For the second round of the Sino-Japanese East China Sea dispute, known as the "Star Six War", most countries in Western Europe were from 8 to 9 p.m. on the 27th, and the eastern part of the United States was at 3 p.m. on the 27th, so the Western media reported it as quickly as possible

At 17 o'clock EST on the 27th, the previously silent US government revealed the latest news to the news media

The news media, which are good at chasing after the wind and shadows, have not only used the "war situation" revealed by the US Government to hype up China's sabotage of the cease-fire agreement, completely disregard international morality, deliberately provoke a second round of military conflict, and threaten world peace and stability, but also take advantage of the subtle changes in the US Government's attitude to publicize the importance of the United States and the impact of the "US-Japan alliance" on the Sino-Japanese conflict, and have a great tendency to build momentum for the United States to send troops to "rescue" Japan, which is on the verge of life and death

The actual situation is not only not the slightest resemblance to the "voice" of the media, but is completely opposite

Upon learning of the resumption of military conflict between China and Japan, Roddick ended his State of the Union address ahead of schedule, left Congress early, and immediately canceled the election platform planning meeting scheduled for the evening

After the president returned to the White House, the secretary of state and several other important aides rushed over one after another

In just 10 minutes, the National Security Agency received satellite reconnaissance photos, confirming the intelligence obtained by the CIA, that China and Japan had once again broken out in the waters off the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea

Roddick did not believe the facts, and the shrewd president of the United States not only thought of the consequences, but also realized the problem

After a brief consultation, Admiral Sullivan, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed a piece of news that shocked the president and other aides: Japan obtained the outline of the battle plan No. 1178 from the US Pacific Theater Command on the 22nd as a "military ally."

After figuring out the main content of this battle plan, Roddick had to suspect that someone had deliberately leaked information to Japan

The 1178 operational plan is also aimed at China, but not for the Sino-Japanese war, but another war that is very likely to break out The operational plan was first proposed by the Seventh Fleet in the early 90s of the last century, for the strike action taken by the Seventh Fleet after the outbreak of the war in the Taiwan Strait, the main target of the attack is the Chinese Navy and Air Force Pacific Command After the establishment of the plan, the plan was upgraded to a theater combat plan, and it was adjusted every 35 years according to the development of China's ** forces

Sullivan was innocent, because the battle plan had not been leaked out of his hands, and he had just received the news

Roddick ordered F-forces to intervene in the investigation while discussing countermeasures with his staff

When predicting the outcome of the second round of military conflict, civilian aides who did not understand the military were convinced that Japan would lose, and that it would lose completely

The No. 1178 operational plan was formulated entirely on the basis of the US military's ground combat capability, especially the US military's powerful air strike capability, and Japan lacks air strike capability and cannot be compared with the US military

Roddick is no exception, not only hoping that Japan will lose, but also that Japan will lose as quickly as possible

If Japan partially bombs targets in China in accordance with the "Deep Strike" of Operation Plan No. 1178, China will launch a counterattack of at least the same scale, and will even bomb non-military strategic targets in Japan in the same way as it did in India one year ago

When the time comes, will the United States enter the war, or will it not go to war?

The U.S.-Japan Security Treaty clearly stipulates that if Japan is attacked militarily, the United States has the obligation and responsibility to assist Japan in defending its homeland and defeating the invading enemy

How big is the loss of the United States at war with China?

The United States also had reasons not to enter the war: Japan first attacked China itself, violating the "Peace Constitution," the Japanese government lost its legitimacy, and the United States had no reason to fulfill its alliance obligations to an illegitimate government

Not to go to war and watch Japan being bombed into ruins by China?

Whether it enters the war or not, the United States will not gain anything

Roddick didn't think about it because he had no intention of bringing the United States into the war

Not going to war doesn't mean you can't do something else

The first conclusion of the deliberations was that the United States must change its attitude as soon as possible in order to deal with the new situation, preferably through the press immediately

Accordingly, Roddick asked the White House spokesman to secretly leak the information to several reporters who have good relations with the White House

On the second issue, there was a dispute between officials, generals, and staff

The general's "main battle view" was kicked out by Roddick first, and the United States must not be involved in a large-scale regional war in direct confrontation with a world power

Between the opinions of officials and aides, Roddick hesitated

Administration officials led by Lynch insisted that the United States should put its own interests first, prevent the global financial and economic crises that are very likely to erupt, minimize the impact of the crisis, prepare for the upcoming general election, and devote more efforts to solving real domestic problems

