The helicopter slowly took off, Luke put on his sunglasses, sat in the cockpit, and looked down at the 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 the 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.
In the Oval Office just now, the president and the Pentagon probably wanted SHIELD to temporarily compromise and suspend its plan to contain mutants.
This would buy more time for the Pentagon to contact Atlantis.
Luke could see that both the White House and the military were very interested in understanding a marine civilization that had 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 lighthouse countries. It is unrealistic to expect them to be like the Indians."
Luke twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile.
When the Puritans arrived in the New World, they initially had the idea of peacefully coexisting with the Indians.
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 Indians have long lost their land, national culture and religious beliefs.
For those at the top of the federal government, they want history to repeat itself.
Confirm whether Atlantis is hostile, and then confirm their technological level, whether it 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 doesn't want to take care of the overall situation, and he doesn't have to make sacrifices for the White House and the military.
Mutants are a good card and can play a big role in the future.
There was no reason for Namor to just give a few warnings, and he had to obey the orders honestly.
No matter how powerful Atlantis is, can it be compared to the future overlords of the universe, the three great empires of the Milky Way
"It's kind of like two kids fighting each other for a toy."
Sensing the feeling of displeasure in his heart, Luke laughed to himself.
He knew that the Pentagon's call to the White House was not trying to get the president to come up with a solution.
The real purpose of those guys in the Admiralty is to put pressure on themselves.
Or to be more precise, I wanted to see Superman 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 cast a shadow on Superman's dazzling aura of winning repeatedly and creating miracles.
This is a difficult multiple choice question.
"It's a pity that only children make choices..."
Luke smiled, took out a brick-sized mobile phone, a first-generation product launched by Skynet, 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' publicity work is already in full swing.
Howard learns at an astonishing speed and absorbs what Luke usually calls "conceptual hype", "market warm-up" and other business concepts.
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 this 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 his efforts and come up with methods such as "hungry marketing" and "spam review".
Directly transform the mobile phones produced by Skynet into domestic products and high-tech cutting-edge products.
"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 the Second Atlantic Fleet. Are you familiar with General Ingenham?"
"Know? That's the best. Tell him for me that I need temporary command of the Second Fleet,"
"There are still meetings at the White House, so there is no time to give orders. You call Nimitz and ask him to do a favor."
"Although the relationship between the Navy Department and the War Department has never been good, we are all acquaintances, so there is no need to make it embarrassing."
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After a few minutes, Luke hung up.
In the previous search for Wolverine, MacArthur, who was serving as the emperor of the Neon Island Kingdom, generously provided support.
Now it's his turn to ask for temporary command of the Second Fleet. I wonder if Chester Nimitz will give him face.
The other party is now the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Atlantic Fleet participated in the Sicily landing campaign. At that time, Luke had met him once.
Later, when they returned to New York, the two attended a 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 bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the 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 U.S. naval theorist Mahan proposed the "Sea Power Theory", 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, the 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 in the Army Department are acting weird all day long. To put it bluntly, they are just lemons. After all, no one is as good as they are."
Luke remembered that every time there was a meeting, many generals from the two Pentagon factions would confront each other. The scene was actually no different from the Irish gangs quarreling over their territory.
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 the Atlantic Fleet wouldn't cooperate, the plan would have to change slightly.
At the end of World War II, when the Neon Island nation surrendered.
President Truman wanted MacArthur, commander of the Army, to preside over the surrender ceremony and sign as a representative of the Allied Powers.
This proposal immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction with Nimitz, the leader of the Navy. He 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 the Army Major General, provoked Atlantis and caused losses to two Navy aircraft carriers."
Luke thought about it for a while and realized that there were probably many bosses in the Navy who wanted to see him defeated.
"But I obviously have nothing to do with it, I'm just an innocent bastard."
SHIELD'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, Director of SHIELD."
Luke curled his lips, thinking that he could take this opportunity to separate SHIELD from the Pentagon to avoid being pulled back and forth and forced to take sides in the future.
"General, the Second Fleet has arrived."
Hearing the pilot's reminder, Luke looked up and saw the aircraft carrier of the Second Fleet quietly crawling on the sea. (End of chapter)