PS. Present the May Day update, don't hurry up to play after reading, remember to vote for the month first. From now on, you can enjoy double monthly passes for the 515 Fan Festival, and you can also take a look at other activities with red envelopes!

"If the Baltic Republic, Czechoslovakia, and Austria were all on the side of Germany, it would be very difficult for the world bank to succeed."

Schleicher didn't know much about economics, but politics and diplomacy were hard for him. If the Baltic Republic, Czechoslovakia, and Austria were to integrate economically with Germany, the process of political unification would be difficult to stop.

If these three countries were to be unified with Germany, they would be a first-class European power with more than 700 square kilometers, a population of more than 80 million, and an industrial strength greater than that of Britain and France combined. If Britain and France allowed this Great Germany to appear, it must have been a brain cramp.

"But whether it's the World Bank, or the European Bank, it's very beneficial for us Germans."

"If Europe can be united in a peaceful way, it means that all Germans living in Europe can be together," Hirschmann analyzed...... If we count only Germans, we have a population of more than 80 million. It was twice as large as in France, and much more than the number of white colonies in England. And Hungary, Galicia, Slovenia, Croatia and Transylvania were all ruled by us Germans for a long time.

If Europe is united in some form, we Germans may well become the dominant power in Europe! ”

"I think it's a dream!" Major General Schleicher stared at Hersmann, "Ludwig, but you look sober. ”

"Yes, it's a dream, a dream, a dream that belongs to Germany!" Hersman nodded earnestly. "Germany is the heart of Europe. The Germans are the largest people in Europe (Hesmann ignored the Russians) and the best! We are the backbone of Europe and we owe it to us to lead Europe. ”

"But the British and the French will not agree!" Schleicher looked at Hersmann with his arms crossed.

"But we should tell all of Europe about this dream!" Hersmann opened his arms as if to hug someone, "Let everyone know what we Germany are fighting for, let everyone know that we Germans want to bring everyone a united, prosperous, equal, developed and beautiful Europe." We're going to tell everybody. We are not trying to enslave other peoples, nor are we going to loot anyone's wealth. It's about uniting Europeans for a better future. If we don't, then the future will belong to the United States and the USSR! ”

Hersmann knew the methods of US imperialism and Soviet revision. Whoever the US imperialists want to fight, they will hold high the banner of freedom and democracy. And Su Xiu kept saying that he wanted to liberate all mankind. Therefore, if Germany wants to start a war in the future, it must have a lofty reason, and it must not be regarded as an evil fascist invader!

And this reason is to fight for the unity and prosperity of Europe. Although it is not as good as "liberating all mankind", it is not much worse than the "democratic freedom" of the Americans.

Moreover, Hersman did not shout slogans casually. It's really going to be put into practice. Otherwise, how will you start a world war in the future and lay down a lot of turf? Annexed all? This is not a good idea, and only a certain percentage of the German population or a small number of indigenous lands can be annexed. Otherwise, if you swallow too many non-Germans, you will probably make a large Austro-Hungarian Empire. This is not what Hersman wanted!

His ideal is a great European Union led by the Great German Empire!

"This dream, uh, this dream is good, but should we keep it a secret?" Schleicher said with a frown.

It seems that you don't really understand politics! Hearing this, Hersmann thought to himself: Schleicher has done a lot in history. It can be said that he laid the material foundation for Hitler's later expansion. Without him, during the Weimar Republic, he spared no effort to promote Soviet-German barter and cooperation. It is difficult to say whether German industry, without the Soviet market and raw materials, will survive until Hitler comes to power - historically, the Weimar Republic had no colonies and no gold reserves. Industrial output surpassed the Second Reich in the late twenties! But the capable Schleicher only did not say anything, and even if he later became a general and chancellor, he never said out loud what he wanted to bring to Germany! This is probably the biggest reason for his crushing defeat to Hitler, right?

"No, we should say it out loud!" Hersmann shook his head and said solemnly, "We should let the German people and the people of Europe know what we are going to do." And why we are doing it, and what will it do for the people of Germany and Europe if we do it. ”

"Oh, that sounds like an election."

"What we need now in the Army is something like an election platform," Hersman winked at Schleicher, "and perhaps there should be an Army Policy Council or something." In its name, the Army's views on the political landscape of Europe and the world were then published. ”

"What's the point of doing that?"

"Let others know why we are starting a world war!" Hersmann replied in a serious tone, "Let others know that we are waging war for the long-term happiness of the people of Europe." ”

"It sounds like you're talking in a dream, will anyone believe it?"