The White House staff, led by Eric, believes that the United States should focus on its international image, strengthen support for its allies, win the respect and attention of more countries, and change the people through aid to Japan

The image of weakness in the minds of voters, and the use of international disputes to dilute domestic contradictions

Both views have both points of view and are problematic

The reason for the clear distinction between officials and aides is simple: most government officials are members of the Democratic Party, and if the Democratic Party loses power, they will follow suit; Most of the White House staff are experts in some field, and there is no clear political advocacy, and the Democratic president is gone, and he can still serve the Republican president

The argument came to an end, and Roddick had to intervene

"Whether or not to support Japan should not be the focus of our discussions," the president's officials and aides kept their mouths shut, "I think the most important issue at the moment is to figure out one thing, that is, whether the Sino-Japanese conflict will trigger a global financial crisis." If so, will the global financial crisis turn into a global economic crisis? If so, how much will the global economic crisis affect us? ”

Now, there is no longer a dispute between the officials and the staff

The first two questions don't need to be answered at all, Roddick has already made up his mind

Seeing that no one else wanted to be the first to speak, Secretary of State Lynch secretly sighed and said: "The impact will not be too small, if we have a stalemate with China and have to fight a trade war with China during the economic crisis, causing other countries to introduce trade protection policies one after another, leading to a global trade war, the result may be worse than the Great Depression of '29"

Roddick nodded, looking at Eric

"I'm not so pessimistic, but I don't think the outcome will be much better than the Great Depression of '29," Eric pushed his glasses, "If we don't prepare in advance, we won't be able to get through the economic crisis first."

China will also be affected by the economic crisis, but it will be the first to recover as long as China continues to implement industrial restructuring during the economic crisis."

"The result?"

"As ......a result," Eric sighed, "the prophecy that 'the 19th century is the century of Britain, the 20th century is the century of the United States, and the 21st century is the century of China' will come true, and China will surpass us before the end of the economic crisis and become the world's number one power in the post-economic crisis era."

Roddick nodded slightly, "So, how can we avoid such an outcome?" ”

Several staff members avoided the president's gaze, and Eric dodged the question by pushing his glasses

"Lynch, tell me what you think," the president threw the question directly to the secretary of state

"I still stick to the previous point that a direct confrontation with China is worth the cost, and what we can do is prepare for the coming economic crisis, except to ensure that we win the election and ensure policy coherence."

Roddick nodded, turning his gaze to Eric, "Mr. Security Advisor, what is your opinion?" ”

"Proper support for Japan will also help us through the economic crisis," said Eric, who said that a strong Japan could be a helper against China even for the future, and that we would be able to use Japanese capital and the Japanese market after the economic crisis broke out."

"Does this necessarily have anything to do with Japan's victory over China?"

Eric hesitated and shook his head

"In that case, why do you want to go out of your way to help Japan defeat China?" Roddick sighed and said, "As long as China does not attack the Japanese mainland, there is no need for us to fight for Japan, we must understand that it is Japan that is attached to us, not that we rely on Japan, and the second round of military conflict is provoked by Japan on its own initiative, although we will not announce the news to the outside world in this way, but we should be clear that Japan's crazy move not only puts us in a dilemma, but also may make us Japan's shield No matter what, Japan is our shield, It is certainly necessary to help Japan instead of us taking the heat on Japan's behalf, but not now"

The president's attitude is resolute and his views are clear

That was the end of the argument, and after leaving Lynch behind, Roddick had the rest of the official staff leave the Oval Office

"Eric is a national security adviser, and his attitude has always been more extreme, don't you mind"

Hearing the president's "comfort", Lynch wanted to laugh a little at the fact that when he met Eric, Roddick hadn't yet lived in the White House

"I've canceled the evening meeting to meet some important guests," Roddick took out a cigar in a sandalwood box, "You personally contact well-known figures in the financial and business circles, the number is not too large, control it to no more than a hundred, and invite them to come to the banquet in the name of holding the White House to entertain representatives of the financial business community"

"Tonight?" Lynch immediately frowned, it was already evening

"Yes, now!" Roddick nodded, "The party starts at 10:30 p.m., and those people have private jets, even if they live on the West Coast, it's too late."

"I'll get in touch right away"

"Don't forget to contact the airport and make relevant arrangements"

After leaving the White House, Lynch called the big names in the American financial business community

The president's intention to entertain the "rich" at this time could not be more obvious (to be continued)