Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1011 Medal of the Legion of Honor

Since ancient times, deep feelings cannot be retained, only routines can win people's hearts.

Rock couldn't do what Wu Qi did to directly suck the sores on the soldiers. It's okay to give up his own dinner. This is also a punishment for the staff of the expeditionary army, because they formulated the supply plan, and the frontline troops did not receive enough supplies. The staff members of the plan are duty-bound, and Roque, as the commander-in-chief, also has leadership responsibilities, so everyone simply starves together, and Roque himself is no exception, sharing the blessings and sufferings.

The reason why the routine is popular is because the effect is extremely remarkable.

A seemingly unintentional move not only calmed the emotions of the frontline officers and soldiers, but also raised the vigilance of the staff, and left a good story for Rock, and everyone was happy.

This is not the whole story. The reporter of "The Times" noticed this situation, and sent back the report in time for publication in "The Times". Now the people who can see "The Times" also know the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force and the front line The officers and soldiers were also hungry, so the rumors about the extravagance and waste of the expeditionary force disappeared without a trace.

The French media followed up in time, and the positive publicity of the expeditionary force reached its climax. This series of shining cases of human nature, especially during the war, was simply too in line with the appetite of the French.

The Canadian Expeditionary Force would rather be hungry and still send their rations to the French troops.

The commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force would rather go hungry with the staff of the headquarters, but also save food for the front-line troops.

Compared with the scandal-ridden French army, the French people's favor for the British Expeditionary Force instantly exploded.

Kitchener, who was still in Paris, became the most popular person in Paris as the British Minister of War. The French three-level parliament invited Kitchener to give a speech in Parliament. French President Poincaré invited Kitchener to have dinner. Roque was awarded the honorary title of "Marshal of France" in recognition of Roque's contribution to France.

The news spread back to southern Africa. After the outbreak of the World War, the rich and powerful southern Africans once again set off a fundraising climax. Southern Africa almost supplied the supplies of the entire Allied countries, but its own defense minister was starving at the front line. This is the worst in the world. Big joke.

Big companies in southern Africa took action immediately, and the Rand Bank immediately announced a donation of 1000 million rand, all of which were used to purchase materials and send them to the western front.

Nyasaland and the South African company are not slow to move. Nyasaland also donated 1000 million rand, the South African company donated food worth 500 million rand, and Fawalt Steel donated 800 million rand. Wan Lante's supplies, when the "Honorable Judy Locke" who had just entered elementary school reluctantly donated his piggy bank, the pride of the southern Africans who had just become rich for a few years reached its peak. In just one week, the Federal Government of Southern Africa received 6000 million rand in donations.

While taking action in southern Africa, there was also a climax of donations for the expeditionary force in the United Kingdom. King George V of the United Kingdom set an example and announced that half of the royal family's financial budget in 1916 would be donated to the expeditionary force. Twenty top nobles joined forces for the expedition. The military donated 2000 million pounds, and British companies responded, and the donations reached 5000 million pounds within a week.

The British Empire was indeed rich.

When the rear was united with the enemy and actively supported the army, the expeditionary force continued to attack. The Canadian Legion, which had not had a strong sense of existence after the outbreak of the World War, attracted much attention. On the entire Western Front, Vimy Ridge became a huge protrusion. It was the German and British expedition. The focus of military contention.

Rock was aware of this problem, and the latest order to the Canadian Legion was to organize defenses on the spot, stick to Vimy Ridge, and attract more German troops.

On April 4, the German counterattack arrived as scheduled.

Ludendorff mobilized 1600 artillery pieces in the shortest period of time, which was almost half of the number of German artillery on the Western Front. Four armies participated in the attack on Vimy Ridge. The entire Western Front focused on this area which is only seven kilometers away It is a small hill with an altitude of only 145 meters.

Major General Arthur Kerry is responsible for commanding the Canadian Legion. The defenders at Vimy Ridge have a total of four divisions, with a total strength of about 6 troops. Their enemies have about 15 people, all of whom are elites from the Western Front. force.

The German offensive still started with shelling. Before the Canadian Army occupied Vimy Ridge, the German army had occupied Vimy Ridge for three years and was very familiar with the situation of Vimy Ridge.

The German artillery fire was very accurate. There were no fortifications on the German side of Vimy Ridge, only two improvised defense lines. The Canadian Corps suffered heavy casualties from the German artillery fire. The German army ignited thick smoke around the artillery positions, and the thick smoke covered the huge artillery positions, and the bombing effect was not good.

The artillerymen in southern Africa are well-trained, and they judge the position of the German artillery positions according to the flight path and direction of the German artillery shells at the fastest speed, and counter the German artillery.

