Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1065 1047. Appeasement

Appeasement policy.

In Lan En's hometown world, this refers to the fact that countries, represented by Britain, did not stop or curb the increasingly violent aggression in the world on the eve of World War II.

The act of sitting on the sidelines and even giving a hand to the invaders, intending to reach an agreement after helping.

Until the end, these aggressive actions had spread like wildfire and even endangered the countries that implemented the appeasement policy, and then these countries seemed to have just opened their eyes and saw the evil deeds of the invaders, and began to mobilize resistance.

The Second World War officially started.

Lan En has a good foundation in history, and these contents are also compulsory knowledge of world history in his education.

The causes of the appeasement policy are complex and profound, but there are three major directions.

After experiencing the First World War, the countries involved in the war had too many deaths, and every citizen still remembered the tragic past, so they had a general fear and dared not face the war.

And the world economy was at a great low at that time, and the weakness of the domestic economy also made the war, a money-eating behavior, less easy to implement.

Moreover, the countries that implemented the policy of appeasement at that time always had an optimistic estimate of the enemy's threat. Or in order to avoid war, they forced themselves to believe those optimistic estimates.

They believed that the enemy's ambition would not be too big: after swallowing a lot of benefits, they would stop wisely.

They believed that the enemy's courage was not very strong: they should feel guilty after getting so many benefits under the gaze of various countries.

They believed that the enemy's power would not be too strong: after all, the enemy was the loser in the last world war, and the price of defeat could almost make him never turn over.

There are various optimistic estimates.

These characteristics are obvious in Saruman in front of us.

As the dark enemy of Middle-earth, the battle in which Sauron was defeated was called the "War of the Last Alliance".

It is enough to see how determined the light camp was to fight this battle.

Although Lan En did not know more about this battle, it was enough to imagine the tragedy.

The participants and witnesses of the war should have been terrified.

They don't want to see such a tragic war again, and this psychological subconscious escape is understandable.

Saruman doesn't have to worry too much about economic issues, but his contempt for Sauron is more serious than the optimism of countries that implement appeasement policies.

Because he gives people a sense of arrogance, coupled with his own powerful strength.

The arrogance of such a person is predictable.

In his eyes, Sauron is a loser who has already been dealt with. What else can a loser care about or make a fuss about?

'In summary, Lan En complained to Mentos in his mind, 'I think you should transfer your British accent to Saruman. He is too British and Northern Ireland! '

The biological intelligence brain can only reply to the main body with a string of ellipsis.

'.'

"Okay!" Saruman completely understood Lan En's meaning, and he knocked on the stone table with his knuckles expressionlessly.

"I think our young agent of Radagast means that we deceive ourselves into thinking that the Dark Lord does not exist because we are afraid of facing him?"

"Please let me describe my words again." Lan said carefully.

In important meetings, it is very important not to let others misinterpret your meaning.

"I don't think you are afraid of fighting. I just want to say that it is too passive to put hope on the enemy not being strong enough or not recovering yet. It is not wise."

"Is it wise to form a dwarf expedition?"

Saruman retorted without hesitation.

"Risking the risk of awakening the dragon to help the dwarves restore their country. Humph, when you could have slowly weakened the leaderless dark forces, you have to force them to a panic and gather them to fight a war. Is it wise?"

Saruman's lips under his hooked nose grinned, and it seemed that he wanted to say something.

But before he could open his mouth, a light and hurried footsteps came from the stairs.

Lindir, the steward of Rivendell, walked up to the meeting platform with an anxious look but still graceful.

All eyes were focused on him at this time.

But the elf just bowed his head and said: "Those dwarves, sir"

"What happened to the dwarves?"

Elrond asked his steward.

Lindir's face was a little embarrassed, and there was a shrinking of doing something wrong, which was very rare in the elves.

"They, they left!"

The scene was a little quiet for a while, and finally Elrond waved his hand and let his steward go down.

"The fire of hope ignited by people with ulterior motives"

Saruman looked unhappy, looked at Gandalf and Lann with a meaningful look, shook his robe and stood up.

"This kind of inexplicable hope will kill people most of the time. If they come to consult me ​​before they set off, I will never let them have the idea of ​​'success'."

"Yes." Lann said with his arms folded. "By the way, let the evil dragon continue to sleep in the lonely mountain, maybe it can sleep to death directly?"

