Although the atmosphere of this family dinner was a bit weird, no one left the seat early. During the war, food was precious, and seven out of ten dishes on the table were eventually wiped out. In the second half of the dinner, the Lord's chatter became the main theme. The men didn't talk much, but they drank a lot of wine.

Because of the special situation at present, Weiss failed to prepare even the simplest birthday gift for the Lord. In fact, over the past year, the Lord, husband and wife, and Bella, have been unswervingly following the resistance organization without complaints. The hard years have made the already aging Lord much older, and the Lord, who was originally white-skinned and round-faced, have become much haggard, which has always made Weiss feel a sense of guilt lingering in his heart.

For Weiss' apology, the Lord waved his hand and said meaningfully: "You sit here, complete, healthy, safe and safe. For me, the best gift!"

After dinner, Ze originally wanted the orderly soldiers to send Weiss back to the Klumber Heisen factory, but his car was damaged. Without the front windshield, he drove on the mountain road at night. The cold wind was not said to be harsh, and safety was not guaranteed. So Ze personally called Major Foral, explaining the situation here, and promised to send the "special gentleman" of the Klumber Heisen family back early the next morning. In this way, Weiss was able to spend the night at his long-lost home.

Of course, Ze didn't know that letting Weis stay in the castle actually gave him an excellent opportunity to escape. Weiss relied on his human radar to accurately lock the guards around him at night. Even if there were soldiers in a company stationed around the castle, as long as there was no complete barbed wire isolation belt and minefield, Weiss could take advantage of the late night and the sentry rotation opportunity to escape here quietly. When taking a bath, Weiss had already sorted out the escape route and the arrangements behind him, but when he took a shower, he suddenly found Ze sitting at his desk.

"Don't mind if I stay here tonight?"

Weiss smiled coldly: "Why, I'm worried that I will run away?"

"This is one of the reasons." Ze did not deny it.

"What about other reasons? Brotherhood in the night?"

"This is the second reason."

Weiss thought for a while: "Wouldn't he still want to persuade me to play for the Normans?"

"This is not in tonight's plan - I don't want to be driven out by my father waving his cane in the middle of the night." Ze finally had a smile on his face, although it was just a self-deprecating smile.

"Come on, you'll be afraid too?" Weiss snorted.

Ze replied: "So what if you are afraid, so what if you are not afraid? Don't you have to face what you should face?"

Weiss walked to the table: "There are only two of us here, there should be no eavesdropping equipment, right?"

Ze looked at him, and the disgusting expression on his face clearly gave Weis a positive answer: Of course not!

"Then let's talk honestly!" Weiss suggested.

Ze spread his hands: "Yes."

"Have you ever thought about the future?" Weiss asked. "If the Norman Empire wins, what do you do? If the Norman Empire loses, what should you do?"

Ze did not answer, but asked back: "What do you want to say?"

"I want to hear your plan, your plan for the rest of your life," Weiss replied.

Ze frowned: "Can you not talk about this?"

"Why not talk?" Weiss asked, "because you have no plan, or is your plan not accepted and forgiven by your family?"

Ze was silent for a while and sighed: "No matter whether the Norman Empire wins or loses, for me, many things are not something I can decide, and... Unfortunately, I have been involved in the power struggle of the Hohenstaufen royal family. My future depends largely on whether the person I loyal to can reach the peak of power. In fact, the less you know, the better."

It is not surprising that every country, whether centralized or democratic, monarch or republic, has power struggles. Weiss put himself in his shoes and thought about it, and could only sigh the same way: "The fate of the chess piece!"

"Reasonably, the Norman Empire won a greater chance of winning in this war because from the determinants of the war, it had a significant advantage in most aspects, Wessex had been defeated, and Ulster was in its darkness over the years. If... I mean, if the Norman Empire won the war, and the people I serve won the power struggle, all my dreams could be fulfilled, and I also have the ability to keep the promise, protect you, and protect Lorraine."

Weiss thought about these words carefully and suddenly became shocked: "They promised you the golden crown of the Kingdom of Lorraine?"

Ze stared straight at Weiss: "Is this what you guessed?"

This rhetorical question seems to acknowledge Weiss' inference.

The terrible temptation of the Golden Crown, the parties involved may be deeply trapped in it and cannot extricate themselves. Weiss quickly advised: "The vast majority of Lorraines have no interest in independence. They are proud of being a member of the Ulster Free Federation. The Kingdom of Lorraine promised to you, even if it was established with their help, will not be supported by the people of the Lorraine, because it violates the freedom we believe in! Besides, the pride of the Klumber-Heisen family lies in its creation, its contribution, has nothing to do with politics, and has nothing to do with power!"

