Iron Power And Sorcerer

Iron Power And Sorcerer Chapter 64

2021-02-09

Chapter 64 General Assembly
"...remember this shameful day! Deliberate attack by the Taniria Federation. Until a week ago, the ruling council was still in talks with the Federation to maintain peace in the Inland Sea.

But history will testify that the Taniria Federation has been planning for a long time, The attack was carefully planned. They deceived Veneta with false statements and a desire to keep the peace.

Our fleet suffered heavy losses, our naval ports were burned to the ground, and many brave vigilantes The Netaians lost their lives.

The facts speak for themselves: the enemy has attacked us. As the consul of the Veneta Republic, I have ordered the Army and Navy to take all necessary measures.

The sea remembers eternity, and Veneta will always remember the undeclared war of Taniria. Under the watchful eyes of the gods, I swear: no matter how long it takes, no matter how much blood flows, even if the whole is dyed red Inland Sea, we will do our justice!
Believe in our army! Believe in our people! God bless Veneta and we will win!

I ask for representatives of all Veneta citizens The General Assembly declares that the Venerable Republic of Veneta and the Tanirian Federation have officially entered a state of war since the time when the Tanirian Federation launched its vile sneak attack on Haidong Harbor."

Parliament In the center of the hall, the spirited old man fiercely smashed the table top of the podium, looked around, and pronounced the verdict beyond doubt: "The Tanilla Union must be destroyed!"

The congress hall The room was filled with civic representatives who rushed to Hailan City from various city-states in Veneta. The special sound design made the words of the consul can be clearly conveyed to everyone.

Every time the consul said a word, the representatives of the citizens in the audience would shout.

When the consul had finished his last words, the enraged civic representatives all stood up, waving their fists and roaring like a mountain cry out and sea howl: "Destroy the Federation! Destroy the Federation! ..."

On the auditorium on the second floor, Antonio put on his delta cap again, turned his head to Winters and said, "Let's go, Winters. There's nothing to see."

Those who do not have the status of a citizen representative or a member of parliament cannot attend the meeting in the lobby on the first floor. Therefore, the designer of the parliament hall specially designed the auditorium on the second floor for ordinary citizens to listen in.

"Didn't you watch the voting process?" Winters was momentarily lost because of the atmosphere of the same hatred among hundreds of MPs: "We don't even know what proposal the consul is going to pass."

Others in the audience made way for the two officers, and someone patted Winters on the shoulder, saying to Winters, "Kill those bastard pirates in the Federation!"

Winters smiled politely In response, he followed Antonio and left the auditorium.

After walking outside, Antonio said to Winters, "We don't need to know the consul's proposal, we just need to know the consul's attitude."

Winters nod.

"Consul Debella's skills are still powerful." Antonio suddenly said with some emotion: "Actually, some members of Congress do not agree with Drake's attack and Taniri. The Asian Federation was implicated, but Debella directly convened a general meeting of citizens. With the current atmosphere in the parliamentary hall, I think even a high war budget can be easily passed with three calls.”

"How could a pirate captain like Drake organize such a sneak attack? The Federation must be behind him." Winters asked inexplicably: "But I can't figure out how the Federation would dare to provoke us? Obviously yes We were going to hit them, but they did it first. Don't the Tanilians think we can't get revenge by destroying the Veneta Navy?"

Antonio eyebrows raised , Education said: "Don't think of the Federation as a whole, just like don't think of Veneta as a whole. Don't think about the Tanirians, the hope of a peaceful solution has been dashed, and the only way to go is war. And our job is to win this war for Veneta...Are you used to what you're doing under Contaire?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Contell...I feel like he's taking too much care of him. I, the lieutenant colonel, got a few of our apprentice officers into his chief Hundred Men Squad, basically nothing to do." Winters said a little sorry.

Lieutenant Colonel Contell is in charge of commanding the chief battalion [Cohort Prima] of the 3rd Legion. The 3rd Legion usually only maintains a half-staffed state. After the attack on Haidong Port, he was quickly replenished with reservists to the full battalion. Quickly practice in the camp. However, Winters is currently a trainee in the standing army, so he is not busy.

"Speak less, do more, observe more." Antonio reached out to help Winters straighten his cap, and patted his back: "Some people will please you, some people will despise you, but these are actually It doesn't matter, just do your part."

Winters nodded wordlessly.

He understands: If he denies the help brought by his family, he is simply getting a bargain; by exchanging himself with Benwei, Benwei may not be better than himself, but he must not be able to do it himself. It's not like Benway, who goes to the wharf to support his family as a teenager, can't do what Bud does -- that's why he respects Benway and Bud.