Hersmann asked rhetorically: "Does anyone believe that the Bolsheviks want to liberate all mankind?" ”

Schleicher was silent for a moment, and finally nodded, "Okay, you persuaded me that a policy council could be set up, and it would be hung under the Department of Defense Affairs...... President, you can take on the concurrent, I don't want to get involved with those stupid words. But in addition to talking stupid, this policy will have to do something practical. ”

"What's the matter?"

"To study how Germany could unite with Austria, the Czech Republic, and the Baltic Republics without the use of force, and recover the free cities of West Prussia and Danzig."

"Okay." Hersmann had achieved his goal and smiled contentedly at Schleicher, "General, I think that the merger of Austria, the Czechs, and the Baltic and West Prussia will be the first step for Germany to lead Europe!" ”

"Well, that's all." Seeing that Hersman was about to get up and say goodbye, Schleicher beckoned again, "Wait a minute, there is one more thing that you have to deal with." ”

"What's the matter?"

"You know Carl. Marx? ”

"You know, the one who wrote Das Kapital, he's dead."

"It's not that, I'm talking about an aircraft carrier!"

"Oh, we worked with the Soviets on 'Karl. Marx's number? ”

"Carl. The "Marx" was the lead ship of a 15,000-ton aircraft carrier that Hersmann and Stalin agreed to jointly develop in 1924.

The ship has a standard displacement of 15,500 tons, a full load displacement of 19,500 tons, a total length of 227.34 meters, a width of 21.33 meters, a depth of 20.3 meters, a draft of 7.6 meters, a flight deck of 216.9 meters in length and a width of 27 meters, 8 heavy oil boilers and 4 steam turbines made in Germany, and the output of the main engine is as high as 136,800 horsepower, the maximum speed is 31 knots, and the endurance is 8,200 nautical miles/16 knots. It is equipped with 8 twin-mounted 88-mm high-level dual-purpose guns and 16 twin-mounted 20-mm anti-aircraft guns; It can carry 57 (up to 73) carrier-based aircraft.

"Our naval attaché in the Soviet Union reported that the Soviet Union was preparing to open the aircraft carrier on May 1 as a gift for Labor Day. After that, the aircraft carrier will leave the Black Sea for the Far East and join the Pacific Fleet together with the battleship "Paris Commune". Schleicher looked at Hersmann, "Now the Soviets have changed their plans and are very high-profile, which will cause an uproar!" ”

"This may have something to do with the recent situation in China, where the Soviet Union needed to strengthen the Pacific Fleet in order to deter Japan." Hersman also tightened his eyebrows, although he did not deliberately change the course of China's history, but China in this time and space still underwent some changes, which caused a tense confrontation between the Soviet Union and Japan.

In its original history, around 1928, the Soviet Union was at a disadvantage in the Far East - the Pacific Fleet of the Red Navy was very weak and could not be compared with the powerful Japanese Combined Fleet. And the Red Air Force of the USSR did not have long-range bombers capable of threatening Japanese territory at that time.

But in this time and space, the situation was very different - Soviet-German cooperation not only strengthened Germany's industrial power, but also made the Soviet Union stronger than it was historically. At the time of the crisis between Japan and the Soviet Union, the Red Navy and the Red Air Force of the Soviet Union happened to acquire two weapons that were extremely feared by the Japanese, the 15,000-ton aircraft carrier "Karl Brown". The "Marx" and the combat radius can cover the long-range heavy bombers TB-2 in Tokyo, Kure Gungang and Zoseburg.

Therefore, when the confrontation between the Soviet Union and Japan over the China issue occurred, Stalin displayed the TB-2 long-range bomber in a high-profile manner, and was ready to open the "Karl Bomber" to the world on May 1. Marx "aircraft carrier!

"The whole world knows that the Soviet Union built aircraft carriers and planes with our help," Schleicher said, "and although this is necessary for us to restore our industrial strength in Germany, it still has the potential to cause discontent in Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, and we must study countermeasures." ”

Germany is a country that lacks raw materials, except for coal. Therefore, Germany's industry in this time and space is better developed than in history, which means that Germany needs to import more raw materials. And the only way to obtain cheap and abundant raw materials was the Soviet-German barter trade. And if the USSR is willing to supply Germany with cheap raw materials, Germany will naturally have to give something real. However, the Soviet Union is now showing the treasures it has obtained from Germany in a high-profile manner, and it is only afraid that it will bring some unnecessary trouble to Soviet-German cooperation.

However, in Hersmann's view, the crisis caused by the advanced weapons supplied by Germany to the Soviet Union was actually a major opportunity. As long as it is used well, Germany can get a strong Japan as an ally in future wars.

[Thank you for your continued support, this time from the 515 Fan Festival of the Writer's Hall of Glory and the General Election of Works, I hope you can support it.] In addition, there are some red envelopes on the fan festival, get one and continue the subscription! (To be continued.) )