Chapter 1484 - An Unexpected Turn of Events (2/2)
“On behalf of the federal government, on behalf of the people of UA, I express my desire for peace, and…”
At this point, Mike Pence’s voice visibly trembled.
As if he had exhausted his last strength, he spoke with a heavy tone and slowly said.
“…and unconditionally surrender to Xin.”
Unconditional…surrender?
Surrender?!
It was not only the soldiers behind the sandbags on the front line but also the citizens that listened to this speech through TV or phone. Everyone looked petrified, stopped what they were doing, and froze in place.
Did they not say the Cheyenne Mountain Complex was unbreakable?
Did they not say that even in a global nuclear war, this doomsday fortress could preserve UA’s last hope until the end of the war? How come in just less than a month, the UA had lost everything and the so-called last fortress…
It was not just the people of UA who were shocked by this news.
All NATO member states.
No, the whole world was astonished…
Until three days ago, British parliamentarians still argued about the need to develop a space force at the Palace of Westminster. Until a week ago, Russia planned to deploy nuclear weapons to the border to prevent further warfare in Europe. Until half a month ago, ESA was still busy making a systematic assessment of the deadliness of space-based weapons. Until a month ago, the UA thought that a Trident missile would be enough to end Celestial Trade…
However, the fact surprised everyone.
This war, which was supposed to be dragged on and eventually lead to a global conflict, ended with the surrender of a superpower in less than a month. The majestic flag on the Statue of Freedom seemed to have only been raised yesterday, and today it would be captured in a historical frame.
In Silicon Valley of the CA State, where it had yet to be baptized by war and seemed to have been selectively forgotten by Celestial Trade, the IT workers who stood in front of the conscription point hugged each other and wept bitterly. They finally worked up the courage to step onto the battlefield, but the president who mobilized them to pick up their weapon to defend freedom read out the surrender agreement.
In T State’s, not far from CA State, red-necked citizens marched on the streets with rifles as they swore to resist till the final moment. They did not recognize the surrender agreement, or even the president of the country, as they claimed to shed the last drop of blood before they ever put down their weapons.
The citizens of W State and N State on the East Coast accepted this reality with mixed feelings, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.
For people who have lived in a civilized society for so long, the days when they were ruled by the Moro could be described as a living hell. The island had become a place everyone yearned for because at least the Celestial Trade soldiers stationed there were disciplined. They did not spit on people, nor would they smash people’s heads with their rifles if people stayed for a second too long.
The citizens of B City and other northern states also breathed a sigh of relief.
They did not know that Celestial Trade had signed a secret agreement with B City Consortium, nor did they know why Celestial Trade selectively ignored them. They were finally relieved that they no longer needed to be on constant alert, and the boys on the M State border could finally go home alive…
The war was over.
Although they lost.
The soldiers who fought on the front line felt betrayed, but it was no longer relevant.
Everyone did not understand why Mike Pence, the hawkish president, could not hold on for a moment longer.
Maybe only Mike Pence himself knew the bitterness and pain in his heart.
It was not because of his fear of death.
But because of a word from a person that forced him to make such a choice…