the lord of all monsters

Chapter 167
Captain America Steve Rogers, as an important member of S.H.I.E.L.D., is also on the list of personnel for this meeting, sitting next to Nick Fury.

Over the past year or so, Steve has undergone many changes.

The past failures seem to have had a great impact on him, making many of his behavior patterns less rigid than before, and his dealings with others have become much more tactful.

It's just that while changing, Steve still maintains the justice in his heart.

After a long time, S.H.I.E.L.D. also reduced a lot of surveillance on him, and put more energy into this increasingly complex world.

Steve also made a lot of contributions in it.

Now, Steve is second only to Nick Fury's second-in-command in S.H.I.E.L.D. He even has his own direct troops to deal with any emergencies.

"cough~"

Seeing the helplessness of everyone in front of him, Steve coughed lightly, stood up and said his proposal:
"Why don't we notify the United Army to solve it?"

"..."

After Steve finished speaking, it was met with silence for a while, and no one said a word, neither agreeing nor expressing objection.

This situation, Steve had thought of before opening his mouth.

Since it is this level of annihilation, it is quite normal for the joint army to solve the extraordinary incident that has long exceeded the ability of a single country to deal with it.

Because, this is the original intention of the establishment of the United Army.

However, this is precisely not the choice of everyone in the meeting.

Now everyone knows that the United Army is essentially an armed force controlled by Zhang Yu, and the country on the other side of the ocean also plays an important role in it.

Let's not talk about whether Zhang Yu can solve the giant snake.

It's just that the United States asked the coalition forces to take action. Once this matter itself is publicized, it is enough to serve as part of the evidence of the decline of the United States and voluntarily surrendering world hegemony.

And this is unbearable for everyone sitting here.

It may sound very strange, but in the face of this kind of crisis that may lead to the destruction of the world, what these top military elites of mankind think about is the illusory title of "the world's number one".

But that's really what they think.

Everyone sitting here has lived under the reputation of "the world's most powerful country" and "the world's only superpower" since childhood.

They are taught from an early age:

"This is a great country", "It is the banner of the future of mankind", "It is a lighthouse"...

Although these subtle concepts are not manifested in normal times, they are deeply rooted in everyone's heart. The concept of maintaining American hegemony has long been deeply ingrained in their hearts.

And
It is even more enough to achieve this position in the army, and the patriotism each of them has is absolutely unquestionable.

even take a step back and say
As a senior official of the Ministry of National Defense, the chief of various bases, and the director of the secret department... when faced with a crisis, he can only come up with a solution of "requesting the 'Allied Forces' for support".

This, then, is a blow to the very meaning of each of their beings.

If it is spread, it will inevitably make a large number of people and some politicians doubt the necessity of their existence.

To put it bluntly:

If everything needs to be solved by the United Army, then why do we need the army?

Is there too much taxpayer money to spend?To keep such a bunch of waste.

This may even lead some people to reassess the international situation, and even voluntarily give up the idea of ​​confrontation, abolish a large number of overseas bases, and voluntarily give up the "world's number one" throne.

This is tantamount to directly cutting off the future of all of them, and it is unacceptable to all of them.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Steve decided to add another fire to them, and said:
"Gentlemen, we don't have much time to continue discussing here. The previous attack of the Fourth Division certainly gave us some information, but at the same time it also angered the giant snake."

"According to our speculation, the Seventh Fleet at Yokosuka Naval Base, which is closest to him, is its next attack target."

"We know this too."

Schneider sighed and said helplessly:
"I have ordered that all the Seventh Fleet is ready for combat, and other U.S. troops stationed in Japan and Japan Self-Defense Forces will also conduct coordinated operations, but frankly speaking, I am not optimistic about the results."

"Where are the Yaozu and Onmyoji in Japan?"

Someone who knows the situation in Dongying asked:
"Do they have the strength to stop the giant snake?"

"Don't have such unrealistic hopes."

Steve glanced at Nick Fury, and said bluntly:

"According to the information we have, there is an 81% possibility that the Yaozu Yuzaoqian forces entrenched in Dongpu are the Yaozu forces represented by Zhang Yu's Tushan Ahri."

"And the Onmyoji forces of the Nuliang Group and the Huakaiyuan family may not be willing to obey our orders, and their strength is not enough to deal with the giant snake."

"Even, with the geological structure of Dongpu, if a large-scale battle occurs there, there is a possibility of direct land sinking."

The venue once again fell into deathly silence.

Ever since the "Hundred Ghosts at Night" incident, Dongying's attitude has been very ambiguous.

There are many people who believe that the scum in the cracks of this great country may have to choose its own master again. This can be seen in the recent frequent demonstrations against the US military stationed in Japan.

Not to mention Dongpu, now it seems that the only one in the world capable of fighting against the giant snake and minimizing the consequences is the United Army, except for the supreme mage of Kama Taj.

To be precise, it was Zhang Yu in the United Army and his imperial spirits.

Kama Taj is closed all the year round, ignoring the affairs of the world, and they have no means of contact.

Zhang Yu was the only one he could count on.

Do you really want to ask Zhang Yu for help?

At this time, a thought lingered in everyone's mind. Is there any way to let the coalition army take the initiative without opening their mouths?
The matter of the giant snake is so big, the countries must have received the news long ago.

But up to now, there is no sign of the coalition army going to deal with the giant snake. It is likely that they are waiting for them to ask for help, and they want to "make a name for themselves" to achieve some other goals.

Steve saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, and felt that it was almost done, so he slowly said his plan:

"Since the United Army doesn't want to take the initiative to fight, let's give them a reason to fight."

"If the Seventh Fleet appeared in their territorial waters with the giant snake, I don't know if they will continue to watch the show so safely."

"Huaxia people have a word called 'Drawing Water from the East', and I call this plan the 'Draining Water from the West'."

(End of this chapter)