The Rise of the Third Reich

"Ludwig, look at this."

In a luxurious suite at the Crane Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland, Mrs. Kollontai, who was older but still dressed very fashionably, handed a stack of photos to Imperial Marshal Hersmann, who was visiting in casual clothes.

Hersman took the photo and looked at it. It showed two old men hugging each other or holding hands. One of them, Hersman, recognized him at a glance. He was clearly the great leader of the Soviet Union, Comrade Stalin. The other one is an Oriental with a bald head, a mustache, upside-down eyebrows and small eyes, and wears a pair of round glasses with black wooden frames.

"Is this Japanese Matsuoka Yoyo?" Hersman had met Matsuoka before, but it was a long time ago and he can no longer remember the other person's appearance.

"Yes, he is the former Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke, and it was he who promoted the Japan-Soviet Neutrality Treaty." Mrs. Kollontai replied with a smile, "This time he is visiting as the special envoy of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. Moscow, the purpose is to seek a decent peace...a peace between Japan and the United States and the Soviet Union, excluding Germany!”

"But this is impossible," Hessman smiled and shook his head. "Roosevelt will not let Japan go. This is determined by the national conditions of the United States. Unless the United States loses millions of lives in the war against Japan, the United States will not let Japan go." People will never forgive Japan, let alone give up half of the Pacific Ocean!”

Although most of the American conglomerate elites agree with the "Europe first" argument, they know that they must first deal with Germany, an enemy that can compete with the United States for white world hegemony. But those white Americans who think they are superior do not think so. In their eyes, Japan's crimes of attacking Pearl Harbor, occupying Hawaii, bombing the West Coast, and destroying the Panama Canal are no different from black brothers sleeping with their wives. They are all crimes. A matter of heaven.

In their view, the war in Europe is just a group of white fellows fighting, and it is a matter for white Europeans. Whether it is British hegemony or German hegemony, it has little to do with the United States.

If Britain (native) and Germany continue to fight, the American business elite can still guide public opinion. But now that the battle for European hegemony has been decided, it is obvious that the United States can no longer intervene in Europe. What is the point of continuing the fight? Of course the United States should make peace with Germany as soon as possible. Then he went to fight against Japan to regain his position - the white man let the yellow Japanese beat him so badly. It was really embarrassing and humiliating. How could he not take revenge?

Therefore, the current public opinion in the United States cannot spare Japan. If Roosevelt dares to negotiate a peace with Japan and turn around to attack Germany, then his presidency will be over and he will be impeached.

But then again, the situation in Germany is similar to that in the United States. The Nazi Party now in power is largely racist and determines affinities based on Aryan ancestry. Today, the mainstream of American society is still white-skinned. Among them, Americans with strong Germanic ancestry such as German, British and Dutch account for a large proportion.

Therefore, the German people are not very interested in continuing to fight with their "American brothers". According to the information obtained by Hersman, Hitler himself had secretly met with the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland John F. Kennedy, and they had a very pleasant conversation. Kennedy was Irish, because Ireland gained independence from the United Kingdom with the support of Germany. , so Irish Americans in the United States are also a bit pro-German.

In addition, the two incidents of U.S. aid to the Soviet Union and Germany's aid to Japan were actually the United States and Germany hurting each other. The Red Army who received American aid could kill more German soldiers, and the Japanese who received German aid could also kill more American soldiers. This kind of exchange is not a good thing for the Nazi Party, which is essentially a workers' party... Now the Nazis still need German workers and farmers who are soldiers to vote for them!

If it were not for the obstruction of the two warmongers Roosevelt and Hersman, a peace treaty in which "Germany sells to Japan and the United States sells to the Soviet Union" would have been reached by now!

However, Hersman, a warmonger, could not see the possibility of stepping down for the time being, but Roosevelt's presidential throne would not last long.

"Madam," Hessman returned the photos to Mrs. Kollontai, and then said with a smile, "I did not receive these photos. I hope you will keep them confidential. Because the Japanese issue is the biggest obstacle on the road to peace between us and the United States. . The other two bigger obstacles are probably President Roosevelt and I, because we don’t want to miss the opportunity to attack the other country.

But President Roosevelt was an old and in poor health leader, and he had less than 2 years left in his term. I believe that he will not have a fourth presidential term, and whoever becomes the president of the United States in 1945 must be a politician who is willing to achieve peace with Germany. Therefore, it is better not to show these photos to Chancellor Hitler for the time being. "

Mrs. Kollontai's face changed slightly when she heard that Roosevelt only had 2 years left in office. Because he knew that public opinion in the United States had begun to change, and everyone believed that the United States should not participate in the European war... Based on Mrs. Kollontai's understanding of the United States (she had stayed in the United States for many years), this matter did not need to wait until Roosevelt stepped down, as long as If you wait until the primaries of the two parties, something bad may happen!

