Chapter 83: Heroic Hour

Due to his official status and the peculiarities of the political situation, Lynn was unable to accompany the Baath Party at the beginning of the planning, preparation and implementation of the Kiel Parade, and by the time he arrived in the port of Kiel, known as the "Cradle of the German Navy", from Amsterdam to the port of Kiel, the calendar had turned to September 17, the second day of the "Kiel Parade".

In this era, Lynn's actual memories began in early 1945, so he didn't have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of Kiel's prosperity that year. Combat ships such as the Deutschland-class armored ship of the Third Reich Navy, the Scharnhorst-class battleship Gneisenau, and the fateful Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier Count Zeppelin were all born at the Deutsche Shipyard in Kiel. In the thirties, when the military power of the Reich was rapidly expanding, the laying of keels, the launching of ships, and the ceremony of service were often the focus of attention of the military and political leaders and ordinary people, and thousands of soldiers and civilians turned Kiel into a sea of national sentiment and hope for victory, but it is a pity that such scenes have gradually become "distant memories" for the Germans.

After the "Kiel Incident", relying on the financial support provided by the Reich behind the scenes, Stupfer and his Baath Party became the organizers of the march, and the elite people drawn from the regions and regions were prepared early, and they calmly provided basic food and accommodation for the tens of thousands of people gathered in Kiel from all over North Germany, and as the original planner of this political assault, although Lynn had a relatively full estimate of the situation, when he came to the Kiel Hotel, which was the headquarters of the march, Standing on the third floor through the window glass and looking at the crowd of people rubbing shoulders and emotions on the street, feeling the surging crowd that I have not seen for a long time, my heart is still deeply shocked. At this moment, he felt as if he was on the stage of the former leaders of the National Socialist Party, and felt how proud he was when the pioneers went from unknown careerists to powerful factions supported by the public through their unremitting perseverance and the external stimulus of the economic crisis. Today, an unwarranted Kiel turmoil has once again mobilized the true feelings of the people suppressed in the bottom of their hearts, and in Lynn's view, the power of the people's unity is strong, and it will be an important opportunity for the Baath Party and for Germany, a great opportunity!

Lynn, who had previously contributed ideas and deployed propaganda forces in Germany to build a big campaign and focus on attacking Allied generals, did not participate in the later planning and formation of the Baath Party march. Before arriving in Kiel, he had a general understanding of the situation from the party liaison, and it was only after arriving in Kiel and interviewing Stupfer that he really got a complete grasp of what was going on here: the first day of the march had gone smoothly, tens of thousands of people had taken over the main neighborhood of Kiel, they had a strong onlooker at the docks requisitioned by the Allies and the harbor where military ships were moored, some people threw stones at the piers through the fence, and the Allied base guards were on full alert but did not make any use of force.

Having chosen to march on the port of Kiel rather than Berlin, the political center of Germany, Stupford and his aides were prepared for a "protracted war" by arranging for the marchers to stay in Kiel for a while, exerting pressure on the German Provisional Government and the Allies with continuous protests and thus expanding the influence of the Kiel event throughout the country. According to the Baath Party, which was responsible for the resettlement of the people, nearly 20,000 people gathered into the march overnight, and if it continued, 200,000 people could be gathered in less than a week, which was definitely a "super-heavy" march in Europe, and Mussolini mobilized only 100,000 armed supporters for the march to Rome. Of course, there is no comparison between the two, but it was two years after the end of World War II, and its people were supposed to live in fear under Allied occupation, forced to grovel for the most basic conditions of existence. …,

When the sunlight shone over the roofs of the buildings on the street and onto the thousands of people gathered on the street, Stupfer triumphantly led Lynn towards the front door of the hotel, where the staff had set up a two-meter-high platform in front of the hotel, on which microphones with brackets were placed, and a circle of strong men responsible for maintaining order stood in the audience. Lynn turned his head to see that if the two huge tricolor flags hanging down the front wall of the hotel were replaced with swastikas, and these muscular guys were changed into stormtrooper uniforms, it would probably be. It is seven or eight points similar to the propaganda rallies before the National Socialist Party came to power.

Before taking the stage, Stupfer suddenly turned around and asked Lynn, "It's time for the people to know you, the deputy leader of the Ba'ath Party, right?" ”

Lynn had considered this question when he came, and he replied indifferently: "No hurry, the key now is to make our Baath Party a hero in the eyes of the people." ”

With a confident smile, Stupfer stepped onto the stage without hesitation, while Lynn silently walked over to the top of the bench who were behind the stage. In order to avoid nerves on the part of the German Provisional Government and the Allied forces, the Baath Party did not have its members dressed uniformly, but opted for a dark-colored civilian attire, with each person wearing a red strip of cloth on his right arm to indicate his identity. Even so, the black-background party flag, with the German eagle as the main symbol, still gives people a sense of fierceness - this is by no means. It's a small party that keeps to itself!

