.“ Your Majesty can rest assured that he can think like this, and he will still be ...... when he just came."

The sixty-year-old man who sat across from Chentian and rubbed his hands together was bald on the top of his head, with only some black and white hair on his temples, he wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses cut into ovals, a thick beard on his upper lip, and his face was clearly ......

"What happened to the Jews? Hahaha! Doctor, I suppose you have been misled by the gossip deliberately created by some hostile elements at the moment! Not to mention you, a great chemist who has made great contributions to the country and is deeply respected by the royal family, even ordinary Jews, I dare say that there is not a single person in this room who is hostile and repulsive towards them! Chen Tian said very bluntly, although there were only two people in this room besides this old man, he and Matthew, but they were enough to represent a considerable number of German nobles and generals.

"In my eyes, Jews are not only good at business, but also quite good at science, not to mention chemistry and physics. Albert Einstein (1921 for the Optics Prize), Niels. Bohr (Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his atomic theory), James Brown. Frank (who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925 for the law of collision of electrons) and other illustrious figures, oh, there are too many names to list, and if they do not say anything about the wisdom of the Jewish people, I have nothing to say! ”

"Your Majesty......" The old man's eyes were slightly filled with tears, as if he had found a soulmate.

As he had feared, due to the ulterior motives of some people, the anti-Semitic trend in Germany has surged again in recent times, although it has not developed into extreme anti-Semitism like in the other world, but the anti-Semitism that has gradually formed over the past 1,000 years is still quite deep-rooted in Europe, especially in Russia and Germany, and at the end of the 19th century, more than 200,000 people in Germany sent a petition to Prime Minister Bismarck demanding the removal of Jewish citizenship, and the murder of Jews in Tsarist Russia was very frequent.

"Although we have always said that the Germans are the best people in the world, this is not to deny other peoples! But now, our enemies are taking advantage of this to create contradictions among the people. They want to see our country drain its strength in infighting and turn its main attention from the battlefield back to home! Look at it, yesterday's poison gas incident is the best example of this! Doctor, although we do not advocate the large-scale use of chemical weapons, when the enemy is aggressive......" Chen Tian looked at the old man very sincerely, "We will use these weapons in the name of justice!" ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, you will do your best!" The old man got up from the sofa because he was excited, and he didn't look a little thin. However, he was the most famous chemist of this era, and he was also the "synthesis" of angels and demons in people's eyes - he solved the world's problems of synthetic ammonia, thus saving countless people from starvation, and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918, but he was also reviled for inventing a large number of chemical weapons and using them in war.

He is Fritz. Haber, one of the greatest and most controversial chemists of the century.

As early as September 1914, the doctor took the initiative to propose to Wilhelm II to use chemical weapons to open a gap in the front and put it into practice on the French battlefield. It was only as the situation of the war developed, and the German army firmly held the initiative in both France and Britain. Haber's chemical weapons did not "shine" at this time.

But he was still appointed. Director of the Royal Wilhelm Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry and director of the Royal Chemical Arsenal, and a long-time professor at the University of Berlin, he was arguably one of the most high-ranking Jews in Germany.

"That's good!" Chentian motioned for him to sit down and speak. Those words were both heartfelt and the best words to appease these Jewish scientists. As a later generation, he knew that despite Germany's scientific and technological strength, it was still necessary to grasp these talented scientists, Fritzhaber was the most important of them, and Einstein, Bohr and others who were engaged in nuclear physics research at the affiliated research institute of the University of Königsberg were also indispensable.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty what kind of problem you want to know when you are summoned this time?" Haber is very direct, and it seems that most scientists don't like to beat around the bush.

Chen Tian glanced at Matthew on the side, and then said, "I wonder what the doctor has to say about last night's poison gas attack?" ”

Haber pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, "A mixture of mustard and Lewi's gas." Store in small cylinders. Mustard gas, scientific name dichlorodiphanyl sulfide, also known as the king of poisonous gas, is a yellowish or colorless oily liquid, with mustard smell or green onion, garlic smell, erosion and irritation of the skin and mucous membranes, can cause ocular conjunctivitis and respiratory mucosal inflammation, in severe cases, cause erosive edema, and accompanied by secondary infection. It can directly damage tissue cells, cause local inflammation and necrosis of the skin and mucous membranes, and can be absorbed through the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract mucous membranes to cause systemic poisoning, causing skin scarring, the freezing point is usually 14.4 degrees Celsius, and the freezing point is reduced to -26 degrees Celsius after mixing with Lewy gas, so the mixed gas is more suitable for various battlefield conditions; In 1918, it was discovered by Captain Louis and others in the United States and got its name, it acts quickly, has no incubation period, can make the eyes and skin feel pain, and can cause systemic poisoning after inhalation, but its comprehensive performance is not as good as mustard gas, and the production cost is also higher, so it is generally only used in combination with mustard gas. ”

"Sure enough, it's a professional...... Chen Tian thought in his heart, but these were obviously not what he wanted.

