It is Kokang and Changchun

　"You're asking even though you already know the answer. You know the answer yourself," Medvedev replied coldly.

　Putin still patiently said to Medvedev: "You are not doing the right thing. What you know clearly may not be the same as what I know clearly. If this causes any deviation or misunderstanding, it will be bad.

　We've worked together for so many years, what's there to hide? You want to say I support communism, but what exactly do you mean by that? Playing political charades doesn't help identify the problem."

　Medvedev knew that Putin wanted to lure the snake out of its hole. He stared at Putin for a few seconds and then said meaningfully:

　"Mr. President, I urge you to stop here and take care of yourself. You are destroying the foundations of Russia!"

　Then he stood up and left Putin's office without looking back, returning to the White House (Moscow White House).

　Putin looked at the direction where Medvedev left, his heart without any fluctuation, because he knew that once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back. Even if today's situation did not happen today, it would come in the future.

　It's not just the situation today; it's only a matter of time before there's a complete break with Medvedev.

　After so many years of being in politics with Medvedev, it is impossible that the two have no personal feelings for each other.

　But when it comes to politics, personal emotions must never sway us on matters of right and wrong. Putin, as a strong-arm politician, knows this all too well.

　"Your warning is no different from a child's tantrum to me. Do you think a warning is useful to someone who is not afraid of assassination?" Putin muttered to himself, as if he was talking to Medvedev who had already left.

　So he went back to his desk, took out the draft again, and continued to refine and improve the new reform items.

　A few days later, Russian television news broadcast a news item that increased regional tensions:

　[Next, let's look at an international news flash... A rebellion against the new Ukrainian government has broken out in western Ukraine. Reportedly, the rebellion is being initiated by individual units of the Ukrainian government army, estimated to number around 10,000...

　According to the new Ukrainian government, the rebels were the troops of the old Ukrainian government that were defeated and incorporated. They had previously refused to be incorporated and demanded neutrality...

　Professional analysts believe that this rebellion may have economic and information support from NATO countries...

　A spokesman for the new Ukrainian government's Ministry of Defense claimed that the situation is still under control and the Ukrainian army is fully confident that it can resolve the rebellion in a relatively short period of time...

　Chapter 195 The Thief's Heart Becomes Big Wave

　Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany

　"leck mich! Das verdammte polen! (Fuck you! Damn Poland!)"

　Bismarck's roar was heard from an officer's office in Kiel Harbor.

　Bismarck was seen sitting in his office with a furious look on his face, looking at the map of Europe on the wall, staring at the Polish section.

　The area of ​​Warsaw on the map was deeply pierced into the hole in the wall by the pen that Bismarck threw in anger.

　"$1.3 trillion in compensation... Poland is such a jerk!"

　Bismarck punched the desk angrily. Fortunately, she was using human-level strength, otherwise the desk would have to be taken to the lumber mill and crushed into plywood.

　After thinking for a long time, Bismarck was furious. So he decided to talk to the dragoons (Polish light cruisers).

　Meanwhile, in the Italian port of Taranto, a dragoon standing guard with a flintlock musket beside the entrance to Veneto's office suddenly sneezed loudly. (The two ships share the same name, but are of different types and nationalities. The Italian dragoon is a destroyer.)

　After the communication was connected, Bismarck got straight to the point: "Dragoon, what on earth are you Poles doing?!"

　Originally Bismarck wanted to say "What's wrong with you?", but at the moment when he was about to blurt out the words, his reason controlled him.

　"Oh, it's Bismarck," the dragoon said nonchalantly. "What were you talking about?"

　"Stop pretending to be stupid and tell me you don't pay attention to current affairs." Bismarck's words were like ice.

　The dragoon pretended to understand and said, "Ah, you mean war reparations? You must compensate for the crimes you committed. Isn't that just and natural?"

　Hearing this, Bismarck could not help but stiffen his fists and refute the dragoon's argument with all his might:

　"We have been paying for the war crimes of the Nazis in the past, including the Warsaw Kneeling, war reparations, and the illegalization of everything related to the Nazis. There is even a cemetery for Russian (Soviet) soldiers in Berlin... Especially the reparations, which have been borne until now.

　It was not until 2010 that all the compensation was paid.

　And yet, you Polish people today are completely negating our decades of profound self-reflection by saying, "Germany has never truly been held accountable for its crimes against Poland"? How absurd! Do you consider yourself responsible for saying this?

　Regarding the issue of reparations, let me first talk about history. As early as 1953, you gave up further claims for war reparations and confirmed it many times.

　Then in 1990, when Germany was finally unified, the agreements negotiated and signed by Germany with the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and France reaffirmed this.

　We have paid the compensation we owed and admitted our mistakes. Why are we moving out of things that have already been confirmed?

　"It would be fine if you just asked for compensation, but you're actually asking for $1.3 trillion. That's one-third of Germany's annual GDP, which is equivalent to Poland's annual GDP. Are you asking for too much?!"

　Bismarck's explanation did not change the dragoon's attitude at all. She responded, "Don't think I don't know. Everything you do is just to avoid being held accountable. It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change one's nature."

