In terms of results alone, from the moment he embarked on the road of militarism, Charlemagne forced himself to the end of the world's enemies and death if he did not fight. At present, this strange circle of creating an even bigger trouble for oneself in order to solve one problem is nothing more than the outward manifestation of the terminally ill militarism.

There is nothing wrong with this statement, but it is deduced that Charlemagne's national power itself cannot support a total war with the whole world as its opponent, and it is too boring to explain Charlemagne's step-by-step march into the abyss with this somewhat hindsightly "historical inevitability". By the same token, it would be a mistake to interpret everything as "the dictator of Alfheim is wise, infallible, and invincible". As a country that once dominated the world, crisscrossed the continent, and countless great men and heroes emerged, why did Charlemagne fall into the pit dug by a dictator so simply? In order to thoroughly explore the answer to this question, people must take a more long-term view and look at the international geopolitical environment that Charlemagne faced before the rise of Yalfheim's power.

If you look at Charlemagne in the history of Western Europe on Earth, one will find that it was a country of good fortune and misfortune.

Compared with the countries of Central Europe, he is not as divided as the Holy Roman Empire, and is hardly even a confederation, nor is it like Germany, which is in the land of four wars and has many states, even the famous poet Heine published a book "Germany, a Winter's Fairy Tale" to lament, and Schiller even bluntly said, "Germany? Where is it? But I can't find that place." It was not until 1870 that a federal empire called the "German Empire" appeared in the world, and compared with the countries of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Northern Europe, Charlemagne's territory was very large, almost comparable to the Roman Empire and Napoleonic Empire. The territory, population, and resources it possessed laid the foundation for its future rise to become a world power.

To say that it is unfortunate is that the geostrategic environment it faces is extremely sinister. To the east, Albion is a bitter enemy, an island nation with a powerful navy and a territory on land that can be used as a base for advance: Brittana. Once it has access to a steady stream of overseas resources and has accumulated enough resources, Charlemagne will be in jeopardy. Although Castile in the south is inextricably linked with Charlemagne's vassal state of Ostoria, both Castile and Ostoria are constantly at odds with Charlemagne, and privately raise their eyebrows with Albie. As for Seres and Kaplan on the eastern flank, one was a calculating neutral, and the other was the front line of the United Rus' principality protected by the agreement of the countries.

It is not difficult to see that although Charlemagne has the foundation to become a great power, if it develops in any direction after it becomes strong, it will break the existing strategic balance, be hostile to other countries, and then stimulate countries to form an anti-Charlemagne encirclement. Use all kinds of visible and invisible cages to keep this restless country under control until Charlemagne recovers himself or is beaten to his feet by the Great Powers.

"This mechanic has always been there, and it is activated every time Charlemagne tries to change the status quo. So every generation of Charlemagne's brilliant men has been thinking about ways to break this paradox, but no one has ever been able to do it. ”

Among them, there are also the "merits" of the agents of the divine will of the past generations, but on the whole, it is still a congenital deficiency in the geographical environment.

Then, this innate deficiency was cleverly exploited by someone.

"Isn't there such a fairy tale?"

Smirking sly, the dictator shook his glass, the scarlet drink waving blood.

"In order to fight the monster, the knight overcame many dangers and finally found the mage's home in the depths of the secret realm. Sincerely ask the omniscient magician and the crystal ball—"

Crystal balls—

Magician—

Please tell me-

Please make it for me-

- Weapons that can hit monsters (methods).

Then, a magician named "Consortium" provided the Charlemagne knight with a wand capable of breaking the deadlock.

