"Ren Hao, I know you can't let go of the navy, and I won't hinder you!"

Liao Yingyu flipped her husband's collar up, "I only have one request, remember to come back for dinner in the evening, if you don't have time, remember to say hello in advance, okay?" ”

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded, and then gently pinched his wife's face. "No problem, when I'm done with these things, I'll go to the chief of staff and ask for leave to take you on your honeymoon."

Liao Yingyu smiled happily, husband and wife life made the two feel very strange, and at the same time made the two feel very happy, just like all young couples, they entered a new life at the same time, and at the same time faced more tests.

"Renhao—"

As soon as Tan Renhao walked down the steps, Liao Yingyu stopped him, and then chased after her, and she kissed her husband on the face: "Don't be too hard, make your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs tonight, and wait for you to come back for dinner." ”

Tan Renhao grabbed his wife's shoulder hard, and his eyes stayed on his wife's face for a few seconds before he turned around and walked to the jeep parked on the path outside. Although the Navy has a rule that newlyweds have ten days of marriage leave, Tan Renhao did not ask for leave, because there are more important things waiting for him than a honeymoon.

Ten minutes later, Tan Renhao walked into the Navy Headquarters building, and several staff officers smiled and nodded at him, and it seemed that the news of Renhao's marriage had already spread. When he pushed open the door of the office and walked in, the more than a dozen staff officers inside all looked at him together, and then they all bowed their heads in frustration, and they were still sighing, and only one staff officer looked very excited.

After greeting these staff officers, Tan Renhao entered the office that belonged to him inside. He and Hao Dongjue's office was inside and outside, and it was for other staff officers.

"What's wrong with those people, it seems like they're upset when they see me."

Tan Renhao had a headache when he saw the pile of documents on the table, and he had accumulated so many things in just two days.

"Those bastards are betting on your honeymoon location, and it looks like only the dealer has won."

Hao Dongjue shrugged his shoulders with a smile. "We all thought you would take a few days off work to go on your honeymoon with your wife."

"Then you also lost?"

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, these young officers are all virtuous, and making fun of their superiors is probably what they are most willing to do.

"If you lose five hundred yuan, you will have a treat next time!"

Hao Dongjue took a pile of papers, "But you should really go and rest for a few days." ”

"Can I walk away from so many things?"

Tan Renhao opened the top document as he spoke. "Let's talk about it when we're done, it looks like we're going to stay here for a while, and now I'm just praying that the Yankees don't go to war so early, or my honeymoon plans will be ruined."

"I think you wish the Yankees had entered the war early, otherwise what would you do in a hurry to come back?"

Hao Dongjue pulled a chair and sat over, "But the situation hasn't changed much now. Yesterday received a telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the US administration is resuming unrestricted submarine warfare against us. and the withdrawal of diplomatic personnel in the United States did not react strongly. The U.S. government has also begun to evacuate the diplomatic staff that remain within our country. I heard that the President of the United States will give a speech to Congress the day after tomorrow, probably because of the agitation before the war. ”

"Going to Congress to speak?"

Tan Renhao immediately glanced at Hao Dongjue. "The day after tomorrow?"

"Yes, this is provided by the intelligence services, but who knows if there will be a temporary change in the arrangement?"

Hao Dongjue took out a cigarette: "Now the president of the United States wants to enter the war, but the biggest problem is not us, but the refusal of the US Congress to delegate power. If the U.S. Congress refuses to relinquish power, then the U.S. president has no right to declare war on behalf of the U.S. to any other country. This is their political foundation, and it can be regarded as a shackle that American politicians have put on the military. ”

Tan Renhao quickly flipped through the pile of documents and found the document. Then I took a closer look.

"Why do you think there's something wrong with this?"

Hao Dongjue also immediately became serious.

"There must be a problem."

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, "Have you reported this matter to the Chief of Staff?" ”

"At the same time the Chief of Staff received the report that I submitted yesterday afternoon."

