Chapter 824: 3. Even if heaven falls (13)

Food and wine.
tropical fruit.
Crystal chandeliers.
Senior band.
Mahogany furniture.
Leather sofa.
Handmade tablecloths.
When the above words are gathered together, people must think of luxury hotels for the first time. However, at the moment these words describe the dining room of a "warship".
Speaking of which, the navy of any country is very particular about eating and drinking. On the one hand, it has more food access than the army. On the other hand, because the navy has more foreign-related activities, it cannot always be greeted by foreign friends when they are on board. Can't take it. In the end, it is also because scurvy is more likely to occur on board if you do not eat on board. This year’s young sailor with a bite of rotten teeth grabbed a lot. In order not to affect the combat effectiveness, he had to pay attention to eating.
On the defense navy and air force ships, the level of food, drink and accommodation was raised to a new height.
The crew of the Deflinger-class armored ship was already able to eat cream stewed chicken, lobster, steak, and juice, soda and ice cream after the meal. As the flagship of the whole army, the Great Emperor did not fall behind. From the inside of the Defense Army, he gave the flagship a nickname of "Emperor Hotel", and also painted a "Miss Umbrella" cartoon. I can imagine that the emperor To what extent are the living facilities of No.
A long table that can seat 18 people at the same time, each high-back chair has silver-covered eagle carvings on the top, a white handmade tablecloth, and freshly baked bread and salt are placed in the basket. The milk chowder has just been removed and then served. On the salmon, there is a roast venison in the dining car next to the waiter, the dessert is on the way, and the crystal glass that can be drunk is full of 100 years of excellent wine. Bands in well-dressed uniforms are playing Bolero, and the passionate and gorgeous Castilian style music adds a palace atmosphere to the already luxurious dining room.
It's not so much a lunch as a state banquet.
"I heard that after coming here, your Highness only has to drink water? If it's a dish that doesn't suit your taste. I can ask the chef to adjust it. It's not good to spoil the body in this way. After all, it is related to your noble body— "
"I didn't mean to accept the enemy's charity."
The firm interruption caused Brenhill's eyebrows sitting on Li Lin's right hand to jump, and the knife and fork in his hand continued to divide the salmon in front of him.
"This is really..."
Shaking the wine glass, Li Lin said with a bitter smile:
"We never regarded His Royal Highness as an enemy. On the contrary, we considered ourselves as your most powerful ally."
I sneered at the speech of not knowing whether it was superb acting or cheeky. Minerva closed his eyes, and a question was tumbling in his tired mind.
(What is he thinking about?)
It has been more than 24 hours since the capture and now Minerva has been thinking about this issue, and he still hasn't figured it out until now.
Beyond the species, the agent of gods, the king of the elf camp, this man shrouded in many auras is a mystery in itself.
Pride, politeness, cold blood, enthusiasm, madness, and reason-countless contradictory elements are harmoniously united in this person. If it is acting, it is okay. After all, all-round actors also exist. But the actors who switch roles at all times and put themselves in the position that best fits the surrounding environment, or the actors who control the situation lightly or implicitly, do not exist, and so do politicians.
It is one thing to have no integrity and no bottom line, but another to judge the situation. More faceless politicians have gone, but it is rare to be able to ascend to the peak of power. After ascending to the top position, there is nothing in the world that can lead the country to prosperity. Richelieu may be counted as one, but the greatest and coldest prime minister and cardinal of Charlemagne's history was played by the consortium and the elf camp behind the consortium. Other forces are either obedient or obedient.
In terms of its capabilities. Completely worthy of the status of "God's Agent".
So, what is this apostle planning? Guide the rise of the elf camp and resurrect the kingdom of Gilmania? What is the point of doing this kind of thing now? Even if you have mastered the technology far ahead of other camps, using that population to conquer the world can only be called delusion.
Of course, it is still possible to conquer Charlemagne.
"Your Highness, please do not regard conquest as the ultimate goal. That is just the beginning."
Cutting off a piece of venison, Li Lin seemed to inadvertently say:
"The beginning of destruction or glory."
Seen through-the strong chill penetrated into the bone marrow, and the fist on the knee shook.
Both Li Lin and Brun Hill pretended not to have seen Minerva’s little movements, and Niederhog and Freya seemed to have no interest in Charlemagne’s queen, and they concentrated on sprinkling sugar or rosemary on the venison. Roland said nothing.
The weird silence lasted only a few seconds, the napkin wiped his mouth, and the light tone rang again in the restaurant.
