"It shouldn't be called a naughty boy, but a baby who pins our hopes on it!" Truman looked at the huge shell that had just arrived at Oak Ridge and said excitedly.

At this time, he no longer expects an unexpected victory for the American army, everything here is where the hope of the United States to change its destiny lies.

"Ahem, whether it's a boy or a baby, we all need time for him to really grow up!" Groves, who had just been promoted to lieutenant general, reminded euphemistically.

"The Huaxia people are coming, but we still have a lot of experiments to do, but we don't have enough time, and we don't have enough materials! Damn, can't you be diligent, get back everything we need before the Chinese people? Edward Taylor, who was next to him, couldn't help but complain.

Compared with the Jew Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, the father of the Hungarian hydrogen bomb, was not good at dealing with people, and Truman was embarrassed when he opened his mouth.

Since the Americans launched the Manhattan Project, except for the original Colonel Marshall's office named after Manhattan, other laboratories and production plants have been distributed in many places as the scale of the project has continued to expand.

Hanford, Washington, in the northwest corner of the continental United States, was the location of the plutonium material production plant for the "Fat Man" plutonium bomb that landed in Nagasaki.

The experimental nuclear reactor with a controllable chain reaction completed under Fermi's guidance at the University of Chicago also fell into the hands of China at this time.

The golden bear at the University of California, Berkeley, which is responsible for part of the Manhattan Project, with its strong engineering and scientific strength. Together with Stanford University, because of the fall of the whole of California, it became the occupation of China.

The defeat of the US forces in the west was too fast, and even though most of the scientific research personnel had been withdrawn as soon as possible, a large amount of experimental equipment and equipment was left to the Chinese people, who were known for scraping the ground and had been widely publicized by the world.

The Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Laboratory, one of the cores of Manhattan, is a secret military district built in a small town on the Pahalidor Plateau in New Mexico, which has never been known to outsiders. This made the Americans take chances.

At that time, the Western Route Army of North America had captured Salt Lake City before crossing the Colorado River, and their march was in the direction of the Middle Route Army. Capture Denver, the capital of Colorado. And the Southern Route Army only captured a few border towns in New Mexico. and attacked to the east. The small towns in the highlands and deserts are simply not cared for, let alone the top-secret "Rosalamos".

Some experiments are at a critical juncture, and many scientists are reluctant to leave, including those who have been evacuated from California and elsewhere, are hoping to catch up on the interrupted experiments. Relocate again. It is not yet known how long it will take to reschedule. They're all a bunch of science lunatics who race against the clock.

Washington saw that there were still large armies in the north and south to block the surprise attack of the Chinese army. It has also slowed down the evacuation here.

But who knew that overnight, this place was surrounded and captured by the Chinese airborne troops.

With the support of the sub-base, the tight defense here was overcame by the Huaxia special forces from the inside. And the army that maintained law and order was no match for the large number of Chinese airborne troops that fell from the sky. Even some of the self-destruct devices of the Americans were destroyed in advance by the clone spies.

With only a small amount of bloodshed, an airborne brigade took over Los Alamos completely, and a large number of scientists and engineers, including Oppenheimer, who was presiding over the experiments, became prisoners of the Chinese army.

This has just happened, and the Americans are infuriated. Truman even went to Oak Ridge, another core of Manhattan, to implement the evacuation plan of Oak Ridge as soon as possible, and to take a look at the ongoing production plan of the atomic bomb.

This was Truman's last hope.

If it weren't for the support of the atomic bomb, the Americans would have surrendered a long time ago, so why not retreat step by step and lose face,

Truman was also thrown into the trench in disgrace, because he vigorously advocated the delaying tactic of not giving in step by step, hoping to use the atomic bomb to finally turn the tables, instead of breaking the net, and he was even labeled by the American people as the most cowardly president, and strongly demanded a new president who was tougher.

After Roosevelt's death, all the contradictions caused by the invasion of China into the United States were concentrated on Truman.

Truman, who already felt that he was in a desperate situation, was counting on the atomic bomb that was taking shape to turn over, and as soon as he heard the news of Los Alamos, he immediately flew to check it out for fear that there would be a problem with Oak Ridge.