"The point of a gun is not its power, and to be honest, it's questionable that the latest automatic weapons will be as effective as they can in the face of a well-prepared and powerful magician. What really has enough to break the battlefield pattern, even at the strategic level, is the 'mass production' and 'universal applicability' of industrialization. ”

For example, the fireballs unleashed by a high-ranking mage are comparable to large-caliber heavy artillery, and the mage's mobility and range are much higher than those of the Marats, who can maneuver slowly on the battlefield. However, the proportion of magicians with this quality in the population can be described as one in ten thousand, and in the process of at least fifteen years of rigorous training, a number of more will be eliminated, and in the end, only a few can become magicians who meet the standards. And to develop a quick rookie artillery company, but in a few months, perhaps their proficiency is debatable, and the shooting accuracy is also miserable. But under the overwhelming artillery fire, what is this?

It was with this in mind that Charlemagne saw the possibility of building a large standing army, armed with guns and artillery, to completely tear apart the strategic dilemma with numerical superiority. Even the scheming Richelieu was moved by this bright prospect at that time, and generously passed a series of bills to strengthen armaments and develop the consortium, which greatly developed Charlemagne's economic and military strength, and also laid the foundation for Charlemagne to run all the way along the road of no return of militarism in the future.

Since then, Charlemagne has been able to continue to move along the track laid by Li Lin, without any possibility of turning back.

"The situation in our country is actually similar, and Charlemagne's predicament today may also become Alfheim's predicament in the future. ”

The dictator's voice was still relaxed, and the captain of the pro-guard team on the side lowered his eyelids slightly, and the pupils that had shrunk into a thin slit flashed with a sharp cold light.

Countries will not tolerate Charlemagne, who dominates the continent, and will not allow a more powerful Alfheim to appear, this is not a matter of human affection, this kind of matter involving the core interests of countries has never been negotiable, not even discussed. Don't look at Albion, the United Principality of Rus, and Castile are nominally allies of Alfheim, if Alfheim shows his intention to replace Charlemagne, or even go further, the tricks used against Charlemagne in the past will be copied to Alfheim's head as they are, and the anti-Charlemagne alliance can start watching Alfheim by changing its signboard.

- There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. The so-called international politics and covenants are just that.

Therefore, when the battle report of the fall of the Iserlohn battery came, the countries immediately rushed to put forward the proposal of "peace negotiations".

The international community has never been just, morally just, and will always be a naked jungle society, where a group of carnivores can put on the mask of kindness, put away their minions and play the role of angels of peace, and their motive can only be profit.

"The great powers do not want to see a strong power rise on the continent again, and the most ideal outcome for them is probably the death of Charlemagne and Alfheim, and if they do not have the will or strength to continue fighting, they will gladly provide all kinds of assistance to continue the war. But that's just the ideal—"

Clausewitz once said in On War that "any war plan becomes unrecognizable after the first contact between the belligerents". This is true of the fog of war, and the same is true of international games. For the great powers, the question of the two potential rivals being wiped out together - the seizure and absorption of various technologies and industries by the countries will become the key factor determining the future hegemony. Especially after seeing the power of the "Thor's hammer", countries are even more afraid of the technology of such superweapons, and even once had the idea of changing the court to support Charlemagne's elimination of Alfheim. It was only because of the "timely fall" of the Iserlohn battery that they did not have the opportunity to resort to action.

- If such a dangerous thing spreads or falls into the hands of XXXX.

- If technical and other benefits are obtained through the use of a particular situation.

With a complex and delicate mindset of picking up and pinning down other adversaries, the nations began to take action to try to bring the situation to rest.

"'Alfheim and Charlemagne can neither be at peace nor die together. They should continue the war in order to become hens that lay golden eggs' – what a good calculation, and if we hadn't had the 'Yellow Plan', we might have had to accept the existing borders. Then in the long war, he chopped himself and Charlemagne little by little, and used them to fill the bellies of the great powers. ”

"You are right, Your Excellency. ”

"It's good to be perfunctory for this group of guys for the time being, as long as we go well, they won't be able to play much tricks......"

Drinking red wine with his neck up, his thin red lips opened slightly, revealing a sneer that looked down on all beings.

"Now, let Charlemagne activate the long-awaited revolving door and let the whole world hear the clarion call of the new order. ”