Hersmann did not leave Moscow for a visit, as Lenin had arranged, because Comrade Lenin suddenly fell ill.

"Ludwig, Lenin is sick!"

The door to Hersmann's suite at the National Hotel in Moscow was knocked on early in the morning by Mrs. Kollentai, who had come in a hurry. Kollontai hugged Hermman very warmly, and then whispered a surprising message in his ear.

"He's had a stroke! Just yesterday afternoon......"

Colontai's voice was soft, obviously not wanting to be heard by those around him.

Lenin actually had a stroke! Hersman was also taken aback. Although he knew that Lenin's life would not be long, he fell in August 1920, which greatly surprised him.

"Now come with me to the Kremlin." Mrs. Kollentai did not enter the room with Hermmann, but asked Hersman to go with her to the Kremlin. They then walked out of the main entrance of the hotel together, and a small black car was already parked on the side of the road. The two sat together in the back seat of the sedan.

"Natalie, go to the Kremlin!" Colontai commanded. That's when Hersman realized that it was Natalie who was driving. Lesinskaya.

"How is Comrade Lenin doing?" Hersman asked tentatively. He knew a little bit of medical knowledge and knew that this stroke was supposed to be the beginning of a series of strokes, and the current situation may not be too serious.

"It's okay," Colontai frowned, "but his health is related to the safety of the whole country, and it must be kept secret......

"I know, I know." Hersmann nodded repeatedly, "When I return to Germany, I will send the best and most reliable doctor." ”

"Thank you." Kollontai nodded gratefully at Hersman. That's one of the reasons why she came to Hersmann – in this era, Germany had the best doctors!

"So, can I ask what triggers a stroke?" Hersman then asked. Yesterday he sensed that Lenin was not doing well, as if a big stone was pressing on his heart.

"Kyiv!" Korentai gritted his teeth, "We were defeated in Kyiv by the army of White Poland......"

The Battle of Kyiv was actually defeated!

It turned out that over the past three or four months, on the battlefield of right-bank Ukraine, it seemed that the Red Army had the upper hand, not only encircling Kyiv, but also liberating many small and medium-sized cities. But they were never able to break the main force of the Polish White Army outside Kiev - Tukhachevsky, who commanded the battle, drew up a plan to besiege the city and send reinforcements.

However, contrary to the expectations of the Red Army, the Ukrainian White Army guarding Kyiv was extremely stubborn, and it was also supported by most of the citizens. The Petliura group organized a large number of militias. So that they have enough troops to defend and constantly launch counterattacks, pinning down and consuming a large number of the Red Army's vital forces.

By mid-July, Hersmann had just arrived in Russia. The main forces of the Polish White Army, commanded by the French military advisory group, belatedly advanced to Krosten, west of Kiev. Then there was the 18-day battle of Krosten-Kiev.

For three months from mid-April to mid-July, the Red Army besieged Kyiv and was busy occupying cities and cities on the right bank, fighting against all sorts of Ukrainian civilian military forces. So before the start of the battle for Krosten-Kiev, they were exhausted.

Nevertheless, the Red Army, which had been in battle for a long time, took the initiative to attack at the beginning of the battle, hoping to seize the initiative on the battlefield. For a time, the Red Army still had the upper hand, and the inexperienced Polish army was defeated one after another. But on August 13, when Pilsudski personally led reinforcements to Krosten, the Polish army was demoralized, and then launched a counterattack, and after three days and three nights of bloody fighting, the Red Army was finally crushed at the end of the crossbow!

This means that the Soviet-Polish War, which began to rekindle in April, will end in a crushing defeat on the part of the Soviet Union and Russia - the historical Soviet-Polish War can only be regarded as a draw. Although Russia did not take Warsaw, it recovered Kiev and most of Right-Bank Ukraine.

But on this occasion, the defeat of the Russian Red Army under the city of Kiev meant that half of Ukraine was about to become the land of the Polish Commonwealth. Moreover, the Donetsk Basin, the heavy industrial base of Soviet Russia, will also be deterred by Polish bombers.

Yesterday afternoon, Lenin's secretary Fodieva brought Lenin the bad news of a great rout at the front.

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"White Poland must be wiped out! The Ukrainian people, oppressed by the Polish bourgeoisie, must be liberated! ”

When Hersmann walked into Lenin's hospital room in the Kremlin with Kollentay, he heard the patient's hoarse voice repeating the ...... Words!

Although Lenin's complexion was quite good, he could still wave his arms while lying on the bed, speak clearly when he spoke, and there were no symptoms of facial paralysis. But "White Poland must be wiped out!" The Ukrainian people, oppressed by the Polish bourgeoisie, must be liberated! These two sentences became Lenin's "last words" after his death, and they were well known in the Soviet Union. Even all the Soviet Young Pioneers had to recite it when they put on their red scarves.

"These are my last words!" Lenin beckoned to Hessman and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect that we would be defeated by White Poland and lose half of the Ukrainian ......"

Hersmann's eyes swept around Lenin's hospital room and found that Trotsky, Stalin, Kamenev and Krestinsky were all there, as well as Lenin's wife Krupskaya and lover Armand.

"Ludwig," Lenin took a glass of water from Armand and took a sip, "the loss of right-bank Ukraine is a big blow to us!" And in my lifetime, I'm afraid I won't see it reclaimed. Because, having decided to make peace with Poland, I will ask the Prime Minister of the Baltic Republic of Pierburg to try to mediate......"

"It's going to work." Hersman frowned and said, "The British will not want to see the Poles take all of Ukraine." And the French will not support the Poles to continue eastward, they need the Polish army to go south to attack Hungary! ”

The French were in trouble in Hungary. The main problem was that the Romanians were unwilling to fight again, the Serbs were busy packing up Croatia and Slovenia, and the Greeks were invading Asia Minor in a big way. The anti-war sentiment in France was particularly high, and it was impossible to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Hungary. So the French transferred MSL troops from North Africa. And these colonial armies in French North Africa reminded the Christians of Transylvania of the Ottoman Empire...... As a result, the Hungarian war dragged on endlessly.

And for the Polish Confederation to attack the Hungarian SSU Republic from the north, it seemed as if the best means to end the Hungarian war!

"Pilsudski didn't dare to ask for it!" Lenin snorted, knowing that he could not help the Hungarian Bolshevik Party. "Half of Ukraine is the limit of what Poland can control, and any more of it will be indigestion."

In today's Polish Confederation, Poles are still the majority, numbering about 20 million. If the whole of Ukraine is taken, then the demographic structure of the Polish Confederation will be reversed. And Left-Bank Ukraine is inhabited by a large number of Cossacks and Russians, who are not easy to rule.

Lenin looked at Hersmann, "But we still want to take back right-bank Ukraine in the future, just as you want to take back West Prussia and Posen, don't we?" ”

"Yes!" Hersman immediately replied, "It's a must!" ”

Lenin nodded heavily, looked at Hersmann, and then at his four political commissars, "Okay! From now on, Russia and Germany are best friends! I hope that one day in the future, the armies of our two countries will be able to meet under the city of Warsaw! ”

Hersmann knew that from now on, the USSR and Germany were truly friends! At least until the fall of White Poland, both sides were comrades and brothers!

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