Before you know it, a few hours have passed.

By the time the secretary came in, it was early in the morning.

It's just that the secretary didn't send a supper, it was a telegram from Jumbo Harbor.

Although Nyze was still only a rear admiral and would not replace Admiral Jinmay as commander-in-chief of the Guia Fleet until after the outbreak of war, Nyze had gone to Treasure Harbor with several senior staff officers a month earlier, after the battle plan had been finalized.

He is now the de facto supreme commander of the Guia Fleet.

In addition, he appointed commanders of three task forces, two of whom were his cronies and one who had just been promoted to colonel.

Nyze sent a telegram asking if he wanted to stop.

Hale didn't say much word, and made a phone call in front of Lofus, asking if the Admiralty had received any information related to Liang Xia's navy.

"Okay, got it."

It wasn't until Hale put down the microphone that Lofos looked up at him.

Hale didn't say anything, just shook his head.

There is no new news, what is there to say?

Lofus's expression suddenly darkened.

"No matter what, you have to make a decision whether to fight or not."

"How long is the deadline?"

Hale glanced at his watch and did some mental calculations before he said, "There is almost an hour left, if we don't give the order......"

Lofos pressed his hand, and Hale shut his mouth.

Although he had made up his mind a long time ago, when he made his war plan, in order to deal with the unexpected, Lofos took an insurance policy.

If he had not given a formal battle order twelve hours before the trigger for the start of the war, which is often referred to as the "deadline," then all ships on duty, including the three task forces of the Guia Fleet, would have to turn back.

Only in this way will it be possible to ensure that the transport fleet turns before entering the blockade seas.

That's more than a hundred ocean-going freighters with a total deadweight tonnage of more than 1.5 million tons!

But now, can the fleet turn, can the fleet return?

Let's not talk about the life or death of the Narrow Yi Imperial State, but now that the long-planned combat operations are ended and the fleet that has rushed to the edge of the battlefield is returned, the blow to the officers and men of the navy will be very huge, and it may make the officers and soldiers feel that they will not be able to defeat the powerful Liangxia Empire at all.

As the saying goes: morale can be boosted.

Actually, that's the truth.

In the past six months, especially after the sudden declaration of war by the Hindan Empire, the blitzkrieg of the Rock Republic and the Kingdom of Weijing, and the launch of an unlimited submarine war against the Kingdom of Bran, some people in the federal authorities have questioned the president, and the hardliners represented by the military began to wonder whether the president did not dare to participate in the war, or because he was worried that he would not be able to defeat the Liangxia Empire, he stayed outside the battlefield and did not provide support to his allies.

Even the isolationist Left is questioning the president's strategy.

According to the latest polls, Lofus' approval rating has fallen by 15 percentage points, temporarily lagging behind the Republican presidential candidate.

If this trend continues, the probability of Lofos losing the election is very high.

If the Republican president is elected, in addition to participating in the war, he will definitely use the Western Continent as the main battlefield, that is, to help the Bran Kingdom deal with the Empire first.

This means that the Imperial State of Narrowness must be abandoned.

Even if it was smooth sailing in the Western Continent, and by the time the Empire was defeated, the Liangxia Empire would have already swept the entire Guia Ocean and completed the all-out war mobilization.

From a strategic point of view, whether or not the Liangxia Empire can seize the initiative before it completes its mobilization for war will be the first key turning point in the war. If so, the future is bright. If not, I'm afraid you'll have to make long-term plans early. Whether you can or can't depends on the year after joining the war.

Republican candidates are not involved in the development of the strategic plan, so they are unaware of the urgency of the situation, let alone the stakes involved.

Crucially, the Republican president certainly doesn't have the same charisma as Lofus.

The Nuland Federation is then at risk of losing its most important foreign aid.

In fact, even if Lofus wins the election, if he chooses to retreat at this time, it will definitely have a devastating blow to the morale and morale of the military.

If nothing else, the Bran Kingdom may make peace with the Empire because of this!

Last month, after the battle plan was finalized, Lofos also called Chull personally, highlighting his entry into the war in October.

At that time, Lofos told Chull on the phone that after the Nuland Federation entered the war and won a great victory, he would unconditionally increase the aid to the Bran Kingdom.

The point is that a fleet will be sent to escort the convoy of convoys.

The implication is that when the Newland Federation enters the war, the bitter days of the Bran Kingdom fighting alone will be over.

Encouraged by this, Chull also made it clear that the Bran Kingdom would declare war on the Liangxia Empire as soon as the Newland Federation entered the war, blockade the Throat Strait, send several aircraft carriers to Fanyan Ocean, and control or sink the Liangxia ships sailing in Fanyan Ocean as quickly as possible.

Anyway, it was to immediately choke the neck of the Liang Xia Empire.

On the phone, the two talked happily.

Lofos called Chull a great fighter who never bowed to the evil empire in the fight to defend democracy and freedom, and deserved the respect of all.

Chull said that Lofos was the savior of Western civilization, the morning star in the eastern sky at dawn.

The point is that both sides draw a pie for each other.

Now tell Chull that it's just a pie?

In addition, it does not work at the military level.

Although Lofus had no experience in the military, he had served as assistant secretary of the navy, so he knew the navy very well, and knew that if he missed this point in time, he would never get a better, or even similar, opportunity, at least at the fleet combat level.

Give up or start fighting now!

It's just, what's the use of thinking so much?

Now it's ready to fly.

To be precise, after sending Niz to Treasure Harbor last month and sending out three task forces, it was equivalent to shooting that crucial arrow.

Now that the arrow is off the string, there's no turning back!

After pondering for a while, Lofus sighed heavily.

"Decided?" Hale had been keeping an eye on Lofoss' expression, and when Lofos sighed, he knew it.

Having known Lofos for decades, Hale knew him all too well.

If no decision is made, Lofos definitely doesn't sigh.

"Go and give orders, everything will go according to plan. If you want to take a backup plan, you don't need to ask for instructions, and report the situation after the battle has started. ”

"It's ......," Hale was surprised, or didn't react.

This arrangement is tantamount to delegating decision-making power to Nitsu, and letting a rear admiral, even a soldier who will soon become an admiral, decide the fate of the Newland Federation.

To say, this is definitely not Lofos's style.

"We've been waiting for more than half a year and we've missed too many opportunities. If you keep waiting, there may not be a better chance, so don't wait. ”

Hearing Lofus say this, Hale sighed as well.

"You come over later, there are still a few places where the wording of the declaration of war needs to be changed, you can help me take a look."

"Okay, I'll go and send a telegram to Nyz now."

When Hale was out, Lofus sighed softly, but quickly calmed down and picked up the paper on his desk again.

Not a document, a declaration of war written by him.