novelhk Chapter 329
Chapter 329
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, the capital Berlin.
The people had already noticed that something was wrong the night before. When the 22nd Infantry Division of Kuchler entered Berlin from Potsdam, it alarmed many people along the way.
And thinking of the assassination of General Mainz in Audili, many people realized that something might have happened at the top of the government!
After World War I, an armed uprising of workers broke out in Berlin. The impact of that incident was great. Even though five or six years had passed, the residents of Berlin still had not forgotten the turmoil.
So, after seeing the army fully armed entering the capital, a large number of people began to hide at home and dared not go out!
The assassination of Mainz had been published in Berlin’s newspapers in the afternoon, so many people in Berlin knew the news.
Involving the power struggle and regime change at the top, this kind of thing theoretically has nothing to do with these civilians. Anyway, no matter how the top changes, it is impossible to hand over power to them, and they can’t get any benefits from this coup.
On the contrary, because of Mainz’s five-year plan and the implementation of important measures such as vigorously developing infrastructure and reclaiming wasteland, the people of Hans have benefited a lot from the country’s policies.
After enjoying the benefits brought by Mainz’s rule, they actually support the Prime Minister of Mainz from the bottom of their hearts. If there is no assassination of Audili, the people are even willing to vote for the Prime Minister of Mainz to the position of president, so that he can better lead the people of Germany to go further and better.
Therefore, when the bad news came from Vienna, the people of Berlin and many other cities were very sad about the assassination of their beloved Prime Minister. Under this emotion, they are even less likely to support the practice of mobilizing the army in order to fight for power!
However, the development of things obviously did not change according to their will. The German troops were constantly entering Berlin from outside the city all night.
At first, people could only hear the uniform steps of the infantry and the sounds of some trucks and motorcycles. Gradually, they began to hear another sound. This dull and loud sound sounded like something was dragging on the ground, making a continuous sound of puffing.
However, this sound was obviously much louder and more piercing!
Some people curiously came to the window and tried to figure out what these things were through the dim lights on the street. Then they saw that a square thing like a large matchbox was speeding across the ground.
Although the people had never seen such a thing, they quickly guessed what it was – a tracked tank!
That’s right, it was indeed a tank that entered Berlin. This was the vanguard of Manstein’s Third Army.
The distance from Bavaria to Berlin is about 600 kilometers. Even if you take a train, it takes more than ten hours.
In order to hurry, the vanguard of the Third Army almost never stopped along the way. After they got on the highway, they began to advance towards Berlin at the maximum speed.
At this time, the speed of the No. 1 tank, which was as high as 60 kilometers per hour, played an important role. It took them only ten hours for the vanguard to reach Berlin.
Of course, because the trucks, motorcycles and troops coming by train were still behind, all the armored divisions composed of No. 1 tanks arrived first!
Looking at the rows of tanks on the streets outside, advancing towards the center of the city in an endless stream, the people hiding in the houses were terrified!
The situation must be much more serious than they thought, because they had never seen such weapons in the German military camps near Berlin, which meant that these troops were not transferred from the vicinity of Berlin, but from the field army transferred from the front line!
What happened, and why were the field armies transferred here?
When the people thought of this, they became panicked.
Some people packed up their things in a panic and fled the capital before the situation deteriorated completely.
Some people hid the rice, flour, grain, oil and other supplies in their homes, and hid the women and children in the cellars to prevent the army from being uncontrolled and robbing and raping during the turmoil.
These experiences were summed up by the people when the workers in Berlin revolted last time and the army came to suppress them, and the situation in the whole city was turbulent.
However, they did not expect that this experience would come in handy again now. Could it be that Hans would return to the chaotic and turbulent situation at the beginning? After a night of fear and worry, the people were surprised to find that the streets outside were densely packed with soldiers with live ammunition at dawn the next day!
These soldiers set up a pavilion every five steps and a guard every ten steps, blocking the entire city!
