"Honestly, you've made me miserable, and I can almost imagine what tomorrow's newspaper will describe me like. Cowards, cowards, and even long-eared donkeys. In the conference room, Bastian complained to Qin Zhiyuan in a voice that only two people could hear.

Qin Zhiyuan looked at Bastian with a smile, and now he didn't have the toughness and persistence at the camp gate just now.

"Uh-huh, well, well, I volunteered, damn it, why are you the majority shareholder......" Bastian chattered, hating the short-sightedness of the time.

The conference room was packed with nearly 100 people, many of whom had no seats, standing at the outskirts, representatives of soldiers and officers, confiding in Foch, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the French army.

“…… Since coming to Fair-on-Tadenoy, the food has been dwindling every day, and on the day of the attack, we were given only two slices of bread and a shrunken apple per man, and as far as I know, the worst company did not even have a loaf of bread. "There are soldiers' representatives complaining, and the finger is pointed at the chaotic logistics.

"Mr. Bastian, what did you eat that day?" Foch questioned Bastian.

“…… Your Excellency, just a slice of bread and some mashed potatoes. It had been raining for the past few days, and all the supplies that had been sent were ammunition, and I made a report and asked for food to be sent as soon as possible, but all the supplies sent by the military headquarters were shells. I sent someone to get those apples, because there was no corresponding budget, and I paid for them myself. More than ten days have passed, and Bastian still thinks about it carefully before giving an answer.

Perhaps because of Bastian's generosity, his troops remained relatively intact and did not participate in the mutiny. This also earned Bastian extra points, and it is foreseeable that in the next few days, Bastian will be promoted again. After all, with Niviler's bad luck, some people will follow suit.

"I can attest that General Bastian's menu is no different from that of ordinary soldiers, and that Bastian eats whatever the soldiers eat." Meg Hale corroborates.

"Yes, it is not the fault of Mr. Bastian, and we do not mean to blame him." The soldier who had just spoken showed his attitude.

"Very well, General Bastian, you will be rewarded as you deserve." Foch did not hesitate to praise him, and then turned to the soldiers' representatives: "Soldiers, I am very proud of you for your good restraint in this 'collective indiscipline' incident. As the commander-in-chief of the French army, it is my responsibility to ensure that the troops are adequately supplied, and believe me, there will definitely be no similar incidents in the future, in fact, there is now a supply convoy rushing here, and the situation will soon improve for the better. ”

"Collective indiscipline", this was the tone set by the French government for this mutiny. In fact, of course, it was much more serious than that, and according to one officer, the mutiny showed that the French army was now "a force with extreme skeptical tendencies and no conviction."

With very few exceptions, the essence of the mutiny was not a revolutionary impulse, the soldiers did not want to overthrow the government or end the war, they simply expressed their protests in their own way, against the intolerable living conditions, against the military commanders' disregard for the lives of ordinary soldiers, against the aimless death of ordinary soldiers.

"That's great!"

"It's long overdue."

"If that's the case, we'll be able to keep fighting."

"As long as the commanders say it counts."

Hearing Foch's promise, the soldiers' representatives talked about it.

"So, what else is there to ask?" Foch is ready to solve it on the spot at once.

"Vacation, we need more vacation. We've been fighting on the front lines since the start of the war, it's been almost three years, we've been on vacation for no more than four months, and I've forgotten what my children look like. ”

"I wish we had a full-fledged camp waiting for us when we rested, rather than having to do it ourselves. Because if we build the camp ourselves, when the camp is almost ready, we should go back to the front. ”

Qin Zhiyuan has also encountered this problem, their camp in the Bois de Boulogne has just been built, and the construction period lasted for a whole winter, and the soldiers of the first division returned to Paris from Corsica before they could go to the front again for half a month. Foch's appointment as commander-in-chief of the French army is still very beneficial, at least Qin Zhiyuan no longer has to worry about someone plotting his camp.

This problem is easy to solve, and there is actually a large-scale construction of camps near Paris to meet the arrival of American troops. As long as more is built, Foch has the right to approve it.

"The transportation problem, to improve the treatment of soldiers, we often fight for half a year or seven months to get a month off, but in this case, we have to queue up to buy tickets, wasting time on meaningless things, it would be great if there was a special train for soldiers."

When this question was raised, Qin Zhiyuan instantly remembered the "military ticket window", which was indeed very necessary. Foch's commitment was even more thorough, he promised to open a shuttle bus from Paris to the front, and he would coordinate with the railway authorities to reserve tickets, and all tickets reserved for soldiers were free of charge, as a benefit that really benefited every soldier.

"To stop the senseless offensive, since the beginning of the war, my company has changed people four or five times, each time nearly half of the recruits have joined, and then it will not be long before it will be replenished, but the battle line has not made the slightest progress, a year ago our front was here, a year later it is still here, all that is extra is sacrifice and death."

This question is the most difficult to answer, what kind of offensive is meaningful and what kind of offensive is meaningless, let alone Foch, even if all the military experts in the world are gathered, it is estimated that it is impossible to explain thoroughly.

However, Foch still has a way, Foch promised not to attack rashly, and Foch also stressed once again that life itself must be respected, all wasteful acts of life will stop, and the basic rights of soldiers will be guaranteed.

When all the questions were answered satisfactorily, no one was speaking in the room, and everyone seemed to be waiting for Foch to say something.

"Soldiers, the war has been going on for three years now, we have worked hard for peace and freedom in the world, now is not the time to give up, it is not the time to retreat, if we compromise, then all our efforts will be meaningless. Please rest assured, the sacrifice of the soldiers, the country has never forgotten, and the people behind you have not forgotten, please hold on a little longer, from now on, I, a veteran, will be with you in honor and disgrace, and if the war breaks out again, I will fight side by side with you on the front line......" Because there was no preparation in advance, Foch's words did not sound gorgeous, but the feelings contained in them were moving.

When Foch shouted the traditional French slogan, "Hussar, charge!" Cheers and whistles rang through the camp.

Perfectly solved, but only a start.

(To be continued.) )