After the military parade ended, Roland took advantage of the break to invite Griffith and Harandier to his reception room. Through the window of the reception room, they could see the neat new army exiting the drill ground in an orderly manner, with the magnificent and soul-stirring bugle still ringing in their ears.
Roland shook the cigarette that was said to be rubbed from the troll girl's thigh, and said to the two of them quite proudly:
“If the swords, shields and spears of the Legion are the first generation of equipment, then the matchlocks and spear arrays of the rebels in Verona are the second generation.
"Having the latest equipment allows civilians who have undergone months of training to have the power to threaten legion veterans. This is the power of technology, which is not inferior to the mystery of magic."
Griffith and many of the deputies learned that Bayerland's army at Verona was facing fierce resistance. The rebels and legionnaires, who used various strange weapons and formations, fought back and forth, which doubled the confidence of many Confederate representatives.
"So this army is the third generation, right? The flintlock muskets have completely replaced the matchlocks," Harandil asked. "I just watched their drill. The combination of new muskets and bayonets can eliminate long guns. The team has become more flexible.”
"That's right, that's right, the new muskets are matched with the same epoch-making new formation, plus the artillery team, a three-attack and three-defense force!" Roland clenched his fist and waved, "As long as you push it flatly, you will win!"
Griffith couldn't help but smile:
"So, Count, when are you going to send this army to fight Bijerland?"
"War? I never said that!" Roland's smile faded.
"Huh?!" Harandil's eyebrows raised, "Then what are they used for?"
Roland made a come-with-me gesture to them. The three of them came to the window of the reception room together and looked at the representatives of the New Army in the square below who were watching carefully.
Griffith saw the newly met Senators Gunnar and Tamborf happily playing with the new muskets and praising the exquisite hammers and sharp bayonets.
A squadron of soldiers who had been left behind performed a volley for them, sending fragments of a target thirty yards away into pieces, and then used a bayonet charge to tie the sandbags into a sieve.
"Great!"
The Confederates clapped their hands like children, watching the soldiers pounding the sandbags as if they were storming the Senate.
This is a dangerous group of people.
They actually have the power to rule, but are not recognized by the world order.
They are naturally inclined to overthrow this "unreasonable" world structure, and they happen to have this ability and first-level appeal.
All it takes is an opportunity.
Griffith said slowly: "A guy who has never died still talks nonsense about war, honor and victory. Can you believe his words?
"If we listen to them and go to the battlefield, these merchants will sell us all the next day."
"Yes!" Roland nodded, "This army of mine has several weaknesses.
"First, the production capacity of new equipment is insufficient. My allies and I have tried our best to produce and build the army, but most of the army still uses matchlocks and spears. Hammer components, flints, bayonets and other things, materials and funds , The production line does not fall from the sky.
"Secondly, the Confederacy is not yet mentally prepared for war. Without strong enough support, any attempt to overthrow the millennium empire of Bayeran is tantamount to building a castle on sand. Representatives of the Confederacy who came to the meeting today , some were forced to do nothing, and some felt that resistance would be profitable. I showed them the best troops to reassure them and win funding and manpower support from the Confederacy.
"You don't seem to understand the battle that took place in the city of Bjelan during the Festival of the Chosen One. I was there.
"Citizen representatives were enraged and revolted. Citizens who were living in poverty after the founding of Beyeland also revolted. It was a bloody day. But how did it end?"
Griffith shook his head. He did not witness those days of fighting. Harandil also said he didn't know. He has returned to Canaan.
Roland said: "The citizen representatives present, the richest and most powerful leaders, were horrified to find that the resistance they triggered was going beyond their control. The nobles who had dinner with them a few days ago were hanged. He His wife was thrown into the river. His zealous pastor was burned to ashes.
"This is not a tender thing. Even if you are not here, you should be able to imagine the violent activities of the new class overthrowing the old class. I call it a revolution. A revolution cannot be gentle. It is not There will be no unforgettable personal grudges, there will be no ugly selfish desires and indulgences, and there will be no way to calm down before everything in the past is burned away!"
Roland spread his arms and said loudly:
"Representatives of the Confederacy, no matter noble or humble, are looking forward to the Dark Lord and me to kill the Senate. Their little hearts are not ready at all.
"None of them have wives, children, and children, and which of them has no industrial ties or favors. They are eager to wake up and find that the old order has been compromised and the new order has arrived.
“But is this possible?!
"Griffith, you have seen the blood of the battlefield. Hallandir, there are many slaves and untouchables around you. Come and tell me, the wealthy gentlemen and lords of the Confederacy cannot overthrow the old world by themselves. They They have to mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses and lead workers, small traders, laundry workers, dung collectors, and bankrupt farmers to seize weapons. Once the revolution starts, can they make these people stop?"
