American Strategic Deception Bureau

　Even a German World War II celebrity like Manstein was re-employed by West Germany after the start of the Cold War!

　Therefore, in postwar West Germany, although there are many narratives about reflecting on the Nazis, as well as stories about compensation to the Jews and striving for reconciliation, this is only one side of postwar Germany. On the other hand, most officials and soldiers of Nazi Germany were retained by the West German regime, and a large number of Nazi remnants also lived their own stable lives in West Germany, occasionally holding nostalgic gatherings and commemorative activities to recall the glorious past.

　Marshal Goering's daughter Ida was even a star socialite in West German upper society and was always very popular.

　Postwar Germans ostensibly rejected Nazi ideology and renounced it completely. Any media outlets in West Germany that openly promoted it were severely cracked down on and banned. However, behind the scenes, various Nazi subcultures flourished and endured throughout Germany.

　——After all, even in the history of the entire Germanic nation, Hitler’s Third Reich is the most glorious page!

　Human beings are born to admire the strong. No matter how bloody and cruel a tyrant is, as long as he is strong enough, he is destined to have followers and supporters.

　Then, the Germanic people (in a broad sense) who occupied Central Europe, with their 100 million people, have always been the largest ethnic group in Europe (excluding Russia).

　He was also the most qualified to unify Europe—in China, whoever controls the Central Plains controls the world. So where was Europe's "Central Plains"? During the Mediterranean civilization era, Europe's Central Plains was on the Italian Peninsula. In modern times, Europe's Central Plains shifted northward to Germany!

　Therefore, since the distant era of the Holy Roman Empire, the Germanic people have always had the dream of unifying and leading Europe.

　Hitler and the Nazi Party's Third Reich was precisely Germany's closest attempt to successfully unify Europe.

　Therefore, Germany's Nazi ideology actually has deep roots among the people and is destined to be impossible to eradicate.

　The West German government's liquidation of the Nazis can only be said to have done its best to do superficial work.

　Even if the government could pass legislation banning Nazi symbols and strengthening historical education, far-right forces still circumvent censorship through various obscure rhetoric and symbols. For example, postwar Germany banned the Nazi swastika. Consequently, underground neo-Nazi groups in Germany adopted symbols like the black sun and black star to represent their ideology, or found ways to print propaganda in other countries with lax regulations and smuggle it back into the country.

　In the past, due to the Cold War backdrop and the threat of US troops stationed in Germany, the Nazi remnants in West Germany could only lurk and operate covertly for a long time, quietly developing their power under the guise of "patriotism" and "historical education." They did not dare to jump too high, for fear of being criticized by international public opinion.

　In diplomacy, the West German government could only bow its head and become a "model student of pacifism" rather than a "European police armed to the teeth."

　But now, with the United States changing its face overnight, it has transformed from a generous sponsor and benevolent protector of old Europe into a huge monster that eats people and drinks blood on European countries... A series of unrest immediately broke out in German politics and society.

　Combined with information brought back from the "future" (actually the world of Cyberpunk 2077) by the British frigate HMS Leander, the Germans of the 1970s were delighted to learn in advance that, in just over two decades, the United States would disintegrate, the Soviet Union would decline, and by the beginning of the next century, a reunited Germany, under the guise of the European Community, would successfully lead Europe back to the heights of human civilization! Once again, European civilization would dominate the world!

　Haha, I can’t believe it. The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union ended in a mutually destructive situation, which allowed Germany to lead the rise of Europe again?

　Just like the Sassanid Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire that had been fighting each other for hundreds of years, in the end, the Arab nomads led by Muhammad benefited!

　However, as glorious as the predicted "future" was, the reality of West Germany was bleak:

　In order to crack down on Germany, the Americans found a black glove and dropped a nuclear bomb on Frankfurt, Germany's traditional financial center.

　In order to retaliate against the United States, the French also found a black glove and dropped a nuclear bomb on the US military base in Heidelberg, Germany!

　Why is it always Germany that gets hit by the nuclear bomb? ! !

　The Soviets haven't attacked yet, but Germany has already been hit by two mushroom clouds. When the war really breaks out, will there be a single city in Germany that survives?

　For a time, the pro-American politicians in German politics were paralyzed and temporarily voiceless because of the severe attacks and cuts made by the United States; the establishment was at a loss and could only lie down and play the victim; the left-wing forces had been suppressed for many years, and at the same time, they were deeply divided internally and could not come up with a unified opinion at all.

