For a long time, many military historians, international political scientists, and critics devoted themselves to studying the impact of the earth-shattering bang in the Norwegian Sea on April 24, 1946, on the world pattern and the course of history. Some people say that it was not a nuclear explosion that ignited it but a long-standing hostility and fear of Soviet power on the part of the Western countries, that they had seen the turbulent waves of socialism in some capitalist countries, and that they feared that the stream of consciousness would penetrate their society with an unstoppable force over those impregnable steel defenses. At the beginning of World War II, both sides wanted to use the sharp knife of Nazi Germany to weaken or even cut off each other's heads, so as to reap the power of the fisherman at the last moment. The Third Reich under the leadership of Hitler brewed a blitzkrieg with unimaginable attack power, which not only put the Western world in deep trouble, but also made the strong in the East bruised, and the cooperation between the two only found the same interests from the perspective of survival and struggle, and their relationship was not even the most basic alliance.

The research of scholars has created an academic pattern of divergent opinions and contentions, and also unearthed one puzzling mystery after another. While curiosity can drive people to discover new and unknown worlds, the truth often emerges much slower than expected, and the smoke of war comes immediately. On April 25, 1946, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt delivered an unknown national address, Truman announced to the American people the news that the United States and Britain combined fleet had suffered a heavy blow in European waters, the United States unilaterally lost 2 ships, damaged 5 ships, more than 300 officers and men were killed, thousands of people were affected and damaged by the nuclear explosion to varying degrees, and the British side suffered twice as much losses. The Soviets were informed in advance, but after the nuclear explosion, the Soviets announced that they had conducted a nuclear test on the high seas without any target, but that the US and British fleets happened to enter this sea area, and they also unashamedly called on the [***] people all over the world to unite in the struggle against capitalism, imperialism, and militarism. On the basis of this series of extremely egregious acts, the Soviet side again put forward contradictory justifications, and the United States decided to issue the most severe ultimatum to the Soviet Union, demanding that the Soviet Union immediately withdraw all its troops and ships from Norway, completely stop the research and production of nuclear weapons, accept joint investigators from the international community to enter the Soviet Union to inspect the facilities of the nuclear weapons program, and assume full responsibility for the nuclear explosion incident in Norwegian waters.

On the same day, the British Parliament also passed a resolution to issue an ultimatum to the Soviet Union, the content of which was basically the same as that of the United States, except for the addition of the additional requirement that "the number of Soviet troops stationed in Central Europe be immediately reduced by half." Prime Minister Clement. Attlee also published a national broadcast, announcing the specific losses of the British Royal Navy in the nuclear explosion in the Norwegian Sea, and strongly accusing the Soviet side of the so-called "nuclear explosion test on the high seas" of the United States and Britain at all. As for the argument that the Soviet political axe then reneged on its word, it was entirely an attempt to confuse the outside world and shift the blame to the so-called remnants of the Third Reich that they had fabricated.

Just a few hours after the United States and Britain issued ultimatums, the Soviet government reaffirmed the fact that it had neither carried out a nuclear explosion nor possessed nuclear weapons, and they still stressed that the real culprit behind the nuclear explosion was the remnants of the Third Reich hiding in northern Norway, and learned of the presence of a large number of German troops from several Soviet soldiers who had survived the previous landing. With regard to the ultimatum of the United States and Britain, the official attitude of the Soviet Union was very clear: This unreasonable demand is completely infringing on the sovereignty and trampling on the dignity of other countries, and the Soviet Union is indeed carrying out the research and development of nuclear weapons in a reasonable and reasonable manner -- this is also the right of a sovereign state to pursue the truth, and they can accept the demand for the withdrawal of all arms from Norway, they can suspend nuclear weapons research, and they can accept the joint investigation of the international community, but they will never bear any responsibility for the nuclear explosion in Norwegian waters.

In the affirmation of the Soviet political axe, people seem to see the cycle of time. In the summer of 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Empire made a harsh ultimatum to Serbia in response to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, and the Serbian government accepted most of the terms with humiliation, and was even willing to make reparations in humiliation, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire brutally rejected the other party's request for negotiation, and they soon issued a mobilization order for war. Russia mobilized-for-tat for its own interests in the Balkans, Germany mobilized for war in the name of fulfilling the agreement with Austria-Hungary, and Britain and France immediately fulfilled their agreement with Russia, and the war mobilization of the European powers eventually led to the outbreak of world war. In 1939, it was still the hot summer, Germany's territorial claims to Poland were rejected, and the German [***] team, which was determined to win, immediately attacked, and Britain and France decided to fulfill their duty to protect Poland and declared war on Germany, this time the Russians did not side with Britain and France, but participated in the invasion of Poland with great ambitions, and the victory of the Germans allowed them to obtain more than a third of Poland's territory at a very small cost, Once again, the European powers were drawn into another world war because of this intricate relationship.

