Leaving Antonio, Moritz asked Winters for no reason: "Do you know [Solomon's verdict]?"

"The mystery of splitting the child in half?" Although Winters didn't understand what the lieutenant colonel wanted to say, he answered seriously: "It seems that he had seen a mural."

"Mothers who don't love children agree to split the child in half. Moritz would rather give the child to someone else." Moritz showed the attitude of an elderly person in front of Winters for the first time, and he said with emotion

: "But you should know how sad the latter will be when he lets go."

In the end, Antonio Serbiati did not force Winters to follow him back to Venetta as his father.

On the contrary, he did not ask for anything.

For example, he fully understood Winters' inner struggle, Antonio chose not to let Winters face the choice of "choose one of two".

He simply told Winters that Venetta "could" interfere with the Paratu Civil War.

Because of the arrival of his adoptive father, Winters finally got rid of the information shackles of Tiefeng County and was able to understand the general situation within the alliance:

In the past year, the confrontation between Veneta and the United Provinces in the archipelago has gradually cooled down because both sides are setting up forts, building forts, and building construction.

Nowadays, whether it is the United Provinces or Veneta, if it wants to completely expel its opponents from the archipelago, it must be gnawed one hard bone after another.

This phenomenon is almost a replica of the late sovereign war, and the old marshal once specially coined a military term to describe it - [fortification].

The result of Tanilla's rapid "fortification" was that the cost of achieving military breakthroughs in the archipelago soared, even to the point where neither side could afford it.

Since it is difficult to make a difference in the archipelago, opening up a new battlefield to put pressure on the United Provinces has become the mainstream idea within the Venetta government.

The river will eventually enter the sea, and Veneta and the United Provinces are fighting each other, and the grip is nothing more than four:

The archipelago and the inland sea – this is the focus of the current competition between the two sides;

The long-sea trade route and colonies - cracking down on overseas trade in the United Provinces seems to be a good way to put pressure on it. However, the effect is too slow, and the interests of both sides in overseas are largely prosperous and both sides lose.

There is another place that is even more dangerous, with both sides having “heads on their heads” - the Mercedes River.

The Mercedes-Border River is the river of the two countries. The fourth [Filenchuang] legion of Veneta is currently confronting the second [Mengchuang] legion of the Union Province.

The increase in troops and rushing into the river can directly put pressure on the Union Province, but once the gun goes off, it means that Venetta and the Union Province will completely break up and start a full war.

And this... is the one that the governor is most reluctant to see.

"What the hell is the Grand Consul?" Winters couldn't help complaining: "I don't want to fight, but I rolled up my sleeves. When I really want to roll up my sleeves, I hesitated. This... this doesn't mean I'm in the air.

Can you hold a candlelight dance party in the warehouse?”

Antonio looked out the window: "Some people prepare weapons to use them, and some people prepare weapons to not use them."

"What do you think?" Winters asked carefully: "Is Venetta still inevitable in the end with the United Provinces?"

"We are weapons." Antonio said lightly: "Try not to think about weapons."

Wintersbon wanted to refute, but he said "Oh" by a devil.

"But if it can be resolved peacefully, it's better not to fight a war." Antonio sighed: "There are also voices within the alliance calling for cooling down and peace. In a few months, it will be Vine's turn to host [United Nations General Assembly],

At that time, the Grand Consul Debera and the Secretary of State of the United Provinces will attend..."

The abbreviation of the Union Congress, the franchisee, is held in turn by each franchisee.

There was a shimmer in Antonio's pupils: "If everyone had the opportunity to sit down and have a good talk, maybe everything could be resolved peacefully - that would be better."

In short, the only way to win the Venetta and not have a head-on conflict with the United Provinces is the Paratu Civil War.

And Venetta had good reason to interfere with the Paratu Civil War: Debt Default.

Even debt defaults are superficial, and the core issue is: Venetta's ruling parliament will never want to see the emergence of a pro-United Province Paratu government.

"How much is Venetta ready to interfere?" asked Winters.

"Depending on the situation," Antonio replied.

"It depends on the situation? It's too ambiguous."

"It's 'depending on the situation'." Antonio told Winters without hesitation: "In fact, the five-man group is still waiting for the UN General Assembly next year. De Bela wants to talk first before making a decision. In my opinion,

The same is true in the United Provinces, even the smell of gunpowder in Tanilla has been diluted a lot."

