Now, the pressure and the focus of the eyes are on Roosevelt, who risks being crushed if he is not careful. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Because the war had been unfavorable, Roosevelt had been under pressure and accusations from many quarters, and he originally wanted Wallace to share some of the burden for him, so he hid in the hospital and said that he was ill and could not give Wallace a chance to act on his behalf, but he turned away - the latter not only did not show the expected desire, but even turned around and fired the cannon. All those close to Roosevelt were indignant, believing it to be a betrayal – if Roosevelt hadn't chosen him as his partner in the first place, how could Wallace have become vice president? Although Roosevelt still had some face for Wallace, he was completely regarded as a passerby in his heart - what do you want to do when the vice president expresses opinions that disagree with the president in public?

Of course, Roosevelt was aware of the 40% toll fee, and Lehi had reported to him in detail and went to Wallace to take the blame according to his instructions, but Marshall and Admiral King thought that Roosevelt himself did not know, and the two blamed Lehi for being troublesome, and didn't it end if they directly put the delivery land in the Aleutian Islands? How can there be so many things behind. But judging from the current situation, the two have to admire Lehi's political foresight.

After thinking for a few seconds, Roosevelt cleared his throat and said, "I don't know anything about the first question, and I believe that no high-ranking officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will agree to such an approach." General Lee Hae-e, Admiral King, Admiral Marshall, and other generals are here at the moment, and I can ask them to express their position to you right away. ”

Sure enough, several people stood up in turn and shook their heads in denial, and Lehi also made a witty remark, meaning that whoever believed this was a fool, which made the councillors laugh.

Looking at the outstanding performance of everyone on stage, Dewey quietly sneered: "So, can I ask a witness to testify?" ”

"Of course you can......," Roosevelt replied without thinking.

The Speaker, who presided over the meeting, immediately said: "There are witnesses. ”

"I am willing to act as a witness on this matter...... To everyone's surprise, it was the current Vice President Henry Wallace who walked into the arena to act as a witness, which was tantamount to setting off a storm in everyone's minds. Roosevelt looked angry, he had asked Wallace to attend today, but the other party politely declined. He thought that the other party might be a little embarrassed by the scene, but he didn't expect to be waiting for him here - he raised a white-eyed wolf with me for more than three years? If the gaze could kill, the eyes of the people in the Syndicate focused on Wallace's back were enough to melt him.

Nimitz and Eisenhower on the stage held Turner tightly from left and right, preventing him from jumping up and making a fuss—now with a gun, Turner might have pounced and killed Wallace.

"Distinguished gentlemen, before proceeding on this matter, allow me first of all to resign as Vice-President, for I believe that my conscience, my faith, and the people who have supported me in making a difference cannot bear to see me tormented in this office."

The Senator Chairman, who is a Democrat, was also annoyed by Wallace's betrayal, and frowned: "Mr. Wallace, your decision to resign is another matter, and the two need not be confused. ”

"When President Roosevelt was seriously ill and hospitalized, I assumed the functions and powers of the president in accordance with the constitutional tradition, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff submitted a report to me, meaning that the supplies for the Soviet Union might be intercepted by Japan, and because of the confrontation between Japan and the United States, it was suggested that the place of delivery of the materials should be changed from Vladivostok or Soviet Port to the Aleutian Islands controlled by our side, and the Soviet side should deliver them to the Japanese side at a rate of 40 percent and pass the customs. Of course, they reported to me verbally in the section on protection fees, and the document only stated in black and white that there was a change in the place of delivery and a possible loss of about 40 per cent...... I do not agree to sign this document. They fell out with me because of this, so you can see how the people of the Chiefs of Staff are arrogant and ignore a vice president, when in fact the Chiefs of Staff are acting worse than they appear. ”

The atmosphere at the meeting suddenly became chaotic, and just now all the members of the Joint Chiefs Association flatly denied it, and now Wallace has personally come forward to testify that one of the two parties must be telling a lie. Emotionally speaking, they believe that the United Nations will not commit treason, but from a rational analysis, they think that Wallace is right, without this matter of persecution, how could Wallace have such a stiff relationship with everyone, so that not only does he not even want to be the vice president, but even openly put on a posture of breaking up!

Roosevelt scratched his head in pain, and when he realized that he was now out of control of the situation, and that he was still pondering what to do with the matter, the Speaker said, "You said there was a document, can you provide it to Congress now?" ”

"Because of my anger when I submitted the signature, the document had been torn up, and if they hadn't done anything, according to the regulations, the document should have a backup on file."

The Speaker nodded: "Then we have decided to immediately seize the relevant files." ”

Things are changing so fast that even Roosevelt can't stop them, but the only good news is that the key words such as protection money and Japan are not written on them in black and white, which is also Lehi's idea - these are all documents to be archived, even if Wallace signs them, how can they be seen by Senator Truman in the future?

