U.S. Requests Peace?
Chapter 264:U.S. Requests Peace?
In the midday sun in the White House, everyone almost ignored the warm noon of the sun, because the heart is cold, so that everyone has a deep frustration and frustration.
Even the sunny office of the president is full of gloom.
The United States entered the war until now, a year has passed, not only has there been no upswing in the European battlefield, but the interests of the United States in the Pacific have also been lost.
The Red Guards took control of the entire South Pacific, Japan controlled the entire northwest Pacific Ocean, and the United States was only one of the lonely Midway islands in the Pacific, and was facing the threat of Japan.
The mainland, already occupied by five states, the U.S. Army and Air Force, paid an unprecedented price for casualties, and could not defeat the invaders.
The most desperate thing is that the industry on which the United States depends has been destroyed by unprecedented damage, and the Red Guard Corps has not stopped for half a year of bombing all the industries in the United States.
Every day is a large-scale bombing, which not only caused huge casualties, but also let the industrial level of the United States fall again and again, in the past three months, the United States has not launched a new ship, let alone a warship.
A large number of ships under construction, all destroyed in shipyards, 85 percent of the country's industry, forced to close, and even U.S. troops, are facing the point of being unequipped.
The large number of soldiers recruited in society, the social unrest and consequences, coupled with war and blockade, has also caused the economy to decline sharply for several months.
The war has reached a threat to the survival of the US government, but the internal factors are not the most worrying result, but the United States has been surrounded.
The main areas of the western coast were occupied, the main areas in the south were occupied, and two huge iron pliers had surrounded the United States, and in the Atlantic Ocean, the fleet of the Red Guard Navy also completely blocked the east coast of the United States.
The British fleet, which had been wanted to support, was also held back by the German fleet.
Apart from fleeing to Canada, the United States has no way out.
Time is running out for the United States.
The people in the office of the president at this time are the highest members of the executive branch and the military.
The door of the office was pushed open, and the secretary of the president pushed Roosevelt into the office.
Roosevelt in a wheelchair, is dozing, put on the wheelchair armrest of the right hand, is also slightly shaking.
No one was angry, and everyone in the room knew that their president had almost saved a few months ago, high blood pressure, new home failure, and severe bronchitis, which made it difficult for Roosevelt to maintain control of his body like normal people.
In the afternoon, Congress will hold a meeting, and everyone present will be present to work for the last war for the United States.
They must convince everyone in the U.S. Congress to do everything in their power to fight the invaders to the end, rather than easily giving up.
The results of the polls in recent months have made everyone present quite dissatisfied, and there are many anti-war factions among the members of Congress who represent public opinion.
In particular, the anti-war sentiment that has begun to rise in domestic society is rapidly breeding, and a large number of army casualties on the front line have brought a lot of war-weary emotions.
At the secretary's call, Roosevelt slowly woke up, a little sober, and then said: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, what time is it?"
"Mr. President, it's almost noon."
Roosevelt said, “There is still time to tell you the latest situation.”
As soon as the voice came out, the Cabinet Minister first said: “Mr. President, one third of the members of Congress have agreed to peace talks with the enemy, who believe that if they are willing to pay the price, they can withdraw the enemy and end this war.”
Vice President Wallace went on to say, “With some people being very naïve, but with the current situation in the United States, it is becoming more and more important, and if the war continues to fail, there will be more support for this argument, and most of the members of Congress are faltering.”
Secretary of the Army Woodlin said in a bit of anger: "These damned moths should all be sent to the Supreme Court for treason."
Lehi, chief of staff of the Army and Navy, said more rationally: "At present, the U.S. military can fight a war, there are not many troops left, even if the war continues, it is difficult for us to reverse the situation in a short time, the only tactic that can be used at present is to learn the guerrilla warfare of the Orientals, which will speed up the work of surviving industries underground, perhaps we will fight a guerrilla war for more than a decade, but I am afraid that the whole United States will not have much room for us."
Leahy’s words made everyone very serious, the repeated defeats of the U.S. Army, and the Air Force no longer had a flying machine to use.
The enemies who control the entire air power of the United States can be said to be almost freedom of entry and exit in the United States.
These are not the choice that the Americans are willing to make, the front line of the decisive battle, the U.S. military is helpless to send the newly trained troops to the battlefield.
Because if the enemy is not stopped, more than half of the United States, now, has fallen.
In this war environment, even the United States cannot continue to lose more troops.
There have been four million troops lost, and in addition to the hundreds of thousands of troops on the African battlefield, the United States is now able to fight the troops, no more than two million.
And to defend a huge country, the U.S. military has long been powerless.
Once the enemy launches a full-scale attack again, the United States may face a total collapse.
Nor is it that the U.S. Congress is willing to seek peace, but that the situation is already quite dangerous, and if the army cannot win the war, it is not shameful to seek peace in order to avoid paying a heavier price.
In this regard, Lehi's attitude and position have played a very important role.
In fact, when Lehi heard Lehi, everyone was silent, and those present knew the gravity of the situation.
Whether it is seeking peace or war, it is difficult to make a choice, and if it is a guerrilla war, the US government is afraid that it will not exist.
If we seek peace, the price that the United States will pay is unprecedentedly huge, and this is not what the United States can bear.
“If we don’t even have a clear conclusion, let me convince Congress.”Roosevelt said in a strong voice.
Lehi breathed deeply and said: “If the basis of the need for peace is based on the territorial integrity of the United States, it may be possible to talk about it and be able to win more time in the least possible, because it is inferred that the enemy is likely to launch another round of all-out attacks, and if we cannot suspend the situation before the enemy attacks, we will lose more land.”
Comments
No comments yet. Be the first to comment on this chapter!