Joseph. Kennedy sat in the palatial parlor of the Alexandria Montaza Palace, enjoying the fragrant Turkish coffee offered by Caesar's residence. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info With him was the new U.S. ambassador to the Roman Empire, Nelson. Rockefeller -- Although this moderate Republican was disliked by Wallace and Truman because of the Rockefeller family's pro-morality, he was a moderate Republican, but he was a moderate Republican, but he was disliked by Vice President-designate John F. Kennedy and Secretary-designate Edward Jr. At Stettinius' insistence, he was appointed ambassador to Rome. They flew directly from the continental United States to Alexandria, the second capital of the Roman Empire, on the SM.95 ultra-long-range passenger plane provided by the Roman Empire, with the aim of asking Mussolini to intervene in a new round of diplomatic mediation.

Now that the US election has ended, the Democratic Party, which barely retained the White House, and the Republican Party, which has become the largest party in Congress, have begun to tacitly lower the tone of the war and begin to seek a compromise line with Europe. The relationship between the two mainstream political parties in the United States is not the same thing, otherwise it would not have been possible to maintain "two-party democracy" for so many years. Therefore, after the election, there will still be a lot of cooperation between the Democratic and Republican parties. Especially now that the very existence of this United States is at stake!

The situation is clear that Truman's "Five Peace Opinions" for the sake of elections are impossible to achieve. Just before Kennedy left Washington, he was also informed of the Allied South American Command's request for additional troops—if San Diego was to be liberated, the United States would have to commit at least 500,000 ground troops, and be prepared to take 100,000-150,000 casualties!

Attacking a tiny Santiago would cost 500,000 troops! According to intelligence, there were only 3 German divisions there.

If the combat effectiveness of the German army is really so strong, what capital does the United States have to fight a protracted war? There are so many islands in the Caribbean Sea, three to four thousand kilometers of coastline in North America, and there is an island of Bermuda that cannot be conquered...... There are so many places that have to be defended, does the United States really have enough troops?

As long as one of these "points" was occupied by Germany, Germany would have a base for the atomic bombing of the large cities on the east coast of the United States. For the United States...... This means defeat!

Therefore, as long as there are enough people who know the inside story, it is easy to conclude that the United States must negotiate peace as soon as possible, because delay will only make the United States more and more disadvantaged.

However, as a major player in American domestic politics, Kennedy also knew that it was not easy to negotiate peace as soon as possible. Because the Democrats do not control Congress, once the government signs a peace treaty that "humiliates the country", not only will it not be passed by a vote in Congress, but it may even lead to an impeachment motion for President Truman!

Of course, this does not mean that the Truman administration must not pass a congressional vote on the treaty, but that the Democrats will have to pay the price – such as a resolution that supports the repeal of the New Law. And the voters who benefited from Roosevelt's New Deal were the foundation of the Democratic Party, and if they lost their support, the 1946 midterm elections would be the time for the Democratic Party to collapse.

So Kennedy knew that his "journey to peace" would probably not lead to anything. Unless Wallace's military adventures can be somewhat successful......

The thought of Wallace's military adventures sent a cramp to Kennedy's heart. The plane piloted by Kennedy was shot down over Buenos Aires! Now life and death are uncertain, maybe dead, maybe wounded, suffering in the prisoner of war camp of the Germans...... Since receiving the news of the disappearance of his eldest son, Kennedy has become much haggard.

So when Mussolini walked into the parlor in a lively spirit, Kennedy, who was so immersed in the longing for his son, forgot to get up from the couch until Nelson. Rockefeller reminded in a low voice.

"Joseph, my friend." Mussolini strode up to Kennedy, shook his hand warmly, and said with an exaggerated expression, "Good news for you, my men found Joseph Jr. in the German prisoner of war camp, and now he has been taken to Vienna and placed in a concentration camp with good conditions." He suffered some injuries, broken legs, six ribs in his right arm, and a bit of a concussion. But it doesn't matter, the Germans gave him good treatment, both legs and right arm were saved, nothing serious except for a slight lameness, and you will be able to meet him soon. ”

Joseph Jr. Kennedy was lucky enough to be shot down, but it landed on a farm near the Buenos Aires military port. He himself was seriously wounded during a forced landing, but then he was captured by patrolling New Asbanian soldiers and thrown into a prisoner of war camp run by the New Asbanian Army, but soon the New Asbanians discovered that he was the son of the vice president-designate of the United States, so they handed him over to the Germans, so that Kennedy Jr. received the best possible treatment, presumably allowing him to live in peace with a cane.

