Lao Luo didn't survive after all.

If he only had a cerebral hemorrhage, he might still be able to lie on the bed and support his body, but he had already accumulated a large number of disease roots in his body, and he couldn't hold on anymore as soon as he broke out.

When Lao Luo died, Americans were still terrified by the plague. Regarding Lao Luo's death, the public has mixed reactions.

He was the one who fought the Japanese who caused the plague and the alliance with the Japanese; He is also the one who has a honeymoon with Huaxia and a face-to-face with Huaxia; Although the plan of evacuation from Europe was promoted by Truman, there were also shadows of him who had strongly advocated expeditions to Europe; He also allowed Americans to completely get rid of the Great Depression by relying on the war, and also took advantage of the war to make a windfall, but the years of war have greatly affected the normal life of Americans.

Not to mention the impact of military control on prices, it is the relatives around them who go to the battlefield one by one, which makes the people complain very much.

The population of the United States is only about 145 million, and the number of young and strong people who have been 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 GIs going to the battlefield is extremely high.

The list of dead and wounded in all branches of the US military has exceeded 1.3 million, and more than 3 million wounded, and nearly 1 million prisoners have not yet been released, including more than 600,000 who have just been captured. If it weren't for Huaxia's permission to pay the ransom with materials and technology, I am afraid that the number of US prisoners detained in Huaxia would have exceeded one million.

The loss of property is relatively far away from the American people, and only the human losses of this war are felt by the American people, and this is also where they are most dissatisfied with the Roosevelt administration.

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

Truman, who took over the presidency halfway, did not want to be criticized for the details, especially if the prestige of Lao Luo was lost to the entire American leadership.

Most of the current high-level leaders are the beneficiaries of this war, and many of them are even supported by Lao Luo, and even Truman's promotion is also a nod and acquiescence by Lao Luo. The prestige of the Democratic Party was raised by Lao Luo, otherwise after Lao Luo's death, it would not necessarily be Truman's turn, according to the habit of the Chinese people, his "relative" Republican toothbrush mustache Dewey, who could not hit three poles. Definitely a strong competitor.

But. Truman, who successfully became the president, now has a trace of resentment towards Lao Luo in his heart.

Under the influence of Lao Luo, the entire government left traces of him up and down, which put Truman, the new president, under pressure.

If Truman wants to eliminate Lao Luo's influence, he can only make better results than Lao Luo, or divert the public's attention and use time to gradually wear it out.

Every president has a time limit, and his performance within a certain period of time is generally abandoned and forgotten early. And Truman took over halfway, and the test time would be shorter. The predators behind them don't necessarily just like this obedient Lao Du, obviously relying on the method of time is not enough.

Truman thought about it for a long time, decided to do something better than Lao Luo, and finally chose the affairs of Huaxia. Lao Luo is indeed very good, and it is difficult to surpass him in other aspects. And at present, the most important thing for the United States is the affairs with China.

War or peace is a very troublesome issue facing the Americans.

The anti-war forces among the war-weary Americans, combined with the rise of isolationism, formed a formidable force. Lao Luo, who used to have the main battle, suppressed it and was quite docile, but as soon as Lao Luo died, this force could not be ignored by Truman. But with the invasion of the U.S. mainland by the Chinese army, involving national dignity, the voice of the main battle of the United States regained the upper hand.

It should be said that the Americans, who are proud of the growth of the United States as a world hegemon, are unwilling to accept a defeat brought about by the Chinese. Many of them have been kept in American greenhouses, which are gradually becoming the center of the world. The more about Huaxia is stuck in the past. The humiliation of being slapped in the face gradually replaced the panic of being approached by war.

Even the capitalist predators behind the presidency are divided in two, and some fear that the war that burns on the American soil will destroy all their wealth. Others need war to gain more markets and resources in the future. This is the most fundamental reason why the US government has different opinions on the China War.

Truman originally had some peace in his heart, but now he had to fight.

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

As for how to get a victory from the Chinese, Truman didn't think it was a difficult thing to do. Because he believes in the true strength of the giant of the United States.

