"According to the telegram sent by Prime Minister Churchill, it proves that the Soviet Union and Germany have had a ceasefire and are currently in the negotiation and peace stage, and he can no longer hold on. A group of parliamentarians, cabinet ministers and even several military leaders are forcing him to accept the terms of Germany's peace talks." Secretary of State Hull reported to Truman, "The situation has reached a very critical moment, and we urgently need to come up with a response plan."

Truman held his forehead and tried his best not to let the rushing blood vessels hit the temples. He took a deep breath and asked, "Is the news reliable?"

"We have no other news channels, and the Germans have not announced it, but Moscow diplomats said they were aware of the political trends and the unusual aspects of the institutions as if they were preparing for migration."

"The British Empire can't stand it?"

"I can't stand it anymore. Although Britain still has millions of troops, it does not have a navy, and it lacks various raw materials, especially fuel. According to them, fuel can support it for up to 4 months, but the most important aviation fuel is very scarce. If the scale of the Iceland campaign is maintained, it can only support it for up to 2 weeks, and they are no longer able to fight again."

"This is really bad news, which means that America is likely to be alone."

"In addition, the Prime Minister had a secret message asking us whether we agreed to agree to his implementation of the 'd-day' plan."

"What is this plan?" Truman asked curiously.

Hull looked around and quietly attached himself to Truman's ear and said, "The president sent Colonel Donovan as the special envoy, and told Prime Minister Churchill that if the situation was unfavorable and he made a request, our British troops will help him stabilize the overall situation and insist on resisting..."

Truman almost jumped out of the chair in shock. Of course, he understood what Hull said, "stable overall situation" meant by "stationary situation" and was just a synonym for coup.

"This...this..." Truman was speechless, "The president agreed to this plan?"

"Yes, of course, just verbal agreement." Hull thought for a while, "the three main military representatives of the Joint Conference should also know about this, so you might as well ask them again."

"Who else knows?"

"There may be Mr. Hopkins."

Truman nodded, but the scope was not large. He was both President Roosevelt's confidant and capable general. He thought for a few minutes and decided not to be reckless. The coup not only violated the American system, but also caused people's hearts to be unstable. So he replied: "I have a clear idea. I will hold a joint meeting to discuss this issue later."

Hull nodded, knowing that he was under too much pressure and was not inconvenient to get on the fire.

At the policy and situation analysis debate with Dewey yesterday, Truman felt it was difficult to deal with it. Judging from the media's impression, everyone thought Truman was very wronged and that many responsibilities should not be borne by him, but since he is in this position, he must bear the responsibility. Dewey's focus is two:

The first is Truman's "***" to Wallace believes that Truman's strategy now is almost inconsistent with what Wallace claimed at the beginning. Why did Truman use the word "traitor" to attack the other party? Is Truman himself traitor now?

Second, since the war has been fought so far, military setbacks have been repeatedly set, and fiscal expenditures are like flowing. How should we solve it?

Regarding the first question, Truman believed that the situation was different and the time was different, so he could not be generalized. He even cleverly quoted a counterexample: "Before the Pearl Harbor incident, he opposed the war between Japan and the United States, and advocated reconciliation between Japan and the United States, and advocated that Japan and the United States were reconciliation. After the Pearl Harbor incident, he advocated that Japan and the United States were patriots. It was only a few days before the judgment criteria changed. What changed was not the statement, but objective reality!" Although this counterexample was far-fetched, it was barely considered to be a deal with it.

Truman did not directly deny the second question, but insisted that the current government's approach and strategy is appropriate, and the specific results may not be as good as possible, but the war still needs to be persisted. He asked Dewey in turn, "What do you want?"

Dewey said: "There is no deep hatred between the United States and Germany. I hope to achieve peace with Germany as soon as possible and then deal with Japan."

"What if Germany doesn't agree? Or what if Germany requires high conditions?" Truman sneered on the spot. "After the war, we are still saying that there is no lie of deep hatred in Germany? Who are the African troops, Iceland troops, and Cape Verde troops fighting us desperately? Is this opinion of peace at all costs worthy of the families of the victims? Is it worthy of the officers and soldiers who died in battle? If Germany can reconcile, why can't Japan? It's because Japan looks weak?"

Dewey was unacceptable to this kind of rhetoric. Because the campaign advisers on both sides said that although the people expressed dissatisfaction with the government's repeated failures, the idea of ​​local governments is generally safe and the idea of ​​demanding peace at all costs is not mainstream. Originally, everyone thought that arbitrage with Germany could be done, but I heard that Germany supports various countries in South America and does not give up its alliance with Japan. The public opinion's idea of ​​peace talks with Germany has basically faded, at least it is not mainstream yet!

Although Truman was in a very embarrassing situation, the polls after the debate surprised the observers. The two support ratio was even close, and Truman was even 1-2 percentage points higher. The second debate will be held in a month. The focus this time is on domestic issues, but it is currently a war period. The essence of domestic issues is still a reflection of international issues, and no one dares to take it lightly.

