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Part One, Twenty Years, Epilogue (3), The German Republic

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    "Maybe we missed something"

    In the early morning of August 6, an Army man who had not slept all night stood in front of the Army Headquarters in Berlin. With red eyes, he looked at General Hoffman with confusion and then sighed.

    On the night of counter-insurgency on August 5, which the Germans kept secret, almost all the army personnel thought that Heidi Silem would make a big fuss about the Berlin Mutiny and launch revenge against a group of army generals led by Ludendorff who extremely hated the navy.  action.

    The German Army, which originated from the Teutonic Forest, has never been afraid of any opponent.  Although the French Army is upright, it lacks resilience. Although the British Army is capable, its thinking and tactics are outdated. Although the Russian Army is tenacious and brave, its equipment is too poor. The Royal Navy is certainly arrogant, but there is no reason why the great German Army should not be on the same battlefield. Even  The Mi flagship fleet, which cannot even defeat its own Ocean Fleet, is in a state of disgrace. As for the Ocean Fleet, although there is no comparable opponent on the blue ocean, every army member has kept one fact in mind. Since the Prussian era,  The German Navy was the little brother separated from the Army.

    On the night of counterinsurgency, the deafening sound of gunfire in the southwest suburbs of Berlin always stimulated the sensitive nerves of the landing soldiers.  The Army men spoke fearful words, but their uneasy hearts were always wary of Heidi Seelem, the German naval god of war, who had reached the peak of his prestige and power at the time when Ludendorff was gone and Albert and Hindenburg were missing.  Waiting for revenge.

    The disgraceful thing happened again.  Admiral Max Hoffmann, through the hands of the Navy God of War, did something that even the prestige and power of the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front Army could not do: the Western Front Army, which obeyed Ludendorff's order, stopped in the outer suburbs of Berlin and chose to wait and see.  The Eastern Front Army tacitly passed through the road deliberately set aside by the Berlin rebels to eliminate the hidden danger of Ludendorff first, and deployed three blockades near the Army Headquarters.

    Late at night, the bloated German swordsman Hoffmann threw away the knight's sword that brought him countless humiliations.  He stayed calmly at the army headquarters and thought hard about ways to bridge the contradiction between the navy and the army.  The army soldier, who was afraid of losing his reputation, turned his back to the old building where Ludendorff committed suicide with the Iron Cross flag flying high, holding a half-new Mauser rifle, trying to keep his eyes wide open in the night, and sticking his head out to stare at the dim street lights.  Down the dead road.

    However, the Army man Ao's eyes turned red and he turned pale, but he still could not see the sailors wearing sailor hats and dark uniforms. It was not until the next morning that the dark sky in Berlin gradually brightened, including Hoffman.  Only then did the senior army generals figure out something intriguing from the messages that were passed on intermittently.

    Berlin has changed!

    This is not the first time that Germany has changed its owners during the war.  This summer, the empire's internal conflicts, concealed by patriotism, could no longer withstand the repeated ravages of protracted war. After a dazzling palace battle, the Kaiser abdicated and left for a foreign country.  Germany entered the brief era of the Big Three.

    Before the Germans could adapt to life without an emperor, a German-style democracy that was even stranger than the Big Three came out.  After the noisy farce, the furious Ludendorff, as the most powerful figure in the army, brutally shot the Junkers, landowner conservative leaders, congressmen and senior government officials, and placed Army Commander-in-Chief Hindenburg under house arrest.  He brought the essence of German-style democracy into full play and became another master of Berlin.

    The Army does not want Berlin to change owners frequently.  But they have no reason or position to reject these changes.  Because every bloody storm means that the Army can obtain more resources to deeply tap the potential of militarism.

    Only this time, the Army seems unable to take the new situation in Berlin calmly.

    Yes, things have changed in Berlin, without the Army making any sound!

    The first ray of sunshine in midsummer shines on Berlin's bleak Baroque buildings, making the dusty flower beds give birth to new colors and splendor.  The army men who had been waiting all night around the army headquarters were dizzy.  They are still unclear about the indelible impact that the absence of the night of power change will have on the Army, Germany, and the world. They just stare blankly at the cornflowers in front of the Army Headquarters building that have faded the smell of gunpowder smoke, and the ordinary people.  Berliners exchanged random gossip they heard on the streets.

    On the night of counterinsurgency, a few thousand navy sailors captured the Berlin Gendarmerie Headquarters and the Berlin Police Station without bloodshed.  Successfully rescued the members of Congress who were under house arrest by Ludendorff and the rebels.

