Before reaching the Reichstag in the Tiergarten district, Hersmann already knew what was going on - the Berlin Revolution was about to begin!

It's now past five o'clock in the morning and less than six o'clock, but the Elector Street is already crowded. Countless men and women dressed in unsightly gray or black clothing, wearing top hats or turbans on their heads, and large masks on their faces. They poured out of every path leading to Kurthorn Street, as if a trickling stream had converged into a great river. Red flags and placards led them, and others chanted slogans as they went.

"Stop the war now!"

"Sign a peace treaty without land cession and no reparations!"

"Down with the Emperor! Achieve a republic! ”

The people shouted slogans that sounded very naïve to Hersmann, and their eyes were full of excitement and anticipation for the future—they would not know now that, in addition to Lorraine and Alsace, as agreed in the Fourteen Points of Peace, the Entente would take away Posen, West Prussia, part of East Prussia and Silesia, half of Schleswig, some land would be ceded to Belgium, and all German colonies would be lost. In addition, the Germans also demanded that Germany pay 226 billion gold marks in reparations (more than 300 billion gold marks including interest, which was later halved under the mediation of the United States), and also sent troops to occupy the Ruhr area and demolished a large number of machinery and equipment......

And what awaits these German proletariats who are launching strikes and protests is long-term unemployment!

By the time Hersmann and Schleicher's carriage approached the Brandenburg Gate, the crowd had completely blocked the wide road and could no longer move forward.

"Get out of the car and go!" Schleicher patted his rifle and smiled wryly at Hersmann, "At least not the soldiers of the Berlin garrison have joined in yet...... Therefore, the protest is still peaceful, and there will be no danger to our two reactionary officers. ”

"When will the army get involved?" Hersman asked.

"Their plan is to issue a call today, a general strike on the 7th and 8th, and a march into the barracks on the 9th."

"Is there no way to stop it?" Hersman knew there was no way, but he couldn't help but ask.

"His Majesty the Emperor may leave Berlin tomorrow and go to Spa in Belgium to mobilize troops." Schleicher shook his head and said, "Now it's up to the Entente to make concessions...... If there was no unconditional surrender, then the emperor would be able to mobilize troops. ”

"What if the Entente still doesn't budge?"

Schleicher smiled a slightly grim face, "Then they will definitely pay the price, and it will not be only the Hohenzollerns and Habsburgs who will lose their empire......"

His words were slurred, but Hersman understood. The tsar may be in a tragic. Wilhelm II was not going to take his good brother Nicholas II, whom he had just "recognized", from Berlin. He wanted to let him fall into the hands of the pro-Russian revolutionaries in Berlin - if the Entente did not intend to spare the German Empire!

It is a pity that Britain and France would rather give up the Tsar and Russia than spare Germany. It seems that Nicholas II is destined to have a bloody disaster in his life, which is probably the so-called fate, right?

Thinking of fate, Hersmann's heart became a little heavier, he took out his mask and put it on, and got out of the carriage with Schleicher, surrounded by working class people holding signs and red flags. Seeing the two lieutenant colonel officers Hersmann and Schleicher get out of the carriage, they reacted differently.

Some shouted at Hersmann and Schleicher: "Reactionary officers, you are sinners of Germany!" ”

But many more said, "Blue Max! The man hung the blue Marcos, and he was a national hero! ”

"Yes, they didn't start the war, they were just lieutenant colonels, and at the beginning of the war they were captains at best. The people above are criminals, they are heroes! ”

Finally, there are more reasonable people. Although tormented by a long war and agitated by the Spartacists, the masses in Berlin were, after all, Germans who had long been brainwashed by militaristic ideology. In his heart, he still admires the heroes on the battlefield very much - Hersman is only 30 years old (in fact, he is only 26, but he looks old when he hangs the rank of lieutenant colonel), he is already a lieutenant colonel and Blue Max, and he is obviously a great soldier.

Schleicher shouted at this time: "We are going to the Reichstag to meet Mr. Albert of the Social Democrats, who has been elected chancellor, and we are his military adjutant!" ”

The "true face" of the Social Democratic Party has not yet been revealed, and the proletariat in Berlin still considers it its own party. Hearing Schleicher shout, no one doubted it - because the news of Albert's appointment as chancellor had been spread for a long time.

"Great! There will be a truce. ”

"Now Germany is saved."

"Let them go, let them pass."

The marchers did not embarrass Hersmann and Schleicher, and offered to give way to the crowd of Brandenburg Gate. While passing through the huge building, which was built to commemorate the victory, Hersmann discovered that someone was erecting a raised platform for speeches. Red flags were planted all around, and banners with slogans were planted. It reads: Long live Soviet Germany!

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The Reichstag is located in the heart of Berlin in the Tiergarten district, next to the Royal Palace of Berlin, which is still under the control of the German government. The Emperor himself was still in the palace of the Royal City of Berlin, and a loyal guard guarded several nearby streets from the crowds. However, Hersman knew that these soldiers could not control the rioting city, and only God knows whether they would shoot at the critical moment.

Compared to here, the reactionary rule on the Riga side does not know how many times to consolidate. With the efforts of Kesselring (codename "Artillery"), Halder (codename "Staff Officer") and Miss Doctor, among others. Institutions have grown rapidly and are now ubiquitous in the Autonomous States of Riga and Courland. If Liebknecht and Rosa. Luxembourg went there to make trouble, and Hersmann could kill them with a phone call.

But even in Berlin, Hersmann was not without a way to get rid of Liebknecht and Rosa. Luxembourg two. In the squad led by "Shadow" Stockhausen there were four snipers recruited from the German army in the Baltic and Lithuanian.

By the time Hersmann and Schleicher arrived on foot to the Reichstag, Karl Brown, who had already retired from the military and had served as chairman of the Industrial Promotion Committee. Haushofer and a middle-aged man with a somewhat ugly face, small eyes, and a small toothbrush-like beard under his nose were standing at the main entrance of the building. Hersman recognized the middle-aged man as Yamal. Dr. Schacht, managing director of the German National Bank, which was already controlled by the Industrial Council, but also held the funds of the Hohenzollern Foundation, which had funds of more than 20 gold marks (600 tons of gold from Soviet Russia).

Seeing Hersmann and Schleicher, Haushofer and Schacht, they all waved at them and told them to hurry over.

"Major General, Doctor, how is the situation now?" Not long ago, Schleicher also joined the Industrial Promotion Council - he represented the Officers' Union. This organization is part of the Army's Project Freikos and the Navy's Project Rainbow. The aim was to unite German officers after the war, both active and retired.

Dr. Schacht shook his head: "No, it looks like Germany is about to become a Soviet state." ”

"What? Soviet Germany? "Hersman was taken aback, history doesn't joke with itself, does it? If Germany is going to become a Soviet, should it join the party immediately?

"Yes!" Cal. Haushofer nodded, "The Social Democrats and the Independent Social Democrats have just had an emergency meeting...... They demanded the emperor and abdication, and were also ready to organize the Soviets. ”

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