1578 Who Stipulated that Each Chapter of Madhu Should Have a Name?
When Mr. Trueman learned about the request from Commander Gefra's First Fleet, he did not immediately agree. Instead, he asked the Ministry of Defense three questions.
First, do we have a military base near the Niujiao Strait?
Second, if I don’t agree to the rescue, how will we carry out the rescue?
Third, how soon can we arrive at the battlefield?
These three questions are actually measuring the cost and payment of this rescue to see whether it can pay enough.
Mr. Trueman had no intention of rescuing the Gefras, who still had two and a half fleets, and a sea fort under construction.
It is obviously abnormal and incorrect for such a small country to have the most powerful navy in the world.
If this fleet can be sunk in the Niujiao Strait, it will be valuable and meaningful to the cause of peace in the entire world.
The officers of the Ministry of National Defense took only a short time to organize the language.
"Oxhorn Strait is within the coverage area of our Midway plan, and we can launch rescue operations from...this island base."
"But there are only two supply ships that we docked there, but there are some aircraft."
"If we use aircraft, we will be able to intervene on the battlefield in about forty-five minutes!"
The officer also handed some information to Mr. Trueman. "If we mobilize from other bases, in about two hours, we can gather about 120 to 150 fighter jets to intervene on the battlefield."
Midway was not a simple independent island plan, Lynch made it clear when he elaborated on the significance of Midway.
The whole plan is to surround the entire Eastern Ocean with an invisible chain of islands, with connections between each island.
They can support each other or serve as an offensive outpost together.
Midway Island was to cover dozens of islands in the Eastern Ocean. This was a very large military plan, and Lynch easily convinced the federal military.
Then, through the charm of money, Congress was persuaded, and Congress approved this large budget of more than one billion for infrastructure construction alone.
Yes, don't look at it. All Lynch has to do is clear some land on some islands, build a runway, and then build some houses.
But its chief engineering budget is more than one billion, close to two billion.
If you include the military equipment that needs to be deployed on these islands, the entire plan may require 5 billion or more to complete.
Fortunately, this money is not a one-time payment, otherwise Congress would not be able to come up with the money.
It is in installments.
Lynch will do as much work as the military pays him. It is impossible to finish it in advance. If the military refuses to pay, there is really no good way.
This is not because Lynch is too careful, but there are always things that you can't imagine happening around you.
Like a backstab from a friend...
Although Congress approved the Midway Plan, there were always people who thought the plan was a bit silly, and now was a good time for it to show its value.
Mr. Trueman had already figured out how to get Gaevra to help them pay part of the grant, and then he looked through the documents, which he would need later when he had a call with the Prime Minister.
Then he nodded, "I'll make a call first..."
The officer packed up the documents and then left the room. If Mr. President has anything later, he can directly contact the Ministry of National Defense.
He is here just to let Mr. President have a sufficient understanding of what is happening, so that he can grasp the overall situation!
The call between Mr. Trueman and the Prime Minister went smoothly. Both of them used special lines. There would be no accidents on this line, including the possibility of busy lines.
They can only get through each other.
Mr. Trueman expressed his strong willingness to help the Gefra fleet in his communication, but the current situation is indeed not optimistic.
Your Excellency the Prime Minister is also very considerate of the current difficulties of the Federation. He also appropriately expressed that he can provide certain help to the Federation in terms of wealth or other aspects.
The discussion between the two parties was harmonious, with no arguments or quarrels. After hanging up the phone, Mr. Trueman looked at the phone on his desk and couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
He could feel the anxiety in the Prime Minister's tone, and he also understood that the life of this powerful Prime Minister who ended the feudal rule of Gefra was not so easy.
It can be said that this is actually the result of the big nobles such as the prime minister expelling the influence of the small nobles on the country. The small nobles have insufficient participation in the country and they are unwilling to contribute.
If the Prime Minister, or in other words Gaevra, suffers a defeat, it will prove that the political paths pursued by the Prime Minister are all wrong!
Not only will the minor nobles begin to turn against him, but even the royal family may crawl out of their graves and seize power again.
So when Mr. Trueman proposed that a certain amount of military spending be needed as the price for the rescue, the Prime Minister agreed directly without even asking how much it would cost.
Mr. Trueman feels good now, and it's fascinating to blackmail the leader of another country.
