Nivelle was a man with a castle complex and, as in Verdun, had his headquarters in a castle called the Eye of the Thunderbolt.

"Thunderbolt" is one of the three cyclops in Greek mythology, and the name "Thunderbolt Eye" is very symbolic.

An infantry regiment was stationed near the Eye of Thunderbolt, a chaser unit and the traditional escort of the French commander-in-chief, who was considered the personal soldier of the French commander-in-chief.

Foch wanted to remove Nivelle from the position of commander-in-chief of the French army, and taking command of the regiment was the first step.

So Foch's first stop was the forest of Fort Thierry, where the "Eye of the Thunderbolt" was located, and the convoy was stationed nearby.

No matter how tight the French army was strained, the commander-in-chief's own troops would certainly not be short of supplies, so the turmoil that had affected almost all the French troops did not reach the convoy, which continued to train and patrol normally.

When Qin Zhiyuan came out, he brought with him a guard company led by Gao Hongshi, which had an establishment of 150 people, equipped with mortars and Lewis light machine guns, and was equipped with a large number of shotguns, as well as fifteen trucks and twenty sidecar motorcycles.

Sidecar motorcycles, that is, the former partial three-wheeled. During World War II in another time and space, partial three-wheelers and jeeps were popular, almost becoming the symbol of the SS, and since the SS has not yet appeared, Qin Zhiyuan wants to turn these two things into the symbol of the Chinese army.

The Renault factory itself produces motorcycles, and converting motorcycles into three-wheeled motorcycles is not very technical, but the whole jeep is a big project that requires more time and money. Qin Zhiyuan is not short of time and money, so a laboratory about automobiles has been established, and it is an automobile laboratory jointly established with the Renault factory, the person in charge of Renault's side is Pierce, and the person in charge of Qin Zhiyuan's side is Long Chengyuan.

Although the jeep has not yet appeared, a convoy of three-wheeled, Renault cars and trucks is conspicuous enough, and the convoy has a green light all the way to the sentry post in the barracks.

The force apparently remained loyal to the French government, and less than a minute after Foch's secretary, Gary, stepped forward to identify himself, the regimental commander and deputy regiment commander appeared in front of Foch.

"Hello Mr. Commander, Gregory Moore, commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, salutes you." Gregory stood straight in front of Foch, and his saluting gestures were standard and meticulous.

Gregory is about 40 years old, and compared to a middle-aged man, he has a very toned figure, a rare lack of beard on his face, and a scar on his cheek looks very obvious. With a boxy chin and an angular look, Gregory wore a flamboyant Guards Captain Colonel uniform, a two-century-old uniform that may seem anachronistic now, but one of Napoleon's favorite garments.

"Hello, Mr. Colonel." Foch returned the salute, still wearing the uniform of a 1916-style general, already wearing the rank of first rank general: "Gather all the officers, and I will announce the orders of the War Department." ”

"Yes, Mr. Commander." Gregory stood up and saluted, then led the convoy toward the barracks.

Since the order from the War Department is to be read, it cannot be hastily announced in front of the barracks, but to go to a special conference room.

Nivelle had not been the commander-in-chief of the French army for long, and it had not been long since the army followed Nivelle to the forest of Fort Thierry, but even if it was only a temporary camp, the meeting rooms, dining halls, and churches in the camp were all built, and they had all been renovated to a considerable extent, and they were not the standard of demolition after use.

The luxury of the French can be seen.

An infantry regiment, with all the officers combined, is probably more than 100 people. The chassars were fewer, probably only about thirty people, and of course, this may have been the reason why many of the junior officers were not qualified to attend the meeting.

Foch's letter of appointment was not long, only a few sentences, and as soon as everyone was ready, Foch announced it, and at the same time announced that Nivelle had been relieved of his post as commander-in-chief of the French army and transferred to the War Office to manage the archives.

It's about managing files.

Given by Byniville, this work was previously handled by Foch, and now it is transferred by Foch to Nivelle, which is really very mysterious in the rotation of feng shui. But looking at Niveller's current performance, I'm afraid he won't necessarily go to the post.

The best time for Nivelle to step down was when the mutiny had just broken out, and if Nivile had resigned in accordance with Raymond Poincaré's wishes, then Raymond Poincaré would have saved some face for Nivelle. But Nivelle refused to resign, even when Raymond Poincaré had already appointed Foch as the new commander-in-chief of the French army.

It was indeed a rebellion, even if the army in front of him was the Guards, the commander-in-chief of the French army in the traditional sense, no one was upset with Nivelle.

"Inform all the officers of the command, and all the members of the general staff, to come here for a meeting. In addition, a place was packed up to serve as a station for the staff of the headquarters, and there was also an immediate notification to the headquarters office to bring me all the reports submitted by all the troops in the past few days, and if there was a phone number, I would like to see the phone records...... "Foch did not procrastinate, and immediately issued a series of orders.

In fact, the best way to stabilize the morale of the army is to keep everyone busy, as long as there is no idle time, the soldiers will not have time to think nonsense, and when the rhythm returns to the original track, the mutiny will naturally subside.

To relieve Nivelle of his power, Foch used a simpler way than Qin Zhiyuan thought. In Qin Zhiyuan's view, if he wants to carry out the so-called counterinsurgency, he can't say that he has to kill him on a large scale, and the sun and moon are rolling on his head.

Unexpectedly, Foch used more modest means.

If you think about it, you can understand that Nivelle's rights come from the French government, so naturally the French government has the means to take back these rights. The rebellion in the era of hot weapons is actually better quelled than in the era of cold weapons, because the army in the era of hot weapons is dependent on weapons and ammunition, so as long as the logistical supply of the rebel troops is cut off, the rebel forces will collapse without a fight.

Foch only needs to put up a banner here, and then announce the recall of all the members of the command, and Nivile will become the commander of the bare pole. Although Nivelle is now the commander of the light pole, for a madman, he cannot have a clear understanding of the surrounding environment, otherwise he is not a madman.

By dusk, all the members of the headquarters had gathered around Foch, and even the large radio transmitters had been moved, leaving Nivelle alone.

That evening, Gregory came to report that Nivelle was no longer conscious and was forcibly sent to Paris for treatment.

An era is over.

At the same time, a great era began.

(To be continued.) )