　The vast majority of Germans feel that West Germany is on the wrong path, but no one can clearly say where the right direction is.

　So, just as the Great Depression thrived for Hitler, the far-right Nazi remnants also rose in this tragic and turbulent era.

　Especially since it's only 1971, the Nazi generals and high-ranking officials who were once immortalized in history are still here. Although they are generally old and weak, if they can step forward and serve as figureheads and battle totems, they can act as spiritual amplifiers!

　Inspire a new generation of Germans who are dissatisfied with reality, pick up the helmets and bayonets of their ancestors, and try to return to the old path of iron and blood!

　Of course, social change is slow and cannot happen overnight. Germany, having just been struck by two atomic bombs, was still in a state of bewilderment and resentment after being inexplicably beaten. At best, it had only just reached the stage of the "Beer Hall Putsch."

　Therefore, the military coup carried out by the neo-Nazi group "Black Star Legion" in Hamburg was actually just a noisy armed march.

　Basically, it was just a former Nazi German naval rear admiral who gathered about five or six hundred party members in a club, took to the streets wearing old military uniforms from the Third Reich era, and led two or three thousand onlookers to "go to the revolution together". They aggressively occupied the city government, police station, radio station and television station in Hamburg, and delivered a "coup speech full of empty patriotic slogans and incomprehensible to the public" on radio and television, expressing his intention to overthrow the "cowardly and traitorous government" and calling on "true patriots" to join them in the celebration.

　In fact, although this group of people looks powerful, their weapons and equipment are very poor. On average, there is only one gun for every three people, and their organization is also average.

　If the German police in Hamburg had reacted more quickly and cracked down with more force, they might have been able to defeat and eliminate the rebellion on the streets.

　It was only because the local city government and police department in Hamburg were so incompetent that they immediately dispersed, and the nearby US troops stationed in Germany also stood by and watched, which allowed these guys to stay in the city for two days.

　When the federal army officially set out to suppress the rebellion in Hamburg, this arrogant

　The Black Star Army lasted only 24 hours before it collapsed. More than one hundred people died in street fighting, most of them civilians killed by stray bullets. More than one thousand people were arrested, and the leader committed suicide.

　Other right-wing groups in the Federal Republic of Germany, however, took no action during this period. This suggests that the Black Star Legion hadn't coordinated with the remaining Nazis beforehand, or perhaps, despite some prior agreement, had been abandoned at the last minute.

　By contrast, the airborne rebellion in southern France, though it lasted only four days, involved two real battles with government troops sent from Paris, before finally being forced to surrender due to leadership vacillation and infighting.

　- Of course, this was much more successful than the Beer Hall Putsch launched by the Führer in his early years, which lasted less than a day.

　"A neo-Nazi group in Germany? Oh, you mean the 'Black Star Legion'? While it sounds loud and impressive, it's actually a mob with little fighting power. It's similar to the street protests in major American cities. They were easily crushed by government forces."

　When Marita, a German girl, asked about the recent neo-Nazi riots in Hamburg, Fili casually replied, only to realize after he finished speaking, "Uh, dear, do you want the neo-Nazi coup to succeed? Or do you want to see them fail?"

　Marita's father was a captain of the German U-boat fleet, one of Dönitz's "Sea Wolfs." He was captured after his submarine crashed in the Atlantic and ended up in a British prisoner-of-war camp. He was a truly loyal Nazi. Marita's mother, however, was an undercover Allied intelligence agent, and unfortunately, her identity was exposed at the end of World War II. As a result, Marita was imprisoned in a German concentration camp at a young age, where she suffered considerable hardship.

　After the Nazis were defeated, six-year-old Marita was raped by American soldiers as soon as she left the concentration camp.

　After such a complicated experience in World War II, it is hard to say whether she hated the Nazis more or was disgusted with the Allies deep down in her heart.

　However, it has been more than 20 years since the end of World War II, and all the past events have become a thing of the past.

　So, after a moment of daze, Marita shook her glass and let out a long breath. "Well, what should I say? The last world war was a thing of our parents' generation. Whether Hitler and the Nazi Party were just or evil is not something a small person like me can say for sure. But, after all, I was born in that land, and I still have some nostalgia for my hometown."

　She opened her beautiful eyes wide and stared at Firi in amazement. "So, what I want to know is, what will happen to Germany and Europe in the next few years? Will there be more disasters and unrest? How long will it take for peace to return? Do you have any inside information on this matter?"

