Precisely because of his understanding of General de Castelnau, Xiafei would not doubt that General de Castelnau would not obey this order. Now and regarding the situation in Verdun,

He also understood very well that as the commander-in-chief, the only thing he needed to do was to put more troops and more power there to ensure that Verdun was not lost.

"Your Excellency, Commander, in addition to the First Army, the Twentieth Army and the Tenth Army, I also hope that the headquarters can transfer the entire 2nd Army to Verdun."

After thinking for a moment, General de Castelno immediately put forward his suggestion. In his opinion, with the current development of the situation in Verdun, it is obviously impossible to rely only on the First Army and the Tenth Army to save the dying troops there.

situation, almost immediately after receiving the telegram that the German army was attacking Verdun, when he began to consider how to hold Verdun, he had already considered the Second Army commanded by Pétain.

Compared with the First Army, the Twentieth Army, the Tenth Army, and the Second Army, the combat effectiveness is far superior to the former. Due to the reinforcement of the British army not long ago, the pressure on the French 2nd Army on the front line has been reduced.

Therefore, this French army is in the best condition after rest and training, and more importantly, the Second Army Staff has not yet been affected by the new French army regulations that force every staff officer to be on duty with the combat troops, and its

Commander Petain is also an extremely outstanding general. If the Second Army is mobilized, he believes that Verdun can be completely defended. At least for the current situation, the Second Army is the best choice at present, even in De Cass.

In General Ternault's view, no one was more suitable to serve as commander-in-chief of the Verdun front than General Pétain, the commander of the Second Army. Of course, because of his understanding of Joffre, he had to give it a try.

"Of course, no problem!"

Without any hesitation, Joffre agreed to the request of General de Castelneau. As the commander-in-chief of the French army, the only thing he needed to do at this time was to meet all their demands. As long as he could hold Verdun,

As for mobilizing the Second Army to go to Verdun, although the Second Army was a reserve force in his hands, since he wanted to hold it there, it was appropriate to mobilize the reserve force.

After his suggestion was agreed to, General de Castelno made further suggestions.

"As it stands now, Langre de Cary, the commander of the Verdun Army Group, is not a competent general, at least not a general who is good at fighting in adversity. With the current setbacks he has suffered, he is very

It may be that after the German army intensifies its offensive efforts, it may be proposed to abandon the town of Verdun and the fortress, so I hope that the commander of the Second Army, General Pétain, will take over the post of commander of the Verdun Army Group."

"Um……"

Nodding, Xiafei did not refuse. After accepting Castelno's suggestion, he looked directly at Castelno and said.

"It is acceptable for Pétain to be the commander. Tell him to hold on there!"
Chapter completed!