Chapter 36: Dance on the Tip of the Knife

One day in May, at the crossroads of Stuttgart's southern district, a man in a field gray uniform, The young man in the boat-shaped hat stood up the revolving steps, holding a megaphone rolled up of iron sheets, and said calmly and calmly in the stunned eyes of the spectators: German compatriots, German compatriots, the fighting has stopped, the guns have subsided, this is a harvest of our struggle against fate, this is a kind of awe of our opponents, this is a manifestation of the thousands of compatriots who have lost their lives before this, some of them died in unyielding battles, some of them are innocent and poor people involved in the war, and many people have died of cold and hunger, and the reason why this is so is because we have lost Germany-- Independent, rich, and industrious Germany: In the past, the people who lived in the past many days were like walking corpses, and they could not see the direction of life and struggle, and now the turning point in history has come for the sake of the country, the nation, the family, and ourselves, and make an effort with the fair opportunities given to us by the world. Courageless so-called politicians lead us, and our country should be in our own hands, and we will rebuild with our hands a new, independent, rich and industrious Germany......

The early summer sun brought warmth to the people, and the civilians gathered around the street could not help but have a light of hope in their eyes when they listened to this speech, but they did not dare to show the true response in their hearts in words and body movements, at this time, the Soviet army announced the ceasefire for more than a week, and the international observer team organized by the Western allies also arrived in the Central European countries to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire, and observed the whole process of the referendum of these countries on the referendum on the stay of the Soviet army and the support of the current government, the blockade of the Soviet army in Stuttgart has been nominally lifted, and those who enter and leave the city only need to prove to the Soviet army posts that they are not carrying any weapons, but the heavily armed and Soviet soldiers all over the city are still let go through it one after anotherThe Allied and Soviet-occupied German people were silent, and the speakers on the steps were enthusiastic and high-spirited, and many people in the audience were looking around in fear, for fear that the Soviet soldiers who had been paying attention to this place from the beginning would rush over to arrest the instigators

Over and over again, the speaker explained his point of view in a high-pitched tone to the citizens of Stuttgart who were constantly gathering at the corner of the street, and gradually some applauded and some shouted, and the atmosphere was like a bonfire lit in the cold field, and the cold outside, and the warmth inside, surprisingly, the Soviet soldiers, who were not numerous, did not rudely interrupt the speech, and some of them apparently understood German while listening and explaining to their companions, if it were not for the fact that the speaker could not find a statement of opinion favorable to the Soviet Union. It was even full of sarcasm and agitation, and one might think that this was another conspiracy concocted by the Soviet garrison

Repeating it for the third time, there were as many as seven or eight hundred people gathered around the speaker, not to mention the passage of vehicles, and even pedestrians had to rub shoulders with each other at the street corner -- such scenes could sometimes be seen everywhere the Soviet propaganda vehicles went, but the vast majority of the people came rushing for the bread they had with them. Friends convey the message of this non-war war: Let everyone make a decision that is truly beneficial to Germany in the referendum that follows, without fear of interference and threats from outside forces, international observers from various countries are watching for the whole world what is happening here, and finally the speaker walks down the steps and shakes hands with the emotional civilians. Hugging and waving to the crowd in the back row, the scene looked like a prominent politician attending a rally of supporters, some male civilians even spontaneously protected their heroes and left, while the surrounding Soviet troops remained on the sidelines, only two weeks ago, they could not tolerate a similar situation in the occupied territory...,

Leaving the crossroads, the young speakers walked to Wilhelmstrasse, two blocks away, where Stuttgart's busiest street was, and even though most of the buildings were in ruins, many of the residents who had returned to their homeland chose to settle down at the old site, and before the lecture had even begun, hundreds of citizens had already heard the news, and they had gathered at a faster and larger scale than before, and the Soviet soldiers who were watching coldly and the armored vehicles on standby at the scene seemed to have become fire brigades, and the German people who had been infected by national sentiment under the hot sun kept their temperature in restraint, and a few international observers who had just arrived in Stuttgart were using their eyes farther away, cameras, pen and paper record everything here - incredibly peaceful, relaxed, impartial, all previous attacks on the Soviet authorities have been like unprovoked rumors, heavily discriminatory false accusations

