blackstone code

Chapter 1212 Everything is for the Federation!
One meeting is always after another, and Peng Jieo's movements have frightened some people in the federation.

He had just come out of the Ministry of National Defense, and before he got in the car, the car of the Presidential Palace was already waiting for him.

Of course, some important officials from the Ministry of National Defense will go to the presidential palace with him.

If anyone is the most panicked right now, it must be Mr. President. He is most afraid of war, and everyone knows this.

When we arrived at the President, as soon as we got out of the car, Lynch saw Mr. Truman, and he also saw Lynch.

After dismissing the people around him, he took the initiative to greet him, shook hands with Lynch and walked towards the presidential palace.

On the way forward, people will actively avoid them, which is the benefit of status.

"I heard you just made the Defense Department an offer they couldn't afford."

Lynch nodded, "So they called you or Mr. President?"

"[-] million... is too much. You need to know how much the army's budget is this year. Congress will not approve this money." Mr. Truman shook his head, "In fact, the military's idea is that they plan to go to the army by themselves. .”

Lynch was not surprised at all, "So I'm here?"

"So you're here!"

While talking, the two walked outside Mr. President's office. After arranging their attire, they opened the door and walked in.

There are already many gentlemen in the office, all of whom are important members of the federal government, as well as several senators who can often be seen on TV.

These are all members of the Federal Military Council, and the situation this time is different from the previous naval battles.

From the outbreak of the naval battle to the end, it only takes a few days at most, or a week or two, and it will not take too long to see the result.

Mr. President can use his own privilege to bypass Congress to directly authorize the Navy to launch war orders, but this time the situation seems likely to last for a long time.

This also means that the prerogative of the president is not enough to authorize the army to fight against Penteio's army. Ground warfare is a very complicated and long process. It is not like naval warfare. Everyone's warships are lined up and then fired. Whoever survives to the end is the winner. .

There are more strategies and tactics in ground warfare, higher requirements for logistics and ordnance, and many complicated factors need to be faced.

According to the preliminary estimate of the Ministry of Defense, it will take at least three months to determine the final winner. This is beyond the scope of the presidential authorization and must be authorized by Congress.

A short war can allow the president to be willful, but a long-term, large-scale war cannot allow the president to be willful. This is the way the Federation prevents dictators from bringing the entire country into the abyss.

The military committee is responsible for this part of the work. They will first evaluate and predict the entire war within the committee, and then Congress will vote on the war case.

When the vote is passed, the military will be authorized to start mobilizing, preparing for war and meeting war.

If it doesn't pass... Generally, it is unlikely that such a situation will happen, and there are more things in it than people think.

Mr. President does not need to find a way to persuade these members of Congress. People from the military and the Ministry of Defense have ways to persuade them.

In the final analysis, the value of the military's existence is war, and even a failed war will not have any substantial impact on the top brass of the military.

If the outbreak of war is prevented now, the members of Congress will not offend the President, but the senior officials of the Ministry of Defense and the military.

These people not only have extremely terrifying strength and extensive interpersonal relationships, but the cost of their crimes is actually very small.

Serving soldiers are only tried by court-martial, which means that if the order is issued by a high-level military, they may be sentenced by a court-martial for hundreds of years and thrown somewhere to retire.

In addition, the members of the committee related to the military also represent the interests of the military to a certain extent. It is definitely not an easy task to stop the war and the war that the military desires!

When Lynch came in, the meeting had already started, and they would not wait for Lynch.

It was a certain general of the military who was speaking at this time. Judging by his rank, he should be a major general.

"...We can mobilize the No.15 and No.17 infantry divisions to garrison east of Nagalil, and we believe we can accomplish this mission!"

In the Federation, an infantry division has about 2 people. As for whether it is a little less, a little more, or a lot more, it depends entirely on the mood of the military.

They think that more people should be deployed, then naturally there will be more people, and if they feel that there is no need to go to so many people, they will also reduce some people, which is very flexible.

Mr. President nodded, "Are two divisions enough?"

It was not a major general of the military who answered Mr. President, but a senator.

"Mr. President, the No. 15 and No. 17 Infantry Divisions add up to about 3000 people. This number is already very large."

