As soon as de Grandmaison's accusations came out, the Dauphin Louis knew it was going to be bad.

The accusation of "stabbing in the back" is just a matter of talking in private, even if it is not impossible to say things after the war, but the current situation is delicate, accusing the second heir to the throne and the royal navy of stabbing the royal army in the back...... Doesn't this make it clear that you want to flip the table? In this rotten situation, why do you want to flip the table with others? Besides, even if you really want to do it, there are no knives and axes behind the door, and no one rushes in if you drop a cup. Before I could run out of the gate, I was pressed to the ground and rubbed.

Provocation without strength is self-defeating.

The crown prince, who has always been pretentious, understood the profound philosophy behind the word "death" for the first time at this time, and after a long sigh in his heart, he still decided to come out and give everyone a step down.

"Minerva. ”

The call of family affection seems to be revived again in the memories of children's generations.

In terms of concessions and softness, this scene full of family affection and warmth is indeed very suitable for softening the positions of both sides, and it is even enough to make people forget the usual arrogance of the crown prince.

"The head of the war department did have some gaffes, and I apologize here. ”

Apologizing in place of his subordinates with the dignity of the crown prince was enough to silence the admirals. As for Minerva, she is not the kind of person who is extremely aggressive, and besides, it never benefits to push someone or faction too much, and only by applying just the right amount of pressure can the most benefits be obtained.

Minerva knew this well, and she knew how to keep it right.

- Now is not the time to open the curtain on a civil war for a certain Army brainless red deer.

"I understand, Brother Wang, I'm a little too excited. ”

Got up and made a perfect curtsy, and with a series of innocuous compliments from the army generals, the page was over.

Again, the discussion is back to square one.

To withdraw? or not to withdraw?

The battle has reached this point, in fact, as long as you are not a fool, you know that there is no other way out except to withdraw the army, even a fanatical main battle faction like Major General de Grandmaison knows in his heart that if he continues to die, the main force of the army will only be annihilated by ghost animals, and then it will not be a question of whether to fight or not, but whether to commit suicide and apologize or wait for the ghost animals to send you to the gallows.

Everyone knows that it's time for a full retreat, and they all want to retreat, the question is how?

The real idea of the army is that it is okay to withdraw, but it must be delayed first, so that the navy and Her Royal Highness can come forward to oppose the continuation of the Rhine front, and put forward a few more proposals for the withdrawal of troops. Then you can use "The army can still fight and is willing to fight, and now Her Royal Highness and the navy strongly oppose it, and even to the point of fighting a civil war." So we have no choice but to stop fighting first to stabilize the domestic situation" to persuade the front-line troops, especially those young colonel-level officers who want to fight in order to carry the generals and stars on their shoulders as soon as possible. You must know that these people dare to do anything in order to be promoted, and if the army top brass directly orders the withdrawal of the army, these red deer who don't know what they have in their heads dare to directly "heavenly" punish the entire army top brass.

The navy is not a fool, why should I let the navy carry the black cauldron of your army's red deer, and you also know what kind of virtue your subordinates have, and you are afraid that the country will be punished by the heavens, and it is no problem for our navy to be cut down casually? Besides, if you fight like this in a war, the navy and the army have the same great responsibility, so why should the navy play the role of a "coward"? But now it is unrealistic for the navy to say anything more about "fighting to the last soldier," and the prospect of losing the war can be seen by everyone, and the navy has said that it will persevere to the end. The responsibility for the defeat lies with the navy.

Therefore, the navy did not know how to answer the specific question about the retreat, and after thinking about it, it came to the sentence "Let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess, decide together". Kicked the ball at the feet of the royal family.

The opinion of the navy is that as long as the royal family discusses the final result, the navy will resolutely carry out the king's order, and if any of the red-deer who is not long-eyed dares to jump out to resist the king's order, the loyal royal navy of King Qin will be the first to come out and chop off the head of this red deer.

The army patted its chest and assured that as the mainstay of the kingdom, as long as the crown prince gave an order, let alone withdraw the army, it would be no problem for everyone to perform a collective self-dissection. Since he is a loyal knight serving the royal family, naturally thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace. If any national thief with water in his head wants to do something, the army will definitely destroy him.

So after a fierce scramble between the army and the navy, the final result of the ball game turned out to be a big foot shot the ball into the goal of the royal family.

Needless to say, Minerva's attitude, what was the idea of Prince Louis?

No one may believe it, and the crown prince also wants to withdraw.

Now that the situation is clear, even without the armored forces that have been killed from the Ardennes, Charlemagne will not be able to continue to maintain the Rhine front, and it will only be a matter of time before it collapses. From the moment he understood this, the crown prince was already brewing a retreat plan.

Since the crown prince has the will to retreat, and everyone has given him the power to make ideas, why don't they make a decision?

