"Are you in a good mood these days?"
Sitting next to Lu Ming at an emergency military meeting held at the First Control Headquarters, Candice couldn't help but ask curiously. She felt that it shouldn't be the promotion to brigadier general that made her good friend so happy.
Lu Ming smiled but said nothing.
Candice snorted, but after a while, she came over curiously to ask for clarification.
At this time, the door was opened, and with the secretary's loud voice, "General Dönitz is here!", General Dönitz strode in. The senior officers in the conference room immediately stood up in unison. There were a total of thirteen senior officers, with general stars flashing on their epaulettes. Among these thirteen most important figures in the Western Region, Lu Ming was the last one to be promoted to brigadier general.
Denitz looked solemn and motioned for everyone to sit down. "My next words will only be conveyed verbally and will not be recorded in the meeting."
Everyone sat up straight, expressionless on the surface, but they all felt in their hearts that the situation was unusual.
"According to secret intelligence, the Greifennis and the Eastern Economic Union have reached a secret agreement. The Eastern Union will provide support for the Greifennis' armored force expansion package in the form of low-interest loans."
Denitz glanced at everyone. "Although the Eastern Alliance is an organization that advocates the so-called democratic and free values, its alliance model is also very fragile. What is the principle of unanimous consent? This makes it extremely inefficient, with constant internal turmoil and a lot of noise. It is not an organization that can do big things. Therefore, I don't know when this money will really reach the hands of the Greifenni. However, according to intelligence, the armored forces that the Greifenni want to expand are quite large. If we wait until they are fully equipped, we will completely lose our current advantage." He paused, "So, it is urgent to solve the problem in the Western Region as soon as possible."
Next, Dönitz asked the heads of each department to report to him on their recent work.
At the end of the meeting, Dönitz left behind Major General Davis of the Military Police, Brigadier General Candice of the Intelligence Department, and Brigadier General Bit of the Guard Corps.
"This information is top secret. We will most likely declare war on the Griffinni in advance. Our goal is to make the Griffinni lose their armored capabilities. Of course, it would be even better if we can actually defeat the Griffinni. It all depends on how the war develops."
Dönitz looked at the shocked expressions on the faces of his three trusted subordinates and nodded with satisfaction. "I know that the development of the situation has exceeded your expectations. In fact, I didn't expect it either." He paused, "In order to ensure victory on the Eastern Front, our Western Front will focus on maintaining stability. We will also transfer eight divisions back to the country, and some will be transferred to the Northern Front, mainly to prevent the Principality of Montenegro from launching an offensive against us from the direction of Hanzhou."
"We will temporarily negotiate with the Principality of Montenegro. It would be best if they can change their stance and declare war on the Kingdom of Greifani."
Looking at the three people, Denitz lowered his voice and said, "I heard that this is not official news. I heard some rumors that the Prime Minister has sent a special envoy to Montenegro and proposed very favorable conditions, including that if the Prince of Montenegro Castle is ready to break away from the Kingdom of Greifani and establish the Kingdom of the North, for example, we will recognize the legitimacy of his kingdom."
Davis, Candice, and Lu Ming were all stunned.
Denitz said, "In short, now everything is based on breaking the armored plan of the Greifenni people as the top priority." Looking at Lu Ming, "After we withdraw two-thirds of our local military forces, your Guard Corps must be able to hold on. We can't let our main force leave and the Western Region immediately fall into chaos. Don't let me down!"
Lu Ming sat up straight: "Yes!"
Dönitz smiled and waved his hands: "We are just communicating and chatting privately, there is no need for so many rules." He laughed again and said: "Only four divisions will be left, plus our gendarmerie division. In terms of numbers, the number of military police will be comparable to that of your security system. In the future, you will have greater responsibilities." He said this half jokingly and half seriously.
Lu Ming nodded silently.
I have an appointment with the Sonya envoy to meet tomorrow, but I already know the other party's intention.
You know, in order to form an alliance with the East Sea Alliance and create the illusion that the East Sea Alliance will fully support the armoring plan of the Greifani Kingdom's army financially, I have tried my best and even took the initiative to speak to Christine for the first time and asked her to help me.
Now, it has finally worked, causing the Sonyans to temporarily postpone their plans to launch a war in the Western Regions.
In fact, it is also because the Western Region is relatively stable nowadays, and the two oil fields that he obtained from Soros are equivalent to being transferred to the Sonya people's industrial zone free of charge.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Principality of Black Mountain Castle was actually extremely weak in the eyes of the other two countries, but it was also like a mosquito. Because it had a vast territory and was located in the bitter and cold northern region, it was impossible for both countries to kill the Principality of Black Mountain Castle with one slap.
Therefore, it would naturally maximize their interests if they made the Principality of Black Mountain Castle stand on one of their sides.
In the past, from the perspective of plundering resources in the Western Regions, the Sonyans planned to solve the problem of West Black Mountain Fort first.
But the existence of West Black Mountain Fort has not affected their acquisition of crude oil from the Western Regions. Even the rebellious organizations of the Western Regions have gradually died down. The Griffinni people have ambitious plans for large-scale armored troops.
Severely weakening or even completely defeating the Griffinni before they could substantially expand their military power quickly became the Sonyans' top priority.
Therefore, you may even extend an olive branch to yourself.
Of course, he would not stab the Imperial Capital Group in the back, especially now that the Sonyans are the strongest party. If a weak country joins forces with the strongest country to defeat the second strongest country, it would be courting death. He had learned many painful lessons from history in his previous life.
"Withdraw eight divisions back to the country at once?" Davis still found it a little unbelievable.
Dönitz said, "It depends on the situation. Maybe we just need to withdraw all the armored forces. Besides, a war may not actually break out on the Eastern Front. What I said are all possibilities." He paused, "It also depends on what position the Principality of Blackberg ultimately takes."
Lu Ming and the other two nodded.
…
Back in the office in the military compound, Lu Ming took the thick file and started looking through it.
The Police Guard Corps actually manages a huge public security and military police system.
There are three security brigades under the headquarters, and there is one security brigade each in the Southern Region, Northwestern Region and Eastern Region, for a total of six security brigades, each with about 5,000 people.
There are also various police stations, security offices, railway and city military police, with a total of more than 20,000 armed police officers and civilian patrol officers.
In addition, there are various auxiliary forces, civilian reserve forces such as the Ailu Volunteers, etc.
The entire police corps actually leads 70,000 to 80,000 armed personnel.
If the Sonyans really withdraw their troops on a large scale, the Guard Corps will become an extremely important force in the Western Regions.
General Dönitz's words were not entirely a joke.
Looking through the files, Lu Ming gradually fell into deep thought.