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    Scrooge had to admit that he was getting old.  The signs of aging showed up in many places on his body.  For example, sleep or something.  In the past, when Scrooge was young, he would fall asleep almost as soon as he lay down on the bed, and he would fall asleep in just a few minutes. When he woke up, he would be full of energy.  But now it doesn't work anymore, Scrooge now also has problems with insomnia.  Many times, in order to fall asleep, we have to resort to sleeping pills, especially after fatigue.  What's even worse is that many times, even if he is asleep, Scrooge will suddenly wake up at two or three o'clock in the evening, and then he will never be able to sleep again.  Then the next day I felt depressed all day long.  The same was true that night. In the second half of the night, Scrooge suddenly woke up. He knew that he would never be able to sleep again, so he planned to get up and go to the study to read various reports sent from the big laboratory. By the way, he would turn on the radio  Open it and listen to what news is coming from Europe.  Many radio stations now broadcast 24 hours a day.  &£­£­£­, ¡ï.¨I¡×.¡Ûp; "Are you awake?" Scrooge just moved to get ready and lifted the quilt when he heard Dorothea's voice.  "Why, are you awake too?" Scrooge asked.  "Yeah, I'm a little insomniac. Well, what are you going to do when you get up?" Dorothea asked in the darkness.  "Go to the study and read the report that you didn't finish yesterday. Also listen to the radio to see if there is any news from Europe." Scrooge opened the quilt and sat up.  Dorothea also sat up, reached out her hand, and turned on the bed lamp.  "I can't sleep anyway, so I got up and went to listen to the news." The two of them came to the study room next door, and Emma, ??the maid on the night shift, poured each of them a glass of hot milk.  Of course, this milk is specially supplied by McDonald's, and it is definitely not the same as the milk on the market that contains mercury compounds that are hundreds of times more terrifying than melamine.  Scrooge opened the safe and took out some reports from it and read them carefully. Dorothea turned on the radio next to the sofa, then took an unknown book from the bookshelf and flipped through it casually.  Looked up.  "Due to the impact of the warthe prices of steel and various non-ferrous metals continue to rise in the London futures market, and the price of brassthe French government said that in order to continue the war, they will issue another batch of national bonds. Unlike last time, this time  National debt will be issued throughout the world in an amount" came a voice from the radio.  "Scrooge, what's going on with the French national debt?" Dorothea suddenly asked.  "Ahyou are talking about the French national debt. You should ask Graystone about this matter. Basically, he is in charge of it. I didn't interfere too much." Scrooge said, "It seems that he and little Morgan have divided it up.  "Master, you don't have to worry about this transaction, you won't lose money," Scrooge replied casually, and then lowered his head to read the document.  Hearing Scrooge¡¯s answer, Dorothea smiled happily.  This was not because the MacDonald Group could make more money from this deal, but because Scrooge's attitude now made her happy.  Scrooge actually didn't bother much about questions like this anymore. He handed it over to Graystone with confidence, which shows that Graystone's ability has been truly recognized by Scrooge.  "Now a news break. Ten minutes ago, Germany's Rheinland Radio released news saying that the German army launched a full-scale attack on the French Fortress of Verdun and had captured most of the positions guarded by the French army. The fall of Verdun  It¡¯s just a matter of time. Our reporters are verifying the news. Once there is new information, we will report it to the listeners immediately" Such a message suddenly came from the radio.  "Scrooge, you said, the French won't really lose Verdun, right?" Dorothea became a little nervous.  As a member of the world's largest arms dealer family, Dorothea's current knowledge of military matters is not necessarily proficient, but it is still much better than that of ordinary people. At least, compared to TV talk shows in some areas.  Dorothea's military level absolutely overwhelms those experts who often invent anti-stealth aircraft magnetic powder.  Therefore, Dorothea also knew quite well where the Verdun Fortress was and what the consequences would be if it fell.  Once this place falls, Paris will be undefendable and its fall will be inevitable.  Once Paris falls, France may surrender.  Macdonald Venture Bank now holds a lot of British and French treasury bonds. If Britain and France cannot win the war, these investments may be in vain.  "Don't be anxious, Dorothea," said Scrooge.  Scrooge knows that in the original history, Germany did not capture Verdun, but this does not mean that the Germans will not be able to capture Verdun this time.  However, if the Germans feel that taking Paris, they canEnough to end the war, but that may not be possible.  