blackstone code

Chapter 714 The Rhythm of the Future

"Mr President!"

Another admiral of the navy is the commander-in-chief of this joint military exercise. He was a little surprised when he heard that Mr. President was looking for him, but soon his smiling face became serious.

Immediately afterwards, whether it was the Federation or others, including military observers from various countries, a somewhat unusual thing happened.

The formation of the originally "unrestrained" federal fleet suddenly changed, and it seemed to be on the defensive. The overall change was very eye-catching.

In addition to this change, there were also some deletions in the content of their exercises. In this small-scale encounter, the Federal Fleet performed the worst, and they destroyed the least number of target ships. All of them suddenly seemed to be... What kind of conspiracy and tricks.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Gefla Fleet was a little more sensitive than the others. With his excellent experience and intuition, he immediately discovered the subtleties of the Federation Fleet's evolution.

"They're in a defensive formation. Something must have happened that we don't know about. Where's their sub?"

"Their submarine is still docked at the designated location."

"Keep an eye on their subs and notify me as soon as they dive, understand?"

After instructing his subordinates, the commander-in-chief of the Gefra Fleet was still a little worried, and then the Gefra Fleet also began to change its formation. The angle of their ships changed by at least ten degrees, and the angle of some warships changed by more than [-] degrees. , this change is easy to detect.

From the perspective of a third party, it seems that both sides... are wary of each other!

Is this... to take advantage of this military exercise to fight black guns?
The two countries with the most powerful navies in the world suddenly began to change their formations and angles to make defensive postures. If people from other countries hadn't noticed these subtle changes, they would have perished in previous wars.

At this time, the heads of all other countries were thinking about a question, what would they do if the Gefra people and the Federation people fought again?
Do you choose to stand in line or watch?
Also, will this war spread to them first?
In order to avoid bad luck for the weak, the military styles of other countries have also begun to undergo some changes. The warships of some countries with weak military strength directly issued a fault maintenance signal, asking tugboats to drag them away from the exercise area.

So a military exercise that was supposed to be wonderful suddenly became a little unpredictable.

Because of the problem of changing the angle, the target ship did not change its position, which caused many warships to fire only the front or rear guns, which was far from the shock that was brought to people when multiple gun salvos were fired.

Dull.

In less than an hour after these changes took place, Ambassador Gefra asked to meet the president, and the heads of state were in close contact.

Of course, none of this had much to do with Lynch. He, Truman, and the military were eating barbecue and drinking beer while watching the joint military exercise with a sudden change in style.

"It takes about four to five years for the Navy's new warships to be launched. This span is a bit too long..." Mr. Truman chatted and talked about the service plan of the new armament.

There are quite a few soldiers in the room, be it the army or the navy, their highest rank is no more than a colonel, but behind them are all generals.

Everyone belongs to the backbone in their own faction.

The military is independent of the political system and the Ministry of National Defense. Their internal system is the most hated and close to a dictatorship. The superior officers have almost unquestionable dominance over the subordinates.

Some people once criticized the military's management for not being transparent enough, but this is precisely the characteristic of the military.

If institutions such as the military, which are related to national sovereignty and security, are also turned into the hall of Congress, it will be the real end!

As a politician representative of the military going out, Mr. Truman can now be said to be in a high position. The military is very optimistic about his future, and will always send some new generation military representatives to contact him and establish relationships. .

In the government, someone speaks for himself, and no one speaks for himself. Whether the person who speaks has status is definitely two different feelings.

As for Lynch, he is also a friend full of goodwill, and the admirals also like him very much.

When it came to more professional issues, Lynch naturally stopped speaking, and the people in the Navy started chatting along the topic of Mr. Truman.

"Some of our training ships that are not too backward are undergoing transformation, and they are unlikely to perform long-sea missions, but they are still capable of offshore missions, and a temporary formation will probably come out next year."

The speaking captain sighed, "The construction of warships is too time-consuming. It would be great if building warships can be as simple as building army equipment."

"If you want to come to the army, we can change it. The new equipment has already started to be changed. I guarantee that you will be satisfied!" An army officer interrupted and joked.

The navy has proved itself, so not only does the navy not need to disarm, but it can expand its army. On the contrary, the army is still in the process of small-scale disarmament.

