The Rise of the Third Reich

Ludwig von Hersmann put on a brand-new colonel's uniform of the United Baltic Principality. It was yellow-green and looked similar to the military uniforms of Tsarist Russia. A ribbon and the Order of Alexander Nevsky were also hung on the military uniform.

As the advance toward defeat became clear, the United Baltic Principalities became increasingly "Russianized." In the view of Goltz and Pilburg, the United Baltic Principalities could only temporarily serve as vassals of the Russian Empire after the war. In this way, we can avoid the attack of the Allied Powers...at least from a legal point of view, there is no problem.

As for the possible Soviet-Russian attack, we can only ignore it for the time being. In Goltz's view, as long as there are 20,000 Freikorps (employed by Olga) and 80,000 Baltic Defense Forces, plus 100,000 Baltic Volkssturm, Poland will Luo's United Principality can protect itself.

In order for the United Baltic Principality to have such a powerful force, it can only form a temporary alliance with Tsarist Russia... even if the United Baltic Principality serves as a bridgehead for White Russia's counterattack for a while.

Therefore, including the commander-in-chief of the Baltic Defense Forces, General Goltz, the chief of staff, Colonel Fletcher, and the commander of the Riga garrison, Major Falkenhorst, all the Baltic defense forces who went to the Charlottenburg Palace to attend the coronation ceremony of the Grand Duchess The officers of the army all wore Russian military uniforms.

Although Hersmann was not an officer of the Baltic Defense Forces - the Stasi was not affiliated with the Defense Forces, it was directly under the jurisdiction of the Baltic government, and Hersmann's identity as director of the Stasi was confidential - but Austrian The Grand Duchess Liga still awarded him the rank of colonel of the Baltic Defense Forces, allowing him to appear at her coronation ceremony in the name of the Baltic Grand Duchess's military adjutant.

Becoming a colonel (although not a German colonel) and being favored by a young and beautiful Grand Duchess seemed like a good thing. But Hersman's heart was still heavy. Because the bad news of the sailors' uprising just came from Kiel Port!

Herschmann believed that this would not necessarily happen - because under his promotion, Germany had already begun to prepare to surrender. Moreover, the German Navy also participated in the formulation of the "Gray Plan" and they formulated a "Rainbow Plan". It has the same name as the historical "Shipwreck Protest" Operation Rainbow. However, Hessmann did not know the specific content of the plan. Even though he was Marshal Hindenburg's nominal adjutant, he still had no right to view the navy's top-secret plan.

Hersman originally thought that the "Rainbow Project" was mostly about scuttling the fleet, but he never expected that the big shots of the German Navy would order the German fleet anchored in Kiel Port to attack desperately as they had in history - only later did he As you know, the codename for the "Operation Rainbow" that scuttled the fleet was "Rainbow 2", and the codename for the desperate attempt to go to sea was "Rainbow 1". The meaning of rainbow is to be like a rainbow and leave an unforgettable light...

Unfortunately, the German sailors were not Japanese sailors and did not want to engage in such a vain battle. As a result, on October 25, the day the order was issued, 80,000 sailors of the German High Seas Fleet refused to lift anchor and shut down the warship. Although the resistance of the sailors forced the German naval authorities to withdraw the order, the sailors who led the trouble were persecuted and hundreds of people were arrested. The result was an even greater disaster!

On November 3, the day before yesterday, sailors took to the streets of Kiel to demonstrate against the naval authorities and demand the release of those arrested. The demonstration then developed into an armed uprising. The sailors disarmed the officers, quickly occupied strategic locations, and took control of the entire city. and established the terrible Soviets of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies.

When the news reached Berlin, everyone knew that something was wrong - the sailors' uprising in Kiel Port was a terrible signal, which meant that the revolution was about to break out in full force in Germany!

