Chapter 324 Rest (Part 1)
On August 6, 1945, U.S. President Harry Truman delivered a televised speech
"16 hours ago, one of our US military aircraft dropped a bomb over Kokura City, an important military garrison in Japan. The power of this bomb was equivalent to more than 20,000 tons of TNT explosives..."
"This kind of bomb is called an atomic bomb. We used the basic power of the universe to create this weapon. It used the working principle of the sun to draw power and released its power on the invaders ravaging the Far East..."
“In 1942, we learned that the Germans were tirelessly looking for ways to use atomic weapons in the field of warfare to enslave the world. But in the face of our powerful blows, they failed... Now we have won the battle on land, sea, and air , also won the battle of science ”
“The ultimatum we issued in Potsdam on July 26 was to save the Japanese people from total destruction, but the Japanese leaders rejected our ultimatum without hesitation. Since they did not accept our conditions, Then be prepared to face the unprecedented torrential rain of bombs from the US military! ”
The above content is not much different from the text of another time and space, except that Hiroshima is replaced by Kokura. But at the end of his speech, Truman added a completely different sentence:
"We can release atomic energy, which shows that mankind's understanding of natural forces has reached a new level, but it is still dangerous. After the war against Japan is over, we will carefully keep such weapons. Here, I also call on Countries or individuals that may master atomic bombs in the future should be more cautious about this weapon that can change the destiny of mankind.”
After the speech ended, the entire Allies were immersed in the encouragement of victory and curiosity about the atomic bomb. Major newspapers reprinted President Truman's speech. However, no one noticed that the last sentence of the manuscript actually had a profound meaning.
Washington, Special Session at the President's Residence.
Unlike his high-spirited speech on TV, Truman's entire face was dark at this time
"Gentlemen, yesterday we detonated another atomic bomb in Hiroshima. The process went smoothly and there were no emergencies." Truman emphasized the word emergency.
Marshall on the side wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
Truman glared at him hard and said, "Well, the question we face now is, where did that guy go? Can he understand the meaning of the last sentence of our speech?"
The surrounding staff looked at each other speechlessly, and finally it was William Joseph Donovan, Director of the Office of Strategic Services, who spoke first.
"Mr. President, the little girl we lost weighs about 2 tons. It is difficult to pose a threat to big cities without using strategic bombers. Maybe the situation is not that bad."
"You seem to be oversimplifying the problem." FBI Director Hoover cut off the conversation. "We still don't know how the other party moved the two-ton bomb without lifting equipment. This is also It means that the other party may have means of reciprocal retaliation.”
"Retaliation against the United States of America? Even if you count the British government behind him, this is impossible." MacArthur, who was temporarily called back to the country to participate in the meeting, scoffed.
"The British government should not have received the news for the time being." Hoover took out a document and put it on the table. "Menzies of British MI6 just asked us through informal channels why they detained their intelligence agents in Japan. My detective After probing his tone, he seemed to have no knowledge of the Ogura incident."
"This means that this 007 was in an isolated state during the entire incident. In other words, he may not know the British government's position."
The head of the FBI looked at the front of the conference room, "Mr. President, we suggest that the British side can express their position and let 007 make a split with them." "Will the British compromise?" Truman asked.
"Honestly, I think they have no choice. Of course, we can be more tactful in our diplomatic rhetoric and even sacrifice some of our interests."
"If you want a king agent, you still need a strong ally. I believe the British will make a wise choice." Donovan concluded quite confidently.
"So, now is the last question. What is the other side's attitude towards us? Will there be any retaliation in the near future?" This is the question that Truman is most concerned about.
At this time, the person with the lowest position in the conference room, Mr. Evans Carlson, who had just been recalled and promoted to major general, took out a small box from his arms, and then said to Truman:
"They were fished out of the plane, Mr. President, maybe that's his answer."
The box was laid flat on the table, and three medals representing the highest honors in the United States were lying inside. However, without exception, each medal had a deep score cut from the middle.
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On August 15, 1945, a week after the United States dropped the second atomic bomb, Emperor Hirohito of Japan broadcast to all Japan, accepting the Potsdam Proclamation and implementing unconditional surrender, ending the war.
In the same year, the division of the Japanese occupation zone was completed, and the Allied Forces General Headquarters in Japan, led by the US military, controlled almost all areas except the northern islands and began a seven-year rule.
In the third month after the end of the war, the provisional government was established. King Higashino Higashinomiya Minuhiko was appointed Prime Minister of the Cabinet, and the provisional cabinet was formed at the same time.
In this cabinet formation, the New Japan Founding Army, as a political force that has always followed the Allies, was given a big bone, accounting for almost two-fifths of the cabinet.
There was an episode in which the two major forces in the founding army, which were already at loggerheads, did not create any friction in the process of forming the cabinet. After the pro-American "Aoki faction" got most of the seats, it took the initiative to give them to the pro-British "Fan Country" Party" left 10% of the seats.
The US garrison, which originally planned to completely control the cabinet, seemed to have some scruples and acquiesced in the development of the above-mentioned events.
In the following years, the New Japan Founding Army has been in a state of balance of "fighting but not breaking". While excluding each other, the two sides have a tacit understanding not to use extreme measures, so that even officials who failed in the struggle have calmed down. After the rest of life. Among them was Mr. Watanabe, the later head of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters.
The U.S. Office of Strategic Services, which completed its mission at the end of 1945, was disbanded, and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency began preparations. In the process, the US military provided a large amount of intelligence to its ally Britain, and the two sides organized frequent personnel exchanges after exchanging internal resources.
In the same year, Gemma, who had been under house arrest for a month, finally returned to London through the mediation of the British government.
A few days later, Miss Christine, who was living in isolation in Nottinghamshire, saw several visitors.
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