"…Remember this shameful day! Venetta was deliberately attacked by the Tanirian Federation. Until a week ago, the ruling committee was still holding talks with the Federation in order to maintain peace at the inner sea.

But history will testify that the Tanirian Federation has been planning for a long time and carefully planned the attack. They deceived Venetta with hypocritical statements and statements hoping to maintain peace.

Our fleet suffered heavy losses, our military port was burned to white ground, and many brave Venettas lost their lives.

The facts are self-evident: the enemy has launched an attack on us. As the consul of the Republic of Veneta, I have ordered the army and the navy to take all necessary measures.

The sea remembers eternity, and Venetta will always remember Taniria's tacit battle. Under the gaze of the gods, I swear: No matter how long it takes, no matter how much blood it will flow, even if the entire inland sea is dyed red, we will surely uphold our justice!

Trust our army! Trust our people! God bless Venetta, and we will definitely win!

I ask the entire Venetta Citizens Congress to announce that since the Taniria Federation launched a mean sneak attack on Haidong Port, the noble Venetta Republic and Taniria Federation have officially entered a state of war."

In the center of the parliament hall, the energetic old man slapped the tabletop on the podium hard, looked around, and made an unquestionable verdict: "The Tanilian Federation must be destroyed!"

The huge parliamentary hall is filled with citizen representatives from various city-states in Veneta to the sea blue city. The special sound design allows the consul's words to be clearly conveyed to everyone.

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

When the consul said his last sentence, the angry representatives of citizens stood up, waved their fists, and let out a roar like a tsunami: "Doom Federation! Destruction Federation..."

On the auditorium on the second floor, Antonio put on his triangle cap again, turned his head and said to Winters: "Let's go, Winters. There's nothing good to look at."

People who do not have citizen representatives or member status cannot attend the meeting in the first floor lobby. Therefore, the designers of the parliament hall specially designed the second floor auditorium for ordinary citizens to listen to.

"Don't you look at the subsequent voting process?" Winters was stunned because of the atmosphere of hundreds of MPs' shared hatred of the enemy: "We don't even know what proposal the consul wants to pass."

Others on the audience made way for the two officers, and some patted Winters on the shoulder and said to Winters: "Kill the federation's bastards!"

Winters responded with a polite smile, followed Antonio and left the auditorium.

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

Winters nodded.

"Consul Debera is still very good." Antonio suddenly said with some emotion: "In fact, some members of Congress do not agree to implicate Drake's attack with the Taniria Federation, but Debera directly convened a general meeting of all citizens. With the current atmosphere in the parliament hall, I think even the high war budget can be easily passed."

"How could Drake, a pirate captain, organize such a sneak attack? The Federation must support him behind his back." Winters asked in confusion: "But I can't figure out how the Federation dares to provoke us on its own initiative? It was obvious that we wanted to hit them, but they took action first. Wouldn't the Tanillas think that if we destroy the Vinetta Navy, we can't take revenge on them?"

Antonio raised his eyebrows and educated: "Don't think of the Federation as a whole, just like not treating Venetta as a whole. Don't consider the Tanirians' ideas. The hope of a peaceful resolution has been shattered, and all that is left is war. And our duty is to win this war for Venetta... Are you still used to what you did under Contere?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Contel...I feel that he is a little too taking care of me. Lieutenant Colonel brought us several of our trainee officers into his chief 100-man team, and there is basically nothing to do." Winters said embarrassedly.

Lieutenant Colonel was responsible for commanding the chief brigade of the Third Corps [Cohort Prima]. The Third Corps usually only maintained a half-component state. After the attack on Haidong Port, it quickly added a full corps with reserve soldiers. It was now in the West Camp to practice. However, Winters is now internship in the standing troops, so he is not busy.

"Speak less, do more, observe more." Antonio reached out to help Winters straighten his military cap and patted him on the back: "Some people will please you, some people will despise you, but these things don't matter. Just do your own responsibilities."

Winters nodded speechlessly.

