Chapter 1900

Hesitate, this is a difficult question to understand. After all, the lives of tens of thousands of people are there. If it is possible, who would hesitate in such a thing? It’s not that I have exhausted my full strength and strive for a glimmer of survival.

But this is only spoken in official terms, for ordinary persons. For those who truly have the power of the country, he must also consider the issue of gains and losses before making such a decision.

Pros and cons, this is an obvious problem.

In this matter, all he can get is the lives of these tens of thousands of soldiers, and the stable situation after they return home safely. At a turbulent moment in the United States because of the war, their return is like inserting a Sea Calming Divine Needle, which can calm all the turmoil.

This is what Stark and the others need, and it is why they have spared no effort to rescue them.

But this has a premise, that is, everything they do is hidden in the dark, not known by anyone, just like these tens of thousands of people have never disappeared.

However, when the location is changed to the Middle East, whether this can be done in a secret state, this has become a very debatable question.

After all, it is under the eyes of others, and it is such a sensitive place. It is almost impossible to want top secret.

And if their actions are exposed, then their impact is a problem they have to consider.

Israel and the small countries in the Middle East are nothing if you know it. After all, even if United States is a dying, starved camel is still bigger than a horse, it’s not the turn of these small countries. Come and be nosy. However, the world situation is intertwined. As long as these small countries know about it, then it won't be too far away from the big countries.

United States worked hard to move the crowd, and even invested its precious military power to dig out two ancient cities in this chaotic place in the Middle East. This kind of thing even a fool can realize that something is wrong. And as long as those big countries put out a little energy and investigate this aspect carefully, then they will not be far from the final truth.

American secretly threw an army into hell, but they had no news of such an important matter. Such a thing can only show one possibility, that is, American has a ghost in his heart, and they intend to use this war to achieve some ulterior purpose.

This kind of vigilance comes together, and it's hard to let it go. And if things really develop to this point, then United States can really have given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it.

Today's world situation is complicated, and a large part of the United States' economy and international exchanges rely on the help of several other countries. Especially at the economic level, from the very beginning when the domestic capital power was hit, Stark was already bound to the great powers of the East.

The reason why the Stark government has been able to lead the United States through such a severe pain, the assistance of the Great Eastern Powers in this regard is an indispensable key factor. Even today, their economy is still inseparable from each other. And if it is said that because of this incident, there is grievance between the two countries, then such a result is definitely a situation that the Stark government does not want to see.

The previous major economic earthquake was able to survive, relying on comprehensive arrangements and a certain degree of luck. And if such an earthquake happens again, even if Stark does a good job of dealing with it, it is difficult to guarantee that own luck will be as good as the last time.

It is better to avoid such things as much as possible. How can we avoid this kind of thing? The best way is to keep them in the dark.

It is difficult to do this. After all, the other party has so many eyes and ears, impossible turns a blind eye to such obvious actions of you. But no matter how difficult it is, Stark still wants to struggle. So at the moment, he said to Strange.

"Doctor, if I give you the power to mobilize the army, how many people do you think you need and how long will it take to bring these two doors back!"

what the hell ? Upon hearing this, Strange's first reaction was to scold his mother in his heart.

He is a sorcerer, but sorcerer is a typical solitary. And even if he had experience as a surgeon in an operating room before, there were only a dozen people he needed to manage.

Command the army, this is what the military talent will do. The excavation of ruins is the specialty of archaeologists and tomb robbers. Neither of the two has much to do with him, and now, Stark actually asks him how many troops he wants to dig a site, which is no different from asking Yu Blind.

You are embarrassing my fat tiger. Of course, Strange's face, who felt that he had been spoiled, would not look good, so he responded with a straight face.

"Your Excellency, I am a sorcerer, and at most I have the identity of a doctor. If you let me subdue monsters and defeat demons or treat illnesses and save people and so on, I can do it. But you let me Commanding the army also excavates the ruins. Isn’t this too difficult for someone to do? There is nothing like this in the major I learned when I was in school. So, you'd better find someone who can do this."

Hearing Strange's reply, Stark realized what was wrong with oneself's question. And this also made him feel that Own was already a little lost in his heart.

This is an obvious mistake, and oneself has never made such a Low Level mistake in the past. Now oneself actually did such a stupid thing. Then it can only be said that oneself is a bit uncontrollable.

Pros and cons, this is really a difficult problem for him to measure. But after holding his eyebrows and weighing it, he turned his head and asked General Ross with the same question.

"General, how many people do you think you need to do this kind of thing?"

General Ross is an old world. Something is lurking in secret, setting up strongholds behind the enemy, etc. Before he became a general, he did nothing less. So Stark's question shouldn't be bothering him. He just thought about it and gave a standard answer.

"Give me five hundred people. Equipped with large machinery should be about the same. Of course, I also need the cooperation of some professional archaeologists and special agents. Time is not certain, if everything goes well, it will probably be Three weeks to one month."

He came to give this answer under the premise that everything went well, but even so, his answer still did not satisfy Stark.

Different from General Ross's thinking of Strange's warning in one ear and out the other, in his heart, Strange's warning is still very important.

