As for Major General Mani, he did not dare to take a breath at this moment, and even the shirt on his body was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Although Jacques Philippe was only one level higher than him in military rank, Major General Magny did not dare to compare his status with that of the younger brother of the Duke of Choiseul.

Seeing that everyone was standing at attention, Lieutenant General Jacques Philippe slowly walked up to Major General Mani and scolded sternly:

"Major General Mani, recite Catch-22 to me!"

"Article 20...2? I..."

Major General Mani was stunned again, but Lieutenant General Philip obviously did not mean to joke with him. The major general had no choice but to recall the military regulations that only private soldiers remembered, and said stumblingly:

“All soldiers should... fulfill their duties resolutely and resolutely implement the orders issued by their superiors... and must not overstep; if a soldier has overstepped the facts, his superiors can handle it directly during wartime. In peacetime, his superiors should file a lawsuit and hand it over to a military court.

"

"You should consider yourself lucky, Major General Mani."

Lieutenant General Philip's words were as lonely and desperate as the storm:

"If this were war time, your body would have been buried in the soil by my own hands."

"General Philip! I didn't..." Major General Mani tried his best to suppress only such a pale explanation.

"No? That joint exercise plan was not signed and confirmed by you?"

Lieutenant General Jacques Philippe's index finger was like a sharp knife, and he stabbed Major General Mani three times in the chest:

"Tell me, who gave you the courage to exercise my authority on my behalf?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Major General Mani’s hands were close to the seams of his trousers, and he did not even dare to wipe the hot sweat from his forehead. He only dared to lower his head and defended:

"General! You were not in the command post at that time, and the Royal Guards were urging you..."

"So this is why you dare to step on me?!"

Lieutenant General Philip snorted coldly, and there was no trace of the former easy-going and forthrightness on his stern face:

"Marney Alexandre-Guillaume de Clermont, do you think I am leaving Paris for Lorraine soon? Do you think it is your turn to take the position of supreme commander?!"

This series of questions made Major General Mani's face no longer retain a trace of color, and his voice began to tremble, even with a hint of crying:

"I, I don't dare, General, you know me, how could I..."

"Huh, don't you dare?" Lieutenant General Philip exhaled heavily, looked sideways at Major General Mani and shouted angrily:

"If you dare to sign an order on my behalf today, will you dare to spare me and mobilize the army tomorrow?"

Major General Magny's face turned pale. He certainly knew that mobilizing troops without authorization was equivalent to the crime of treason, especially among the Paris city defense forces under the king's feet.

All the officers looked at Major General Mani with sympathy and confusion. They didn't know what happened to Lieutenant General Philip today and why his temperament changed so drastically.

But at the moment, no one dares to risk the anger of Lieutenant General Philip and come forward to dissuade him. After all, logically speaking, this matter is indeed the fault of Major General Mani.

"You, and you!"

Lieutenant General Philip looked away from Major General Mani, and instead glanced at the officers in the entire hall, he reprimanded in a cold voice:

"I tell you, as long as I wear this military uniform, I will still be your highest officer. If something like this happens to me again, huh, there will be no need to trouble the civilian officials of the military court.

, I will personally execute the judgment on you."

After saying that, Lieutenant General Philip once again stabbed Major General Mani in the heart with his index finger, and immediately left the hall without looking back.

It wasn't until they confirmed that Lieutenant General Philip's footsteps had disappeared from the command post that all the officers dared to lift themselves from attention and take a deep breath.

Almost none of these officers, who were accustomed to being idle, could withstand the strong pressure exerted by Lieutenant General Jacques Philippe.

Major General Mani was paralyzed on the ground as if he had survived a disaster, his eyes were lifeless like a corpse without a soul, and his pupils did not regain focus for a long time.

"God...it scared me to death. I even thought for a moment that Lieutenant General Philip was going to execute us all."

"What the hell is going on? Lieutenant General Philip is usually such a fun and easy-going person. Why did he... today?"

"The general himself said it. He is probably going to leave the city defense force and go to Lorraine to serve as governor. He thinks that our subordinates would dare to ride on him."

"Oh, this really misunderstood us. Although what Major General Mani did was wrong, he certainly didn't mean to overstep the general."

"It's useless to say this now. At least in the last few weeks of Lieutenant General Philip's tenure, we should be more peaceful. If anyone really offends him again... he can go home in advance to find the priest and priest who will conduct the funeral.

It’s a cemetery.”

...

After leaving the command post, Lieutenant General Jacques Philippe's expression slowly returned to calm, and it was completely impossible to tell that he had just angrily rebuked a group of officers in the hall.

He walked slowly along the sparkling Seine River at a strolling pace, sighed slightly and said to himself:
Chapter completed!