Bomb "Boom! A violent explosion appeared at the bottom of the ship without warning, and when this sound was heard, the entire crew panicked in an instant.

"Boom!" It was the second sound again.

"Quick, what's going on? What about the damage to the vessel? Pete shouted loudly.

No one answered him, and his boys were already frightened, losing the last of their senses and missing the best chance to rescue.

If the rescue is successful, then they may protect the boat, close all kinds of water gates, and the boat may not sink to the bottom, but now, no one cares about the damage below, they are afraid of being blocked inside and unable to escape.

The sea poured in through the blasted hole, the hull began to pour slowly, and when it was clearly felt, Pete gave up on the idea of saving the ship.

"Put the lifeboat and send out a distress signal." Pete shouted.

Although it is the main waterway, it is surrounded by the endless sea, so even if you take a lifeboat, you may not be able to be rescued.

The last time, the United States slandered Germany for attacking their civilian targets, and this time, the German attack came so suddenly.

The Fox freighter was slowly sinking, and Pete had already entered the lifeboat, and he looked at the ship and felt extremely desolate, at this time, the setting sun shone on the sea, dyeing the whole sea red.

When the sun goes down and the temperature drops, will they be able to hold out until dawn?

On the surface of the sea, there was nothing to see except the sinking cargo ship, and until now, they could not confirm whether it was a torpedo that was sunk or because of an explosion in the cargo inside.

Nobody knows.

United States, White House.

At this time, it was already late at night in the White House, and in the elliptical table room, the high-level officials of the United States were still in session.

"The deadline for the Germans is coming soon, and so far, folks, the Germans have not agreed to our request to exchange our foreign currency for gold." U.S. Treasury Secretary, Henry Morgenthau Jr. said.

Morgenthau had a close personal relationship with President Roosevelt and helped Roosevelt run for governor of New York, and after Roosevelt became governor, Morgenthau was a member of the State Nature Conservation Commission and chair of the Governor's Agricultural Advisory Committee.

And after Roosevelt became president. He soon became acting Secretary of the Treasury and then officially became Secretary of the Treasury, a position he held until the Truman era.

At the beginning, when Roosevelt first came to power, the American economy was a mess, and it was Morgenthau's diligent efforts that finally got rid of this mess.

Now, Morgenthau has a premonition of a terrible financial storm that could engulf the United States, and if the government sits idly by and watches its foreign exchange reserves turn into scrap paper, it will cause serious financial turmoil.

In the past, Germany was quite obedient and constantly maintained friendly relations with the United States, and a large amount of gold flowed into the United States, but now? Germany, no longer obedient!

"Ladies and gentlemen, if the foreign exchange we have in hand becomes waste paper, it means that we have lost a huge fortune, and in foreign trade, we will suffer quite a lot, and now, in our country, there have begun to be consortiums that rely on personal relations to go to Germany to exchange."

The intelligence system of the United States is also very developed, and the matter of Hughes cannot be hidden from the eyes of the United States.

Roosevelt's face was cloudy.

Now, what to do? Continuing to support George VI may cause problems for your own economy, and accepting the other party's offer to exchange it for euros is not aiding the abuse?

"I suggest that we should do more." Roosevelt said: "We solemnly tell the Germans that if they do not do what we ask, it will mean war!" ”

Now, Roosevelt was going to threaten war with him! Hearing his words, everyone was stunned.

Germany is a threat to the United States, but now, this threat is definitely not to the point of starting a war! Even Congress wouldn't agree to Roosevelt's declaration of war.

"That's our attitude." Roosevelt said: "Those capitalists in China should support us, if we are not tough, we can only watch foreign exchange turn into waste paper." ”

When he said this, the door outside was suddenly pushed open, and an anxious voice said as he walked: "Everyone, a major event has just happened, our Fox freighter, in the normal voyage of the Pacific Ocean, suddenly encountered an explosion and has sunk. ”

The freighter in the Pacific Ocean actually sank? Hearing this, everyone's first reaction was that the Germans did it!

"Okay, what you need." Roosevelt said: "The Germans, more and more emboldened, they are not only on our east coast, now, in the Pacific, the Germans are beginning to intervene, if this continues, we in the United States, what security is there to speak of?" ”

This is a great opportunity! Playing up this and telling the people that the real purpose of the Germans is to rule the whole world! Although the United States is in the New World, it will not be able to escape the clutches of the Germans in the end!

Between the United States and Germany, there will be a war! Now, if the Germans do not make concessions on the issue of foreign exchange, the war will begin!

So far, Roosevelt's best thing is still the economic problem, he brought the United States out of the economic crisis, but in Roosevelt's subconscious, there is a flamboyant heart.

It can be said that what the Germans are doing now, Roosevelt also wanted to do.

The total resources of the earth are limited, and if a country wants to survive, it must continue to expand externally, use its own swords, plow the land for the people to survive, and use its own weapons in exchange for tomorrow's bread.

Germany has expanded to a dangerous level, and there must be a war between the United States and Germany!

The Pacific Ocean is the sphere of influence of the United States, and the Germans dare to sink their own cargo ships in the Pacific Ocean, not to occupy the world, or what?

This is an opportunity, so take it!

"Mr. President, the cause of the accident of the shipwreck has not yet come out, and we do not know the cause of the explosion." The person on the side reminded him.

It is also possible that the explosion occurred from the weapons transported on the ship!

"Well, the report will be in two hours at the latest." Roosevelt said, "In two hours, I'm going to give a national address." ”

It's dark now, two hours, and I can't even find the location of the wreck, and it would be nice to be able to search and rescue the surviving crew! When Roosevelt said this, he obviously didn't give them time, let them make it up themselves.

There was not much time left for Roosevelt, he was looking forward to such an opportunity, and finally came!

The United States has reached a critical juncture of critical existence, and the United States has no choice! Roosevelt, who was belligerent, was already eager to try.