Three days after Gastens unleashed the thundercloud storm, he decided to convene the Second Congress of the Communist Party. The location is in the large conference room of Elena Factory 1. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the Communist Party, Gastens Warren, the head of the front-line military forces, Ivan Warren, the head of the militia units, Eddie Warren, the head of the interior and foreign affairs, Bimpo Bobruv, the head of security and intelligence, Zinke Warren, the head of industrial production, Thomas Gurakos, and the head of agriculture, Charlie Harry Warren. At the same time, more than 100 party delegates recommended by various systems attended the meeting. According to Gastens plan, this meeting will determine the direction of Elena's development after the thundercloud storm.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy and glad to be alive to see you all today, and to be honest, when I was chased by Tai Bush's troops some time ago, I was also worried about whether I would just say goodbye to this world and our unfinished revolutionary cause. However, no matter how difficult the situation is, no matter how great the setbacks I encounter, I always firmly believe that I will live to the moment when the revolution is victorious. I believe, and I hope that, like me, you will have the same confidence in yourself and in the revolution as I do. After all, history has proven that communism will inevitably replace capitalism, and the road may be long and tortuous, but the result will not change. Now that we have chosen the right path, we should never doubt the brightness of the future again! ”

Gastens's voice was not impassioned, and his speech was somewhat casual. He did not like to prepare speeches, and in the past, he often wrote down a few outlines on paper. This gave him greater freedom to speak, and also gave the audience a more intimate feeling. And after his opening remarks, the room burst into applause, which lasted for a while and gradually fell silent.

"Of course, you will definitely say in your hearts that this person on the stage has a forbidden spell in his hand, or even a great mage, and of course he will not think that the revolution will fail. He is so twisted, do you really think that we are the same as him, and we are also the Great Magus? ”

Gastens made a joke, but there was only sporadic laughter. Most of the people were silent, looking at Gastens on stage. The vast majority of people here had witnessed the thundercloud storm of three days ago, and the power from the transcendent dimension was majestic and unstoppable. Even if Gastens declared as soon as the forbidden spell ended, he was not an archmage, but was only able to release a forbidden spell. But the perception of him has changed radically. No matter what he said, the magic of that day was real, and so were the nearly 200,000 people who died. With such power, few people would really believe in Gastens and believe that he was just an ordinary person.

Gastens knew that this was the inevitable result of his use of forbidden spell magic to save Elena. Compared to other costs that only he knew, this reaction alone had already made him a little anxious. As a leader of a revolutionary contingent, especially a leader of a proletarian revolutionary contingent, if he cannot integrate himself into the masses and gain the trust of the masses, he will never be able to achieve the real victory of the revolution. However, now that he has done it, Gastens is also mentally prepared for it, no matter how difficult it is to get the party comrades and the masses to accept him again, he must allow himself to regain the recognition and trust of the masses based on equality, not on the basis of awe.

"Everyone", knowing that this problem cannot be solved in a short time, Gastens is not entangled, "Today's meeting, there are three main points. The first is a summary and reflection on the defense of Elena. In all the battles we have experienced before, relying on advanced weapons and the sincere will of our comrades, we have not lost a battle, and the only two bitter battles we have fought were only a bit of a large number of personnel, but the results were acceptable. Objectively speaking, such a historical achievement can almost be called a miracle for a small base area like ours with a total population of less than 50,000. We have reason to be proud of this, and we have reason to be proud. However, what we must not have is complacency, arrogance and self-belief that we are invincible! ”

Gastens spoke very seriously, and many people in the room looked at Ivan and Eddie, who were sitting in the front row, and the two heads of Elena's military forces twisted their bodies uneasily, but did not speak.

"I'm not talking about the soldiers, I'm not talking about the generals, I'm talking about myself!" Gastens noticed the reaction of the venue and immediately corrected it. This time, he came to review, not to blame others, "The reason why Elena fought so hard this time, and the reason why our home was almost ruined, is that the front-line combat troops I led were dragged outside by the enemy's 17th and 18th armies and could not return on time." And this directly led to the fact that we could only use militia units and backward front-loading smoothbore rifles against the enemy's steam artillery! In the face of the double disadvantage of numbers and technology, my comrades-in-arms and my comrades can still hold Elena for three days, give me a chance to rush back, give me a chance to get the key props desperately, release that magic, and let us save Elena together! It is no exaggeration to say that the three days won by the comrades directly determined the victory or defeat of the battle for the defense of Elena, so before I reflect on my mistakes, please pay the highest tribute to each and every one of our soldiers and comrades who died in this battle!! ”

This time, the applause at the venue was deafening and enduring. This time, the battle for the defense of Elena suffered heavy losses, and many relatives and friends of the participants died in the war. Now, seeing that Gastens still valued the dedication and sacrifice of ordinary people so much by relying on a magic spell, the comrades attending the meeting were both moved and warm-hearted, and they applauded vigorously, using applause to convey their admiration for the sacrificial comrades and their support for the suspected archmage on the stage.

