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Volume 2 Raising the Sail, Chapter 38 to 39 Chapter 1134 The Chinese people are developing very fast

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    Lao Luo failed to survive after all.

    If it was just a cerebral hemorrhage, he might still be able to lie on the bed and hold himself up, but he had already accumulated a lot of root causes of the disease, and once they broke out, he would no longer be able to hold on.

    When Lao Luo died, Americans were still terrified by the plague.  People had mixed reactions to Lao Luo's death.

    It was he who fought against the Japanese who caused the plague and formed an alliance with the Japanese; it was also he who honeymooned with China and fell out with China; although the evacuation plan from Europe was promoted by Truman, there were also people who strongly advocated the expedition.  His shadow in Europe; he also allowed Americans to completely escape the Great Depression by relying on the war, and he also made a fortune by taking advantage of the war. However, successive years of war have greatly affected the normal life of Americans.

    Not to mention the impact of military control on commodity prices, people are complaining about the fact that their loved ones are going to the battlefield one by one.

    The population of the United States is only about 145 million, but the number of young people mobilized to join the army alone exceeds 23 million, which is far greater than the ratio of one out of ten.  What makes the American people complain even more is that the risk of American soldiers going to the battlefield is extremely high.

    The list of dead members of all branches of the US military has exceeded 1.3 million, and the number of injured has exceeded 3 million. There are still nearly 1 million prisoners who have not yet been released, including more than 600,000 newly captured prisoners.  If China had not allowed materials and technology to be used as ransom, I am afraid that the number of US military prisoners detained in China for labor would have exceeded one million.

    The loss of property is relatively far away from the American people. Only the human losses of this war are felt by the American people personally, and this is what they are most dissatisfied with the Roosevelt government.

    The American people, who have not yet enjoyed enough war dividends and have experienced the pain of war first, are obviously much more indifferent to Lao Luo's death than in another time and space.  On the contrary, the official ceremony of Lao Luo's funeral was just as grand.

    Truman, who took over the presidency halfway, didn¡¯t want to be criticized on details, especially when Ronaldo¡¯s prestige was lost to the entire top U.S. leadership.

    Most of the current high-level officials are the winners of this war, and many of them were even supported by Lao Luo. Even Truman's promotion was approved by Lao Luo.  The prestige of the Democratic Party was raised by Lao Luo. Otherwise, after Lao Luo's death, it might not be Truman's turn. According to Chinese custom, his "relative" who could not fight three poles was Dewey, the toothbrush mustache of the Republican Party.  Definitely a strong competitor.

    but.  Truman, who successfully ascended to the presidency, now also harbors a trace of resentment towards Lao Luo.

    Under Lao Luo's influence, his traces remain in the entire government, putting Truman, the new president, under great pressure.

    If Truman wants to eliminate the influence of Lao Luo, he can only achieve better results than Lao Luo, or divert the attention of the public and use time to gradually eliminate it.

    Every president has a time limit, and his performance within the prescribed time period will generally be abandoned and forgotten early.  Moreover, since Truman took over halfway, the test would be shorter.  The predators behind the scenes don't necessarily only like this obedient Lao Du. Obviously, time-based methods won't work.

    Truman thought for a long time and decided to do something better than Lao Luo, and finally chose something related to China.  Lao Luo is indeed excellent, and it is difficult to surpass him in other aspects.  And currently, the most important thing for the United States is its affairs with China.

    Whether it is war or peace is a very troublesome question facing Americans.

    The anti-war forces among Americans who were exhausted by the war, coupled with the rise of isolationism, formed a powerful force.  In the past, Lao Luo, who had been the main battler, was relatively docile when suppressed, but once Lao Luo died, this power could not tolerate Truman's neglect.  However, as the mainland of the United States was invaded by the Chinese army, and national dignity was at stake, the voice of the United States for war regained the upper hand.

    It should be said that Americans who are proud of the United States' growth into a world hegemon are not willing to accept a defeat caused by the Chinese.  Many of them have been kept in the greenhouses of America, which is increasingly becoming the center of the world.  The understanding of China is still more in the past.  The humiliation of being slapped in the face gradually replaced the panic of being approached by war.

    Even the capital tycoons behind the presidential throne have been divided into two. Some people are worried that the war burning in the United States will destroy all their wealth.  Others need war to fight for more markets and resources in the future.  This is the fundamental reason why the U.S. government has different opinions on the war in China.

    Truman originally had some intention of seeking peace, but now he must lead the war.

    On the one hand, it is to comply with Lao Luo's will, and on the other hand, it is to fight a battle against the Chinese people that even Lao Luo has never defeated, and to better consolidate his position.