"Evacuate? No way! Groevs couldn't say anything when he heard Truman's order, but Taylor, who had taken the place of the captured Oppenheimer in charge of the experiment, shouted like a cat with its tail stepped on,

"As soon as you evacuate, everything will be disrupted. A lot of things will be done from scratch. And then there's the $900 million equipment, and it's unclear when it's going to get them back up and running. And where are we going to retreat? There is no safe place in the whole of America anymore! Don't think I don't know, the Chinese army has already reached the vicinity of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. The Gulf of Mexico is no longer safe, the navy on the other side of the Atlantic has suffered a defeat, and at some point, the Chinese warships will arrive in New York, and I heard that Washington is preparing to establish a refuge command post in the Appalachian Mountains. ”

The current situation in the United States has caused many people to listen in fear to all the rumors that may be alarming, and even Taylor has heard a lot of it in his ears, and at this time he poured out of his mouth in one breath.

"Now we just have to wait for God to open the door for us, and we can finish this naughty boy all. Can't you even buy this time? When did our army become so weak? Taylor's relentless tongue darkened Truman's face, but the slightest step still lifted his spirits.

"How long will it take?" Truman asked.

"No more than a month at most!" Taylor quickly replied, "We're already doing the final touches!" ”

Truman frowned when he heard this, according to the current speed of the Chinese army's attack, I am afraid that it will be difficult to say whether Washington will be able to keep it in a month.

"Can it be faster?" Truman asked again and looked at Lieutenant General Groves.

"It would have been shorter if some of the final testing steps had been omitted. With a little more support, it will take about a week, and we can concentrate on the manufacturing of the first one first. Groves pondered for a moment, then said resolutely.

He knows the situation on the front lines no better than the scientists who strive for perfection, and he knows that the situation in the United States is very bad.

No one can guarantee how long the United States will hold out, and no one can even guarantee that the Chinese army will not soon attack Oak Ridge. Time is the most important factor in determining any situation.

"A week?" Truman groaned for a moment, then said flatly, "No problem! Even if the city of Nashville is destroyed, it will give you a week. ”

The Chinese North American Central Route Army had only crossed the Ohio River and captured Louisville not long ago, and even if they were fast, it would take a lot of time to advance to Oak Ridge, and even if they reached the Cumberland Mountains, the American army could delay for a few days.

A month was not sure of Truman's time, but a week was still fine.

However, Truman was not worried about the Chinese army, but about the Chinese airborne troops and bombers.

The reason why the Chinese army attacked so quickly was that in addition to the deterrence of the Kirov airship and the arrogance of the armored forces, the bombing of those key parts by the Chinese bomber group and the series of actions to paralyze the normal operation of the United States were also crucial.

The Chinese seem to be very familiar with the various secret bases of the Americans, and they have hit the nail on the head in bombing and airborne operations again and again.

Those classified airports and warehouses are secondary, and even some of the more classified areas have been bombed or directly airborne occupied by Huaxia. Scientific research bases for the study of tanks and fighters and even other secrets were occupied one after another in advance, so that the Americans did not even have much chance to retreat and destroy.

The Americans have been alert, especially the occupation of the Los Alamos laboratory, so that the Americans no longer dare to take chances, so they have a series of evacuation plans. Now that Oak Ridge is still going to hold out, the problem of air defense must be solved.

"We will arrange more of the latest anti-aircraft missiles and never let the bombers and airborne troops in China disturb us." Truman ruthlessly appropriated all the anti-aircraft missiles that were ready to be sent to the front line and to protect New York, Washington, and other vital areas, so as to escort the last gamble.

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Time flies quickly, and the American front line is still a white flag.

The Huaxia still forcibly swept away all obstacles and came to the East Coast of the United States.

As early as when the British warships were exchanging land, Newfoundland, which was controlled by the Umbrella Company, became a temporary foothold for the Huaxia.

After a short rest, the Huaxia led the fleet to Boston.

The Americans' so-called new shore-to-ship missiles were nothing more than a joke in front of the sub-bases on the Huaxia, and the small number of shore-to-ship missiles did not catch a single record until they were destroyed.

On the contrary, after Shador on the Huaxia bombed more than 20 bombs in Boston in a row, the Bostonians put up a white flag.

The Huaxia approached New York in the south, and New Yorkers fled one after another, and the once prosperous New York City was emptied for more than half in a short time.

"Hahaha, we've finally made it!" Truman didn't bother about this, but looked up to the sky and laughed in his office.

A week has passed, and the first American atomic bomb "Baby" has been born. (To be continued......)