In the quiet café, Hitler was silent for a while, his blue-gray eyes fixed on Schleicher. "General, do you mean that we are going to take power by elections?"

"Corporal, do you have any other way?" Hersman asked rhetorically. He knew the answer, Hitler wanted to seize power through insurrection.

Hitler did not answer his question, but just smiled: "Well, then, we will use elections against the SPD!" But...... At present, our Workers' Party is only an insignificant small party, and it does not have much appeal. ”

"There will be!" Schleicher looked at Hitler, who was just two people when he was speech, without a hint of madness, and looked particularly rational.

"Well," said Schleicher, thinking for a moment, "I have a way...... I can get Admiral Ludendorff to cooperate with you German Workers' Party! ”

"Really?" Hitler's mustache shook a little and said excitedly: "This is great! With the support of Your Excellency the Admiral, we will definitely become a national political party! ”

Although Hitler had a talent for agitation and organization, his fame was still too small, and he was still a little famous in Munich, and Germans elsewhere did not know who he was. And Ludendorff was a hero of the world wars, and everyone knew him.

After the November Revolution of 1918, Ludendorff lived in Sweden and wrote several books that sold well in Germany, including The Personal Story of Ludendorff published in 1919 and My Memories of the War of 1914-1918 and The General Staff and Its Problems published in 1920. In these three books, he declares that the undefeated German army on the battlefield was "stabbed in the back" by left-wing politicians. This view earned him the support of many veterans and officers who had returned from the battlefield.

In the spring of 1919, Ludendorff returned to Germany and immediately threw himself into politics. He participated in the so-called "National Club", which planned to eliminate the Weimar Republic and establish a military dictatorship, and also participated in the Karp riots of March 1920.

However, under the protection of the two petty militarists, Hersmann and Schleicher (the intelligence and political services were very powerful), Ludendorff continued to promote his ideas with impunity without any punishment for the coup d'état.

Both Hersmann and Schleicher regularly visited Ludendorff and Hindenburg during this time. And bringing Ludendorff out to cooperate with Hitler's German Workers' Party was also the result of discussions between the two of them.

Their plan was to knock Albert out of power and then put Hindenburg or Ludendorff as president! At the same time, the center-right and J-right parties in parliament should form a coalition government to firmly hold the German power.

Because only in this way can the General Staff be free to prepare for war!

"Corporal, in addition to facilitating the cooperation between His Excellency the Admiral and the Workers' Party, we can also provide regular funding to the Workers' Party." Hersman stretched out five fingers, "Give fifty thousand marks a month now, and increase it in the future depending on the situation." However, this is conditional funding! ”

"Just say it!" Hitler's excitement was palpable. With the banner of Ludendorff and a monthly funding of 50,000 marks, he was sure that the size of the party would increase tenfold in a short period of time!

"First, the National Socialist German Workers' Party must come to power through legitimate elections." "Second, the president of the German Empire must be a retired general of our military, and the candidate must be approved by the General Staff!" ”

These two conditions were also negotiated between Hersmann and Schleicher, and the position of chancellor could be given to Hitler. But the president of Weimar could not give Hitler, this position was too terrible, and if it was given to Hitler, there would be no power to restrain him -- Germany's political rules are different from those of China, and there is a clear distinction between office and power. Even a man like Albert, who has no influence in the military, or is even hostile to the military, can still exercise some of the powers of commander-in-chief of the armed forces. If Hitler had been replaced, then Hersmann and Schleicher would have had to kneel and lick.

"Okay, no problem!" Hitler smiled sincerely, "The purpose of my politics is not to seize power, but to save the country." Personally, there is nothing to ask for, I have no wife and children, no personal property, I live for Germany, for the German people! ”

"Of course, I know that." Hersman nodded, "But speech and incitement alone will not achieve the goal, and we need the military to make efforts." We've been working on it, but people don't know it. I look forward to a future in which the military and your party can be close and united to save Germany. ”

This is the end of the talks, which later history called "café meetings". Hersmann and Schleicher shook Hitler's hand and left through the back door of the café.

Hitler took a deep breath and asked Rosenberg beside him with some excitement: "I didn't dream, did I?" The general came to see me personally, and he wanted to facilitate my cooperation with Admiral Ludendorff! ”

Rosenberg patted Hitler on the shoulder, "Do a good job!" The general is very optimistic about you, and you and the general will definitely become the savior of our Germany! ”

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"What? You want me to work with a corporal? ”

Ludendorff's hometown of Posen had now been ceded to Poland, so he moved to Tucin in Bavaria. As soon as Hersmann and Schleicher met Hitler, they rushed there to meet him.

"Yes, in the present situation, a workers' party is better led by a corporal than by a general."

Hersmann was speaking for Hitler. He knew what this corporal was capable of - his skills were too big, not too small! So Hersmann now had to choose between working with Hitler or eliminating him early.

It was easy to eliminate him, and now there was a squadron of Miuta special forces stationed at the Tsosen barracks outside Berlin, under the command of Captain Stockhausen. All it takes is a phone call from Hersmann, and Stockhausen will send a killer. But now that Hitler is killed, will anyone else be able to unite the middle and lower classes of Germany?

Moreover, Hitler did not do a bad job in history, and in a very short time turned Germany from a weak country lying on the ground into the most powerful military country in the world. Hersmann knew what policies Hitler had used to achieve success, but it was one thing to know and another to do.

As for Hitler's strategic mistakes in the later wars, a large part of the reason was that Germany was not prepared for war. If you are not ready for war, then it is inevitable that you will make dangerous moves.

And Hersmann believed that through his own efforts, Germany would be able to enter the war in a very good state.

However, for the sake of safety, Hersmann still felt that Hitler should put a golden hoop on his head. lest he find out that there is a good hand and be impatient and take the time to start the war even further.

And this golden hoop is Admiral Ludendorff. To the German militarists, he was the god of war - he said he could not fight, and Hitler did not dare to say that he would win.

Of course, no, Hirschman has one last resort! It was impossible for the Nazis of this era to have a secret service organization called the Gestapo, because Germany already had a Stasi!

Hersmann solemnly said: "The lessons of 1918 have taught us that the will of the middle and lower classes must never be ignored. And now the middle and lower classes in Germany are getting bigger and bigger...... The number of poor people is increasing every day! We need to unite them so that we can have a stable and strong regime. We hope that you and Field Marshal Hindenburg will become the supreme leaders of the country, but our strength alone is not enough, there must be a workers' party that can unite the middle and lower strata of the people, with National Socialism as its call! Only this corporal can give us such a party!

Your Excellency, as soon as you see Corporal Hitler himself, you will believe everything I say. ”

Ludendorff looked at Hersmann and then at Schleicher, and finally nodded: "Okay, let him come to Tuqing to meet me." ”

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