Chapter 41: A Difficult Choice

A month after the second wave of the swarm, perhaps the word "post-attack" should not be used, because the attacks have not stopped for a month. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Edwards Air Force Base, the world's largest military base, is exactly like a toddler in the dark at this time, covering his mouth tightly, for fear that if he is not careful, he will be discovered by some hateful bad guys.

The world's longest airstrip of 11,265 meters long with the original indicator lights flashing day and night has fallen into boundless silence, and even some of the take-off behaviors that have to be carried out are carried out in the dark, pilots smear take-off, there is no light guidance, even the tower is shrouded in darkness, during the day, they can provide the pilots with a comprehensive perspective of the surrounding situation in real time, but in this night when they are most needed, it is empty.

Just now, the presidential plane "Air Force One," which had been staying in this base for two months, roared through the night and flew away from this steel fortress, which had rapidly increased from more than 4,000 permanent officers and soldiers to 180,000 in a short period of time.

1 Panzer Division, 2 Mechanized Divisions, 1 Panzer Cavalry Regiment, and a number of scattered skirmishers that have been broken up and are not at all organized, which is already exceeding the maximum population limit set when the base was originally built. Two hours away, in Los Angeles, a light infantry division and two artillery brigades were once firmly stationed there, guarding the hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the city. It's just that it has become an eternal past, just before sunset, the Los Angeles Front Defense Command was declared to fall after 2 days of siege by the swarm, and they were torn to pieces by the endless sea of insects that swarmed into the city before they could even say the last word, and a Global Hawk sent the tragic situation of Los Angeles City to the underground temporary command in the Edwards base, and half an hour later, the president, the chairman of the Joint Staff Council, The secretary of defense and the chief of staff of the White House cabinet accompanied several generals with four golden stars on their shoulders to Air Force One, and two C-130 Hercules transport planes will take off later, taking with them top-secret scientific and technological equipment that is vital to the United States and a group of scientists at the forefront of human technology.

"This is the power of the United States to recover, to the power of God!" These were the president's original words when he ordered the equipment to be taken away, and for this reason, the original plan to provide protection for Air Force One by the surviving major bases and aircraft carriers sailing in the Pacific Ocean was declared bankrupt, and the military had to urgently dispatch a squadron of F-22s to provide escort for the obviously incomparable flight team.

At the same time as the fighter jets broke through the night, an old man with gray hair in the base was standing in front of the big screen in the control center, and a group of middle-aged officers with resolute or tragic expressions stood straight behind the old man, and on the shoulders of the old man, there were 5 stars!

Five-star general! Since the death of the last five-star general in 1981, he is the first five-star general appointed by the United States of America in the new century! This highest rank was conferred only during large-scale military operations such as World War II and war.

However, among the group of officers standing behind him, there was no lack of this is just an idea for the dead, after all, the supreme leaders have already fled, and before leaving, they have all their military ranks promoted to the first level, which is obviously to give them the posthumous glory in advance, but in this environment where the whole country is already crumbling, what is the point of military ranks? Anyway, it's just death.

The old man didn't know the thoughts of the people behind him, because deep down in his heart, he also had such thoughts, but he was suppressed by himself. America must have someone in command, and someone must take the flame of revival and hide it until the day of return. And I just chose one of them, since they are all for the country, what difference does it make to choose which one?

The old man clenched his fists, knowing that he would command all the remaining armed forces of the entire North American continent, including the militia, including the National Guard. All the people of the country have taken up arms, and the arsenals stored in the states have long been open to all citizens.

The old man suddenly laughed, the situation now is very similar to 1775, isn't it?

Although the swarm rushed here, he knew that the swarm would not rush here, Air Force One would take away the greatest reliance of the United States, and soon the behemoth that would enable the country to win the final victory in World War II would fall from the sky. The swarm will be firmly nailed to Los Angeles, and no one can move forward!

However, the price was too heavy, and the old man would rather die himself than see the chance of the beast being released.

In the western Pacific, Air Force One and two Hercules, escorted by a squadron of 24 F-22 Raptor fighters, have flown over the Hawaiian Islands. Originally, this beautiful archipelago, the only overseas state of the United States of America, should be the best place for the presidential team to take refuge, but the only international airport can not meet the requirements of large-scale take-off and landing of military aircraft, and the geographical location is excellent, but from a military and strategic point of view, it is far inferior to Guam, another overseas pearl of the United States.

Before the invasion of the insect swarm, the International Space Station in the earth's orbit 400 kilometers from the ground has already found clues, Qin Feng guessed correctly, even if human beings do not yet have the ability to travel interstellar, but the technology accumulated in the exploration of space in the past hundred years has made the entire Earth-Moon system firmly under human surveillance, the five permanent members of the Security Council and the 16 countries involved in the International Space Station program knew before the swarm entered the Earth-Moon system, It's just that the twists and turns of the process and the secret operations that accompanied this discovery were not known to ordinary people like Qin Feng.

At this moment, Air Force One is like a bird floating in the night sky, the endless power and majesty seem to be far away from it, and only the accompanying fighter jets can still bring it a little reminiscence of the glory of the past.

However, the people on the plane did not think so, even though the whole of America was in chaos, even though hundreds of millions of people had died in the sea of insects, even though there was no place for them to land, they still held the most powerful power of mankind in their hands, and the ballistic missile nuclear submarines still cruising the depths of the oceans firmly defended their right to use this power.

In the cabin of Air Force One, in the president's office, a blonde white bodyguard hugged a black lockbox tightly, and in the leather chair in front of him, a tall thin man with a face in his fifties but gray hair was sitting precariously. Not only him, but everyone sitting on both sides of the long table in front of him exuded a sense of secret decadence, the feeling of weakness and helplessness in the face of the powerful attack of alien creatures, which this country had not felt for more than a hundred years.

"Isn't there anyone who persuaded me to give the order?" The president raised his head slightly, and glanced at the senior government officials and military generals sitting on both sides one by one with an emotionless gaze, and to his surprise, everyone who came into contact with his gaze lowered their heads, and even some generals did not look up at all. They all knew what the president meant by his question, but no one dared to be the first to say anything at this moment when loyalty was most needed. If humanity survives, if there are still history books left in the future, they don't want to see their names and the word slaughter side by side.

The president's gaze shifted to the end of the long table, where a hawkish general sits, but even the hard-willed man who had always been known for his toughness had to bow his head under the pressure.

"Good...... None of you want to be responsible...... You're all pushing me. The president suddenly raised his voice: "But you have to know! None of the people sitting on this plane today can escape! If there were any textbooks in the future, each of us would have their names clearly marked on them! Either heroes! It's either the butcher! ”

"Mr. President." The president locked his gaze on the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who had been keeping his eyes closed, "You can't escape." ”

"Alas......" sighed as if draining all life, and the top military commander of the United States armed forces stood up, straightened his uniform, and strode to the top of the conference table.

"Mr. President, let's be butcher-like heroes!"