Chapter 240: Take the initiative?

"Why can't it be me?" Alice is fluent in Mandarin, and her big eyes are shining. There are many things that can be changed by time, and the little girl who used to be is now tall and bumpy. Alice wore a fashionable white floral dress in the United States, and her hair was also in a popular style, and it was difficult to see the little girl who looked like bean sprouts from her body.

"I thought, forget it, you're in charge of keeping the record." Fang Jianxiong stopped his words in time, and from the bottom of his heart, he always had an elder mentality towards this exotic girl.

There are not many things that time cannot change, but it does not include Alice's emotions. The four-year college career did not make Alice forget the feelings of the man in front of her in the slightest, but deepened it a lot. During her part-time study in the United States, Alice was not without social activities, but the more young people she came into contact with, the more she reflected Fang Jianxiong's excellence. Compared with his classmates in college, Fang Jianxiong is mature and wise, and those classmates are like big children. Of course, the comparison is unfair, but Alice doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.

After coming to China from the United States, Alice stayed in Shanghai for a while, helped her father Fisher with some banking affairs, and then came to Beijing with Lu Bicheng a few days ago and lived in the palace.

The temporary head of some of Fang Dashuai's enterprises in the United States is Lu Bicheng, and in fact, Alice is more familiar with these enterprises. In contrast, Lu Bicheng doesn't care about any details, just to catch the general on his behalf.

"The headquarters of the First Group Army of the Expeditionary Force, the three generals Cai, Zhang, and Feng, saw the telegram like a meeting. The call has been read, and the details are known. Looking at the current situation of the war in Europe, it is inevitable that the French army will retreat to the line of the Marne. Our army is fighting in a foreign country, and we must not disperse our actions. into a situation of adding oil. Now that the special operations division has moved forward, it can allow the special operations division to engage with the German army in the Reims Mountains, and must not fight hard with the German army. Fang Jianxiong finished reading the message, Alice also finished recording, this foreign girl's Chinese level is really good, such a record of the message, not a word is wrong. Fang Jianxiong took the inspection, signed it, handed it to Alice and said, "Give it to Director Yin, and send it out immediately." ”

"Fang. I want to be your secretary. Alice expressed her opinion very directly, without any shyness. A pair of big blue eyes, full of anticipation. Fang Jianxiong didn't seem to be very good at refusing the request of a beautiful woman, and after a little hesitation, he said, "Okay, you go and talk to Director Yin." Let's just say I approved it. It's also easier to stay with me and take care of it. Alice left satisfied, and Fang Jianxiong was a little bitter. Damn Fisher, her daughter didn't care about it completely, and yesterday's telegram reported on the earnings of Wall Street and the performance of many companies, and she didn't even say a word about Alice.

Fang Jianxiong was having a headache when there was a knock on the door. When I looked up, it was Lu Bicheng. This one was also wearing a long skirt that is now popular in the United States, and stood at the door pretty: "Is it convenient to come in?" ”

Fang Jianxiong nodded and smiled: "What's inconvenient?" Come in! By the way, he also made a gesture, in fact, Lu Bicheng is not too beautiful, and his figure is flat if it doesn't sound good. Alice could throw her out of seven or eight streets. The problem is that the aesthetics of this era are different, and with the aura of a talented woman, it is normal to dazzle.

"This is a military place, I don't dare to trespass at will." Lu Bicheng came in with a smile. He raised his hand and swept his forehead. This is a knee-jerk action, a habit that has been developed with bangs for a long time before. Found a sweep of the air. Lu Bicheng's hand stiffened, realizing his nervousness.

"Miss Lu is polite, my door here is always open for you." Fang Jianxiong said politely, and after Lu Bicheng sat down, he looked around at this study, but there was no bookcase in the study, and on a huge desk, it was all about maps and texts. On the wall behind the desk hung a photo, a photo of Fang Dashuai's military uniform. It's an art photo of this era, anyway, it's very handsome, and it's a mess of heroism.

"Back in China, with nothing to do, can Fushuai enjoy a bowl of rice to eat?" Lu Bicheng withdrew his wandering gaze and spoke with a smile. Fang Jianxiong was about to deal with two sentences, when Yin Weijun appeared at the door, and there was an Alice behind him.

"Help the ......, help the country! The First Army called back. This title is a bit interesting, but Fang Jianxiong didn't pay attention, all of them were attracted by the news of the group army's callback, and subconsciously replied: "Read." Yin Weijun glanced at Lu Bicheng, how smart this woman is, and stood up with a smile: "Then I'll avoid it first." ”

Fang Jianxiong waved his hand and said: "It's okay, read it, it's not bad to know a little military affairs, didn't you say you wanted to make a deal just now?" Be Chang Qing's deputy in the office, and by the way, arrest the affairs of the United States. You and Alice are not in the military. ”

Lu Bicheng's eyes swept over Yin Weijun, nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, listen to Fuguo." ”

Uh, Fang Jianxiong realized that there was an undercurrent here, and he had a little headache, and then he saw that Alice was also holding her hand, and she was not afraid of itching if there were more lice in her heart, so she was free of them.

