The president was sitting in the meeting room in his pajamas. This was the first time he showed his most unkempt side in front of people.
It wasn't just him, most of the others were more or less in a mess. Some of them didn't zip up their pants, some of them had lipstick on their faces, and some of them had their hair sticking up, showing their unyielding tenacity against fate.
The president's face was full of sorrow. He sat behind his desk with his arms crossed. It was clearly midsummer, but he felt a trace of coldness.
Annihilating the Gaffra Royal Navy was the dream of almost every country, but at this moment, it had become a reality, but it also became the source of fear.
This was not a fun thing to do. No one knew how angry the Gaffra Emperor would be. Perhaps a new round of war would break out because of this, or perhaps it was the most likely thing to happen.
"Trumann, give us some advice."
The president looked at Mr. Trumann.
As the chief executive of the International Policy Research Office of the Federation, he had the most right to speak in this regard. Before this, he also accurately predicted the changes in international affairs, which increased his authority in professional issues.
Mr. Trumann didn't wear a tie. Originally, he did, but that damn silk tie was too weak to withstand the wind (silk refers to the surface material). Perhaps the calluses on his palms from years of friction with weapons were too strong, so the silk tie was torn, so he simply didn't wear it.
He was very calm, which was probably one of the few good news in the room.
"Mr. President, the cabinet members …" He used cabinet members to replace all the cabinet members. He didn't have time to call them by their official positions and names one by one. Regarding this, the bigwigs in the room didn't show any displeasure.
"This war won't break out!"
Mr. Trumann's tone was very firm, which made the others stunned for a moment, but then the finance minister raised his doubts.
"Mr. Trumann, you said that this war won't break out, do you have any basis?"
He was very concerned about some of the consequences of this unforeseen event. "Our comprehensive negotiations with the Gaffra Empire are still ongoing …"
The Bailey Federation and Gefra still had a lot of details to negotiate, and these negotiations were more difficult to come to an agreement.
Either the other party's demands were too harsh, or the Federation would lose out if they agreed.
The Guevara people didn't really like the Federation. They always felt that after the war ended, the Federation ended its isolationism almost at the same time. It was to avoid possible losses in the war and to share the benefits.
Therefore, there were many things that they couldn't reach an agreement on. This kind of disagreement wasn't because they couldn't reach an agreement, but because Emperor Gaffra was deliberately making things difficult for them.
Before the naval battle started, everyone here knew that it would happen. Some were worried, while others were happy. Overall, everyone's interests were aligned.
Flexing their muscles to win the respect of the Guevara people was the idea of all of them.
But who would have thought that this was not a show of strength, but a complete annihilation!
It was said that the Gaffra Royal Navy raised a white flag to signal their surrender!
This was too offensive. The problem now was no longer to find support outside the negotiation table to put pressure on the Guevara People. Instead, it was to consider whether they would tear up the various treaties and unilaterally declare war.
Mr. Trumann shook his head again with certainty. "It won't happen. When I first heard about this, I was shocked. But soon I realized that this naval battle won't happen."
"The Gaffra Royal Navy's undefeated legend has been broken. I heard that the submarines and our new torpedoes have a good performance?"
Someone had provided him with enough information on the way here.
The Minister of National Defense nodded. This was probably one of the few things that could make people happy tonight. "Their Guardian Knight was sunk by our submarines and our new torpedoes."
"Look!"
Mr. Trumann raised his voice slightly. "The arrogant Gaffra Royal Navy lost to our advanced military technology. Before they find a way to deal with our submarines and our new torpedoes, we don't have to worry about war!"
After this sentence, most of the people in the room breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it carefully, they realized that it was indeed true.
Although the foreign minister was a little unhappy that Mr. Trumann was in the limelight not only in front of the president, but also in front of all his colleagues. However, he had to admit that Mr. Trumann's analysis was very accurate.
However, in order to show his determination to defend his power, he also pointed out some thorns. "But the Gaffra Royal Navy is not alone!"
He cleverly used the anthropomorphic sentence to describe a country as a single person to deepen his context. "It has many allies. If the Gaffra Royal Navy is willing to give up some of their interests, they may be tempted."
