According to the telegram sent by Prime Minister Churchill, it proved that the Soviet Union and Germany had ceased war and were currently in the stage of negotiating peace, and he could no longer hold out there, and a group of parliamentarians, cabinet ministers and even several military leaders were forcing him to accept Germany's terms for peace talks. Pen ~ Fun ~ Cabinet www.biquge.info" Secretary of State Hull reported to Truman, "The situation has reached a very critical juncture, and we urgently need to come up with a plan to deal with it. ”

Truman pressed his forehead, trying not to let the pounding veins hit his temples, he took a deep breath and asked, "Is the news reliable?" ”

"We have no other sources, the Germans have not released it, but diplomats in Moscow say they are aware of the political winds and something unusual about the institution — as if they are preparing for a migration."

"The British Empire can't stand it either?"

"I can't stand it, although Britain still has millions of troops, but there is no navy, and at the same time there is a lack of various raw materials, especially fuel, according to them, fuel can support up to 4 months, but the most important aviation fuel is very scarce, if the scale of the Icelandic campaign is maintained, it can only support a maximum of 2 weeks, they are no longer able to fight."

"This is really dismal bad news, and it means that the United States is likely to be on its own."

"In addition, the Prime Minister has a secret telegram asking us if we agree with him to carry out the 'D-Day' plan."

"What's this plan?" Truman asked curiously.

Seeing that there was no one around, Hull whispered into Truman's ear and said: "At that time, the President sent Colonel Donovan as a special envoy to tell Prime Minister Churchill that if the situation was unfavorable and he requested, our troops in Britain would assist him in stabilizing the overall situation and holding on to resistance......"

Truman almost jumped out of his chair in shock, and of course he understood what Hull meant by these words—"stabilizing the overall situation" was synonymous with a coup d'état.

"This ...... ...... this," Truman stammered, "the president agreed to this plan?" ”

"Yes, only verbally, of course." Hull thought for a moment, "The three main military representatives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should also know about this, you might as well ask them again." ”

"Who else knows?"

"And probably Mr. Hopkins."

Truman nodded, the scope was not large, they were all President Roosevelt's henchmen and right-hand men, he thought for a few minutes, and decided that he could not be reckless, and that such a coup d'état would not only violate the American system, but also cause instability in people's hearts. So he replied: "I have counted, and a joint staff meeting will be held to discuss this issue later." ”

Hull nodded, knowing that he was under too much pressure to add fuel to the fire.

Judging from the impression of the media, everyone thought that Truman was very aggrieved and that he should not be burdened with many responsibilities, but since he was in this position, he must be held responsible. There were two focal points of Dewey's attack:

The first is Truman's "****** to Wallace, who thinks that the strategy that Truman is now carrying out is almost no different from what Wallace claimed at the beginning, so why did Truman use the word "treason" to attack the other side in the first place? Now is Truman himself treasonous?

Second, how should we solve the problem of the current situation in which the military has suffered repeated setbacks and financial expenditures have been spent like a stream?

On the first question, Truman believed that different situations and different times could not be generalized. He even cleverly quoted a counter-example -- "Before Pearl Harbor, it was a patriot who opposed the war between Japan and the United States and advocated reconciliation between Japan and the United States; After the Pearl Harbor incident, it was only a few days before the judgment criteria changed when it was advocated that Japan and the United States should go to war, and what changed was not the statement, but the objective reality! This counter-example is far-fetched, but it can barely be coped with.

On the second question, Truman did not directly deny it, but insisted that the methods and tactics adopted by the current government are appropriate, and the concrete results may not be satisfactory, but the war will still be carried out, and he asked Dewey in turn, "What do you want?" ”

Dewey said: "There is no deep hatred between the United States and Germany, and I hope to make peace with Germany as soon as possible and then go against Japan." ”

"What if Germany doesn't agree? Or what about Germany's demanding conditions? Truman sneered on the spot, "The war has been fought until now, and it is still a lie that virtue does not have a deep hatred?" Who are the troops in Africa, the troops in Iceland, the troops in Cape Verde who are desperately fighting us? Is this idea of peace at all costs worthy of the families of the victims? Is it worthy of the officers and soldiers who died in battle? If Germany can make peace, why can't Japan? Just because Japan looks weaker? ”

This rhetorical question was unacceptable to Dewey. Originally, everyone thought that an armistice with Germany could be made, but when they heard that Germany supported other countries in South America to oppose the United States and would not abandon its alliance with Japan, public opinion about the idea of making peace with Germany was basically fading away -- at least not yet!

Although Truman was embarrassed, the polls after the debate surprised the observers - the support ratio of the two men was similar, and even Truman was 1-2 percentage points higher. A second debate will be held in a month's time, this time focusing on domestic issues, but at this time it is a time of war, and domestic issues are essentially a reflection of international issues, and no one dares to take them lightly.

