Newland Federation, Mali, nicknamed "Shangri-La" Cattokting Hills.

Although the night has fallen, and gusts of mountain wind blow from time to time, the heat of the day has not subsided, and the air is still very hot.

After standing outside the gate for half an hour, Hale was already sweating.

Luckily, almost all the guests arrived.

After greeting the last guest of honor and escorting him to the conference room, Hale went to the study in the back garden.

Lofos had changed into a slightly more formal suit, and Missy, the life secretary, was brushing his hair, and the two were still laughing quietly.

The intimate look is more like a couple.

Embarrassed, Hale knocked twice more on the door panel to get the attention of Lofus and Missy.

About twenty years ago, when Lofus was still governor of Newk, Missy became his life secretary. In the nearly 20 years since then, the personnel around Lofos have changed one after another, but the life secretary has not been replaced, and Missy has become the woman who has followed Lofus the longest and the closest except for the first lady. The true relationship between the two is not a secret at all, Hale has known it for a long time.

After Missy had gone out, Hale walked over.

Don't look at Lofos as a "halfling" now, but when he was young, before he contracted polio, he was a well-known beautiful man in Hwaseong politicians' circles. With his well-crafted face and tall and burly figure, he became the prince charming in the eyes of thousands of girls.

Even after being paralyzed, Lofos remains beloved by female voters.

To say, even a lot of men like him.

"All here?"

"It's all here."

Lofos nodded, picked up the pipe on his desk, and had no intention of moving.

Hale did not rush, in order to organize this important meeting, in the past half year, Lofus can be said to have exhausted his energy, almost did not do his best.

Now why not let Lofos stop and catch his breath, and let the big men who usually stand on their toes and don't even pay attention to the president wait a little longer.

Besides, this place is not close to the village in front of it, and there is no store in the back, so there is no way to leave.

"Do you think we really need to take that step?"

"At this point, what else is there to do?" Hale had expected Lofos to ask that, so he didn't think much of it when he asked rhetorically.

Lofus sighed heavily.

Hale knew that Lofus was not regretting, but worried, because after taking this step, he would not be able to turn back when he went to the conference room.

It's just, what's the use of worrying?

This time last year, after realizing that war was inevitable, Lofus told Hale that the hope of defeating the Liangxia Empire was extremely slim.

After its defeat in the last war, the Liang Xia Empire began to prepare for revenge.

For twenty years, it has never wavered!

But what about the Newland Federation?

Even since Lofos came to power to implement the New Deal, it is less than eight years.

During this period, there was also a lot of tossing and turning, wasting a lot of resources and even more precious time!

If the size gap between the two sides is counted, the hope is even slimmer.

Although the Nuland Federation is the only industrial power with a population of 100 million in addition to the Liangxia Empire, and the developable land area, types and reserves of resources are almost the same as those of the Liangxia Empire, and has excellent geographical advantages, the key population is less than half of the Liangxia Empire.

A few minutes later, Lofos finished smoking a cigarette and was much calmer.

This time, without bothering Missy, Hale pushed Lofus to the conference room.

Among those who attended the meeting were three ministers who had come with Hale, Secretary of War Stinson and Secretary of the Navy Rox representing the military, Speaker of the House of Representatives Bankhead and Speaker pro tempore Senate Pitman, representing Congress, and several Gray House staff.

In addition, there are more than a dozen "civil figures".

They are the spokesmen of the big conglomerates, and these consortia are the backers and financiers of Lofus.

Eight years ago, it was with the support of these consortia that the still slightly immature Lofos came to the fore, winning not only the Democratic primary, but also the Republican president at the time. Since then, the so-called New Deal, as well as many of the reform bills introduced, have been supported by these consortia. Even this year, Lofus' third Democratic nomination is still the work of the consortium.

How powerful are these conglomerates?

The successful implementation of the "New Deal" has a lot to do with these consortia, because the money for infrastructure construction, that is, the deficit expenditure of the federal government, is the loan provided by the consortia. If the consortium is unwilling to lend money to the federal government, the "New Deal" will inevitably be a rice cook.

Even Lofos has to bow to the consortium!

The consortium controls not only the banks of the Newland Federation, but also directly or indirectly controls the major enterprises of the Newland Federation through the banks.

The lifeblood of the entire country is in the hands of these consortia.

State mouthpieces, newspapers and radio and other news outlets, including freelance writers, are also controlled by conglomerates.

The so-called "isolationism" is nothing more than the aim of avoiding premature involvement in the war, so as not to suffer heavy losses in the early stages of the war. Sending troops to fight at the right time, such as in the last war, when all the belligerents are already scarred, can get the maximum benefit at the lowest cost.

To put it simply, the consortium is concerned about profits.

As long as it is profitable, why not send troops directly to the war?

Of course, the interests themselves are relative.

If at the beginning of the year, it was not very beneficial for the Newland Federation to enter the war. Then until now, it is even more disadvantageous to continue to stay outside the battlefield.

If it drags on for a few more months, I am afraid that all the powers except the Nuland Federation will be defeated.

After the defeat of the other powers, the Nuland Federation had to face not only the Liangxia Empire in the Guia Ocean, but also the challenge of the Empire in the Sunset.

Do you have a chance of winning?

Apparently not!

Not to mention that the Nuland Federation only has more than 200 million people, and the total population is less than half of the Liang Xia Empire, even if there are 400 million people, it is by no means the opponent of the two powerful empires.

At that time, the only option for the Nuland Federation was to recognize the global supremacy of the Liang Xia Empire.

The best outcome is a safe corner.

Actually, it's almost impossible.

Even if the Liangxia Empire and the Juman Empire will not deal with the Newland Federation in this war, after all, there is no reason to start a war, they will use economic and trade methods to strangle the Newland Federation, and force the Newland Federation to choose to break the deadlock by war means ten or twenty years later.

At that point, the Nulands' hopes of victory are even slimmer.

At a strategic level, there is no better option.

Now fight a battle and unite all the allies who can unite, even if you can't defeat the Liang Xia Empire, you have a chance to force the Liang Xia Empire to accept the result of the truce.

Of course, what needs to be done before this is not to unite allies, but to unite internal forces.

Although it has the support of the consortium, partisan contradictions still exist. Don't look at the dominance of the Democratic Party, without the support and cooperation of the Republican Party, Lofos may not be able to smoothly bring the Nuland Federation into the battlefield, and it may be defeated in the general election at the end of the year.

To unite and unite the Republican Party, compromises and concessions are needed.

The key is to get the all-out consortia to unconditionally support the wartime government headed by Lofos, and to obey the federal authorities during the war.

This is also what Hale admires most about Lofus.

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