Blackstone Code

A group of people holding anti-war slogans walked past the palace, and the emperor of Gefra looked at these people from the city wall.

There was no hatred or boredom on his face, only a suppressed look, like something excited and happy, very shallow, but real.

Gefra's royal family has withdrawn from the core of power, but the royal tradition has remained.

Every week, the emperor would stand on the walls of the palace and meet with the people.

He used to dislike this process and even proposed to the Prime Minister to cancel this meaningless ritual, but the Prime Minister rejected it.

At that time, he regarded this as a display of shame. The palace was still a palace, but the emperor standing on the city wall was no longer the emperor before!

He is just an emperor without power. He feels very uncomfortable every time he stands in front of the people.

Especially when someone boos him, he will think of doing something terrible to calm his inner anger!

But now, he suddenly becomes less easily angered, because these are the prime minister's troubles!

He looked at those people and felt good.

He tilted his head slightly, and the chief steward of the royal family took the initiative to walk behind him and lowered his head to listen to his instructions.

"Ask our Prime Minister, what is the situation now? We and the people need an explanation and a result!"

As long as it can bring a little trouble to the Prime Minister, he will be happy!

Because all of this stems from the Prime Minister's "betrayal"!

Although His Majesty the Emperor lost power, he still had a high social status and influence, and soon his questions appeared in the ears of the Prime Minister.

Listening to these words, the Prime Minister just shook his head and didn't answer anything.

The front line of Amelia has been violently attacked by the Pengeo military group. In the past few days, high-intensity air battles have continued.

The Pengeo Military Group dispatched so many aircraft that even though the Gefra people had excellent fighter jets from the Federation, they did not gain a decisive advantage in the fight for air supremacy.

They...still looked very embarrassed!

Since the Gefra people have been implementing passive defense, they have always been hiding behind the fortifications in the face of the fierce attack of the Pengeo Boulder Group!

The two sides have shelled each other in the past few days, causing a certain degree of damage to each other.

About two thousand Gaevra soldiers lost their lives in high-intensity continuous shelling and air battles!

In the Gulf of Amelia, there were so many Penteo planes that Gevra's fleet had no other way to deal with them except to retreat.

They lacked aircraft, and the Federation still had a large number of aircraft that had not been delivered, which caused Gefra's air supremacy to be lost bit by bit.

In order to ensure the safety of the fleet, the fleet has left the main battlefield.

For the current Gaevra ruling class, losing the battlefield of Amelia is not the worst outcome. The worst outcome is that the Pengeos did not give up even after helping their vassal country to take back Amelia. To launch an attack on their home island, this is the worst result!

The fleet is the last line of defense for the island. Although the Navy Minister, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet did not express their attitude to people, this is what they did.

If the Penteo people wanted to bring the war to Gefra Island, they had to land by ship.

The fleet will be the last line of defense to intercept their landing. If the fleet is sunk without air superiority, the island of Gefra will lose its last line of defense in advance.

The retreat of the warships gave the army a great panic. The pride of the old soldiers in the past was entirely based on the invincibility of the navy.

Now that the navy has retreated, the army has panicked. Coupled with the continuous casualties, some Gefra people can't hold their nerves anymore.

Some families of soldiers began to hold anti-war demonstrations on the island.

They believe that what Gevra's prime minister's cabinet needs to do now is not to continue a "war of the century" with the Penteo people, but to sit down, have a good talk, and then resolve the dispute peacefully.

Many people even believe that even if Gaevra loses some of his profits, it is acceptable.

At least they no longer need to face the terrible war, face the death of their family members, or even endure the possibility that the enemy will defeat them anytime and anywhere!

These anti-war demonstrations have caused some changes in the political situation on the island.

A small number of nobles who have not yet left the island have also expressed support for the anti-war. Some even think that Gaevra's purpose of participating in the war is just that the prime minister wants to use the war to maintain his power!

Various criticisms against the prime minister, the cabinet, and the ministers began to appear frequently.

The Prime Minister gave some instructions to control public opinion, but the effect was not very good.

This also caused the anti-war trend to really become a problem.

