March 17, 1922.

Berlin, Germany, Siemens Stadt.

It was just getting dark, and the engineers or managers who were working morning shifts at the Siemens factory had just driven their cars into Berlin's largest industrial area. I found that there were already many people gathered in the streets and alleys, all of them working class people in overalls!

And it doesn't look like I'm going to work.

The discordant word "strike" flashed through the minds of German engineers and factory managers, who had long been familiar with the workers' movement! I don't know what these workers are trying to do. Obviously there is hope, and wages are starting to rise, so why go on strike?

The workers ignored these "lackeys of the capitalists". Everyone was talking and discussing enthusiastically, and the bright red GCD flags were spread, and banners with revolutionary slogans were also played.

Men who looked like leaders of the workers' movement stood on makeshift platforms and made incendiary speeches: "Comrades workers who are hungry and cold! The time and space of the blood have arrived, and now is the time for us to fight for the truth! What we did not get in January 1919, we will get in this struggle! We don't want imperialist handouts, we don't want the usury of Mr. Dawyss, and we don't want the traitorous Albert government that oppresses only our toiling masses! The present misery is inflicted on us by the bourgeoisie, the Prussian militarists, and the traitors of the working class! Now is the time for us to smash the bourgeois Weimar Republic and establish a Soviet state! Comrades! Shout out our slogans! Go to the Brandenburg Gate! ”

The working class below roared. They don't seem to be numerous, at least much less than they were during the January Revolution of 1919. But the shouts were unusually loud, and the slogans were oozing.

"Down with the Weimar Republic and establish Soviet Germany!"

"One qiē power to the Soviets!"

"All German workers, unite!"

The slogans immediately attracted more people, mostly workers, but also petty bourgeoisie and factory managers in industrial areas. Everyone looked at this qiē in amazement, and after thinking about it, most of them hurriedly slipped away - look, this means an armed uprising! However, there were also some young Germans who resolutely joined the march.

In the far away of the streets and alleys, there were some German reactionary policemen, all with gloomy faces as the demonstrators gradually gathered. A few clever people ran back to the police station to report the news. However, no police came up to organize. Germany is now a democratic country, and demonstrations and protests are the democratic rights of citizens, and the police can't control them. I can only report it up and listen to how it is arranged. But when the policemen ran back to the door of their police station, they were immediately stunned by what they saw. I don't know where the militants are attacking, or have already sued the police station! Most of the attacks were bloodless and unshooting, and the police in Berlin were not the Wehrmacht, so how could they dare to resist when they saw groups of armed workers with rifles rushing in? Hands were raised in surrender, and the entire Siemens-Stadter area police station was at the beginning of the March Revolution in Berlin. All of them fell into the hands of the workers' armed forces.

At the same time as the workers' armed hands took over the police station. The procession was also completed to assemble, for today's "revolution". German GCD is a bloody investment! Not only did they mobilize all their supporters in Berlin, but they also rallied a number of supporters from several other industrial cities in North Germany. When the procession shouted slogans through the various neighborhoods of Guò Siemens Stadt, the revolutionary atmosphere was so high that many onlookers were infected, and from time to time some people joined in, and when the procession marched towards the center of Berlin, it had already become a torrent!

The revolutions or uprisings of the Europeans are not the same here as they are in Asia. Rebellions in Europe began with street revolutions, and the rebels tended to mobilize as many people as possible into the streets, marching and occupying important places and sectors. This has the obvious advantage of having a certain chance of infecting the reactionary army that has come to suppress it. Let them turn against them!

Well, this is not groundless nonsense, the February Revolution and the October Revolution in Russia, the November Revolution and the January Revolution in Germany, and the drastic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are all this way! Probably in the minds of their European soldiers, these unarmed people are the real masters of the country, right? This idea is so reactionary!

……

In the conference room of the German Chancellery on Wilhelmstrasse, it was full of smoke at this time. Led by German Chancellor Karl Brown. Joseph. The emergency meeting chaired by Weils has been going on since late last night. The discussion is nothing else. What a possible armed uprising of the workers! Minister of the Interior, Rudolph. Yesterday afternoon, Auxerre reported to Chancellor Weiles that the Berlin Police Department had found a possibility of an armed uprising by the GCD. Immediately frightened Weils, the youngest chancellor in German history, and immediately hung up the phone with President Albert, the president of the Social Democratic Party, who was not convinced that the GCD would revolt at a time like this. Therefore, the Wehrmacht was not immediately ordered to move troops into the city. Instead, let Weils study the situation - in history, the Wehrmacht and the Freikorps often could not wait for the president's orders, and they quickly suppressed the armed uprising launched by the German GCD!

