Chapter 3020 Anti-War Wave

Nodding in satisfaction, Joan went on to check the duel bet won from Archmage Dee——the "Advanced Fire Dragon Scroll" scroll.

This legendary magic consumes 35 degrees of energy, and summons a large fire column with a radius of 300 feet and a height of 1000 feet on the ground, circling at high speed like a tornado, forcibly attracting all non-fixed objects and creatures around, and receiving up to 20 points of burning each round harm.

While maintaining concentration, the caster can also remotely control the movement of the pillar of fire, and the number of continuous rounds is proportional to the casting level, which is no different from the 6-ring version of the "Fire Tornado".

In general, "Advanced Fire Tornado" can be regarded as a relatively powerful legendary fire magic, especially when two armies are at war, it can not only cause large-scale damage, but more importantly, destroy the enemy's offensive and defensive formation, which is of strategic value Not inferior to "Mythical Meteor Burst".

...

The "Battle of Peek Bay" that broke out on May 28, 1628 was not large in scale, and the battle lasted only a short day. However, the sensation caused by the international public opinion was far-reaching, far beyond the "War of Independence" category.

As the undisputed maritime supremacy of the Vales world, the powerful "Empire on which the sun never sets" navy means invincible in people's minds.

The results of the Battle of Peek Bay surprised those who were superstitious about the theory that "Fizhen's navy is invincible". They suddenly found that times had changed, and the maritime hegemony of the "Empire on which the sun never sets" did not seem to be as secure as imagined.

The challenge from the Far East Navy has made Fiji authorities feel unprecedented pressure.

When Prime Minister North received the news of the defeat in the naval battle, he sat in the office for a long time before recovering. He quickly summoned his cabinet ministers to discuss the feasibility of dispatching squadrons deployed in other sea areas to Peek Bay for emergency reinforcements.

Not to mention that this motion will not pass the parliamentary test, even Sir Morrison, the Cabinet Secretary of the Navy, shook his head again and again, admitting frankly that it was unrealistic.

The first is that there is too little time to mobilize, and the second is that all major squadrons are in a state of "fighting fires everywhere", and the whole body will be affected if it is pulled.

For example, Fleet E, which is closest to Peak Bay, is attacking the rebels in Vanaheim Colony on the west coast of the New World. If you dare to transfer Fleet E to the east coast, it is still a question of whether it can beat the Far East Fleet. The rebels in Vanaheim It will definitely take the opportunity to revive, and it may even grow into the second continental army!

This is also the case for the deployment locations of other fleets.

The colonies of the "Empire on which the sun never sets" are spread all over the world. Families have great fortunes. House leaks happen to rain all night. Colonies are everywhere.

Sir Morrison dared not.

Prime Minister North has nothing to worry about.

The meeting lasted until dawn, and before reaching a consensus, it was interrupted by the noise from outside the window.

Go up to the roof and have a look, good guy, there are protesters around the gate of the mansion, all of them are anti-war elements.

It turned out that this morning’s newspaper exposed the disastrous defeat of the “Battle of Peek Bay”. The so-called “progressives” in the opposition party and intellectual circles were immediately moved. , calling on the North government to "rein in the brink" and "stop the war immediately."

Prime Minister North stood at the window, clutching his pipe tightly, overlooking the dense crowd of protesters downstairs, annoyed and helpless.

In the next few days, with Avalon as the center, the wave of anti-war in Fiji became higher and higher. Almost all the celebrities in the education and literary circles spoke out publicly and signed the declaration against the suppression of colonial independence.

In the naval battle of Pico Bay, not counting the loss of ships, there were as many as 2,120 Feizhen sailors who died and were missing!

These two thousand young lives also have families, parents, brothers and sisters.

If officers and soldiers died on the battlefield against demons, barbarians, or heretics, they would have died well. However, the suzerain’s suppression of colonies is essentially a civil war. It is difficult to convince the people that this war is just. The reasons prevent the families of the martyrs from standing up to protest.

The voices of the families of the martyrs will inevitably win widespread sympathy and solidarity in the society, which will further create obstacles for the mobilization of the North authorities.

What caught the ruling party even more off guard was the position of the royal family, which also seemed to be undergoing subtle changes.

One day in early June, the teachers and students of Asbell University, the top school in Fiji, organized a large-scale anti-war parade. The reporter on the scene "coincidentally" caught the figure of Princess Emily among the parade students !

Since Feizhen established a constitutional monarchy, the Asbell royal family has always adhered to the principle that members of the royal family stay away from party disputes. It is no problem to attend social activities such as charity fundraising and caring for children, but they must not publicly express support or opposition to the ruling party.

Although Princess Emily went out in casual clothes and claimed to participate in the anti-war parade in her own name, considering her special status, she was suspected of breaking the rules.

After the incident was exposed, Princess Emily immediately became the idol of progressive youth across the country and was widely touted by anti-war activists, which in turn inspired more school students to join the ranks of anti-war demonstrations.

The North cabinet and its colleagues in the ruling party were deeply embarrassed, and they protested tactfully to the royal family on the day of the incident.

King George replied that the incident was not at his behest, and he himself was very annoyed by Princess Emily's willful behavior, and had ordered her to publish an apology in the newspaper.

Helplessly, this little princess is also very stubborn. It is okay to apologize in the newspaper, but she can only apologize for violating the neutral principle of the royal family. She will not admit that she participated in the anti-war parade because she was bewitched by bad people.

"I chose to oppose the suppression of the colonial independence movement based on my own judgment and conscience, and I am definitely not being used by others!"

"Only after I have personally been to the New World, I know that our country is doomed not to win this war, and continuing to fight will only make unnecessary sacrifices."

If other members of the royal family dared to say this, they would inevitably be severely punished and even stripped of their titles.

However, as we all know, George III is a "daughter slave", and Princess Emily is just his favorite baby daughter. The troublemaker is driven to the countryside of the Emerald Isle, far away from the center of the political storm, to take shelter from the limelight.

In fact, Prime Minister North and his cabinet members knew in their hearts that the anti-war movement organized by the people spontaneously could not achieve success. If things go bad, there are politicians from the opposition party behind them who add fuel to the fire.

For example, the "fairness party members" united around the Wilkes camp, carrying the banner of "anti-war" justice, said some beautiful words of "love and peace", and their stomachs were full of conspiracy calculations. Fight for power.

Thanks to the book friends: tce, reward 500 starting coins this week; Taiji Wutong, reward 100 starting coins this week