"Impossible," Harandil said, "They will liaise with the Senate, wizards, and nobles in an attempt to bring the situation back under their control. They will definitely betray their comrades.
"They want pieces they can control."
That's what it means.
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While the Confederacy was eager for Roland to bring a powerful army, it was closely watching the battle in Verona. As long as any force can resist the Beyelan soldiers, they will not hesitate to draw them over and fight for them.
Not even a fight.
Griffith could fully imagine how eager the representatives of the Confederacy would be to pass the news to the Senate after seeing today's new army, so as to gain more benefits for themselves at the negotiation table.
As for where the world is going, and how the hidden gods will play with people's hearts next. The Confederacy as a whole would not care.
"So, Griffith," Roland said, "your friends' battle in Verona is by no means simple. You are Shutoral, the eagle dogs of the great nobles, and the guards who can threaten the old order. Army, the masters of the Confederacy will definitely be willing to offer extremely high odds to win over you.
"There will be some people who value your status and want to prove themselves on the battlefield and seize the qualifications to be dogs. The process will be very bloody."
Roland said his warning while taking out a few pamphlets and handing them to the two of them.
"A brave man has his limits. Killing one or two dragons or demon kings will not save the world.
"I try my best to share some of my experiences with you. This is my latest summary. How should I put it...well, it is my methodology and an ideological weapon."
Griffith flipped through Roland's pamphlet, and Roland sent him many such articles. The book on hand was written by Roland for all members of Parliament, called "Critique of Political Economy", and it was very obscure.
The title page reads:
"People have certain, inevitable relations in the social production in which they live, and are independent of their will, that is, production relations that are suitable for a certain stage of development of their material productive forces. The sum of these production relations constitutes the social The economic structure is a realistic basis on which the legal and political superstructure is established and a certain form of social consciousness is adapted to it. The production mode of material life restricts the entire process of social life, political life and spiritual life. It is not people's consciousness that determines people's existence. On the contrary, it is people's social existence that determines people's consciousness.
“No social mentality will ever perish until all the productive forces it can accommodate are developed;
"And new and higher relations of production will never appear until the material conditions for their existence mature in the womb of the old society."
Roland looked at everyone with a smile and then said:
“When the material conditions have matured, the new production relations cannot be blocked by deep-seated hostility or tender traditions.
"The craftsmen of Beyeland had the ability to build pipes, steam engines, steamboats, and water pumps. Sooner or later these substances would appear and revolutionize the world.
"Just like steamships connecting the mainland, water pumps draining swamps, food flooding in from the province of Paimon, and farmers in Verona and the East going bankrupt in droves, these are all things that are destined to happen regardless of human will. ."
Griffith sighed.
What he wanted to do was to prevent Krista's tragedy from happening again and to make those superior beings pay the price. The more priority and immediate task was to protect Galadia from the confrontation between the Hand of God and prevent her from letting go. Become a price and a sacrifice.
To achieve this goal, he must fight against all the hands of God before the miracle comes. Commodus, Naira, and Aaron each returned to plan their actions. When they reappear, they will definitely bring incredible power. This is not something that can be solved by the struggle of a few people.
The story of Byerland is not an adventure story of princesses, knights, dwarves, treasury and dragons.
A war knight needs his army.
But to equip and assemble this army, he must ride the wave of the era. Only the uncompromising Confederacy, brave and loyal lieutenants, and determined allies can enable him to complete his mission.
If anyone is hesitant, they can only let reality and bloodshed unify everyone's thoughts——
"The world is shaking. This is not a dinner party."
At this moment, someone suddenly knocked hard on the door.
Roland's adjutant, Werner Negri, who had just appeared on the parade ground, came to the three of them.
"Report, Comrade People's Commissar. There is an urgent military situation."
Negri saluted the three of them, his eyes falling on Griffith.
"The Verona rebels launched a surprise attack on Berthier's column in the valley south of the town of Beauvaux, and then ambushed General Macdonald's main force, which came to support."
"Talking about the situation of Berthier's column," Roland interrupted the adjutant's report for Griffith, "What's the situation of this unit?"
"yes."
The adjutant paused and then said:
"The extraordinary wizard who accompanied the army was mind-controlled and suddenly bombed the Byeran troops who were resting. The troops had been routed.
"The command headquarters, protected by a small number of Beyonders, is breaking out to the east."
Werner Negri came to the map and gave instructions to the three of them:
"Here, due to the large number of enemy troops nearby, the column headquarters is breaking out towards the Crozier Territory. The lord there is Isius de Crozier."
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