But this time, I don't know what happened, the Wehrmacht was really a little sluggish in reacting. Civilian Secretary of Defense Otto. Gres sued Sù Wells that he had not received any reports from the Army Corps Directorate about the GCD uprising! Therefore, he believed that the uprising was most likely just a rumor, and that the government had better not act rashly, so as not to exacerbate the situation that had already calmed down. However, the Minister of the Interior swore that his police would not wrongfully accuse the GCD, that the uprising would probably be imminent, and that it was better to immediately mobilize troops into the city, otherwise the consequences would be dire. As a result, the two ministers quarreled in the conference room.

"Mr. Prime Minister, no longer hesitate! The regular army must be immediately mobilized into Berlin, otherwise Germany risks turning into a Soviet state one morning! ”

"This must be a rumor spread by the Nazi Party. This time GCD had a dispute with the Nazi Party. Without pointing the finger at us, if we hastily move the Wehrmacht into Berlin, it will only complicate the situation. I think we can ask the leader of the GCD, Thälmann, about the situation and then make plans. ”

"Will Thälmann tell the truth? I think it is very likely that Brandler was killed by his people, he was a Soviet spy at all! It is here to sabotage the German revival! ”

"What do you want, Mr. Auxerre? Arrest Thälmann? This only exacerbates the contradictions, and I don't agree. And...... There have been no reports of an uprising on the part of the Wehrmacht, and they have always been the most active in suppressing the GCD, and their lack of a report indicates that the GCD has no intention of revolting. ”

"How could the Wehrmacht not report it? They have captured many GCD conspirators, and it is said that they have also discovered secret storage of arms! Is it true that Admiral Zechter did not report anything? ”

"Nope! Absolutely nothing! If you don't believe me, you can call Cuosen yourself and ask. ”

The phone call had already been made by Chancellor Weils himself, and Admiral Zechter's answer was simple. It's "don't know". Don't know about the GCD rebellion...... That doesn't mean there isn't such a thing! Weiles then asked how long it would take for the Wehrmacht to feel what happened in Berlin. Zechter's answer to this was no more than six hours, and such a reply reassured Weiles's mind a lot. Just as he was about to end the meeting, which was destined to be nothing, a secretary of the Prime Minister's Office walked briskly into the conference room and whispered a few words in his ear. Wells stood up at once, and with a thud, the high-backed armchair he was sitting in fell heavily to the ground. The face of the second man of the Weimar Republic had turned pale, and his lips trembled: "Oh no! Oh no! The GCD really started a riot...... Fast! Quickly call the presidential palace and ask the president to order the Wehrmacht to enter Berlin to suppress it! ”

Ernst. Thälmann was directing the march towards the center of Berlin. His face was filled with an expression of irrepressible excitement. The uprising is even smoother than expected! On the way of the procession, there were only barricades set up by the Berlin police and a handful of armed police. However, when the policemen saw that the workers at the front of the line also had rifles in their hands. They fled one after another. As for the Wehrmacht, I don't know whether it did not react, or whether it was simply sympathetic to the revolution - Thälmann believed in the possibility of existence! Otherwise, they should have cracked down a long time ago. For the victory of the March Revolution, Thälmann and the German GCD were ready to sacrifice thousands of comrades!

After breaking through another barricade set up by the Berlin police, the procession took to Unter den Linden, where the imposing Brandenburg Gate was in sight. Paris Platz on the east side of the Brandenburg Gate is empty! The victory gate (Berlin Gate) is right in front of the German Presidential Palace and the Chancellery!

It is estimated that the enemy has probably been frightened away by the uprising of the German proletariat. Ernst. Thälmann strode to the front of the procession, took a sacred German GCD flag, and waved it vigorously. Then he pointed ahead and shouted: "Comrades, for the sake of the happiness of Germany and the working masses of the world, advance towards the last bastion of the reactionary elements!" ”

Then, the leader of the German GCD strode forward with a red flag. This was the beginning of the singing of the Internationale in the procession, and the majestic tune accompanied by the impassioned lyrics reached Albert's presidential palace. It passed into the German Chancellery on Wilhelmstrasse. Knowing that the tide was over, the leaders of the Weimar Republic had no choice but to flee once again (once in 1920).

At 5:18 p.m. on March 17, 1922, a red flag embroidered with a golden sickle and hammer was raised on the flagpole on the top floor of the German Chancellery! Around the same time, Enstein. Standing side by side on the balcony of the Chancellery, Thälmann and Radek proclaimed loudly to the hundreds of thousands of supporters gathered outside: the German Soviet Socialist Republic has been established!

……

"Knock knock. Knock knock! ”

Chang Ruiqing, who was sleeping soundly with his wife Wang Ruonan in his arms, was woken up by a knock on the door like a drumbeat. When he opened his sleepy eyes and put on a nightgown and opened the door, Zeng Qi outside hurriedly shouted: "Bench, something big has happened in Germany!" ”

"Germany...... Could it be the German GCD?! ”

As soon as Chang Ruiqing heard that it was Germany's matter, he immediately thought of the armed uprising of the German GCD! Although the report sent back to Nanjing by the Chinese embassy in Germany in the past two days shows. The atmosphere in Berlin has eased, and the German GCD has accepted for an international investigative mission to find out the cause of Brandler's death. But the news from the Soviet Union made Chang Ruiqing realize that things are definitely not that simple! Lenin and Trotsky were preparing to venture in Europe, and Germany must have been at the forefront of their adventure!

