Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Historically, the politicians in Japan during World War I should have been relatively clear-headed, at least they did not act like idiots like Hideki Tojo during World War II.Although ambitious, but also know what to do.

The reasons here are nothing more than a few points. First, Japan's strategic goal is to gain the Asian continent, and the European battlefield is by no means its realistic goal. Of course, there is no need for the main force to travel thousands of miles to participate in the war.Secondly, taking advantage of the situation of World War I, the Western powers had no time to look east: Britain hoped that Japan could contain Germany’s power in the Far East. Germany was caught in a two-front war and was unable to support its Asian colonies. A revolution broke out. As for the United States, since its strategic center of gravity lies in Europe, its attention is also in Europe.In such a good situation, Japan can rule out the interference of the big powers, declare war on Germany as an Allied power, and directly snatch Germany’s territory in Shandong, China, and get it right at home, without having to go to Europe with a destroyer fleet to assist the British anti-submarine fleet in the Mediterranean, not the imperial navy. main force).In the end, no matter whether it is the army or navy going to Europe, Japan must rely on British overseas colonies for supplies along the way. It also faces the threat of German submarines. The deployment of troops is risky. When reaching the European theater, logistics supplies must rely on Britain and France, and operational independence is limited.In view of the cruelty of the First World War, the main force of the Japanese army went to Europe to participate in the war, and it was likely to suffer devastating losses. Even if it gained greater benefits for the victorious country, it would not be worth the loss, and its vitality would be severely damaged.Therefore, it was impossible for Japan during World War I to send its main force to fight in Europe.

But in this time and space, when China is still in a state of civil strife and division, suddenly a warlord named Wang Zhenyu (whether Wang Zhenyu admits it or not, the Japan Special High School classifies him as a warlord) sent hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops to Europe. The act of going to war is likely to change the original history.At least in Nagata Tieshan's view, this guy named Wang Zhenyu has brought huge troubles to the empire.The fanatics of militarism within the empire also clamored to send troops to Europe. The reason was that even China had sent troops. Why did the majestic Japanese Empire stay in Asia and remain motionless?Various petitions and parades calling for sending troops to Europe are being staged in Tokyo, and everyone's enthusiasm for participating in the war is also growing.This time, if the Chinese really beat the Germans with hundreds of thousands of troops within a few hours, as the French newspaper said, then it is estimated that it will also have a cooling effect on the growing sentiment in Japan about sending troops to Europe to join the war .Nagata Tieshan is a very wise man. His thinking is different from that of the idiots of the Emperor's School in the army. For him, the military is just a continuation and means of politics. Only a lunatic can keep the Great Japanese Empire dragged into the war.The painful lessons of the Russo-Japanese War have made some Japanese soldiers clearly realize the strength of the great powers, and the persimmons still have to be picky.

The Chinese Minister Hu Weide, who was reprimanded by the politicians of the great powers, was undoubtedly the most tragic person at the reception today. In fact, the squadron that was said to have been beaten to ashes by the Germans in the Verdun area in just a few hours was not half the same as the government that Minister Hu Weide worked for. Strictly speaking, the dime relationship is even hostile.But these high-nosed foreigners can't figure out these complicated relationships with you Chinese, so the artillery fire naturally unceremoniously bombarded Hu Weide.

Hu Weide was also so angry that he scolded the Chinese European Expeditionary Force and the Southern Nationalist Government. Don’t take up this porcelain job without the diamond. It’s not worth losing hundreds of thousands of troops, but you’ve even lost your face to Europe. That’s true. This is really, speechless. . .

"Ah sneeze" I don't know if it was because of the rain, anyway, on the way to Metz, Bai Chongxi, who caused chaos all over France, kept sneezing.Fortunately, the vanguard had already cleared the surrounding roads, otherwise, with his style of play, the target would definitely be exposed.

Bai Chongxi, who was not feeling well, was naturally not much better. He casually asked the staff around him: "How far are we from Metz? Haven't the French intelligence personnel sent the information about the local German army?"

Speaking of this surprise attack, Bai Chongxi was most surprised by the performance of the 33 Frenchmen attached to the Chinese Expeditionary Force.These 32 French troops exist in the form of consultants and translators. In fact, speaking of translators is a bit exaggerated, because there are very few French people who really understand Chinese, and most of them are Chinese.The real duty of these French troops is to lead the way and collect intelligence. The head of the entire advisory group is a captain named Charles de Gaulle. History has had a deviation here. He was temporarily appointed to assist Marshal Pétain in receiving the mission of the Chinese European Military Observer Mission and successfully escaped the bad luck of being a prisoner of war in history.Historically, in the Battle of Verdun, the young de Gaulle would be wounded for the third time in battle, then captured by the Germans and spend [-] months in a prisoner of war camp.Later, because he had dealt with the Chinese guys, this handsome French guy with a tall head and small ears served as the assistant to the liaison officer of the Chinese Army Headquarters. Marshal Xie has been vacant since he became the chief of the general staff. Marshal Petain once nominated General Nivelt to serve concurrently, but was rejected by the arrogant General Nivelle.So there were no tigers in the mountains, and the monkeys ruled over them. Charles de Gaulle, who was only the captain, became the leader of the five hundred Frenchmen.Fortunately, Bai Chongxi is a young man himself, so he doesn't care about this. He has established a fairly good friendship with this French boy who is the same age as the Marshal.However, this friendship lost its effect when de Gaulle discovered that the squadron was quietly withdrawing from the position. This stubborn French guy expressed his anger to General Bai Chongxi without hesitation: "Your actions now are tantamount to being Betrayed the French Third Republic, I can even think you are with the damn Germans, Bai, you don't deserve my friendship."

