With the exception of a handful of people in this world, only Yalfheim truly understands the power of the populace.

For a long time, the nations of the world, although they were called states, were in fact only the aggregation of tribes or aristocratic domains. The aristocracy and bureaucracy often despised the people on the basis of their own sense of superiority, and regarded the people as coolies and livestock. Territorial expansions based on political needs, such as marriages or succession to the throne, are often deliberately suppressed to the national consciousness. Therefore, there is no so-called "sense of national belonging" in the eyes of the people at the bottom, and only religious belief and ethnic background are the only boundaries that distinguish each other. The only link between the people and the ruling class is taxes, and the people can serve any ruler as long as they can guarantee their own private interests, such as property, faith, etc. This lack of cohesion is like a loose pile of sand that falls apart at the slightest touch.

It can be said that until modern industrialization, although countries had "societies" but no "compatriots"; although there were "countries" but no "citizens"; the people at the bottom who accounted for the vast majority did not care who was the ruler of them. Their loyalty is ensured by force, their happiness is fulfilled by good governance, and it is generally not very difficult to dominate a country's population after the occupation of that period.

However, after modern industrialization, colonization, expansionism, and national consciousness began to rise. After the emergence of the "nation-state" in the modern sense, it is inevitable that we will encounter major setbacks if we continue to use the old yellow calendar of the past to look at new problems. In the aftermath of the Balfour Massacre and the Champs-Élysées, governments were caught off guard by the raging public opinion and held hostage by populist ideologies, making it difficult to take the right action.

Because of the special nature of the regime and the strategic planning, Yalfheim has a ...... in sociology, mass psychology, public opinion orientation, and group activities. and so on, all of which have been thoroughly studied. After all, for the elves, a rebellion by a fourth-class citizen is their greatest nightmare. Not to mention the damage, losses, and investment in riot control, the loss of a large number of skilled workers in factories can also be a headache for them. After the rise of nationalism in various countries, and a series of cases that fully demonstrated to them the terrifying power of the awakening of the people at the bottom, the right-wing radicals within them have subsided considerably.

Not to mention, the "Castilian ulcer" that pinned down Charlemagne's more than 100,000 elites on the peninsula is enough to explain what is called "the vast sea of people's war." Now in the Castilian occupation zone, Charlemagne's army, which is less than the size of a squad, does not even dare to go out of its stronghold. In order to deliver supplies to a platoon garrison stronghold, the brigade commander was required to personally approve the transportation of supplies. Many of the strongholds, which could not wait for supplies, even began to fight each other, fighting for what little food was left or the corpses of their comrades. The more "degenerate" troops simply took rifles and military coats to exchange food with the nearby residents, and even went to work long hours for the lord of the manor to earn his own bread and potatoes......

It can't be said that Charlemagne is incompetent, and the defense forces ask themselves, and it is no better to change themselves. You can kill ten, a hundred, a thousand, or even a million people, but it also means that you don't have to do anything else, and you have to concentrate on the boring, dangerous, and unknown enemy every day, with no end in sight. And then you'll find that every time you kill someone, you're actually creating ten new enemies, and when you can get yourself in trouble far faster than you can solve, can you expect to get out of this bottomless quagmire?

The enraged populace is such a terrible existence. The Defence Forces, which possess advanced weapons and strategic tactics, have to be dealt with carefully.

On the other hand, the public is also very easy to be induced.

At the end of the day, all people are captives of feelings. In the vast majority of cases, one's feelings are more important than rational thinking about the outcome. When public sentiment is stirred up, no one or any force can reverse the flow of this emotional frenzy. When Charlemagne's people were enraged by the "Balfour Affair", they did not remember that yesterday's dinner was only three pieces of toast as hard as wood and a plate of peas, nor did they remember how much they hoped that the war would end as soon as possible. In that moment, they felt only the deepest humiliation and hurt in the most exciting moments. The taste of being splashed with cold water on the head is not pleasant, and if someone splashes a bucket of cold feces and urine on the head, no matter how good the temper is, the person will go crazy with anger. The humiliation and psychological disparity that followed the victory turned into hysteria and eventually a populist frenzy that swept the country, and any compromise by Charlemagne's government could provoke a popular uprising, making any diplomatic peace talks practically impossible.

Putting these five forces together, Parsifal found an intriguing and interesting phenomenon.

On the surface, Charlemagne is a whole country, but in fact the country has been torn apart by the conflicts of interests and ideas of various internal forces. If it weren't for the existence of the enemy of Alfheim, the country would have broken out into a civil war and split into several countries with the support of foreign powers. And in order to gather strength and fight a common enemy, these forces did not choose to compromise with each other to reach a consensus, but actually held each other hostage.

The young staff officers of the Wang Army's young and strong army are good at tactical speculation and the psychology of quick success and quick profit, the populist frenzy and the political pattern of confrontation and tearing up in the country, the face of the army itself, and the need for the crown prince to consolidate his power- The interaction of these reasonable or unreasonable elements eventually turned into a radical strategy of the army hijacked by the militants in the general staff of the royal Charlemagne army, and decided to expand the war in an all-out way, and gambled at all costs in order to quickly defeat Alfheim, and the army thought that it had seized on the flaws of Alfheim in order to redeem the bad effects of a series of failures - in short, for its own face - They hijacked the government, took advantage of the majority of public opinion and their clear intention to go it alone, and forced the government to endorse the army's battle plan with the faction in the country that tried to negotiate peace with Yarfheim, and the peace faction was ashamed to be in league with the main battle faction formed by the army and the crown prince, but they were powerless to reverse the course of the country in the frenzied atmosphere of national unity. Therefore, while they watched the army's "rampage" and "go alone" with a clear view of the fire, and also knew that the army would lead the country into the abyss of no return, they adopted a wise and self-protective attitude and allowed the army to hold the government hostage; in the end, the fanatical Charlemagne people hijacked the entire country with a righteousness that they did not know very well, blind patriotic enthusiasm, and a huge number of themselves. makes "throwing everything" the last and only option.

