Watching the troops training below, Xiang Xinyuan and Cai Yi couldn't help nodding.

Xiang Xinyuan was originally the deputy commander of the 13th Division of the Army, graduated from the Anhui Military Academy, and this time the Nationalist Government wanted to form two new B divisions, and there was a lack of senior generals, especially those at the division commander level, so Xiang Xinyuan and another general with the rank of major general were transferred from the 13th Division and another main division.

Xiang Xinyuan and the other person are still more happy about this, although the main division has become a second-level B division. But after all, it's the number one, and no one on it is pressed again, so the difference is very big.

What's more, before setting off, the people above also made it very clear that in addition to the B division, there are several other A divisions involved in this expedition, and in the end, the national defense force will be maintained at a very large scale, not only the existing 33 infantry divisions, but also a considerable number of B and C divisions as auxiliary forces, otherwise it will be difficult to ensure China's land security with more than 700,000 people in the 33 infantry divisions alone, and there is a threat to the north and other regions.

However, the cost of forming a division is too large, so the establishment of thirty-three divisions will not change in a short period of time. Even so, it doesn't mean that these 33 infantry divisions have always been the main division, only if they perform well, they are qualified to be the main force, the kind of bear on the battlefield, the light will be criticized and punished, and the heavy...

At least it has to be demoted one level from the position of the first division, and if it is serious, it may even cancel the number.

However, if the first division is downgraded by one level, then it will naturally be equivalent to making room for the below. People like Centripetal Yuan also have the possibility of going further.

What's more, Xiang Xinyuan came out of Anhui, and he is more or less a member of the Anhui family, and he also has some connections in the upper echelons of the army. It is very clear that Yan Shao intends to demote the main force of the original local army by one level and replace it with his own lineage—————— which is not the Anhui lineage, but the government that was put under Yan Shao after the establishment of the national government.

To put it simply, Yan Shao did not trust those miscellaneous troops, and he was not willing to let the precious main division places fall into the hands of some former warlords.

Of course, this is not to say that Yan Shao has any prejudice against these warlords. At least people like Cai Yi, Yan Shao still respects them very much, like the main division of the Yunnan army. Yan Shao has never been treated badly.

But for those who still retain some of the warlord habits after the reorganization, Yan Shao is a little unkind, and the target this time is mainly led by them.

In fact. In Yan Shao's plan. Except for the first and second batches of expeditionary forces, which were led by the main force, all the rear were the main forces of local miscellaneous reorganization. If they can play well on the battlefield, of course Yan Shao will not be stingy with rewards, but if they are embarrassed on the battlefield, let alone relegation, Yan Shao even dares to revoke their number!

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"Commander Xiang, the French didn't reveal anything when they came, did they?" After bowing slightly to the training on the field, Cai Ye looked at the centripetal distance on the side.

"Nope." Xiang Xinyuan shook his head. "They approve of the way we train. But there was some disapproval of our tactics, so it didn't come back for a while. And every time they came, I hid things so tightly that they couldn't find anything..."

Hearing Xiang Xinyuan say this, Cai Yi nodded. "That's good, these are all our unique things, although sooner or later they will be exposed after going to the battlefield, but it's always better to be later, after all, our purpose is..."

Although Cai Yi suddenly stopped his words, which made people feel a little inexplicable, Xiang Xinyuan did not continue to ask, because he knew very well that sometimes it was not necessarily good to know too many things.

What's more, Cai Yi's special status in the National Defense Force also made him have to maintain a certain respect for him.

In fact, in the National Defense Force, those who can occupy high positions are usually generals from the National Social Army, or some generals of the former Beiyang Army, such as Wu Peifu, etc., a general like Cai Yi who was born in the local army, I am afraid that he is the first one who can be so reused by Yan Shao, and on this basis alone, no one in China will dare to despise Cai Yi.

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On the other hand, the current national government does have many techniques that the Entente and the Allied Powers do not have, and it cannot be said that these techniques can play a role like a tank, so that the Entente can defeat the Allied Powers immediately—————— which is also related to the use of technology by the Entente Powers.

For example, the importance of machine guns was first noticed by Germany, while it was Britain that invented the Maxim heavy machine gun. Then on the Western Front, the Germans used machine guns to teach the British a hard lesson.

Later, it was the British who invented the tank, but more than 20 years later, the Germans swept Europe with tanks, and although they ultimately failed, no one could forget the glory of Germany. Regardless of how you look at the word 'Nazi', at least at that time, Germany's achievements in military technology were indeed limitless...

What the Entente lacked in history was not an invention, but an application...

But even so, if the Allies were given some skills that they did not have, it would probably give them a certain advantage in the confrontation with Germany. The gap between the two sides was not very large, and if the Entente had an advantage, no one knew what the final result would be, which conflicted with Yan Shao's idea of letting Europe shed the last drop of blood.