　"Well, unfortunately, dear, for a long time to come, Europe will probably only become more and more chaotic..."

　Chapter 610: The sun of old Europe is about to set!

　In the courtyard of the castle villa on Malibu Beach, steam is swirling around the open-air bath filled with hot water.

　Large pieces of dried rose petals are floating in the pool, which is a common practice for Western ladies to take petal baths.

　In the afterglow of the setting sun, hostess Marita casually poured the remaining champagne in the glass into the bathtub, stirring up a small piece of boiling foam on the surface of the pool. Then, with a slight melancholy look, she sat down on the blue mosaic-tiled edge of the pool, with most of her body sunk into the water, revealing only a touch of snow-white shoulders.

　The two female slaves, Isabelle and Camilla, who also had fair skin, stopped serving Marita with scrubbing and massage. Instead, they sat on either side of Marita in the pool, with only their chests exposed above the water, and listened quietly to the speech of their male master, Fili.

　The petals floating on the water surface floated up and down, sticking to the snow-white necks of the three beauties in the bath, as well as the blooming buds.

　It can be said that the red flowers set off the beauty, and the beauty adds color to the flowers. They echo each other and complement each other in the twilight.

　Unfortunately, as the saying goes, "The sunset is beautiful, but it is near dusk"... Ferry sighed slightly.

　-

　On this timeline, the superficial friendship between Europe and the United States, as well as the good days of old Europe, are likely to end early!

　There is no way around it. The persistent infiltration and weakening of Europe has been a secret national policy that successive US governments cannot reveal.

　After all, a "united capitalist camp" exists only in the imagination, just like a "great union of the proletariat of the world."

　In the past few years, the United States, perhaps because of the peaceful and cheerful appearance of old Europe, really took it lightly and focused its main energy on dealing with the Soviet Union.

　But after seeing "future information" from the Cyberpunk 2077 game world and "discovering" that in less than 30 years, a resurgent Germany will lead Europe in overthrowing American hegemony and forcing Americans to adopt the euro, even the most fervent American ideologues will continue to go crazy, disregarding the greater good of American world domination and willingly allowing the United States to be colonized by Europe again, in order to defeat the Soviet Union?

　If there really is such a crazy person, then he must have mental problems, or he may be a spy from a European country!

　Maybe when the euro was born, the US president would personally visit the Kremlin to prepare for the US and the Soviet Union to join forces to strangle Europe!

　Even if the euro had not yet been born, the United States under President Nixon would have torn off all the veils of tenderness and used all weapons, including nuclear bombs, to continuously fight

　Attack Europe's economy and public security, forcibly acquire Europe's core assets, and strive to destroy all potential of Europe to surpass the United States!

　"Old Europe is in a difficult position right now. Judging by the US's current performance, I'm afraid it will be completely unreliable in the future. But the thought of European nations, accustomed to a comfortable life, having to shoulder the responsibility of completely independent defense and armaments while simultaneously bearing pressure from both the Soviet Union and the US is terrifying."

　Fili lazily lay in the hot water of the bathtub, admiring the beauty of the woman opposite him while talking freely, "The world is changing, Marita. Less than thirty years ago, Europe still dominated the world's destiny. But now the center of world power has shifted to Moscow and Washington. Well, maybe Tokyo, Beijing and New Delhi in the future. Europe has passed its peak and is falling into a trough!

　If you don't count the Soviet Union, there are only two kinds of countries in Europe today: small countries, and small countries that don't know they are small countries!

　We can draw a comparison here: how far behind are those so-called "small countries" in Southeast Asia, in terms of population and territory, compared to the European nations of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy? Thailand's conditions are no worse than France's, and post-reunification Vietnam's infrastructure surpasses Italy's, and its natural resources are likely even more abundant!

　Then there's Japan. This island nation, with 370,000 square kilometers, is admittedly smaller than the United States. But compared to the United Kingdom and Germany, it's definitely not small. Furthermore, Japan's population is far greater than that of the United Kingdom and France combined! With such a large population and vast landmass, they have the foundation for their rise. As long as they master advanced technology and knowledge, they could surpass the United States in just a few decades!

　——We can’t assume that Europeans are the only smart people in the world and everyone else is stupid, right?

　Haha, I remember when the Industrial Revolution just started, the British laughed at the stupidity and clumsiness of the Germans, thinking that the Germans could not handle the complex advanced industrial system. As a result, not many years later, Germany became the number one industrial country in Europe, and even Britain and France combined could not defeat it!

