After submitting his resignation and declining Wallace's offer, Harry . Hopkins left the White House for Truman's campaign headquarters in Washington. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIt's November 5, 1944, and in a few hours, voting in the U.S. presidential election will begin.

There, he met Harry, who was basking in the excitement of being elected. Truman -- According to Gallup polls, after the "big victory in Buenos Aires" and the "imminent occupation of San Diego", Harry Murphy Brown said that Harry Brown was the first to take Santiago. Truman's approval rating has surpassed Thomas's. Dewey, now is the prospect of being elected.

"He didn't know what a mess he was about to take over!" Harry. When Hopkins greeted Truman, he was full of sympathy for the soon-to-be-elected Truman.

"Harry, I heard that you resigned as ambassador to Rome?" Truman's face became heavy, he was not ignorant of the predicament facing the United States, and naturally he also had the intention of seeking peace after becoming president. And Harry. Hopkins was Roosevelt's representative of the summation, so Truman still wanted to rely on him.

"Yes." Harry. Hopkins nodded, "Because I can't play a role in Rome, I might as well resign early." ”

"How so?" Truman's brow furrowed, "Could it be that the war on both sides of the Atlantic will continue forever?" ”

He was not as optimistic about the prospects of war as Wallace, but he was not willing to accept a peace treaty that was too "humiliating" after he came to power. That's why I wanted to use Harry. Hopkins' experience in the "peace movement" mediates for the best ...... At least to get better peace conditions than the ones that Roosevelt was prepared to accept.

"War can't go on forever," said Harry. "But the later peace comes, the worse it must be for the United States of America, that's for sure!" Hopkins said. ”

"What if we have a certain advantage on the battlefield?" Truman asked, "Fight more battles like the bombing of Buenos Aires...... Perhaps we can also force the collapse of the new Asbanian Federation through bombing and attacking. By then, the Germans should have considered a peace treaty that would be more decent for both sides. ”

"Impossible." Harry. Hopkins shook his head.

"It is impossible for the Germans to accept a fair peace?"

"No, we can't win in the New Asbanian Federation!" Harry. "Now that the control of the Atlantic Ocean has been given to Germany, they can attack the continental United States with carrier-based missiles or land somewhere on the east coast of Canada and the United States," Hopkins said. Under these circumstances, how can we put a large number of troops into the southern part of South America? If the Germans make a breakthrough on the east coast of North America, what is the value of our victory in South America? ”

He's talking about military common sense, and Wallace's government is doing things that defy common sense for the sake of elections. Of course, some votes can be cheated, but they do not do any good to reverse the decline of the United States in the Atlantic theater.

In addition, the illusion of a military victory will whet the appetite of the American people. The Truman administration (or the Dewey administration) will be cautious about peace talks for some time in the early days of its presidency. This will cost the United States more valuable time......

"But the Germans have now stopped their missile attacks on the U.S. mainland." Truman said.

The cessation of German missile attacks was also a reason for Truman's rising approval ratings - ordinary American voters did not know that Germany had taken the initiative to stop the attacks, and they thought that the Wallace administration had taken some measures to effectively stop the attacks.

Harry. Hopkins shrugged and said, "The Germans may not have felt that the attack was effective, or they may have prepared a new, more powerful attack." In short, they will never let go of the United States...... Unless we pay for it. ”

Hopkins basically guessed correctly, the German "Tomahawk program" did not stop, not even pause, but only carried out equipment upgrades (equipping missiles with longer range) and adjustments to the navigation system according to the plan - unlike in history, the current "German Tomahawk" has fairly reliable intelligence support, so it can be corrected for missile landing points. However, missiles are not shells, and it is more troublesome to adjust the navigation equipment.

Truman shook his head and stopped talking to Harry. Hopkins' discussion. Because it's impossible to pay for it quickly!

"Harry," Truman said after a moment's thought, "if I am elected president, I hope you will occupy an important position in the cabinet." ”

Hopkins shook his head and said with a wry smile: "My health is very poor, I hope to retire and recuperate, and I can't do anything about peace." But Mr. Kennedy has many friends in Europe who may be able to open up new avenues for peace. ”

"Okay then." Truman nodded, he also knew that Hopkins was sick. "Do you have any advice for me, then?"

"Advice can't be said," Hopkins came to see Truman, and he didn't want to be an official, so he naturally had something to say, "just some suggestions." ”

"Please."

