Chapter 47 Chapter 46: Evil comes with evil!

Truman was on his way home on the cruiser USS Augusta when he received a report on the successful atomic bombing of Hiroshima.Five minutes later, the ship's radio station began broadcasting pre-recorded White House communiqués and presidential statements.The communiqué believed that the atomic bomb was "more powerful than 20,000 tons of TNT".The president declared that atomic bombs had been used "against those who spread the war to the Far East" and that "if Japan does not surrender immediately, the United States will drop more atomic bombs!" When the news spread to the front line, the American officers and soldiers rejoiced, weeping and yelling like madmen, took out the beer and drank it all, fired guns into the sky, and danced wildly among the rows of tents all night, congratulating themselves" I can survive!"

On the afternoon of August 8, Emperor Hirohito instructed Foreign Minister Togo in the basement of the imperial palace: Since the enemy has already used "this kind of weapon", it is impossible to continue fighting, and a way must be found to end the war as soon as possible. On the same day, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan—a war that Stalin had claimed not long ago at the Potsdam Conference until late August.Apparently, he couldn't wait for what happened in Hiroshima!Participating in the war at this moment is just right in terms of timing: the main force of the Kwantung Army has long been transferred to the Pacific battlefield, and then transferred to the mainland to prepare for the decisive battle.

America didn't stop.In the early hours of August 9, the B-29 carrying the second atomic bomb took off and dropped the plutonium bomb "Fat Man" at 29,000 feet above Nagasaki.Numerous clocks recovered from the ruins and body parts were all fixed at 11:02, forever marking the time of the explosion.The surfaces of all the tiles near the epicentre were melted, two large arsenals were blown to pieces, and 44% of the city was destroyed; an estimated 60,000 people died on the spot, and the casualties accounted for 240,000 in the city half of... On the same day, August 9, the Soviet Red Army entered Northeast China and delivered the final blow to the Japanese army.

At the "Imperial Conference" held by Hirohito on August 10, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister advocated unconditional surrender, but the Minister of War and the Chief of Staff resolutely opposed it.Hirohito has always held the highest and final decision.He used this power in the past to aggressively invade and kill foreign countries, and today he used this power again to decide to send a note to China, the United States, and the United Kingdom on behalf of Switzerland, and surrender unconditionally. On the evening of August 11th, the United Press reported from Bern, Switzerland: The Japanese government offered to surrender unconditionally.

It was the same Yuren who said at the "Imperial Meeting" held again on the 14th: "It is really unbearable to designate the people who loyal to me yesterday as war criminals; but for the future of the country, it is also a last resort." His The "final decision" is: "I hope that at this moment, we can endure what is unbearable, endure what is unbearable, and unite for future revival." The "End War Edict" was issued that night: "The enemy is using brutal bombs and killing innocent people frequently. , The extent of the damage is hard to predict. If the war continues, it will not only lead to the demise of our nation, but also destroy human civilization."

At twelve o'clock on August 15th, Hirohito made a radio speech in a "distressed" tone and redundant words, officially announcing his unconditional surrender. Perry called Ding Jieqiong: "Have you heard Hiroren's nonsense, Joan? Huh, the beast actually cares about 'human civilization'! However, please pay attention to the fact pointed out in the edict, that is, if there is no so-called Its 'frequent killings of innocents and tragic consequences are unpredictable', without the 'Manhattan Project', without our joint efforts and achievements, there would be no unconditional surrender of Japan's 'end of war', at least today's unconditional surrender!"

