Street offices are probably the most distinctive grassroots government organizations in China. Many yellow-skinned and white-hearted banana "free people" always contempt them, believing that it is just the lowest level of government lackeys. However, it is undeniable that as the most dense and smallest power organization scattered on China, street offices are closely related to people's livelihood and can closely grasp the thinking direction and information sources among the people. Especially in terms of people's control and mastery, no one can match them.

Americans’ boldness and adventure are truly reflected in journalists. Although the Capitol Hill base was severely punished for foreign intruders during the construction process, it could not stop the curious eyes of civilians and the outside world. Every day, several journalists or adventurers who entered without permission were caught. The companions waiting outside contacted the media through hotlines. The arrested journalists soon appeared on TV and newspapers as "heroes". Naturally, the people became more and more concerned about what the government was.

During the entire construction of the Capitol Hill base, more than 20,000 people broke into the cordon. Many were shot dead on the spot, and many were imprisoned. The US government also wanted to use iron fist and iron-blooded means to carry out high-pressure control, but it aroused a stronger rebound among the local people. In the end, even some National Guard members joined in and confronted the government outside the base through the barbed wire.

The president and the defense minister at that time were very troubled by this. There were too many guns scattered among the people. The civilians were not less armed than the military. Although they knew that the virus would break out in a few years, now, no one can bear the responsibility of issuing orders to the military and shooting civilians.

The civilians' counterattack became increasingly fierce, and trucks carrying various building materials into Capitol Hill were constantly intercepted. As a last resort, the president had to declare that the surrounding area of ​​the base was a restricted area, allowing soldiers to shoot and kill those who were treasonable without interrogation.

From the perspective of the ruler of the country, it is not surprising that such orders were issued. But the reaction of the people was too strong. The more the government concealed, the more curious the people were about the Capitol Hill base. Influenced by this thinking, merchants who supplied materials to the military began to refuse cooperation, and the transport convoys were always attacked on the road. Even soldiers had questions about the tasks they undertake. They felt that the US government was not on the side of the people at all, but acted as a murderer.

The progress of the construction of the Capitol Hill base was inevitably delayed. The anxious president and his staff spent a lot of energy and time on dealing with civilians. So much so that when the virus broke out, only 75% of the entire base construction was completed.

The Supreme Joint Command is a huge separate compartment. The exterior decoration here is completely made of transparent high-intensity bulletproof glass. The building's vestibule is very wide and has plenty of light, like the most advanced hotel. Walking into the vestibule, six channels connected to it make this place a real maze. Between the various departments and laboratories, tactical commands and arsenals, you can't find the real direction without anyone leading it or without street signs.

Admiral Anderson is a tall man with elegant appearance and grayish-white and hard hair, and his face full of traces of the wind and frost of years, showing that he is no longer young. But age is often associated with qualifications. With the five-star general badge on both sides of his shoulders, he has received the extremely respectful gaze of young people, and countless followers who are willing to obey orders.

This was an urgent meeting. Connecting with Anderson, there were only six attendees.

The room was small enough to accommodate less than twenty chairs. Everyone, including Anderson, had a very serious expression on their faces, and the atmosphere became dull as people silenced.

I just received news from the Miami base: Lieutenant General Sterling and the submarine transporting the Chinese evolved people lost the news. The base launched an emergency plan and sent out submarine combat troops and the Truman aircraft carrier battle group. When they approached the Bermuda Triangle area, they encountered strong electromagnetic disturbance. The Alexanda and Paitoka submarines sank, and the personnel losses are being counted.

Major General Moon, who was in his forties, first broke his silence: "Are there any traces of fighting at the scene? Have you found armed ships from other countries or forces? Is there a certain group responsible for this?"

Major General Horowitz, the head of the intelligence department, took off his glasses, took out his handkerchief from his pocket and wiped it slowly, and shook his head speechlessly.

Those who are eligible to sit in this room have had contact with the Atlantis. Although the room can accommodate more people, there are only seven chairs next to the circular conference table.

There is another vacant seat belonging to Sterling.

The participants did not know that Sterling was dead. The undersea pyramid was completely blocked by Wang Qinian, and the strong electromagnetic storm made the radio waves unable to be transmitted normally. All the officers and soldiers on the US submarine were killed on the spot. Even if the researchers around Wang Qinian were secret agents, they could not release any news.

No one kept asking questions.

As contacts, they all knew very well the role of the Atlantis in the virus outbreak. Since they could not enter the Bermuda Triangle Sea Area, the two submarines suddenly sank in an unknown situation, and no other forces were attacking... The problem is already obvious. The undersea pyramid has been closed and the safe waterway has been blocked again. There has become a grave that human machinery cannot involve.

