The Rise of the Third Reich

Hindenburg's order ended Major Hessmann's happy life in Petrograd. He put on his military uniform again and started his life as an office officer. He also had to temporarily break up with his girlfriend, Chloe von Heinsberg, who was in love with him.

"Ludwig, do I have to go to Petrograd?"

In the big house with three living rooms near the Kurfürstendamm, Chloe was wearing an apron and preparing dinner in the kitchen. At the same time, she did not forget to talk loudly with Hessmann who was sitting in the dining room reading the newspaper. If there was anything in life that made Hessmann's soul from the future particularly satisfied in this era without computers or mobile phones, it was probably the machismo that still existed in Germany in this era. Even a woman like Chloe would cook and clean the room obediently when she was with Hessmann, and she never complained, as if everything was natural.

"I have to go," Hessmann closed the newspaper, which was full of various good news, picked up the coffee cup on the coffee table, and took a sip of the coffee made by Chloe herself. "My dear, I don't want you to leave either."

This is the truth. A beautiful and considerate girlfriend like Chloe would make any man want to keep her by his side.

"But the relationship in Russia must be maintained," said Hessman. "It is too important for my future! Relationships are like planting flowers. They must be carefully cared for, watered, fertilized, and pruned... Others cannot represent me, only you can do it."

"But I will miss you." Chloe's voice sounded a little unhappy.

"I will miss you too," Hessman replied. "Fortunately, our separation will not be too long... At the latest, by the beginning of next year, we can be together forever."

When Hessman said this, his tone was a little low.

"What's the matter? Hessman, are you unhappy?" Chloe came out of the kitchen with two tender grilled steaks. "I think it's not because you want to be with me forever?"

Being together forever means getting married. The relationship between Hessman and Chloe developed very quickly and they were already at the stage of talking about marriage. They agreed that they would get married as soon as the war was over, and then have a bunch of little Hessmans...

"Of course not, I love you, there is no doubt about that!" Hessman smiled at Chloe, "But at the beginning of next year, the German Empire may no longer exist..."

"Bang!" Chloe smashed the salad plate on the ground, and she looked at Hessman in a daze. "Oh my God! This is terrible! Will Germany become the second Russia?"

She did not doubt Hessman's judgment, because Germany now really looks like Russia before the February Revolution! Even if Germany itself has no problems, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will sooner or later disintegrate, and then Germany will be implicated.

"No, the superiors transferred me back to prevent this situation from happening. I will be responsible for formulating relevant plans."

The first order received by the newly established Military Intelligence Bureau's Eastern Department was to formulate a plan code-named "Gray" - this is a general term for a series of plans to deal with defeat. The situation that the "Gray Plan" will face is that Germany faces an irreversible disaster in military terms, that is, defeat!

"Oh my God, what did we do wrong?" Chloe took a deep breath, biting her red lips with her white teeth, her face full of grief. She was a countess of the Second Empire, and she was completely different from the saints of later Germany... She had been repeatedly brainwashed by German nationalism since she could remember, and her love for the country and the emperor was more important than anything else! Although she had been mentally prepared for the upcoming defeat, it was still a little hard to accept when she heard Hessman say it himself.

"We did nothing wrong!" Hessman stood up and walked to the dining table, stopped beside Chloe, and gently stroked her shoulders. "Except for launching a war without being prepared... But we must never make the same mistake again. This is also the value of our existence in the East!"

Although Marshal Hindenburg did not think about the next war, he did not mention such a long-term thing in his instructions to the East. But Hessman felt that time was running out.

Because through the understanding of the history of World War II in later generations, it was very clear that the biggest BOSS, the United States, had great war potential. Until the victory of the war, among all the major belligerents, only the United States had infinite potential to be unleashed - the United States' industrial production before World War II accounted for 38.7% of the world, while Germany only accounted for 13.2%. The total casualties of the United States in the war were only 1.07 million, of which 400,000 died, and the casualties accounted for only about 5% of the maximum number of people in the United States' military mobilization. In other words, at the end of World War II, the industrialized behemoth of the United States was far from exhausted!

Unless Hessman was sure that Germany would seize the British mainland in one fell swoop after the Battle of France, so that the United States would lose the springboard to land on the European mainland. Otherwise, even if Hessman could stabilize the Soviet Union, victory would be extremely difficult. Moreover, many things are not wishful thinking. It is hard to say whether the Soviet Union will join the war and whether the Soviet-German relationship will break down.

Therefore, at the end of World War I, it is necessary to preserve Germany's military and industrial strength as much as possible, so that they can retain more strength under the destruction of the Treaty of Versailles, and let Germany's technological advantages remain advanced after a long and difficult period, so that the chances of winning in the future will be greater.

Cooperation with the Soviet Union, in Hessmann's vision, was the best way to preserve Germany's strength - however, personal friendship alone was not enough to cooperate with the red monster of the Soviet Union. The Bolshevik warriors are fighting for the cause of human liberation and will not be recognized by their relatives! Naturally, Hessmann was not naive enough to trust Lenin and Stalin. So, after putting Chloe on the train to Petrograd. He then boarded the train to Magdeburg with a young corporal who had just entered the Orient.

The corporal who accompanied him this time was recruited from the Russian Germans who immigrated to the Gulf of Riga. Hesman valued him because his name was Alfred Rosenberg. He was probably the one who wrote "On Race". A veteran Nazi who advocated anti-Semitism and attacking Russia. During World War II, he served as Minister of Eastern Occupied Territory Affairs (in charge of the occupied Soviet territories) and was later hanged in Nuremberg. The Nazis’ policies of anti-Semitism and attacking the Soviet Union were widely used. To a certain extent, it is the result of his promotion.

Hersman saw this scourge's name in the list of "activists" sent by Major Halder (based in Riga), and without hesitation he took him under his wing - the destructive power of this person outside would probably be If it is too big, it is better to absorb it into the organization and control it as soon as possible.

"Major, your coffee." In the eastbound train carriage, Rosenberg, who was one year younger than Hersman and had a baby face, diligently brewed a pot of coffee for Hersman, and then left. I asked about the purpose of this trip. "Is there anything urgent we need to do in Magdeburg?"

"Prison visit," Hessmann took the military kettle filled with coffee, took a sip, and added, "Magdeburg has the largest prison in Germany."

"Well, you have a friend in jail?" Rosenberg was a little surprised. He knew that Hersman was a well-connected person. If his friend hadn't committed too big a crime, it wouldn't be difficult to get him out, right?

"No, that person is not my friend." Hersman shook his head. "But I'm going to find a way to get him out of jail... because he shouldn't be in jail right now."

"Oh." Rosenberg blinked, still confused. "Major, can I ask who he is? That way I can go through the formalities for you to visit the prison..."

Hersman glanced at him and said calmly: "That man's name is Jozef Clemens Piłsudski!"

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