Chapter 770 When Xiaoqiu meets Xiaoxi on

Western Line, Orleans, an important town in central France.

In the sky, two flame-like three-winged Red Baron fighters passed over the Loire, and in front of them was a skewed Italian Caproni Ca36 large bomber.

Although Italy's national strength is weak, it is proud of Europe in the aviation industry. This Caproni Ca36 double-engine large bomber has even served two years earlier than the British Handri-Pecher 400 large bomber. If it hadn't been for a demonic and perverted Far East arsonist, maybe Italy could To become the best aircraft manufacturer in the world.

Of course, this is just the instantaneous idea of the French pilots in the Caproni Ca36 cockpit, because the French industrial and technological capabilities have declined a lot after the occupation of Paris, and they had to buy Italian bombers for imitation.

With the help of two engines, Caproni Ca36's long wooden wings skimmed the river surface that began to th gradually thaw from a low altitude like a gull bird, but its struggle did not take long, and the red baron, who was able to fly, looked at the opportunity with the 7.92mm dual aviation MG8/ 15 machine guns swept down.

The wide wing allows the Caproni Ca36 to fly farther and carry more bombs. At the same time, it has also become the biggest burden to avoid enemy aircraft.

When two three-winged red barons finished the dance happily, a large group of British "camels" and French "Newport 17" suddenly came out south of the river bank, and the elegant and fiery baron was trampled to death in the blink of an eye.

This is the morning in Orleans!

This city, which was once the capital of France, was a heroic city where the French heroine Joan of Arc led the people to defeat the British occupation forces during the Hundred Years' War. Now it has become the focus of the first phase of the Battle of Paris.

Rubble, bricks and broken houses, in the repeated competition and ** of artillery explosions and bullets, the whole city has turned into ruins.

The most intense area is the two sides of the Loire River across the city. The stone arch bridge on the river has become rubble under the indiscriminate bombardment of tens of thousands of shells. The buildings on both sides of the river seem to have become children's favorite cheese, full of large and small bullet holes.

Before the camel and Newport's happiness lasted long, a large group of red barons and falcons appeared on the horizon. After the strangulation in the air, several huge Zeppelin airships appeared on the south bank of the city.

"Damn it, get out of here."

"Mel, take your people and leave!"

"General, we should strengthen the attack in the west. As long as we cross the forest area, we can enter Orleans."

"Very good, order Colonel Wals to attack immediately, drag the German bastard from the front, and tell the Spaniards that I will try my best to drag the German army and give them a chance to break through."

The airship slowly circled, and chlorine barrels were thrown directly from the air. After a while, the whole south of Orleans was shrouded in pungent chlorine, and countless Allied soldiers who could not touch them without gas masks began to fall.

A moment later, the cannon began to roar again, and dense shells rushed out on both sides of the river bank at the same time, and a new day of battle began again.

West of the Loire River, in a wide forest, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Spanish Sixth Corps sat around the trenches, shivering slightly as they looked at the city with yellow smoke in the distance.

A messenger ran into the command post breathlessly: "Coloe, the British let us cross the woods."

"Over the woods? God!" When the Spanish colonel heard the new order, he almost jumped up, pointed to the open area between the woods and the city, and roared, "Are they idiots? How should we go there? That open land will kill us!"

"But."

"No, but I won't carry out such a stupid order!" The Spanish colonel was furious. In the past few days, the British South African fleet betrayed Spain and used the kingdom's last two battleships and navy as cannon fodder all over Europe, so he had long looked at the British, not to mention such a deadly action.

Although the messenger is not ashamed of the poor performance of the British in Seychelles, the order was given by the lieutenant general, so he could only brazenly say, "Colonel, this is the lieutenant general's order."

"Damn it."

After stoling his feet and looking at the open ground a few more times, he gritted his teeth and said, "Tell the British that we need tanks and infantry support."

"Yes, Colonel."

The messengers wiped their sweat and left. After a while, five British C-type tanks came slowly with black smoke. Seeing that the British troops really sent support, the Spanish colonel also knew that he could not escape the disaster, not to mention that they were still allies, so they gritted their teeth and ordered the attack.

After five tanks opened the way, the Spanish soldiers were much more courageous and began to rush out of the trenches to charge. But when they had just left the woods and rushed to the open ground, several buildings on the edge of the city in the distance suddenly exploded with gunpowder smoke.

"Damn it, it's the German artillery!"

"Boom."

A British tank turned into scrap iron before it could react. The splash of steel and rivets injured several nearby soldiers. As several Maxim machine guns hiding in the rubble began to roar, large areas of Spanish soldiers began to fall.

Seeing this, the colonel immediately trembled all over, and immediately ordered the British army around him to retreat.

The roaring Spanish soldiers roared back again in the blink of an eye, throwing all the German machine guns and shells to the British army, which made the British commander, who could rush to the German position and wanted to continue to attack, suddenly burst into tears.

