Chapter 1461 ?We Shall Never Surrender!
Many wizards looked in disbelief at Leonard, who stood up straight and advocated resistance. Only at this time did they realize that this stubborn conservative loved his wizarding country more than anyone else.
Ian pursed his lips, closed his fingers and clenched the wand in his hand. He understood in his heart that no matter whether his uncle Leonard had always hoped for the United Kingdom and a good relationship with Harris before, the essence of such a resolute struggle until now is Hope America gets better and never intends to surrender.
"The war is changing rapidly, and anything can happen. We must be clear about the fact that even if we try our best, many countries will give up the alliance because they are afraid of Harris, or because of the conditions given by the British side to raise the floating city." "Leonard said seriously, "I think everyone has already anticipated various other difficulties. We need to face up to these difficulties to resist. That is what we have to fight for. That is the determination of your Excellency the Chairman. , everyone's determination, that's the will of Congress and the country."
The expressions on the faces of the wizards who had just been ignited with hope in their hearts became serious—if they didn’t want to directly surrender and give up their resistance without backbone, then they would be more determined after being soberly aware of the difficulties that may be encountered in resisting the British invasion itself. If you are determined, you must resist.
"For this resistance operation, I have been studying Britain's tactics against Germany and Bulgaria for a while, and I have some ideas... If it was normal, I wouldn't say it in front of everyone like this now , but at this moment, the only thing I can choose is to trust all of you, and all of you also believe in my words..." Leonard glanced around, "I think we should gather our troops and quickly suppress the British war between us and Canada and the colonies on the border with Mexico."
"What? Are we going to attack the UK first?!!!" Senator Donald stood up. He didn't expect the old man in front of him to be more radical than the radicals. His mind was all about how to defend , "It's too far away from where our wizards in the American wizarding world are. What's the point of us spending time dividing our troops to guard this?"
Leonard nodded firmly and said, "That's right, to capture them first, and then when the British attack and want to take back their colonies, they will abandon them at the right time and quickly return to our country."
"Spend effort and great danger to attack and give up at will?"
"What's the point?"
"Shouldn't we try to strengthen our defenses?"
There was a commotion in the audience, even the wizards who had experienced the ravages of the first Dark Lord had no concept of this kind of large-scale war, let alone other young people.
"It is foreseeable that in the face of Britain's coercion and temptation, even if other countries can provide intervention, I am afraid that the help they can provide is limited...so even if it is short-lived, suppressing the occupation of British colonies is the top priority." Leonard Stretched out a finger emphatically,
"In this way, the entire wizarding world, and other countries that have been dissatisfied with Britain in recent years, will realize that Britain does not win 100% in every war and everything. This will give people hope and prove that Britain is not yet strong enough to resist successfully... This is a necessary step to show the oppressed wizards of the rest of the magical world that we must resist as much as possible, show and let the rest of the world realize that the United States It will become the will to resist tyranny and aggression and maintain freedom!"
No one in this hall originally thought that their country could beat Britain, which was in its heyday, but now that they heard Leonard's arrangement, there seemed to be a little hope—people still subconsciously ignored the fact that the Enthroned King of the Magic Kingdom.
"It needs to be clear, we won't have the troops to protect our vast country, and we may not even be able to defend it on the plains at all... So what we have to do next." Leonard's eyes were bloodshot, " We want to abandon the eastern part of the United States, and burn down our Magic Congress when we capture their colonies..." He made his voice much louder to suppress the doubts below, "The Magic Congress is American magic It is a symbol of the world, but we cannot hold it here, the Germans have proved this... and the strategy arranged by the British must still be the end of their imagination with the capture of the Magic Council... so the expectations are left to the British to occupy it when the time comes To blow the morale of us and the wizards of other countries in the world, it is better to burn it in advance before the war, to show our determination, and to show that our resistance will not end because of the capture of the Congress!"
The wizards below, especially the radicals of Donald, are even more flushed now. They had decided to surrender themselves and kiss the British dementors to calm the matter. Now they see hope that they can resist the British, even if It's tragic, but they think such a death is more valuable.
"We want to call on all wizards in the United States... to follow us to the Rocky Mountains in the eastern United States. Note that we can only call on wizards who sincerely want to resist aggression. We must not make things difficult for those who are unwilling to surrender. Let’s just wait for the UK’s incorporation... This is the responsibility of our Magic Congress for not being able to protect our own people, they have the right to choose freely, and the UK wants to incorporate our scattered gathering places, so it will disperse its troops and waste time.” Leonard used The magic wand conjured up a map of the United States and pointed to the huge mountain range in the east, "We will use the complex terrain here to build fortifications of different sizes, we don't need to put everyone together, we don't need to be like those in the UK As people hope, they will take it all in one go... These defensive locations will not be prioritized. If they want to declare victory to the world, they must destroy us, but even if they can't defend, our magic can allow us to hide in the mountains and move freely. Even this magical country will not have the strength of Muggles to surround the entire Rocky Mountains. If they want to attack, they can only carry out a slow blanket settlement, even if the world's most powerful savior Allen Principal Harris came here in person, and he couldn’t quickly find and solve all of us by himself! And we will protract as long as we can!”
