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Melo's impassioned speech made many congressmen excited.
Therefore, when he finished speaking, more than half of the lawmakers in the venue stood up and applauded to express their support for Melo.
Some even whistled loudly.
Listening to the warm applause in the venue, President Bullard couldn't help but feel bitter: Grandma, Melo, her grandson, was roasting her on the fire again.
This president is really hard to do~!
It can be seen from the warm atmosphere at the venue that if Melo forcibly pushes forward the motion to send troops to the Semites, it will most likely be passed.
If both houses of Congress pass it and the resolution is sent to his desk, will he, the president, sign it?
If you don't sign, you will be regarded as cowardly and incompetent, and you will be criticized by thousands of people.
Moreover, Melo and the others can take the opportunity to cause trouble, spread all kinds of rumors, and put all the blame on themselves. They accuse themselves of being the historical sinners who hindered the unification of the Semitic people.
Merlot, on the other hand, can take away all the reputation effortlessly and generously. He might even have to kill a few more bastards and write some messy acid poems to satirize himself.
If he signs it and wins the battle in the future, Melo can also take full responsibility and say that he was the main contributor to the success of this matter. If he loses the battle, then as the signatory, he will have a heavy burden on his back.
It has to be a big black pot.
President Brad felt very unhappy. He felt that he was forced into a corner by Melo and was in a dilemma. He looked at the energetic Melo on the podium and cursed in his heart: This damn villain~!
At this time, Melo took half a step back, saluted President Bullard and the Speaker, then turned around and walked off the podium in an elegant manner.
Immediately, another congressman walked up eagerly.
He first bowed and saluted the president, and then said loudly: "Everyone, I am a Leishan person, and my home is in Leibao~!"
His words aroused President Bullard's interest, and he raised his head and looked at the congressman on the stage.
There are quite a few Leishan people in the council. They were all defeated, surrendered or captured, and took refuge with Lord Luo.
In order to check and balance the Lingshan Council and prevent it from breaking out of his control, the Lord took them out for the sake of mixing sand.
They are different from the Lingshan MPs who have a large number of people but like to fight among themselves. Although these people are few, they are extremely united. They are also a force that cannot be ignored in the parliament.
The Leishan councilor waved his hands and said impassionedly: "I understand the difficult life of the Leishan people. Someone just sent me a letter from my hometown. I am here to ask everyone to listen to it."
As he spoke, he unfolded the letter in his hand and read loudly: "My dear Constant, I heard that you have become a high official in the new government of the Lingshan people. We are very happy..."
The content of the letter was no surprise to President Bullard. It was said that the hard-working and brave people of Leishan could not endure the oppression of those damn nobles for a day. Everyone was eagerly waiting for the king's early arrival.
And they also said that as soon as the army arrives, they will eat pots and pans to welcome the army, and then lead the way for the army, arrest nobles and officials, and divide the fields, things, money, and women together... and then, together
Live a happy life like the prince and princess in fairy tales.
President Bullard was very disdainful of this: This soft article is so poorly written that even a ten-year-old child can write better than this.
Councilor Constant read for a long time. He suddenly fell silent, glanced at the councilors in the audience, and said loudly: "There have been many dark mages in the city recently. We suspect that the nobles of Thunder Flash are cooperating with the undead to plot a conspiracy against you.
, please be sure to remind others to prepare in advance.
Just like a ladle of cold water poured into a boiling pot of oil, this statement immediately caused an uproar in the venue.
The congressmen all jumped up angrily, waved their fists and roared loudly, using the most vulgar language, constantly cursing the Thunder Flash people who dared to cooperate with the undead.
At the end, they all roared with the same hatred: "Send troops to attack them~!"
This is not surprising, these congressmen all submitted their votes to Lord Luo.
Each and every one of them had a very vulgar sentence written in black and white on the paper, "The high priest is a fool". Moreover, they all had red handprints and were completely tied to the Lord's chariot.
Therefore, the dark mages will never let them go. And they all know this clearly. When they think of the lich watching them coldly in the dark, they are just waiting for the opportunity to come and tear their own flesh.
Throat, extracting one's soul, no one dares to be afraid.
Therefore, they are all extremely sensitive to all things related to lich.
It is no exaggeration to say that even the priests and bishops of the Holy See of Light who have firm beliefs are not as firm as they are in opposing the Lich Undead.
Looking at the roaring congressmen, Brad snorted coldly and thought to himself: It can be considered as something new.
Of course he knew that there was news about the dark mage in Leishan. Many of the dark mages who escaped from Lingshan ran to Leishan, but it was not worth making a fuss about - if they were really capable, they would not escape to Leishan, but
It was a counterattack on the spot.
President Bullard quietly moved his seat to the side, approached the former Chief of Military Affairs Parker, and whispered: "My dear old general, what do you think of the current situation?
Are you just watching Melo act like this?"
Parker smiled bitterly, looked at Mello on the side of the venue, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, although it is frustrating to say this, I can't stop my people.
How long do you think this war can last?"
