In fact, the elves are no strangers to militia organizations such as the "People's Stormtroopers", because they were the first to create similar organizations, the so-called "national commandos".

Long before Li Lin appeared, the elves in the era of village tribes were a race where all the people were soldiers. In the extreme environment where strong enemies are surrounded and it is possible to exterminate the clan if you are not careful, there is no chance of survival if you do not do it to this extent. Later, as the doctrine of total warfare became the core military ideology of the defense forces, the concept of the "national commando" came into being. Its main purpose was to create a civic armed organization of a guerrilla nature, with the function of training reservists. In general, it is still a kind of militia organization. And Charlemagne's "People's Stormtroopers" are very close in many places.

The only difference is that the "National Commando" is strictly forbidden to enter the frontal battlefield, and even if the enemy army has already invaded Alfheim proper, and has to put the "National Commando" into guerrilla warfare to harass the enemy army, it must be carefully reviewed. This is because it is clear to the senior military officers, including those who put forward the idea of forming a "national commando", that the "national commando" is not a regular army, but is essentially an auxiliary force composed of people who are not of age for military service. Once it is necessary to throw them into the battlefield, the battle situation will inevitably be extremely critical, and by then the personnel and equipment have already suffered heavy losses, and it is doubtful whether the regular army can be fully replenished, not to mention the "national commandos" whose combat strength is significantly lower. Instead of sending them to the front to die, it is better to let them become guerrillas and cause problems for the enemy's logistics line. Later, with the gradual increase in the strength of Alfheim, the role of the "National Commando" was gradually adjusted to an auxiliary unit, and now it only undertakes some tasks of security patrols and training of reserve recruits, which can be regarded as an auxiliary police organization to some extent.

Charlemagne's military leadership, or the crown prince himself, had a different idea of the militia than Alfheim and most normal people. They see the People's Stormtroopers as a consumable - perhaps doomed to victory, but they can use it to keep their opponents motivated and bargain. In fact, in addition to strengthening Charlemagne's army, the People's Stormtrooper also placed most of the men who had not previously fought under the control of the junta, thus making the threat of a possible popular uprising invisible. Finally, with a large number of people killed in battle, the pressure on resource allocation was eased, and the government was able to replenish the treasury by receiving the property of the war dead in the name of "the living first......

There are countless ruling authorities and tyrants who have oppressed and deceived the people since ancient times, but none of them can be more shameless and tyrannical than Charlemagne's junta.

"That being said, they did give us a big problem. ”

Brunhill stopped the generals and colonels who were still in righteous indignation, and the dictator's chief military adviser glanced at his colleagues who had re-seated themselves, and said with a slight sigh:

"You must know that the People's Emergency Units are not regular troops, and they must be dealt with with caution, as if they are not handled properly, they will cause unnecessary damage to our international image. ”

The lack of equipment in the Royal Charlemagne Army has reached an irreparable level, not only is there an extreme shortage of weapons, but even the most basic military uniforms cannot be supplied enough to supply the People's Stormtroopers, and a large number of recruits must bring their own clothes, equipment, backpacks and blankets, and identification armbands do not exist. This is a violation of the rules of engagement, and once a PLA soldier is captured, they are treated as terrorists rather than soldiers, and they are free to abuse, shoot, or even hang them without any legal responsibility.

There are not many such things in history, for example, during World War II, the warring parties caught each other's armed spies and special forces in disguise will be shot, ** In Germany's largest airborne operation "Operation Mercury", many paratroopers were abused and killed by Cretan residents, and the German army launched a large-scale retaliation against the local population, and they were not held accountable after the war. The reason for this is because these are in line with the principles of belligerence and international law.

But whether or not he will be questioned is one thing, and whether he will be condemned by public opinion is another. You know, even though the Defence has a leader strong enough to silence everyone, even though few people have dared to challenge Alfheim. Except for a small number of middle-aged people, most of the members who can form the People's Stormtroop are teenagers and elderly people in their sixties and seventies. In any case, it is not pleasant to abuse, shoot, or hang a group of children and the elderly, but more importantly, it will arouse people's sympathy for the weak and hate the tyrants, sow the seeds of resistance, and give those foreign powers a golden opportunity. There is no doubt that this is detrimental to the long-term stability of the area occupied by Alfheim.

"Although these people are pitiful, I would like to emphasize here that you do not have sympathy for your enemies. Even if they are just cannon fodder to be used and deceived. You must know that no one is innocent in this war. While they feast on the looted supplies and chant 'Long live war' and 'Long live victory', they don't care how many people have starved to death, how many have been killed by Charlemagne's army, how many are struggling on the brink of death, they don't know and don't want to know. Until calamity befell them, when the flames of war burned upon themselves, and when it was their turn to bear the pain that others had endured for years, they suddenly became pitiful and peace-loving. Everything is the fault of the authorities, they are just innocent masses who have been deceived. These once invincible people fell to their knees and begged those who had been deeply hurt and plundered by them not to harm them, not to take their only remaining possessions, not to burn their houses. But if the position is reversed, and it is they who win, what will they do when it is their turn to take over our city and dispose of our people? Will they listen to the cries of women and children and old men, and will not inflict the atrocities they do best, and will not throw hell on all the elves? Have they done it once in the last few hundred years?"

Brunhill clenched his fists, and the other officers looked serious.

In the extremely unpleasant historical memories of the elves over the past thousand years, the human beings, who have always occupied the victorious and powerful positions, have never shown mercy to the elves. The atrocities that words are not enough to describe are deeply engraved in their memories, and they continue to be passed down with the continuation of the bloodline.

It can be said that it is human beings who have thoroughly taught them what it means to be "a king and a loser", what is "history written by the victors", and what it means that "the victors are not responsible".

The so-called good and evil are just another name for victory and defeat.

As victors, they do not need to empathize with past perpetrators.

"Gentlemen, we must defuse this time bomb before the march begins. It's not for Charlemagne, it's not for humanitarianism, it's just for us not to fall into failure. ”

Glancing at his colleagues who had puffed out their chests again, and taking a deep breath, Brunhill said in an almost frozen voice:

"Whatever means are used, we must do it. ”