For example, the pump-action shotgun that the Wehrmacht is now equipped with, which is historically known as the 'trench sweeper', shows the power of this weapon.

In addition, there is also individual equipment, which can be said to be unique to the Wehrmacht, which can not only easily carry grenades and bullets. It can also allow soldiers to find out what they need more quickly, which effectively improves the combat efficiency of soldiers, and is also a secret weapon unique to the Wehrmacht.

In addition to these two. There are many other things, all added up, absolutely much more significant than tanks, which is also a reason why Yan Shao has absolute confidence in Cai Ye and the expeditionary force, he is convinced that even without the assistance of tank troops, the expeditionary force can prove its strength on the European battlefield...

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Later, Cai Ye and Xiang Xinyuan talked about many things. For example, the situation at the front is stalemate, for example, the current situation of the expeditionary force in St. Mnoord.

As for the current situation of the Wehrmacht wandering around in St. Monnoord, both Cai Ye and Xiang Xinyuan were a little worried. After all, it is a group of sturdy young men, and they are in a foreign country, and I am afraid that they will soon go to war, and no one knows if something will happen in the future. If it's really out. I'm afraid that the entire Entente will become embarrassed.

So in order to avoid something from happening, the gendarmes in the expeditionary force hardly rested.

Thankfully, until now, the expeditionary force has not caused any embarrassing incidents in the local area, not even the soldiers getting drunk in the bar. This also made Cai Ye and them breathe a sigh of relief. Naturally, it also gave them more time to discuss the intelligence on the front.

After watching the training, Cai Ye and Xiang Xinyuan returned to the headquarters of the expeditionary force, where Liu Guangyuan and some others had been waiting for a long time.

I saw Cai Ye come back. Soon, a guard responded and brought the hot tea that had been prepared for a long time to Cai Yi.

Although Cai Yi's body is now almost healed. But after all, he had suffered from tuberculosis, and his body was still a little weak compared to ordinary people, and now he was shouldering the heavy responsibility of the expeditionary force, if the commander of the expeditionary force fell ill, what should the expeditionary force do? So no one dares to neglect and neglect...

After taking the hot tea from the guard's hand and taking a small sip to warm up his body a little, Cai Ye looked at the map on the table.

At this time, Liu Guangyuan on the side stood up from the chair. "I have just returned from the French, and from the information they have received, the Germans are brazenly increasing their troops in Champagne, the situation is a bit strange, but Commander Xia Fei seems to have been convinced of this goal, and is now increasing his troops in that direction..."

"Strange?" Cai Yi glanced up at Liu Guangyuan.

"yes," Liu Guangyuan nodded. Although we have no information on the battlefield, judging from the information told by the French, the Germans are too blatant, and such a blatant build-up is not telling the French what they want to do? It's a bit counterintuitive..."

Hearing Liu Guangyuan's words, Xiang Xinyuan and the others also nodded.

Indeed, when you go to war, you first tell your opponent that you want to fight there, how can there be such two things.

"The problem is, Xia Fei already believes it...", first nodded, then shook his head, Cai Yi said a little helplessly, obviously he also thought of this. ……… The Germans should have used it as a bait to deceive the French, and then planned to turn around and attack the target they had already thought of while the French were moving their forces there, the problem was ......... Where exactly will the Germans choose..."

Speaking of this, Cai Ye looked at Liu Guangyuan and the others. "Where do you think the Germans are likely to attack?"

Liu Guangyuan and Xiang Xinyuan looked at each other, then shook their heads, and said to Xinyuan after half a sound. "It's too difficult, Commander, we don't have any information in our hands at all, some of the points are also provided by the French, and we have just arrived, let us guess the intentions of the Germans, we can still do this, but let us guess where the Germans want to fight, this is a bit ......... What's more, the Germans' desire to attack Champagne is only our own speculation, maybe that's what the Germans are..."

That being said, even Xiang Xinyuan himself didn't believe that the Germans would be so two, after all, if they really did so, it would be impossible for them to fight the Russians, the British, and the French at the same time for so long with a few pig teammates.

It is important to know that neither Britain, France, nor Russia can compare with countries like Austria-Hungary or Ottoman Turkey.

The Germans' performance on the battlefield just showed that they could not do so.

If I have to say that there is something about the Germans that is very two. That is, they did not have the ability to recognize people, and in the first World War, they picked two pig teammates, Turkey and Austria-Hungary. also picked such a second or fifth boy in Italy, and suddenly jumped ship and defected after the outbreak of the war.

In World War II, I picked two teammates like Japan and Italy, but I was killed by these two teammates...

Especially in Italy, the Germans were too busy to even protect him. And Italy did little to help on the battlefield, but instead filled the Germans with a lot of trouble...

