"Commander, do you have anything else to add to my plan? You... seem to have something on your mind today?"
Under the afternoon sun, the three giants of the Allied Forces, the girl and Xie Ning walked with de Gaulle on the tree-lined path.
The plenary combat meeting lasted for two days and was finally concluded. The Allies also formally established the overall plan for the final battle. In this final battle, the Allies would use the Imperial Eighth Route Army as the vanguard to launch a desperate attack on the barbarian defense lines.
Strive to complete all your achievements in one battle and defeat the enemy in front of you.
If progress goes well, the barbarians will no longer be able to compete with humans in the Western Continent. Subsequently, the recovery of the Western Continent and the complete destruction of the barbarians will only be a matter of time - the Second World War will also end with human beings.
ended with a glorious victory.
Therefore, although the girl looked a little tired, her face was full of excitement and joy. She looked at de Gaulle and asked.
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"I don't have anything on my mind. I'm just thinking about your plan - it's as exciting as ever."
De Gaulle nodded and smiled, but there seemed to be a hint of worry and a forced smile in his smile.
"General Lin, I fully trust you. After these several battles, your performance has amazed us, and at the same time, it also makes me feel sincerely lucky and proud of my choice."
De Gaulle concealed his expression very well. He hid his face in the shadow of the tree, but smiled at Lin Qi again.
The girl and the young man also smiled. They looked at each other behind de Gaulle and smiled knowingly.
"By the way, General Lin, and my Excellency the Deputy Chief."
De Gaulle's brows could not help but twitch slightly, but he stopped as if he had made up his mind. He turned around and looked at the young man and the girl again.
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"The day before yesterday, a family member of mine asked me a very interesting, but also very confusing question. I wonder if General Lin and His Highness King Yong can answer it for me? You know, I even doubt that on this planet and even what I think
In the intelligent life of knowledge, there is no one smarter and smarter than General Lin, and there is no one who has more extensive knowledge than His Highness King Yong."
He smiled at the young man and girl again and said.
"what is the problem?"
The girl immediately asked curiously.
"if……"
De Gaulle pondered, seeming to be considering his words.
"If... in order to save a hundred people, we have to sacrifice one person, and even let him lose his life. And that person is our friend, but the hundred people are just strangers of the same race as us - we should
what to do?"
He looked at the young man and girl with burning eyes.
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"This question... I'm afraid it's hard to answer..."
The young man was stunned, and he smiled slightly.
"But what if you have to make a choice and know the answer?"
De Gaulle asked urgently, and his voice seemed to have a hint of urgency.
The young man looked at him strangely, but he and the girl began to think deeply.
After a long time, the young man looked at the girl again: "What's your answer?"
The young man asked with a smile.
"It should be about the same as you."
The girl wrinkled her nose and smiled sweetly.
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"Okay, then it's up to me."
The young man smiled and shook his head, looking at de Gaulle who was looking at them nervously.
"First of all, we don't need to distinguish between closeness and distance. In the face of life, closeness no longer means much. But what we must determine is: is that person willing to sacrifice for it? If so, I will allow him to do so.
, and if not. Then I have no right to deprive other people of their lives - even if it is for a hundred people."
The young man said with a smile.
"Yes."
The girl immediately looked at the young man again knowingly: "Just like in war, we often have no choice but to order a small force, which is usually even the most trusted and closest force to the commander. For the sake of the larger force,
Evacuate safely and stay in the rear. It is very likely that they will all die, but in exchange for the safe escape of the large troops - this is a normal thing. But the small troops we send must be voluntary and not forced by military orders."
De Gaulle was silent for a long time.
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"What if that person is unwilling, but the situation is too critical to seek his opinion, and a decision must be made immediately?"
He suddenly asked again.
"Then, we have no right to make any decisions. No one can forcibly deprive the right to survival except voluntarily giving up. Otherwise, it would be a crime."
The young man nodded and said again.
"But if we don't sacrifice that one person, then a hundred people will inevitably die. Is that okay?"
De Gaulle's expression was full of frustration, and he asked in a low voice.
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"Yes, because we cannot force anyone to pay for the lives of others. The right to survival is supreme for human beings since birth, and no one can arbitrarily deprive it of their sacred rights. Those one hundred people are in danger,
It's the matter of one hundred people, and as long as it's not caused by that one person, he has no obligation to sacrifice for it."
