Chapter 26: The Army's Plea for Help
"Mr. Osborne, you should know what's going on in New York City, right?" After taking his seat, General Ross said bluntly.
"Of course, that big guy is so big, how could I not know" Chris took a sip of his coffee and nodded, "but shouldn't this matter be in the hands of the National Guard?" ”
The current period is not the future world where superheroes are all over the place, so in this era without superheroes, the consequences of a super beast like Godzilla running to any city in the human world can be said to be destructive, even if this beast does not deliberately harm humans and cause destruction, but for the city, its huge size itself is a kind of super destruction.
Ordinary humans have nothing to do with this giant beast, and the police are the same, all they can do is to cover the evacuation of the residents of the city, let Godzilla roam the city wantonly, and even the National Guard, who came in a hurry, suffered a big loss.
Although the National Guard is an important local armed force of the United States, it is also an important reserve army of the United States, and its combat effectiveness is very strong, especially in conventional armaments, which is basically the same as that of the United States Army, and is stronger than the regular armies of most countries.
But the National Guard who came in a hurry did not bring much heavy firepower at all, and in fact did not dare to use it even if it had.
What is this place? New York, Manhattan, not to mention that the people have not been evacuated, and after the withdrawal, there are high-rise buildings everywhere. It's okay to kill Godzilla with heavy weapons, but if you don't kill it, but you cause huge losses, who bears the responsibility? So when the situation is not very clear, the strongest firepower used by the National Guard is infantry fighting vehicles and helicopter gunships.
The infantry fighting vehicles of the National Guard, like the regular army, were armed with the famous Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, the armament of which was mainly a 25-mm machine gun.
The machine cannon is definitely a big killer for the infantry, but for the huge, rough-skinned Godzilla...... Well, I can't say that there is no, at least it hurts Godzilla a lot, but it's useless, the first wave of the National Guard was directly rushed by Godzilla on a rampage, with heavy casualties.
In contrast, the Huey gunship equipped by the National Guard is quite a big threat to Godzilla, but unfortunately although this Godzilla is not as strong as Godzilla, it is simply too smart, not only easily dodged the missile, but also used a small trick to directly destroy a helicopter formation.
However, the National Guard's ground attack still had some effect, and Godzilla, who was hurt by the beating, dug a hole in the ground and hid underground.
But Godzilla's behavior made the New York City government even more numb, because Godzilla who was hiding was obviously more difficult to kill...... Although Godzilla is obviously very valuable for research in the eyes of many institutions, Godzilla's destruction of New York City has doomed it to not be allowed to live, especially since the place where it digs its hole is very ...... Uh, how to say, very distinctive? The place where Godzilla dug is the Madison Garden Plaza, which is located in Midtown Manhattan and is famous all over the world...... That's right, it's the home of the NBA team, the Knicks.
Madison Garden Plaza is not only the home of an NBA team, but also the Pennsylvania Railway Station, one of the largest train stations in the United States, the central hub of New York's underground trains, and the façade of the Big Apple.
The façade is ruined, and if the New York government doesn't kill Godzilla, the whole of New York will riot, not to mention the huge damage caused by tens of billions of dollars.
That's right, it's tens of billions, Godzilla's crashed buildings, accidentally stepped on broken cars, trampled dead people, and destroyed stations and stadiums are actually still trivial.
What's more important is Wall Street and the train station is further below.
Needless to say, Wall Street, the world's financial center, the United States is still the center of the world economy during this period, and when something happens to Wall Street, the global economy will be shaken.
And the train station is further down...... Hehe, as a large city with a longer history than the whole United States, New York's underground lines are very complex, and the underground is full of electricity, heating, gas, information, water supply and other pipelines, which are unbearable, and if there are no detailed drawings to dig holes casually, a careless may damage an important line, so that the New York City government will lose millions in an instant.
Chris dares to dig a hole underground, it is because he can get the specific underground drawings of New York, and his manor is located in a remote corner of Long Island, there are not many lines, and the main body of Chris's underground base is extremely deep dozens of meters underground, and the middle part only occupies a small area of elevators and passages, and the main exit of the base is on the bottom of the sea, so it will not affect the underground lines of New York, and it will not be discovered.
And Godzilla ...... Oh, this heating line is good, just to warm the children, dig and dig here, this water pipe is good, you can get water for the children, dig and dig over there, ah, this electricity is uncomfortable, I dig a little bigger, don't get electricity to my baby.
As a mutant species of lizards, Godzilla's level of burrowing was just now, and the heart of the mayor of New York was about to break.
In the end, when the National Guard was helpless and suffered heavy losses, the mayor of New York asked the White House for help...... Without the consent of the city or state governments, neither the White House nor the Department of Defense can send regular troops into the locality.
In fact, the White House has long been paying attention to the situation in New York, after all, it is the economic center of the country, so at the request of the mayor of New York, the Department of Defense immediately sent their most trusted general, that is, General Ross.
Rose, after arriving in New York and knowing the specific situation, was also at a loss.
Now, after the conclusion of the military advisers, the best way now is to kill Godzilla with a powerful missile.
But now the problem is that Godzilla is hiding underground, without precise positioning, and the indiscriminate bombing is meaningless except for bringing some unnecessary losses to New York, and it is not even possible to bomb the entire Manhattan Island on a large scale, or if Godzilla is not killed but makes the other party go berserk, it will not be fun, once it runs in the city, although its size is huge, but in the urban area with high-rise buildings, it is really not an easy target to attack.
Send someone deep into the hole to locate it? Forehead...... Are you sure it's not dessert for Godzilla?
In desperation, Ross could only find a way to ask for help, and Osborne and Stark Industries, which were high-tech arms dealers and important partners of the military, were naturally the first choice.
And the first thing General Ross looked for was actually Tony Stark, who was closer, but obviously, Tony Stark, who was not yet Iron Man, did not have a very good plan, although Godzilla demolished several streets in New York, but Stark Building was very lucky not to be affected in any way, so Stark was not too willing to help, so Rose could only come to visit Chris again for help...... In fact, he first looked for Norman Osborne, but Norman Osborne directly pushed Rose to Chris.
"So, Mr. Osborne, I wonder if your company is able to locate or kill that ugly monster," General Ross asked, feeling rather indignant.
"I do have a way" After Rose explained his intentions, Chris didn't think long before giving the other party an affirmative answer.
Was this his conscience discovered? No, of course not. Instead, the military and the New York government have given enough benefits, and the military is an important partner of Osborne, so it is natural for Chris to agree.
What's more, Chris knows that Godzilla has already given birth......