Plans can't keep up with the changes.

It's really useless to say it well, it's a mule or a horse to pull it out and slip away.

The exercises began two days later, when the British had already begun their offensive and the French had begun their pre-war fire preparations.

The location of the play is in the Errani region northwest of Paris, where there are hills, rivers, and although there is a lack of mountains, Liu Zizheng has piled one up, simulating the terrain of the Sherman Dame region to the greatest extent.

The entire exercise site covers an area of about five square kilometers, and there are three observation points in total.

Qin Zhiyuan invited Clemenceau, Foch, and Leotey to visit the exercise, but he did not expect that the number of people who came during the exercise exceeded expectations, including Noel Edward Castello, commander of the Eleventh Army, Louis Francie de Espere, commander of the Western Front, who was on vacation in Paris, and even Julian Bean, commander of the British Third Army, and John Pershing, commander of the US Army, who had just arrived in Paris.

There were so many people present to watch, which on the one hand showed that Qin Zhiyuan's reputation was growing, and on the other hand, it was Clemenceau that they deliberately created momentum for Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan is now a Clemenceau person, and the greater Qin Zhiyuan's fame, the more conducive it is for Clemenceau to make his voice heard in France. In fact, after the recent French prime ministers came to power, they all invited Clemenceau to participate in the formation of a cabinet, but Clemenceau rejected all of them. Clemenceau didn't want to be a minister who could be abandoned at any moment, he wanted to be a chess player, not a pawn on a chessboard.

President Raymond Poincaré is also very clear about this, Raymond said at the beginning of the world war: "As long as there is hope of victory in the war, he will stir up everything until one day I will say to him: Now that all efforts have failed, please be the savior." ”

The "he" here refers to Clemenceau. Now it seems that the time is getting closer and closer for Raymond to say this.

Clemenceau needs to make his voice heard in the military circles, while Qin Zhiyuan needs to have a big backer in the political circles, and they complement each other.

At the beginning of the exercise, Clemenceau called Qin Zhiyuan aside: "Man, now is your performance time, you can't mess up." ”

"Rest assured, tens of thousands of people have been busy for many months for today, and I can guarantee that Nivel's firepower preparation has not been so meticulous." Qin Zhiyuan swore an oath.

"Very good!" Clemenceau was satisfied.

After serving Clemenceau, Foch came over again: "Boy, are you going to use tanks as the main force to attack the position?" ”

This old man has been extremely unpleasant to see Qin Zhiyuan in the past two days, and there is no doubt that he saw the bracelet on Julie's wrist.

"Yes, it's very clear in the exercise manual." Qin Zhiyuan replied honestly.

In order to enable the guests to better understand the war in Qin Zhiyuan's concept, Qin Zhiyuan printed a batch of "Exercise Manuals", which detailed the balance of forces between the offensive and defensive sides, the weapons and equipment used, and the entire process of the exercise.

"Do you want us to appreciate how your tank failed miserably?" Foch is welcome.

"Not really." Qin Zhiyuan blinked.

"It's like a goose, I really don't understand, Lily has a crush on you......" Foch gushed.

Well, Foch didn't question Qin Zhiyuan's tactics, he just found a reason to come over and scold Qin Zhiyuan.

I have to say that Qin Zhiyuan is a cheap bone, after being scolded by Foch, Qin Zhiyuan was relaxed, and he actually felt a little warm.

Being scolded is also happiness, at least it shows that someone cares about you.

"Don't mind, his baby was just stolen." Pierre comforted Qin Zhiyuan.

"I understand that I am the thief who steals." Qin Zhiyuan's wry smile was mixed with pride.

At the No. 1 observation point, Qin Zhiyuan introduced to the guests.

“…… As we all know, there will be various accidents on the battlefield at any time, such as a tank breaking down, such as being blown up by a mine, such as an engine fire, etc., which is a test for the tank crew. An experienced tank crew, which can carry out repairs on the tank in the shortest possible time and then continue to fight, is important for mechanized troops...... "Qin Zhiyuan emphasized.

"I beg your pardon, Qin, what do you mean by mechanized troops?" Pershing raised his hand and asked.

To excel in a particular field, it's important to keep an open-minded progressive spirit, unless you're a fool like Niveler. It is precisely because of Niveler's arrogance that his path to advancement has been blocked by his own hands.

"Mechanized troops, I understand them as rapid reaction forces. That is, all people or materials are transported by machines, that is, cars. To put it simply, it is to load people and supplies into the car, and then drag the artillery behind the car, and I think you can understand the benefits of this. "Qin Zhiyuan tried to be as easy to understand as possible.

Hearing Qin Zhiyuan's explanation, all the generals were surprised, in this era when tanks had just appeared and automobiles had not yet been popularized on a large scale, it was indeed ahead of their time to put forward such a theory. The benefits of the Rapid Reaction Force were obvious, and the presence was full of veteran professional soldiers who understood the advantages of the Rapid Reaction Force for the first time.

The only one who was more depressed was Clemenceau, who was not unaware of the benefits of the Rapid Reaction Force, but was worried about logistics. As a politician, Clemenceau and generals don't think about things from the same perspective, the generals command to think about whether they are strong in the war situation, and politicians calculate the costs.

"But gas isn't always available." Julian Bean has questions.

"Then put gasoline in the car!" Qin Zhiyuan is firm.

Pershing and Julian Bean stopped talking, both of them looking thoughtful, perhaps the mere idea was worth the fare for both of them.

On the road outside the observation point, a mixed force of tanks and infantry, each with auxiliary fuel tanks, was advancing in a marching position, and the rubber blocks on the tank's tracks had been removed due to the poor condition of the road, and the whole force was moving at a speed of five kilometers per hour.

With a force of more than 100 tanks, it is normal for individual tanks to malfunction, so these tankers have practiced the unique skill of quickly eliminating faults. As long as there is a tank breakdown, the tanker will climb out of the car, carry the toolbox and start repairing, most of the time it will take less than ten minutes, the tank will return to normal, there are more serious failures, then you can only wait for the tow truck rescue.

This observation point mainly observes the performance of tank troops in complex terrain, two-meter-wide trenches can be seen everywhere, small puddles are everywhere, and the key is that there is a small river, which is on the way of the troops to the exercise area.

There were originally bridges over the river, the carrying capacity was still good, and it was not a problem to pass a light tank weighing four tons.

But in order to increase the difficulty, Qin Zhiyuan asked the troops not to pass on the bridge, but to build a pontoon bridge from the side of the bridge to cross the small river.

A 10-meter-long and five-meter-wide iron bridge was laid in only 10 minutes, and all tanks passed smoothly.

(To be continued.) )