The Fourth Disaster, Starting from the Movie Eight Hundred

This kind of hero can be promoted and treated preferentially in any country. Given the players' strength, it is estimated that it will not be a problem for them to be noticed by Comrade Steel or even designated as the successor.

If anyone dares to trip up the players during this process, don't blame the players for using forces beyond the rules.

I hope that there won’t be someone like Khrushchev or Zhukov who doesn’t follow the rules. If you want to overturn the table, the players will just overturn the entire roof on you and let you take the blame.

Just as the players were finalizing the details of the plans, bad news came from the front line: the US military's airborne invasion of Britain, Operation Overlord, suffered a disastrous defeat.

Chapter 279: The Birth of the Classic "Ugly Americans"

(One update today, a rare break, going out for some fun, changing my mood)

Fenghuo Era Old Player Group

"Oh my god, what the hell are the Americans doing? They actually dared to launch an airborne operation without sufficient intelligence on the drop site. Do they think they have too many soldiers and want to gain points for the Germans?"

"The most outrageous thing is that they actually threw a light combat unit like the airborne troops directly into the heads of the German armored forces."

"The Germans' previous deployment of troops to the British mainland was already quite obvious. Even if the Americans had done a little intelligence work, they wouldn't have let things get to this point."

"Oh my god, what the hell are these bugs doing?"

"I think we seem to have a deep misunderstanding of the US military's performance in World War II. Their strength was mainly due to more resources and a strong tolerance for failure, which allowed them to use their resources to crush the Axis powers, rather than the US military's inherent combat effectiveness."

"We already knew that, didn't we?"

"We know it, but the problem is that historically, the United States was the victor of World War II. Because of this, we tend to overestimate the U.S. military's combat effectiveness."

"So what's the situation in the United States now?"

"Roosevelt just gave a televised speech in which he took responsibility for the failure of the operation."

"At least in terms of courage and responsibility, Roosevelt is beyond reproach."

"The US government has contacted us, hoping to get our cooperation in the next operation. It seems that this battle has completely destroyed the remaining morale of the US military."

"So, comrades, do you think we are cooperating or not?"

"Why should we cooperate? Does this give the United States an opportunity to interfere in Europe?"

"That is to say, we can completely conquer Europe on our own, so why should we let the United States take advantage of us?"

"I have an idea about this."

"What is it?"

"Look, everyone, except for Britain, which is isolated overseas, the rest of Europe is connected to the Soviet Union on land. So why don't we take Britain and raise a red flag on it, so that the United States can find a piece of land on the European continent that it cannot give up, forcing them to face the Soviet Union directly at a high cost."

"Hiss~ This idea sounds good."

"Anyway, it's impossible for us to integrate Eurasia in the short term. In other words, Europe still needs to be managed after the end of World War II, but we don't want to see these imperialist countries quickly recover from the ruins and continue to exploit the world. Considering that our current strength cannot simultaneously manage Europe and Xinhua, let Europe remain divided. As the front line of the Cold War, it's really exciting to think about it."

"That's a good idea. I agree."

"I agree. Then let's turn our attack target to Britain, right?"

"In that case, let's slow down our offensive on the European continent a bit. Let's teach the Americans what true airborne operations are."

At the same time in the Atlantic, the US fleet was fighting a fierce battle with the German fleet.

The original plan was for the US airborne troops to raid the British mainland to control key transportation points, while the US fleet launched a decisive battle against the German fleet, striving to inflict heavy damage on it in one fell swoop, create conditions for landing in Britain, and ultimately achieve the liberation of British territory through internal and external cooperation.

The entire plan was designed very well, and the United States invested almost all its efforts in this victory.

However, the Atlantic Ocean was not the Pacific Ocean. The complex sea conditions there prevented the American air force from achieving an overwhelming victory over the German fleet in the first wave of attack. Instead, they were severely beaten by the approaching German battleship formation.

The U.S. Navy was indeed a powerful navy after World War II, but the main offensive force of this navy was based on aircraft carrier formations, and traditional battleship decisive battles were not a subject that the U.S. Navy was good at.

But the problem is that the battleships on the battlefields of World War II are an objective force, and the complex sea conditions in the Atlantic are also objective conditions that must be taken into consideration. As long as these two collide, the actual combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier will inevitably be weakened. Obviously, the US military does not have sufficient experience in this regard.

More importantly, as the attacking party, the US military had to break through the sea and beach defense lines built by the German army in Europe. In the case that the German army had no shortage of mobile forces and fixed defense forces, the US military's attack ultimately suffered a great defeat.