"If we add some more manpower, it will be difficult for us to persuade other MPs to agree to this military conflict."

"All we need is to warn our potential enemies that we are not to be messed with, not start a real war!"

The senator's words represent the thoughts of the majority of members of Congress. Small frictions, small conflicts, they don't care if they agree or disagree.

Even for the sake of the military, it would pass this bill, but Congress will throw cold water on it if it throws a lot of troops in the first place and looks like it will escalate the war.

At least not in a short time, they will need a more professional evaluation report before deciding whether to agree to such a request.

Time, for war, is one of the most important factors.

The senator also knew that saying this would make him look like an "escapist", so he added, "It is relatively simple for us to pass and confirm the specific military bill first, and then send more troops. "

The people in the office nodded one after another. This is also the most amazing part of Congress. Everyone can do "business as usual".

This is not a compliment to them, but a kind of irony.

They will only see what they can see, such as a certain paragraph in a report, and they will never see the things behind this paragraph, nor will they think about it.

This kind of official business is actually not good. They are like some kind of old-fashioned and tricky voting machines. Sometimes it makes you think they are easy to deal with, and sometimes it makes you feel that these people have no meaning to exist.

Mr. President asked again, "Do we have any insurance measures?"

"I don't want a war that ends in failure during my term. For the Union, for the people, we must win!"

The major general also nodded and said yes, "Once the situation on the front line changes unexpectedly, the navy will soon cut off the transportation channel of the Niujiao Strait and trap Peng Jieao's people to death on the front line."

"They can't get supplies and have no way out. We also have the key to negotiate with the Penteio Empire."

The plan is very good, if you can't fight it, you call someone. This is actually very responsible for the strategic requirements of the war. There has never been any war that must be carried out under fair and just conditions.

There are no despicable or despicable practices in war, everything is for the ultimate victory, and doing anything in the process is allowed!

Including things like detrimental to morality and ethics.

And it's just calling people.

At this moment, Lynch suddenly interjected, "I'm sorry to interrupt..."

People's eyes immediately focused on him. After he smiled and nodded to everyone, he said, "We always imagine the Penteo people to be at the same level as us, or slightly higher than our level..."

People nodded one after another. This is the most basic blind optimism of the federal people. Because of the victory of the navy, they are also blindly optimistic about the army, even though they suffered a loss in the north not long ago.

But they are optimistic, no way, born.

The major general asked, "Is there something wrong, Mr. Lynch?"

Lynch nodded, "Why don't we change our minds, maybe Peng Jieo's army is very strong, we may be defeated in three to five days, and the navy can't cut off the delivery of supplies and personnel in time ?”

"And you understand that once we are defeated, the weapons we leave behind will become their weapons, and they will use our weapons against our people."

"Even if the strait is blocked at this time, there is no practical significance!"

The major general frowned, "We didn't find out how strong they were when we studied their battles in the First World War. Maybe everything is not as bad as you think, Mr. Lynch."

Lynch raised his hand, "That's because not many people can fight the enemy without the cover of naval guns. The retreat we saw was all within the coastline."

"Beyond the range of naval guns, they don't have many precedents of failure!"

"This time, we don't have naval guns. We are standing in the same environment with basically equal conditions. Who can guarantee that we will win?"

The major general frowned, and he glanced at the people in the Ministry of Defense, "Mr. Lynch, what do you mean?"

Lynch stood up, causing people to look up at him. He walked to the window, opened it, and lit a cigarette, "We need multiple insurance measures. Once the front line appears, we expect Other than that, as I said, we wrongly underestimated their strength, and we need someone to help us withstand it at this time."

Mr. President seemed to agree with this idea very much, he pointed to Lynch, "What you said makes sense, so what should we arrange?"

For Mr. President, it is more appropriate to be safe than radical. What he wants is "not to fail", not "win"!
Lynch shrugged, "I can."

"We have the most professional staff, the most advanced war weapons, and experienced commanders."

"Only 1 to 5000 people are needed. I dare not say that Blackstone can defeat Peng Jieo's army safely, but at least it can withstand it for a period of time, giving us more time to adjust."

(End of this chapter)