Opening game, American Tycoon

"This is our responsibility!"

In front of the steps of Los Angeles City Hall, Stanford watched the crowd exclaim.

"Our duty is not to sacrifice our husbands for the military glory of Washington, nor to bury our children for England's ambitions, our duty - is to give the people of California a peaceful and happy life, our duty It's about making sure of it, doing our best to make sure of it! After all, we're all Californians!"

Stanford, what is the ex-governor of California doing?
The people surrounding the city hall watched him, looked at this famous billionaire, and listened to his speech. Some people heaved a sigh of relief, some looked sad, and some looked angry. In the past days, the voice of ending the war began to appear in the newspapers in Los Angeles. The so-called ending the war means surrendering to the empire and ending the war with the empire through negotiations.

"It's time to think about the interests of Californians!"

Everything that the newspapers keep preaching is actually paving the way for Stanford's speech today. In fact, this speech is simply a show. Interests.

"We've had enough of those people sacrificing our children for military glory, and we've had enough of our own homes destroyed and our own families killed! So, for the sake of Californians, and out of our responsibilities, it's time to consider Californians benefit!"

Amid cheers and boos, the mayor of Los Angeles declared Los Angeles an undefended city.More than a dozen cities were subsequently declared undefended.

Everything was so sudden, so sudden that people couldn't believe it was true.

Los Angeles, or rather California surrendered... while San Francisco still held out.

"Damn Stanford!"

In the basement of the San Francisco train station, a bearded MacArthur cursed loudly.

"How dare he surrender, damn it, he is not the governor, what right does he have to declare surrender..."

Leland Stanford is just a former governor, and the current governor is James Herbert, but in terms of reputation, Leland Stanford is definitely far more than James Herbert. In California, people may not know the name of the governor, but they must know Railroad magnate Leland Stanford, after all, for Americans, money is forever.

This is why MacArthur would be so annoyed-the surrender of Leland Stanford is likely to cause the defenders to collapse. After all, many of the defenders are Californians.

"General, this is the flyer dropped by the Ming Devils just now..."

The moment he took the leaflet, MacArthur's expression changed suddenly, and he cursed again.

"Damn Stanford."

The plane painted with the Imperial Suzaku logo roared in the air. When the plane flew by, thousands of leaflets flew from the sky, and the leaflets covering the sky were like snowflakes floating down, falling to the ground filled with gunpowder smoke. And the smell of gunpowder, in a city full of corpses.

When the leaflets fell, many buildings in the city were still burning, the houses collapsed layer by layer, the streets were seriously damaged, and there were bricks and rubble everywhere.On the horizon, several colors that do not blend with each other suddenly meet: the fiery red of the flames, the smoke clouds rising from the explosion, and the blue sky covered by gunpowder smoke.

When the leaflets fell, Tom, like everyone else, picked up a few leaflets. He just wanted to pick up a piece of paper to wipe his butt or roll a cigarette. On the battlefield, the role of leaflets is basically the same, after all , it is very difficult to get paper on the battlefield.

"Thanks to the imperial devil for the gift..."

Just when Tom wanted to thank Daming Devil for the toilet paper as usual, his eyes fell on the leaflet.

"This... the railway king surrendered?"

"Stanford is not surrendering, it is telling us that Californians should not die for politicians in Washington."

"Damn guy, how could he surrender to Daming Devil..."

Looking at Stanford's speech on the flyer, and the sentence-"California, for yours and your family, go back to your family!" Tom fell into silence, he...is a Californian.

On this day, the war was extremely calm, and the US military positions were quiet everywhere without the slightest sound.

……

On this day, California was noisy. The No.13 Division of the Imperial Army stationed in Tijuana finally crossed the border and entered California. When they crossed the border, they encountered no resistance. The California National Guard guarding the border directly chose surrendered.

The surrender of Leland Stanford and a large number of state congressmen directly led to the collapse of the situation in California. Thousands of California soldiers left the army. For the officers and soldiers of the No.13 Division, what happened next was not a battle. It's a trip.

Several cars were driving fast on the dusty road.Although the land on both sides of the road is full of cacti, making this dry land look green and peaceful, it does not change the arid nature of the place.

The fast-moving car quickly drove out of this cactus "forest" and advanced on the open land. In such a flat and open place with not much vegetation, there is no need to worry about being ambushed.

The scorching sun made everyone sweat a little, but the wind blowing from the car made people feel very comfortable.

"Well, this is an armed march..."

Sitting in the co-pilot seat, Song Tao thought silently in his heart. Although he felt a little disappointed that no battle broke out, deep down in his heart he enjoyed this kind of peace. This is not peace, but peace. Feeling a little ashamed of this thought, but he thought to himself again.

"It's just that no battle broke out! If an enemy appears, I will definitely command everyone to fight. I will definitely fight the enemy with all my strength just like them."

Just when Song Tao was thinking wildly, a small town appeared five kilometers ahead, behind some bushes.There are some scattered wooden houses, only a few are painted, and most of them keep the original color of the wood. From a distance, you can see the steeple of the church standing in the town.

Although the town seemed comfortable and safe, Song Tao still ordered loudly when the convoy approached the town.

"Everyone pay attention to vigilance, there may be resistance..."