Hopkins said, "The best time to make peace has been missed, and war is inevitable." But we don't have to worry too much about the atomic weapons in the hands of the Germans, Hitler and Hersmann would not use them lightly, they are not murderers.

Unless they have achieved a huge advantage in conventional warfare, they will use atomic weapons as a last tool to force us into submission...... So conventional means of warfare can still protect the United States.

In addition, the Roman Empire Caesar Mussolini was a true friend of our Americans. We should have full confidence in him and see him as a reliable bridge to peace. ”

Truman nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I see!" ”

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"Vote for Truman, please!"

"Truman will lead the United States to victory!"

"Truman was a defender of the New Deal!"

As the car of the leader of the National Fascist Party, Lindbergh, passed through Brooklyn, New York, and saw many middle-aged men in shoddy suits handing out leaflets - all Bolshevik supporters who were now canvassing for Truman.

Although in New York State, Truman's approval rating is still inferior to Dewey's, and there seems to be no hope of victory, and the Democrats themselves are no longer working hard, but the Bolshevik Party, an ally of the Democratic Party, is still working hard to canvass for Truman.

Lindbergh's National Fascist Party was far worse than the Bolshevik Party in its efforts to help its allies in the elections, not that the American fascists were unwilling to do so. Rather, most of them are under routine FBI investigations. Although Edgar. Hoover began to perfunctory after the alliance between the National Fascist Party and the Republican Party, but he did not stop the investigation, so he still caused a lot of trouble for the leaders of the National Fascist Party.

For example, if Lindbergh himself had not been summoned to the FBI to explain the problem, he would not have been in New York at all, but in Atlanta, Georgia, to agitate for white supremacists there.

But Lindbergh doesn't feel guilty for not doing his best to help the Republican Party, because his Roman mentor (Mussolini) told him in a letter that if he is elected now, he will definitely inherit a huge mess. So it would be better for the fascist party not to be part of the ruling coalition...... The National Fascist Party should look to the future!

Thinking about Mussolini's advice, Lindbergh has come to Thomas. Dewey's campaign headquarters.

The atmosphere here is a bit sluggish, the latest polls are not in Dewey's favor, and Dewey's camp has nothing to do -- they can't question the valiant American officers and soldiers who have just won, right? And after Roosevelt's death, the Democratic administration once again sang a high note, declaring that the United States could drag down Germany! And this is similar to Dewey's war policy. When the policies of the opposition and the ruling parties are close, voters always favor the ruling party.

"Charles," Dewey, who seemed to be in a somewhat depressed mood in the office, yelled at Charles. Lindbergh smiled bitterly, "It's not too bad, the polls show that we can win the election of members of Congress, and we can at least control the House of Representatives." ”

The Republican Party's preponderance in congressional elections was brought by the National Fascist Party, which still has many supporters in the seven southern states of the United States. Their votes, while not helping Dewey win electoral votes, did help Republican candidates get elected in many House districts.

In addition, New York State Romans (New York State is home to Italian immigrants) will also support the Republican Party because of the National Fascist Party, which would allow the Republicans to win all of New York's House of Representatives. But it didn't help Dewey on the electoral ballot, because New Yorkers were already supporting him.

Therefore, after this election, it is very likely that the Democratic-Bolshevik coalition will control the government and the Republican-Fascist coalition will control Congress.

And since both the Bolshevik Party and the Fascist Party made a major presence in the American political arena through this election, and at the same time influenced their allies to shift their political positions to the left or to the right, a split in American domestic politics was inevitable.

"Mr. Governor," Lindbergh said to Dewey in a reassuring tone, "as long as we control the majority of the Legislature, the Democrats cannot do whatever they want." ”

After a moment of silence, Dewey said, "If I vote tomorrow, I still have a good chance of becoming the president of the United States." After all, the Democrats have done a terrible job in the last four years, really badly......"

Before Dewey could finish his sentence, one of his secretaries suddenly pushed the door open and walked in. "Mr. Governor, the federal government has just announced its latest war report, and we have recovered all of Oahu and made significant progress in South America...... The army has stormed Santiago, the capital of Chile! ”

Dewey and Lindbergh glanced at each other, this Wallace president really will seize the opportunity! With these two "good" assists, Truman's presidency seems to be nine out of ten!