The situation on the Eastern Front was the first to reach the Berlin General Staff, and Kaiser Wilhelm II, as emperor, did not miss the contents of this telegram. Wilhelm II, who was dining, happily took the telegram from the Eastern Front, and the emperor, who was very interested, looked at the contents, but his expression quickly became gloomy, and the people around him had a premonition that something was wrong. Then, without warning, Wilhelm II threw away the telegram in his hand, stood up and did not shy away from scolding Hindenburg and Ludendorff for their incompetence in front of a crowd of royals. scolded and scolded, but the situation was too critical, so I had to rush back to the palace while continuing to scold on the road.

Falkingham, as chief of the General Staff, had already rushed to Wilhelm II, who was still dining on the cruise ship at the time, with the telegram.

Seeing Wilhelm II's madness, Falkingham actually didn't feel happy in his heart, but had a feeling of sympathy with Hindenburg, Ludendorff and others. Because he had a hunch that his fate would not be much better than theirs, because the Verdun plan on the Western Front was officially declared bankrupt, and it happened that the situation on the Eastern Front was far from the same.

Kaiser Wilhelm II, who had already made up his mind to make a major change of blood on the Eastern Front to prevent the war from deteriorating further, was not aware of the latest situation on the Western Front at this time, and thought that it was an excellent act for Falkingham not to approve Hindenburg's combat operations before. However, when Falkingham's dead pig was not afraid of boiling water and told the situation on the Western Front, Wilhelm II, who was still strong, suddenly felt uncomfortable in his chest, and he couldn't catch his breath and fainted on the carriage with his eyes in his eyes.

Elector Street, the favorite place for princes and nobles to visit, looked a little cold after the war. A young lady from an aristocratic background plans to go out to have afternoon tea with her girlfriends, but as soon as she leaves, she is told that she must stay at home until the alert is lifted. The aristocratic lady wanted to say a few more words depending on her identity, but she found that a major general who usually had a lot of contacts with her father was leading the soldiers to stand guard on the street with a serious expression. Of course the noble lady knew him, the captain of the guard beside the emperor.

While the noble lady was still guessing, she only heard a group of hurried footsteps coming from far and near, and then she saw a large group of soldiers carrying a magnificent car in the direction of the palace.

Could it be... A shocking news was brewing in the aristocratic lady's mind.

The common people have not yet received any news of the war situation on the eastern and western fronts, but the news that the emperor fell ill in the carriage spread like a hurricane in the upper echelons of Berlin, spreading ten, ten, hundred, and more and more people knew the news, and the order of thanksgiving prohibiting visits by the court of Wilhelm II seemed to confirm everyone's conjecture, and finally some people with evil intentions could not bear it, and the sound of conspiracy floated invisibly over the German Empire.

When the imperial capital was under the clouds, Adrian was already thinking about his way out, but he still didn't dare to be a deserter, his identity was too embarrassing, Major General.

"Damn, I thought it was a good thing, but this major general tied me to death." If someone hears Adrian's complaints, it is estimated that they will die of anger, and a major general under the age of thirty is already an unprecedented thing, and he still feels wronged?

Adrian, who was worried about how to get out quickly, did not wait too long after all, and only had one day before Berlin gave instructions.

Marshal Mackensen, who had just been promoted to marshal, was promoted to the commander-in-chief of all the armies of the German Eastern Front, and the former commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, Hindenburg, and the Eastern Front's Quartermaster Ludendorff both collectively left their classes. While everyone was still unclear, the Berlin General Staff, as the actual supreme command of the Reich, the chief of the General Staff Falkingham, and the heads of all his departments all left the class, and the replacement turned out to be Moltke Jr., who had just left class.

This series of actions shocked the entire empire, and in the middle of the war, it actually replaced all the first-line forces on the eastern and western fronts, and this kind of operation made anyone feel like the building was about to collapse.

Under a series of explosive news, various rumors followed. And what makes the public most curious is that Eric Adrian, who has just been promoted to major general, actually appeared on the list of this crisis.

A newspaper used a lengthy article to relay in detail the information revealed by a senior official with knowledge of the matter.

Eric Adrian proposed a response to the Russian offensive, but Hindenburg did not adopt it, and the situation at that time was portrayed as Hindenburg's stubbornness and lack of listen, resulting in heavy losses on the Eastern Front.

Adrian, who was far away on the Eastern Front, also learned about this report through the telegram, but he didn't take it seriously, and put the telegram aside without care, and continued to command a few orderlies to sort out their things and report back to Berlin. Because he was also implicated...

