Blackstone Code

The sound of a cannon turned the entire federation's attention to the television.

As all fleets participating in the joint military exercise arrived at the designated location, the joint military exercise officially began.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but in order to make this joint military exercise look more valuable, all participating countries were divided into two camps. It just so happened that the Federation and Gaevra were not in the same camp!

Some say it's a coincidence, some say it's not a coincidence, but regardless of whether it's a coincidence or not, everyone knows more or less the meaning behind it, including those homeless people.

The TVs in the street windows are on 24 hours a day, and the radio stations are also full of content related to joint military exercises.

Even the trading volume of the three major federal exchanges came to a brief stagnation when the first cannon of the joint military exercise was fired. There was really no trading volume for that brief moment.

Lynch was also watching this joint military exercise, and with others, Mr. Trueman, some people from the Navy, some people from the Army, they gathered at Mr. Trueman's house.

In order to show that he attaches great importance to national defense, Mr. President will watch this military exercise together with the civilian generals of the Ministry of National Defense today, and there will also be on-site commentators.

Mr. Trueman did not follow. There was no need for his presence today, so he invited some military personnel to come to his home to watch the exercise together. He also found a reason for this.

Speaking of experiencing a large-size TV together, Lynch, as a TV sponsor, will naturally be here.

Everyone was watching the constantly switching shots on the TV attentively. Lynch suddenly asked a question, "What would happen if someone shot at a non-target ship?"

He was afraid that he was not clear enough, so he elaborated further, "For example, during a confrontation, some drill ships from the opposite camp suddenly hit our ship with a cannon. What would happen?"

"Will there be a war?"

"So who is with whom is sorted according to the current camp?"

In an instant, he turned everyone's attention away from the TV and back to him.

The soldiers were a little confused, and Mr. Trueman also lost the ability to think for a short time. They had never considered this issue.

After all, this is a multinational joint military exercise. Although it is a live-fire exercise, it is unlikely that the situation Lynch mentioned will occur.

There was indeed an exchange of fire between the two sides, and the possibility of accidental fire was taken into consideration at the beginning, so the target ship was separated from the exercise ship. They were not in the same place. Even if the accuracy was poor, it was unlikely that accidental fire would occur.

Mr. Trueman came back to his senses. He and several other soldiers briefly communicated with their eyes and gave Lynch a reply, "This is unlikely. The entire exercise process has actually been discussed. We just Just follow the script."

"The real exercise actually started three days ago, but people didn't pay enough attention. At that time, the content was about long voyages and rapid entry into the battlefield. The current project is about small-scale encounters."

"In fact, the two sides of the exercise had basically no chance of meeting each other on the battlefield. They were separated in two sea areas and then attacked the target ship separately."

"The picture we are seeing now is actually a visual illusion, so it is unlikely that the situation you mentioned will occur."

"Next comes battlefield support and landing battles, as well as the final decisive battle."

After listening to Mr. Trueman's explanation, Lynch was relieved a little bit. He breathed a sigh of relief, "That would be great. After all, we only have one fleet..."

The expressions of everyone in the room except him had some changes. Mr. Trueman frowned and thought for a moment, got up, walked to the study, and dialed the phone.

The President was also watching the exercise at this time. There were some invited and influential celebrities around him, and of course various military officers from the Ministry of National Defense.

The Ministry of National Defense has arranged for dedicated personnel to explain the exercise to the President and people from all walks of life. There are many reporters on site, and the scenes that take place here are also inserted into TV programs from time to time.

The colonel's explanation was loud enough that everyone in the room could hear it. From the smiling faces of the people, it was easy to see that everyone was in a high mood.

From the beginning of the exercise, the Federation's performance has been very good. This is not a boast or anything. The Federation's warships performed very well in terms of data and performance. Their maneuverability during long voyages and battlefield insertions ranked among the top three in the exercise. .

The inability to rank first is not due to a problem with the warship itself. In the final analysis, it is a problem with the sailors and warship commanders. They have not participated in any large-scale naval battles and obviously lack some experience in this area.

Some people think that deduction can improve the commander's command ability, but this is actually just a taken-for-granted consideration.

The simplest question is that "hit" in the deduction means a 100% hit, but in actual combat, it may not necessarily be a hit.

