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Chapter 1 and Five, A Christmas Story During World War III ([-])

December 24, [-], Princeton, New Jersey, USA
This is a small city located in the northeast of the United States, between New York and Philadelphia, it is a unique rural city.The small town is located in the Delaware Plains in southwest New Jersey, bordering Carnegie Lake in the east and the Delaware River in the west.The scenery of Princeton is elegant, surrounded by green trees, green grass, and clear rivers flowing quietly around the small town. There are also famous Princeton University and Princeton Institute for Advanced Study in the city, filled with a hidden cultural atmosphere. The aristocratic atmosphere of the city has been a favored place of residence for the upper class in the United States since modern times.

Compared with the Eurasian continent, which is almost becoming a purgatory on earth, although the United States has already spent five years in war, overall, this new world protected by two oceans is undoubtedly far away from the wars of the old world.Although American civilians also began to complain about the lack of supplies in the market, in Princeton, where a large number of celebrities, wealthy and privileged people gathered, all kinds of daily necessities were still in sufficient supply as before the war.

No. 112 Messer Street in Princeton is a small two-story building. After entering the courtyard door, there is a path from the door to the house, with neatly trimmed shrubs on both sides.The door to the room faces left, and there is a wooden staircase next to the wall decorated with corn stalks.After going upstairs is the study room, surrounded by bookshelves, a large window overlooking the garden directly in front of the door, and a door leading to the balcony and bedroom on the right, as well as portraits of Faraday and Maxwell.In front of the large window is a large rectangular table, next to it is a small coffee table for pipes, and there is an Aboriginal Australian boomerang on it, and a round table and sofa are placed by the door.

At first glance, it seems that this is just a very ordinary mansion of American upper-class scholars and professors, which looks ordinary in Princeton, which has a strong academic atmosphere.However, as long as the owner of this house is mentioned, everyone will be in awe and awe.

——He is Albert Einstein, the master of quantum science, the inventor of the theory of relativity and the mass-energy equation.

This year, Einstein was expelled from Germany by the radical Nazis because of his Jewish origin, and was forced to immigrate to the United States with his wife Roisa, Secretary Meyer and others to work at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Thirteen years.

At this time, Einstein was sitting on a newly added single sofa in the study room. While preparing Christmas gifts for friends and colleagues, he was thinking hard about what to write on the greeting card while listening to the Current affairs news on the radio—although the news content on the radio is still as impassioned and passionate as ever, full of various empty patriotic slogans, but, like many rational intellectuals from various countries during the World War II, Einstein has also been Gradually learned how to unearth all kinds of cold truths behind those gorgeous rhetoric.

What's more, he also learned the skill of "eavesdropping on enemy stations" without a teacher-in Princeton, this is already a well-known secret.

Therefore, based on both positive and negative news, Einstein could easily conclude that the United States is being defeated on all fronts!
This is really a conclusion that makes Einstein not very happy, but it also makes people helpless.

In the Chinese battlefield in Asia, the Battle of Zhoushan Islands ended three days ago. The legal Chinese government announced that it had wiped out [-] enemies, basically lost Zhejiang Province, and successfully transferred to Taiwan.At the same time, a rebellion broke out in Fuzhou's Chinese government forces, and the defenders mutinied to the enemy.So far, the territory that Generalissimo Chiang can actually rule, apart from the island of Taiwan, which was recovered from Japan only last year, is only the isolated city of Xiamen left on the mainland.And once the Soviet Pacific Fleet goes south from Vladivostok, or the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet returns to the north from the South Pacific, then even the island of Taiwan will basically be impossible to keep.

Therefore, according to the news in the tabloids, as early as the week when World War III broke out, Generalissimo Chiang sent his foreign minister and his wife to Washington to discuss with the White House for more American aid supplies and the establishment of the Republic of China in San Francisco Government-in-Exile Matters...

Then there is the Philippine battlefield, where the flamboyant General MacArthur is still bragging about his latest achievements in destroying the guerrillas of the Philippine Communist Party: regaining a certain town today, annihilating hundreds of thousands of bandits tomorrow, and capturing a certain unknown person the day after tomorrow. The bandit leader... However, even people who know nothing about modern military know that no matter how many times MacArthur can win the security war in the Philippines, he can even completely wipe out the red guerrillas on Luzon Island.As long as the Japanese battlefield and the Chinese battlefield collapse, the Philippines, which is alone behind the enemy, is doomed to gain but lose again.

