Chapter 657 Because France Has Charles

Brusilov thanked Charles repeatedly and left satisfied.

As soon as he walked out of the headquarters, the translator and staff officer who had followed Brusilov throughout the whole process asked doubtfully: "General, do you believe in Charles' tactics? He seems to have given us nothing but a few suggestions."

Their original intention for this trip was to hope that Charles could provide a tank design and supporting tactics, but now this goal has obviously not been achieved.

In the staff's opinion, although the suggestion of sleds, horse-drawn carriages and Maxims was good, it would still be difficult to fight against the German tanks, and they could not help feeling a little disappointed.

Brusilov smiled softly: "That's enough."

He didn't say much. In the eyes of staff officers and ordinary people, they always hope to own those seemingly high-end equipment and win with them.

But Brusilov understood that it was often the extremely simple equipment such as sleds, carriages and Maxims that could be deployed in large quantities on the battlefield in a short period of time that was more lethal.

Just imagine, how many tanks did the Germans have on the Eastern Front?

The Russian army was able to equip tens of thousands of Maxim carriages in an instant. Once an attack was launched, the Germans would be unable to defend both ends.

After leaving the airport and getting on the car bound for the dock, Brusilov said thoughtfully to his staff officer:

"The only thing I'm not sure about is what Charles said about using cavalry to replace armored troops as a tactic for infiltrating troops."

"After all, there is the failed battle of the Somme. At the same time, horses, which are made of flesh and blood, can hardly withstand the enemy's firepower."

"But maybe Russia's climate and environment are really as he said, and it's worth a try."

The staff officer agreed.

The Eastern Front was on the verge of collapse. What else could they do if they didn't use Charles' tactics? Wait for death?

It's better to try your best while there is still a glimmer of hope.

Brusilov looked back through the car window in the direction of the airport.

Brusilov heard that Charles had been having trouble getting along with the British Royal Navy recently. Not long ago, he thought that Charles was courting his own destruction because of his arrogance. Now it seemed that it was most likely the British Royal Navy rather than Charles that was heading for destruction.

The car accelerated forward with the sound of the motor, and the cold wind blew in through the window.

Brusilov asked his staff officer without thinking: "Do you know why we actively joined this war, Vladimirovich?"

The staff officer was stunned and shook his head slightly.

This is indeed a bit strange. This world war had little to do with Russia, but Russia was the first to issue a national mobilization order.

48 hours after Austria-Hungary declared war, Russia mobilized an additional 900,000 active troops and called up 4 million reserve troops.

At this time, Britain and France were still watching. It was not until more than ten days later that France assembled a team of 1.4 million people, while Britain only organized an expeditionary force of 70,000 people.

"Because we think Britain can win the war," Brusilov replied solemnly. "Staying on her side always means victory, understand?"

The staff officer nodded in understanding.

Two hundred years ago, Peter the Great personally led people to the Netherlands and Britain to learn shipbuilding.

He learned not only technology, but also witnessed the power of Britain, and even his thoughts and politics were deeply influenced by it until now.

But Brusilov sighed softly and murmured: "Now, it seems that we need to change to another kind of thinking."

He didn't say it explicitly.

However, the staff understood clearly that, judging from the current situation, Russia should follow France rather than Britain.

Because France has Charles, and Britain has fallen behind!

…

In the afternoon, Charles took a nap in the lounge.

The French do not have the habit of taking naps, and as a commander, Charles usually does not have time to take one.

But I don’t know if it’s due to genetic reasons, but whenever Charles has some free time, he tends to feel sleepy. If he doesn’t take a break, he can’t work efficiently.

When he got up, he was surprised to see Tijani already sitting in the office.

"Why are you here?" Charles asked.

During this period, Tijani commanded the armored corps in Namur and occasionally participated in several small-scale battles for training.

Charles found it strange that he should at least send himself a telegram to explain before coming.

Unexpectedly, Tijani raised his head towards Charles' desk and said, "I sent the telegram this morning, but you didn't seem to have time to read it."

Charles then remembered that he had been busy receiving Brusilov all morning.

Receiving Brusilov is not as simple as it seems. It is not just a matter of relieving pressure on the Western Front. Charles is also making plans for future confrontation with Britain.

The main members of the Allied Powers were Britain, France and Russia.

If Charles could get Russia's support in the fight against the British Royal Navy, or if Russia remained neutral and kept silent, it would be a great help to Charles.

"Go ahead." Charles sat down at his desk and asked, "What are you doing in Antwerp? You don't want to 'watch' a naval battle, do you?"

Ciel was joking.

Although Tijani was the son of Wells and had a strong inclination to learn the "art of war", he had a strong resistance to the navy.

"The navy has no sense of beauty," Tijani said of the navy. "They compete with each other to see who has thicker armor and who has larger caliber cannons. As for command... it's just about firing."

Ciel could understand what this guy was thinking.

What he liked were changes and creativity on the battlefield, but there were not many changes and creativity in the navy during World War I, especially the British Royal Navy which had been suppressing the French Navy and making it impossible for it to succeed.

So, it seemed to him as something boring and monotonous.

In addition, at least part of the reason was that Wells forced Tijani to join the navy since he was a child, which gave him a strong rebellious mentality in his subconscious.

"I found out I was wrong." Tijani sat in front of Charles: "Naval battles don't seem as boring as I thought."

Charles stared at Tijani blankly: "You mean, you plan to join the naval command?"

Tijani replied helplessly: "I heard that you plan to invest in the construction of 10 destroyers, Vice Admiral. Guess who the Brest Shipyard will send to discuss the construction plan of new destroyers with you?"

Charles looked at Tijani and said, "It's not you, is it?"

Tijani spread his hands, stood up and turned around narcissistically: "Besides me, do you think there is a more suitable candidate?"

Xia Er shook his head in disdain: "There is no great general in Shu, Liao Hua is the vanguard."

"What?" Tijani asked in confusion, "Who is Liao Hua?"

"Nothing." Charles blurted out.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that no one is more suitable than Tijani.

This guy is the prince of the Brest Shipyard. No one can compare to him in terms of credibility.

At the same time, he stayed by Charles' side for a long time to command the battles, and his familiarity with Charles was unmatched.

More importantly, he learned advanced tactical concepts from Charles, and his communication with Charles will be smoother.

Plus Wells intends to train this successor...

Charles sighed inwardly, the resources that the rich second generation can obtain are indeed incomparable to ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)