Blackstone Code

The atmosphere in the conference room was a little heavy.

The policy of neutrality has always been the policy platform of Lemar's various parties. They are far away from other countries, and their lonely perseverance is in the Eastern Ocean.

They do not need to establish diplomatic relations with other countries, nor do they need to get involved in those terrible wars.

But now, it seems they are being forced to make a choice!

This incident is not a simple isolated incident, it is actually the final result of many choices stacked together.

Mr. President is a little slumped. In fact, he regrets it now, and the top leaders of the Democratic Party also regret it. If he had agreed to the federation at that time, he might not be so troubled now.

In fact, Lemar's feelings for the Federation are deeper than those for Pencio.

At least they were neutral countries once, during World War I...

At some point, their political positions were also unified, and it was much easier to accept the Federals than the Penteo people.

But now, the problem has become a little more complicated.

In the end, Mr. President did not make an immediate decision. Instead, he discussed it first and then decided how to contact him after reaching a unified result.

The Federation had "its own people" in Lemar. When the clouds of war suddenly enveloped the world, the Federation began to actively launch the "Dandelion Project" outwards.

Dandelion is an interesting plant. When its seeds mature, the seeds will gather in the corolla and turn into a fluffy ball. Then the seeds will be blown everywhere by the wind.

The core of the Dandelion Project is like this floating seed.

It is possible that tens of thousands of special workers were dispersed around the world after Pengeo began conscription.

Many of them are lurkers, living locally and integrating into local life.

Because they still have time, they still have one or two years, enough for them to settle down.

The other small group is constantly buying off the middle and high-level people in various countries.

This is nothing to be ashamed of, it is all for the sake of federal national security.

At a secret meeting of the Congressional Appropriations Committee, it was said that a lot of money was specially approved for the acquisition of mid-level and high-level officials and VIPs from these countries.

In Lemar, too, people were bribed.

So that night Mr. Trueman learned the news.

What he cares about is not President Lemar, his cabinet members, or some of the issues discussed among the Democratic Party, but the Penteo people, who found Lemar at this time.

Soon a world map appeared in front of him. As a former senior soldier, he knew exactly how the map should look.

In fact, both Sedoras and Lemar are in the northeast of the Federation. In other words, if the Pengeos want to launch an attack from this aspect, the northern part of the east coast will become the front line.

But Mr. Trueman's gaze continued north toward North Marillo.

Everyone knows that Pengeo has the strongest army in the world, and they will not simply fight a landing battle with the Federation on the Federation's territory.

This is not in line with the spirit and thinking of Pentio's powerful army, so he believes that the eyes of the Pentio people should be on Marillo.

Marillo has achieved freedom with the "help" of the Federals, who have begun to learn to oppose and resist violence, which just makes it seem like they are in a state of anarchy.

Of course, this is also an inevitable process towards freedom and fairness. Only when we first disperse and then come back together can we become a whole.

Lacking a unified political power within their borders, once the Pengeos landed from Marillo...

That would be a disaster for the Federation!

While researching Penteo's past war history, Mr. Trueman discovered a not-so-interesting phenomenon.

The Pengeos are very good at getting the conquered to their side and then go with them to conquer others!

Once they land in Mariro, and the Mariro are not their opponents, it is very likely that the Pengeos will coerce the Mariro to form a more terrifying ground force and launch a ground offensive from the north!

This is an absolute disaster for the Federation!

The only good news now is that because the weather is too cold, the population in some areas in the north is declining, which allows these areas to enter a state of war without mobilizing ordinary people to leave their homes.

He thought for a moment, and then recorded the matter in his notebook. He needed to communicate and discuss it with those in the Ministry of Defense.

And this also increasingly demonstrates the importance of Lemar. It is like a springboard between the two worlds. Whoever controls this place first can prevent the other party from easily causing harm to themselves.

To the south of the Eastern Ocean, close to the equator and the tropics, there are many islands. These islands can block the enemy's attack, but it is not as easy as the north.

Once the Pengeos gained a foothold in Lemar, Mr. Trueman did not think that Sedoras would be able to withstand their invasion of Marillo.