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Glancing at Liu Guangyuan and them, Cai Ye sighed softly.

He didn't blame Centripetal Far from them. After all, there is too little information in hand, even if it is a fortune teller, you must have a birthday when you are telling a fortune. What's more, these people who are fighting, now they have such a little information in their hands, they can guess that it is strange...

In fact, even Cai himself could not guess the purpose and possible goal of the Germans—————— or rather, guess the goal. But there are too many guesses...

No way. After all, he was just a man, not some so-called god...

Moreover, even God is not omniscient and omnipotent...

"Forget it, no matter what..."Shaking his head, after looking at the map on the table again, Cai Ye looked at his adjutant. Send a message to the French and tell them our judgment..."

"Yes!" Nodding, the guard immediately went to carry out the task given to him by Cai Yi.

But wait until the guards leave. Cai Ye shook his head and said to everyone. "I don't think the French will necessarily trust our judgment, but ......... In this matter, we should be considered to have done our best. Let's think about what we should do, although the training of the expeditionary force is not over yet, but in fact it is almost over, but I have a hunch that it is likely that a big war will happen in a short time, and this big war may even involve us in it, in order to avoid this big war from affecting us, it is better for each unit to grasp the training, otherwise the casualties will be amazing..."

"Yes!" After listening to Cai Yi's words, the heavy responsibilities present said in unison.

But later, Liu Guangyuan lowered his head and thought. "If the French may not believe us, why should we inform them..."

"It's just a matter of doing your best," Cai Yi shook his head. After all, now we are friendly forces with the French, even grasshoppers tied to a rope, they are unlucky, and we may not be able to fall well..."

Hearing Cai Ye say this, Liu Guangyuan nodded and didn't say anything more.

However, the facts seem to be as Liu Guangyuan and Cai Gong expected, although they have sent their speculation to Xia Fei's French headquarters, but neither Xia Fei, as the commander-in-chief of the French army, nor others believe the judgment of Cai Gong and others, and even French generals claim that 'the Chinese only need to do their training well, as for other things, there is no need to bother with that thought...' obviously did not hear the warning of the expeditionary force at all.

Even a few French generals who were a little uneasy were weak in such a situation, and in the end they could only keep silent.

Cai Ye and others also felt a little helpless about this, but they couldn't say anything. After all, this is the decision of the French themselves, and the level of the expeditionary force is at most the same level as the French, but in fact, because the current Chinese expeditionary force only has tens of thousands of people, it has a great disadvantage compared with the French in all aspects.

In fact, it was not only Cai Ye and others who reminded them, but even France's own intelligence department also provided Xia Fei. As a result, Xia Fei only said contemptuously about this. "The Germans once went to a place only 15 kilometers from Paris, but they were not beaten back by us, Verdun is two hundred kilometers from Paris, what are you afraid of..."

Although Xia Fei and the others didn't pay any attention to the warnings of the expeditionary force, after more than ten days, they had to painfully admit that they were wrong.

On February 21, 1916, after a long period of preparation, the German army carried out a nine-hour concentrated bombardment of a 40-kilometer front with 1,200 cannons, pouring ammunition on Verdun at a rate of 100,000 rounds per hour...

Verdun is a small city in the northeast of France, the main communication artery from Germany to Paris, known as the "key to Paris", and the support point of the entire front of the French army.

Due to the previous intelligence, Xia Fei mistakenly believed that the Germans would launch an offensive in the Champagne area, so instead of reinforcing Verdun, most of the artillery of the Verdun fortress was withdrawn, and as a result, Verdun not only lacked troops, but also lacked equipment.

By the time the Germans were launched, the fortress itself had little chance of withstanding the German offensive.

In the end, Xia Fei could only give orders to hold on to the fortress while looking for troops that could be immediately reinforced, but after looking around for a week, he found that only the Chinese expeditionary force stationed in Saint-Menould was closest to Verdun.

When Cai Yi reminded Xia Fei, Xia Fei didn't care, but at this time, Xia Fei could only painfully admit that he was indeed wrong...... However, the military situation is urgent, and Verdun's situation is above all else after all, so soon Xia Fei sent a telegram to Cai Yi, hoping that he could immediately lead the expeditionary force to reinforce Verdun, as for the unfinished training of the expeditionary force, he almost didn't even mention it...

Now the Chinese Expeditionary Force can be said to be the closest force to Verdun, and Xia Fei can only count on this force...

Cai Ye also knew that the current situation was indeed very urgent, and it was by no means a time to bargain, nor was it a time to emphasize that the troops had not yet completed their training, so after receiving the telegram, he did not discuss with the commanders of several other divisions, and Cai Ye had already agreed.

How long will it take to get to Verdun? Faced with Xia Fei's question, Cai Yi's answer was only two words.

"One day!" (To be continued......)