Chapter 1479 Damei needs a victory (first update, please subscribe)

That night, New York was crying!

New York, the most prosperous and populous city in North America, turned into ruins overnight...

The flames burned for two days and two nights. The scene of a huge fire whirlwind piercing the night sky has become the most profound memory of this fire.

When the flames died down, the whole of New York disappeared, at least as a city, New York disappeared.

Only a few broken walls were left.

How many people died in the fire?

Is it 200,000? Or 500,000?

Or more?

No one knew, at least not on the day New York was razed to the ground, there was no accurate number, but the next day, all American newspapers reported the news in a sad and angry tone.

No matter what words the journalists used to describe their inner anger and the tragedy of the fire, they dared not... describe their hatred for the empire!

Why don't they dare? Because they are afraid. They are afraid that the next city that is nodded will be their city. They are afraid that the next city with flying fire dragons will become their city.

Who's next?

Just as people were facing the destruction of New York in panic, the atmosphere in Washington and the White House was extremely depressing.

New York was destroyed!

The entire city was razed to the ground...

Actually, this is a bit exaggerated. After all, there are still a few broken walls that have not collapsed, and a few buildings that have not collapsed.

Anyway... New York is screwed.

"I'm not talking about airships. Airships have been eliminated!"

Cleveland, who had been sitting there without saying anything for a long time, now looked like a bullied wife, looking at everyone with resentment on his face.

How could this happen?

Aren’t airships already dead?

The Ming Dynasty...has no martial ethics!

Didn’t we agree that everyone will use airplanes from now on?

"Mr. President, we didn't expect that airships could carry out night bombings..."

Secretary of War Lamont pursed his lips, he was really helpless.

How could the Ming Dynasty be so unethical?

Night bombing, don’t they know that planes can’t take off at night?

In fact, airplanes are capable of taking off at night, it’s just that the technology is not there.

"What do you mean by unexpected? As early as the Franco-Prussian War, the Ming Empire used airships to carry out night strikes. Why didn't they think of it now?"

"That's different."

Lamont argued.

"We have conducted experiments. Although airships can take off and land at night, their aim is very poor when used for bombing, and it is almost impossible to hit the target, so..."

"So they bombed New York!"

Roosevelt, the former New York Police Commissioner, said indignantly.

"The accuracy of airship bombing at night is indeed very low, but they bombed New York. New York is so big that the whole city was their target. They destroyed the entire city. Lamont, do you know how many people died in New York? Do you know that New York is still burning now? Do you know that New York... has disappeared from the world?"

Faced with Roosevelt's continuous questioning, Lamont felt very miserable.

It’s not that we are incompetent, it’s that the empire is too cunning!

Open your mouth, Lamont said.

"We really didn't expect that the Ming Empire was so brutal. They were so immoral and inhumane. Yes, they launched such brutal bombings against civilians!"

What is the most correct thing to say now?

Of course they blame the Ming Empire. The more cruel the Ming Empire was, the more they can shirk responsibility.

What air-raid shelters and what air-raid facilities.

Are you kidding? Before New York was burned to ashes, who of you said that the Empire would bomb the US mainland? No, before the war, Lamont had raised this possibility, but what did the governors of various states say?

They said there was no need because the war had not broken out, so there was no need!

What happened next?

They said it was unnecessary because this was the age of airplanes.

Well, there was no need to shoot hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.

"How many casualties were there in New York?"

"About 500,000, maybe more..."

"Oh my God! How could so many people die?"

"Mr. President, this is the bombing, this is the result of the inhumane bombing..."

Roosevelt emphasized this again.

"Mr. President, we are at war with such an inhumane enemy. They have no humanity and no mercy. We must retaliate for the dead New Yorkers! Civilized behavior only exists between civilized people. Barbaric behavior must be countered with barbarism! We must use violence to stop violence!"

At this time, Roosevelt seemed a little excited. How could he not be excited? His home was in New York. In the New York bombing, he not only lost many friends, but also lost a lot of property. God can testify that the fire directly burned his house to ashes!

Not hating...is it possible?

"We want revenge! And we must take revenge!"

Cleveland said bluntly.

"This is a promise we made to everyone, if we don't avenge New Yorkers we will lose all support!"

What is the most important thing to these politicians?

Of course it is support. Although it seems illusory, they do need the support of those people, at least to some extent.

"Can we bomb the Ming Dynasty? Can we carry out retaliatory bombing against the Ming Dynasty?"

As soon as Cleveland finished speaking, Secretary of War Lamont simply shook his head and said.

"There's almost no chance of that happening!"

"Why not!"

Roosevelt said excitedly.

"They can drop bombs on our heads, so can't we drop bombs on their heads?"

"Roosevelt, it's not that we can't, but..."

Lamont said.

"We are too far away from the Ming Dynasty,"

"Too far, then they..."

Roosevelt only said half of what he was saying, and then he understood.

"We are too far away from their homeland, and they are too far away from us, Cuba! You mean Cuba?..."

Lamont nodded and said.

"Yes, Cuba. Their airships take off from Cuba."

When Cuba was occupied by the Ming Empire, no one realized the danger. At most, they were worried that the Ming Empire would set up a naval base there.

And this is indeed the case. After occupying Cuba, the Ming Empire established a naval base there. Their submarines set out from Cuba to intercept and attack merchant ships on the east coast.

That was the threat they saw then, but what about now?

Faced with the airships taking off from Cuba, they suddenly realized the importance of Cuba to the United States.

"In the past, in order to guard against the Empire's airships, we established hundreds of air defense observation posts in the western region bordering the Empire and in the central region. But now their airships take off directly from Cuba. After taking off from there, they can fly over the sea, away from our land guard posts. After all, we can't set up observation posts over the sea. Now they can bomb our port cities on the East Coast at will. From the perspective of the United States' security, we must take back Cuba. Only in this way can we ensure our own safety and prevent our cities from becoming ruins like New York."

Faced with Roosevelt's suggestion, Cleveland pondered for a while and then asked.

“Can we take back Cuba?”

The president's question made Roosevelt think for a moment, then he spoke.

"We can accept the British's suggestion. Moreover, Mr. President, what we need now is revenge. We must fight back. Only in this way can we awaken the morale of the American people."

The impact of this bombing on the morale of the American people is self-evident. Roosevelt clearly knew that Americans were not only eager for revenge, but also eager to win and wash away the fear in their hearts through victory.

Americans were angry at the destruction of New York, but they also felt unprecedented fear.

After all, the cruelty of war is far beyond their imagination, and the death caused by the destructive weapons possessed by the enemy is also an ironclad fact. In this situation, the United States needs a victory to awaken the people.

“So my suggestion is…”

(End of this chapter)