Tan Renhao dropped the papers, and then took out his cigarette.

"But it won't be a problem, will it?"

"This is most likely a signal for the United States to go to war."

Tan Renhao lit a cigarette and pondered for a while: "If the president of the United States wants to put the country into a state of war, he must be authorized by Congress. Before. The President of the United States has been trying to get Congress to pass the War Mobilization Act, but he has not succeeded, and he can only secretly mobilize domestic industrial forces, but cannot justifiably mobilize for war. The question is why choose the day after tomorrow? What is the day after tomorrow? ”

"Twenty-eighth."

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "The last two days of each month and the first day of the month are the legal recess days, which means that if the President of the United States does not let Congress pass the War Mobilization Act the day after tomorrow, then it will only be delayed until December 2 to mobilize in Congress. And as a result, the preparation time of the United States will be delayed by three days......"

"What do you mean?"

Tan Renhao pressed his hand. "Who of us here knows the most about the laws and regulations related to the U.S. Congress?"

"It's Xiao Zhou who is in charge of this matter......"

Hao Dongjue immediately stood up, then walked to the door and called the staff officer in.

Hao Dongjue first gave the staff officer a general explanation of the situation, and then Tan Renhao asked him a few questions, and when the staff officer explained in detail the laws and regulations of the US Congress, Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue both realized the danger.

According to U.S. law, if the president passes a bill for the first time and is rejected by Congress, the president can immediately submit the bill to Congress a second time and ask the Assembly to reconsider it. During this period, the parliament cannot be recessed, and the president can use this opportunity to enlist the support of more parliamentarians so that the bill can be considered by the parliament. If the Assembly rejects a bill submitted by the President twice in a row, the President can first enact the bill in the form of an executive bill, and then the House of Representatives will proceed to a third review, and if the House of Representatives still does not pass, it will be sent to the Senate for consideration. Finally, if the Senate vetoes it, the executive bill will be repealed, and if it is passed by the Senate, then it will become law. The House veto would be null and void.

The President of the United States has already submitted the War Mobilization Act to the House of Representatives once, and this will be the second time it has been submitted. If the House of Representatives still vetoes it, then the president can first enact the law in the form of an executive act. And in the next three days of recess, the president of the United States can do a lot. When Congress resumes on December 2, the president can request a postponement of the bill, which will allow at least five more days for the Senate to consider the executive bill. Regardless of whether it is rejected or passed. It's going to take a long time. As a result, by the time the U.S. Congress reached its conclusion, the war had already broken out, and the U.S. president seized this precious time.

"It looks like the president of the United States doesn't have much confidence in getting a majority in the Senate."

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, this is the key. If the President of the United States had been confident of winning a majority in the Senate, he would have submitted a request to Congress for deliberation so that the United States would have bought more than a year to prepare for war. The president of the United States did not do that before because the opposition in the Senate still has a majority. Now war is imminent. The President of the United States introduced a bill at the last collective meeting of Congress in November. bought him at least half a month, which was enough to start the war. When the time comes, the president of the United States will have plenty of reasons to convince the Senate. Let the Senate pass this executive bill, thus becoming a formal law, and the United States will also enter a state of war, the president will have full control of the military and political power of the United States, and Congress will hand over the power of the country, which is the only way for the United States to go to war.

"The war will break out around December 5th."

Tan Renhao stood up: "This is the signal that the United States is entering the war, it seems that I have to talk to the chief of staff." ”

"I'll go with you ......"

Hao Dongjue hurriedly stood up, and a staff officer broke in. "General. The chief of staff asked you to come over right away and say that there was something important. ”

Tan Renhao nodded immediately. "Dongjue, you stay here and wait, the intelligence department will run around, get the latest information back, and it seems that it will be a matter of the next few days."

Hao Dongjue didn't follow, and someone had to be left here to guard it.