But he still wanted to avoid the criticism of nepotism as much as possible, so Winters originally wanted to go to the Legion with Lieutenant Colonel Field, but Antonio asked him to the "Great Veneta". Although few people knew about Warrant Officer Montagne and Corps Head's relationship, it made Winters a little uncomfortable.

Antonio was comforting Winters by telling him what to do: "Do your part."

The two of them rode all the way from the parliament hall to the house. When they were about to reach the door of the house, Antonio said casually: "The navy is cleaning the offshore waters. When they clear the route, the third Legion will attack. Do. Be prepared, and deal with everything that needs to be done."

"What? Are you going to send troops so soon?" Winters suddenly became alert: "This is too hasty, warships, gunpowder, shells, food... ...are we ready?"

"Not ready, but we must respond." Antonio smiled bitterly: "The anger of the people is a fire, which can burn the enemy to death, You can also burn yourself to death. If you don't fight back, public opinion will overwhelm the government. The ruling council urgently needs a victory to establish its authority."

"A monarch cannot start a war because of anger, and a general cannot be killed because of resentment. Launch an attack. This is a mess, and you should firmly oppose this messy order!"

" I also read it." Antonio changed his words: " But let me ask you a question. Do you think Veneta has a better commander than me now?"

"No!"

Although there is suspicion of flattery, but That's Winters' truth.

The Republic of Veneta named the third Legion after itself, which is enough to illustrate the battle strength of this unit. And the Corps Head of the Great Veneta is undoubtedly the best commander in the entire Republic.

"Yes, I don't think so either." Antonio sounded bragging, but there was no arrogance on his face, as calm as he was talking about the weather: "Then if I object , will the Five give up their pursuit of a quick victory?"

"They will take your opinion into account."

"I have raised my objection, Five Ask me to obey orders. If I continue to stand firm against it, they will replace me and let someone else direct the attack."

"Then let someone else go."

" Then what? Watching the third Legion suffer unnecessary losses because of the change? Bragging about his foresight?" Antonio pulled the reins and stopped in place, and said solemnly to his nephew, "Winters, listen up, Never say 'I've said it before,' even if you did. We are Veneta soldiers, and since we are paid, we must do our part in the interests of the Republic!"

Antonio seldom speaks so harshly to children, either to Winters or to Elizabeth. Kesha is the stricter parent, while the lieutenant colonel is the one who will cover for the children.

The reprimanded Winters lowered his head, Antonio also realized that he was a little too angry, and said softly: "The ruling committee has made up its mind, the soldiers can only do their best to win the war. . To put Veneta's interests first, the Alliance has wiped out the nobles, but we officers are the Knights who guard her."

Winters said "um". In his view, most officers actually just regarded military service as an ordinary job, and did not raise their loyalty to the level of Knight's allegiance to the monarch. Although he admires Antonio, Winters doesn't think he can be that noble.

The parliament hall was not far from home, and the two arrived home quickly. A scruffy little beggar in a big hat was leaning over the fence and peering in.

Seeing the return of the two officers, little beggar ran away in panic. With a large influx of landless peasants into the city, there are many more beggars in Hailan City than in the past. The neighborhood where Serbiati's mansion is located is very safe and is the key patrol area of the garrison command, but even so, people can be seen begging from time to time.

"Come up and find out who he is. If it's just beggar, give him some money. Let him not come near our house." Antonio pointed to the back of the little beggar and said.

Winters nods, urging Qiang Luck to chase after him.

Antonio first took the Zaoliu horse to the stable to take care of it, and then entered the house through the back door.

As soon as she entered the door, Elizabeth ran anxiously and grabbed his arm: "father, are you and your big brother going to war?"

"Who said that? " Antonio asked with a smile.

"Everyone is saying that the whole Hailan city is talking about the war, even my girlfriends in the studio are talking about it, and old man people tell us about the war 30 years ago. Things. Where are you going to fight? Is it dangerous? Why is the big brother going too?"

Antonio rubbed his daughter's head and said in a relaxed tone: "It's not dangerous, my brother and I Just take a boat and go around the island at sea, and the battle is over."

"If you play stupid with Elizabeth, she will become a stupid woman in the future." Kesha came over , said dissatisfiedly to Antonio: "Have some confidence in the children we raised, Ella is sixteen, she is strong enough to understand what will happen."

