Churchill's eyes were a little gloomy, and at the same time there was a bit of irrepressible annoyance. The Prussian militarist forces, which he had tried his best to eradicate, were now being declared by Chamberlain to consider re-releasing them from the sealed sea urchin bottle, which was undoubtedly a serious political antagonism for him. And the other party's purpose in doing this was to break up the current German-Soviet cooperation, which made him feel a strong sense of shame. Four years ago, it was precisely because of the strong instigation of the extremely Soviet-phobic Churchill himself in the House of Commons that the rapprochement between the West and Soviet Russia finally failed, and thus directly contributed to the close union of Germany and the Soviet Union, both outcasts of the Versailles system. Although Chamberlain did not mean to target him, the strategy proposed by the other party to support Germany and resist the Soviet Union and Germany undoubtedly turned his past behavior into shooting himself in the foot, and his embarrassing and embarrassing image was fully revealed!

"Lord Austin, are you sure you're not helping the frozen viper back to life?" Churchill said coldly, "Do not forget that Germany was defeated by Britain, and they have a deep hatred for us; And the apocalypse of the rise and fall of the High Seas Fleet, which was all the rage in Germany at the moment, also played a great role in promoting this mood of revenge, and the attack on Britain could be called despicable and vicious! If Germany breaks free of the chains that bind them, they will surely roar and attack us. ”

Before Chamberlain could speak, Prime Minister Baldwin's voice echoed in the room: "I don't think there's much need to worry about this. For as the loser of the world war, Germany suffered far greater losses than Britain; If they could also sum up their bitter experience, they would understand that there was no future at all for a war with Britain. Germany would not be able to open up the situation on the narrow Western Front, and would face a tight blockade on the ocean. It was clearly more advantageous for Germany to unite with Poland in seeking land in the East than to return to the path of its former ruin; In the world war, they used only one arm to knock the Russians to the ground, and it was obviously more certain to choose against Soviet Russia than to attack Western Europe. ”

Churchill's face was still ugly, he didn't expect that even Baldwin would be on Chamberlain's side; However, after some consideration, he was disturbed to find that not only could he not find the words to fight back, but even his original ideas were shaken. Even putting aside the consideration of defending against Soviet Russia, Germany, which has a certain strength, can balance the European continent dominated by the "Little Entente"; The direct benefits to Britain are clearly more appealing to London than the potential risks of condoning Germany's development. There is no doubt that the core of Britain's continental policy for centuries has been balance, and it does not matter who it works with. Since we were able to unite with France, our long-cherished rival for centuries, to oppose German hegemony, why can't we extend an olive branch to Germany now?

Churchill was in a complicated state of mind and did not speak again for a while. If he had to find the only rival between today's GDR and Red Russia, he would have chosen the latter without hesitation. And judging from the current situation, it seems that the actions of the two countries at the same time against Germany and the Soviet Union will indeed do more harm than good: the union of the two countries under common external pressure will only provide protection and help for the development and growth of Red Soviet Russia. Perhaps his foreign strategy should really change accordingly with the decline of Britain's prestige.

Eastern Europe, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow.

The blue sky is clear, the white clouds are surging, and a magnificent city stands proudly in the vast field, looking magnificent and magnificent. From a bird's-eye view from the air, the desolate and rugged Baroque buildings and majestic and solemn Byzantine houses occupy the vast majority, although they are far less prosperous and rich than the world's top metropolises such as New York and London, but they also show the courage and simplicity of the fighting people in the bold style. The city is densely planted with evergreen birch pine forests, and the green area accounts for more than half of the total area of the city; The breeze blows, and the verdant foliage sways like the waves, making the whole city seem to be shrouded in a sea of turquoise.

At the end of the 13th century, the new Muscovy made its capital here, and the city, which had long been an important residential area in Eastern Europe, grew and became famous as the principality grew and expanded. Although Peter the Great moved the capital of the Russian Empire north to St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea in the early 18th century, Moscow remained the largest economic and cultural center in Russia and played a role as the second political capital. In 1812, the city was reduced to ashes by the Russians who had implemented a scorched earth policy to resist Napoleon's invasion, but the Russians soon built the city again, and like a phoenix, it shone even brighter than before. When the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia through the October Revolution, they moved the capital back to the inland city in order to show a complete break with the old government, and Moscow became the political center of Russia again after more than 200 years.