This also made him more clearly aware of what armed force means to a country!
Then he called the Ministry of National Defense, and planes took off from various islands and flew to the island closest to Niujiao Strait...
When the news that the Federation was willing to provide military assistance reached the front line, the fleet commander breathed a sigh of relief. He slowed down the speed of the attack, while relatively widening the formation and adjusting the angle of the fleet.
This is to facilitate the immediate adjustment of the ship's direction when a torpedo strikes, so as to avoid the torpedo attack with the smallest collision surface.
The hit rate of torpedoes is actually not as high as people think!
However, this battle also made the Gefra people realize that it is no longer as easy as before to use the fleet to deal with Pengeo!
The war continues.
Cruel and cold.
Planes continued to crash, and ships stopped at sea emitting black smoke.
As for the shore, it has been bombarded into ruins!
Time passed bit by bit, and when a group of fighter jets appeared in the western sky, the commander of the First Fleet finally breathed a sigh of relief!
They were a little ahead of schedule, but not much.
The current losses of the fleet are difficult to explain in a short sentence, but no matter what, they are finally here!
The Federation came with fighter jets, and they quickly pounced on the Gefra fleet, and the planes in the sky began to fall continuously.
Falling in the boundless sea, the outcome is almost the same whether he jumps or not - this refers to Pengeo's pilot.
Federal pilots still need to parachute when they should.
The atmosphere on the battlefield was a little more relaxed for Gaevra. They arranged for some of the battleships that were damaged but had not lost power to drag those battleships that had lost power back.
The other part continued to bombard the coast!
The port was destroyed, the buildings were destroyed, everything was destroyed.
It will become a little difficult to supply Amelia's army through here in the short term.
But it actually doesn't last too long, ten days or half a month.
After people clear the ruins, they can be put back into use immediately without any reconstruction.
This battle is more like a battle to vent anger!
The battle ended at 5:45 pm. Forty percent of the battleships of the First Fleet were more or less damaged, several light battleships were sunk, and they also destroyed a port city.
It is difficult to say whether the battle launched this time was won or lost.
Maybe this is war, there is no winner until the war is over!
The fleet was severely damaged and had set its destination at the dock on the main island. At the same time, Gaevra used "defence change" as an excuse to readjust the second fleet to the coastal waters of Amelia for coordinated defense.
This seemingly meaningless military operation actually alleviated some of the negative emotions that were building strength in Gefra.
At least they proved through facts that Gefra's fleet still has a certain say, which is enough to ensure that a new round of political struggle will not break out before the war is over.
Then the Prime Minister called Mr. Trueman and thanked him and the federation for everything they had done, such as providing military assistance.
At the same time, he also wanted to further discuss the leasing of some military resources.
They wanted to rent some federal islands in the Eastern Ocean. This time, the support from the federal aircraft came in time. Even though it took nearly two hours, they actually arrived very timely.
This also makes the Gaevra people a little jealous of the Federation's military bases all over the Eastern Ocean. If they can rent runways on these small islands, they will be able to better support the ongoing war from multiple angles.
This time Mr. Trueman did not hesitate for long before giving an affirmative answer.
Of course, these are not without cost. Gaevra needs to rent these runways in exchange for some special metal formulas and some chemical formulas.
It’s not that the federal level of science and technology cannot research these metallurgical formulas and chemical formulas, but it will take a lot of trial and error to find the correct one!
The most lacking thing for anyone or any country now is time. Leasing the runway can only allow Gefra to invest more military power around Amelia.
Once the war is lost, the more they will lose!
On the contrary, the Federation did not make any specific contributions, but got a lot of important things and spent a lot of time!
In fact, there are some criticisms within Gaevra about the Prime Minister's series of actions.
Some people think that he is selling out the interests of the country, but others think that using something with great limited value in exchange for strategic victory is worth the sacrifice!
The war is still going on.
Compared with the life-and-death fight on Gaevra's side, the Federation's side was actually... interesting.
The moment the military vehicles entered the military camp, almost all the boys ran over!
They waved their hats and shouted the girl's name crazily!
Yes, in order to boost morale on the front lines, the federal government and Laldimo entered into a cooperation.
They selected the top ten popular female stars and asked them to sing on the front lines...