A week after the German troops were stationed in the Rhineland, Ludwig. Feng. Heinsberg-Hersmann returned to Berlin from his headquarters in Cologne - as a hero in the reconquest of the Rhineland.

"Hooray, Germany! Hooray, Wehrmacht! ”

The sound of cheers resounded through Berlin's Fledrestrass Station Square, which in 1918 was a regular gathering place for anti-war activists, but has now been transformed into a sea of military uniforms and cheers.

"Ludwig, do you see? Our fighters still keep their uniforms! They are always ready to put on it again and fight for the rise of Germany! ”

Vice President Ludendorff, who personally went to the train station to greet the "triumphant" soldiers, held Hersmann's hand tightly and said in a proud tone.

Hersman looked at the sea of military uniforms in the square. Most of them are not active or reservists in the Wehrmacht, but veterans of the last world war and sons of veterans who wear the uniforms left behind by their fathers.

Of course, there were also a number of People's Stormtroopers in brown uniforms - the People's Stormtroopers were not disbanded, but were radically reorganized and became militias under the control of the Ministry of Defence and the General Staff of the Defence Forces.

"Your Excellency, the German people are now truly united, and the whole of Europe will tremble before them!" Hersmann said loudly, then snapped up and gave Ludendorff a military salute, "Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Hersmann, report to you: the Rhineland region has been completely controlled by the Wehrmacht!" ”

Ludendorff was vice president and spent most of his time recuperating at his estate in Hanover due to Hindenburg's growing Alzheimer's disease. The presidency was left to Ludendorff, who was not a member of any political party, but was known to everyone in Europe as a "political general."

Both the Fatherland People's Party and the Nazi Party, which are in coalition power in Germany, have very close relations with him. The Fatherland People's Party was formed on the basis of the Fatherland Party before the November Revolution and has many generals and parliamentarians. And the backbone of the Nazi Party were junior officers and veterans who were unwilling to lose the world war. Its establishment and development could not have been achieved without the support of Ludendorff.

As a result, many foreign political observers now mistake Ludendorff for the real plenipotentiary in Germany -- they regard him as a man who is in conflict with Pilsudski, Golz, Horthy. Miklosh, Kemal and similar figures. Within Germany, however, there are many people who share similar views.

And Adolf. Hitler was seen as a German version of the "savior" of the Portuguese economy, Salazar (a former Portuguese professor dictator, appointed Minister of Finance by the military dictatorship, and currently Prime Minister of Portugal). Manage your finances well and govern the country in a good way. Just over a year after coming to power, Germany miraculously saved Germany from the quagmire of the Great Depression. But no one would have thought of Hitler as a dictator of Germany, and in fact he was not.

After reporting to Ludendorff about the reconquest of the Rhineland, Hersmann went to Adolf. In front of Hitler, the same military salute was given, and then almost the same report was made - the Wehrmacht was now under the dual leadership of the president, the president, who was the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the Ministry of Defense, which was subordinate to the chancellor, was in charge of military administration.

"Well done!" Hitler was also very excited, holding Hirschmann's hand and laughing heartily. In a somewhat overly high-pitched tone, he said, "The French and the British have really lost their courage, and they could have easily stopped us." ”

If both Britain and France fulfilled their obligations under the Locarno Pact by mobilizing militarily and marching on the Rhineland, Germany would have no choice but to back down. However, if France's white-left Virgin statesman wants to do this again, he will completely destroy his political future -- anyone who has played electoral politics knows that the basic plate of a political party cannot be lost, and if it is lost, it is not necessary to play politics.

The basic plate of the French white left is the French who do not want to fight and die. So as long as the French white left is in charge. You must not dare to start the war easily. Even if he was forced by Germany to have no choice, he took the plunge. It will only be a sit-down battle.

As for letting the French old soldiers, who were afraid of death and did not want to fight, leave the safe Maginot Line and go to the Siegfried Line, which was "impregnable" by the Germans, to die...... That kind of thing already violated the "political correctness" of France at that time and could only exist in dreams.

"Yes, they have lost their courage," Hersman said with a laugh, "and keeping the peace has become the biggest public opinion in Britain and France." This is very beneficial for our development. ”

Then Hersman walked over to the speakers placed on the steps outside the train station building, and the crowd in the square fell silent when they saw this. They were waiting for the new star of the German army, the 40-year-old Lieutenant General Hersmann, to speak - Ludendorff and Schleicher arranged for Hirschmann to regain the Rhineland and make him a big show. It's about packaging him as a Ludendorff-esque hero......

