【412】White House reaction(1/2)
This huge news not only made the people who supported the Earl in San Francisco happy, but also quickly sent it along the telegram line connecting the East Coast of the United States.
Logically speaking, the tragedy of more than 300 deaths is definitely big news, but at this time, it can only be put aside by the White House and the Military Department on the East Coast... Because, at three o'clock in the morning, they were awakened by the telegram line:
The Forest Fleet was wiped out, with 1,100 crew members, only a few escaped with Benson, and the rest were buried at the bottom of the sea. The death number was estimated to be more than 900!
In comparison, it is nothing if a battalion of the 338e Division and a train were bombed into the sky.
Since President Harrison was awakened, he had been in a state of inconsideration for half an hour. He could not believe: six battleships, in just one day, were all... all, annihilated, destroyed,
?
That is the armored battleship that the United States does not have now!
The British are so powerful that the world is the invincible big guy who dominates the ocean. How can you say it is gone?
After Harrison's head was stunned and he finally resumed his thinking, his first sentence was: "Crazy, crazy, tell me quickly that the person who sent this telegram was a madman! The battleship was not sinking, right? It's the opposite.
, It was the Earl of Beihai that was sunk, and the Earl of Beihai was buried at the bottom of the sea. Yes, no, right?"
While busy, the staff answered to the president who seemed to be sitting in a baby chair and cried: "Unfortunately, Mr. President, in just half an hour, we received news from eight different channels. It was concluded that Benson
The Colonel's six battleships sink...more than 97.17% is, really!"
The White House's attention to the San Francisco bombing crisis has reached the highest peak since the North-South Civil War. If Harrison had not been to the Washington Base Camp and coordinate everything, I'm afraid that Major General Miller and his special investigation would not be visiting San Francisco.
The group is Harrison, the worried US president.
Therefore, there are many telegram lines connecting to the White House. In addition to the official power-up issued by Stevenson, the old city government on behalf of the San Francisco, there are other people who have sent back relevant messages from different angles.
All of this points to the fact that the British Navy General Ferrimante was captured, and the six battleships including the Gogol were really finished!
"Damn it, bastard, how did things develop like this?"
Harrison was so angry that he smashed the glass sculpture of the elephant on the table, like a baby with a pacifier deprived of his pacifier, shouting in a crying voice: "I remember, Miller didn't say that everything is in control of San Francisco, and he was in charge of the Earl of North Sea.
The personal and physical evidence are all ready, and soon the 338e Department will take over San Francisco and even the entire California defense... Why, why did it seem that I had just had a sleep when things turned around 180 degrees?!"
"Ahem, Your Excellency the President, it should be two sleeps. Our communication with Miller has somehow been interrupted for a day, seeing that you are busy. So I didn't report..."
"Bah, now you are not struggling with one or two sleeps!"
Harrison was furious and kicked the broken-mouthed private secretary away, cursing: "Explain the detailed information about this matter to me, otherwise everyone can quit their job and go home to sleep!"
Can this not be the case?
Can the situation be worse than this?
The British warships sank in the American waters. This is a surging fire that cannot be wrapped in paper. President Harrison can imagine that it will come one after another, from the strong pressure from the UK. His side is now like standing in endlessly, full of
On the ice surface of the spider crack, move on its own or not. The next moment, the ice surface may break, and you will fall into the ice sea, freeze into a popsicle, and stay awake!
"According to our analysis, this is what happened..."
The chief of staff picked up a piece of paper and reported to the furious President: "Major General Miller was held hostage... Benson's fleet was forced to retreat one kilometer... Hundreds of cargo ships left the port... The battleship of the Earl of North Sea took the opportunity to escape, Ban
Sen followed... By the afternoon, the battleship of the Earl of North Sea returned intact, while none of Benson's six battleships returned... General Ferrimant also became a prisoner under the ranks!"
"Tell me something meaningful! Cao, is this your analysis? It is clearly a simple superposition of information from various channels!"
While listening, Harrison collected the original telegram and roared: "Can anyone tell me how Benson's six battleships disappeared? Did they really sink? Can anyone analyze it and tell me how it is.
Only by using a fleet without battleships can we wipe out six first-class iron-armored battleships in one day?! Ah, who has the ability to do this?? Say, are you all having a good time?!"
"Well, this is indeed incredible, but according to the electricity issued by the San Francisco city government, it is still possible."
The chief of staff was sprayed downwards, and after a while, he raised his head and said carefully.
"What is possible, say! God appears?"
Harrison obviously didn't see the power, so he simply slapped a stack of telegrams on the table, gasping for the chief of staff to report.
"The Earl of North Sea had already boarded the Gogol, but because of the internal strife between Colonel Benson and Ferrymante... all six battleships sank!"
The chief of staff repeated the information on the telephone, and while he said that he felt like he was telling a fairy tale.
Will anyone believe such absurd content?
Those who believe in it must be zinc deficiency!
"Oh, so that's it..."
Unexpectedly, Harrison held his chin with his hands and nodded suddenly. Suddenly, the people in the entire presidential office almost dropped their chins!
Really believe it?
Are you crazy?
"Good reason, what a good reason. Gentle it and just return it to the British ambassador!"
Of course Harrison is not 'really ill-brained'. He nodded, pointed at an aide, and ordered him to process this 'fairy tale'. It is necessary to use brainstorming to make this unseen sea strife, and to detail
Restored the land.
