Back to the Republic of China as a commander

We don't know whether the expeditionary force was closely watched by the 150 million compatriots, but it is absolutely true that they were watched by the more than [-] million Chinese laborers who participated in the war.From France to Britain, almost every Chinese laborer cheered for the arrival of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

These Chinese laborers have been drifting thousands of miles from various parts of China to the war-torn European continent since July last year. According to Wang Zhenyu's original idea, the scale is about 100 million people, and they will probably get 6000 million pounds per head from Britain and France. Forget about the benefit fee.Unexpectedly, the grandson of Hu Hanmin had even worse hands. This number directly increased by 50% to 150 million. As a result, the intermediary fee was 3000 million pounds more.

With the expansion of Europe, even women have entered the factories, supporting the war with half the wages of men.The wages of these hard-working Chinese workers are only a quarter of the wages of an adult British worker, and they are docile and obedient, and they can do whatever they are asked to do.

By the end of the European War, the final number of these laborers had reached a staggering 230 million. In fact, the total number of laborers exported from China was far more than this number. Some of them were privately employed, and some of them ended up missing their homes due to illness and other reasons on the way. Those who did not reach Europe, many of these people were scattered in Southeast Asia, Africa and other regions.Of the 230 million laborers who reached Europe, about 200 million returned to China after the war, while 20 who did not return chose to stay in Europe, and [-] left the world due to war, disease and other reasons.

In addition to intermediary fees, these laborers finally brought back nearly 30 billion pounds in foreign exchange income for China in more than two years. This money laid a solid economic foundation for the rise of Chinese industry.Moreover, about 40 of them became military workers and skilled workers in the civilian manufacturing field, who cultivated the backbone for the development of China's industry.For this reason, the national government later passed a motion to build a special museum for Chinese laborers who participated in World War I to commemorate.Shao Piaoping, the top gunner in the newspaper industry, wrote an article in the report sarcastically: "It was the shameless national government who sold these laborers to Europe like human traffickers, and now they have the nerve to come out and commemorate them?"

The last unit of the first expeditionary force to arrive was the Ninth Division commanded by Zhou Zhengming. They arrived in Marseille on March 3. At this time, France was shrouded in a cloud. After the brutal Battle of Verdun, 23 In December of 1916, the Allied forces suffered an unprecedented blow in the Battle of the Somme.The Battle of the Somme was a typical trench warfare in the First World War with extremely heavy casualties on both sides.Whether it is the troops and weapons invested by both sides, it is the most in this war.The British army had 12 divisions in combat, the French army had 54 divisions, and the German army had 32 divisions.At the end of the battle, the British and French allied forces suffered 67 casualties, but failed to break through the German defenses, advancing only 79-4 kilometers.The Germans lost 5 men.Although Germany lost 12 square kilometers of trench positions, it successfully blocked the strategic plan of the Allies.However, the victory of the Allied Powers on the Southwest Front still gradually shifted the dominance of the battle from Germany to the Allied Powers.

On the first day of the battle alone, the British alone suffered huge casualties of 6, which is almost unimaginable. You must know that the total number of British expeditionary forces in France was only 50.The battle was not without bright spots, at least the tank that Wang Zhenyu had been looking forward to finally appeared, and it played a great role in the advancement of the British and French troops.But for the French, it is not at all worthy of joy. On the one hand, they have many more widows and girls who need men to comfort them. On the other hand, their wounds have further expanded. Forced to resign due to excessive casualties.

However, compared to Xiafei, Fuxi was much luckier. The one who advocated the attack was relegated to the position of director of the Military Research Center. In fact, he was responsible for coordinating the cooperation between the allied forces.So now it's his turn to point fingers at Bai Chongxi, the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. . .

The location of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's dressing was finally chosen in the Ardennes area, because the traffic conditions in the Paris area really did not allow an army of 20 people to enter.In order to cope with the attack of the German army, the French are now constantly increasing their investment in the front line. Even if the French women have reached the point where they sell their sex for a piece of bread, they will not change in the slightest.

This surprised Wang Zhenpeng, who followed Zhu Zhixin to inspect French military equipment and logistics. His latest appointment has been made, the deputy chief of staff of the First Division of the First Army of the Expeditionary Army and the colonel director of the Armament Department.Well, I'm in the same unit as Jiang Zhongzheng, who is working hard right now.

