Chapter 577 The American Emperor is unbearable to fight
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Tremor!
The earth is shaking!
Everything in the world was trembling violently!
Is it an earthquake?
Deafening explosions continued to sound.
What does this smell like?
The air was filled with a suffocating smell of gunpowder, mixed with the stench of burning corpses.
These smells constantly stimulated his breathing.
In the city, people were running. Children who had lost their parents were sitting on the ground crying. Mothers who had lost their children were wandering the streets like ghosts, and then were blown up into the air amidst the roar of bombs.
.
Even the hell described by Dante is nothing more than that.
What appeared before him was a hell, a burning hell.
This hell is not only burning, it is collapsing!
Everything within sight was razed to the ground!
There are burning flames and collapsed wreckage everywhere!
ruins.
What appeared in front of him were the remains of a huge building. From the Roman-style dome that was broken into two sections and had been smoked to a charred color, you could see how majestic it once was.
That's the Capitol Building!
It is the Capitol Building that George Washington himself laid the foundation for! Now this Capitol Building has become ruins, and the white stone pillars have turned black.
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The area around the Capitol was littered with corpses, mostly darker ones.
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When he woke up from the nightmare, McClellan felt that his back was covered in cold sweat!
This is a nightmare, but this nightmare is real!
"Now everyone is shouting for revenge. In Congress, members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are angrily shouting for revenge and shouting for a declaration of war. But what happens after the declaration of war?"
Closing his eyes, McClellan's heart was filled with fear, as he seemed to see the scene he saw in his nightmare again.
"Target - Versailles" left an indelible impression on his heart that day, and what was more fatal?
It was the Ming Empire that bombarded Los Angeles!
Thousands of people were killed and injured!
Not only did they bombard Los Angeles, but they also arrested hundreds of American citizens!
"America has never been so insulted!"
"They not only destroyed our city and killed our people, but also trampled on our dignity!"
This face hurts from being hit!
If there hadn't been that movie, if there hadn't been the destruction of Versailles, if there hadn't been the airship...
McClellan will definitely go to Congress and give a passionate speech and a declaration of war, but now?
What should we do now?
Declare war?
Then wait for Washington, New York to be destroyed?
In fact, he himself knew very well that even without that movie and the airship, McLaren also understood very well that the United States today is simply no match for the Ming Empire.
He said he understood it, but even those members of Congress knew this fact very clearly. Even now the United States declares war on the Ming Empire at all costs, what will happen next?
It is very possible that the scene in the movie will happen. It is not very likely, but it will definitely happen.
Everyone is very clear about this. Even if they keep talking about mobilizing militia, what next?
Should we let those militiamen swim to the Ming Empire in South America?
As for occupying the Ming Empire's land in North America, don't even think about it. Once they really occupy British Columbia, the Ming Empire will definitely send their navy to bombard New York. Bombard any coastal city.
And destroy every American merchant ship.
The saddest thing about all this is that the United States has no power to fight back and can only watch helplessly being beaten.
"Mr. President, Secretary Schofield is here!"
When the Secretary of War walked in, McClellan immediately and enthusiastically invited him to sit down.
"John, how is the situation now?"
"Mr. President, I have ordered General Grant to lead 30,000 troops through the railway into the West. As long as Congress agrees, they can attack British Columbia at any time and seize all land including Alaska, where they only have less than 3,000 troops in total!"
As Minister of War, Schofield reacted extremely quickly. After learning about the Ming Empire's artillery bombardment, he responded immediately.
In fact, his reaction was nothing more than that. It was just to let those politicians see that the army was indeed taking action.
"Mr. President, please rest assured that we are confident of defeating them on land!"
On land?
McClellan was sensitive to the subtext of his words and asked.
"What about at sea? Can we stop their fleet at sea?"
"Mr. President, our navy now only has 52 warships, and they are all wooden-hulled warships, but they have the most powerful ironclad fleet in the entire American continent! Mr. President, a few years ago, I said that unless
The United States is willing to become a third-rate country, otherwise we must build a powerful armored fleet, but most people believe that the United States is safe and does not need a huge fleet at all, but what about now?"
Facing the president's inquiry, Minister Schofield said in an indignant tone.
"Now the armored ships of the Ming Empire are bombarding our city and killing our people. They even set foot on our land, but we can only watch all this. We can send a fleet, but the result will be a disaster
Sexually speaking, as the Minister of War, I do not agree with sending out the fleet. This is simply asking them to die!"
The reason why he was so dissatisfied was because as early as the end of the war, when faced with Congress's move to dismantle the navy on a large scale, he had repeatedly warned, but his warnings were ignored. Now, his fleet is fine.
It’s a slap in the face, but what about the United States?
The United States can only stick out its face and let others hit it, because it has no way to fight back! So all the United States can do now is stick out its face and let others hit it.
"Now, even if their fleet comes to the sea off New York, they can bombard our city at will. Our forts use old Rodman cannons, and our fleet is a wooden-hulled warship. Compared with them,
Our Navy is stuck in the last century, Mr. President."
The Secretary of War's complaints made McClellan feel helpless.
On one side, members of Congress are clamoring for revenge, and on the other side, there is the reality that the U.S. national defense is not living up to expectations.
what to do?
"If we declare war, can we defeat the Ming Empire?"
Looking at his Secretary of War again, McClellan asked.
"Mr. President, our troops can occupy British Columbia at the beginning of the war, and then it can only be left to God! Maybe we will win in the end, but what is certain is that at the beginning of the war, our coastal cities will definitely be destroyed by them.
Their naval guns were destroyed, and of course they also had airships. The price we would pay by then would be extremely heavy."
As a soldier, Schofield is very aware of the strength of the United States. The current military strength of the United States is simply ridiculous.
"So, war doesn't seem to be the best option!"
The answer is obvious, McClellan thought for a moment, and then sighed helplessly.
"But now the public's anger..."
Pacing around the office, McClellan said.
"Before this, on the East Coast, people's dissatisfaction was directed at the massacre of Chinese people in Los Angeles, but now their anger is due to the atrocities of the Ming Empire's navy. If we do not declare war, it will inevitably cause a new round of political chaos.
crisis."
McClellan's tone was full of helplessness. This was his second term. He had ended the Civil War at the expense of division. Now, facing the bombardment of the Ming Empire, he seemed extremely at a loss.
It's a declaration of war.
Or just endure it all silently?
No matter what choice you make, you must pay a corresponding price for that choice. And some prices are definitely not something a country can bear.
What should we do now?
Could it be that just like now, you are really just sticking your face out to let the Ming Empire get a good beating?