One Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-Three Hills

"Haha, thank you!"

Xiao Feng stood up with a smile and shook hands with Pompey.

But I said to myself, this is what you should do.

You don't even think about it, how many things have I settled for you?

If you can't settle these official matters, then there is really no need to invest in you.

After chatting with Pompey for a while, Pompey left.

Their family also has a mansion in San Francisco, and living here is more reassuring than living in Washington.

For the next few days, Xiao Feng stayed in the villa, waiting to eat melons.

North America has been very lively in recent days, and Lauren's death has indeed caused a sensation.

But probably considering the impact, the K family and the Boston consortium chose to suppress this matter.

Thomas' death did not make the news, and it was only announced that he died of a sudden heart attack.

But in the circles of the upper class in the United States, although Thomas' death is kept secret, there are also undercurrents.

Especially between the donkey faction and the elephant faction, the swords are already tense.

People from the donkey faction said that this incident must have something to do with the elephant faction, especially when the next election period is about to enter.

But the Elephant faction said that you should not spout blood.

Anyway, the two sides had a great quarrel, and the FBI came that day, and after being driven away by Pompeo, they never came again.

Edgar, the local bureau chief, patted his chest and expressed it to Helen.

He'd use his connections at Quantico to keep an eye on the people up there.

If there is any movement over there next time, he will definitely notify Helen as soon as possible.

In this way, the matter seemed to calm down, but Xiao Feng knew that under the calm lake, there were turbulent undercurrents everywhere.

Maybe when, it will suddenly explode.

Sure enough, on the third day, Pompey called and told Xiao Feng.

Someone suggested in the National Security Council that Huaguo and Russia are now heavily infiltrated in the Ithaca area of ​​the Copper Country.

For the benefit of the United States, a representative of the military proposed to send several warships to Ithaca for a cruise.

But please rest assured, Xiao Feng, he will go to Washington and reject this proposal.

You must know that since the National Security Council last time, someone instructed the security company to take private actions on the Venezuelan side.

As a result, after being taken over by Venezuela, the National Security Council has been cleaned up.

The manpower placed by Shannon inside was transferred to Alaska to guard the radar station.

In the new National Security Council, Pompeo has installed many of his own people.

And now any action taken by the US military must submit the plan to the National Security Council for discussion, and then report it to the commander in chief for approval.

And here, the opinion of Pompey, as the first secretary, is very important.

If he strongly opposes this plan, then the Grand Commander will also listen to his opinion.

Moreover, the hardliners below also have to consider the consequences of offending him, so as long as he expresses his position, it will be difficult for this plan to take shape.

Xiao Feng was also very relieved about this.

But a day later, Pompeo called, and his tone was very bad.

"Xiao, bad news. It seems that the situation is not particularly good!"

"What do you mean? Could it be that the commander-in-chief agreed to send warships to patrol South America?"

Xiao Feng was also very surprised. Generally, such actions need to be discussed by the National Security Council.

Then report to the Grand Commander and make the final decision.

And Pompey was not able to handle this matter well, he was naturally very surprised.

You must know that with Pompey's status, it should be quite easy to veto this plan.

The answer Pompeo gave was completely different from what he thought.

"I didn't expect the military to be so determined this time?"

"It's Admiral Norfolk who is mainly promoting the cruise plan this time. How dare this old guy quarrel with me!"

"In terms of the feasibility of our plan,

It was loud. "

Pompei told Xiao Feng about the situation at the seminar, and Xiao Feng frowned.

"What about the commander-in-chief, did he agree to the navy's request?"

"Well, almost..."

Xiao Feng was taken aback when he heard that: "Then why?"

"The main reason is that within the navy, there are different ideas about this plan."

Pompey's words made Xiao Feng feel as if he heard something different.

"Okay, then, please work hard and try not to let this plan go through."

"I think the key to whether this plan can be implemented should be on the commander."

"So, you'd better find out what the commander-in-chief really thinks."

After much deliberation, Xiao Feng could only offer so many opinions to Pompey.

"Well, that's the only way to go! Tonight, I will have a private meeting with the commander-in-chief, and I will find out what he has to say when the time comes."

"Before, he was not like this."

Pompey babbled a few words, then hung up the phone.

After much deliberation, Xiao Feng still couldn't figure it out, so he simply called Dalton.

It just so happened that the old man had nothing to do today, so he simply called Dalton home.

While having someone prepare a BBQ, he planned to take the opportunity of this barbecue party to ask Dalton about the military.