When Tan Renhao walked into Gan Yongxing's office, Gan Yongxing was discussing with the two staff officers, and it was okay. Forthwith. The two staff officers took their leave, and when they went out, they closed the door with their hands.

"Sit down and have a drink?"

"No need for the Chief of Staff, any news?"

Gan Yongxing poured a cup of tea and brought it over. "I received a telegram that the German submarine force was fighting a fleet of American warships in the mid-Atlantic. I have already called the principal, who went to pay his condolences to the disabled officer today and is now on his way back. ”

"Fighting?"

Tan Renhao was shocked, "Who started the battle?" ”

"It's not clear that we only have a war report from the German side."

Gan Yongxing handed over a telegram: "According to the German side, the battle was fought on the east side of the middle line of the Atlantic, and the approximate distance from the demarcated middle line was 2o to 3o nautical miles. The German submarines tasked with tracking the convoy were attacked first and then called other submarines in the vicinity. It has now been established that at least two German submarines were sunk by American destroyers, one American destroyer was sunk by submarines, one was wounded, and several other merchant ships were sunk, and the German Navy lost dozens of officers and men, and the United States probably lost dozens of men. ”

"American destroyers take the initiative to attack?"

Tan Renhao gritted his teeth: before this, the American destroyer would never take the initiative to attack the tracked submarine, and would not cross the middle line of the Atlantic Ocean and enter the area of activity of the German submarine.

"At least that's what the German Navy said."

Gan Yongxing nodded: "The German side has already begun to take action, probably today at the latest, but tomorrow the German Prime Minister will speak." Prime Minister Xue Xiyue has also received a telegram, and the attitude of the Imperial Government is not yet clear, but shortly after the Tehran Declaration was issued, the Imperial Government has also announced the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, and in this matter, the Imperial will not draw Germany's hind legs, and the result is very likely that Prime Minister Xue Xiyue will express his support for Germany in his speech tomorrow and condemn the United States......"

"Chief of Staff, have you thought if the contents of this telegram are true and credible......"

"What do you mean?"

Gan Yongxing frowned.

"In other words, if this is indeed the U.S. Navy taking the initiative to provoke the incident, what is the reason?"

Tan Renhao lit a cigarette: "This is the fuse of the war, and I think the problem is definitely not so simple." ”

Gan Yongxing nodded slightly. There was a knock on the door, and a staff officer entered, holding a telegram in his hand. After Gan Yongxing read it, he immediately gave the telegram to Tan Renhao.

When Tan Renhao finished reading the telegram, the problem became obvious. Among the merchant ships that sank was a cruise ship carrying more than 2ooo passengers, and this group of passengers included the diplomatic season sent by the United States to European countries, and the cruise ship was flying the flag of diplomatic envoys at that time. This has already been confirmed by the German Navy, and at least a thousand passengers on board the cruise ship died, many of them women and children!

After World War I, most of the great powers signed the International Maritime Law, and the Tang Empire and Germany also signed this international maritime law, which clearly stipulated that neither warring party could attack ships flying diplomatic envoys and cruise ships carrying civilians. After the outbreak of the war, the German Navy's submarines did let these targets go, attacking freighters carrying war materials rather than cruise ships.

"The wreck site is in the middle of the Atlantic, and the water depth is more than 4ooo meters, and it is impossible to salvage the sunken cruise ship."

Tan Renhao dropped the telegram: "In other words, no one can prove that it was a torpedo fired by a German submarine that sank it, and no one can confirm the reason for the sinking of the cruise ship, and the President of the United States can say whatever he wants!" ”

"Excuses?"

Gan Yongxing also thought of this.

"Yes, that's the pretext for war that the United States needs."

Tan Renhao took a long breath: "Germany will definitely make a statement tomorrow, and we will make a relevant statement tomorrow." Is it a coincidence that the president of the United States will give a speech to Congress the day after tomorrow? ”

Gan Yongxing sneered and shook his head, if this is all a coincidence, then it can only be said that God has appeared.