Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

"Oh shit!!"

In the Western Front Headquarters, Konev was also listening to Timoshenko's speech broadcast. When he heard his name, Konev's heart suddenly thumped and he couldn't help but curse. "Brother Timoshenko, I had no grudges with you in the past and have nothing to do with you these days. Aren't you trying to harm me!! Damn it!" Konev was so depressed that he was about to explode. He knew that Comrade Stalin was suspicious by nature, so when he heard this broadcast Don't know what to think.

Should we take the initiative to clarify this matter with Comrade Stalin? But if he is so eager to clarify, will it give people the feeling of being a thief with a guilty conscience?

Just as Konev was anxiously moving back and forth undecided, the adjutant hurried in. "Comrade Commander, there is a call from the Kremlin, asking you to return to Moscow immediately. Marshal Budyonny will take over here."

"!!" Taking the telegram from the adjutant's hand and taking a look at it, Konev was speechless. His new commander was transferred out before he could even take his seat.

the adjutant asked worriedly. "Comrade Commander, will everything be fine if you return to Moscow?"

Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Konev said with a relaxed expression. "What can happen? Is it possible that Comrade Stalin will punish me for a few words from a traitor like Timoshenko? Don't worry, maybe Comrade Stalin will appoint me to a more important position. Pack your things , let’s set off.”

Washington, White House.

"What? The Marshal of the Soviet Union defected?" President Wilkie, who was discussing the war situation with several senior military officials, was stunned when he heard the news. "Is the news accurate??"

"It's absolutely true, Mr. President. The defector was Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Western Front. He was awarded the title of marshal just last year. He just made a broadcast, first scolded Stalin, and then They talk about establishing an army of liberation and overthrowing Stalin."

"What's this all about!" President Wilkie patted his forehead speechlessly. It would be understandable if the battalion commander, regiment commander or even division commander defected, but now that a marshal has defected, it will probably have a very bad impact. "Then how did Stalin handle this matter?"

"Timoshenko was convicted of treason, and their family members were all hanged for treason."

President Wilkie frowned slightly, showing a look of disgust. "All your family members were hanged? What a barbaric guy." But after all, it was his own business, so he couldn't say much.

Then Chief of Naval Operations Harold Stark walked in. "Sorry, Mr. President, I'm late."

President Wilkie nodded and motioned for him to find a place to sit.

Minister Stark couldn't wait to speak as soon as he sat down. "Mr. President, I want to report something to you. It's like this. Some naval engineers who escaped from the UK came up with a very interesting idea. They can build aircraft carriers cheaply, quickly and in batches."

"Oh? What do you think?" President Wilkie suddenly became interested. We must know that building warships is a huge project that is time-consuming, costly and labor-intensive. How can the British quickly build aircraft carriers?

“Building aircraft carriers out of ice.”

"Ice blocks? Use ice blocks to build an aircraft carrier?" President Wilkie opened his mouth slightly, with an expression on his face as if they were fools. This idea was so ridiculous that he didn't know where to start complaining.

The people around him burst into laughter.

"General Stark, are you kidding me?"

"Are you still sober from last night's hangover?"

Facing the laughter around him, Minister Stark was not angry and said extremely seriously. "Mr. President, everyone; I thought it was a fantasy at first, but after they showed me this, I thought it was feasible." He took out a brick wrapped in cotton cloth from his briefcase. Big and small things.

When he untied several layers of cotton, everyone saw a piece of ice that was slightly steaming. However, it was not crystal clear. It was mixed with a lot of things. It was just a piece of frozen turbidity.

Stark held up the piece of ice and explained to everyone. "Everyone must know that ice melts easily when the temperature is high; and the ice itself is also quite fragile. If you really use ordinary ice to build a ship, it will either turn into a puddle of water quickly after being launched into the water, or be knocked down by a wave. It has two and three petals, so it’s obvious that ordinary ice cannot be used to build an aircraft carrier.”

"But this piece of ice was given to me by the British. It was so big when it was given to me. It has been kept there for three days and it has not melted. And its hardness..." said Stark, holding it high. He picked up the ice cube and threw it hard on the marble floor. With a crisp thud, the entire ice cube bounced up, not even the scum was lost. "You saw it, everyone. I personally shot it with a gun before. Not to mention pistol bullets, even rifle bullets couldn't break it."

"Can't even a gun break it?"

Everyone couldn't help but marvel.

"General Stark, is there any special material mixed in this ice?"

"What is mixed here is not a special material, but the most common wood pulp. The added wood pulp not only reduces the thermal conductivity of ice and slows down the melting speed, but also greatly improves the strength and toughness of ice, making it close to concrete , fully meets the construction requirements of the aircraft carrier and can withstand the wind and waves of the Atlantic Ocean. When the aircraft carrier is attacked by enemy torpedo bombs, it only needs to use an ice machine to fill the damaged area with ice water to complete the damage control operation."

President Wilkie still couldn't believe that an aircraft carrier made of ice could participate in combat. "Are you sure it won't melt?"

Stark took out a design drawing. "This is an experimental model designed by the British. It is about twenty meters long. The outer shell of the hull is made of wooden boards, the inner bulkhead is coated with asphalt, and the hull is drilled with pipe-like ventilation holes. The refrigeration system on the ship protects the ice from melting. They think this 'ice carrier' can definitely survive the entire summer."

"And..." Stark raised his voice. "Once this model is successful, we will not only be able to continuously produce aircraft carriers, but also build various giant aircraft carriers. The British drawings include a super aircraft carrier with a length of 900 meters, a width of 100 meters, and a weight of 2 million tons!"

"Two million tons?!" Everyone present took a breath.

What is the concept of 2 million tons? Currently, the largest warship in the world is the Soviet Union's Soviet-class battleship, with a displacement of nearly 70,000 tons! This 2 million-ton aircraft carrier has exceeded the scope of a warship and is simply a floating military base!

With a 900-meter-long runway, not to mention fighter jets, even bombers can easily take off and land. Once such ice aircraft carriers are deployed in large numbers, they can flexibly attack the German mainland!

President Wilkie finally nodded. "Okay, once this experimental aircraft carrier is successful, we will go all out to produce this ice aircraft carrier!"