Zhang Chengtian stayed in Moscow for nearly two years, and in these two years, the attitude of serious Comrade Stalin towards Zhang Chengtian has changed from impatience at the beginning to a miraculous one to one that he appreciates now.

Taking advantage of his special status, Chang often praised Stalin for his shrewdness and competence when he met with Soviet officials. Even a small part of the grain sent by the Soviet Union to Germany was deducted and distributed in the name of Stalin to the peasants who were tightening their belts.

Of course, all this was done by Zhang Chengtian for Stalin to see. Zhang Chengtian did not even let people help him deliver the news to Stalin himself from beginning to end. After all, in the Soviet Union, such a thing could easily reach Stalin's ears.

Stalin, who was in charge of the Soviet-German cooperation project, was naturally pleased with Chang's goodwill. In fact, the project of Soviet-German cooperation is also progressing very well. As a result, Stalin repeatedly received public praise from Comrade Lenin, who was getting worse and worse, at the Party Congress.

Stalin's future rivals, on the other hand, were not so lucky. At a meeting with Lenin. Zhang Chengtian pointed out by name the common problems of Soviet officials, such as Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev, and others who set up small groups in the Soviet Union, disregarded the lives of the peasants, and procrastinate in their work style.

Lenin laughed at Chang's complaint, but when these words reached Stalin's ears, Stalin, who was already in charge of almost unlimited power, immediately granted Guderian a tank training site within a radius of 10 kilometers and transferred 20 training planes to Kesselring.

At the end of 1922, after the standardization of the training of secret armored forces and secret air forces in Germany. Zhang Chengtian and Bonna held a "red wedding" in Moscow, and Stalin, who had already served as the general secretary of the Soviet Union, personally attended to congratulate him. Due to the great symbolism of Stalin's presence, the wedding was also widely reported by Soviet newspapers as the beginning of the Soviet-German honeymoon period.

At the end of December, Zhang Chengtian was urgently and secretly transferred back to Germany by Sickert to deal with a possible French invasion. Before leaving, Zhang Chengtian only said hello to the two German leaders who remained, Guderian and Kesselring. In the middle of the night, he secretly visited Stalin, the general secretary of the Soviet Union, and after leaving Stalin with the suggestion that Kamenev and Zinoviev join forces against Trotsky, he took a plane to Berlin and left Moscow, where he had stayed for two years.

Chang, who returned to Germany, was surprised to find that the domestic economy was already showing signs of collapse. The mark has begun to depreciate like crazy, and the people have begun to struggle with food and clothing. The French side kept urging Germany to pay off the heavy war reparations!

The only way for the Weimar government to respond to France's debt collection was to print money at full speed. As more and more money was printed without a corresponding real economy to support it, Germany soon fell into hyperinflation, which had risen to 200% per month. And Zhang Chengtian knows that this is far from the end, and the future inflation rate will even reach a monthly increase of 2,500%.

The wages of ordinary people in Germany cannot keep up with "inflation" at all, and they can eat for a month when they receive their salaries, and when they get up to sleep, their wages may only be enough to buy a few days of brown bread.

Regarding the tragic situation in Germany, after meeting with Zhang Chengtian in the office, Sickert said angrily: "The Weimar government has emptied all the savings of ordinary German families in two years, how can the German people trust them?" The German people have begun to feel nostalgic for Germany as the hegemon of Europe during the Kaiser's time, when Germany was not the strongest, but not as embarrassed as it is now. ”

Zhang Chengtian, who knows that this history is unavoidable, can only comfort his teacher, who loves the motherland, and says: "Teacher, it is impossible to return to the era of the Kaiser." But Germany's history is not over! We had the First Empire of the Holy Roman Age, and the Second Empire of the Bismarck. In the future, we will also create a stronger Third Reich. Even if the empire were born in such a desperate situation, it would still rise unstoppably. ”

The Third Reich in a desperate situation?! Sickert was deeply moved by Zhang Chengtian's words. Against such a pessimistic background, a young man in his early 20s boldly envisioned a new empire in the future!

