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As soon as this sentence was said, it was like a bombshell thrown into the venue, and the world was immediately in chaos. Although the outside world does not know much about the air raids of the Eighth Air Force, they still know about the fact that they fought very hard, but no matter how hard they are, they did not expect that there will be an 80 percent loss rate.

The atmosphere was chaotic, and now no one blamed anyone for being responsible - the commanders themselves were missing, and besides, was it useful to hold them accountable? It's not that the lawmakers haven't questioned it, and they replaced Spruance with Fletcher to lead the team, and the result is even worse, who dares to pack a ticket for someone must be good?

In the midst of all the disturbances, Hoover suddenly got a note, and after reading it, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately whispered a few words in Roosevelt's ear. The latter's brow was furrowed at first, and his face was very ugly, but after a moment he instructed: "Take it in, let them listen......"

Soon, the radio at the venue suddenly sounded, and all the parliamentarians were stunned: What is going on today, broadcasting during the secret meeting? Congressional staff don't want to mess around? But soon everyone couldn't laugh.

"Hello, dear American listeners...... I'm William, I'm Anna, and we're broadcasting for you in Europe, and at the request of the Führer, in order to let the American people know the truth and brutality of the war, and to be eager to understand the war, we will publish the news about the war in English...... To take care of your schedule, radio broadcasts are available at 6 a.m., 6 p.m. and 12 p.m. Washington time. ”

The male voice who claimed to be William said: "Today we will first broadcast the latest list of American casualties, the number of people is relatively large, a total of more than 2,400 people, is the statistics of the dead in the last three days, in order to take care of the audience, we will repeat the broadcast for three days, three days later broadcast a new list, the number of prisoners is still being counted, and it will be broadcast at that time." ”

The female voice who identified herself as Anna said: "During the broadcast, we will report from an objective and fair standpoint, and the information about the list of the dead will be read according to the identity card of the officer and soldier. ”

"The following broadcasts the list of those killed in the air raid on Berlin, a total of 964 people, and the specific list will be arranged by rank."

"Curtis Lemay, Brigadier General, 37 years old, blood type O, service number: 00776141......"

"Anderson Canay, Lieutenant Colonel, 39 years old, blood type AB, service number: ......"

"John Christopher, Army Major, 34 years old, blood type A, Service Number: ......"

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Listening to the names one after another, many people changed color, there were a few names they had heard, and even acquaintances, and for Arnold, the first thunderbolt on a sunny day was Li Mei's death!

"It's 9:30 p.m. Washington time, and we're running two impromptu news stories about the war.

News from Berlin: The Führer inspected the air raid in Berlin, and the overall damage was very small, and the mood of the people was calm, but the Berlin Cathedral was seriously damaged, and the Führer issued instructions at the scene of the air raid, pointing out: The bombing is part of the conspiracy of the international Jewish group, and that both the American and German people believe in Christ and will not attack the Berlin Cathedral, a world-famous religious building, but the blasphemers and infidels of Judaism are not...... He hoped that the American people would recognize the truth, and at the same time instructed the commander of the HNA, Field Marshal Richthofen, to launch a retaliatory air raid on Washington as soon as possible, and Berlin must not be humiliated!

Madagascar News: My Axis coalition has won a major victory in the attack on the island of Madagascar! Major General Terry, commander of the British defenders on the island, has now led his troops to lay down their arms and surrender, with more than 3,000 officers and men surrendered. This operation was the first joint operation of the army, navy, and air force of the Three Kingdoms Axis, and it was a great success. During the battle, a large number of heroes emerged, including Corporal Jean-Pasteur, a volunteer from the Champagne region of France, who killed two British officers and captured an infantry squad alone, and was personally awarded the Iron Cross of the 1st Class by the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces, Admiral Iaginso, commander-in-chief of the Italian navy, and took a group photo......"

"After the news broadcast, the following is broadcast the list of those killed in the African campaign: a total of 1,473 people, the specific list is as follows......"

Arnold, commander-in-chief of the Army Aviation, was in a cold sweat on his back: just now he was hesitant to whitewash the losses caused by the air raid in Berlin, but he did not expect President Roosevelt to stab him directly, and at first he couldn't help but sweat -- this kind of tragic loss will definitely be held accountable by the congressmen, but after listening to the radio broadcast, he came back to his senses, fortunately the president immediately made a decision to announce it immediately, and he also put the main responsibility on the spies first, otherwise these congressmen would have blown up after knowing the truth.

