Chapter 518: Hole Cards
Although the United States is the number one hegemon in the world today, it has not been strong in its control over the dark world. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The dark world is a very special place, it is not just a hidden war between countries, all kinds of things that cannot see the light, all kinds of people who cannot see the light, can find their place in the dark world.
No one who eats in the dark world will deny the power of aircraft, missiles, and nuclear weapons, but these things are national strategic resources, and they are too far away for them, at least much more than personal force.
In recent decades, in the dark world, the strongest person in the United States is only Rodriguez, who was known as the destroyer at the beginning, he claims to be the strongest man in North America, but even if his strength is at its peak, he is only a person who barely crossed the threshold of the earthquake level, more than three years ago, after Rodriguez and Lin Xuanyuan fought a battle, under serious injuries, most of his combat effectiveness was lost, and he only relied on a few X-level masters to support the scene, so that the United States' control of the dark world plummeted.
Their strength in the dark world is naturally undoubted, but in terms of influence and deterrence, they are far inferior to the royal family, and it is no exaggeration to say that the two are not at the same level at all.
Especially after Lin Xuanyuan joined the royal family and became the god of war king of the royal family, the control of the royal family in the dark world was almost close to the peak.
And at this time, there was a war between the Shenzhou Empire and the United States, the United States introduced Atlas, at the beginning, it may not have been without the use of Atlas's force to expand the meaning of control in the dark world, this world that ordinary people basically can't touch, enough to affect too many things, and even affect the balance of the war, if you can use Atlas to get back control of the dark world, I believe that no one in the United States will be unwilling.
And Atlas also has this strength.
But this superpower, which was brought in by the United States in a high-profile manner, lacked some luck.
How terrifying was Atlas in its heyday?
Five world-shaking supremes, including an invincible object and a supreme giant, Cato, the red robe, and the black robe are even more promising, and below the world-shaking level, there are nearly fifty X-level masters, such strength is even stronger than today's royal family.
However, their strategy of entering the United States in batches and slowly infiltrating them was a big mistake.
The red robe died in battle.
The black robe died in battle.
X-rank masters suffered massive losses, and the Paladins were in tatters.
All these losses are beyond Atlas's bottom line, and by the time Al Lahn personally brings people to the United States, everything has reached the point of no return.
But even so, Atlas in this situation is still qualified to compete with the royal family for the control of the dark world, because everything has not yet been decided, especially Wang Fuyu's capture, and a large number of masters of the royal family have entered the United States, which has given Atlas a great opportunity.
The War of St. Mary's Hospital was considered by Irlahn to be the most important war.
But this most important war was full of accidents.
Lin Xuanyuan completely broke through in the battle to the death and became a giant in the ranks of the world-shaking supreme.
The four top X-level combat forces of the Shentu First Pulse defected on the spot.
Ulysses was even more impure-minded, and actually restored Wang Fuyu's combat effectiveness.
A series of surprises, none of which were good news for Atlas.
So failure is a matter of course.
After this battle, Atlas's vitality was greatly damaged, but the royal family rose in momentum because Lin Xuanyuan became a supreme giant, completely overpowering Atlas.
This battle was extremely thrilling for the royal family, but it also completely fulfilled the royal family and Lin Xuanyuan.
Although the United States is more powerful today than it was in the days of Rodriguez, its influence in the dark world has been reduced to its lowest point.
Therefore, although at the beginning of the war, the United States invited the major mercenary groups and killer organizations of the dark world through various means, intending to use them to form an elite corps of the dark world, but this plan has not succeeded until now.
After knowing that they were going to fight against the royal family, almost all the mercenary groups refused the invitation of the U.S. government, and even if the U.S. government offered a much higher commission than usual, they failed to invite these mercenary groups to help.
After the War, the desperate power of the royal family has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even Atlas can't stop the royal family, and the rest of the dark world naturally doesn't dare to continue to oppose the royal family.
And in this extremely embarrassing situation, it is easy to imagine how pleasantly surprised Tegras was when he learned of the relationship between Aresis and Admiral Skana.
As a high-level member of the United States, Teglas knew very well that Ulysses had tried to invite the Night Mercenary Group to help at the beginning of the war, and Ulysses hoped that the Night Mercenary Group would dispatch no less than 20,000 elite mercenary groups under the personal intervention of the regiment commander Aresis, so on behalf of the US government, he was willing to pay 90 million US dollars per month for the Night Mercenary Group, in addition, the US government was also willing to provide a monthly subsidy of no less than 2,500 US dollars for each mercenary of the Night Mercenary Group, and it continued until the end of the warγ
Ulysses also promised that after the war ended, if the United States could win, the Night Mercenaries would receive a certain amount of war dividends.
This kind of preferential condition, if it is before the end of the War, the Night Mercenaries will not refuse 100%.
But when the Night Mercenary Group was still thinking about it, the capital of the United States directly turned into a ruin, Atlas was defeated, and as soon as the news spread, the Night Mercenary Group under consideration directly rejected the invitation of the US government.
Money and wealth are indeed good things, but the Night Mercenary Group obviously will not go against the royal family for this.
But now, Tegras has learned that Aresis, the leader of the Night Mercenary Regiment, is Admiral Skarna's own brother!
It was an absolute surprise.
The Night Mercenary Regiment spans Africa, West Asia and South America, with a total number of nearly 80,000 people, this is a real behemoth, and the specific strength of the mercenary group leader Aresis is unknown, but judging from his previous records, his strength is the worst and he is also a top X-level master.
Now that the mercenary king of the mercenary world has come to Texas and provided protection for Tegras and Scanna, Tegras really doesn't have to worry about security.