President Brad thought for a moment, raised his hand and touched his smooth chin, and sighed: "It won't be long. If there is no thunder and lightning, we will only have the last battle with the undead."
However, in fact, everyone knows that the Free Army and the Lingshan people cannot play a big role in fighting the undead. The main force is still the human coalition.
Parker said with emotion: "Yes, it won't be long before attacking Thunder Flash may be the last battle we Lingshan people can fight.
So far, with the exception of the Caribbean Division, it can be said that our Free Army has achieved nothing.
If there is no war, there will be no military merit, and if there is no military merit, there will be no rewards. In fact, everyone in the Free Army is looking forward to this battle. These days, my threshold is almost crossed by people who want to fight."
President Bullard touched his eyebrows with his hand, frowned and remained silent. If the officers and generals of the Free Army unanimously advocated the war, even he, the supreme commander of the armed forces, would have to seriously consider it.
The military is like the government's hound. A strong military is the primary guarantee of political power. As the president, if he wants to ensure that the hound is obedient, he must feed the hound.
President Bullard secretly thought to himself. He must start from now on to find effective ways to restrict the army. He must tie this hound with a chain in his hand, otherwise it will become a tail that cannot be lost in the future.
In particular, this hound should not be named Merlot.
Seeing the president's troubled look, Parker sighed helplessly. Although he has a high prestige, he has retired after all. Now in power is a group of young people who dare to take risks.
As an army, it must be a combination of old, middle and young people, which is the best configuration. In this way, the old people retire and the new people grow up.
However, when the old government Prime Minister Madolins launched a coup, a large group of old soldiers were purged. Later, during the expedition to humans, another group was sacrificed. Later, when humans came over, Lord Luo purged them again.
Got a batch.
Therefore, there are serious fault lines within the current Lingshan government army.
A large number of middle- and high-level officers who were originally stable-minded and could be called elites are missing, unable to suppress and guide these young soldiers.
And due to the lack of senior officers, these young people, despite their young age, have already occupied high positions within the army that previously took soldiers ten or twenty years to climb.
Therefore, they are all young, energetic and ambitious, dreaming of making great achievements every day, and they cannot listen to what this old man says.
Parker raised his hand and patted President Bullard's arm, and whispered: "My advice, if they want to fight, just let them fight.
Victory is your credit, failure means those little guys can also learn a lesson, they have been too superstitious about machine guns and cannons recently."
President Bullard blushed slightly when he heard this, remembering his experience of going to Lorraine to buy new weapons.
Parker suddenly smiled, winked at President Brad like an old naughty boy, and said with a smile: "Anyway, with your son-in-law behind us, we can afford to lose."
At this time, members of the Budget Committee had already begun to explain the new budget plan on the stage to squeeze out military spending for the war.
Of course, there are people who oppose launching a war at this time, but the reasons are the same two over and over again, one is lack of money, and the other is the time is not ripe.
However, these rational voices were quickly drowned in the saliva of the main battle councilors.
President Bullard did not sit in Parliament for long. He was bored by the quarrels in Parliament. No matter how loud these pawns shouted, it was the big boss behind the scenes who could really make the decision.
Back at the presidential palace, the staff reported to the president that someone was organizing a million signature campaign in the city to collect one million signatures from people who supported March on Thunder and Flash.
President Bullard couldn't help but feel angry and funny. For the sake of his fame, Melo really did everything he could.
He pushed aside the entourage and guards around him and strolled to the Lorraine coalition headquarters alone. Without any notification, he walked straight into Lorraine's office and raised his hand to knock on the door.
The person who opened the door was Lord Lorraine. The Lord was not surprised to see President Brad. Instead, he smiled, stretched out his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please come in."
President Bullard sat on the sofa and didn't speak for a long time, staring at the ceiling as if he was wandering.
Lord Lorraine could only accompany him in a daze.
A moment later, President Bullard stroked the gray hair on his head and said: "The situation at hand is very unfavorable to us. The sound of the main battle is too loud."
Lord Lorraine sneered and said, "What's there to worry about? If they want to beat you, just let them.
Let me declare first that this is an internal Semitic matter and our coalition forces will not interfere."
President Bullard was very surprised by Lorraine's answer and said displeasedly: "Even if you don't take action, you can always send some support, right?"
Lord Lorraine shook his head decisively and said: "Now the navy and air force of the coalition cannot leave.
We have drawn the sea areas where the Island of the Dead may exist into squares of equal size. We are currently searching for the Island of the Dead square by square, trying to find the High Priest of the Dead before the sea conditions become bad in winter.
The army troops are also on alert and ready to go at any time, so we really can't help you in this war."
Regarding the Island of the Dead, both humans and Semites are completely in the dark. There is only this primitive way of sending troops to explore the way to open the map.
President Bullard was unsure and said hesitantly: "Can we just rely on ourselves?"
The Free Army has only 100,000 people at full strength. Even if you include the old-style troops sponsored by the governors, the number is not large. Even if the Thunder Flash people are fewer than the Ling Shan people, there are still 30 million.
