Anderson Leo dislikes the current atmosphere in Durin City. Although he is old, his eyes are not blurred and he can still see many things clearly.

For example, on the way out of the Navy Club, he saw many people with obvious spy qualities walking on the streets, especially near the Garden Palace. He also saw some Special Bureau agents carrying injured people one by one.

The injured people were carried into the carriage, and without exception, those injured should be members of some secret departments of the government, including the navy.

He remembered that a similar situation had occurred in the seaport city of Bata before. A large number of spies were in the streets and alleys of that city. Secret struggles and killings were completed in the alleys. The last corpses and injured were carried onto carriages.

Disappear forever, as if it never existed.

As a traditional navy soldier, he was very disgusted with this kind of sneaky department, but he also knew that the kingdom could not do without this kind of department, so when the navy established a separate intelligence department, he did not object but voted in favor.

, and even took the initiative to help the person he hated so much to convince members of Congress.

Thinking of this, Anderson Lehman's slightly bad mood just now became a lot happier, because the person who made him loathed and even hated finally died. This was definitely the happiest news for him in the past ten years.

When he heard the news a few days ago, he thought someone was joking with him, but after repeated confirmations, he realized that his biggest wish over the years had actually come true. This illusory feeling of a dream coming true made him

Even now, it still feels unreal. After all, a cunning guy like Hoover Hansen doesn't look like the kind of person who would die from an assassination.

Over the past many years, he had fantasized about killing that guy countless times, from strangling him with his hands to poisoning him, but in the end he held back his hatred and let that guy

The guy survived and continued to serve the Kingdom Navy because he knew very well that this guy's survival would be helpful to the development of the Kingdom Navy.

Precisely because he hid his emotions skillfully, even the closest adjutant around him did not know that he was not only disgusted with Hoover Hansen, but more of a hatred, because Hoover Hanson

Sen's massacre of the colonies not only negated everything he had done as the admiral of the Paradise Port Fleet, but also caused his two unknown illegitimate sons and illegitimate daughters to die in that massacre.

Just like most of the senior generals of the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of England who came from noble families, Anderson Lehman also served as an adjutant in the colonies of the Moissan continent in his early days, and then as a general in the colonial navy. After accumulating merit to a certain extent, he became a certain

Admiral of the fleet in a small seaport town.

Among his peers, Anderson Lehman is definitely the most outstanding one. He graduated from the Royal Naval Academy with first place at the age of eighteen and directly became the chief aide-de-camp of the colonial governor. After that, with his outstanding performance in some affairs

With his performance, he successfully gained the appreciation of the generals of the colonial navy and was recruited into the navy, becoming a captain of the colonial navy's first fleet.

After that, he made outstanding achievements in several sieges against pirates. At the age of 24, he took over the colonial Third Fleet, and then served as the commander of the Third Fleet when it docked in the port city of Policia the following year.

Admiral and mayor, he became the first naval admiral to hold both military and political positions.

In the following years, he not only built the Third Fleet into the strongest fleet in the colony, but also built Policia, which was originally just a small town, into one of the largest seaport cities in the Kingdom of England's colonies.

Moreover, in the past few years, he has published a large number of papers on naval construction and maritime strategy, which were published in the official newspaper of the Naval Academy. Many of his suggestions were adopted by the Navy. In a certain respect, the subsequent

Hoover Hansen is very similar to him, both are all-rounders in strategy, tactics and politics.

When Anderson Lehman was thirty-two years old, he was transferred back to the country from the colonies and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general based on merit. He also served as chief of staff of the First Fleet, becoming the youngest lieutenant general and the youngest

The fifth most powerful man in the Navy.

According to normal procedures, he should have continued to accumulate merit and eventually became the youngest naval marshal in his forties.

However, the various riots and uprisings that broke out in the colonies in the second year became a big turning point in Anderson Lehman's life. Policia, which he previously governed, became one of the cities where the riots originated, and he was replaced at the beginning of the riots.