At that time, I wonder if MacArthur will stick to the Bataan Peninsula like last time?Or just flee to Singapore or Hawaii in a submarine?
What's more terrible is that the U.S. military on the Japanese battlefield has already collapsed this month. In order to test the damage effect of atomic bombs after repeated explosions in the same area, the Soviets enthusiastically threw a full Twelve atomic bombs... When the fifth atomic bomb fell, General Patton, commander of the US military stationed in Japan, fled to Hawaii in a submarine, leaving hundreds of thousands of troops under his command to fend for themselves in the radiation zone of the nuclear explosion.

All in all, according to the current trend, the Stars and Stripes of the United States should bid farewell to East Asia by March or April next spring at the latest.

The situation of the United States and its allies in the Asian battlefield is of course losing steadily, but the situation in the European and North African battlefields is even more appalling.

First of all, a week before Christmas, the Soviet Red Army finally led a group of European socialist allies, easily smashed the weak resistance of the Portuguese and a small number of troops stationed in Europe, and planted the red flag on the roof of the Royal Palace in Lisbon, thus driving the American and British allies The power of the country was completely driven out of the European continent.

Then, after Queen Elizabeth II issued an edict to surrender and Portugal fell, in order to keep the last foothold in Western Europe, the US troops stationed in Ireland did not retreat, but gradually reduced their forces, with Londonderry (the second largest city in Northern Ireland) ) as the base, ready to stick to it for a long time.

In addition, most of the British troops stationed on the island of Ireland also refused to accept Queen Elizabeth II's unconditional surrender letter, and arrested or expelled the representatives of the Irish Republican Army who attempted to surrender.At the same time, tens of thousands of poor British people who are almost unable to survive on the wasteland of nuclear explosions are still holding all kinds of messy weapons, and continue to pour into Ireland in groups, burning, killing and looting as soon as they land. Find a way out by yourself.

In this regard, the Irish Republican Army, which already prided itself as a winner, was naturally furious and completely intolerable.But since the Soviet Red Army is busy sweeping Asia Minor, and temporarily has no intention of going to the island to join the war, they can only take the latest Soviet aided weapons—for some reason, there are a lot of Japanese ordnance mixed in it, and a homeland defense to drive out the invaders started. During the war, various massacres emerged one after another, and the lower limit of morality repeatedly hit new lows.

In this way, the U.S. Army, the British Army, the Irish Republican Army, and a large number of civilian armed forces from the two countries, together with the Soviet strategic bomber fleet who came to join in the fun from time to time, continued to turn Ireland into a bloody purgatory this Christmas.Fortunately, in order to take care of the mood of the Irish authorities, the Soviet Union publicly announced that it would no longer drop atomic bombs on the Irish battlefield, and instead focus on incendiary bombs and gas bombs. With just a few million people in Ireland, it is really not enough to die in a nuclear war...

Next, on the North African battlefield, with the blockage of the Suez Canal, the nuclear explosion in Alexandria, and the uprising in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, a series of bad news came, and the US military could no longer maintain its rule over Egypt.Not long ago, Eisenhower, who had just changed from the commander of the US military stationed in Europe to the commander of the US military stationed in Africa, had to move his headquarters to Baghdad, and changed his title again from the commander of the US military stationed in Africa to the commander of the US military stationed in the Middle East.

After moving the headquarters to Baghdad, Admiral Eisenhower's top priority was to gather the Allied forces scattered across the Mediterranean, but this task was really difficult.Because, at the same time that Admiral Eisenhower was relocating his headquarters, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet that rushed out of the Turkish Strait met the US Mediterranean Fleet that was organizing its retreat in the waters near Cyprus Island-the Cyprus naval battle broke out immediately, and the weak US fleet Almost the entire army was destroyed, and even the merchant fleet in charge of withdrawing the troops failed to escape the catastrophe. Either it was hit by a cannon and sank, or it became a spoil of war for the Soviets.

So far, although there are more than 50 troops under the name of General Eisenhower, after losing the command of the Mediterranean Sea, most of the troops have become scattered and scattered in various isolated strongholds from the island of Malta to Cyrenaica In the end, they could not fight or withdraw, and finally had to pinch their noses and let them fend for themselves—fortunately, the vast majority of them were Brazilians, Mexicans, Peruvians, and Canadians. Mostly black and Asian soldiers, even if they lost all of them, it would not be particularly distressing, and maybe it could remove some hidden dangers for the country.

