Chapter 300 Comrades and Brothers

On the night of December 13, 1912, Riga Castle.

The celebration party has ended, and the nice words of the two socialist brothers, Hitler and Stalin, have also been finished. Now it is time to discuss the division of the "liberation service" market behind closed doors - there are many people in this world who need to be liberated, and it should take the joint efforts of the two socialist countries, Germany and the Soviet Union, to liberate them all.

"Comrade Hitler," the fatherly leader said in Georgian Russian, smoking a pipe and smiling, "our Red Army is now fighting against the Polish colonists in Ukraine and Belarus, and this is also to liberate the oppressed Ukrainian and Belarusian people. You, National Socialist Germany, must support us, right?"

Adolf Hitler listened to Count Schulenburg's translation, and then looked at Marshal Hessmann. Whether the Soviet Union can settle Brest and Right Bank Ukraine now depends on the military - after all, once Poland and Ukraine are finished, the buffer between the Soviet Union and Germany will no longer exist.

"Germany certainly supports the Soviet Union's liberation of Right Bank Ukraine and Belarus," said Hersman, "but we have signed an armistice agreement with Poland, so we cannot support you with force."

Stalin shook his head, "No, no, there is no need for force, as long as you give up your support for the reactionary Polish government!"

In Stalin's view, his Red Army has not yet captured Brest because the Germans are supporting Poland.

Hersman shrugged, "Comrade Stalin, I'll tell you the truth, except for the release of prisoners and the return of equipment stipulated in the Polish-German Armistice Agreement, we have not supported White Poland in any form. In fact, we really hope that you can capture Brest, so that we can carry out protective occupation of the rest of Poland in accordance with the Polish-German Armistice Agreement."

This is basically the truth. At least Germany has never provided German weapons and equipment to Poland. The Poles and Ukrainians are using their own weapons to persist in resistance. Therefore, Stalin's Red Army did not seize any German weapons and equipment from the Poles.

"We are allies in the fight against colonialism!" Stalin exhaled smoke, "Can't you show a little more sincerity?"

"Comrade Stalin," Hersman shook his head slightly, "In fact, we are not allies, at least we are not fighting side by side yet!" He paused and said, "But we can still provide some convenience to the Soviet Union."

He looked at Hitler, and when the leader nodded, he continued: "We can allow the Red Army's ground forces to temporarily cross the Bug River and encircle the Brest Fortress. However, after completing the task of annihilating the enemy in Brest, they must retreat to the east of the Bug River."

It is definitely easier to fight in an encirclement, because the 12 fortresses outside the core fortress of Brest are all built to the east of the Bug River. And the defense along the Bug River behind the fortress is relatively loose, with only trench defense zones along the river. After all, it is difficult to fight before the Bug River freezes, but in winter, when the Bug River freezes, the infantry can attack from the river, and it is very difficult to defend.

"But the Brest core fortress itself is also very strong!" Voroshilov immediately took over the topic. "If you can provide a few 'Big Berthas', we can solve it. You can use them to pay off the oil debt... We can offer a very high price!"

Hersman personally translated Voroshilov's words into German and told Hitler. Hitler said: "You can agree, but..." His face suddenly sank, "The Soviets must ensure that the Poles who defend the Brest Fortress are dealt with!"

The meaning of dealing with... should be "Katyn Forest".

But this time it is not 20,000 people, but at least 200,000 people...

"That's no problem!" Stalin waved his hand, and at least 200,000 Polish lives were to be explained. In fact, if Hitler did not make a request, Stalin would not spare them, at least not the backbone of them.

Even if the liberation of the Polish people was happily resolved, today's talks still had to continue, and the two sides soon had differences again.

"Comrade Stalin, the people of Finland and Turkey do not need to be liberated. These two countries are not colonies of imperialism."

"But Finland is part of Russia!" Stalin said, "So the Soviet Union has an unshirkable responsibility for the Finnish working people and is obliged to rescue them from dire straits."

Finland was part of the old Russian Empire, but the Baltic and Lithuania were not? Hersman glanced at Hitler, who looked normal. The German leader said carefully: "What about Turkey? It's not part of Russia, right?"

Stalin spread his hands and smiled: "It is the only way for the Soviet Union to liberate the people of the Middle East! The Soviet Union will not turn Turkey into a republic, you can rest assured about this."

Rest assured? Let you block the "oil road" of all Europe?

Hersman smiled with gritted teeth and looked at Hitler again. The German leader remained calm, "Who are you going to liberate first? The Finnish working people or the Turkish working people?"