　As for why we gave up the war reparations, it was just a temporary solution. Poland is now strong enough to recover all the losses caused by your cruelty.

　Bismarck listened to these aggressive words and said sarcastically: "Oh, a ship of state that was once abused by the Nazis and fascists actually spoke words full of Nazi fascist flavor. I really didn't expect it...

　Besides, you guys only recently started talking about this. Is Poland short of money? So you're just thinking of settling old scores and fleecing Germany?"

　"Don't change the subject!" the dragoon shouted. "War reparations are what we should pay. It has nothing to do with whether we're short of money or not. Even if we weren't short of money, you'd still have to pay!"

　Bismarck smiled a devilish smile. "Dragoon, it seems you admit that Poland is short of money. If you really want compensation, you can return Silesia, Pomerania, and East Prussia to us first."

　"......!" The dragoon covered his mouth suddenly, only then realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag.

　"You are so insolent! You are being unreasonable..." The dragoon's embarrassment made Bismarck relax a little, and she continued:

　"If we really want to get to the bottom of it, the outbreak of World War II is not just our fault; the Allied Powers during World War I are also responsible.

　If it weren't for the extremely greedy and overbearing Treaty of Versailles, would Germany's economy, politics, and society have become so corrupt? The destructiveness of the Great Depression in the United States is simply incomparable to this.

　The Treaty of Versailles was so ruthless that I doubt even the Chinese Empire (referring to the late Qing Dynasty) would have shaken its head. If Britain hadn't intervened, France would have dismembered us into the Holy Roman Empire.

　At least, the final agreement on the Chinese Empire in 1900 (referring to the Boxer Protocol) did not require the dismemberment of China, right?

　Then came the huge reparations that Germany simply couldn't afford. With its national strength severely weakened, Germany had no other choice but to over-issue currency to pay the reparations.

　At the time, Germany tried to get leniency from the Allies, but the Allies were unreasonable. The subsequent global economic crisis became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Germany!

　The Allied Powers' insatiable greed, coupled with the already corrupt national economy, led to a rapid rise in revanchism in German society.

　This provided a breeding ground for the rapid development of the Nazi Party and its ideology, which ultimately led to the Nazi Party's complete control of the political power.

　The Nazi Party seemed to have led Germany out of the swamp, but it slid into an endless cliff and affected the whole world..."

　The dragoon felt that Bismarck's words were outrageous and stopped him immediately.

　"Stop, stop, stop! You've said all this, aren't you just trying to sell the theory that the victims are guilty? Aren't you trying to say that huge compensation will force you into a corner and make you become inhumane?

　However, Poland is not afraid of Germany being driven into a corner. Who in the world doesn't know that Germany's military preparations are lax and its troops are scattered? Oh, it seems that you are strengthening your army, right? Even so, such a huge gap cannot be made up in a short period of time~"

　The dragoon's tone was full of contempt and provocation, and he did not take Germany's military strength seriously at all.

　"I advise you to make it clear that if you Poles don't want to stay in the European Union, just say so." Bismarck really didn't want to debate with the unreasonable dragoon.

　"The best way to reason with war criminals is with fists!" the dragoon replied firmly.

　"Dragoon, I'm warning you!" Bismarck shouted angrily, "Have you forgotten the power of shipgirls? If one day you Poles dare to take a step into German territory, I will lead all the German warships... Federal Navy shipgirls to fight on land and push you Polish invaders back to where you came from!"

　The dragoon said, "Haha, you were going to talk about the German War Navy, right? As I said, the Nazi demon in your heart still lingers!"

　Bismarck showed no sign of weakness: "You can accuse me as much as you want. Although Germany is in trouble now, it is not your turn to bully Poland! I advise you to take care of yourself."

　"Let me say this to you, Bismarck. Without reparations, there will be no real peace between Poland and Germany! Poland will never perish! Damn the Nazi remnants!"

　"Dragoon, we cannot possibly agree to such unreasonable and outrageous demands! An ugly product of the Treaty of Versailles!"

　……

　Thus Bismarck and the dragoons advanced

　They had a frank conversation, fully exchanged views, and enhanced mutual understanding. The talks were beneficial. Bismarck was reserved and deeply regretted the dragoons' ideas. He strongly condemned their attitude towards Germany and expressed great indignation.

　After the conversation between the two sides ended, Bismarck opened the communication channel for all German ship girls with a stern face and sent a notification.

　"Attention all shipgirls on vacation! I've decided to hold an emergency offline meeting. Please return to your team immediately. Over!"

　Bismarck's urgent call to action caused some discontent among the shipgirls who were enjoying their weekends out. Tirpitz was the most vocal among them.

　"What's going on, sister? I'm exhausted enough on a normal day, and I only have two days off a week... What kind of meeting is this? Can't we just relax?"

　Tirpitz, who had just finished visiting the comic convention, was passing by Hill Street in Berlin.

　"What? If the ticket purchaser causes a refund or change due to personal reasons, there will be additional fees? Tsk... then I won't flash back for now."