    It is said that Sealem also held a frank speech with a small audience but far-reaching impact in front of the Military Police Headquarters building. The naval leader declared that the navy would change the fragmented situation of the empire and promised that the navy would not take the opportunity to seek any special status, but would only serve as a guide  The researcher looks for the political situation of all parties in the empire.balance of interests.

    No one refuted Sealem's arrogance. The German Army, which played an important role in the empire, was not present, and its army leader Hindenburg's reputation plummeted due to his house arrest due to the Berlin Mutiny. Hoffman, the successor of military strongman Ludendorff, although his position and  His resume is sufficient, but he still lacks experience in managing Berlin.  Albert had widespread influence among the people at the lower levels of the empire, but he had no foundation at the top of the empire. The propertied classes, citizens, and the army did not believe in Albert and socialism.

    In other words, only the Navy God of War Heidi Silem, who was born in a dock, grew up in the military, and is close to small and medium-sized industrial and commercial people, university professors, and the daughter of an industrial trust, is the most suitable person to restore the fragmented political structure of the empire.

    There is also news that Heidi Seelem had a secret conversation with Field Marshal Hindenburg and Workers' Party leader Albert. The Army does not know what Heidi Seelem said in the secret meeting, let alone him and his  What role the Navy will play in the post-Ludendorff era, the Army only knows that the Workers' Party left contentedly because Sealem, as the "arbiter", recognized the congressional elections.  The left-wing Fatherland Party, the second largest party in Congress, also left happily because Sealem reached a limited understanding with them and promised not to change certain traditions of the empire, but Field Marshal Hindenburg, who represented the army, has not yet done so.  Report any information back to Army Headquarters.

    Until then, the Army had its first and most intuitive feeling about the absence of the Army on the counter-insurgency night. The Army had been ignored.

    Until Field Marshal Hindenburg returns to Army Headquarters, the Army people can comfort themselves that Sealem cannot deliver what he promised: there will be no balance of interests between Juncker's conservatism and the Workers' Party's radicalism. Class contradictions are different.  Dai Tian, ??but this illusion was shattered from the moment Field Marshal Hindenburg excitedly stepped out of the black car with Army license plates.

    In secret talks, Silem proposed a peace plan that no one except the royalists could reject outright.  According to this bill, the pending political system of the empire was established. The cabinet republic will completely replace the monarchy and stand on this land. The Workers' Party that won the parliamentary election will form a government cabinet. The Workers' Party leader Albert, who was just pardoned by Ludendorff,  Te then became the first Prime Minister of the Republic.

    Sealem exchanged administrative power for peace in the northwest of the empire, but after all, Germany was in a state of war, and the military, industrial trusts, and Junkers including Sealem did not dare to fully believe in the Workers' Party, so the Workers' Party could only unite  The method of forming a government came to the stage, and the political legacy left by Bethmann Horwig and the left-wing Fatherland Party were also able to return to the stage.

    Another principle of the Sealem peace plan is that the military does not interfere in politics.

    According to this principle, both the Supreme Headquarters, the Army Headquarters, and the Navy Headquarters were abolished and replaced by the German Military Council, whose functions were equivalent to the staff headquarters of the Imperial Navy and Army. The only link between the army and the government was the Defense Council composed of retired generals.  Department, in charge of personnel and equipment.

    The Military Commission consists of nine members. Although the Navy only took four seats, the position of chairman was taken by the Navy. This means that in the Military Commission, the Navy was on an equal footing with the Army for the first time.

    This plan seems fair, but fairness is the greatest unfairness to the Army. After all, the Army has long maintained a state of supremacy in this empire.  Of course, Sealem had the means to silence the Army, since Army Chief of Staff Hindenburg would serve as the first President of the German Republic.

    This move can be seen as a compromise between Sealem and the Army, because Tirpitz, who was lying half-dead in the hospital bed, would not mind getting up and using his remaining energy to become a nominal national leader.  Of course, the Army can also understand that this is Sealem's conspiracy against the Army. Without Hindenburg, the Army has almost no leaders who can compete with Wang Heidi, and the Navy also has promising German duo and Kiel.  The Three Musketeers of the Sea School and the outstanding tactician Hipper.

    "So you accepted it?" Hoffmann asked, raising his eyebrows slightly as he looked at the smiling Hindenburg.

    Hindenburg may be able to see through Sealem's conspiracy, or maybe he is just pretending to be stupid. In short, Marshal Hindenburg, who has no ambition and is used to being a figurehead spiritual leader, has made up his mind to resign from all military posts and improve his status.  step.

    "General Hoffman, that is my unshirkable duty!" Hindenburg replied.
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