Chapter 229, Chapter 230(1/2)
After leading the soldiers out of Fort Luoma, Xie Feng looked back at the castle and saw that the city gate had been slowly closed.
Xie Feng deliberately slowed down his horse speed, and gradually became even with Sera, and whispered: "Ser... Your Highness, why did you..."
"Huh?" Sera turned her head over, revealing an intriguing look in the two eye holes on the mask, and asked, "What?"
Xie Feng scratched his head and said: "That is indeed your brother."
"So what?" After saying that, Sera turned her head forward again, no longer looking at Xie Feng.
Xie Feng took a deep breath and said, "You don't plan to recognize him?"
"What happens after that?" Serra asked, "with him leading us?"
Xie Feng frowned. According to common sense, this would indeed be the case.
"It is indeed important to have a good reputation." Serra continued: "But you also have to look at who is leading."
Xie Feng asked: "Do you think he has no leadership skills?"
Serra said: "At least he doesn't have military talent. As I just said, if he is willing to lurk for a while and continue to accumulate strength, and when we are both defeated in Yarogerk, he can lead the army to restore the country.
Then you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.”
Xie Feng defended Vidim: "Didn't he say it before? He doesn't want to provoke a bigger war. Think about it, if Vigia is restored to the country twice, then the national strength will inevitably drop a lot. At that time,
Even if your brother succeeds in restoring his kingdom, all he will get is a kingdom in ruins, what’s the use?”
Serra finally turned his head again and said: "A general's great achievements must be sacrificed behind the glory. Moreover, he has never thought that if we are not willing to cooperate with him now that he has announced the restoration of the country, even if we are not willing to cooperate with him,
If there is hostility towards him, then the three forces in Virginia will compete for hegemony and restrict each other, which will only prolong the war and cause greater pain. The long-term pain of restoring the country will be worse than the short-term pain.
"
Speaking of this, Serra sighed lightly and continued: "So, from a utilitarian point of view, and from a long-term point of view, he really should not announce the restoration of the country at this time - not to mention that he
I also said that at this time, he has not prepared the corresponding strength foundation for the restoration of the country. What kind of good general would be a general who rushes to war before the time comes?"
Xie Feng looked at Sera in front of him and suddenly felt an uncomfortable sense of strangeness. Is this still the Sera he knew before? He still remembers that when he first met Sera, his wallet was stolen by her. And then
When they met in a tavern, Sera was full of sophistry, crying and fussing in the face of Ali's questioning. No matter how you looked at it at the time, she was a typical naughty child. She would not beat such a naughty girl to death with a far-sighted leader.
Now, in less than a year, Serra seems to have matured a lot. Whether it is the perspective of looking at problems or the attitude towards problems, it makes people feel awe, even fear. What factors make people feel awe and even fear.
How can a person grow so fast and so horribly?
Serra didn't seem to notice the change in Xie Feng's expression, and continued: "The reason why he is so anxious to announce the restoration of the country is just because he learned that I, the person who borrowed his name, has developed - I have analyzed this just now,
So it’s no longer a burden. He values his own reputation, but he lies dormant without understanding. He is ambitious but has no patience. For such a person, if I say that I am relieved to hand over the command of the army to him, do you believe it? Well
?”
Sera turned around, only to find that Xie Feng was silent, and he didn't know if he heard what she just said.
"Ah? Oh!" Xie Feng reacted and smirked at Sera: "What you said makes sense."
After Sera looked at Xie Feng's face for a few seconds, she turned her head back to the front, noncommittal to Xie Feng's reaction.
"So..." Xie Feng continued to ask: "What are you going to do in the future? I mean your brother's side..."
"I have my own opinion." When answering this sentence, Sera did not raise her head at all, and seemed to no longer want to discuss this issue with Xie Feng so much.
Xie Feng sighed deeply, and it was time to let Sera solve her own problems. After all, no matter what, Sera is the leader now. At the same time, Xie Feng vaguely felt that Xie Feng was unwilling to accept her
The reason for becoming a biological brother, apart from Vidim's short strategic vision, seems to be more important, is the dispute between the two on the issue of "men's supremacy".
"What do you think the war is for?" Sierra asked suddenly.
"Huh?" Xie Feng was puzzled: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Serra said: "I was thinking, if we lose the name 'Vedim', what else can we do to convince the soldiers to take up arms and fight with us?"
After thinking for a while, Xie Feng replied: "Actually, you already said it today."
Sierra was puzzled: "What did I say?"
Xie Feng smiled and said: "Everyone is equal, and those who are capable live in a civilized place."
"Huh?" After listening to Xie Feng's words, Sera seemed to realize something, but it was not very clear.
Xie Feng continued: "If the name 'Vedim' is no longer useful, we will advocate a concept of civilization. The reason why we choose war is to create a new civilized country and to create a new civilization for everyone.
