Chapter 400: Charles' Birthday

"Artillery?" Tijani chuckled: "Are you kidding? It's clearly a tank..."

Before he finished speaking, Tijani understood what Ciel meant, and the smile froze on his face.

If it's not suitable as a tank, why not use it as an artillery piece?

Charles continued: "The artillery can follow the rear of the troops, General, with a range of 8 kilometers. In other words, it can follow up 8 kilometers behind the offensive line."

Tijani nodded slowly: "In this way, its poor mobility will not be too much of a problem."

Only when "Saint Shamon" charges like a tank will it get stuck in a small crater. If it advances after 8 kilometers, it will have time to avoid it.

Ciel nodded and added: "We can also cancel its machine guns."

Tijani exclaimed: "Without four machine guns and four machine gunners, it not only reduces weight, but also creates a lot more space!"

"Yes, General." Charles said: "Don't always focus on its shortcomings. You can think about the advantages of using it to replace artillery!"

After being reminded by Charles, Tijani truly compared "Saint Shamon" with artillery.

After a comparison, Tijani looked at Ciel blankly and said in an uncertain tone:

"The 'Saint Shamon' has its own power and does not need to frequently close the gun and mount the gun, which means it has higher maneuverability and short-term transfer."

Charles nodded, "Saint Shamon" can be fired and left at will, which is "safe" for the artillery.

"It's armored, so even if a shell explodes nearby, it would be difficult to kill the crew members."

Ciel agreed.

The accuracy of artillery during this period was not high, especially for long-range artillery beyond visual range. Direct hits were a small probability event, and they mainly relied on shrapnel or shock waves to injure people. However, the armor of the "Saint Shamon" could block most dangers.

"It can also carry more artillery shells and provide continuous and stable fire support for friendly forces."

This is determined by the internal space and load capacity of the "Saint Salmon".

Finally, Charles concluded: "We have always been at a disadvantage in terms of artillery, general. The German 105MM artillery has an absolute advantage in quantity, and we cannot change this in a short time. So..."

"So we really need this kind of armored gun." Tijani suddenly realized: "Although it is far inferior to the German 105MM artillery in terms of range and power, it is possible to defeat it. Because 'Saint Shamon' is armored And the speed advantage, as long as it is not directly hit by the enemy's artillery, it has a chance to get close to the enemy's 105MM artillery. "

Charles was a little surprised that Tijani could understand the advantages of "Saint Shamon" so quickly. He originally thought that Tijani, a rich second generation, would not pay attention to improving his professional abilities. Now it seems that Tijani has indeed done something for him. "The Art of War" has a real heart to it.

Looking at Tijani thoughtfully, Charles asked: "Now, do you still plan to exchange 'Charre A1' for 'Saint Shamon'?"

Tijani smiled awkwardly and replied: "You are right, I won't change."

Although Tijani wasn't sure if it would work yet, it was a new tactic worth trying, and Tijani never turned down a new tactic.

But Tijani added: "Commodore, should we add more 'Shire A1'?"

Ciel looked at Tijani in disbelief.

Can't you tell? This guy looks a bit like the British Lord of the Admiralty. Is he the long-lost illegitimate son of the Lord of the Admiralty?

…

June 12th is Charles’ birthday.

As a serving brigadier general, there should not have been a birthday, let alone a holiday.

Because every soldier in the army has a birthday, if everyone had a holiday on their birthday, the army would be in chaos.

But Gallieni specifically granted Charles a holiday that afternoon.

"There is no other reason for this, Brigadier." Gallieni explained: "It has nothing to do with your birthday. It's because you made Italy join the Allies. This is a great achievement. They also issued you a Medal, come and pick it up when you pass by the headquarters."

"Yes, General," Charles replied.

He was quite surprised. Why would this old guy pay attention to his birthday? Although this can be found from the data, Gallieni has thousands of subordinates, so I'm afraid they have long been numb to the number "birthday"!

The medal is a "Military Cross", which has only been established for two months. At this time, only 10 people can receive this medal, and Charles is lucky to be one of them.

(The picture above shows the French Cross of Merit in World War I, which is used to commend individuals or teams for their heroic performance in combat. If a team is awarded the medal, the medal will be awarded to the commander of the unit.)

Browne was the 11th person to receive the medal. He was awarded the medal as the commander of the 1st Tank Brigade in recognition of the unit's outstanding performance at Cambrai.

Charles casually put the medal into his pocket and got on the car back to Darvaz. In his eyes, the value of a medal may not be as good as this day's holiday.

…

It was just getting dark when Charles arrived home, and the lights in the town were lit up. The noise gradually subsided, except for the occasional barking of dogs in the distance.

Due to receiving a call in advance, Camille had already prepared a table of dishes, baked a cake and prepared candles, and Djoka also came back early.

But that's not the point.

There were two more people at the table, a middle-aged aunt and the other who looked like she should be her daughter.

Charles cast doubtful eyes on Djoka, who shrugged and glanced at Camille who was serving food from the kitchen.

So Charles understood that this was Camille's idea.

"This is Elisa." Camille brought a plate of roasted snails to the table and introduced with a smile: "She is Aunt Lina's daughter. You must have met each other."

Snails are a dish that Charles is more resistant to, so Camille doesn't make it often. Today it should be for a special guest.

"Hello, Charles." Elisa stood up and shook hands with Charles: "You may not remember, we were junior high school classmates."

"Really?" Charles really didn't remember.

This little girl was not nervous at all when facing him in a military uniform, with the rank of brigadier general and two stars on the uniform.

She must not recognize him, Charles thought.

"Of course." Elisa smiled brightly: "You should have been 14 years old at that time, and you were always punished by Mr. Louis."

Mr. Louis was Charles' math teacher, and he always used this method to teach those students who didn't finish their homework.

Camille stared at Charles with wide eyes: "Why have I never heard you say that?"

Charles looked hopeless: "Mom, this is my last secret!"

Laughter instantly came from the dining table.

Charles glanced at Elisa with a little embarrassment.

He thought of Lucia. Many people in Paris already knew that she was Charles' "girlfriend", but it was obvious that this had not yet spread to the small town of Davoise.