On the streets of Paris, General Smelas, sitting in a car, fell into deep thought.
For the important arms sales case brought by that young man, just a week ago, he accepted an invitation to go to Afghanistan as a military consultant for several military industrial companies.
And there, he saw a scene that he would never forget.
The Federation of China, the New Afghan Autonomous Prefecture
"There are more supplies than during the war with the Chinese Federation. What is happening to this world?"
"Some of them will be equipped to our main force, and the rest will be sent to Eastern Europe and the Far East."
"What a pity, it's not ours"
Watching boxes of supplies being unloaded and then loaded onto another transport aircraft. The National Guard of the Afghan Autonomous Prefecture, who is accustomed to poverty, would be lying if they say their hearts are not bleeding.
"Although I hate those corrupt officials in the Federation, Bunitania is even more disgusting."
Bunitania has become synonymous with violence and greed, even in this barren land.
At this moment, loud singing accompanied by neat steps came from a distance.
¡°liberty¡¤stands¡¤for¡¤freedom. (The power of freedom is the true meaning of freedom)
On¡¤hail¡¤the¡¤flag¡¤that¡¤set¡¤us¡¤free. (Pay tribute to the flag of freedom that liberates us.)
Standing¡¤righteous.Symbolic¡¤of¡¤strength, (standing strength, symbol of liberation,)
Our¡¤hopes¡¤for¡¤freedom¡¤to¡¤be. (Become the hope of freedom.)
My¡¤friends,not¡¤so¡¤far¡¤away. (My friends, the journey is no longer far away)
Rulers¡¤will¡¤reunite¡¤hand¡¤in¡¤hand. (Leaders will join us hand in hand)
Oh¡¤Hail! Liberty¡¤Bell! (Oh! Hail, the bells of freedom.)
¡°True¡¤freedom¡¤for¡¤all¡¤men.(True freedom for all mankind.)¡±
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"It's a really good song! No matter how many times you listen to it, it won't change." It wasn't until the queue passed by that someone spoke softly.
"That's right."
"Me too."
The melody, which was not originally exciting and even somewhat melodious, under the strong motivational lyrics, made this group of guard soldiers who had just relied on the war to win independence not long ago, couldn't help but recall what they had done when they were fighting for freedom. scene.
¡°The Free Liberation Army, composed of people from the EU area occupied by Bunitania, is receiving training here. These people should be the ones who have finished their training and are ready to return to their home countries.¡±
"Friends, I wish you good luck!" One of them said this, and at the same time, he raised his hand and gave a military salute to the retreating queue.
And the companions around him also followed the lead and saluted.
¡°Fighting¡¤hard¡¤for¡¤the¡¤future (fighting hard for the future)
The¡¤promise¡¤of¡¤a¡¤better¡¤day (the promise of a better future)¡±
After putting down their hands, one of the people sang softly along with the song that was going away.
??Under the singing of the Free Army, almost everyone has been familiar with it in the past few months.
¡°For¡¤tomorrow¡¤we¡¤drink¡¤from¡¤the¡¤cup, (For tomorrow we can raise a cup,)
The¡¤wine¡¤we¡¤fought¡¤for¡¤today (drink the wine of today¡¯s struggle)¡±
The companions also sang along, and the new singing voices quickly joined in.
¡°My¡¤friends,let¡¤us¡¤sing¡¤a¡¤song. (Friends, let us sing a song.)
Sing¡¤a¡¤long¡¤ring¡¤a¡¤bell, liberty!
Oh¡¤hail! Liberty¡¤bell! (Oh! Hail, the bell of freedom.)
¡°True¡¤freedom¡¤for¡¤all¡¤men (True freedom for all mankind.)¡±
When the song ends
"Go to hell! Emperor!!!!"
One person in the queue took off his military cap and threw it into the sky with all his strength.
¡°Go to hell! Bunitania!!!!!!¡±
"for freedom!!!!!!!!"
Under the leadership of this person, everyone took off their military hats and threw them into the air.
The cheers and songs still echo in General Smelas¡¯ ears.?
That kind of vitality full of hope and tenacity makes the desert with no entertainment, simple facilities and lack of materials seem like a paradise.
In comparison, this lush city of Paris has a suffocating air of death. The pedestrians who were accustomed to walking on the street now looked like a walking corpse without a soul. The faces of politicians, financiers and even some high-ranking military officers he was used to seeing had recently become more and more disgusting to him.
More importantly, I originally thought that the young man who came to negotiate with me was just a profiteer who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a war fortune. But now it seems that the other party is not just trying to get close to me simply because they want to use their connections
¡°The obvious solicitation intention can be felt even if you have not been in officialdom for many years.
"Do you really have to wait until everything is lost before you know how to appreciate it?"
"Your Excellency, General, what are you talking about?" Major Layla Marukal, who was sitting next to him, should not be called Lieutenant Colonel now. After hearing General Smailas's murmur, he asked doubtfully.
