Flowers, Swords and France

"Okay, then I will talk about the arrangements for you..."

After hearing what seemed to be profound words from Charles, these young officers, who had become very emotional, suddenly became quiet again, as if they had been poured cold water on them. ∈♦, they looked at each other doubtfully, hoping to see some signs from their companions, but except for Viscount Alex de Lautrec, who seemed slightly calm, everyone else was confused. Puzzled look.

"Mr. Treville, do we have other tasks besides those that have been announced?" After hesitating for a while, an officer with a short brown beard took the courage to ask Charles in a low voice, "If so, please let us know. I think a better understanding of the nature of our work is crucial to fulfilling the mission the president has given us..."

Although this was said politely and implicitly, it was already a vague accusation against the two leaders for being too mysterious.

"I understand your concerns, Major de Casmaier." Charles nodded to the officer and smiled.

Because he was responsible for selecting these people, of course he could remember everyone's appearance and name.

"There is no doubt that you are right. If I want you to do a good job, I should be open and honest with you..." Charles deliberately prolonged his voice, "But sometimes, for the sake of the country's interests, we can only Keep it secret and only tell the necessary people at the last minute.”

"National interests?" Everyone became more and more surprised and looked at each other, unable to maintain the order just now.

Maybe. At this time, they already had some premonitions in their hearts.

"However, although we hid something before, but... now is the time to be honest with you." Ciel's tone was very calm. But it made them all quiet again.

After everything returned to silence, under everyone's gaze, Ciel took a deep breath.

"Yes, under the leadership of Major de Lautrec, in addition to helping the Minister review and approve official documents and arrange the Minister's schedule, we also have more important tasks in our schedule. That is... ..." After a deliberate pause, Charles suddenly raised his voice, "Planning our country's future wars with other neighboring countries!"

It's like a stone dropped into a calm pond. After Ciel said these words, there was a fierce commotion in the entire conference room.

"War!?" The young people in military uniforms opened their eyes wide, and some of them even repeated it.

In the glances they cast at Charles, there was surprise, doubt, and impatience, but no fear.

After all, isn't it that what these young people secretly hope for in their hearts is to rely on war to make achievements?

"That's right, planning a war." Ciel nodded. Then he clenched his fists in his hands and said, "Of course, I don't mean that we will go to war with any country now. We are still peace-loving. At least for now. What we need you to do is just to use your talents. , just prepare backup battle plans in advance. Most of these plans will probably be shelved... However, after all. After all. In today's era, the price of war is too high, so we can no longer go to war leisurely and unprepared as we did in ancient times. What we need is to prepare in advance and then use practical methods. Military plan, so that in the sudden war, the full strength of the army can be used to the greatest extent and win the final victory! "

Perhaps because he was swayed by Ciel's words, no one echoed his words even though he spoke so passionately.

However, Ciel enjoyed this effect very much. He liked to see others confused because of his unexpected behavior.

This is the reason why he specifically found some ambitious young generals to be his assistants. In addition to the fact that these people are not easy to control and easy to dispatch, he also wants to rely on these people to study future wars with other imaginary enemies, and Make war plans for this. In modern times, this was originally the work of the General Staff. However, Charles and Louis Bonaparte's planned plan to reorganize the General Staff has not yet been implemented, so they have to borrow this group of people to prepare for a rainy day.

"So, everyone, wake up!" General Saint Arnaud also shouted at this time, "Have you seen it now? What a difficult task you have? Please cheer up and prove to everyone that you are You deserve your current status! What are you afraid of? Isn’t it just war? Are you still afraid of this? "

Under the encouragement of Charles and the minister, these young people finally slowly regained their spirits.

"Of course, we don't want you to make all the decisions. This responsibility is too heavy and can only be borne by the president personally. And you just need to seriously formulate a practical military plan for the president." Ciel continued, "Right here, you can get any support you need. As long as you complete your work, you can get all the credit from it..."

"Being able to control hundreds of thousands of troops in one's own hands is an unspeakable honor." The minister commented harshly, "If I had this opportunity when I was young, I would be so excited that I shed tears! And you... …My descendants, will you refuse this honor?”

"No, I won't." Before anyone else could answer, Viscount de Lautrec suddenly replied, "I will devote all my talents to fighting for the honor of the country and the army, Your Excellency!"

"Very good." The minister smiled and nodded, then looked at the others seriously, "What about you? Gentlemen. Will you allow yourselves to waste this great opportunity? Will you?"

"No, no!" Perhaps inspired by the minister's encouragement, almost everyone shouted.

Becoming the commander of the entire army, isn't this what everyone dreams of when they are in military school?

Amidst the excitement, Ciel finally nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, now that you have shown your enthusiasm, I don't need to say too much," he still had that calm smile on his face, "In the end, we are a calm and pragmatic place. , everything is based on reality. We don’t need to tell lies to please you. Your Excellency the Minister and I are very sober people, and we will never hold grudges against anyone for telling the unpleasant truth. Please keep this in mind. Only in this way can our future work be more effective, do you understand?”

"Understood!" everyone responded loudly.

"Very good." Charles waved his hand, "This is the attitude we want..."

Then, he took a breath and said, "Now that everyone has unified their thoughts, let's start working directly. Starting tomorrow, you will take Major de Lautrec as the person in charge and start processing daily documents. , be familiar with the internal affairs of the Army...and you must execute it well. Our secret mission is to study the next war plan from now on. Don’t stick to the specific form. You can study our war with any country and any region. This time, let’s study our neighboring countries first. and operations in Italy and the Black Sea region..."

"Black Sea?" Almost everyone became alert again.

After all, these people are smart people. Even if Ciel intends to hide his purpose in a lot of planning requirements, this goal is still too obvious.

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"Yes, I said it, don't stick to any form," Charles nodded calmly, and then looked at the officers with a solemn face, "I'm just giving an example. Think about it, it is undeniable that mobilization has always been A huge expeditionary force will go to fight thousands of miles away, which will place the highest standards on our country's national strength. Your task is to determine how much preparation we need to make for this, whether it is in terms of military strength or material... "

The officers all gasped.

Apparently they all heard something unusual from Ciel's calm tone.

However, no one questioned or refuted it.

For their status, or even for their military hobby itself, they were unable to refute, and could only follow the arrangements of Charles and others to prepare such a war plan.

Charles took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was not too late yet.

At this point, the words have almost been said, there is no need to go deeper.

"Well, that's all for today's meeting. Please make sure to start preparing as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Everyone agreed at the same time, and then prepared to stand up.

Then, at this moment, Ciel suddenly reached out and slapped the table hard.

There was a "bang" that made many people tremble and stick to their chairs again.

"By the way, I have one last very important thing to tell you." Charles raised his head and looked sharply at the group of officers, "I think you can see that what I told you today, It is one of the most confidential matters within our country and our military. Since you are prepared to take on the most important task, you should take on the most stringent task. Therefore, I must hereby make the highest confidentiality requirement to you - if anyone dares to leak the information, I will tell you the truth, he will die very ugly, yes, I guarantee, he will not die at all. He will not go to court or the gallows, but will bear the reputation of a traitor and die in an extremely miserable manner. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" (To be continued...)