Chapter 541

In fact.

This is no secret anymore.

The fleet sizes of Long Country and the United States appear roughly comparable.

But in terms of technology, maneuverability, and guidance precision...

they differ by an entire tier.

It is roughly equivalent to the difference between fourth-generation and fifth-generation aircraft.

Yet even so.

Long Country, from top to bottom, holds a single attitude.

Since the United States wants to fight, Long Country is willing to accompany them to the very end.

This move.

instead directly placed the United States on the hot seat.

Originally, the United States intended to march on Long Country, making a grand display of military might.

But Long Country directly stated their stance.

They are willing to fight to the death.

As long as you come quickly, I will fight you to the death.

Just say it: are you coming or not!

This move instead left the senior leadership of the United States hesitating.

The ball of whether to trigger a Third World War was once again kicked to the United States' feet.

They could choose to withdraw.

The cost would be the United States being mocked by the entire world.

Where is that swagger you showed before?

You arrived looking so handsome; why are you leaving in such a wretched state?

This move not only failed to diminish Long Country's international prestige, but instead made the United States lose face.

But if they truly fight.

the senior leadership of the United States must indeed weigh the matter.

Moreover, now Long Country is united from top to bottom, with every class and every enterprise mobilizing.

Before the official authorities even spoke.

the common people had already decided how to die in battle.

This made the United States somewhat uneasy.

If a war truly breaks out.

Hiss—

the outcome is truly hard to predict.

And apart from the failure of the public opinion infiltration operation.

another United States operation also encountered obstacles.

That was the surveillance operation targeting Fang Hao.

According to United States surveillance.

during this period within Long Country.

there has been no movement at Fang Hao's home.

This fellow is a terrifying variable.

The senior leadership of the United States had repeatedly ordered that they find a way to assassinate Fang Hao.

An assassination at any cost.

However, Long Country's defenses were too sufficient.

Clearly...

the Long Country authorities also realized Fang Hao's strategic value.

Multiple assassination attempts targeting Fang Hao failed before they even began.

And this time, in the game between the United States and Long Country.

Fang Hao's actions and attitude.

are likewise a point that the senior leadership of the United States takes seriously.

And after their specialized personnel conducted surveillance, they discovered.

that Fang Hao's attitude toward this game seems somewhat subtle.

Several times, mysterious personnel from Long Country went to visit Fang Hao's home.

Clearly.

those mysterious personnel were people with Long Country backgrounds.

However, these people, without exception, basically all received a closed door.

This made the senior leadership of the United States somewhat surprised and taken aback.

Could it be that Fang Hao and Long Country are not of one mind?

But during this period.

Fang Hao has consistently stayed deep within his home, rarely going out.

This made the senior leadership of the United States dare not speculate rashly, so they could only continue to watch (de liao de).

However, as they watched and watched...

The senior leadership of the United States began to panic.

They discovered news that made all the leaders tremble—

Fang Hao had come to the United States in person.

This is what fear looks like.

This is what fear looks like for the senior leadership of the United States.

When they prepared to gather forces and seek out other nations,

they felt no fear at all.

Even if war came, they would not be afraid.

Because through this true and deadly conflict, only the front-line soldiers would die.

They, the senior leadership and decision-makers, would suffer no consequences from failed decisions.

Even if they themselves made mistakes.

Only the tens of thousands of front-line soldiers would endure the suffering.

It had nothing to do with them, who stayed in the rear.

And they only needed to move their lips.

Death was merely a number.

Therefore...

They never feared war, after all, it was not themselves who died.

But this time,

upon hearing that Fang Hao had arrived near the Pentagon in the United States,

the situation changed.