Saruman ignored Lann's choking and left first.

Originally, this meeting was to discuss how to deal with the dwarves' expedition team.

The reason why this team of only fourteen people wanted to hold a discussion at the level of the Holy White Council was, on the one hand, because of the existence of the evil dragon, and on the other hand, it was also because of the important geographical location of Gushan.

The Lonely Mountain is located in the north of Middle-earth. It separates the evil forces in the northeast and the kingdom of Angmar that has been defeated before.

So that the evil forces cannot stay together and support each other. Provide the foundation for the strategic layout of the entire northern part of Middle-earth.

And once the evil dragon in the Gushan really cooperates with those evil forces, the entire northern part of the continent will fall.

And Thorin's legal principles for restoring the country are impeccable, so even if he wants to stop him, he has to be convincing. If we are being forceful without being reasonable, then who is the evil party?

Can kind people get together and work together in the future?

Before the dwarf left, there was still room for conversation, but now the man has left. Blocking him halfway is equivalent to directly attacking him.

Elrond is not such a person, he has a noble character. And even if they were considering the overall situation, they couldn't stop Thorin's team.

"I always feel that Saruman doesn't like you."

After the figure of the white-robed wizard completely disappeared under the stairs, the young demon hunter complained to Gandalf.

"Has he always been like this? How can you bear it?"

The gray-robed wizard smiled freely.

"It's all for a bright future, so please be patient."

Seeing Elrond also walking down the stairs, Lan raised his eyebrows at Gandalf.

"Did you know they were gone?"

"I don't dispute that."

Gandalf smiled slightly sheepishly.

The demon hunter knew clearly that most of the time this old guy was holding a meeting here just to delay the meeting.

"Lady Galadriel feels it too, doesn't she?"

Gandalf complimented the Elf Queen who was standing under the arch on the edge of the platform looking at the dawn.

Now there are only three of them left on the platform.

The moonlight has faded away, leaving only the warm and soft golden sunshine, shining on the mountains and woods.

"I approve of Thorin Oakenshield's Restoration Crusade."

The Elf Queen looked at Lan En and Gandalf with a smile. Although her soft voice was soft, it naturally overcame the noise of the waterfall.

"But I am indeed worried that this operation to regain the lonely mountain will stimulate those forces lurking in the dark."

"They have been quietly accumulating strength after the war. For example, the Blade of Morgul should never see the light of day again."

Gandalf nodded gravely.

"But why did you bring Bilbo into this, Gandalf?"

Lan En asked with a frown on his side.

"Hobbits are powerless. You said you need a master snitch, but apart from their own unique talents, the most important experience and skills of hobbits are zero. This is too dangerous for Bilbo, Gandalf."

"Do you really believe that Bilbo can deceive a dragon?"

Gandalf's eyes showed deep thought.

"Do I trust Bilbo? I honestly don't know, Lan, and Lady Galadriel."

"However, Saruman believes that only great power can suppress evil. I do not agree with this idea."

"Where do the righteous forces that can fight against evil come from? They can only come from ordinary people. Their daily lives come together to form a force that can defeat evil."

The gray-robed wizard's voice was low, neither passionate nor convinced. He just stated his ideas plainly.

But it is precisely because of this plainness that it shows that this is an unshakable belief in his heart.

Like the dawn sunshine that shines on him, it is everlasting.

"People raise their offspring with love, and heroes are born from countless offspring. These heroes inspired by kindness and love will bring more goodness. The cycle of cause and effect is the key to goodwill curbing darkness."

"Is the kindness of little people useless?"

"No."

Gandalf shook his head.

"Why did I choose a hobbit? Bilbo Baggins?"

"Because the dark scared me, but this little hobbit gave me courage!"

Lan En pursed his lips and looked at Gandalf. After a long time, he exhaled, shook his head, and walked down the stairs.

"Then you'd better take care of your courage, Gandalf. The ball of fluff is already friends with Bilbo. He'll be very sad if something happens to him."

"Of course, of course! After all, you have a heart of stone, right? Only the kitten is sad."

Gandalf smiled teasingly, and then he was about to turn around and leave. He was going to chase the dwarf expedition team.

Without his help, it's hard to imagine what trouble this group of dwarves could get into in the dangerous wilderness.