"Kuhn. Beira? Hersmann only remembered seeing the name in the report, as if it was a Hungarian, but he couldn't remember what he was doing.

Chloe, however, was very familiar with him, and she whispered, "This Kuhn. Bella is a big shot. He was a Hungarian Jew who had studied law at the University of Cluj in Transylvania before interrupting his studies to pursue political activities. He joined the Hungarian Social Democratic Party in 1902 and was the leader of the Transylvanian workers' movement. After the outbreak of the Great War, he was drafted into the army and captured by Russia in 1916. Join the Bolsheviks in the Tomsk prisoner-of-war camp. After the August Revolution, he arrived in Petrograd, met Comrade Lenin, and organized the Hungarian Bolshevist Group. Now he was also the chairman of the Central League of Bolsheviks and the leader of the international column. ”

"The old Social Democrat in 1902 was the leader of the Transylvanian workers' movement...... Actually mobilized him to enlist in the army! Hersman rolled his eyelids, were the Austro-Hungarian secret police eating dry food? Yes, they do eat dry food! If there had been a Stasi in Austria-Hungary, the Sarajevo incident would not have happened at all! And that princess Sisi won't let the gangsters poke them to death with an awl when she is shopping.

At this time, Hersmann remembered that there was a Hungarian Soviet Republic in history! It was not a guerrilla republic in the ravine, but one that could represent Hungary internationally, and it seemed that it had sent a representative to the Paris Peace Conference. But in the end, the Entente sent troops to exterminate it!

This Kuhn. Béla is probably the leader of this Hungarian Soviet Republic, right?

Thinking of this, the Hungarian revolutionary had already walked quickly through the passage, waved at Chloe: "Chloe, I didn't expect to meet you again in Pskov, what a coincidence." ”

Is it really a coincidence? Hersman was very skeptical.

"Kuhn, I'm here to pick up my fiancé in Pskov." Chloe pointed at Hersmann and said, "Ludwig. Hersmann, General Director of the Russian-German Economic Promotion Company. ”

"Russian-German promotion company? It's a big business! "Kuhn. Bella smiled and stretched out her right hand, "I'm Kuhn of the Foreign Central Alliance. Bella, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Hersman reached out and Kuhn. Bella shook it, and Mogami said kind words. In his heart, he was trying to remember the history of Hungary - in later life, he did not know much about Hungarian history, it was a small and inconspicuous European country. In addition to the Hungarian Soviet Republic after the end of World War I, the Hungarian October Incident in 1956 was the Hungarian October Incident in World War II.

But after reminiscing, he was shocked. In his memories of this life, Hungary is like a big country. The official name of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was "the kingdom and royal realm represented by the Imperial Parliament and the Crown of St. Stephen of Hungary".

Among them, the "Hungarian Crown of St. Stephen" is generally considered to be Hungary, or Greater Hungary, with a territory of 325,000 square kilometers! It was about the same size as the Federal Republic of Germany, which was later unified. In Europe, where there are many small countries, this is definitely a big country. In the impression of Hersmann, the Hungary of later generations was only more than 90,000 square kilometers, and it was still a landlocked country, and it did not even have an outlet to the sea (Greater Hungary has an outlet to the sea).

In other words, because of the defeat in the First World War, the Hungarians lost more than 70% of their country. Hungary has fallen from a dignified European power to an inconspicuous landlocked country, which is N times more miserable than the German Empire, and it is no wonder that the Soviet Revolution is about to occur.

It seems that the common interests of Germany and Soviet Russia have been found for some time to come! Thinking of this, Hersman's mood suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

……

In and Kuhn. After Bella's meeting, Hersman and Chloe were given a box on the Foreign Central Alliance's special train. There was a strong smell of trains in the box, and the red chair covers were covered with dust and very shabby. There are also two bunks, both of which are very narrow.

After entering the box, Chloe put away her luggage, took out a rag from somewhere, and began to wipe it everywhere, as if it were a housewife cleaning the room, and Hersman knew that she was a little clean. However, he didn't go up to help, but sat down on the sofa chair in a big way.

"No one will come to clean the carriages," Chloe explained to Hersman as she swept the carriages, "I have traveled back and forth between Moscow and Petrograd many times, and I have not seen a single flight attendant come to clean them." They don't bring tea to travelers, they have to do everything themselves. In addition, food supplies are becoming increasingly tight as food trucks are often left unfed. However, this is a special train chartered by the Bolshevik Foreign Central League, and it will not be sloppy on the issue of food. ”

At this time, the train began to slide slowly, making very loud vibrations and noises, which meant that the Russian railways were in disrepair and were barely maintaining. Since Russian-German companies are now the largest suppliers of Russian industrial equipment, Hersman knows that Russia has gone from being the world's fifth- or sixth-largest industrialized country to an agrarian country in the past year and a half...... No, not even an agricultural country, because agricultural products are more scarce than industrial goods. Even with the use of machine-gun conscription squads to rob the peasants of their "surpluses", the food supply in Petrograd and Moscow was still much lower than before the revolution, because the surplus had to be handed over and the peasants had little incentive to farm.

In short, the country of Russia has almost collapsed now, but the prestige of Russia remains! Hersman thought to himself: In fact, now is the best time to destroy Russia, this polar bear is so weak that it has little strength to resist in the face of a strong enemy invasion. It is a pity that none of the Russian enemies could seize this fleeting opportunity.

Hersmann was feeling sorry for international capitalism. There was a sudden knock on the door of the box, and Chloe, who had already been cleaned, shouted, "Please come in." ”

Then I saw Kuhn. Bella and Natalie walked in together, still dressed in her big yellow-green old military uniform, carrying a basket with small snacks and a military kettle and four cups.

"Let's have some coffee, the best Russian coffee, just made in the food truck." Natalie greeted Hersman and Chloe and opened the kettle, and the rich fragrance immediately floated in the box.

"Mr. Hersman, I think you must know that President Woodrow of the United States. Johnson's Fourteen Points for Peace Terms. ”

Kuhn. Bella didn't ramble anymore, and as soon as she sat down, she went straight to the point.

"Yes," Hersman nodded, "that's a conspiracy!" A conspiracy to break the morale of the German and Austro-Hungarian populations! ”

"It's a pity that the first to lose morale was the Hungarian king!" Kuhn. Béla said, "This is the king's betrayal of the Hungarian people!" ”

The Hungarian king refers to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Karl I. Unlike the more stubborn Wilhelm II, Karl I was bent on peace when he came to power. In 1917, he secretly negotiated with France through Prince Sixtu of Parma, and it is said that he personally met with Tsar Nicholas II for peace talks. It is a pity that the peace talks did not succeed, but instead broke the news, which was opposed by both domestic and foreign (Germany).

And recently, when Ludendorff's offensive got bogged down. Rumors that Karl I was ready to accept the "Fourteen Points of Peace" began to spread again in Austria-Hungary - to Kuhn. For people at Bella's level, it's not rumors but reliable news!

Contrary to the fact that many people in Germany who wanted peace believed that the "Fourteen Points of Peace Terms" could be accepted, people of insight in Hungary realized that accepting the peace conditions proposed by the Americans would mean the collapse of Greater Hungary!

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