15. The Usage of Victory (4)

1. The Balfour Massacre" - this is Charlemagne's official name for the suppression of the Balfort riots by the Alfheim Wehrmacht.

Compared with Charlemagne's indignation, the whole country shouted to "punish tyrannical heresy", "wash away the humiliation of the motherland with the blood of ghosts and animals", and "pay tribute to the dead compatriots with pointed ears", a state of endless fanaticism. The perpetrator of the tragedy, Alfheim, was completely peaceful and peaceful, and it was time to go to work, to go to school, and the housewives were still picking their favorite goods in the supermarket special section with the momentum of an armored assault.

Just looking at this peaceful and everyday landscape, it is impossible to believe that this "country" is engaged in a life-and-death war, let alone that a city under its rule has just been bloodbathed by a riot. Except for the fact that prices have risen a little and there are more military and police on the streets than on normal days, there is no trace of wartime at all.

In a way, this can be taken for granted.

Yalfheim has been preparing for this war for almost thirty years, and has long been in a state of "quasi-mobilization", mentally and materially prepared. In addition, after the start of the war, the Defence Force and Navy firmly held the sea lanes to ensure the uninterrupted flow of all kinds of overseas resources into the mainland, while the Defence Forces and the Army kept the enemy out of the country, and the Air Force completely controlled air supremacy, and only they bombed others, and no one else had anything to do with them. Alfheim, who was not devastated by the flames of war, was naturally able to show an atmosphere of peace that was not a war.

As for the impact of the "Balfour massacre", it is somewhat subtle. Alfheim itself is a minority monopoly ruling class regime, based on history and reality, with a high degree of sensitivity and vigilance against the majority of the lower class citizens' riots, in fact, when encountering such things, the elves have always unconditionally supported the government to suppress it by force, and ignored all kinds of excesses in the process of suppression.

The elves have their own explanations for this.

First of all, the rioters are citizens with citizenship rights, regardless of rank, they can be rewarded for doing the right thing, and they will be punished for doing the wrong thing - in this basic paternalistic relationship between the state and the people, Yalfheim does not give discriminatory special treatment to the fourth-class citizens, and the basic civil rights are also guaranteed by law. At best, there is something debatable about the treatment. Isn't it the responsibility of the national government to choose to be a law-abiding citizen and live a peaceful life in front of us, but still choose to be a criminal or terrorist and harm other law-abiding citizens, and to lay the hammer of sanctions on this scum to protect the majority of law-abiding citizens?

"Therefore, there is no question of illegality or excesses in our actions, whether from the perspective of international law, the laws of war, the norms of belligerence, or domestic law, and this is a legitimate and legitimate internal affair of a sovereign and independent state. If Charlemagne disagrees with this and attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of our country, let us categorically reject undue interference from belligerent enemy countries. In addition, with regard to the armistice negotiations proposed by friendly countries, we believe that the present is not the right time for such negotiations. If there is indeed a truce, it will be held on the territory of a third party after Charlemagne unequivocally acknowledges the sanctity of China's sovereignty and independence, immediately ceases fire, ceases anti-Yalforheim propaganda and unfriendly activities of the people, ceases all forms of official and non-governmental assistance to anti-government terrorist organizations and individuals, and accepts a comprehensive inspection by an international observation mission, including our experts, and confirms that Charlemagne has indeed fulfilled the above preconditions. ”

Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window with his hands behind his back, he spoke eloquently and eloquently. After confirming that the contents were correct, the dictator left his beautiful Gothic signature on the special document paper of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The stenographer solemnly put away the papers, bowed to the dictator's back, and walked backwards out of the office.

"Our lovely allies, ......"

"Overall, the reaction was expected. ”

Putting the bottle back into the ice bucket, Brunhill walked slowly to the dictator with his glass in hand.

Niederhogg is leading his elite soldiers to various places to deal with terrorist incidents, so Brunhill comes to play the role of lieutenant. In terms of her identity, there is no need to be like this at all, but since the parties themselves are very happy, there is no reason for others to say anything.

In addition, in the current treacherous situation, the dictator does need a deputy who can counsel the military affairs rather than the internal affairs, and now he needs to concentrate more on the upcoming large-scale battles rather than on inconsequential internal affairs suppression.

It doesn't matter – from the General Staff to the Foreign Office's response to the Balfort Massacre and a series of riot and law enforcement operations. It's not that they're blindly arrogant and have excess and unnecessary confidence in their own power, or that they're able to bluff and act like they don't care to appease people after being attacked by the unexpected.

