It is hard to say that Britain and France will not seek Germany because of the Hungarian Revolution, but it is certain that the Soviet Union eased with Germany for the sake of the Hungarian Revolution.

On April 12, 1919, on the day of the proletarian revolution in Bavaria, Hessman, accompanied by the "Chinese Red Army" Vasily Huang and a Miuta team, crossed the line of "fake war" and arrived from the Kurran Autonomous State to Pskov under the control of the Soviet Red Army.

At a small train station less than 10 kilometers away from the line of fire, there was a train consisting of only a locomotive and three cars. This was a special train sent by the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs to welcome Hessman. Just by having a special train to sit, you can see the weight of Hessman in the minds of Lenin and others.

Although the Third International seems to be still supporting the German Revolution, in fact, after two showdowns in November last year and January this year, if Lenin was not clear about the power comparison between the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary forces in Germany, he would not be the great mentor who created a red country for more than 70 years.

Therefore, the Third International's support for the Bavarian Revolution is just a verbal blow, and it cannot be compared with the status of the Hungarian Revolution. In Hungary, the proletarian zodiac was established and the Bolshevik Party had taken over the regime and the army in full. Therefore, supporting the Hungarian Revolution is the top priority of the Third International's external work!

At the train station, Hessman was greeted by a middle-aged man who looked like a university professor. He was slightly bald, with a high forehead and a deep gaze. Standing beside him was Natalie Lesskaya, whom Hessman knew when he arrived in Pskov last time.

"Ludwig, we're meeting again, it's so happy." Natalie happily stepped forward to hug him when she saw Hessman coming. "Where is Chloe? She didn't come this time?"

"No, she stayed in Germany for the wedding." Hessman said with a smile, "We are getting married, we are getting married in August or September."

Hessman knew that the Treaty of Versailles would be signed in June, and he should be able to relax for a while after that, and he happened to get the marriage with Chloe.

"Then you have to congratulate you," Natalie half turned around and pointed to the person who looked like a university professor. "I'll introduce you to Comrade Christian Rakowski, who is the deputy diplomatic people's committee member - this is Ludwig Hessman, general manager of the Russian-German Economic Promotion Company."

Hessman is no longer the general manager of the Russian and German company, but he still uses this identity to secretly visit the Soviet Union.

After greeting Rakowski, Hesman, Vasily Huang, and Paulus, who accompanied him, got on the train. At this time, rain began to float in the already gloomy sky. The train was heading east in the rain, sliding on the track, making a clang and clang sound, and it drove very slowly.

The carriage was still very dirty, the chair covers were broken, and there was a faint musty smell. However, the food was very rich. One of the three carriages was a dining car, probably accompanied by a senior chef. Natalie, who was temporarily serving as a waiter, brought one dish after another: champagne, caviar, smoked fish, soup, chicken, steak, and cream cake. She couldn't finish it.

Natalie took off her yellow-green military uniform and changed into a short-sleeved dress with a low collar. Hessman suddenly realized that he had not seen each other for a few months. Natalie had gained a lot of weight and her upper circumference became plump. Although she was not as good as Chloe, it was quite impressive. After putting the food on the table, Natalie sat next to Hessman and started to eat and drink with her.

Maybe she has been doing this for the past few months, right? Hessman glanced at the woman beside him and thought: Entertaining foreign friends must be the fattest job in the Soviet Union right now.

At the dining table, Rakowsky and Hessman talked about the situation in Paris. Although the Soviet Union was locked outside the gate of the Palace of Versailles and had no chance to attend the meeting, they had a strong presence in Paris and knew the situation in France. Because in France, it existed by political forces supporting the Bolsheviks of the Soviet Union.

Like Germany, France is also a country with very strong socialist power. Some of them support Lenin and the Bolsheviks. For example, Marcel Gaxiang, who later became the leader of the French Bolsheviks, is now a member of the French parliament and editor-in-chief of the Humanitarians. Under his leadership, many protests broke out in France against the Paris Peace Conference and the partition of the world and interference in the Russian revolution.

"Can they force the French authorities to change their positions?" Hessman asked.

"It won't work in the short term," Rakwsky immediately replied, "but France is a democratic country after all, and public opinion is somewhat effective. If the French bourgeois government is frustrated in Hungary, then public opinion will force them to change their policy of interfering in Russia. It will also be good for Germany... You know, the French bourgeoisie is very warlike now, but their people hate war."

More than 1.2 million people were killed, at least the same number of people were seriously injured and disabled, and many people died of illness on the battlefield. For France, which has a population of 39 million, the losses can definitely be described as tragic. It is normal for the people to hate war. In fact, before the United States joined the war, France had already stood on the edge of the cliff of the revolution, and it was the Americans who saved France.

But this does not mean that the French can endure war endlessly!

It turned out that Lenin's strategy was to use the Hungarian revolution to promote internal changes in France. Hessmann thought that such a policy might not come into effect before the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, but it would be beneficial to Germany in the long run. Once the anti-war power within France grows, the ruling French authorities will be forced to adopt a policy of avoiding war.

This will give Germany a little strength to resist the Treaty of Versailles after the war.

"So it would be more beneficial for Germany to let the French fail in Hungary than to let them succeed." Rakowsky made the statement clear.

"This is obvious," Hessman pondered, "but to let France fail in Hungary, we must work together."

"Yes! Of course we must work together!" Rakowski nodded with a smile.

"The areas of cooperation should be very broad, and Hungary is only a small part of it," Hessman continued, "I think that although we differ from you in the issue of private ownership, both of us are oppressed by the Allies led by Britain, the United States and France, and are oppressed and bullied countries, and they all need to resist this oppression!"

"Yes, we all need to resist the Allies!" Rakowski focused on the key point.

"Not only us, but all countries oppressed and bullied by the Allied Powers should unite and resist!" Hessman said, "As for Germany and the Soviet Union, we have a common enemy, and they pose a great threat to us! But there are differences between our two countries, and the differences are also huge! The cooperation between our two countries will bring huge benefits... huge benefits in diplomacy, military, and economic terms. Therefore, in the face of common threats and huge interests, we should not let differences affect cooperation."

Hessman looked at Rakowski, "But we cannot form an alliance."

"Yes, it is impossible to form an alliance." Rakowsky had no objection to this. Germany is still called "German Empire" (the official country name has not been changed), not "German Soviet Republic", so it is different from Hungary.

"But there are special interests between our two countries."

“Yes, there is a huge benefit.”

Hessman smiled: "Then please allow me to invent a new word to describe our relationship. We are: strategic partners."

Strategic Partner? What is the meaning of this name? Rakowsky was about to ask a question, but Hessman took the initiative to explain: "This means that our relationship is much closer than the relationship between our two countries and the United States, Britain, France and other countries. In terms of economy, military, diplomacy, etc., our cooperation should be prioritized over the United States, Britain, France and other countries."

To put it bluntly, the Soviet Union had a big business in the future and had to take care of Germany first, then Britain, the United States, France, etc.

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Chapter completed!