deltrittennovels Chapter 340 The Prelude to a New Era
Chapter 340 The Prelude to a New Era
"Let's start with the White House."
Marcus's words were like a bombshell dropped on a calm lake, causing a huge uproar on both sides of the battlefield.
"Purge the court of corrupt officials!"
This script, which has been played out countless times in the ancient history of the East, is about to be reenacted in North America in a more modern and magical way.
General Ivanov, standing atop his T-14 tank, watched the scene with great interest. He stroked his smooth chin, feeling utterly impressed by Li Zhenguo, who was far away in Beijing.
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
Without losing a single soldier, by simply sending out a "variable," they successfully turned the enemy's top combat force against themselves and dismantled their command system. Now, they are going to make the enemy fight themselves.
This tactic is no longer a simple military strategy; it's practically an art!
Meanwhile, the American positions on the opposite side were completely thrown into chaos.
"He...he wants us to attack Washington?"
"This...this is a mutiny! This is an armed rebellion!"
"But...but what the general said seems to make sense...the president, he really..."
The soldiers were buzzing with discussion, while the officers looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.
They were taught to obey orders unconditionally. But their inner conscience told them that General Marcus might actually be right.
Loyalty to the country, or loyalty to a president who has gone mad?
This age-old problem is now facing every American soldier.
General Anderson stared intently at Marcus, his chest heaving violently.
As the president's most loyal supporter, Marcus's words were undoubtedly the heaviest blow to his beliefs.
"Marcus! You're dividing the country! You're pushing America into the abyss of civil war!" Anderson roared with all his might.
"Divide?" Marcus shook his head. "No, I'm healing."
"A country is already on the verge of division if its leader has become alienated from the people."
"What I need to do now is to cut out that rotten, necrotic tumor. To get this country back on track."
"Michael, I'm giving you one last chance."
Marcus's voice turned cold.
"Choose to stand on the side of the people, or choose to be buried alive for a tyrant and traitor."
General Anderson gave a bitter smile.
He slowly drew his sidearm from his waist.
Everyone's heart was in their throat.
What is he going to do?
Is he going to fight Marcus to the death?
However, Anderson did not point his gun at Marcus.
He didn't even look at himself.
He simply raised the Colt M1911 pistol, a symbol of his power and glory, high above his head.
Then, right in front of everyone, he was slammed hard onto the ground!
"Clang!"
A sharp crack echoed, sounding particularly jarring in the deathly silence of the wasteland.
"I, Michael Anderson, have served in the military for thirty years and have never disobeyed an order, not even once."
His voice was hoarse and filled with exhaustion.
"But today, I can no longer carry out that order that made me point my gun at my own people."
"I will not surrender to you, you 'traitor'."
He unbuttoned his military uniform, pulled off the star on his shoulder that represented his rank of lieutenant general.
"From this day forward, I am no longer a general of the United States of America."
"I am just an ordinary American citizen."
"My soldiers, their choices, are their own."
After saying that, he jumped off the command vehicle and walked away into the distant wilderness without looking back.
His silhouette, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, appeared incredibly desolate and lonely.
A soldier from the old era ended his mission in his own way.
General Anderson's departure became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
The "Pioneer" armored forces have completely lost their backbone.
After a brief silence.
The first one, from the turret of an M1A3 tank, a young man, the commander, climbed out.
He, imitating General Anderson, threw his sidearm on the ground.
Then came the second, the third...
More and more soldiers emerged from the tanks and armored vehicles.
They laid down their weapons.
This is not surrender.
This is a silent choice.
They chose to stand on the side represented by Marcus.
They chose to stand on the side of the people.
Marcus watched this scene quietly, his eyes behind the mask filled with complex emotions.
He knew that from this moment on, an old era had come to an end.
A new era, belonging to him, is about to begin.
He turned on his communicator and connected to the No. 1 command center in Beijing.
"Commander-in-Chief, this is Marcus."
"Michael Anderson has relinquished command."
"The 'Pioneer' forces are now, essentially, under our control."
"Please give instructions for the next step."
On the other end of the communicator came Li Zhenguo's calm voice.
"very good."
"Order, Ivanov, to take over the reorganization of the 'Pioneer' forces. Combine them with the 'Polar Garrison' into the 'Earth Alliance North American Theater First Army Group'."
"Order: Wang Jianguo, lead the joint logistics support force, immediately follow up. Ensure the supply of materials for all soldiers."
"As for you..."
Li Zhenguo paused for a moment.
"Your 'Death' task force needs to be expanded."
"Select the most elite and loyal soldiers from the 'Pioneers' unit to join your ranks."
"Your student, Olaf, will be your first lieutenant."
"I will immediately dispatch the top 'Dragon Fang' instructors and Kunlun Dao Academy formation masters from China to assist you in training them."
"I want you to create, in the shortest possible time, an elite force that belongs only to you and obeys only your orders!"
"A single 'Death' legion, sufficient to suppress all those who dare to defy it across the entire North American continent!"
"Then……"
Li Zhenguo's voice became cold and chilling.
"...Dangping, the White House."
"Capture alive that president who has a bounty on his head."
"Hand him over to the newly established 'Earth Alliance Wartime Special Tribunal' for a public trial!"
"We will use his crimes to declare to the whole world."
"A new era, led by China, has arrived!"