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U.S. Presidential Chief of Staff William Brown. As soon as Leahy returned to Washington, he didn't even return home, so he went straight to the White House to meet President Benjamin Franklin, who looked very unhealthy. Roosevelt.

Roosevelt was still lying in a hospital bed, and this was the doctor's order - there was no cure for stroke in those days, and bed rest was probably the only way to alleviate the condition.

"Hi William." Roosevelt had a weak rush to the visiting William. Leahy waved his hand.

"Admiral." Hopkins, who was with Roosevelt, stood up and shook hands with the dusty admiral.

"How's the Hawaiian Islands going?" Roosevelt asked, "Can we win in the short term?" ”

"There's a little hope." Admiral Leahy replied, "The Japanese have actually abandoned there...... The Japanese in the Hawaiian Islands had not received any reinforcements for a long time. The situation was similar in the South Pacific, where the Japanese troops stationed there were starving. Logistics and transportation have been completely cut off, not a single Japanese ship is visible on the sea, and there is no trace of Japanese aircraft in the sky. ”

"Is it because they're in a bitter battle on the mainland?" Roosevelt asked.

"Not exactly," said William. Leahy shook his head, "I think the lack of oil is the main reason, and our continued bombing of oil fields in Southeast Asia and the activities of American and Soviet submarines have had very good results.

More than 250,000 tonnes of tonnage were confirmed in June, and more than 350,000 tonnes were sunk in July and August due to the addition of the Soviet Navy. If we take into account the results of the mines, in the three months from June to now, the Japanese lost at least more than 1 million tons of merchant ships. In fact, they have already been defeated by us! ”

"Defeat the enemy, but there is no way to reap victory!" Roosevelt smiled bitterly, "This is probably the most helpless thing in the world, right?" ”

William. "President, if we can make peace with Europe, maybe we have a chance to defeat Japan," Raisi suggested. ”

His views represented those of the American generals in the Pacific theater, and they were also well marketed in the United States -- if Germany could withdraw from South America, it might be able to pay tens of billions of dollars to end the war in the Atlantic direction.

But Japan must be completely defeated!

"We should make peace with Japan!" Roosevelt vs. William. "As long as they're willing to give the Hawaiian and Aleutian Islands back to the United States," Raisi said. ”

William. Leahy nodded, "Is it to concentrate on Germany?" ”

Although the Japanese devils were hated, many "rational" Americans still recognized that the German-ruled European Community was America's worst enemy. So William. Leahy was not too surprised by the "Kazuri".

Roosevelt shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint a lot of people this time, because I have neither the intention of destroying Japan, nor the ability to defeat Germany...... What the United States needs now is a complete version of peace, peace with all nations, until we have atomic bombs and missiles that can protect ourselves. ”

Roosevelt's calculations were very fine, because the results of the Battle of Bermuda had shown that the United States could not defeat Germany at all.

And if Germany cannot be defeated, then there is no point in defeating Japan. Because it is impossible for the Japanese to change their black hair and yellow skin, they cannot become blonde Aryans!

When war broke out between Japan and the Soviet Union, White Russia, which was controlled by Germany, immediately negotiated peace with Soviet Russia, which also illustrated Germany's attitude toward Japan, which was inferior to that of the Slavs in the German-led world structure.

So in the world of the future, Japan and the United States actually have a common enemy! Therefore, keeping a Japan that has Southeast Asia and a strong navy will be a problem for Germany, not for the United States.

Roosevelt glanced at William, who frowned slightly. Raisi continued: "Mussolini will visit in a few days, and I will discuss with him in person the issues of the U.S.-Japan peace talks and the U.S.-European peace talks." Until then, I hope to be able to launch air strikes on Iceland and the island of Ireland with B-29 bombers. ”

"What?" William. Leahy was stunned for a moment, "Mr. President...... You just said that you want peace talks, and at the same time you want to bomb Ireland? ”

"Yes." Roosevelt nodded, "Air raids on the European mainland are necessary for the peace talks to be successful. ”

Will it?

William. Leahy was stunned for a while before he said to Roosevelt: "Mr. President, there is a straight-line distance of about 3,200 kilometers from Newfoundland to the island of Ireland. The B-29 had a range of bombs, but it didn't carry many bombs, and Ireland wasn't a German ......"

"I know." Roosevelt interrupted William. Leahy, "But the bombing of the European mainland can bring us peace." ”

William. Leahy shook his head, and he also felt that Roosevelt's mind was probably confused.

