18.End of the Expedition (8)

"That's what we call the 'Mauer'. ”

Looking away from the gunner's mirror, Dr. Werner Best, who was hiding in a concealed bunker, let out a sigh of emotion.

In the history of intelligent beings, there are generally two kinds of walls: one is the physical wall, which can be seen and touched, and the other is the spiritual wall that cannot be seen or touched.

In front of Dr. Best, this wall, which is called the "internal boundary line" or the "defense wall of erroneous thoughts", is a bit special, first of all, it is a physical wall, and at the same time it is slowly becoming a spiritual wall, and the physical isolation and separation are having an important impact on the thoughts, consciousness, concepts, and spirits of the divided, and sooner or later, the two sides of the wall will be completely divided, bringing profound disasters to the country and the people who build the wall.

It's a tragedy, and even though Dr. Best is an elf and a member of the Stacy, he was sent here specifically to observe the tragedy. But as a highly educated, well-cultivated and decent man, it was still difficult for him to be as happy as some of his compatriots. However, he does not intend to say too much about the internal affairs of mankind, let alone change anything, and the most important thing for Dr. Best at the moment is his job - to record what happened here, to learn and discuss the lessons learned, and to accumulate experience for the future development of occupation policy in Alfheim.

Even so, looking at that "wall", the doctor still has a lot of emotion.

It is said to be a "wall", but from an academic point of view, it is more appropriate to call it a "segregation system". Except for a few built with prefabricated cement panels. In fact, the part that can be called "wall" is only a temporary iron fence and iron horse barrier in just two days, plus some trenches, guard posts and turret-like watchtowers. In many areas, there are large gaps in the gap, making the entire "inner border" look sparse, as if it is not difficult to cross this rudimentary separation zone.

Those who try to break through with this in mind are doomed to death—just like the corpses that hang from the pillars.

They were all failures trying to sneak through the "wall", and unlike their sloppy appearances, the crown prince made a lot of preparations to weave this net, including room reserves, staffing, and the order that "those who try to climb the wall will be killed", so that it soon began to play its intended role. Some of the trespassers were killed on the spot by the trigger trap spell and musket, while others did not die instantly. But they will soon envy those who have died. To serve as a warning. Charlemagne's soldiers, who guarded the "wall", forbade anyone to help until the fallen man bled to death, and then collected the body and hung it on the border post.

Just yesterday, Dr. Best witnessed a horrific scene: a pregnant woman with two children in the company of many farmers. Kneeling in front of the soldiers guarding the border, she begged her to go to the other side of the border: she was about to give birth. His husband was drafted to the front. There has been no news so far, and the nearest doctor is in the village on the other side of the border, if she can't be let through. Then ask the soldiers to let the doctor come. All the villagers also expressed their willingness to protect the pregnant woman. The soldiers stationed here were also simple young men recruited from the countryside, and they did not intend to embarrass this poor woman, let alone provoke the anger of the public. But just as they were about to open the net, General Hainau, who was inspecting the "anti-erroneous ideological wall," arrived.

The stern and imperious general refused the villagers' requests without asking for a reason, and ordered the soldiers to drive away all the "hillbillies." Just as the general was about to leave, the pregnant woman's two children, who were afraid or excited, stopped in front of the general, but the horse was frightened and threw Hainau off. Annoyed, Henau magically threw a child into the river, forbidding anyone to rescue him, and ordered all the villagers not to leave, close their eyes, or turn their heads to watch the child drown in the river. Then the frightened pregnant woman was hanged, and the other child who served as a stepping chair - supporting the full weight of the mother and the unborn brother and sister, the 10-year-old child who supported the whole weight for a day and a night, finally fainted from hunger and thirst, and woke up to see the stiff mother and the stillbirth with the umbilical cord attached to the mother's feet, the child went crazy......

Compared to the bloody atrocities, the sight of the family and their children waving to their grandparents on the other side of the border under the strict surveillance of the border troops was not so shocking, but every time they saw it, not only Dr. Best himself, but even the Stasi operators who accompanied the doctor on the record couldn't help but shake their heads.

The Doctor didn't know what humans themselves thought of this, and in his opinion, whatever the original intentions of the masterminds of the "wall", this crime was enough to nail him and the "wall" he designed to the pillar of shame forever. However, they don't seem to care about this, and instead devote more energy and resources to perfecting the "inner boundary line", including more fences, triggers, induction, lightning barriers, anti-vehicle trenches, thistles, domesticated dangerous species, garrisons, watchtowers, and ...... Among them is the Type 75 "Defensive Wall" provided by V.E for small prisons, a 3.6-meter-high, 1.2-meter-wide cement wall component with a 30-centimeter-diameter sewage pipe installed on the top of the module, which is so smooth that there is nowhere for anyone to climb over it. In addition, these people also set out to work on an "automatic firing device", which was planned to be mounted on a wall and operated by a flintlock rifle to aim and shoot by sensing the vibration of a person's footsteps.