　Now is the era of superpowers. Middle-sized nations like Britain and France no longer qualify to be compared with the United States and the Soviet Union. From a development perspective, these established European powers, whose potential has been fully tapped, even have less future prospects than China and India!

　But the problem is that these small European countries that do not know that they are small countries, or that pretend not to know that they are small countries, now insist on acting like world powers, and even ask the United States for aid while using it to colonize and interfere in other areas far overseas.

　As a result, these shameless small European countries brought a lot of trouble to the two real superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.

　However, they are unaware that the reason these small, developed nations enjoy prosperity is simply because they rely on the great powers to pursue peace and maintain a balance. If there is any disturbance, these small nations will be reduced to ashes in an instant, just as the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg were easily crushed by German tanks during World War II.

　Of course, over the past twenty years, the United States and the Soviet Union have been keeping their eyes on each other and have really had no time to deal with these troublesome small countries in Europe.

　Now that the United States has taken a step back and the Soviet Union has shown a willingness to stop, the White House can now calmly launch its offensive against old Europe.

　In the days to come, Europe must get used to suffering, because there will be endless suffering ahead - Europe's economy, politics and international status will continue to decline, leading to an avalanche of stock markets, bonds, exchange rates and real estate, and causing more intense domestic social unrest.

　As the economy continues to decline and prices soar, strikes, marches, rebellions, coups, terrorist attacks and local divisions will continue to occur in Europe, and religious and ethnic conflicts that were once covered up during the prosperous period will also erupt.

　Unable to withstand the storm, democratic regimes began to collapse one after another. Various ambitious individuals and dictators would try to come to power through populist movements and armed seizure of power, and to divert conflicts through war.

　Peace and prosperity will be gone forever until Europe returns to its rightful place in history... eh? What is its rightful place in history? Perhaps the place of European civilization in the world before Columbus discovered America?"

　At this point, Firi couldn't help but sigh: This mismatch between historical heritage and actual strength has been experienced firsthand by Europe after World War II, Russia after the Cold War, Japan, which experienced three decades of economic stagnation, and China in modern history, and they have all paid a heavy price for it.

　I wonder what kind of ugly and disgraceful appearance the United States will become one day when it declines from its peak and falls into this situation?

　Of course, it is still the peak of the Cold War, the heyday of the United States and the Soviet Union. China is still climbing out of the pit, and Japan has just created an economic miracle.

　Therefore, the only country that is truly frustrated with the international situation is Europe, which "used to be rich".

　From the 19th century to the early 20th century, traditional European powers such as Britain, France, and Germany did indeed divide the globe and dominate the global order. However, with the rapid collapse of the colonial system after World War II, Europe's global influence was quickly overtaken by the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as other emerging countries.

　However, the world at that time was still under the Yalta system established after World War II. Britain and France still retained their permanent seats on the UN Security Council, and Germany, which had recovered after the war, was still an economic power. As a result, Europeans generally had a lag in self-awareness, trying to still regard themselves as "great powers" and maintain their traditional

　Unified global foreign policy - for example, France frequently intervenes in Africa, Britain puts forward the slogan of "Global Britain", etc.

　However, in practice, since the population and economic scale of a single European country have reached their limits and the people are generally war-weary, foreign intervention is often weak and anticlimactic. Most of the time, they can only follow behind the American boss as minions and battlefield atmosphere groups.

　Especially as time goes by, more and more European countries have abandoned their own military industries and focused on purchasing American equipment. Even if there are more such armies, without their own ability to generate revenue, how can they break free from the control of the United States?

　Overall, post-World War II Europe, like Japan, was in an awkward position of being an "economic giant and political dwarf."

　Although Europeans want to become a world power on par with the United States, their military weakness makes it difficult for them to break away from the US security umbrella.

　Although European politicians proposed the establishment of the European Community/European Union and the implementation of European integration to consolidate strength, even in the 21st century, the EU remains fragmented, with extremely low decision-making efficiency, numerous internal divisions, and difficulty in responding to global challenges.

　When the Internet era arrives in the future, Europe will completely miss this wave of technological development and will be marginalized in the competition between China and the United States.

　While Europe has managed to export its ideology and shape the global agenda through environmental initiatives like the Paris Agreement and carbon trading markets, its initiatives all require the cooperation of major powers like China, the US, and Russia to be implemented, highlighting the fact that agenda-setting power does not necessarily translate into actual dominance.