"That's right, General." Various "parameters" for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were continuously transmitted to Alamos, the final assembly base and test site of the atomic bomb.Ding Jieqiong temporarily left theoretical physics, experimental physics and "nuclear explosion aerodynamics" to study such intelligence in the "military war room". Hiroshima was still alive at 9:14 am on August 6, with 340,000 people; at 9:16, 78,000 people died suddenly, and tens of thousands more died one after another.Various timing devices, especially the watches on countless severed limbs, silently testified to the exact time of the explosion.The core temperature reaches millions of degrees Celsius.After one ten-thousandth of a second, its diameter expands to 28 meters, and the temperature is 300,000 degrees Celsius; after ten seconds, its diameter reaches 1.2 miles, and 3,000 to 4,000 degrees Celsius.The tiles of the roof melted like glass.Quartz melts inside the granite.All stones splinter, splash and turn white.The tiles burst.The trees were either directly vaporized or turned into coke; the big and ancient trees in the distance were actually burned from the inside, and some were left with only shells.Shadows of railings, trolleys and people were left on the asphalt road, and black scald marks were left on passers-by when the asphalt road farther from the explosion center burst.Hundreds of women wore printed kimonos, the dark parts were burned, the light parts were intact, and the pattern of the printed cloth was branded on the skin...

The T-shaped bridge in the center of Hiroshima, which was used as the aiming coordinate when the bomb was dropped, was not damaged much, but the atomic bomb exploded in the sky above the residential area 300 yards away from the bridge, and the consequences were serious: the high temperature and shock wave "vaporized" the living , All wooden houses were charred and coked, turning into ashes, and all hard objects were reduced to pieces.A porcelain bowl was later found in the ruins, and the family that used it "vaporated" like the glaze on the porcelain bowl.The violent shock that followed the heat destroyed houses, snapped water pipes, and sent huge waves in rivers that swallowed many survivors; winds equivalent to 500 miles per hour swept away many buildings...

A worker two or three kilometers away from the explosion center said: A blinding white light pierced our eyes, everyone shouted like crazy, there was a loud noise, I felt my body was about to be shattered; Come on, we are all overthrown to the ground, knowing nothing!I don’t know how long it took before I became conscious, and my whole body was in pain. I desperately opened my eyes, and saw that there were only a few pieces of cloth left on my original white shirt, and the rest of the dark parts were completely burned.There were corpses everywhere, and these corpses, houses, and woods were smoking and smelling of burning; not far away, several factory buildings were not only crumbling, but also burning.

The bombing completely destroyed 60 percent of the urban area of ​​Hiroshima, or 1.7 square miles.Four hours later, much of Hiroshima was still shrouded in smoke, with fires burning in all directions.Hiroshima City Hall was bombed.The mayor and nearly all officials were dead, totaling two hundred and eighty.A large number of corpses were directly charred.The tram was full of people, all standing, but all dead.Five or six trams were topped off and half-burnt, with piles of dead bodies inside, still emitting white smoke.In the air-raid shelters piled with sandbags, there are rows of corpses, with intact clothes and no injuries.Of the several corpses nearby, two fell to the ground, and the third one was still sitting, with eyes open blankly, and the eyeballs slowly melted into waxy juice, dripping down a swollen and red face.The pile of corpses in the distance, all gleaming brown, is like a pile of genderless mannequin hangers, and firefighters are stacking them with fire hooks.The east training ground is full of corpses, and sometimes people scream when they step on it.

