The Rise of the Third Reich

"What?" Roosevelt's face changed greatly when he heard this, "William, are you talking about a formal suggestion?"

William Leahy is the President's Chief of Staff and is fully responsible for the work of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. When the Joint Chiefs of Staff believe that the United States cannot win the war, they must advise the president to seek peace as soon as possible.

There's nothing you can do if you can't beat him! Even if 10,000 people on Wall Street are not happy, they can only sum up and stop the loss!

That's why Roosevelt asked this question.

William Leahy nodded with some pain and said: "Mr. President, now we definitely have no way to build an atomic bomb in a short period of time. Germany only needs to occupy an important island in the Caribbean to use Me264 to load atomic bombs to bomb the United States." If the mainland is hit, even if New York and Washington are not hit, somewhere in Florida will be bombed... So the Joint Chiefs of Staff believe that if our fleet suffers heavy losses in the Pacific, perhaps we should seek peace with greater sincerity. "

"Can the Germans give us 500 billion Euromarks?" Roosevelt asked angrily.

"We can strive for a smaller compensation..." Leahy smiled bitterly, "10 to 20 billion US dollars should still be acceptable. After all, the United States' annual military expenditure is more than 80 billion. Moreover, 50 to 100 billion US dollars is precious. , and it cannot be compared with the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans in Miami.”

This is a strong statement, but it is something that can be made public in the United States. Losing money for the precious lives of the people of Miami is quite right in the United States!

And now that the United States is in the midst of a general election, no candidate, whether running for president or member of Congress, dares to publicly say that the lives of people in Miami are not worth US$50-100 billion.

Anyone who dares to say this will have their political life over.

And even if the city of Miami was to be bombed by the German atomic bomb, the US$50-100 billion would be saved? As long as the United States does not have an atomic bomb, it cannot stop Germany's march into the Caribbean. Sooner or later, the atomic bomb will fall on the people of Washington and New York.

By then, the money will still have to be compensated!

Therefore, even Wall Street understands this account... No one who has reached the status of a Wall Street tycoon has ever encountered a loss-making transaction. If he did not stop the loss in time, he would have lost all his wealth and committed suicide by jumping off the building.

"Perhaps it can be done without compensation." Seeing President Roosevelt's silence, Army Chief of Staff General Marshall added, "For example, in the name of a 100-year low-interest loan, US$20 billion may be acceptable..."

Before Marshall could finish speaking, President Roosevelt suddenly reached out and interrupted: "I understand what the Joint Chiefs of Staff meant. Peace talks are always an option. It is also necessary for the United States to help the European people escape the suffering caused by the war. I will let Hopkins The ambassador used Mussolini to mediate.

But such a humiliating peace... can only be achieved when it is absolutely necessary! We didn't have to think about actually paying Europe money until Germany occupied Trinidad. "

Roosevelt did not dare to wait until Germany occupied Cuba and Puerto Rico before considering losing money, because that would mean sacrificing several southern states in the United States. Those territories are the vote base of the Democratic Party of the United States. If he, a Democratic president, dares to say this, if word spreads, it will definitely kill the Democratic Party.

But it is still too early to pay now. Roosevelt is not willing to give in, neither are the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the backstage bosses on Wall Street are even more unwilling to give in.

"The first thing now is to end the war in the Hawaiian Islands... Even if it cannot be completely ended, it must be temporarily ended." Roosevelt said, "For this reason, I will let Hopkins discuss the issue of peace with the Germans. It is not really necessary. Instead of compensating, it would give the Japanese a false impression and persuade the Soviets to dispatch their Pacific Fleet.

Meanwhile, the military must go all out to prepare for combat in the Caribbean! We must defend Venezuela and Trinidad...at all costs! "

…

The capital of the Soviet Union, Moscow, was under siege.

Stalin in the bunker met Molotov and Kuznetsov who came from Chelyabinsk. Molotov requested Stalin to leave Moscow on behalf of the Political Bureau, the People's Committee and the Supreme Soviet.

At the same time, Molotov and Kuznetsov also brought a US military delegation to Chelyabinsk to make a proposal.

The Americans hope that the Soviet Pacific Fleet can take advantage of the decisive battle between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Pacific Fleet to break out of the "island chain" of the Southern Kuril Islands and enter the Pacific to fight side by side with the U.S. Pacific Fleet to fight against Japanese imperialism.

"Towards the Pacific Ocean?" Stalin puffed on his pipe and frowned. "Are you sure you can succeed?"

