Rise from the sword

Chapter 626 43.

White House.

In the medical room behind the president's office.

"The loss is so huge."

After listening to Donovan's loss report, the president lying on the hospital bed fell into a long silence, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was thinking, and then fell asleep.

Time passed slowly, and when Donovan and the doctor were getting nervous, the president suddenly let out a long sigh.

The tone of this sigh was also very strange.

No sorrow or joy.

And with this sentence of emotion, the president's originally pale face began to return to rosy, and his faint breath gradually became stronger, as if he had figured out something and let go of the burden in his heart.

This scene greatly exceeded the expectations of the doctors and Donovan.

The two of them originally thought that after listening to his report on the damage to the United States, the president would aggravate his injuries and even faint from anger, but unexpectedly, his mood improved!
what's the situation?
What went wrong?

"Are they all outside?"

Without giving them any time to wonder, Mr. President asked suddenly.

At this time, although the president's tone was weak, after all, he had just suffered a major blow, but his spirit was not weak, and his voice was quite loud, and he could tell from the sound that he had recovered from the blow.

"It's all there."

Donovan responded quickly.

While it's unclear why the president felt better after hearing the damage report, it's a good thing.

Whether it is for the United States or for him.

At this time, the United States of America and the coalition forces are facing the most difficult situation in the war. The Germans suddenly broke out and the European war suffered setbacks. A popular president is needed to lead the people and America.

For him, the position of the head of the intelligence bureau is not worth it, and the expansion of the intelligence bureau's influence is seriously hindered.

The longer the president is in office, the greater the development of the Intelligence Bureau will be, and the more stable his position will be. During this period, he will also be able to greatly expand his contacts and influence, and the longer he will be able to stay in the position in the future.

This year marks the first year of the president's fourth term, and there is still time.

As long as the president has no health problems, his future will be stable.

Therefore, we must get the medicines from the Ping'an County Hospital in the Republic of China, no matter how expensive they are, we must buy them. America, the richest country in the world, can't afford a few bottles of medicines.

"Let them come to a meeting together."

The president flashed sharply.

Although the German bombing was beyond expectations, and the United States suffered heavy losses, it can be said that it was traumatic, but for the powerful United States, a traumatic blow can be easily endured.

Destroyed laboratories can be built again. The United States has sufficient materials and funds, and it is easy to build several laboratories.

Talents who were killed by the bombing can be recruited again. Now that talents from all over the world are rushing to the United States, are you afraid that you will not find a few talents?

As for Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, several large bomber factories were destroyed, and the impact was not great. They were all assembly factories, and it was enough to build them again. It just took a little time, and the frontline bombers could wait for a while.

On the contrary, the Manhattan Project suffered a blow, and the loss cannot be made up in a short time. This is a big trouble.The research of this project is currently the most important project in the country, which is his hope of ending the war.

Under the order of the president, a group of generals, including Vice President Truman, called for an impromptu meeting at the presidential palace.

During this period, Donovan finally understood why the president seemed to have heard a happy event.

Although this time the United States suffered a heavy bombing and suffered heavy losses, it was also the only military attack from the enemy that the United States of America has encountered since this century. Even the Statue of Liberty was destroyed, which can be called a heavy loss.

But from the statistical results, the loss is actually not that big.

It will not take much time for the United States to recover these losses, and the impact on front-line supplies will be small, or even none.

Those three bomber factories are all manufacturing factories of old B17, B24 and other bombers, which can just be phased out, and turn to full production of B29 bomber and B36 bomber for accelerated research.

Anyway, the supporting factories are still there.

The impact of the Manhattan area on the economy is a bit troublesome, but now the United States is the only country in the world capable of mass-producing materials, and the U.S. dollar is the currency of the United States. Just let go of the U.S. dollar, and then lend to other countries, such as the United Kingdom, France, etc. , With the help of war, the economy can be revitalized very easily.

It was nothing more than a brief labor pain.

