Although there were many masters in the quantum physics community in the 40s of the 20th century, in fact, this was a very small circle, and the real top figures were so few dozen. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Europe under German rule is Hahn, Heisenberg, Madame Meitner, Fermi, Szilard, Jorio. The Curies and, of course, Bohr, Einstein and Planck.

In England, under the threat of National Socialist tyranny, there was Ernesto. Rutherford, Francis. Aston, James. Chadwick, Blackett and a number of other elites who have been engaged in research in the Cavendish laboratory.

And in the United States, the beacon of liberal democracy, there are not many top scientists engaged in quantum physics research (the number of Jewish scientists in exile in the United States has been greatly reduced to almost none because the Nazi government in Germany has turned anti-Semitic into a pro-Israel state due to the intervention of the Wehrmacht), but there are also a few masters, among whom is Ernest . Lawrence and Arthur. Compton (1927 Nobel Prize, once engaged in research at the Cavendish Laboratory) are two Nobel Prize-level masters.

Now these two masters of quantum physics in the United States are working with the director of the US Bureau of Scientific Research, a semi-military agency specializing in black technology in the United States. Bush waited very anxiously for President Roosevelt's summons in a waiting room in the White House.

And the cause of this summons was Ernest. Lawrence told his friend Arthur Murphy, who was also a master of quantum physics in the United States, about the theory proposed by his student Seaborg (whose discovery, like Meitner, explained the phenomenon of nuclear fission using the theory of relativity). Compton. Compton immediately realized the value of this discovery, and told his friend, the scientist in charge of American black technology, Van Neva. Bush.

Lawrence, Compton, and Bush and Siebberg then discussed it for several weeks, and finally concluded that the discovery (the phenomenon of nuclear fission) had great military value. Therefore, the military should be consulted before making it public. So Bush went to Admiral Marshall and explained to him what the phenomenon of nuclear fission was -- and the four scientists explained it in the simplest terms, that is, it was possible to make a bomb that could blow up New York or ...... Berlin!

And they soon discovered some worrying phenomena - alarming situations in Europe and Africa. So they are now unsure whether it will be Berlin, the evil capital of the National Socialist dictatorship, or New York, the beacon city of liberal democracy, that will be bombed in the end.

A fat colonel, with a gold and blue tassel on his right shoulder, pushed the door in, and he was Colonel Caton, the president's aide-de-camp.

"Three, please follow me." Colonel Karton said politely.

Then the Colonel Caton took Lawrence, Compton, and Bush to the palatial Oval Office. President Roosevelt, dressed in a gray coat, was sitting listlessly in a swivel chair behind his desk. When I saw the people coming, I immediately had some light, and greeted them with a warm, strong and imposing voice.

The President is very familiar with Bush and has several acquaintances with Lawrence and Compton, so there is no need for General Marshall, who is sitting next to the President, to introduce him.

"The Admiral has told me about your hypothesis, and I've read your letter." Roosevelt smiled and said, "You are a weapon that can change the course of war and even world history, with which we can defeat the tyranny of National Socialism and Fascism, right?" ”

"Yes." Bush, the person in charge of black technology in the United States, replied, "Mr. President, although it is not 100 percent successful, it is still worth trying. ”

"Do you need to spend millions or even tens of millions of dollars to try it?" Roosevelt asked.

Millions or even tens of millions of dollars, of course, are not money for the construction of the atomic bomb, but for the start-up of a series of feasibility studies, experiments and projects (the atomic bomb project).

"President, this money cannot be saved." Bush said with a frown. "Because as long as the nuclear fission bomb is successfully built, the United States wins the war, and if the Germans are in front, the United States is finished."

"Germany?" Roosevelt seemed to feel the urgency of the question and asked, "Did the Germans also know about the phenomenon of nuclear fission?" ”

"They probably already know!" Bush's brow furrowed even tighter, "Although there is no direct evidence, there are some clues that they may have discovered this phenomenon before us." ”

"What clues?"

"Uranium mines!" "This ore was originally used for ceramic coloring, and now we find it to be an ideal raw material for nuclear fission," Bush said. Uranium ore is produced in large quantities in Europe in the Czech Republic and in the Belgian Congo. At the beginning of this year, the Scientific Research Agency wanted to import a few tons of uranium ore from the Belgian Congo for research, but we found out that the Germans took over the Belgian Congo at the end of last year and banned the export of uranium ore. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Roosevelt looked at Marshall in amazement.

