154 The boat sails through the sea and the wind and rain

The early morning sun shines through the glass and into the White House.

Secretary Hillarika hurried over with a stack of papers, and when she arrived in front of the president's office, she subconsciously slowed down her pace and raised her messy hair behind her ears. After thinking about it, he carefully applied a layer of pink and purple elegant lip gloss, and then pushed the door and walked in.

As soon as I opened the office, the pungent smell of cigarettes came to my face, and the ashtrays on the desk were stuffed with cigarette butts, some of which had not yet been extinguished, and green smoke was rising. All kinds of documents and materials next to it are piled up messily on the desktop, and it is a mess.

President Burak raised his head in the seat, his white hair swayed slightly in the morning light, and his skin had a kind of sagging and wrinkles unique to the elderly, precipitated by the years, covered with brown age spots, and there was a kind of sharpness and vicissitudes of cutting with a knife and axe.

Secretary Hillarika hurriedly opened the window to let in the cold winter weather, and suddenly, there was a refreshing coolness. While complaining, he said, "Brak, you have to smoke less." ”

"There's no way, the state is difficult! I only hope that before I leave, I can do more for this country and my people, so that I can pay for the sins I have created a little. The old man looked up and smiled, his eyes sunken.

"No, Brak, you'll be fine, the country needs you." Hillarika interrupted him excitedly, looking at the old face of this man who had dedicated half his life to the country, his eyes suddenly turned red.

She knew that the country had suffered such a serious loss, especially when President Berrack authorized the dropping of a nuclear bomb in the city of New York during the state of war emergency, which was controversial among the population. For the sake of the country's stability, President Berak must step down, and the best way to do that is to resign.

Burak shook his head, checked out a few copies from the messy papers on his desk, handed them to Hillarika, and continued.

"Hillarica, you've worked hard too. Prepare these materials, and at eight o'clock in the meeting, convene a meeting of the president's cabinet. There are a lot of things that have to be arranged in advance before I leave. ”

Hillarika flipped through the materials in her hand, all of which were the various policies and post-war finishing work that had been rushed overnight, and her heart was depressed, and she was choked up and speechless.

This venerable old man has carried too much for the country.

When Hillary saw President Barack again, members of the president's cabinet had already been notified to rush over. These big men who hold the highest power in the country are now smoking cigarettes one by one in boredom, and the room is full of smoke.

President Barack cleared his throat and said, "Have the losses of the army been counted?" ”

Secretary of Defense Roberte nodded, viciously pressed the butt of the cigarette that was about to be sucked to the end in the ashtray, and exhaled a long breath, the smoke like a white line.

"According to the statistics, more than half of the military bases we have set up overseas have been destroyed, and the mainland, the Asian Military Region, and the American Military Region have suffered the heaviest losses, with the loss of combat strength as high as 80 percent, and Europe has retained 70 percent. Of the 540,000 soldiers who died in the war, the navy and air force suffered heavy losses, and the first, second, and third fleets were all wiped out. ”

"How can there be so many?" President Burak gasped.

Defense Minister Roberto said tiredly: "According to information from the front, since the outbreak of the war, and even after the victory, our troops and bases have been attacked by unknown forces. ”

President Burak tapped his fingers on the table quickly, pondered for a moment, and then opened his eyes in pain: "Our soldiers have already paid too much to bear such sacrifices. Roberte, I have to admit that we have lost our dominance over the world, and we are even in danger of capsizing at any moment. ”

"The Ministry of Defense must immediately adjust its military strategy, abandon the strategic intention of global counterbalance, switch to local defense, shrink the defensive line, and focus on self-preservation, so as to get through this difficult period of military slump."

"However, once we abandon the strategy of global hegemony, relax the containment of China and Russia, and let them gain access to the rich oil resources of the Middle East, and then take advantage of the situation to gain the power of the whole of Asia and Europe, it will be difficult for us to suppress the rise of China and Russia."