And this bombing, as long as the publicity is good, can greatly arouse people's support for the war, let the United States explode with stronger power, fully respond to future wars, and completely solve the domestic anti-war forces.

Might as well be a good thing.

"Sure enough, you are worthy of being the president."

After listening to the meeting, Donovan suddenly felt a sense of disparity.

He only saw the losses suffered by the United States, but failed to discover the opportunities hidden behind the crisis.

The meeting was held very quickly, and the president issued a series of orders, including the expansion of weapons production, the addition of new jet fighters, the research of giant intercontinental bombers, and the increase of loans to foreign countries.

In the end, he was left with two people.

Admiral Leslie Groves.

and Donovan.

The president had separate meetings with the two men, starting with Admiral Leslie Groves, who was in charge of America's Manhattan Project.

Unlike front-line researchers and sub-project leaders, because he works in New York, this one avoided the bombing and was safe and sound.

"How's it going?"

the president asked.

"The actual loss is still in preliminary statistics."

Admiral Leslie Groves replied.

Less than a day had passed since the bombing, and even later generations would not be able to calculate the detailed losses so quickly, let alone during World War II.

"but."

He paused and continued:
"The enemy's bombing is very precise, and it seems that someone has leaked information."

"Three factories and five laboratories were all bombed precisely, and research data and researchers suffered heavy losses. Although all data had multiple backups, the loss of personnel was too severe, and many project teams suffered serious sacrifices."

"Preliminary estimates suggest that it will take at least half a year to sort out the plan before it can be restarted."

"Plus that the factory in Oak Ridge was also badly damaged."

"Forecast, plans will be delayed by one to two years than expected, possibly even longer."

"Delayed by one to two years, or even longer."

The president fell silent.

This is not good news.

At present, the Germans are strong and have sufficient stamina. There is no hope of victory in the ground war in the short term, and the only way he can see a quick and efficient end to the war is the Manhattan Project.

And now this new weapon is delayed by two years.

It also means that the ground war needs to last for two years, or even longer.

"Is there a way to speed it up?"

the president continued.

"No."

Leslie Groves sighed:

"This plan is jointly developed by the United Kingdom and the United States. It has the highest authority in China. All projects are bypassed for the Manhattan Project. The funds are also very abundant. It is impossible to speed up."

The president was quite sorry after hearing this, but he also understood the reason.

For this plan, for this legendary weapon that can change the world pattern, the United States has already used all its strength, and even brought in the United Kingdom to develop it together.

It is already the greatest strength, no matter how crowded it is, there will be nothing.

"correct."

Having said that, Leslie Groves paused before saying:
"Because of the need to repair and build new factories, a lot of silver is needed, and you need to come forward."

The last time the factory was built, the silver needed for the cables was all provided by the government, and only Mr. President can make the treasury take out the silver so freely.

"It's simple."

The president waved his hand.

Because of the Silver Project, there is now a large amount of silver in the U.S. treasury, and it is getting more and more.

"silver···"

Speaking of this, the president suddenly changed the subject, and he remembered one thing:

"What happened to the German intelligence?"

A few months ago, the intelligence agency discovered that the Germans were studying a new weapons program. At first, the president was very wary, thinking that it was the same project as Manhattan, but after specific research, he found out.

The German plan seems to be more advanced than Manhattan?

As a result, it is so advanced that it is unbelievable, like a fantasy in a science fiction novel.

Space teleportation technology.

But that Chen Fan, the supplies that suddenly appeared on the front line, and the large-scale movements of the Germans made them have to suspect that this matter is very likely to be true, and that this kind of technology really exists in the world.

"The executive committee has not yet discussed the results."

Leslie Groves gave a wry smile.

Before any scientific research project starts, it is necessary to judge whether the project is possible. The previous Manhattan Project was also launched after the S1 executive committee confirmed that the project was feasible.

But this new project given by the president is really...
"why?"