However, there will be no disarmament plan next year. At least for a few years, the army will not have the possibility of disarmament. After all, the army is the most important and last resort for homeland defense.

Some of the Army's new equipment is nothing more than new standard weapons, two types of semi-automatic rifles, several new pistols, some new machine guns, new artillery, in short, those things are still improved in performance.

By the way, this army refit has completely integrated all the calibers. No matter which military industrial group produces the weapons, the calibers of the weapons in the same specification are guaranteed to be consistent.

This is also proposed by the Ministry of National Defense, and reducing logistical pressure is given the first priority.

The reason for this is that the International Strategic Research Group of the Ministry of National Defense believes that the probability of a defensive war breaking out in the federal mainland in the future is very low, and it is more likely that an active attack will break out, so logistics is very important.

A group of people had a lively conversation, while Lynch was watching TV, eating barbecue, and drinking beer. He didn't interrupt, and no one communicated with him, but he didn't appear to be lonely.

Suddenly, Mr. Truman asked, "Lynch, what do you think the future war will be like?"

This question is a little level. From decades ago to the present, the speed of war development is too fast for people to adapt.

The emergence of motorized troops and more advanced weapons have completely changed the way of warfare. The scene of shooting each other after forming an array as in the past will never appear again.

Artillery, especially large-caliber artillery, dominates warfare. Whether it is a bunker or a trench, it is of little significance in the face of dense artillery bombardment.

It’s like each stage of war will fall into a stagnation after it has developed to a certain form. The form of war has not changed much in the past ten years. This group of soldiers who drank some wine and diverted their thinking began to imagine future wars what will it be.

Lynch took a sip of the beer. The malt flavor was strong. He put down the beer in his hand, thought for a while and said, "There are our soldiers on land, and my soldiers on the sea. Where do you think there should be our soldiers?" soldier?"

This question is very interesting to ask, and the group of soldiers whose minds are fast and sometimes slow began to think, Mr. Truman didn't drink much, he seemed to know the answer, and said in a not so sure tone, "Heaven? "

Lynch nodded, "Yes, in heaven."

"Sea, land and air, attacking from three sides at the same time is the future form of war. The age of giant ships will be ended by the age of sky..."

As soon as Lynch said this, a naval officer interrupted him, "Impossible!"

"Mr. Lynch, I admit... your idea is very interesting, but your statement is not realistic."

"I know those flying machines. They can only carry two people. It's hard to fly anything more. How can this kind of thing end the Navy?"

He spoke a lot louder, "Did it fly up and crash into the warship?"

The people laughed, and so did the officer, "What are those aluminum-clad wooden racks going to do except smear two pools of blood on the deck?"

"Ah, yes, they can kill our cleaners!"

Seeing those officers laughing loudly and drinking beer, Mr. Truman did not join in, but was seriously thinking about this issue.

Lynch also had a calm face. He didn't feel any discomfort. A civilized person would not be angry when a group of backward barbaric natives laughed at his top hat.

Just like at this moment, he concluded that the future belongs to the sky, and these people will eventually witness the arrival of an era that belongs to the sky.

How much joy they laugh now, how ashamed they will be in the future.

"Is there any chance for the aircraft to achieve this level, Lynch?" Mr. Truman is still relatively rational, "I know it can carry some light weapons into the air, but the anti-ship weapons seem too heavy. The weight of a torpedo is about to catch up with those of today's aircraft, how can it become the master of the new war?"

Lynch took out a pack of cigarettes and lit one. While puffing on the cigarette, he said, "Technology is always improving."

"When people used muskets for the first time and couldn't kill enemies fifty yards away, they must have never imagined that in the future there would be a kind of enlarged musket that could fire shells of tens of pounds and tens of pounds to kill a group of people at once."

"Many people now think that aircraft is a dangerous game for the rich. Why can't it fly with one or two torpedoes in the future?"

"Specialized bombs, specialized torpedoes, the times are always advancing, and this day must not be too far away."

Mr. Truman looked at Lynch thoughtfully, "This is why you founded an aircraft company, for the future sky?"

"Maybe, maybe not, someone has to try to find the way to the future. I'm not the first, nor will I be the last."

"But in this matter, I am confident that I will be the one who succeeds!"

(End of this chapter)