"Okay, then I'll talk about the arrangements for you......"

After hearing Charles's words that seemed to have a deep meaning, these young officers, who had become very emotional, instantly fell silent again, as if they had been poured a basin of cold water. They looked at each other suspiciously, hoping to see a sign from their companions, but with the exception of Viscount Alex de Roetrec, who was slightly calm, everyone else looked puzzled.

"Mr. Treville, do you ...... Do we have any other tasks besides those that have already been revealed? After a moment's hesitation, an officer with a short brown beard raised his courage and whispered to Charles, "If you have one, please let us know, I think that a better understanding of the nature of our work is essential to accomplish the mission that the President has entrusted us......"

Although this was said politely and implicitly, it was already a vague accusation that the two leaders were too mysterious.

"I understand your concerns, Major de Casmail." Charles nodded at the officer and smiled.

Because he was responsible for selecting all of them, he was of course able to remember the faces and names of each one.

"There is no doubt that you are right, if I want you to do a good job, I should be open and honest with you......," Charles deliberately dragged out his voice, "but sometimes, for the sake of the country, we have to keep it a secret in advance and then inform the necessary people at the last minute. ”

"The interests of the state?" Everyone became more and more surprised, and looked at each other, and they couldn't maintain the order just now.

Maybe. At this time, they already had some premonitions in their hearts.

"However, we have something to hide before. But...... Now is the time to be honest with you. Charles's tone was calm. But it made them all quiet again.

After all the qiē had returned to silence, Charles took a deep breath under everyone's gaze.

"That's right, you, under the leadership of Major de Roetrek, in addition to helping His Excellency the Minister to review and approve official documents and arrange His Excellency's schedule, we have more important work in our schedule. That'......" After a deliberate pause, Charles suddenly raised his voice, "Planning our country's future wars with other neighbors!" ”

It was as if a stone had been thrown into a calm pond. After Charles said this, there was a violent commotion in the entire conference room.

"War!?" The eyes of the young men in military uniforms widened, and some repeated.

In the sight they cast at Charles, there was surprise, doubt, impatience, but no fear.

After all, isn't what these young people secretly hope in their hearts is to rely on war to make achievements?

"That's right, it's planning for war." Charles nodded. Then he clenched his fist, "Of course, I don't mean to say which country we will be at war with now, we are still peace-loving. At least for now. All we need you to do is to use your talents and make a backup battle plan in advance. Most of these plans are likely to remain on the shelf...... However, after all. In this day and age, the cost of war is too high. Therefore, we can no longer go to war leisurely and unprepared, as we did in ancient times, what we need is to prepare in advance, and then with a feasible military plan, so that we can give full play to the full strength of the army and win the final victory in a sudden war! ”

Perhaps it was because he was silenced by Charles's words, and even though he said so passionately, no one echoed his words.

However, Charles enjoys the effect, and he likes to see how people wonder because of his surprise.

This is the reason why he specifically sought out some ambitious young generals to be his assistants, in addition to these people who are not well-founded and easy to support, he also wants to rely on these people to study future wars and other imaginary enemy wars, and to make war plans for this. In modern times, this was originally the work of the General Staff, but now the plan of Charles and Louis Bonaparte to reorganize the General Staff has not yet been implemented, so they have to borrow this group of people to take precautions.

"So, everyone, wake up!" General San Arnault also shouted at this time, "Now you have seen it? What a daunting task do you have? Cheer up and prove to everyone that you deserve where you are! Afraid of what? Isn't it just war? Are you, as soldiers, still afraid of this? ”

At the instigation of Charles and the minister, the young men slowly regained their spirits.

"Of course, we don't want you to make all the decisions, it's too much of a responsibility to be left to the president personally. And you just need to seriously draw up a practical military plan for the president. Charles continued, "Right here, you can get whatever support you need, and if you do your job, you can get a qiē honor from it......"

"Being able to fiddle with hundreds of thousands of troops in your own hands is an indescribable honor." The minister commented bitterly, "If I had this opportunity when I was young, I would have been so excited that I burst into tears!" And you ...... My juniors, will you refuse this honor? ”

"No, I won't." Before anyone else could answer, Viscount de Roedrec suddenly replied, "I will give all my talents to fight for the honor of my country and the army, Your Excellency!" ”

"Good." The minister smiled and nodded, and then looked at the others sternly, "What about you?" Gentlemen. Will you allow yourselves to squander this great opportunity? Will you? ”

"No, it won't!" Perhaps motivated by the encouragement of His Excellency the Minister, almost all of them shouted out.

Isn't it the dream of everyone to become the commander of the entire army when they were in military school?

In the midst of a passionate feeling, Charles finally nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, now that you've shown your enthusiasm, then I don't have to say much," he still had that calm smile on his face, "In the end, we are a calm and pragmatic place, everything is pragmatic, we don't need to tell lies in order to please us, Your Excellency and I are quite sober people, and we will never hold a grudge against anyone because they tell the truth that they don't like." Please keep this in mind so that we can be effective in the future, understand? ”

"Understood!" Everyone responded loudly.

"Good." Charles waved his hand, "That's what we want to do......"

Then, he let out a sigh, "Now that everyone has unified their thoughts, let's go straight to work." Starting tomorrow, with Major de Routrec as the head of the group, you will begin to deal with the usual documents and get acquainted with the internal affairs of the army. Meantime...... You must carry out the task that we have secretly given you, and you must study the plan for the next war from now on, and you can study our war with any country and any region, and this time with our neighbours, and with Italy and the Black Sea region......"

"The Black Sea?" Almost everyone was alert again.

After all, these people are smart people, and even if Charles intends to hide his purpose in a whole bunch of plans, it is still too obvious.

"Yes, I said it, not in any form," Charles nodded calmly, then looked at the officers with a solemn face, "I'm just giving an example." Come to think of it, it is undeniable that the mobilization of a large expeditionary force to fight a war thousands of miles away will set the highest standard of demand for our national strength. Your task is to be strict about how much we need to prepare for this, both in terms of troops and material ......."

The officers all gasped.

Apparently they had all heard something unusual in Charles' calm tone.

However, no one questioned or refuted it.

For the sake of their position, or even for the sake of their military hobby itself, it is impossible for them to refute it, and they can only follow the arrangement of Charles and others, and prepare such a war plan.

Charles took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, it wasn't too late.

At this point, the words have almost been spoken, and there is no need to go deeper.

"So, that's all for today's meeting, so please start preparing as much as you can."

"Yes!" Everyone reconciled at the same time, and then prepared to get up.

Then, just then, Charles suddenly reached out and slapped the table hard.

The "bang" made many people feel excited and reattached to the chair.

"By the way, I have one last very important thing to tell you." Charles raised his head and looked at the group of officers sharply, "I think you can also see that what I am telling you today is one of the most confidential matters within our country and our army, and since you are ready to take on the heaviest responsibility, then you should assume the most stringent obligations. Therefore, I must hereby make a request of the highest level of secrecy to you - if anyone dares to leak the news, I will say that he will die a very ugly death, yes, I promise, he will not go to court or gallows at all, but will die a miserable death with the infamy of a traitor, everyone?! ”

"Got it!" (To be continued......)