The president was a little surprised.

It has been a month since he gave the information, but there is still no result.

"In the beginning, the executive committee rejected the project entirely."

Leslie Groves replied:

"But then things changed."

"The new information?"

The president remembered.

In the beginning, this plan was directly overthrown, because theoretically speaking, space transmission technology is completely unfeasible, but then a new intelligence appeared, which seemed to be information about technology.

What is quantum entanglement.

"Correct."

Leslie Groves nodded and said:
"Because of this information, coupled with the situation in Europe, space transmission technology seems to be a little bit feasible, but there are still many opponents."

"understood."

At this moment, the president in the wheelchair suddenly became a little envious of the European mustache.

Over there, if you want to implement a scientific research plan, even if the probability of success is very small, you can just say it straight away, without considering other constraints at all.

"Let the executive committee come up with the results as soon as possible."

The president then exhorted.

The Manhattan Project cannot be stopped, and it must not be stopped, but if this intelligence is true, it cannot lag behind the Germans.

After Leslie Groves left, Donovan walked in:
"president."

"Tell me, what do you think about this bombing?"

The president cut to the chase and got to the point.

"Our country's classified information has been leaked."

Donovan knew exactly what the president wanted to say, and took over directly.

Although the bombing by the Germans was huge, it was a drop in the bucket on the huge land of the United States, but the strange thing is that every bomb of the Germans hit a key position.

Apparently, the Germans had classified American intelligence.

The Germans knew very well that those places on the mainland of the United States were important military installations, and even had detailed coordinates and navigation. Otherwise, it would be impossible to bomb dozens of targets at the same time, and the bombing was simultaneous.

"Find out."

The president was murderous.

The scale of the German bombing was indeed beyond his imagination.

A six-engine bomber that can carry more than ten tons of explosives can reach the continental United States from Europe, and more than [-] bombers can be produced at a time, which is something he never expected.

But based on the experience of European bombing,

Without the accurate information on American military facilities, the scale of damage would definitely be ten times smaller than it is now.

"Yes."

Donovan is also murderous.

After Donovan left, the president called a group of staff and others to organize a public speech to explain the 'bombing' incident to the public, and took the opportunity to encourage the people of this country to devote more strength to participate in the war.

·····
Tokyo.

The interim Prime Minister's Office - the original Prime Minister's Office was bombed by Li Yunlong, and now it has become a piece of charred black ash.

Of course, as a prime minister, and a wartime prime minister, there are naturally several prime ministerial offices in reserve, and this is one of them. It is located underground and has a strong air defense capability.

"Go ask Ishihara Waner to come."

After Mitsumasa Yonei sat in the prime minister's office, he first emptied out all of Hideki Tojo's belongings before ordering his subordinates to call Ishihara Wanji over.

Mitsumasa Yonei, as a prime minister with ideas, will naturally not be the same as Hideki Tojo. No matter whether the thing can be done or whether it is beyond the scope of ability, he will directly make a decision with his brain, and then give his subordinates a sentence to make the impossible possible and finish the job

He will size up the situation, analyze the situation, and then formulate a strategy, and modify it at any time.

In simple terms, Mitsumasa Minai is a man with a brain.

such an enemy.

more rational.

Also harder to deal with.

He knew that he was a naval faction and was squeezed out by the army, so he planned to arrange Army General Ishihara Wanji to enter his cabinet as an important minister to balance the contradictions between the sea and the land.

Avoid formulating strategies that cannot be implemented due to the characteristics of the empire and internal friction on land and sea.

Of course, there is another meaning.

He had met Ishihara Waner, and many of his ideas coincided with his.

They are all determined not to expand the battlefield faction, and there is no faction. They start from the interests of the empire. Many people think that he is pro-European, but in fact, his Mineiguang government is pro-imperial interests.

As long as it is beneficial to the empire, he can do it without hesitation even if it is a pro-republic country.

(End of this chapter)