Instead of immediately starting his speech, Hersmann was silent for a while, imitating Hitler's oratorical technique.

"Great news for you, the armies of the German Empire have in the past week shattered a chain imposed on our German nation by the evil Treaty of Versailles - the Rhineland, which has been part of the German nation since ancient times, is now under the protection of the Wehrmacht!

After being struck down by a bullet fired from the back in November 1918, our nation was once again on the path of iron and blood forged the glory of Germany......

The Treaty of Versailles is a great shame for us! We have the determination and strength to refuse to carry it out! Recovering the Rhineland is just the beginning, and we're going to tear it apart completely! Germany will become strong and invincible again!

This is the common ideal of the 70 million outstanding sons and daughters of Germany, and it is also the common responsibility of our generation, for which the soldiers of the Wehrmacht have made up their minds and are ready to shed our last drop of blood. Sons and daughters of the German nation, are you ready......"

"Hooray, Germany! Hooray, Wehrmacht! ”

Hersmann's gunpowder-filled speech was over, and the cheers became even louder. The opposite of what is happening in Germany is now the opposite of that of Britain and France – after 20 years of humiliation and oppression, the vast majority of Germans are nostalgic for the mighty empire of yesteryear.

So Germany's political correctness is the "dream of a strong country"! It was to build a Third Reich that would bring glory to Germany.

"That's a good point!" As he spoke, Hitler got into the same open-top Mercedes W07 with Hersmann and Ludendorff, and then drove to Wilhelmstrasse to the cheers of the Berliners.

"There are no generals like you in England and France!" Hitler waved at the crowd on the side of the road and said compliments.

"No, they also have good generals, and they also have fearless politicians." Hersman replied with a smile, "But they don't have the 70 million people who are willing to give their lives for the revival of the country." That's our biggest advantage! ”

"That's right! 70 million no, it should be more than 80 million German people is our greatest advantage! ”

Adolph. Hitler nodded heavily, his tone already a little solemn: "The reconquest of the Rhineland is just the beginning...... I want to unite all Germans in Europe! A united Germany will be invincible! ”

This meant that Germany would take back the Saarland, merge with the Baltic Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Free City of Danzig, Alsace and Lorraine, the Czech Sudetenland, and a number of other fragmented territories.

With the exception of the Saarland (which, according to the Treaty of Versailles, the Saarland could be decided by referendum in 1934), all the other areas that needed to be annexed or recovered had no "law" or "treaty" basis.

Or rather, the reunification of Germany is not in accordance with international law!

……

"Openly proclaiming that he wants to smash the Treaty of Versailles, he is really an old friend of the Soviet people!"

Soviet Foreign Minister Litvinov was probably the first foreign politician to receive the full text of the "Speech at the Hesmann Railway Station."

He got the news on a ship bound for France. In the eyes of this obese but personable, somewhat aristocratic Jew, Hersmann's public declaration in his speech that he would "smash the Treaty of Versailles" undoubtedly did the Soviet Union a great favor.

He had to say this, "It was Madame Kollentai who went to Paris with Litvinov, who seemed to have gained Stalin's trust because of Hersmann's rise." "His supporters and backstage bosses hate the Treaty of Versailles, and he is their tool to undermine the Treaty of Versailles."

Kollentai was now an "expert on Germany" in the Soviet Union, and of course a "specialist on Hessmann". Her views of Hersmann were largely realistic, and behind Hersmann was a group of figures who wanted to tear up the Treaty of Versailles and make Germany strong again. And Hersmann has been doing this since before the end of the last world war. And it was very successful!

"So he's been rewarded!" With a smile, Litvinov handed a copy of the telegram to Mrs. Kollentai, "He has just been promoted to admiral...... A 40-year-old admiral! It seems that it is only a matter of time before he becomes chief of the General Staff and even president of Germany. ”

"The Chief of the General Staff is certain," Colontai nodded, then thought for a moment, "but not the President. ”

"If it weren't for him, who would have picked up Ludendorff's class?" Litvinov asked, "Ludendorff is also very old. ”

"It is possible that he will take over Ludendorff's class, and if Germany still has a president in 1938, it will be either him or Schleicher...... And most of the presidents after Schleicher were him. (To be continued.) )