Another important reason for this was a flawed American intelligence. The intelligence provided by Amalgam to the Germans was so accurate that the US military ran head-on into the Germans' sharpest weapons, losing their offensive advantage as the main attacker.

But the biggest impact is that the United States has not achieved a commendable victory until now. Instead, its failures are so unique that the US military has little confidence in facing the Axis forces alone.

What's worse is that they had no chance of facing the Italian army because Italy fell off the stage of World War II in a very funny posture. The volunteers did give them a kick, but no one thought that Italy would roll off the stage because of this seemingly joking kick.

Although the Italian army's main role in World War II was to help the Allies kill, victory is a very important reward for the morale of an army, even if it is a victory that is too strong. The key is that you can't keep losing. Don't you see that the US military is in a state of decline now? Even if the US generals above want to wash away the shame, the US soldiers below will have no motivation unless they can guarantee victory. -p

It sounds outrageous, but it's true.

The volunteer army and the US military fought together, and this was the scene that the American soldiers wanted to see most, because they could indeed win by following them, and they were willing to follow whoever won.

The current situation is that the US military can still afford the loss of supplies. The United States is a big country with a big business, so this is not a big deal. But as for the morale and combat effectiveness of the US military, they can only find a way to win a reasonable victory.

So, after much thought, I decided to join forces with the Volunteer Army. It is better to be embarrassed than to lose World War II.

American capitalists would like to increase their efforts, but the problem is that the US military on the front line is not strong enough. If they cannot win on the battlefield, how can they win at the negotiating table after the war? Now they are a little disappointed.

After spending so much money and providing so much equipment, why is it still this bad? Isn't the United States the chosen nation? Are we destined to be trapped in the Americas forever? We are clearly the world's leading industry, so why haven't we woken up? Do we have to wait until World War III to be crowned king?

At this time, a magical book emerged in the United States. It can be said to be the ancestor of modern public intellectuals - "Ugly Americans".

Originally in history, this book was born in 1958, reflecting the social background at that time. It was an old-fashioned self-reflection. But now, it was born ahead of time. The author is an American scholar named William. He has nothing to do with the original author of the book "Ugly Americans". He just happens to be called William. The reason why he wrote this book is because he has a wide network of contacts and knows many American military personnel. Through communication with them, he learned a lot of inside stories of the US military. He is heartbroken that the US military has not won a victory until now.

Coincidentally, he himself was a researcher of Asian history, and the biggest change in the world at that time was the strong rise of Xinhua, which quickly grew into the most powerful force of the Volunteer Army, without a doubt. William felt that this was worthy of study.

So in the year that Xinhua was founded, William went to Xinhua and lived there for three years. He compared what he saw and heard with the current social environment in the United States, combined it with his own thoughts, and finally wrote this book.

In the book, William did not hesitate to praise Xinhua.

"It's a country that's advanced in some areas and backward in others, but it's doing its utmost to make everyone prosperous. People here help each other and work together in solidarity, radiating the brilliance of collectivism. Unlike our individualistic beliefs, it's a society that's more likely to achieve great things, because here you have to learn and master the power of organizing others. Only by doing this well can we realize the Xinhua saying, 'There's strength in numbers.'"

Immediately afterwards, William began to criticize the United States without hesitation.

"Why did we lose the war? Because we lacked the spirit of sacrifice and collectivism. War is a confrontation between groups and is the ultimate expression of collectivism. If we cannot unite, we will be like a pile of scattered sand fighting against the enemy. The probability of success is low, but the probability of failure is high. Even if we can win temporarily, we will definitely fail in the future."

"We Americans admire the spirit of freedom, but many of us are too free. We lack patience, wisdom, and the ability to think. These are fatal flaws. In Xinhua, if a thief is discovered, the people around him will immediately arrest him. Even the thief himself knows he has done something wrong and is trembling with fear, not daring to resist. However, the moral standards of many of us Americans are even worse than those thieves in Xinhua. When they are caught, the only thing they feel is that they were caught, not that they actually did anything wrong!"

"Geographically, the US is far too comfortable. Xinhua is surrounded by wolves. It's this wolf-pack environment that nurtured a true Oriental dragon. The US lacks such a combat environment. We constantly fight with a bunch of weaklings, and have even been bullied by them (burning down the White House). Such a country, such an army, is bound to lose in a war between collectivism and collectivism."