Marshall nodded, "Yes, Mr. President." ”

Belgium is now one country and two provinces, and there is a free Belgium that is supported by the British, and the Belgian Congo was originally the territory of the free Belgium. But in December 1941, the German High Seas Fleet, which had just joined forces with the combined Italian and French fleets in Gibraltar, sent a detachment to transport thousands of German soldiers to occupy the Belgian Congo and then immediately ban uranium exports. And all the uranium mines produced in the Belgian Congo have to be shipped to Germany!

"At the end of last year," Bush added, "we also tried to reach out to quantum physicists in Europe and invite them to come to the United States to give lectures." But no one except Einstein wrote back to us, and Einstein refused to come to the United States. ”

"That doesn't mean much," Roosevelt shook his head, "that the relationship between the United States and Germany is not good at the moment, and everybody knows that we are on one side of the United Kingdom." ”

Then President Roosevelt suddenly lowered his tone and said, "But the fact that Germany controls the uranium mines in Belgian Congo is still very, very worried!" He looked at Bush, "If it is possible for the Germans to have this terrible bomb, then the United States must also have it!" Otherwise, I would have a good chance of becoming the last president of the United States! ”

The President of the United States gritted his teeth and said in a terrible tone: "If there is any place in the world that is going to be destroyed by such a bomb, I hope it is Tokyo, the capital of the Japanese Empire!" That's why I'm going to approve the preliminary research and development project for this bomb, and I hope you can come up with a reliable conclusion within 3 months. ”

"George," Roosevelt watched the three scientists leave, and then said to Marshall, "I don't think the Germans have yet this kind of nuclear fission bomb, and ...... It won't be made anytime soon. Otherwise Rudolph. Hess wouldn't have come to Washington, and he had stayed that long. ”

"Yes, President." "Maybe this weapon couldn't be developed at all, maybe it's nowhere near as powerful as it was theoretically possible," Marshall said. And...... Even if the Germans eventually had such a powerful weapon, we should not abandon Britain as an ally that could delay Germany's advance. If Germany really had that kind of nuclear fission bomb, I don't think we should give it a chance to land in New York or Washington. ”

The secret negotiations between Roosevelt and Hess have been going on for more than a month, and although the two sides have not reached a final agreement on any issue, under Roosevelt's foolery, Hess always believes that the differences between the two sides are very small, and the final agreement between the United States and Germany to divide the world will be reached soon.

"Marshal of the Empire, why are you so anxious? Shouldn't the agreement to carve up the world take a little more time? You know, once this agreement is reached, millions, if not tens of millions of lives, can be saved...... I'd rather wait a few more weeks or a month to save these lives. ”

The one who was talking to Imperial Marshal Hersmann on the topic of saving lives was none other than Adolf. Hitler, the man who was supposed to be a demon and a butcher. He is now on a pleasant holiday at the Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden.

In Hitler's view, no, it should have been in the eyes of all Europeans under the leadership of Germany, that the outcome of this world war had already been decided on December 8, 1941 (European time). Because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and won a surprising victory. No matter what happens in the Pacific, the United States will not have the strength to go to war with Germany in the Atlantic.

Especially after the Japanese occupation of Pearl Harbor and Honolulu, some Germans (except for Hersmann) were happy as if they had won the jackpot and began to think about the good life after the victory in the war.

Moreover, the suspension of supplies to Britain under the Lend-Lease Act in mid-December seems to confirm the optimistic expectations of the United States.

And Chloe, who frequented the court and had a close relationship with Empress Cecilia, even told Hersmann that Prince Friedrich, who was thirty-one-year-old Chinese New Year's Eve, had begun to communicate with the sixteen-year-old British Princess Lori Elizabeth in English in January, and also exchanged photos. According to Chloe, Elizabeth Lori had a good feeling for Uncle Friedrich and had already proposed to meet Uncle Friedrich in the letter!

"But our wait will not lead to anything, and as soon as the Americans gain a foothold in the Pacific, they will resume aid to the British." Hersmann was probably the most pessimistic man in Germany about the prospects for peace in Germany now.

He asked Hitler: "What will we do if the Americans resume sending supplies to Britain in a few weeks?" ”

Adolph. Hitler smiled coldly and said: "If that we will declare a blockade of Britain!" If the results reported by the Japanese are true, the US Navy is now simply not capable of confronting us, and they can only watch us completely blockade Britain. And as soon as the United States sits back and watches us blockade Britain, the morale of the British will completely collapse, and then they will surrender. (To be continued.) )