1212 Everything Is for the Federation!

One meeting always followed another, and Pengeo's movements frightened some people in the federation.

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

Of course, there will also be some senior officials from the Ministry of Defense who will go to the presidential palace with him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Six hundred million... is too much. You have to know how much the Army's budget is this year. Congress will not approve this money." Mr. Trueman shook his head. "And in fact, the military's idea is that they plan to finance it themselves." ."

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

"So you're here!"

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

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

These are all members of the Federal Military Commission. The situation this time is different from the previous naval battles.

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

The President can use his prerogatives to bypass Congress and 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 presidential prerogative is not enough to authorize the army to fight against Pentio's army. Ground war is a very complicated and long process. It is not like naval battle. Everyone arranges their warships and then fires. Whoever survives to the end is the winner. .

Ground warfare involves more strategies and tactics, has higher requirements on logistics and ordnance, and also requires facing many complex factors.

The Department of Defense initially estimates that it will take at least three months to determine the final winner, which is beyond the scope of 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 federal way to prevent dictators from bringing the entire country into the abyss.

The Military Committee is responsible for this part of the work. They will first conduct an assessment and prediction of the entire war within the committee, and then Congress will vote on the war bill.

Only when the vote is passed will the military be authorized to begin mobilizing to prepare for and prepare for war.

If you don't pass... it is generally unlikely that such a situation will happen. There are more things involved than people think.

Mr. President does not need to think of ways to convince these members of Congress himself. People from the military and the Department of Defense can do it.

In the final analysis, the value of the military's existence is war. 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, it will not be the president who will be offended by members of Congress, but senior officials of the Ministry of National 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 subject to trials by military courts, which means that if the order is issued by a high-level military official, they may be sentenced by a military court for hundreds of years and thrown into retirement somewhere.

In addition, the members of the committee who are 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!

The meeting had already begun when Lynch came in, and they would not wait for Lynch.

The person speaking at this time was a certain general in the military. Judging from his military rank, he should be a major general.

"...We can mobilize the 15th and 17th Infantry Divisions to garrison east of Nagaril, and we believe we can complete this mission!"

In the Federation, an infantry division has about 20,000 people. Whether it is less, more, or much more depends entirely on the military's own mood.

They feel that there should be more people, so naturally there will be more people. If they feel that there is no need to have so many people, they will also reduce some people, which is very flexible.

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

The person who answered Mr. President was not a major general in the military, but a senator.

"Mr. President, the combined number of the 15th and 17th Infantry Divisions is approximately 43,000, which is already a very large number."

"If we add more people, it will be difficult for us to convince other MPs to support this military conflict."

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

The senator's words represent the thoughts of most members of Congress. It's a small friction and a small conflict. It doesn't matter if they agree or disagree.

Even for the sake of the military, this bill will be passed, but if a large number of troops are invested from the beginning and it looks like the war is going to escalate, then Congress will pour cold water on it.

At least it won't pass in the short term. They will need a more professional evaluation report before deciding whether to agree to such a request.

Time is one of the most important factors in war.

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

Everyone in the office nodded. This is also the most amazing thing about Congress. Everyone can do "business as usual".

This is not a compliment to them, but a sarcasm.

They will only see what they can see, such as a certain paragraph on a report. 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 machine. Sometimes you will feel that they are easy to deal with, and sometimes you will feel that these people have no meaning in their existence.

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 sake of the Federation and the people, we must win!"

The major general also nodded and said yes, "Once the situation on the frontline changes beyond our expectations, the navy will soon cut off the transportation channel of the Niujiao Strait and trap Pengeo's people on the frontline."

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

The plan is very good, but if you can't defeat it, call in people. This is actually very responsible for the strategic requirements of the war. No war must be conducted under fair and just conditions.

There is no mean or despicable approach in war. Everything is for the ultimate victory. Anything you do in this process is allowed!

Including things that are detrimental to morals and ethics.

And this is just calling people.

At this moment, Lynch suddenly interrupted, "I'm sorry, let me interrupt..."

People's eyes immediately focused on him. After he smiled and nodded at everyone, he said, "We always imagine that the Pendeo people are at a level similar to ours, or slightly higher than ours..."

People nodded. This was the most basic blind optimism of the federal people. Because of the victory of the navy, they were blindly optimistic about the army, even though they had suffered a loss in the north not long ago.

But they are optimistic, there is nothing they can do about it, they are born with it.

The Major General asked, "Is something wrong, Mr. Lynch?"

Lynch nodded, "Why don't we think differently? Maybe Peng Jieao's army is very strong. We may be defeated in three to five days, and the navy will not be able to cut off the transportation of supplies and personnel in time." ?”

"And you must 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, it has no practical significance!"

The major general frowned, "When we studied their battles in World War I, we didn't find how strong they were. 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 retreats we saw were all within the coastline."

"They don't have many failures outside the range of naval guns!"

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

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

Lynch stood up, and suddenly people's gazes turned from gazes upward. He walked to the window, pushed open the window, and lit a cigarette, "We need multiple insurance measures. Once the front line appears, we can expect In other cases, as I said, we mistakenly underestimated their strength, and at this time we need someone to help us withstand it."

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

For Mr. President, being prudent is more appropriate than being aggressive. All he wants is to "not fail", not "win"!

Lynch shrugged, "I can."

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

"Only 12,000 to 15,000 people are needed. I dare not say that Blackstone Security can defeat Pengeo's army, but it can at least withstand it for a period of time, giving us more time to adjust."