Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1146 The biggest scapegoat in history

As soon as the words fell, two soldiers came up immediately, pinching Bowers from left to right and dragging him out of the venue.

"No, don't kill me! I'm willing to expose everything!" Bowles begged one after another outside the venue, screaming miserably.

No one in the field cast a sympathetic look at this guy.

"Take former U.S. Secretary of Defense Thomas Gates and Secretary of the Army Vance!" Zai Xun said directly after the verdict was pronounced without a break.

When Gates and Vance came up, they were much calmer than Powers, but they couldn't hide the slight panic and emaciation on their expressions.

The two of them were charged with war crimes, homicide, indirect homicide and the crime against humanity invented by Guan Xuqing. Zaixun announced as many as 29 crimes.Gates was wearing the uniform of an American general, but the neckline could not be fastened because Powers tore it in the morning, and his hair was neatly combed. This outfit was supposed to leave an image of himself dying and unyielding to the Americans, but, In the eyes of the Chinese, he is a brazen fellow, a disgusting fellow.

Gates, who was standing in the dock, seemed to be trying his best to maintain the dignity of a soldier. He bowed slightly and said, "Of course I have to take some responsibility for these things, but not the main responsibility; my predecessor, and his predecessor's predecessor, All need to bear the corresponding recognition, even including the President."

Having said that, he turned his head and glanced at Johnson. Johnson's face was very ugly because of his accusations. Gates continued to turn his head and said: "Without the approval of the President and Congress, any of our orders cannot take effect; the same , Regarding the massacre of Chinese and smashing of Chinese industries, I can only say that I am very sorry, but I want you to recognize the fact that the actions of soldiers on the front line are beyond the control of us decision makers. Do we have to start from here? Going to the front and telling our soldiers, you can’t do this? So, in my opinion, I’m innocent and I can only suffer from a bad conscience.”

His eloquence angered the Chinese accuser on the spot. When he finished speaking, the commander stood up and said angrily: "It's a bunch of nonsense. You were the first to propose the 'policy' of attacking the Americas. The territory of the United States is regarded as the "line of interest" of the United States. In your armaments opinion, you put forward the idea of ​​using China as an "imaginary enemy country", thinking: "European countries are isolated from our country, and the pain and pain are not urgent. As the imaginary enemy of the United States China, and it is China that is confronting the United States. Therefore, the United States must increase its armaments against China. "

Under the sharp offensive of the prosecutor, Gates gradually lowered his head.The commander went on to accuse Gates of sending more than 3600 troops into Los Angeles under the pretext of "protecting American residents."Next, a series of accusations had multiple witnesses to testify in court, including Lieutenant General James and Maryland of the US Army. Gates' expression became more and more flustered.

As for Vance's official rank is lower, so compared to Gates, his crime is also slightly smaller.

"Your Honor, I have something to say," said Vance suddenly.

"Yes, you have the right to defend yourself." Zai Xun said.

Vance glanced at his boss, Gates, with a complicated look on his face: "I admit all the charges against me by the court and plead guilty willingly, but I implore the court to consider my special situation. My boss, the former Secretary of Defense of the United States, Gates, his influence in the military and political circles of the United States is quite huge. In terms of strategic policies, many things are not in the hands of me, the Secretary of the Army, and I need to consult His Excellency Gates to make the final decision. To put it bluntly, I This Secretary of the Army is just a poor puppet, a tiny pawn at the mercy of Gates, because I can only bear secondary responsibility for the various crimes against me!"

His sudden defection and accusation against Gates caught everyone by surprise, and Gates was so angry that he couldn't speak. He didn't expect, really didn't expect, that his loyal subordinates, at such a critical moment, would turn all The dirty water and the responsibility have all been pushed onto myself.

"Gates, do you have anything to say about Vance's accusation?" Zai Xun asked coldly.

"He's talking nonsense, he's talking nonsense!" Gates finally woke up from his astonishment, furious, the two soldiers beside him held him down with difficulty, and Gates said out of breath: "He's slandering me, I don't know anything about it, it's all planned by him, he should go to hell, go to hell!"

