Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

"Oh, God!"

William Bullitt, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, who was comfortably drinking coffee and listening to the Soviet radio, almost fell off his chair when he heard the news on the radio that Secretary of State Cordell Hull intended to assassinate Stalin.

"Is today April Fool's Day?!" He didn't bother to wipe the coffee spilled on his legs, and subconsciously glanced at the calendar hanging on the wall. April Fool's Day had already passed for several weeks, and the Soviet Union was not interested in celebrating this holiday. What's more, no government would make such an international joke on its official channel! !That’s too unseemly!

"What's going on?!" That's ridiculous. He also knew that the purpose of Cordell Hull's trip was to achieve the goal of the United States and the Soviet Union joining forces to deal with Germany.

Why did it turn into assassinating Stalin? !

From the perspective of world history, assassination is an important part of international politics. Using assassination to kill kings and heads of hostile countries, causing chaos in the enemy country, taking advantage of the opportunity to seek benefits and achieve complete victory, has become a tacit means. . Even World War I was triggered by assassinations.

But that also depends on the timing. Now that the United States has declared war with Germany, it would be crazy to provoke another big country. To put it bluntly, even if you really want to assassinate, you have to send a decent person. Cordell Hull is an old man who is nearly 70 years old. What can he do? ! It would be difficult for him to kill a chicken!

Bullitt's mind was in a mess. He picked up the phone and wanted to call Molotov to find out more, but found that the call could not be made. Then he pressed the bell and called the secretary. "Miss Kelly, go see what's going on with this phone call?!"

Kaili will report back soon. "Mr. Bullitt, all the phone calls in the embassy are blocked." The secretary obviously did not hear the Soviet broadcast and was not aware of the seriousness of the matter. He spoke slowly and slowly as usual.

"..." It seems that the phone line was cut off by the Soviets. "Then help me prepare the car and I'll go out." Bullitt, who had put on his clothes in a hurry, was about to leave the office when the commander of the Marine detachment in charge of the embassy's security came in hurriedly. "Mr. Ambassador, we are surrounded by Soviet internal security forces outside."

"What?!" Bullitt was shocked. Is it possible that the Soviets want to attack the embassy? The embassy is a symbol of a country. If you attack the embassy, ​​it is an attack on the country, which means a formal declaration of war on the country. In this way, the two countries have no room for negotiation and must go to war.

However, according to international conventions, the assassination of a leader of one country by another country is equivalent to a declaration of war.

Now that so many conditions for war are colliding together, are these Soviets going to vent their anger on the embassy? Just as Bullitt was about to call for more security, a Marine ran in. "Mr. Ambassador, there is a colonel from the Internal Security Forces asking to see you."

"Seeking an audience?" That means they have no plans to attack the embassy yet. Could it be that they are here to persuade them to surrender?

After thinking about it, Bullitt nodded. "Let him in."

The person who came was a young man in his twenties with a sinister face. He exuded an aura of violence, and it was obvious that his hands had been stained with the blood of many people.

One look at his age and Bullitt guessed that this was another guy who had risen through the ranks by virtue of his absolute loyalty to Stalin.

He has seen too many people like this.

The Great Purge a few years ago swept across the entire Soviet Union, and even the army was not spared. After the bloody arrests and suppression, many military positions were vacant and had to be filled by middle- and low-level officers.

For example, during the Great Purge, a Soviet company commander was promoted to the position of regimental commander within three days, and to the position of division commander two days later. There are many examples of this. A large number of officers who have not received relevant training have been promoted one after another. It is difficult for them to understand how their existing positions operate in a short period of time. Moreover, many of these officers had no experience in actual combat and only knew how to complete the above instructions at all costs. This was also one of the reasons why the Soviet army paid a heavy price during the Soviet-Finnish War.

But Bullitt was not interested in the colonel's promotion experience. He was now eager to know the ins and outs of the matter. "Mr. Colonel, there must be some misunderstanding. I would like to see Mr. Stalin."

Hearing that he wanted to see Stalin, the colonel's face turned cold, and he stared at Bullitt with cold eyes, as if he wanted to shoot him in the head. "What? You also want to assassinate our great leader?"

Bullitt swallowed nervously, forced himself to calm down, and quickly explained. "Of course not, I just want to..."

The colonel waved his hand and interrupted him coldly. "You don't need to explain to me. I'm here to convey the will of the great leader Comrade Stalin. Comrade Stalin is magnanimous and won't embarrass you. I'll give you one night to pack your things and get out of here immediately tomorrow!" As he spoke, several soldiers held out their hands. He walked in with something wrapped in white cloth and placed it neatly on the table beside him.

"This is this?" Looking at those square things, Bullitt suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, but the colonel had already turned around and left.

Bullitt stepped forward and untied one of the white cloths with trembling hands. It was an urn! The box also has Cordell Hull’s ID on it!

Tremblingly, I untied all the white cloths, and sure enough, they belonged to Cordell Hull and his party; no more, no less!

Bullitt's heart was full of nonsense. A few people who were fine during the day turned into boxes of ashes at night? !

After staring blankly at the urns for a long time, he finally recovered and hurriedly sent a telegram to Washington.

After receiving the telegram, Roosevelt was completely stunned and turned into ashes? !

"These damned Slavic beasts!"

A hysterical roar echoed through the Oval Office.

Roosevelt and Cordell Hull had known each other for many years, and it can be said that the two were brothers and friends. In early 1933, President Roosevelt came to power, and Cordell Hull, who was appointed Secretary of State, fully supported Roosevelt's "New Deal" in order to minimize the losses caused by the world economic crisis in the United States. Roosevelt used him to implement foreign policy to quell the criticism and dissatisfaction of some monopoly capitalists against the "New Deal" reforms.

Such a right-hand man and sworn friend who shared weal and woe was actually killed by the shameless Soviets and was also charged with unfounded charges. How could he not be furious!

This must be a Soviet conspiracy!

Thinking that the Soviets were behind the inciting people to attack the White House a few days ago, Roosevelt's fists clenched loudly.

"Expell Soviet diplomats and all Soviet people, no one will be left!!"