Seven Hundred and Ninety Six Manhattan

In the US intelligence agency, an old man in a suit was worriedly explaining what they had in hand to President Roosevelt, who was here to listen to the report on the progress of German weapons research.

His assistant, a young military officer, was showing slides, some of which were purely textual records, some blurred photos, and some signed government documents, some of which had the German eagle national emblem on them.

While flipping through the slides, he introduced: "Intelligence shows that the German army began researching atomic weapons as early as 1927. In the ensuing war, after they occupied Norway, they set up a heavy water refinery plant there."

Another assistant flipped through the notebook and added: "Some special departments in Germany used to embezzle public funds to fund many scientists whose names we didn't know at the time. Einstein, who was very famous at the time, was once the current German head of state. Arcador Rudolph's best friend."

"This is the German Science City taken by our spies. It is not far from Berlin, but the level of alert is quite high. Some experts infer that there are at least 5 floors underground, and it is a huge building complex. The Germans are here to study various Weapons and weird things, we have reason to believe that they are conducting atomic energy experiments here." It seems that Roosevelt felt that the Germans did not invest enough in weapons development, and they used various photos to prove that the Germans had a huge weapon. Research institute.

Another person added some of their actions, using failures to prove that several places in Germany's heavily fortified areas were indeed conducting experiments with secret weapons: "We once tried to raid one of their hidden laboratories in Munich. The laboratory is on the top of an independent mountain. Unfortunately, the operation failed, and 19 commandos we hid were killed. But the defense there is tighter than the Munich City Hall, and it must be related to the German super weapon!"

"It is reported that the Germans are researching an ultra-high-altitude ultra-long-range bomber with a flying altitude of 13,000 meters. It has an all-metal fuselage and is equipped with 6 large aircraft engines. This type of aircraft is enough to reach New York and other areas in our country! I want to use this high-altitude bomber to carry a secret weapon and raid the east coast of our country." When the slide turned to a photo that was so blurry that nothing could be seen clearly, the director of the Intelligence Bureau spoke in person, saying that he almost Explained something that was no different from a waste photo taken indiscriminately.

"Gentlemen, what you gave me is not speculation, but some photos that cannot be used as evidence at all, and documents of unknown authenticity." Roosevelt frowned and listened to these people for a long time, and finally questioned : "What am I going to argue with Congress? That the Germans might have a weapon that could threaten us? Will they believe me?"

The heads of the intelligence departments can't help it, because few of the spies they deploy in Germany can enter the German high-level institutions. senior spy.

So he can only grit his teeth,

Holding a bunch of fringe information that can't be put on the table, he desperately advocated that the Germans are researching super weapons: "In the process of monitoring, some intelligence personnel discovered that the German army was once in a secret base, and there was an iron cross with a golden gear in the center. The troops with the logo have delivered a batch of containers. Strange symbols are painted on these containers, with a black triangular distribution pattern drawn on a bright yellow background. Our people have seen this symbol more than once, and most of them It is suspected to have something to do with the German Army's research on atomic weapons."

Another assistant took out a list and began to read the names in front of Roosevelt: "Hungarian physicists Szilard and Taylor, German physicists Heisenberg, Einstein, Otto Hahn, and even many physicists in the United States, were funded by the Germans, became German nationals, and became the core talents of German weapons research. We still don’t even know the names of these people. Who would have thought that the Germans were in the Early investment in talent pool started in damn 1927."

Just when Roosevelt was about to lose his temper, something that sounded a little bit like that finally appeared: "The Germans are equipping a new type of aircraft. Someone saw a German aircraft test field code-named xg-79. A swept-wing aircraft is being tested. The sound of the engine is very loud, like the British Meteor."

"The Luftwaffe is experimenting with an aircraft that is very fast. Yes, it is similar to the long-nosed FW-190D fighter jet. You can even hear a booming sound when diving. It is definitely not an aircraft I have seen before, absolutely not! This is a This is the telegram sent back by one of our spies, and that’s exactly what it says.” The U.S. Army Aviation Corps and Naval Aviation Corps are very sensitive about the content of advanced German aircraft, and taking these things out will definitely get a lot of money from Congress . Thinking of this, Roosevelt finally eased his emotions and controlled himself from the brink of explosion.

