"Marshal Bazaine, I bear unshirkable responsibility for the failure of these two operations. I hope you will give me a chance. I will definitely find out the cause as soon as possible and give you an account!" Colonel Rider said with a solemn expression, his eyes filled with self-blame and determination.
"Rider, you certainly owe me an account. I selected the elite of the elite from the army and handed them over to you, yet now so many have been lost without achieving the results we deserved. My heart is bleeding right now! Those were all the finest children of our France," Marshal Bazaine said angrily.
"I need to know the answer. Why did they fail? If not for your past good performance, I would really want to kill you right now to give them some closure." Marshal Bazaine's voice carried anger and disappointment, and his gaze stared fixedly at Colonel Rider, as if he wanted to devour him alive.
Chapter 31