Meeting after meeting was always followed, Penzio's movements frightened some people in the Federation.

As soon as he came out of the Ministry of National Defense, before he got in the car, the car at the Presidential Palace was already waiting for him.

Of course, some important officials of the Ministry of National Defense will go to the Presidential Palace with him.

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

Arriving at the president, Lynch saw Mr. Truma as soon as he got out of the car, and he also saw Lynch.

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

On the way forward, people will take the initiative to avoid them. This is the advantage of status.

"I heard that you just gave the Ministry of Defense an offer that they couldn't afford."

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

"Six hundred million...too many. You have to know how much the Army’s budget is for this year. Congress will not approve this money." Mr. Truman shook his head. ."

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

"So you are here!"

The two of them walked outside Mr. President's office while they were talking. After finishing their clothes, they opened the door and walked in.

There are already many gentlemen in the office, all of whom are key members of the federal government, as well as a few senators who are often seen on TV.

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

The naval battle will only last a few days, or a week or two, from the outbreak to the end, and it won’t be too long to see the results.

Mr. President can use his privileges to override Congress and directly authorize the Navy to launch war orders, but this time the situation seems likely to continue for a long time.

This also means that the presidency of the president is not enough to authorize the army to fight against Penzio's army. Ground warfare is a very complicated and long process. It is not like a naval battle. Everyone’s warships are arranged and fired. Whoever survives to the end is the winner. .

Ground warfare has more strategies and tactics, and has higher requirements for logistics and ordnance, and it also needs to face many complicated factors.

The Department of Defense preliminary estimates that it will take at least three months to determine the final winner. This is beyond the scope of the President's authorization and must be authorized by Congress.

A short-term war can allow Mr. President's willfulness, but a long-term, large-scale war will not allow Mr. President's willfulness. This is how the Federation prevents the dictator from bringing 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 the Congress will vote on the disputed case of the war.

When the vote is passed, the military will be authorized to start mobilization, prepare for and welcome the war.

If it doesn't pass... it is generally unlikely that this will happen, and there are more things in it than people think.

Mr. President does not need to find a way to persuade these congressmen. People in the military and the Ministry of Defense have a way to persuade 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 senior leadership.

If the outbreak of the war is prevented now, it is not Mr. President who offends Congressmen, but the key members of the Ministry of Defense and the high-level military.

These people not only have extremely terrifying strength and extensive interpersonal relationships, but the cost of their crimes is actually very small.

Military personnel in service are only subject to trial by military courts, which means that if the order is issued by a high-level military officer, they may be sentenced to a military court for hundreds of years and then thrown to a certain place for retirement.

In addition, committee members 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!

The meeting had already started when Lynch came in, and they wouldn't wait for Lynch.

At this time, it was a certain general of the military who was speaking, and depending on his rank, he should be a major general.

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

In the Federation, an infantry division is about 20,000 people. As for whether it is a little less, a little more, or a lot more, it depends entirely on the military's own mood.

They think that there should be more people, so naturally there will be more people. If they don't think there is a need to go to so many people, they will also reduce some people, which is very flexible.

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

The answer to Mr. President was not a major general of the military, but a senator.

"Mr. President, there are about 43,000 people in the 15th and 17th Infantry Divisions. This number is already very large."

"If we add more manpower, it will be difficult for us to persuade other parliamentarians to approve of this military conflict."

"All we need is to warn our potential enemies that we are not easy to mess with, not to start a real war!"

The words of the senator represent the ideas of most members of Congress, small frictions, small conflicts, they do not matter whether they agree or disagree.

Even in the face of the military, this bill will be passed, but if a large amount of troops is 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 will not pass in a short time. 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 for war.

The senator also knew that saying this would make him feel like an "escapist", so he added, "We first pass and finalize the specific military bill, and then it is relatively simpler to send more troops. "

People in the office nodded one after another. This is also the most amazing part of Congress. Everyone can do "business as usual."

This is not to praise them, but a kind of irony.

They will only see what they can see, such as a certain paragraph in a report. They will never see the things behind the 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 they will make you feel that they are easy to deal with, and sometimes they will make you feel that these people have no meaning to exist.

Mr. President asked again, "Do we have any insurance measures?"

"I don't want a war that ends in failure during my tenure. For the Federation and for the people, we must win!"

The major general also nodded and said, "Once the situation on the frontline changes unexpectedly, the navy will soon cut off the transportation channel in the Bullhorn Strait, trapping the people of Penzio on the frontline."

"They can't get supplies, there is no way out. We also have the key to negotiating with the Penzio Empire."

The plan is very good, but if you can't fight it, you will be called a person. This is actually very responsible for the strategic requirements of war. There is never a war that must be carried out under fair and just conditions.

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

Including things that are detrimental to morality and ethics.

And it's just calling people.

At this moment, Lynch cut in suddenly, "I'm sorry, I'll interrupt..."

People's eyes immediately focused on him. After he smiled at everyone and nodded in greeting, he said, "We always imagine Penzio people at the same level as ours, or slightly higher than ours..."

People nodded. This is the most basic blind optimism of the Federation. Because of the victory of the navy, they are blindly optimistic about the army, even if they only suffered a loss in the north not long ago.

But they are just optimistic, no way, innate.

The major general asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Lynch?"

Lynch nodded, "Why don't we change our minds? Maybe Penzio's army is very strong, maybe we will be defeated within three to five days, and the navy will not be able to cut off the transportation of materials and personnel in time. ?"

"And you have to understand that once we are defeated, the weapons we leave behind will become their weapons, and they will use our weapons to attack our people."

"Even if the strait is blocked at this time, it has no practical significance!"

The major general frowned. "We did not find how strong they were in studying their first World War battle. 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. We see their defeats are all within the coastline."

"Out of the range of naval guns, they don't have too many precedents for failure!"

"This time ~lightnovelpub.net~ we don't have naval guns. We stand in the same and basically equal conditions. Who can ensure 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 head-up gaze turned into looking up. He walked to the window, opened the window, and lit a cigarette. “We need multiple insurance measures. Once the front line appears, we expect Outside of the situation, as I said, we mistakenly underestimated their strength. At this time, we need someone who can help us withstand it."

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

For Mr. President, being safe is more appropriate than being radical. All he wants is not to fail, not to 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 are needed. I dare not say that Blackstone can defeat Penzio's army, but at least it can withstand it for a period of time, so that we have more time to adjust."