However, Bai Chongxi explained to our future French general Captain Charles de Gaulle with a rare good temper: "Dear Charles, please believe me and my army. We are the most loyal and reliable allies of the French people. Please don't doubt this. And you are now What I saw was the gift I intended to give to all of France."

Present, De Gaulle's anger disappeared immediately, and he began to explore what Bai Chongxi and his army were up to.

When de Gaulle learned of Bai Chongxi's full plan, he danced with joy and said to Bai Chongxi: "Dear Bai, my friend, please forgive me for misunderstanding you. You must know that this is the beginning of this damn war. The most perfect idea, you will definitely succeed, and you will definitely bring the good news of victory to all the citizens of the Third Republic. Long live the Sino-French friendship.”

Originally, I was worried that the tall young man in front of me would not cooperate with my vision, but now it seems that this worry is unnecessary.However, Bai Chongxi still asked very cautiously: "Dear Charles, you have to know that we are not familiar with the situation in the Lorraine area at all. I need your help. At the same time, the entire battle plan must be kept secret..."

De Gaulle nodded excitedly: "I know, I know, don't worry, my guys and I will fight with your army, and we must keep it secret, you don't know, how much everyone cares about the endless battle for trenches Delay, we feel like we are playing suicide under the command of a bunch of idiots. Well now, with you, my dearest friend Bai, this war will definitely be wonderful because of your genius..."

On May 5th, Xia Liqiu was writing his diary, when the German bombardment rang out, Xia Liqiu could only put down his pen and glanced at Zhao Yanbin and Ma Wenyuan. After everyone moved to the battalion headquarters, the two of them had been communicating with other comrades in arms The experience of fighting the Germans is really a bunch of war madness.And after killing a few people, he seemed to hate this damn war even more.Well, don't think about it, now it's time to shoot, according to the rules, it's the Germans' turn to charge next.After yesterday's battle, everyone has become a veteran now. Despite the loud German artillery fire, everyone is still squatting in the bunker and doing their own things.

But this time it seems to be different. Why does the shell emit yellow and green smoke after it hits the ground?At this time, Xue Yue, the head of the group, suddenly heard a loud shout: "No, it's a gas bomb, hurry up and wear a gas mask."

The gas bombs spread very quickly. As soon as everyone put on their gas masks, they rushed into the bunker and filled the air.

The two soldiers who were busy with their hands and feet didn't have time to get their gas masks, and they were immediately fumigated and rolled to the ground, with tears in their eyes and excruciating pain. Damn it, it was sarin gas. Everyone hurriedly covered their noses with towels soaked in urine. , and then find a way to drag them out of the bunker. . .

The effect of the gas bomb attack is very obvious. Although the Japanese who encountered this thing for the first time suffered few casualties, they couldn't stop the German army from approaching because they were in a hurry.The Germans went up with bayonets in hand, and after a scuffle, the Germans destroyed more than a dozen bunkers at once.

The bunker where the battalion headquarters was located was also approached by the Germans, and those tall German soldiers jumped into the trenches.It's still too late to shoot, fuck it, do it!

What Xia Liqiu was facing was a tall German soldier, and now he couldn't help but suffer, the opponent was overthrown by Xia Liqiu in a few strokes.Just as the bayonet was about to be inserted, Zhao Yanbin jumped out suddenly, and was thrown flying by the rifle in the German soldier's hand. Then, taking advantage of the opponent's dazed effort, he stabbed him over with one stab.And this German soldier named Barack from Leverkusen was very lucky, he did not die, and he became the first prisoner of war of the Chinese European Expeditionary Force in World War I.The other soldiers were not as lucky as Xia Liqiu. Before, everyone relied on the bunker to fight against the Germans. Now, if they switched to close combat, they would be fatal.In a short while, a dozen Chinese soldiers were overthrown by the Germans in the narrow trench. At this time, Xue Yue drank a lot, and a few officers came out with a box cannon and shot them in bursts, knocking down two soldiers at once. More than a dozen German soldiers, the Germans saw that the firepower was a bit fierce, and the distance between the two sides was also opened. At the same time, the Chinese artillery also opened fire at this time, cutting off their follow-up troops.If this fight continues, it will definitely suffer. Although the Germans are straight, they are not stupid. They chose to give up this attack and retreated.

After a brief cheer, Xue Yue came to a conclusion. Due to the attack just now, the bunker where the battalion headquarters was located had lost its surrounding support and became a salient, so everyone could only take advantage of this gap to retreat. . .