Chapter 936 Warning to Germany

Charles went on to say: "Someone told me that France can stay out of this time because the Germans are not targeting France."

The meeting place fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at Charles nervously, especially the representatives from Romania and Italy.

Ciel truly felt the power.

At this moment, his words, his thoughts and his ideas can determine the life and death of a country.

"From the French point of view, this is indeed the case," Charles said. "It is more in the interests of France to cease fire, or to send tanks and artillery to Italy, and fighter jets and bombers to Romania."

Ciel looked at the Italian and Romanian representatives in the crowd and said, "I think you are willing to pay for this, right?"

Italy and Romania nodded hurriedly.

Charles spread his hands and said, "Then I can make a lot of money, and no one will complain about having too much money!"

The delegates laughed.

"But I can't do that." Charles' tone turned sincere:

"Because this is not the French spirit, this is not the 'League of Nations', and this is not 'world peace'."

"France has an obligation to guarantee the security of every member state that joins the League of Nations, no matter how big or small, strong or weak that country is."

"That's true for France, and it's true for all the countries represented here, and that's why we're here today."

"And I know very well that peace is not a gift from nature, but a mission that must be defended together. If we want to have lasting peace, we must nip the war in the bud!"

The meeting hall was silent for a long time. Charles' voice seemed to echo in the hall and linger among the crowd. Even General Winter was infected.

It was a few minutes later that applause broke out in the venue.

At first there were only a few scattered sounds, but soon the whole place was filled with them.

…

With this call as a foundation, the League of Nations’ subsequent work became much easier.

France, represented by Charles, decided to stand up and protect the sovereignty of Italy and Romania.

This made the representatives of both countries burst into tears of gratitude. The Queen of Romania immediately sent Charles a letter of thanks, which was filled with ambiguous and provocative words.

But there are still people pouring cold water on it.

General Winter asked, "I wonder how you can do this, Lieutenant General?"

When everyone turned their attention to General Winter, he began to ask his question:

"I mean, how can you reinforce Romania?"

"Is it just like you just said, reinforcements of fighters and bombers?"

Both sea and land routes to Romania were blocked, and the only reinforcements available were aircraft.

But it was well known that aircraft were of little use in the Carpathian and Alpine battlefields of Romania.

Charles replied calmly: "No, Major General, we don't need reinforcements for Romania or Italy."

General Winter exclaimed, "Aha!" and glanced around with a smug look. "It turns out that our lieutenant general was planning to do nothing but give you verbal and spiritual encouragement! Great!"

General Winter tried to undermine the member states' trust in Charles, which was one of the purposes of Britain's joining the League of Nations.

A united "League of Nations" would be disadvantageous to Britain as it would limit Britain's "power" internationally.

However, the delegates remained unmoved.

The Belgian representative said to General Winter word by word:

"All you have done is in vain, General. Ciel never breaks his word, and we trust him."

"Just as Charles has been successful in Belgium, he will be able to succeed in other countries as well."

"This is different from you, completely different!"

The last sentence is ironic.

The Belgians are very vindictive and they remember the cold reception Albert I received during his exile in England.

This is in stark contrast to Charles' help to Belgium.

Other representatives said:

"Yes, Charles has proved it with his actual actions."

"There's nothing Ciel can't do."

"What we need is his commitment!"

…

"Okay!" General Winter waved his hand and focused on Charles again: "Mr. Lieutenant General, can you tell us how to make Germany give up the attack and ensure the safety of Romania and Italy without reinforcing them?"

"It's easy." Charles smiled softly: "Defeat the Germans and break through the Hindenburg Line!"

General Winter was stunned, and the other representatives nodded in agreement.

If France could launch an attack, the Germans would have no time to focus on other directions.

General Winter laughed:

"Breaking the Hindenburg Line?"

"I think I need to remind you that it has been more than two months since the British and American forces attacked the Hindenburg Line."

"During these two months, the Germans not only strengthened the Hindenburg Line, but also widened the minefield in front of the line."

General Winter's staff officer added: "More than that, the Germans are moving troops back to the Western Front."

"Yes." General Winter nodded:

"It is estimated that 200,000 troops have been brought back, and the number is still increasing."

"It is clear that the Germans are not only preparing to attack Romania and Italy, but are also preparing to attack you, Lieutenant General."

Ciel hummed, "They must have scared you!"

The conference room erupted in laughter, and General Winter was embarrassed.

"You will regret your arrogance." General Winter insisted on his point of view: "That is a line of defense specifically for armored forces. Not just one, but also the Saarbrücken Line. It is a trap."

"Don't worry, Major General." Charles was confident:

"They may be very difficult for you, or they may be an insurmountable chasm."

"But as for the French troops..."

Charles spread his hands, seemingly not taking the Hindenburg Line seriously at all: "We are a peace-loving army. We are unwilling to start a war unless it is absolutely necessary, and we will not start a war for a loan."

The laughter became louder, with a strange, mocking tone.

General Winter's face turned red and white. He stared at Charles for a while and said, "Very good, Lieutenant General. I hope you can do what you said. This is what we want to see!"

He had almost forgotten that it was in England's interest for the Shire to start a war.

I am being blinded by anger, General Winter thought.

What's going on?

Not long ago, I used the aircraft carrier experimental data and Malta to ask Charles to attack and hoped that he would win, but now I hope he loses the war, the more miserable the better!

Charles ignored General Winter and turned his gaze to the representatives:

"And now, gentlemen, we are sending a warning to Germany as the League of Nations."

"If he dares to infringe upon the sovereignty of a member of the League of Nations, we will attack him."

"As a member of the League of Nations, France will stand with everyone and no longer consider the issue of armistice negotiations with Germany!"

(End of this chapter)