The rise of the behemoth of the Americans is no accident, it has been precipitated for more than a century, and before the First World War, it already had the world's most powerful industrial power. In the eyes of the world, it is by no means comparable to China, a country that has risen explosively.

In the past, the American generals attributed the defeat of the United States in overseas theaters to the fact that the soldiers had no intention of fighting, and also put forward a lot of reasons for the right time and place, proving that the repeated defeats were not due to the lack of courage of the American GIs who had defeated the German army.

When the border battle required American GIs to step up, the Americans had a bad encounter with anthrax.

Nearly all of the American generals blamed the defeat on their pig-like teammates, the British, and had it not been for the accidental wounds of their bacteriological plan, the impregnable front of the North would never have collapsed. In their description, even if there was a gap that had been broken by the Huaxia armored forces before, it did not hinder the overall situation.

However, there are many wise people in the top echelons of the United States, who often point out the many gaps between the US military and the Chinese army, and the remarks of these think tanks need to be listened to by Truman seriously.

Although Truman had decided to continue fighting Huaxia, he also knew that Huaxia was not easy to mess with. Although it knows the strength of the United States, China's outstanding achievements in fighting all over the world are not false. Now he has given up in his heart the idea of completely defeating China back to the mainland, or even dismembering China, and the reason why the war has started again is only to maintain the integrity of the United States, and even the question of the ownership of Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines, which has been completely occupied by China, can be slowly discussed.

"In this world, it's not just the fighting on the battlefield that it's called war!" Truman remembered the plan given by the think tanks for the peaceful evolution of China from economic, financial, and even cultural, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

"I want to know the true power of Huaxia!" At this time, Truman propped his hands on the table, and half-leaned over to scan the people on either side of the long conference table.

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

"Huaxia's industry is growing rapidly!" The new Secretary of State, Edward Stettius, was the first to speak.

The founder of the US military-industrial complex controls US military orders, and it is said that the volume of purchases in January even exceeded the world's gross domestic product in one of the 20s.

Stettinius, who wielded great power, was able to understand the world's wartime economic intelligence more effectively, and the intelligence gathering efforts of other American departments have not been in vain over the years, and he has put together a thick stack in front of him.

"The Chinese took over the Japanese industry almost completely, and they also robbed the Russians, and I estimate that at least a third of the industrial power of the Soviet Russia fell into the hands of the Chinese, if not more. The Russians had been on guard against the Germans for a long time, and it is estimated that they had moved more factories to the east than we thought. They are still receiving the huge industrial system of Europe, and every day large cargo ships loaded with machinery and raw materials are transported from Europe to China. Speaking of this, Stettinus glanced at Admiral King with some dissatisfaction.

After the Battle of the North Sea, the biggest after-effects were even the full-scale contraction of the US Navy.

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

The threat of the Chinese fleet has moved from Hawaii and the Bering Strait to Canada and to the United States. Even in the near sea zone of the Atlantic, submarines and cruisers of the Chinese appeared. At this time, the U.S. Navy hated that their coastline was too long, and the U.S. Navy, which had lost too many aircraft carriers in the North Sea Campaign, could only shrink and concentrate on the aircraft carriers in its hands to protect the mainland first.

The other Allied juniors relented one after another, and even if they did not surrender, they had to remain neutral to negotiate peace. This also led to the unimpeded passage of Chinese cargo ships in the oceans for a while.

Seeing that the European wealth that should have been the spoils of American war was looted back to China, many Americans continued to drip blood in their hearts, and Stettinius, whose purchasing power was affected by this, was also indignant about this.

But soon he glanced at everyone and said sadly: "The Germans and some of us have helped Huaxia build a complete industrial system foundation and help them cultivate a large number of talents, and now the Huaxia people are quickly absorbing these looted trophies and transforming them into their own strength." In the industrial information we have just obtained from Huaxia in the first half of this year, China's steel output in the first half of this year alone reached 30 million tons. I dare say that even without the help of copycat companies, they will be our strongest opponents! (To be continued......)

PS: In the adjustment of ideas, this chapter is a bit verbose, I hope you will understand!