"Yes, we will never fall into the clutches of Harris' rule." The radical young congressmen began to shout enthusiastically, and other radicals clapped vigorously and echoed loudly, "Those large airships can teleport, but in these If you float on the terrain, you will lose your mobility!"
Leonard was not annoyed because his speech was interrupted. He calmly waited for the voices of those radicals to fall. Leonard was not annoyed because his speech was interrupted. He nodded at the radicals who shouted just now. head, and looked around at the wizards in the meeting room.
"During this period, the magical world around the world... people who oppose Harris will gain more hope, and our actions will give them courage." Leonard said with a strong tone, "If the situation changes again Become as opposed to the increase of Harris as before, and the forces left behind by Harris who cannot use resources to please everyone in a short period of time rise up. In order to maintain colonies in other places, Britain cannot use its power as it did at the beginning of the war. All gathered in the United States!" He looked at the wizards around and shouted, "We will not waver, nor will we be discouraged! We will persevere until the end!"
The applause and yelling in the hall at this time became more violent, and the sound of beating on the table and slapping on the guardrail to express support was louder and more persistent. In addition to the radicals, ordinary wizards in the conference room also shouted, and even the neutrals felt that just slapping the table could no longer express their emotions at this time, and began to follow suit and join these radicals, shouting out their support.
Chairman Picquely met Leonard's gaze and nodded slightly.
"We will buy more airships from other countries, organize more wizards to set up an armed force, control the Thunderbirds in Arizona to deal with the British dragon...we will bravely fight, fight in the air...we will dispatch all we can mobilize Fight against the British invaders." Leonard raised his voice, and looked around the wizards in the conference room firmly, "We will defend our homeland at all costs."
"Yes, at any cost."
"Fight, never compromise."
"Fight to the end!"
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"Even if we lose the sky...but we will continue to fight on the ground!" Leonard raised his clenched arm and waved it vigorously a few times, "Even if we fail to fight on the ground, then we will use the Fighting in dug tunnels in the Rocky Mountains during these resistance hours! The Germans finally gave the British a few blows at their Ministry headquarters, and we'll do far better than those Germans!"
"Yes, yes."
There was a clamor of approving applause, as if the entire conference room was about to be overturned, and people applauded enthusiastically. Ian forgot that he was serving as a guard, and waved his fist viciously. Some radical wizards have stood up from their seats in excitement.
Leonard narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his chin, and shouted firmly: "We shall never surrender! (We will never surrender!)"
The Congressmen of Wizards of America were so excited that their jaws trembled when they shouted. People stood up and clapped vigorously, clapping the tables and guardrails, cheering loudly and enthusiastically. And those conservative colleagues who were familiar with Leonard stared in surprise at this one of them, this colleague who had always been known for being cautious and conservative. This kind of Leonard seemed to be a different person.
"Even, even... I don't believe so." Leonard lowered his head heavily, and put his hands on the table in front of him, "Even if this country or most of the area is occupied by the British...even if our last Rocky Mountain defense zone is captured Occupy." Leonard said sadly, then raised his head proudly, supported himself with one hand on his waist, and waved the other arm straight, "But as long as we American wizards are still there, as long as we American wizards The free will to resist is still there, and even if we are forced to go into exile abroad, the American magic world has not perished! We will continue to fight and fight...until Merlin, the true god of the magic world that I recognize, thinks the time is right, let us To liberate this free country again!"
The wizards who had been cheering and shouting just now stood up row after row like waves, and they still shouted fanatically until their voices became hoarse.
The congressmen held up their ballot papers, and the white parchment swayed and waved in the air to form waves. Even the leader of the conservative faction, Ebosta, stood up and clapped his hands vigorously, and other conservative wizards also stood up. , shouting and waving their votes.
"Send the video of Congressman Leonard's speech today to our Wizard Radio, and broadcast it to the whole country before the official action." Chairman Picqueli turned his head and told his confidants, took a deep breath and sighed, "Leonard Let language wear armor and go to battle."
"We don't need to vote anymore. The deadline given by the UK is only a few days away. Time is running out. We must put it into action. I will prepare a detailed plan now." Leonard walked out of his seat as he spoke. , stood on the passage leading to the door of the meeting room, looked back at the wizards who had almost stood up, and resolutely strode out of the door.
Behind this Leonard, the shouting congressmen threw their votes of consent towards Leonard, and these ballots fluttered all over the sky and flew down from the sky. All represent the determination of their members to persist in the struggle and their support for Leonard.
And these flying votes also represent that behind this old wizard who is leaving, stands the entire American wizarding world.