The Shanghai show was directed by Zhang Xiaogang on the spot, and the moderator was the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense of China.

As an important show on the same level as New York and Moscow, the Shanghai show on the Bund was small and not as lively, but its impact was the most significant. That is, ten Doomsday Warriors have demonstrated incredible stealth abilities to the entire world.

When ten Doomsday Warriors suddenly appeared on the stage like the Doom Slayers in the movie, the pent-up emotions of reporters and onlookers were completely detonated. If the strength, protection, marksmanship, speed, etc. are still within the understandable range, then the stealth ability, especially the visual stealth ability, is definitely beyond everyone's expectations, even those reporters who made bold predictions about the Shanghai show did not expect it.

It was not only Zhang Xiaogang who came to Shanghai, but also correspondents and scientific advisers from nine other countries.

After the show, the 10 doomsday fighters took a helicopter to the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier moored at the mouth of the Yangtze River, where they did the most preparatory work.

On board the carrier, each country's scientific advisor will conduct the final inspection and adjustment of the Doomsday Warrior system under the supervision of the commissioner.

After that, the ten doomsday fighters will go to Hongqiao Airport, which has entered a state of martial law, board the C-17A transport plane sent by the US military, and enter the actual combat deployment state.

Because of the most difficult preparations in China, Zhang Xiaogang did not stay in Shanghai and returned to Diego Garcia ahead of schedule.

At this time, it was already 11 o'clock in the evening of August 31, Beijing time.

On the plane, Zhang Xiaogang attended the last meeting of the chief of general staff before the Judgment Day, and this meeting will continue until after the Judgment Day.

In a few hours, the 2014X1 asteroid will reach point O 20 million kilometers from Earth.

If Luo's prediction is correct, then the 2014X1 asteroid will either disintegrate or slow down the ejected object by reaching point O.

This means that in the next fifteen hours and fifty minutes, the fate of human civilization will turn from prediction to reality.

Although the asteroid reached point O less than four hours away, the ten chiefs of the general staff were calm, perhaps deliberately acting unusually calm.

After the meeting began, he first made a summary evaluation of the public opinion guidance organized and planned by Zhang Xiaogang.

What made Zhang Xiaogang feel ridiculous was that several chiefs of the General Staff suggested that he had made too many names, to be precise, too fancy, and deliberately grandstanding. Fortunately, Stark, Yang Fanglie and Sergeyev all gave positive comments on Zhang's work.

The situation in the world has remained largely stable, with no serious social unrest occurring in the 10 member states.

Although Stark mentioned that the crime rate in the United States has increased significantly, he also affirmed that there is no large-scale public opinion propaganda to attract the attention of the people and make the people hope for the Doomsday Warriors, and it will not only be violent crimes, but the whole country.

The touring performances of the Doomsday Warriors give most civilians a glimmer of hope for the future.

It is this hope of surviving the catastrophe that keeps the vast majority of civilians in line with the rules, and thus keeps the social order from being seriously damaged.

Without that glimmer of hope, the desperate population of more than eight billion people can render the violent institutions that maintain social order useless.

In fact, desperation can also lead to the collapse of violent institutions, because both military and police officers can turn their back on their responsibilities out of despair.

Those who can stick to their posts in despair are definitely a minority of the few.

From this point of view, Zhang Xiaogang's public opinion propaganda activities can be said to have contributed a lot, and it can even be said to be the pillar of maintaining the global social order in the last three days before the Judgment Day. Without the doomsday troops, human society would have been chaotic long ago.

After acknowledging Zhang Xiaogang's contributions, the 10 chiefs of the General Staff discussed the outstanding issues at the summit.

"According to the results of the vote of our legislature, our President Li Xingbang has issued an order for combat readiness. At 12 o'clock on September 1, Beijing time, China entered a state of war and implemented nationwide military control. Yang Fanglie's speech was neither fast nor slow, as if he was reading out a good speech. In accordance with the agreement reached at the summit, I hereby formally inform the Planetary Defense Council with a note to the member States. ”

Zhang Xiaogang was not surprised, and the imposition of military control was the last and most powerful move to maintain social order.

No one can predict the future, and there is no telling what will happen in twenty hours, and it is much better to take military control in advance than to start solving problems later.

China is not alone in deciding on military control.

Subsequently, Sergeyev also announced that Russia would enter a state of war at 17 o'clock Moscow time, that is, at the same time as China. Then, the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, General Netanyahu, the Chief of the General Staff of the French Army, Renault, the Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Primakov, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Italian Army, Mancini, announced that they would all enter a state of war in the next 15 hours.