Kosa led Elizabeth to the meeting. In the living room, Elizabeth was sitting in the center of the sofa, and she and Antonio were sitting on either side.

Kesha held Elizabeth's hands and explained to her daughter seriously: "War is the most violent means of resolving disputes. Two groups of people kill each other until one of them succumbs. That's why there are soldiers, soldiers. Go to war and others don't have to bleed. Your father and big brother are soldiers, so even if they hate you, they have to leave this home to fight. You understand? They didn't leave home because they didn't love you."

Elizabeth asked with red eyes: "Is the war dangerous? Will... never come back?"

"No." Antonio hurriedly comforted his daughter: "The war It's not that dangerous, there is a song that goes like this, 'If every bullet could hit someone, who would the king ask to be a soldier for him'..."

Kesha glared at Anthony Ao glanced at Elizabeth and said solemnly: "War will kill people, and many people's sons will not come back. Your father and big brother may not come back. We pray for their safety, but if they can't come back, you Also be able to face it strong."

Hearing mother's words and thinking of the terrifying situation, Elizabeth couldn't help crying.

"She's still a little child, isn't it a bit too cruel for you?"

"She's already sixteen years old, and she has to learn to accept it all. Only in this way, If she really lost you, she wouldn't have a mental breakdown like my elder sister!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel over their children's education policy, Winters opened the door and walked in.

Seeing Winters come home, Elizabeth ran over to hug her big brother and cried: "Winters, I don't want you to go to war! I don't want you to never come back! Don't go..."

Winters simply doesn't know what's going on and hugs Ella at a loss. She had no choice but to pat Ella on the back while asking the two parents with eyes, "What's going on?"

But the strong and determined Kesha couldn't help but wipe her tears. .

Antonio sighed helplessly, took his wife in his arms, and Winters looked at each other in blank dismay.

It was silent for a while, and Sophia walked downstairs with an expressionless face.

Yes, Sophia is now staying with the Winters. The Third Legion's garrison was now full of soldiers, and it was clearly inappropriate for a woman to remain in the barracks.

Sophia's identity has also been confirmed. The messenger changed horses all the way, and rushed to the province to transcribe the primordial documents deposited in the church. Two-phase verification with the documents Sophia carried.

The Governing Council and Sofia strike a deal. In exchange for the notes, De Bella will pass a proposal to rehabilitate Antoine Laurent as soon as possible, while Sofia needs to stay in Veneta for the time being to attend the hearing.

Originally Sophia wanted to live in a women's monastery, but Elizabeth strongly invited Sophia to her home.

Although Antonio and Winters were firmly opposed, Elizabeth persuaded the real owner of the family, Kesha.

The reason why Kesha agreed to Sophia's stay is simple: the two families are actually relatives.

The elder sister of Kesha's grandfather married into Sophia's father's family. This Kesha's great aunt is Antoine Laurent's grandmother and Sophia's great-grandmother.

In other words, Winters and Elizabeth have to call Sophia "cousin".

Because of the natural geographical barrier of "two mountains and land", the aristocratic class in the Senas Bay area usually does not intermarry with outsiders, but internal intermarriages are very frequent.

Two allied people with de or la in their surnames sit in a tavern chatting, chatting and chatting to find their relatives.

Winters' maternal grandfather, as the youngest son, did not have the qualifications to inherit the title and Fiefdom, turned to business, and finally settled in Hailan.

However, it was a blessing in disguise and escaped the purge of the old aristocracy by the Interprovincial Republic during the Sovereign War.

After that bloody reckoning, the Union Provinces were completely freed from the shackles of the old aristocracy.

While Winters' grandfather's family and many families were completely wiped out, Sophia is probably one of the few remaining "blood relatives" between Kesha and Winters, although this blood relationship has faded to only sixteen points. one.

Sophia walked to Winters with a cold face. Even under the same roof, she never gave Winters a good look.

Of course, Winters and Sophia are also close and does not raise.

Apart from the identity of Antoine Laurent's orphan daughter, Winters has no affection for Sophia. Still subconsciously tense the nerves.

So the two of them get along very awkwardly, to be precise, they don't get along at all.

Sophia only communicates with Elizabeth and Kesha, and Winters and she avoid each other as much as possible.

Winters embarrassedly nodded to Sophia. Sophia glared at him, took Elizabeth into her arms, and supported the sobbing little girl back upstairs.

The relative relationship between Sophia and the male protagonist is actually not a foreshadowing, because Antonio has obviously hinted it. Thanks to the friends who voted for the recommendation before, thank you.

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(end of this chapter)