Chapter 696 Public Opinion Attack

Under the premise of large-scale military deployment, the 500-man garrison has no effect on the situation in Samoyed.

The bombing began on July 5, and American Samoyed also fell on July 5.

Perhaps someone will say that it is impossible for the bombing to kill all American troops. Will the remaining people not resist?

If the Washington Massacre (the massacre of veterans) did not happen, perhaps some passionate young people would sacrifice their lives for the country.

But in the current United States, even soldiers will choose to save their lives first. After all, the US government will not treat their families well for their own sacrifice.

According to post-war statistics, the bombing caused the deaths of more than 100 American soldiers and more than 200 American soldiers were injured.

Among them, only dozens of American soldiers were killed by the bombing, and the rest either collapsed the air defense fortifications or died of excessive bleeding from the wounds.

Don't expect to get good medical treatment in this small place of American Samoyed.

Minor injuries and illnesses are fine, but if you really have broken arms or legs, you either have to be transported to the United States for treatment or die on the way.

This is also the reason why American soldiers surrendered so quickly. After all, the journey to the United States is too long. If they are seriously injured, they will most likely die on the way.

On the afternoon of July 5, Silvio looked at many American soldiers with satisfaction as they raised their hands to formally surrender to Australasia.

There were many reporters from media and newspapers taking pictures frantically nearby, and the photos of American soldiers surrendering would also become the best selling point for their news.

On July 6, a large number of news reports printed with photos of American soldiers surrendering were published in major newspapers and media in the United States.

Along with this photo, there was a "Letter to the American People" officially drafted by the World Alliance and sent to the American people.

This is actually a formal letter of persuasion. In this letter of persuasion, the World Alliance mentioned: "This war is entirely caused by the sins of the United States during the flu. It is a just war to judge the sins of the United States.

The letter of persuasion also specifically mentioned: "The current actions of the United States are against the whole world, and the World Alliance believes that this is not the idea of ​​the American people.

If the American people cherish their lives and are unwilling to sacrifice their precious lives for the evil American government, please stay away from American cities, train stations, docks, factories and coastal ports, because these areas of the United States will be bombed next.

The World Alliance even advocated that the American people take up arms and fight against the evil villain government for the beautiful peace of mankind and for the people of the world. "

At the end of the letter of persuasion, the World Alliance also specifically mentioned that anyone who joined the US army would be attacked indiscriminately by the World Alliance army.

In this regard, the World Alliance hopes that the American people can see the real situation and not fight for the wrong government.

Such a letter of persuasion and photos of American soldiers surrendering are undoubtedly the current hot spots, and they were quickly forwarded and reported by media around the world.

Some media outlets that want to sell their newspapers have also deliberately come up with more attractive headlines, such as

"The country belongs to the capitalists, and life is your own!"

"The president is just a puppet of the consortium, and Americans don't need to work hard for the consortium."

"Wilson, Coolidge and Hoover should bear their own mistakes instead of harming all American people. ”

These reports can’t cause any harm to a country with a unified nation, and can even be said to be a joke after the war.

But for the United States, a country of immigrants, it can definitely shake the foundation of the country of immigrants.

After all, to put it bluntly, most of the immigrants in the United States come from Europe. And the current reality is that the United States is fighting with most European countries.

Most immigrants have their own motherland, and many immigrants even have deep feelings for their hometowns.

Especially for immigrants who have come to the United States in recent decades, they suddenly have to fight with their original hometowns, and even fight with their relatives and friends in their hometowns. This discomfort is only understood by those immigrants.

It is precisely because of this that a large number of American people took to the streets, demanding that the government do everything possible to end the war, and even agree to the demands of the joint forces.

You Many slogans in the procession directly pointed the finger at the consortium, saying that since the consortium has earned most of the wealth of the United States, it should take the responsibility of protecting the country, rather than letting these civilians go to the front line without preparation and sacrifice their lives for the so-called protection of the country.

This situation is a huge blow to the US government, and the most serious damage is the ongoing expansion of the US military.

The expansion of the army was not going smoothly. The recruitment offices in various places were almost deserted every day. So far, the number of troops has only been expanded to more than 100,000.

Such a recruitment progress is considered slow in any country, let alone the United States, which ranks second among the powers in terms of population.

If such a march breaks out now, there is no need to think about it. There will be almost no source of troops next time.

In the White House of the United States, President Hoover was almost worried and white-haired, frowning as he listened to the government's report.

