Chapter 364 A Prepared Battle

It is chilly in spring, and the yellow fluff is flying.

When the fruits of the plane trees are ripe, they will burst open, emitting dark yellow clusters of fruit hairs. They flutter in the wind, floating in the air like snow, or gathering in a corner.

Charles sat in the headquarters, drinking coffee and looking at the scenery outside the window.

Charles did not like these plane tree fluffs. Although they looked romantic, they could penetrate into clothes, eyes, and noses, making it hard to guard against them.

However, the plane trees can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Paris. They are almost the most common street trees, and they will inevitably suffer in May.

In this situation, Charles would rather stay in the office and look at the documents.

Tijani seemed to be used to it. He went to the training ground to be with the soldiers as usual. Especially recently, several "Charles A1" were transferred from the tank brigade to increase the training subjects of tank coordination, which made Tijani more interested.

After two knocks on the door, the guard pushed the door open and reported: "General, General Winter wants to see you. He is now at the gate of the base."

The police training base is a military stronghold. No one can enter without permission, including General Winter.

Charles was quite surprised. Shouldn't Winter be commanding the battle in Gallipoli?

But Charles did not hesitate and nodded and ordered: "Let him in."

"Yes, General."

Soon, General Winter appeared in front of Charles.

He stepped forward enthusiastically and shook hands with Charles, then patted Charles on the shoulder and looked at the rank on his shoulder: "Look, you are already a brigadier general!"

"General." Charles said: "If you want to ask me if there is a way to break the deadlock in Gallipoli. I'm sorry, I can't do anything."

"I know, Charles." General Winter smiled and shook his head: "I also found that it seems to be a continuation of the Western Front. If you can break the deadlock in Gallipoli, it means that you can do the same on the Western Front."

Then General Winter sighed: "You are always right. We couldn't attack Gallipoli from the beginning. The mistake made by the Minister of the Navy was not listening to your advice, so that now we are stuck in the quagmire and can't extricate ourselves."

Once the war starts, it is not so easy to end it, even though many people know it is wrong.

For example, is there still a possibility of victory?

For example, does the Minister of the Navy have to fulfill his promise to be a soldier on the front line?

And what will be the impact of admitting failure and withdrawing troops completely?

(Note: The Minister of the Navy did fulfill his promise to fight on the front line, but he only served for less than a month. As an officer, he was not on the front line. Later, this became his political capital. He made himself a politician who had been on the battlefield.)

"We can't withdraw at this time." General Winter said with certainty: "Not at present."

Charles looked at General Winter in confusion. If he knew he was on the wrong path, wouldn't it be better to end it as soon as possible?

"I should remind you, General." Charles made a cup of instant coffee and handed it to Winter, saying: "Spring is about to end, and it will be followed by a hot summer and the rainy season in Gallipoli. Then there will be problems such as disease, plague and supply difficulties."

In the battle, there will inevitably be corpses exposed in the wilderness that cannot be buried. The summer at the seaside is hot and humid, and the corpses will rot quickly and spread diseases.

The Gallipoli Campaign in history had to be abandoned after the outbreak of plague.

"I know." General Winter nodded: "But this period of time is critical."

Charles misunderstood: "Do you have a new battle plan?"

He thought General Winter and others wanted to make a final attempt.

General Winter took a sip of coffee, shook his head slightly, and replied: "It is Italy. We plan to try to get her to join."

Charles understood instantly that if he wanted Italy, a centrist, to join the Allies, he could not lose the war.

Not only could he not lose the war, but he should also win a victory...

Thinking of this, Charles looked at General Winter in astonishment: "Is this why you came?"

General Winter laughed: "Nothing can be hidden from you. Yes, we hope you can command a battle, or to be precise, a remarkable victory. We all agree that only you can do it."

Since Charles won the victory in Gallipoli, even the Minister of the Navy only believed in Charles.

Then General Winter explained: "This is why I came to you in person. The fewer people know about this, the better. I haven't informed anyone in the French military, including General Gallieni."

Charles was silent for a while and asked: "This battle can only be won, not lost, right?"

"You can say that." General Winter nodded: "If we lose, it may strengthen Italy's determination to stand on the side of the Allies. It will be more difficult for us to pull her over, and it may cost a greater price."

Charles said "hmm": "Then you should let the French military know."

"What do you mean?" General Winter cast a puzzled look at Charles.

"You may know something about the Germans." Charles said: "They have new fighters and new tanks."

"Yes." General Winter nodded.

General Winter's information came from MI6, and Charles, of course, from the "Lady in White".

"But that's all I know." Charles asked: "Do you know more about them? For example, the speed and weapons of the new German fighters, and the armor thickness and firepower of the new tanks."

"No, we don't know." General Winter shook his head.

MI6 is not omnipotent.

Charles spread his hands: "So, you should tell it to the French military."

Looking at General Winter who was still confused, Charles added: "Schneider has recently developed a new type of tank, and they are planning to show their strength."

General Winter suddenly understood: "You mean, the French military will send Schneider's new tank?"

"Why not?" Charles asked back: "Schneider has been trying to prove that his tank is better than mine. On the other hand, if his tank is not useful, he will not be able to get orders later, so..."

"So they will strive for this opportunity!" General Winter suddenly realized: "And once their tanks go to the battlefield, they will lead to the Germans' new tanks and new aircraft, and then you will be prepared!"

Charles nodded gently: "This battle can only be won, not lost, I can only fight a prepared battle!"

General Winter smiled meaningfully, is Charles doing this for the public or for private?

For the public, it is indeed more likely to win.

For personal reasons, he can take the opportunity to suppress his competitors.

But what does it matter?

As long as the goal can be achieved and it is beneficial to Britain!