"Why is this happening?"

Major General Moon frowned, his high nose bridge and deep eye sockets made his facial expression look sinister and cold: "We have reached an agreement with the Atlantis, and we have been acting according to their requirements. We have always given the highest etiquette to those messengers. We have never disobeyed them, personnel, supplies, equipment, and all the requirements were met. But they actually closed the pyramid under the sea?"

No one questioned Major General Moen's words. These words were almost the common idea of ​​everyone. Since the outbreak of the virus, the messenger has taken away six American evolved people. Although he was reluctant to leave, the United States has no choice. According to the military's intention, those evolved people should devote themselves to the battle against abandoned cities and achieve the greatest effect. But they were taken away like this and they could not refuse the requests made by the Atlantis.

Virus outbreaks are a global disaster. Overall, the losses of Americans can only be considered ordinary in the early stages of the virus outbreak. This is largely due to the policy of loose weapons holding by the people. Clumsy zombies only caused panic at the beginning. People with a large number of guns quickly mastered the correct way to kill zombies. Many people fled the city, and more people chose to stay. They did not believe in prophecies such as the end of the world, and believed that they could kill all the zombies and rebuild their homes.

During that period, there were no truly abandoned cities in the United States. Even in the densely populated megacities like New York, there were still a large number of people gathered. They lived by collecting food scattered in the city, and even lost thousands of zombies and regained some of the occupied neighborhoods. This situation was not completely transformed until the second time the virus mutated, that is, the zombies turned into blood corpses and humanoids. The people who were guarding the city found that they had made a big mistake. They did not leave in time, and highly evolved mutant creatures had used them as food sources.

A new collapse and panic began. This chaos should have been experienced a year ago. Now, the mutant creatures block the streets of the city. They pulled survivors out of closed rooms and used the cruelest way to eat. Survivors can do nothing except screams and wails.

The situation at the Capitol Hill base is not much better. According to the design before the virus outbreak, this huge base should have at least 20,000 soldiers to exert its basic defensive effect. However, it is the Americans who have always set up a large number of military bases overseas. Despite the evidence that the existence of the Atlantis, the military and government leaders still have luck with the outbreak. They believe that a large number of overseas bases should not be given up, and that the garrisons in those places must still be maintained. Only in this way can we continue to have the deterrence and power of the world's most powerful country after the virus crisis is lifted.

Admiral Anderson is the highest-ranking figure among all contacts. Including Lieutenant General Sterling, who was killed by Su Hao, a total of seven generals participated in the entire "contact" incident. They claimed to be "angels". Anderson was angry at the ridiculous resolutions of the government and military leaders, repeatedly demanding the retraction of the troops from overseas bases and concentrate them in various bases in the country for defense. However, many people think this idea is not feasible. Isn't it? We have the most advanced weapons in the world, the most powerful army, and our soldiers are one to ten, what else can we be invincible?

General Anderson was almost completely crazy at that time. At that time, he was still a lieutenant general, running between the president's office and the secretary of defense office at all costs, using a large amount of data to show that thermonuclear weapons must be absolutely banned, and the disaster caused by the virus outbreak far exceeded expectations. In the end, he failed to persuade anyone and failed to get the most desired result.

Although a large number of National Guard members were gathered after the outbreak of the virus, the defensive power of the Capitol Hill base was only more than 30,000 soldiers. This number continued to increase with time, and a large number of new recruits recruited from civilians continued to fill the gaps. Now, the armed forces of the entire base have reached 110,000.

This number looks a lot, but in fact it doesn't have any effect.

All defense lines on the East and West Coasts were all destroyed, and dense urban agglomerations led to a large number of mutant creatures. Americans who advocated freedom and democracy had no interest in joining the army. They would rather deal with mutant creatures in their own ways than obey government instructions, assemble within the prescribed scope, and build defense lines.

At this point, General Anderson really envied the Chinese and Russians. They could actually organize up to tens of millions of troops in a short period of time. The number was still increasing. Especially the Chinese, the defense lines in the east and north were very strong, and the newly formed Western Theater Command also achieved remarkable results. They actually occupied a super-large abandoned city and annihilated all the mutated creatures in the city. If it were the United States, it would be unimaginable.

Many people within the military expressed doubts about China's achievements, but General Anderson thought it was true. Military satellites captured many pictures of Kunming City, where a large number of civilians had moved in, abandoned vehicles and debris on the streets were being removed, a large number of fields outside the city began to cultivate, and reservoirs in the surrounding areas also detected the release effect of the energy with electricity.

The "global strategy" imagined by the President and Secretary of Defense has been ruined. The virus outbreak has had an irreparable serious impact on all overseas bases. The Navy and Army have lost more than 300,000 soldiers, Air Force pilots have lost 60%, and countless abandoned and damaged equipment.

