At dawn, when most of the French soldiers began to wake up from their sleep, it became the time when the guards were most lazy. The soldiers on the night vigil were not as vigilant as they were at night when they began to get up, and the soldiers who had just woken up did not pay attention to the situation under the high ground. The Germans seized the opportunity to sneak up on our faces, and a wave of poison gas bombs completely broke our defenses.

Soon after the armored car drove out of Heights 304, the three of us received a system prompt in our minds, "The Germans have occupied Heights 304, and the side quest has failed, you have gained 1 reincarnation point, and you have accumulated 1 reincarnation point so far." Li Feiying and Ge Lin's faces were even more unkind, after all, the zero punishment was already on the way. I'm a little worried about the mentality of the two of them, but don't cheat me again because I'm about to be cleared after this trial, and then don't take the main quest seriously. But after a day of getting along, I don't think the two of them are this kind of people, no matter what awaits in the future, at least they will do it seriously.

The armored car staggered, everyone in the car was silent, and Petain leaned back in his seat as if his eyes were closed, but I knew that as a commander he must now consider what the French army should do next. About an hour later, I saw through the shooting hole our armoured car driving into a magnificent and tall fortress, "GIs," Pétain opened his eyes, "we are back at the fortress of Douaumont." ”

The fortress of Duaumont, popularly known as Dubourg, was one of the permanent defenses set up by the French in the Verdun area, but unfortunately it was captured by the Germans during the Battle of Verdun and later recaptured by the French counteroffensive.

After the armored car came to a stop, we got out of the car in turn. A tall man in the uniform of a French general was waiting for us in the parking lot. His beard was white, his face was grim, but there was a hint of fanaticism in his eyes. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, vividly explaining what it means to smile and not smile. He didn't react at all when I got out of the car, and I guess my little soldier couldn't get into his eyes.

"General Nevelle. Petain saw this person with some helplessness in his tone, "I'm sorry that Heights 304 really can't be defended, how is the shore artillery erected over there." "Hmph," said Nivelle, who was speaking with Pétain, was still a little disdainful, "the batteries could not be erected in such a short time! General Pétain, we now need to consider how to counter them with less than half the fire of the German army. And I'm sorry, but it's necessary for me to communicate with Commander-in-Chief Xia Fei about your failure to complete the mission. "Well, it's my dereliction of duty. Petain's voice seemed a little tired, "I'll figure out a solution as soon as I can." "Anyway, congratulations on coming back alive. Nivelle let down the words and turned to leave.

Robert Georges Nivelle, French general. As far as I know, this force has a little experience in military affairs, but it is eager for quick success. Petain was a 'follow me!' general in the middle of the war, while Neville, on the contrary, was a 'send me!' type. He took the credit for kicking out Petain with his final kick at the Battle of Verdun. But good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the heavens will spare anyone. Nivelle lacked his own ability, and after serving as commander-in-chief of the French army for half a year, he was exiled to Africa by Petain, and finally died of depression.

"Captain Honoré, go inform Simon of them, and meet in the conference room in fifteen minutes. Pétain said, "Soldiers, you can go and rest, and today you have a holiday." I gave Greene and Li Feiying a look in the eyes, and the two of them understood that they had followed the other soldiers away, and for a time only Petain and I were left in the parking lot.

"Adrian... GI," Pétain narrowed, "is there anything wrong with you?" "General Pétain," I smiled, "you said before that if we survived we would follow you, I must give you my opinion on the present situation. "Reasoning throughout the ages, pretending to be smart, and showing off in front of the master are all taboos for the ministers, but I can't control so much now. On the one hand, according to what I know about Petain, he probably wouldn't give me chicken ribs because of my talents, and of course chicken ribs are considered a luxury in terms of the current level of supplies for the French army. On the other hand, I have no reason to grind, and according to the timeline, I can deduce that the next Duburg will be broken, Petain will be dismissed, and the difficulty of this trial will become more and more difficult if it drags on. Historically, the French have won a crushing victory, but I don't believe that Space would create a trial where we could lie down and beat it.

"Soldier, you're pretty confident. Pétain smiled too, "Then let's go, let my staff also listen to you!" Pétain led the way into the fortress and finally into a conference room. After a while, one by one, the dog-headed military adviser-like officers walked in with a serious face.

"Gentlemen," said Petain, seeing that the men had arrived, "the 304 heights are gone, and the artillery positions on General Nevelle's side have not been completed, and now we need to discuss, the German artillery fire is twice as great as ours, how should this battle be fought next?" I suggested a tactical retreat, and a decisive battle with the Germans after a well-established artillery position in the rear. ”

I sighed, and it looked like I was going to have to make another taboo. In order to have a voice in the Pétain community, I had to prove that I had a unique opinion. And by belittling the views of other shogunate members, it was a shortcut. Although the old staff would hate me very much, Pétain might have been a little dissatisfied. But I'm not here to make friends, I'm not here to eat, I'm here to complete the main quest.

"This suggests that I am also drunk. I sneered, "Oh?" the staff officer didn't get angry, "and please correct me." "The fortress of Douaumont, such a strong fortress, if you say give up, give up, then simply give up Paris, let's go and defend London. Self-collapse without a fight is taboo for soldiers. "Fort Duburg is indeed an excellent defensive fortress, but after all, the soldiers can't withstand the artillery bombardment that they can't fight back, and there will be a phenomenon of rout and escape. The staff officer said earnestly, "Adrian, just tell me what you think." Pétain said. "The wall is clear, and I swear to stick to it. "Shelling without a counter can really reduce the morale of the soldiers, but we can use a rotation system." What logistics, what drivers, all French soldiers. Today this group of people went up to be bombed, and tomorrow they came down to rest and another group of people were bombed. In this way, we can stay in Duburg for a long time. ”

"But then when the morale of each unit is at its lowest, we will have no room to resist, and it is estimated that there will be no one to cook and no one to clean the toilets. Another bespectacled staff officer objected, "And shrinking in a shell like a king, I don't see any chance of victory, it's just a waste of supplies and troops, it's meaningless." ”

The colleague himself has already given a solution. As I spoke, I pulled myself into Petain's staff, "We're going to be turtles." When the soldiers' morale reaches the bottom, they are promised that we will only defend and not attack, and let them be stationed in the fortress and in the fortress, and they will naturally accept this kind of bastard behavior. As for the chances of victory, not here, on the other side of the Somme. We dragged the main forces of the German army, and when the British began to operate over there, the Germans would naturally fall into a quagmire. At that time, if the main force of the German army is on our side, we will continue to be the king eight (isn't it a turtle), if the main force is transferred to the side of the British, we will rise up, and the king will bite people. ”