章 280: Chapter 218: Swift Resolution_2

Bertier frowned slightly, "But both Bizerte and Kairouan, on the north side, are on the northern shore of the Oued Medjerda. If we arrange our defenses along this river, we will essentially be handing these places over to the enemy."

The officers immediately turned their heads to look at him: "What is your suggestion, then?"

Bertier tapped the western side of Bizerte with his finger: "To enter Tunis from Annaba, one must pass through here—Ferrieres, between Lake Ichkeul and Lake Bizerte. Here, we can ambush the People of Algiers!"

Andre frowned, "But, Lieutenant Colonel, that's a plain. If we choose this place, we will have to face an enemy many times our own number head-on."

In his words, he had already automatically ignored Zemir's indigenous forces.

An officer from the police academy immediately said, "But it's the only way to save Bizerte."