Shadow Spy

Chapter 458 The President’s Attitude Changes

The program on the ABC TV network was broadcast that night, and all the major print media reported it on the headlines the next day. These propaganda and public opinions greatly enhanced the reputation of Hailu. After causing shock in the country, it quickly radiated to other countries... In everyone's recognition You know, the U.S. Navy and Army are already a super powerful force!

Inside the sea and land, after the public memorial ceremony, the officers and soldiers not only did not feel sad, but instead had a fighting spirit - everyone knows that in the current world war situation, since you join the army, you cannot avoid going to the front line. Compared with In other branches of the military, many people are glad that they joined the land and sea!

For the military, in many cases, honor can unite the morale of the military better than material things. Just as General Leahy said at the time, the sea and land "really have a 'soul'"! ——

On Friday, August 8, a Marine Corps promotion and awarding ceremony was held on the South Lawn of the White House. President Roosevelt personally awarded Li Junhao the rank of general at sea and land. Vice President Henry Wallace, in his capacity as ex-officio speaker of the Senate, awarded Li Junhao the title. The U.S. Medal of Honor, which Roosevelt had promised before.

Subsequently, Li Junhao was entrusted by the president to award ten generals who were promoted to lieutenant generals from the navy and army, including chiefs of staff and deputy chiefs of staff, ministers of various ministries, and commanders of the second to fifth armies. This time, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in the navy and army. It also marks the real stabilization of the status of the navy and land forces as the third largest branch of the US military.

After several landing operations in the Pacific theater and the recent Normandy landings, the Marine Corps has clarified its position as a service. Among the three major tasks, in addition to guarding foreign agencies and emergency intervention, the most important one is amphibious operations. Now Hailu can already proudly say: We can do it! You can do it anytime! ——

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Junhao received a notice from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He became a formal member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the commander of the sea and land. The meeting ranked fourth. In the White House Chief of Staff General Leahy, Army Chief of Staff General Marshall, Chief of Naval Operations After General Stark, and before General Arnold, Army Vice Chief of Staff and Air Force Commander.

In this way, he became a formal member of the U.S. military's highest command structure. He was no longer a temporary member of the meeting as the director of national intelligence, or a reserve member as the commander of the sea and land forces. This ranking also shows that the navy and land forces are truly recognized as the third largest service within the US military.

Although they can also participate in the meeting, this formal non-voting member means that they are qualified to become the convener (chairman) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is a right that temporary or reserve members do not have. Of course, with his current qualifications, it is impossible for him to compete for the chairmanship, but with this right, future commanders of the sea and land will also benefit from it.

Li Junhao now also attends the White House Advisory Council as the Director of National Intelligence and the Principal Assistant to the National Security Adviser. Although he is an informal member, he and General Leahy are the only two people to participate in the advisory meeting and the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the same time, representing him. It already has great influence on both the political and military sides.
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That night, Li Junhao learned in a private party with Ayers and Leahy that the real reason why he received the U.S. Medal of Honor this time was because of Roosevelt's gratitude - because the success of the Normandy landing represented the beginning of the Allied counterattack on the European continent. , which actually greatly helped Roosevelt’s new presidential campaign!

The successful implementation of the first step of the Allied Forces' "Overlord" plan and the formation of the second battlefield in Europe showed that World War II had reached its most critical moment. American public opinion generally believed that it was inappropriate to replace administrative heads at critical moments.

The Democratic government of the United States even warned voters without publicity: "It is best not to change boats when you are on the river!"

Therefore, under this circumstance, and because Li Junhao had made a series of military exploits before, Roosevelt personally applied to Congress to award him the U.S. Medal of Honor!

After learning about this situation, although Li Junhao was calm on the surface, he felt a little uneasy in his heart - in the past few days, he found that the color of the green light spot representing Roosevelt on the detection radar was fading, and the speed was a little fast, which made him Started to worry. He knew that this situation meant that Roosevelt's opinion of himself was getting worse, but he didn't know why?

Now it seems that Ayers and Leahy did not know about this, which aroused his suspicion-could this be the legendary "Master of Great Contribution"?

At this time, he heard Ayers mention that Roosevelt was so angry at Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey's "tired old man" attack that he even published a report produced by his physician, Vice Admiral Ross McIntyre. White House advisers were worried that he had made his physical condition worse by demonstratively campaigning in bad weather.

Li Junhao suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and felt that he understood where the problem lay - the Stuart family behind him!

At that time, when he returned to his family after his 30th birthday and learned about the situation of his relatives, he had the idea of ​​​​avoiding suspicion, because in addition to his "father" Colen, who was not in politics, he was a democrat, and his "uncle" , "uncle" and "cousin" are all Republicans, and they are high-level members of the party!

Look at the current Stuart family. The second-generation eldest son Dalevi is the whip of the minority party (Republican Party) in the Senate and vice chairman of the Finance Committee. His son-in-law Joshua Hoover is a senator and a joint member of the House and Senate. Member of the Defense Committee, the third generation grandson Alberto is a member of Congress;

My third-generation grandson is currently not a member of a political party, but is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Commander of the Navy and Land Forces, Director of National Intelligence, Director of the CIA, Assistant Attorney General, etc. The power of this family is a bit too huge!

Presumably, it was for this reason that aroused Roosevelt's vigilance...

In addition, it is possible that some people around him said something to him! At this time he remembered a person - Harry S. Truman.

Truman was the vice presidential candidate in Roosevelt's fourth presidential campaign, and it is said that he was forced into it by Roosevelt. This man served as a judge in Jackson County, Missouri from 1922 to 1924, and served as the chief judge of the county from 1926 to 1934. He was elected as a U.S. Senator from Missouri in 1934, and was re-elected in 1940. This year is the fourth year of his second term. This man was a die-hard Democrat and held a firm anti-communist attitude.

Li Junhao knew that Truman successfully became the vice president in this election. In his original world, he would take over as president after Roosevelt died suddenly of illness, and was re-elected for another term, serving as president for 7 years and 10 months.

It would not be surprising at all if Truman was hostile to himself, a political and military upstart who came from a Republican family!

(End of this chapter)