The Rise of the Third Reich

Hessmann and Chloe, who returned to Berlin from Petrograd, were suddenly shocked. Because when they walked out of the Friedrich Strasse train station, they saw a familiar scene: the train station square was crowded with demonstrators!

“Down with war and make peace now!”

"Long live Germany, Germany will win!"

"Release all political fans and abolish the state of martial law!"

"Shoot the traitors! Long live the German Fatherland Party!"

On the square, there were two groups of people marching and protesting. One group supported the war, and the other group was anti-war!

Chloe grabbed Hessman's arm tightly and said in surprise: "God, have we traveled through time and space and returned to Petrograd in April?"

Hessman nodded slowly and whispered: "It's a bit similar, but there is a difference. They are bare-handed. Whether they are those who support war or those who want peace, they have no weapons."

Chloe's voice was still low, "But before the February Revolution, the Russian proletariat was also bare-handed!"

At this time, a man in his forties or fifties, carrying a cane and wearing an old military uniform that had been washed white, walked up to Hessmann and others, handed two leaflets, and shouted: "For the German Motherland!"

Chloe took the flyer and looked at it. It was printed in bold and black letters: Long live the German Fatherland Party! Fight resolutely to the end!

"The German Fatherland Party?" Chloe was stunned for a moment, "When was it established?"

"Last month." Halder's voice came from behind Hersman and Chloe. He had just enthusiastically gone to rent a warehouse for Hersman - to store the things he bought from Petersburg. The treasure, Halder is familiar with this matter. The Eastern Front Headquarters has a special warehouse at the Berlin train station to store the trophies of officers returning from the front line.

Halder explained: "We support the Motherland Party. It was just established last month to deal with those troublemakers!"

Hersman knew that this party was a right-wing party founded by Ludendorff in September 1917. Its purpose was to support the military-led government and continue the war to the end. This party did not exist for long, but it developed rapidly. By September 1918, it even surpassed the old German Socialist Party and became the largest party in Germany. In a sense, the National Socialist Workers' Party inherited its legacy.

"Ludwig, Captain Ludwig von Hersmann!"

At this time, Hessmann suddenly heard someone shouting his name. He followed the sound and looked, and it turned out to be Kesselring. He was wearing a military uniform, and behind him was a carriage with military markings.

"Haha, Albert, you have indeed become a major!" Hessmann walked up quickly and laughed when he saw that Kesselring had already achieved the rank of major.

"Congratulations! Albert."

"This is all thanks to you! By the way, Ludwig, the order has been issued to promote you to the rank of major, and I will also give you a medal."

The two grown men, Hessmann and Kesselring, hugged each other in public, and Kesselring said, "Guess what medal it is?"

"Is it the Iron Cross First Class?"

"How is that possible? I even got a first-class Iron Cross." Kesselring said in an envious tone, "You will definitely get a better medal! Because you are now a legend, even His Majesty the Emperor knows you With your deeds, I think you will become a marshal in the future!"

"You will too!" Hessman replied with a smile, "I firmly believe that."

This prophecy has been proven by history, and Kesselring is indeed a military genius, a good hand in commanding both the army and the air force.

"Albert, let me introduce to you, this is Captain Franz Halder, military aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief on the Eastern Front, Prince Leopold - this is Albert Kesselring, General Staff Officer "Major, my friend."

Hersmann introduced Halder to Kesselring. Then several people got on the carriage together, and the carriage drove through the streets of Berlin and arrived at Wilhelm Street. Hersman found the streets in a mess, littered with discarded placards and flyers that had not yet been cleaned up.

"Beginning in April, the domestic situation began to be chaotic!" Kesselring stayed in Berlin and witnessed the gradual disintegration of social order and the approaching revolutionary trend. "The situation is getting worse... Some people above are worried that if it continues to develop, our place will become like Russia!"

"With Russia? It can't be that bad, right?" Chloe interjected.

"Impossible!" Kesselin said, "Your Majesty the General has foreseen this, so he established the Fatherland Party. I believe that the Fatherland Party has the power to defeat them! It is impossible for the Bolsheviks in Germany to come to power."

Hessmann shook his head and said in a gloomy tone: "Actually, the Russian Bolsheviks were also very weak at the beginning!"

"That's all your credit!" Kesselin glanced at Hessman, then looked at Chloe, without saying anything else.

At this time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in William Street soon arrived, and Chloe was from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Before getting off the bus, she gave Hessmann a note and whispered in her ear: "This is my address in Berlin, just near the Kurfürstendamm. Find me there at five o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I Let me introduce you to an antique dealer."

"Thank you, I will definitely go." Hersman hugged Chloe and said goodbye to her.

As soon as Chloe left, Kesselin's conversation started: "Ludwig, the Admiral wants to see you, and he wants to see you immediately!"

A general is eager to see a captain. It seems that there must be a reason why he must meet.

"Is it for peace negotiations?" Hersman asked.

"No, Your Majesty the General wants to know how you helped the Bolsheviks seize power!" Kesselring glanced at Hersmann, "He doesn't want to see a French or English-speaking Captain Hersmann come to Germany."

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"Your Majesty General, I think you misunderstood. Our role in the Bolsheviks coming to power was not decisive. We were just spectators."

As soon as Hessmann arrived at the General Staff Headquarters, he changed into his military uniform and was taken to General Ludendorff's office without even drinking. He saw two very exquisite boxes on the admiral's desk, and he guessed that they should contain medals and military ranks.

Ludendorff did not immediately hand over these two treasures to Hessmann, but asked about the causes and consequences of the Russian Bolsheviks coming to power - of course, individually.

"Isn't it decisive? Without us, the October Revolution probably wouldn't have happened, right?"

"No, the Bolsheviks will still come to power, it's destined."

"Destined? You seem to have great confidence in Lenin."

"It's not all because of Lenin." Hersman paused and looked at Ludendorff, who was sitting behind his desk like a statue of a god. "It was actually Lenin's opponents who were too stupid. Until the day before the October Revolution, they had a chance to prevent Lenin and the Bolsheviks from seizing power."

"How to stop it?" Ludendorff asked.

"Peace!" Hessmann said in a heavy tone. "If the Tsar had sued for peace in March, he would still be the master of Russia. If Prince Lvov had sued for peace in April, he would still be in power. If the Kremlin Lensky sued for peace in July, even before the October Revolution, and he is now certainly Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government.”

"So, now that the Bolsheviks are suing for peace, how long do you think they can stay in power?"

By 1991! If history has not changed significantly!

However, Hessmann could not answer like this. He now wanted to speak for Lenin, lest Ludendorff continue to slaughter Soviet Russia and delay the war on the Western Front.

"Your Excellency, it's up to us!"

He solemnly said: "The Bolshevik rule is still very fragile, and only Petersburg is truly consolidated. If we cannot effectively support them, maybe by next spring, we will have to deal with a stubborn Russian general... In fact "There is never a lack of public opinion in Russia when fighting a war. Once the road to peace fails, there will be no shortage of supporters for the war, and we will be in a quagmire again."

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