Then he started counting in detail again

Heavy howitzers, mortars, light machine guns, submachine guns, flamethrowers, blasting tubes...

After counting the weapons used by the Chinese, Xiafei suddenly sneered several times.

With several new weapons, the Germans were caught off guard. What kind of results could they achieve at Verdun? Could it be that the Maxim machine gun ended the war?

Xiafei made a metaphor somewhat clumsily.

A squadron relying on one or two new weapons to win a small-scale battle is not a reliable force, at least not on the cruel battlefield of Verdun. France is not worth the risk... Of course, our responsibility

It requires us not to take risks with France.

Xiafei walked back to the sofa carrying a bottle of wine and then said

Ah - those losers in the Cabinet and Congress. They may be able to show their correctness and risk France for political needs. But as soldiers, our duty is to defend France and prevent others from taking risks with France. What do you think?

He asked lazily that in Xiafei's mind, maybe those Chinese troops were completely different from the Qing army, but he who had fought with the Qing army knew very well what kind of people those Chinese people were, so in his opinion

Although this victory now greatly surprised him, it could not change the fact that they were not a reliable army.

Well, yes...

Facing the commander-in-chief's question, Castelno didn't know how to answer for a while. He had his own opinions about the Chinese ** Corps. Perhaps he also disagreed with using the Chinese ** Corps as the main force in this battle, but he

But the most fundamental reason why he is not opposed to putting more Chinese troops into the battlefield is that he hopes to reduce France's own losses by putting more Chinese troops into Verdun. This is what he needs to consider, and now it is always the case.

The commander was unwilling to commit the squadron to Verdun.

Is it because you don’t believe in the combat effectiveness of the Chinese ** team?

perhaps

But in Castelno's view, what the marshal was more unwilling to see was another victory for the Chinese team than the defeat of the Chinese team. A victory can be a coincidence, but another victory is equal to cruelty.

He slapped him hard in the face. This was obviously something he didn't want to see, so he had to avoid sending the Chinese team to the battlefield. Of course, he also found a suitable reason for himself in a high-sounding way.

I think that in order to increase the strength in the direction of Verdun, it is necessary for us to move the entire Tenth Army to Verdun. This is what General Pétain has always requested.

Looking at Castelno, Joffre said again

I was planning to ask Haig to take over the defense of a new front, but now I think that maybe the Chinese ** team can be sent to take over the defense line of the 10th Army. What do you think?

I don't have any opinion

Now Castelno finally understood that this marshal was even willing to put the interests of France on the line for his own reputation, completely ignoring the interests of France, so his attitude began to become extremely indifferent.

Now that the elites of Germany have been dragged by us in Verdun, it means that at least for a long time in the future, it is impossible for the Germans to launch a new offensive on the Western Front before the end of the battle, so it should be appropriate to let them go there... Let us

Cheers to the future of France

Joffre reached for the open wine bottle and poured Casterno a glass of wine himself.

cheers

Finally, Castelno became discouraged or disheartened. He finally understood why General Gallini would resign, let alone Gallini, even him... (To be continued if you like this work
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