In front of the conference room, Weiss stood up straight and stared at the official from the Military Intelligence Department expressionlessly. The man looked younger than Major Brooks, either young and successful, or had an extraordinary background. He looked arrogant and frivolous, giving people a feeling of being arrogant.

Weiss didn't say anything, but the guy was unyielding: "Our investigation of Captain Gomi has not yet ended. If necessary, Mr. Clumber Heisen will ask us to cooperate with our investigation."

"Okay, no problem." Weiss replied loudly, "I have not known Captain Gomi for a long time. After a few limited contacts, I discuss pure military tactical issues. The Military Intelligence Department has conducted a detailed investigation before. As long as it is beneficial to the investigation of the Military Intelligence Department, I will always be with you whenever and wherever. In addition, regarding the explanation just now, I would like to add one thing: for a country, military is closely related to politics, diplomacy, economy, and industry, and cannot be separated and made separately at any time. I think it is precisely for this reason that the government and the top leaders of the military specially appointed two specialists to take charge."

Leaving this sentence in half, Weiss nodded to the president of the Grumman Group and several directors, glanced at the two strange-looking military and political officials, and decisively turned around and walked out of the conference room.

I don’t know how the big guys in the conference room discussed it later. During the afternoon talks and visits, Grumman’s attitude became much colder. However, on the second day, when the two sides had technical exchanges, Grumman’s attitude changed again, and this swaying position basically ran through the three days of the Norman Industrial Alliance’s visit to Aocheng. Although the two sides did not sign any written agreement, they found many win-win profit points in terms of technology and resources. Since then, the Norman visiting delegation continued to visit industrial cities in the federal territory, and during this period he had a short visit to Regen City.

Stay for a while. Later, Weiss learned from the fat vice president that federal government and military officials were cautious about cooperation with Norman Industrial Enterprises. Even so, Edwig still reached an intentional cooperation agreement with the Normans in Regen City on behalf of the senior management of the Grumman Group. The Norman Industrial Alliance provided the B-grade chromium-molybdenum alloy steel formula to the Grumman Group, and the Grumman Group provided the Norman Industrial Alliance with the basic carburized steel formula - the so-called B-grade and basic grade, which are the previous generation formulas of the current military supply type, and usually have the military confidentiality status been lifted.

In addition, the two sides promised to provide each other with industrial raw materials such as copper, aluminum, nickel, vanadium at domestic prices to help reduce production costs and increase operating profits. Of course, these cooperation agreements are oral and have not left written records. The relationship between the two countries is developing in a positive direction. Even if the news leaks, the federal officials will not punish the Grumman Group in a big way.

This is the shrewdness of business tycoons.

The Norman Empire Federation of Industry Visitors and the Ulster Free Federation of Industry was intimate and sent a secret message. Weiss did not participate anymore. Just when the Normans finished their visit to Ao City, the new semester of the Baston Military Academy kicked off as promised. Weiss and his companions officially entered the ranks of third-year students. This was their last semester at the Baston Military Academy and a critical period that was related to the starting point and height of their military career. The students worked harder to devote themselves to their studies regardless of ranking.

In addition, for outstanding students such as Weiss, Otto Lundes, and Jofen Grund and Lun Schmidt, who stood out in the joint military basic skills examination, there is another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity waiting for them, that is, follow the federal delegation to visit the Norman Empire and explore the depth of the Norman people at the famous Royal Norman Army Academy.

Soon, the plan for the federal military delegation to visit the Norman Empire was finally settled after deliberations by the Federal Defense Commission and the Federal Congress. After consultation with the Manchus, the delegation's itinerary was released, and the assembly location and departure time were also issued to each unit and organization.

After receiving the official order, Weiss and his friends were both excited and looking forward to it. However, when they packed their luggage and prepared to set off, the international situation suddenly changed. The Yokens in the northern part of the Kingdom of Fries were in independence. This was originally an internal matter of the Kingdom of Fries, but the North Fries region was connected to the Norman Empire in the west, the Kingdom of Wessex in the north, and the Free Federation of Ulster to the southeast. Because of its special geographical environment, it is called the "crossroads of the North Orence continent" and has been the focus of competition among all forces since modern times.

