(This is the end of the fourth part of the myth, otherwise I would have to uncontrollably take the initiative to pour money into the water, and the end will follow.)
"In August 1917, the German naval god of war Heidi Seelem, who could no longer find a rival in the vast ocean that occupied 70% of the planet's surface area, finally couldn't stand the loneliness of the master and focused on Land he had never conquered.
At dusk on August 5, he led more than 6,000 naval sailors, composed of marines on the Ocean Fleet ships, coastal defense artillery in Wilhelmshaven, naval base garrison troops and some civilian personnel, to leave the warships and coastline and travel thousands of miles deep into the interior. They defeated and recaptured Berlin, which was guarded by Germany's elite army, and accomplished what millions of elite soldiers in Britain, France, and Russia dreamed of but have never been able to do. "
Nearly ninety years after the Berlin Mutiny, Sassou and Zhang Qian dedicated a chapter of more than 20,000 words in their book "World Naval History Exploration", describing in detail an alternative war that was rare in modern world history.
In the chapter "The Admiral's Attack on Berlin", Sassou and Zhang Qian's writing style is humorous. However, in 1917, the mood of the officers and soldiers who actually participated in this war was completely different.
At that time, every naval officer and soldier was under tremendous mental pressure because they were facing a battle-hardened army that the Germans were proud of. Although the quick bankruptcy in 1914 somewhat affected the reputation of the German army , but it is undeniable that the German Army is still the best army on the planet, bar none!
The navy on the offensive side cannot and does not dare to expect that the elite army with profound knowledge and combat experience will make major mistakes in simple defensive operations.
The actual situation did not exceed the imagination of the navy people. On the road leading to the city of Berlin, the staff officers of the Supreme Headquarters turned a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window. They just followed their responsibilities and took their rigor and rigidity to the highest level with utmost dedication, designing a unique design for naval personnel. The Berlin Defense Line you can look up to.
Under the command of Ludendorff's trusted general, the rebels followed the design drawings of the staff. Make use of Berlin's terrain and buildings to fortify layers of main roads. Theoretically, these lines of defense have no dead spots, a wide range of fire, a reasonable combination of light and heavy weapons, sufficient defense depth, and each line of defense is equipped with a certain amount of counterattack force. No matter how the soldiers resist the civil war, the generals who have no way out have made up their minds to defend steadily. On the basis of fighting an active defensive war.
In the southwest suburbs of Berlin, the Army's hedgehog-shaped defense line put unparalleled pressure on the Navy personnel who were severely lacking in experience and psychological preparation for land warfare. When the Navy used the detachment penetration assault tactics invented by Ludendorff to attack the Army's defense line, The tactical movements of the naval soldiers may have been deformed to some extent, and many soldiers directly suffered from mild nausea and dizziness.
The offensive and defensive battle in the southwest suburbs of Berlin continued intermittently for more than an hour. The Army guarding the first line of defense refused to get out of the way and did not directly respond to Wang Heidi's call for "Germans not to fight Germans." However, in actual combat, Wang Heidi still felt that the Army had reservations in defense.
However, even if the Army releases water. The Navy, with its appalling quality in land warfare, still paid a heavy price with more than 300 officers and soldiers killed and more than 400 officers and soldiers injured.
Looking at the long journey in the dark night, the navy people not only felt the strong strength of the army, but also unconsciously felt a sense of fear and despair.
¡°Perhaps the only thing that made the Navy let down its vigilance late at night was that General Hoffman finally convinced his men to attack Berlin. The forces used by the Berlin rebels to defend the southwest flank were bound to be further stretched by the purges, Workers' Party guerrillas, and counterinsurgency armies outside Berlin.
The navy sailors continued to advance anxiously. No one thought that the terrible naval battle would take dramatic changes in front of the second line of defense.
I don¡¯t know if it was the Navy¡¯s ¡°fearless fear of death¡± that continued the attack and interrupted the Army¡¯s defensive rhythm. Or there is a problem within the Army. In short, the army stationed on the second line of defense was unwilling to fight from the beginning to the end. The navy men made a simple charge, and the army soldiers who fired in the air coerced the officers and retreated towards the rear.
