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When a politician can be a "quasi-president," Dewey's wisdom and means are certainly not lacking, and Truman's sudden announcement of his withdrawal from the election and the appointment of himself as ambassador for the peace talks obviously points in one direction -- the Democrats are trying to act as a backstabber for Dewey and bear the consequences of the peace talks, which in turn arouses antipathy from the Republican Party. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He is well aware of this kind of thinking, no matter how dull and naïve he is, will he, who has experienced the Wallace incident, not realize that Truman and the Democrats are throwing the blame? It's not that no one has suggested to him to throw all the pots back -- if you hadn't been the president of Truman, who led the war into this mess, wouldn't you have needed Dewey to come forward and sue for peace?

But Dewey was not a simple-minded impulsive, and after careful consideration, he rejected this seemingly direct and fatal counterattack, and chose to endure it for the time being:

First, he should pay attention to political demeanor, after all, Truman took the initiative to announce his withdrawal from the election and took all the responsibility, if he wantonly attacked his opponent before he came to power, then the politics of the two parties will not need to be seen in the future, and it will definitely deteriorate sharply;

Second, attacking Truman has no substantive significance, because Truman has only been president for a few months, and it is obvious that Roosevelt was elected to take the blame in the end, and people with a little bit of brains understand that Truman has little to do with the essence of losing the war, and even Truman himself does not throw the blame, but on the contrary, he generously bears all the responsibility, what is the use of attacking your opponent? Could it be pushed further onto the dead man of Roosevelt?

Third, if the war is lost, the soldiers must be responsible, and Truman takes the responsibility away, which invisibly reduces the responsibility of the generals, and if he Dewey holds on to the past now, it is very easy to think that he will be liquidated as soon as he takes office, and it will naturally arouse the hatred of the military against the enemy.

As for the third reason, Dewey also gradually figured it out in the past two days, and at first he thought it was just Turner's problem. As for Turner, Dewey had already learned about the Wallace incident and inquired in detail about his relationship with Admiral King, but he always felt that he was in a fog and could not understand why Admiral King wanted to reuse Turner. However, he believes that if he wants to be a good president and win over the hearts of the military, he must not purge the generals, and Turner is obviously a big target.

But judging by Spruance's attitude today and in combination with the presentations of others, it seems that the time is not yet ripe.

Since Dewey was expected to become president soon, naturally a bunch of figures who were originally wall-riding factions leaned over, and after Turner publicly bombarded Dewey and caused an uproar in public opinion, he quickly understood the way of the Navy through insiders.

It was precisely because Admiral King pushed away all the admirals of the same rank and seniority as him, including Stark, Honey, Richard Edwards (deputy commander-in-chief of the U.S. Fleet), Arthur Hepburn (chairman of the Navy's General Council), and so on, that he was able to monopolize power in the navy.

Of course, Admiral Kim also has a skill, because he can ensure the interests of the Navy, and at the same time only revolves around Roosevelt, and does not care about the opinions of other politicians at all, this kind of domineering hand and style makes all the new generation of middle level of the Navy surround him, and soft generals like Kimmel (demoted from admiral to rear admiral after the Battle of Pearl Harbor) are not very popular in the Navy, Halsey, Spruance, Mitchell, Turner, Hewitt, Kincaid (killed), Lee (killed) and even Ingersoll, Ingram, Nimitz and a group of older generals are also considered to be his faction, and even Fletcher, who has always been disliked and considered unlucky by Admiral Kim, has done everything possible to get closer to Admiral Kim, and is proud of Admiral Kim's recognition.

Similar to the Cape Verdean Army hijacking, the 70-year-old Admiral Kim not only slapped the table at the Joint Staff Meeting, but also directly operated a chair to fight with Marshall, and other generals (such as Stark and others) at most muttered a few words and protested a few times and did not dare to do anything, even if the battle was lost in front, Admiral Kim, who was protecting his shortcomings, would find a way to help people get rid of it, which was the fundamental reason why the navy unanimously supported Admiral Kim. Even Roosevelt's most trusted confidant, General Li Haihai, had to retreat in front of Admiral Kim, but Lehi was very clever and never clashed with him head-on, and Admiral Kim also understood the weight of Lehi, except for the command of the navy and the power of personnel, all other administrative, diplomatic, and ceremonial powers were handed over to Lehi.

After Roosevelt's death, this allegiance naturally shifted to Truman, and having Nimitz succeed was itself a step in Admiral King's plan, and Spruance and Halsey were Admiral King's intended commanders of the Two Oceanic Fleet! As for Turner, Admiral King knows better than everyone that Turner is good at making battle plans, and to command an amphibious landing operation at most (so Cape Verde asked him to assist Ingersoll), he can't actually engage the fleet, so Cape Verde will never let Turner off the fleet after the war, even if he changes Mitchell, he will not go to Turner.