The northern Fries area has mountains and inconvenient transportation. With animal husbandry and mining as the economic pillars, the social and economic development is relatively backward. About two-thirds of the more than 300,000 residents living here are the Yokan people. The Yokan people established the independent Yokan Kingdom in history, and lasted for more than 700 years, and was later annexed by the Fries Kingdom. Because they were dissatisfied with the rule of the Fries Kingdom and the influence exerted by foreign forces, the Yokan people's activities to seek independence have not stopped for centuries. During the last war period, the Yokan people's activities to seek independence have not stopped.

During the period, the Kingdom of Fries was occupied by the Norman army, and with the support of the Norman Empire, the Yokans were able to "restore the country". In the late period of the war, the Ulster-Wessex coalition expelled the Norman army from the Kingdom of Fries and helped the exiled Fries royal family regain power. In order to appease the people of North Fries, especially the Yokans, the Fries royal family and government decided to give the North Fries a high degree of autonomy, but this not only did not stop the Yekans from making independence, but instead made the situation in the North Fries area more complicated.

This time, when the news came out, the outside world generally thought that the Norman Empire was making trouble behind the scenes, and diplomatic and public opinion accused the Normans of interfering in other countries' internal affairs. However, two days later, the situation took a 180-degree turn: the Norman Empire issued an official notice announcing the closure of the border between the country and the Kingdom of Fries, and stated that the country did not support the "armed rebellion" of the Yekan people and did not intervene in the armed conflict in the North Fries region.

The official statement of the Norman Empire was surprising, and what was even more surprising was that the Kingdom of Fries informed the news that the Fries government troops were obstructed by the Wessex army on their way to the North Fries area through diplomatic envoys sent by various countries to their capitals. Immediately afterwards, the Kingdom of Wessex issued an announcement claiming to maintain stability in the border area and protect the safety of the Wessex expatriates, the Wizards and Semirs living in the North Fries area. The troops have been sent to the North Fries area. This move has no territorial ownership of the North Fries area, nor does it mean to infringe on the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Fries. After the regional unrest is over, the Wessex army will evacuate and compensate for all losses caused during the garrison.

The actions of the Kingdom of Wessex not only shocked international public opinion, but also their traditional allies, Ulster Free Federation, were deeply surprised. After two days of silence, the federal government finally issued official announcements in a soft and weak manner: the federal government believes that the disputes and conflicts in the North Fries region belong to the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Fries, and no country should violate its sovereignty. Therefore, the federal government deeply regrets the decision of the Kingdom of Wessex to send troops to North Fries, and proposes to coordinate the withdrawal of the Wessex army under the auspices of the International Peace Alliance, and the Kingdom of Fries regain control of the North Fries social order.

The federal government's proposal received a positive response from the Kingdom of Fries, but the Kingdom of Wessex ignored it. A few days later, the North Fries area announced a referendum. If more than half of the residents voted to agree with independence, a provisional government would be formed to establish and implement relevant matters for independence. During this period, the Kingdom of Fries tried many times to send troops to the North Fries area, but ground traffic had been blocked by the Yokan armed forces, and the pass was almost stationed by the Wessex army. The weak aviation troops of the Kingdom of Fries were blocked by the Wessex warships on the way to the North Fries area. The two sides even had a completely unequal air battle. The armored cruisers of the Kingdom of Wessex hit the Fries and transport ships in a barbaric manner, resulting in dozens of casualties and the two flying ships almost scrapped.

In this dramatic conflict, the Kingdom of Wessex, which had rarely interfered in international affairs in the past, rarely showed a strong side. The weak Kingdom of Fries won widespread sympathy from the international community, while the Norman Empire successfully stayed out of the matter, and only the Ulster Free Federation was in an awkward situation. On the one hand, all sectors of the federal community were very dissatisfied with the slow response and negative actions of the government's diplomatic departments. On the other hand, in the face of the Kingdom of Fries' invitation to intervene in the military, senior federal politicians and military generals had a fierce debate, but the result was that they could only delay again and again.

Soon, the North Fries area issued a telegram to announce that the result of the referendum was that 81% of residents favored independence. After hearing this news, President Lebold urgently convened government ministers, military officials and leaders of major parties. He was furious at the meeting, denounced the diplomatic department for "watching the Ulster-Wessex alliance to destruction", criticized the military intelligence department for "expending tens of millions of kroners every year but no different from blind and deaf people", questioned the military staff organization "with hundreds of military plans locked in the safe but at a loss about the current situation", accused all parties of "only caring about seats and not national interests", and proposed in public that political and military reforms will not be carried out with the determination of a hero to cut off his arm, so when a more severe crisis comes, the Federation may pay a bloody and painful price.
Chapter completed!