: The turn of the circle

If the Allies occupy Northern Scandinavia, if the political path of the Bashang Party is always unsatisfactory, the various failures will eventually lead to the shatter of the Empire's dream of revival. If you lose control of those secret funds accounts, everything will have to start from the origin. Fortunately, you have the ability to predict the development trends in the fields of finance, fashion and sports that ordinary people do not have. Staying away from military politics and being a free and successful civilian person may not be too bad - sitting in a car driving along the Port of Kiel, Lynn's thoughts suddenly floated.

In fact, in terms of the efficiency of investigation and trial, the Hamburg Special Court showed a very "professional" level. Although the minds of the German Baath Party were able to welcome Christmas in 1947 and the next New Year in 1948 outside the prison, they regretfully missed the national universal suffrage held in mid-December. The first cabinet election in Germany after the war largely determined the future direction of the country. From dictatorship to democracy, all political factions and politicians were working hard to win votes, gatherings, speeches and various flyers, and posters were covered.

Only the German Baath Party, which had a strong upward momentum in the previous stage, almost lost its qualification to run due to the compulsory review of the provisional politics, and the earlier propaganda plan was basically failed. In the face of these multiple crises, Stupfer and his supporters did not dare to have too much hope for the universal suffrage that was settled. After returning to Oldenburg, they only worked hard to restore the impacted structure and operating order of the German Baath Party, while organizing various districts and regions to build momentum in the states where local elections are about to be held, trying to make up for the losses caused by the "Kill Incident".

The national universal suffrage counting process will take several days to end. Judging from the current situation alone, Lynn's strategy has hit the empire's local layout severely. Faced with complaints and responsibilities from within the Baath Party and lost the "golden rice bowl" of diplomats, Lynn personally fell into an unprecedented embarrassment. At this time, he faced heavy pressure to persuade Stupfer and the Supreme Committee to agree to use the power of the Baath Party to launch a crucial action: to recruit combat volunteers for the "Northern Scandinavian Free Empire".

Although the leaders of the Baxing Party approved Lynn's new plan, there was little hope for universal suffrage across the country, and they were also under the restrictions that more than 500 people would not be held within a year. The Baxing Party members were seriously lacking in confidence in the recruitment of volunteers, and many people even worried that this move would bring further blows from the current affairs. In this extremely passive situation, the recruitment operation was carried out step by step. In order to grasp the results of the action at the first time, Lynn decided to personally inspect the recruitment sites in North Germany, and Kiel was the first stop.

When the car parked on a hillside overlooking the panoramic view of the dock area, Lynn could clearly see the bleak scene in the harbor without a telescope. The ships parked or moved here could calculate the number by turning their fingers and toes. The number of ships that were once powerful was only two small gunboats. Devoting to Nordic combat was a major factor, and the wave of protest in Germany also had an influence that should not be underestimated - this should have been the victory of the German people, the victory of the German Baath Party, and its own victory, but at this moment, there was no applause and cheer, no flowers and smiles, and infinite loneliness filled Lynn's chest.

Is it wrong? What's wrong?

Lynn was dissatisfied.

When he returned to the port area, the personnel of the Baath Party's Kiel Region had arranged the recruitment points separately. In order not to attract official interference, the recruitment was known as "peaceful volunteers to Nordic Europe" and mainly engaged in humanitarian service activities. With such arrangements, Lynn was not worried that the people would misinterpret the real intention of the recruitment action, because since the outbreak of the war in northern Norway, through some radio and newspaper reports and tips, it was suggested that the "Northern Scandinavian Free Empire" has become a hot topic in Germany that is no less than universal suffrage. Many people subconsciously regard it as a secret continuation of the Third Reich. Rumors that the head of state is not dead and will use the Free Empire as the cornerstone to save Germany again. Therefore, those who know how to do it will naturally understand the intention of recruiting Nordic volunteers, and those who don't know how to do it will be useless to go.

The ban on the possibility of organizing a large gathering of more than 500 people within a year has just come into effect. At this time, the general districts and regions naturally cannot see the grand show of the past. In Kiel, there are three recruitment sites. Lynn took a car and took a walk, a small square near the former site of Kiel University, a public green space next to Nikolai Church and a back door of Kiel Art Museum. These are all remote corners of ordinary public places. Only a few registrants are arranged for each recruitment site. The established process is to register first and then review. Volunteers who meet the conditions will board the ship to Finland after the New Year and enter the mysterious Free Empire through the Finnish border.

