novelhk Chapter 324
Chapter 324
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The coup planned by the Junker nobles is not completely impossible to achieve in theory, but in order to achieve their goals, they have to accomplish one thing, that is, to obtain the support of the active army!
As the commander-in-chief of Hans’s three armed forces, Mainz’s prestige in the army is unmatched, so it is too difficult to seize military power from him!
Therefore, the only hope of the Junker nobles is to use their Junker noble status to win over other Junker nobles in the army, and then send troops to control the entire Berlin.
Berlin is the capital of Hans. As long as they can control it, after the coup, they can issue transfer orders to troops across the country in the name of the Hans government and mobilize these troops!
The Junker nobles have no shortage of officers, because they have monopolized the promotion channels within the German army since the Prussian era, resulting in the Junker nobles having a large number of officers with practical experience.
Many of these officers were laid off by Mainz in the wave of disarmament after the war. At this time, many people are unemployed at home. As long as the Junker nobles succeed in the coup, they can quickly activate these people and let them replace the generals appointed by Mainz.
As long as those confidants of Mainz can be replaced, the German army will fall into the hands of the Junker nobles.
The scholar failed to rebel for three years, and it was too difficult to expect the group of literati of the Social Ming Party to launch a bloody coup, which was basically impossible to succeed!
But the Social Ming Party plus the Junker nobles are different. The Junker nobles can easily help them control the army, and then use the army in their hands to stabilize the situation!
There are seven army groups in Hans. Even if they cannot control all the armies, they can at least control two or three of them.
With Mainz already confirmed to have been killed, even if the remaining army commanders were dissatisfied with them and wanted to rebel against them, because they lacked a person with leadership like Mainz, these people could not be integrated at all, and it was difficult to pose a threat to them, and they could be easily defeated one by one!
Therefore, the key points of the coup are two:
First, make sure they can assassinate Mainz and put him to death, and ensure that Mainz will not come out to preside over the overall situation. In this way, they are half successful!
Second, use the relationship with the Junker nobles to win over the military forces that support them as soon as possible, and then rely on the support of these armies to quickly control the situation in Berlin, and then obtain legal orthodoxy, and then use the legal orthodoxy and the appeal of the Junker nobles in the army to win over more troops.
If these two steps can be completed, their coup will basically be successful!
But unfortunately, the Junker nobles have not succeeded in these two steps now!
After being assassinated, Mainz not only did not die, but was not even injured.
On the contrary, being assassinated in front of more than 100,000 people, with so many witnesses, led the Junker nobles and the people of the Socialist Party to believe in Mainz’s death!
And Mainz made good use of this opportunity and rushed back to Berlin by plane. He did not go directly to Berlin, because the situation in Berlin must be very dangerous at this time. Mainz went directly to the place he was most worried about, that is, Potsdam where the 2nd Division was located, and wanted to stabilize the German army here!
Facts have proved that Mainz’s decision was very wise. If he had not made a decisive decision to return home by plane, but took the train north according to the original plan to meet Manstein first!
Then those Rong lobbyists who came out of Berlin would definitely be able to meet Ku Xile in person before him.
At that time, whether Ku Xile would still be as firm as he is now on Mainz’s side, it would be hard to say.
If Kuchler turned against them, the plan would be at least half successful. Even if Mainz could eventually quell the unrest, civil unrest or even civil war would inevitably break out. By then, Hans’ national strength would be consumed by this meaningless internal fighting, which was what Mainz had always been most reluctant to see!
Therefore, after hearing Kuchler’s report, Mainz thought about it. Now that the other party’s mastermind had been identified, things would be easier!
“General, what should we do now?”
Kuchler asked Mainz respectfully. He knew this was his chance. If he handled it properly, he might gain Mainz’s trust and become General Mainz’s confidant.
As an old man in Hans’ army, Kuchler was older than Model, Guderian, Rommel and Kesselring, but these people had higher ranks and positions than him. This made Kuchler feel a little dissatisfied. He thought that the reason these people had higher positions and more power than him was simply because they had followed General Mainz for longer than he had. When General Mainz led his army south to promote the merger of Germany and Austria, they followed General Mainz!
If it comes to ability alone, Kuchler does not think that he is worse than these people. What he lacks is actually the seniority and the trust of General Mainz!
With this idea in mind, Kuchler was extremely excited at this time. He wanted to make merit in front of Mainz and show his strength with the best performance to gain the recognition of General Mainz!
Kuchler was so active and impatient, which gave Mainz a chance.
“Next, let’s do this……”
Mainz whispered in Kuchler’s ear and told him his plan.
Kuchler’s eyes lit up after hearing it, and he nodded repeatedly:”Everything is up to the general’s arrangement!”
“Very good, in that case, then you go and prepare!”
Mainz encouraged Kuchler, and then asked him to go down and prepare.
Soon, the German army, which was already on high alert in the Potsdam military camp, began to move.
The eyes of the Junker nobles had been keeping an eye on the German army in this area. After seeing the German army take action and march towards Berlin, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that their plan had succeeded, so they excitedly rushed back to the city first and reported the matter to the Junker nobles and the Socialist Party!
“Great! With the help of Kuchler’s infantry division, we will be able to control the situation in Berlin tonight. We will first take down Goebbels in the presidential palace, then control the parliament building, and then convene parliament to pass our resolution. As long as we get the resolution document of the parliament, we can issue orders to the troops across the country, and then our plan will be successful!”
Little Moltke excitedly described his plan, and the other Junker nobles next to him echoed him.
At present, everything is going well, which is really what they thought in their hearts.
Although there are some problems with Audili, the speed of the 11th Armored Division is so fast that they did not figure out whether Mainz was killed.
But even if he was not killed, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, so many people witnessed the process of him being shot, so one thing can be confirmed at this time, that is, even if Mainz is not dead, he is at least seriously injured, and it is impossible for him to come out to work in a short time!
And if he doesn’t come out, no one can stop them.
Although Hindenburg has a high prestige, he is old after all, and he has handed over the army to Mainz, at this time, the army was full of Mainz’s people. Even if Hindenburg wanted to do something, Mainz’s trusted generals might not obey his orders.
In this way, it would be very difficult for Hindenburg to quickly stabilize the situation, and the people on the coup side could use this precious time to completely establish the victory!
Everything is moving in a good direction!
Everyone present, including the Junker nobles and the Socialist Party, smiled happily, as if they saw a bright future waiting for them!
Bang!
With a loud bang, the heavy door was knocked open by something and fell to the ground!
Then, there was a burst of dense footsteps outside, and a group of soldiers with live ammunition rushed in, blocking all their retreats!
“”Pa pa pa!”
Mainz, dressed in military uniform, stepped into the hall with his military boots, applauding these people!
“Wonderful, really wonderful. Even as an enemy, I have to admire your bold and careful plan!”
Mainz raised his head, glanced at the people in the hall, and said with a chuckle.���
After seeing the appearance of the person coming, they were all shocked!