Luders in spring is always filled with an atmosphere of love.
Although Charlemagne is always labeled as "debauched" and "in heat all year round" by other countries, no one can deny that the spring in this flower city is particularly easy for young men and women to fall in love, even from foreign countries.
No one is an exception. On the banks of the Seine, in arcades, in parks, and in suburban forests, you can see intimate men and women everywhere, and the smell of hormones is fermenting throughout the royal capital.
However, this law does not seem to be effective for Roland.
Lift up, swing down.
Lift up, swing down.
There is no sloppiness in every swing of the sword, and it is clean and neat, making people think of calm water.
"hateful……"
Anxiety overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and the clean atmosphere dissipated. Roland grabbed a towel and wiped it randomly, then put the wet towel on his head and sat on the ground without saying a word.
How could things become like this? This question has been bothering him for nearly a week.
When he was in Albion, he knew that something terrible had happened, prompting Alfheim to change its steady policy. He made many assumptions, but he never imagined that it was actually the armed forces of the principality and Albion.
conflict.
This is really too dramatic.
Just like a dull opera whose plot reaches a dead end, a deus ex machina suddenly descends with special props, causing the plot to stir up waves again.
This sudden drama made Roland think of his adoptive father for the first time, and wondered whether Li Lin was secretly responsible for provoking this conflict, but he quickly denied it.
Li Lin will never engage in whims at the strategic level. He is not a gambler. Even if he is also betting on the fate of Alfheim's country, it is based on the analysis of the situation and the full use of his own resources.
He would not do anything like this that would put the entire strategic plan in danger of collapse.
Therefore, although there are still doubts, Roland is inclined to believe that this is an accident caused by the intersection of various factors, and he no longer dwells on this issue too much. The sudden change caused by this accident really gives him a headache.
Accidents happen every day in the world, but under certain conditions, they can lead to quite horrific results. For example, the bullet fired by a Serbian youth in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 directly led to a war with more than 30 million casualties.
World War. And it paved the way for the next more cruel world war. Although that is not the direct cause, who cares about that?
At present, people have also forgotten about the sunken Albion cruiser and the hero of the principality Kolchak. The capitals of almost every human country are permeated with a relaxed and happy atmosphere, as if the upcoming war is nothing but "rich."
A small episode in "The Glorious Age of Progress". Almost everyone was immersed in Roland's incredible patriotic enthusiasm.
In Londinium, Queen Elizabeth told the soldiers of the expeditionary force who were about to set off that they would return home "before the leaves fall". Hotels and cafes were full of happy faces, and when they heard military music being played, people stood up and clinked glasses.
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In St. Petersburg, Crown Prince Nicholas appeared on the balcony of the Winter Palace, and the enthusiastic subjects cheered and cheered. Then they knelt in front of the future tsar and sang the national anthem "The Mother Goddess Bless the Tsar." The always stingy elders wrote generously
With one move, the military budget worth tens of millions of gold coins was successfully passed.
In Lapland, people flocked to Helsinki Square, and amid chants of "Rus must perish" and patriotic songs such as "You wait, you wait, orc bastards", groups of young soldiers went to the front line.
In Lüdes, the atmosphere was so warm that it made people shudder.
Almost overnight, countless podiums appeared on the streets, and on each podium there was a spitting guy roaring at the top of his lungs.
"To hell with the hairy bastards!"
"The time for holy war has come, and all humanity demands our action! Burn those fur bears!"
"The United Principality of Rus does not have enough gold to compensate for the humiliation suffered by the human camp, or to repay the precious lives of those who died in despicable sneak attacks."
——It’s really crazy.
Roland's head hurt again.
Crazy. This is his only feeling. Charlemagne hates the United Principality of Rus and also hates the Kingdom of Albion. Logically speaking, they should be happy to see and appreciate the showdown between the Albion pirates and the Bear Bandits.
The two bastards looked like they were fighting in a mud pit. But now they were as hysterical as Albion, looking eager to jump in, as if it was not Albion who was attacked, but Charlemagne.
Why is this happening?
I am afraid that a popular slogan among soldiers can best explain the reason.
"We can't miss this bus!"
This great opportunity cannot be missed - the army, navy, Titans, crown prince, second prince, important ministers, and civilians all thought so. Many people believe that with the performance of Charlemagne's army in the "Seven Days War"
With its combat power, there is almost no suspense in defeating the Duke. Once the most powerful opponent of mankind is defeated, Charlemagne will naturally become the leader of the human camp. No other country can compete with it.
The ideal day of "dominating the world" is not far away.
Under these high-sounding reasons, there are also different calculations of different political forces.
Faced with the aggressive attitude of their competitors, the Crown Prince and the army must do something to prove themselves. This war with the principality is an excellent opportunity: the Crown Prince has been commanding operations on the northern front for a long time, and he and his staff are familiar with
The local environment and the way of fighting of the orcs, the new army of the army has also completed the re-equipment training, the guns and ammunition are in place, and they are ready to go to the north at any time.
Under such favorable conditions, they will not fail and cannot fail.
Other forces have similar ideas - express themselves through war with the principality, seek benefits from it, and if possible, try to find opportunities to attack their opponents.
What a bunch of superficial idiots.
Roland, who never liked swearing, cursed in his heart. Although he didn't understand people's hearts, when he looked at such a human society, a strong sense of powerlessness would well up from the bottom of his heart.
How could they so easily assert that they could easily defeat the United Principality of Ross? Do they really know the opponent's strength?
In fact, he also didn't know the details of the principality. Just based on his sneaking into the principality in those years, it was impossible to predict the current strength level of the principality, and it was impossible to make a comprehensive and detailed assessment of the outcome of the war.
But one thing is very clear. If a certain person and a certain camp intervenes in the war behind the scenes, the outcome of the war will be difficult to predict.
After all, they have the motivation and strength.
It is foreseeable that Yalfheim's policy must be to make the war localized and protracted. In other words, without the intervention of a third party, if the strengthened human coalition forces are allowed to fight together, then the coalition forces may defeat the principality.
The result is that the elven camp has to face the human camp whose population, territory, and resources have suddenly increased."
The plan to "revitalize Germania" will be seriously hindered, or even completely defeated. However, Alfheim cannot take the risk of prematurely getting involved in a full-scale war and directly send troops to assist the principality. This will not only lead to
In a full-scale showdown with the human camp, the principality is very likely to be ungrateful and betray the elf camp at an appropriate time.
Seeking peace with humans. If the principality defeats the human coalition, it is unimaginable to go south to conquer human countries with large populations that can continuously replenish resources from overseas colonies. Humanity will form a new coalition and continue to compete with the principality.
, until the winner is finally decided, or both sides bleed blood at the same time. Therefore
, as long as humans and orcs each have a bridgehead or an important strategic hub that can invade the other side's hinterland, and at the same time ensure a certain balance of power in terms of weapon performance and quantity, then the war will be limited to focusing on these key points.
Neither reconciliation nor victory can be achieved, which is in Alfheim's favor.
To put it simply, it was Li Lin's original strategy that made all the forces restless and made them need v.e company more than other forces in a ball-tossing game. While weakening the opponents, they could also obtain huge arms sales orders.
It is precisely this point that is Roland's biggest headache.
For people who adhere to the moderate and reformist lines, nothing is more troublesome than realists who treat life and all other good things as numbers and act based on consequentialism. (To be continued...)