"At a critical time, it is imperative to drink water to quench your thirst. Unite those bastards in the EU and use our military power in Europe to block Russia's infiltration of Europe. Forcing Russia to develop in the Middle East, let these two behemoths bite in the quagmire of war in the Middle East. ”

"Also, Secretary Collin, arrange for me to meet with the leaders as soon as possible. Before I leave, I have to show my old face and find some allies for the country to form strategic alliances to survive this dangerous winter. ”

Foreign Minister Hidaro: "At the moment, apart from the unequivocal support expressed by the stick countries, the positions of other countries are vague. ”

President Burak shook his head with a wry smile, the US strategy of global hegemony is to intercept wealth from the world to support the United States through military and financial means. It has fundamentally pushed many countries to the opposite side.

Once military hegemony is lost, these accumulated wealth instead attract murderers and become the hinge of life.

"Hidaro openly revealed that as a member of the alliance, the United States is willing to share the materials and technologies of alien civilizations captured in the war for the common development of the members of the alliance. We are now like a passerby walking in the wilderness, and we can only protect ourselves by cutting some meat from time to time and feeding it to the wolves around us. ”

"Robert, these diplomatic efforts will buy us precious time, and more importantly, internally, we must pay close attention to the army's pension and armament, and restore military strength."

Minister Roberte nodded: "According to preliminary estimates, the pension of the 540,000 troops is expected to need 200 billion, and the armament budget needs about 1.3 trillion to purchase weapons and equipment in order to restore self-protection capability." I apply for a financial skew in favor of military supplies to rebuild our military. ”

The Minister of Finance glanced at President Barack and nodded: "Yes, but such a large financial expenditure will drag down our finances." Next year, it is estimated that the available fiscal budget will be 1 trillion yuan, and the military budget of the Ministry of Defense can be increased to 500 billion yuan at most. ”

The Minister of Science and Technology asked suspiciously: "This year's budget is 120 million, how can next year's budget be so small?" ”

"Once we lose our military and financial hegemony, we will not only lose the oil resources of the Middle East, but we will no longer be able to extract wealth from the world," the finance minister explained. Fiscal revenues are expected to fall by 30 percent, and will be declining year by year. This trillion yuan still includes a portion of the budget that has been withheld from this year's budget, as well as the results of the public issuance of government bonds and the increase in business taxes. ”

President Burak pinched his eyebrows, and in the future, the United States will be mired in a deep fiscal deficit. If the Middle East is lost, the financial consortia that stand behind the country will surely be dissatisfied. If taxes are raised, discontent among commercial enterprises will also erupt.

The political situation is turbulent and stormy, what is the future of the country?

President Burak turned his head to look around, and all he saw was a solemn expression. These people have cooperated with him for many years and have the same patriotic heart that cares about the fate of the country.

He may be ousted at any time, and before he leaves, he can make more deployments, keep more hope for the country, and ask for nothing else.

President Burak turned his head to look at Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., who had not spoken today, and sighed to himself.

The S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters Helicarrier crashes in plain sight, destroying the United Nations building. The power to defend the people has become a tool for the cruelty of the people.

This accident achieved the intended effect of the initiator Loki. It has aroused strong dissatisfaction and unrest among the people, and S.H.I.E.L.D. is also known as the Rotten Cauldron Bureau in the mouths of the people.

As the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury's abilities are widely questioned and under a lot of pressure. Congress has proposed impeachment and review, and his best outcome is to resign.

After thinking about it, President Burak said: "It seems that everyone has to tighten their belts and work together to get through this long winter in the past few years. In difficult times, it is necessary to pay special attention to propaganda work so that the people will not despair. ”

"There are superheroes in battlefield killing, and there are superheroes in disaster reconstruction. In this way, the condolence and award ceremony in New York should be arranged as soon as possible. With your support in the court, in the hearts of the people, we need heroes. ”

I guess it won't be blocked.