For several days the young orators, not just one face, gave speeches in Stuttgart's towns, and then began to distribute leaflets to the population that were a little crudely printed and crudely printed. The neighborhood propagandists preached to the people, preached the equality and happiness of the red democratic system, attacked the arbitrariness of the fascist dictatorship and the ruthless exploitation of the capitalists, tried to use class theory to disintegrate the dissatisfaction of the German people because of national sentiments, and could not resist the citizens who had no source of supplies for food and daily necessities invested by the Soviet army's auxiliary propaganda, but most of them were disdainful of the views repeated by the Soviet army's loudspeakers, and in a short period of time, tens of thousands of people living in Stuttgart now had formed a consensus: no matter how coercive and lured by the Soviet army were, when it came to the referendum, they must follow their inner choice

With the victory in Stuttgart, Lynn struck while the iron was hot, and organized two or three of his subordinates into a propaganda group, which expanded the propaganda theater to other parts of Baden-Württemberg, especially the large cities that had already received international observers - Heidelberg, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and other places, but in the countryside such propaganda operations were carried out in secret, so as not to be ruthlessly assassinated by the Soviet authorities, with the assistance of resistance organizations in various places, the propaganda operations were carried out relatively smoothly, after the twists and turns of World War II and the following years, the German people did not necessarily support the restoration of the imperial power, but they did not want their country to be under the direct or indirect rule of the Soviet Union, affected by the wave of the national uprising, and the public opinion was quite uniformly oriented against the Soviet garrisons. If the referendum had been held in a completely fair manner, the Soviets and the German government they had painstakingly cultivated would undoubtedly suffer a crushing defeat

It was only under pressure from the Western world that the Soviet rulers did not really compromise, and they had enough means to influence the outcome of the referendum for half a month, and at the same time, the imperial power that was desperate to survive was also actively making efforts, and after the international observers entered Germany in full force, the Reich stronghold made the same decision as Lynn, that is, to win the absolute support of the people by non-force, and the exemplary effect of Stuttgart and even Baden-Württemberg also made them re-examine the once glorious chess piece

On a moonlit night, in the northern suburbs of Stuttgart, Lynn waited quietly accompanied by four subordinates, and after a period of hard work, he and his propaganda team had become the object of enthusiasm among the local people, and thus began to suffer some inexplicable accidents, and the propaganda team sent to the country evaporated like evaporation, and maintaining contact was an important arrangement for Lynn to judge the behavior of the Soviet troops, and at the same time, the residents of Stuttgart who were mobilized noticed that there were some suspicious people in the activities, they could speak the German language, and it could be seen that they did not know much about the German humanities, or had the common sense mistakes of Zhang Guan, and they were particularly interested in street speakers, looking for opportunities to contact them, or to express their willingness to join the groupor invite them to give lectures in nearby villages and towns, all of which without exception have international observers...,

In the field of special operations agents, Lynn's legendary experience has become a model, he saw through the Soviets' tricks at a glance, so he ordered his subordinates to be on guard and look for opportunities to fight back, but even if the opponent's plot was thwarted, it would only improve the situation of the rebels in the Baden-Württemberg area, and when he received the call from the Imperial headquarters, Lynn knew that the most difficult part of his life was time to come to an end

The appointed time has arrived, and there is a faint roar above the woods, Lynn asked his subordinates to light the signal rod in the four corners of the glade, and after a while, a dragonfly-shaped aircraft landed lightly and sensitively, this is the Fi-282 light helicopter, the military equipment of the Third Reich leading the era, and the stable model that has been mass-produced in the late stage of World War II, for this kind of flying machine that can be called a treetop elf, Lynn is really no stranger, although its performance is primitive, it has a modern form, and what is even more commendable is that the military decision-makers of the empire not only transferred several finished aircraft to Northern Europe, but also conducted reconnaissance in subsequent military operations, liaison and low-intensity operations, and also retain the production drawings and key technical personnel, so as to firmly rank behind the United States and other countries in the field of helicopter technology, and contribute an important technical support point to the military rise after the revival

The rotors rolled up in the strong wind, and Lynn quickly climbed forward and climbed into the rear-facing passenger helicopter and ascended, the whole process lasted less than two minutes, and Lynn could only hurriedly wave goodbye to his subordinates, and under the bright moonlight, Fi-282 flew briskly north at the height of a treetop, such a target was the silvery white forest sea that was difficult for Soviet radars and night patrol planes to capture, making Lynn feel as if he was in Northern Europe a year ago, when there were several opportunities for him to fly back and forth between Tromsø and the secret shelter, the same moonlit night, the same cool breeze, and the same hesitation for the future……