Equality, a world where the capable live, is for the people of Virginia to have a permanent career and not cry out for hunger or cold. The title is no longer hereditary, and honor must be earned by oneself. No one is born a noble
, and no one is necessarily a slave when he is born. Everyone is born fair, and everyone has equal dignity. Such a world is civilization."
After listening to Xie Feng's words, Sera couldn't calm down for a long time. This ultra-advanced concept of governing the country, in this era of distinct classes, no one has even thought about it, let alone hearing it.
"If that's the case..." After thinking for a long time, Sera said, "Even I have the desire to fight."
Winter nights always come very early.
While everyone was still busy on their way, it was already dark.
Although the night on the snowfield was still very bright, the soldiers must have been tired after traveling for a long time. So Xie Feng ordered to bury pots to make rice and rest for a while before rushing back to the castle.
Soon after, in a lively atmosphere, dinner was cooked. Xie Feng was holding a large bowl of fragrant broth handed over by the soldier, and when he was about to feast, something seemed to poke him in the back.
Xie Feng turned around and saw Sera standing behind him, who was also holding a bowl of hot broth.
Xie Feng subconsciously protected the soup bowl in his hand, and then asked: "What's the matter?"
Seeing Xie Feng's final reaction, Sera smiled softly under the mask, and then said: "Follow me." Then she ignored Xie Feng and turned around and walked towards a hillside in the distance.
Seeing Sera's mysterious behavior, Xie Feng shrugged and followed with the broth in hand.
On the hillside, the moonlight is bright. Looking down from the hillside to see the vast snowfield makes people feel like they have fallen into a fairy tale dream.
Xie Feng held the broth and searched around on the hillside. Soon, he found Sera in a depression on the leeward hillside - Sera had revealed her divine features.
The mask on Sera's head had just been taken off and thrown aside casually. Her short bright purple hair had grown to shoulder length. Her eyes were bright, her teeth were long, and her eyelashes were long. Under the moonlight, she looked like a person who had accidentally fallen into the mortal world.
The moon fairy in the middle is like a fairy.
Xie Feng, who was looking at Sera blankly, accidentally shook his hand, and a few drops of the hot broth in the bowl spilled down, hitting Xie Feng's hand holding the bowl.
"Ah! It's so hot!" Xie Feng screamed softly, quickly picked up the bowl, then raised the hand that had been poured with hot soup and threw it in the air.
At this time, Sera was already sitting on a big rock, holding up the broth and taking a sip. Then she turned to Xie Feng and smiled: "You walk so slowly."
Xie Feng also held the broth, walked to sit down next to Sera, and asked: "Why did you take off the mask suddenly? What if the soldiers find out?"
Sierra smiled mischievously and said: "I've been bored for so long. It's rare to find a place where no one disturbs me. It's time to let my face out for a breath of air. Don't worry, it's so far here and so noisy over there, even if you are being harassed here.
I called for help but no one heard me."
Seeing Sera's naughty smile, Xie Feng was confused for a while.
Serra is still the same Serra as before, unchanged.
"What?" Sierra said, "Why are you staring at my face? Did the mask leave marks on my face?" As she spoke, she stretched out a hand to touch her face.
"It's nothing..." Xie Feng quickly explained: "I haven't seen you like this for a long time, I'm just a little uncomfortable."
Sierra sighed softly and smiled helplessly: "I can hardly remember what I look like."
"How does it feel to be yourself?" Xie Feng asked with a smile.
"Very good." Serra replied with a smile, and then asked: "Then, Mr. Xie Feng, what do you think about the suspected signs of Miss Serra's resurrection near Sambuga Village?"
He took another sip of the soup in the bowl.
Xie Feng immediately said seriously and cooperatively: "This is a miracle. I can only say that it happened. As for whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway!"
Sera made a "pop" sound, the broth in her mouth sprayed on Xie Feng's face, and said with a smile: "Haha, you look so stupid!"
Xie Feng also smiled and reached out to wipe the broth from his face. At the same time, he felt melancholy and sighing in his heart - how many chances do the two of them have to laugh together like this?
"Hey, Captain Idiot." Sera suddenly said after taking another sip of broth.
"Huh?" Xie Feng responded subconsciously, waiting for what Sera would say next.
"Wow hahahaha! You really responded! It's the same as before!"
"..."
"Ouch, ouch, the idiot captain is blushing, ouch, ouch, ouch."
"..."
"Come on, don't make a sad face, give your sister a smile, be good..."
"Smelly girl! See how I punish you!"
"Ah! Bad guy! Don't come here!"
"Ah! He stepped on me again. Is there a princess like you? Is there a prince like you...Ah! He stepped on me again!"
"Wow! Don't take my meat!"
The two were playing around and joking with each other. Soon, the broth in their bowls gradually bottomed out, and the bright moon gradually became darker.
"Huh..." Sierra breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion: "It's been a long time since I've had such a happy effect. It's really painful to be someone else."
Xie Feng smiled and said: "It's painful, so don't do it. Use your theory of everyone's equality to brainwash the soldiers."
To be continued...