Mr. Trumann stared at the foreign minister for a while. It was a little impolite. Before the foreign minister could say anything, he turned around and looked at the others. "Gentlemen, we have just wiped out the Gaffra First Fleet. Although two battleships were not there, I believe that even if they were there, they would not be able to escape the fate of being wiped out."
"No one will dare to make a move against us at this time. As long as we can show a strong side in diplomacy, such as actively confronting threats in the face of a threat, no one will risk a huge threat to stand with the Gaffra Royal Navy."
"Gentlemen, humans are cunning and intelligent animals. Smart people will only stand with the winner. Now, we are that winner!"
This sentence was very powerful. In a split second, the conference room became quiet. Mr. Truman's resolute voice calmed everyone's flurried heart.
The Gaffra Royal Navy's strength made many "people" become its allies. These alliances were not very strong. Some alliances were even more like an excuse for the Gaffra Royal Navy to collect protection money during times of war.
For example, the Gaffra Royal Navy would ask some allies to provide them with ports to resupply their fleet. For example, the Gaffra Royal Navy would ask their allies to provide them with more supplies to support their global war plans.
If it were not for their strong military strength, they would not have so many allies.
Now that the Federation had proven through a naval battle that they were not invincible, it was actually a good thing for the whole world. At least the Federation was easier to contact than the Gaffra Royal Navy.
In addition, in the last world war, the countries suffered heavy losses and did not achieve all of their goals. It was unlikely that a war would break out in the future. At most, they would break off diplomatic relations.
Mr. Trumann understood the international situation very well. Especially in the more than half a year he had been in contact with Lynch. The theory of interests above all made him have a new and thorough understanding of the international situation.
The fundamental purpose of driving the diplomatic behavior between countries was to gain more benefits.
If the interests did not meet the needs of the country's development, then such diplomatic behavior would not occur. He was very sure of this.
At this time, more people came to the presidential palace one after another.
According to the constitution of the Federation, after the first minister of a department took office, they would be assigned a separate house around the presidential palace.
From the time they left their house to the time they entered the presidential palace, the walking time would not exceed ten minutes. This was a precaution to deal with any unexpected situation. If something happened and the responsible person could not be found, it was likely that there would be a big problem, just like now.
After they left office, the Federation government would take back those houses and assign them to the next first minister. This system had been in place for a long time.
Of course, not everyone could live around the presidential palace. There were some people who did not have such authority and lived a little further away, such as Lynch.
As a special consultant of the Security Council, he was also very actively involved in the construction of some international political activities. When Mr. Trumann knew about this, he immediately arranged for someone to pick up Lynch.
Lynch could always find a new perspective, and now they needed this.
On the way to the Office of the President, Lynch roughly understood what had happened from the apologetic agents of the Security Council. The agents of the Security Council had directly broken in. If they hadn't revealed their identities in time, it was very likely that a small battle would have started.
Lynch did not blame them. Something big must have happened to make them choose to break in instead of waiting for a while.
After changing his clothes, he got in the car to the presidential palace.
At this time, after three security checks, the car stopped outside the gate of the presidential palace. Lynch got out of the car and happened to see Mr. Vaudric standing on the steps as soon as he looked up.
The two men looked at each other, both a little surprised and felt that it was natural.
As a young man active in various radical salons, Lynch was actually quite famous in some specific circles, and the consortium behind Mr. Vaudric was also involved in some defense business and was also a national security consultant.
The two men looked at each other for a moment, nodded and entered the presidential palace one after the other. This was not a good place for them to chat.
At three o 'clock in Bupain, the air was filled with a kind of dullness after the carnival. Lynch stood on the steps of the presidential palace, glanced back at the dark night, and turned to walk into the presidential palace.
Soon, Mr. President changed into a new set of clothes. Now that there were some special security consultants and some people from the society, Mr. President had to ensure that his clothes were not impolite. At the same time, they also changed to a larger conference room.
About ten minutes later, the president walked into the conference room, and the people in the room stood up to show their respect for the president.
The president raised his arm and gestured for everyone to sit down. "Please sit down, ladies and gentlemen. I'll make a long story short. We are facing a historical choice, and I need your advice!"