Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Vice President Truman felt that under the current situation, except for the issue of territorial cession and war criminals, other issues could be easily discussed. Everyone looked at each other, and Marshall reminded them. "Mr. Vice President, the Germans still have troops stationed on our soil."

"But haven't they already occupied Alaska? It's also the continental United States. Let the Germans station troops there." Anyway, they couldn't take back Alaska in a short time.

Marshall couldn't help but smile bitterly. Vice President Truman's idea was too naive. Alaska was not voluntarily divided up by the Germans, but was snatched away by the Germans. The Germans have already taken it for themselves, so what's the use of giving it to them now? Is there someone who can fairly recognize the legality of Alaska's ownership of Germany? The Germans would probably die laughing if they heard this suggestion.

Commander Arnold on the side was not optimistic about continuing to bargain with the Germans. "What if the Germans ask for the so-called 'peace negotiation fee' again?" Last time, they paid a "peace negotiation fee" of 200 tons of gold in vain, but nothing was negotiated, which made them very angry. If the Germans repeat their old tricks, will they surrender or not?

At this moment, the secretary hurried into the conference room to report the return of the German bomber formation over Chicago.

Vice President Truman asked hastily. "What about the casualties?!"

The secretary shook his head. "Mr. Vice President, the fire has not been extinguished, and it is getting more and more fierce. Most of the fire brigade in the city have been forced to withdraw from the city. I'm afraid the fire will burn for a while."

"..." After a long silence with a gloomy face, President Truman gave instructions. "Inform the ambassador to Sweden and ask him to contact the Germans. As for the 'peace negotiation fee', nothing was negotiated last time. If the Germans want more this time, they will be too greedy!"

Anderson, the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, who received the domestic telegram, immediately left for the German Embassy.

After hearing his intention, the German Ambassador Eberl did not mention the "peace negotiation fee", but simply shook his head. "Mr. Anderson, are you Americans treating the war as a joke? None of the conditions we proposed will be changed. Just like the 'Treaty of Versailles'... Tsk, I almost forgot that you, the United States, did not sign the 'Treaty of Versailles' ." After the end of World War I, the United States and other victorious countries participated in the formulation of the Treaty of Versailles, but the U.S. Congress refused to pass a bill to support the United States in joining the League of Nations (because the United States did not receive enough benefits from the Treaty of Versailles, but had to bear considerable burdens due to the Treaty of Versailles. many responsibilities and obligations), thus rejecting the Treaty of Versailles. Subsequently, the United States signed separate treaties with the defeated countries, including Germany, in 1921. The treaty with Germany stipulated that the United States enjoyed the benefits stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles by other victorious countries.

"Those are all matters of interest, and they are also matters of interest now. But you should also know that we did not deliberately target or embarrass you, the United States. These conditions are not too excessive, are they? After all, the British Empire and France have accepted it, and for you, the United States, Naturally, we must treat everyone equally, otherwise how can we show our fairness and impartiality? And I really don’t see how it will be beneficial to you to continue to delay. Maybe in a few months we will capture the hundreds of thousands of Moscow expeditionary troops. It’s another price.”

After talking for a long time, there was no substantive result. Ambassador Anderson knew that it was impossible for the Germans to change their minds. He sighed, got up and prepared to leave.

Ambassador Abel walked him to the door. "Ah, by the way, our Highness asked me to tell you that the 'Pigeon Guided Bomb' developed by your country is really interesting. I really have to admire the imagination of your country's R\u0026D personnel."

"..." Ambassador Anderson frowned slightly. As an ambassador to another country, it was naturally impossible for him to know about the secret weapons developed domestically. Although he didn't know what the so-called "pigeon guided bomb" was, he could hear a hint of ridicule in Ambassador Abel's words.

Hurrying back to the embassy, ​​Anderson sent a telegram back to the country, and also reported on the "pigeon-guided bomb".

At this time, everyone in the Washington conference room had not dispersed. President Truman's face darkened immediately after receiving the telegram handed over by his secretary. "That means the Germans have completely mastered the secret of the 'Pigeon Guided Bomb'?!" He had been mentally prepared for the failure to agree on the terms of the peace talks, but the leakage of the information about the "Pigeon Guided Bomb" really shocked and angered him. All secrets are in the hands of the Germans, so what secrets does the United States have? !

"Bang!" After taking a look at the cable, General Leahy slammed the table, glared at Director of Strategic Services Donovan, who was sitting not far away, and yelled. "Director Donovan, how do you do your intelligence work?! You look like a naked bitch!" Although counterintelligence work is the responsibility of the FBI, last time Hoover After the director's incident, the FBI was temporarily subordinated to the Office of Strategic Services, so Donovan was naturally held accountable for the leak of intelligence.

