Chapter 202 This Is Part of the Plan

Charles did not let Gallieni go. He went on to say: "I need them to convene a parliament today to make a resolution, otherwise I refuse to reinforce Cape Town!"

Charles's words surprised Gallieni. He gave the assurance that he planned to persuade the members to make this decision in parliament.

He believed that the members of the Congress would agree that if their son and nephew were rescued by Ciel, they would agree that Ciel would command the troops he trained instead of being sidelined like now.

However……

"Isn't this something that will happen in the future?" Gallieni looked at Charles expressionlessly: "The Parliament may discuss this matter for several days, but your rescue of Cape Town is imminent..."

Gallieni understood before he finished speaking. He nodded slightly with a stunned look on his face: "Is this part of your battle plan?"

"Yes!" Charles replied calmly: "I am angry about the transfer of the First Flying Group, and I am taking this opportunity to ask the parliament for a guarantee."

Gallieni praised: "What a great idea! Only in this way will the Germans think they are dealing with Joffre instead of Charles."

Then Gallieni added: "Then you'd better hurry up, Major! German reinforcements may already be on the way. The longer it takes, the more dangerous it will be."

…

Wells, who was dressed in a suit, was anxiously walking around in his villa like an ant on a hot pot. He was pacing the living room with his hands behind his back, cursing angrily:

"He should be allowed to die on the battlefield!"

"This bastard, I have clearly reserved a place for him in the navy, and there is a good future waiting for him, but he insists on becoming an infantryman."

Mrs. Brest turned pale with fright and dared not say anything. She just sat on the sofa and sobbed softly.

She secretly regretted that if she had known what would happen today, she should not have supported Tijani in letting him enter St. Cyr Military Academy.

Wells stopped suddenly and asked, "Tijani has been in charge of logistics in Paris. When did he become the commander of the Second Special Artillery Division?"

Mrs. Brest did not dare to answer, and the housekeeper bravely replied in a timid voice: "Sir, Master Tijani was fascinated by tanks. He heard that Joffre was forming a second special artillery division, so he signed up without telling you. …”

Wells was furious for a moment. Seeing this, everyone knew the truth except him.

Wells gritted his teeth and snorted coldly, with a rather unwilling tone: "Our family built half a fleet for France, but he was fascinated by a small tank!"

"Sir." The butler replied: "Master Tijani believes that weapons are only attractive on the battlefield. Otherwise, they are just..."

Wells glared at the butler, who quickly swallowed the rest of his words.

That's what Tijani often says: "Weapons that don't need to be used on the battlefield, even if they have good data and look beautiful, are just vases placed in the living room. Real weapons are meant to be used on the battlefield, and they are only useful on the battlefield." Only in blood and death can light shine freely!"

Obviously, the French Navy is the "vase placed in the living room". They have almost no combat needs because the powerful British Royal Navy will solve all enemies.

This is the reason why Tijani joined the Army despite Wells's objections and even severed the father-son relationship with Wells.

Wells had nothing to do with his only son. He originally thought that the Army's harsh and arduous training would make Tijani turn around. Unexpectedly, Tijani persisted in the military academy and stayed there for seven years.

Only then did Wells understand that Tijani’s fantasy of being Napoleon II was not just talk, it might be his lifelong dream.

"Ring ring ring!"

The ringing of the phone startled Mrs. Brest. She looked up and looked in the direction of the sound as if she had been awakened from a dream. There was fear in her eyes, as if she was worried about another, worse news.

The housekeeper was about to pick him up, but was stopped by Wells.

Wells quickly stepped forward to answer the phone, knowing it was probably Gallieni.

Sure enough, Gallieni's slightly hoarse voice came from the microphone, unhurriedly: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Wells, in this matter, I think only Charles can rescue the trapped troops."

Wells quickly replied: "Yes, I think the same as you, General! We should let Charles command!"

"But now there are two questions, sir."

"What's the problem?"

"First, the command is no longer in Charles's hands. Joffre is still commanding the troops in Cape Town."

"This is not a problem. Parliament has already determined the status of the Paris City Defense Command. It was Joffre's own initiative to sever ties with the Paris City Defense Command. Now he has failed and is helpless to deal with the predicament he created. The right to command is taken for granted. It should be transferred to you."

Gallieni did not answer, he continued: "Another question, you know the First Flying Group, it is an aircraft unit trained by Charles, including rocket planes and machine gun aircraft he invented, but before the war Transferred by Xiafei..."

"I know about this." Wells replied impatiently: "Of course the command of the flying group should be returned to Charles. Don't worry, I will solve this matter."

"No, sir!" Gallieni emphasized: "That's not what I'm talking about. What I mean is that Charles wants more than this."

"Then what does he want?" Wells asked doubtfully.

He hoped to end this conversation quickly and send reinforcements immediately, but Gallieni took his time.

"He hopes that similar things will not happen again in the future." Gallieni replied: "You know, he still has a tank unit, which he also trained. There may be other units in the future. He doesn't want to spend his efforts to train them, but in the end he was transferred away with a transfer order. He thinks..."

"I'll take care of this!" Wells interrupted Gallieni: "I will take care of these things. This request is reasonable. Others have no reason to take away his achievements. This will make Charles and others lose their enthusiasm..."

"He has lost his enthusiasm."

"What?"

Galieni sighed softly: "He is unwilling to take over the command unless the parliament gives him an explanation!"

"But now is not the time to discuss this..."

"I know that reinforcements are urgent." Gallieni replied: "But Charles is still a minor in principle. He still has a child's temper, and we can't do anything about him!"

Wells was stunned. There was really nothing he could do about Charles. Could it be that Charles was sent to a military court because he refused to command?

As a minor, he has a hundred reasons to refuse to command, and they are all reasonable!

Wells replied helplessly: "I will convene the parliament to discuss it immediately and give Charles a satisfactory answer!"