Ze was a little angry, and he kept his voice down and said vigorously: "That's because it has no political advantage and has never had the opportunity to get involved in power! Look at the top of those famous families, their peak is that there are outstanding political or military figures among family members, and ordinary powerful families have only two or three generations of people at their peak. If they become royal families, they may continue for many generations."

After saying that, he changed his subject: "Long, as long as I can succeed, your talent can be fully displayed without being suppressed and bullied by the old powerful people! In the past, although you were lazy and casual, once your potential was realized, at least in terms of military affairs, it was no less than mine. Think about it, if we join forces, the real rise of the Klumber Heisen family has a great chance."

Weiss is not a sage and has no ambitions for power, but exploring the history of two time and space, and two trajectories, Lorraine's independence is not desirable. Seeing that Ze is so obsessed, he decided to pour him a basin of cold water:

"From your perspective, the Norman Empire is sure to win, but in my opinion, the hope of the Norman Empire winning is actually very small. The Ulster and the Wessex coalition have survived the most difficult period and are now working hard to turn the situation of war. Think about it, the Ulster and the Wessex army are in a situation of fighting against the enemy, with a firm fighting spirit and full effort. The Norman army has been paralyzed by existing victory, and even put a large part of its energy into fighting for the fruits of victory. If this continues, maybe one year or half a year, the offensive and defensive momentum of the war will be completely reversed!"

This basin of cold water really made Ze's state of thinking gradually cool down from the fanaticism just now. He frowned and thought for a while, and asked: "From your perspective, the current Norman army has begun to experience obvious deterioration compared to the early stages of the war?"

"When was the last time the Norman army won an important victory on the battlefield? It seemed to be in Ao City?" Weiss asked back.

Ze's brows frowned even more.

Weiss took the opportunity to tentatively say: "They hoped to turn the situation around in Lorraine and make precise arrangements for this, right?"

Ze did not comment, and stared at Weiss intently.

While careful about the opponent's counter-routine, Weiss tried every means to shake his position: "You think that defeating Lorraine's guerrillas will eliminate the threat from the rear of the front? In Lorraine, even in any state in Ulster, as long as there are still residents alive, you are the role of invaders and are punished by the invaders in military terms. According to the rules of wargame, at least 30% of the combat power is weakened, and on the real battlefield, the proportion is probably more than that! Although I don't know what your specific deployment in Lorraine is, with my premonition, you cannot achieve your expected goals in this battle. At best, it is to prevent the federal army from regaining Lorraine, and you will also lose the power to launch a new attack in the battle."

Ze tapped his fingers on the table, which seemed to be his habitual action of deep thinking. After a while, he spoke: "The Battle of Lorraine will begin soon. Will the development of the battle be as you speculated or in the direction we imagined, and it will be decided soon. If you are right, I will consider your suggestions carefully, but if we win a critical victory, I hope you put aside the old and outdated liberal ideas, consider the future of the family, and fight with me."

The Norman army did make a key deployment in Lorraine! We must find a way to convey the intelligence and let the federal army prepare early. If the Normans invested heavily in Lorraine, they could take the opportunity to deal with them a heavy blow and consolidate the effectiveness of the counterattack... Weiss thought.

"Until then, you can only continue to stay in the factory and be strictly supervised, and you cannot have any contact with the outside world. This... is what they mean." Ze reluctantly admitted that everything is under their control, and in many aspects, his role is no different from a chess piece.

"Don't worry, I promised you this matter that as long as our family and fellow villagers are not harmed, I can sacrifice my life. In contrast, what is the current labor service!" Weiss used the previous sentence to make the other party put down his guard and spy on the military situation with the following words: "But there is one thing I feel very curious about. Look, when I came back from the factory today, the Federal Army fighter jet was almost unhindered to conduct reconnaissance and attack. You have no way to do it. Without air supremacy, how could you turn the situation in Lorraine?"

"You are very lucky about this and will see the answer with your own eyes tomorrow morning, but I must remind you not to try to pass this message out. It will not only harm you, but also kill many people." Ze said with a serious face.

Tomorrow morning? So, the air deployment of the Norman army will be in place early tomorrow morning. If it is a warship, it can be seen by individuals and does not need to convey messages themselves. So, what is the answer? New ground air defense cannons? No matter how strong the air defense cannons are, they can only be passively defended and cannot be used to seize air supremacy. The answer seems to be only one reasonable possibility... The Normans have also begun to mass-produce aircraft!
Chapter completed!