The United Kingdom, Australia and Canada are also preparing for a state of war, but have not yet received legislative approval.

"Whether or not to enter a state of war depends on the national conditions of each country, and if we also enter a state of war, we will notify each country in advance in accordance with the agreement." Stark did not take a stand, and it seems that the US authorities are in some trouble. "Now, let's move on to the next topic."

The troubles that the U.S. federal government is in trouble are no secret at all.

O'Brien rushed to Congress immediately after announcing the Planetary Defense Council, and in addition to delivering the State of the Union address, he also participated in congressional hearings to give a clear explanation of the federal government's involvement in the Planetary Defense Council over the past two years, as well as the memorandums of understanding signed with other countries.

The question is, can these questions be explained?

If it is acceptable to reconcile with China and Russia for the sake of the common future of human civilization, it is impossible to talk about the unauthorized use of federal taxes, that is, taxpayers' money. Sadly, the United States spends more money on the Planetary Defense Council than on social welfare at home. Under the criticism of the members of Congress, O'Brien was simply speechless.

That's the end of the matter, and it doesn't matter.

It's just that the opposition lawmakers have no intention of letting O'Brien go.

In the 2014 midterm elections, the Republican Party made a comeback, winning a majority in both the House and Senate, and O'Brien's second term was coming to an end. In the usual days, O'Brien would have been reined in by previous presidents in the last two years. According to U.S. law, O'Brien is unlikely to be re-elected president, his political career has come to an end, and there is no need to make political enemies or pursue political achievements. However, the responsibility of the United States in the Planetary Defense Council forced him to resist pressure from Congress, and in the next two fiscal years, instead of cutting the federal budget, he increased significantly compared with the previous two years.

Bucking the trend, the U.S. economy has been hit hard in the past two years.

If it weren't for the failure to find the right reason, the Republican Party would have made a move on O'Brien long ago.

On August 29, the Republican Party officially launched an impeachment campaign against O'Brien, and also won the support of some Democratic congressmen.

All of a sudden, the political situation in the United States was cloudy.

Although according to U.S. law, it is impossible for the Republican Party to impeach O'Brien in just a few days, and even if the impeachment bill passes both houses of Congress, it needs to be approved by the Supreme Court, and the legal process will take at least a month, it is almost impossible for Congress to pass the war mobilization law, put the country into a state of war, and thus give the president the power to exercise military control.

Under a wartime system, Congress not only does not have the power to impeach the president, but the 22nd Amendment to the presidential term is likely to suffer.

That is, as long as he enters a state of war, O'Brien will not be threatened by war, and will even use war as an excuse to fight for a third term.

For the Republican Party, this is an unacceptable outcome in any way.

Stark was reluctant to mention this, and the other chiefs of staff naturally did not want to dwell on it.

The third topic is related to Operation Courage, which is mainly about implementing the operational deployment of the five nuclear powers and solving the major problems that exist in the joint command. Because the meeting of the chiefs of the General Staff had already reached an agreement on this matter and there was ample time for preparation, there were no major problems to be resolved.

Soon, the meeting began to discuss the fourth topic, the deployment of doomsday troops.

Initially, Stark advocated the deployment of Doomsday forces in Diego Garcia, although Yang Fanglie and Sergeyev raised some questions, but the other chiefs of the General Staff supported Stark, and in addition, they could not find a more suitable location for deployment, so Yang Fanglie and Sergeyev had to compromise.

That changed on 22 August.

By 26 August, after Luo Jinyong, in the name of the Scientific Advisory Committee, submitted to the meeting of the Chiefs of General Staff a major change in the asteroid, Yang Fanglie and Sergeyev immediately proposed that the deployment of the Doomsday Force should be immediately adjusted to avoid encountering contingencies.

The rationale is that if there are more than 1,128 pieces of debris after the asteroid disintegrates, one piece of debris will hit the Earth anyway. Diego Garcia is heading towards the asteroid, and if the Doomsday Force is deployed in Diego Garcia, it is very likely that they will be wiped out before they can be dispatched.

A piece of 100,000 tons of debris hits the Earth, destroying an area equivalent to one-twentieth of the Earth's surface area. If the impact probability is calculated based on the projected area of the Earth, combined with the absolute destruction area of the debris, a piece of 100,000 tons of debris has a 1 in 7 chance of destroying Diego Garcia. The Doomsday Force is the most important military force of human civilization after Judgment Day, and it cannot afford such a big risk.

Stark did not object, and could not object.