With his generous speeches during the Kiel Parade and subsequent detention trials, the popularity of the Baath Party’s deputy leader, Hugo Horst, soared, which made Lynn and his little low-key challenge. At this time, if he sat down at the recruitment site, it would be hard to say whether the volunteers who were interested in registering or the onlookers were curious. So he asked the driver to find a cafe near the art gallery where he could see the recruitment site, and then found a position by the window to observe alone.

The arrangement of the recruitment points is almost the same as that of small companies. The Kiel Region of the Baath Party made a preview only through the evening advertisements of local radio stations and the way of posting notices on public notice boards. However, before the preview time was reached, more than ten men came one after another, including young men and vicissitudes of life, tall, short, fat, and thin. Judging from their gait and standing posture, most of them should have had military experience. For the needs of fighting against the Soviet Union, the National Defense Forces detained by the Allied forces were pardoned and transferred to the current German Defense Forces. The "flooded" armed forces were probably mostly evaded former SS personnel arrested by the Allied forces, or former National Defense Forces personnel retired due to injuries. In fact, these are not important. The key is whether they have the courage to return to the battlefield in the snow again, and fight to the death with the still powerful enemy for the seemingly empty belief.

After two cups of coffee, Lynn saw that the men who arrived first had basically written words on the registration book, which meant that they had at least the preliminary intention to go to Nordic Europe. There were obviously many onlookers who came to the recruitment site to see the situation or just make a so-called soy sauce. There were many people talking and few people registering, but after half a day, there were also thirty or forty people who met the basic conditions and would undergo further review.

Judging from this single recruitment point, the expected number of 50,000 people should not be difficult to achieve. Near noon, Lynn finally got up and was about to leave. When paying the bill, he found that several waiters were staring at him with curious eyes. He wondered but didn't plan to figure it out. Just when he was about to walk out of the cafe, one of the waiters, who was at least sixteen or seventeen, asked shyly and nervously: "May I ask you to sign an autograph?"

In the cold winter, although Lynn did not wear strange sunglasses, his wide-edged gentleman's hat and Gotton's collar could cover at least half of his face. He asked strangely: "Who do you think I am?"

The young girl's face turned red and she said tremblingly: "Are you not Mr. Horst of the Baath Party, that brave and fearless fighter?"

Seeing that the false reputation in the newspaper failed to calm Lin En's loss, he said "Oh" and took the pen and a delicate small book that was completely different from the ordering book from the young girl.

"May I have your name?"

The other party was stunned for a moment, turned surprised and said, "Alice, Alice Skvac."

"Alice?" This name that left a deep memory after a chance meeting touched Lin N's heartstrings inadvertently.

"Yes, Alice." The young girl was very serious about her name, and it seemed that she was almost spelling out every letter.

Lynn put away his thoughts and quickly wrote on the notebook: "To Ms. Alice who met in Kiel: Thank you for your coffee, I wish you a happy life! Hugo Horst"

Seeing a large string of characters left on the notebook, the young girl was filled with joy, and Lin Neng returned the notebook and pen to her and left quickly, without giving any chance to other waitresses who were eager to try.

In the next few days, the volunteer recruitment operation was progressing quite smoothly. Before the German temporary government discovered this situation and ordered it to be stopped, the Baxing Party had recruited more than 60,000 volunteers from all over the country. In the end, 37,000 men with basic combat skills and more than 1,200 women with medical expertise passed the review. As long as they were equipped with appropriate weapons and fully trained and integrated, these volunteers could form a strong infantry army.

Just after the New Year, the results of the first universal suffrage after the war were announced. The situation of the rise of heroes was not unexpected. No party could win more than 20 votes. The party alliance led by von Baben and Schacht gathered multiple party forces and only received 16.5 votes nationwide. The German Baath Party, which was once in the whirlpool of public opinion, became the most dazzling dark horse, and the vote rate of more than 8 made one of the forces that could influence the political landscape...

The unexpected victory made Stupfer and his party members ecstatic. Before they could celebrate, they had to determine the candidates for the 35 seats of Congress that their party received. The chief and deputy leader, the supreme member, the general district leader... Ironically, two-thirds of them were imprisoned in the Hamburg Prison not long ago, but in the blink of an eye they had become prominent members of Congress!

Compared to the most optimistic estimate that won 20 votes before the "Kill Incident", the 8.2 figure is still a little worse, but that is a number that most people find difficult to reach. The vote rate between 3 and 4 is a more realistic positioning. After all, it has increased its party influence with the volunteer incident. Lin En's position in the minds of all the party members rushed out of the ice valley and flew straight into the sky.

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Chapter completed!