Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

In terms of time difference, London, UK is 5 hours ahead of Washington, DC.

When a large number of paratroopers parachuted into the British mainland, it was just dark in Washington, USA.

President Roosevelt, who was discussing the war situation in Europe with Chief of Staff General Lacey, Chief of Staff of the Army General Marshall and others, received the news that the German army was sending paratroopers, and his expression suddenly became serious. "The Germans have launched a landing campaign. They are really anxious." It is only the end of February and the temperature is still a bit cold, but the Germans can't wait to launch a landing campaign.

Marshall sighed. "The Germans are worried that changes will happen if they are too late."

Admiral Long Lacey seemed to be talking to himself. "How long can the British hold out?"

Marshall couldn't help but smile bitterly. "What's the point of how long? If I were the British Prime Minister, I would surrender immediately. Of course, with Prime Minister Churchill's temperament, he would fight to the end and live and die with Britain. But for others, it's hard to say."

Churchill's last speech was quite impressive. "We will fight on the beaches; we will fight where the enemy has landed; we will fight in the fields and in the streets; we will fight in the mountains; and we will never surrender!"

"Never, never, never surrender!!"

Marshall did not doubt Churchill's determination to resist to the end. Moreover, Churchill's character was not very good. He would not hesitate to use any means to win, and he would trample all laws and moral norms without hesitation. It can be said that he had no bottom line as a human being.

The Germans must have known Churchill's character very well and specifically issued a warning on the radio. They said that if the Churchill government dared to use poison gas, the German army would resolutely fight back with ten times or a hundred times more violent means; dropping dozens or hundreds of tons. The super poisonous gas. The Germans also specifically emphasized that one gram of these poisonous gases is enough to kill or injure tens of thousands of people, and that even gas masks are difficult to withstand it.

No one would think that the Germans would be merciful in this matter. Under such threats, even if Churchill really issued the order to release poison gas, the people below would probably not carry it out; after all, no one would have any flesh and blood, and no one would In order to kill and injure a few German soldiers, he risked the lives of his relatives and friends.

Today's Britain is nothing more than a mantis trying to use its arms as a chariot. The more Churchill resists, the greater the price Britain will have to pay after defeat.

Of course, he does not care about the price that Britain will pay. What he cares about is that once Britain falls, it will be difficult for the United States to interfere in Europe. At this time, Marshall once again deeply realized the profound meaning of the sentence "The truth can only be grasped by a few people, and most people are mediocre." Everyone here knows that the United States cannot lose Britain. Unfortunately, few people will consider longer-term interests. They only care about the immediate food, clothing and stable life.

As Marshall sighed inwardly, the president's secretary walked in and reported to Roosevelt that Secretary of State Caudell Hall had arrived.

Roosevelt nodded. "Let him in."

Caudle Hall walked in, greeted everyone, and reported to Roosevelt his purpose. "Mr. President, Ambassador Lucas in Madrid just sent a message about intelligence about the German 'flying bombs.'"

"Oh? Say it carefully."

In recent months, the German army has used a kind of "flying bomb" to bomb London indiscriminately, which inevitably aroused the ideas of the top brass of the US military. Unfortunately, this kind of "flying bomb" has always been launched at night. Apart from knowing that its appearance resembles an airplane, there is no useful information. Moreover, this "flying bomb" seems to be equipped with multiple safety devices. Even if the bomb fails and crashes midway, it will definitely explode.

Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Caudell coughed lightly and spoke carefully. "It's like this. The information about this kind of 'flying bomb' was originally discussed in secret between Spanish Deputy Head of State Salazar and British Ambassador to Madrid Samuel Hall. But now the German army has launched a landing campaign, even if the British take The relevant information was of little use, so Samuel Hall introduced our Lucas to Deputy Head of State Salazar; Salazar said he could provide a complete set of design drawings."

"This is good news." But Marshall said a little doubtfully. "But how could President Salazar get the design drawings of this kind of bomb? This is the secret weapon of the German army."

Caudle shrugged. "I heard that several Hispanic engineers were involved in the design and production of this 'flying bomb'."

Marshall nodded silently upon hearing this, which made sense. "But the Spaniards won't provide this design for nothing, right?"

"That's right, the Spaniards want to make a deal. But their asking price is too outrageous. The British have been discussing it for several months, and until now they haven't reached an agreement."

"How outrageous can it be? What price did the Spaniards offer?"

Caudle held out five fingers. "500 tons of gold."

"Hiss!" Everyone gasped suddenly, 500 tons of gold? This Spaniard really knows how to speak like a lion! At this time, the price of one ton of gold is about 1.2 million U.S. dollars. 500 tons, that is, 60 million U.S. dollars. No, it is 600 million U.S. dollars! ! Enough to build five or six super large battleships! !

President Roosevelt laughed in anger. "Are these Spaniards crazy about money?! Does the British ambassador named Samuel Hall want us to pay? Are he crazy too?! Do you think we are a gold mine?!"

Caudle explained. "Ambassador Samuel is worried that the Germans will use it to attack the United States in the future. With this blueprint, we can prepare as early as possible."

Marshall said disapprovingly. "The German 'flying bombs' look powerful, but their range does not exceed 200 kilometers. How could they threaten us?"

Caudle said extremely seriously. "Deputy Head of State Salazar said that it was just a cover-up by the Germans. The true range of this 'flying bomb' can exceed 1,200 kilometers, and it can be launched not only from land, but also from warships and even mounted bombers. Maximum flight The speed can reach 750 kilometers per hour."

"What?!" Everyone was shocked.

If the range exceeds 1,200 kilometers, if there is a conflict between the United States and Germany in the future, the Germans can launch flying bombs outside the defense circle of the United States. Moreover, with a flying speed of 750 kilometers per hour, it is almost impossible for our own side to intercept it.

"These insidious Germans!" Roosevelt gritted his teeth, slapped the table, and cursed. If we had known that Germany had this kind of super weapon that could threaten the United States, we should have supported Britain at all costs, even if it went to war with Germany.

Unfortunately, it is too late now. Putting aside the prevailing isolationist sentiment in the country, even if the whole people supports the war against Germany, it will not be possible in time. Just expanding preparations and mobilizing will take a lot of time. By the time the United States is ready, Britain will have already fallen.