The answer is simple, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also did not want to take responsibility for the retreat, and was more afraid of possible post-war liquidation.

The responsibility for the retreat has already been said, and for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the most important thing is the issue of post-war liquidation. You must know that in such a large-scale war, it is impossible to stop at once, there is no corresponding price, why did the enemy country that killed you yesterday improve relations with you overnight, love each other, and be friendly and friendly? Even go to the former allies for you? With Charlemagne's current situation, the benefits that can be given to the other side are quite limited. In cases where no further concessions can be made at the level of substantive interests, aid can only be exchanged for some form of political statement.

The so-called "some form of political statement" is a scapegoat, or a sacrifice.

It is foreseeable that Alfheim will definitely put forward a demand to punish those responsible for the war, and the countries will definitely agree to this proposal in order to give an account of domestic public opinion, but also to appease Alfheim, and finally to further deepen their control over Charlemagne. When the time comes, the army and the crown prince, who have offended the kingdoms and all strata of the country, will play the role of scapegoat, and Alfheim will have to accept Charlemagne's "sincerity" even if he is not satisfied. On this basis, the two sides will commence armistice talks, demarcate the border on the basis of the Line of Actual Control, and release the main forces of the besieged army to be repatriated in batches after they are disarmed. Countless families will no longer be afraid, the royal navy and Minerva will be spontaneously admired and loyal to the people of the whole country as heroes in resolving the crisis, the countries will be relieved by the addition of a defense against the expansion of Alfheim, and Alfheim will become an independent and sovereign power state although it has not achieved its desired goal.

Everyone is satisfied, they are happy, but the scapegoats who have been trampled under their feet and spurned for a hundred years are not happy.

It's so unfair!

In order to prevent such a hell from befalling him, to absolve himself of responsibility, and to continue to be able to hold power, the crown prince chose to delay time. Let's see if there's a chance that the front line will be able to get better, and maybe there will be another miracle to save the kingdom from danger. On the other hand, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also has to take the time to pick out a sufficient amount of scapegoats other than himself so that he can get out of the situation if the situation deteriorates.

He needs more time in order to observe the situation and think carefully, search and identify a guy who can be trusted and capable of taking on the mission of scapegoating, but it will take up a lot of time.

However, time. No matter how you look at it, there are fewer and fewer of them.

Minerva knew better than anyone else about her brother and the army deer, and she knew better than anyone else how critical the situation had been, and she knew just as well that it would be a waste of time to discuss a retreat with a group of cowards who would not even take responsibility.

She shouldn't have been here to waste her precious time at this kind of ramp-and-go.

But she took the initiative to ask for a relevant meeting, and with extraordinary patience admired these mouth cannon warriors who always talk about "courage" and "responsibility" on weekdays, and they are full of ugliness at this time in order to clear their responsibilities.

- The so-called heroes and heroes, how many are in the bar. On the contrary, the dentist could not find one.

Recalling Roland's incisive and caustic judgment, Minerva had to put a lot of effort into not sneering.

As the impulse to sneer faded, and he continued to maintain an expressionless and cold face to restrain the others, a trace of uneasiness and longing churned in Minerva's heart.

(Roland, you must be safe.) ）

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The winding mountain roads were crowded with fleeing crowds, and the sounds of the once tranquil mountains filled the once-tranquil mountains, making it impossible to tell for a moment whether this was a glacial mountain or a market in Lüders.

Serres, the land of lakes between the peaks of the mountains.

This country has always appeared in the international arena as a peaceful and neutral country that has no quarrel with the world. In addition to hearing of the prestige of the Serres mercenaries, people also know that this country is the junction of Charlemagne, Emile, and Ostoria. It is a major transportation route, and countless caravans, pilgrims, explorers, archaeologists, mountaineers, and mercenaries travel the path between the mountains every year.

In fact, the situation in this country is much more complicated than the public beliefs aware. Emile to the south, Charlemagne to the west, and Ostolia to the east and north all wanted to occupy this scenic transport hub for their own national security, and the Habsburgs of Ostoria also practiced it. Speaking of the birthplace of the Habsburgs is Aargau, north of the Serres, there is a castle called the Eagle Castle, this Habsburg (Habsburg) is the source of the Habsburg surname, so it is more correct to say that they are not so much encroaching on the Seres as they are taking their hometown under their control. But the unruly mountain people of Seres don't think so, and the wild mountain people don't care where you come from, anyway, if you want to manage me and make me pay for food, you can't do it. So the two sides were attached. In the end, the mountain people succeeded in fighting back, and the Habsburg knights, who were frightened by the halberd soldiers who did not play according to the rules (there was no one who went up the mountain in the glacier wearing a tin can), obediently retreated, and even lost the Eagle Castle, the land of their ancestors......

It was through this battle that the Seres mercenaries made a name for themselves and laid the foundation for the country.

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