Continuing to comfort Dauct, Zhang Chengtian said confidently: "In fact, the current economic crisis will happen sooner or later, and the seeds of the crisis have been planted from the moment we signed the Treaty of Versailles. That's why I went to the Soviet Union early to seek cooperation. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Chengtian smiled and raised his eyebrows: "When I came back this time, I also brought a food aid agreement, which came from Stalin, who was the general secretary of the Soviet Union. Zhang Chengtian, who lowered his voice, leaned into Sickert's ear and whispered a piece of data.

"2 million tons of grain for gratuitous aid!?" When Sickert heard the specific data, the pen in his frightened hand fell to the floor. "Is there really such an abundance of grain resources in their country?" Sickert, who had never been to the Soviet Union, asked in surprise.

"Abundance? I'm afraid that's not the right word. As far as I know, Ukraine as the breadbasket of the USSR. Its people don't even have enough to eat. However, no one cares whether the Ukrainians live or die. Even the food that passes through my hands has always gone into the pockets of the Russians. Zhang replied disdainfully that, in Stalin's view, he was helping him propagate the grain he gave to the Russians in his name. But in fact, this has left the seeds of jealousy and inequality in the hearts of starving Ukrainians.

Sickert, who had solved his doubts, did not bother to comment on the Soviet Union's approach. He went straight to the point and informed the student of the frequent French troop movements on the border of the Ruhr area of Germany. Sickt wondered if he, a prescient student, had anticipated this situation as well.

Of course, what Sickert really wanted to hear was the response that Zhang had in mind. Sickert wants to see if his disciple is worthy of his support during this time. In order to support Zhang Chengtian's work in the Soviet Union, Sickert continued to withstand the pressure of Ludendorff for two years to conceal his whereabouts for Zhang Chengtian. So much so that Ludendorff has not even seen the cover documents of Zhang Chengtian's original transfer to the Ministry of Transportation.

"Woo", Zhang Chengtian knew in advance about the history of the French occupation of the Ruhr area.

Due to the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany did not have an army in the Rhine Demilitarized Zone, which was adjacent to the Ruhr industrial region. Therefore, whether it is war or peace must be decided in advance. Otherwise, once the war broke out, Germany would not be able to send troops to the Ruhr in a short period of time.

Originally, the German "100,000 Army" had the ability to defeat the French advance army. However, using "100,000 troops" to fight on the front line is tantamount to killing chickens and eggs. Zhang Chengtian knew that they were the backbone of the future German Wehrmacht. It would be a great waste to use it directly in battle, and it would be contrary to the original intention of himself and Sickert.

Moreover, Zhang Chengtian did not want to expose the combat effectiveness of the German Wehrmacht to the world too early.

Well, the only thing that could be used was Steve's civilian military organization, the SS.

The present SS is nominally part of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. However, Hitler, who was already calling for wind and rain in the party, did not know anything about this. After covering up everywhere, the names of the members of the SS were, in Hitler's eyes, nothing more than the names of a group of ordinary party members.

After telling Sickert about the idea of using the SS, what Zhang Chengtian received was Sickert's seemingly stern questioning: "Most of the SS weapons and equipment were eliminated after World War I, and their training was far from meeting the operational requirements." War, not a game! And this time the enemy is obviously not so simple. Avoiding its edge is the most rational choice of a commander. In the past two years, have you forgotten all the military theories I have taught you? ”

Faced with Sickert's test, Zhang Chengtian calmly replied, "Teacher, you and I know whether the government will approve the resistance of the Wehrmacht. Since the weak government is unwilling to take responsibility for the resistance, the only option is to let the SS resistance, which belongs to the people, to us. ”

"But you can't be sure that your so-called SS will be able to hold back the French advance. Perhaps, all your efforts have been in vain. Sickert trained Zhang Chengtian without any emotion, just as objectively as he analyzed the battle case for Zhang Chengtian for the first time.

Zhang Chengtian also replied with a fair attitude as if he had listened to Sickert's lecture for the first time: "Sometimes, we don't have a choice. Every inch of Germany's territory is superfluous. No one is qualified to take it from us, not even the French army, which claims to be the first army in Europe. After a pause, Zhang Chengtian said the sentence that he had engraved in his bones since he was a child: "Those who offend my Germany, although they are strong, will be punished!" ”

Sickert finally showed a relieved gaze, this student, he didn't make a mistake!