The mainstream view of the blue-collar lower class and big capital families who support Truman is: This Missouri "peasant" is like a man, he wants to work hard, to the end, and being beaten by someone with a blue nose and swollen eyes is not strong enough, but he should not admit it; Of course, the ideas of the tycoons are not so shallow, they hope to make some more money through the war, at least to keep South America.

The majority of those who supported Dewey were petty bourgeoisie and intellectuals, and the mainstream view was: Since you can't do it, don't force it, it's a big deal to come back next time, but the inferior nation of Japan must be destroyed!

The news of the surrender of the Icelandic defenders and the SS American division shocked and pessimistic the little bourgeois, but indignant the blue-collar workers at the bottom - fuck cowards!

The current political orientation is interesting, because the traditional political division between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party has quietly changed due to the influence of the situation, forming a special pattern of supporting Truman at both ends and Dewey in the middle, and even the most experienced observers cannot say who has the upper hand.

In the debate, Dewey even pointed the finger and blame at Roosevelt, and the people initially agreed. But after hearing Truman's report that the president was seriously ill and hospitalized and could not serve on the council, he expressed sympathy for Roosevelt -- what is the suffering of a patient? Isn't it the president's business to fight badly? He even thinks that it is wise for the president to decisively hand over power to Truman, and that it is only troublesome for a vulnerable person like Wallace to commit suicide - although some people sympathize with Wallace's suicide, but many more think that he cannot withstand the pressure and tests, what should such a president do?

There is one point that Truman behaved very decently, and many of Roosevelt's responsibilities were shouldered by him: "I suggested it", "I agreed", "the president asked for our opinion", "I participated in the discussion throughout the discussion", "I understood the president's approach", "I didn't know in advance, but I think I would have done it if I were in this position" and so on, the party bigwigs spoke highly of him and thought that he had responsibility, and Roosevelt's performance in turning the tide during the New Deal and his proposal to expand the army ahead of schedule were recognized by many people. The indirect transmission was also transmitted to Truman, so Dewey's attack did not achieve good results, and many people were not angry that Dewey did not propose a way but always "found fault" and supported Truman.

"Finding faults" is the most effective way to snipe at the incumbent president's re-election campaign behavior, but public opinion believes that Truman has only been in charge for a few months -- "finding faults" is a bit ungentlemanly!

Now, of course, Truman has no intention of confronting the campaign, he has to deal with a tricky battle situation -- this news cannot be hidden, and next month's campaign debate will be brought up to attack each other.

"I would like to report to you two pieces of news, the first is that the destroyer in the South Pacific has arrived in Perth, and there are less than 1,000 officers and men left, and General Spruance was rescued by plane, and he is not out of danger yet; The second is about the Brazilian Expeditionary Division, which was flanked by the Germans and surrendered after heavy losses, and now Santa Catarina has been electrified to join the rebel states, and the situation in South America is very bad. ”

"Gentlemen, alas......," Truman sighed, "Stalin is finished!" ”

Everyone was stunned and assassinated?

"The Russians have ceased fighting."

"What?" The crowd exclaimed, they didn't know the news yet.

"What came from London was revealed by the Germans on their own initiative, and the State Department did not have exact information, but the diplomats reported that the atmosphere was not right." Truman's voice was low, "I can't judge this news to be wrong. ”

"Damn, I sent 30 ships of supplies to the Russians ten days ago!" General Li Haihai suddenly exclaimed, "Just because they fought the Battle of the Caucasus, Voroshilov desperately asked us for supplies. ”

"If you can chase it, chase it back." Truman waved his hand in frustration, "It's okay if you can't catch it back, this material is not the key." The problem now is that Britain is also finished - Prime Minister Churchill can't stand it, the whole cabinet and the military are pressing, and there is Edward VIII outside, and the terms of the Anglo-German agreement are very close. ”

"Those 4 ships!" Turner suddenly exclaimed, "It won't fall into the hands of the Germans, will it?" ”

Truman didn't understand the navy, but when he heard that Britain had a warship on its own territory that was not weaker than Nimitz's existing fleet, he was also startled and hurriedly asked: "How long will these ships be good?" ”

"The original news was that the two armored aircraft carriers were commissioned this month, and they could form combat effectiveness by the end of July at the earliest; 2 battleships were a little slower, estimated at September-October. Turner said, "These are 2 armored aircraft carriers, although the carrying capacity is a little weaker, but the protection is very good, the British spent countless costs to toss, for these 4 capital ships, the British cut down all the other large ships." ”

"So, you have to put Churchill at risk?" After a moment's thought, Truman said slowly, "Your Excellency Prime Minister has sent a telegram hoping that our troops will cooperate with him in taking special measures...... It is said that there is a tacit understanding with us beforehand, do you know? ”

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, and they all nodded—everyone is in the know.