"Of course not."
"Then put away your dangerous ideas!" Wolfgang snapped, releasing his grip.
"But that's the right thing to do, isn't it?"
"What right or wrong? All I know is that anyone who tries to compromise will be killed by the Emperor! At that meeting, more than one person was killed! So today, the military personnel have been gathered at the Royal Castle, just to..." Wolfgang was saying this.
"This shows that there are still rational people who know that in the current situation, the best way to maintain national stability is to end the war as soon as possible," Dingle interrupted.
"Stop with the pleasantries! The Yan people are in the upper hand right now. If we make a compromise, it essentially means surrender! Don't try to deny it! I know what you're thinking, and I know what those people are thinking!" Wolfgang glared at him.
Dingle said, word by word, "If surrender can end this war, allow the country to overcome the crisis, and restore social stability, then it should be done."
Upon hearing this, Wolfgang was both shocked and furious:
How could you say such a thing?
"How can you so easily talk about surrendering? Do you have any dignity as a soldier? Have you ever considered things from the perspective of the country? Or do you simply not care and only want to be a coward, taking surrendering for granted? I know the Yan Kingdom's army is strong, but our Gothic people will never yield to a powerful enemy!"
Dingle looked at Wolfgang and said expressionlessly, "Is the Emperor now considering this from a national perspective?"
"Of course! That's why we're calling on the entire nation to participate in the war! To defeat our powerful enemy and make them roll out of our land!" Wolfgang said with a stern expression.
"Is it possible? And what would be the cost?"
"Now we face powerful enemies abroad and internal turmoil. The people have begun to doubt the army and fear war. If the Emperor truly places the country in the most important position, shouldn't he recognize reality, make choices, and protect the people?" Dingle said coldly.
The words fell.
"You're just deceiving yourself! It doesn't hide the fact that you want us to surrender in humiliation! You want to kneel down before the Yan people! To make our nation slaves to the Yan people!" Wolfgang pointed at Dingle's face and cursed through gritted teeth.
Dingle remained calm and said:
"Whether it will turn out the way you described, none of us know right now."
"But the clear fact is that we can't afford to waste any more time. If the war continues for another year or two, the country will fall apart. Not to mention that we can't defeat those Yan people right now, we also have constant internal problems. I know that Paddington and General Shelly's troops are maintaining stability in the east and north, and the remnants of the Kosovo Empire are creating unrest, which is tying down our troops."
"The fall of Suenham province has also caused us to lose a large number of military factories, and the shortage of weapons resources will soon become an urgent and thorny problem. The longer the war lasts, the more serious the problem will become."
"What's the use of just shouting slogans if these thorny practical problems can't be solved? Before we can resolve the war through war, we should recognize reality, negotiate with the Yan people, and obtain terms for a ceasefire."
Wolfgang shook his head repeatedly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible."
"You must always remember that we, the Gothic people, have never yielded. We have come from iron and blood, and the will of our ancestors lives on in our blood. Until the invasion of the Yan people ends, we will continue to commit troops to fight them, even if..."
Wolfgang was speaking when Dingle suddenly stood up, looked Wolfgang face to face, and said coldly:
"First came the military defeat, which has already occurred, and then the loss of important strategic resources and territory, which has also become a reality."
“The riots instigated by the rebels are escalating. The people are being incited because they are already dissatisfied with the status quo. You can’t ignore this, nor can you pretend to be confused and think that it’s just a problem caused by the rebels.”
I don't know whether to call it lucky or unlucky. The invasion by the Yan people has only lasted less than two months from the end of the year to today, so our economic and social system hasn't completely collapsed, but you can't ignore its impending collapse.
"This war cannot be stopped. The final outcome will only be the disappearance of national order, culture, values, and everything else, ultimately turning it into a destroyed nation."
After he finished speaking, Wolfgang's face turned slightly pale, and he slowly sat back down in his chair.
Although he wanted to refute it, Wolfgang knew that what Dingle said was true. As a field marshal, he knew even more deeply how difficult the current state of the army was.
The front lines suffered repeated defeats, and the defeated troops were unable to even evacuate; they were almost all annihilated. Every battle with the Yan Kingdom was accompanied by unimaginable massive casualties.
This not only shattered the public's sense of security and plunged them into panic, but also severely impacted the army at the rear. Seeing the ferocity of the battle on the front lines, with virtually no chance of survival, the morale of both soldiers and officers plummeted to unprecedented levels.
That's why someone suggested negotiating a truce during that meeting.
Wolfgang sighed and helplessly rubbed his forehead.
At that moment, Dingle reached into his robes, pulled out the letter Dylan had written to von Palen, and handed it to Wolfgang.
"Hmm?" Wolfgang looked at the letter that had been handed to him, then looked up at Dingle.
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