"There is definite information that shows that the various departments of the Luftwaffe are planning to strengthen the local air defense. They are building a radar air defense network, setting up a complete anti-aircraft anti-aircraft defense line, and setting up a peripheral air defense fighter interception network in the occupied area. This is their We got it from a French air force commander at a great price." The intelligence chief pointed to the slide and said to Roosevelt.

Another intelligence officer quickly took the opportunity to bring the topic back to super weapons: "According to the intelligence provided by the spies, the Germans have already started researching super weapons, so they also believe that the enemy country is researching the same weapons, so according to the head of state They are stepping up to build an absolute defense system over the entire empire."

The little dry goods that the American spies managed to get with great difficulty were put on the finale report at this time. The director of intelligence put a German Air Force weapon model naming document in front of Roosevelt, and said: "The German local air defense force is changing to a new type of Ta-152 fighter jet. This aircraft is the long-nosed fw- The 190d fighter jet is actually an ultimate improved version of the FW-190 fighter jet, and its performance is terrifying. The German ace pilot 'Black Tulip' who caused headaches for the Soviets on the Eastern Front flew this advanced fighter jet."

After Roosevelt picked up the document and looked at it for a while, he continued to add: "The overall performance of the p-51 fighter jet we are designing and developing is not as good as the ta-152 fighter jet already in service in the German army. The gap between them is not small, which will make it difficult for us to gain air supremacy against the Germans on the frontal battlefield. On the contrary, it is easier for the Germans to obtain air supremacy and use it to attack our ground forces."

"We must speed up the development of the p-51 fighter jet..." Roosevelt muttered softly while reading the document: "The navy must also hurry up, there must be new fighter jets in service, otherwise the United States will lose the war..."

"Mr. President, the problem with the Soviet Union is even more serious now. The German army bombed Stalingrad. Based on the calculation of the flight distance, it is not impossible for these German bombers to attack Moscow." The intelligence chief said beside Roosevelt: "The Soviet Union offered us assistance with 4,000 fighter jets. , and a request for 30 new radars. Now, under the circumstances, I think we have to think about it before answering them."

Roosevelt was taken aback for a moment, then he held his chin and thought carefully. As the secret weapon of the United States, radar has played a very important role in the Pacific battlefield. The US fleet has stabilized its position by relying on electronic superiority. The victory on the Pacific battlefield also allowed him to keep his position as president, and the United States thus got rid of the fate of defeat and surrender.

Nowadays, it is really reluctant to hand over this advanced technology to the Soviet Union for nothing. But the situation in the Soviet Union is really not good now. Once Germany starts large-scale bombing of Moscow, Leningrad and Stalingrad, no one knows how long the Soviet Union can last in this war.

Roosevelt really wants to see the German head of state now. He has officially held power in Germany around 1925, but it turns out that this head of state has established prestige in Germany since around 1923. German weapons have been used since then Until now, there never seemed to be a single failed piece of work.

Rifles, semi-automatic rifles, assault rifles, machine guns; motorcycles, cars, armored vehicles, tanks; fighter jets, bombers, attack aircraft; destroyers, cruisers, aircraft carriers...every weapon of Germany seems to be at the forefront of the world, and to the world Proved that this path is absolutely correct.

"Is there really a prophet in this world?" Roosevelt gritted his teeth and squinted his eyes and asked in a low voice, then he recovered his expression, motioned his intelligence chief to come over, and ordered: "You, go to the To do this, get all the trustworthy supernatural masters from all over the United States, try it from this aspect, and see if you can guess what the birth of the German head of state is!"

Speaking of this, even he himself felt that this order was a bit too childish, but he still did not take back the order, because he felt that if there was something that could not be explained by science, then he had to try it in other ways.

"Also." Since he gave a ridiculous order, he didn't care about one more. Roosevelt thought about the mysterious German super weapon development plan, and finally felt that he should make preparations early: "I will find a way to raise part of the funds and find a way to start our US super weapon development plan...the name of the plan, the name...just Call it the Manhattan Project."