Time goes back to the first day when Mio Ito's blood tide spread outward from Tokyo.

Yokota Air Force Base.

One after another, planes hurriedly set off from the runway, from special train travel planes, to fighter formations, to helicopter groups, one after another, rushing into the sky.

By the time the crew had carried all the crew, the air base on the ground was on fire—the last wave of American soldiers had lit it themselves before they were evacuated.

This order was given by four-star Admiral Robert of Yokota Air Base and commander-in-chief of US forces stationed in Japan.

This act represents the complete abandonment of Japan by the United States as an important city in East Asia and the bankruptcy of its Asia-Pacific strategy.

With the fire at Yokota Air Force Base, the United States' grip on the world will further decline from now on.

Sitting on the special train plane, Robert rubbed his tired eyes and looked at the raging flames under the porthole, with a heartfelt sense of sadness.

"Transcendent", this new human being who has only been in the world for more than half a year, has swept out a world-class storm in more than half a year after appearing on the stage, and even makes people worry about whether she will further stir up the world situation in the next few days, and even trigger a war to destroy mankind.

The thought of such an existence made Robert feel hopeless.

He sighed, pulled the cloth from his chest, and wiped his reading lenses.

Robert, now in his sixties, is far less self-conscious than John, who grew up in an elite family at the turn of the millennium, and does not regard American hegemony as something of a matter of course.

As a young man, he grew up in a cold atmosphere of confrontation between the United States and the great powers of the North.

At that time, the United States was bogged down in the quagmire of Southeast Asia, with an anti-war atmosphere and isolationism, and the Beatles' "Hey Jude" and "Hotel California" resounded in the streets, although the northern power had proven itself inferior in economic development after years of confrontation - but because of this, it was more frightening to the formidable war potential of the tenacious endurance of a people behind a curtain of steel.

Although, from the point of view of later generations, Burg's administration, due to its rejoicing character, led the northern powers further and further down the path of irreversible defeat – yet, at least at the time, his aggressive offensive was effective, and Burgher's global strategy set the United States back, and the quagmire of the Vietnam War made the domestic atmosphere increasingly pessimistic.

Robert, who had grown up in those days, never took the glory of the empire for granted, and in his opinion, it was the result of the painstaking management of generations after generations.

This delicious fruit needs to be maintained, it needs to be nurtured, the soil needs to be loosened carefully, and pests need to be cleaned up in time.

Therefore, during his tenure as commander-in-chief of Yokota Air Force Base and U.S. forces in Japan, Robert has always been careful to look at the overall situation, hoping to keep Japan's fat sheep, which is now completely dormant but increasingly fat, firmly locked in the imperial fence to counterbalance the rise of that eastern power.

Nevertheless, he is familiar with history and understands that there is no empire in the world that will never fall, from Alexander to Genghis Khan, from England to the United States, no matter how brilliant it is, there will always be an end.

However, Robert in the past only guessed that the glory of the United States might fall on the raising of the Red Flag in the East in the future - nevertheless, as the supreme power of the United States in the entire East Asian region, he is still confident that with the current military superiority of the United States and the accumulation of the past, at least during his own tenure, the glory of the lighthouse will not fall in East Asia.

Even if one day, that great country in the East re-emerges as the center of the historical radiation area, he has that psychological expectation.

However......

He didn't expect that.

The flag of the United States was completely lowered from the soil of Japan, not because of the rise of that eastern power, but because of one person.

The loud roar of turbines and wind tunnels seemed to surround the entire plane, and Robert took one last look at Japan farther and farther away from the portholes, the military base had become a distant dot, and farther away between the mountains, a blood-red tide was rushing.

He sighed, pulled down the small curtain of the window, closed his eyes, and let the plane take him to the airport in the United States, completely announcing the failure of the empire's East Asian strategy.

……

The flight formation landed in a military airfield in Arizona, USA.

As soon as he got off the plane, Robert, who was exhausted, saw President Monken and other cabinet members, as well as the four-star generals of the United States.

"General Robert, congratulations on your successful return from that cursed land."

Meng Ken took the initiative to reach out to him, and Robert subconsciously reached out to hold it.

"Mr. President—"

As soon as the term "cursed land" came out, he realized the attitude of the current high-level government power towards the Japanese mainland. Robert thought it was a wise decision, but as he closed his eyes on the plane, he thought a lot more about it and wanted to discuss it with the president, who was elected only last year and would have to govern the United States for at least three or even seven years in the future, and possibly even for a longer extension if the situation was exceptional.

But as soon as he spoke, he was gently interrupted by the president:

"General Robert, you just evacuated the air base, so let's rest first."

As he spoke, the lawyer-president, who was known for his prowess at speeches, walked up behind him and clapped his hands at the growing number of dejected-looking American soldiers who came out of the aircraft:

"Well, American soldiers, our dearest children, congratulations on your successful return!

“…… Don't be so discouraged, children – it's not your failure, it's not America's failure. Although the monster can dominate for a while, but the country armed with advanced technology and excellent systems can come to the end, and our road has only encountered a small setback today!

"—But, after leaving Japan, your courage and force will be manifested on other battlefields...... The glory of the United States will not fall after all! ”

……

Robert rode in a special Cadillac that drove away from the military airport, and the bulletproof car ended at an international hotel in Arizona, because Robert and other officers returning from Japan will stay in Arizona for several days, which is the joint will of the president and the Pentagon, and Robert cannot go against it-

Although he would prefer to get on the airliner back to Washington as soon as possible, he can soothe his nerves with hot water and familiar surroundings in his small house of about 5,000 square feet in the Carlorama district.

However, since this is an order, it can only be obeyed.

Sitting in a bulletproof car, the neon lights outside the street flickering and dimming, it was a night view of the United States, but Robert just sat in the back seat in contemplation, and had no time to care.

Recalling the words he heard the president say in the military airport today, he couldn't help but show a solemn look.

"'Small setbacks'......

"Really...... Is that all? ”

Three more ends.

In addition, the next step will be to enter the United States, and the speed and efficiency of this article will be very fast.

(End of chapter)