Hwaseong, the capital of the Union of Nuland, the Gray Palace of the Presidential Palace.

Located in the middle of the Federal Capital Territory, all the buildings were painted white with lime when they were built. In the early stage of the Second War of Independence, the Nuland army was defeated, not only lost the city, but also failed to hold the capital Hwaseong. As a result, the presidential residence was burned down by enemy troops. After the Nuland army regained Hwaseong, it was so poor that it could only use "lime mortar" to paint the walls, and it turned gray. Another version of the theory is that the Liangxia merchants who sold lime were shoddy.

After turning gray, it was nicknamed "Gray Palace".

Over time, the alias became official.

At least, no one calls it the Federal Presidential Palace anymore.

When the secretary came in, Lofos was reviewing a document that was about to be submitted to Congress, so engrossed that he didn't see the secretary at all.

It's an important document, and it's going to be a bill when it's approved by Congress.

Although it was late at night, it seemed that Lofos had no intention of going to bed.

"President."

Looking up at the secretary, Lofos put down the paper in his hand, picked up the pipe placed next to him, and habitually put it on his mouth, only to find that it was not lit.

The secretary didn't say much, went over to help the president light his pipe, and put down the folder he brought by the way.

"Just received, has been confirmed."

Lofos took two puffs of his cigarette before picking up the folder. Seeing the Admiralty logo on the top of the folder, he couldn't help but shudder a few times.

Now, it is the early morning of the 29th local time, and it is already the evening of the 29th over there in the Guia.

Yesterday, more than 10 hours ago to be precise, the Admiralty and the State Department sent news one after another, confirming that the permanent fleet of the Sagai Navy was almost completely wiped out, and even if there were still a few battleships, after the loss of all the aircraft carriers, it was only a matter of time before the defeat was gone.

In its report, the Admiralty mentioned that the flagship of the permanent fleet, the Daimon Gate, was sunk in the Battle of the Asahi Sea, and that it was likely that the commander of the permanent fleet, Takano, had been killed.

Because of the limited sources of information, the Admiralty is not sure of this inference.

Now, it has been confirmed.

Takano has been killed, or missing, but it doesn't matter what you say, anyway, the best commander of the Sagai Navy has already burped.

So, can the Narrow-Wing Navy fight again?

Or, how long will the Narrow-Sized Imperial State be able to hold out?

Don't forget that before the end of the naval battle, the Liangxia army advanced dozens of kilometers in just two days and attacked Gaozhou with almost no hindrance. At yesterday's meeting, the chief of the army's general staff mentioned that if the problem of material transportation difficulties can be solved by sea, then it is very likely that the Liangxia army will lay down the Ice Storm Peninsula before the Spring Festival, thus attacking the springboard of the narrow Yi mainland.

The Narrow-Wing Navy has already been defeated, and supplies the army by sea, is there still a problem?

At this point in development, it is obviously unrealistic to expect the Narrow Imperial State to hold out for a while longer.

However, it is equally unrealistic to send troops to war!

What Lofos didn't expect was that those fools in the Narrow Imperial Kingdom didn't deliver the declaration of war before launching an assault!

Don't underestimate these short tens of minutes.

Declaring a war and not declaring a war are completely different things!

As long as the Narrow Empire formally declared war, even if it used a reason that did not make sense at all, it was a declaration of war, and it was to wage war in a way that was approved by the international community.

The "right to declare war" itself is the sovereignty of the state.

Under existing international law, any sovereign State may at any time declare a state of war with one or more other countries.

Undeclared war and launching a sneak attack is not only very despicable and shameful, but also intolerable to international law and the international community!

The gap of dozens of minutes puts Lofos in a dilemma.

Sending troops according to the previous secret agreement?

Apparently not.

If nothing else, because the Imperial State of Sayi was an undeclared war, the Liangxia Empire lost a fleet, and thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed in the bombing, so those members of the opposition in the Diet would certainly not agree to send troops to the war, and it was also impossible to pass any war-related proposals.

Without congressional authorization, the president cannot mobilize the military.

In addition, after the outbreak of the war, the prime minister of the Bran Kingdom called and said that the Stamyi Empire had not declared war on the Liangxia Empire as agreed, so the Bran Kingdom would not send troops according to the secret agreement, and would not even consider providing assistance to the Stami Empire according to the agreement of the alliance group.

Even the Kingdom of Bran is out of the way, so what reason does Lofos have for the Nuland Federation to stand out for the Narrow Empire?

Don't forget, if you really want to talk about conflicts of interest, the Bran Kingdom is the first to bear the brunt, at least the country with the greatest contradiction with the Liang Xia Empire outside of the Narrow Yi Empire.

But just sit on the wall?

Although Lofos has always felt that the Narrow Imperial State adhering to the Eastern cultural ideas is not a reliable ally, and the alliance should be dominated by the Nuland Federation, rather than an equal party, he also knows that the biggest victim of the Narrow Imperial State after the rapid defeat is the Nuland Federation.

To put it bluntly, without the Imperial State of Narrowness in front of the wind and rain, the Nuland Federation can only go into battle shirtless.

Even if the Nuland Federation is the only super-hegemon among the Western powers that is qualified to compete with the Liangxia Empire, there is still some gap in terms of strength.

The implication is that if the Nuland Federation gets involved in the war without being prepared, it is likely to be defeated.

Even if there is no defeat in the end, it will definitely pay a very heavy price.

It can be seen that it must not be watched from the wall.

Even if God can't save the Narrow Imperial Kingdom, defeat is an inevitable end, and it must not be now.

According to the original assumption, no matter how bad the Narrow Imperial Kingdom was, it would be able to hold out for at least a year. Besides, one year is enough.

Why?

It would take a year for the Nuland Federation to complete its preparations for the war.

Not mobilization, but adjustments to industry.

To make a simple analogy, it is to heat up the car first.

In fact, as early as eight years ago, shortly after the first president was elected and moved into the Gray House, when he decided to follow the example of the Liang Xia Empire and use deficit spending to solve domestic economic problems, Lofos began to prepare for leading the Nuland Federation into the next global war.

Fundamentally, it's just a little.

Whether it is Xue Yuanzheng or Lofus, the economic measures taken are all palliatives rather than cures, and the only effect is only to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression, like giving a terminal patient a large dose of analgesics, and such measures will definitely fail in the end.

To the last moment, war will be inevitable.

Fundamentally, only one war to reshuffle the global order can defeat the Great Depression, or to be precise, bring decades of development to the world.

Don't forget, how did the "golden decade" after the last war come about?

If the scale of the next war is several times larger, then what will come after the war will be a "golden decades".

Xue Yuanzheng had been preparing for ten years, and Lofus was about the same.

It's a pity that the gap between the two is not a few years, but only a few dozen minutes!

What Lofos can do is to do everything in his power to change the current situation and put the wheel of history back on track.

Of course, that was the track he set.

His efforts are reflected in the documents that will be submitted to Congress for consideration.