It is difficult to say that Britain and France will not seek Germany because of the Hungarian Revolution, but it is certain that Soviet Russia will make peace with Germany for the sake of the Hungarian Revolution. Although the Bolsheviks in Germany were still supported by the Third International, and the Freikorps, which were controlled by Junker officers, they also went on a killing spree against the Bolsheviks in Germany.

On April 12, 1919, on the very day of the proletarian revolution in Bavaria, Hersmann was in the "Chinese Red Army" Vasily. Accompanied by a Miuta detachment, Huang crossed the line of fire where the "fake war" was taking place, and arrived in Pskov, which was under the control of the Russian Red Army, from the Kurland Autonomous State.

At a small railway station, less than 10 kilometers from the line of fire, there was a train consisting of only a locomotive and three carriages, which was sent by the Russian Foreign Ministry to meet Hersman. Just by having a special train to sit on, you can see the weight of Hersmann in the minds of Lenin and others.

Regardless of the fact that the Third International seemed to be supporting the German revolution, in fact, after two showdowns in November last year and January this year, Lenin would not have been a great teacher who had single-handedly created the red country for more than 70 years, if he had not been clear about the balance of forces between the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary forces in Germany.

The Third International's support for the Bavarian revolution was therefore nothing more than rhetoric, and could not be compared with the position of the Hungarian revolution, where the proletarian dictatorship had been established and the Bolshevik Party had taken over power and the army in its entirety. Therefore, supporting the Hungarian revolution is now the most important task of the Third International's external work!

Greeted at the train station was a middle-aged man who looked like a university professor, slightly balding, with a high forehead and deep eyes. Standing next to him was Natalie, whom Hersman had met on his last arrival in Pskov. Lesinskaya.

"Ludwig, it's a pleasure to see each other again." When Natalie saw Hersman coming, she happily stepped forward and hugged him. "What about Chloe? She didn't come this time? ”

"No, she stayed in Germany to prepare for the wedding." Hersman laughed and said, "We're getting married, in August or September." ”

Hersmann knew that the Treaty of Versailles would be signed in June, and he should be able to relax for a while, just in time to get married to Chloe.

"Congratulations," Natalie half-turned, gesturing to the university professor-looking man. "I'm here to introduce you, this is Christian. Comrade Rakovsky, who was the Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs -- this was Ludwig. Hersmann, General Director of the Russian-German Economic Promotion Company. ”

Hersmann is no longer the general manager of the Russian-German company, but he still uses this capacity to secretly visit Soviet Russia.

After greeting Rakovsky, Hesman and Vasily. Huang and Paulus, who accompanied him, boarded the train together. At this time, rain began to fall in the already gloomy sky. The train traveled eastward in the rain, sliding on the tracks, making a clang, clanging sound, and moving very slowly.

The inside of the carriage was still very dirty, the seat covers were torn, and there was a faint musty smell. However, the food was plentiful, and one of the three carriages was a dining car, presumably staffed by a senior chef. At lunchtime, Natalie, who was a makeshift waiter, brought dish after dish: champagne, caviar, smoked fish, soup, chicken, steak, and cream cake. I can't finish it at all.

Natalie then took off her yellow-green military uniform and replaced herself with a dress with short sleeves and a low neckline. Hersman suddenly found that after not seeing her for a few months, Natalie had gained a lot of weight, and her upper circumference was plump, although it was not as good as Chloe, but it was also quite impressive. After putting the meal on the table, Natalie sat down next to Hersman and began to eat and drink together.

Maybe she's been doing this for the past few months? Hersman glanced at the woman next to him and thought: Entertaining foreign friends must be the fattest errand in Soviet Russia at the moment.

At the dinner table, Rakovsky and Hersmann talked about the situation in Paris. Although Soviet Russia was locked outside the gates of Versailles, it did not have the opportunity to participate in the peace conference. But they have a strong presence in Paris and are well aware of the situation in France. Because in France, it was the political forces that supported the Bolsheviks in Soviet Russia.

Like Germany, France is a country where the Socialist Party is very strong. Among them were some of the leaders of the Socialist Party who supported Lenin and the Bolsheviks. For example, Marcel, who later became the leader of the French Bolshevik Party. Gaxiang, who is now a member of the French parliament and editor-in-chief of the newspaper Humanité. Under his leadership, there were many protests in France against the partition of the world and interference in the Russian Revolution at the Paris Peace Conference.

"Will they be able to force the French authorities to change their position?" Hersman asked.

"Not in the short term," replied Rakovsky immediately, "but France is a democracy after all, and public opinion plays a role to some extent." If the French bourgeois government suffers a defeat in Hungary, then public opinion will force them to change their policy of interfering in Russia. It will also be good for Germany...... You know, now the French bourgeoisie is very belligerent, but their people are war-averse. ”

More than 1.2 million people were killed, at least the same number were seriously injured and disabled, and many more died of disease on the battlefield. For France, with a population of 39 million, the losses can definitely be described as miserable, and it is normal for the people to be disgusted with war. In fact, France was already on the precipice of revolution before the United States entered the war, and it was the Americans who saved France.

But this does not mean that the French can endure the war endlessly!

It turned out that Lenin's strategy was to use the Hungarian Revolution to bring about internal changes in France. Hersmann pondered that such a policy might not take effect before the Treaty of Versailles was signed, but it would be beneficial to Germany in the long run. Once the anti-war forces within France grow, the ruling French authorities will be forced to adopt a policy of avoiding war.

This would give Germany a little power to resist the Treaty of Versailles after the war.

"So it would be more beneficial for Germany to let the French suffer defeat in Hungary than to let them succeed." Rakovsky made the words clear.

"It's obvious," Hersmann pondered, "but for France to fail in Hungary, our two countries must work together." ”

"That's right! Of course, we have to work together! Rakovsky smiled and nodded.

"The areas of our cooperation should be very broad, and Hungary is only a small part of it." Hersman went on to say, "I think that although we have different views from you on the question of private ownership, both of our countries are oppressed by the Entente led by Anglo-American and French, both oppressed and bullied countries, and we need to resist this oppression!" ”

"Yes, we all need to rebel against the Entente!" Rakovsky nodded heavily.

"Not only us, but all countries oppressed and bullied by the Entente should unite to resist!" "As for Germany and Soviet Russia, we have a common enemy, and they pose a very great threat to us!" But there are differences between our two countries, and the differences are equally huge! And the cooperation between our two countries will bring great benefits...... Huge diplomatic, military, economic benefits. So in the face of common threats and huge interests, we should not let differences affect cooperation. ”

Hersman looked at Rakovsky, "But it is impossible for our two countries to form an alliance. ”

"Yes, it's not possible." Rakovsky has no objection to this. Today's Germany is still called the "German Empire" (the official name of the country has not changed), not the "German Soviet Republic", so it is different from Hungary.

"But there are special interests between our two countries."

"Yes, there is a huge stake."

Hersman smiled: "Then allow me to invent a new word to describe our relationship, we are: strategic partners." ”

Strategic partners? What is the significance of this name? Rakovsky was about to ask a question, but Hersman took the initiative to explain: "This means that our relationship is far closer than the relationship between our two countries and the United States, Britain, France, etc. In economic, military, and diplomatic fields, our cooperation should take precedence over that of the United States, Britain, France, and other countries. ”

To put it bluntly, that is, in the future, the Soviet Union will have big business to take care of Germany first, and then Anglo-American-French and so on......

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