And Mussolini learned that Joseph Jr. Immediately after Kennedy's situation, he sent one of his sons to a German prisoner of war camp in Montevideo, the capital of the state of Uruguay in New Asbania. After confirming Kennedy Jr.'s identity, Mussolini immediately spoke to Hitler on the phone, and Kennedy Jr. was sent to the best concentration camp in all of Europe.

Thank God! Little Joseph is still alive! Kennedy was so excited that he almost burst into tears when he heard the news, and he smiled gratefully at Mussolini and was about to open his mouth to express his gratitude. Nelson on the side. Rockefeller interjected: "Leader, the prisoner of war issue should be resolved within the framework of peace negotiations." ”

This sentence is actually a reminder to Kennedy - he can't ask Mussolini to help rescue his son because he is the vice president of the United States!

Kennedy smiled awkwardly, just about to politely decline. Mussolini said, "Nelson, I know Joseph's plight, and there will be a satisfactory arrangement." For example, we could arrange a prisoner swap in which the Germans would release a group of wounded American prisoners of war in exchange for their own, so that Joseph Jr. could go home...... It's not a problem for me, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler is my friend, we are very good friends. And Joseph was also a good friend of Mr. Hitler and Mr. Hess, everything would have been arranged.

If you wish, I can also help you get back those who were captured by the Japanese...... Most of them had been horribly abused, and they should have been allowed to return home and reunite with their families as soon as possible.

In addition, I hope that this prisoner exchange will be used as an opportunity to promote a new round of peace talks. As a peace-loving fascist, I sincerely hope that this terrible war will end soon......"

It is probably the consensus of everyone to end the war earlier, but the question of what conditions to end the war is to be. The US side hopes to work out a more decent peace condition, which is not only beneficial to the United States becoming strong again in the future, but also conforms to the interests of politicians in the DPRK.

Valparaíso, Chile. December 25, 1944, Christmas Day.

On the seashore near the Pacific Ocean, on top of a dozen large airfields, warplanes littered the runway and tarmac, some of which had started their engines and let out a rumbling roar, the propellers spun rapidly, generating huge thrust, and the huge fuselages began to glide on the runway, faster and faster, and then flew into the sky.

Claire. A P-61F in which Lieutenant General Chennault was flying as the air chief command aircraft took off from the "Bay 10" airfield. Escorted by four P-51B/C fighters, it spiraled into the air.

Below them, batch after batch of bombers, fighters, reconnaissance planes equipped with radars, and attack planes carrying "bat" gliding bombs took to the air for the first time, forming formations of unprecedented scale.

Admiral Eisenhower stood on the roof platform of the headquarters of the 10th Army, holding a telescope and looking at the growing swarm of attack planes in the sky. It was a well-organized bombardment of a thousand planes! Not only did Vice Admiral Chennault's 14th Air Force come out, but even the U.S. Naval Air Force stationed in Valparaiso and several U.S. aircraft carriers cruising the nearby Pacific Ocean sent carrier-based aircraft to assist in the battle. This brought the final sortie to 1022 aircraft!

The planes in the sky obscured the sky and roared eastward. Admiral Eisenhower lowered his binoculars and said to Bradley, commander of the 10th Army beside him, "Omar, the Joint Chiefs of Staff are ready to give you 600,000 troops...... If the bombing can't force the Germans to make concessions in peace negotiations, then you'll have to occupy Santiago! ”

Lieutenant General Bradley nodded: "Okay, okay, we'll take San Diego!" ”

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"Ludwig, the Air Force Command in New Asbania is in an urgent telegram, the San Diego radar station has spotted at least hundreds of American aircraft in the sky over Valparaiso Bay!"

In the joint intelligence center of the Wehrmacht's General Staff in Tsosen, Germany, Hersmann immediately received a report of a large-scale sortie of US warplanes -- Valparaiso Bay is less than 100 kilometers from Santiago, and the radar on the hill near Santiago can easily detect more and more US planes, and this situation is immediately reported to the Air Force Headquarters and the Joint Intelligence Center of the General Staff in Tsosen.

"At least hundreds? The Americans are going to bomb Buenos Aires? Hersman and Kesselring, who were in the Joint Intelligence Center, exchanged glances.

"It should be." "In a few hours, the meeting between Minister [Hess] and Kennedy will begin, and the bombing of Buenos Aires is a show of strength to us," Kessellin said. He smiled coldly, "But the Americans won't succeed!" ”