Speaking of spies, he became suspicious again, is this true? He was fully aware of the tightness of Berlin's air defense system, and in his report to the Joint Chiefs of Staff he said that the air raid losses could exceed one-fifth or even close to one-quarter, but the president still said that it must be carried out -- this is a political task! However, the 80 percent loss rate was much higher than expected, more than 800 air defense fighters were not carefully deployed and coordinated in advance, and the whole battlefield was chaotic, and even if the German radar was discovered in advance, there was not much time to fully arrange, is it really as Hoover and the president speculated, there were spies who leaked the information and let the Germans make careful preparations?

He carefully recalled the whole process after making the decision to retaliate: Except for the top level of the Joint Staff Committee, the confidential staff officer of the Army Air Command, and the telecommunications officer, only the top management of the Eighth Air Force knew about the opportunity for action.

Admiral King was silent, the layman did not know what was going on, but he knew too well the power of these two pieces of news: the first article about the Jewish cabal or something would be good, this kind of argument can only deceive the common people, the real top will not take it seriously, this is German propaganda, but the other party's clamor to bomb Washington worries him.

The army aviation must be heavily defended, and after a long time, the enemy will certainly relax a little -- this is inevitable, and it is impossible to tighten the strings forever, but the Atlantic Ocean facing the east coast is so vast that it is impossible to defend everywhere, and who knows that the enemy aircraft carrier formation will slip over again? Once Washington is bombed again, the Army Airlines and the Navy will lose face, and what face will be mixed up in the future?

The second is a big trouble, after the German army occupied Madagascar, the African theater of operations was completely isolated, if the superior enemy army landed again in southern Kenya and cooperated with Guderian in front of him to launch a pincer offensive, Eisenhower, who had retreated to Nairobi, was only afraid of being attacked on his back, judging from the combat effectiveness shown by the German army, Ike's troops were estimated to be finished in a month, and even if the judgment of the Joint Staff Committee was correct, what would happen? There is no way to replenish Africa's troops and equipment, and those forces have nowhere to retreat but to watch them die or surrender - without sea support and land access, Kenya is simply dead.

It is worth being vigilant that after the axis takes control of Madagascar, it is only 1,000 nautical miles away from South Africa, and with the current ability and determination of the three-country axis to conduct joint operations, if an amphibious landing operation is launched against South Africa, it is estimated that two German armored divisions will be enough for the South Africans to surrender. If the Germans had hurried up, they would have been able to launch an attack on South Africa in July, and then would the British and American navies have pulled out these fleets that had just become an army to fight? It's good to win, but if you lose, you won't be able to turn around until Christmas -- Admiral Kim is really not optimistic about these novice troops.

"Turn off the radio." Roosevelt showed a tired face, and there was a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart: the Germans launched a political offensive and desperately attacked the soft underbelly of the United States, and the American people were most afraid of casualties.

Can their radios be confiscated? Obviously not, this is an absolute violation of human rights! Can you stop them from listening to the show? I'm afraid not! The population is desperate to know the situation, and the Germans can publish the names of the dead much faster than the logistics department can issue death notices, who does not worry about their loved ones.

Marshall, who was in charge of the overall situation, had a headache about this: in the past, the death notice was only notified to the family members themselves, and no one except close relatives would have a comprehensive list, but after the Germans announced this, the whole United States knew about it, and when the people heard the news that 2,400 people had died in three days, they would still have the courage to fight this war? Interfering with German broadcasting? Doesn't that prove that the radio is telling the truth, the truth, and if it is just a rumor, why should we be afraid of the enemy announcing it? For a moment, he could hardly think of a better way.

"We should also broadcast German radio, broadcast the list of the dead of the German army, and let them overthrow Hitler!" Some lawmakers spoke out.

Hoover smiled wryly: "It's useless. ”

"Why?"

"Because the penetration rate of radio in German households is not as high as ours, and more importantly, civilian radio ownership is strictly controlled in Germany, and it is not allowed to have it without a certain level, and listening to enemy stations is even more treasonous, and the Gestapo will stare at you, and your neighbors will also stare at ......you," Hoover said, "The Nazis openly had a propaganda department and implemented a strict press control system, and the system determined that their information dissemination was completely different from ours." ”

"How do Germans get information other than newspapers?"

"They used the loudspeakers of the municipalities, the cable broadcasts and the mobile radio vans, and the Nazi authorities only allowed the people to see and hear the messages that the government had agreed to release, and Germany had about two-thirds the population of the United States and only one-twentieth of our size, so they were able to use this broadcasting method." (To be continued.) )