"Of course it is impossible for the German Bolsheviks to come to power!" Hindenburg stretched out his right hand and touched his white beard. "The drastic change that happened in Petrograd in January has already made the last trace of possibility disappear, but the revolution still can happen! Is it right?"

Hindenburg's face became serious. He looked at Hessman, who was sitting opposite him, and said word by word: "Major, please answer this question truthfully."

"It's very likely!" Hessman nodded heavily, "and the revolution will bring unimaginable disasters to our empire... just like the disasters brought to the Russian empire by the February Revolution!"

Hindenburg was silent. Colonel Carl Househofer asked, "Ludwig, do you mean the army will disintegrate?"

"Maybe not that serious," Hessman sighed, "but it will still cause us to lose resistance before the Allies, so that the enemy can force us to accept the most humiliating peace... Just like we treat Russia, it will be even more harsh!"

Hindenburg suddenly opened the drawer of the desk, took out a handwritten document, and placed it in front of Hessman: "Look at this."

Hessman took the file, and it was written in English, with a total of fourteen lines:

1. Eliminate secret diplomacy and sign open contracts;

2. Ensure absolute freedom of navigation at sea;

3. Abolish all economic barriers and establish conditions for trade equality;

4. Reduce armaments;

5 When dealing with colonial issues fairly, we must take into account the interests of the colonial people and the legitimate requirements of the colonial government;

6 Foreign troops withdraw from Russia and guarantee that Russia will independently determine its political development and national policies, and welcome it to enter the society of a free country under the system of its own choice;

7 The Germans withdrew from Belgium and restored their sovereignty;

8 The Germans withdrew from France, and Alsace and Lorraine returned to France;

9 Adjust Italian boundaries according to ethnic distribution;

10 All ethnic groups within the Austro-Hungarian Empire are allowed to be autonomous;

11 Romania, Serbia and Negoro's territory was restored;

12 Recognizes that the Turkish part in the Ottoman Empire has solid sovereignty, but other ethnic groups ruled by Turkey have opportunities for development that are not disturbed on the basis of "autonomousness". The Dardanelles are always open to free waterways under international guarantees;

13 Rebuild independent Poland with seaports to ensure its political and economic independence and territorial integrity through international treaties;

14 Establish international joint institutions under special covenants that aim to ensure mutual political independence and territorial integrity, regardless of size;

This is President Woodrow Johnson's "Fourteen Points Peace Conditions", which should have been announced on January 8, 1918. At that time, Hessman was still busy writing a report to the country in Russia, explaining the ins and outs of the drastic changes in January, and did not pay much attention to this matter.

"This is a political temptation!" Hessman came to the conclusion without thinking, because there were long public arguments in later generations. "This is an American conspiracy, with the purpose of dismantling the fighting spirit of us and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Once it succeeds, it will tear off the disguise and impose the most severe treaty on us. Just looking at the current interventional army of Britain, France and the United States, you will know that Woodrow Johnson is lying. He is a complete liar!"

Hessman did not wrongly accuse the US president. Article 6 of the "Four-point Peace Conditions" can be said to be violated by the Americans themselves before the ink was dry. When the German army withdrew, the armies of the United States, Britain, France and Japan invaded Russia and began to support the Bolshevik enemies.

"Haha, it seems that you know Americans very well." Marshal Hindenburg glanced at House Hoffer. "Your view of the United States is very much in my appetite! These cowboys and nouveau riche on the New World are simply unreliable. But we may have to deal with them in the near future. Major Hessman, do you have any suggestions?"

"The United States is the British semicolon!"

"Haha, haha! You think so much about the problem." Marshal Hindenburg laughed, "What's the reason? They all speak English?"

"No," Hessman said seriously, "they are all dominated by capital! This is the biggest difference between Britain and the United States and our German empire... I am talking about dominance! Capital in Britain and the United States is like the German army, with a country. Moreover, capital does not have to be attached to a fixed country, the army has distinct nationality. Therefore, capital can flow freely among two countries dominated by capital, and make greater profits by manipulating these two countries to dominate the world. For capitalists who manipulate British and American politics, the two countries are one."

