General Xia Fei, full name Joseph. Jacques. Césaire. Xia Fei.

He was born in 1852, at the age of 64 when the Battle of Verdun was about to break out. From 1914 onwards, he was appointed Commander of the French High Command.

As for the fortress of Verdun, because of the development of the weapons industry, as well as the continuous emergence of new weapons and methods of warfare, he felt that the defense of the fortress of Verdun was outdated, and he believed that it was only a matter of time before such a fortress fell in the face of the large-caliber artillery and large-tonnage bombs of the German army.

With this in mind, he intended to add a large number of artillery and artillery to the field forces for the counteroffensive to be prepared on other fronts. It cannot but be said that the veteran Xia Fei was prescient about the changes in the mode of warfare, but it must also be said that the real direction of development at this time was still in the fog.

Before the Battle of Verdun, under his orders, nearly 4,000 guns were dismantled from the fortress of Verdun, including 2,000 large-caliber guns, and a large number of machine guns were also removed from their machine gun nests, leaving only a small number of guard detachments within all batteries and fortifications.

Unfortunately, however, people who see too far are often overly high, and those who are detached from reality are often not so correct.

While France emphasized offensiveism, it put too much faith in the role of fortresses in the means of defense. Of course, according to the equipment and tactical means of the time, this can only be done.

Thus, when the crisis of the German offensive at the fortress of Verdun was resolved, Xiafei's actions now drew considerable criticism. And soon after, he was awarded a marshal's scepter, and then returned to the countryside.

However, it cannot be mentioned that the jaw-dropping defeat of France in the later period of World War II has been foreshadowed by the victory of the Verdun fortified area during the First World War, and the French are too superstitious to build the fortified area and ignore the power of new tactical means.

Today, the Chief Intelligence Officer of the War Department, Colonel Caranser, came to see Xia Fei with a large stack of materials.

Summing up the information obtained from various sources, he wanted to explain to his commander-in-chief that the German attack on Verdun might be imminent, and therefore he requested that a considerable number of large-caliber artillery pieces and a considerable number of garrison troops be mobilized in the Verdun area.

Among the information in his hand, there is a copy of Tang Yunyang and Mike. Lang captured the operational staff of a division of the German Third Army in Brandenburg at the front, and although he did not understand the battle plan for the entire Verdun area, the direction and objectives of their division's attack were very clear.

Now that the information is in the briefcase of Colonel Caranser, of course, do not ask how the colonel's men managed to get it from the captured German officer.

"A Chinese-American pilot, with the help of another Chinese, captured this German officer, will there be any problems here?"

Although Colonel Caranther had some doubts in his mind, and even had some vague concerns about the veracity and reliability of this information. But for the time being, what this information presents is useful for the point he is trying to make.

When Colonel Caronser arrived at the door of General Xiafei's office at the appointed time, he faintly heard a roaring sound coming from the room.

"I can't believe that the government believes him...... What a hell of a life! A soldier overstepped his rank to bring a protest to the government to carry out my order...... This is a deliberate attempt to disrupt the discipline of the Army! It's ......"

Xia Fei's roar came from the eminent military analyst Emile of Nancy. Colonel Drion, who presented a report to General Gariani of the Army, stressed that Verdun needed more troops, artillery, and other supplies.

This was unbearable for Xia Fei, and even in anger, he threw the phone in his hand under the table.

Colonel Caranser knew that General Xia Fei was a soldier of outstanding character, with a strong character and a firm will. And today's thing will definitely make him feel that he has been betrayed and betrayed by his subordinates, which is unacceptable in the eyes of Xia Fei, who emphasizes the honor and loyalty of soldiers.

Listening to Xia Fei's roaring voice, Caranther couldn't help but ask herself if she should report this information to General Xia Fei, or later......

Eventually, his loyalty to the honor of his military made him decide that he should report these things to General Xia Fei anyway, after all, it would be related to the national security of France.

"General......

With the military salute of Colonel Caronser, who entered the house, Xia Fei calmed down. Most of the officers under him were very young, and the difference between his age and his was considerable.

Subconsciously, he saw them as his own sons, and in reality he did the same. Therefore, although the anger in his heart made his body still tremble slightly, he still restrained his anger, calmed down and reluctantly returned the salute.

"Sit down, Colonel Caranser! I beg your pardon for not being in a very good mood today. ”

He sat Carunser on the couch and gestured to the lieutenant for some wine. And ask him not to feel cramped and uneasy because of his temper tantrums.

"Young man, let's have a drink first, and then please relax, let's have a good talk!"

While Xia Fei is strong-willed and determined, he is also a humane general who loves his subordinates. So when the officers praised him, they often called him "old man" or "daddy"!

"Sir, based on the intelligence we have intercepted and some credible sources, we believe that it is very likely that the Germans will launch an attack on the area of Verdun in the near future, and that the scale of this attack may be large! You see, this is a copy of the information we got from an officer of the Third Army in Brandenburg......"

Xia Fei took the most direct and detailed information among the pieces of information and looked at it carefully. His expression gave Colonel Caranser a glimmer of hope, and while Xia Fei read the information, he gushed out his opinion .......

"If it is possible to conclude from these sources that the German army is about to attack, General Xia Fei I must say that our forces in the Verdun area are really very weak, if we can increase ......"

Xia Fei's attention was completely drawn to the source of this information.

"Well, a Chinese-American pilot got this information with the help of another Chinese, and the Chinese shot two German soldiers in front of him...... Hmm, interesting! Will the Germans also use the Chinese as spies? ”

At this time, France did not have the deep-seated racism of the United States, although they were slightly more discriminatory against people of color.

Of course, that's all there is to it.

Therefore, Xia Fei became suspicious of the most important source of information in front of him.

Colonel Caranser found with some sadness that his gushing arguments, like the waves of the sea, did not attract the attention of General Chauffy at all.

While drinking, after listening to Colonel Carlancer's report. General Xia Fei just nodded his huge head kindly, and patted the exhausted intelligence officer, Colonel Caronser, on the shoulder in the same tone as he did with other young officers.

"You just love cannons, and that's great! Don't worry about my kids, trust us to figure it out! Oh, I'll leave this information here, I'll read it in detail. Also, to figure this out, I think you'll have to bring that Chinese and see what he will tell us? ”

Colonel Caranser hesitated: "General, what do you think ......?"

Xia Fei shook his head: "Bring him here, I want to take the time to talk to him!" ”