"Perhaps Your Highness felt that she was exaggerating, or simply bragging. Charlemagne has a vast territory and a large population. With the above two points, it can completely offset the quality advantage of our army, and the worst can also be a bad battle. An armistice agreement that does not lose face and actual benefits. But I can tell you clearly that this is a delusion."
"Since this is the case, it is not necessary to continue the hypocritical performance, I am not interested in playing a role in the farce."
"It's really a steadfast Highness, deserved to be the blood of the royal family. However, my lord, I really just invited you to lunch, and by the way, you have tea, and Roland, a few people have a good discussion about life and philosophy. As for the political What's the matter, you can treat yourself as if you haven't heard anything, just talking to yourself."
Li Lin pointed to the attendants and bands on the side. It seemed that they really just invited Minerva to drink tea for dinner. By the way, he brought Roland together to talk about life and philosophy. Maybe there will be a bath later.
However, first, in the camp of elves, in addition to the literal meaning, "drinking tea" also has a layer of uncomfortable metaphors. The human underground rebels in Yalfheim are often invited to evaporate on earth for one reason or another, as if they disappeared from the world. Second, the Chief Officer of Alfheim is a vigorous workaholic. The children in the kindergarten know that the Chief Officer takes work as an entertainment, and takes the approval of nearly a thousand documents every day as a strongman. A guy with this way of life can never
mind
Minerva for chatting and relaxing. He must have a purpose. It's just that based on certain schemes and bad taste, I don't plan to say it yet, but he will say it sooner or later. Then appreciate the reaction of others like a bad boy who succeeded in mischief...
This cunning fox!
Minerva cursed viciously-in the belly.
Li Lin still maintained an impeccable and elegant posture, glancing at the clock beside him, he snapped his fingers.
The gorgeous melody stopped, and the waiter on the side pressed the button hidden in the dark, a rectangular crystal sheet came down, and the picture swayed after a while. The heated "Warship March" echoed in the restaurant, and a crowd of crowds appeared on the screen after a few seconds.
Minerva and Roland quickly recognized the place on the screen: Ares Square. One of Lüdes’s most famous squares used to be a place for reviewing the army, and now countless people gather under the sound reinforcement device produced by v.e.
What are you doing?
Minerva frowned slightly, and before she sorted out her clue, a male voice suppressing the excitement floated out of the big horn.
"Interim news is broadcast now. Interim news is broadcast now. The headquarters of the Army and Naval Department will be published at 6 o'clock on the 8th. Wang Jialu and the Navy entered the battle with Albion in the Arctic Sea at dawn today. Wang Jialu and the Navy have been in the north since dawn today. The sea of ​​ice and Albion entered a state of battle."
"Please all the citizens gather in the municipal centers around the world to listen to the announcement. The content of the government's broadcast through the government is responsible, straightforward and accurate. Please be sure to believe the requirements of everyone in the broadcast, and please follow the implementation. Take action ."
The announcer's tone was frustrated, but no one cared about what he was talking about. Everyone raised their hands and shouted "Long live", which was also mixed with the slogans of "Go to Lundinium", "Punish Albion", and "Destroy Albion's ghosts and animals". The ladies were full of spring and the gentlemen were excited Waved his cane, the young man danced with his face flushed, and some people's eyes flashed with tears. Not far away, someone was beating up a few people, and the voices of "national thieves" and "non-nationals" could be heard vaguely.
The scene of the masses of flurry of dancing did not last long. The picture changed suddenly, and the gloomy face of Queen Albion appeared in front of Minerva. The thick white powder can no longer hide the red face skin. Flames almost burst into cold eyes, and thin lips that showed the character of secretism spit out words that could pierce people's hearts.
"Today, on the 8th of the month of 1239 in the Chinese calendar-a long-lost day-the sacred kingdom of Albion was suddenly attacked by the navy of King Charlemagne’s home for a long time. I ordered the royal army to take everything as a queen Measures, no matter how long it takes to defeat this premeditated invasion, in the name of the mother god, I and the Albion subjects holding the banner of justice will definitely win an absolute victory. I hereby assert. My country will not only make The greatest efforts to defend yourself will also ensure that this form of betrayal will never endanger our country again. With the protection of the Almighty Mother God, I and Albion will achieve an inevitable victory! I am here to tell the subjects and the nations Today—the 8th month of the Chinese calendar 1239—When Charlemagne carried out an unprovoked and mean and cowardly attack, Albian and Charlemagne were already at war.

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As a well-known international stick. For thousands of years and Charlemagne have been constantly explaining to the world what Albion loves and kills. Only they have been pitting others, and they have never heard of anyone who has pitted Albion.
