"General, the German shelling has stopped." The secretary reported to General Marshall.

Admiral Marshall nodded: "Prepare the car and go to the White House immediately."

"Yes, general." The secretary immediately went to arrange it.

Five minutes later, Admiral Marshall left the Army General Staff in a jeep and, under the protection of several jeeps and trucks, headed to the White House.

The roads in downtown Washington have become bumpy, with bullet craters and scattered buildings everywhere. The originally prosperous and wide streets have now completely changed. There are not even a single civilian on the street, and occasionally there are soldiers passing by in a hurry. Admiral Marshall can clearly see their numbness and despair. Obviously, everyone is completely desperate about this war.

More than ten minutes later, the convoy drove to the White House. At this time, the White House had all been destroyed. The building became dilapidated and covered with ruins.

Seeing this situation, General Marshall felt very sad. Has the once world-class power become like this now?

After checking his identity, General Marshall, led by White House staff, entered the basement of the White House. President Roosevelt is working here now. Although the environment is completely incomparable to before, it is better than safety. At least, even if the Germans dive bombed the White House with blockbuster bombs, they could not destroy it, nor did they threaten President Roosevelt's safety.

"His Excellency President!" Admiral Marshall saluted President Roosevelt.

Although many people believe that the reason why the United States fell into such a field was entirely because President Roosevelt took a wrong path at the beginning. However, General Marshall never thought so. He still respected and admired President Roosevelt very much. He always believed that the reason why President Roosevelt made such a choice was entirely for the interests of the American Republic. The current failure was not President Roosevelt's fault. It was entirely because their enemies were too strong. Otherwise, the American Republic would not be like this. Even they were very likely to defeat the enemy and become the new world hegemon.

Of course, now that the United States has lost, they have lost so much that they have no other way except to admit defeat.

"General Marshall, please sit down!" said President Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt now looks even older, with deep eye sockets, heavy bags, and wrinkles on his face. President Roosevelt is less than 60 years old. However, he looks like he is in his seventies and eighties. As the president, the pressure on his shoulders is very great. Especially in the case of continuous failure of the US military, the country and nation are very likely to perish, which further aggravates the pressure on his shoulders.

"Yes, Your Excellency the President." Admiral Marshall sat on the sofa.

After the secretary gave him a cup of coffee, he closed the door and left the office.

"General Marshall, is there anything to say? I think you don't have to worry about anything in front of me, you can speak freely." President Roosevelt said.

"His Excellency President, the army can't continue to fight." General Marshall hesitated for a moment, and then said with a tough bullet.

President Roosevelt was obviously stunned for a moment, but then nodded.

"I can understand. Our army was once again defeated by the Germans, and the troops suffered great losses. In this case, there is indeed no way to persevere." President Roosevelt said.

"His Excellency President, the German army is too powerful. The previous tank war caused us to lose our main armored forces. At the same time, the morale of the troops completely fell to the bottom. Under such circumstances, our troops no longer had the courage to fight with the Germans anymore. Now, the surrender of soldiers is very common, and even a case of established surrender. There has been an infantry division surrendering to the Germans. Even if we send military police to the front line, it will not have any effect. If this continues, the troops will soon lose all their losses due to surrender." General Marshall said.

President Roosevelt nodded, and he also knew that the situation was very serious now. However, General Marshall's words made him understand the situation of the army more clearly. This was obviously even more serious than he expected!

"Oh! I was the one who harmed the United States! If I hadn't implemented the use of military industry to stimulate economic development, the United States might not have come to this point." President Roosevelt sighed. If he had known that this would lead the United States to perish, he might not have made such a choice at the beginning. However, there was no regret medicine in the world. It would be too late to regret it now.

"No, Your Excellency President. Everything you do is for the American Republic. Without your original decision, the United States would not have been able to get out of the economic crisis so quickly. Although we have failed now, this is mainly because the enemy is too strong. Otherwise, we have defeated the Germans and become the new world overlord." General Marshall said.

President Roosevelt smiled bitterly: "Failed means failure, there is no excuse. I am the president of the American Republic, and the responsibility for failure should naturally be borne by me."

Admiral Marshall wanted to persuade him, but opened his mouth and finally said nothing.

"Come all the Secretary of State, the Minister of War, the Secretary of the Navy and other cabinet ministers." President Roosevelt picked up the phone on his desk and ordered the secretary outside the door.

President Roosevelt then hung up the phone.

"We have completely lost this battle and can no longer fight. So, we can only beg for peace from the Germans. I hope the Germans will not kill us this time!" said President Roosevelt.

However, even President Roosevelt himself did not believe that the Germans would be kind to the United States. Because that was almost impossible. They all knew very well that even if the United States would not challenge Germany's world hegemony in this battle, Germany would not let the United States go. Who made the United States pose a threat to Germany's world hegemony? In order for the hegemony of the German Empire to be stable, Germany must solve the United States. Unless the United States can defeat Germany in the war, the United States will have to be destroyed.

"I hope God can bless the American Republic!" said Admiral Marshall.

Indeed, they seem to have no other choice than praying to God.
Chapter completed!