The reason is simple. With Lemar as a supply station, their transport ships can completely bypass Sedoras and approach Marillo from a further north or other direction.

Sedoras can only be said to be a nail in the way of large-scale operations in the Eastern Ocean, but there is no good way to deal with small-scale or rapid invasions!

Moreover, Cydoras is Cydorus after all. It is not a state of the Federation, and many things are not easy to do.

The Sedoras people can give up a port and a nearby island for the Federation to build fortifications, which is enough. They can't ask for more.

This also means that Lemar will become very important!

The speed at which national affairs are handled in the federation is obviously higher than those... matters that are not particularly important.

Lynch was also asked to attend the meeting because he was the contractor for the fortifications of Port Modorick.

On this island, he not only built a large military port, but also built a large airport, and built many forts on the surrounding small islands.

If the strategy changes, Lynch can make timely adjustments here.

The entire meeting was relatively boring, and most of the time was spent in silence. In the end, the strategic command believed that there was more than half a chance that the Penteo people would open up the situation from Marillo.

This is indeed a disaster for the Federation. Once the local war starts, no matter whether it wins or loses, it will be an unbearable failure for the Federation!

"We can control Lemar first..." an officer from the Strategic Command put forward his own ideas. "On the one hand, we can take these possible precautions."

"We can first deploy some defenses at important hubs in the north and deploy some mines in the eastern ocean of Mariro."

"Then start to get Lemar on our side." He glanced at Lynch and smiled, "I personally suggest that now the Modolik Port project can be stopped on the surface, and we can first negotiate with Lemar Conduct a second round of diplomatic negotiations."

Lynch had no attitude towards this. He said that he could stop or start work at any time. Anyway, the federal government's military budget did not lack his small amount of money. He also gave what was due, and the remaining balance was not very large.

Trading attitude for diplomacy is a common diplomatic method, and it is also a sign of sincerity.

The person in charge of diplomacy now is Mr. Trueman. He thought about it and agreed first.

Making a decision without contact is irresponsible to yourself, your job, and the future of the Federation!

Lynch originally wanted to leave first, but Mr. Trueman had something to say to him and asked him to wait.

As a result, the wait lasted about forty minutes.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

After opening the car door and getting into the car, Mr. Trueman apologized to Lynch for taking so long to come out. Then he sighed, "More and more things are bothering me. For the first time, I found that my energy was a bit... I can’t keep up.”

The war is getting closer, and some member countries within the World Development Council expressed the hope that the federals would best send some troops to help them resist the attack of Pengeo's army.

Those who have expressed this desire are small countries that do not have strong military confrontation capabilities.

Now the Federation is a core country and is in the development stage. If it refuses, it will not be good.

But if it is agreed, it will weaken the federation's own strategic plan. Now that Pengeo has begun to launch diplomatic tactics, maybe a war will break out in the first half of next year!

For the first time, Mr. Trueman felt that there was not enough time and energy. Even if he worked until two or three o'clock in the evening every day and got up at eight o'clock the next morning to continue working, there was still unfinished business.

Lynch looked at him rubbing his cheeks tiredly, half-smiling, "Actually, we have easy choices for some things, but for certain reasons we don't want to let ourselves be so easy."

Mr. Trueman turned to look at Lynch. He felt that there was something else in Lynch's words.

Lynch smiled and said, "If President Lemar cannot be on our side, then why don't we change to a president who supports us in the last period of time?"

"They also have many domestic parties and many regional forces, and these can all be used."

“There will always be people who are willing to be on our side, we just need to give them a hand!”

Mr. Trueman mused, and in fact they also discussed this consideration when they discussed it in a small group.

But in the end, they chose a more complicated approach.

Sometimes people are always constrained by ethics and moral principles. They know that some problems are easy to solve, but they always see troublesome solutions.

It is not difficult to cross over.

Mr. Trueman made no answer, but seemed to have some new decision in his mind.

He then talked about what he wanted to say to Lynch.

"I'm too busy during this period and don't have time to take care of the election office. If you have time, please take care of it for me."

"There are not many people I can trust, and there are even fewer people who can help me at this time. You are one!"