In the ditch lay a dead woman with bare breasts; a baby girl in her arms clutched her mother's nipple and smiled at passers-by.In a place about 100 meters square, there were more than forty pink corpses, including men, women, and children, all naked; a young mother fell face down, and the baby was curled up on her chest—they looked It looks more like a bunch of wax dolls than people... The straw mats were lined with women, children, and old people, all of them looked like clay sculptures, and they were all almost naked, covered from head to toe with a powdery ointment that shone with an off-white luster; they were carried onto stretchers The burnt skin where the hand touched fell off in one piece.It took less than a minute for each of the military doctors to examine the wounded.The dead were covered with straw mats and dragged away for cremation.A schoolgirl, badly burned and her facial features melted by the heat of the atomic bomb, died a few days later on a straw mattress at the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital.The facial skin of one man had to maintain this distorted and extremely painful expression like a statue because of the instant charring; , they were lucky.Thousands were blinded, and many survivors were left with only two black holes in their eye sockets.The garrison was wiped out from 15,000 to 20,000 people.Dozens of soldiers in a barracks fell on the ground without any scars, and they were naked. Only the soldier boots on their feet could tell that they were soldiers; in a circle.Although some soldiers were still alive, they lost their faces. Their eyes, noses, and mouths were all burned away, and their ears seemed to be dissolved. It was impossible to distinguish the front and back of their heads... A man has returned to his ruined home to find his wife's charred head.He put his wife's head in a hood and took her to his father-in-law's house in the suburbs to be cremated. An old woman, wearing a kimono and geta, kept lowering her body, as if picking something with chopsticks, and putting the picked things into a plate.The reporter asked what she was doing.She said: "I've lost everything, I'm all alone, and my daughter has become like this. I want to keep a little memory of her..." She continued to pick up some splashes from the cranium of the burned body. Brains, put on a plate. Those who arrived the day after the explosion described: Hiroshima has become "a city full of corpses where no one moves around"! Four weeks after the explosion, American reporters reported that the survivors died of burns and infections at a rate of hundreds every day, and Japanese doctors were helpless.By the end of 1945, the death toll had reached 140,000: 20 percent from shock-induced trauma, 60 percent from burns from light radiation and burns, and 20 percent Died of radiation sickness.Experts believe that there are more than 20 kinds of diseases caused by radiation, and it will take seventy-five years to understand all the effects. One foreseeable consequence is that several generations of deformed children will be produced... The situation in Nagasaki was largely the same.Some people describe it as: everything is gone, there are no melted stumps and broken arms are the survivors of this disaster!A "mural" of the Nagasaki Fortress Headquarters became famous later: a sentry is standing there with a bayonet-tipped rifle, a wooden ladder behind him; his clothes are unbuttoned and unbuttoned.When the explosion happened, the intense light radiation made him and the wooden ladder disappear instantly, and the shadow left on the wall was later drawn with chalk... A little more than a month after the bombing of Nagasaki, a converted military transport plane took off from Alamos, heading east along the 37th parallel.Destination Washington.The passengers on board were sixteen senior military officers and scientists.They raised their voices, talked and laughed, trying to overwhelm the roar of the plane. "You know, guys," Perry said, turning his head, "yesterday someone said to me: 'Hiroshima Nagasaki, this is terrible!'" "How did you answer?" Brigadier General Bernas asked. "I said, the extent of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should not be exaggerated." Perry turned his head and slowly looked at the faces, his voice was still rough, and his tone was still unhurried, "There are always some people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. People, there are always some people who like to brag and exaggerate, saying that Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed 300,000 people, or even 400,000 people! In fact, Japanese troops, officials and scientists began to enter Hiroshima and Nagasaki the day after the bombing According to investigations, the number of deaths in the two bombings was no more than 110,000, 16,000 were missing, and 80,000 were injured; The total number of deaths is no more than 200,000. These figures will be refined in the future, but there will not be a big difference. The Japanese, first of all the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, if they have any conscience, they should thank the atomic bomb! Boom, It all passed, like falling asleep. In Nanjing, more than 300,000 Chinese were killed, hundreds of thousands more than Hiroshima and Nagasaki! Moreover, it was a massacre of unarmed people, accompanied by massacres of An insult to the Chinese nation..." Ding Jieqiong was sitting