Wang Zhenpeng is still very satisfied with his new job. The units below the Armament Department of the First Division, including the logistics regiment directly under the division headquarters, and the armament and logistics units above the battalion are all under his responsibility.It is worth mentioning that, according to Wang Zhenyu's request, all the military uniforms of the expeditionary army were required to be replaced with the style of the French army. The only difference from the French army was the steel helmet with big ear brims exclusive to the main assault force of the youth army.This hat has been proven to be very useful during the War to Protect the Nation. This time, Wang Zhenyu was generous with Britain and France, so he did not hesitate to distribute one hat to each of the 23 expeditionary troops.This hat proved to greatly reduce the casualties of the squadron in the subsequent war, and then the British and French troops also placed orders for similar products to China, which made Wang Zhenyu's Chinese military industry a small profit.

However, during this refitting process, the industrial gap between China and the European powers was still reflected.At least the Chinese army doesn't have gas masks. Who would have thought that the great powers have already played war to this level.

On April 4st, the entire outfit change was finally completed. Marshal Fuxi, who had just been promoted to the chief of staff of the French Army, brought a group of senior generals of the Allied Forces and a large group of translators to the station of the Chinese European Expeditionary Force. At the request of the Allied Powers, they will inspect this army from the far east on behalf of the Allied Forces.You must know that in order to arm such an army, the Allies spent almost 1 million pounds back and forth. If it turns out that this army is parallel imports like the Indian Ah San, then this money will be spent too much. I hope these yellow skins The Chinamen are indeed as brave and good at fighting as those guys from the Far East Military Observer Group said in their telegrams and reports.

The first impression left by the Chinese Expeditionary Force on Marshal Fuxi was not good, because Bai Chongxi, the supreme commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force introduced by the translator, was actually a young man in his 20s.No matter how you look at it, it is a bit of Chinese nepotism. You must know that Fuxi is already over 60, and Bai Chongxi is at most one or two years older than his grandson. This age can command the final scale to reach 40 Wan's Chinese Expeditionary Force?At this moment, Fuxi completely forgot that His Majesty Napoleon, whom the French missed for 100 years, was only Bai Chongxi's age when he became famous.

Preconceived ideas kill people, and Petain, who accompanied Fuxi to review the Chinese Expeditionary Army, discovered Fuxi's bad mood.Pétain is the most controversial figure in French history. He was a patriot and a hero during World War I. He was a traitor during World War II. However, he secretly supported Charles de Gaulle’s Free French Movement and even secretly ordered the African colonies to be stationed. The French army surrendered to the Allies, exposing the German ass.After the war, Pétain was sentenced to death without saying a word in the trial court, and then de Gaulle pardoned the [-]-year-old historical figure in spite of everyone's opposition. Pétain finally died of illness in prison. Later generations sighed.

It is worth mentioning that, unlike Foch, who advocates the supremacy of offense, Petain is a representative of defensiveism in the French military, which makes his promotion speed as slow as that of a French snail.When the First World War broke out, Petain was only a Brigadier General.If it weren't for the damn German guy, Petain probably wouldn't be a French field marshal in this life, and the best ending for him would be an honorable retirement. Who made him, like de Gaulle, always sell things that everyone couldn't accept.People will definitely not die if they don't do it. . .

It was the season when spring rain was as expensive as oil. After a brief exchange of greetings with all the senior generals of the Chinese European Expeditionary Force Command, Fu Xi, Petain and the others began to inspect the expeditionary force on behalf of the Allied Powers.

Today, all the officers and soldiers of the First Division of the First Army of the Expeditionary Army were ordered to accept the inspection. Twenty-five thousand energetic soldiers wore legal uniforms and steel helmets with big ear brims, standing neatly on the muddy open ground. No one whispered, and the scene was surprisingly quiet.What surprised Petain even more was that although these straight Chinese soldiers were about the same stature as the French soldiers and were not tall, they were different from the rumored famine in China. , and the figures are very fit inverted triangle.Moreover, in addition to the standard equipment of the French army, these soldiers are also equipped with engineering shovels and pickaxes, and they all seem to be masters of civil engineering.

"Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, these Chinese Communists seem to be full of fighting spirit. I think the Germans on the opposite side will suffer." Petain still couldn't help but praise in public.

Fuxi was very dissatisfied when he heard this, and before the translation started, he retorted loudly: "It's just that the queues are more orderly. Are you also blocked by us and can't go any further? Show your fists and legs."

Fuxi was still very conceited and didn't signal the translator not to translate it, so Bai Chongxi's face turned livid with anger, this old man is going to die!