"Ludwig, let's go... the coronation ceremony will begin soon." Chloe von Heinsberg, dressed in costume, walked into the room used as the dressing room where Hessmann was - —This is the Glinico Palace on the outskirts of Berlin near Potsdam. After Germany's defeat became increasingly clear, Tsar Nicholas II's treatment also increased significantly. He moved from the villa in Zossen to the Palace of Glinico and restored his former domination of the world. The coronation of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolayevna will also be held at Gliniko Palace.

Moreover, Admiral Yudenich, who had been expelled to Finland by the United Baltic Principalities, was also invited to Berlin as a distinguished guest.

The general had already met with the Tsar on November 3 and suggested to the Tsar to use Estonia as a base to counterattack Petrograd. The Tsar verbally appointed him commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army, asking him to protect Grand Duchess Olga Nikolayevna and summon White Russians to form an army in Estonia!

At the same time, just today, November 5, 1918, the German government severed diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia on the pretext that the Soviet Russian government supported the riots in Germany.

Obviously, Wilhelm II had reached some kind of agreement with Nicholas II - on the condition that Germany supported his restoration, he asked him to mediate to obtain the best peace conditions for Germany and the Kaiser himself. For example, immediately implement an unconditional armistice (without requiring the German army to surrender) and preserve the status of the Kaiser. The transfer of the United Baltic Principality to Olga and the severing of diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia were both done to show the Allies.

But Hessmann was not involved in all this... He, a German lieutenant colonel, was a small figure to William II after all. He only heard some "gossip" from Grand Duchess Olga, saying that the Tsar's cousin and brother-in-law, Grand Justice Alexander Mikhailovich, who fled to England after the February Revolution, was in London and Paris. During the period, he interceded for Kaiser Wilhelm.

As for how to intercede, Hersman can figure it out even with his heels! It must be using German troops to support the Russian White Guards in the civil war. Send out hundreds of thousands to one million people to directly protect Nicholas II for restoration.

Chloe heard the news too. She is now the lady-in-waiting to the Grand Duchess, and she has been following Olga around for the past few days. So she was in a good mood, and a long-lost smile appeared on her face.

But Hessmann knew very clearly: The French would never spare Germany lightly, let alone allow the German army to support the restoration of the Tsar - even if this was the only reliable method. Because Germany's support for the restoration of the Tsar meant the full restoration of German-Russian relations, at least in the next few decades, Germany and Russia would become allies.

The French would rather see a red Soviet Union than the prospect of Germany and Russia joining forces!

Moreover, the Second German Reich had reached a point where it was about to be overturned by an uprising that broke out within. If history had not changed significantly, in a few days revolution would have swept across Germany.

"Okay, let's go see Her Highness the Grand Duchess together. She may become the future Empress of Russia... Then we will be prosperous, and maybe I will become the Duke of Russia." Hessman nodded with a smile. He didn't want to say anything discouraging right now.

He took Chloe on his arm and walked towards the chapel where the coronation ceremony would be held. Although he said pleasant words to make people happy, he was extremely anxious in his heart and wanted to have Grand Duchess Olga kidnapped and taken to Riga immediately.

The revolution is going to happen in a few days, and who knows how dangerous Berlin will be by then! It's okay for him and Chloe. After all, they are both secret agents who have seen the big world, and they have arranged for Stasi agents to respond in advance. Moreover, the two of them are basically small people, their goals are not big, and they can always escape. But it's hard to say about Grand Duchess Ogaly. Maybe Albert wants to take her as a hostage.

The two quickly arrived at the church, which was already glittering with stars and filled with dignitaries wearing German and Russian military uniforms. Hersman stopped and looked around, trying to find the figure of the Grand Duchess. At this moment, a loud voice suddenly shouted: "Long live His Majesty the Tsar, long live His Majesty the Kaiser, long live the Russian-German friendship!"

Hessman followed the voice and saw that the speaker was a Russian general with a bald head, an exaggerated mustache, a short stature and a beer belly. He and Grand Duchess Olga were standing next to a small open door that led to who knows where. William II and Nicholas II were coming out of the door holding hands...

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