Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 970 Betain's Highlight Moment

Petain, who was still lying on the hospital bed, exploded with unparalleled energy. He was trying to organize supplies to the front. Verdun only had one road leading to the rear, and along the way he had to pass through a mountainous city called Baledic. Petain was in Bale Dick set up a supply point.

The road in Baledic was in disrepair for a long time. After the Battle of Verdun broke out, Petain sent people to repair the road urgently, but it was still only suitable for two large trucks to pass side by side.

After the outbreak of Verdun, the French army had only 700 trucks. Subsequently, Petain conscripted all the trucks in France, and even the trucks of the Southern African Expeditionary Force were borrowed. At the most, there were 3900 trucks in Verdun. When these trucks were used, 19 troops and 2.5 tons of supplies were sent to the front line.

In order to ensure the smooth flow of the road, Petain dispatched 1.5 people to be responsible for the maintenance of the road. The trucks that broke down were pushed off the road and thrown into the ravine. During the peak period, a truck arrived and passed through Bale Dik every 19 seconds. The Leduc road was also known as the "sacred road" after the war.

Trucks full of supplies and soldiers arrived at the front line, and the wounded were loaded back to Baldik. Many soldiers had no external injuries. They suffered from a disease called "shell shock" and could not continue to fight. They had to be sent to the rear to recuperate.

"Cannonball shock" is a disease similar to war syndrome. The patient's performance is lethargy, uncontrollable trembling, semi-paralysis of the body, and loss of consciousness, hearing, and language abilities.

Not only a large number of French soldiers suffered from the disease of "shell shock", but also many people in the British Expeditionary Force and German troops were infected. 3% to 4% of the soldiers in the British Expeditionary Force fell ill, and the proportion of officers was even higher. It was higher, reaching 10%. In the first year of the outbreak of World War II, 1.2 soldiers of the German army developed related symptoms.

Doctors from southern Africa immediately conducted research on the disease of "shell shock", and they were surprised to find that the disease of "shell shock" has nothing to do with shell explosions or nerves, but is similar to trench warfare. It is absurd to use the term "shell shock" to represent a mental disorder that occurs under prolonged battlefield conditions.

In response to these diseases, doctors in southern Africa proposed a new treatment plan. They believed that soldiers should be withdrawn to the rear to rest in stages, and psychological intervention on soldiers, such as hypnosis or talking, might have better results.

It is a pity that the advice of doctors in southern Africa has not received due attention.

At this time, doctors in Britain and France believed that "shell shock" was a kind of mental illness. They even believed that many officers and soldiers were not sick at all, but deliberately pretended to be sick. Electric shock was their most commonly used therapy. The soldier was sent to the hospital, the doctor gave the soldier electric shock, the soldier was stimulated to shout, and the soldier was considered cured.

This is simply a group of French Yang Mouxin.

Why is the magnetic blast infantry an exclusive force for Russia, it should be for France.

Soldiers at this time were divided into four categories: healthy soldiers, sick soldiers, wounded soldiers, and cowards who escaped the war.

For most professional officers, nervous and deranged soldiers are all cowards. They order these soldiers to return to the army within a time limit. If they do not return to the front line within the specified time, they will be punished as deserters.

As a result, the number of "deserters" increased. During the Battle of Verdun, 2.4 officers and soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force alone suffered from the so-called "shell shock". The conclusions of Southern African physicians are valued.

When a large number of mentally disturbed officers and soldiers were treated as deserters, doctors from southern Africa tried to treat the mentally disturbed officers and soldiers. The young and gentle nurses played a great role. Their smiles are the best cure for mental disorders With the prescription, many soldiers regained their sanity after a short rest in the hospital and returned to the front line, showing fearless heroism, better than before.

Under difficult and difficult conditions, Pétain worked hard to organize the French army to reorganize the defense line.

Petain was different from Haig in that he would not waste the precious lives of soldiers at will. He was willing to share weal and woe with soldiers, and gained the trust of frontline officers and soldiers.

In the most difficult time, Petain ordered the troops not to launch a counterattack against the solid German defense line. Once the German army broke through the French position, Petain allowed the French army to retreat properly and then reorganize the defense line. This order was called the "panic line." "system.

In order to ensure that there are enough troops on the front line, Petain implemented rotation tactics on the front line. Three-quarters of the 125 divisions of the French army on the front line had fought in Verdun. With no hope of returning home, they began to face death calmly, and became more brave in combat, and the German attack was gradually contained.

While the French army gradually returned to normal, the confusion of the British army continued.

The arrival of the new chief of staff did not change the tense atmosphere within the British army.