　On one side is the remnant of the old days of the "global empire", on the other side is the cruel reality of a small country with few people, coupled with the

　The "sense of moral superiority" has prevented Europeans from learning how to think as a middle power for a long time.

　The result is that Europe, having lost its martial virtue after World War II, has gradually become a group of "wanting too much" giant babies, under the "cradle-to-grave" lifelong welfare system. Although they can still enjoy a peaceful life for generations, relying on the various tangible and intangible assets accumulated by their ancestors, once the Europeans' ancestral heritage is exhausted, the harsh winds of reality will quickly blow these hothouse flowers to wither!

　Firi had no sympathy for the fate of the Europeans. After all, it was all their own fault.

　Ever since the Chinese and American people engaged in a major online reconciliation via Xiaohongshu, daily life in the world's major powers has essentially become something like this: Chinese people toil 996 hours a day, Americans work three jobs and sell blood to pay off mortgages, and Russians bleed on the battlefield. Yet, the European Union (excluding the UK) continues to enjoy a peaceful existence, enjoying over 140 days of vacation a year, working five or six hours a day, and lazing around enjoying benefits.

　The people of China, the US, and Russia are all working so hard to survive, so why do you Europeans (except the UK) get to enjoy it so much? (Shocked)

　Frankly, rather than allowing Europeans to continue enjoying a half-century of peace and quiet, like a frog in boiling water, while enjoying the welfare benefits of worry-free food and clothing, and being bewildered by overly progressive ideologies such as environmental protection, human rights, women's rights, gender diversity, and happy education, slowly nurturing a generation of white left-wing newcomers who seem to have lived in a fairy tale world, while they gradually fall behind in the ever-changing global technological competition and have their homelands disrupted by a massive influx of immigrants, then, when the harsh times arrive, they will be helpless in the face of all-encompassing conflicts, waiting for death...

　It would be better to take advantage of the fact that Europe’s heritage has not been completely ruined, the veterans of World War II have not yet died, the generation of Europeans who experienced the difficult post-war years are still in their prime, and Europe’s technological advantage over other parts of the world is still significant. Let the Europeans of this time feel the harshness of the "real world" fifty years in advance, and then awaken the simplicity and bravery of their ancestors in the cold wind and frost, and meet the challenges of the new era in a better state!

　How should I put it? It's like getting a vaccine—it might give you a fever and make you feel uncomfortable for a few days, but it also awakens your body's immunity. At least it's better than dying from an unexpected disease later, right?

　At least, that's what Firi really thinks right now - instead of letting the white left ideology infect Europeans' minds, it would be better for them to wake up now.

　In addition, as the follower of Prince of Lies Xirik and the general agent of the Earth Diocese, Firi has another consideration.

　Just as the tree of freedom needs the blood of patriots and tyrants to nourish it, the flower of faith needs the bones of thugs and innocents to serve as fertilizer. Times of turmoil and hardship are often the perfect opportunity for religious belief to flourish!

　Normally, the Cyric Order would have found a relatively easy space for rapid development in the culturally diverse and lax religious regulations of the United States. However, in Europe, where the Christian atmosphere is more prevalent, achieving explosive growth in a short period of time would likely be more difficult.

　But now, the sun of old Europe is about to set! The faith and soul of Europeans are about to fall into confusion!

　It is just the right time for the purple sunset glow of our Lord to rise over the European continent, to enlighten and infect those people who are about to fall into darkness! "

　He leaned against the edge of the bathtub, shaking the bubbly champagne in the goblet, and said this to the three women bathing in the pool.

　Times - Aren't the British Isles too crowded now?

　You still want to leave the EU? I feel like we're about to become the Bangladesh of Europe (laughs).

　Chapter 611: The world is in chaos, but the religious situation is improving

　Just as Firi said, as the situation in Europe gradually deteriorated, post-war Europe fell into social turmoil again, and various religious groups of the Prince of Lies/His Highness the Dark Sun, Cyric, also successfully flew across the Atlantic, landed in Europe, and flourished everywhere.

　After all, for Europeans after World War II, the American soldiers who had rescued them from the clutches of Nazi Germany degenerated overnight from "protectors of free countries" into vicious robbers and pirates. This face-changing performance was really a bit too much.

　How should I put it? It felt like the end of the world had arrived. My worldview was shattered, my faith was shaken, and I was practically going insane.