Chapter 223 It's time to develop bombers
Albert I left in great joy.
He regarded Charles' "opinion" as the hope of restoring the country. What he had to do next was to use Charles' opinion to convince others, which was what Albert I was good at.
Charles felt a little guilty. Albert I treated Charles as a friend and placed all his hopes on him, but Charles took advantage of him.
After Albert I left, Gallieni asked meaningfully, "Do you really think it is more appropriate for us to land in the north?"
Gallieni knew Charles, and he could understand Charles' expression just now. Charles might have talent in military affairs and equipment, but he had no talent in lying.
Charles did not answer but asked: "General, which faction are you from?"
Gallieni shook his head slightly. "They have been working hard to end the war as soon as possible, but I think things may not be as optimistic as they think. You said before that the war will not end so soon, and the situation seems to be moving in this direction."
Charles nodded slightly, this idea was correct.
Gallieni was a little surprised: "You mean, no matter which direction we land from, it's wrong?"
"I have to choose one," Ciel answered, "because if I don't, they will continue to argue and eventually they will get an answer they think is right and do what they should do."
Gallieni nodded. Not making a choice would be equivalent to giving equal support to both sides, and the balance would still be in the middle.
"So you chose the north?" said Gallieni.
The north is a more radical landing method, and landing there will directly face the powerful German army, which is likely to be the elite German army.
Charles made no reply. He turned to Gallieni and said: "It is time for you to rest, General."
Then he stood up, saluted Gallieni, and turned to leave.
Watching Charles quietly close the door, Gallieni felt a little confused. Charles should at least answer with a "yes", which would not take much time, but he did not do so.
Then Gallieni realized that Charles had most likely chosen the south rather than the north and that he had deceived Albert I.
He did not answer because he could not say anything and at the same time he did not want to deceive Gallieni.
Gallieni had a smile on his face, and complained, "This little guy, he shouldn't avoid it!"
This was military warfare, and if Charles was setting a trap for the enemy, he had to do what he had to do, even if the person he was trying to deceive was Gallieni.
However, somewhere in Gallieni's heart, he agreed more with Charles' current approach.
Then Gallieni frowned again.
The French Commander-in-Chief Joffre and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Foch were the third faction. They were disdainful of the British idea of opening a new front at sea. They firmly believed that they would soon win on the Western Front "as long as the French army launched a more determined and comprehensive offensive."
This is also the reason why the military plans to order 500 "Char A1" tanks at one time. They believe that the "Char A1" tanks can also win in their hands.
Gallieni felt that he should do his best to prevent Joffre from pushing his soldiers onto the battlefield for unnecessary sacrifice.
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The next morning, after getting up, Charles opened the curtains a little to take a peek at the scenery outside. The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and the snow had stabilized and no longer melted repeatedly like before.
In fact, Charles prefers this kind of weather, because at least it doesn't make the ground look wet, but the soldiers suffering from the cold on the front line may not think so.
While washing, Charles looked in the mirror and found a pimple on his face, which seemed to be caused by eating too much apple crisps.
I put on my military uniform and walked out of the dormitory. I looked up at the clock on the wall. It was exactly 7:40.
Lieutenant Colonel Fernan got up earlier than Charles.
Since Charles was promoted to colonel, the task of organizing intelligence was no longer done by Charles, but was handed over to Lieutenant Colonel Fernando.
What Charles had to do was to do a final screening of the intelligence, leaving those that did not need to be reported or could be solved by himself to Lieutenant Colonel Fernando, and report the rest to Gallieni in order of priority.
"Nothing special, Colonel!" Lieutenant Colonel Fernan handed Charles a stack of intelligence: "The Cape Town defense line has also stabilized. The Germans seem to have copied our grenades and mortars!"
Charles took the telegram and said "hmm". This was expected. Once something on the battlefield was considered useful, the enemy would soon have similar equipment.
The key point is that they don’t pay the property rights fee. Charles cursed in his heart, they are simply robbers!
Charles sat in a chair and flipped through the telegrams. He put the important ones aside first, grabbed the less important ones in his hand, and then flipped them over and shuffled them like shuffling cards. He was not stupid enough to sort the less important information one by one.
At this time, a telegram caught Charles' attention, and two reconnaissance planes were confirmed missing in the Somme River area.
This was actually very common information. The disappearance of reconnaissance planes occurred almost every few days, but Charles still paused for a moment when he saw it.
Gallieni just came out in uniform, and Charles immediately came forward with a telegram to report: "General, two reconnaissance planes are missing in the Somme area!"
Gallieni said "hmm" and asked, "Anything special?"
Gallieni understood before he finished speaking. He stopped and turned around, taking the telegram from Charles and asking, "You mean, this was done by the enemy?"
Charles nodded. "Two reconnaissance planes disappeared in the same area. Although they were carefully separated, they were very close in time. I guess the Germans were testing or practicing."
Gallieni said "hmm" with a serious expression.
If the Germans had obtained the "machine gun fire coordinator", they would not be stupid enough to fight a life-and-death battle with the French 1st Squadron right away.
After all, the pilots of the French 1st Flying Squadron have accumulated a lot of practical experience. Although it was not a machine-to-machine battle, they could still have an advantage.
If the Germans attacked rashly, they would probably kill all of their excellent pilots in the first batch.
The best option is to train for a period of time, or send them into the sky to secretly hunt enemy reconnaissance planes, and then compete with the French 1st Flying Squadron for air supremacy after adapting to the rhythm of machine guns.
Gallieni walked back to his chair, his steps heavy. He sat down slowly and said expressionlessly: "At least one thing is certain, the Germans have already known the secret of the 'machine gun fire coordinator'. How do you plan to deal with it?"
Charles thought for a while and replied: "Unify the aircraft models, equip all aircraft with 'machine guns', and convert all pilots into fighter pilots!"
Gallieni nodded in agreement.
Now that the secret has been leaked, there is no need to keep it secret. Machine gun planes should be deployed everywhere, and the range and number of pilots should be expanded.
But Charles was thinking about another problem: It's time to develop bombers!
(End of this chapter)
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