The Rise of the Third Reich

"What? Want bread, not war? Aren't we anti-war factions?"

"Stop the war immediately? Comrade, isn't this the same as the Labour Party? Who will vote for us then?"

"We still want to merge with the Labour Party? Then do we still want to seize power? Is this an instruction from Moscow?"

The members of the Central Committee of the British Bolshevik Party who attended the meeting were all honest Bolsheviks, gentry among the Bolsheviks. So they could not understand the spirit of the Third International's instructions at all.

"Comrades, this is all strategy!" Ivan Maisky is an expert on Britain and has long known that the British Bolsheviks are all honest people - who made the British Empire develop so well in the past many years? The dishonest people have already made a fortune, so who would want to make a revolution with you?

Although Britain's capitalist system determines that wealth distribution is bound to be unfair, Britain's strong national strength and vast colonies also determine that it is easier to make a fortune. Even if a person with a bad heart cannot make a fortune in his own country, he can go overseas to be an "adventurer". As long as he takes some not-too-big risks, he has a considerable chance of becoming an anti-revolutionary tycoon.

Therefore, the proletarian revolutionaries who stayed in the country to fight against the aristocracy and the big bourgeoisie were not "bad" enough, and were honest people who were more easily deceived. This situation is probably the reason why the British revolution never succeeded. It is estimated that Marx and Engels did not think of this problem at the time... "Comrades, listen to me..." Maisky could only patiently teach a group of stupid British proletarian revolutionaries how to revolutionize. He said: "The slogan of stopping the war immediately is necessary for us to gain power in Britain, because stopping the war immediately is a prerequisite for us to disband the reactionary army and organize the revolutionary army at the same time. If the war is not stopped immediately, then the two or three million reactionary troops in Britain will continue to exist and continue to serve the bourgeois regime. At that time, Attlee only needs one order to completely eliminate us." There are two main reasons why the British reactionary army did not eliminate the Bolshevik Party before. One is that protest marches are in line with British laws and political struggle rules; the other is that the Labour Party withdrew from the government, which shook the ruling foundation of the Churchill cabinet, and there were also members of parliament who opposed Churchill's policies within the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, so the wartime cabinet was actually a minority cabinet. Therefore, Fatty Qiu's orders were useless in the army. When the parliamentary elections were over and Attlee's Labour government came to power, the situation would be completely different. If the Bolsheviks wanted to cause trouble again, they would be destroyed by the reactionary British army in a matter of minutes.

Ivan Maisky continued: "And temporarily uniting with the Workers' Party controlled by Attlee and other right-wing workers is also necessary to seize power. This is a means to confuse the Labour Party and the Germans, because otherwise we cannot take the initiative, otherwise we cannot gain precious time to disband the reactionary army and organize our own Red Army. As long as we have a sufficient number of Red Army, we can defeat all reactionary forces."

What Maisky said was almost what the Bolsheviks did in Russia back then. Now if they want to do it again in Britain, the possibility of success is actually not very high.

But Maisky couldn't think of a better way. After all, the stability of British society is much better than that of Russia in 1917. Moreover, the British Labour Party is now in favor of peace, and Germany will never support the British Bolsheviks to come to power.

Another big trouble for the British Revolution was that the Churchill authorities were very wary of the Bolshevik Party. During the negotiations with the Labour Party, they once insisted on suppressing the Bolshevik Party.

However, in the end, the Workers' Party rejected Churchill's request - the Workers' Party's reason was also correct. The British Bolshevik Party was a legal party and should be protected by law!

However, Churchill's vigilance would still pose a great threat to the Bolshevik Party's plan. Maisky was very worried that Churchill would hand over power to the Labour Party and the Fascist Alliance in advance when the crisis broke out. In this way, the Bolshevik Party's riots would likely be jointly suppressed by various reactionary forces!

Fortunately, the Americans came to the rescue at this critical moment, and half of their munitions (mainly light weapons) and several food warehouses left in London were handed over to the workers' pickets controlled by the Bolshevik Party.

Moreover, the US Embassy also provided a large amount of revolutionary funds. With these American weapons, ammunition, money and food, the British Bolshevik Party could recruit troops and expand its strength.

However, how could their various revolutionary actions in the East End of London, the traditional Labour Party stronghold, be hidden from Attlee's eyes and ears?