"Bastard! These despicable Spanish bastards!"

Without the Spanish army as the main force, the garrison of the German army hit the British army with almost all the artillery, so that the British army had to retreat with heavy casualties.

===== "Ban!"

The sound of violently patting the table made the officers in the front-line headquarters 50 kilometers south of Orleans suddenly shocked. Looking at Douglas Haig, who pinched the telegram and the blue veins on his forehead, everyone felt that a chill began to permeate.

As the commander-in-chief of the British European Expeditionary Force, Haig is not only strong-willed, but also synonymous with coldness, seriousness and disregard for the life and death of soldiers. For more than two years, all the battles under his command, both his own people and enemies, have been bloody, so he also got the nickname of "butcher".

At this time, Heige was dressed in a uniform, his face was cold, and one hand was still on the table. If the table was not strong enough, he would have been scattered.

He is already full of anger!

The most important thing is that it can even be said that the First World War, which is related to the future centennial National Games of the Allies, has finally begun, but after so many days of fighting, after paying the price of nearly 100,000 deaths and injuries, it has not yet broken through the Orleans defense line. The so-called Battle of Paris is still hundreds of years away from the real destination. Kilometers away!

As the commander-in-chief of the European Expeditionary Force of the British Empire and more than millions of soldiers, it is a shame for him!

More serious than this is that as the war became more and more unfavorable, some discordant voices began to appear between the [***] teams.

After the attack on the U.S. mainland, the 200,000 expeditionary troops sent to Europe and the remaining 70,000 troops returning from India have returned to their hearts and have no intention of fighting in the European continent at all. President Melkin has also said that the United States needs to gather all its strength to resist the invasion, so he also hopes that the expeditionary force can do its best. Go back to China and fight.

Italy is simply grinding foreign workers. The Ministry of Intelligence has even seen high-ranking Italian officials in Germany many times. Although there is no sign of rebellion at present, the Chinese have occupied both sides of the Suez Canal and even established a military base on the Sinai Peninsula. Once there is no The enemy's Chinese fleet entered the Mediterranean Sea and pointed the cannon at the Italian coastline. Who knew whether the wall grass would be immediately blown down by the strong wind.

France is already a soldier, and even 50-year-old men are required to go to the front line! Domestic pressure has reached its limit. The recent revolutionary riot shows that the country is already sitting on the crater and may break out at any time!

And the sudden negative situation of the Spanish army in recent days is even more difficult! Haig knows the reason, and the general headquarters knows the reason. Even the Prime Minister has sent the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Navy to Spain to explain the reason for the Battle of the Seychelles Islands. It is said that he promised to deliver two stronger battlecruisers to the Spanish navy in due course, but there is still no way to stop the decline and disbelief that began to spread. Ren.

Now this news is only part of the recent passive slowdown of the Spanish army. There have been countless such things in the past few days, and the Allies have also used this matter to make a big deal. In the newspapers and radio, fake news about the British Royal Navy's betrayal of Spain is broadcast every day.

Haige took a deep breath. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a typical British man who is conservative and indifferent, and he also thinks he is a traditional soldier. He doesn't like political intrigue. In his eyes, there is only victory or defeat, so he doesn't care what the Spaniard thinks. At this time, he must let them know. Call a squidfly on a rope!

"Help me connect with Lieutenant General Gossales. I want to ask him in person." Before Haig finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from the side: "General Haig, I don't think it should be so direct."

"Mr. Winston, why did you come here?"

After Haig turned his head and saw the person coming, he suddenly frowned, because he didn't like this man with a cigar in his hands. He had come to France to fight in person before. In fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to come to the army to get political capital.

Churchill took off the cigar. Although he didn't like Haig, now his political prospects in China are uncertain and he needs some military support, so he immediately smiled and said, "I brought you some tanks and cannons, as well as thousands of machine guns."

His current official status is a member of parliament. Because he is familiar with military work, his main job in the parliament is to cooperate with the military. Today, in addition to taking the opportunity to send military supplies to the front line, he also hopes to win a recently vacant position as a quartermaster minister.

The Minister of Quartermasters is an extremely important position, similar to Xinhua's Minister of Equipment and Security. What's more, it is still a wartime. Being in this position means taking charge of the entire British manufacturing industry, so many people are greedy for this position.

But because the shadow of the Dardanelles has not dissipated, public opinion and the Conservative Party do not agree with him in this position, so he took this opportunity to come to France, hoping to talk to some important military generals. After all, this is a time of war, and the military's voice is particularly important in the parliament.

Unexpectedly, he just heard that there was a problem between the Spanish army and the British. Now there is a lot of things in Europe. How could he not know if he was condensing on politics, but he had never found a chance to take action. Now he suddenly heard that Haig was going to call the commander-in-chief of the Spanish army, Gonzalez, and immediately let him see it. There is a glimmer of light.

