My own war game

Chapter 387 Mist
"He, the manuscript has been submitted, but will this kind of behavior that has no basis and does not talk about facts, but just makes false accusations, really work?" Christine looked at what she had written in disbelief as she spoke.

"Don't worry, that's enough. Marshall will definitely be used as a scapegoat." He Chi shrugged indifferently while speaking, as if he didn't care about the life or death of the Secretary of State at all.

The reason why the Oriental is so sure is that he knows too well the popular trends in the United States during this period.

McCarthyism!
McCarthyism was an extreme anti-red political wave that swept the United States in the early 20s.

At that time, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of pro-communist people in the U.S. State Department (made up), and without any solid evidence, he launched a political persecution. He took advantage of the public's fear of the Soviet Union and, through hearings and investigations, arbitrarily accused government officials, scholars, artists and other people from all walks of life of being pro-Soviet elements.

The Americans have proved through their actions that they are no worse than the Soviet Union in anything they do - even when it comes to political persecution.

The landmark event that marked the beginning of McCarthyism was this congressman's public attack on Marshall in Congress.

According to the original historical trajectory, the Washington Post was the vanguard of McCarthyism, and Marshall was forced to step down by these guys on completely non-existent charges.

Now He Chi has provided "ammunition" to the other party by taking advantage of the "Seoul Incident", and the consequence will only be an even bigger one.

As for what will happen to Marshall this time, that is not his concern.
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At the end of 1950, at a press conference on the peninsula, the famous "Seoul Incident" occurred. A female reporter from the Washington Post accused the US military of sheltering former Japanese militarist officers who were developing biological weapons and preparing to use them on the battlefield on the peninsula.

The world was in an uproar when the news came out. The Allied Commander MacArthur was the first to shift the blame, saying that he had no knowledge of the matter and that he was unwilling to use "unconventional weapons" including nuclear weapons on the battlefield on the peninsula, but he failed to win the trust of the people at the first time.

On the third day, the Soviet Union stated that if the US military used biological weapons on the Korean Peninsula, it would be equivalent to using nuclear weapons, and the Soviet Union would exercise its unlimited right to retaliate.

Even within the UN forces, discordant voices emerged. Countries represented by France and the Netherlands made it clear that for the sake of the safety of their soldiers, they did not want to see biological weapons on the battlefield on the peninsula, otherwise they would not rule out the possibility of withdrawing alone.

Facing accusations from the outside world, the Truman administration initially chose to remain silent, but then the Washington Post broke the news again, claiming that the incident might be related to the behavior of a senior White House official during his time in Japan. And gave a very personal black silhouette - everyone could recognize it as Marshall.

At this moment, McCarthy seemed to have heard the clarion call of the charge, and immediately threw all the labels of "tyrant and traitor" onto the Secretary of State's head.

Not only that, he also brought up an old account from nearly ten years ago - saying that he conspired with Roosevelt to keep the officers and soldiers stationed in Pearl Harbor from knowing about Japan's surprise attack on the port.

McCarthy had no substantial evidence, nor did he need evidence, but Marshall suddenly became a sinner who was condemned by everyone.

In the same year, Marshall was forced to announce his resignation.

Truman was busy dealing with external public pressure, and the resolution to replace MacArthur, originally scheduled for early 1951, was not officially implemented until four months later - by that time the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces were almost reaching the vicinity of Seoul.

Congress was in chaos, the United States was defeated on the Korean Peninsula, and the general election was lagging behind the Democrats in all aspects. The first half of 1951 was almost disastrous for Truman.

However, whether it was Truman, Marshall, or MacArthur who was about to leave, they were not within He Chi's scope of attention.
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He Chi is more worried about another thing now.

"Key data is lost, mission: Viper's Fang has failed, ten gold coins will be deducted from the player, prepare to teleport out of the dungeon!" The system's cold voice sounded, announcing the failure of the mission and giving an extremely high penalty.

This was He Chi’s first mission failure, but that was not what he was worried about.

He had a bad feeling. In the previous series of copies, no matter what choice he made, the system was laissez-faire and did not encourage non-interference.

This time, when he was about to destroy Shiro Ishii's notes, the system clearly showed a warning and blocking attitude, which was completely different from before.

The system seemed to be guiding him purposefully to achieve a certain goal, and the last time he had this feeling was in Heisenberg's laboratory in Denmark, when he was given access to information on nuclear weapons.

Nuclear weapons, germ weapons...

He Chi had a hunch about what might happen in the next mission.

"System, I need to listen to the briefing of the next mission in advance." He Chi spread out the time coins in his palm.

"Two silver coins, do you want to pay?"

"confirm."

"The next mission briefing begins. Mission: Gorgon's Arrow. Time: 1953. Mission content: Not yet declassified."

Gorgon's Arrow? He Chi had heard of this name in an elective course.

The Gorgons are three sisters of snake-haired monsters in Greek mythology. They live in the far west and are the daughters of the sea god Phorcys. Their heads and necks are covered with scales, their hair is a wriggling serpent, they have boar fangs, and they have a pair of iron hands and golden wings. Anyone who sees them will immediately turn into stone.

In addition to the ability to petrify, the blood of the three Gorgon sisters is extremely poisonous. Even Perseus, the hero who killed the youngest sister Medusa, did not dare to come into contact with their blood.

Could it be some kind of secret weapon?

Sure enough, the system seemed to be constantly forcing "big killer weapons" into his hands, and this behavior did not seem to be a coincidence.

"System, what is your purpose in arranging these tasks?" He Chi asked directly.

……

After a moment of silence, the system voice sounded again
“As an auxiliary organization, the system itself is not driven by any subjective desire. The starting point of all its actions is to enhance the player experience.”

He Chi was not satisfied with the ambiguous answer. He asked the system in return, "What is the meaning of increasing experience? Are we going to destroy the world with super weapons?"

"Player, according to the principles of the system, I cannot give any advice that will endanger all of humanity. On the contrary, I suggest that you use the weapons in your hands with caution. However, possessing weapons of mass destruction appropriately can effectively improve the player's social status and voice in the world."

Wait, I seem to have heard this sentence somewhere.

(End of this chapter)