By then, the leaders of both parties and members of Congress (Congress is also elected at about the same time) will all have to express their stance on the European war! And with the European war going like this, the politicians running for election must be criticized. By then, everyone will oppose war with Germany. Maybe even the Lend-Lease Act will be abolished. Will Roosevelt, a weak president, still be able to help the Soviet Union?

"Madam," Hessman said with some seriousness, "you must know more about the internal affairs of the United States than I do. I don't want the Soviet Union and Germany to be divided into life-and-death battles. If we can reach a treaty to end the war in 1943, , it must be the most beneficial to the Soviet Union and Germany. If the pro-German faction in the United States comes to power, then... my friend Olga will most likely become the Empress of Russia! You know, this empress is in the United States! Very popular.”

There are many White Russians in the United States now, and there are also many rich and wealthy men who bought titles from the Queen and became Russian royalists! Therefore, during the 1944 U.S. election, some people may make the issue of restoring Tsarist Russia a theme.

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"Roosevelt asked what do we need?"

In Moscow, inside the Kremlin, the fatherly leader of the Soviet people smoked his pipe and said to the members of the Political Bureau: "What we need most is a decent peace... Comrades, what do you think?"

Stalin was obviously not dazzled by the American victory, and the offensive and defensive positions in the Pacific Theater would indeed change hands.

But what good did this do to the Soviet Union? No matter how powerful the Americans were, they could never capture Tokyo in 1943. Germany is very likely to occupy Leningrad and Moscow!

Considering that the Germans still have a "legal queen" for all Russia, once Leningrad and Moscow fall, the Soviet Union will be destroyed.

Moreover, Mrs. Kollontai mentioned in the telegram the "peace of virtue" and the inevitable presidential and congressional elections in the United States - Comrade Stalin almost hated this kind of bourgeois democracy that changed the president for nothing! It would be great to let Roosevelt cut the D, why do we need to replace him? And even if someone needs to be replaced, everyone must listen to Roosevelt's opinions and not replace the kind of bad guy who wants to engage in appeasement with Germany.

However, it would be difficult for the Soviet Union to interfere in the U.S. elections. Stalin now had no choice but to find a way to end this unfortunate war before Roosevelt returned home to retire.

"Comrade General Secretary, I fully support your wise decision." Khrushchev was the first to speak. He said with a very sad expression, "After the fall of the British mainland, we will have to face a Germany that can dominate Europe for a long time. Empire... Since it is impossible to destroy the enemy, we can only turn to other directions, such as India. "

Khrushchev's speech seemed to be the starting gun, and all political bureau members and alternate members present at the meeting expressed their stance.

Of course they all firmly support Comrade Stalin!

Stalin nodded, and then turned his attention to Marshal Pavlov and Marshal Shaposhnikov who were attending the meeting. The two of them were attending the meeting and were not qualified to speak actively. They could only wait for Stalin's inquiry.

And Stalin's eyes were asking questions - decent peace cannot be achieved by talking, it must be fought!

On the northern front, the Soviet army must lift the long siege of Leningrad - the city has been besieged for more than half a year, and the reserves of supplies will be exhausted. If the siege is not lifted, the Soviets with Leningrad residence registration will rebel and surrender to the enemy.

In the center, the Red Army's plan was to hold East Belarus and Warsaw, ensure the security of Moscow, and at the same time use Warsaw as a condition for peace.

On the southern front, the Dnieper River defense line cannot be lost. The Dnieper River defense line protects Ukraine on the left bank. Once it is breached, the Soviet Union may lose the important Donetsk heavy industrial zone.

"Comrade General Secretary," Pavlov said, "the People's Commissariat of Defense and the Red Army General Staff agree that it is possible for the German army to maintain the Leningrad encirclement and at the same time advance towards Moscow!"

"The Germans intend to restore the Romanov dynasty?" Stalin asked uncertainly.

"It may also be to obtain the maximum bargaining chip at the negotiating table!" said Marshal Shaposhnikov, Chief of the General Staff. "If we lose Leningrad and Moscow at the same time, there will be a terrible civil war and division in the Soviet Union..."

Stalin waved his hand and interrupted Shalashnikov, who was careful with his words. He smiled bitterly: "No, it's not civil war and division, but we are completely finished! Moscow will be like Paris in March 1815..."

March 1, 1815 was the moment when Napoleon, who had escaped from Elba Island, landed on French soil. At that time, public opinion in Paris was overwhelmingly against the emperor, just as people in Moscow are now against the Russian Empress Olga.

But when Napoleon came to Paris as a victor, he had transformed from the "Devil of Corsica" and the "man-eating monster" into His Majesty the Emperor loved by the people of Paris!