He understood: If he denies the help brought by his family, he is simply taking advantage of his behavior; if he exchanges himself with Benwei, Benwei may not be better than himself, but he will definitely not be like Benwei when he was a teenager and went to the dock to support his family, nor can he do that Bud - because of this he respects Benwei and Bud.

But he still wanted to avoid the criticism of nepotism, so Winters originally wanted to go to the Reserve Legion with Lieutenant Colonel Field, but Antonio took him to the "Grand Vinetta". Although few people knew about the relationship between Warrant Officer Montagne and the Legion Commander, this still made Winters a little uncomfortable.

Antonio was comforting Winters and telling him how to deal with it: "do your duties."

The two rode their horses all the way to the house from the parliament hall. When they were about to reach the door, Antonio said casually: "The Navy is cleaning the offshore. When they clear the route, the Third Legion will attack. Be prepared and handle all the things to do."

"What? Will the troops be sent so soon?" Winters suddenly became alert: "This is too hasty, warships, gunpowder, shells, food... are we ready?"

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Not ready, but a response must be made." Antonio smiled bitterly: "The anger of the people is a fire that can burn both the enemy and the self. If you don't fight back when you are beaten, public opinion will crush the government. The ruling committee now needs a victory to establish its authority."

"The monarch cannot start a war because of anger, and the general cannot attack because of resentment. This is a mess, and you should firmly oppose this messy order!"

"I have read it too." Antonio changed the subject: "But I'll ask you a question. Do you think Venetta has a better commander than me now?"

"No!"

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

The Venetta Republic named the Third Legion by its own name, which is enough to show the combat effectiveness of this unit. The commander of the Great Venetta is undoubtedly the best commander of the entire republic.

"Yes, I don't think so." Antonio sounded boasting, but there was no slight pride on his face, as calm as if he was talking about the weather: "Will the Five-man team give up on pursuing a quick victory if I object?"

“They will consider your opinion.”

"I have raised an objection, and the Five-man Group demanded that I obey the order. If I continue to object firmly, they will replace me and let others command the attack."

"Then let someone else go."

"What? Watch the Third Legion suffer unnecessary losses due to the change of generals in the last battle? Cheerfully boasted that it had foresight?" Antonio tightened the reins and stopped in place, and said to his nephew seriously: "Winters, listen well, never say such things as 'I've said it long ago,' even if you really said it. We are soldiers of Venetta. Since we are paid, we must do our duty for the benefit of the Republic!"

Antonio rarely speaks to the children in such a harsh tone, whether to Winters or Elizabeth. Cosa is the stricter parent, and the lieutenant colonel is the one who covers the children.

Winters, who was scolded, lowered his head, and Antonio realized that he was too angry and said softly: "The ruling committee has made up its mind that all the soldiers can do is to win the war with all their might. Put Venetta's interests first, and the alliance has eliminated the nobles, but we officers are the knights who guard her."

Winters said "um". In his opinion, most officers actually only regard military positions as ordinary jobs, and did not raise their loyalty to the level of the Cavaliers' loyalty to the lord. Although they admire Antonio, Winters believed that they could not be so noble.

The council hall was not far from home, and the two of them soon arrived home. A dirty little beggar wearing a big hat was looking inside the fence.

Seeing the two officers come back, the little beggar ran away in panic. As a result of a large number of landless farmers pouring into the city, there were more beggars in Hailan City than in the past. The neighborhood where Serbiati's mansion is located is very public and is a key patrol area of ​​the Security Command, but even so, people can be seen begging from time to time.

"Catch up and find out who he is. If it's just a beggar, give him some money. Tell him not to get close to our house anymore." Antonio said, pointing at the back of the little beggar.

Winters nodded and drove the strong luck to catch up.

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

As soon as he entered the door, Elizabeth ran over anxiously and grabbed his arm: "Dad, are you and your brother going to fight?"

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

"Everyone is saying that the entire Hailan City is talking about the war. Even my female companions in the studio are saying that the old ladies tell us about the war thirty years ago. Where are you going to fight? Is it dangerous? Why do my brother also want to go?"