"Chairman Jun Jian, the call has arrived, and the instructions are known. It was planned to order the Fifth Army of Cold Rain to stay in Paris and wait for the main forces to converge in the follow-up. According to investigations, if the defense line of the Marne River is not defended, the French government has the intention of abandoning Paris, fearing that the famous city will be destroyed in the war. Yuting replied that the special operations division was close to Epenel, and now the German army was under fierce attack, and there was no danger to defend there, and it was difficult to support. The French command again urged the special operations division forward, but Yuting refused in the name of resting and recuperating. If Epenel cannot be defended, Paris is no longer in danger. ”

Yin Weijun thought about it, and when he raised his eyes, Fang Jianxiong frowned, lowered his head and thought, pacing back and forth without saying a word. Shaoqing raised his head and said: "Call back, order Zhang Yuting to enter the Reims Mountains in the name of attacking instead of defending, flanking behind the enemy, and pinning down the frontal attack of the German army." The special operations division was better at attack than at defense, and could not be placed in trenches under German artillery fire. Remember! In addition, the German army did not fight long at night, and it was possible to consider a special warfare division crossing the Marne at night to launch a powerful counterattack. ”

After finishing speaking, Fang Jianxiong picked up his hat and put it on, and said to the three people: "I want to go to the General Staff Department." ”

Zhang Zuolin finally looked forward to the telegram from the group army headquarters, and breathed a long sigh of relief. Zhang Zuolin has no opinion on the job of fighting positional warfare, and Wei Yue, the acting division commander, is resolutely opposed. It has been repeatedly stated that the training and equipment of special operations divisions must not be used to fight positional warfare, and that would be a waste. The special operations division should take advantage of the favorable terrain of the Reims Mountains to sneak behind the German flank and deal a powerful blow to the enemy.

This construction was contrary to the order of Neville, the commander-in-chief of the French army, and Zhang Zuolin did not dare to make his own decisions, so he ordered the troops to stop advancing about ten kilometers from Epernay. Major General Oran, the liaison officer of the French army, was extremely dissatisfied, and urged the special operations division to arrive as soon as possible several times, but Zhang Zuolin found an excuse to delay it.

Wei Yue's construction actually coincided with Fang Dashuai's meaning, and the special operations division was really the descendant of Fang Dashuai's lineage. It is said that the training syllabus of the special operations division was all drawn up by Fang Dashuai himself, and people's eyes were red with envy.

"Old Wei, go and invite General Alan in." Zhang Zuolin felt confident in his heart, and his expression was much more relaxed, and he almost quarreled with Alan before. Not long after Wei Yue went out, Major General Alain, the liaison officer of the French army, came in and said angrily: "Zhang, when will your troops continue to advance." After the translation, Zhang Zuolin said with a smile: "We will set off immediately, but our army intends to cross the Marne River at night, pass through the Reims Mountains, go around to the junction of Ravov and Epernay, and launch an attack on the German army from the flank." ”

"Attack? No, no, absolutely not. On the front of Epernay, the Fifth Army, the main force of the German army. I just received the information that the German army has gathered the strength of two armies, and you only have one division, how can you attack? I am responsible for the defense of Epernay, and I am responsible for the safety of your army. As soon as this guy heard Zhang Zuolin say that he was going to launch a counterattack, his expression immediately changed.

That's true, Alan thought that the squadron was scared and didn't dare to move forward, and he was very annoyed here, and after sending a telegram to Neville, he got a call back that it was "impossible". Sure enough, the Chinese were planning to take the initiative, so Alain was very "enthusiastic" to inform the latest news, after all, if this line of defense is lost, Paris will really not be able to hold it. On the Shambani side, it has already begun to retreat, and the Ravov side is also insisting on waiting for the Shambani side to complete the retreat, which will take at least three days.

Alain resolutely opposed the adventurous behavior of the special operations division, and at the moment the German army was bombarding the French positions in Epernay with 300 large-caliber guns, according to his thinking, the special operations division should go over and accompany the French army to be bombarded.

Of course, Zhang Zuolin would not agree, and said to Alan sternly: "General Alan, this unit has a glorious tradition in the Chinese National Defense Forces, they advocate attack, and they will never accept passive defense." Tell General Neville that after dark, our troops will cross Epernay and launch a powerful counterattack on the enemy's flank. The only thing you should do is help us find enough guides. ”

"Damn! Are you crazy? Oh my God, what's wrong with this? Attacking instead of defending, on the opposite side was the German Fifth Army, and their Crown Prince Wilhelm had already reached the forefront. Alan made a final effort, but unfortunately, Zhang Zuolin smiled and refused to give in, and did not change his decision at all.

Alain had no choice but to leave and urgently report the news to Neville. Neville, who received the telegram, was taken aback, and then waved his fist a little excitedly. The current French army is demoralized and passively beaten. Petain of the Second Army called that the troops refused to launch a counterattack on the Germans. This incident made Xia Fei very annoyed, and he strictly ordered the Second Army to launch a counterattack against the German army within half a month to buy time for the Marne defense line.

Under such a premise and background, Neville, who advocated attack, was naturally very excited when he received a telegram from the special operations division that he took the initiative to request a counterattack.