Haig nodded and continued the question just now without taking a closer look at the list. He said coldly, "Mr. Winston, why did you stop me from contacting Lieutenant General Gonzales? Do you also think Seychelles is our fault?

"No." Winston Churchill waved his hand repeatedly, biting his cigar and pretending to grit his teeth. He said fiercely, "Those timid Spaniards, Hill in Seychelles just because of a misunderstanding, but they make a fusss and listen to the rumors of Germans and Chinese bastards. If possible, I am as willing to kill these Spanish idiots as much as you!"

"But." Churchill turned his eyes and sighed, "General, I believe you know the current situation better than I do. We have no strength in the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The Chinese will enter the Atlantic Ocean from the Mediterranean and the Panama Canal at any time, so we don't have much time. We must do our best in the shortest possible time. Defeat Germany!

So now we must not have internal trouble."

"Do you want to watch the Spaniards mess around? This is a war! It's not a child's play. Everyone must do their best!" The more Hager said, the more angry he became. He looked at Churchill as if he were a Spaniard.

Churchill spit out a helpless smoke ring: "Douglas, no one likes Spain, and I wish I could shoot those guys myself, but now the Prime Minister has apologized for this matter. If you punish the Spaniards at this time, I'm afraid it will undermine the Prime Minister's efforts.

And we also need Spain. Although their army's combat effectiveness is low and their equipment is very poor, the current situation is relatively bad for us. We need to unite all our friends, not to mention that they have the most abundant human resources after all!"

"The most adequate human resources."

Hearing this sentence, Haig sighed helplessly in his heart. This is a big truth. Spain has a huge manpower advantage, which is the most indispensable part of the current agreement, especially after Russia's withdrawal.

"Douglas, you are fighting on the front line, so you may not be familiar with the current political situation in various countries." Churchill took the opportunity to make friends with Haig, deliberately walked in and handed out a cigar, putting on the posture of a senior politician, and whispered affectionately, "You may have known about the revolution in France not long ago, but do you know that there have also been communists in Spain and Italy, and they are bewitching to withdrawing from the war. Strive to destroy the efforts of various countries to continue the war, and take the sacrifice of millions of soldiers as a child's play!

The United States is now in a swing. Those upstarts have quietly made peace with the Chinese, trying to find a way to end the war and even surrender decently!

The Caribbean is even worse. Damn Cuban bitches don't make cigars, but they are ready to make peace with the Chinese. The current situation is terrible! That's why the Prime Minister has to put down our British pride and apologize to Spain, so you must not at this time. Churchill said this and looked at Haig and shook his head deliberately.

"Do you have to watch them avoid war so passively? In that case, it's better to let them leave. I believe that even without Spain, we can win the final victory!"

"Of course, we have the best generals in Europe." Churchill gave a little flattery before solemnly said, "General, if you can, I hope you can authorize me to meet Gonzales. I think I can let him understand the current situation!"

"Are you going to meet Gonzalez?"

"Yes!"

Looking at Churchill, who nodded, Haig was a little moved. Although he didn't like this fat man who loves drilling, he had to admit that he had a speakable mouth. In fact, if he sent a telegram to Gonzales to question him now, it may really be counterproductive, because the political background behind that guy is very deep. Dan's accusations and dissatisfaction returning to Spain may have really contributed to the arrogance of those communists and led to a major political earthquake in Spain.

At this time, the remaining Allied countries can no longer withstand any political ups and turns, so it may be a good way for him to explain the current situation to Gonzales with that mouth.

"Okay." Haig took a deep breath: "Gonzalez's headquarters is in San Ga-Cay. You happen to pass by there when you go back, but I still want to say that if you can't convince him to restrain his men, then I will never tolerate it!"

"General Douglas, don't worry, I will definitely help your military reconcile the contradictions." Churchill's eyes lit up and finally found an opportunity. If he could use this to disintegrate Hill's negative impact in Seychelles, then it would be safe for him to return to the cabinet!

Churchill, who got the opportunity, proposed to go to Saint-Cay after a short break. Because this area was controlled by the Allied Forces, there was no need to worry too much about safety, so he immediately went on the road with the quartermasters.

But he did not know that the commandoes, composed of more than 200 of Germany's latest Panther tanks and armored vehicles, had quietly arrived in the forest west of Orleans.

Guderian pointed to the map and his eyes were bright: "In front of him is Shatodan. Crossing here is the enemy's defense zone, and 60 kilometers ahead is Saint-Kalai. At our speed, if we leave in the evening, we can arrive in the middle of the night."

"Which army is defending here?" Ulan, dressed in a German [***] suit, pointed to the position and asked, "Can we get an infantry supplement?"

"The three infantry divisions of the Ninth Bavarian Army are sticking here. Many of them are elite soldiers, and there are many German volunteers. We can completely get infantry supplements from here and cooperate with us to attack Saint-Challe!

Cut off their left-wing contact!"

(to be continued)