next to Perry.She listened, her face was hot, her heart was pounding, as if it was going to pop out of her mouth.She knew that much of what Perry said was meant for "Joan"; the others knew it too, and they were watching her reactions.But how could she react?What can she say?She could only listen like everyone else, without saying a word. "Many people are surprised by the tenacious, 'Never Surrender' national character of the Japanese." Perry said, shaking his head, "Actually, there is no such 'national character' at all. Although hundreds of thousands of Japanese fought Death or suicide, but compared to the Japanese people, after all, that is only a very small number of people, and it only proves extreme barbarism and ignorance, and nothing else! What is the emperor? From a biological point of view, he is no different from all people. Is it worth paying homage to the Japanese, is it worth dying for him? The final fact is that their entire nation and country finally surrendered, or a shameful and unconditional surrender." Perry said, slowing down his tone, "To be honest, as far as I personally As far as I am concerned, I hope they will never surrender..." "Why?" Bernas asked. "In that case, we can go on indefinitely," Perry clenched his fists, "then it will be 'everything comes around'!" On the east coast in mid-September, the climate is still very hot.However, this morning, the west lawn of the White House, under the dense shade of trees, was breezy and cool.President Truman held a breakfast meeting here to entertain 151 scientists, engineers and military officers who had contributed to the "Manhattan Project".The civilian staff among them were awarded the "Manhattan Medal", and the military was awarded the "Manhattan Armband"-thousands of people have been awarded this kind of medal and armband, but those who can be received by the President and can attend this special form of ceremony There are only one hundred and fifty-one people in front of me.Among them, Perry also won the Congressional Medal of Honor at the same time-it is the highest honor awarded by the US Congress to the army and navy; Perry's loyal assistants in the "Manhattan Project" At the same time, she was awarded the Silver Star Medal, which is used to recognize "notable acts of bravery in military action." "Foreigners who have made outstanding contributions in military operations".Colonel Balletts, commander of the heavy bomber USS Gay, and Lieutenant Colonel Herr Olmhorse, the bombardier, who flew the Hiroshima bombing mission, also received the Distinguished Flying Cross - awarded for "valor and meritorious service in air missions". soldiers". Among a large group of men, among a large group of Americans and British, Ding Jieqiong stood out.After hanging the ribbon of the medal around the beautiful neck of the female scientist, the president held her hand and said with a smile, "Next month, the United Nations will be formally established. I'm so happy that the United States and China are both founding members." In June 1945, fifty-one nations signed the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco. "Next month", that is, on October 24, the inaugural meeting of the United Nations will be held. "I'm as happy as you." The female professor smiled and nodded. "Oh, you know?" Truman went on, "At the Yalta Conference, when the 'Big Three' were discussing the future permanent members of the UN Security Council, Marshal Stalin advocated a trio of the USSR, the US, and Britain, while President Roosevelt advocated a quadruple of the USSR, Britain, and China composition……" "yes?" "Stalin, in fact, and Churchill, why they opposed China becoming a permanent member of the Security Council, the reasons are self-evident." Truman looked at the female professor intently, "But President Roosevelt talked about his reasons for insisting on China as a permanent member after returning home. I can still recite his words. He told Stalin categorically: Yes, China is still very poor and backward, but China has made great sacrifices and contributions to the upcoming victory of World War II, and China will become stronger in the near future. It will matter in the world of the future." "I admire President Roosevelt's vision." The female scientist said. "As a result, you know," Truman said with a smile, "Stalin, and in fact Churchill, whether they were persuaded or subdued, anyway, they were convinced and accepted the proposition of the United States." After the president finished speaking, he walked towards the microphone on the red carpet.He made an impromptu speech, complacent and high-spirited: "The war is over, mankind has won, justice and justice have won! The reason for this great victory is that there are more than 600,000 loyal Americans and British people actively participated and supported the 'Manhattan Project'." "The president made two mistakes." Aum said softly, "First, not more than 600,000 people, but 539,000 people; second, the 'active participation and support' are not only the Americans and the British, but also There’s a Chinese—he was talking to you a minute ago, how could he have forgotten.” Ding Jieqiong smiled.She pursed her lips and shook her head.Meaning: Don't interrupt, listen to the President. "The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in spite of its death and destruction on an unprecedented scale, has spared the United States, Great Britain, and Japan much greater losses, and