"Then do you think the UN General Assembly can...get what achievements?"

"I don't know." Antonio replied simply, shook his head: "Forget it, don't talk about this for now. Let's talk about your business."

Winters' heart tightened.

"If Veneta interferes with the Paratu Civil War." Antonio analyzed the interests of Winters: "The Third Republic will be Veneta's ally. You can hand over Iron Peak County to the Paratu Army.

The government takes over. It's not about giving up those who trust you - you can negotiate with the Third Republic to fight for the best conditions for Tiefeng County."

Winters already knew roughly what his adoptive father was going to say.

"In Paratu, the identity of the Venetta will sooner or later become your shackles, and in Venetta it will be the opposite." Antonio patiently explained: "This will be the best opportunity to 'let go'."

The sparkling sea, the bustling docks, the childhood room, the fragrance of the kitchen, the cats catching the door in the middle of the night... These all appeared in Winters' dreams.

Didn't he miss them?

Of course he missed them!

The longer you live in the country of galloping horses, the stronger your memories of the sea gem, Hailan.

Winters shook his head: "Please let me think about it again."

"This matter is not in a hurry, there is a lot of time to consider." Antonio put his hand on Winters' shoulder: "Listen, kid..."

Antonio looked into Winters' eyes and said word by word: "Home is a place you can go back to whenever you want."

Winters lowered his head.

"Don't think about anything, don't worry about anything." Antonio said again: "You can go home no matter when."

"You can go home anytime," somehow, Winters' psychological defense was almost shattered by this simple sentence.

Silence, long silence.

"Don't cry." Antonio let go and quipped: "Man can't cry at will."

Winters tried his best to change the topic: "Don't talk about me anymore... I feel incredible when you come to Paratu. What should I do if the Third Legion?"

"Don't worry, even without me, [Green Vinetta] wouldn't have any trouble."

"I still...can't accept..." Winters's language ability became a little clumsy: "In my impression, you should always stick to your post..."

"It shouldn't be me, but who else can bring you back except me?" Antonio seemed to convince himself: "A good man is determined by all directions, and a good man is determined by all directions."

If it were Winters two years ago, he wouldn't have felt anything.

But at this moment, Winters keenly captured a strange look, and the logical chain could not be sorted out smoothly: Why did his adoptive father come to Tiefeng County?

In Winters' memory and cognition, his adoptive father never abolished his public for personal gain.

Just to come to find yourself, throw the Great Vinetta Legion in Tanilla?

Winters thinks this matter is both reasonable and unreasonable.

Unless - unless the adoptive father still shoulders other missions. In other words, this is not a simple "child search journey", nor is it abolishing the public for personal gain.

If so, everything will be smoother!

"You come to Paratu..." Winters was in a complicated mood and asked tentatively: "Well, is there anything else?"

"There is one small thing to say," Antonio replied lightly.

"What?" Winters' mood became even more complicated.

"Military horse."

"ah?"

"The Third Legion needs military horses, many military horses."

"Military horse?" Winters asked suspiciously: "Do you still need to do such a small matter in person?"

"After the Civil War of Paratu started, Venetta's access to military and horses was completely cut off." Antonio was not going to talk about this matter more, so he asked Winters directly: "How many war horses do you have now?"

Winters originally wanted to explain that most of the horses retained in Tiefeng County were captured Hed horses, which were different from the Paratu military horses in the general sense.

Moreover, the military and horses cannot directly rush from the high-altitude Paratu to the low-altitude Venetta, so the transportation process is very troublesome.

But Antonio must know better about these issues than Winters.

So Winters sighed and gritted his teeth and asked, "How much do you need?"

Antonio smiled and said, "Three thousand."

Three thousand horses are not horses that pull carts and slow horses, but military horses that can ride on combat.

Adding up all the war horses of the Venetta Army, including the private war horses of officers at all levels, is probably only so many.

After all, Venetta and Paratu had different natural endowments. Paratu could easily arm fifty cavalry squadrons, while Venetta had only two cavalry brigades, and the Third and Fourth Corps were divided into one.

Winters wanted to shout "Three thousand horses? Where can I find you three thousand war horses? Three thousand horses? I'd better go back to Venetta with you! Three thousand horses? Why do you want so many war horses?

Can the island of Tanilla be used?”

Eventually, Winters suppressed his emotional ups and downs.
To be continued...