"Yes," Kuznetsov said, "the Americans' plan is very thorough and can definitely succeed. And now the main force of the Japanese navy has moved to the central Pacific to fight the U.S. Pacific Fleet for a decisive battle. As long as we can avoid the concentration of Japanese shore-based aircraft In this area, the probability of success is extremely high if we break out from near the Kamchatka Peninsula.”

Stalin took a few more puffs of cigarette and asked thoughtfully: "Will Japan start a war with us in advance because of this?"

This is what Stalin is most worried about. Now is the most dangerous moment for the communist cause. The Soviet Union is already facing defeat on the Western Front battlefield, and Japan is eyeing the Far East.

The location, climate and terrain of the Far East determined that winter warfare was impossible. It was much colder there than in Moscow. Once winter came, temperatures of dozens of degrees below zero were commonplace, and the Japanese would probably not be able to endure it.

So Stalin wanted to delay the war, delaying it for as long as possible.

"Comrade General Secretary, if the Pacific Fleet breaks out of the island chain, the Japanese may postpone their attack." Molotov said to Stalin, "Because our Pacific Fleet is very powerful, not only with large surface ships, but also with many submarines, which pose a great threat to Japan's maritime traffic.

In addition... the Americans are also preparing to negotiate peace with Germany. If successful, it will put Japan in a very unfavorable position and give up its invasion of the Far East."

"Peace negotiations?" Stalin snorted with disdain, "It is impossible to succeed."

"Comrade General Secretary," Molotov shook his head, "The Americans do not rule out paying reparations."

"What?" Stalin's face suddenly became complicated when he heard this, "Are the Americans willing to accept the armistice conditions offered by Germany?"

Molotov said: "There is such a possibility... Now the European economy is on the verge of collapse due to the long-term war, and the situation is very similar to that in 1917. If Germany cannot grab enough wealth from the United States, it is not ruled out that a proletarian revolution will occur after the war."

The proletarian revolution is definitely Molotov's good wish, and the possibility of it happening is very small. However, whether the United States of Europe can be born smoothly is directly linked to the money of the Americans.

So if the Americans are willing to pay, they can still buy a humiliating peace.

But is peace between the United States and Europe necessarily a good thing for the Soviet Union?

Stalin rubbed his eyebrows, he was really a little desperate now. If the United States paid money to buy peace, then would the Soviet Union have to face the invasion of Japan alone! Even if Belarus remained neutral for various reasons, it would be difficult for the Soviet Union to win, right?

But now the Soviet Union is no longer a player in the world hegemony gambling game, but has become a big card - the big card used by the Americans to contain Japan, the big card used by the Germans to split Russia, and also the big card used by the damn White Russian Queen to defend the eastern territory of the Russian Empire.

Only when these three aspects are settled can the Soviet Union survive!

...

"Imperial Marshal, this is the latest report on changes in the situation on all fronts." The handsome Lieutenant Colonel Pipe stood behind Hessman in a straight uniform and handed several briefings just received in the folder to Hessman who was eating breakfast.

Sitting opposite the dining table was Chloe, who had dressed up. The breakfast that Hessman enjoyed was cooked by her. Although there were several servants in the house, as long as her husband was at home, Chloe would always prepare breakfast and dinner by herself, and would also very considerately ask Hessman about his food requirements, and according to the advice of the family doctor and the rationing situation, she would make a very reasonable and detailed breakfast and dinner production plan. Usually a plan is made for a week, and the ingredients and condiments used are accurate to grams... Chloe is such a very rigorous German wife.

However, Hessman still enjoys such an orderly life, so he always eats all the food under Chloe's smiling gaze-eating at home, waste is not allowed!

There was nothing important in the briefing, and Hessman quickly finished reading it. Now the Eastern Front battlefield is that the Caucasus and Crimea are still fighting, Moscow is a long siege, and other places have been destroyed. Even Minsk, which has held on for a long time, surrendered in late June.

As for the Atlantic-Caribbean battlefield, it is now quiet on the eve of the war. Both sides are deploying troops and there is no major conflict for the time being.

The Argentine army's operations in Brazil are not going well. It has only captured two or three states in southern Brazil, and Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have not yet been occupied. However, this does not affect Germany's operations in the northern and eastern coastal areas of Brazil.

In addition, there is the Indian battlefield. The Indian Bolshevik Party occupies a large area of ​​​​territory and has carried out land revolution and caste revolution under the guidance of the Soviet Bolshevik Party-this naturally moved the cheese of the upper caste class. Now the camps of revolutionary forces and democratic forces in India have gradually become clear!

Just as Hersman closed the folder and prepared to concentrate on enjoying breakfast, his personal secretary Natalie suddenly walked in quickly and brought a rather unexpected news.

"Ludwig, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just called and the United States is willing to discuss the issue of reparations with us."