The black clouds hung low, the night wind danced wildly, and one bright white lightning bolt after another continued to streak across the dark night sky, and thunder rumbled. Moments later, the rain poured down, and the splashes of water shrouded the White House, the symbol of America's supreme power, in a curtain of rain.

In the spacious office room, Roosevelt was sitting in his wheelchair in a daze, and lightning flashed in the sky, making his face pale. Although it was late at night, Roosevelt did not feel sleepy; As his gaze turned, he was full of fear and fear for the future.

A week after the outbreak of the war, the tide of the war in Europe began to tilt in favor of the Allies: the German Army made an unstoppable breakthrough from central France and took a detour to encircle the core of the Allied forces. Having lost this force, the Allied forces were no longer able to resist the German invasion, and in just three days, organized resistance on the French battlefield ceased and a large number of troops and refugees formed an uncontrollable avalanche of spring tides. On the ocean, the main force of the British fleet was almost lost in one day, both the number of ships sunk and the duration of the battle far exceeded the expectations of any previous side!

When the news of such a crushing defeat for Britain and France came, Roosevelt knew that his war adventure had gone bankrupt. The war plans formulated by the United States against Germany, the imaginary enemy number one, were all based on the premise that Britain and France could serve as bridgeheads for their direct projection of power to Europe. Only if Britain and France could be firmly nailed to the west of Germany could the United States directly penetrate the heart of Germany and thus win the war. Now, however, the two countries, which had suffered a great defeat, were no longer able to withstand the frenzy of the German army. In order to avoid the country rushing into the abyss of collapse. They have now abandoned their treaty with the United States. The impatient choice is to end the war immediately!

Despite their efforts in the past few days to keep these two allies in Europe, they have managed to break free from the sincere hands of the United States. The governments of Churchill and Charles de Gaulle, who advocated an alliance with the United States before the war, have now completely collapsed with the crushing defeat on the battlefield; The people who now held power in Britain and France were staunch peacemakers and pro-Germans, whose only concern was how to get the Germans to take hold at a smaller cost. In fact, the current situation on the battlefield in Europe, as the pro-German government officials put it, the British and French forces that could resist the German invasion no longer existed. In the North Atlantic alone, the situation could not have been worse: Britain, with its main naval force depleted, simply could not hold its own lines of communication. If the German naval blockade continues, then within two months, the entire British Isles will be plunged into a total famine without food. Judging from the terrifying power displayed by the German Navy in the naval battle a few days ago, the current US Atlantic Fleet has no strength to fight against it at all, and the United States is unable to protect itself in the east, and there is no way to talk about providing maritime security for Britain!

Did you make the wrong strategic choice? Looking at the raging wind and rain outside the window, Roosevelt asked himself over and over again in his heart. From the perspective of the United States, it is undoubtedly natural and necessary to contain the expansion of the Allies; The United States must not sit idly by and watch the gun-wielding, roaring Prussian officer corps occupy all of Europe and then use the power of the whole of Europe against itself, while Germany has annexation ambitions against the United States. The alliance between them and Tokyo has long been clearly demonstrated. In order to give Britain and France, which were already in decline in Europe, the confidence to continue to fight against Germany, it was absolutely necessary for the United States to give them an alliance guarantee. Conclude a treaty on mutual defense. As he repeatedly mentioned to the American people in his speeches, the current area of US national security is no longer limited to a corner of North America, but has greatly expanded to Europe and East Asia with the aggressiveness of Germany and Japan. To protect Britain and France against the Allies was to protect the United States from the attack of Berlin's axis of evil.

However, the force of this Central European empire seems to be able to transcend an international strategy and become a hammer of Zeus that transforms decay into magic. In the last war, in the face of Britain, France and Russia, they broke through this seemingly indestructible cage and directly established their unshakable position as the hegemon of Europe. Today, more than 20 years later, Germany's power is beyond everyone's imagination: although Britain and France were weakened in the last war, they have finally obtained a decent peace without shame, their local industry is still there, and their military strength and weakness have nothing to do with it; Britain, in particular, still has nearly eighty percent of Germany's total naval tonnage, and has even assembled an army that is not far behind the continental countries. According to the estimates of the US military, they had no problem surviving the most difficult first six months under the arms of the Allies, but now only a month later, the Germans have single-handedly stepped on their corpses and ascended to the highest stage of the victors!