The nomination of Spruance to replace Turner was Dewey's first attempt to ask for directions, to see if this group of Mesozoic Navy was really a piece of iron, as rumored by the outside world. And the other party's reaction obviously disappointed him -- Spruance's strategy and Turner's strategy only differed in the form of expression, but not in the connotation of expression, and even the first thing the other party did after taking over Turner's position was to speak for Turner, which made Dewey's heart flutter.

Originally, Dewey also wanted to add Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Honey to the inner circle of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but now he feels from personal experience that his deputy is right -- Honey has no authority at all about these fleet generals, and the only one who can suppress them is Nimitz!

Truman saw that his face was not very good-looking, and naturally knew what he was thinking, so he comforted him quietly: "Don't take Turner's affairs to heart, he is now a civilian and has not much influence, and Admiral King himself has severely criticized him - Turner is a rough man!" ”

"Where, where, I'm in a bit of a hurry."

On the evening of October 3, before the expected bomb fell, Truman addressed the nation in the face of the anxious and bewildered people, saying that this was a false threat from the Japanese and hoped that the people would not be too afraid. Of course, he did not dare to say anything to death, only saying that the government had taken all necessary measures, and that "if the Japanese army arrived, it would definitely get a lesson that will never be forgotten."

As soon as Truman's national speech was completed, Dewey came to him, his face was very gloomy, Truman said that it was very strange, Turner's affairs had been calm for two days, why Dewey was still like this, but the latter shook his head and said: "I have been in contact with European informants and the German side, and the situation is not ideal." ”

It is inconvenient to ask who the informant Truman is, and the Republican Party must also have a legitimate task in Europe, so he only asked: "Why is it not ideal, to meet the other party's big man?" ”

"I met Ribbentrop himself, Hitler has not seen him, it is said that he has not been in Berlin recently, I don't know where he has gone, some people speculate that he is in Africa, but no one guarantees it."

Truman was not interested in where Hoffman was, and only asked: "What conditions did the Germans have?" ”

Ribbentrop only said two sentences: first, the South American and South African issues were not within the scope of the negotiations; Second, on the issue of Japan, do not expect Germany to sell its allies, even Japan can be sold, how will Germany become a world leader in the future? Dewey said, "Without Hitler's nod, Ribbentrop certainly did not dare to say the specific conditions, but I don't think these two items are his nonsense, I am afraid that they are the consensus of the German high-level." ”

Truman was furious: "Is this something to talk about? ”

Dewey smiled bitterly: "It seems that our price is not enough, and the Japanese have proposed to attack the West Coast again, and the Germans plan to take advantage of the fire to loot." ”

"It's better to calm down and talk about it later."

"Führer, I have truthfully conveyed all the opinions you asked me to convey?" Ribbentrop wondered, "But don't you advocate giving the Americans a chance?" The specific conditions can be put out earlier, and we can talk about it earlier, and now you are hiding from the middleman, and the other party may have the idea that we are not sincere enough. ”

Hoffmann smiled: "Comrade Ribbentrop, what are you in a hurry? The Japanese have just issued a statement that they are going to make a move, so why don't we see how effective they are before making an offer? The effect of the Japanese army's action is first, and it is not so abrupt when comparing our price code. I don't have the patience to bargain with the middleman, and I count on the Japanese to help us bargain. ”

"I'm worried...... I am worried about whether the United States will make peace with Japan and then fight us to the end. ”

"It's better this way, let them fight, we don't have a small appetite, is the Japanese have a small appetite? The Japanese asked for Hawaii and Australia and New Zealand, but did the Americans give it or not? ”

"This ......" Ribbentrop was a little short of words and didn't know how to take it.

"In two days, when the Japanese Combined Fleet has a definite effect, you might as well put the conditions out, and say that you have communicated with me by telegram......"

"What if the Japanese are defeated?"

"Whether Japan succeeds or fails, it will be a good promotion for us." Hoffman raised two fingers and pointed at the champagne seller, "First, the Japanese army won, which means that the situation in the United States is at its peak, and if you don't compromise with one side quickly, you will be strangled together; Second, Japan was defeated, which shows that if Germany's interference is excluded, the United States is sure to defeat Japan. ”

"Führer, I understand, but ...... This is the middleman. ”

"No, tell them I'm not there." Hoffman smiled, "I'm not here this time!" I'm leaving for Madagascar tomorrow! Before the start of the South African campaign, we will organize a special exercise, and all the new tactics and new equipment will be rehearsed first, what is Blitzkrieg 2.0? Mercury is like a rainbow, majestic advancement, and it is called 2.0 in one go, full of loopholes, scrambling, left and right, intermittent, it is not called 2.0! How can I go into battle without rehearsing in advance? ”

"I'd love to see it, too."

"Next time, this time I will go to 8 marshals, 14 generals, and a group of foreign military observers, after all, it's just a rehearsal, there are enough people, you can save some energy to watch the drama."