Chapter 79: Important Second Lieutenant

"Don't you know Charles?" General Winter looked at General Guise with some surprise in his eyes.

Then General Winter quickly thought that since the German army penetrated Belgium, General Winter and other people here have been surrounded by the German army. External phone calls have been cut off and they can only rely on telegrams. It seems normal that they have not heard of Charles. .

"Then you should have heard of tanks!" General Winter asked again. Even a German prisoner would be able to say a few words about this thing.

General Giese nodded: "Have you heard of it? Is it true?"

General Giese thought it was just a rumor, or a rumor spread by German prisoners for some purpose.

"Of course it's true!" General Winter replied: "Charles is the one who invented the tank!"

General Giese said "Oh", but he was still dubious.

General Winter laughed: "Without this thing, Paris might have been occupied by the Germans, but now France is chasing the Germans! It is said that the Germans' failure was also a trap set by Charles. If this is true, this Charles is incredible!”

General Giese was somewhat convinced. After all, General Winter was better informed outside the encirclement, and what he said was so certain and logically correct.

However, General Winter then turned his gaze to the letter in his hand, with confusion in his eyes: "But... what does this have to do with us? Why did they ask me to hand over Ciel?"

Just as he was talking, the staff officer sent another letter, still from Besler.

If Besler's handwriting had not been confirmed, General Giese would have even suspected that this was someone's prank!

Who would send two letters in such a short period of time?

This is a battlefield. It is not that convenient to send messages to enemy commanders. Someone may die because of this!

Why didn't he write all the content and send it all at once?

General Guise thought as he opened the letters that Besler must have been in a hurry when he wrote these letters, otherwise he would not have done such a stupid thing.

This time General Guise read the contents of the letter directly:

"Please save the people's strength, Victor (General Guise's nickname)! Don't put the entire Belgian people in the city under the fire of war. This is senseless and extremely stupid. I am not asking you to surrender, we will Recognizing Belgium's neutrality, we just want you to hand over the Shire to us, that's all!"

Before he finished reading the letter, General Guise was extremely shocked.

Since Belgium refused the "innocent passage" of the German army, Germany did not recognize Belgium's neutral status. This was also the excuse for Germany to attack Belgium. They said that Belgium certainly could not be considered neutral if it stood on the side of the enemy.

However, now they actually recognize Belgium's neutral status because of the Shire!

"Is this Shire really that important? How can a German general give up his principles so humbly?" General Giese wondered if this was a trap set by the Germans, or another excuse for them.

General Winter nodded firmly: "He may be much more important than you think, General! I don't know how to describe it, because what I know is also rumors. Those who really know the importance of Charles should be France and Germany."

Then he added: "The German army was defeated by the Charles. Now it seems..."

General Giese understood that the fact that the Germans valued Charles so much explained everything.

At this time, the signal soldier hurriedly came in and reported: "General, the Germans have launched an attack in the direction of the Shird River!"

General Giese's face became heavy. He found the location of the Shird River on the map: "To the west of the fortress, if this place is captured by the Germans, our only retreat will be cut off by the Germans!"

After a pause, General Guise straightened up and frowned: "They have never done this. They have always hoped to force us to abandon Antwerp!"

This is the tactic of "encircling three and killing one". Encircling three sides and leaving one side empty will make the enemy panic and everyone wants to escape. If they are surrounded to death, they will force the enemy to fight to the death.

But now, why do the Germans commit this taboo, when they are about to win?

Moreover, it is obviously unwise for the German army, which has the advantage of artillery, to choose to attack at night!

General Winter knew the reason: "For the sake of Charles, they don't want Charles to escape!"

General Guise was speechless. Is this true? Are you willing to give up your strategic and tactical advantages for one person? Is Besler crazy?

"General!" Another signal soldier reported: "The Netherlands informed us that they have to stop accepting refugees because of the threat from the Germans!"

General Guise looked in disbelief.

From the beginning of the war to the present, the neutral country in the north, the Netherlands, has been accepting Belgian refugees. Germany has never objected, and now it is threatening the Netherlands to close the border!

There is no need for General Winter to explain this time. General Guise knows the reason: "It's for Charles again!"

General Winter nodded in agreement.

If the Netherlands can continue to accept refugees, who can guarantee that Charles will not be among the refugees and flee to the Netherlands?

General Giese couldn't sit still. He stood up and paced anxiously in front of his desk. If this fight continued, not only would the army and soldiers be casualties, but a large number of innocent people would also be affected. They would not be able to evacuate even if they wanted to. !

"But where is that Charles?" General Guise lost his patience: "Why do they want me to hand him over? I have never seen him at all!"

Just as he was talking, the staff officer opened the door and came in.

Before he could speak, General Guise asked loudly: "Are you here to ask for Ciel again?"

The staff officer was stunned for a moment and replied: "No, General! This is a telegram from General French Gallieni. He said that he made a mistake. He sent a very important second lieutenant staff officer to Antwerp. He hopes that you will send a plane to him immediately." Returned to Paris, he will be extremely grateful and will do his best to help our army. He also emphasized that he will do his best to provide you with any request, including reinforcements!"

General Giese smiled bitterly: "They all come to me to ask for people. Charles is important, and a small lieutenant and staff officer is also important. Are there any others who are not important..."

At the end, his voice gradually became softer. General Giese suddenly realized something, and General Winter also understood it. The two looked at each other, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes!