The Rise of the Third Reich

"Ludwig, it's so nice to see you."

At a large airport near Zossen, the Russian Empress Olga had just stepped off the plane. In full view of the public, she gave a bear hug to the Imperial Marshal Hessmann who came to greet her, and then gave him a kiss on the face. .

After kissing Hersmann, the empress kissed Hersmann's wife, Chloe. This kind of kissing on the face is quite popular in Europe. Kissing does not mean that there is any love between a man and a woman, but that the relationship is better. However, this kind of etiquette is not very popular in Germany. If you go to France, sometimes two bearded men will kiss each other like this, which is very tasteful.

After kissing Chloe, it was the German crown prince and crown princess, who also kissed each other very affectionately. Of course, this order is not a standard procedure. No matter how powerful Hersman is, it is impossible for him to be ranked before the crown prince and crown princess in public. However, whenever the Russian Empress Olga saw Hessmann appearing, she would be the first to go up and hug him and kiss him. The high-sounding reason is that Hessman is her savior, but in fact it is an attitude of Queen Olga - no matter what Hessman thinks of her, she will always respect Hessman as a "great god" , at least that’s the attitude on the surface.

After some greetings with the German Crown Prince and Crown Princess who came to greet her, Her Majesty the Queen took the initiative to get into Hessmann's Mercedes-Benz 770K car, sat side by side with Hessmann in the back seat, and also took Chloe The front passenger seat was squeezed out.

"Ludwig, let me tell you something." As the car started to move, Olga waved to the welcoming crowd at the airport and said to Hersman, "That American Ambassador Kennedy made an appointment with me. "

"Kennedy made a date with you?" Hessman glanced at Olga, who was wearing a women's military uniform. "Shouldn't this be a secret?"

"I have no secrets from you..." the Queen said with a smile.

"Then what does he want from you?" Hessman thought to himself. Could it be that this American billionaire wanted to pursue the Russian Empress on a whim?

"He wants to give me money." Olga replied, "50 million U.S. dollars. It is said that the Russian royal family entrusted the principal and income of the American bank to invest before the war. Now it can be transferred to me through the Swiss bank. I want gold and Euromarks are fine too.”

"Do you really have this money?" Hersman asked.

"Nothing." The Russian Empress shook her head repeatedly, "My family does not save money overseas, otherwise I would not have been so poor in those years."

As she spoke, the Queen looked at Hessman with a very grateful look, "You were the only one who helped me in my most difficult time, and I will never forget it."

In fact, Hessmann did not give Olga any money directly, and the two of them had not seen each other for many years. But he had funded Olga's government-in-exile through the Stasi agency, but he didn't give much. After all, the Stasi itself had been short of funds for many years.

"Then why does Kennedy give you so much money?" Hersman thought for a while, "I think this money should be provided by the U.S. government, right?"

"Of course you want to fund my entry into Petrograd," Olga smiled. "Ludwig, if you ask me to refuse this money, I will not go to see the American ambassador."

"No, no, you can go see him." Hessman said, shaking his head. "It would be embarrassing not to take it when I have so much money."

He can probably guess what kind of medicine Americans sell in their gourds!

Now that Hessman wanted to "force the surrender" of the Soviet Union as soon as possible so that he could concentrate his efforts on dealing with the United States, Roosevelt naturally had to do the opposite. And the American president must also know that as soon as Olga enters Petrograd, the "Russian integration theory" will become Germany's national policy!

By then, Germany and the Soviet Union will be able to fight easily!

So the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, John F. Kennedy, came to give money to the Russian Empress... Having money is better than having no money. Maybe Olga can use sugar-coated bullets to capture Leningrad?

However, Hessmann cannot block Olga's financial path now - after all, the Soviet Union has not agreed to Germany's conditions, and the war between the two sides seems to have to continue.

Besides, maybe Olga who survived the catastrophe will really have a good future?

"You could probably order more," Hersman said with a smile at the thought. "Americans have plenty of money, so there must be room for price increases."

Olga nodded and smiled: "I think so too, 50 million is too little, I have to ask him for 100 million. In addition... French President Pétain and Roman Emperor Vittorio Emanuele III both expressed their gratitude to I extended the invitation."

Germany's change of attitude towards Empress Olga was a bellwether, and France and Rome (Italy) certainly followed suit immediately.

Moreover, France and the Russian Empire have a traditional friendship. After the Franco-Prussian War, it was France's national policy to unite with Russia and fight against Germany!

