Chapter 543 Public Opinion Guidance

Public opinion was much more intense than Tijani's calm statement.

The citizens of Paris are already in a carnival mood. Although it has entered an era of material shortages, the citizens still do not hesitate to spend their money to buy a glass of strong wine on the streets to celebrate each other.

The British army sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people on the Somme without making any progress, while Charles's army easily captured the unconquerable fortress at Namur.

France has once again surpassed Britain!

"I think the British should be commanded by the Shire, they don't know how to fight."

"Yes, times have changed. Now it should be the age of tanks, but the British stubbornly use cavalry. It is simply stupid."

"It's not just stupidity, they are wasting the lives of soldiers. This is murder. Hundreds of thousands of people have been injured or killed in half a month. They are going to kill themselves!"

"Stop talking, wouldn't it be good to just keep going like this?"

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Then people laughed and felt a sense of pride.

People don't say much about Nivelle's failure, perhaps because he is a stain and a shame on France, and they are unwilling to talk about it or even deliberately downplay it.

But newspaper opinion favored another direction.

The Little Daily is blunt and its comments are full of sarcasm:

"We should rehabilitate General Nivele. He is very foresighted. He may not be trying to kill the Charles under the control of the British as ordinary people think."

"Because it turns out that Namur is unable to kill the Ciel. It can only withstand the Ciel's attack for 35 hours!"

"We were all wrong. We misunderstood Nivel. In fact, he is the one who believes in Ciel the most and knows Ciel's strength best. This is to know people and make good use of them!"

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Newspapers are relatively serious publications, but this kind of humorous statement is more lethal because it spreads faster among the people and is regarded as a joke.

As a military newspaper, "Legend of Merit" still maintains its own opinions and style, but strictly analyzes the equipment used by Charles in Namur:

"In this battle, Charles has invested a total of four new types of equipment that have never been seen before."

"The first one was a rocket launcher. It successfully broke through the blockade of the German 105MM howitzer and achieved an overwhelming victory. This has never happened in the history of artillery battles."

"The second model is an armored bridge erecting vehicle. It can erect a steel bridge on an anti-tank trench in as fast as 7 minutes that can accommodate tanks and soldiers."

"The third model is a submachine gun. It is a gun developed by Shire specifically for close combat. It can fire continuously and has a terrifying 71-round ammunition capacity. It is unbeatable in close combat."

"The fourth model is not a new equipment. It is a shotgun, a shotgun used for hunting. Many people think it is not suitable for the battlefield, but with a few modifications, Shire made it a weapon that can conquer the enemy's trenches."

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They may seem impartial, but they are actually advertisements, and every word is business.

It even provides a lengthy analysis of the functions and tactics of each piece of equipment.

Except rocket launchers.

The rocket launcher is still kept strictly confidential, it is just mentioned briefly without even a photo, and it is not sold to the outside world.

It has weaknesses. Once the German army knows the detailed data and tactics of the rocket launcher, it is likely to be counterattacked during wartime.

The advertisement was a success. As soon as the newspaper published it, orders flew to the Saint-Etienne Arsenal like flakes.

Buyers include the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Russia, etc.

Among them, Russia ordered 10,000 submachine guns in one go.

It is said that when the Tsar saw the pictures and data of the submachine gun, he exclaimed: "This is the gun we need. It is simply tailor-made for us. It is incredible. Even the aesthetics are very in line with the Russians!"

"Le Petit Paris": "This battle has shown us the incompetence of the commander-in-chief. We can't help but think about a question: Why did we elect another incompetent commander-in-chief to come to power after Joffre stepped down? Could it be that we let a commander-in-chief know how to fight? Is it that difficult for someone who knows how to command to be the commander-in-chief?”

"Morning Post": "There is no doubt that Nivelle is responsible for the tragedy that happened on the Somme. He even told the soldiers that it would only take a few days for our army to win and go home to celebrate, but this was not the case. More than ten days In the past, apart from casualties, we saw no sign of victory in the Somme!"

Most other newspapers also criticized Nivelle, and some even issued calls in a radical tone: It is dangerous for Nivelle to continue as commander-in-chief. He will not only harm the soldiers, but may also continue to persecute Charles!

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In the town of Darvaz, the first thing Kamil did after getting up every morning was to prepare breakfast.

It has changed now. She is used to getting up and going out for a walk to buy a copy of different newspapers. When she comes back, she will immediately see what happened about Shire today.

Sometimes if there is no time to prepare breakfast, just bring Djoka a glass of milk and let him eat the bread.

This morning, when Djoka went downstairs, he found that there was no milk. Camille had been sitting at the dining table, reading various newspapers, looking pale and frowning.

Seeing Djoka coming down, Camille held the newspaper and said worriedly:

"I don't understand, there are so many people who want to harm Ciel?"

"Commander-in-Chief of the French Army, why did he do this?"

"Hasn't Charles been helping France win?"

Djoka shook his head helplessly: "There are some things you don't understand, Camille. It's not as simple as you think."

"Yes, I really don't understand." Camille became excited: "But I know that Charles has saved their lives since he saved Paris. Instead of being grateful, they tried every means to frame Charles. Such a person Can he also become the commander-in-chief of France and command all French soldiers to fight? "

Djoka didn't know how to answer, because what Camille said was the truth.

He walked into the kitchen silently and made himself a bag of instant coffee and bread.

Since Kamil started the hobby of "collecting" newspapers, he often lacked milk for breakfast, so he had to prepare instant coffee at home.

"We should do something." Kamil said: "Someone suggested that we lead people to protest on the streets..."

Djoka, who was drinking coffee, almost choked: "No, you can't do that!"

"Why?" Camille asked, "I can't allow this to continue, it will harm Charles!"

"The one who really wants to harm Charles is the British, Camille." Djorka pushed the newspapers on the table: "Do you know why these newspapers are all blaming Nivel? Because the British are trying to shift the responsibility and focus to Nivel. Leash yourself to get away with it!"

Camille was beyond shocked.

She found that she knew too little and was superficial.

In addition, the people who want to harm Charles actually include those damn British, allies of France?

Poor kid, it's so hard for him!