Gallieni asked half-believingly, "Are you sure? A cannon that can reach Paris?"
"No, I'm not sure." Shire shook his head. "I just received the information. As for the source, I'm sorry, but I must keep it confidential."
Gallieni nodded in understanding.
Revealing the source of the information publicly would threaten the intelligence personnel, tantamount to telling the Germans who the spies are.
Major Fernan joined the discussion: "I think this is unreliable, Brigadier. Why wouldn't they use airships to bomb, like they did with London?"
After last night's incident, many suspected the Germans would bomb Paris in the same manner.
"Bombing Paris with airships is not feasible." Shire answered firmly.
"Why?" Major Fernan was puzzled.
Shire walked to the large map hanging on the wall, drawing and explaining as he went along:
"Considering both strategic and tactical directions, it's unlikely the Germans would use airships to bomb Paris."