If overseas troops could be recovered in time at that time, relying on the strong defense capabilities of the base city, the losses would definitely not be so heavy.

Building a line of defense is just empty talk. Now, the sparsely populated western region has become a recognized safety zone. The Pentagon has set up a garrison area on the edge of the Nevada desert. Three mechanics and two armored divisions are responsible for the defense. Admiral Anderson visited there two months ago and found that the so-called fortifications were just bunkers and barbed wire with steel and concrete structures. Even the minefield laying task was only one-third completed. You must know that this project has been constructed two years ago.

The shortage of troops is more serious than expected. The five divisions have less than 60,000 staff members. Although the Ministry of National Defense has issued first-level enhancement potions to all soldiers, and even expanded the scope of drug distribution to some civilians. However, this approach obviously does not have much effect on improving the combat effectiveness of the troops. The soldiers are still not used to it and even refuse to fight with mutant creatures. They prefer to use advanced weapons to kill mutant creatures.

It should be admitted that the US military is indeed ahead of other countries in terms of equipment and allocation. In particular, the number of combat machinery used by individual weapons and armored units is far greater than any known army. Soldiers obviously do not have the concept of sacrificing their lives in battle. Their image is far from being in line with the image of tall and heroic in the conscription propaganda film. Like the Chinese, the lower-level officers and soldiers of the US military also do not understand why artillery fire cannot be covered in abandoned cities. However, they cannot be as thorough as the Chinese in executing orders.

Since the outbreak of the virus, almost all US troops have used long-range artillery fire to attack abandoned cities. Although the Ministry of Defense dealt with the parties involved in the first time and made the reasons public, the soldiers and officers did not buy it. There was even a strange incident in which new recruits refused to inject enhancement potion. The reason was very simple. They believed that once the potion was injected, they had to rush through the abandoned city with the carbon battle axe to fight with mutant creatures. This was not the result they were willing to see.

The easiest way to kill mutant creatures is to use guns, fire guns, and throw bombs with planes instead of rushing forward and fighting desperately.

Repeated persuasion and strict supervision within the army were ineffective. Admiral Anderson also felt extremely impressed. When he issued an order to the defense engineers on schedule, the other party claimed that doing so was an infringement of his human rights. The guild where he was located would protest against the Ministry of Defense, which might even cause all workers to go on strike.

As for the nonsense of soldiers, almost everyone was clamoring about "Why don't you use long-range artillery fire", "Why don't you send out air force bombing", "Where is our aircraft carrier formation?" But if you think about it carefully, they are used to winning with their weapons and technology advantages. Bloody and painful hand-to-hand combat is not the mainstream in the minds of American soldiers. It just goes to die in vain, and is far from reaching the power of a shell or a bomb.

The most common sentence Admiral Anderson heard during that time was: "Why don't you go up and fight to the death yourself? Why do you want me to go up and die?"

In order to gather civilians, the Ministry of Defense ordered that all base cities must provide food and water to refugees in their areas.

In the eyes of Americans, this is a natural thing. Of course, the amount of rations is far from as many as you imagined, and the variety is not abundant. Each person can only get four hundred grams of bread, five grams of salt, ten grams of meat (cooked meat or canned food), and five grams of fat every day. However, in the eyes of American civilians, this is simply a piece of garbage.

In the early stages of the virus outbreak, many refugees refused to accept rations. Indeed, the bread and cooked meat produced by machines did not taste very good, and the quantity was far enough to make people full. Such rations attracted countless refugees to criticize them, and some refugees even besieged the base cities, demanding more and better rations.

This situation is no longer visible now. The refugees who originally asked for butter, cheese, bacon, fresh fruits and vegetables have become silent under the torture of cruel reality. They have become very obedient, and refugees huddled in corners can be seen everywhere inside and outside the base city. They gather near the rationing point every day, and several vicious cases of intercepting and transporting food soldiers and robbing supplies have occurred. Although the military and legal departments have seized the murderer and severely punished them, the bodies hanging on wooden poles have obviously no deterrent effect on the living refugees.

The Ministry of National Defense’s recruitment propaganda posters were posted all over the streets, but there were very few refugees who took the initiative to enter the recruitment site. Although the poster clearly stated that as long as you enter the military camp, you can get enough food and fortification potions, no one was willing to respond to the government’s call. They would rather not eat enough every day, and would rather run outside every day than wear military uniforms and fight face to face with mutant creatures.

This situation is really strange, and General Anderson is puzzled by this.

Sometimes, he really envies his Chinese colleagues across the ocean. They can even say a command to countless refugees willing to join. This is unimaginable in the United States.
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