But this time, Charlie Man kicked a good friend to the bottom of the pit with a big foot, and threw several stones by the way, which made him really angry.
Speaking of which, neither country takes the pre-war negotiations seriously, and one uses the negotiations as a smokescreen to cover up their preparations for war. One is ignorant of the enemy’s small actions, but in order to occupy the moral high ground, and at the same time add a little sense of superiority to his own naval strength, deliberately pretend to see nothing, and hope that after the first shot is fired, he will give up the opponent. Since then, I can't start again, so be a good little boy.
Just as the Albian people drooled, while making up for the child’s unsuitable pictures, the Charlemagne set off the table in anger, giving the Albian people’s pride, the royal navy fleet stationed in Scarpa Bay, Exploded.
Li Lin had a comment on Charlemagne's army: "It is easy to be full of delusions." To put it bluntly, I like to rely on brains to do things, and the war plans made by the group of staff elites fully show this. This time was no exception. At the beginning, the army advocated the declaration of war in the form of the declaration of His Majesty the King the day after the war. According to their logic, it is sufficient to win a war. Diplomatic norms? International practice? Who cares about that stuff. However, Richelieu and a large number of bureaucratic aristocrats who are still sober still know the power of international law. So in any case, you must declare war before you start, even two hours in advance.
Based on the principle of "Army support, I oppose", Titans and the Navy also expressed their opposition. The army then gave in and agreed to declare war first. After some bargaining, everyone finally negotiated and submitted the declaration of declaration half an hour before the war.
Anyway. It was finally declared war, although it was only half an hour ahead of time, but from the logic of litigation, it was considered to have passed.
But in this way, finally there was a problem. Due to the use of secret language communication between Charlemagne and the embassy in Lundinium, the interpreter translated the 7000-word, 14-segment declaration of war and rewrote it into an official document. This word is missing a paragraph. When the rewriting is completed and submitted to the Whitehall. It was already 8:40 in the morning. The air raid in Scarpa Bay had begun for 100 minutes. The wooden ships in the harbor had already turned into coke floating on the water.
According to Admiral Tourville, the mobile unit was favored by the goddess, and it was "God Blessing" that ensured the success of the surprise attack, but Tourville did not know that Norman Charlemagne had little but a few people such as Richelieu. Several people knew that the attack under the "God Blessing" was not for Albian. It opened the door to for Charlemagne.
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Li Lin clapped his palms a few times, confidant. Waiters, officers and soldiers in the cabin, followed by the "Prince Eugen" and "Sedlitz"-tsunami-like applause swept the entire air fleet, each elf's face was filled with joy, the lower level The officers and men also threw away their military caps, and the senior officers who were usually as stern as the devil were smiling. He did not rebuke this kind of serious violation of military capacity and discipline.
Minerva stared blankly at the scene in front of her. Elizabeth in the picture seemed to be saying something. The elves around seemed to be celebrating, but these voices could no longer be transmitted to her. Thorough despair and coldness dominated her body and mind, and there was only one sentence echoed in the dull head.
Since today. On the 8th of the 12th month of the Chinese calendar 1239-when Charlemagne carried out an unprovoked and mean and cowardly attack, Albian and Charlemagne were already at war.
"How could this be..."
"Because this is inevitable."
Li Lin said with a casual expression:
"Historical development has its own laws, although there are occasional existences, but it is more inevitable. When Charlemagne embarked on the road of external expansion, this day was doomed."
The steady and constant sound eliminated Minerva's foothold, and the sense of vertigo that swirled around the sky struck. If there is a demon, it must be whispering in the ear with this voice. Just when she couldn't help but avoid the pair of bottomless red pupils, a voice pulled her back.
"Stealing concepts with materialist historical concepts, shaking minds, and instilling seemingly favorable conditions. It's really prudent."
The air suffocated, and while all the eyes switched between the targets, Minerva regained his disordered breathing.
"Provoking the purpose of the war, the order after the war, the handling and positioning of Charlemagne-it doesn't matter if the matter is straight out now."
"May I?"
Regardless of Minerva, who held his breath, silently put his eyes on the mature purple eyes of the boy, Li Lin leaned his elbows on the dining table and held his hands.
"If it is of value, Her Majesty the Queen may volunteer voluntarily, and I can explain it from the side. Besides, everything is under your control now, there is no need to hide anything."
Staring at Roland holding the poker face, Li Lin leaned his chin on his hand and closed his eyes.
