With the development of the times and the advancement of civilization, the class differences between people will inevitably be weakened, and the influence of the aristocrats who used to dominate the world will gradually decrease.
This is the general trend and a historical necessity.
In modern times, most countries in the West Semilia continent have abolished the aristocracy, and only a few countries still retain it. The Erebonia Empire is one of them, and it is also the most stubborn one.
Even so, the nobles could not stop the rise of the common people.
About fifteen or sixteen years ago, this conflict intensified and reached a peak, where the contradictions between the two parties could not be reconciled.
Some of the aristocratic radicals, mainly aristocratic generals within the regular army of the empire, have set their sights on Liber, a small neighboring country that is rich and possesses advanced technology and strategic resources, hoping to accumulate military exploits and stabilize their position by invading Liber.
But it was not the right time to start a war.
Under the leadership of Queen Alicia, Liber is becoming increasingly prosperous, and it is a staunch ally with the empire's old enemy, the Kalvard Republic. It would do more harm than good to rashly launch a war, and there is no suitable reason to send troops.
Therefore, this proposal has met with great opposition, not to mention the civilians, and many neutral people also disagree.
Just then, something happened.
The village of Hamel on the border of the empire was attacked by Lieber's army. The villagers were massacred and the entire village was reduced to a sea of flames.
When news of the incident spread, the whole country was outraged.
Although Lieber tried his best to defend himself, saying that this was a conspiracy, public opinion in the empire was already boiling. The empire mobilized more than ten divisions of the regular army to attack Lieber in an all-out manner as quickly as possible.
This was the beginning of what was later known as the "Hundred Days Campaign".
In the early days of the war, the regular army relied on its huge scale advantage and was unstoppable. It quickly occupied most of Liber's area and was about to completely occupy Liber before Calvard came to help.
At this time, Cassius came out of the blue and led the airship force developed by Albert Russell, one of the "Three Doctors". For the first time, the whole world saw the power of the air force and the importance of air superiority.<
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Before this war, Samlia had no concept of air supremacy, and no country was prepared for threats from the air.
As soon as this epoch-making military service was launched, it immediately caused the empire to suffer a lot. Not only was the advance seriously hindered, but the occupied rear area was also frequently on fire - there was no way, no matter how solid the ground defense was, it could not stop the enemy in the air. The Lieber Air Force
Come when you want and leave when you want.
Of course, this alone cannot make the empire retreat. The empire's regular army has more than twenty divisions, and there are also leading armies whose military strength is not inferior to that of the regular army. Once fully mobilized, Lieber cannot stop it no matter what.
But at this time, something else happened - the truth of the Hamel incident was revealed.
It turns out that from the beginning of the war between the two sides, a group of people had doubts about the Hamel incident.
Needless to say, Liber. I checked all over and found no one mobilizing troops to carry out cross-border attacks.
The same goes for the empire. A mere small country can support a continent the size of an empire. No matter how well it develops, it would not dare to think of taking action against the largest military power in the Western Continent. It makes no sense logically.
With the promotion of both parties, more and more doubts were exposed, the anger of the empire's ruling and opposition parties gradually calmed down, and there were more and more doubts.
Finally, in the later stages of the war, after much hardship, the truth was revealed.
It turned out that in order to maintain his position and gain military exploits, the noble general took desperate risks and hired a group of hunters to disguise themselves as Liber's army and attacked Hamel.
This is undoubtedly a scandal, a huge scandal.
As soon as this incident came out, the already declining power of the aristocratic faction worsened again. They were impeached by the civilian faction. Not only did the aristocratic faction completely eliminate the regular military forces, but the entire political arena also gained a complete advantage for the first time.
Afterwards, Emperor Jukent III made an exception and promoted Osborne, who was originally just a mid-level general, to serve as prime minister. This was something that would never happen in the past.
However, this kind of shock only occurred in the political and military circles, and the people did not know it. The Hamel massacre had such an impact on the reputation of the imperial government and the people of the empire that no matter which faction it was, they were unwilling to expose it. p>
In order to bury this scandal, the empire threatened Lieber with the condition of withdrawing its troops. In order to protect the people from harm and end the war as soon as possible, Queen Alicia had no choice but to agree. So the war ended hastily and lasted for a hundred days, hence the name "Hundred Years".
"Japanese War".
At the same time, the imperial government announced to the people that Hamel Village had been destroyed by a landslide, and permanently blocked the road leading to Hamel Village with barriers. It also issued a ban on insiders, saying that "any leaks will be punished with treason."
Password, and later completely wiped Hamel's name off the map.
Therefore, Altina could not find anything on the map.
So, the students saw barriers and iron gates and warning signs.
This is also why Claire said that the iron door is not so easy to open.
If you want to enter the Hamel area, you need to obtain permission from both administrative and military officials, that is, the consent of the Marquis of Haines and the commander of the Dorenol Fortress, and you can only open the door after getting the key.
Of course, it is not difficult to break through a mere iron gate. What is difficult is the meaning behind this move - this kind of behavior, even for Claire, who is a close confidant and holds far more real power than the general.
Don’t dare to try it easily.
You must know that when she read about this matter from the top secret files of the Intelligence Bureau, she flipped through them as quickly as possible and quickly put them back in place, for fear of being contaminated.
If the news gets out, if there is nothing there, even Osborne may not be able to protect her.
She would rather go back first, then obtain further evidence, follow the normal process to report the matter, obtain permission, and then enter.
And she didn't ask where Li En knew such things. It was useless to ask, and he wouldn't tell if she asked. No one would admit it, because admitting it would mean treason.
Compared with organizing troubles, Hamel's nature is obviously more serious, much more serious.
When the conversation reached this point, both Claire and Rean couldn't help but feel heavy in their hearts. They had no idea of continuing, and they were each thinking about their own things, speechless and silent.
Fortunately, this state did not last long, and the return of young girls brought vitality.
Laura also quickly ended today’s teaching and walked over with brisk steps.
Some students even heard that Master Kurt was going to take everyone shopping to buy specialties, so they volunteered to help.
When there are more people, it becomes lively. When it becomes lively, the atmosphere will be better and the mood will improve accordingly.
In short, let’s put aside the darkness of the past and focus on shopping.
Elysee and her parents must have some, and the princess should also bring a copy. It would also be a good idea to buy a few more copies for Elysee to give away to others at school.
And over there on the Derflinger——
Today is different from the past, Li University instructors are not short of money.
ps: Today I resumed chapter writing and book reviews. It was rare that I gave out some sweets and did some good operations. I’m really not used to not seeing any comments.