Although the Russian Empire ended up being cannon fodder for the French, it still benefited a lot from the French-Russian friendship before World War I. Tsarist Russia's industrialization relied heavily on French capital and technology.

Although the Pétain government does not dare to restore the Franco-Russian alliance now, it seems to be natural to support the restoration of the Romanov dynasty in Russia... And doesn't Germany also openly support it now? What's wrong with France following up?

Of course, if the Russian Empire is really going to be restored, the benefits to France will be huge!

Not to mention whether the Russian Empire can form a force with France to restrain Germany within the European Community in the future, just the huge loans provided by France to the Tsarist government and the investment of French capitalists in Russia can be recovered to some extent, which is a big profit.

Moreover, France at this time is developed in finance, and banks are much better than factories. Once the Russian Empire is restored, it will be a huge investment opportunity.

So it is almost inevitable that France will support the restoration of Queen Olga!

Hessman thought for a while and asked again: "What will the French give you? What do you want from France?"

"Army!" Olga said, "Army that can be used to liberate Petrograd... Ludwig, you won't object to me borrowing troops from France?"

"Of course not." Hessman shook his head.

Although the war with the Soviet Union progressed smoothly, the number of casualties was still very shocking. This round of large-scale offensive that started at the end of April has not been a month, and the total number of deaths, missing and serious injuries reported from the front line has exceeded 100,000!

In this case, Hessman certainly would not refuse the addition of more French cannon fodder!

He paused again and decided to tell Olga Germany's trump card, "As long as the Soviet Union does not surrender, you have full freedom of action. If you become the master of Petrograd before we reach an agreement with the Soviet Union... then we can only fight the Soviet Union to the end."

...

"Prince Molotov? Haha, this Olga really thinks she is the queen, but it's a pity that she is just a plaything in the hands of the Germans."

When Olga arrived in Berlin, Molotov, who had gained nothing in Switzerland, had returned to Moscow... Oh, not nothing, at least he brought back a handwritten letter from Queen Olga.

The letter is now in the hands of Comrade Stalin. The fatherly leader obviously did not realize the seriousness of the problem and was still mocking the queen far away in Berlin with a sarcastic tone.

"Comrade General Secretary," Molotov looked very worried. He reminded Stalin, "In fact, many traitors have accepted the title conferred by Queen Olga..."

Stalin frowned slightly, as if this was the case. Most of the White Army following Olga were originally Red Army soldiers who sold themselves to the Red Army after being captured.

"It is very likely that more people have received the same letter of persuasion to surrender," Molotov took out another envelope and handed it to Stalin respectfully, "This is what Comrade Kollontai asked me to bring... She also received the same letter of persuasion to surrender." Stalin took the envelope, took out the letter inside and read it. The content was similar to the letter written to Molotov, also offering official titles and making wishes. The difference was that the empress also reviewed the glorious tradition of the Devmont family (Mrs. Kollontai's original surname) in the letter (the Duke of Pskov and the Russian Prince), and called on her to stand up at the critical moment of determining the future and destiny of the Russian nation and strive for a truly beautiful future for all Russians. "A truly beautiful future?" Stalin muttered in a low voice, "What kind of future is this?"

"Integration into Europe," Molotov said, "According to the propaganda of the reactionary Empress Olga's pseudo-government, Russia can turn enemies with Germany into friends, and develop with the help of Germany and other European countries, join the European Community, and become an important member of Europe..."

"Nonsense!" Stalin sneered, "This is ridiculous... The Germans actually invaded to help Russians, how can anyone believe this?"

"Indeed, no one will believe it... The Soviet people have been educated by the party for many years and will never be fooled." Molotov first echoed Stalin, and then reminded Stalin in an inaudible voice, "But since the October Revolution, many traitors and spies have appeared in our Bolshevik Party, and some of them are senior cadres with high positions!"

This is a fact!

Among the five members of the first Political Bureau of the Bolshevik Party (elected by the 8th Party Congress), there were three traitors and spies, including Trotsky, Kamenev, and Kletinsky!

Among the eight members of the Political Bureau elected at the 11th Party Congress (all five members of the first term were retained, and three more were added), Bukharin, Rykov and Tomsky were added as traitors and spies. In this Political Bureau, six of the eight members were bad people, and one (Lenin) had a stroke and could not work! In fact, only Stalin was a good person. It was not easy for the Soviet Union to survive until today...

The current situation is more serious than in 1922 and 1923. How could there not be traitors and spies in the Bolshevik Party?

Thinking of this, Stalin also realized the seriousness of the problem!