Chapter 68: Charles is more useful than Gallieni

When it was getting dark, Browne led his men back to the barracks amid the cheers of the officers and soldiers of the 5th Group.

This is already the fifth harassment war he has launched with his men. Although there are no results, the focus is safety.

Brownie likes this tactic, not only because the harassment war was proposed by Ciel, but also because this tactic is safe.

"No one doesn't like safety!" Brownie joked with his subordinates during the mission: "If there is one, ask him to sign up with me, and I will definitely let him get his wish!"

The men laughed, thinking Brownie was telling the truth.

Despite this, Brownie's side three-wheelers have still lost more than thirty vehicles so far in the war.

Some of them are malfunctions, and some are caused by traffic accidents on mountain roads... Side three wheels are difficult to control, especially on mountain roads.

But the tragedy was caused more by the fact that the driver was shot to death by the Germans with a rifle.

Before each mission, Brownie would emphasize over and over again:

"Our purpose is to harass the enemy and make them restless, so we don't need to get too close. As long as the bullet can barely hit it, it's enough!"

"Know that when you can see and aim at your enemy clearly, they can also aim at you, and probably see it more clearly!"

"So, it's not wise to get close to the enemy. It will make you retire early and report to God!"

This should have been easy to operate. The firepower of the Maxim machine gun covered one area. It could pose a threat to the enemy group from a kilometer away. At that time, the enemy could almost only see them through telescopes.

However, there are always people who want to see the enemy clearly and kill them, whether they want to be heroes or out of habit, or simply want to try the German marksmanship.

As a result, nearly twenty tricycles remained on the battlefield forever!

Brownie rode a tricycle and parked in front of his tent. He tiredly stepped down from the driving seat with his stiff and numb legs.

Although harassment warfare is safer, it requires constant movement, which makes Brownie, the commander, have to learn to drive and ride alternately.

After several days in a row, some people even said that he would rather spread his legs on the bed like a prostitute than ride on this thing again!

What Brownie wants most right now is to take a bath and have a good sleep. We will talk about other things later!

However, General Gard stopped him: "Is everything going well, Colonel?"

"All the best, General!" Brownie replied.

Brownie has been promoted to colonel, but to Brownie, there is no difference except that he has two more gold stripes on his cuffs.

He still rides the tricycle and still commands the same men.

Oh, yes, the tricycle team has become much larger, from the original 100 to 350. In addition, two-wheeled motorcycles have been added. Brownie may have two thousand men.

However, most of these subordinates were scattered around to carry out harassment wars, and some of them separated before they even had time to see each other.

"Come to my headquarters!" Major General Gard said.

"Yes, General!" Brownie responded, walking towards the command post with numb legs with a painful look on his face, they were like countless ants gnawing on it.

After finally walking into the tent and standing in front of Major General Gard, Browne stood up and saluted a standard military salute.

Major General Gard rummaged through a pile of documents for a while, pulled out one and handed it to Brownie, saying:

"This is your new mission, Colonel!"

Colonel Browne opened the file and looked at it, then immediately frowned and complained:

"Reconnaissance intelligence? We also need to find the enemy's ammunition depot and headquarters!"

"We are soldiers, not spies, General! I don't think this is appropriate..."

Brownie was not guilty of what he said. Ever since he led two hundred of his men to charge against 20,000 German troops, killing and wounding thousands of others and blowing up dozens of artillery pieces while only suffering 23 casualties, he was appointed as the First Officer. 5th Army Staff Officer.

One of his responsibilities is to make suggestions to Major General Gard, including tactical suggestions!

"Really?" Major General Gard had some doubts on his face: "But this is General Gallieni's order!"

"Anyone's orders are useless, General!" Brownie shook his head: "This is too dangerous. We have never received such training..."

"But this is also a tactic proposed by Charles!" Major General Gard said.

"Xia...Xiaer's tactics?" Colonel Browne looked at Major General Gard in surprise.

"Yes!" Major General Gard nodded: "Char is now serving as a staff officer next to General Galieni, and I heard that he is a second lieutenant! Although Gallieni did not write this in the document and make it public, for the sake of people's understanding I am confident in this tactic and he told me verbally on the phone!”

This is the great thing about Gallieni. A verbal notification on the phone will leave no evidence. Even if he wants to deny it one day, it is not impossible.

However, there seems to be no need to hide it. Ciel's military talent cannot be hidden no matter how hard he hides it, not to mention that he is already in the army.

"Let me take another look, General!" Brownie turned his attention to the document again. After pondering for a moment, his tone changed, and he was smooth and natural without any awkwardness: "It's a very interesting plan. Although it was beyond my expectation, it's personal. Bold innovation!”

Major General Gard raised his eyebrows with a hint of humor on his face: "Do you think the plan is feasible?"

"Of course!" Colonel Browne nodded heavily: "Of course it's possible, General! It's very thoughtful. It allows us to pass through the enemy's defenses, park our motorcycles in the mountains, hide them, and then wear civilian clothes and blend into the crowd. . No one will recognize us. The Germans are on French soil and the occupied areas are full of French people. It is easy for us to get their help!"

"So, what about the offensive phase?" Major General Gard asked again.

"The offensive phase is even more exciting!" Colonel Browne's eyes were full of admiration, and there was even admiration in his tone:

"He actually considered that the Germans also produce three-wheelers. This is indeed the case. The Germans tried to use three-wheelers to deal with our harassment tactics. Although there were not many, we also noticed it!"

"Charles took advantage of this immediately. He asked us to disguise ourselves as Germans and drive a tricycle towards the enemy's headquarters and ammunition depot..."

"We happened to be using German Maxims, and so were the rifles!"

"Are these all coincidences? Or has Charles already thought of it! Incredible!"

Major General Gard finally asked: "So, do you accept this plan?"

"Of course, General!" Colonel Browne replied firmly: "Why not? It will create miracles again, and this may be an opportunity for us!"

Major General Gard laughed. It seemed that Charles was much easier to use than General Gallieni!