Generally speaking, as the chief of logistics, he should not be implicated, but don't forget that his promotion was all because of Hindenburg, and the exceptional promotion of colonel and major general was personally promised by Wilhelm II, and now to pull Hindenburg down, of course, Adrian is indispensable.

But Adrian underestimated his own importance, and when the emperor's appointment document was telegraphed to the whole country, Falkensen sent a telegram to the emperor asking for Adrian, which was specially taken for him...

Adrian, who had already loaded everything into the car, suppressed his happy expression and planned to leave the German front line that had already become unrecognizable, but Falkensen's heralds came sooner.

Syllable! A glass slammed against the wooden wall with a crisp sound.

Adrian stood in front of this desk that wanted to vomit when he looked at it, and he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, and smashed whatever he saw. And the few orderly soldiers behind him were puzzled, shouldn't they be happy? But they are not Adrian, and they don't understand that Adrian doesn't want to lie in this troubled water, and what was supposed to be a perfect opportunity to get out is now back in the abyss. But he didn't dare to say it, the soldiers of the German Empire who were honored and died for their country would not allow Adrian, an alternative major general, to live, and it was best to be shot for treason.

Angrily pushing aside a few orderly soldiers who were still stunned, Adrian took the special car that took him to the base camp on the Eastern Front.

In the eyes of others, although Falkensen rose later than Hindenburg, he may not be much different in talent, and the emperor replaced Hindenburg with Falkensen, the new marshal, may be a remedy, after all, the former still needs to return to China to bear the blame for this loss.

Adrian sat in the car, and did not continue to complain, but thought about these things that deviated from the original trajectory, too fast, too fierce, and too far too big, and there was no way to find a way to apply it.

A few pages of written content about this length were even torn off by Adrian and put on his body, and he would take them out to see if there was anything missing.

Adrian, who rushed to the base camp of the Eastern Front, directly asked the driver to stop at the entrance of the commander-in-chief's headquarters, and the expressionless Adrian only knocked on the door a few times before pushing the door in, without the slightest awareness of the subordinates to meet the superiors.

Falkenson has lived most of his life, he has never seen anything in the world, and he really has never seen a person like Adrian, and he said, I fancy your ability, I rescued you, and saved your career that is still far away, if you don't thank me, forget it, why do you still have an expression of seeing the enemy?

Several orderly in the office saw that the two people looked at each other like this, and the scene was very embarrassing for a while, so they hurriedly lowered their heads and continued to be busy, but they tiptoed for fear of making a big move.

In the end, it was the old Fakensen who spoke first, took a drawing in his hand and asked, "Is this picture really drawn by you?" ”

"It's all there." Adrian didn't answer, but his tone was hard, convincing Falkenson that Adrien had resentment. After thinking about it, there would definitely be no result if I continued to talk like this now, so I had to ask with doubt: "Is it because of this incident that you feel resentful in your heart?" ”

Adrian reacted at this time, and his attitude was incomprehensible to outsiders. And think about Falkensen's approach, if he doesn't have any plans to withdraw, he has to thank the new commander-in-chief in front of him who is trying to protect himself, after all, the predecessor single-handedly promoted the key position candidate, the successor is not driven away, even if he is kind, he still protects him, and he may not be able to meet such a person by burning incense and worshipping Buddha. That is to say, Falkensen is old and does not have the intention of fighting for power, otherwise he would have to install his cronies in this key position as a gatekeeper when he is a little younger.

Adrian figured it out and took a deep breath before explaining the origin of the sketch, and Falkenson found that there were not many deviations from the report, but some details seemed to be deliberately omitted.

"Did you ever find yourself in the situation after that?" Falkenson asked.

Adrian was tempted to say no, but he did guess the situation, not that he suddenly had this ability, but that he liked to do everything with the worst in mind.

Looking at the old marshal in front of him, who was so old that he had to step into the coffin with one foot, Adrian quickly turned up some of Falkensen's records, a standard Prussian traditional soldier who was loyal to the empire and was willing to exchange his life for glory. Since he asked himself this, he must have wanted to find a little inspiration in himself.

"Yes, but the current situation is the worst scenario." Adrian spoke his mind truthfully.

"Do you have any ideas for that?" Falkenson said bluntly, expecting Adrian to say a solution, after all, his predecessor was dismissed because he didn't listen to the young major general in front of him, and he didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Adrian didn't have a solution at all, let alone a solution, he didn't even think about it, but only thought about how to get out.

But Adrian asked something that puzzled Falkensen.

"If I don't have a way, will I stay on the Eastern Front?"