"Mr. President, we must change the current bad situation. If we can't get the people to go to the conscription office willingly, we can prepare for surrender in advance." The commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army, who is also the person in charge of the expansion of the army, said bluntly to President Hoover.

"How is our conscription going now?" President Hoover asked.

"So far, the total number of our soldiers is only about 110,000." The commander-in-chief of the army shook his head helplessly and reported a pitiful number.

"Damn, why are there only 110,000 people?" President Hoover was a little dumbfounded. He obviously underestimated the people's resistance to conscription.

"The situation we are facing now is that many recruits have already thought about retiring. If we can't change the current situation, Mr. President, let's consider surrendering!" As the saying goes, a good cook can't cook without rice. Even if most of the military are hawks, they can't face such a war without even a source of soldiers.

The enemy's army has at least 800,000 people, and the US army has only 110,000 people, of which more than 30,000 are recruits.

Let's not talk about the combat effectiveness of the two armies. The huge difference in the number of soldiers alone has determined that the US Army will not have any chance to resist.

800,000 people can drown the US army with a spit, not to mention that the enemy has hot weapons that can cause huge casualties.

"First, improve the treatment of those new recruits, and at the same time increase the salary of all soldiers." President Hoover rubbed his brows and issued his own order: "Issue a public announcement that as long as you join the army, you can receive the first month's salary on the same day.

In addition, the government has various subsidies for the families of soldiers, including but not limited to the distribution of food, relief subsidies during the economic crisis, etc.

I don't believe that this will not attract soldiers. There will always be people who are tempted by money and the benefits in hand, right?"

This method is indeed a helpless choice. Propaganda alone can no longer attract soldiers, so the only way to attract people is to use the actual benefits in hand.

After all, the population of the United States is as high as more than 100 million, and there will always be people who will be tempted by these conditions. As long as one person out of 100 is tempted, the US army can easily gather 1 million people.

"Yes, Mr. President!" The Army Commander-in-Chief breathed a sigh of relief and responded quickly.

He was afraid that President Hoover was unwilling to pay any price, and it was obvious that he could not get soldiers just by talking.

At least now, if President Hoover was willing to pay a lot of money, it should not be a problem to double the number of army troops.

After all, the number of unemployed people in the United States is as high as tens of millions, and it is still easy to find hundreds of thousands of young people willing to join the army from these people.

Although many people are dissatisfied with the country, under the premise that they can't eat enough, isn't joining the army also an attractive job?

"Mr. President, I'm afraid that the first thing we have to guard against is the resistance of the states to this war." At the conference table, the new US Secretary of State said to President Hoover with a heavy face.

"According to our current intelligence, a considerable number of federal states have expressed dissatisfaction with this war, and some governors have even made it clear that they will not support this war and ask the people to refuse to join the army.

Judging from the current situation, if the enemy really launches an indiscriminate large-scale bombing against us, I'm afraid there is a high probability that these states will betray us." Secretary of State Wright said with a pale face.

To put it bluntly, the federal system of the United States means that all states are united and everyone lives a good life with the same goal.

In normal times, there will be no problems with this constitution, and a little problem is harmless.

But when the country is at stake, the states of the federal system will inevitably have other thoughts. Even brothers have their moments of conflict, not to mention the federal system of the states of the United States that is forcibly pieced together.

"Fuck! These damn bitches will cause trouble!" President Hoover couldn't help it. He cursed a few times at first, and then he seemed to have lost his mind and weakly ordered: "The War Department will closely monitor these federal states. If necessary, I allow the Army to take tough measures against these state governments, or even directly implement military control."

It seems that President Wilson and President Coolidge have been burdened with huge infamy, but in fact it is just because of "small things" such as influenza and economic crisis, which do not have such a serious impact on the foundation of the United States.

But the war that President Hoover is facing this time is different. If this war fails, or if the states find the opportunity to become independent, it will directly endanger the foundation of the United States, and it will even be a question whether the United States will still exist at that time.

Under such circumstances, even President Hoover, who was originally full of confidence, had long understood the seriousness of the matter.

For President Hoover, the worst that could happen was that he would turn against these states, which was at least better than these states declaring independence in advance.

"I'm afraid it's not easy." Secretary of State Lester smiled bitterly: "According to the federal constitution, doing so will give the government a handle. More importantly, our military numbers cannot control all states, and there will always be omissions.

If some states prepare to resist in advance, even if there are only a few police and militias, it will be enough to pose a major threat to us.

Even, Mr. President, before the enemy really hits the US mainland, we may usher in a civil war!"

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