After eight o’clock, a large number of cavalry began to pass through the city and galloped towards the north.
A group of soldiers with southern accents appeared on the streets, asking questions from house to house.
From the accents of these soldiers, the people guessed their identities. They were either the Third Army stationed in Bavaria or the Sixth Army stationed in Odili!
The people’s guess was correct. This army was indeed the Third Army from Bavaria.
Manstein had already arrived in Berlin at this time. Mainz handed a long list of names to Manstein, and left Heydrich and some SS personnel to assist him in arresting the Socialists and Junker nobles who participated in the rebellion.
Mainz himself personally led the Fifth Army north to West Prussia and East Prussia, and went straight to the base camp of the Junker nobles!
Speed was of the essence. Mainz took away almost all the mobile forces of the Fifth and Third Armies, took away all the mechanized infantry divisions, motorized infantry divisions and light armored divisions, and even took away Dietrich’s cavalry.
These troops are the fastest.
Leading these troops northward, Mainz can break into the Junker nobles’ lair before they react, leaving them no time to organize.
In this way, it will be much easier to completely eliminate them!
The Junker nobles have been in the army for generations.
There are a large number of officers and servants in their families.
These people also have a large number of weapons in their hands, so as long as they feel threatened and have enough time to connect them, they may organize an army to fight against Mainz’s National Defense Force!
War is a tragedy if it happens on the land of their own country, especially the fight between their own people!
The Junker nobles are certainly not good people, but many people who depend on them are not unforgivable criminals. Most of them just want to beg for a meal, so they depend on the powerful Junker nobles. This is just like the tenants in ancient times of the Celestial Empire. Dependent on the local tyrants, they don’t have to bear the obligation to pay taxes and perform corvée to the government, they only need to pay enough rent to the landlords and gentry!
It is of course very important to overthrow the landlords and eliminate their oppression of the lower-class people. However, when attacking these landlords, we cannot also kill the tenants who depend on them. If we do that, the scope of the attack will be too large and too many people will die!
In the Pomeranian Province of West Prussia, the 7th Armored Division of the 5th Army arrived here first. Because of their speed, they had surrounded several large families of Junker nobles before dawn!
Castles are very common in European countries. Unlike the cities in the Celestial Empire, cities in European countries generally do not have city walls, but castles are an exception!
This thing not only has city walls, but also very complete fortifications. If you attack by force, you will definitely waste a lot of time and suffer great casualties!
Because the 7th Armored Division was in a hurry, it did not bring its heavy artillery unit. At this time, the enemy had not discovered them, so they could not continue to wait. Once the enemy discovered them at dawn, they would only have the way to attack by force!
“Go, bring those people up!”
Fortunately, they had made sufficient preparations before setting off!
Following the order of the division commander, the soldiers quickly brought up a group of well-dressed nobles who looked like upper-class people.
“This is your last chance. If you want to stay alive and keep your family safe, then seize this opportunity to make meritorious contributions. Otherwise, not only will you be in danger, but your family will also be implicated. Think about it!”
The division commander said to them with a cold face, glancing at the men.
Hearing the division commander’s threats, several Junker nobles trembled suddenly. They had been frightened all the way.
Along the way, they saw at least more than 20 divisions and hundreds of thousands of German troops heading to various places. The mission of these German troops was the same as theirs, targeting the Junker nobles from all over the place!
Looking at this situation, the Junker nobles may be uprooted this time!
They didn’t believe it at first, but now they had to admit that they had failed in this coup, and it was a complete failure!
If they don’t accept this task at this time, go to lobby the people in the city, and help the Wehrmacht take down these castles, then they will definitely not escape the future liquidation of the Junker nobles!
When they thought of this, several people immediately gritted their teeth, made up their minds, and accepted this task
“General, we are willing to go, but we only ask you to spare our families and not implicate innocent people!”
“Humph, as long as you can complete the task, everything will be fine. If you fail to do your job well or are half-hearted, humph!”_
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