The Rise of the Third Reich

Martial law is under way in Petrograd! On the afternoon of January 4, when Chloe completed the remittance business from the Siberian Bank in Russia and returned to the Europa Hotel, it was when martial law began.

It is said that it was to ensure the smooth opening of the Constituent Assembly... The Bolsheviks, who were only a minority in the Constituent Assembly but temporarily controlled the Russian power, mobilized a large number of troops loyal to the Bolsheviks and marched into Petrograd the day before the official opening of the Constituent Assembly. They patrolled the streets with guns and ammunition and declared martial law.

All forms of protest activities are prohibited. Without the approval of the Soviet government, no one is allowed to march, demonstrate, assemble, make public speeches, or throw leaflets... Violators can be shot on the spot! Its severity even exceeded that of the Tsar's rule!

Hirschman knows that the current martial law is just the beginning of a new era that is likely to last for decades or even longer. However, Hessman has no sympathy for the Russians at all. They asked for it themselves. They want to make their motherland the world's leading power, so they must be prepared to pay a huge price. The same is true for the German people. Two world wars resulted in tens of millions of casualties. In the end, not only did they gain nothing, they also ended up with a miserable end. The country was divided, the territory was divided, and even the national spirit was castrated by the victors...

This is the result of losing the gamble to compete for world hegemony!

Of course, it is impossible for big and powerful countries like Germany and Russia to kneel before the international economic and political order controlled by British and American capital! Russia, in particular, is too big and too populated. And it’s a European country! Once it truly develops, it will become the master of the European continent! It will shake the world order dominated by British and American capital. Even if the Russians kneel down to seek peace and lie down and let themselves be slaughtered, they will not be "forgiven" by British and American capital. Unless the Russians are willing to be divided by British and American capital, their motherland will become many independent countries the same size as Germany after World War II. Then completely castrate one's own national spirit and give up the dream of revival and rise forever...

From this perspective, the path chosen by Duke Lvov and Kerensky is destined to fail. The Bolsheviks and the overthrown Tsar are the choices that truly conform to the Russian national spirit! And this is also the basis for long-term and in-depth cooperation between Russia and Germany after World War I!

Hersman picked up the coffee cup that was already on the table and had no heat at all. He turned it around slightly and said, "Albert, go and tell everyone not to go out for the next two days and let Gusinski take care of it." The family will be sent to the Europa Hotel, which should be very safe. By the way, let Karl and Serov come to my office."

Gusinski was the Jew who sold antiques and works of art to Hessmann. The antique furniture, swords and pianos were bought by the antique dealer Chloe found in Berlin. A total of forty-five thousand gold marks were sold! After deducting the freight and principal, Hersman transferred more than 30,000 yuan. As for the Kramskoy girl portrait, it was given to Chloe by Hersman.

After returning to Petrograd, Hersman recruited both Gusinsky and his son into the Russian-German Company. With the protection of the Russian-German Company, these two "compradors" could better purchase property for Hersman. Antiques and works of art, you can also become a big comprador in the future. Now the elder Gusinsky is in Petrograd, and the younger Gusinsky is accompanying Etel to Kiev. Since the Central Rada also wanted to embrace Germany, Russian and German companies also established business relationships with them. Eitel went to Kiev to take charge of the branch.

As for Serov, he was introduced to the Russian-German Company by Mrs. Kollontai... the same man who had previously served as a groom and bodyguard for Hessmann. Now he is the security director of the Russian-German Company. He has more than a dozen capable young men under his command, all of whom are equipped with pistols. You don't need to think about it to know that they are all Bolsheviks and will probably be Cheka fighters in the future!

In addition, Stockhausen had twenty plainclothes German soldiers. They are not thugs. They were employees of trading companies before the war, and now they are working in their old profession. But when necessary, we can also fight.

After Hirschmann handed over all the defense work to Karl Stockhausen and Serov - which was actually unnecessary, because the Bolsheviks would never let anyone in the Europa Hotel make any mistakes - he saved the day. He took Chloe's arm and walked to the restaurant. As he walked, he said to her: "Don't worry, it will be fine... Maybe many people will die outside, but it is definitely safe in this building."

