Chapter 909: The First Step
By the time Mr. Sail arrived at the Capitol building, there was already a large crowd at the door, consisting of government officials, entrepreneurs, and some ordinary people and journalists. They were all very concerned about the news that they had just learned through the loudspeaker, and that the Federation was at war from an immediate point onwards.
Many people are not sure if this is a joke similar to an exercise, or if war has really broken out. In the first and final year of the Cold War after the end of the Civil War, there were often similar nationwide drills on both the Imperial and Union sides to prevent a surprise attack from the enemy. After Mr. Keller set up a communication channel between the two countries, the Cold War, which had just begun, came to an end, and the cautious and tentative contacts between the people and the government gradually brought true peace to life. But today, the voice of the long-lost memory is heard again, some older people have begun to move their family's household supplies into the cellar, and tell their children that they are not allowed to leave the house, even if they have to go to school.
No one knows what happened, whether the war really broke out, and what the situation is now.
People need to know, and journalists need to report the truth about implementation, just like their role model, journalist Mageri, to tell the truth to the people.
Before Mr. Sail could get out of the car, a large crowd came up, and his brow furrowed slightly, and he quickly relaxed. A large number of uniformed senior agents and military soldiers appeared outside the car, clearing a path for Mr. Sail to get to the gate. These people all had guns in their hands, and any movement that might be misleading was enough for them to pull the trigger more than just that. Ensuring the safety of Mr. Sail and the other Speakers is the most important job in the country at the moment, and although there is little belief that people from the Empire will infiltrate the Federation to assassinate the leader of the country, it is something that must be guarded against.
Entering the Parliament building, all the seats were almost full, and Mr. Sail shook hands with some of the officials and walked to the rostrum alone. He glanced at the full conference room again and tapped the microphone with his hand, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is completely bad news, and I couldn't calm down when I first heard the news. β
"The nations of the world understand that war will do nothing but bring pain and destruction, but the Shining Star Empire has launched this war for their own selfishness, and I am indignant at their actions, and I feel pitiful, pitiful stupidity for them. β
"Since the Shining Star Empire insists on asserting its position with a war that brings suffering and death, then give him a head-on blow and let them know that the Federation was invincible more than twenty years ago, and today, more than twenty years later, the Federation is still invincible!"
Behind the seats, countless magnesium lights flickered wildly, and the Empire's unilateral undeclared war caught the Federation off guard, although the Imperial Foreign Ministry claimed that it was not an undeclared war, and they only launched the attack after the declaration of war, but there were always some people who had some secret channels, enough for them to obtain some information that ordinary people could not know, and the Imperial Foreign Ministry lied. What's more, now that the Imperial Army has broken through the border defenses, it is sweeping into the interior of the Federation.
In this short hour, a lot of regret and even disappointment happened, the First Army, which had been known to the Federation as the "Spearhead Army" in the last war, only held out for thirty-seven minutes in the process of resisting the Imperial invasion. This is simply a repeat of the last war, and some people are panicking about it, what if the Imperial army also drives into the heart of the Federation?
In fact, Mr. Sail also knows these news, one and a half of the three army groups have been finished, the first line of defense has been completely lost, and now the battlefield has retreated from the border line to the first city chain, and more tragic city battles are about to begin. The Ministry of Defense has urgently mobilized three armies to set up a completely new line of defense after the first city chain, and according to the Ministry of Defense report, they intend to abandon several cities in the second city chain that are unlikely to be affected, and after placing some soldiers and a large number of mines in these cities, the main defense line will be placed directly in front of the opponent's line.
The three cities dominated by Yatori are very likely to be the next defense line for the Imperial Army to break through, and the Ministry of Defense is arranging heavy guards while still deploying troops to prevent the next possible unfavorable battle situation.
He looked around again with his head held high, and said loudly, "The peace-loving Federation has reached a critical moment, the stupid and rotten Imperial people are attacking our cities and killing our soldiers, for peace, for freedom, for the life we love, here, I call on all the people of the entire Federation to actively respond to local conscription, take up arms, and defend the country." Let the people of the empire know that the Holy Federation is inviolable. β
"To this end, I declare that from now on, the Union will enter a state of special war, that all social resources will be distributed through the Federal Government and the Coalition Parliament, and that any individual or force that dares to violate the Constitution, take a negative attitude towards national defense policy, and attempt to incite and sabotage will be punished with the most severe punishment......", after which Mr. Sail also said a lot of things, including the desire for victory in the war, and warned some people and forces not to create misunderstandings at this important moment.