But in any case, it is a foregone conclusion that the Allied forces lost all of North Africa, and how long General Eisenhower can continue to hold on in the Middle East seems to be unknown now-this makes Einstein, a supporter of Zionism, can't help but worry about Palestine The fate of those Jewish settlers...Although he has always lived in Europe and the United States, Einstein has always regarded himself as a Jew and an Israeli in his heart...

Fortunately, the invader who is about to invade Palestine is not Hitler, but Stalin. Perhaps the Jews there still have some hope!
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For ordinary people living in the United States, the above-mentioned distant wars burning thousands of kilometers away, although very exciting and exciting, can attract their attention, but to put it bluntly, it only represents the after-dinner war. Just a few gossips after tea.However, next, the federal government's latest comprehensive domestic food and daily necessities rationing system has made every American feel worried.

——In the previous World War II era, the agricultural production of the United States did not decline. On the contrary, because of the strong war demand, the residual impact of the Great Depression was wiped out, which led to the output of various crops hitting new highs repeatedly.Therefore, Americans during the war were never hungry. There was no shortage of bread and tortillas, but more high-end butter, chocolate, and steaks were sometimes out of stock. Even if they had money, they might not be able to eat well. .

However, with the passage of time, when the Third World War came, due to the sharp increase in material consumption and the increasing shortage of agricultural labor force, in order to squeeze out more materials to supply the front line, even the United States, a once unique agricultural country, also Food rationing had to start.

To be honest, compared to other warring countries whose people are already suffering from hunger and cold, the food rationing system that the federal government plans to officially launch in February next year is still very generous and rich.Even for ordinary heavy manual laborers, the weekly ration per person is four kilograms of bread, four kilograms of meat or fish, five hundred grams of butter, five hundred grams of sugar, two hundred grams of jam, one hundred grams of coffee, and milk. One kilogram of products, fats and oils, three liters of milk.Eggs, vegetables and fruit are provided in unlimited quantities, as long as they are still available in the market.The rations of bread and meat for civil servants and light manual laborers are less, but the rations of other non-staple food are the same as those of heavy manual laborers.In the case of professors and officials, there are special rations for different grades.

In addition to food, cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol will also be rationed next year. Civilians can only buy three packs of cigarettes a week, and three liters of hard liquor or six liters of beer a month.Cloth and soap were also included in the ration list, and the White House spokesman encouraged the public to wear more old clothes amidst boos.

Next, people's electricity consumption is also restricted. Depending on the city, each household is limited to [-] to [-] degrees per month.In places like Maine in the north, city heating hours have been shortened in the winter, and others have shut off piped gas in the morning, sending people to work with cold bread.

Of course, as Einstein, the academic master, he naturally didn’t have to worry about the whole family starving, or being forced to sit in a dark room with the electricity cut off.However, just the launch of these rationing systems has already made him feel some ominous signs.

——In fact, Einstein felt very clearly the impact of the war on American society even in an upper-class settlement like Princeton: more and more boys disappeared from schools and streets, Driven by patriotic slogans to fight across the ocean in Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.More and more jobs in the country can only be supported by old people and women, like a shell that has been hollowed out.

Today, with the defeat of overseas wars, millions of young men are dying, and the emptying of the United States is becoming more and more unsustainable.And as the atomic bombs spread all over the world on all fronts, the death rate of these boys will be greatly accelerated...

Of course, along with them, there are many famous historical cities and more ordinary people.

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Thinking of this, Einstein, as the No. 1 person who promoted the United States to start atomic bomb research, couldn't help but feel deep regret and headache.

He sighed, turned around and took out a stack of photos from the drawer. Among them were mushroom clouds that exploded in the air, ships and trams that were blown to pieces, and the wreckage of buildings that were stepped on by giants. The smeared, charred and hideous corpses, and the wounded who were so swollen that they were not humanoid... These were all obtained by Einstein through a special channel from a few friends, and they were filmed in Britain after the nuclear explosion.

When he first saw the pictures, he nearly threw up.And according to my friends, there are more horrible nuclear explosions, which have appeared in Paris, Madrid and Amsterdam, as well as Ankara, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Jakarta and Hanoi...

Relatively speaking, the Berlin he used to be familiar with, although it was severely damaged in the street fighting because of Hitler's dying resistance at the last moment, was not hit by the atomic bomb anyway, and now it is much better than Paris and London...

Are all these human tragedies and civilization catastrophes all my fault?
As a scientist with a conscience, Einstein couldn't help feeling a deep sense of remorse and self-blame when he thought that the atomic bomb invented according to his own mass-energy equation was actually becoming a tool for human self-destruction. I feel that I have been blamed by my conscience.

