"Struggle! Struggle! Struggle! ”

On the square of the railway station, tens of thousands of Baltic people's stormtroopers shouted battle slogans. They were not instigated by Hirschmann, but were formed on the orders of Admiral Goltz. The basis is Field Marshal Gorz (Colmar. Feng. Morality. Field Marshal Goltz) put forward the theory of people's war.

This marshal who wrote the classic military work "The Armed People". He commanded the Turkish army in the Middle East during the World War, and died of typhoid fever in April 1916, so he did not see a scene that broke his heart. Because he taught at the military academy for a long time, his theories were extremely influential in the German army and were well known to almost all officers.

In the United Principalities of the Baltics, the number of regular armies was limited by the small number of people. It has become an inevitable choice for all people to be soldiers! Therefore, after completing the organization of the Baltic Defense Army, the Defense Force Command led by General Golz began to integrate all the male Baltic Germans who could take up arms, as well as some Latvian and Estonian volunteers, into the People's Stormtroopers, with a total strength of 100,000!

Including the regular army of the Baltic Defense Army and the Freikorps (currently the German army) that were prepared to stay in the Baltic, the United Principality of the Baltic would have more than 250,000 troops at its disposal after the defeat of Germany!

Now the Baltic defense forces and the main forces of the German army in the Baltic have been transferred to the Courland Peninsula and Estonia for defense, and the main defense of Riga is the People's Stormtroopers.

In the midst of a shout, Hersman came down from the high platform of the oratorium and met Mrs. Collentay, who had been waiting for a while. The latter was dressed in expensive furs, dressed very fashionably, and accompanied by two retinues, as if she were a rich White Russian woman from Russia.

Wealthy White Russians also grew up in Riga, and most of them escaped while the Bolsheviks were still in the country. There were also some expelled by the Bolsheviks - mainly prominent figures and scholars, as well as socialists (non-Bolsheviks) with old qualifications, who were not yet able to attack them, so they were expelled.

"Ludwig, your oratorical skills are improving very quickly!" Kollentai hugged Hersmann affectionately, "It's almost time to catch up with Lenin if it goes on like this." ”

"Lenin? Hehe, it's still far from it! "Hersman saw Najib. Imre, "Who is this friend?" Alexandra, he won't be your new boyfriend, will he? ”

If this is said to Chloe, it will definitely attract a roll of eyes. However, Colontai is notoriously arrogant, and she laughed: "Actually, no, at least not yet." Let me introduce you to you, Ludwig. Feng. Lieutenant Colonel Hersmann -- This is the Hungarian revolutionary Nagy. Imre, a representative of Comrade Bella. ”

Najib? The chairman of the Council of Ministers who was executed after the events in Hungary, Najib? It seems that Hersman has always met some kind of guy who is not good to die, either shot or died in prison or committed suicide, so it is not strange to see it.

"Comrade Imre, welcome to the United Duchy of Baltic." Hersman took the initiative to shake hands with the young Najib. "The 20 million Hungarian people have already begun their struggle, I wish you a speedy victory!"

"Lieutenant Colonel, that's what I'm here for." Najib. Imre said.

"Okay," Hersman nodded, "this is not the place to talk, let's get in the car." By the way, Chloe, give the guests a couple of masks. ”

"Masks?" Korentai frowned, "Riga is starting to catch a cold too?" ”

She was talking about the Spanish flu, which first appeared in the United States and wasn't very fatal at first. But in August, the cold suddenly became a murder weapon. In the three months of August, September and October, it swept the United States, Britain, France and several other countries participating in the Western Front. The barracks at the front were full of sick people, and thousands of soldiers died - presumably the main reason why the Allies' offensive slowed down after August.

And on October 17, Ludendorff admitted that the German front was also full of sick camps. Then the deadly cold spread throughout Germany, and the Baltic ones were also affected.

