blackstone code

Chapter 339 Getting permission
"Mr. President, have you ever seen a boxing match?"

Facing Mr. President's question, Mr. Truman did not answer his question immediately, but asked an irrelevant question.

But there is no doubt that the four people in the room know the importance of today's conversation, especially the initiator of this conversation, Truman, who knows better than anyone else what he is doing and what he is going to do .

Mr. President did not answer immediately, but thought about the purpose of Mr. Truman's question, then nodded, "Yes, I have seen it."

Mr. Treman nodded slightly, "Then you must know that boxing matches are divided into several weight classes. Before each match, the players on both sides must weigh the weight first, and then they can fight in the ring."

Mr. President nodded again, "Yes, I know what you said." He was very patient and did not urge Mr. Truman to end these irrelevant topics, but answered seriously.

"Guevra is a very good, very good, heavyweight boxer with an impressive record. He won a gold belt by knocking down one strong opponent after another."

"In the current arena, he is the most worthy of the strongest, and we..." Mr. Truman shook his head, "It's just a newcomer who just joined the ranks of boxers, no one cares about us, no one values ​​us .”

"So far we have been passive on the diplomatic battlefield of the international community, sorry, I see the country's diplomacy as a war, and we are clearly among the losers."

"We haven't proven our own value and strength like Gafla or other countries. Even though they think we are the same on the surface, they look down on us because we have never shown us in front of any of them. through our muscles."

"This is an opportunity, this is a good opportunity, we can show our muscles, let people see our strength, and then let them fear us!"

"This is indeed a war, a war about whether the Federation can rise in the rapidly changing international situation, and it is also a war that we must fight and win!"

"In fact, we have opportunities that no one else has, because in the next military operations, we will face the world's largest naval power. We can test our own strength through this war, which is very important. Rare opportunity."

"Others are not even qualified to challenge Gafla, but we have this opportunity now. If we can win this war, then we can gain people's respect!"

Mr. President has been listening carefully. Mr. Truman used the profession of ring and boxer to make the image of the struggle of interests between countries in Mr. President's mind three-dimensional.

No longer a conceptual thing, but two strong boxers standing in the ring, about to start fighting at any moment because the bell is rung.

With such a three-dimensional image, it is easier to accept what he said to Mr. Truman next.

However, he put forward a bit of an opposite point of view, "What if we lose?" He changed his sitting position and supported his chin with his hands, "You can't think we will win, we will definitely win, what if we lose? "

Mr. Truman closed his mouth, and the second secretary of the Ministry of Defense beside him coughed lightly, and took over the conversation, "Dear Mr. President, I need to remind you that we will not lose."

The president looked at him without speaking, waiting for his explanation, while the 42-year-old second minister of defense stated his point of view very calmly.

"First, we are more prepared than Gefra, and we have the initiative in this local military conflict."

"They are not familiar with the model of our warship, the performance of our warship, the range of our artillery, and the destructive power of our warhead..."

"They are not familiar with everything about us, but we are more familiar with them than they are themselves!"

Although limited by escapism (this policy has been nailed to death, there is no isolationism, only escapism), the Federation's military development has been greatly restricted, but this does not mean that the military has done nothing.

In a state where diplomacy is almost at a standstill, various spies and spies of the Federation are still running all over the world, sending news back everywhere, including information about the military equipment of the main Gefra side.

For example, the models, performance, advantages and disadvantages of their various warships, etc. These things are piled up in a room, and people are always studying these data, even studying every naval battle, and constantly reviewing them.

They can't participate in the war, they can only use this way to feel the tragedy of war and a kind of passion.

It is precisely because the Federation did not participate in the war that the whole world does not know whether the current warships of the Federation can keep up with the times and dominate a sea area.

This provides the navy with great convenience, and they can use this unequal information gap to fight a variable-speed naval battle.

Yes, in the past two days, the staff officers and generals in the combat command of the Navy Headquarters have gone through more than a dozen rounds of deduction, formulating a variable-speed naval battle with constantly changing rhythms to destroy the familiar Gefra Royal Navy.

"Second point, our secret weapon is ready to use. I'm sorry, Mr. President, because you have only been in office for a short time, and you have not come into contact with some secrets."

"In fact, the Navy has been promoting a plan called 'Wolf Pack' for several years. Now that we have entered the harvest season, this new weapon will greatly change the course of naval warfare."

Submarines have actually existed for a long time, but limited by materials, technology and other reasons, they cannot play a key role in warfare, especially the issue of attack.

In the past few years, Weipai Industry has developed a brand new torpedo, which has solved the problem of submarine attack to a great extent, making it no longer just a sneak attack transport weapon that cannot control the battle situation, but a ghost hidden under the sea surface .

Because of this, a shipping company named Shepp received a design and production order from the Navy and commissioned them to produce a combat submarine that is suitable for the intensity of modern naval warfare and can play a role in naval warfare.

After five years of continuous modification and design, the submarine code-named "Ghost-I" was officially launched and successfully tested.

"Mr. President, from a military point of view, I don't think we will lose to the Gefra Navy. On the contrary, we have a great chance of winning." The second minister of the Ministry of National Defense said firmly, with a look in his eyes Some mania.

If he could meet Gefra's Royal Navy, if he could defeat the navy known as the strongest in the world, the reputation of the Federal Navy would be raised in an instant.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You must know that the two parties are actually in the same covenant camp. They are all "insiders". Apart from this coincidence, it is impossible for them to collide militarily for any reason. Unless until the next world war.

The military also thinks there will be World War II, which is actually what most people think the same.

If this opportunity is missed, the Federal Navy will have to wait a few more years or more than ten years before the Federal Navy can prove that they are no worse than Gefra's Royal Navy. This is also the current urgent thinking of the Ministry of Defense and the military - to fight.

Hearing the firm voices of these people, Mr. President began to think. These people told him that he must fight and that he would definitely win, and he was actually not very afraid of such a collision.

He can understand some things without being repeated a second time. Just like what Lynch said, the Federation needs a war to reunite and a victory to regain confidence.

"This is just the best assumption. Isn't Nagalil not planning to establish diplomatic relations with us now?" Mr. President was still a little worried and asked again.

At this time, the top person in charge of the Operations Department of the Security Committee, who was sitting on the other side of Mr. Truman, changed his sitting position slightly, "Mr. President, if the officials of the United Kingdom of Nagalil have no reason to harm federal citizens and rob federal citizens Personal property, and even colluding with pirates to attack Federation merchant ships, how should we deal with it?"

Politics has always been dirty, especially international politics, because framing other countries does not even have the most basic sense of guilt. As long as there are enough interests, there is nothing that politicians dare not say. dare not do.

The words of the top person in charge of the Security Committee's Operation Department made Mr. President realize that these people had already made a decision, and he could not hesitate to support or deny it at this time.

Once he hesitated, he would appear to be... useless, he looked at Mr. Truman, "This is what you call war?!"

"Yes, Mr. President, this is the war I am talking about, and there is a certain possibility that it will become a reality. We will try our best to avoid this situation, but we still have to be prepared."

"However, fortunately, judging from the current political situation in the world, even if we launch this war, we will not confront the full power of Gafla, and even their main fleet will not confront us. superior!"

"Everyone needs to develop quietly for a period of time. Whoever destroys everyone's tranquility is a sinner!"

Mr. President took a deep breath and held it in his chest. After thinking for about ten minutes, he finally nodded, "I agree with you in principle to launch this military operation, but I also have a request..."

"First, we must win!"

"Second, whether it is a local military conflict or a war against Nagalil, it cannot last longer than [-] days!"

(End of this chapter)