"In any case, this practice is too extreme, and the people of the crown still have a lot of identification with Charlemagne, but the mass murder, robbery, rape, and extortion that has accompanied the recent grain requisitions, coupled with the measures to build a wall to imprison everyone, have greatly shaken the trust of the residents here in Charlemagne, and then caused a series of suspicions and concerns about the suzerainty and the royal family, and the number of people trying to cross the "wall" and those who are disgruntled is increasing, and at some point in the future, this may ......"

As Dr. Best struggled with his notebook, the assistant tapped him on the shoulder. Putting down the pen, the Doctor pressed his eyes to the gunner's mirror again, and his expression changed to disbelief.

A large group of men was approaching the "wall", the garrison had raised their guns, and in the jungle behind the GIs, a mother and son were running wildly.

In the midst of the gunfire and roars, the two men did not look back, and ran wildly in the direction of Lüders with all their strength.

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"Let me see, well......"

Valrhona looked at it for a moment. Straighten Roland's collar. He pulled the epaulettes on both sides again.

"What a young and handsome officer, the ladies will be crazy for you, and there will be no shortage of men looking for you to duel. ”

Roland smiled wryly and couldn't say anything. It's only been an hour since the last dark meal. Even if his vitality is amazing. And use sunglasses and tongue covers to prevent blindness. But he was defeated in front of his adoptive father's craftsmanship. At the moment, it is very difficult to stay awake, and there is no extra strength to speak.

But even so, he couldn't rest in bed with peace of mind. Just now, the Wang family navy sent someone to send his military uniform and rank, and he needed to try it on immediately, so that the tailor could make changes to the details. In 2 days he will set off with the condolence group, and there is not much time left for the tailor.

Looking at the Navy Lieutenant with a pale face in the mirror, Roland was weak again.

His proposal to accompany Minerva to the front as a bodyguard was easily passed, and both Prime Minister Richelieu and the royal family were happy to see this political ceremony that represented a compromise between them and the consortium, giving the green light to the proposal. However, in the details of the specific operation, they encountered an unexpected trouble: that is, in what capacity should Roland accompany him?

Most people will think it is strange that it is romantic and reasonable to act as a guard to protect their fiancée, but what identity do they need to be entangled in?

A real problem is that Roland is still a commoner in a legal sense.

For nobles and soldiers, it is not romantic at all to let a princess of a country be protected by a commoner. The aristocrats felt that this was a violation of rules and decency, and the soldiers were worried that they would be perceived as ineffective in the army, and that they would need people to protect the safety of the princess and many young ladies, which would make them feel that Yali Mountain was ......

It is the unanimous opinion of everyone that Roland must be given an identity that can be accepted by everyone, but what kind of identity is good - the question has once again sparked controversy. The nobles resolutely refused to grant Roland the title, even if it was a temporary knighthood, because it was not in line with the "rules", and it was "logical" to grant the title of nobility until Roland graduated or married Her Royal Highness. The army also has a lot of opinions on the temporary awarding of military ranks, according to the rank of the condolence group, the accompanying escort is at least the rank of colonel, but although there is no shortage of things in the army that become officers by nepotism, but that is "their own people", Roland is not, and besides, generally entering the army starts as a lieutenant, so that a rich second generation who has not been in the army for a day becomes a major at once?

After three days of arguing, the army finally relented, considering that there might be a similar opportunity in the future, and the quarrel was transferred to the army.

The Army's attitude is very clear, they have a bad relationship with the consortium, and they can't help it. Since this is a purely land operation, the naval rank also does not seem to be suitable. Titans said that we have a relationship with whom, and said hello, not to mention the four diamonds of the second-level commando captain (major), and the oak leaves of the flag captain (colonel) are also trivial. However, considering the current delicate situation, this enthusiasm that is easy to make people infinitely reverie is still politely rejected.

In the end, the final result was that the navy won, and Roland became a glorious navy...... Temporary Major of the Marine Corps, commanding a fleet of Navy "Type 2 Internal Fireboats" and a Marine Battalion, to provide escort to the condolence group.

This is the best scenario.

In the name of the need to force crossings through inland rivers, the army and navy have secretly engaged in their own "army water units," and the navy has also used the name of the Marine Corps to engage in its own "Marine Corps cavalry," "Marine Corps Artillery Corps," and "Marine Artillery Corps." When the Army sneaked up on its own "Army Water Loads" – this is what the Army called their warships in order to avoid being associated with words like "sea" and "ship." In response, the Navy also came up with the so-called "Special Second Type Internal Fireboat" - for the Navy, the use of words such as "land" and "car" is also unthinkable, so they call their armed trains......

For this almost insanity confrontation, Roland didn't know what to say except for a wry smile.

The three armies of the Alfheim Defense Army also have internal friction, and it is not uncommon for meetings to allocate resources to be in a mess, and if it weren't for the strict ban, the generals and colonels would have carried submachine guns, grenades, mortars and the like into the conference room and let these iron bumps speak.

However, even so, the Defence Force is still moving forward steadily, and this should be attributed to the skill of its supreme leadership, or its unique institutionalized conflict mediation mechanism? There is no clear conclusion on this, and it is difficult to comment on this.

For Roland, these issues can be put aside for the time being, and he must first devote all his energy to the trip. (To be continued......)