Chapter 821 Found a breakthrough

It had been a long time since Charles had been to the Officers' Club.

Although the time spent here is not long each time, the dim lights, lazy piano sounds, and the conversations and laughter amidst cigarettes and alcohol always make Charles feel a moment of relaxation and enjoyment.

But when Lucia sat in front of him, Charles's brain started working at high speed again, even though they seemed to be chatting and laughing on the surface.

"The Germans are testing a new fighter plane." Lucia leaned close to Charles' ear with a sweet smile on her face, as if she was saying something flirtatious: "It's a triplane."

The "Lady in White" has infiltrated Germany itself.

This was not difficult, as there were many Belgians living in Germany, and under the oppression of the war, many anti-war activists also emerged within Germany.

Lucia added on her own initiative: "I like it very much. Can you buy it for me as a gift for our first anniversary next time?"

"No problem!" Charles nodded cooperatively.

The Fokker triplane was finally out, and it was time for Richthofen to emerge as well.

Legend has it that this triplane was developed under Richthofen's protest:

Originally, Richthofen was flying the Albatross DIII, but its lower wing often broke during flight.

Furious, Richthofen wrote a strongly worded letter of protest and sent it to Berlin.

So the "Fokker DR1" triplane came into being.

(The above picture shows the "Fokker DR1" triplane, which entered the war in August 1917. Its performance is very close to the "Camel" fighter, with a maximum speed of 185 kilometers per hour, which is almost the same as the "Camel" fighter's 190 kilometers. However, the Fokker triplane has a larger wingspan, a smaller turning radius, is more flexible, and is more suitable for close combat)

Charles' order was simple, just two words: "Keep it secret."

"Yes, General," Lucia replied.

She didn't understand why this had to be kept secret. Shouldn't other departments be told immediately so they could be prepared?

The next second she suddenly realized that it was the British and Gamelin's Eastern Army Group that were facing the Germans on the east bank of the Meuse River.

Well, keep it secret!

Then Charles spoke slowly, as if telling a story:

"When the Americans landed, the British planned to deploy American soldiers to the second line to protect logistics and transportation."

"In other words, Americans have the privilege of 'not having to go to war' in the British Army."

"Although the Americans refused, it would still have a negative impact, so the British decided to block the news."

Lucia was confused and didn't understand what Charles' purpose was in saying this.

Until Charles asked, "Do you understand what to do?"

Lucia said "Oh" and nodded: "I understand."

As long as this news is passed on to the Germans, it will become an opportunity for the Germans to attack the British army.

All Charles had to do was keep an eye on the British and see when their troops became chaotic, and he would know when the Germans would take action.

Thus, the initiative of the war will once again be in the hands of Charles.

Finally, Charles ordered: "Continue to expand the organization's membership in Germany, especially journalists, newspaper members, and military commentators."

"Yes, General."

Lucia thought Charles did this to obtain more military intelligence.

Later she found out she was wrong.

Charles developed the power of the "Lady in White" in Germany more to wage a propaganda war against the United States and to sow discord between Britain and the United States.

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General Staff Headquarters on Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin.

Hindenburg stared at the pile of intelligence in front of him. After a long while, he snorted, "I knew I couldn't trust the emperor and the navy."

The submarines were unable to prevent the US troops from landing because the US cruise ships were heavily protected by Charles' destroyers. Not only did the submarines fail to find opportunities to attack, but two of them were sunk.

The battle for the Norwegian port of Bergen has also reached a stalemate.

It turned out that Charles' anti-aircraft machine guns were useful. Two "UWD" seaplanes rashly launched an attack on the warship flying the French flag, but were hit and disintegrated in the air during the low-altitude and low-speed level flight.

William II said that this was not his order.

Hindenburg believed this to be true.

France has only four warships, while Germany's seaplanes have now increased to 43.

The pilots would take it for granted that as long as they could destroy these four French warships, the seaplanes would be able to control the sky over Bell Harbor without any worries, and taking control of it would be just around the corner.

Hindenburg even believed that this might be an order from Admiral Scheer as a "test."

The result of the test was that Charles was indeed not someone he could afford to offend.

"Marshal," Ludendorff reported:

"So far, more than 80,000 American soldiers have landed."

“It is estimated that 200,000 people can log in a month.”

"Some of these soldiers were trained by Charles in Buzanci, and the rest were stationed in Verdun and trained by the French 1st Armored Division."

The United States' 1st Armored Division and 1st Mechanized Division were trained in Bizangsi.

The infantry divisions were trained in Verdun and learned and adapted to fighting in coordination with armored forces.

Hindenburg tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making a rhythmic "click" sound.

If the American soldier was trained by the British, he would not be under so much pressure.

However, they were trained by Ciel.

Even though the American soldiers' combat effectiveness could not match Charles' elite troops due to their lack of experience, having half of their combat effectiveness would be enough to make the German army fearful.

This can't go on.

Otherwise, there will be more and more American soldiers, their quality will improve over time, and their equipment will become more and more complete.

At that point, there was no doubt that Germany could not win.

"We should organize an offensive as soon as possible," Hindenburg said, "to make the Americans afraid of the battlefield, and it would be best if we could annihilate one or two American troops."

Only in this way can we put pressure on the US government on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, and even possibly cause it to postpone its troop increases.

After all, this year is the US presidential election year.

This is the brilliance of Hindenburg. In addition to his military talent, he also takes politics into consideration.

Ludendorff looked embarrassed:

"This may not be easy, Marshal."

"You know, the Allies have sufficient troops. The British Expeditionary Force and the French Eastern Army Group are concentrated in the area east of the Meuse River alone, with a total force of more than one million."

"They have built up a complete fortification, and there are a lot of artillery pointed at the no-man's land. These artillery alone are enough to blow up anything that tries to pass through there."

Hindenburg frowned.

This was an unfair war. Germany was seriously short of troops on several fronts, while the Allies had more than enough troops.

Just when he was in a dilemma, a staff officer came forward and reported: "Your Excellency Marshal, the Intelligence Bureau has heard a piece of news that in order to win the "training rights" from Charles, the British promised that the American army would not have to go to the battlefield, but only need to ensure the logistics security on the second line."

Ludendorff didn't take it seriously. What kind of intelligence was this?

These boring guys report everything to the General Staff Headquarters!

But Hindenburg suddenly sat up straight, took the telegram from his staff, read it carefully twice, and smiled: "Very good, we found a breakthrough!"

(End of this chapter)