Blackstone Code Chapter 1212: 1It’s all for the Federation!
One meeting after another, Pentio's movements frightened some people in the Federation.
Just after coming out of the Ministry of Defense, before getting into the car, the car of the Presidential Palace was already waiting for him.
Of course some of the most important members of the Ministry of Defense will go with him to the Presidential Palace.
If anyone is the most panicked right now, it must be Mr. President. He is most afraid of war. Everyone knows that.
Arriving at the president, as soon as I got out of the car, Lynch saw Mr. Truma, and he saw Lynch.
After dismissing the people around him, he took the initiative to greet him, shook hands with Lynch and walked towards the presidential palace.
On the way forward, people will actively avoid them, which is the advantage of status.
"I heard you just gave the Defense Department an offer they couldn't afford."
Lynch nodded, "So they called you or Mr. President?"
"600 million...that's too much, you have to know how much the Army's budget is this year, and Congress won't approve it." Mr. Truman shook his head, "and the military's idea is I plan to do it myself."
Lynch was not surprised at all, "So I'm here?"
"So here you are!"
The two walked outside Mr. President's office while they were talking. After finishing their clothes, they pushed open the door and walked in.
There are already quite a few gentlemen in the office, all of them important members of the federal government, and a few senators who are often seen on TV.
These are members of the Federal Military Council, and this time the situation is different from previous naval battles.
A few days at most, or a week or two, from the outbreak to the end of a naval battle, it won't take too long to see results.
The President could use his prerogatives to override Congress and directly authorize the Navy to launch war orders, but this time it looks likely to continue for a long time.
This also means that the presidential prerogative is not enough to authorize the army to fight against Pongio's army. Ground warfare is a very complicated and long process. It is not like a naval battle, where everyone's warships are lined up and fired. Who survives to the end? is the winner.
Ground warfare has more strategies and tactics, higher requirements for logistics and ordnance, and also needs to face many complex factors.
The Department of Defense's preliminary estimate is that it will take at least three months to determine the final winner, which is beyond the scope of the President's authorization and must be authorized by Congress.
Short wars can allow Mr. President to be capricious, but long-term, large-scale wars cannot allow Mr. President to be capricious. This is how the federation prevents dictators from taking the entire country into the abyss.
The military committee is responsible for this part of the work. They will first evaluate and predict the entire war within the committee, and then Congress will vote on the war dispute.
Only when the vote is passed will the military be authorized to begin mobilizing, preparing for and facing war.
If it doesn't pass... that's generally unlikely to happen, there's more to it than one might think.
Mr. President doesn't need to figure out a way to convince these congressmen, the military and the Department of Defense have a way to convince them.
In the final analysis, the value of the military's existence is war, and even a failed war will not have any substantial impact on the military's top management.
If the outbreak of war is prevented now, it is not Mr. President who will be offended by the congressmen, but the senior officials of the Ministry of Defense and the military.
Not only do these people have extremely terrifying strength and extensive interpersonal relationships, but the cost of their crimes is actually very small.
Servicemen are only tried by military courts, which means that if the order is issued by a senior military officer, they may be sentenced by a military court for hundreds of years and then thrown somewhere to retire.
In addition, the committee members who are related to the military also represent the interests of the military to a certain extent. If you want to stop the war, and it is the war that the military desires, it is definitely not an easy task!
When Lynch came in, the meeting had already started and they wouldn't be waiting for Lynch.
The one who spoke at this time was a general in the military. Judging from his rank, it should be a major general.
"...we can mobilize the 15th and 17th Infantry Divisions to garrison east of Nagalil, and we believe we can do it!"
In the Federation, an infantry division is about 20,000 people. Whether it is a little less or a little more or a lot more depends entirely on the military's own mood.
They feel that they should have more people, so they will naturally have more people. If they feel that there is no need to go to so many people, they will also reduce some people, which is very flexible.
Mr. President nodded, "Is two divisions enough?"
It was not a major general in the military who answered Mr. President, but a senator.
