One day at the end of November 1920, in the center of a small square in the center of Munich, among thousands of men dressed in old military uniforms or rattle uniforms and women dressed in the same plain clothes, there was a latory podium made of several tables and chairs. The man who was about to make the speech - the man who would be called the demon and the sinner of all mankind by the hereafter, of course, in the afterlife of another time and space, Adolf. Hitler was already standing on it, dressed in an inferior suit with his trademark toothbrush-like mustache.

The speech was over, but the atmosphere was still enthusiastic, and the people shouted slogans to bring down the Treaty of Versailles and the Social Democratic government. Some Nazi Party cadres were crowding through the crowd with donation boxes.

"For the German Empire!" A young man in an old military uniform with a suitcase in his hand crowded in front of Hersmann and Schleicher—both of whom had found the oldest and most torn suit from the closet to wear, but still looked like a factory owner or a high-ranking civil servant with a lot of money.

Both Hersmann and Schleicher pulled out a few mark notes and stuffed them into the box.

"Thank you, thank you." The young man thanked him and went back to asking for donations.

"Kurt, what do you think?" Hersman turned to Schleicher.

"Hysteria!" Kurt. Feng. Schleicher shook his head and looked around again, "But it's inflammatory. Ludwig, Lenin was like that? ”

"Of course!" Hersman nodded, "Lenin, like him, took a clear position and told the masses what he was going to do at the beginning!" ”

"What?" Schleicher was stunned, "Do you think that what this Hitler said is what he wants to do?" ”

"Yes!" Hersman said, "That's it! If he came to power, he would tear up the Treaty of Versailles, unite all the Germans, destroy Poland, and contain the Bolsheviks before going to war with the French. ”

In his speech, Hitler blamed the oppression of the Treaty of Versailles on the difficulties Germany was now facing, and strongly blamed Poland, which had annexed German land, during which the territorial dispute between Germany and Poland was escalating. After getting Posen and West Prussia, the Poles turned their attention to Silesia. But the Poles were only a minority in Silesia, so they resorted to armed uprisings and encroachment by referendum in an attempt to divide Silesia. The Entente, on the other hand, repeatedly sided with Poland on the Silesian question. As a result, anti-Polish sentiment and opposition to the Treaty of Versailles were heating up in Germany.

At the same time, the loss of most of the gold due to the payment of reparations and the indiscriminate issuance of currency by the government of the Weimar Republic caused the paper mark to depreciate, which further exacerbated the dissatisfaction of the people with the Weimar Republic.

"He's a madman!" Kurt. Feng. Schleicher and Hersmann whispered as they walked out of the square. "If he comes to power, Germany is finished!"

"But he'll come to power eventually!" Hersmann looked back at Hitler, who was shaking hands with supporters, "although not now...... But he'll be on stage when we're ready! Kurt, we need a politician who can unite Germany's middle and lower classes, and you and I will probably not be able to do that. ”

Schleicher and Hersmann were basically the same kind of people - in the General Staff, many people called them "Little Hindenburg" and "Little Ludendorff" behind their backs. This is of course an affirmation of their ability, and it also shows that the current German Army really needs the two of them who are energetic and dare to think and dare to do.

"We can't leave the army for politics," Mr. Schleicher said, "and Admiral Seckert needs us, and the army needs us." ”

"And we need a madman, either a corporal or someone else." Hersman gestured to a café ahead. "Kurt, let's wait for him there."

They did not come to Munich to listen to Hitler's speeches, of course, but to talk to this rising politician.

Hersmann's eloquence was actually quite good, and he had already persuaded Schleicher to use 1939 as the hypothetical date of the outbreak of the war—the official document, of course, did not state that Germany was preparing to start a world war, but that Poland and France were preparing to partition Germany by 1940. At the same time, Schleicher promised to foster a party that would unite the middle and lower classes of Germany against the Bolsheviks and to support the army of the future.

"We need madmen?" Schleicher looked at Hersmann, "Are we Germany going to be saved by a madman from Austria?" ”

"Yes, because normal people are afraid of crazy people!" Hersmann smiled coldly, "Britain and France are driving Germany crazy, and once we Germany go mad, they will be scared to death." ”

"Will it?"

"Yes." "On January 19, the U.S. Congress refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of the League of Nations, and vetoed membership to the League of Nations," Hersman said. In addition, the overall situation of the Russian civil war was decided, the White Guards' attack on Donetsk suffered a heavy setback, and the Don Oblast and Transcaucasia were also captured by the Red Army.

Moreover, Britain and France were the victors of this world war, and while our people were humiliated by the Treaty of Versailles and lived a life worse than pigs and dogs, their people were enjoying prosperity and comfort.

Kurt, the next generation of Germans and the next generation of French, British people will grow up in complete opposites, their children living in heaven and ours living in hell. When the children on both sides grow up, who will be afraid and who will be fearless? ”

"Perhaps." Schleicher sighed, "They are turning Germany into a madhouse!" ”

The two had already walked into the café, where business was light and there were almost no customers. Schleicher and Hersmann found a window seat and sat down, just two glasses of water. In a few moments, Rosenberg rushed in with Hitler.

"The general is there!" Rosenberg saw Hersmann and Schleicher, and then whispered to Hitler, "Don't inquire later, you will answer whatever the general asks." ”

Hitler glanced with interest at Hersmann and Schleicher, who were sitting side by side, and then left his eyes on Schleicher, a big bald head who looked more like a general than Hersmann.

"He's a corporal, and his real name is Adolf. Hitler. Rosenberg took Hitler across from Hersmann and Schleicher.

"Corporal, please be seated." Hersman said. "College student, go order four cups of coffee, you bring them yourself."

"Yes." Rosenberg answered, and walked to the café's bar.

"Corporal, your speech is very good and very motivating." "If the situation deteriorates, your supporters will grow rapidly," Hersman said. And the situation is bound to worsen! ”

"Thank you," Hitler said, "I'm just saying what people are saying." ”

"The last parliamentary election was held in the first half of this year, and if there had not been an early election, a general election would have been held in 1924. Currently, the Social Democrats and Independent Social Democrats hold 185 of the 420 seats in the National Assembly, accounting for 44 per cent of the total (so the SPD lost the right to form a cabinet in June). If, in the 1924 general election, you, the German Workers' Party, were able to divert some of the votes of the lower middle classes, reducing the number of seats of the Social Democrats and the Independent Social Democrats to less than 138 seats, we would have a chance to impeach President Ebert. ”

Kurt. Feng. Schleicher said what he had agreed with Hersmann.

According to the Weimar Constitution, the President of Germany has enormous powers, with special powers to command the army, appoint and dismiss the Chancellor and civil and military officials, dissolve the Reichstag and "cease the fundamental rights of citizens in whole or in part"!

Historically, Hitler turned himself into the Führer precisely on the basis of this "special mandate for a state of emergency".

And now, it is President Albert who has this "special authorization for a state of emergency". According to the Constitution, the term of office of the president is up to 7 years. This made military figures like Admiral Seckert and Colonel Schleicher look like that.

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