

At the same time, Petain was even more worried that Qin Zhiyuan's dissatisfaction with him would lead to other generals following suit, and at the same time incurring the distrust of Petain himself from the higher-ups.

The latter point is more important than the former point.

Therefore, Petain personally felt that Qin Zhiyuan's command, whether it was to express anger or strengthen communication, Petain had to show that he was paying attention to Qin Zhiyuan.

"Qin, why did you do this? Do you know the serious consequences of your audacity? Now that 100,000 Germans have crossed the Marne, half of France is in danger, and you are responsible for the consequences. "Petain has good reason.

The German breakthrough to Champagne and Châlons would pose a threat to half of France in the south, but if you look at the map, you will see that it will not actually change the tide of the war, and some inconsequential areas will not bring Paris to its knees.

"Don't blame me for everything, it's your responsibility to deploy your forces, and when your troops face a completely unequal enemy, more dereliction of duty belongs to you than to me." Qin Zhiyuan, who also had an evil fire in his heart, was not polite at all.

Although Petain is the commander-in-chief of the French army, it is really difficult to say how much deterrence he has as the commander-in-chief in front of Qin Zhiyuan, at least in terms of military rank, Qin Zhiyuan and Petain are at the same level, they are both generals, and in terms of combat ability, Qin Zhiyuan is much higher than Petain, if you ignore race and seniority, Qin Zhiyuan is more qualified than Petain to be the commander-in-chief of the French army.

"Are you accusing me? This is shirking responsibility, and only cowardly people would do it. Petain was not polite, in fact, he had always been angry, and he didn't even sit down when he entered Qin Zhiyuan's headquarters, and quarreled with Qin Zhiyuan in front of all the staff officers.

"That's right! I'm accusing you, but it's not to shirk responsibility, but because this is your mistake, you yourself said, 100,000 Germans crossed the Marne, but how many people did you arrange to defend, only less than 30,000, do you want to blame the soldiers for not being brave enough? Qin Zhiyuan scolded.

"No matter what the circumstances, even if there are only 3,000 people on defense, you can't run away in the face of 100,000 people, that's a coward's behavior." Petain was also scolding, of course, perhaps out of personal cultivation, Petain could only scold to the level of "coward".

"you cowards, a force of sixteen thousand men is left with three hundred and seventy left, such a force is a coward? So what counts as bravery? Qin Zhiyuan's mouth foamed, and he and Petain sprayed each other face to face.

Qin Zhiyuan is a little taller, and he is very condescending to help Petain wash his face.

"370......" Petain was surprised, a situation he did not know.

"Yes! The 11th Division of the Foreign Legion did have a regimental reserve last night, but only four hours later there were only 370 men left, and this is the latest battle report, which should have been written in today's report. Qin Zhiyuan was sad.

Last night's fighting was the most brutal, and at the most dangerous time, in some parts there were cases of seriously wounded soldiers pulling cluster grenades and the Germans rushing to the position to die together, such tragic cases cannot be described one by one, the heroes are not enough to describe their courage and determination, and the French army is not enough to issue the Legion of Honor, because there are as many as 37 people with names and surnames.

"How could it be ......" Petain was completely discouraged, and the situation of surprise made him lose sight of one or the other.

"Why can't it be? Do you think that the Chinese relied on their superiority in weapons to crush them when they fought? No! We don't lack courage, and we don't lack sacrifice! If I don't order them to withdraw from their positions, they will fight to the last man, but I can't erase the fine tradition of a good army, which should be continued, not completely cut off because of this battle. "Qin Zhiyuan wants to keep the seeds.

As long as the troops are not dead, there is a possibility of rebuilding, and once the entire army is destroyed, the most likely outcome in the French sequence is withdrawal.

"Listen to Qin, I have ordered the Second Army to go up and wipe your ass for you, I will not pursue this matter, I hope there will be no next time." Petain's attitude remained blunt.

"If you continue to be so dismissive of the lives of the soldiers, then I can guarantee that there will be a next time." Qin Zhiyuan was even more blunt.

"You ......" Petain was furious, he thought that he had given Qin Zhiyuan a step, but he didn't expect Qin Zhiyuan to refuse to reconcile.

"If you had sent the Second Army to the top earlier, there would have been no such thing, so this is not my problem, it is your problem, if you continue to maintain this attitude, then there will be no fundamental improvement." Qin Zhiyuan was not only unhappy for the 11th Division, but also for the smooth progress of the war in the future.

"It takes time for troops to move, and you can't just get them all flying." Petain emphasized objective facts.