"Mr. President, the 15th and 17th Infantry Divisions together have about 43,000 men, which is a very large number."
"With some additional staff, it will be difficult for us to convince other MPs to approve of this military conflict."
"All we need is to warn our potential enemies that we are not to be messed with, not to start a real war!"
Senator's words represent the thoughts of most members of Congress, small frictions, small conflicts, they don't care whether they agree or disagree.
The bill would be passed even in the face of the military, but Congress will throw cold water on it if it starts with a lot of troops and looks like it's going to escalate the war.
At least in the short term, they will not pass, and they will need a more professional evaluation report before deciding whether to agree to such a request.
Time, in war, is one of the most important factors.
The senator also knew that saying this would make him look like an "escapist", so he added, "It's relatively simple for us to pass the specific military bills first, confirm them, and then send more troops. More."
The people in the office nodded, which is also the most amazing part of Congress, everyone can do "business".
This is not a compliment, but a sarcasm.
They will only see what they can see, such as a paragraph in a report, they will never see the things behind the paragraph, nor will they think, think.
It's not good to be businesslike like this, they're like some kind of old-fashioned and tricky voting machine that sometimes makes you think they're easy to deal with, and sometimes makes you think they don't exist. meaning.
Mr. President asked again, "Do we have any insurance measures?"
"I don't want a lost war during my term. For the Commonwealth, for the people, we must win!"
The major-general also nodded and said yes, "Once the situation on the front line changes beyond our expectations, the navy will soon cut off the transportation channel of the Bullhorn Strait, trapping Pongio's people on the front line."
"They can't get supplies, there's no way out, and we also have the key to negotiating with the Pontgio Empire."
The plan is very good, but if you can't fight it, call someone. This is actually very responsible for the strategic requirements of war. There has never been a war that must be carried out under fair and just conditions.
There is no mean or mean way in the war. Everything is for the ultimate victory. Anything in the process is allowed!
Includes things that are detrimental to morals, ethics, etc.
And it's just calling people.
At this moment, Lynch suddenly interjected, "I'm sorry to interrupt..."
People's eyes were immediately focused on him. After he smiled and nodded at everyone, he said, "We always imagine the Pengios to be about the same level as us, or a little bit higher than our level... …”
People nodded, this is the most basic blind optimism of the Commonwealth, because of the victory of the navy, so they are blindly optimistic about the army, even if they only suffered a loss in the north not long ago.
But they're just optimistic, can't help, innate.
The major general asked, "Is there something wrong, Mr. Lynch?"
Lynch nodded, "Why don't we change our minds, maybe Penggio's army is very strong, maybe we will be defeated in three or five days, and the navy will not be able to cut off supplies and supplies in time. Transportation of personnel?"
"And you need to 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!"
Major General frowned, "We didn't find out how strong they were when we studied their World War I battles. Maybe everything is not as bad as you think, Mr. Lynch."
Lynch raised his hand, "That's because there aren't many people who can fight the enemy without the cover of naval guns, and the retreat we see is all within the coastline."
"Beyond the range of naval guns, they don't have much precedent for failure!"
"This time ~IndoMTL.com~ we don't have naval guns, we stand in the same, basically equal conditions, who can guarantee that we will win?"
The major general frowned. He glanced at the people in the Ministry of Defense, "Mr. Lynch, what do you mean?"
Lynch stood up, and all of a sudden, people's eyes turned to look up. He walked to the window, pushed open the window, and lit a cigarette, "We need multiple insurance measures, once the front line appears As I said, we wrongly underestimated their strength, and at this time we need someone to help us withstand it.”
Mr. President seems to agree with this idea very much, he pointed to Lynch, "You are right, so what should we arrange?"
For Mr. President, prudence is better than aggressive, all he wants is "not to lose", not "to win"!
Lynch shrugged, "I can."
"We have the most professional staff, the most advanced weapons of war, and experienced commanders."
"It only needs 12,000 to 15,000 people. I dare not say that Blackstone Security can defeat Pongio's army, but at least it can withstand it for a while, giving us more time to adjust."