Hoover Hansen, who was in his position, was suppressed. During this suppression, more than half of the residents of Policia were killed or injured. He stayed in Policia and waited for two years before taking over a pair of illegitimate children.

and his mistress all died at the hands of Hoover Hanson's specially formed riot force.

At that time, when Anderson Lehman heard the news, his first thought was to avenge his children and impeach Hoover Hansen, but Hoover Hansen was obviously superior and thought of it from the beginning.

Anderson Lehman will cause trouble for himself, so strike first.

Before Anderson Lehman's impeachment documents were handed over, a series of unfavorable news spread to the Kingdom. All of this news was spread by Hoover Hansen. There were a large number of specious rumors that Anderson Lehman served as

When the mayor and admiral were governors, they deliberately allowed anti-colonial forces to develop in the city, and even accepted bribes from these forces to facilitate their development. This was the reason for the current riots.

Although the Navy did not believe this at all, the public was already agitated because of this incident. Congress even directly impeached Anderson Lehman with no confidence. Although in the end, because of the Navy's strong support and the so-called evidence, it was too great.

Fake, the impeachment failed, but Anderson Lehman had been greatly affected and was no longer suitable to serve as the Chief of Staff of the First Fleet, and was eventually assigned by the Navy to teach at the Naval Academy.

On the contrary, Hoover Hanson, who came to power on the heels of Anderson Lehman, gained the attention of the hawkish forces in the Navy during the process of suppressing the colonial uprising. He rose through the ranks and eventually took the high position of Chief of Naval Staff.

The number three man in the navy, if not for the fact that he was not born into a noble family, might have been able to ascend to a higher position.

On the other hand, although Anderson Lehman's career has been affected, his talents are here after all. Even if he has entered the Naval Academy, which is commonly known as a nursing home, he can still shine. In the first year after entering, he proposed an adjustment.

The naval military system helped him with his thesis proposal, and he won a congressional award and became a professor at the academy.

In the third year, when the president of the Naval Academy retired, Anderson Lehman was designated as his successor through the relationships accumulated over the years. And for more than 40 years, Anderson Lehman has been the president of the Naval Academy.

He has trained nearly 80% to 90% of the current high, middle and low-level generals in the Kingdom's navy, which has actually expanded his influence invisibly.

A few years ago, the Navy's Chief of Logistics retired due to physical discomfort. Through his influence, Anderson Lehman obtained this civilian position that did not seem to have much status.

Although there are not many older generation generals in the Navy, these people are in high positions and know how bad the relationship between Anderson Lehman and Hoover Hanson is. Logically speaking, the two should not be placed in the same military system.

Inside, but the logistics position that Anderson Lehman held did not seem to be an important organizational unit, nor could it affect the powerful naval generals who held military power, so those talents did not block Anderson Lehman from taking the position when he first wanted it.

What is unexpected is that Anderson Lehman did not ask for this position casually. After taking up the position, he immediately carried out drastic reforms to the entire logistics department, which not only increased efficiency, but also made the accounts of the logistics department much clearer.

, and relied on this account to uncover many navy worms.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to clean up the Navy's moth, Anderson promptly proposed a Navy budget reform proposal to Congress and the Navy. In this reform proposal, he used a large number of facts to explain the flaws and shortcomings of the current Navy budget statistics.

And some subtle reforms have been carried out according to each end. Through these reforms, not only can the Navy's annual budget funds be reduced by more than 30%, but they can also be of great help to the Navy's overall command and deployment.

This proposal is almost perfect. Once implemented, it will solve the navy's current problem of redundant troops. In addition, it will also save the congressional government a considerable amount of expenditure every year.

So when the proposal was passed, Anderson Lehman, who knew the proposal best, naturally became the main executor and manager of the proposal.

After that, through the reforms in the proposal, the navy's originally scattered fleets were integrated, the control of the oceans was also improved, and the military expenditures consumed by the navy were also reduced a lot. In one year, the budgeted military expenditures for the previous year were even less.