Antonio rubbed his daughter's head and said in a relaxed tone: "It's not dangerous. Your brother and I just need to take a boat to the island on the sea for a walk, and the battle will be over."

"If you pretend to be stupid with Elizabeth, she will become a fool in the future." Coza walked over and said to Antonio dissatisfiedly: "I have some confidence in the children we raised. Ella is sixteen, she is strong enough to understand what will happen."

Coza brought Elizabeth's collar to the living room and let Elizabeth sit in the middle of the sofa, and she and Antonio sat on both sides respectively.

Coza held Elizabeth's hands and explained to her daughter seriously: "War is the most violent means to resolve disputes. Two groups of people killed each other until one side surrendered. Therefore, there were soldiers. When soldiers went to war, the others did not have to bleed. Your father and brother were soldiers, so even if they couldn't bear to leave you, they had to leave this home to fight. Do you understand? They left the home because they didn't love you."

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

"No." Antonio hurriedly comforted his daughter: "It's not that dangerous to fight. There is a song that still sings like this, 'If every bullet can hit someone, who will the king ask for him to join the army'..."

But Coza glared at Antonio and said to Elizabeth seriously: "War will kill people, and many sons will not come back. Your father and brother may not come back. We pray for their safety, but if they cannot come back, you must be able to face it with strength."

When Elizabeth heard his mother's words and thought of the terrible situation, she couldn't help crying.

"She is still a child. Isn't it a bit too cruel for you to do this?"

"She is already sixteen years old, and she must learn to accept all this. Only in this way, if she really loses you, she will not be as mentally broken as my sister!"

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

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

Winters had no idea what was going on, so he hugged Ella at a loss. He had to pat Ella on the back gently while asking the two parents with his eyes, "What's going on?"

But the strong and determined Coza couldn't help but wipe her tears at this time.

Antonio sighed helplessly, hugged his wife in his arms, and looked at each other with Winters.

After a while of silence, Sophia, with a expressionless face, walked down from the upstairs.

Yes, that's right, Sophia is now staying in Winters' house. The Third Legion's garrison is now full of soldiers, and it is obviously inappropriate for a lady to continue to stay in the barracks.

Sophia's identity has also been confirmed. The messenger changed his horses and did not change people all the way, so he rushed to the United Provinces to copy the original documents stored in the church. The documents carried by Sophia were verified correctly.

The ruling committee and Sofia reached a deal. In exchange for notes, Consul Debera would pass a proposal to rehabilitate Antoine Laurent as soon as possible, and Sofia needs to stay in Veneta for the time being waiting for the hearing.

Originally, Sophia wanted to live in the Women's Monastery, but Elizabeth strongly invited Sophia to her home.

Although Antonio and Winters firmly opposed it, Elizabeth convinced the real owner of the house, Coza.

The reason why Coza agreed to Sofia's residence was simple: the two families were actually relatives.

Coza's grandfather's sister married Sophia's father's family. Coza's aunt was Antoine Laurent's grandmother and Sophia's grandmother.

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

Due to the natural geographical barrier of "two mountains and ground", the aristocratic class in the Senas Gulf region usually does not intermarry with external marriages, but intermarry with internal marriages is very frequent.

Two affiliated people with de or la in the last name sit in the tavern and chat, and as they chat, they can find their relatives.

As the youngest son, Winters' grandfather did not have the qualification to inherit the title or fiefdom, and instead went on business and finally settled in Hailan.

However, it was also a blessing in disguise and escaped the purge of the old aristocratic class by the United Republic during the sovereign war.

After that bloody liquidation, the people of the Union Province completely broke free from the shackles of the old aristocratic class.

The family and many families that Winters' grandfather were completely erased. Sofia was probably one of the only "blood relatives" left by Coace and Winters, although the blood relationship has faded to only one-sixteenth.

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

Of course, Winters and Sophia couldn't get close to each other.

Apart from the identity of Antoine Laurent's orphan, Winters has no favoritism for Sophia, and he still subconsciously tightens his nerves when facing this woman.

So the two get along very uncomfortable, to be precise, they don’t get along at all.

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