For example, who fired the fire first and how many shots were fired?
For example, which reservoir was hit by the shells and how many times did they explode?
For example, the Earl of North Sea fired a few torpedoes? The luck was so good that it happened to blow through the weakest armor of the battleship...
After doing this, Harrison's face turned gloomy again. He said: "No matter what the real reason for the destruction of the Benson fleet, now in San Francisco, no one can control the Earl of North Sea. He has regained the strategic advantage! He said he would give it to him.
You agree with him for his crime and shirk all his faults. Now who can tell me what to do? How to deal with this endgame? Should the White House issue an announcement to apologize to the Earl of North Sea?"
I remember when the bombardment crisis just happened, telegrams from European countries flew like snowflakes. President Harrison, who was under great pressure, had decided to severely punish Colonel Benson, who was arguing for his proposition. Moreover, he did reach a conclusion with the military boss.
In the agreement, Major General Miller led a special investigation team to mediate. No matter how much the cost is, Benson's ship must retreat. As for the Earl of North Sea, let him be free for a while.
However, who knew that when Major General Miller arrived in San Francisco, things were turning around, and surviving sailors came forward to testify against the Earl of North Sea!
He sank five American destroyers and drowned hundreds of American sailors!
He really committed a tremendous crime!
Harrison and the Military Affairs Office learned the news. They were so happy that they decided to send the 338e Division to reinforce in the name of the Military Affairs Office, striving to take down San Francisco before European countries have a greater response.
The Earl of North Sea took it and put the charge of sinking the five destroyers on the Earl of North Sea!
Make this case a Nanshan Iron Case!
As long as the case becomes an ironclad case, the White House represented by Harrison has sufficient reasons to deal with the inquiries from Europe!
Later, the declaration of "Abolishing the Exclusion of China Act" shouted by the Earl of North Sea and the news that Leland Stanford announced in public that he participated in the election for the governor of California reached the White House, and President Harrison was even more determined to "kill death" the Earl of North Sea and others.
Thoughts: It was Jianzhou in Alaska, but now it is Baohua's rights! This Earl of North Sea was sent by the devil Satan. He was specifically for doing the right thing to me, Harrison? You must be killed, nnd, you must seize this opportunity.
Slap him to death!
In the next few days, the news from the telegram seemed to indicate that the situation was moving towards the collapse of the Earl of North Sea: the Earl sector stock price plummeted, the Rothschild Bank closed the door to the Earl of North Sea, the local wealthy people in San Francisco and some*
*Politicians organized a march to put pressure on the Earl of North Sea... Harrison was so happy that he couldn't stop talking. He just looked forward to when the Earl of North Sea would surrender. It would be better to escort Washington to accept his interrogation!
However, everything has reversed today. Damn, is the British battleship a paper tiger?
It was actually destroyed by several torpedoes!?
The chief of staff considered it and said, "His Excellency President, things are not too bad yet... Well, although the Benson fleet is destroyed and the sea blockade of San Francisco is no longer there, we still have 338e divisions, according to the telegram I received yesterday
, In a few hours, the 338e Division will enter San Francisco. The situation has not yet gotten out of control and is still in our control... right, General Wolson?"
Wolson is the current supreme leader of the military headquarters, and the 338e Division is also his former direct division. Therefore, he said confidently: "The British ships are not reliable, but the 338e Division is still very reliable. The American and Metz
The military achievements at the border are proof of their reputation... Please order the President to announce that San Francisco temporarily enters federal military control state!"
Military control state, as the name suggests, is that the army takes over the city instead of the government and controls all resources. This is usually an order that can only be issued during war periods. If Harrison issues this presidential order, it means that the White House has made a statement and is completely on the side of the Earl of the North Sea.
Opposing side!
There is no room for maneuver!
Harrison knew it was amazing and said in shock: "Military, military control status? General Wolson, are you sure?"
Wolson said confidently: "Don't hesitate, Your Excellency the President, please give an order. If the 338e Division does not receive complete authorization, it will not be able to catch the Earl of the North Sea! Now the Benson fleet can no longer count on it, so it can only rely on me.
The Land Warrior is here!"
"But, military control...or, that..."
Harrison was a politician after all, and he didn't have the courage to slap in his boat. He rubbed his temples and was very hesitant.
"According to information, Miller has fallen into the hands of the Earl of North Sea. Even if the President does not issue a military order, the Earl of North Sea will have enough witnesses to question the Congress and our military department afterwards!"
Wolson smiled and said, "Actually, we have no way out... I believe that the 338e division will perfectly resolve this crisis. The Earl of North Sea will never expect that we will take over with thunder.
San Francisco. As long as he stays in San Francisco now, we will be 100% sure that he will stay in San Francisco forever!”
After hesitation, Harrison, who was on the same rope as Walson, still issued a presidential order: San Francisco, enters federal military control. All matters will be left to the 338e Division! Violators committed treason!
Without further ado, this presidential order was sent out via a telegram before dawn, and it was powered on the entire channel!
The time is about 5:10, which is ironic. This is less than ten minutes after the 338e Division's troops transport train was exploded...
At 9:35 am on June 5, the busy White House received the bad news that all soldiers from a battalion of the 338e Division died due to the derailment of the train. The entire presidential office suddenly fell into a dead silence like the end of the world.
"Dead, all dead?"
To be continued...