“…… Ladies and gentlemen", Gastens continued as the applause subsided, "The victory was not easy to come by, but we must also face up to the mistakes behind the victory. This time, the production brigade and guerrilla brigade I led used the most advanced weapons in the world and possessed the most determined fighters in the world, but they were still almost completely defeated by the enemy and killed all of them. Before the engagement, I did not do enough reconnaissance and did not understand that the steam cannons that the enemy had placed in the middle of the army were all broken decoys. On the contrary, after initially confirming the location of the enemy's steam cannon, I invested most of my own strength, hoping to defeat the enemy's troops guarding the steam cannon in one fell swoop and destroy the enemy's killer weapon. This directly led to the stubborn resistance of the enemy, and our production brigades and guerrilla brigades had to give up their range superiority and go to the enemy's bar. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but they also ran out of ammunition and had to evacuate the battlefield and be hunted down by the enemy. At the same time, because we mistakenly believed that we had destroyed the enemy's steam cannon, we had a wrong understanding of Elena's defensive situation, and after completing the ammunition supply, we chose to turn back and continue to fight with the enemy, rather than return to Elena to join the defensive battle, which directly led to Elena's lack of sufficient advanced weapons and experienced fighters to resist the enemy, and could only rely on poorly trained militia and technologically backward weapons to fight against the enemy with absolute superiority in numbers. It can be said that because of my leadership and decision-making mistakes, I directly led to the almost destruction of Elena by the enemy in one fell swoop, directly led to the fatal blow of the production brigade and the guerrilla brigade, directly led to the loss of your relatives and friends here, and directly led to the greatest crisis of the revolutionary cause since its founding! I, Gastens Warren, solemnly apologize here to all the comrades who are still alive and to all the comrades who have died! I'm sorry, it's my fault! ”

In the face of the apology of a big man who was suspected of being a great mage, even if that figure was Gastens who was already very familiar to most of the people present, the atmosphere in the venue was still a little panicked. The comrades attending the meeting knew that Gastens was different from all the old bureaucrats in the world, that he never put on a show, that he always stood with the masses, ate, lived and worked together, and never shied away from his mistakes and mistakes. However, on such a formal occasion of the All-Party Congress, with his hidden identity as a suspected Grand Magister, he was able to pull down his face to seriously reflect and apologize, and even take all the mistakes on himself. How can the leaders of other forces or countries, or those who were once high in the world, be able to take on such a responsibility?

"Chairman!"

In the quiet room, a sudden shout sounded, and Ivan Warren stood up.

"Chairman! In guerrilla warfare outside, every decision is a collective decision, and every decision, all of us who participate in the decision, have an unshirkable responsibility! When the battle is like this, not only you have underestimated the enemy, but we have also underestimated the enemy! The arrogance, arrogance and self-belief that you are invincible in the world, although we do not admit it in our mouths, but in our hearts, we have some similar thoughts! This mistake, this defeat, we, like you, are responsible for the sacrifice of our comrades! ”

"Yes, we are responsible for !! same"

Six or seven comrades stood in the back row of the venue. They are all officers and fighters who, like Ivan, have survived the guerrilla war and recovered Elena. They had experienced the whole battle and naturally knew what the reason for the defeat of that battle was. Now that Gastens has taken the initiative to admit their mistakes, they can't hide behind their own chairman. It's a man, if there is a mistake, you have to be brave enough to admit it!

"I am the main leader, I am the first person in charge of the party and the military forces. You can make suggestions, but whether to adopt them or not, and how to implement them, is ultimately up to me. The battle was not won, naturally it was caused by my decision, and I received the kindness of my comrades, but I must apologize for this! ”

As he spoke, Gastens motioned for Ivan and the surviving warriors to sit down. Ivan and the warriors looked at each other and sat down slowly.

"Thankfully, we still have one more forbidden spell, otherwise we might actually have to go up to the mountains to fight guerrillas. Without factories and advanced weapons, the revolution will only be more difficult. Although I still firmly believe that the revolution will be victorious, we must avoid detours. Therefore, in view of the problems exposed by our troops in the past battles, such as the imperfection of the command and decision-making system, the lack of troops, the excessive dependence on advanced weapons, and the poor communication of information, I announce that the reorganization of the Elena armed forces will be started with immediate effect. We will shift from the current line of elite party members to the line of a large army with party members as the backbone and core, and expand the size of Elena's army by absorbing a large number of peasants, workers, and comrades from all walks of life who are close to communism and accept revolutionary ideas. At the same time, in order to maintain control and establish a system of party committees in the army, all army commanders and chief officers must be party members, and set up the post of instructor in all grassroots companies to be responsible for solving the ideological problems of the fighters, popularizing our revolutionary ideas to the fighters, improving the ideological consciousness and revolutionary quality of the soldiers, and finally, training all the fighters into qualified revolutionaries for the communist cause! ”

Some of the representatives from the military system in the room already knew the content of this reform and were not too surprised. But most people don't know about it. All at once the people began to talk, and there was a low buzz in the room. Gastens waited for a while, and when he saw that everyone had no intention of stopping, he continued.

"The specific content and program of the reform will be officially communicated to the comrades in the army later. Here, I'm just going to talk about ideas. While promoting the establishment of a large-scale military system with party members as the core, we must establish a perfect operational staff system, put an end to the current phenomenon of one-word halls, and minimize the impact of individual mistakes on collective decision-making as much as possible. Whether it is a grand strategy or direction at the military level, or a small meeting at the regiment and company level, we must persist in collective decision-making, fully express our opinions, and fully discuss to ensure that everyone can understand our strategy and minimize the risk of making mistakes in decision-making! ”

Because it involves a specific command system, and Gastens is not very detailed, many people in the venue did not understand it too much. However, since it has been said that there will be an official notice after the meeting, everyone's eagerness is much less. The comrades briefly discussed for a while, and roughly understood what Gastens meant, so they quieted down and waited for Gastens to continue speaking.

"Regarding the reform of the military system, it is mainly these two parts, the expansion of the army, and the establishment of a sound staff system. After that, the second point I want to talk about is our territorial expansion strategy after the Battle of Elena! ”

As he spoke, Gastens asked his assistant behind him to hang up a huge map, on which Elena was painted red, and the provinces of Entspan and Siloa were painted pink. The eyes of everyone in the room were drawn to the map. Everyone seems to be aware of what is going to happen, and since they have used the archmage to destroy the enemies who are trying to destroy Elena, it is only natural that they should ask for some compensation and interest.