The helicopter slowly took off, Luke put on his sunglasses, sat in the cockpit, and looked down at the gradually shrinking White House.
He actually wanted to fly over directly, but considering that his too arrogant way of appearing might be mistaken for an enemy attack by Atlantic Fleet, causing unnecessary panic, he chose to give up.
Just think of it as the rest time after the 500-meter sprint.
Mr. Major General thought so.
Just now in Oval Office, the president and the Pentagon probably wanted S.H.I.E.L.D. to temporarily compromise and suspend the plan to contain Mutants.
This will buy more time for the Pentagon to contact Atlantis.
Luke can see that both White House and the military are very interested in knowing about Ocean Civilization, who has existed for tens of thousands of years.
It's like two hunters in a jungle who always see each other clearly before shooting.
"Atlantis is much stronger than the Beacon of Freedom family. It is unrealistic to expect them to be like Native Americans."
Luke twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile.
When Puritans arrived in the New World, they initially had the idea of peacefully coexisting with Native Americans.
But later, when a large number of immigrants arrived, the living space was squeezed, and the conflicts between the two sides exploded like a ignited powder keg.
Today's Native Americans has already lost its land, national culture and religious beliefs.
For Federal Government's top management, they want to repeat history again.
Confirm whether Atlantis is hostile, and then confirm whether their technological level is backward or advanced.
This is related to the strategy adopted later, whether it is war or diplomacy.
Presidents and generals don't want war, not because they are pacifists.
Rather, there will be little benefit in starting a war hastily.
"But what does this have to do with me?"
Luke does not want to take the overall situation into consideration, and there is no need for him to make sacrifices for White House and the military.
Mutants is a good card and will play a big role in the future.
It makes no sense Namor Just give him a few warnings, and you have to obey the orders honestly.
No matter how powerful Atlantis is, can it be compared to the future overlord of the universe, Three Empires of the Galaxy?
"It's kind of like two kids fighting each other for a toy."
Sensing the hint of unhappiness in his heart, Luke laughed at himself.
He knew that the Pentagon called White House not because he wanted the president to come up with any solution.
The real purpose of the Navy Department guys is to put pressure on themselves.
Or to be more precise, I want to see Superman's jokes.
How should a powerful major general face the threats and warnings of an unknown civilization?
If you are too tough, you will bear the main responsibility for possibly starting a war.
To be too weak is to lose the dignity of the country, and it will also overshadow the dazzling aura of Superman's repeated victories and miracles.
This is a difficult multiple choice question.
"It's a pity that only children make choices..."
Luke smiled, took out the first-generation product promoted by SkyNet Corporation, a brick-sized mobile phone, and dialed a number.
This thing has not been put on the market for the time being. It is only used as a military product and is provided to various military bases and government agencies. Civilization will probably have to be delayed for some time.
However, Stark Industries's publicity work is already in full swing.
Howard learns at an amazing speed and has absorbed business concepts such as "conceptual hype" and "market warm-up" that Luke usually calls.
The mobile phone, which is actually not very high-tech, is boasted as "the only item that will change the way of communication in the future", "the first choice for families with cars", "a must-have for people with cutting-edge technology"... Advertising slogans such as these are overwhelming and bombarded continuously.
This silly, black and thick mobile phone is completely packaged into a high-end product that only successful people and the elite can afford, as if owning it can greatly enhance their status.
It has to be said that hype gimmicks and false packaging are very effective in any age.
Luke is considering whether to continue our efforts and come up with methods such as "hungry marketing" and "sorry review".
Directly turn the mobile phone produced by Skynet into a domestic product and a high-tech cutting-edge product.
"I must have picked the wrong script."
Mr. Major General shook his head, restrained his divergent thoughts, and said to Colonel Phillips on the other end of the phone, "I am about to go to Atlantic Ocean Second Fleet. Are you familiar with General Ingram?"
"Know? That's the best. Tell him for me that I need the temporary command of Second Fleet,"
"White House is still in a meeting over there, so there is no time to give orders. Please call Nimitz and ask him to do a favor."
"Although Navy Department and War Department have never had a good relationship, we are all acquaintances, so there is no need to make it embarrassing."
"..."
A few minutes later, Luke hung up the phone.
I searched for Wolverine before, and MacArthur, who is now the emperor of Japan, generously provided support.
Now it's the turn to ask for the temporary command of Second Fleet. I wonder if Chester-Nimitz will give him face.
The opponent is now Chief of Naval Operations, Atlantic Fleet participated in the Sicily landing campaign, and Luke had a chance encounter with him at that time.
Later, when they returned to New York, the two attended the commendation banquet together.
"Navy... It's a pity that the current president is not Roosevelt. He is more interested in nuclear weapons."
Luke thought silently.
The United States is bordered by Atlantic Ocean to the east and Pacific Ocean to the west. It is a traditional maritime country.
This is also the reason why the navy will have a special status and become the first military branch in the future.
At the end of the 19th century, the US naval theorist Mahan proposed "The Influence of Sea Power upon History", advocating the establishment of a naval ocean-going fleet to control the sea.
Then open separate mines, build overseas bases, and seize world hegemony.
This strategy was widely recognized. Since then, the Navy has begun to build battleships of more than 10,000 tons, entering an unprecedented accelerated stage of development.
Especially when Roosevelt was in office, he focused on building a "first-class naval fleet" and put forward the astonishing goal of catching up with Britain and striving to be number one in the world.
A few years later, Atlantic Fleet was formally established and experienced two world wars.
At its peak, it had 1.5 million troops, nearly 20,000 ships, and more than 10,000 aircraft.
"So it's no wonder that the people at the War Department are acting weird all day long. To put it bluntly, they are just lemons. After all, no one is as beautiful as they are."
Luke I remember that every time there was a meeting, the Pentagon many generals from the two factions were tit for tat. The scene was actually no different from Irish Mob a turf war.
It's just that the former is about national interests and military strategy, while the latter is about collecting protection fees and dividing neighborhoods.
"Speaking of which, I am now considered an Army faction. Nimitz really doesn't necessarily give face."
Luke crossed his fingers, thinking that if Atlantic Fleet didn't cooperate, the plan would have to be slightly changed.
When World War II ends, Japan surrenders.
President Truman wanted MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the army, to preside over the surrender ceremony and sign on behalf of Allied Nations.
This proposal immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction with the leader of the Navy, Nimitz, who even publicly stated that he refused to attend.
The fierce and obvious opposition forced the president to withdraw his proposal and come forward to comfort him. Later, he even held the signing ceremony on a warship.
After that time, the struggle for land and sea power in the United States was basically open to the public.
The top generals of both factions dislike each other.
"S.H.I.E.L.D., led by Army Major General, provoked Atlantis, causing losses to two Navy aircraft carriers."
Luke thought about it for a while, and it is estimated that many Navy Department bosses want to see him defeated.
"But I obviously have nothing to do with it, I'm just an innocent bastard."
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s future positioning is to maintain world peace and be a large organization responsible for contact and communication with extraterrestrial civilizations.
It doesn't belong to the navy faction or the army faction at all.
"The intrigue between two gangs of red deer has nothing to do with me, S.H.I.E.L.D.."
Luke curled his lips, thinking that he could take this opportunity to separate S.H.I.E.L.D. from the Pentagon to avoid being pulled back and forth and forced to take sides in the future.
"General, we have arrived at Second Fleet."
Hearing the pilot's reminder, Luke looked up and saw Second Fleet's aircraft carrier quietly crawling on the sea.
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