Chapter 48: The Last Judgment (9)
With a "bang", Dewey, who was taking medicine, heard the bad news brought by Marshall and Admiral King's joint signature, and his trembling hands couldn't grasp the cup at all, and fell directly to the ground and fell to pieces.
Also in the hospital room was Dulles, who had come to talk to Dewey about the purchase of Hawaii and the results of a new round of peace trials in Europe.
"How could it be?"
Seeing Dewey covering his heart, and the way the beads of sweat were dripping out, people almost thought that he might fall down at any time because he couldn't lift it in one breath.
Marshall and Admiral King had already been treated by the nurses before they came in, and now a whole medical team was waiting outside the door, and when they heard the sound of glass breaking, the phone bell rang immediately: "Your Excellency, do you need us to come in?" β
Dulles shook his head: "You don't need it for the time being, you can stand it at any time, I can hold it, and I will greet you if necessary." β
"Understand, please take care to restrain your emotions as much as possible, and the United States cannot afford not to lose its leader."
"What now? How's the destruction going? β
"The specifics are not yet clear, at least we have not received a detailed report, the army and navy chiefs are already in charge of deploying the evacuation and evacuation, but now the more serious problem is," Admiral King thought for a moment, "We discussed on the way, these rockets came from the east, most likely from the sea, or from Bermuda, or from the east coast periphery, but either way, it was beyond our understanding of German rockets." β
Dulles nodded, he had heard a little about the rocket project developed by the army, and even visited a launch, which was said to have a maximum range of less than 400 kilometers, and the launch success rate still did not exceed 50%, but this was the best performance after the quick whip. Now it is jaw-dropping to hear that a German rocket can hit so far.
"This time the Germans can hit Oak Ridge, then they can continue to fight there next time, it can be seen that it is no longer safe to produce in Oak Ridge, and the only way now is to carry out an emergency relocation, but" Marshall clutched his hair in distress, his eyes full of pain, "the project has reached the final stage, and in another 23 weeks, we will have all the raw materials needed for the trial, and if we relocate, the delay will be very long." β
"So you're going to stick to producing there?"
"It's not very safe, who knows when the rockets will come again." Marshall added, "I would suggest decentralizing and building facilities in other, more inland underground areas as a necessary supplement." β
"I think it's doable." Dulles's eyes lit up, "Judging from the German army's desperate efforts to destroy this project and facility, either they are far behind us in progress, or they clearly know the great power and revolutionary significance of this thing, so they will not hesitate to destroy our project." We must resolutely oppose and contain whatever the enemy wants! β
Dewey nodded: "That's it." β
"Another thing, the Manhattan Project is a completely secret project, including the late President Roosevelt, the whole country knows about 20 people, where did the Germans get the news?" Admiral Jin gritted his teeth and said, "This kind of secret can be leaked, and the weight and status of this treason crime are not ordinary." β
With a "bang", Dewey's fist slammed into the hospital bed board, "Check one by one!" It has to be found out, otherwise there are no secrets left in the United States. β
"We have notified the FBI of its involvement."
"Hoover himself is also a subject of suspicion, and you have to arrange for other departments and personnel to conduct the review." Dulles added, "To be honest, I don't really believe that there are real high-level people who will be traitors, but the people around them, including adjutants, secretaries, drivers, orderlies, and even wives and children, are very suspicious, and these corners cannot be let go." β
Dewey nodded: "First of all, start with the president's office, start with the people around me, no matter who you are, there is no immunity." β
"We have also informed the Alamos laboratory and scientists who are still under attack for the time being, but they have not been able to move."
The phone rang suddenly, and Dulles picked it up and asked, it was Oppenheimer calling.
The other man's voice was hurried and stern: "Your Excellency, it is necessary to prevent the Germans from rocketing the factory, that is an extremely dangerous thing. β
"I understand, we're dealing with this."