The situation of running out.

For this reason, Anderson Lehman's influence on the Navy has grown exponentially, and he has become one of the most core figures in the Navy.

For the students of Anderson Lehman, it is a joyful thing for their dean to re-enter the decision-making level of the Navy, because everyone knows that as long as you have talent, regardless of your background, Anderson Lehman will spare no effort to promote him.

If you are recommended to the right position, you will not suffer too much unnecessary pressure, but for other people, the appearance of Anderson Lehman seems sad. These people are Hoover Hansen and his direct descendants.

Although Hoover Hansen is considered a high-ranking official in the Navy, he was not born into a noble family after all. Most of the naval generals he could win over were civilian generals, and their power was not very large.

As the third person, his authority and influence are obviously much less useful, and are not even as useful as the honorary title of Navy Hero.

Although Anderson Lehman hated Hoover Hanson, he was not in a hurry to attack Hoover Hanson directly. Instead, he pointed out some errors in the strategic plan submitted by Hoover Hanson in a very formal way.

Publicly vetoed Hoover Hanson's various proposals.

It would be fine if he used his identity to veto Hoover Hansen in a wild way. Once or twice, the Navy's top brass might consider his influence to pass, but over time they will definitely side with Hoover Hansen.

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However, his veto of the Hoover-Hanson proposal was all done according to formal procedures, and the reasons for the veto were extremely sufficient, and the loopholes he found in the proposal were also very correct. If he had not discovered it and implemented the proposal, he might have been able to veto it in a short time.

The overall structure of the navy will not be affected, but over time, it will cause the navy to fall into a state of division.

In addition, despite Anderson Lehman's conscious guidance, the Navy's top brass could feel that the loopholes in these proposals were a big trouble for them, but they could vaguely increase Hoover Hanson's influence and power in the Navy.

As a result, the majority of the Navy's top brass, who were from noble backgrounds, no longer had as much trust in Hoover Hanson as they did before.

Hoover Hansen also felt this. He knew very well that if he continued like this, he might be completely marginalized within the Navy, so while he still had a certain amount of power and influence, through lobbying and interest exchange, he

The plan he submitted for a general to enter politics was approved, and he also received support from the Navy, becoming the first senior naval general to officially enter the political arena.

Hoover Hanson's method was indeed effective. Although Anderson Lehman's influence in the Navy was very large, his influence in politics was much smaller. As expected, when Hoover Hanson began to run for Congress with the support of the Navy,

After becoming a member of the House of Commons, Anderson Lehman's suppression of him will no longer exist. He can also gradually expand his power in both the military and political circles through his dual identity as a member of the House of Commons and a retired naval general.

Anderson Lehman can naturally see Hoover Hansen's plan clearly, but he can't do anything because the top brass of the Navy have already had a profound conversation with him. If he does anything else at this time,

Then it may be difficult for him to gain support from the top brass of the Navy in the future.

The Navy's top brass, who were very aware of their enmity, even forcibly arranged a long vacation for Anderson Lehman to prevent him from causing trouble when he couldn't help but build momentum for Hoover Hansen's campaign again, so he could have some time during this time.

Kong stayed in the Navy Club for a long time.

Although Anderson Lehman was tied up by the top brass of the Navy, he didn't do anything because he knew very well that if Hoover Hansen succeeded in his campaign, he would also want to take revenge on Hoover Hansen through normal means.

It is almost impossible for Fo Hansen, unless he violates his own principles and uses other means.

Therefore, during his vacation, Anderson Lehman also did some things secretly, such as deliberately leaking some plans of naval generals to enter politics, which attracted the attention of Congress and the royal family. He also collected some useful information to prepare for the opportunity.

When appropriate, the secret will be handed over to Congress.

With this information, it may not be possible to convict Hoover Hansen in some cases, but at least it will be possible to peel off the layer of naval hero skin on his body and make him lose the greatest protection.
Chapter completed!