"Mr. President, the bombing of the European mainland is unlikely to bring peace, but only the frenzied revenge of Germany! Our big cities, most likely, will turn into targets for all sorts of German missile strikes! There will be obscured missiles coming towards New York, Boston and Washington! ”

Roosevelt smiled helplessly and said, "Admiral, if there were no missiles that obscured the sky, would the American people and Wall Street agree to pay about $200 billion in reparations?" ”

"Mr. President...... "William. Leahy was almost stunned by Roosevelt's remarks, and just looked at the American president in a daze.

Roosevelt slowly continued: "Admiral, I think you must know better than me about the situation that the United States is facing now, but you don't want to admit it.

The United States is losing, and the reason for the failure of the United States is not that the American soldiers are not brave enough, nor that the American generals will not command, but the backwardness of science and technology! Because Germany dominated Europe and thus mastered most of Europe's scientific research strength, their R&D capabilities are far superior to those of the United States. So the gap between us and Germany is now widening, not narrowing. ”

The President of the United States sighed: "General, in 1942, the Germans' remote-controlled missiles were still dragging a wire, and they could only attack targets a few kilometers away, and they couldn't fly too fast. But now, the Germans already have rocket-propelled missiles that can hit hundreds of kilometers away. And we...... But even a missile that can be controlled by wireless remote control has not been built!

Don't you understand? The prolongation of the war will not bring about a turning point for the United States, but will only further widen the gap between us and Germany. Therefore, seeking peace as soon as possible is really beneficial to the United States! ”

Historically, the United States' cutting-edge technology to achieve a comprehensive catch-up with Europe originated from World War II, not only a large number of scientists fled to the United States because they were Jews, but also Britain gave a lot of technology to the United States for nothing, and most of Germany's scientific and technological wealth after the defeat of the war was occupied by the United States.

And now, Americans are not so lucky. Not only did not many European Jewish scientists run to the United States, but even technology from Britain began to be interrupted from the second quarter of '43.

Germany, on the other hand, has acquired almost all of the cutting-edge technology that Britain has mastered in 43 years -- although Germany also has similar technology, the technical routes taken by the two sides are not necessarily the same, and there are considerable differences in the process of development. Therefore, the UK's technical data can provide many useful references for German research departments, thereby accelerating technological progress.

So from '43 onwards, in many areas of cutting-edge technology, the gap between virtue has not only not narrowed, but has become wider. After the Battle of Bermuda, Roosevelt had already realized that the prolongation of the war would be extremely detrimental to the United States, so he made up his mind to pay huge reparations and end the war during his tenure.

And in order for the American people and Wall Street to accept the reality of defeat, it is very necessary to be bombarded with more missiles......

Completely understanding Roosevelt's intentions, William. Admiral Leahy was so shocked that he couldn't even say a word.

There was dead silence in Roosevelt's hospital room.

"Admiral," I don't know how long it took, but it was Hopkins who broke the silence, "I think you fully understand the painstaking efforts of Mr. President, right?" ”

William. Leahy nodded silently.

"We can't win, can we?"

"You can't win the war, but the enemy can't completely conquer the United States!" William. Leahy replied.

Defeat in the Atlantic does not mean that the United States is powerless to defeat the invaders on its own soil. The United States is now a fully mobilized country with a population of more than 100 million and the world's most powerful industrial production capacity. It is completely possible to arm an army of more than 20 million people!

"Do they need to completely conquer us?" Roosevelt asked rhetorically.

"They ......" William. Leahy shook his head bitterly.

Roosevelt smiled bitterly and said, "The purpose of the Germans is not to conquer the American homeland...... What they want is the right to print money, the right to print money all over the world! This can only be achieved by defeating the United States, and if we are not willing to hand over the gold, they can also obtain the right to print money. Just defeat us with an atomic bomb, bomb the big cities on the east coast, and force us to defend ourselves with all our air power. Then they could easily take Canada and the Caribbean islands, and maybe Central America.

At that time, the United States was completely locked down on its own soil, and the whole world would know that the United States was completely defeated. And the banknotes issued by a country that has been completely defeated...... For the whole world, it's waste paper. ”

"I see." William. Leahy nodded, his face full of pain and helplessness.

Roosevelt waved his hand, "Nothing...... There is no harm in achieving peace early, although it lost 200 billion US dollars, but North America is still ours, so it is not ugly to lose. His tone suddenly became serious, "But there are not many people who can understand us, so the three of us just need to know this matter." Got it? ”