On April 14, 1645, the war between Jacques and Stanford began, and after fierce fighting, the Stanford vanguard was forced to abandon the two outer floating islands and move closer to the main island of Stanford.

Jacques jubilated and thought that the counterinsurgency was just around the corner. But Mosaria was well aware that the enemy had succeeded in holding him back at the cost of abandoning the two floating islands, gaining more time for the transfer of the main islands. Moreover, the enemy's personnel losses were almost zero.

"Gentlemen, the enemy has taken the initiative to abandon his position, and this is not a cowardice. The enemy did not send a fleet and could not count their battle losses, but we had three ships sunk and four heavily damaged. The situation is not rosy. Political propaganda can be bragging, and we military personnel must stay sober. Now, let's focus on our weaknesses. ”

A staff officer said: "Our fleet is too large, and the hedgehogs are gathered in one place, and the movement is too clear. Now that the Stanford position has been exposed, our side can consider dividing our troops and attacking together. ”

Another staff officer said: "Stanford's shipbuilding technology is higher than ours, and it has taken the initiative to provoke, so it must be completely prepared, and the enemy situation is not completely clear, so it may not be appropriate to divide troops rashly." ”

Most of them nodded, and there was a humane: "If you can crush your opponent with absolute strength, you don't need to engage in any schemes." Without foreign interference, it would be absolutely impossible for Stanford to crush our army. Their plan must have been aimed at our rear. ”

Mosaria raised his eyebrows: "Tell me about it." ”

"Through the gecko's tail breaking method of warfare, our casualties are constantly increasing. Accumulating small victories into big victories has shaken the confidence of our army and Jagenke's belief in victory. It is then supplemented by fraudulent propaganda and intrigue to achieve the goal of dismissing you. That way, they can win. ”

There was a shout of approval in the conference room.

Mosaria nodded: "Increase the cost of our victory and promote peace with war?"

"It's an adult, in a word. ”

"So, the situation at hand ......"

"My subordinates thought we should slow down. As long as the forces are concentrated, they are not afraid of intrigues. ”

"Makes sense. But the Grand Fleet is slow, when will the rebellion be swept away?"

Another staff officer said: "The floating island can be dismantled if it can be built, and the small island must be faster than the big island." Stanford has a strong industrial production capacity, and if their improvised floating islands are built faster than the rate of war damage, we will be led by the nose all the time. They must know that. Therefore, we must be more patient and slow down and fight urgently. When they mistakenly think that we are cowardly and hold back, we will drive straight into the rebellion and annihilate the rebellion with a wave of anger!"

"Okay!

Just as Mosaria was full of ambition and preparing to enter the army, the great writer Sinclair returned home in despair, with tears in his eyes: "Aurora, let's run away!"

Aurora's waist began to thicken noticeably recently, and Sinclair was making small clothes for her unborn baby when she entered the door, and when she saw Sinclair's dejected appearance, she smiled and said, "What's wrong?

"A lot of people have been arrested, and the Dark God Cult has captured a lot of people!"

"Who's caught?"

"Those who put forward opinions, all those who said bad things about the Dark God Sect were all arrested, more than 500 people, more than 500 people!"

"How?"

"There is no trial, no arrest warrant, no police, that Ramos, Ramos, directly ordered the arrest, and now he is checking the minutes of the meeting for a week, and arresting people according to his speech!"

Sinclair was so frightened that he was already incoherent.

In his life at Jagenke, he had never seen such an arbitrary, brutal, stormy assault on free speech.

Is it all a lie?

Aurora calmly folded the last of her little clothes and asked, "Sinclair, did you do what I said, only nodding and not speaking during the meeting?"

"I did. ”

"How do you react when they insist you to speak?"

"According to you, if you can't hide, go to the bathroom. ”

"Really?"

"Really. ”

"And what are you worried about?"

"But, but, I thought, this is the legendary Promised Land, a paradise of freedom, a place where you can open your heart and fly freely—"

"Don't be stupid. You've escaped death from the meat grinder's maw once, how can you not understand?"

"Understand what?"

"Who were the people who were arrested?"

"Of course, it is the one who speaks most actively and acts the most. ”

"Scolding is the fiercest, and the small actions are the most, right?"

"Uh, yes. ”

Sinclair can't deny this, and those who were arrested were nine times out of ten who scolded without saying a word, and secretly tried to promote high-level re-elections, and canvassed votes privately. There are still people who want to pull him in.

"You only wrote one book, and you just told the facts, and you were thrown into the meat grinder; now, Stanford and Jagenke are at war, and they are in danger, and those people are making such a fuss, pointing their noses and scolding on their faces, sharpening their knives behind their backs, do you think you should arrest them? If you want me to say, these people are all spies who have been bought by Jacques!"

"It's an exaggeration, some of them are obviously just giving opinions......"

"When is it not good to mention it? I don't know about your men, I only admit one thing: life is very good now, whoever makes me and my unborn child have a bad life, whoever is a spy, I will scold him!"

"Well, you're kind of unreasonable when you say that. ”

"I think it's unreasonable to take a salary that's six times higher than the average anywhere else, to eat and drink well, and then to bark at the people who saved them. ”

"They didn't take that much, most of them were new clergy, and some alchemists, and their salaries were no different from elsewhere. ”

Aurora raised her eyebrows in surprise and said, "Ahhh

"This, it seems...... I personally don't know. ”

Then they have to add another crime: they can't see that others are better off than themselves. Disgusting!" Aurora's eyes sparkled: "I like Stanford's way of doing things! It's great! Governor Duck and Archbishop George are smart people! Only those who have absolute control over the overall situation dare to choose to detonate the internal bomb at this time." When deciding who to eradicate, don't hesitate to be decisive and neat. Look, Sinclair, we'll soon be a national of a super-first-class power!"

Sinclair hung his head: "It's just a canary in a cage." ”

Aurora held her husband's face and persuaded softly: "Sinclair, you have an honest and kind heart, I love you, I love you very much." I also know that you are very dissatisfied with the rough and barbaric handling of the Cult of the Dark God, yes, it is not good to do so, it is easy to be untrustworthy, but in exchange for a stable situation, in the end, the majority will benefit, do you admit it?"

Sinclair nodded feebly.

"Because of your integrity and kindness, you don't fit in, yes, I understand, I will feel uncomfortable if you change, but my dear, I want to remind you that if this kind of discomfort is revealed now, it will make people mistakenly think that you are all the way with those spies. When the field grows barnyard grass, the farmer will never stop his sickle because of a millet tree that grows in the barnyard grass!"

Sinclair said gloomily: "It seems that I really want to be a canary in a cage." I won't write any more books in the future, so I'll go and work in a factory. ”

His wife hugged him tenderly: "Thank you, dear, for everything you have done for us. But who's to say you can't write? Do you like flowers, or blood?"

"Yes, of course...... I see what you mean. ”

"Also, from now on, every one of your works, every chapter, every paragraph, you must show me first, and then show it to Governor Dark, as long as he nods, then there will be no problems!"

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