Leila Marukal was promoted to lieutenant colonel and officially became W¡¤ Commander of the Zero Special Attack Force.
"I'm thinking that since the Great Revolution 300 years ago, all that remains in today's Republic is national irresponsibility and money worship. Except for superficial democratic elections, our EU Republic has completely lost the founding ideals of the Great Revolution. "
"This" As a soldier, Leila wanted to refute. But the performance of her colleagues and parliament left her unable to think of any arguments to refute.
"So, for a while I have been thinking that a democracy that fools the people and allows capable people to carry out dictatorships may be more beneficial to all mankind."
"General, please pay attention to your words and deeds. Such remarks are too dangerous." Layla quickly warned, and at the same time, these words also showed that she would not mention this matter to the outside world.
"I know that your father thought the same way, so he was killed" A trace of decline flashed across General Smailas's expression, and it could be seen that he had a close relationship with Layla's father.
"I was still very young when my father was killed. For me" Leila showed a complicated expression when her father was mentioned.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to criticize your father, and your father was a close friend of mine during his lifetime." General Smelas, realizing that his unintentional words had touched the scars in the other person's heart, quickly comforted him.
"It's just that recently I feel more and more that if EU doesn't make some changes, it won't be too far away when it will be completely conquered by the Bunitania Empire."
"Our EU Republic also has many famous generals. In order to cope with the new offensive launched by the Empire after the weather turns into spring, the Sixth Army led by General Barclay has carried out a deep defense formation in the Baltic Sea area. The Empire's mobility is not Infinite, I believe the opportunity to counterattack will arrive soon.¡±
Leila Marukal¡¯s retort was more like cheering Smelas up. In fact, she believed everything she said. The younger a person is, the more they have great hopes for everything they are obsessed with.
"General Barclay, known as the 'Ice Vulture'?" General Smailas sighed.
General Barclay is a well-known EU general who is particularly good at maneuvering in cold areas, so he is nicknamed the "Ice Vulture".
¡¾What is important is not tactics and military talents, the real mistakes occur in the country and the heart of the people¡¿
He has devoted half his life to the Republic. He has been too deeply involved with this country, and it is impossible for him to give up on the motherland. At least, until he didn't completely lose faith in the Republic
"Leila"
¡¾Let a talented young person like her inherit my hope¡¿
¡°Whether we really leave this country in the future or continue to fight for the EU. He wanted to give the girl who was regarded as his right-hand man a bright future.
"Do you have any orders?"
But after seeing Leila Marukal¡¯s face, General Smailas shook his head gently.
¡¾Now is not the time. ¡¿
"Flag of freedom, free people. Have you heard this song?"
"No." Layla looked at General Smelas blankly. Although she came from a wealthy family, she was never interested in music, art, or anything girls liked. In this regard, this girl bears a striking resemblance to the Empire's battlefield witch, Cornelia.
¡°This is a popular saying recently in the occupied territories of the empire.You really should listen to a song that is being passed down, the touching feeling that comes from singing this song from the heart. "
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¡°Relying on the dissemination of emerging theories to unite people¡¯s hearts takes too long, at least 10 to 20 years of accumulation, but songs are different. Music has no national boundaries, so songs are one of the most important means of motivating people. A song that can attract people's hearts and resonate with many people can unite people's hearts in a short time. In this way, the idea of ??united front in the empire-occupied areas can be condensed quickly. Unfortunately, the shortcoming of the song is that it has no durability. It cannot provide development ideas for future countries"
Having said this, Kamyu finally noticed C.C¡¯s eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like this?"
"I'm just curious. In my memory, you seem to be very good at playing the violin. But I never knew that you could actually write lyrics and songs."
"This" Kamiyu avoided C.C's eyes unconsciously.
"Eh? Brother Kamyu is good at the violin?" This was obviously the first time Euphemia heard about this.
"Lelouch has learned piano, so it's not surprising that I can play one or two musical instruments, right?" Compared to C.C's question, Yuffie's question is nothing to hide.
"Can you play for a while?" Euphemia's eyes sparkled.
"It's possible. It's just that there don't seem to be any musical instruments on the ship"
"Please don't worry about this, that's all." Just behind Kamyu, Musashi was already waiting with a violin.
"You are also very interested~"
Even if you can't see Musashi's expression, you can easily guess what Musashi is thinking.
"Alright alright."
After taking the violin handed over by Musashi and performing simple tuning, C.C suddenly appeared beside him and asked in a low voice.
"You haven't answered me yet, what's going on with that song?"
"No one stipulates that I can't copy other people's stuff, right?" Camillo smiled at C.C and winked. Before the other party could react, the notes jumped out of the strings.
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Regarding this song, I believe many people can guess it, right?
In fact, the music is very nice. Before the animation, I just felt that the song was very pale and it felt like a show. But at the end of Volume 22 of Blue-ray, I was moved when everyone sang this song from the bottom of their hearts, and it was only then that I finally discovered the meaning of this song.