After about 3 seconds, the eyes opened again. Under everyone's attention, the bright red pupil looked straight ahead, as if penetrating Roland sitting opposite and the wall behind, extending towards the endless void.
"All the disputes so far have focused on establishing the hegemony of the race or the country, which has a clear exclusivity and violent tendency. I believe that without detailed examples, you can also know that this kind of thinking and action will only make the race and the country confrontation. Upgrading. This is a question of real interests and an issue of ideology. If it is not fundamentally resolved, even if the world is unified by force, the result will only be to hold the boiling cauldron. After a short period of calm, all problems will be more violent. The way broke out. The only way to resolve this dilemma is to make thorough adjustments and eliminations."
"Adjust... and eliminate?"
"Neither humans nor orcs recognize the history of the old Kingdom of Gilmania. What is the reason? If they admit that their history is not glorious, not only the supremacy of human supremacy and the orc supremacy of racial superiority, but also their country. The legitimacy of existence will also be shaken. The church’s interpretation of divine will also become untrustworthy. The regime established by the descendants of the past treason will never allow this to happen, which is not only related to the survival of his own camp It also has a significant impact on the survival of the state power under governance."
Imagine if the Americans suddenly discovered that the constitution created by the founding fathers was in fact a fake book, the commander-in-chief of Washington and his lieutenant Hamilton actually wrote "America has been a sacred and inseparable part of the British Empire since ancient times" or "United States of America" The unswerving implementation of slavery", "States participating in the United States have the right to withdraw from the federal independent statehood"-and so on are the original articles of the Constitution. What will happen then?
Separatists, different ethnic groups, foreign forces, activists... Everyone will act to take full advantage of this opportunity. It is hard to say whether the last appearance was the American Confederation 2.0, the Lone Star Republic of Texas, the Commonwealth of California, the Norton III Empire or something else.
"Of course, when there is no power in the camp of elves. History is just history. It is a text memory that is forgotten by dust and covered by lies. It has no power of its own. Even if some people mention this history, it will soon After being cleared out of society, the social public who only responds to the real life in front of them will not think about the meaning. The social gear continues to operate without any change. But when the elf camp has enough power to pry the world. Even When it comes to changing the rules of existing international games, things are completely different."
Swallow the impulse to agree unconditionally with the other party. Roland continued to stare closely at those eyes that he didn't know where to look.
"The reason is obvious. As a vested interest in the existing rule system, no one would be generous enough to let past slaves enter their palaces or even sit on the throne. The consortium controls the economic circulation tangibly and intangibly, if necessary. By'economic warfare, a bloodless way to hit a certain country. For the elves who can threaten themselves in all aspects, the human kings will only choose violence as the only way of dialogue, as for ordinary people. They have been told since their childhood. The heretics of ears will kill all the living things they see, and it is clear which side they support."
Your actions are in vain-the indifferent assertions that are not even ridicule permeate the words, and do not give Roland a space for retorting and thinking, Li Lin continued to say:
"The war caused by fear and ignorance will not stop until one side is completely destroyed. Both sides will not stop. Of course, our army will definitely win the final victory. But the face is also the ruins of the broken walls, and the distortions and hatred In the world, such a victory is meaningless. The only way to avoid this tragic consequence is to completely eliminate and adjust human society. Charlemagne is the crucial first step."
The geopolitical situation determined that Charlemagne was the first threshold that the elves camp could not avoid. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Now the areas under the control of Alfheim include Agentolarton, Lorraine, Rhineland, Bayern, Württemberg, Hansa, Brandenburg, plus intentional knots If the All Saints or the Crown of St. Stephen and Ostoria become a country, if the above is equivalent to splitting out two thirds of Charlemagne's territory, no government will be silent. As for the integration with Charlemagne in the system... as I said before, the way of thinking is different, how to chat?
It was with this understanding that there was a series of follow-up strategies. Now Charlemagne has entered a dead end where everyone has targeted. No one will speak to Charlemagne even if the elves start the war of independence. It will provide a variety of support-just like Maozi supported Vietnam and Cuba during the Cold War, and Midi supported various terrorist organizations and resistance elements in Afghanistan.
In terms of strategy and political morality, Charlemagne has lost even the underpants. The remaining problem is how to defeat Charlemagne tactically and the problem of post-war treatment. The core of post-war treatment is to completely smash the Charlemagne. Existing values ​​and lifestyles instill a set of values ​​that are in the interest of the elves.
To achieve this, you first need a constitution, and a basic law of education—one written by the occupying forces that cannot be changed in decades after the defeated country accepts it. To be continued...