The important objective of war is to seek political outcomes, not military success.
——Theodor Monson
In the midst of a storm, generals clad in meticulously tailored deep red uniforms rode their horses leisurely on the cobblestone-paved streets of London. The kerosene lamps by the roadside swayed under the assault of the rain, and the rain fell like dense arrows, mercilessly hitting the badges on their chests and the copper buttons of their coats, making a soft sound as if narrating the countless stormy days they had experienced on the battlefield.
They remember the last time they experienced such a rainy day on the battlefield, a place called Waterloo.
Although the rain had soaked through their uniforms, revealing the stern contours of their bodies beneath, each person maintained a steady and powerful posture, as if entirely unaffected by the harsh weather.
Everyone remained silent; at such moments, the generals did not know what to say.