"Americans, wake up, or we will become a second-rate country. Material strength is false. Only spiritual strength can make us truly strong. Today's America is too ugly. We must change it!"

At this point, the divine book was born and became a classic that influenced the entire American intellectual field.

Section 280: America Elbows America

(First update!)

If someone who understands social psychology opens this book "Ugly Americans", he will immediately find that this book is not about the problems of the United States, but about the bad qualities, or common characteristics, of all mankind.

It wouldn't be awkward if you replaced the Americans with "X countrymen" because we are all human beings. The only thing that affects human cognition is the living environment. Human subjective changes are also based on the objective environment. We are all essentially the same.

But if you want to solve the problems in this book, you must travel to many places, especially abroad, and have a relatively clear understanding of the situation in other countries. In this era without the Internet and when cross-provincial communication is difficult, the cognition of most ordinary people is difficult to exceed the limit of leg movement. Developed countries have only turned their legs into trains, planes, and ships.

Because of this, "Ugly Americans" resonated with many Americans.

"Holy shit, this is exactly the person I know around me!"

Then the influence of this book spread rapidly and penetrated into every aspect of American society before the federal government could react. Not everyone had a copy, but almost every American with normal human functions had heard of this book. On average, at least one out of every ten Americans had read this book, and more than one million Americans had read this book in depth.

What is this concept?

The total population of the United States during World War II was about 130 million, which means that 10% of Americans had read this book. The impact on those who read the book in depth and shared it was even greater. The end result was that the entire American society was shrouded in an atmosphere of "Our bad nature is so sad" in a very short period of time.

"This is the biggest failure in American cultural construction. We cannot let this book become America's thought!"

Roosevelt was extremely angry because this incident dealt a fatal blow to the United States.

As a country of immigrants, the United States is too young and does not have a strong sense of national identity and collective consciousness. Therefore, since the day it was founded, the United States has been constantly strengthening the perception that "everyone living in the United States is an American" through various methods. Regardless of how they actually do it, it must be promoted in this way at the official level.

But now, the problem has arisen. "Ugly Americans" has greatly undermined the pride of the American people. A young country like the United States sometimes behaves exactly like young people in reality. When they are successful, they think they are the boss and the sky is second to them, but when they suffer a setback, they immediately become hysterical and listless, feeling that the whole world has let them down, and then develop extreme self-destructive tendencies.

National issues are indeed more complicated, but when the vast majority of people believe that a negative theory is correct, then it is correct, and the cries of a minority are meaningless.

As one of the birthplaces of Japanese barbarism, if the United States wants to be strong, it must constantly emphasize the supremacy of its own national beliefs. This is the only way for them to build collectivism. After all, this thing is still needed at the national level. However, the United States also puts freedom first, so many times, their own propaganda is self-contradictory and very twisted, just like Mr. Krabs in Warhammer 40K, but they are unaware of it.

In other words, those who see clearly do not dare to speak out and warn others because others will immediately accuse them of not loving America and tell them to shut up, otherwise their lives will be in danger.

So how do we deal with this matter?

According to Roosevelt's idea, prohibition is absolutely not allowed. If you ban something like books at the official level, it is simply a sales advertisement. Even if many people were not interested in it originally, they will become interested now, or some forces that are secretly hostile to and opposed to the United States will add fuel to the fire.

So we need to deconstruct. If we can't change ourselves, then we should slander others and muddy the waters, so that the American people will deeply realize that we are not the only ones in the world who are so rotten, and others are even worse.

Yes, this is the thinking of the U.S. federal government: harming others to benefit oneself or harming others without benefiting oneself; in any case, it must harm others.

Very trouble-making mentality.

But once Roosevelt began implementing his policies, things quickly began to go wrong.

The reason is simple. Players who are hiding in the United States and have already gained influence in many fields immediately started to make trouble.

They are not here to cause trouble, but to resolutely implement President Roosevelt's policies with a 40K percent enforcement rate!

"Blasphemy! This is unparalleled blasphemy! They have betrayed America and our most noble beliefs. We Americans are God's chosen people. We represent God's will. Anyone who questions it will be burned to death!"

A player disguised as a priest was shouting enthusiastically, and below him was a group of fanatical rednecks.

Then a local banker who had seen "The Ugly American" was burned to death, literally burned to death.

"The flames illuminate a new era. We are the chosen ones. God bless America!"

"God bless America!"