"That's right, it's Germany! This morning, German time, the German GCD launched a huge march and armed riot in Berlin, and by about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the whole city of Berlin had been basically controlled by the GCD. Now the German GCD leaders Radek and Thälmann have proclaimed the German Soviet Socialist Republic! ”

"How? Another Soviet state? Wang Ruonan had already put on his pajamas at this time, and brought Chang Ruiqing a military uniform and a military cap. While helping his man change clothes, he expressed his opinion. "That's a problem. German GCD and our Chinese GCD are always brother parties, right? Now that they have established the German Soviet government, should we recognize it or not? If you don't admit it, if they happen in the future, you won't be able to get along with us. If admitted...... Their revolution may not be so easy to succeed, and it is more likely that people will be destroyed! ”

Wang Ruonan's words really make some sense. Chang Ruiqing didn't think much about "women interfering in politics" or anything, so he turned his head and asked Zeng Qi: "Mu Han, what do you think?" Can you admit them? ”

"I can't admit it." Zeng Qi shook his head and said. "Britain, the United States, France, and other countries will never sit idly by and watch Germany become a Soviet state. They would have intervened in the German revolution, and the right-wing forces in Germany were very strong. The possibility that they will succeed in suppressing the revolution is still very high! ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded with a calm face, and instructed Zeng Qi: "Please Premier Chen, Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang." There is also Minister Bai of the War Department and Deputy Chief of Staff Lu of the General Staff. Wu Yuxun, director of education of the National Defense Forces, and Ren Yijiang and Meng Li all came to the official residence for a meeting. ”

Bai Chongxi, Wu Shi, Lu Yixuan, Ren Yijiang and Meng Li all lived in Tangshan, and they set up a house next to Chang Ruiqing's luxurious official residence. So it didn't take long for them to rush over, as for Chen Duxiu and Wang Zhengting's homes are pressed in Nanjing, every hour will not be able to reach Tangshan. So Chang Ruiqing first discussed it with a few officers in military uniforms.

"It's incredible!" As a "Zhide faction" who returned from studying in Germany, Lu Yixuan was the first to comment. "Could it be that the Wehrmacht is asleep? How is it possible to take the capital in one day? This is just too abnormal. ”

"There must be a demon when abnormal!" Chang Ruiqing said coldly. He knew that at this time in history, the domestic political situation in Germany was very turbulent. The right and the left take turns to make a revolution! In general, however, the right is still stronger than the left. The left has little supporters in the Wehrmacht, while the right actually controls the army. Moreover, on the rightist side, there are still many militants who have come down from the battlefield of World War I who do not give up and have formed paramilitary forces of various names. Therefore, the revolutions that the German GCD made were all spinning and extinguishing, and they could not become a climate at all! And in this time and space, the power of the German GCD will never be greater than in history, how can it have the strength to seize Berlin? There must be something behind this!

"Could it be an oversight? The tiger still has a nap. Bai Chongxi said with a smile.

"There may be negligence, but I'm more inclined to conspiracy theories!" Meng Li's duck rang out.

Chang Ruiqing nodded. "It's a conspiracy! It must have been the right-wing forces in Germany who felt that the Socialist-controlled government was in the way, so they allowed the left to launch a revolution to overthrow them. Then they came out to clean up the mess and take control of the German regime in their hands. ”

"It seems that the German GCD was used as a gun." Ren Yijiang also agreed with Chang Ruiqing's statement, but he still had a concern. "But the Soviet Union will not watch the defeat of Soviet Germany, and maybe it will cause a world war!"

Hearing this, Wu Shi shook his head slightly. There are quite a few foreign instructors in the military academy he is in charge of, and they know a lot about Western countries. He said: "A world war cannot be fought, Britain and France have been exhausted by the last world war, and isolationism is rife in the United States...... Even if Russia has the capital to fight a war? Last time, we and Japan couldn't fight, let alone against the West? ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled: "Of course the world war can't be fought. But...... Blackmail is inevitable! But this is all a matter of the West, let's talk about our troubles. Shall we recognize this Soviet Germany? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud discussion outside the conference room.

"Of course, Soviet Germany must be recognized! Otherwise, how can we call ourselves a socialist country? Then I saw Chen Duxiu push the door and walk in.

"No, it won't work." Wang Zhengting, who came in after him, retorted angrily. "The GCD thing is one thing, the state thing is another! You can't just want the whole world because of the German GCD, right? ”