I was a tycoon in World War I: Starting to save France

Charles' theory of "offense is greater than defense" is military common sense in modern times, but few, if any, people can understand and dare to try it in this era.

Not only in World War I, but even in World War II, countries around the world are still making similar mistakes.

The most famous is France's Maginot Line, which was ridiculed by the world because it was easily bypassed by Germany, and has been passed down to modern times.

But in fact, it is not just France that has made similar mistakes.

Before the war, Germany built a "Siegfried Line" in front of the Maginot Line, and later built an "Atlantic Wall" on the Atlantic coast.

The Soviet Union built a "Stalin Line".

Almost without exception, all these lines of defense failed to play the role they should, or the role they hoped they could play.

This is not a coincidence, but a necessity.

The reason is "offense is greater than defense".

These lines of defense are too long. If huge funds are evenly distributed to hundreds of kilometers of lines of defense, there will inevitably be loopholes, and the defense power of each point cannot be very strong.

The enemy can observe again and again until they find the weakness of the defense line and then concentrate their forces to defeat it from one point.

The correct approach should be to use the funds for building defense lines to build armored and mechanized forces like modern armies, while focusing on the deployment of forces by road, rail, sea and air.

Once there is a war on the front line, these mobile forces can be deployed immediately to where they are needed.

As long as the delivery speed is fast enough, even if there is no brick or tile in the defense line, these troops can use their powerful mobility to quickly build an invisible but ready-to-appear steel defense line.

(For example, our country has spent a huge amount of money to build a railway to the plateau)

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In a corner of the officers' club, Charles finally got rid of the officers' entanglement and sat opposite Lucia, with a cup of hot coffee in front of each of them.

"They respect you very much." Lucia's eyes were full of pride.

"That's just because I won a few battles." Charles said casually: "Soldiers are very realistic, and they must be realistic."

Lucia nodded slightly and glanced at the room.

The officers were discussing the topic in depth, and some were eager to spread out the map under the light.

"They only respect those who can lead them to victory." Lucia said thoughtfully: "Because that can give them honor and hope to survive."

"Yes." Charles replied in a cold voice.

In the final analysis, everything is for profit, either money, power, or life.

"You, you are the same?" Lucia said with a double meaning.

"Maybe." Charles took a sip of coffee.

He drank too much beer when discussing with the officers just now, and he was a little dizzy. He hoped that coffee could help him sober up.

Lucia sighed in her heart, but she could understand it.

As an intelligence officer, she knew what was going on.

Charles was under too much pressure, too much, and it was very cruel. He not only had to deal with the enemy on the battlefield, but also had to deal with parliamentarians, capitalists, and even the British.

Each of them was not easy to deal with. If you were not careful, you might lose everything or even your life.

In this situation, Charles had no extra time and energy to consider feelings, and he could not be emotional, which might kill him.

Sometimes, Lucia didn't know how Charles persisted.

Unconsciously, Lucia's eyes were slightly red. She sighed and looked up at Charles, then leaned closer and asked in a low voice: "What is your order, General?"

Charles put down the coffee and glanced at both sides, then whispered: "Give the Germans a message, their code has been deciphered by the British."

Lucia was stunned, this is not a trivial matter.

But she was only stunned for a moment and immediately returned to normal, nodding firmly and saying: "I will arrange it immediately."

Charles must have his reasons for doing this, just like the last time he revealed the merchant ship information to the Germans, and as a result, more than a dozen submarines were hunted down.

What's more, this is information about the British, and the "Lady in White" will not be under too much pressure.

Charles added: "You can also add some details: the U-21 submarine that was sunk in the Dardanelles did not have time to destroy the cipher machine."

Lucia said "hmm", which can increase the credibility of the intelligence.

Charles recalled the firmness on General Winter's face in the morning and his answer: "Don't bother, General. We can handle it ourselves. You seem to have forgotten that the Royal Navy is the most powerful navy in the world, and there is nothing we can't solve."

Charles knew what General Winter relied on.

The British salvaged the cipher machine, and all the German battle plans and even the fleet positions were in the hands of the British.

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So there was the famous "Jutland" naval battle. The British fleet grasped the plan of the German fleet based on the intelligence and sent out the main force to respond.

Charles thought, if the Germans suddenly changed the code, would General Winter still be so calm?

Will the Royal Navy still be so confident?

Would the "Minister of Munitions" still insist on not letting the French Navy participate in the blockade against the German Navy?

Charles had an illusion that the German Navy was his ally and the British Royal Navy was his enemy.

Then, Charles took out a check from his pocket for 100,000 francs, with a list under the check.

"I will retire some lightly wounded soldiers one after another. You can incorporate them into the organization. This is the activity fund."

Lucia's eyes lit up instantly: "Yes, General."

"Lady in White" is a civilian organization. They may have the ability to collect intelligence, but they lack the necessary military literacy, so that they often have no ability to protect themselves.

Now Charles has given a group of veterans who came down from the battlefield, which is like a timely help to make up for the shortcomings of "Lady in White".

What Lucia didn't know was that Charles gave more than "veterans". Most of these people were excellent snipers. Some of them were apprentices brought up by Shen Billy himself. They were equipped with sniper rifles with sniper scopes. With a little training, they could be transformed into excellent spy killers.

"Who is our opponent?" Lucia asked in a low voice.

Lucia was very smart. She immediately guessed that the mission of "Lady in White" might be "upgraded".

"You should ask who the possible opponent is." Charles stared at Lucia's eyes: "People who may pose a threat to us, or intelligence agencies, understand?"

Lucia's eyes flashed with shock.

Intelligence agency?

British CIA or French Second Bureau?

Then Lucia understood that it should be the French Second Bureau.

Because the Second Bureau is the eyes and ears of the French government and parliament.

Controlling them can make the government and parliament unable to hear or see, or get wrong information.