The same goes for battlefield entry. How to quickly and effectively enter the battlefield and form efficient firepower to directly intervene in the war cannot be explained by just saying a few words and pushing forward with a few warships in hand like a child playing a war game.

In terms of timing and specific angle of entry, a few points were deducted.

But it doesn't matter, the Federation has not considered getting a perfect score in this military exercise, as long as it has an average score.

After all, it’s all about participation, right?

At this time, someone suddenly approached the president and said something in his ear.

Mr. President was a little surprised. After he apologized to the others, he gave an admiral in the room a look, and the two walked to a small room together.

There was a phone on the table. After picking it up, Mr. President said, "I'm with...the General. I'll put the phone on the outside..."

He said as he put the phone down and pressed a button so that the sound in the receiver now went from the receiver to the phone's speaker and could be heard throughout the room.

"Mr. President,... General, this is Trueman. We were watching the exercise just now. During the exercise, Mr. Lynch mentioned a hypothesis. Is it possible that a friendly fire incident would occur during the exercise... …”

The unnamed admiral immediately denied, "No, it is unlikely that a friendly fire incident will occur. The offensive and defensive sides are actually in two parallel sea areas and cannot see each other. It is unlikely that others will harm us accidentally, and we will not harm others accidentally." .”

"It's unlikely, but it's possible, right?" Mr. Trueman's voice was very serious, which sounded a little weird through the speaker, but the atmosphere in the room became serious.

The unnamed general hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed with Mr. Trueman's view, "It is indeed possible, but this possibility is like being hit on the head by a pie falling from the sky."

The President seemed to think that Mr. Trueman on the other end of the phone was making a fuss out of a molehill. He chuckled and said, "This shouldn't be a problem that bothers us, Trueman. I believe they can do a good job."

Mr. Trueman said, "We only have one fleet, and new warships are still under construction. If due to some accident, our warships encounter an 'accidental attack,' it will be a devastating blow to the federal defense security!"

The president, who was still very relaxed at first, suddenly realized the seriousness. In fact, in the final analysis, they were still a bit "cowardly".

The battle with Gaevra was forced into a desperate situation and had to start a war. From the beginning, they never considered winning the battle head-on, including the use of submarines.

At that time, the requirement of the Ministry of National Defense was that even a collision would cause a fatal attack on Gaevra's fleet.

If it hadn't been for the submarine's meritorious service, it was likely that the federal fleet would have been annihilated.

Taking away Gaevra's title of world invincibility and destroying their entire fleet, this kind of hatred cannot be resolved with a few words or some political compromise.

Just like a "coincidence" in this exercise, Gefra and the Federation were divided into two camps.

If they suddenly attack the federal fleet with a "wrong mark", the unsuspecting federal fleet can suffer a devastating blow in an instant.

The Gefra people lost a fleet, but they still had other main fleets, which could continue to frighten the entire Western Ocean.

If the Federation loses this fleet, they will only have a few training ships left.

If "shameless" can make a country rise again and a newly promoted power decline, Mr. President suddenly felt that if he were replaced by Emperor Gaevra, he might not do the same.

The smile on Mr. President's face faded, "What do you think, Trueman? You shouldn't make this call just to tell us that our fleet may be in danger, right?"

"Yes, Mr. President, I hope you can authorize the frontline commanders to enter a level two war state from this moment on. Once we encounter an 'artillery attack', we will immediately fight back instead of waiting for authorization!"

The President raised his head and glanced at the Admiral, who nodded slightly to express his approval of the idea.

"I understand. Your opinion is very important. I will communicate with the frontline commander immediately."

After hanging up the phone, the President once again asked the general, "If something like what Trueman is worried about happens, will the warships and personnel we have now be able to support the federal defense security?"

"Also, how long will it take for our new fleet to be commissioned?"

The admiral shook his head, "What we have left now are some training ships. They are the batch that were eliminated more than 20 years ago. They don't have much value."

"If someone invades us at this time, we will completely lose the initiative, and the coastal line will be completely destroyed by artillery fire."

"Even our new warships will be destroyed before they even have a chance to hit the water, Mr. President."

After hearing this result, Mr. President picked up the phone without hesitation, "Please transfer me to the Joint Military Exercise Operations Command..."