Chapter 487 This is what Ciel really wants
The autumn wind is bleak and the leaves are flying.
On the highway from Lagden to Paris, three small cars were speeding along the road in a line. All the people in the cars were soldiers. The soldiers in the back seat held rifles in their hands and looked around vigilantly.
Xiafei sat in the passenger seat of the middle car, looking thoughtfully at the scenery passing by the window.
He always felt that something was wrong, and everything seemed to be arranged.
Especially the directional mines used by Charles in Verdun. Although it has a simple structure, it would take more than a day or two to produce ten thousand of them.
In other words, all this is most likely a trap set by Ciel.
Why did he do that?
After thinking for a while, Xiafei suddenly realized that Charles wanted to defeat him completely and ruin his reputation!
Without this “one-day appointment”, Joffre would at best have been unable to keep his position as commander-in-chief, but now he was despised by everyone.
Because the contrast between the two was too great: when Joffre commanded Verdun, there were tens of thousands of casualties every day but no success, but when Charles took over, he was able to easily recapture the most important fortresses and defense lines with only a few hundred casualties.
So, people would naturally blame all the previous casualties on Joffre.
Damn bastard!
Xiafei gritted his teeth and thought, this must be the case!
This is also the reason why Charles cut off Verdun's connection with the headquarters. Only in this way could Charles inform the newspapers of the battlefield situation and make it known to the world.
Now, everyone knows that Joffre is not a qualified commander-in-chief. He is not even worthy of being a commander. He is also a murderer who has killed countless French soldiers!
I didn't expect that Charles would have such means. I just regretted that I didn't think it through earlier, which led to me being ambushed by the villain.
Now, are you just going to give up like that?
No, never!
Xia Fei frowned and thought of a countermeasure:
Last night’s victory was not Charles’s credit, but the result of the 2nd Army’s counterattacks over the past few days. Even if Charles had not come, we would still have won last night. Charles saw this clearly and rushed to Verdun yesterday.
It must be like this!
In addition, he used directional mines.
Although directional mines were invented by Charles, if I had such equipment, I could also command such a victory!
Xiafei suddenly gained confidence. He turned to the driver beside him and ordered: "Speed up, we have to catch up with the afternoon meeting."
"Yes, General." The driver responded, honked the horn twice to alert the car in front, then lightly stepped on the accelerator to accelerate.
…
At the Bourbon Palace, after a short break for lunch, the parliamentarians began the afternoon meeting at two o'clock on time.
Charles took a nap in the hotel. He was a little exhausted from staying up all night. When he was woken up by Major Jules, his eyes were still sore.
It must be age, Charles thought. Time is not forgiving.
"I heard that Joffre will come to lobby in person this afternoon, Brigadier General." Major Jules explained, "I think it's best if you are there, otherwise I won't wake you up."
Charles grumbled and struggled to get up.
He did want to see Joffre, not because he was worried about what he might say, but to give him the final blow.
As luck would have it, Charles, yawning and stumbling, arrived late, just in time to see a motorcade parked in the square. Joffre, with his fat body, squeezed out of the car and walked quickly towards the House of Representatives with his head lowered.
Major Jules showed contempt in his eyes. He didn't want to deal with Joffre, so he didn't want to step forward and salute.
Instead, Charles stepped forward and stood in front of Xiafei: "Hello, General, we finally meet."
Xia Fei was stunned. He didn't recognize the young man in front of him.
But when he saw the two stars on Charles's coat collar, he realized: "Are you Charles?"
"Yes." Charles nodded with a smile.
"Very good." A hint of coldness flashed in Xiafei's eyes, and he asked: "Are you here to laugh at me? But I'm afraid I will disappoint you, Brigadier General. I will not be defeated so easily!"
"No, General." Charles shook his head. "I came to remind you."
"Remind me?" Xia Fei narrowed his eyes.
Charles came closer, still smiling, and said in a low voice, "The intelligence given by the British, I mean Balfour, was released by me."
As Charles spoke, Chaoxiafei nodded cordially, turned around and walked into the House of Representatives with Major Jules.
Xiafei was confused, he didn't know what this meant.
But after walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered the intelligence given by the British CIA: "The real target of the Germans is likely to be Belfort, and all the actions in Verdun may be feints."
Oh my God, Xiafei stood there in a daze, looking at Charles' back.
This guy was responsible for everything. He deliberately misled me and transferred my troops to Belfort, which led to the failure of Verdun.
This bastard!
Joffre was so angry that he rushed into the House of Representatives with a red face and drove Kanais, who was facing the congressmen awkwardly on the stage, off the stage.
"Gentlemen." Joffre's eyes were blazing with fire, and he waved his fist in the air:
"Let me tell you the truth."
"What you saw was not the truth. Everything was Charles' conspiracy."
"He misled the British, and then used the British to mislead me. We were all fooled..."
One of the councillors asked in confusion: "What do you mean, General?"
Joffre glanced at Charles and answered:
"Information, gentlemen."
"The British gave us intelligence. They believed that the Germans' attack at Verdun was a feint and their real target was Belfort."
"This information was released by Ciel. We were all deceived by him."
Joffre pointed at Charles angrily, his fingers trembling with excitement:
“He is the real culprit.”
"He actually used such despicable means to pass false information to me, using the means used to deal with the enemy to deal with his superiors, his commander-in-chief!"
"He was the one who killed the soldiers in Verdun. He disregarded national security and military discipline. We should send him to a military court and to the guillotine!"
Everyone turned their eyes to Charles.
Charles spread his hands and replied helplessly: "I admit it, gentlemen! I did everything!"
The congressmen burst into laughter:
"I can't believe that Xiafei is such a person."
"Yes, he put the blame on Foch, who was dismissed, and now he wants to put the blame on Charles."
"Is he crazy? Charles doesn't have to do this. Joffre can't win any battle, but Charles is invincible!"
…
"No, no." Joffre was so anxious that he was at a loss. "What I said is true. Charles told me himself. This is the truth!"
But no one believed what Joffre said. Some people even looked at him with pity, hate and sadness. What they saw was a dog that was cornered and would bite anyone it saw. They thought Joffre was really crazy.
Xiafei looked at Charles in confusion. Charles had a faint smile on his face and his eyes were full of disdain.
Xiafei suddenly realized that this was what Charles really wanted, and he fell into Charles' trap again!
(End of this chapter)
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