A series of speeches made some people secretly happy, others became pessimistic, and after the speeches, Mr. Sail had all the irrelevant people invited out, and then there was the internal problem.
The outbreak of this war and the current outcome make it difficult for Mr. Sail to say what he really thinks in his heart, and there is a part of the joy that the Commonwealth's weak state in the war will increase the authority in his hands, but this is not a good thing after all, because the Empire is invading the Federation. I thought that the border defense line arranged by the three group armies would be able to resist each other for a while, but I didn't expect it to be broken through in less than an hour. In the report, people from the Ministry of Defense believe that this has a lot to do with the emergence of some new war machines in the Empire, especially the medium-sized weapons carrying platform, which is more stable than the AT-1 in the past, has a faster output speed, can be loaded with more ammunition, and has more firepower.
Mr. Sail had never thought of using war to achieve the effect of centralization or even dictatorship, but by chance, DΓΌhrin created a financial tsunami, which collapsed the federal financial order and caused chaos in society. It gave him some inspiration, some motivation, some new ideas. In the past, the founding family and the new generation of consortia had maintained a limited conflict relationship because they feared that a larger-scale conflict would affect the stability of the empire and the stability of society. Now that these problems no longer exist, the society is chaotic enough, and I am not afraid of any worse, so simply take this opportunity to solve all the problems at once.
It's just that he really didn't expect that the federal army would become so vulnerable, maybe this is because the federal soldiers have been lying in the merit book for more than 20 years for too long, and the reason for the social atmosphere, in short, this time there were some mistakes.
Of course, Mr. Sail won't admit his mistake, and he won't call Maggs and ask him why he didn't act according to the script, after all, the last time the Federation didn't act according to the script. He knew very well that if it was possible, the Imperial side might not be able to fake it, and if they could destroy the Federation, they would definitely not show mercy, no matter what evidence Mr. Sail had in his hands, it was not worth mentioning in the face of the credit for destroying the country.
When all the idlers were invited out, the first thing Mr. Sail said made people's faces change color.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I think you should know of the unfavorable news from the front, and I regret it very much. We've just had a financial crisis, and now we're at war, and a lot of troubles that weren't troublesome in the past have become troublesome now. The first thing we are facing is the financial problem, the war consumes a lot of wealth, and the current economic situation does not allow the government to spare enough money to deal with this war for an unknown period of time. Even if this war ends in defeat in the future, I don't want to lose the war because we don't have the money to make bullets and shells. β
"In order for the Federation to survive this difficult time, in order to give our army sufficient weapons and equipment to fight the invaders, so that they do not have to think about saving ammunition at the cost of their lives, I will publicly announce that I will donate all my property!", Mr. Sail took a sip from his glass of water, and also gave others a process of acceptance, "All the money in my bank, all movable and immovable property, including all aspects of equity, except for the family estate, everything except the family estate, is donated to the state to resist the invasion of the Empire. β
"It's not mandatory, it's not that I need you to do it, it's just for me, I love this country, and when the country is in need, I will give everything I have!"
That being said, even Mr. Sail has donated all his property, and those who don't even want to mean it will have a hard time in the future. There is no need for Mr. Sail to say anything, just public opinion and public opinion can make them. As the most powerful person in the Federation at present, they have donated everything, and they will not be able to pass this level if they don't give their blood once.
But if they did bleed profusely, what were they left with?
The reason why a consortium is called a consortium is that the first choice is to have money, and when a lot of money is gathered together to form an advantageous effect, it is a consortium.
When the wealth is gone, is there still a group?
Besides, today Mr. Sail donated all his assets for the victory of the country, but as long as he does not lose the country, what he donated today can be returned tomorrow, or even several times as much, but what about the money they donated?
I'm afraid that after the end of the war, I will only be able to exchange for a dispensable medal.
This is a dead end, a desperate situation designed by Mr. Sail for the future!
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