blackstone code

Chapter 2218

Lynch can understand Peleus' current situation. He must not be able to eat well or sleep well because of that letter.

As the leader of the next generation of the military, Peleus should not have too many stains on him, otherwise there may be problems with the star-making plan.

From the outside, the military is a closed environment, monolithic.

However, the military is not controlled by only one or two or three families. In fact, it is a ruling class formed by many theater commanders.

The commander of each war zone and military region has the greatest military power within his jurisdiction. This power is difficult for others to shake because this is the army.

The duty of soldiers is to obey orders, which also makes the federal army an independent and dictatorial place.

An outsider, or an order from the bottom to shake the top is simply a joke.

The Union Army allowed soldiers to question their commanders' orders, but not to refrain from carrying them out.

In other words, you can feel that this order is not right, but you still have to execute it, otherwise you will go to a military court.

In this case, each regional commander is a "dictator" in the true sense of the word.

And behind Peleus, there are multiple military commanders supporting him, so everyone accepted this result on the surface.

But if there are too many negative things in him, he is likely to be abandoned.

Not everyone is willing to let someone who has no close relationship with them stand on their heads.

They didn't have a chance before, but once the opportunity appeared, they would not give up.

This can be regarded as the biggest trouble and problem that Mr. Trueman left for Peleus.

He didn't leave a letter for Lynch, which was exactly what he used to restrain Peleus.

Under the premise that Peleus and Lynch cannot reach cooperation, the two people will only eventually form an opposition situation because of their suspicion of each other.

Give Peleus some advice and leave a letter because Mr. Truman thinks that Peleus may not be able to win Lynch.

Not leaving anything for Lynch is to balance strength.

If Peleus wanted to follow their internal plan to gradually become a powerful general or even a marshal of the Federation, he would first have to dig out Lynch, a guy who might have problems.

In other words, they cannot coexist peacefully, someone must be eliminated.

And once the fight starts, the methods of both sides will not be subtle. No matter who wins, there will be no good ending!

Peleus won - Lynch's huge capital power, even if he suffered heavy losses, could make Peleus lose his throne of power.

Lynch won - it's not fun to completely offend the military in the Federation, even if some people are not from Peleus' side, they will show hostility towards Lynch!

Voila, the problem is solved at once!

"You really don't want to stop even after you die, my friend!" Lynch sighed, and casually began to prepare for dinner and some things in the future.

In the evening, Lynch arrived at the restaurant 5 minutes early, and Peleus arrived later. It seemed that there were many people dining in the restaurant, but most of them were either Lynch's people or Peleus' people.

"I heard that the chef here is very good at making fish steaks. You know, fish steaks are not that easy to make!" Lynch first introduced the characteristics of this place.

The biggest difference between fish steak and steak and lamb chops is that its meat quality is difficult to show "fat" characteristics.

This is not to say that fish steaks are oil-free. In fact, there are many fish meats that are rich in oil.

It's just that the taste of fish steaks after frying is very different from that of steaks and lamb chops, which is slightly different for people who are used to eating beef and mutton.

Secondly, fish steak is not very easy to taste. It cannot be marinated as easily as beef and mutton chops.

If the fish steaks are also marinated deeply in some ways, they may fall apart during cooking and become pieces or pieces. In short, the fish steaks are not so easy to cook.

Peleus nodded and dealt with it, and then the two began to chat.

There was a lot of chatting, ranging from current affairs news, to the miracle of Slem, and to some historical events.

What they talked about didn't have any fixed content or thread, it was a summer festival chat with divergent thinking.

Both of them are very sensitive and carefully avoid some core issues, and at the same time they are testing each other.

Fortunately, the fish steak didn't take too long to process, and it was quickly served to the table along with other dishes.

The fish steak in the restaurant is really good, very thick, which may be to ensure that it does not fall apart after frying.

The charred surface of the fish steak makes it look very delicious, and the variety of sauces that go with it is also very appetizing.

Lynch cut a piece. He didn't know what kind of fish it was. The whole fish fillet could be said to be cooked, but there was a little bit that was not fully cooked, and at the same time, it would not give people a "raw" taste.

It can be seen that the processing of these fish steaks is very particular and precise, and the chefs have spent a lot of effort on them.

Both of them tasted delicious food, and the topic of chat gradually changed from meaningless things to congressional issues.

"I heard Congress intends to cut spending in the military budget, isn't it?"