After taking down the second line of defense without any blood, the fear of the navy reached its peak. Even Wang Heidi felt that this was a conspiracy. Throughout the history of the German Army, there had never been such a devastating defeat. He was worried that the Army's move was an advance at the expense of retreat. The Army soldiers who had accumulated strength would use a counterattack to drive the Navy away like a duck, and directly double the number of casualties of the Navy.
Late at night, the Navy sailors spent nearly half an hour on the second line of defense. It wasn't until Wang Heidi got some clues from the Army's abnormal actions that the Navy had the courage to continue on the road.
"Wegener, I understand!" Wang Heidi pulled the empty sleeve of the one-armed general Wegener, and the wrinkles on the temples stretched unconsciously.Later, he mocked: "Ludendorff underestimated the conservatism and stubbornness of the empire, so the army will not prevent us from entering Berlin!"
As if to confirm Wang Heidi's judgment, after continuing on the road, the navy launched a "destroying" offensive into Berlin and approached the Tiergarten train station and naval headquarters. Due to their discipline and sense of honor, the army only paused briefly. Honorable resistance coerced their superiors into leaving the battlefield.
This early morning, the Navy sailors fought outside the Navy headquarters at the cost of more than 1,300 casualties.
William Monson, the Imperial ship designer who worked at the Naval Headquarters, recalled the feats of the Navy sailors:
"This early morning, there was a burst of gunfire from the southwest. At first we thought it was the army engaging in firefights with the Workers' Party armed forces. The Social Democratic Party, which seems to only compete at the political level, has surprised us more than once. They were able to gather more than 20,000 armed followers in Schleswig in one go, were able to win the parliamentary election under Ludendorff's pressure, and were able to still have the strength to launch an armed uprising when their top leaders were wiped out.
The sound of gunfire did not stop soon, but the war was approaching the naval headquarters. We realized that it was not the Workers' Party and that perhaps there were other forces involved in the chaos in Berlin.
Of course, we don¡¯t think that it is a unit of our navy. There is no way for the navy¡¯s big toys to drive deep into the land. This military branch is not naturally suitable for being too involved in politics!
We heightened our vigilance and stared wide-eyed at the path of the war until we saw the army soldiers besieging the naval headquarters cheerfully raising their hands to us and scattering, followed by the disgraced sailors wearing various nondescript naval uniforms. He emerged from the smoke and rushed towards the naval headquarters.
I will never forget this moment: after being besieged by the army for nearly a day, an admiral carrying an ugly shell gun in each hand led a group of sailors who knew nothing outside the warship to break through the army's heavy defenses and come to rescue us ¡¡±
After the rebels who besieged the Navy Headquarters withdrew, tired Navy sailors poured through the guard booths outside the headquarters building like a tide and embraced the officers and soldiers of the headquarters.
"Silem, I am extremely glad that I chose the Navy in 1894!"
The square outside the Navy Headquarters became a sea of ??joy. Sailors and officers waved their guns and sang the Imperial Navy military song, venting their sense of honor as Imperial Navy officers.
Wegener, who was standing far away, withdrew his gaze, turned his back to Wang Heidi, who was leaning in front of the sentry box, and asked without looking back:
"Silem, what should we do next? Attack the army headquarters?"
The naval leader behind him did not answer for a long time. Wegener turned around in confusion and was embarrassed to find that the alcoholic Wang Heidi had secretly drank again.
¡°Hey, it¡¯s a Sealym family tradition, and most of the time, it works better than the painkillers my doctor prescribed me.¡±
Wang Heidi was leaning in front of the guard box, looking at the naval flag on the top of the naval headquarters building that had never been stained and dusted by the Berlin Mutiny, and asked and answered herself with a hint of drunkenness:
"Attack the Army Headquarters? No, that is what Hoffman should do. Our coming forward will only intensify the antagonism and division in this country. Although it goes against the Navy's tradition of not participating in politics, as long as we still love this country, we will We must get ahead of the Army who can do bad things and do things that the Army would never bother to do"
Wang Heidi, who was extremely drunk, stretched out her finger and pointed to the flaming east. There was the Parliament, the Charlottenburg Palace, the Prime Minister's Office, the Gendarmerie Headquarters, and the future of Germany!