By this time, many Americans who were watching had closed their eyes. In their eyes, the "heroes" in their minds had become two clowns, two clowns who shamed the entire American people.The solemn trial venue suddenly became a place where two Americans accused and attacked each other. The two completely forgot their demeanor and dignity, and scolded each other like two shrews.No one expected such a scene, including Guan Xuqing who was in control of everything.

After arguing for a full two hours, Gates and Vance showed no sign of fatigue at all, and revealed all the scandals of the eighteen generations of their ancestors. Under such circumstances, Zai Xun promptly announced the adjournment.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when the court session was held again, a scene that surprised everyone happened.

The prosecutor returned to his seat and said, "Your Honor, I request that the President of the United States be allowed to testify as a witness."

No one expected this kind of situation. The field was boiling all of a sudden, talking about everything. Most Americans turned their attention to President Johnson, who was sitting there awkwardly, hoping that at this time they The president of the United States can show some courage to refuse.Only Guan Xuqing closed his eyes with a slight smile.Johnson is going crazy, what do the Chinese want to do, want to trap themselves in a big injustice?Do you use the dignity of the president to testify against the crimes committed by your loyal subordinates?Not to mention whether this has any impact on the United States, once he goes up to testify, the last fig leaf will be completely torn off.

Zai Xun thought about it and said, "Agreed, no matter who is involved in this case, they have the obligation to testify."

The two Chinese military officers walked up to the president without speaking, but just made a gesture of please.The president told himself ten thousand times to refuse, to refuse, but when the Chinese soldiers really walked in front of him, his two legs stood up as if they couldn't control them. Went to the witness stand.The meeting place that was chaotic and discussing just now suddenly fell silent. The Chinese people had more or less smiles on their faces. The Americans seemed unwilling to watch or think about anything. Even the secretaries sighed.At this moment, Johnson is no longer the pride of the Americans. He is just a worm, a worm who is willing to do anything to survive.

Faced with the prosecutor's question, Johnson's head was in a daze, and he only knew that he would answer whatever the Chinese asked.

"Your Excellency, please answer, before the war against China started, did you know the truth. Or do you also have to bear some responsibility for this?" the accuser asked, looking directly at Johnson.

At this point, Johnson also seemed to be willing to go all out: "I have no responsibility. All the resolutions are decided by military officials including the Secretary of Defense. All I have to do is to sign the document. I can't refuse at all; I think anyone who has a little understanding of the United States as a whole knows that the president is just a symbol, and the war criminals who should be punished are these people on the stage, not me! After discussing this war at the Pentagon It was sent to me. On this matter, everyone like Gates and Vance is in favor of it, and no one is against it, except maybe me!"

There was an uproar again on the field, and the Americans were shaking their heads and sighing.

"Quiet!" Zai Xun maintained order in the venue.

Clark suddenly said at this moment: "Your Honor, I have something to say."

Zai Xun nodded.

Clark turned his head to where most Americans were, and said as loudly as possible that everyone could hear, "This is our President, the President we bleed for! While our soldiers are on the front lines , he hid in the official residence, enjoyed the food, enjoyed everything the American people gave him, and felt at ease. What kind of person is our president? He was arrogant and irritable since he was a child. When he was watching a military exercise, he would suddenly run down the reviewing stand, open the soldiers' backpacks and rummage through them; another time, when he was attending the opening ceremony of the Congress, on a whim, he rolled his speech into a cylinder with a smirk, and put it on In the eyes, taking careless photos of foreign envoys, disgraceful to us! I admit that Johnson's authority is not as good as the great President Kennedy, but all this is his own fault! And the resolution made by the military, without him His approval cannot be passed, he knows everything, including the war! Can he avoid his responsibility? When the Chinese army entered New York, we were ready to fight until the last soldier fell to protect him, But in order to save his own life, he despicably arrested our fellow troops and handed them over to the Chinese. My compatriots, my compatriots, the United States no longer needs Johnson, and it is better to hand over power to the Americans. It’s fine to hand it over to the Chinese, in short, Johnson must step down, he can no longer be a vampire, sucking the blood of the American people endlessly!”

Although Clark performed an ugly performance in order to save his own life, his speech had a huge impact on the hearts of Americans, and the position of the president has become something that everyone hates since this speech. It also played an unexpected role for China to solve the overall problem of American democratic elections in the future.

(End of this chapter)