In the eyes of Alfheim's top management, this is really just a trivial matter, even if it is put into the international vision, it is still not worth mentioning.

In the final analysis, this is an internal affair of Alfheim, and it is also a well-choreographed "show".

Belfort, where the riots took place, was not a newly occupied town after the war, it had been under the control of the consortium and Alfheim, and on the post-war territorial division map planned by the Peacemakers, Belfort was also on the side of Alfheim and far from the border. In other words, unless Charlemagne continues his current policy of not recognizing the legitimacy of the Alfheim regime, or intends to risk a breakdown in future negotiations, Balfour will also be placed on Charlemagne's side. Otherwise, what happens in Balfort is an internal affair of another country, and Charlemagne has no right to say anything about it, and the same goes for other countries.

Of course, human rights may be a good reason to intervene, and it is not impossible to intervene in the internal affairs of other countries or even to achieve regime change under the banner of humanitarianism and "human rights above sovereignty". However, a group of feudal monarchies, especially the United Principality of Rus', a behemoth with a lot of sharp contradictions in the country, shouted slogans such as "stop the humanitarian catastrophe" and "do not allow the elves to slaughter mankind", and did not hesitate to intervene by force and send troops to other countries to prevent the governments of other countries from suppressing the rebellion by force...... It's a bit of an ironic sense of joy, no matter how you look at it, it's like playing with irony. Even if the Duchy were to be as thick as a city wall and to say that bombers were dropping bread instead of Molotov cocktails, the human side would one day intervene in the internal affairs of the Principality in the same way, a hypothesis that would be highly likely to be realized based on the history of relations between the two sides over the years, to provide all-round support to the rebels...... How will the Principality deal with itself? Conversely, the same will be true on the human side.

Finally, even if countries prioritize their immediate strategic interests and are willing to take all kinds of risks and sequelae, they still have a firewall called "legitimacy" waiting for them.

Contrary to common sense, the series of massacre repressive operations carried out by the Defence Forces and the Personal Guard do not violate any law — there is not a single clause in international law, the laws of war, the international conventions, or the norms of engagement that prohibit such acts.

The citizens who started the rebellion were not wearing military uniforms, were irregular combatants, and did not even have the conditions to become prisoners of war from the point of view of international law, and the rights of prisoners of war were not entitled. What's more, these people also took hostages, occupied important government institutions, and once killed hostages to vent their anger. No matter how you interpret it, this is undoubtedly a brutal and inhumane crime, and it is a violent terrorist act that should be condemned and resolutely suppressed. It is the unanimous consensus of all countries not to negotiate with terrorists and to eliminate them by force. As long as it is not Charlemagne, people with ulterior motives, and patients with terminal cancer, who cares about the barking of this group of defeated dogs before they die?

"'The brave insurgents fought until the last moment, in their conscience as Charlemagne, who did not succumb to the enemy's artillery fire and brutality, and who denounced the atrocities with their lives until the last moment, and thanked the people of Belfort for choosing Charlemagne, and that generations of Charlemagnes will not forget you'—you have to admit that Charlemagnes do have something to be proud of in literature, and our Propaganda Department cannot write about such sentimental sensationalism. All Charlemagne's citizens will turn their grief and anger into strength, resolutely persist in the war to the end, and fight to the last soldier against the ghost beast who has no more soldiers available. ”

Almost contemptuously complaining about Charlemagne's abusive nature and profound skills in using words, the expression on Li Lin's face looked very happy. Brunhill shook his head with a wry smile and cast a disgusted look at the thick stack of pamphlets on his desk.

These are a new wave of leaflets and pamphlets that Stacy has just collected from all over Charlemagne, and in addition to the clichés and angry hysteria of the past, there are many more emotional indictments of "pointy-eared heretical war crimes." From the requisitioning of houses and the requisition of supplies in the occupied territories (the section on the payment of money by the Wehrmacht to the inhabitants was selectively ignored by the "conscientious Charlemagne" writers), to the recent "Balfour Massacre", every word can be said to be soaked in blood and tears, including the accusations and roars of the literary masters themselves...... As long as he was Charlemagne.

For non-Charlemagne, especially those ravaged by Charlemagne's aggression, these pamphlets are nothing more than ridiculous garbage that should be kept in the toilet as toilet reading material and toilet paper. Under Charlemagne's desperate wail, years of hemorrhoids and old constipation can be cured in one go.