"Someday, people will quote the following comments. 'Honest and shameless like Charlemagne's officials, blind and abusive like Charlemagne's people, and unscrupulous like Charlemagne's soldiers'. ”

After analyzing Charlemagne's strategy and the psychological motives behind it, Parsifal, who has always been mild-mannered, has rarely spoken ill words, and until now, he has not wanted to take back a word, at most he just added a sentence "Their battle plan is just a broken thing without even a leg!"

Charlemagne didn't stand a chance. Diplomatically, no country is on their side. Its domestic political factions have their own evil intentions and are fighting each other. As for its army, the proud army is not worth mentioning.

Charlemagne's every move of the army and navy was under the spy of the Wehrmacht and all kinds of aerial reconnaissance, and there was no way to hide any movement of troops, every train or floating warship full of troops and supplies. Bomber forces, which are unable to strike at industrial targets and large cities, will not miss these legitimate targets, taking into account the international response and in order to facilitate post-war reception. Charlemagne's army, having completely lost air supremacy and supply lines, will have to learn how to march hungry and assemble, move under non-stop air raids. On the front line, not only did they have to endure hunger and air raids, but they also had to add the harsh conditions of trench warfare and the all-round baptism of fire from the Siegfried Line...... Expecting an army with little food and clothing and low morale to break through the impregnable Siegfried Line -- this can no longer be called a war, it is simply madness! The only thing that supports Charlemagne in this kind of unplanned warfare, and at the same time the only thing they can provide for soldiers in unlimited quantities, is the so-called "patriotism" and "dedication." Parsifal couldn't imagine that those who had only recently learned the power of the latest technology in the high-ranking temples were still so superstitious about "spiritual combat power".

If this can be won, then people have to sigh that the mother goddess is actually a Charlemagne.

As an opponent, I don't know whether to spurn or sympathize with them.

(No matter how you look at it, Charlemagne has already taken the Hell Train, the choice of the Gate of the Destiny Stone has been closed, and the only one who can cross the 1% change rate is probably the Holy Maiden who does not know the details and has repeatedly performed miracles.) Who is she? How did she accomplish the impossible tasks? What magic could she have to help the Third Lady unite the various factions seeking peace, and even all of Charlemagne at one point? It is difficult to find out her true face without detailed information. Only from the analysis of the mode of action and the strategy and tactics adopted, it is very consistent with Roland, is it difficult to ...... Probably not...... ）

Parsifal couldn't help but laugh dumbly, it was too unbelievable. Admittedly, Roland is a very cute boy, yes, there is nothing to say about talent, and there are not many people on the human side who are more shrewd and capable than him. But that Roland, who is extremely resistant to women's clothing, almost to the point of women's clothing phobia, will pretend to be a woman and go to the battlefield? Roland puts on women's clothes and becomes a women's clothing boss or something...... Wait, it doesn't seem to be a problem. Whether it's school outfits, uniforms, schoolboy cover-over swimsuits, bikinis or even the tulle lace skirts of a belly dancer in a bar that barely cover anything and looms over the absolute realm...... There doesn't seem to be any sense of disobedience on Roland's body, and there will be no awkwardness of "drawing a Chinese paper and talking about sister paper", but it is better to say that the pitiful appearance will strongly stimulate others to have a desire to protect and conquer, and it is even more tempting to commit crimes.

Parsifal shook his head, shook off the hormonal and youthful thoughts from his head, and regained his calm mind and got back on the right track.

(A holy girl alone can't shake the overall situation, don't say that the whole trend is clear.) Just connecting nodes and plans into a meticulous spider web, sitting in the center of the mesh and controlling the overall situation is not something they can handle. Now, this kind of stalemate and confrontation between you and me should almost usher in the tipping point of qualitative change. From the very beginning, our country did not intend to engage in a protracted war, and after entering a full-scale war, it will inevitably open up the situation with large-scale mobile warfare. Charlemagne is also running out of patience with the lack of progress on the front lines, and the attrition of his personnel and equipment is close to the bottom line because of the continued sending of troops across the border. If they want to overcome the technological gap, the only way to do it is ...... ）

"Captain!"

Parsifal's musings were interrupted by a somewhat surprised briefing, and the Tactical Intelligence Announcer was turning his head to look at him with a rare solemn expression.

"The Iserlohn command called, and the patrol scout units immediately returned to the camp and assembled in the airspace of the fortress. In addition, the enemy situation report ......"

The announcer suppressed his emotions and retold the information as smoothly as possible, but his gaze wandering to one side of the porthole from time to time revealed the tension and apprehension of the first large-scale battle.

Not only her, but also the members of the bridge who had experienced several "hunting humans" missions, in addition to Lüdes's "Night of the Long Knife", also showed similar expressions.

After listening to the announcer's retelling, Parsifal calmly gave the order to return home, and then silently continued to drink tea. For a long time, the mutters of disgust drifted across the captain's seat.

"Charlemagne is really honest......"

In the stern direction of the "Lund Bell", far below the horizon, with a huge mushroom-shaped artifact at its core, a huge floating fleet full of what Parsifal called "the honest Charlemagne" is slaughtering towards the Siegfried Line and towards Alfheim.