This matter is quite coincidental. Previously, Shire took the initiative to collaborate with Petain in order to break through the parliament's encirclement of him.
And this cooperation has continued until now. Shire has been providing mines and directional mines for the Verdun front, without interruption.
Now, Shire plans to deepen this relationship further, or at least make others believe he has deepened this relationship.
Thus, even with his tight schedule, he made time to visit Verdun.
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Verdun Defense Line, Saint Michel Castle Command Center.
The sky drizzled lightly; whether it was related to the war or not, the rainy season had come particularly late this year.
The rainy season is never good for the battlefield, especially for the troops fighting at the River Somme. They will charge at the enemy through the mud.