After Paul Cocker was dismissed, he did not leave France. He is still the chief of staff of the Southern African Expeditionary Force. The three artillery divisions of the Southern African Expeditionary Force in France, and all doctors and nurses in Southern Africa only accept Paul Cocker He did not obey the command of the British Expeditionary Force Headquarters. When Haig just dismissed Paul Coker from his internal position in the British Expeditionary Force, he had already retreated to the field hospital in Dieppe and even stopped receiving from the British Expeditionary Force. wounded.

The reason for the field hospital is very good. Like the vast majority of officers and soldiers, the doctors and nurses in the field hospital have been working continuously in France for more than a year and a half. Day and night, all year round, the intensity is even greater. Many doctors and nurses have been exhausted in batches. Since the outbreak of the World War, 65 doctors and nurses have died in the line of duty. Derek Gibson, Minister of Health of Southern Africa, said in Paul Coker After Paul was dismissed, he made it clear that the doctors and nurses in southern Africa, as well as the commander of the southern African expeditionary force, had been treated unfairly in France. The high-level Allied Powers must guarantee the rights of soldiers in southern Africa and not hurt the feelings of southern Africans.

The doctors and nurses in France in southern Africa are all military, whether they or they are soldiers.

In order to appease the excited officers and soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, Prime Minister Asquith and Minister of War Kitchener rushed to France one after another. Asquith delivered a passionate speech in the hospital, highly praising the Southern African officers and soldiers for their efforts to defeat the evil alliance. The contribution made by the group promises to protect the interests of soldiers in southern Africa.

Kitchener is patrolling the front-line troops, and the Southern African Expeditionary Force is the key point. Kitchener and the officers and soldiers have a heart-to-heart talk, listen to the voices of the front-line officers and soldiers, and encourage the officers and soldiers to fight bravely. At the British Expeditionary Force Command, Kitchener and the black No one knew what Kitchener and Haig talked about, but someone heard Kitchener yelling: If you dare to act recklessly, I will definitely send you to a court-martial.

At this time, the British Expeditionary Force's offensive in Mons had been forced to stop. In just one week, the British Expeditionary Force suffered 11 casualties and 8000 died in battle.

Otherwise, why did the field hospital stop accepting the wounded? The surge in the wounded made the field hospital unable to treat them, so they had to stop accepting them.

Just after the New Year, Southern Africa sent another [-] newly enrolled doctors and nurses, and they were evenly distributed to six field hospitals set up in Europe by the Southern African Expeditionary Force, three of which were in France and two in the Mediterranean , one in the UK mainland.

At the same time, the doctors and nurses who had worked in Europe for a year and a half took turns off in batches. Most of them chose to return to southern Africa to be with their families, while some refused to take a break and continued to work in field hospitals. And those who persist in their work have won military medals.

While the Western Front fell into melee, the Asia Minor peninsula was also undercurrents.

As the meritorious unit of the Second Cavalry Division, the company led by Hanke was dispatched to deal with the attack on the patrol team. The battalion of the 402nd Division of the Nej Sultanate was cooperating with Hank's company, and the commander was Ma Qiao. major.

Major Marjorie was Chinese.

After the surrender of the Ottoman Empire, the expeditionary force seized nearly 30 military horses. Hank and Marjorie's troops finally had horses instead of walking, but the troops were still infantry. Withdrew from the stage of history.

In January, the Asia Minor peninsula was still covered with ice and snow. Last winter, the Anatolian plateau had a whole winter of snow. The ice and snow have not yet melted. Ankara is located in the north-central part of the Asia Minor peninsula. Hank and Marjorie first arrived in Constantine by transport ship. Dinburgh, and then from Constantinople to Ankara, which will be faster.

In order to ensure that the troops can reach Ankara as quickly as possible, Hank's troops made some sledges in Constantinople. These sledges are also called sleds in Europe, and a horse can move quickly on the snow. , The sledge can also transport weapons and various supplies, which made the officers and soldiers from the Najd Sultanate extremely curious.

There is no snow all year round in the Najd Sultanate, and many soldiers have never seen snow for so long, and naturally they have never seen a sled.

"Hurry up, we're going to Ankara in two days, and teach those unruly Ottomans a lesson, Dragoons, charge!" Hank liked the title "Dragons" very much, compared with "Dragons", before The so-called "Muscat Pirates" simply don't know what it means, and I don't know the name that uneducated guy took it.

"Come on! The wealth of the Ottomans is waiting for us to seize, and their women are waiting for us to conquer. These all belong to you—" Compared with Hanke's words, Marjorie's words are obviously more tempting.

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