Chapter 181 German Tanks

At Blyde Manor, Francis put on a brand new suit and appeared in the living room of the villa in high spirits.

As if he was a different person, he greeted everyone with his head held high: "Hello, Mr. Grevy, Mr. Armand, I have kept you waiting for a long time!"

Then without waiting for a greeting, he sat down on the sofa and took the red wine brought by the servant.

A flash of anger flashed in Armand's eyes, this guy took himself seriously!

There was always disdain in Grevey's eyes, and he didn't even move his brows, always staring at the "Report of Merit" in his hand.

In Grevi's view, Francis is a person who doesn't know how to hide his inner thoughts. Once he gains power, he will immediately raise his tail and lose sight of his position. It is difficult for such a person to achieve great things.

Francis didn't feel anything strange. He took a sip of red wine triumphantly with a calm smile on his face: "Gentlemen, the situation is like this. He hopes to reach some kind of consensus with us."

"Us?" Armand asked, making a sarcastic snort.

"He" refers to Schneider, "we"... Francis should be a member of "him" now, right?

"Yes, us!" Francis waved his wine glass at the two of them, as if to express that he had not abandoned them, these fellow sufferers.

Francis didn't know that the so-called "brother in need" in his eyes still didn't take him seriously.

"The cooperation is like this." Francis continued: "He hopes that we can support the 'Saint Chamoun' tank so that it can take to the battlefield again..."

Grevi interrupted Francis coldly: "This is not easy, Francis. Everyone knows that 'Saint Chamoun' cannot stand a fight. It has already failed!"

"Yes, this is a fact." Francis replied: "But we have a parliament, sir, and with him and our cooperation, we will definitely have a majority in the parliament..."

Grevy said "Yeah": "But the Parliament cannot make decisions that completely go against the will of the citizens. People have already recognized the Charles tank, and everyone hopes to purchase more 'Mark I' instead of 'Saint Chamoun'. If We force our way through 'Saint-Chamoun'... and you know what's going to happen?"

Armand smiled and continued: "Strikes, demonstrations, and even the military will be involved, and then some members of Congress will be forced to step down. I don't think he can accept this."

"That's right, gentlemen!" Francis asked confidently, "But what if we have a reasonable reason?"

Armand crossed his legs and raised his hand generously towards Francis: "Tell him his reasons!"

Armand emphasized the word "he".

Francis heard the irony in it, and he cleared his throat with a slight embarrassment: "That's right, they made a series of improvements to the 'Saint Chamoun', including the engine, armor thickness, especially the thought of Methods have been found to improve its ability to cross trenches.”

Grevey put down the newspaper and finally glanced at Francis: "But this is not enough to convince the public. After all, Charles' tanks have been proven to be the most effective through actual combat. People will think, why do we have to use those failed things? Although it Improvements have been made!”

"You are right, sir." Francis nodded: "But they also thought of this, and they gave a reason, a perfect reason."

Grevy slightly raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, indicating that he was all ears.

"German tanks, Mr. Grevy." Francis came closer, with a somewhat mysterious and excited tone: "If the Germans also developed a tank, and it was developed for the Shire's Mark I, The Germans even had cannons on their tanks, and the Charles tanks only had machine guns, so..."

Grevi understood when he heard this.

It's a good idea. In this way, people will worry that Charles's tanks cannot deal with the new German tanks.

In their simple minds, it is easy to flash such a picture: the machine gun of the "Mark I" cannot penetrate the armor of the enemy tank, but the artillery of the enemy tank can blast the "Mark I" into the sky one shot after another.

Armand asked with interest: "Are the Germans really developing tanks?"

Francis smiled thoughtfully and replied: "Maybe, maybe not!"

It doesn't matter whether there is such an "opponent". What's important is that as long as there is such an "opponent", Charles's tanks will become obsolete, and the "Saint Chamoun" will naturally receive orders again and return to the battlefield.

Grevi smiled. Schneider did not disappoint him. His method was unusual.

He just casually released a "rumor" to exaggerate the enemy, and used people's sense of crisis to turn defeat into victory and let "Saint Chamoun" return to the battlefield.

The point is that this "rumor" is reasonable.

The Germans cannot sit still and wait for death. After they feel the shock and power brought by the "Mark I", they are bound to have targeted countermeasures. Otherwise, they can only watch the land defense line being broken through by the "Mark I" again and again.

In this way, "rumors" are no longer "rumors", not even rumors, but provide France with accurate information.

Perfect, meticulous and impeccable!

Grevi thought for a while, then Shi Shiran asked: "So, what good does this do to us?"

"CA-1 tank!" Francis replied: "He is willing to provide us with support, such as installing a more powerful engine to make it faster, as well as more reasonable designs and improvements."

Armand raised his eyebrows, seeming a little moved.

Colonel Estiny "defected", Francis and his tractor factory were sent to Schneider, and the CA-1 tank project was almost impossible to develop.

If Schneider had the help of this strong ally, CA-1 might be able to come back to life.

But Grevi refused without thinking: "I'm not interested."

Francis looked at Grevi in ​​surprise: "But Mr. Grevi, this is a tank, please think about it..."

"In addition!" Grevi interrupted Francis coldly: "Let him send someone else."

Francis was stunned, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

He immediately thought of the consequences. If Grevi did not intend to talk to him, he would not be able to become the middleman between the right wing and Schneider, he would be nothing, and he would even be ruthlessly abandoned by Schneider.

So...

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Grevy, Mr. Armand!" Francis swallowed hard and looked at the two men with a look of panic: "Please believe me, I'm always on your side, I've always tried my best to fight for your interests..."

Armand smiled contemptuously, this guy finally saw his position clearly.