Others also stared angrily, because Director Donovan was directly appointed by former President Willkie and had little foundation or connections. To be more precise, he had not yet had time to establish more connections. President Willkie could still provide He supported it, but now that President Wilkie has resigned and left office, Donovan's situation is naturally self-evident.

Director Donovan sighed deeply and did not make any excuse. "It was the negligence of our intelligence agency, and I am willing to take the blame and resign."

No one tried to persuade him to stay, and Director Donovan's resignation was passed as a matter of course.

This is just a small episode, they still have to continue to have a headache with this war.

On the other side of the Atlantic, in the Berlin Palace, Yannick glanced at the message sent by the ambassador to Sweden and curled his lips in disdain. "Don't these stupid guys know how valuable peace is? Wanting peace without paying a price is simply wishful thinking. Keep bombing and see how long these guys can last."

At this time, a red phone on the desk rang, and Yannick reached out to pick up the phone. "Dr. Obert." In the past year, the German Space Launch Base has launched various rockets almost every five days, including satellites, space flight equipment, and experimental spacecraft. Some of these spacecraft are unmanned, and some carry various animals.

This time they are going to send people into space. "Is the manned space program ready to be completed?"

"The rocket and spaceship are ready, but..." Dr. Obert hesitated for a moment before continuing. "His Royal Highness Prince Oscar insisted on being the first to go up." In order to prepare for mankind's first manned space flight, they secretly gathered nearly 100 outstanding pilots for training, and finally selected the best 10 as candidates. Unexpectedly, Prince Oscar asked to be the first in space at this time.

"..." Yannick didn't feel too surprised. After all, he had expected such a day when he sent Prince Oscar and his wife to the space launch base. "Is there anything wrong with his health?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Oscar is in good health and meets the conditions for going to space, but..." Going to space is no joke. You may encounter various dangers. How can you let the prince of the empire put himself in danger?

"Then let him go. When will it be launched?"

"Three days later."

"I know, I'll be there when the time comes." Putting down the phone, Yannick patted his head silently.

Two days later, Yannick took a plane to the Algerian space launch base.

When you walk out of the cabin door, you will see the launch vehicle towering on the launch tower in the distance. The design of this rocket-loaded spacecraft is based on the Soviet Union's first manned spacecraft "Vostok 1" in its original time and space. The design of the "Vostok" spacecraft is derived from the "Zenit" satellite series. It adopts a two-cabin structure, and the entire ship is divided into an equipment cabin and a return cabin. The latter has a life support system installed inside and can accommodate an astronaut. Although it borrowed the Soviet spacecraft design, it was still much more advanced than "Vostok 1".

At that time, the interior of the "Vostok 1" spacecraft was mainly composed of mechanical devices. The spacecraft had neither a computer nor an air conditioner, and the cabin was filled with various metal pipelines and valves. Later, when American astronauts visited the spacecraft, they were surprised to say that Gagarin went into space sitting on a washing machine. At that time, Gagarin had no intention of returning to Earth alive. Before leaving, he made arrangements for the whole family, wrote a suicide note, and resolutely embarked on a journey to the sky. (According to the plan, the manned flight must have 8 successful test launches to be considered fully ready, but in fact only 7 were conducted, and only 3 of them were successful in the standard sense. Just 20 days before Gagarin entered space , Soviet genius astronaut Valentin Bondarenko was burned alive in a fire in the spacecraft while testing the Vostok spacecraft on the ground.)

The "Star 1" manned spacecraft is equipped with Germany's most advanced computer equipment, and has a complete life support system and escape system (of course, it is still not as advanced as the escape systems of later generations).

When "Vostok 1" returns, it will eject the astronauts at an altitude of about 7,000 meters above the ground, and the space vehicle and astronauts will have their own parachutes. The reason why they had to land separately was because the parachutes simply could not withstand the heavy cabin. When "Vostok 1" landed, it made a big hole in the ground. If the astronauts stayed in the cabin, they would have to die under such impact. seriously injured.

The "Xingchen 1" spacecraft is equipped with a reverse thrust rocket, which can reduce the landing momentum and ensure the safety of astronauts. The astronauts do not need to risk their lives by parachuting by themselves.

After stepping off the airplane ladder, Yannick greeted everyone who came to greet him one by one and then looked at Dr. Obert. "Dr. Obert, how are the preparations going?"

Dr. Obert's face showed deep concern. "Your Highness, all preparations have been completed, but Your Highness the Prince..."

"Have you told him about the dangers of going into space?" Seeing Dr. Aubert nodding, Yannick muttered in his heart that even if there was any accident, it was his own fault and he couldn't blame others. "In this case, there is nothing to say. This is his own choice, and it can be regarded as a contribution to mankind." (Today's chapter)