Ignoring the people from the palace, the Prime Minister turned and returned to the conference room. He now looked much older and more tired than before!

After closing the door, he returned to his seat and lit a cigarette, "Where did we talk just now?"

The Minister of War quickly reminded, "We are talking about the morale of frontline soldiers..."

The Prime Minister thought for a moment, "Yes, we talked about that, but what happened to morale?"

In fact, the Minister of War had already said a few more words, but it seemed that the Prime Minister had forgotten it as soon as he turned around.

After all, he is older, and many things require him to make decisions recently. Occasionally, some things in the past can be forgiven.

The Minister of War repeated some of what he had said before.

"...Some soldiers have developed a war-weary mentality. They will complain and be afraid. If we don't deal with this situation, it will soon spread among the soldiers like a disease."

"Some federal officers suggested that we exchange soldiers stationed on the front lines with soldiers on the island so that they can come back to relax their nerves and reduce their stress."

The Prime Minister nodded several times. He remembered what the Minister of War had said just now, and he happened to be interrupted by someone from the palace. Now he has completely recalled it.

The Prime Minister did not immediately give instructions. He was just thinking about the feasibility of doing so.

After a minute or two, he decided to hand the question to the Secretary of War. His mind was a little confused, "Do you think this is worthwhile?"

The Minister of War nodded vigorously, but soon began to shake his head again, "Yes, but we can't do it now."

"Now there is a strong anti-war ideology on this island, which can also be said to be a kind of escape. Many soldiers are unwilling to go to the front line at this time. Some troops have already deserted. We have suppressed the news..."

The idea of ​​switching defenses has always existed, but it was not as strong and obvious before.

Now, as pressure mounts on the front lines, that voice is getting louder.

Naturally, those soldiers who drank afternoon tea every day on the island and read newspapers and complained about the front line such as "If I go to the front line, I will not be so bad", after realizing that they might actually go to the front line, they suddenly There was a fuss.

A small group of people left the army privately and hid without any definite information.

No one wants to die!

The navy had not retreated before, and the army's mood could barely be maintained.

Now it can't be sustained at all!

The Prime Minister couldn't help but rub his cheeks. The country's problems were much more serious than he thought!

Many people feel that Gaevra, as the victor in World War I, should still have the advantage in this war.

But who could have imagined that the sea power they relied on for a living would suddenly become worthless after the rise of air power?

Pengeo can't build a battleship with excellent performance, but they can build a huge number of aircraft clusters!

This is also what the previous Emperor Gefra, the Prime Minister, and other ministers were most eye-catching about!

Pengeo's powerful production capacity is several times, more than ten times or even more than that of Gaevra. After they were able to cross the barrier of military superiority of the Gaevra people, the Gaevra people had no possibility of victory!

The key to being able to persist until now is that the Amelia region and the main island are still very far apart, and the Federation people have helped them a lot.

But the help from the federal people is not endless, nor is it unconditional.

Now that the federations give money and equipment to people, they can no longer do better. If they continue to ask the federations to do something, maybe the federations will get tired of it.

The only way to solve these problems is through other methods.

The Prime Minister sighed. Everyone thought that Gefra was a powerful country, but only he knew that Gefra was now a country with a weak military power!

"The idea we mentioned before can be given a try."

"Stabilize the current situation first, and other things..." He rubbed his eyes, "Let's talk about it later!"

A little later, recruitment advertisements were broadcast on TV stations across the country.

This time the conscription is different from the past conscriptions. They have improved the conscription treatment, pensions, and various benefits.

Soldiers will even get a sum of money after joining!

But these people are not considered part of Gefra's army or navy, they are organized into "mercenaries".

Judging from the situation on the front line, even the army cannot abide by various rules and requirements.

You will still be chaotic when you should be chaotic, and you will still run when you should run, so just relax the rules completely.

In addition, Gaevra also introduced the federal system and conducted international recruitment to all World Development Council member states.

If it is assistive, then individuals can join the mercenary army, while complete organizations and collectives can directly contact the specialized office to negotiate for mercenary combat.

At the same time, any individual who joins the mercenary army can become a legal citizen of Gefra and enjoy higher welfare benefits...