Chapter 65: Drunk and Awake
"A people! One country! A leader! β
The first words of Stupfer's remarks immediately had the effect of shocking the audience, and the more than 200 Baath Party members with casual attitudes fell silent, while the faces of the vast majority of the people showed more or less surprise.
This is not an ordinary slogan, it is the most cohesive and agitative slogan of the Third Reich, with the annexation of Austria to Germany, the Third Reich officially embarked on the fast track to war, although they eventually failed, but they really tried, struggled, and justified. It was only during the Allied occupation that everything related to the Nazi regime and political parties was banned, and people were not allowed to gather or talk about taboo topics, which became an invisible spiritual yoke along with the prohibition of weapons, criminals, and sabotage. This embargo was relaxed slightly as millions of German prisoners of war joined the Western Allies in the war against the Soviet Union. Against the backdrop of the Provisional Government of Papen, which had just announced that it would dissociate itself from the old regime and unite the whole people to build a new Germany free and peaceful, Stupf's slogan was indeed harsh.
The leader of the Ba'ath Party on the stage was still the fat man who looked oily, and looking at his strangely solemn and serious demeanor from the side, Lynn couldn't help but feel like two people before and after. Just as he was thinking about what kind of medicine was sold in this strange fellow's gourd, he only heard him say in a sonorous voice: "For two years, Germany has suffered the heaviest pain and suffering. Escape is like wine, which anesthetizes our souls, sinks like snakes, and devours our courage. Ask yourself, will we continue to endure the depravity or will we fight against fate in anger? β
The words stopped, the words rang in the ears, and the people on the lawn who loosened their necklines and got oil on the corners of their mouths slowly put away their casual stances, raising their heads and chests one by one, although not all of them were able to make a soldier-like straight posture, the change in momentum made Lynn turn from despair to hope, and he turned his head to look at Stupford again, no wonder he had carefully arranged his outfit before going on stage, and it was obviously not important what his previous appearance was. At this moment, his momentum transcends the constraints of physical condition; At this moment, he gave people a glimpse of the demeanor of a party leader.
Hopefully this isn't a show, Lynn thought.
No matter how wonderful the empty show is, it can still work once or twice, but over time it loses its effect.
The good and bad party members were preoccupied, and Stupford took advantage of the victory to say: "I remember a very great man said: there is one thing in this world that is more important than life, and that is freedom!" That's dignity! As long as the French flag flies over Alsace and Lorraine for a day, our dignity does not exist! As long as those French and British are tyrannical on our soil, our dignity will not exist! As long as the country called Germany is divided and weakened on the map of Europe, our dignity does not exist! As long as people from other countries laugh contemptuously when they talk about the word Germany, our dignity does not exist! What we need is not a piece of bread, but a living space, a living space for a nation! This living space is not achieved by begging and protesting, but by iron and blood! β
Without the use of a megaphone, the high-pitched words were loud and audible, even those standing in the back row, and the lung capacity of the fat man was fully reflected here, and Stupfer did not seem to fear that he would be arrested for his "dangerous remarks". Lynn looked around, no wonder the party congress was to be arranged in an independent estate on the outskirts, and seeing that there were burly strong men guarding the door, and it was estimated that there was also a guard in the vicinity, and the German Provisional Government was still busy restoring the operation of the state administrative apparatus, and did not think that it would have so much energy to deal with the small parties that were openly or privately active in various places. β¦,
"Some of you may think that it is unseemly or even arrogant to say this now, because our land has been reduced to ruins and scorched earth in the war, we have lost most of our industrial facilities, and there are hundreds of thousands of allies stationed on our land, we are like prisoners in shackles, and it is difficult to seek freedom. Yes! Our country and our people are indeed in an extremely bad situation, and many of us have been addicted to drinking, smoking, gambling, or trying to get scarce supplies from Allied soldiers for a long time. A group of soulless walking corpses! I think that the real Germanic people could not endure this hopeless life. Ladies and gentlemen! If we continue to do nothing, the future Germany may be controlled by a multi-party coalition government, it has no formal sovereignty but is still subject to the United States and Britain and other countries, it is submissive in the international arena and does not dare to speak out loud, it does not dare to build a strong army to maintain the security of the country, it does not dare to say no to the powerful when its interests are violated, and it does not have the luxury of restoring Germany's traditional territory. β
After four or five seconds of silence, the crowd began to hear "no", just like the beginning of a rain, from dripping and sparse to dense.
