American Celestial Master

Chapter 238, Ftani War
Just a few days after the advisory team arrived, another big mess occurred on the U.S.-Mexico border. A group of Mexicans were intercepted by Texas police as they tried to cross the border near Del Rio. Somehow, someone fired. Then a larger-scale conflict broke out.

Different media outlets have different accounts of the specific circumstances of this conflict. According to CNN's interview with a Mexican, the Texas police first used automatic weapons to shoot at Mexican immigrants without warning. There happened to be a few superheroes among the immigrants. Of course, they couldn't wait to die. Naturally He "rose up to resist" and then killed many Texas police officers...

But Fox is a different story. According to them, those Mexicans are not even illegal immigrants who are traveling across the border, they are just a group of D traffickers. The Texas police encountered them while patrolling. The police asked them to undergo inspection, but instead of accepting inspection, they, led by several super criminals, opened fire wildly at the police, causing heavy casualties to the police.

Although there are some differences in the content reported by the two sides, there is one thing that both sides agree on, and that is that the Texas police suffered a loss.

When have American police suffered such a loss? So Texas immediately took action. First, the governor declared a state of emergency in Texas. (After the declaration, they discovered that Texas had already been in a state of emergency for a long time before.) Then the Texas National Guard began to gather at the border. , the governor publicly shouted to the federation: "My dear, can you get up? If you don't get up, I will get up myself!"

Of course what the federation wants to do is to hold down Texas first. Although the federation is not opposed to attacking foreign countries, this matter can only be decided by the federation. How can it be decided by the states themselves?
But for the federation to respond, it takes time. The president first issued a statement, saying that the attacks by the trafficking group on the United States are intolerable and that the United States must fight back to protect its own people. On the other hand, it also began to contact Mexico through diplomatic channels and prepared to arrange a "joint action."

But the Texas side took action first without waiting for the federal side to make arrangements. This is natural, because Texas needs such actions to expand state rights. Although according to the Constitution, states have transferred powers such as war powers to the federal government, they have retained their own rights of self-defense. And Texas stated that this is not a war, this is a law enforcement action. What, law enforcement went overseas? We Americans engage in long-arm jurisdiction and overseas law enforcement. That is a glorious tradition!

As for the target of the attack, the Americans also have a good count of the cartel groups in Mexico. No matter what, let’s beat these guys first. Anyway, the real purpose of the Texas side is not It is not to "fight drug trafficking" or "demand justice", but to take the opportunity to expand state rights and demonstrate to the federal and other blue states to let them see what it means "those who commit red-necked crimes will be punished no matter how close they are." .

The Mexican government responded to the sudden attack by the Texas National Guard. Compared to the Texas National Guard, which is armed to the teeth, the military strength of the Mexican government forces is barely worth mentioning. They don’t even have tanks, and the largest artillery is just a small thing with a caliber of 105 mm. Look at the model, and it’s even Full of a strong sense of history, the M2A1 would be a must-see in military museums in other countries. That thing was very advanced when the US military used it to fight Nazis, but now...

Therefore, the Mexican government first protested and expressed its severe condemnation of Texas' aggression; then it stated that the Mexican government opposed drug trafficking and loved peace, so it had instructed all government departments, including the powerful departments, to strictly maintain neutrality.

Of course, the U.S. federal government first praised the Mexican government for its responsible attitude, and then expressed support for all legal actions to eliminate D-substance crimes.

Texas' actions have naturally attracted the attention of other states. For example, the National Guard of New York State is very concerned about the performance of the Texas National Guard in law enforcement operations. Especially displays of their extraordinary powers. For this reason, the work of the advisory group even temporarily stopped and was changed to studying Texas' tactics.

If there is one situation in Mexico that is significantly different from that in the United States, that is that there are not many extraordinary powers in the powerful departments of the Mexican government. Mexicans with extraordinary powers have either gone to the United States or joined various dynamic organizations in Mexico. (After all, criminal organizations have always been more generous with money than the government.) So the Texas National Guard's operation started out very smoothly. For example, they occupied the Mexican border area and basically encountered no resistance. At that time, the Texas National Guard also behaved very civilized. Even their tanks waited for the traffic light when crossing the road.

But the situation will be different next, because the Texas National Guard will enforce the law. In other words, they want to destroy the D product factory, arrest the people selling D, and confiscate the proceeds from the drug trafficking.

The Mexican cartel groups actually don't care too much about occupying the US-Mexico border. Destroy the D-product factory? The Mexican cartel doesn't care too much. Things like drug factories are very low-cost. If you destroy them, just destroy them. It's a way to save face for the Americans. Even the arrest of drug traffickers, as long as the core ones are not involved, it is not impossible to give the Americans a little face. However, the proceeds from selling D should be confiscated? ——How can that be done?
Of course, if the Texas National Guard intends to confiscate some U.S. dollars, then the Mexican cartel D group is still very distressed, but it is not unbearable to bite the bullet, but who the hell is using the army now, just to grab some U.S. dollars. Even the Mexican cartel D knows that if they want to collect gold now, they must collect as much gold as possible. The Texans have invaded, and of course they have to confiscate gold.

Before the return of the extraordinary tide, gold was just a general equivalent with higher credibility. But now, gold is a necessary catalyst for many mysterious activities, and its credibility as a general equivalent is naturally infinitely higher. . Some historians have also concluded that the reason why gold has acquired the status of a general equivalent in every civilization on earth may be related to its unique role before the last extraordinary tide receded. As a result, many countries have re-initiated gold state-owned policies, and a large number of European countries are arguing with the United States over the existence of gold in the United States.

The guys in the Mexican Cartel D now naturally know the value of gold. In fact, the core figures of various criminal gangs in Mexico are basically super criminals, and many of them are also intelligent wizards. How is it possible to not understand the value of gold? Therefore, all their illegal gains were converted into gold through various methods. Texas' actions also had another purpose, that is, they were also eyeing the gold.

As a result, at this point, the battle became more intense.

(End of this chapter)