Eagle Sauce: The 055 destroyer was launched into the sea just after the founding of the country?

In the West Wing of the White House, the Oval Office, which has witnessed countless decisions about the fate of the world, is now shrouded in unprecedented panic and despair.

Outside the window, although the crowds of protesters have temporarily retreated under the bloody suppression of the army, the sky above Washington is still filled with the pungent smell of tear gas and a faint smell of blood, as if silently accusing the division and pain that the country is experiencing.

However, compared to the chaos outside the window, a report marked as top secret and delivered personally by the FBI director made the senior American officials present feel like they were falling into an icy cave.

The content of the report is simple yet weighty - Texas and California, the two most important states in the economy and territorial map of the United States, are secretly planning independence.

The new president, the former vice president, now sat on the presidential throne left by Howell with a deathly pale face.

The report in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, weighing him down, making it almost impossible for him to breathe. His mind was in a mess, and all kinds of terrible consequences flashed before his eyes like a kaleidoscope.

"Division... They actually want to split the country..."

He muttered, his voice filled with incredible pain.

What he was thinking about was that the United States has gone through nearly two hundred years of ups and downs since its founding in 1776.

After experiencing the baptism of the War of Independence and surviving the rupture of the Civil War, it finally seized the opportunities in the two world wars and became the undisputed number one superpower on the blue planet.

And now, just as he has taken over the scepter of this vast empire, the country is facing the most serious crisis of division since the Civil War.

If Texas and California had actually seceded during his term, he, the "usurper" who was appointed in a time of crisis, would undoubtedly be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and become the eternal sinner who ruined this great country.

He cannot and absolutely must not bear this charge.

The other parliamentarians and consortium representatives present had more realistic and straightforward ideas.

"Crazy! They must be crazy!"

California Senator Johnson was the first to stand up and slam the table. His usually well-maintained face was now filled with anger and anxiety.

Unlike the calm and sinister plot to assassinate Howell, this time his anger was genuine, as it touched upon his most core interests.

"Texas and California are the two engines of our American economy!"

He practically growled.

"They contribute nearly one-third of federal tax revenue! Without the tax revenue from these two states, how can we maintain such a large army?"

"How will we pay for the high social welfare costs? How will we maintain our reputation as the world's most powerful country?"

Another congressman representing Wall Street financial capital also echoed.

"It's not just taxes! Many of our companies have their headquarters and most important markets in these two states."

“Once they become independent, the tariff barriers, the different legal systems, the currency issues… Oh my God, it’s a disaster!”

"Our stock will plummet to nothing and our business will be devastated!"

Both publicly and privately, they absolutely could not accept the independence of these two states.

The decline of the country and the damage to their own interests, like two poisonous snakes, tightly strangled their throats, making them feel unprecedented suffocation and panic.

"Then what are we waiting for?!" General Ghost's voice was cold and murderous. "Immediately mobilize the army and blockade these two states! Arrest all leaders involved in the independence movement! Charge them with treason! Use the toughest means to nip this tendency of division in the bud!"

However, his proposal was immediately opposed by General Reynolds, the Chief of Joint Staff at the Pentagon.

"No!" General Reynolds' voice was equally solemn. "Stopping them now by force will surely provoke even stronger resistance from them!"

"The National Guard in Texas and California are well-equipped, and the people there are tough and have a very high rate of gun ownership."

"Once we mobilize the federal army, it will undoubtedly immediately trigger a new civil war!"

"We just experienced the 'White House Massacre'. Military morale and public support have plummeted to rock bottom. Now we have to fight a civil war? We have no chance of winning!"

"Are we just going to let it go?" Senator Johnson asked anxiously. "If we continue to hesitate, they might just declare independence without asking us first! If we do that, we'll be in a very difficult position if we try to intervene!"

A hopeless silence fell in the office.

Fighting might lead to a devastating civil war;

If we don't fight, we may end up watching the country fall apart.

For the first time, these American elites found themselves in a dead end with no way out. No matter what choice they made, it seemed to be a road to hell.

Just when everyone was at a loss, an inconspicuous congressman named Spencer, who had been sitting in the corner, suddenly coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention.

Congressman Spencer comes from a small state on the East Coast. He is not a prominent figure in Congress, but he has a special hobby - studying the history of Dragon Country.

"Gentlemen," Spencer's voice was not loud, but very clear, "perhaps things are not as complicated as we thought."

Everyone's eyes were focused on him, their expressions filled with suspicion and a hint of expectation.

Spencer pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and spoke calmly.

"We must first make one thing clear. If these two states want to be independent, it is absolutely impossible for them to succeed solely by relying on ordinary people incited by the media."

"Behind any successful political movement, there must be leaders, organizers, and funders. These people are undoubtedly the governors, congressmen, and the big businessmen closely connected with them in those states."

"As long as we can catch these leaders in one fell swoop," he said, a barely perceptible glint in his eyes, "the rest of the ordinary people are leaderless, like a group of headless flies. We have plenty of ways to deal with them."

"Whether it's appeasement, division, or suppression, it's much easier than directly confronting an organized and armed independent force."

Everyone present nodded, this was indeed the truth.

They still understand the ancient Eastern wisdom of capturing the leader first.

However, the new president soon raised new questions.

He rubbed his tired brow and asked in a hoarse voice: "Senator Spencer, we all understand what you are saying."

“But how can we catch all these people in one fell swoop?

"They must be extremely wary of us now, hiding in their own state. We have no chance of taking action. We can't just send the FBI to their governor's mansion to arrest them directly, right? That would be tantamount to declaring war."

The office fell silent again. Yes, how could we capture the leaders of those separatist forces without triggering a civil war?

This seems to be an unsolvable problem.

At this moment, a cold and chilling smile suddenly appeared on Congressman Spencer's face.

He stood up slowly and walked to the huge world map, but his eyes fell on the distant east.

"Mr. President, colleagues," he began slowly, his voice carrying a strange, mysterious allure that seemed to come from the ancient East. "Have you heard of the 'Hongmen Banquet' of the Dragon Kingdom?"