Count Schulenburg quickly translated his question into Russian.

"Finland!" Stalin said with a smile, "Of course it is Finland. If we solve it, the north of the Soviet Union will be safe. Then we can go south to liberate the oppressed people in the Middle East and India without any worries."

……

Just when Stalin and Hitler, two socialist leaders with a comradely and brotherly friendship, were discussing the cause of human liberation in Riga. The prime minister of the world's largest colonial empire was meeting with friends from the United States.

The visitor was U.S. Secretary of State Hull, who brought good news to Chamberlain, as well as not-so-good news.

The good news is that the U.S. Congress passed the revised provisions of the Neutrality Act. Now the United States can finally serve as an arsenal of democracy, exporting weapons and equipment to democratic colonial empires to fight against socialist countries that oppose colonial oppression.

The advanced F2A Buffalo fighter jets and P36 fighter jets will soon be shipped to the UK and France!

As for the bad news, U.S. President Roosevelt declared during a congressional inquiry: Amending the Neutrality Act does not mean that the United States supports Britain and France, nor does it mean that the United States supports colonialism. In fact, the United States has always been opposed to colonialism, because colonialism Doctrine is not in the interest of the United States...

Yes, although the United States also has a few colonies, the United States itself is opposed to colonialism and did not have much interest in maintaining their colonial rule in the Philippines in 1939.

Moreover, colonialism posed an obstacle for American companies to enter colonial and semi-colonial markets, so the United States has long held a position against colonialism. However, the United States does not intend to use fierce war methods to oppose colonialism, unless the European colonial empire wants to turn an independent American country into a colony.

Although everyone knows the moderate anti-colonial stance of the United States, when the Soviet Union and Germany issued the "Liberator's Proclamation", they once again reiterated their anti-colonial stance. This may not be good news for the two colonial empires, Britain and France.

"President Roosevelt believes that the declarations issued by the Soviet Union and Germany do not reflect their true positions." Secretary Hull considered the words. "Not long ago, Germany demanded the return of its colonies, and the Soviet Union is still invading Poland and Ukraine. , which all shows that they are currently taking a deceptive position.”

In fact, Germany's claim back of the colonies lost due to the Treaty of Versailles does not mean that they are not anti-colonial - because they can also liberate the colonies after they claim them back. Germany had expressed its anti-colonial stance as early as Italy's invasion of Abyssinia. At that time, they believed that the colonial rule of poor overseas countries by European countries was meaningless and a complete waste.

However, the Soviet Union's attack on right-bank Ukraine is a bit like showing the fox's tail!

"So the president believes that the Soviet Union is an absolutely viable target," Hull said. "Our Commerce Secretary Harry Hopkins has already met with Stalin in Moscow, and Stalin did not reject our good intentions. The key now is just How much good will can the British Empire show? Prime Minister, I think you know very well that if you want to truly blockade Germany, you can’t do it without the Soviet Union!”

The way to defeat Germany is, of course, a blockade! If the Soviet Union wanted to take the initiative to attack Germany, the British Empire would definitely not be able to afford this price. If the French are to collide with the impregnable Siegfried Line, France will only be defeated quickly.

"In fact, we are very willing to let the Soviet Union restore the territory of the Russian Empire at its peak," Chamberlain said after considering, "even including the entire Austrian Galicia."

This is an old and confused fox! Hull cursed in his mind. Chamberlain wanted the Soviet Union to cut Germany's flesh by itself. Could this be regarded as Britain's reward for buying the Soviet Union?

"Mr Prime Minister," Hull said, "the British Empire needs to show some good faith in its past promises to Russia."

Chamberlain was stunned, a promise to Russia? Balkans? Or...Türkiye?

Secretary of State Hull then persuaded: "Mr. Prime Minister, the Soviet Union and Germany are by no means close and without conflicts. From a geopolitical perspective, the Soviet Union and Germany are mortal enemies. The reason why the Soviet Union is now cooperating with Germany and alienating Britain and France is because you are After the end of the last world war, you betrayed the interests of Russia as an ally. If you do not show sincerity now, then any negotiations with the Soviet Union will not be effective. The Soviet Union will continue to provide oil to Germany, so that Germany will have a relationship with Britain and France. The capital to fight a protracted war.”

Chamberlain nodded thoughtfully and said: "Okay, I will send a special envoy to Moscow. There will be special envoys there, but our sea transportation is really very difficult, too difficult... The Germans will quickly take us I'll kill you if you can't help me more."