Due to the devastation caused by the seven-year world war and the civil war, Moscow in 1927 still maintained its pre-tsarist appearance, with almost no city construction; However, if you look closely and experience it, you can still find that it is different from the past. The most striking symbol is undoubtedly the red flag of the sickle and hammer flying high above the golden Kremlin, which looks as dazzling as blood in the sunlight. Bookstores and shops selling tourist souvenirs are filled with portraits and writings of Marx, Engels, Lenin and others, creating a very different scene from ten years ago. Also due to the devastation of years of war, although the Soviet Union, which was born out of Tsarist Russia, still had a fairly high illiteracy rate at this time, the works of these revolutionary mentors were like talismans that all the people flocked to; If anyone doesn't have a book at home, they will always feel a little chill down their spines under the ubiquitous Cheka watch!

The Cheka, a word that seems to have a demonic nature, makes all those living under the rule of the Red Flag tremble with horror; It is like a bloodthirsty demon coming out of hell, ready to stick out its cold, sharp bony claws and fangs at any moment. The organization, whose full name is the All-Russian Extraordinary Committee for the Elimination of Counter-Revolution and Sabotage, dates back to the end of 1917, when the Soviet regime was first established, with the initial purpose of eradicating the saboteurs under the Red regime. However, due to the chaos of the civil war and the excessive concentration of power in the post-war Soviet Russian government, the Cheka has gradually become a violent machine for internal terror and repression above all laws, morals, and ethics. Hundreds of thousands of people have been arrested, exiled, and executed by this nationwide institution, which is horrible, with its breadth of eyes, resoluteness, and brutality. What currently hangs over Moscow and even the whole of Soviet Russia is this kind of atmosphere that is far superior to the breathless red terror of the former imperial Russian period!

But for the Kremlin's rulers, this horror is what he enjoys the most.

In the depths of the magnificent palace, a man in a gray single-breasted coat sits on a soft and delicate sofa smoking a pipe, and the pale blue mist fills the air, full of opposition and abruptness with the surrounding opulent decorative interior. He looked to be no more than fifty years old, with two thick brown whiskers on his lips, and his yellowed eyes, although full of comfort, shot out like a tiger and wolf in his gaze.

Joseph Stalin, born in 1878 in Georgia to a poor shoemaker's family, lost his father at an early age, embarked on the path of rebellion against the government after graduating from secondary school, and gradually rose to prominence in the Bolshevik Party with his brilliant and decisive means. In the civil war that decided the fate of the Soviet regime, Stalin played a key role in the ruthlessness of the workers, peasants and soldiers, which also made him rise to the core of the leadership after the war and become a real and important figure with real power. After Lenin's death in January 1924, Stalin's platoon, after a dirty political deal, finally succeeded in squeezing out his greatest confidant, the genius founder of the Red Army, Trotsky, and took over the supreme power of Soviet Russia. After several years of purging, Zinoviev and Kamenev, who had helped Stalin's allies to ascend to power, were also driven out of the center of power by him, and now he has completely sat on the throne of the leader of the party and the state, and accepted the warm cheers of hundreds of millions of people.

While much of this cheer stems from the Cheka's horrific repression, the Kremlin's masters apparently care only about the end result: as long as the people work like serfs and bees to generate a steady stream of wealth for the ruling class, then their inner thoughts and living conditions can be ignored. As it stands, this style of rule has been quite successful in the impatient Russian population. In 1926, Russian steel production had recovered to the level of 3 million tons in 1909, and other major industrial products had made great strides compared to the years at the end of the war. Whenever he thought that the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains under his rule were gradually restoring their former glory, Stalin felt a strong sense of excitement and excitement in his heart, and perhaps it would not be long before his own era would come completely!

"Tuk-tuk." The heavy door of the room was suddenly knocked softly, and it was very clear in the lonely room. Stalin caught the pipe in his mouth and uttered a syllable of "enter". The guards in straight uniforms slowly pushed open the door and saluted: "Dear Comrade Stalin, Comrade Andrei, General Political Commissar of the Navy, has arrived. ”