The ultimatum left by the Western camp to the Soviet political axe was only a short day, during which more than 10,000 Soviet troops who had landed on the coast of Norway boarded and evacuated overnight after advancing about 20 kilometers inland, and the Soviet political axe also conducted secret and frequent communication and consultation with London and Washington through the American and British ambassadors in Moscow, but under the influence of mysterious radio stations and leaflets, the Soviet Union broke out in many places. He also urged the political axe to take the tough stance of the Stalin era and defend the sovereignty and dignity of the Soviets at all costs, while the great divisions in the Soviet top also contributed to the forces that had been secretly fighting for power since Stalin's assassination. At an emergency meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee on the morning of 26 April, Foreign Minister Molotov accused the ruling team headed by Kaganovich of pursuing a soft strategy of setting themselves on fire, so that the attitude of the United States and Britain became worse and worse every time, and the recent Soviet military action in northern Norway was also blind and stupid, and the Soviet Union even cowered in the face of the US-British ultimatum, which caused the Soviet Union's international status to plummet, and many members who agreed with Molotov's views also pointed the finger at Kaganovich, Malenkov, and even Beria and Danov, which made this four-member group, which has only been on the stage of history for just over a month, unprecedentedly shaken. In fact, there have been many arguments between the four collaborators with different castes, ideas, and opinions, and in this case it is extremely foolish to disassociate themselves and blame others for self-preservation. In the absence of a strong leader to control the situation, the meeting of the Presidium finally decided to hand over the power of the state in an emergency situation to the respected generals of the army, and to form a new military council of defense composed of Marshals Timoshenko, Zhukov, Vasilevsky, Rokossovsky, etc.

In the afternoon of the same day, the marshals who were called up accepted the important task entrusted by the Presidium of the Central Committee in Moscow, and the first decision they made was to adopt a cold attitude towards the Western camp, not to give a formal written reply to the US-British ultimatum, to mobilize the whole army at all levels, but not to increase troops in Eastern Europe, but to assemble and deploy in the deep zone of Ukraine, Belarus and Estonia, to evacuate residents in large and medium-sized cities throughout the country, to strengthen the air defense alert in the Ural Mountains industrial zone, and to mobilize troops in the fields of Norway, Finland, Turkey, In the areas bordering Romania and other countries, defensive alerts were put in place in the occupied areas of Eastern Europe, and in the event of an attack by American and British troops, fortifications were used to resolutely resist, but counterattacks could only be launched with the approval of the National Defense Military Council.

As soon as the order of the National Defense Military Council to assume state power and a state of emergency was issued, millions of Soviet soldiers who had not yet been disarmed suddenly became the mainstay of maintaining stability in the Union State. The march ended, and the soldiers and civilians everywhere were gearing up to meet the aggression of the Western camp. Later that day, all the Soviet troops who had landed in Norway boarded the ships and withdrew, and even many of the equipment and supplies were left on the coast before they had time to be loaded. The third world war broke out, which people were afraid of for the end, but the irony is that the Soviet political axe did not declare war on the United States and Britain on that day, the next day, or even afterwards, as if they did not bother to fight their opponents, and they had no intention of accepting the challenge at all. Under these circumstances, the United States and Britain postponed the air raids originally scheduled to be launched on Soviet territory, and it was not until 28 April that the US and British bomber groups taking off from military bases in France and West Germany crossed the border for the first time to carry out air strikes on Soviet military facilities in East Germany and Poland. The Soviet Air Force and ground air defense units unceremoniously returned fire, shooting down more than 20 American and British bombers during the battle, capturing and seizing the American and British pilots who had parachuted and escaped. Since then, whether it is an air raid by the US and British troops or a cross-border shelling on the ground, the Soviet army has always resisted and fought back in a similar way, and the development of this war has been puzzling from the beginning...... A little more than a month later, Norway, Lingenfjord, Hakyi Island.

After a year and a half of immersion, rain, and ice and snow, the wreck of the battleship Tirpitz, which weighed more than 40,000 tons, was still lying motionless on its side on this remote and exotic shallow. During this period, visitors with different identities came in batches, disassembling equipment, surveying and surveying, and occasionally changing the idea of changing its fate, but finally gave up because of the expectation of high investment and low harvest. It was only recently that simple and crude barracks were erected on the island, hundreds of plainly dressed workers and cutting equipment of all sizes and styles were brought in by a few clumsy tugboats, and a large crane was erected on the shore next to the warship. In this warm, comfortable time, close to the polar day, the cacophony of metal grinding continues for most of the day.