Lorraine showed a sly smile and said, "It's not up to you to decide whether it's OK or not. You have to ask the Ministry of Military Affairs to come up with a plan. We'll see if it works."
President Bullard nodded as if he understood, and said: "If we really want to go to war, who will be the candidate?"
Lorraine waved his hand and said: "This is your internal affairs, we will not interfere, but just don't send Melun."
In Brad's mind, Melun was undoubtedly the best candidate. However, Lorraine rejected it outright. He asked Lorraine why he wouldn't let Melun go, but Lord Lorraine just shook his head mysteriously.
President Bullard did not get the answer he wanted from Lorraine. Everything was turned back into his hands and decided by him as the president alone. Only then did he feel his shoulders become heavy and sighed: "This
It’s not easy to be president~!
However, since you won’t make it easy for me, don’t even think about having an easy time, we’ll see~!”
Lorraine stood in front of the window and watched President Bullard's back gradually disappear. It wasn't until he disappeared behind the palace wall that he returned to his seat, picked up the red phone on the table, pressed the call button, and turned on the phone.
The person on the side ordered: "Bring the guest to my office. Don't let anyone see you."
He put down the red phone, pressed the intercom on the desk, and told the secretary outside the door: "I won't see anyone for the next hour."
A few minutes later, the side door of the office opened quietly, and several big men in suits, sunglasses, and ties walked in. Among them were five Semitic people wearing civilian clothes.
Lorraine pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit."
The five people sat on the sofa, straightened their backs, put their hands on their knees, and stared seriously ahead. The man in black spread out, stood in the corner of the room, unbuttoned his clothes, and exposed his clothes underneath.
Gun holster.
Lord Lorraine looked at the five people opposite and said, "I think you may also know that the Republican government will soon launch a unification war against Lei Shan."
The five people on the sofa had angry expressions on their faces, and one of the old men said: "Commander, are you just going to sit back and watch them destroy the peace talks? We came with enough sincerity, and I think you can also feel our sincerity.
"
Lorraine spread his hands and said: "I have no prejudice against you Lei Shan. But this is the internal affairs of the Lingshan Republican Government and I cannot interfere."
Hearing what Lorraine said, the five people disagreed. Who didn't know that the Lingshan government was controlled by Lorraine, and all the members were appointed by him.
The five people sitting on the sofa were the Leishan people. They were sent by the Leishan royal family to secretly contact and negotiate with Lorraine.
Just as the Lingshan people hate the Leishan people, the Leishan people also hate the Lingshan people. They would rather seek peace talks with Lorraine than bow to the Lingshan people.
Furthermore, the Leishan people also know very well that it is Lord Lorraine who really has the final say, not some damn republican government.
These people, representing the Thunder Flash nobles, have been talking to Lorraine for many days, but the whole process is strictly confidential and only a few people know about it.
"I can't stop this, we have more important tasks." Lorraine's voice seemed to come from outside, waking up the five people who were deep in thought.
Lord Lorraine put his hands on the table and said: "Due to this accident, our peace talks have been temporarily suspended. I will arrange a means of transportation to send you back to Leishan as quickly as possible.
We will continue our negotiations when conditions are mature again."
The negotiators from Leishan looked at each other. They understood that Lorraine was preparing to observe again. If they were defeated by the Lingshan people, there would be no need for peace talks.
Although they were angry in their hearts, they could do nothing about it, because Lorraine held 600,000 human coalition forces, countless cannons and war fortresses, which they, the Thunder Flash people, could not resist.
A young man among the five stood up. He raised his head proudly and said, "We will teach the Lingshan people a lesson. When the time comes, we will come back with different conditions."
Lord Lorraine nodded with a smile and said lightly: "I'll be waiting for you at any time."
Then he waved his hand and asked the man in black to send the Thunder Flash negotiator away.
When Lord Lorraine was the only one left in the office, the door of the inner lounge quietly opened. Fiona looked out like a cunning little fox and asked: "The Thunder Flasher is gone?
Lord Lorraine nodded and said: "There is a war fortress waiting for them outside the city. They can return to Thunder Castle tomorrow morning."
Fiona walked up behind Lorraine, pressed Lorraine's shoulders gently and massaged her favorably, and said, "What conditions does the Thunder Flasher offer you?"
"Oh," Lorraine said casually, as if remembering something trivial, "They want to give me a Thunderbolt noble girl. As long as she gives birth to a child, she will be the Thunderbolt Emperor."
"What~!" Fiona exclaimed, and subconsciously pinched Lorraine's shoulder with her palm.
Lord Lorraine screamed in pain and slapped Fiona's hand away angrily.
Fiona walked around to the front and grabbed Lorraine's clothes, and asked nervously: "How did you answer? These Thunderbolts are really imaginative."
"I refused." Sir Lorraine said as easily as he had hung up the phone to sell insurance.
Fiona looked Lorraine straight in the eyes and asked, "Why?"
"Having you is enough to give me a headache. I can't afford any more." (To be continued.)