Today's France is not the France during World War II. France during World War II bled so much in World War I that the entire country was unwilling to engage in another overall war, so Paris surrendered immediately as soon as Paris was lost.  Today's France is not the France during the Franco-Prussian War, and he does not have to worry about the emergence of socialist revolutionaries now.  The French are still full of determination to fight to the end.  Even if Paris is lost, France may not withdraw from the war at this time.  "The Verdun Fortress is said to have been basically completed. Before it was completed, the Germans launched several attacks on it, and they were all beaten to a bloody head. Under normal circumstances, Verdun is not so easy to lose."  said Scrooge, comforting Dorothea.  ¡­ Yes, the Verdun Fortress is in much better condition today than in its original history. In the original history, when the Germans launched an attack on the Versailles Fortress, the fortress had not yet been completed, and two-thirds of the forts were  There are no cannons yet.  Now, because they have received more supplies from the United States (in fact, both sides have received much more supplies from the Americans than before.), the completion of the Verdun Fortress is much better. Today, the fort¡¯s fort  Only a quarter of the cannons on the ship were still mounted.  But perhaps because the fortress was basically completed, when the Germans used the trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, the French were not only fooled as in the original history, but they also had more troops left in the Verdun fortress area than in history.  Want less!  In the original history, the deceived French still left two divisions of troops near Verdun. It was the desperate resistance of these two divisions that bought the French time and allowed the French to keep Verdun.  Deng.  But now, the French only have one division left near Verdun. Such a small number of troops alone is definitely not enough.  Therefore, as soon as the German attack began, the French did not hesitate to use mustard gas on the German army. Although the wind was a bit strong that day, the weather conditions were not suitable for the use of poison gas.  However, the French still used all means, including using airplanes to drop mortars loaded with poison gas, to launch poison gas attacks on the Germans, hoping to delay the German attack.  However, this time, the poison gas was not easy to use, because the leading German offensive troops were actually equipped with full-body chemical protective suits.  Where did the Germans get so much rubber?  This really surprised the French.   "Gladstone, how is the situation in Verdun?" Dorothea was still uneasy, so when she saw Gladstone coming out of Scrooge's office, she stopped him like this  asked.  "Mom, it seems it's not completely clear yet." Graystone replied, "Our friends in the French army told us that the situation in Verdun is certainly not as good as the French media said, but it is not as good as the Germans either.  As people say, at least the core position is still in the hands of the French. In addition, another French quick reaction division has entered the Verdun battlefield. Maybe tomorrow, the third quick reaction division will also be put into Verdun.  As long as they hold on for a while, the French can bring their troops back. I think the French army's reaction speed is faster than the Germans expected. It is not very likely that the Germans will capture this fortress quickly.  Donald thinks so too. He thinks the two sides will form a stalemate here. If the French win in the end, I think our Volkswagen will definitely have orders. "What does this have to do with Volkswagen?"  Rosia asked.  "Because the French's rapid reaction division is actually a force that relies on Raptor pickup trucks to maneuver." Graystone said, "During the Battle of the Marne, the French's own taxis saved France. This time it is our turn.  As far as I know, two French divisions relied on our pickup trucks to quickly reinforce from the south of Paris to Verdun. According to our French friends, our pickup trucks performed very well in this operation.  Excellent" "I want to give the American Volkswagen a big medal! Their pickup truck is so good!" General Petain, who had already entered the Verdun Fortress, said to his staff officer Elgar,  "We ran hundreds of kilometers in one breath. Because of traffic jams, in order to save time, we often drove directly from the wilderness without roads. God, if we had used those things made in France, I would have  I¡¯m sure that if you run like this, at least half of it will be damaged on the road, but look at the American products, there is almost no damage! I don¡¯t know why Citro?n can¡¯t make such a thing!¡± At this time, the German shelling started again!  At the beginning, in order to capture Verdun, the German army fired more than a thousand cannons and fired fiercely, hoping to capture Verdun before more French troops arrived.  "General, they are going to attack again." Elgar said.   "No, Elgar, you are wrong. They should have come up to die again." P¨¦tain said.
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