The success of the experiment boosted Huang Ke's confidence, and he asked Chen Bui of the Propaganda Department and Xu Shaozhou, the minister of the Air Force, to come to his office, and he was ready to distribute another leaflet to the Japanese people and the Tokyo authorities to persuade them to surrender.

Xu Shaozhou and Chen Bui glanced at each other after hearing this, and then Xu Shaozhou said: "It is not difficult for the Sino-US joint bomber formation to achieve this problem technically, but is there any point in us doing this?" ”

Huang Ke raised his head and looked at Xu Shaozhou, not understanding the intention of his words, Chen Bui explained: "I understand Minister Xu's meaning, the war has entered the critical stage of the end, and we have also issued many persuasions against Japan to surrender, but the Japanese authorities have turned a deaf ear, and it is of little significance to persuade Japan to surrender again. ”

"According to what we know so far, Japan's propaganda department is preaching all kinds of rhetoric on 'broken jade' and 'daring to fight to the death' every day, and this kind of thinking is very marketable among the militarist Japanese people, and it will not have any substantive effect if they want to unilaterally persuade and awaken the people."

After Chen Bui finished speaking, Xu Shaozhou also said: "Among the Japanese people, populism is extremely prevalent, and defending the country from aggression and defending the emperor is the ideal of many young people. ”

The two of them stated a lot of truths before and after, and what they said was reasonable, but Huang Ke couldn't help but shake his head after hearing it, "What you said is right, populism is extremely prevalent in the minds of the Japanese people, and indignation is everywhere. But in the end, they were still fooled by the authorities and the propaganda machine, and our letter of persuasion is different from the previous letters of persuasion. ”

"Different." Xu Chen and the two glanced at each other again, puzzled by the meaning.

"Well, in this case, I'll draft one, Bray, you can take it and think about it, and then send it to me after revising it. Shao Zhou, you go and arrange for some such persuasions in the recent operation. After Huang Ke finished speaking, he walked to his desk, tore off a note, took out a pen and wrote a sentence on it: "Sue the Japanese authorities that our side has mastered a powerful secret weapon, and advise them to surrender as soon as possible, otherwise they will be dealt an unprecedented blow."

After writing, he handed the note to Chen Bui, "Send it according to this." ”

Chen Bui knew that Huang Ke had already made up his mind, and there might be more important factors behind this matter, so he didn't dissuade him, but said directly: "Yes, I'll let people translate and print it." ”

On the second day, a formation of Sino-US joint bombers flew over Tokyo, Hiroshima, and other heavy industrial cities in Japan.

At this time, the Japanese mainland was already shrouded in an atmosphere of war, and many people were given a taste of war by the unexpected air raids that would come every day. Therefore, when the air defense siren sounded again, the people still went into the bomb shelters as always, and various air defense units also began to rush into their positions, and anti-aircraft machine guns blindly fired into the sky......

At this time, it was not * that came with the sharp and piercing siren, but leaflets that were flying like snowflakes. Many people who were fed up with the sweltering conditions of the air-raid shelters poked their heads out and grabbed a leaflet to look at it, which was written in Chinese and Japanese languages, and contained only one simple sentence: I would like to tell the Japanese authorities that China has mastered a powerful secret weapon, and that it should be allowed to surrender quickly, otherwise it will suffer a brutal blow.

While the Japanese people were wondering about this, the leaflet was also delivered to the official residence of Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. Hideki Tojo couldn't help but smile after seeing it: "Do you still have to report this kind of thing to His Majesty the Emperor?" What if the Chinese are tricky, even if they have a real secret weapon? That would only provoke the revolt of the people of the empire even more. ”

The next day, the Asahi Shimbun and other media published articles in response to the threat of Chinese air raids and leaflets, denouncing China's threat and impassionedly expressing the attitude of the Japanese government to resolutely resist, and at the same time calling on the Japanese people to join His Majesty the Emperor in uniting to resist foreign invasion, saying that victory would be won in the end.

The leaflets dropped by the Sino-US joint bomber formation did not cause much repercussions among the Japanese people, but after the US top brass learned about the incident, they discovered the secret.

Roosevelt asked in a routine phone call with Huang Ke that day, "Mr. Chairman, I have a piece of information here that I would like to confirm, my general told me that you have taken some psychological warfare offensive in this air raid on Japan?" ”

Huang Ke did not hide it after hearing this, he knew that the United States' * plan was also underway, so he smiled heartily: "That's right, Mr. President." But it's not all psychological warfare, and some of it is a real warning. ”

"Oh? A real warning? Roosevelt was clearly interested.