The German artillery suffered heavy losses. According to post-war statistics, 85% of the losses of the German artillery came from the firepower of the expeditionary artillery.

The final solution to the problem still depends on the ground forces. The battlefield width of Vimy Ridge is limited. Although the German army has an absolute advantage, but not many troops are put into battle each time. At the same time, several small-scale counterattacks were organized, and the attacking German army suffered heavy casualties. On April 4, the German army lost 15 people.

The battle lasted for a whole day. In the evening, the German army stopped attacking and sent logistics and medical personnel to collect the wounded German soldiers and German corpses scattered in front of the defense line.

The soldiers of the Canadian Legion did not shoot, and let the German logistics personnel take away all the German corpses. The ground in front of the position was all stained red with blood, like a huge red carpet, blood and mud mixed together, like On the raging Styx, the German logistics personnel who were collecting the corpses broke down and cried, and the soldiers of the Canadian Legion watched all this expressionlessly in the trenches.

Unlike the front-line positions that have become hell, the Expeditionary Force Headquarters is brightly lit at night, and the front-line troops are progressing smoothly. The German troops are overwhelmed and unable to attack Paris. The rear is united and actively donates money and materials to the front. Unprecedented cohesion was formed after the outbreak, and Kitchener, who had been enshrined in Paris, and the new French Prime Minister Alexandre Ribeau came to Roque's headquarters to congratulate Roque in person.

Yes, after the scandal broke out in the French army, the new government that had just been formed by Poengale collapsed again. Although when Nivelle was preparing for the spring offensive, French Prime Minister Briand had been persuading Nivelle to stop the offensive, but When Nivelle failed, Briand was still responsible for Nivelle's failure.

Stepping down from the prime minister's position is already a common occurrence for Briand. This is the third time that Briand has served as the French prime minister, and it should be the fourth time if no surprise.

Alexander Ribo came to honor Roque. This is the third time that Roque has saved Paris. Although the Southern African Expeditionary Force was not directly commanded by Roque during the Battle of the Marne, Roque was all armed forces in Southern Africa at that time. The supreme commander of the power, so this honor is also attributed to Roque. In addition to the Battle of Verdun and this French mutiny, the mayor of Paris can't even give Roque the title of "Honorary Citizen". Someone suggested Roque was awarded the title of "Honorary Mayor", but the mayor of Paris was obviously unwilling.

On behalf of the French government, Alexandre Ribeau awarded Roque the "Legion of Honor", which is one of the top French medals. Its status is similar to that of the British Victoria Cross. Roque is one step closer to the goal of endless medals on his chest , in order to welcome Alexander Ribo and Kitchener, Rock held a simple banquet at the headquarters.

This is the first time that Rock held a banquet at the British Expeditionary Force Command after he served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force.

Although the wine and dishes at the banquet were not rich due to the war, the atmosphere was good, and Rock was the undisputed core.

"After Robert's defeat in Shermin-Deddam, for a while, it felt that France was about to collapse. There were rumors in Paris that Robert lost 150 million people in Shermin-Deddam. Many people believed such an outrageous rumor. The surroundings of Paris were crowded with troops that had lost their command. The officers and soldiers were in a chaotic and disorderly state. Some rebels took the opportunity to rob and set fire to the shops next to the street. The police who went to deal with it were injured. The rebels used military weapons— —” Alexander Ribeau still had lingering fears when talking about the panicked Paris that day.

How panicked Paris was at the time, how grateful I am to Roque now.

"General Pétain is very capable. Under his leadership, the army will definitely return to normal." Rock gave Pétain a hand, and did not do it for nothing.

"Indeed, I had a conversation with General Pétain in Paris. Locke, General Pétain asked me to convey his respect to you in person. If it weren't for the resolute attack of the British Expeditionary Force during this period, Paris may have fallen by now." Chinner is in a good mood, he should be in a good mood. In another time and space, Kitchener was attacked and sunk by a German submarine on his way to the Russian Empire. Kitchener was buried in the sea.

It was also after Rock reminded that Winston strictly ordered Kitchener not to leave the British mainland, so Kitchener did not go to the Russian Empire.

Now that the Russian Empire has perished, Kitchener has no reason to go to the Russian Empire. He is still the British Minister of War and Rock's strongest backing.

"Thank you, Your Excellency Prime Minister. Please also convey my respect to General Pétain for me. It is because of General Pétain's efforts to turn the tide that the coalition forces can survive. Those who are good fighters have no reputation. General Pétain's achievements will always be remembered by us." Everyone will remember." Rock is really not polite, no matter what mistakes Pétain made in World War II, but now Pétain deserves Rock's respect.

(Chapter 1 is delivered, do you still want to update it today—as long as it is what the brothers want, Yutou will definitely be able to do it——)

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