strictlysupreme Chapter 746: Overall battle!
Chapter 746: Overall battle!
Inside the top-secret war briefing room, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was almost suffocating.
Only the roar of the Eagle Sauce Commander Howell echoed, like the roar of a trapped beast.
"Trash! A bunch of trash!"
President Howell crumpled up a battle damage assessment report marked "Top Secret" and threw it hard in the face of General Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The documents scattered and fell like snowflakes, and the shocking numbers on each page were silently mocking everyone present.
"Hundreds of billions of dollars in military spending every year! Tell me, what does all this money go to?"
Howell's face flushed crimson, and the veins in his neck bulged with anger.
"Did you buy a bunch of expensive toys that look good but don't work?"
"Our M1A1 tanks, our Super Hornets, our proud Aegis systems, are like children's building blocks in front of those damn Dragon Country weapons!"
He grabbed the sterling silver water cup on the table and slammed it to the ground with a loud, sharp sound.
The purified water soaked the expensive carpet and the polished leather shoes of several generals, but no one dared to move.
"Before in Stalingrad, we faced the elite troops of the Dragon Kingdom. Although we lost, at least we were able to fight back!"
Howell's roar continued.
"But what about this time? This time, the Dragon Nation didn't even take action themselves! They just provided Yugoslavia with some weapons, some weird things we didn't even know what they were, and they beat us to a pulp!"
"More than 30,000 soldiers and three aircraft carrier battle groups!"
"Tell me, does this mean that any country in the future can easily crush the Eagle Sauce by simply buying weapons from the Dragon Nation?"
A dead silence fell in the meeting room. The generals and congressmen were speechless.
What can they say? The facts are right before their eyes, and any excuses seem pale and powerless.
The military and technological strength demonstrated by Longguo has completely exceeded their understanding, forming a generational advantage that is almost a dimensionality reduction attack.
Howell paced back and forth in the conference room like a caged beast.
His breathing was heavy, and his eyes were filled with anger, unwillingness, and a hint of imperceptible fear.
He knew that this failure would be an indelible stain on his political career and could also be a turning point in the decline of the Eagle Sauce's global hegemony.
No! He couldn't let that happen!
Howell stopped abruptly, a look of crazy determination flashing in his eyes.
He slowly scanned everyone present, his voice low and hoarse, yet with a chilling firmness:
“This can’t go on any longer.”
He walked to the huge world map and pointed his finger heavily at the location of Dragon Country.
"The Dragon Nation's current development has far exceeded our tolerance. Their technology and military strength are expanding at a speed we cannot comprehend."
"If we don't take action now, when they are truly fully grown, the whole world will be at their feet!"
"Mr. President, what do you mean..." Secretary of Defense Thompson asked cautiously.
"This is no longer an ordinary country. We must strike hard!" Howell's voice was firm. "We must completely interrupt the development of Dragon Country! At any cost!"
Johnson, the hawkish chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee from Texas, immediately echoed this.
"Mr. President is right! We must teach Longguo a profound lesson!"
"I suggest that we immediately launch a strategic bombing campaign against Dragon Country to destroy their industrial bases and military facilities!"
"No!" Howell flatly rejected the proposal. His eyes became unusually calm and terrifying. "That would be too easy for them."
"Besides, our strategic bombers may not be able to penetrate their damn air defense network."
He took a deep breath and said in a tone that sounded almost dreamy, "Since we are temporarily behind in technology, let us return to the most primitive form of warfare."
"Let's crush them completely with the thing that Eagle Sauce is most proud of!"
“Mr. President, you mean…”
"Total war!" Howell's eyes flashed with fanaticism.
"Just like we did to Sakura Country back then! Mobilize all our industrial might, mobilize all our human resources, use endless planes, tanks, and warships, and completely submerge Dragon Country in a sea of steel!"
"No matter how advanced their technology is, can it withstand our tens of thousands of production lines? No matter how elite their soldiers are, can they be more numerous than our millions of mobilized troops?"
There was a sound of gasps in the conference room.
Everyone was shocked by President Howell's crazy plan.
A full-scale war with the Dragon Kingdom? What would that mean? It would mean the entire country would enter a wartime state, the economy would be fully converted to military production, and millions of young people would be sent to the battlefield.
This will be a huge gamble, betting on the destiny of the United States for the next few decades.
"I order!" Howell did not give anyone a chance to think or refute, and announced in an unquestionable, almost dictatorial tone, "From today on, the whole country is in a state of emergency! Immediately activate the Defense Production Act, and all large companies must give priority to accepting military orders!"
"At the same time," he glanced at the generals present, "issue a conscription order to the entire country!"
"First, recruit one million male citizens between the ages of 18 and 25! I don't care what method you use, within three months, I want to see a well-trained army of one million assembled!"
"In the next few days, I will submit a bill to Congress to formally declare war on the Dragon Kingdom! The entire Eagle Sauce will enter a full-scale wartime state! All resources and all manpower will serve one goal—"
"Completely defeat the Dragon Nation, destroy their war potential, and ensure the Eagle Sauce's global leadership for the next hundred years!"
Howell's words exploded in the conference room like a bombshell.
Some hard-line congressmen and generals showed excitement in their eyes, while other relatively rational officials looked worried, but no one dared to openly oppose the president's decision at this time.
Against the backdrop of Yugoslavia's disastrous defeat and nationwide outrage, any "weak" remarks could be regarded as "treason."
The meeting ended in a depressing and fanatical atmosphere.
Through this crazy decision, President Howell seemed to have regained his confidence and power as the leader of the world hegemony.
He believed that with the Eagle Sauce's unparalleled industrial strength and population base, it would be able to ultimately defeat and defeat any enemy, just like it did in World War II...