　Looking at the Deutsche Bahn APP, Tirpitz, who didn't want to lose money, prepared to go to Berlin Central Station to take the high-speed train back to Kiel.

　The thing that impressed Tirpitz the most during her trip to the Berlin Comic Con was: why are shipmates as common as the Vietcong?

　Most of the people Tirpitz met along the way were ship-B players, but those "commanders" did not feel awkward because they were from the Beizhai next door. Instead, they flocked to him.

　"Uh huh, that's normal at a comic convention, but why do I keep running into people asking for pictures with me on every street I walk down?"

　Bei Zhai doesn't mind ship game players coming to see her, but as a homegirl, she is not used to communicating with strangers face to face. Compared with offline communication, she prefers to communicate through video or live broadcast on the Internet.

　As she walked, she suddenly heard a voice calling from the side of the road: "Miss Tirpitz, are you interested in getting to know us?"

　"?" Tizi looked over when he heard the voice and saw a movable awning not far away with several tables and promotional panels underneath, and several people on duty.

　"It looks like political party propaganda..." Tizi walked over and took a casual look just to join in the fun.

　When she got to him, she found that the person who had called him was a young man who looked to be around 30 years old. And on the zipper of his backpack behind his chair was a Q version of an 2D girl named Alec.

　Tirpitz, who loves anime and games, recognized the Q-version 2D girl as himself at first sight.

　"Another fan..." Tirpitz muttered to himself.

　Seeing Tirpitz approach, the young man picked up a flyer and handed it to her, saying, "Hello, Ms. Tirpitz. I'm a player of the Kantai R international server and a fan of yours... I'm currently a member of the Alternative for Germany party. Are you interested in learning more about our party?"

　(PS: In the novel, due to the appearance of Kancolle, Huanmeng received strong support from the national finances, and the company's strength and game popularity were epically strengthened, and the international server was successfully revived.)

　About ten minutes later, Tirpitz was walking and reading the Alternative for Germany (AfD) promotional materials he had received from a fan.

　Tizi was scratching his head over the above introduction.

　"Strangely, in my impression, Narvik (Z23) always seems to have a bad impression of the AfD, criticizing it from time to time.

　The demands in the promotional materials may be a bit conservative, but they are still within the normal range, and some of the theories mentioned in them do make sense. It makes me want to join the Choice Party..."

　Tirpitz, who had little political knowledge, could not analyze the deeper logic. She decided to take the leaflet back to Z23 for evaluation and see if Z23 would cancel his "prejudice".

　After returning to the meeting, Z23 carefully read the information Tirpitz had given her. She put it down and fell into deep thought.

　Z23 couldn't help but recall the bizarre dream Eugen had told her about. In the dream, Tirpitz's contact with the AfD marked the beginning of her journey to becoming the Emperor of the "East German Empire." (See Chapter 115 for details.)

　"Let's not talk about the theories in the AfD propaganda that confuse the public and mislead political novices... Comrade Eugen's dream won't really come true, right?" Z23 frowned slightly.

　She immediately decided that she must use plain language to make a thorough structural critique of the nature and theory of the Alternative for Germany party, and explain this clearly to Tirpitz to prevent him from being poisoned by right-wing populism.

　Z23 instantly felt the weight of history bearing down on her petite body. (Z23 has the largest part of any of the Four Great Families...)

　Chapter 196 Troubled Times (2)

　In a small classroom at the Sevastopol Port Command, Mercury Memorial was preparing to give Moscow a lesson on Ma Yuan.

　The elegant and majestic pure sound of the classical version of the Internationale slowly emerged from the multimedia speakers on the podium; it was both inspiring and ethereal and melodious.

　Mercury Memorial cleared his throat and said to Moscow:

　“Marxism has three major parts: philosophy, political economy, and scientific socialism.

　Among these three parts, philosophy is the underlying logic and theoretical foundation of the latter two parts. Therefore, the study of Marxist philosophy takes first priority among these three parts.

　If learners can combine their understanding with reality in the process of studying Marxism-Leninism, they will be able to better understand Marxism completely and correctly.

　In real life, there are people who pursue this truth persistently and put it into practice actively.

　Such people are often called revolutionaries.

　This class is tailored to those who have a basic level and want to advance, providing teaching that suits their individual circumstances."

　Moscow disagreed with Mercury's remarks and said, "Senior, I can't wait to be further baptized by the truth. Start speaking now!"

　"Hehe, the impatience typical of young comrades~" Mercury Memorial laughed naively.

　"Uh, what a 'little comrade'..." Moscow muttered to himself, complaining about his senior's choice of words. He looked at Mercury Memorial's lolita figure, and then looked at his own mature lady figure.

　Mercury Memorial said, "I haven't asked you yet. What books have you read in the past few months? It would be difficult to teach the class if I don't know your basic understanding."

　Moscow thought that made sense, and answered his own reading: "I have read The Communist Manifesto and The ABCs of Communism, as well as some other general theories."

　"It looks okay. Let me ask you a few questions to test your level." Mercury Ji Nian said.

　"please."

　[Mercury Memorial Comrades are conducting a survey...]