Honestly speaking, if this scene was put on Xinhua News Agency, the police would have come to arrest people long ago, but this is the United States, a seemingly modern religious country. The locals don’t think there is anything wrong with it at all. Even if someone thinks there is a problem, under the blessing of group fanaticism, they will only think that the problem is the person who was burned to death.

How could a priest who often helps local people do anything wrong? The schools, roads, and reservoirs here were all built with money from the priest. He also knows medicine and has done a lot of good deeds. If such people think that "Ugly Americans" has problems, then there must be something wrong with this book.

"For President Roosevelt, for the sacred America!"

On Wall Street, a heavily armed religious group stormed the stock exchange and started a massacre, saying that everyone here had seen "Ugly Americans" and was unpatriotic and had to be purified.

When the police arrived, the leader shouted loudly: "We are soldiers loyal to the United States. We have completed the mission of defending the United States. Now, it is time to sacrifice our lives for God!"

With a bang of gunfire, thirteen fanatics committed suicide on the spot, and the scene left the onlookers stunned.

"Although they did something impulsive, they really love this country!"

The reporter's choked voice was so penetrating that many Americans felt that those people were indeed innocent. They were all warriors who were willing to sacrifice their lives for God. Even the number thirteen was carefully chosen to form the team. What was wrong with such people? If there was any fault, it was the world's fault.

"We are not ugly, America is supreme!"

"God bless America, God bless us!"

"Burn, burn, burn all these heretical books!"

Under the manipulation of the players, the domestic situation in the United States immediately got out of control. In this kind of mass movement, as long as a few dishonest bastards appear, things will immediately develop into looting, smashing and burning. If a few of the people there are deliberately preparing to cause trouble, it would be strange if nothing happened.

Roosevelt was stunned to find that the instructions he issued were being implemented in a completely different way. The whole United States was launching a "Let "Ugly Americans" die" movement. After all, no one is willing to admit their own shortcomings, especially when the vast majority of people refuse to admit them, then going with the flow is the inevitable result.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down. When the voices of opposition are loud enough, right and wrong become the least important things.

And those American dignitaries were also horrified to find that the crowd had intentionally or unintentionally pointed the finger at the most powerful people in the United States, because only these people had the leisure to read books and drink tea. Since they like to flaunt their petty bourgeois sentiments, how could they not have read "Ugly Americans", which was so popular at the time.

Many American dignitaries were knocked to the ground and knelt down to swear to God that they had never read banned books. This had a terrifying impact on the sanctity of American dignitaries. No matter how the people beat them, they were beaten after all. Once the door was opened, things would develop in an uncontrollable direction.

"Damn it, how could America become like this!"

"This is no longer an ordinary fanatic. We cannot hesitate. We must strike hard!"

"Where's our military? Where's our National Guard?"

"What are you doing! Do you want to suppress the people at home at this time? Europe doesn't want it!"

The top American officials were in a mess. They could not accept the fact that they had been brought down from the clouds. However, the ongoing world war made them too busy to deal with it. It was impossible to withdraw the US troops fighting abroad to suppress domestic problems at this time. That would be tantamount to directly declaring that the United States would withdraw from the world war, and all post-war interests and order would have nothing to do with them.

After planning for so many years and waiting for so long, the opportunity is now right in front of us. How can we give up just like that?

"Gentlemen, this time it's my fault, let's put this to an end."

Roosevelt took off his glasses tiredly and leaned back in his chair. He felt a little powerless.

Things are always so bad in China, I have done my best.

In the end, this "book banning movement" that lasted for half a year in the United States ended with President Roosevelt's apology and resignation, and the joint suppression and appeasement of American dignitaries.

This time, the American elite didn't dare to take direct action against the people below them, because this movement showed a typical decentralized mobilization model, which can be said to be blooming all over the place. It seemed that it had ignited the religious anger of the American people. The United States, which is still religious at heart, cannot separate religion from it. So they could only cut off their own flesh and sacrifice some politicians and middle-class people who were tough on the people to the heavens, as an explanation to the American people. -p

But the book "Ugly Americans" still took root in the United States. The innocent people who were persecuted in this campaign became loyal believers of the book and devoted their lives to activities against the United States.

William, who was the starting point of everything, was fine, but he also became an opponent of the American system. He believed that it was the fragmentation and fragility of the American federal system that led to this tragedy. He eventually published another masterpiece, "America Against America", which implanted the logical chain of "how the country should be governed, what should be done, and what should be thought about" into the minds of a generation of Americans.

The whole world was stunned by what was happening in the United States. Even the players themselves did not expect the effect to be so good, even too good, and directly played Roosevelt out.