In this case, even a strong-willed Roosevelt could not help but feel a chill over the bleak future. They wanted to send a truce to Germany through a neutral country, and to seek reconciliation with Germany like Britain and France, but the conditions offered by the other side were unsurprisingly harsh. A few hours later, the German Kaiser even delivered a national address in which he said that the United States was the main culprit in deliberately provoking the war, and that the armed forces of Germany and its allies would always open fire on the United States until it surrendered completely. Roosevelt was not surprised by this situation: he was not guilty, but he was guilty. As the only force that can compete with Germany at present, how can the other side let go of the opportunity to completely defeat the United States in a very good situation? Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1913 was essentially a preventive war to completely strangle the biggest potential enemy in its infancy, and Roosevelt never expected to reach a decent peace with Germany at present!

For several days, Roosevelt had been worried about the looming crisis at home and abroad, and he was once in the prime of 55 years old, but now he looked like a 75-year-old man. However, until now, he still has not considered a strategy that can support everything. The German army seemed unstoppable. Now that the United States is fighting alone, what strategy should it adopt to safeguard its interests and national security?

"Jingle Bell ......" The crisp phone ringing suddenly sounded, which was particularly clear in the lonely room. Roosevelt, who was in a state of flux, shook his wheelchair and quickly moved himself to his desk. Sixteen years ago, while on vacation in Canada, Roosevelt contracted polio and permanently paralyzed his waist down, and since then he has been in a wheelchair until he reached the pinnacle of power in the United States. When he grabbed the phone, the other end of the receiver quickly came to Secretary of State Cordell? Hull's voice.

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry to disturb your rest at this late hour, but I have something extremely important to report to you. According to a secret telegram deciphered by the Magic organization, Japan is highly likely to declare war on the United States in the coming week. In addition, the Japanese navy is also moving electricity more frequently than in normal times, which can also serve as evidence that they are about to make a move. Admiral MacArthur, who is in charge of the defense of the South Philippines, and Admiral Richardson, who commands the Pacific Fleet, want you to order your officers and men to stop their vacations and bring their units into combat readiness. Hull said in a hurried tone over the phone.

In the midst of a roaring thunderstorm, Roosevelt gritted his teeth slightly: what should come is to come after all, and the war between Japan and the United States began to take shape as early as the end of the Russo-Japanese War more than 30 years ago. Although Roosevelt was dismissive of Japan's national power, it is undeniable that this highly centralized militarist government has amassed a powerful armed force that the United States finds extremely difficult today. Once they join the German side and enter the war, the United States' already insufficient naval strength will inevitably be further stretched due to the two-front battle, and this will undoubtedly be an extremely serious situation!

"Let MacArthur and Richardson do what they think they should do. In addition, the other cabinet members and military generals were informed that a meeting would be held in my office at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. Roosevelt replied flatly. At this point, I can only face this unprecedented storm head-on. May God be on the side of the United States, which has the protection of the two oceans, and can completely thwart the ambitions of the invaders!

Hull was in awe on the phone. He paused, and then said, "Your Excellency, there is one more thing I need to report to you. Evanivar? The S-1 research project that Bush was in charge of ran into a double bottleneck of funding and personnel, and their previous estimation of R&D difficulties was strictly insufficient; Bush hopes to get the full support of the administration, and he has already drawn up a list of up to 2,000 scientists and civilian researchers, as well as $1 billion in funding, and is expected to have more than 120,000 staff. I don't have the right to decide such a large amount. ”

"Give him everything Bush wants! Tomorrow I will sign a formal document granting Bush the highest priority in funding and personnel transfers. Roosevelt was shocked, and replied without hesitation. In the face of the seemingly invincible German army, the only thing he could rely on now was this research in the Manhattan no man's land. If the plan is implemented smoothly, then he has a chance to turn the tables: no matter how superior the German weapons and soldiers are, they will be vulnerable to the impact of the cosmic origin energy! (To be continued......)

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