The majority of those who support Truman are blue-collar lower-class and large-capital households. The mainstream view is: This Missouri "farmer" is like a man, and he wants to do it hard. He is beaten to the end. He is not strong enough, but he should not admit defeat. Of course, the tycoons' ideas will not be so shallow. They hope to make some money through war, and at least they must keep South America.

Most of the petty bourgeoisie and intellectuals support Dewey. The mainstream view is: Since you can't do it, don't force it. At worst, you can come back next time, but a inferior nation like Japan must be destroyed!

The news of the Icelandic defenders surrendered, and the news of the American SS Division shocked and pessimistic for the Bourgeois, but made the blue-collar workers at the bottom feel indignant and fucked the fuck coward!

The current political orientation is very interesting. The political divisions between the traditional Republican and Democratic parties have quietly changed due to the influence of the situation, forming a special pattern of supporting Truman on both ends and supporting Dewey on the middle. Even observers with the richest political experience cannot say who has the upper hand.

During the debate, Dewey even pointed the fingers and accusations towards Roosevelt, and the people initially agreed. But after hearing the news that Truman reported that the president was seriously ill and was hospitalized and unable to be a director, he sympathized with Roosevelt, so why bother a patient? Is it the president's business that he cannot fight well? He even thought that the president would decisively hand over power to Truman. If he was given a vulnerable person like Wallace, he would trouble Wallace to commit suicide. Although there are sympathy, more people think that he cannot withstand the pressure and test. What is such a president going to do?

One thing Truman was very decent, and he took on many of the responsibilities of Roosevelt: "I suggested it", "I agreed", "The president solicited our opinions", "I participated in the discussion throughout the process", "I understood the president's approach", "I didn't know in advance, but I think I would do this if I was in this position" and other remarks were mixed. The party bosses praised him very highly and believed that he was responsible. Roosevelt's performance in turning the tide during the New Deal and his suggestions for expanding the army in advance were recognized by many people, and indirectly transmitted to Truman. Therefore, Dewey's attacks did not achieve good results. Many people were angry that Dewey did not propose solutions, but always "find faults" and supported Truman.

"Find faults" is the most effective way to snipe at the current president's re-election behavior in the campaign, but public opinion believes that Truman has only taken over for a few months to "Find faults" and is a bit not gentlemanly enough!

Of course, Truman is not interested in running now. He has to deal with the difficult battle situation and cannot hide the news. Next month's campaign debate will be used to attack each other.

"I will report two news to you first. The first is that the destroyer in the South Pacific has arrived in Perth, with less than 1,000 officers and soldiers left. General Spruins was rescued by the plane and has not yet escaped from danger. The second is about the Brazilian Expeditionary Division. This unit was attacked by the German army and surrendered after suffering major losses. At present, Santa Catalina has been powered to join the rebellious state. The situation in South America is very bad."

"Gentlemen, alas..." Truman sighed, "Stalin is finished!"

Everyone was stunned and assassinated?

"The Russians have a truce."

"What?" everyone exclaimed, they didn't know the news yet.

"What came from London was revealed by the Germans on their own initiative. The State Department did not have exact information, but the diplomats reported the atmosphere wrong." Truman's voice was very low, "I judge that the news is not wrong."

"Damn it, I sent 30 ships of supplies to the Russians ten days ago!" General Li Hai suddenly screamed, "Just because they fought the Caucasus Battle, Voroshilov tried his best to ask for supplies."

"If you can chase it, just recover it." Truman waved his hand disheartenedly, "It's okay if you can't catch it. This little material is not the key. The problem now is that Britain is over and Prime Minister Churchill can't stand it anymore. The entire cabinet and the military are forcing the palace, and there is Edward VIII outside, and the terms of the agreement between Britain and Germany are very close."

"Those 4 ships!" Turner suddenly exclaimed, "It won't fall into the hands of the Germans, will it?"

Truman didn't understand the navy, but when he heard that Britain had a warship that was not weaker than Nimitz's current fleet, he was also shocked and asked hurriedly: "How long will these ships be able to get better?"

"The news reported at the beginning was that two armored aircraft carriers were in service this month, and how fast they could form combat effectiveness by the end of July; the two battleships were slower, and it was estimated that they would be from September to October." Turner said, "These are two armored aircraft carriers. Although the aircraft carriers are a little weaker, their protection is very good. It was spent countless costs on the UK to make it. For these four main battleships, the British cut off all other large ships."

"So, Churchill has to take risks?" Truman said slowly after thinking for a moment, "The Prime Minister sent a telegram, hoping that our troops can cooperate with him to take special measures... It is said that they have a tacit understanding with us in advance. Do you know?"

A few people looked at me, I looked at you, and they all nodded. Everyone was insiders.
Chapter completed!