He is the president, the one who is in charge of the overall situation. In this position, no matter what kind of risk, he must be prepared to deal with it. And as he said to Strange before, the existence of these tens of thousands of soldiers is the means he can think of to deal with this kind of risk.

The threat from hell, no matter how big it is, is only related to the invasion of hell. As long as the army is there to deal with it, things will not be completely out of control. And in the army, obviously there is no existence that can mention on equal terms with the army that has expeditioned to hell. It can be said that as long as they can be safely transferred back, then the so-called crisis cannot be regarded as a crisis in his eyes.

Having experienced a battle with the Hell Early Stage, Stark has a general understanding of the hell level. In his heart, hell obviously no longer has the status of gods and gods in the myth. They can be defeated. Since they can be defeated, it is unnecessary to overestimate them.

Neither value nor despise. This is his basic attitude towards this threat from hell. Compared with the threat of probability, he is more concerned about the overall situation of the country.

Maintaining stability is the top priority. No matter what the situation is, he does not want to see a situation that may cause national unrest. So at the moment, he said to General Ross.

"In terms of time, I hope I can control it shorter. As for the manpower, you can handle it. I only have one requirement, that is, that we cannot be discovered by anyone. You can do this. Is it?"

This requirement was so high that General Ross immediately lifted the cigar after hearing this remark and smoked it vigorously.

Under normal circumstances, he does not do this, after all, there are also women among the several senior personnel present. Even if it was due to consideration of gentleman's demeanor, he would not lose courtesy in this regard. But now, he can't think about that much. It is really hard for him to make up his mind without using tobacco to stimulate his brain. He shook his head and said just after a cigar was cleaned by a few big mouthfuls.

"Time is tight, I am not sure. This is not a problem that can be solved with more or less manpower. If there are more manpower, it will be easier to leak the wind. But with less manpower, time will It's hard to control. Seriously, I don't have much confidence, Your Excellency."

At his position, there is naturally no need to pat his chest to the end in order to go up the camp. It's OK, but it's not OK Everyone on the same rope of grasshoppers, one thing is right.

While General Ross is frank, other people are naturally impossible to hide again. So immediately, Nick Fury expressed the worry in oneself's heart.

"Your Excellency, there is one thing you must remember. The door we are looking for is probably the way the demons enter the world. In other words, it is in the hands of those demons. . Such a vital thing must be guarded by heavy soldiers, and if we want to snatch it, a bloody battle is definitely indispensable!"

"Fighting, not terrifying. I believe that we Can win this war. However, I think you should carefully consider the possible consequences of this battle."

Nick .Fury’s this remark has what it says. Intended. And what he meant, Stark also heard perfectly clear, that is, once they go to war with the demons because of this, then their actions are likely to be exposed to everyone. To make it possible, expose what they have always wanted to hide in front of everyone. Is it really worth it?

This is a question that Nick Fury was considering when he came up with this method from Strange, and now his question is in front of Stark. Faced with his question, even Stark could hardly give an absolute answer.

The importance of saving people back needless to say, it is a very important thing for him and for this country. But in order to save people back, they will not hesitate to expose the state's secret actions, and even say that the credibility of the entire country is pushed into the abyss. Is it really worth it?

Most people may say it is worth it, because this is life. But in the eyes of those in power in the country, this account cannot be calculated like that.

For people in charge of the country, life cannot be regarded as life in many cases, but should be regarded as a strategic resource.

It is like wars waged by countries in the past. As long as it is war, there is no undying person. And since you know you are going to die, why start such a war? The reason is very simple, that is, the needs of the country's interests, they must wage war, even if it is at the cost of dead people.

And what is the national interest. Talk about territory, resources, and population in a realistic way. On the illusory level, it is about the country’s credibility, economy, and deterrence.

Use the life of a soldier to safeguard own national interests. This is something that every person in charge of the country should learn. The meaning of the army's existence is here, and if the interests of the country are ignored because of the soldiers' lives, then for a qualified national leader, this is obviously putting the cart before the horse.

Stark had already realized the problem at this time, and when he realized this kind of problem, his peace of mind began to become unbalanced.

At the beginning, he was still hesitating, hesitating whether to preserve state secrets, to ensure that their actions are not known to others, or to do everything possible to retrieve the soldiers from hell.

He wants to find a way to get the best of both worlds. But now it seems that the best of both worlds is basically impossible. He can only choose one of the two, and this is also the key to his hesitation, because at that time he still couldn't tell which was more important.

But now, the importance is clearly divided. To bet on the country’s credibility for the sake of not knowing whether it will be possible or not, this is obviously an act of dementia. Although the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers are important, they are not yet so important.

He wanted to understand this, so he immediately nodded, speaking with a heavy tone to the people present.

"I understand what you mean, Director Fury. If that's the case, then this is the case. Do you have any comments?"

"No, sir."

Nick and Fury, as spokespersons, are naturally impossible. So Stark focused more on General Ross, the representative of the military. In response, General Ross responded like this.

"Your Excellency, the duty of a soldier is sacrificed for the benefit of the country. If there is no better choice, I am willing to accept such an arrangement!"