At this moment, Governor Tegras's heart was completely settled.
"That's great news. β
Governor Tegras took a deep breath and looked at Admiral Skarna with a heartfelt smile in his eyes.
"I think so too. β
Admiral Skarna nodded, and then said, "This may be the only good news. β
"What do you mean?"
Tegras looked puzzled, he paused in his tone, and continued: "Well, old friend, you haven't told me why you think we don't have a week. β
"Because..."
As soon as Skarna opened his mouth to say two words, there was a knock on the door of the study from the outside, and before Teglas could respond, the door had been pushed open, and Teglas's secretary appeared at the door of the study with a remote control, and said with a nervous face: "Mr. Governor, President Ulysses' video communication." β
Tegras's expression changed suddenly, and he subconsciously glanced at Skarna.
The wry smile on Scarna's face flickered, and he shrugged, "Now you understand, everyone will give us a week, but Ulysses won't, and neither will Dabinit." β
The expression on Tegras's face changed, he seemed to have figured out something, he roared a little angrily, and said in a cold tone: "Take it in." β
The secretary breathed a sigh of relief, quickly pressed the answer button on the remote control, turned around and retreated as soon as possible.
In the study, the screen hanging on the wall lit up suddenly, and a tired but more excited Ulysses appeared on the screen.
"Good morning, Governor, oh, and the Admiral. β
Before Tegras and Skarna could speak, Ulysses had already taken the initiative to speak, his tone flat.
"Good morning, Mr. President. β
Tegras greeted casually, but Skarna stood up and saluted Ulysses in silence.
The corners of Ulysses' mouth twitched, his eyes looked at the silent Skarna, and said coldly: "Admiral, I have to admit that your war mobilization order was issued very quickly, and the war statement was also very tacit with your cooperation, but I don't understand, when I have already vetoed your war mobilization order, why should the Marines send troops to Texas, I need an explanation, because this has caused me a lot of trouble, and even messed up the war plan of the war command to a certain extent." β
"I'm sorry, Mr. President. β
Scana said lightly: "I am also a member of the war command, but before the war mobilization order, I have never heard of any plans from the war command, and the reason why I sent troops to Texas is very simple, that is, this war must be fought, and we will fight it, you know what I mean." β
"That's your determination?!"
Ulysses was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice.
"Yes, that's my determination, and I can't change it, and no one can stop me, even if he's the president of the United States, or a senior congressman. β
Skarna straightened up, his eyes resolute.
Ulysses stopped talking, just looked at Skarna quietly.
Scana didn't shy away from staring at Ulysses.
"It seems that your determination is indeed great. β
Ulysses nodded and continued, "In that case, I can give you a chance. β
"Oh?"
Scana raised an eyebrow quietly.
"Take back the dark town, this war, you can fight, but I hope to see the results as soon as possible, I hope you can get back the dark town within thirty-six hours after the end of the counterattack war, that is, now you still have twenty-four hours to prepare!"
Ulysses said lightly.
Scarna's heart sank suddenly, and at this moment, he finally understood why Hovinton's series of decisions were so crazy, and also understood that after suffering huge losses, Hovington would not retreat, and even be captured by that group of drug dealers.
His fears were completely correct, Ulysses really gave a way to get back the dark town within a limited time, and it was precisely because of this time-limited method that the stubborn Hovington couldn't take a single step back.
"It can't be!"
Before Skarna could speak, Tegras had already shouted: "Twenty-four hours is too tight, Mr. President, we can't even gather too many troops at this time, we..."
"Do you want to say you can't do it?"
Ulysses smiled gloomily: "That's okay, I will send someone to take charge of the war in Dark Town, you will return to Philadelphia immediately, and within twenty-four hours, my people can definitely take back Dark Town." β
"You!"
Tegras, who was already hot-tempered, was furious.
"I promise!"
A deep voice sounded.
Scana raised his head, looked at Ulysses on the screen with cold eyes, and said in a cold tone: "I promise you, in twenty-four hours, I will definitely take back the dark town!"
"What if you can't get it back?"
Ulysses asked, as if intentionally or unconsciously.
Admiral Skarna, whose anger had rushed to the top of his head, had red eyes, and he gritted his teeth and roared: "I promise to take back the dark town within twenty-four hours, and I am willing to make a military order!"
He knew it was the result that Ulysses wanted most, but he couldn't help it.
If they don't agree, they lose their last chance.
Twenty-four hours was tense, but there was still a glimmer of hope.
"Very well, Admiral, Governor, remember your words, you have twenty-four hours, I will issue your military order to the whole of the United States, and if you fail to fulfill your promise, I will personally send you to a court-martial!"
"Smack!"
The screen in the study suddenly went black, and the video communication was hung up.
"Twenty-four hours, you're crazy, we can't get enough troops!"
Tegras was silent for a moment, then looked at Skarna and asked.
"Do you have any other choice? This is our last chance! How many troops will we have in twenty-four hours?"
Skarna asked slowly, taking a deep breath.
Tegras's body took two steps back, and said with a miserable smile: "Fifty thousand people at most, this is already the limit, other armies, too far away from us." β
"Enough. β
Skarna nodded, and suddenly said, "I still have 10,000 troops." β
"Huh?"
Tegras subconsciously froze.
"Yes, I still have 10,000 troops! Or rather, I still have 10,000 elite mercenaries from the Night Mercenary Regiment! They have followed my brother to Texas, so with your 50,000 men, we have a total of 60,000 American troops, which is enough!"
10,000 elite mercenaries of the Night Mercenary Regiment!
There is no doubt that this is the wonder weapon in the hands of Skarna.
It's also his biggest hole card!