"No, you don't understand, I'm talking about those factories." Oppenheimer yelled anxiously on the phone, "Those uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are very important and deadly things. β
"Wait, you speak slowly, what's that uranium?"
Oppenheimer was also confused at this moment, and blurted out the cursed words: "Bastard, you don't need to know what those things are, you just need to know that these products are reflective, hundreds or thousands of times stronger than your usual X-ray machine, once leaked out and exposed to his irradiation, it will become a deadly killer Under the exposure of high-dose radioactive elements, human life is calculated in weeks or months!" β
"Where are there many of these things?"
"Probably a few kilograms."
Dulles was greatly relieved to hear the number of kilograms, but then another sentence from the other party made his heart hang again: "However, if it is fatal, a few milligrams may be enough, and this thing lasts for a long, long time, it can last for decades, if this thing is leaked and spread, it is something more terrifying than a rocket." β
"Oh my God, what then?" Everyone, including everyone, was shocked.
"It is necessary to prevent German rockets from hitting them again, and then, organize a group of specially trained troops, rely on protective clothing to rescue the raw materials, and without raw materials, our bombs will also be postponed for testing."
The other three exchanged glances, and Dewey understood, and immediately gave an order: "Mr. Oppenheimer, I now appoint you as the person in charge of emergency countermeasures for the Manhattan project, you immediately submit an emergency plan from an academic and professional point of view, the army is responsible for carrying it out, you can directly command the officers and soldiers of the bases, and I will mobilize three more divisions and other relevant forces to obey the command." β
"Okay, then we'll talk about it right away."
"What are the Air Force still doing in a daze, immediately go and destroy the German launch positions!"
"General Spatz has sent reconnaissance planes to attack, and now the problem is that we don't even know where the opponent is"
"That's fast."
However, when it gets dark, the reconnaissance planes cannot see clearly what specific movements are on the sea, and because the reconnaissance planes are not strong enough, even bombers are now being sent out to look for targets, and there are planes running towards Bermuda Island.
"Look, William, what's that?" The observer of an airplane suddenly said into the sky.
"Is that a shooting star?"
"Stupid! Meteors fall from the sky, have you ever seen a meteor flying from the ground to the sky? β
"Oh I see, that's a rocket!"
"Rush over and take a look."
After two minutes of continuous flight, everyone witnessed the unforgettable scene: one flame after another rose into the sky, and the long tail flame told the world about his majesty and irresistibility.
"I saw it, I saw that it was where the Germans fired rockets."
"Quick, Report, Directions"
"Don't, tell the headquarters first, another rocket is coming, let them hurry up and get ready to deal with it."
"Good, good!"
"You are surrounded, lay down your arms and surrender, we will treat our captives preferentially."
At about 8 o'clock, seven commandos, including Lisa, were surrounded in a wood, and they fought and retreated, killing and wounding many American soldiers, not only successfully covering the infiltration of their comrades, but also delaying enough time. However, they also lost several companions and were scarred.
"What to do, there are people in all directions, and it is very difficult to stand out."
"Fight, I don't want to be a prisoner."
"It's a shame to be a captive, I've never been a captive when I'm so old."
"Me too!"
"Then let's charge and die"
"Long live the FΓΌhrer!"
"Long live Germany!"
"Bang" exploded after the first and second waves of rockets landed, and then a sky-high fire ignited! Less than half a minute after that, a succession of rockets fell from the sky like meteors, one of which was impartially on the periphery of the encirclement, and after a loud "boom," dozens of US officers and soldiers were instantly harvested and killed.
"Hahaha, the FΓΌhrer's support has arrived, let you taste the power of the Empire's Doomsday Judgment."
"Ranks, charge!"
"We're always together!"
At 8:26 p.m. on March 17, 1945, the commando fire detachment covering the perimeter was completely annihilated by the magnificent sound of the second wave of rockets landing, they pinned down at least 800 American officers and soldiers, killed and wounded 20 times the enemy, and all fell on the way forward
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