"Brave Germans!"

Stupfer on the stage used this loud voice to make the audience instantly quiet, don't look at this guy's unsightly appearance, the eloquence of the speech is absolutely first-class, Lynn has seen it several times before and after, and he is not as good as himself. Although at this stage Stupf was not yet able to use the most incendiary nationalist slogans to attract and agitate the party and the public, his speeches were full of emotion, both fiction and reality, and especially the key points that most touched the nerves of the Germans.

Germany's glorious history has created Germany's excellent quality, Germany's strong rise has been besieged by jealous people, Germany has suffered humiliation and injustice, Germany has come to the brink of life and death, Stupfer with fluent thinking, atmospheric views, simple rhetoric and wonderful rhyme arrangement constitute an extremely excellent length, in Lynn's ears can be called the most connotative, the most rendering of his previous speeches. There was only one voice in the huge block, and the common people, enthusiastic youth, and the Baath Party members who were in charge of organizing at the scene were all listening attentively and being fascinated.

In the middle of this speech, Lynn suddenly noticed several people with red cloth strips on their right arms hurriedly rushing up from the side alley, and he subconsciously looked up at the sky, just in time to see a plane hovering high in the harbor. Although it is not known whether it belonged to the Allied or German Wehrmacht, it is believed that it is on a reconnaissance mission to see it circling over and over again, and from its position it should be able to see the people gathered in the city like ant colonies. The reporter soon approached the Supreme Commissioner, who brought news about a German army approaching Kiel from the direction of Hamburg, which was moving at a high speed by means of motorcycles and trucks, and was expected to enter the city in a quarter of an hour.

Looking at the surprised expressions of the Supreme Commissioners, Lynn was stunned: such an important operation did not deploy eyeliners and establish effective communication channels on the strategic periphery?

All right! After all, the march is not a war, and the Baath Party is also a party organization that is not even semi-militarized, and such negligence lies in the clean-up. Annoyed that it was useless for him to pay attention to this operation in time, Lynn agreed with the Supreme Councillors around him as quickly as possible: the Baath Party must not slip away with its tail between its legs at this time, and must stay to organize and protect the people...,

Once the principles had been set, Lynn decided not to interrupt Stupf's speech and took over the organization herself. He asked from the Supreme Commissioners that most of the elite personnel of the "Advanced Regiment" had come to Kiel, some of them were on the scene to protect Stupf, and the rest were scattered with weapons and hid in several hideouts in the city in case of emergency. Considering that it was a German army and that it was best to avoid clashes and casualties, Lynn immediately ordered them to be informed that no matter what the situation arose, they should not act rashly without the order of himself and Stuppfher, and arranged for a temporary evacuation of some of the Supreme Councillors from the scene, so as not to put the Baath Party in a situation where it would be "leaderless" even for the time being.

Having hastily arranged these, Lynn quickly calmed down. In view of such an unexpected circumstance, it was inevitable that the intention of postponing the disclosure of his identity would be changed, but without the authority of the Führer and the fact that he could not divulge the Führer's secrets, it was not easy to talk about the German officers and soldiers, and he began to organize his thoughts and consider his rhetoric, and a quarter of an hour passed quickly. With the screeching of car horns and a commotion at the outskirts of the crowd, Stupf's speech continued, and as a large number of German soldiers entered the block from the opposite side of the hotel, his words finally stopped with a "What is this?" At this time, Lynn walked up to the stage calmly, and he saw the German officers and men wearing steel helmets with big ears marching in a menacing formation, and the crowd, which had been difficult to penetrate, spontaneously gave way to the passage and allowed them to quickly approach the hotel platform, and it seemed that only the most loyal party members had the courage to try to stop their own army.

Climbing the steps and walking on the level table, Lynn walked towards Stupföp, examining the uninvited guests. The field gray steel helmet and uniform, shiny belts and pendants, as well as Mauser rifles and M submachine guns, inherited the clothing and equipment of the Third Reich army, but it felt like something was missing.

Coming to the side of Stupfher, who looked panicked and at a loss, and borrowed the position of the microphone, Lynn said directly: "German soldiers, please stop your steps." ”

Clear voices echoed through the neighborhoods, the army did not stop advancing, and the commotion of the crowd did not end, but the noise finally subsided a little, and people could clearly hear the sound amplified through the microphones.

Lynn frowned slightly: "German soldiers, have you forgotten the sacred oath you made in front of God in two years and four months?" "Min