    As for how to win a victory from the Chinese, Truman did not think it wasIt's a difficult thing to do.  Because he believes in the true strength of the American giant.

    The rise of the American behemoth is not an accidental phenomenon. It has experienced more than a century of precipitation. Before World War I, it already had the most powerful industrial power in the world.  In the eyes of the world, it is by no means comparable to China, a country that has risen explosively.

    In the past, American generals attributed the defeats of the United States in overseas battlefields to the soldiers' unwillingness to fight. They also gave a lot of reasons for the right time and place, proving that the repeated defeats were not due to the lack of bravery of the American soldiers who had defeated the German army.

    When the border battle required American soldiers to stand up, the Americans encountered anthrax again.

    Almost all American generals blamed the failure on the pig-like British teammates. If it were not for their bacterial plan, the iron-clad front in the north would never have collapsed.  In their description, even if there were gaps that had been breached by Chinese armored forces before, it would not affect the overall situation.

    ¡°However, there are many wise people among the top leaders of the United States, who often pointed out the many gaps between the US military and the Chinese army. The remarks of these think tanks need Truman to listen carefully.

    Although Truman has decided to continue fighting with China, he also knows that China is not easy to mess with.  Although we know how powerful the United States is, China's impressive record of conquering the world is not false.  Now he has given up the idea of ??completely bringing China back to the mainland, or even dismembering China. The reason for starting another war is just to maintain the integrity of the United States. Even the issue of ownership of Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines, which has been completely occupied by China, can be slowed down.  Negotiate slowly.

    "In this world, not only fighting on the battlefield is called war!" Truman couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he thought of the plan given by think tanks to peacefully evolve China from economy, finance and even culture.

    "I want to know the true power of China!" At this time, Truman put his hands on the table and half-leaned his body to glance at the people on both sides of the long conference table.

    His problems are no longer limited to the military.  The people here are not just military representatives.

    ¡°China¡¯s industry is growing rapidly!¡± Edward Stettinius, the newly appointed Secretary of State, was the first to speak.

    The founder of the U.S. industrial complex controls U.S. military orders. It is said that the purchase volume in January can even exceed the world's gross national product in one year in the 1920s.

    With great power, Stettinius can more effectively understand the world's wartime economic intelligence, and the intelligence collection work of other U.S. departments over the years has not been in vain, and a thick pile has been compiled in front of him.

    "The Chinese almost completely took over Japan's industry, and they also robbed the Soviet Russians. I estimate that at least one-third of Soviet Russia's industrial power fell into Chinese hands, or even more. The Soviet Russians have long  Be wary of the Germans. It is estimated that they may have moved more factories to the East than we thought. They are still taking over Europe's huge industrial system, and large cargo ships filled with machines and raw materials arrive from there every day.  Europe will be shipped to China." Having said this, Stettinius glanced at the US Navy Admiral Jin with some dissatisfaction.

    After the Battle of the North Sea, the biggest sequelae was the overall contraction of the U.S. Navy.

    Under the threat of missiles, it is no longer realistic for ordinary warships to threaten the Chinese fleet, but the most threatening aircraft carriers need to shrink back to protect the coastal defenses of the Americans.

    The threat from the Chinese fleet has quickly passed through Canada from Hawaii and the Bering Strait, approaching the United States mainland.  Even in the offshore areas of the Atlantic Ocean, Chinese submarines and cruisers appeared.  At this time, the U.S. Navy hated that their coastline was too long. Having lost too many aircraft carriers in the Battle of the North Sea, the U.S. Navy could only shrink its aircraft carriers and concentrate on protecting the homeland first.

    The other allied soldiers are even more convinced. Even if they don't surrender, they must remain neutral and negotiate for peace.  This also resulted in Chinese cargo ships operating unhindered in all oceans for a while.

    Watching the European wealth that was supposed to be the spoils of the United States being looted back to China, many Americans were bleeding. Stettinius, whose purchasing power was affected by this, was also very angry about this.

    But soon he glanced at the crowd and said sadly: "Before, the Germans and some of us have helped China build a complete industrial system foundation, and also helped them cultivate a large number of talents. Now the Chinese people are rapidly  Absorbing the loot from these robberies, they transform it into their own strength. In the industrial intelligence of China in the first half of this year that we just obtained, China's steel production in the first half of this year alone reached 30 million tons. I dare say, even if  Without the help of copycat companies, they will also be our most powerful opponents!" (To be continued)

    PS: In the process of adjusting my thoughts, this chapter is a little wordy. I hope you will forgive me.??!
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