"But until then, you as commander-in-chief must have foresight, and you should anticipate and respond to the German breakthrough before it happens, otherwise you will be remiss in your duties. If you don't have enough judgment, you're always passive, and your clumsy performance isn't worthy of the position of commander-in-chief. Qin Zhiyuan tore his face.

Unswervingly expressing his attitude is one of the ways to get attention, as long as Qin Zhiyuan expresses it sufficiently, then whether Petain likes Qin Zhiyuan or not, Petain must pay attention to Qin Zhiyuan's requirements, otherwise it must be Petain who can't get off the stage.

As for whether Petain likes Qin Zhiyuan or not, who cares?

Many people don't like Manjing's butcher either, but Manjing himself is still capable, obedient and executive. Under Nivelle, Manking was heavily used, and when Petain came to power, Manking also made a comeback.

Eventually, Pétain left Reims with a bitter resentment, and his line of conduct served no purpose other than to bring shame upon himself.

Seeing off Petain, Qin Zhiyuan ushered in a manic MacArthur.

The U.S. 84th Brigade is about to retreat and retreat to Orleans for rest, perhaps when the 84th Brigade rejoins the battle sequence, it will have nothing to do with MacArthur, and of course it is more likely that the war is over.

In short, the "Rainbow Division" that MacArthur often talked about in history probably no longer has its original aura.

The aftertaste is certain, but it is probably not sweet, but bitter.

The 84th Brigade of the U.S. Army fought hard with the Germans for a day, and most of the casualties of the whole army were left, and there were only more than 3,000 of the nearly 10,000 people left, most of whom were wounded.

Strictly speaking, MacArthur was partly and partly responsible for the losses of the 84th Brigade, and before the battle began, MacArthur made a mistake in the formation of his troops, and his formation was so high that he suffered heavy casualties in German artillery fire.

MacArthur knew this, so since he withdrew from Amifontein, MacArthur has been very irritable.

Qin Zhiyuan understood MacArthur's feelings, for a person with a strong sense of utilitarianism, MacArthur was more worried about the US government's perception of him than the loss of troops.

Qin Zhiyuan also understood this, so Qin Zhiyuan attributed the reason for the heavy casualties of the 84th Brigade to the overwhelming German artillery fire in the battle report, and did not mention MacArthur's mistakes.

This in itself is also beneficial to Qin Zhiyuan

If the 84th Brigade had suffered heavy casualties in the devastating German artillery fire and had to retreat, the Chinese units that had persevered in the face of overwhelming artillery fire would have won more praise.

It's hello, hello, everyone.

In fact, when the troops in his hands were incapacitated, MacArthur no longer knew what he should do, so he was a bit of a careless.

"Qin, I need more penicillin, why would you rather use it on those who have caught a cold than on those wounded soldiers who are wailing in pain?" MacArthur was here to complain.

At present, there are many wounded people on the battlefield in all directions, and there are also a large number of cold patients.

Comparatively speaking, patients with colds are better cared for, as they can return to the battlefield after they have recovered, while the wounded require a long recovery period.

"Doug, pay attention to this disaster, this is not an ordinary cold, and the consequences he will cause will be more serious than a world war." Qin Zhiyuan is colorful.

The First World War killed 10 million people, and even the most conservative estimates put the "Spanish flu" at 20 million deaths, twice as many as the World War.

This flu has a high incidence among young people between the ages of 20 and 35, many of whom are fine in the morning, get sick at noon, and die at night.

"Are you kidding?" MacArthur was incredible.

No cold-like illness had ever reached the severity of the Spanish flu, and the Black Death, of course, was another catastrophe.

"I'm not kidding, you know, Doug, I have a lab in Corsica where there are enough smart scientists, there are good facilities, and my lead researcher told me that the current level is just a rehearsal, and it will get worse, maybe even into next year or the year after, so you have to pay attention to it." After Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, he looked at MacArthur with a shocked face, and suddenly had an idea: "If I were you, I would warn the U.S. government to pay attention to this disaster, stock up on more medicines, and urge citizens to pay more attention to personal hygiene." ”

For a "motivated" person, he will not let go of any opportunity.

If MacArthur had heeded Qin Zhiyuan's persuasion, then even if MacArthur had proved to be militarily incapable because of his defeat in this battle, he would have won points in other areas.

"Disaster?" MacArthur hadn't gotten it yet.

"Yes, disaster! It seems that there are a lot of Hispanics in the United States, so you must be careful, the destructive power should not be underestimated. Qin Zhiyuan emphasized.

Qin Zhiyuan only knew about the serious consequences of the "Spanish flu", but he did not know the specific process.

Historically, the United States had lost 12 percentage points of life expectancy by 250,000 young people in October 1918, and if Americans had known these figures, they would have expelled all Hispanics.

(To be continued.) )