The United Duchy of the Baltic is the homeland of the Germans!

Baron Pierburg declared: every Baltic German must be ready to fight!

Hersman is and Carl. Haushofer arrived in Riga together. At the train station, they saw signs of the Polotic self-government and large recruitment advertisements plastered all over the platform. Cal. Haushofer said to Hersmann: "Hehe, from Berlin to Riga, it is as if we have returned from 1918 to 1914, when the war had just begun. ”

Hersman struggled to search his mind for memories of 1914, and it was wonderful! At that time, everyone believed that the German Empire was the most powerful country in the world, with an invincible army and navy. Second Lieutenant Hersmann, who had just graduated from the military academy, reported to the barracks in Königsberg with the mood of winning the lottery, and the streets of Berlin and Königsberg were full of cheering crowds, and there were long queues in front of each recruiting point. Hersmann, on the other hand, fantasized that he could become a major after the victory in the war and win the favor of a noble maiden - most of the fantasies came true, except that the war was not won!

A salty cold wind blowing from the Gulf of Riga swept across the platform, pulling Hersman back to reality from his fond memories. He yelled at Carl. Haushofer smiled bitterly: "At least we can keep the United Duchy of the Baltics...... It's not nothing, is it? Perhaps, this German country will be the key to winning our next war. ”

"The next war?" Cal. Haushofer shook his head, "I'm afraid it's been many years later, 40 years after the Franco-Prussian War, there should be 50 years of peace after this war, right?" ”

It's only been 20 years, actually! Hesman said in his heart: If we defeat again, you and I will die! Unless you give up everything after the war and go home to farm......

"Let's go, we have a lot to do today......" Carl. "We're going to have to race against the clock!" ”

They had come to Riga for a secret meeting - because of the launch of the second plan of the Courland Plan, many things had to be adjusted. All aspects involved in the Courland Plan naturally need to meet.

In addition, after attending this secret meeting, Hersmann had to go to Moscow in the name of the general manager of the Russian-German company to conduct difficult negotiations with Lenin.

The two quickly walked out of the Riga train station, where two German soldiers with rifles checked their documents at the exit of the station and immediately let them go.

Outside the train station, the security was heavy and full of soldiers with loaded guns - the city of Riga had been under martial law since a few months ago. This was done on the advice of Stasi. And at the same time the ruthless repression of all sorts of Russian and Latvian and Estonian revolutionaries! The German revolutionaries were arrested and expelled. Public opinion was also tightly regulated, and only newspapers approved by Stasi were allowed to publish them, and they were filled with content advocating war and terrible things about Russia.

Before boarding the taxi carriage, Carl. Haushofer bought two copies of the local newspaper in Riga and gave Hersmann one. As soon as he got into the car, Hersman opened the newspaper and read it. On the front pages of the newspapers, in thickened and bold black letters, there was a sensational news: there had been another mass arrest in Petrograd, more than 2,000 people were arrested, 1,000 of whom were executed without any trial!

"Another 2,000 people were arrested, just in Petrograd!" Haushofer shook his head. "If this same madman is allowed to come to power in Germany, we will all be shot!"

Historically, at the end of World War I and in the years that followed, there were a number of European countries that had a confrontation between the Red and the White. However, there was no second Soviet Union (Hungary almost succeeded), and the ruthlessness of the Bolsheviks in the Russian civil war was probably also an important reason for this. Class enemies like Haushofer are on alert!

"Yes," Hersman said, putting away the paper, "it's a matter of life, but it's also an opportunity for us." ”

"What chance?"

"Of course, it was to take advantage of the opportunity of Soviet Russia to maintain the vitality of Germany...... I don't think the big men of the Entente want to see a wave of red revolutions all over Europe, do they? ”

"Of course. But...... There must be no signs of a red revolution in Germany! "Carl. Haushofer said categorically, "This is not allowed!" Whoever dares to do that must be prepared to die! ”

Cal. Liebknecht and Rosa. Luxembourg is ready to do just that! Hersman said in his heart, so they were going to die soon.

"Of course it's not Germany, it's another country, and I think I can discuss it with Lenin this time...... It would also be good to create more trouble for the Entente! "Hersman and Carl. As Haushofer spoke, the carriage had stopped in front of a large yellow castle building. This was the headquarters of the German garrison in the Baltic region.

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Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic Defense Army, Rudiger. Feng. Morality. Admiral Goltz looked very stern, his facial features seemed to be carved out of granite, and his eyes were particularly sharp, like a real leader. In the first half of 1918, he also did a great thing - he helped the Finnish White Guards defeat the Red Guards!

This earned him great prestige and was considered a suitable person to defend the United Duchy of the Baltics. Historically, he also took on the same mission, but was defeated in Estonia due to his lack of preparation and limited strength. However, on this plane, Hersman's "Courland Plan" planned to defend the United Duchy of Baltic with an army of 100,000. Moreover, Hersmann intended to have the Baltic Republic conclude a "non-aggression pact" with Soviet Russia, which would give the Baltic republic another layer of insurance.

"Your Excellency, this is an order for the United Baltic Principalities to establish diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia and to sign the Non-Aggression Pact." Hersmann opened a black, cross-marked folder containing a top-secret order signed by Field Marshal Hindenburg.

The signing of diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia was stipulated in the "Courland Plan", but this matter could not be promoted by the Baltic Foreign Ministry, and only Hersman could do it. And also not by order of the German Foreign Ministry, but directly by the Chief of the General Staff. This is dictated by the current situation of secret cooperation between Russia and Germany.

Admiral Goltz's gaze swept over Hindenburg's signature, then he raised his head and stared into Hessmann's eyes: "Lieutenant colonel, do you really think that it is necessary for the United Principalities of the Baltic to conclude such a treaty with the Bolsheviks in Russia?" I think you already know what they did in Russia, right? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Hersmann replied in the affirmative, "Neither the United Principalities of the Baltic nor Soviet Russia are at present inadmissible to the Entente, and this will be the basis for cooperation between the two countries." As for what the Bolsheviks did...... I think they're just doing what has to be done! ”

"Must be done? It is also necessary to shoot so many unarmed nobles and commoners? Admiral Goltz was unimpressed. He was a traditional aristocratic officer, and of course very disgusted by the murder of Russian nobles by the Bolsheviks, and at the same time despised any killing of the common people.

"For self-preservation," says Hersmann, "most of those who were killed were the old aristocrats and capitalists who had opposed the Bolsheviks, and if they had not been thoroughly suppressed, the Bolsheviks would have failed." Your Excellency, I think you know how the Finnish White Guards dealt with the Red Guards, right? ”

"Hmph, those people deserve it!"

Hersmann looked at the sharp-eyed general in front of him and said in an extremely serious tone: "If you fail in the United Duchy of the Baltic, hundreds of thousands of Germans will become slaves of other countries, and the warriors of the Baltic Defense Army will be killed and arrested like the Finnish Red Guards." When the time comes, Woodrow. Johnson, George. Clemenceau and Lloyd. George will also speak of the warriors who attack us with the most vicious words...... Therefore, it is not a problem that the means are vicious, the problem is that there must be victory, even if they act like the Bolsheviks! ”

"Hehe, young people nowadays are becoming more and more radical, and there is not much gentry demeanor anymore." Admiral Goltz suddenly smiled gloatingly, "But if you do too many bad things, you may be punished, and the leader of the Russian Bolsheviks will be punished, and your task will be difficult to complete." ”