As soon as he wanted to speak, his confidant General Li Haihai had already stood up and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Fang Cailai has expressed his views, and we have expounded our own views, and my colleagues and I think that the merits of this aspect are not clear for a while. We are willing to join Wallace in a temporary suspension and an impartial third-party investigation......"

Roosevelt was a little surprised, but Lehi nodded at him, meaning that he should not worry.

Dewey paused for a moment, he didn't expect Lehi to be so unscrupulous, he thought that the other side would definitely argue that there was indeed such a consideration, since the argument was not allowed, then the Joint Chiefs of Staff would finally give up -- this is logically infallible, and it does not pose a danger in nature, at most it will have an impact on the reputation of several people, but it will never be fatal, and he does not want to bring down Roosevelt through this problem, as long as it is enough to deal him a fatal blow. But now Lehi's posture is clearly a scene of becoming a benevolent person if he does not succeed. He couldn't help but be suspicious, and his eyes looked at Wallace, Lehi, Marshall, and Admiral King, not knowing who told the truth and who told the lie. The only good news is that this is a split within the Democratic Party, and the Republicans can sit back and enjoy it.

Wallace responded: "Yes, I am willing to cooperate with Congress to accept the investigation." ”

The speaker of the House of Representatives had no choice but to say: "The National Assembly will continue to meet to study the establishment of a special committee to investigate, and I would like to invite Your Excellency the President to continue to answer the second question." ”

"As for the second question......" Roosevelt had just said a word, and Turner stood up, "Your Excellency, I am the person concerned, may I say a few words to Mr. Dewey and the members of Congress present on this matter?" ”

Roosevelt nodded, and Nimitz, who was next to Turner, nervously pulled the former and reminded: "Don't let off the cannon, or these congressmen will be endless today." ”

Now Nimitz is also furious: he did not expect Wallace to be such a person, not only did he not have the burden of a leader, but even used political means to attack officers. Turner was right, he should have been shot!

Turner smiled and nodded, and said, "Mr. Dewey is right on one point, although the order to retreat the fleet was given by Admiral Ingersoll, it was my advice to him - this is a concrete manifestation of my performance as chief of staff. I am afraid that this decision was taken for very cruel, urgent and necessary reasons, and I am afraid that it is not clear in a few words, but I think it would be more appropriate to form an independent commission to investigate the whole matter, as I have just done, and I am willing to suspend my duties for the time being. ”

Everyone gasped, why were the people who participated in the federation suspended at every turn? There's still a war going on! The generals are gone, what should I do if the enemy comes over?

Nimitz and Eisenhower smiled wryly: the two of them and General Arnold, who was in charge of the Army Aviation, were the only ones who regularly met at the Joint Chiefs of Staff or General Arnold, who had recently been inspecting the construction of the Army Aviation in Bermuda, Newfoundland, the Caribbean, and other places, otherwise he would have to be involved.

"Before I suspend my duties, I would like to say a few more words, and in particular to ask Mr. Dewey a question: Do you think it is justified to sacrifice one person's life to save another in certain circumstances?"

"It doesn't have to be ...... It depends......

"We don't have to go around in circles, I'll just ask: if a house is on fire, one of your five children on one side and the only son of a neighbor on the other, how can you save only one?"

"I ......" Dewey knew that he had hit a hard stubble, and if he didn't answer this question well, he would lose points in the future election, and after thinking about it, he could only bite the bullet and say: "I should save my neighbor's only son!" Then ......"

"Very well, now I can tell you what I told Admiral Ingersoll in the first place." Turner interrupted the other side with a "then," "The exact words I suggested to him were: 'The Army still has at least 5 million troops in the country, and troops like the 3rd Army Division and the 5th Army Division can pull out a lot, but the United Kingdom and the United States currently have only one of them.'" In the fundamental interests of the United States, if you could only choose one, how would you choose? He was silent for a long time, and finally followed my advice. ”

The crowd was gloomy.

"After returning, Admiral King, who represented the Navy, and Admiral Marshall, who represented the Army, openly scuffled over this matter at the meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and after the fight, both sides hugged their heads and cried, both were veterans in their 60s, were they fighting for their status and power? What a desolation! The feeling of my decision is far more painful than rescuing my own children or the children of my neighbors! Turner bowed deeply to the audience and choked up, "Ladies and gentlemen, please understand the determination of the Joint Staff Council to repeatedly demand that we fight to the death, we are not here to give an account to ourselves, we are to give an account to the departed heroes, to Pearl Harbor, to Africa, to Panama, to New York, to Newfoundland, to Cape Verde...... I don't know if it's right or wrong, I just want to die for this country! ”

There was a round of applause, followed by a heavy sigh......