broken world

Pushing open the door of the office of the Marshal's Mansion, the young red-haired general quickly walked in.

Reinhardt was looking down at a document. Seeing him in such a hurry, he couldn't help but raise his head and ask, "What's the rush? Gilfies."

"About Miss Shirley von Merkatz..."

"Shirley, I want to know what you think about the upcoming civil war." Merkaz said solemnly.

Yang Xiaoli lowered her head: "I don't know much about internal affairs, but I heard that there are two factions."

"So, what do you think of Admiral Gilfies?"

Regarding this unexpected question, Yang Xiaoli carefully considered it before saying: "Admiral Gilphias is a good man." It's a pity that good people don't live long, embarrassing.But on second thought, Merkaz may have linked these two questions to ask which faction to choose.Then he added: "No matter which faction my father belongs to, I will support my father." Of course, if you can decisively choose the faction of the Duke of Blanche, then the next thing will be much easier.Such words must never be said.

Mercaz was obviously dissatisfied with her evasive answer, so he could only ask instead: "Admiral Gilfies came to see you today, what did you say?"

"Want to hear the original story?"

Merkaz nodded.

Yang Xiaoli said: ...

"My father has my father's thoughts, but I also have my own considerations. I can't decide my father's choice, but I can assure you with my life that if anything happens that threatens the lives and reputation of your Excellency and the Marquis of Royankram, I will be ashamed." Lee von Merkatz will definitely do her best to stop it, even if it means risking her life."

After hearing the red-haired best friend's retelling, Reinhardt's excitement was beyond words: "It seems that this is a woman with a strong character. If you doubt her loyalty, it will be a slander to our own character. You What do you think, Gilfies?"

Gilfies agreed: "Although Miss Shirley is just a weak woman (!?), but she joins Lord Reinhardt as the daughter of Admiral Merkaz, maybe she can play her best at critical moments. effect."

Reinhard heard the words, thoughtfully said: "I hope so."

After hearing this passage, Merkaz could almost describe his mood at the moment as outrageous.

"Nonsense! It's just nonsense!" Merkaz lost his temper, so loud that Mrs. Crocker couldn't help going upstairs to ask what happened.

Merkaz shut the worried Mrs. Crocker outside, and said in a low voice, "Shirley, you are too young, you don't understand politics, let alone war, how can you just say that you have entrusted your life like this?" Come on. Besides, you and Gilfies only met once, so there is no need to..."

"Father, I know what you are worried about. You don't want me to be involved in this dispute, but I read a sentence in the book 'even if you close your eyes, this world will not disappear'. Please help me The ugliness and decay are all kept out of the door, but even so, do you really plan to let me hide in the house for the rest of my life and not go out to see anyone?"

"Even if you don't want to see it, our country is going through a big change, a bottom-up change that will overturn the entire society. Father, even you admit that Reinhardt is a once-in-a-century Why is he still unwilling to face the fact that the green forest (Greeward) is about to replace the golden tree (Goldenbaum)?"

Merkaz couldn't answer a single word from Yang Xiaoli's words, so he waved his hand to end the conversation, and left alone to the study.

Yang Xiaoli watched his back disappear outside the door, her chest was still heaving violently.

Hope my efforts are not in vain.Yang Xiaoli thought.

For several days, Merkaz was caught in a whirlpool of contradictions.

The daughter chose to side with the Marquis of Royankram, so should the father also choose the same camp? ... But if you do this, how can you be worthy of the kindness of the late emperor.Is the Goldbaum Dynasty, which has a history of more than 400 years, really on the verge of collapse... Or is it the best way to strictly maintain neutrality?

Just when Merkaz was vacillating, First-Class Admiral Gilfies was ordered to go to Iserlohn to exchange prisoners with the Free Planets Alliance.

Before leaving, Reinhardt once again called Gilfies to have a private conversation.

"Temporary peace talks...with the border five-star domain as a bargaining chip...no more concessions..."

Following Reinhard's instructions, Gilfies embarked on a trip to Iserlohn.

Not long after Gilfies left, [nearly 560 nobles signed the "Lipsutt Covenant" in the Lipsutt Forest, and formed the "Lipstutt Noble Coalition Army" with [-] million soldiers. ".

The leader is the Duke of Otter Blanchebeck, and the deputy leader is the Marquis of Wilhelm Lidianheim.

Although in the eyes of Merkaz, this group of powerful nobles is just a mob.

However, when the leader, the Duke of Blanchebeck approached Merkaz for the Nth time, and said threatening words like "Young nobles like to sacrifice young girls to Odin, I heard that there is a very young girl in your family" , Admiral Merkaz had to succumb. 】

After asking the Duke of Blanchebeck to agree to two conditions (Note 1), Merkaz rejected the welcome banquet hosted by the Duke of Blanchebeck and hurried home worried.

The one thing he is most concerned about at the moment is: "Shirley, the war is about to start, will you go to the battlefield with Dad or stay in Odin?"

Yang Xiaoli said naturally: "Stay in Odin? Forget it, this is not fulfilling the wish of that Lefusos."

"what do you mean?"

"Of course I went to the battlefield with my father. I don't need a military rank. Just give me a set of military uniforms. I will always stand behind my father and experience one battle after another."

Merkaz held his daughter's hand excitedly, feeling as if a father has no son.

How did the veteran general of the empire at that time know that what he was holding was the hand of the first wise general of the Allied Army, who was hailed as "Miracle Yang" and "Magic Yang" by later generations.

Finally, I can stand on the bridge again.Yang Xiaoli thought.

On the other side of the universe, a grand ceremony of exchanging prisoners of war is taking place in Fortress Iserlohn.

【Note】

Note 1: Two conditions: First, Merkaz is fully responsible for matters related to actual combat, and the command system must be unified.In addition, no matter who he is, no matter how high his status is, he must obey Merkaz's military order, and those who violate the military order will be sanctioned according to the military law.

In fact, the Duke of Blanchebeck did not fulfill these two conditions at all, and in the end the "Lipshudt Noble Coalition Army" could not escape the fate of being defeated.

These paragraphs quote a lot from the original text ←←.