Because of Lofos's leg problems, Hale was the one who picked up and dropped off the guests.

Seeing off the last VIP was already in the early hours of the next day.

Hale did not immediately return to the study, hiding outside and smoking a cigarette.

Those non-governmental representatives are actually the mouthpieces of the Youzu consortium, many of whom are Youzu people, and the Youzu have controlled the financial lifeblood of the West for hundreds of years.

If it weren't for the last global war, the wanderers wouldn't have come to the Newland Federation from the Kingdom of Bran.

Hale doesn't have the slightest affection for these guys who only have interests in their eyes, even if he can become secretary of state, relying on the support of the Youzu Foundation.

Hale knew that Lofos didn't have much of a crush on the Wanderer either.

Lofos's ancestors came from the Tulip Kingdom, which was the most powerful business empire in the world when it was still the "Coachman of the Sea". As a result, a financial crisis caused by the wandering people brought the kingdom to a collapse, and the legend of the sea coachman came to an end.

In fact, it was in that storm that the ancestors of Lofos went bankrupt and crossed the ocean to start a self-made business in the Lonely Continent.

It was also after that storm, to be precise, after the fall of the Tulip Kingdom, that the Bran Kingdom quickly rose to become the "empire on which the sun never sets" that dominates the world.

If the Youzu Consortium is said to be a filthy stream, then the Nuland Federation can be regarded as a pure land.

Unfortunately, more than twenty years ago, when Wilkins led the Newland Federation into the last war, this pure land became a land of filth and silt.

It can also be said to lure the wolf into the house.

As the saying goes, it's easier to please God than to send God.

Even if he has high ambitions, Lofos cannot regain the coinage rights controlled by the Youzu consortium alone, let alone eradicate this cancer.

It's good to be able to get a compromise outcome.

It's just that tonight's business isn't over yet.

After smoking, Hale went to the side hall, called the two soldiers who had been waiting there for most of the night, and took them to the study in Lofus.

One of them was Niz, who was about to become commander-in-chief of the Guia Fleet.

Only a few months ago, he was promoted from colonel to major general, or the promotion order signed by Lofus himself, bypassing brigadier general, was actually an exceptional promotion.

At the time of her promotion, Niz was fifty-five years old!

A fifty-five-year-old old colonel.

Because of the twenty years of peace, during which fifteen years were still naval holidays, it was not uncommon for a fifty-year-old colonel like Nitz to be found in the Newland Navy.

To say, Niz was lucky.

Nyz's ability to be reused had a lot to do with the fact that he had known Lofus for a long time.

Later in the last war, Nyze served as deputy captain aboard the battleship USS South Carolina, where Lofus was then Assistant Secretary of the Navy in Wilkins' cabinet. Before the peace talks in Seba, Lofos traveled to the Western Continent on the ship "South Carolina", and met Niz during the journey.

As mentioned earlier, the Republican Mack's appointment as commander-in-chief of the Guia Army was actually to put Nyze in the position of commander-in-chief of the Guia Fleet.

If there was one person who had to hand over the most powerful fleet of the Nuland Navy, the only one Lofos could trust was Nize.

In Lofus's words: As long as Nyz is still directing the battle in Treasure Harbor, he will be able to rest easy in Hwaseong.

As for the other one, the staff officer who came with Nitz was Major Foss.

When he arrived at the study, Hale did not leave, nor did he participate in the discussion of the battle. He is the Secretary of State and is not qualified to dictate the Navy's combat operations.

It was mainly Major Foss who was speaking, and there was a repeated reference to a rear admiral of the Liang Xia Navy.

That's right, it's the war for nothing.

For this old man who was only married in his forties, Hale knew very well.

The reason is the same: in the meetings held in the past few months in connection with military operations, the name "White Stop" has been mentioned the most.

Although there are no statistics, Hale feels that basically every report mentions dozens of times.

In addition, as far as Hale knew, the Naval Intelligence Bureau had set up a special team to study this Rear Admiral Liang Xia, who was called Bai Zhizhan.

He attaches great importance to this person, not only because he is about to become the concubine of the Liang Xia royal family, but also because of his talent.

In his first report to Lofus, Niz mentioned that the Liang Xia Empire would have lost the war at the beginning of the year if it had not been for the White War.

Niz thinks very highly of him, calling him the first man in the Navy today.

After listening for a long time, Hale understood.

A month later, it will be a good day for Bai Zhizhan's wedding, and he will definitely be in the imperial capital, not in the fleet.

That said, it's the ideal time to get your hands dirty.

As long as he is in the imperial capital, there is something to worry about, and there is Liu Xiangzhen who commands the fleet on the front line.

Although Liu Xiangzhen is also a rare cadre, Niz also gave a high evaluation, saying that he has the same talent as Bai Zhizhan, and the two jointly supported the Liang Xia Navy, but according to Major Fuch's judgment, compared with Bai Zhizhan, he is still a little worse.

The point is, Liu Xiangzhen can only command two aircraft carriers at most.

If the situation becomes tense, the Liangxia Navy will definitely send the other two aircraft carriers.

Because Bai Zhizhan got married at home, it will definitely not be him who commands the fleet, but someone else, such as Li Mingbo, who has returned from Fanyanyang.

Seize this opportunity to annihilate the Liang Xia Navy in one fell swoop!

To be precise, there is an opportunity to destroy the four fleet aircraft carriers of the Liangxia Navy after the start of the war, so as to seize the strategic initiative in the Guia Ocean in one fell swoop.

This is arguably the key to the anomaly.

The four large aircraft carriers of the Liangxia Empire have already been launched, and the two major shipyards are working overtime to catch up with the work, and there is a high probability that the outfitting will be completed within the year and delivered to the navy in the first half of next year. Even if training is counted, it will certainly be able to form combat effectiveness in the second half of next year.

If it is not possible to sink the four existing aircraft carriers after the start of the war, the situation will be reversed next year.

Even if only two are sunk, the Liangxia Navy will have six aircraft carriers by next year, four of which are large aircraft carriers, while the Nuland Navy will only have five fleet aircraft carriers.

In previous combat meetings, Niz had also emphasized this issue.

A big win in the first battle must be achieved, otherwise what awaits the Nuland Federation is a crushing defeat.

The key is actually to avoid the White Stop War.

According to Major Foss's analysis, as long as Bai Zhizhan returns to the fleet, even if he only has two aircraft carriers in his hands, he will be the number one enemy of the Nuland Navy.

Didn't he almost wipe out the permanent fleet of the Narrow-Sided Navy with two aircraft carriers a few months ago?

The key is that Bai Zhizhan is an offensive general, with extremely keen battlefield intuition, and can always detect and seize offensive opportunities in time, and turn opportunities into victories. On the other hand, Liu Xiangzhen is a defensive general who tends to be passive in battle.

Speaking of which, it's an important point.

Taking advantage of Bai Zhizhan to complete his marriage in China, he lured out the main force of the Liang Xia navy, and then launched a surprise attack, taking the initiative in the Guia in one fell swoop.

If the advantage can be maintained until the end of next year, the Nuland Federation will have a good chance of winning the final victory.

Even if it does not last until the end of next year, as long as it remains until the middle of next year, it will ensure that the Nuland Federation will be invincible in the next three years.

Three years later?

Who can say for sure, and who can control it?

Nyze and Major Foss talked for a long time, but Hale barely understood.

However, that's right.

Hale was secretary of state, mostly in charge of diplomacy, and knew nothing about military affairs. If he could understand it, would Lofos still dare to trust Niz?