"Look, Mr. Mayor, two huge anchors and one pair will remain permanently in front of the new war museum in Tromsø, attracting thousands of tourists every year, restaurants, inns and shops, fishermen renting boats to take tourists out to sea, Tromsø will be the liveliest and richest city in the north, what a better tomorrow, isn't it?"

On the hot construction site, a tall middle-aged man wearing a gray jacket and black boots put his hands behind his back, accompanied by an old man in a black and white dress and a gentleman's top hat from close to the bow of the ship to the stern of the ship, a distance of two or three hundred meters, neither of them looked tired and tired, but the position of their eyes and the content contained in their eyes were completely different.

Observing all the way, maintaining a serious expression all the way, the old man finally swallowed his mouth gently: "We are used to talking about tomorrow's affairs, Mr. Hall, now the citizens are very worried about the possible threat caused by the explosives, oil left on this ship, and noise...... You guys here can keep working in such an environment! ”

The middle-aged man's chest was raised high, his chin was slightly raised, and such a rebellious gesture could easily remind the other party of the former German occupiers, but after all, he and his workers worked for Swiss investors, and with the documents signed by the Kingdom of Norway, the scope of negotiations that local officials could only negotiate was to maintain the normal life of the residents, and they could not interfere with where these people came from, what kind of history and background they had.

The middle-aged man in charge of the shipbreaking construction let out a long "oh", it felt like he had met a beggar in front of his house, and he did not hesitate to give alms when he learned that the other party was coming, and he looked up at the port of Trothim, which was on the other side of the strait, and from here he could count the number of houses and streets there, and the distance between the two was only a little more than four kilometers in a straight line, and the wind could easily carry all kinds of noise to the residents.

"I deeply regret this, but I hope you can understand that the Swiss side has set a strict deadline for us, and if we fail to complete it, we will be liable for breach of contract. Of course, I could apply to the Swiss company to see if we could compensate for the impact on the residents of Trotham in a proper way, or if we could build a floating barrier to minimise the effects of noise and welding. ”

The old man's expression softened slightly, but he refused the cigarette handed to him by the middle-aged man, and said with vicissitudes in his eyes: "Anyway, it has always been our wish to dismantle this big thing, after all, it is a direct proof of the forcible occupation of Norway by Germany, and the boilers, generators and residual ammunition have always been a hidden danger in terms of safety. ”

The middle-aged man lit his own cigarette, moved the corners of his mouth with a smile, and said, "Of course." ”

The old man leaned on his cane and said: "As for museums, memorial sites and tourists, old antiques like mine are not rare at all, Norwegians have enjoyed peace for generations, and they can ensure material self-sufficiency, so what's the use of asking for so much money?" ”

The middle-aged man laughed dryly twice and did not answer.

"Goodbye, then, Mr. Hall!" The old man held his hat and signaled, and did not mean to shake hands with the other party.

Seeing the old man board the dinghy and leave for the port of Tromsø, the middle-aged man threw his ordinary cigarette on the wet beach, stepped into the soft mud and sand, and then turned and walked back to a barracks not far away.

"I'm sorry, sir, this guy is the mayor of Norway in Tromsø, and he came here without saying a word, and we didn't prepare for it beforehand." He explained to the three men in the barracks who were of extraordinary bearing and were also dressed in gray civilian clothes.

"Don't worry, our project here is above board, what is there to prepare?" The young man by the window said with a relaxed smile.

The middle-aged man hurriedly responded: "What General Galva said is that there are still ammunition in some of the compartments on the battleship that are pressed below, which may have failed due to moisture, and there are dozens of tons of fuel, boilers, turbines, etc., and they are not disassembling smuggling cannons." ”

The gentlemanly young man was Lynn, and the one sitting at the table drinking coffee was his colleague Burhold. Zenaman, one is the Norwegian intelligence chief of the intelligence service, Mitchell. Ben Schneider, one is here to inspect the progress of the dismantling of the "Tirpitz", and the other purpose is related to the mayor of Tromsø, Stagg, who has just arrived unexpectedly. Tromsø is a seaport city in the Arctic Circle with more than 40,000 inhabitants, the size of an average town in Germany, and nearly half of the population has only moved here in recent months. Most of the new residents spoke German, and consciously or unconsciously formed the city's German-speaking quarters, which led to the establishment of German-style hospitals, churches, and schools. Mayor Stagg and a considerable number of the original residents were puzzled and apprehensive about this situation, but like the shipbreaking engineering team that had come from afar, they had identity documents and legal relocation documents from Trondheim, Narvik, Bergen and even the capital region, and they also obeyed the law and followed the rules when they arrived in Tromsø. Despite this, Mayor Steg and the local Norwegian resident representatives submitted a report to the Kingdom through the Tromsø County Council, asking for attention to the influx of foreign residents in Tromsø and a thorough investigation of whether there was some hidden conspiracy behind it.

(To be continued)