"Is this Lenin's point of view?" Colonel Carl Househofer interjected.

"No, the Bolsheviks are confused on this issue. In their opinion, we are not different from Germany and Britain and the United States, and are dominated by monopoly consortiums. Mr. Krupp and Mr. Benz and other wealthy people can make His Majesty step down by making a few calls."

Historically, the Bolsheviks believed that a few calls from German capitalists could make Hitler step down...

"This is the ridiculous thing I've ever heard."

Hindenburg laughed loudly. He was an old man who liked to laugh. He only had a stern face on more formal occasions and looked majestic. "But American democratic elections are indeed a game of money to a large extent, and capital can really dominate the country."

"But there are still conflicts between Britain and the United States!" Colonel Carl Househofer reminded, "Sometimes it's still big!"

"When it's good to have conflicts when it's beneficial to capitalists and doesn't hinder them from dominating the world?" Hessman smiled. "The arms race and agent wars will bring huge profits... Isn't that great?"

"Well, it seems to make some sense." Marshal Hindenburg thought for a moment, "If our empire also becomes a country dominated by capital, does it mean that there will be lasting peace?"

Hessman was surprised. He did not expect Hindenburg to ask such a question. He guessed that Marshal Hindenburg must have noticed that something was wrong.

He stood up suddenly and shouted: "Being controlled means being transformed... Reformed according to the needs of capital! If capital needs Germany to become a powerful country, then it will be strong. If capital wants Germany to fall apart, then it will be disintegrated. If capital wants Germany to become a colony, then it will be enslaved. Germany can no longer control its own destiny! We will become slaves to others!"

Hindenburg and Colonel Carl Househofer exchanged glances with each other, and Colonel Househofer said: "If... I mean, what should we do if Germany really becomes a country dominated by capital in the near future?"

What he refers to as "being dominated by capital" is actually becoming a defeated country!

"Resist!" Hessman shouted, "We must fight to the end! We still have a breath, and we German soldiers cannot forget the mission we shoulder! We must fight to the end and fight to the end, even after the defeat. We must do whatever we want and do whatever we can to make the German motherland revival in the future!"

This is a statement to Hindenburg...

"Oh, it's very well said," Hindenburg said, taking out another document from the drawer. "But I believe that Germany will never be dominated by the enemy! This cannot be allowed to happen, and we also know what to prevent at this stage," he patted the document on the table. "This is an order to reorganize the Thor team into the Eastern Office of the Military Intelligence Agency!"

The Military Intelligence Agency is an intelligence agency under the General Staff Department, managed by Colonel ******* Nicholas, and has about 150 intelligence officers. They are mainly engaged in military intelligence and have made great achievements in the past few years, but compared with the achievements made by Hessman in Russia (the German Emperor, Hindenburg and Rudendolf all believed that Lenin had made his contribution to the coming of power by Hessman).

In the past year, he not only "promoted" the Russian Revolution, but also sent back a large number of reports to tell the top leaders of the German Empire how the Russians slid into the abyss step by step. It seems that after these reports, the top leaders of the German Empire naturally had to take some preventive measures when the domestic situation was unstable and they were also facing the threat of revolution.

Hindenburg said: "The Eastern Office of the Military Intelligence Agency has only three priorities: 1. Continue to cooperate with the Russian Bolsheviks, support them in winning the civil war, and obtain enough food and coal from Russia; 2. Prevent the revolution from happening in Germany; 3. Develop a response plan for the empire's most difficult time."

He pointed to House Hofer around him. "Col. Houshoufer will serve as the director of the Oriental Department, and Lieutenant Colonel Schletcher serves as the deputy director." Then he looked at Hessman again, "You are the leader of the Russian group, and the Russian-German company will also be transferred to the direct jurisdiction of the Oriental Department."

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Chapter completed!