"Yes, we've been working on a powerful little guy lately, and it was a while ago that it worked. I think this will hasten the pace of the end of the war, and there will not be so many lads rushing to the beachhead to bleed. Huang Ke gave everything out without reservation, which made Roosevelt feel a little surprised.

He was muttering in his heart, could it be that the Chinese are carrying out some research projects? He remembered the relevant data report detected by the marine seismic department not long ago, and thought it was an inconspicuous text, but now it seems that there may be some connection between them.

"Really? We are glad that our allies have more powerful weapons. Roosevelt followed a few polite words and did not ask any further questions.

Huang Ke didn't say much, and the two ended the call in mutual greetings.

At this time, it was already nine o'clock in the evening in Nanjing, and Washington on the other side of the ocean was exactly nine o'clock in the morning. ”

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After Huang Ke told President Roosevelt the news, Secretary of the Air Force Xu Shaozhou, who was in the office, put forward a different opinion, and he said bluntly to Huang Ke with some anger: "Commander, this weapon is our killer weapon, and we will leak the news to the United States before it has yet become effective in actual combat...... Although they are our allies, we don't need to share all the information, especially since it is difficult to say exactly what the situation will go after the war. You ......"

Huang Ke knew that some of Xu Shaozhou's words were unspoken, so he pointed to the chair and motioned for Xu Shaozhou to sit down, "Actually, from bombing Japan to notifying Roosevelt...... This series of moves is coherent and well thought out. ”

"Considered it?" Xu Shaozhou was a little reluctant to believe it.

"Yes, in addition to deterrence and warning, one of the more important reasons why such leaflets are scattered to the Japanese people is to inform the United States through these aspects."

Huang Ke's words made Xu Shaozhou even more confused, what does it mean to notify the United States in such a way?

Huang Ke continued: "Using this way to inform the United States that we have taken the lead in mastering nuclear weapons is not to show off, and certainly not to curry favor with the United States, but to lay the bottom first. Let me tell you, the Manhattan Project, which is being carried out in the United States, has now entered a critical period, and I believe that in a year or so at most, they will be able to produce it. ”

Xu Shaozhou was even more puzzled, why did he become more and more confused, "Chairman, your thinking jumps too fast, and I can't keep up now." ”

Huang Ke lit a cigar, "Let's put it this way, we can't have the technology alone, because the Americans are already doing it, even if we don't give them the technology, they will be able to build it in a year, which is unstoppable." ”

"In this case, it is better to be free and easy. We are now leaking the news to them, and by the way, to use it in real combat, both to end the war and to export this technology to the United States in exchange for what we need after the war. ”

Saying this, Xu Shaozhou almost understood, and he tried to analyze himself: "What do you mean is that the Americans will definitely have * technology within a year, and we will be the first to master this technology and export this technology, so that we can exchange it for what we need after the war." ”

"You're smart. That's it. Huang Ke said with a smile.

"Then I see. The commander is far-sighted, but what do you want in exchange? Xu Shaozhou asked.

"Money! Money invested after the war, as well as the Japanese Navy. Huang Ke took a deep breath of the flue.

"Money and the Japanese Navy?" Xu Shaozhou didn't quite understand what he meant.

"Yes, the era is the age of heroes, but life is the life of the people. After the war we need to restore the economy, resume production and carry out industrial construction, which requires a lot of money. Looking at the world, only the United States has the ability to do so. In addition, our navy is very weak, and we need to start building a strong naval force after the war. It is difficult to say that the naval ships surrendered by Japan after the war can be used as the initial stage of our navy, and with this stepping stone, our naval strength will be greatly enhanced. ”

"Anyway, these broken copper and iron are not uncommon in the United States, and we will not be stingy in this regard. In my opinion, it can be in the form of war reparations from Japan. Xu Shaozhou was thorough at one point and put forward his own opinions.

"Yes, after the surrender of the Japanese Navy, we will get the main battleship. In addition to this, there are also industrial equipment in Japan that can also be used as war reparations for us. At this point, we need the support of the United States, and it will not work without a little blood. Huang Ke said lightly.

"Well, after the war, it seems that the power of the United States and the Soviet Union will increase greatly, and now Eastern Europe has become a proletarian power. Post-war confrontation between two countries or even two interest groups is inevitable, and if we join either side, it will lead to a great tilt in the balance of power. Xu Shaozhou said in response to the current international situation.

"You're quick to analyze, but we're not going to be vassals of either side. We can cooperate with Washington, and of course we can communicate with Moscow, and this is the reason why we can make a lot of money in silence. ”

"I see." Xu Shaozhou nodded.