"This is very dangerous. The Royal Guards should be dispatched to nip the Bolshevik Party's conspiracy in the bud!"

In Buckingham Palace, Princess Elizabeth's fiancé, Prince Friedrich, who had just taken over the 1st Guards Regiment of the Royal Guards, publicly expressed his opinion for the first time at a meeting on the afternoon of January 13th - because a day ago, at the request of Princess Elizabeth, he swore an oath to the Union Jack and became a British citizen (he then took over the 1st Guards Regiment), and now he is considered a British citizen.

"The current situation is very similar to Germany in 1918. Any hesitation will cause great danger!" The prince still remembers the scene when he fled with his family in a hurry. He doesn't want to experience it again now.

"Prince, the matter is not that serious." Attlee shook his head and said, "Every move of the Bolshevik Party is under my control... I will order the army to suppress it at the appropriate time, but not now."

He sounded as if he was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom!

"What's the right time?"

"When the Bolsheviks openly rebel!" Attlee said, "It is very dangerous to use the army to participate in the country's political struggle. It must be used with caution. If they do not jump out to cause chaos themselves, then we cannot use the army. His Royal Highness the Prince , these are the rules of our British political life!”

"This is dangerous!" Prince Friedrich said. "The Bolsheviks are very good at exploiting loopholes in the rules. Once we let them succeed, we will lose everything we hold dear!"

Attlee smiled, "Prince, the factor that determines the future and fate of Britain is not the ruthlessness of our methods, but Germany! As long as the Germans can follow the principles of the Cairo Declaration, then the Bolshevik Party's conspiracy will inevitably fail. "

Now Prince Friedrich understood that the reason why Attlee kept the British Bolshevik Party was not only to maintain the rules of the game in British domestic politics, but also to use the Bolshevik Party as a bargaining chip to blackmail Germany.

Attlee then took out a few more photos, handed them to Prince Friedrich with both hands, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I think you should take a look at these photos."

Prince Friedrich took a look at the photo and immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Is this a jet? You... no, we also have a jet?"

Prince Friedrich's second brother, Crown Prince Louis Ferdinand, was an aeronautical engineer, had his own studio, and was involved in the design of Juncker's jet aircraft. Therefore Prince Friedrich also had access to the confidential German jet aircraft project.

"Germany also has jet aircraft?" Attlee asked tentatively.

"Already in service!" Prince Friedrich didn't mean to hide anything. He asked again, "Where are our projects?"

"Test flights are in progress and will be put into production in the second half of this year as planned." Attlee smiled bitterly. "Churchill also expected to use this Meteor aircraft to gain air supremacy. Unexpectedly, you already have more jet aircraft..."

"But the value of this Meteor aircraft is still great. There is no doubt that it is of great reference value. We may be able to jointly develop a new jet aircraft with Germany."

As the prince spoke, he looked through the photos provided by Attlee. In addition to the "Meteor" jet aircraft, there were other good things on them.

For example, there are three battleship hulls placed on the slipway - there is a brief introduction behind the photo. They are three battleships with a standard displacement of 40,550 tons, a full load displacement of 46,400 tons, and three triple-mounted 145-caliber main guns!

In addition, Prince Friedrich also saw photos of two piston-powered fighter jets that he had never seen before. There is also a brief introduction behind the photo. The two aircraft are the "Storm" fighter used to fight against the Fw-190 and the "Furious" fighter used to fight against the Fokker Zero.

The introduction on the back of one of the photos also specifically states that the Fury fighter was designed with reference to a Fokker Zero fighter that made an emergency landing in the UK...

Obviously, the British Empire still has many good things, and if it weren't for the lack of time, they could have persisted!

"In addition to these aircraft and battleships, we also have great advantages in the field of radio technology." Attlee said, "One is advanced radar, better than Germany's! The other is radio proximity fuze. Now we and the United States The large-caliber anti-aircraft guns of all surface ships are equipped with this kind of fuze, which can pose a greater threat to enemy aircraft.”

Prince Friedrich nodded. He smiled and said to Attlee: "I understand... We have a lot of bargaining chips to negotiate with Germany! Because only when Anglo-German unity is truly realized, can the future European Community become a The most dominant force in the world."

Attlee smiled and shrugged, "So now we don't have to break the rules of British political life for the Bolsheviks... There's no need at all, is there?"

"Yes, it's completely unnecessary!"