Chapter 152 Command

Letting Charles use the "Saint Chamon" to fight is a trick that kills two birds with one stone:

If Charles wins, it proves that it is not the "Saint Chamon" tank that has a problem, but the people who use it.

If Charles loses, the myth of Charles' invincibility will collapse.

Galieni certainly knew what James was thinking. He answered slowly, without a trace of sarcasm in his tone, and even seriously and respectfully: "Sir, please believe me: If the "Saint Chamon" can drive to the enemy's trenches to provide necessary cover for our soldiers, I will definitely suggest Charles to do so!"

There was laughter again in the conference room, and James sat back with a red face.

Galieni's meaning was very clear. If it could not drive to the trenches, it would be equivalent to having no equipment to face the enemy. Whether Charles could win the battle had nothing to do with the "Saint Chamon"!

Other members asked Gallieni questions one after another, and Gallieni remained calm and responded one by one with sharp words.

Gallieni was confident. The fact was that CA-1 and Saint-Chamond had lost the battle, and Joffre had tried four attacks so far, but not only did they gain nothing, they also lost more than 200 tanks and more than 5,000 soldiers.

These were all bloody costs. If they wanted to end this tragedy, they had to let Charles take his tanks!

The right wingers such as Grevy and Armand always sat quietly in the audience, and only a few members asked some irrelevant questions.

This was a bit abnormal. The CA-1 tank was developed with their support. Whether Charles went into battle was directly related to the interests of the right wing.

However, they did not show anything unusual, as if all this had nothing to do with them.

Grevy smiled from beginning to end. He did not even look at Gallieni on the stage, but only occasionally glanced at the members in the meeting.

These fools did not know that they could not stop Charles from fighting this battle. This was everyone's wish.

If they succeed in using their power to stop Charles and his tanks, the House of Representatives will be surrounded by angry people tomorrow, and there will even be a massive wave of strikes. People will shout:

"We know Charles can win, why don't you let him command?"

"Our tanks have failed, but Charles's tanks are waiting, why don't you send his tanks to the battlefield?"

"We need Charles, you capitalists are preventing France from winning for your own interests! You are sinners and vampires!"

...

This is common sense. If you lose the battle and try many times but still can't turn the tables, then you should change someone, not to mention that this person is Charles.

If you don't change, even a fool will understand what's going on, and it's useless to brainwash with the media.

Grevy would not do such a stupid thing. He only thought:

"If Charles commanded his tanks and lost on the battlefield, and his tanks could not break through the German defense line, CA-1 would be fine, right?"

Grevy looked at James, who was discussing with the congressman beside him in a low voice with a worried look, and murmured: "You should thank me, idiot!"

...

Things really developed as Grevy thought. The House of Representatives failed to stop Gallieni, who successfully took over the command of the Lafox battlefield.

When the news came out, the whole of France was boiling. People rushed to the streets and cheered loudly, as if they had recovered Lafox and won the victory.

A large group of people gathered in front of the city defense commander, shouting loudly:

"Long live France!"

"We support you, Charles!"

"We fight with you, you will win!"

...

Then people spontaneously organized themselves. Some people joined the volunteers to transport ammunition for Charles' troops, rescue the wounded, etc., and many people initiated fundraising to provide Charles' troops with additional supplies and bonuses.

They all declared to the public: only the troops commanded by Charles, because only Charles' troops can win, and we are willing to pay for Charles' troops!

The news soon spread to the town of Davoise, and the people in the town were also boiling. The neighbors gathered at the door of Deyoka's house and shouted to Camille excitedly:

"Mrs. Bernard, they sent Charles to recapture La Faux!"

"Charles is our pride, I am so happy for him!"

"He will succeed, we believe in him!"

...

Camille was scared to death. She hurriedly ran out of the room while preparing dinner and asked: "They...they sent Charles to the battlefield again?"

The neighbors hurriedly explained:

"No, no, they sent his tanks, Mrs. Bernard!"

"Don't worry, Charles is still commanding in Paris, just like he commanded the Battle of Ypres."

"They won't really send Charles to the battlefield. After all, the little guy may not even know how to use a pistol!"

The neighbors laughed.

But someone immediately added: "But this does not affect his defeat of thousands of Germans!"

The neighbors nodded in agreement.

Camille felt relieved after hearing these words, but she still hoped that Charles could come back earlier, so that he could be at home to make Camille feel really relieved.

"If possible, they should let Charles command at home!" Camille murmured to herself: "It won't make any difference anyway!"

...

At the city defense headquarters, Gallieni officially obtained the command of Lafoux after talking to Joffre on the phone.

He walked to his desk and said to Charles, who was looking at the map thoughtfully: "Are you ready? Its area is only one-tenth of Ypres, and the total number of troops is only 7,000 to 8,000. It shouldn't be a difficult task for you, right?"

It was the first time that Charles heard the difficulty of a battle rated in this way. He replied: "General, you should ask the French commander-in-chief about this and see how he will respond!"

Galieni laughed: "He is already very dissatisfied with me, you know without asking!"

There is no doubt about this. No one can stand the humiliation of being proven mediocre and incompetent again and again, but holding the title of "hero" and "commander-in-chief".

"By the way!" Charles quickly went to his desk to get a document and returned. He handed the document to Gallieni and said: "This needs your signature, General!"

"What is this?" Gallieni took the document and took the glasses from the table and put them on.

"Grenade!" Charles replied: "I told you before, I produced it!"

"So fast?" Gallieni tilted his head, he was a little surprised.

From the factory to the workers to the start of production, it would take at least a month, right? But Charles produced it in just a few days!

"In fact!" Charles explained: "I signed a cooperation agreement with the Saint-Etienne Arsenal, and this is our joint production!"

Gallieni said "Oh" and understood, no wonder Steed stood by him when questioned by the House of Representatives.

It's all for profit!