"Do you want to live in such a German country for yourself and your descendants?" Stupfer clenched his fists and raised his right hand in the air, and his mouth erupted in a sonorous voice that bordered on a tenor.
This time, the people neatly replied: "No!" β
"Are you willing to sit back and watch this happen?" Stupfer yelled.
"No!" The answer was neat and loud, like a group of soldiers with spears in hand about to charge
"Excellent! Very good! Stupfer nodded in satisfaction, waving his casserole-sized fist: "Since we are all united on these issues, let us leave our decadent and prodigal lives behind and fight for our indomitable soul and immortal will from this day on, from now on...... Revival! Revival! β
The party members and representatives in the audience shouted "revival" in unison with Stubpfer, watching them all full of glory and clenching their fists, watching them be infected and inspired, Lynn also found the kind of long-lost blood boiling, although it was not strong and lasting enough, compared to the loss when he first saw this group of "rabble", he was unexpectedly satisfied.
The incessant shouting set the mood in full swing, and it wasn't until Stupfer raised his arms that the party members quieted down with an unquenchable agitation.
"There are three main topics for this party congress, clarifying the program, revising the party constitution, and improving the organization, the first two will start this evening, and one of the major contents of improving the organization is to formally elect our party deputy leader!" Stupford turned to Lynn and smiled as he motioned for him to come to the stage.
Under the attention of everyone, Lynn temporarily changed his previous idea of casually going through the motions, walked up the steps with powerful steps and straight swinging arms, and when he turned to face the more than two hundred party representatives, he did not hesitate to show the strict and upright posture of a soldier.
Stupford didn't seem surprised by Lynn's performance, and he exclaimed, "This is our only candidate for deputy leader. Mr. Horst, who is currently the German government's counsellor in the Netherlands, is a young and promising diplomat and a staunch supporter of the reich's revival. To tell you the truth, Mr. Horst's arrival will give us a new course of guidance, which is where his genius lies, and he himself has a legendary experience and a very outstanding personality, and everyone with whom he interacts is regarded as a hero of our time. I assure you that in the days to come, I, Mr. Horst, and all the members of the Supreme Council of the Party will lead you without hesitation to the political arena of this country, and we will go to Berlin, where we will sit in the dignified seats of the Reichstag, and we will guide our German nation to revival with our will! ββ¦,
It can be seen that, with the foreshadowing of the previous generous statement, every word of Stupfer at this moment has an unprecedented weight in the minds of the party delegates, who did not shout the slogan of support for so-and-so, but showed their support with warm applause.
After the applause subsided, Stupfer turned to Lynn and said, "Tell everyone about something, and better make everyone here remember you." β
Having just climbed up from the bottom of despair, Lynn was a little caught off guard by such hopes, but he was a person who had seen big scenes, and calmness was his number one magic weapon to defeat the enemy, and in the face of more than two hundred pairs of curious and slightly questioning eyes, he took a deep breath and said in a loud and steady voice: "When this country was on the verge of collapse, my partners and I defended its dignity with our bloody lives, which is what I am most proud of at this stage of my life; When the country was in an atmosphere of sorrow and despair, I never gave up for a moment, my companions and I carried out redemption in our way, all the efforts were rewarded, and we finally stood on the ferry of hope again, although the storm and the raging waves ahead, as long as we have firm ideals and iron will, we will awaken the great power of this nationγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» we are not seeking revival, but we are already on the road of revival, Let's follow in the footsteps of that great man from here to Berlin, to receive the flowers and tears of renewed hope, to listen to the cheers of supporters, to guide the country through the odds and hardships. We will finally emerge from the defeat of 1918, usher in our heyday again, and let the world once again witness the power of Germany! And I only hope to be a lookout on this ship that is speeding up with all its might, small and humble, but I can realize the ideal of the second half of my life through my own efforts, this is Hugo. Horst, the confession of an imperial warrior! "Min