After all, Dalton is not only a supplier of the military, but also has a very close relationship with the upper echelons of the military.

In the evening, the BBQ party was a great success.

After eating two steaks, Xiao Feng and Dalton finally sat down on the porch with wine, enjoying the evening breeze and enjoying the beautiful scenery.

"Well, tell me about that Norfolk, Dalton, what kind of man is he?"

"Haha, you're asking the right person. I've heard about the safety committee."

"Then first, let me tell you from the inside of the navy!"

"I am very familiar with the navy. After all, I have been in the navy for five years."

Dalton knew everything, so he began to explain it to Xiao Feng.

In fact, according to the numbers, the US Navy should have a total of ten fleets from the first to the tenth.

But in fact, the U.S. Navy only has five actual surface fleets.

And it started with the Second Fleet. Originally, there was the First Fleet, but it was later withdrawn and merged into the Third Pacific Fleet.

The Fourth Fleet was later withdrawn and merged into the Second Fleet.

The real surface fleet of the US Navy actually ends at the Seventh Fleet.

The Eighth and Ninth Fleets, none at all.

The Tenth Fleet, on the other hand, is affiliated to the US Fleet Cyber ​​Command, which belongs to the cyber warfare system and has no fleet at all.

Therefore, there are only five fleets that are truly capable of combat.

And these five fleets are the Second Fleet in charge of the Atlantic region.

Responsible for the Third Fleet in the Northeast Pacific, the Fifth Fleet in the Gulf, and the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.

There is also the Seventh Fleet in charge of the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean.

And this Norfolk is the commander of the Fifth Fleet of the US Navy.

Logically speaking, this old man is the commander of the US Middle East Fleet, so he should stay in the Middle East honestly.

But why did he suddenly lose his mind and point fingers at Ithaca?

"Actually, this is mainly related to the recent calls within the Navy to rebuild the Fourth Fleet!"

Dalton gave Xiao Feng a detailed analysis of the internal situation of the US Navy.

When Xiao Feng heard it, he realized that he thought the US Navy was acting in the movies, helping each other and uniting.

But after some research, I realized that they also have mountains!

And the hilltopism is very powerful.

It is said that at the earliest time, the main fleet of the United States was on the east coast, mainly stationed on the Atlantic coast.

It is also facing a series of opponents in Europe. To put it bluntly, it is the Second Fleet.

The Second Fleet is said to be the country's fleet, but it has actually been infiltrated by the chaebols on the east coast.

For example, the Morgan family has always monopolized the logistics supply and military supplies of the Second Fleet.

The Morgan family made a lot of money by relying on this.

But it was not until World War II that the Americans discovered that they faced a much greater threat from the Pacific Ocean than from the Atlantic Ocean.

So great efforts were made to form the Pacific Fleet, and later the Third Fleet, Fifth Fleet, and Seventh Fleet were separated.

In the Pacific War, these two fleets really showed their style and beat the Japanese all over the place.

And this also sets off their big brother in the navy, the Second Fleet, as nothing.

This makes the veterans on the east coast feel very uncomfortable, and new hills have grown up in the navy.

The most important thing is that these mountains are not under their control, which makes them feel unacceptable.

So under their proposition, in 1943, the Fourth Fleet was formed.

At that time, the Fourth Fleet also participated in the Pacific War, but its record was definitely not as impressive as that of the Third Fleet and the Seventh Fleet.

At that time, the Fourth Fleet was mainly used to escort and transport military supplies and soldiers, anti-submarine, and block the coastline.

So the record is also very average, just like the First Fleet and the Fifth Fleet, it mainly plays the role of soy sauce.

After the war, under the insistence of the veteran elites on the east coast, the Fourth Fleet was retained.

The main assigned garrison sea area is the Caribbean Sea, and the main task is to deter South America.

But in fact, the main purpose is naturally for the fleet's logistics and military supplies.

After all, there is such a fleet, and every year the navy spends money on eating, drinking, and changing warships.

With one more fleet, they will be able to continuously get money from the government.

Anyway, they are all raised by the US government...

But the Caribbean Sea is basically the back garden of the United States, and no country in South America dares to challenge the United States.

So there is no need to maintain such a fleet at all.

Later, the unbearable U.S. government merged this fleet with the Second Fleet stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

This cut off a source of income for many old-fashioned elites.

After all, the Third Fleet living on the east coast and the Seventh Fleet stationed in Yokosuka, they can't get their hands in it!

And the California consortium, relying on these two fleets, has gradually prospered, and has its own spokesperson in the military.