556 Sailing against the current

Frederick stood on the mountain with Filia in tow, their shadows stretched in the afterglow of the setting sun. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info guard tied the war horse ten meters away and rested quietly against the tree. It was only in this intimate moment that Frederick would take the hand of the female knight and look down on the rolling red dust of the plain.

His infantry division was rushing to the nearest city, and the winding march stretched like an endless river to the sky.

The cavalry division has already preemptively destroyed the local armed forces and preserved the transportation hub. The infantry division benefited from this, and when they arrived in the city, they would use the existing train trains to move quickly to the south of the fortress of Metz, and cooperate with the other two corps to complete the first step of encircling Metz.

Filia looked at the marching procession and clenched Frederick's fingers with excitement.

Frederick sensed her strength and turned to her, "The enemy's living forces are kept in the fortress of Metz, and they will not be caught. Then comes the decisive battle that will determine the outcome of life and death. Are you nervous?"

Filia took a deep breath, held her breath and thought for a while, then suddenly exhaled with relief, looked at him and smiled: "I will lead the second squadron to protect your safety, so I promise that even if the ending is not good, you will die after me." In this way, I don't even have the leisure to be sad, so I might as well be chic. ”

Frederick almost rolled down tears, pinched her pointed ears, bared his teeth and scolded: "Why should I die behind you, what the hell are you talking about, it hurts my heart to hear it." ”

Philia's ears were itchy, so she tilted her head to avoid his hand, spat out her pink tongue, and smiled and begged for mercy. Frederick's heart was sunburned by her and she embraced her.

Filia lowered her head and was hugged by him, and suddenly said coldly: "Actually, the War Department is very optimistic about the decisive battle. In fact, Vincent cried out to many people that no one wants to stop conquering until they are defeated. ”

"So?" said Frederick continued to hug her.

"So you've been on the opposite side of the War Department. War is addictive, and it's not so easy to stop. Philia muttered softly, "It was my father who tried to protect you from the crowd that allowed you to beat Vincent so peacefully." As you know, the HRE Empire once signed an armistice when the front line was superior, and the weak agreement betrayed the empire, and that humiliation was a scar on the hearts of the soldiers, so everyone hated the armistice agreement, especially when it was advantageous on the battlefield. ”

"Take Paris, accept surrender, world peace. Isn't that enough to raise your eyebrows?" Frederick lowered his head and pinched Filia's pointed chin, looked at her upturned nose, and looked into her clear and charming eyes, "These words were actually handed to me by your father, right?"

"He wants you to see the situation. It was not only the War Department that wanted to fight the war, but even the domestic intellectuals and the capitalist class wanted the war to continue and generate more domestic demand and profits. If you go with the flow, you'll have an easier time. And sailing against the tide will shake your position. Don't give Vincent a chance. This is the father's opinion. Filia was pinched by his chin and forced to look up at him, so she did it all at once.

"The capitalist class tasted the sweetness of the order and wanted someone to speak up for profit, so the public intellectuals stepped forward and acted as the throat of capital. But my dear, they are all advocating war for their own benefit, have they really considered the feelings of others? No, they care about themselves. Frederick told her softly, "Let me warn you first, because of the low temperature and drought in recent years, the continuous ice storm and the poor harvest, the statistics show that there has been not enough food to eat. Has this been raised? No. I will tell you again that in order to continue fighting in winter, I must decide 'which provinces will go hungry,' because from those provinces the rations must be drawn. Has anyone considered this decision? No. I will also tell you that in order to maintain order in the occupied territories, we must also distribute rations to prisoners of war and refugees. As a result, most of the grain in Germany was fed to the prisoners of war, but the peasants at home were hungry and shivering. They only care about themselves. ”

"But it's really hard for you to stand your way, and no one will understand you......" Filia said eagerly.

"We are just emerging, our logistics are fragile, the workers and farmers have already given us so much that I have to guarantee their survival. Philia, I'm not going to accommodate the public intellectuals anymore. Don't forget, at the time of the fall of Shinra, who was the leader of the party that did not match his words and deeds. Frederick said lightly, and his mind was decided.

Filia was speechless. She didn't expect Frederick to pay attention to the crop statistics on the front line, and she couldn't refute it immediately.

"Be careful, there will be people plotting against you, definitely. Once you were in the interests of the War Department, now you are not. Filia put her arms around the president's waist and pressed her hard forehead against his goggles: "Father is not omnipotent, he can't protect you for long." ”

"Three days, three days is enough. Frederick patted Filia on the back and looked at the billowing smoke beneath her feet: "As long as the elves continue to support me in winning the war, no one will be able to bring down my prestige." No one. ”

"Including him?" Filia had always hated the man.

"Including him. "Frederick was categorical. He realized that his republic was facing exactly the same drama as Paris.