In fact, as early as the end of World War II, when the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Tokyo, Japan, Einstein already felt very uncomfortable. He said regretfully to the reporters who came to interview: "...My biggest feeling now is to regret , I regret that I should not have written that letter to President Roosevelt at the beginning... I wanted to snatch the atomic bomb, a criminal tool of murder, from the hands of the lunatic Hitler. I didn't expect to send it to another lunatic now...Why did we How about using hundreds of thousands, millions of innocent men, women and children as the live targets of this new bomb?"

Next, when the United States celebrated the fall of the Japanese Empire, Einstein wrote: "... I do not think that atomic energy will be a boon in the foreseeable future, so I must say that it is currently a threat. As scientists, we must constantly warn people of the dangers of these weapons, and we must try to make the people of the world, and especially their governments, aware that unless they change their attitudes toward each other and realize that they are in the process of shaping a secure future responsibility; otherwise these weapons must have wrought unspeakable catastrophe."

Then, as the full-scale showdown between the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union approached, Einstein even louder his anti-war claims: "... I don't know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but By the time of the Fourth World War, mankind will surely be able to fight only with stones and sticks!"

But, to this day, all his peace appeals have been in vain.The Third World War was still fought vigorously, and from the beginning it was a nuclear war blooming everywhere.London, Paris, Shanghai...these bustling metropolises he had visited were all instantly annihilated in the mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb.And the millions or even tens of millions of radiation sickness patients who are dying have tortured Einstein's conscience.

——The dazzling flash of light and the hideous mushroom cloud haunted Einstein's dreams from time to time throughout the year, keeping him awake at night.

Sometimes, he even couldn't help asking himself, if he hadn't discovered all this at the beginning, maybe it would have been better for human beings?
But the matter has come to this point, no matter how regretful it is, it will be useless... However, even so, I should still do something.

So, in the sound of Christmas carols floating from time to time outside the window, Einstein sat at the desk, picked up a pen, and wrote a "Proposal on Limiting the Use of Nuclear Weapons in War" with concentration, and prepared to take advantage of Christmas. Party, invite friends to sign:

"...at a time when the whole world is involved in unprecedented and unprecedented wars, and all human beings are confronted with unprecedented tragic situations, we, members of the scientific community, should collectively assess the dangers posed by the development and misuse of weapons of mass destruction. Regardless of Wherever you stand politically, but we are all human beings who should put the survival of the species above all else and ensure our continued existence as human beings into the next century and beyond.

The general public, even many people in positions of power, are unaware of the consequences of nuclear war.The general public still only thinks that the atomic bomb is more powerful than the old bombs, and that one atomic bomb can wipe out a city.

Needless to say, an atomic bomb can easily destroy a huge city.But this is just one of the little disasters we have to deal with.If only people in a certain city are killed, the world slowly recovers from the blow after a period of time.However, after the various tragedies on the British Isle gradually came to light, we now know that nuclear weapons would spread destruction over a much larger area than previously thought.

There is very authoritative news that the atomic bomb explosion will be accompanied by a large number of radioactive particles being ejected into the upper atmosphere.These radioactive particles will gradually settle and fall to the surface in the form of radioactive dust or rain, posing a fatal threat to human health.At present, we don't know how far this deadly radioactive particle will spread, but it is conceivable that if the atomic bomb is abused to the extreme in war, it may cause long-term damage to the entire earth's environment, and even the extinction of the human species .A quick death for a few, a slow massacre for the majority.

From the various tragic tragedies that are taking place in the Old World, we can see that some deep research and single-minded scientific work have often had tragic consequences for human beings.The tragic fate of scientists has led us to help create more terrifying and powerful destructive weapons. Therefore, it is our bounden duty as scientists to prevent these weapons from being used for barbaric and destructive purposes.

The power of nuclear weapons is unlimited, and it is extremely dangerous to human beings.The people of the world must be united, or humanity will destroy itself.Now is the time to call on everyone to reflect on these disasters.In my opinion, even in the midst of war, it is necessary to follow the basic principles of morality. A nuclear war will not solve any problems except bringing unprecedented casualties and destruction to both sides of the war.

If possible, I hope that the governments of the world will seek peaceful means to resolve their various disputes.Even if this cannot be achieved, efforts should be made to limit the indiscriminate use of nuclear weapons, otherwise it will inevitably threaten the continued existence of mankind..."