the nations of Asia - so we should assert that: How much it has done!" Truman went on, "Physics, chemistry, and industry have advanced enough that atomic energy technology will certainly be fully developed somewhere in the world by the middle of the twentieth century—and I, as President of the United States, can responsibly Said: This place will never be the United States in peacetime. Because the costs and difficulties will be great, and the chances of success will be small. Therefore, the first developer will definitely be a militaristic, dictatorial country , its design is to rule the world by this means—and there is no doubt that if it succeeds, human society will return to the age of slavery.” "You listen to the politician's term: 'A militaristic, dictatorial country'." Aum said softly again, "Do you know which country you mean, Joan?" "..." Joan couldn't react for a while. "Soviet Union." Orm asked himself. "Isn't the Soviet Union an ally of the United States?" Ding Jieqiong was stunned. "..." Orm glanced at Joan.Now it was his turn to have nothing to say. After the breakfast meeting, there will be a press conference that doubles as a tea party and a symposium.The president sipped black tea and coffee with everyone, and tasted fruits, chocolates and various snacks.Because it is in the woods, you can still smoke.Among acquaintances, they shake hands, pat on the shoulder, say hello, and talk and laugh happily.If there is an important or interesting question and answer with the reporter, it can also attract everyone.Truman, who was a farmer, likes to arrange things as relaxed and colorful as the fields in spring.Now, he nodded to General Perry ten feet away. "Aaron, I heard you just walked around Europe?" "That's right, Mr. President." Perry got up. "Please sit down, please sit down." The president asked while pressing down his hands, "What is the mission of this trip to Europe?" "Execute Order No. 71." "Oh, oh." Truman obviously knew what "Order No. 71" was. "Is it going well?" "It went well, very well." "That's good, that's good." The president looked happy, "Aaron, do you have any interesting news in Europe?" "There are a lot of interesting stories, where do I start?" Perry recalled, "By the way, I met Hahn." "Hahn," Truman said with great interest, "the Hahn who discovered nuclear fission but failed to build an atomic bomb?" "yes." "The German scientists seem to have been transferred to the UK." "Yes, I met them at Hal's Farm in the UK, including Hahn." Perry said that on the night of August 6, a British military officer in charge of guarding told the imprisoned Germans about the consequences of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. scientists.As a result, Hahn felt a strong sense of guilt, and exclaimed in surprise: "One hundred thousand people died? My God, it's terrible!" "The Germans still have a sense of 'guilty' after all." Truman shrugged, "It's too late for the Japanese to be happy." "Don't make such a fuss, okay?" It is said that the British officer pouted at that time: "I would rather die tens of thousands of Japanese than one of our own boys!" The president laughed loudly: "This is called treating the person in the same way as the person." Aum listened and said softly, "Joan, do you know the origin of these words?" Ding Jieqiong shook her head. "When Germany attacked the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg in May 1940, Goering told Hitler that thousands of Dutch people would be killed in the first attack." Aum explained, "Hitler's answer was: 'I would rather die Thousands of Dutchmen would not die one of our own lads!'” "I see..." the female scientist murmured. "Also," Perry added fueled by the President's admiration, "I met Göring in Germany." "Saw him in prison?" Truman was still smiling. "Yes. I also interrogated him. Before that, he had heard about the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." "How did he, Göring, react?" "He actually smiled coldly..." "Huh?" Not only Truman, everyone's attention was attracted by Perry. "He quipped: 'Great achievement! But I want nothing to do with it.'" Truman frowned slightly: "How did you answer?" "I said: Yes, you only want to have sex with Dachau and Auschwitz." "How did Goering answer?" "He was dumbfounded and speechless." Someone leads the applause.Soon, more and more people applauded. "I said, Aaron, you should be promoted to lieutenant general." The president raised his thumb and looked up at everyone, "Well, please allow me to say a few words. For more than a month, the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing became a bone of contention, and will obviously continue to be debated, for many years, and even generations. But for me, and for all sane people in the world today and in the future, there is nothing to argue about, the matter is It is as simple as one plus one equals two. Yesterday, a reporter asked: Mr. President, through the successful test at Alamos on July 16, you have clearly known the terrible power of the atomic bomb. Therefore, you must have Tossing and turning, brooding over the dropping of the atomic bomb, racking my brains—ladies and gentlemen, do you know my answer?" None of the guests spoke.There was no sound on the grass. "I said," Truman stretched out his right hand and flicked his middle finger, "no, my decision-making process is like this." The president paused, smiled, and continued, "That's how it should be!"