"What, the extremists launched an armed riot and occupied Munich, and also formed a revolutionary government?" Hans von Sickert, the former chief of the German General Staff and now the commander-in-chief of the German Wehrmacht in Weimar, who rushed into the office to report and was reading the official documents, put down the pen in his hand to review the official documents, sighed and said, "The Bolsheviks are making trouble again?" ”

At this moment, his mind was full of the shadow of the November Revolution in Bavaria in 1919, which was finally suppressed by the regular army.

But the answer was obviously somewhat unexpected: "Sir, it's not the Bolsheviks, this time it's the National Socialist Workers' Party." ”

"The National Socialist Party?" Sickert finally remembered, "Their leader was a Bohemian corporal?" ”

"That's right! Adolf Hitler, a former army corporal, was their party leader, and now claims to be Chancellor of the Provisional Government of Munich, and he was accompanied by General Ludendorff. ”

"Ludendorff?" Sickert raised his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised to hear the name again, "He's also involved?" Is he a pseudo Minister of Defense or Chief of the General Staff? ”

"No, it's neither...... is the Principal Consultant. ”

"A Bohemian corporal commanding an admiral? Don't you think that's ridiculous? ”

"This is not ridiculous, sir, General Ludendorff has only historical prestige and fame, and no army has sworn allegiance to him, and the main force of the Munich riot was all National Socialists, including the notorious stormtroopers......" his staff shrugged, "of course a corporal cannot command a general, but a corporal with thousands of men can drive an unarmed and unarmed general!" Besides, who knows if the admiral has the intention of taking advantage of the other party? ”

Ludendorff was obviously a tragedy in the beer hall coup, he originally thought that with his prestige and influence, he could become the head of government after the National Socialist uprising, but he never thought that Hitler cooperated with him just to use his name, and would not really hand over power to him, and when Ludendorff persuaded the Munich police and gendarmerie to lay down their arms on the day of the riot and was rejected by the other party, and finally solved the problem with Goering's commandos, Hitler also lost confidence in Ludendorff's prestige.

He finally understood that, with the German temperament, a well-known general would of course be more likely to gain support than a non-active general, but if such a famous general had retired, then sorry, the Germans, who were known for their discipline and obedience, would selectively ignore - it is difficult for the German spirit to produce warlords, just as the anti-democratic Weimar Wehrmacht has always been loyal to the Weimar government, full of German understanding of "dedication", and the Austrians have learned a vivid lesson here, So in the end he sent Ludendorff away with a lead consultant.

"What are the police and gendarmes doing in Munich? Can't even deal with the Freikorps, who only have broken guns and sticks? ”

"No, Your Excellency, you underestimated the scale of the Munich uprising and the strength of the conspirators, who destroyed the lines of police and gendarmes by dispatching trucks, machine guns and heavily loaded infantry...... They were very firepower, the number of casualties on the scene exceeded 100, and the entrance to the town hall was full of blood......"

"Such a strong ability? Machine gun? Where did the rioters get their machine guns? Is it the French who are messing with us? Sickert was worried, and he deployed the main force of 100,000 Weimar Wehrmacht troops near the Ruhr area to prevent clashes between the Franco-Belgian coalition forces currently occupying the Ruhr area and the people in the occupied areas.

"Judging from the description, it is clear that the machine guns are French-made Hatch Cars, and there are more than five of them, but they are not of French origin, ......and it is still uncertain," the staff officer added, "The rioters also had a good number of submachine guns, all MP-18s, and they were also very lethal." ”

While he was talking, the German president of Weimar, the socialist Albert, called and asked politely: "Your Excellency, commander-in-chief, do you know the news of the rebellion in Munich?" ”

"Intelligence has just been received and details are being learned."

"I authorize you to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, and at present Germany can no longer afford a major setback, and the official document will be sent to you in half an hour."

"I understand, Your Excellency, I will send troops as soon as possible."

"Well, how many rioters are there who are making trouble?" "The president has ordered a crackdown, and I have to send troops." ”

"3-4 thousand."

"Well, immediately draw a battalion from the Wehrmacht and properly reinforce the cavalry and machine-gun units, and then rush to Munich to quell the rebellion."

"Nope! Sir, I don't think one battalion will achieve the goal. ”

"Can't?" Sickert's brow furrowed, "Are you doubting the strength of the army?" A reinforced battalion of more than 1,000 people can't deal with a rabble of only 3-4 thousand people? ”

"It is true that the insurgents numbered only 3-4,000 people, but there are two striking follow-up developments that must be noted: first, a large number of right-wingers dissatisfied with the present regime have defected to Munich in the south, clamoring for the formation of a revolutionary Bavarian revolutionary regime, and the armed National Socialist Party members will soon swell to more than 10,000; Second, after the National Socialist Party took control of Munich, it seized all the equipment of the police and gendarmerie, opened the local arsenal, and obtained a lot of guns and ammunition...... From a prudent point of view, it is always good to prepare a little more troops, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble if the casualties are too large. ”

The so-called right-wingers who were dissatisfied with the current regime, Sickert could understand who they were: the most numerous were the nationalists who were strongly dissatisfied with the weakness of the Weimar government in the Ruhr crisis and did not dare to fight, and the burghers, who were impoverished by the collapse of the economy, who cursed that the Weimar government should go to hell, and now that there are people who stand up to fight, they will of course enthusiastically support them.

"And ......" Seeing the way the staff was stumbling, Sickt realized that the other party still had something to say, so he said, "Say, what is there to hide?" ”

"If you send only one reinforcement battalion over, will President Albert think that you are not carrying out your task well and that you are indulging the rioters in disguise? And then doubt the loyalty and reliability of the Defence Forces? ”

Sickert shook his head helplessly: "This damn politics! Well, let the Berlin garrison go to counterinsurgency. ”

"Are the garrisons going with us?"

"No need, we have to keep people to worry about the situation in Berlin, and who knows if there are any other conspirators who are also making a fuss as soon as their brains are hot?"

The Berlin garrison was the predecessor of the Greater German Division, although there was only one regiment, but the armed forces were extremely strong, in addition to the strong support of the Weimar government and the painstaking management of Sickert, but also related to the fact that the regiment was drawn from the elite composition of the troops who survived the First World War - the ordinary soldiers of the regiment were all majors of various units during the First World War, and you can imagine how powerful the combat effectiveness was.

In addition to the Berlin garrison, the Wehrmacht Headquarters garrison in Sickert's hands was also a capable force, which was composed of a company of elite soldiers drawn from each of the only seven divisions of the Wehrmacht to defend key institutions.

"Three days after arriving in Munich to solve the problem, but don't kill indiscriminately, the backbone of the conspirators must be brought to justice and tried in public, otherwise there will be a steady stream of latecomers!"

"What about General Ludendorff?"

Sickert sighed, and finally made up his mind: "Since he is not deeply involved and has no position, he should be deceived and let him leave on his own......"