"Then the most effective preventive measures and treatment are ......" As commander of the Royal Guard and in charge of security around Berlin, these are issues that Matthew is very concerned about.

"In terms of preventive measures, use gas masks and full-body protective equipment in a timely manner, and evacuate the drug-infected area as soon as possible! As for treatment, there is no ideal anti-poison agent at present, once poisoning must be treated comprehensively, here are the local treatment measures in various situations, it is recommended that these materials be distributed to the army and citizens, and preventive and emergency treatment training should be carried out! Haber said as he pulled out a thin stack of paper, densely typed out by a printer.

"Looks like the Doctor came prepared, and that helped us a lot!" Chen Tian took the information and flipped through it roughly. He then forwarded it to Matthew with an order: "After sorting it out, print it in large quantities and distribute it as soon as possible, and organize study in the army in squads and platoons, and citizens in all parts of the country in factories, schools, offices, and streets!" As for gas masks and protective equipment, there should still be a lot of inventory in the strategic warehouse, and those will be distributed first and distributed to schools on a priority basis. This is followed by the police, fire departments and ordinary citizens, and then develop and produce new protective equipment according to actual needs! ”

"Yes!" Matthew quickly recorded these few brief commands on paper, which were enough to save many lives.

"And Dr. Haber, what are the types of chemical weapons that we can use to airdrop now?" Chen Tian turned his head and asked the best German chemist.

"Well, there are chlorine, mustard and Lewy gas, phosgene, hydrocyanide arsenic, diphenylacetophenone, phenyloacetophenone and arsenic tricyanide that can be used in combat, but if you want to use airdrops...... Haber thought for a while and asked very cautiously: "Dare to ask Your Majesty if you want to use these weapons in cold areas?" ”

"The location of use is Japan, and as for the season, it's uncertain for the time being!"

Chentian's straightforwardness startled Haber. But it's also easy to guess. So he quickly reverted to the serious thinking expression just now, "Considering the temperature and climate conditions, a mixed bomb of mustard gas and Lewis gas is the best choice." As long as it is not a harsh winter, phosgene can also be used on a large scale, and hydrogen cyanide arsenic is also a very deadly poison gas! ”

Seeing the old man talking to himself alone, Chen Tian exchanged glances with Matthew, this chemist is different from those peace-loving scientists, not that he is fanatical about war or murderous, but he believes that chemical weapons can help his country end the war in the shortest possible time and at a small cost.

After a few minutes, Chen Tian finally couldn't help but interrupt Haber's muttering, "Doctor, if you can." I would like to know how much poison gas we need to use on the scale of cities in the Japanese archipelago. And how much time does it take to make these gases? You're not in a hurry to give me an answer today, just tell me when you're done! Today I will send a few lieutenants back with you, and if you need any information, you can always find them, including some geographical, climatic, and industrial information! ”

Haber came to his senses and apologized, "Oh, yes.

Your Majesty! Sorry for the delay! I'm so sorry! I'm sorry! ”

"It's okay, I think you need time to think about such a big question! Finally, I only want to remind you that this is a top secret, so please don't say it to the people around you, okay? Chen Tian very "politely" reminded the doctor that secrets could not be leaked casually, and of course, the adjutant he sent was not just to provide information.

"That's good, that's good, I'll leave first!" Haber hurriedly got up and bowed to Chentian, just after taking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and stared at the earth, "Your Majesty, just said that you will carry out chemical weapons attacks on the cities of the entire Japanese archipelago?" ”

"That's right!" Chen Tian said unabashedly.

"Oh my God, isn't Japan just ......" Haber finally realized the "serious consequences" of the problem, which may not just be multiplied by a number of multipliers of the area covered by a unit of chemical weapons, but a terrible cover attack on a country.

"Otherwise we will throw millions of soldiers to capture them! Doctor, if conventional means are used, the casualties of our army are not calculated in the thousands or thousands, but in hundreds of thousands or even millions! Chen Tian accentuated his tone, he knew that this plan sounded a little crazy, but in fact it was completely possible to implement it.

"Oh, then I see, I'll have to go back and do the math!" The old man's voice trembled a little, but it didn't seem to be out of fear or regret, but because of such a heavy burden that he couldn't get used to it all of a sudden, if "Doctor! ”

Just as Haber was about to walk out of the door, Chentian stopped him.

Haber turned.

"All we need is an estimate of various strategies and tactics, and it may not be implemented in the end, so you don't have to be too nervous, we may use another weapon that is more effective!" Chen Tian said calmly, "This is just one of the alternatives, but no matter what, please bother more!" ”

Haber nodded yes repeatedly, but when he walked out, he almost bumped into the attendant outside the door, followed by a series of apologies.