Peleus raised his head and glanced at Lynch for three or four seconds, "Where did you hear about this?"

"Why didn't I know the news?"

Lynch was cutting fish steaks, which are better than steaks, and he didn't look up, avoiding the "frontal confrontation" with Peleus, "You know I have many friends in Congress, I listened to what they said."

In fact, no one in Congress has so far proposed a proposal to cut military budgets and military expenditures. After all, the war has not been over for long.

Cutting the military budget and expenditure at this time will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the military.

But the fact that there is no proposal does not mean that no one will raise it. The Congress is the highest governing body of the Federation. Although the military is scary, as long as the members of the military do not plan a military coup, the Congress will not be afraid of them.

Congress is relatively cautious in its attitude toward the military. In addition to the fact that the military is sometimes arrogant and unreasonable, the military-industrial complex is also an important source of interest for members of Congress.

They embarrass the military while enjoying the bonus of the military industrial group, which is too low.

Congress will naturally not take the initiative until there is no conflict of interest between the two parties.

Lynch's words sound like a "prediction", but they are more of a warning.

If military budgets and spending are cut, the navy and army will be the first to suffer.

The Air Force, as the service that shined in this war, neither the military nor the presidential palace has any plans to disarm. Instead, there is news that the Air Force may expand again.

But the navy and army, the situation is a little bit not so good.

The navy did not play much practical role in this war. The Ministry of National Defense and some professional military assessment agencies believe that the role of the fleet in future wars will be further reduced.

In the case of having a fleet of aircraft, the role of the fleet is more passive defense than active offense.

This conclusion directly restricted the development of the navy.

The army is actually similar. People think that the army does not need to maintain such a large group, and in the next period of time, the probability of the federation launching wars abroad and hitting those countries is very small.

Even if there is, as long as it is not a military power like Peng Jieao, even if the army is cut in half, it can handle it.

Moreover, the air force, as the current main force, can completely cooperate with ground forces.

The firepower is pulled out and the ground is advanced. In addition to the mechanics of the army, the pure infantry regiment will soon face reduction.

Motorization and technology are the core of future military competition, not manpower.

Under such circumstances, if the military budget continues to be cut, it is obvious that the army may suffer the most losses in the end, followed by the navy.

If someone exposes that such a plan was triggered by the conflict between Peleus and Lynch, Peleus will be the only one who suffers heavy losses in the end.

His mood, attitude, and expression changed all of a sudden.

Peleus looked at Lynch, and his thoughts turned in every possible way. "What I heard may not come true. I have also heard many rumors."

Lynch seemed to be interested, and asked while eating, "Oh?"

"Like?"

Peleus also had a smile on his face, "For example, if someone discovers a suspected leak of military secrets, you know, this kind of thing is very sensitive."

Lynch asked with a smile, "Leaking the secret, no one will say that I leaked the secret, right? What secrets do I have to reveal?"

Peleus shrugged. This action made his neck seem to disappear and then stand out again, "Who knows?"

Neither of them continued to talk more on this topic, and Peleus easily turned the topic to Lynch's guided missiles.

The Ministry of National Defense and the military have already visited the site and are satisfied with the guidance effect, but also put forward some new requirements.

As long as the height required by the Ministry of National Defense and the military can be met, the Ministry of National Defense intends to purchase this new type of weapon on a large scale for fighter jets.

Unlike fighter jets, missiles are consumables.

The plane can fly back after flying out, and it can continue flying after flying back.

The missile will be gone after being shot out, and if you want it, you have to continue to spend money. This is the big deal!

At this time, Lynch also realized the meaning of Peleus' previous sentence of "leak". If the Ministry of National Defense and the military believed that the Flight Research Institute had leaked secrets on high-precision weapons, they might take over the subsequent development.

Once this kind of big killer is mature, it will definitely be the big head of arms purchases. Peleus's attitude is very tough and it is obvious.

If you want to use military spending, he will use your main future revenue.

The corners of Lynch's mouth were raised slightly, and he smiled happily, as if he didn't understand.

The dinner for the two quickly passed in a peaceful atmosphere, and Lynch took a step first.

As Lynch left, almost half of the customers who were dining also left, and Peleus' face turned dark.

He glanced at Lynch's seat, but unexpectedly found a small card on Lynch's desk.

He walked over and looked at the base of the cup holder with a smiling face painted on it, and his expression became even uglier!

(End of this chapter)