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When Mr. Truman learned of the request from the commander of Gefra's First Fleet, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked the Department of Defense three questions.
First, did we have a military base near Horn Strait?
Second, if I did not agree to the rescue, how would we carry it out? Third, how soon could we arrive at the battlefield at the earliest?
These three questions were actually meant to assess the cost and investment required for the rescue and see whether they could bring in a sufficient return.
Mr. Truman had no desire whatsoever to rescue the Gefrans. They still had two and a half fleets, along with the Sea Fortress they were building.
Such a small country possessed the most powerful naval force in the world. That was clearly abnormal—and wrong.
If this fleet could be sunk in Horn Strait, it would be valuable and meaningful to the cause of world peace.
The Department of Defense officer needed only a short time to organize his thoughts.
"Horn Strait falls within the coverage of our Midway Island Plan. We can launch a rescue operation from...this island base."
"However, we only have two supply ships docked there, though we do have some aircraft."
"If we deploy the aircraft, we can enter the battlefield in about forty-five minutes!"
The officer also handed some documents to Mr. Truman. "If we mobilize from other bases, we can gather approximately one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty fighter planes and enter the battlefield in about two hours."
Midway Island was not a simple independent island project. Lin Qi had made the significance of Midway Island very clear when explaining it.
The entire plan was to encircle the East Ocean with