"And even if it is caused by that one person, we have to look at the seriousness of the circumstances and whether he is willing to redeem his mistakes, rather than forcing him to sacrifice for it. Of course, we will definitely use legal means afterwards to
Hold him accountable."
"Just like a person accidentally catches fire and traps a group of people in a house. Unless he volunteers, can we force him to sacrifice his life to save others? Obviously not, we can only see whether he volunteers under the condemnation of conscience.
If we do this, we can only hold him responsible for killing a hundred people afterwards - and if it wasn't his mistake, we have no reason to let him sacrifice himself to save people."
Xie Ning nodded again. He seemed to have clarified his thoughts and was already talking non-stop. What he didn't notice was that as he kept talking, de Gaulle's expression became more and more subtle.
of dark color.
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"Yes, as the old saying goes, whoever gives this order unless voluntarily, commits a crime. Of course, if that person is willing, although I will hesitate, I will probably give the order or allow him to do it in the end - after all
, one hundred and one, everyone can distinguish the big and small.”
Lin Qi also added.
The two people, who seemed to have a good understanding of each other at any time and in any place, looked at each other and smiled knowingly again, but de Gaulle's expression was already clouded, and he nodded noncommittally.
"Then it seems that I can have the opportunity to relay the answer to this question to my family. The analysis by General Lin and His Highness King Yong is indeed very reasonable."
He forced a smile.
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Then, he seemed to have made some kind of determination, but he tried hard to adjust his expression.
"By the way, General Lin, and His Highness Xie, the chief of the tribe and our Speaker jointly invite you and Her Majesty the Goddess to go to the capital of Nanlu Kingdom to participate in the celebration banquet and victory celebration. When will you decide to set off?"
he suddenly asked.
"Is it really necessary? We haven't won yet... It won't be too late to wait until the battle here is completely won."
Lin Qi frowned.
"That's too late, my general." De Gaulle said with a smile.
"In the beginning, you concealed your existence and didn't even let our army and people know it. It was just for tactical needs and to prevent the leakage of secrets. But now, we have won such a great victory and saved the crisis, and the barbarians are even more...
It can be broken at the fingertips. At this time, if we don’t let our people get to know our three heroes, we will be ashamed of our poor reception."
"Our tens of millions of refugees and people in the southern continent are also eagerly looking forward to seeing you. They have been in fear for so many days, and they are overjoyed when they get the news of the victory on the front line. They can't wait to see you.
A hero who brings them hope and dawn."
De Gaulle smiled.
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"But the front line..."
Lin Qi was about to speak, but her hesitation was interrupted by de Gaulle: "General Lin, you have to trust your two deputy chiefs of staff. The front line is still resting. After all, the soldiers are tired after months of fighting.
After that, we will launch an offensive campaign after the deployment is completed, which will include at least several days of troop deployment movements."
"You only need to go back for a few days, and there won't be any big problems. We will only launch the offensive after you come back - after all, without Chief of Staff Lin in charge, we can't trust them to fight against Long Er.
no?"
He said with a smile.
"But we still have the important responsibility of commanding the Eighth Route Army. We should leave them at this time...in case there is any emergency on the front..."
Xie Ning also expressed doubts.
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"The Eighth Route Army will also be arranged to rest for a few days behind us - months of wandering at sea, coupled with successive battles, they are very tired. And they will become the arrow troops of the next battle. At this time, let them
How can we, those of us who have been generously supported by the empire, feel embarrassed if we are constantly responsible for the defense line?"
"My deputy commander, please rest assured that the barbarians are at a disadvantage and unable to launch a large-scale offensive. Even if there is a small trick, we can handle it and you can come back at any time. The Eighth Route Army also has two deputy commanders.
It’s not that they are leaderless and they can respond at any time – but now, let them retreat and take a good rest, all for the sake of future victory.”
De Gaulle smiled again.
"Uh... that's fine. It's indeed a rest period at this time. Both parties are exhausted and resting. Nothing major will happen. Just a few children asked me to take some photos of the land on the other side of the sea and show them to them.
As long as there are no problems with the Eighth Route Army, I personally have no problems."
"Well, that's okay. I'm tired from directing battles one after another. I might as well take a rest and be in the best condition to command the final battle."
Xie Ning and Lin Qi thought for a while, but they both nodded. (To be continued...)
ps: Thanks to Brother "Gu Yan Shuang Fei" for his bi-monthly ticket support.