Chapter 630 Marshal of France

Charles walked out of the officers' club and was about to leave with his guards when he suddenly felt someone chasing him.

"General, General!" the man shouted in a low voice.

Charles stopped and turned around, and the guard had already vigilantly taken the rifle off his shoulder and held it in his hand.

Charles looked closely and saw that it was the young major who analyzed Charles' tactics.

"Can I talk to you, General?" The young major looked eager: "It won't waste too much of your time!"

Charles nodded and signaled the guard to let him pass.

The young major breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to state his purpose: "I hope to be transferred to your unit to fight, General. To be more precise, I hope to join your armored unit or mechanized unit, even as a soldier."

"Why?" Charles asked.

A major as a soldier? That takes considerable courage, especially in a battlefield where the mortality rate is so high.

"Because it is almost impossible for me to enter the armored forces through normal channels." The young major replied.

Charles knew why.

The commanders of the armored and mechanized forces of the Charr need soldiers who understand their roles and tactics.

At this time, France's tactical thinking was too backward, too stubborn, and too rigid.

Therefore, the commanders of armored and mechanized forces are basically promoted internally and are not open to external parties.

Charles asked again: "Why do you want to join the armored forces so badly?"

The young major replied: "Because you said 'attack is more important than defense', I think you didn't say the whole story just now, did you?"

"Oh?" Charles asked back with interest: "Then what do you think 'all' should be?"

The young major answered confidently:

"To successfully implement this tactic, you must have your armored and mechanized forces."

"Because only they can quickly break through the weaknesses of the enemy's defenses and expand the results of the battle in a short period of time, and ultimately end the battle before the enemy can react."

Here are the young major's own thoughts:

The Western Front was more than 700 kilometers long. This line of defense was fought for more than a year, during which time countless flaws and mistakes occurred.

But no one has ever been able to break through as successfully as Charles.

What is the reason?

It is a force with strong combat effectiveness and high mobility, which is the force formed by Charles.

Therefore, only by joining Charles' army can this tactic be carried forward!

Charles was a little surprised. This major was smarter than he thought.

"What's your name?" Charles asked.

The major stood up and saluted, then answered with full energy: "General Rattle de Tassigny, commander of the 156th Infantry Regiment of the 39th Infantry Division!"

"Oh, Major Tasigny." Charles nodded, and then was suddenly shocked. Tasigny? Marshal of France?

(The picture above shows French Marshal Tassigny, who was 25 years old at the time of the book. He was a junior officer during World War I and participated in several battles and was injured twice)

After thinking for a while, Charles hesitated and said, "I might assign you to the armored unit of the 6th Army, Major. Do you think..."

"Yes, General!" Tasini responded with joy: "Thank you very much, General."

As long as he could join Charles' armored forces and receive training in the new tactics, he wouldn't ask for anything more.

"Very good." Charles nodded.

The 39th Division was Gallieni's reserve army group, and transferring a major was just a small matter.

On the other hand, Christian has been promoted to commander of the 6th Army. The current commander of the 1st Special Artillery Division is not in good command, which gives Christian a headache. He has mentioned it to Charles several times, hoping to transfer people from the 1st Armored Division.

(The 1st Special Artillery Division was only recently put under Charles’ command, and the tactics were still the same old ones, including Christine’s own understanding of the tactics.)

Charles felt that Tasini might be able to do the job, so he could try him out as a staff officer first.

He took out his pocket watch and checked the time. It was past eight o'clock in the evening and Gallieni had not yet gone to bed.

Then it occurred to Charles that it was some time since he had visited Gallieni.

…

City defense headquarters, Gallieni's headquarters.

Although Gallieni had been promoted to Minister of the Army, he was still accustomed to returning to the city defense headquarters, where he could deal with some affairs of the reserve army group before resting.

Gallieni handed the signed document to Lieutenant Colonel Fernan under the lamp and said, "It seems that there is not much to do?"

"Yes, General." Lieutenant Colonel Fernan replied, "The fighting in all directions has basically stabilized, and the shortage of troops on the front line has eased. There is not much need for us."

Gallieni uttered a "hmm".

The main function of the reserve army is to provide reinforcements to the front-line armies.

With the front line stable, the reserve army also relaxed.

A relieved smile appeared on Gallieni's face.

This is all thanks to that little guy Charles.

He fought a battle in Verdun to stabilize the position, provided a large number of mines to block the German offensive momentum, and then advanced 5 kilometers along the Somme River, severely damaging the German army.

Not long ago, more than 200,000 German troops were captured in Belgium.

It can be said that the stability of the front line cannot be separated from Charles, and France cannot be separated from Charles either. However, those guys in the parliament simply ignore all this and still regard Charles as an opponent or even an enemy.

Gallieni frowned and sighed. He only hated that he was alone and weak and could not provide more help to Charles.

At this moment, familiar footsteps sounded in the corridor, and Gallieni thought he had misheard.

It was not until Charles' figure appeared in the light that he suddenly stood up in surprise and joy.

But then he recovered himself with a "hmm", sat down slowly, and asked in a cold voice: "Lieutenant General, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in Hasselt?"

"There is something I need to talk to you about, General," said Charles.

"Of course." Gallieni replied expressionlessly: "Of course you won't come here if there's nothing wrong."

Charles felt helpless. The old man was blaming him for not visiting him for so long, so he was being sarcastic.

The older you get, the more like a child you become.

"General." Charles handed Gallieni a can of coffee beans. "I brought them from Belgium especially for you."

In fact, this was just bought by Charles from the club, but who knows?

However, Lieutenant Colonel Fernan knew the truth, and he looked at Charles in surprise and confusion.

Charles winked at him hastily.

Lieutenant Colonel Fernando understood what he meant, but pretended not to see it and continued to organize the documents with his head down.

Gallieni's expression finally calmed down: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"First of all, we need a man," said Charles, "a major named Tassigny from the 39th Division."

Gallieni responded straightforwardly: "Lieutenant Colonel Fernan will take care of it. What else?"

"Business," said Charles.

"Business?" Gallieni looked at Charles in confusion.

At this time, the war situation is stable and there does not seem to be much demand for purchases.

Does Ciel have some new equipment?

(End of this chapter)