"Ludwig, are you scaring me or comforting me? You know, the streets outside are full of soldiers carrying rifles with bayonets, and machine guns are set up in some places... It's really scary "

Chloe seemed a little frightened. Although she was a courageous lady, she was not stupid or bold. She knew exactly what those armed soldiers were here to do... Of course they would not harm the people in the Europa Hotel. Because they are here to kill Russian anti-GM elements!

"A lot of people will die... I hope the same thing won't happen in Berlin." Chloe sighed.

When he walked into the restaurant, Hessman found that it was still full of guests. From the August Revolution to the present, the bourgeoisie in Petrograd had a hard time. Some people were arrested and some were killed (not publicly executed), but they generally maintained a stable and comfortable life. In early December, when the results of the Constituent Assembly election were announced, the Bolsheviks arrested the representatives of the Constitutional Democratic Party (because the repeated postponement of the Constitutional Assembly triggered protests, the Bolsheviks used the isolated Constitutional Democratic Party as a scapegoat), and then announced that the Constitutional Assembly would be held on January 5 of this year. So the bourgeoisie in Petrograd was relieved all of a sudden - the bad days were about to pass, as long as the Constitutional Assembly was convened, the Social Revolutionary Party would become the ruling party, and the Bolsheviks would pay the price for their misdeeds. Even though the Bolshevik army had entered Petrograd, not many people realized that a just doomsday judgment would soon come.

The bourgeoisie in Petrograd was unaware of the crisis. Although the delegates of the Constituent Assembly gathered in the Tauride Palace had smelled the smell of gunpowder and blood, no one was frightened. Even if the Bolsheviks really wanted to destroy them, they could not retreat now. Since the Decembrist uprising in 1825, the Russians have been struggling on the road to constitutionalism. It took almost a hundred years of struggle to get this "universal, direct, equal, and secret" election. Now, the Constituent Assembly is about to be held, and Russia is about to complete this century-long constitutional road. Can the Social Revolutionaries and Mensheviks retreat at this juncture?

Near noon the next day, a noise at the door of the suite woke up Hersman, who was sleeping late. He was very busy in St. Petersburg these days, and there were many things to deal with, often busy until late at night, and it was the same last night. He reported the situation in St. Petersburg and the upcoming upheavals to the General Staff through the radio, and did not go to bed until the early morning. He walked out of his bedroom yawning and rubbed his eyes. Chloe was wearing a yellow-green dress that looked like a military uniform. There was a small pistol holster on a black belt with a Steyr pistol inserted in it.

"Ludwig!" She shouted, her face full of anxiety and surprise, "Why are you still sleeping?"

"Oh," Hersman seemed not to be fully awake yet, and suddenly asked after answering, "Chloe, what happened? Did the Bolshevik army surround the Tauride Palace?"

Chloe was stunned for a moment, and nodded: "You guessed it... Mrs. Kollontai just called. The Bolshevik representatives proposed to the Constituent Assembly today, asking the Constituent Assembly to transfer power to the Soviets and declare its own dissolution. After being rejected, they sent troops to surround the Tauride Palace!"

"This is natural!" Hersman shook his head, "The Bolsheviks finally seized power and established an army loyal to the revolution. Of course, they will not be so irresponsible to hand over power!" He suddenly paused and listened attentively. There was a noisy sound. "Is there anyone shouting slogans?"

"Yes, it's the supporters of the Social Revolutionary Party and the Mensheviks... They set out from the Vyborg District and were blocked on Nevsky Avenue."

"Let's go and have a look!" Hersman said, and strode to the balcony outside the reception room. He pushed open the door, and the noisy singing rushed towards him along with the cold wind of Petersburg in January.

Hersman looked in the direction where the singing came from, and saw a dark and endless sea of ​​people, like a huge wave from the Baltic Sea, trying to surge towards the Tauride Palace, but was firmly blocked by the dam formed by the yellow-green Bolshevik fighters. The Bolshevik fighters had their bayoneted rifles leveled and aimed at the socialists in Petersburg. The machine guns had also been set up on the roadside, dragging long ammunition chains...

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