Chapter 8 Mentors

In Europe, a society with great aristocratic influence, how can we quickly grasp the state?

Lenin's mentor has already infected the Russian people in Russia with his articles analyzing the international situation and class struggle, and his speeches describing a better future, initiating revolution and establishing Soviet Russia; In the near future, Hitler, as a corporal, won the support of the German people through passionate speeches and became the head of state. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In Europe in the first half of the twentieth century, most of the figures who manipulated the power of the state and guided the will of the state were blessed with the light of a mentor, and through passionate speeches and other propaganda means, they became a kind of political star, the North Star that guided the country forward in the eyes of the people. So Lenin had to give speeches at various factories after the establishment of Soviet Russia (although it was a bit dangerous, he was assassinated several times during his speeches in 1918, which was one of the reasons why he died of illness in 1924), and after Roosevelt became president, he had to give a fireplace speech every week, using the radio to promote his ideas of governance.

With the identity of mentors, the support of the people for them will be greatly increased, the cohesion of the country will be strengthened, and they can become de facto dictators, and they have all won high praise in later generations, even Hitler, a loser, has many fans. Comparing Lenin and Stalin, ordinary people will think that Stalin was a dictator, but few people will realize that Lenin was actually a "dictator" because Lenin was blessed as a mentor.

In the future of Europe, if you want to completely control the country, only by using the two identities of mentor or dictator can you concentrate the power of the country and gain an advantage in the competition with other countries.

In the future history of Poland, Pilsudski became a Cromwellian dictator through a military coup, and although he was the commander of the Battle of Warsaw, which saved Poland's fate, he did not become the mentor of the Polish nation, and could not promote reforms from a deep level and change the fate of Poland being caught between the Soviet Union and Germany. Another Spanish dictator, Franco, although he suppressed the communist revolution in Spain, could not change the fate of Spain's backwardness, and could only be a conservative spectator in the turbulent times. And the dictator of the Soviet Union, Stalin, in order to concentrate on building his ideal country, the socialist Soviet Union, launched a brutal purge, killed countless dissidents, and finally established a huge heavy industry and military industrial system before World War II, and finally defeated Germany. However, soon after his death, the Soviet Union began to oppose Stalinism and ended up in a miserable situation where the red country was unguarded.

Both the mentor and the dictator are the ways in which the leaders of the country carry out reforms, the mentor is to convince people with reason, and the dictator is to convince people with force, and to convince people with reason can last a long time, and to convince people with force, and when violence does not exist, it will be spurned.

Victor thought: "Thinking about the thousand-year-old democratic tradition of the Polish nation from ancient times to the present day, if I purge millions of people like Stalin in Poland, I am afraid that I will be killed like Mussolini." I think it's better to be a mentor, on the surface it is harmless to humans and animals, but in fact it can secretly control everything, and it doesn't have to grab the position of Pilsudski dictator, avoiding conflict with him. ”

Thinking about all this, Victor looked at the soldiers around him and was about to continue his affectionate speech.

"Sergeant Kowalski! Sergeant Kowalski! A herald ran over and shouted.

"What's the matter?" Victor asked, confused.

"The battalion commander told you to go over immediately."

"Okay," said Victor, reloading his rifle and turning to everyone, "I'll take a look." ”

Victor walked through the cluttered barracks and soon reached the door of a tent.

"Report!" Victor said loudly.

"Come in!" A majestic voice said.

Victor walked in, and saw a long, thin figure standing in front of him, and immediately stood as straight as a pine tree in front of the short-bearded chief.

"Victor Francis Kowalski was the first to protect the French tanks in the second assault operation in the Battle of the Marne, and fought bravely and skillfully, and there were no casualties among his subordinates, so you were promoted to the rank of second lieutenant and appointed you as the commander of the seventh platoon." With that, he handed the rank and letter of appointment of the second lieutenant to Victor.

"Thank you, sir, I will shoulder my responsibilities, obey the command of the leader, and complete the combat mission." Victor shouted with his head held high.

“OK。 Kowalski, you fought a good battle in front of you, but we are not here to serve the French, so don't be impulsive when you encounter things, don't rush blindly to protect our soldiers. The longpole officer patted Victor on the shoulder and said.

"Yes, sir, I'll love the nurses." Victor thought to himself: "This kind of thinking can protect the soldiers, but it cannot allow the troops to be trained, nor can it improve their prestige in the army, no wonder in the end the army is all on the side of Pilsudski." ”

"Okay, let's have a light chat." The longpole officer took out a box of cigarettes and handed one to Victor: "Come, smoke a cigarette!" ”

Victor watched as the chief pulled out a match, trying to light one for him as he remembered, but hesitated.

The longpole chief lit a cigarette and threw the match to Victor.

"I heard you're from Austria-Hungary?" He said with a gentle inhale.

"Yes, sir." Victor grabbed a match quickly and lit a cigarette for himself, "I used to be Pilsudski's subordinate, and we fought a few battles with the Russians. ”

"Pilsudski was a good man, I had heard his name." The chief of the pole said calmly, "Do you know who our leader is? ”

"General Joseph Harrell."

"Joseph Harrell made us commanders, but our leader is Chairman Dmowski, you know?"

"I have read Dmowski's 1902 book, The Idea of a Modern Pole," and I am very much in tune with Chairman Dmowski's desire to reform Poland's traditional thinking and healthy national egoism······

"Very well, but "A Modern Pole" is already the chairman's thought in the past, and you may want to read his recent articles." The Captain of the Long Pole interrupted Victor and said, "I'll just say it! Would you like to join the National Democratic Party? ”

"Well," Victor was a little caught off guard, he had never thought of taking refuge in Demowski.

Although Dmowski's National Party now controlled the 60,000 Polish soldiers in France, they did not command the army to win any battles, nor did they substantially strengthen its control over the army. Although Pilsudski had only 20,000 troops on the Western Front, the army on the Western Front had been tested by war for a long time, and Pilsudski had absolute prestige in the army.

He quickly turned around in his heart and said calmly: "My father was a member of the Socialist Party during his lifetime, and although I am not now, I followed Pilsudski for Polish independence. ”

At this juncture, Victor firmly chose Pilsudski. During the war years, it was not feasible to be torn between two competing parties, and no one would believe in reusing a man who was like a wall-to-wall. As for pretending to agree, playing with a background in Cao Ying's heart in Han, this can only be thinking too much, and Victor is far from reaching that level.

"Okay!" The long pole chief waved his hand helplessly: "You can go." ”

Victor saluted, then turned and walked out.

Leaving the tent, Victor took a puff of his cigarette and spit it out. Victor finally saw clearly the nature of the National Democrats' scheming and lack of decision. In the past, Victor had some acceptance of Dmowski's views on the gradual independence of Poland in cooperation with Tsarist Russia, and on the need not to launch what Dmowski considered a senseless uprising against the powers that carved up Poland, but now he found that the National Democratic Party could no longer keep up with the changes in the world situation. They will only wait for independence, and will not fight for Polish independence, and at the same time they are not good at war. And a party that is not good at war has no expectations for Victor. As for the reaction of the National Democratic Party, the most he can do is to remove him from the army.

If Dmowski could lead his troops to a decent battle, he would have received more weapons and supplies from France, and at the same time establish his prestige in the army and expand his influence among the Polish people.

But now, they could only watch Pilsudski expand his influence on the Eastern Front and do nothing to wait for handouts from the Entente governments.