Wait until Haber leaves. Chen Tian and Matthew smiled at each other in a rather rhyme, but this smile was lost in an instant, because the current situation is not so optimistic, the sabotage activities of the Japanese agents are moving towards the first peak after the start of the war, sabotage, espionage, kidnapping, assassination is in full swing, and in the far east, the war is in a stalemate to the side of the Japanese army.

On December 26, 1928, the German officers and men stationed in Vladivostok had just spent one of the most difficult Christmas days in the trenches. The deafening sound of artillery finally died down as the sun first rose. The ground did not move, the mountain did not shake, but the officers and soldiers still felt that their feet were swaying out of inertia, and at this moment, I don't know who shouted "there is a situation", and the soldiers at the observation post focused their eyes on the front of the position.

Perhaps it was the overnight shelling that caused the ears to be temporarily deaf, most of the German officers and men did not hear the muffled popping sound, and the strange shells that landed in front of the position did not explode immediately, and the yellow-green gas soon came out of the warheads that were stuck in the soil, and these pale ground gases drifted slowly with the wind to the side of the position like a walk after a meal, and gradually formed a wall of fog.

"It's poison gas. Put on your gas mask! The experienced non-commissioned officers shouted loudly.

However, this time they ran into a big problem, that is, their 1920 filtering gas masks could not fully resist the mixed erosive poison gas of mustard and Lewis gas, which can invade the human body and cause poisoning through contact with the skin. Therefore, full-body protective equipment is required to resist it, but such conditions are not available in Vladivostok.

In the afternoon of the same day, after an urgent report to the High Command, the German commander in Vladivostok ordered the abandonment of the outermost first-line positions and the withdrawal of all soldiers to the second-line fortifications built along the northern edge of the city, and in this way, the Japanese lost tens of thousands of officers and soldiers and "borrowed" from the Russian army and the fortress artillery failed to capture the defensive line changed hands (in the ventilated areas, the poison gas generally dissipated within three to six hours).

Two days later. Although the Germans urgently airlifted a large number of anti-poison equipment from Qingdao and Kuye Island, the situation was still very grim, and the defenders held this critical second line of defense under the cover of the air force at a considerable cost, but the attrition of the troops themselves was also very serious, and in the following time, the German transport planes stationed in the Far East began to evacuate a large number of wounded and important equipment from Vladivostok, and the remaining defenders also began to make preparations before evacuation.

After careful calculations. On the last day of 1928, the German chemist Fritz Haber submitted an "answer sheet" to the German High Command, and the answer was some simple words and data:

It would take about 5,000 tons of chemical bombs to paralyze a large city like Tokyo, and the number of casualties would easily exceed 1 million; It would only take 1,600 tons to paralyze a medium-sized city, and the number of casualties would be between 10 and 200,000; To paralyze a small city, 300 to 500 tons of chemical bombs can be dropped, and the number of casualties varies depending on the total population and residential intensity. In this way, Haber believed that 150,000 tons of chemical weapons would be enough to restore most of Japan's cities to their primitive state, and that only the peasant class would be left without the ability to fight war.

Of the 150,000 tons of chemical weapons, Haber believed that 7.25 million tons of phosgene, mustard gas, and Lewis gas mixture were appropriate, and that it would take eight months to produce these chemical weapons with Germany's industrial capacity, and that the chemical bombing could begin after six months, considering that the airdrops needed to be carried out in batches, and that the chemical bombardment could begin after six months, and that the power of these chemical weapons would be reduced by cold in winter, so the bombing should be carried out in spring, summer, and autumn as much as possible.

"Total cost ......" After seeing these data, Chen Tian has a general understanding of the power of strategic bombing with chemical weapons, and if the cost is feasible, they are very likely to replace nuclear weapons in the final blow to Japan - despite Germany's current national strength, scientists led by Einstein do not believe that substantial progress in nuclear technology can be made within five years, and considering that nuclear weapons will seriously threaten the survival of mankind, A significant number of them are strongly opposed to the weaponization of nuclear technology.

"Oh, look at me, I forgot something so important!" Haber thought for a while, "With the current industrial level of the country, phosgene is the cheapest and easiest to produce, the cost is not much higher than ordinary pesticides, the cost per ton of mass production is only 1000 to 1500 European marks, the price of mustard gas is about twice this number, and the cost per ton of Lewis gas is higher, that is, 10,000 European marks!" That's ......"

"If you add the investment in the early stage of equipment, 100 million euromarks is enough!" Chen Tian showed off his mental arithmetic ability, you must know that the Manhattan Project of the United States to develop the atomic bomb in history invested about 2 billion US dollars, and concentrated the best scientists and more than 100,000 staff in the country.

At this time, Chen Tian can't help but think of the nickname of chemical weapons that "poor country atomic bomb", indeed, compared to nuclear bombs, chemical weapons are really good and cheap, and more importantly, in the world of Chen Tian, World War I ended quickly before countries had time to use chemical weapons on a large scale, so the predecessor of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Geneva Protocol, has not yet been born!