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The carriage drove to the Courland estate on the outskirts of Riga. It was the headquarters of the Russian-German Economic Promotion Company in Riga. Because Madame Colontai had come in secret, it was not suitable for her stay in Riga, but she was arranged in the secluded Courland estate. There, she would sign a secret "non-aggression pact" with Baron Pierburg, Prime Minister of the United Duchy of the Baltic States, in which the Baltic pledged not to allow White Russia to use its territory as a base for attacking Soviet Russia, nor to provide assistance to Poland and Ukraine in the event of a war between Soviet Russia and Poland and Ukraine. Soviet Russia, for its part, pledged not to invade the territory of the Baltic Principalities......

Along the way, both Kollonte and Nagy watched the situation in Riga closely. Riga is quite stable, with Baltic stormtroopers patrolling the streets and slogans written on the walls in German and Latvian, all about fighting to the end!

It is clear that the nascent United Duchy of the Baltic is firmly under the control of the German militarists! Not even the Bolsheviks, who were strong in combat, let alone the Social Democrats anti-war people.

Without these internal troublemakers, the United Principality of the Baltic would be able to fight any invaders...... Not only the Entente army, but also the Red Army of the Bolsheviks!

The liberation of Riga will be an uphill battle!

And it is also possible that this Baltic United Duchy will be supported by Britain and France. Because...... Olga. Grand Duchess Nikolaevna was a monarch whom Britain and France could not oppose.

The Central Committee of the Bolsheviks had already held several meetings to study the matter, and finally came to the conclusion that this was a very ingenious arrangement! If the Entente were to use the Tsar to interfere in the Russian Revolution - that was almost the only way to unite the White Guards! Then they would have to recognize the tsar as the legitimate monarch of Russia and negate the Treaty of Brest. In this way, Tsarist Russia was the victor of the world war and not the loser.

That is, Tsar Nicholas II remained the legitimate monarch of Courland, Livland, Livonia, and Estonia, among other places. He had the right to confer on Archduchess Olga three princely titles related to the four former Tsarist provinces, and as the Tsar's second in line to the throne - Olga had a good chance of becoming the Empress of Russia given that Crown Prince Alexei was suffering from severe hemophilia - she was definitely entitled to accept those three princely titles!

Therefore, according to the norms of international law prevailing in Europe today, as long as Olga becomes the monarch of the Baltics. Whether or not the state was to be formed was a matter for the Russian Empire, not for the German Empire.

Britain and France had no reason to object - unless they believed that the principle of "national self-determination" in the Fourteen Points of Peace applied to the victorious powers.

But this is almost impossible, because it would cause chaos in the colonies of the British Empire and the French Empire.

And, Olga. Nikolaevna could actually become a pawn of Britain and France in the subversion of Soviet Russia. The White Russian forces, led by Yudenich, have been plotting to use Estonia as a base to attack Petrograd. But it could not be carried out because of the opposition of the Germans, and if Olga had become the monarch of the Baltic after the defeat of Germany, with the support of Britain and France, the Baltic would have become a base against Soviet Russia!

Lenin would have been resolutely opposed if it had not been for the greater power of the Hungarian pawn - but Lenin's opposition was not necessarily useful, since it was not Soviet Russia but Britain and France that could threaten the existence of the Baltic Duchy after the defeat of Germany.

Moreover, the greatest threat to the Bolsheviks in the tsarist family was not this Olga Grand Duchess, but Nicholas II himself!

Now Lenin regretted that he would not have been able to resist it if he had known that the Germans would not have been able to resist so quickly, and that he would not have handed over the Tsar.

"When will Archduchess Olga be crowned?" In the carriage, Colontai asked about the coronation of the Grand Duchess.

"On the 4th of November," replied Hersman, "in a little while he will come to Riga." ”

He did not intend to hide anything, now that Soviet Russia had an embassy in Germany and many friends (Spartacists), he would definitely be able to grasp the whereabouts of the Tsar's family.

"That Tsar...... Will it come too? Colontai seemed to ask the Tsar casually.

"He's not coming," Hersman shook his head, before adding, "at least I haven't heard he's coming...... Alexandra, do you know who he is? That's a big card! ”

The Tsar and Crown Prince Alexei were the bargaining chips in the hands of Germany - in exchange for better peace terms, so they would not be handed over easily.

"Will they live in Berlin?" Colontai then inquired.

"Yes, will live in Berlin." Hersman said.