In normal times, the presidential palace is more orderly than the chancellery, but since the German Confederation has frequently conducted high-intensity military exercises in various places, the entire international community seems to have something to do, and the presidential palace has become lively.

Britain was the first to speak out, and in addition to cable broadcasts expressing serious concerns and accusations about Germany's military expansion, major newspapers and magazines were also engaged in a series of hype. At a time when Europe's economic development was sluggish and the public's trust in international security was low, Lloyd George did everything he could to provoke public accusations of Germany's show of force in order to recover his declining approval rating.

With the global economy taking a plunge and Europe's unemployment rate at a record high, Lloyd George's diversion of public attention will undoubtedly quickly resonate with the international community. For a time, there was a lot of opposition to Germany's militarization in Europe.

At this time, Poland in the east and Britain, France and other countries in the west were separated by Germany and the Atlantic. At the instigation of France, the Polish army has been making frequent small movements on the Oder River and Szczecin, especially in the southeast of the border between Germany, Czech Republic, and Poland.

In addition, RAF fighters have recently taken to the skies to intercept Luftwaffe BF-10 fighters and HS123 large bombers conducting long-distance training over public waters in the North Sea, and have repeatedly accused German military aircraft of invading the country's airspace.

Eric knew that this air force unit codenamed "Condor Brigade" was an ace flying unit temporarily stationed at the Bremen base, and this unit not only inherited the heroic and tenacious fighting style of the older generation, but also the country also placed high hopes on this unit.

In order to curb the rapid development of Germany's military, the British and French armies, taking into account the so-called "Germany's increasingly frequent maritime activities", have continuously expanded the weaving of synthetic mobile brigades in the North Atlantic and upgraded their weapons in an all-round way. At present, this unit, known as the North Atlantic Composite Mobile Brigade, has become a special unit of Britain and France in order to break the military pressure of the German navy and air force, and has developed from long-range surveillance to close-range direct intervention.

Judging from the recent face-to-face confrontations between the two sides, it is certain that the probability of a misfire has become greater and greater, and the risk of war has become higher and higher.

The mountain rain is coming, Eric had long expected such a day, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Multilateral security cooperation is on the verge of collapse, unipolarity is gradually emerging, and the future of the world is worrying. This sentence has become a phrase on the lips of Western countries for a long time. On 8 June, at the invitation of Lloyd Georges, French Prime Minister Paul Dume visited London. At 10 Chinatown, the leaders of the two sides expressed concern about the unrestricted development of German military power and advocated uniting Poland, the United States, Egypt, and the countries of the Atlantic coast to put pressure on Germany.

On the same day, a high-level meeting of the German Federal Military Group chaired by Eric was also held in the conference room of a defense technology research center of the Ministry of National Defense on Electoral-Strasse in Berlin.

At the meeting, the hawks represented by Karl Rundstedt and the doves represented by Christian Becker quarreled fiercely.

It was a meeting of free debate within the country, and most of the participants were military bigwigs and young generals with outstanding military achievements. Because Eric usually made them relaxed and casual, the rugged character of the soldiers was revealed, and they were never as formalistic as the meetings of the official state occasions.

As usual at meetings, cigars, coffee, tea, and even liquor, which is readily available in small shops, are not banned.

Things gather like things, and the seemingly high-flying and domineering personality of the hawkish characters makes people feel a little spontaneous and cute, and when they walk into the conference hall, this part of the people will stink together, as if they will never be able to pee with the doves, and they also have a little contempt for those "tigers without claws".

The reason why Eric chose to hold this meeting on Elector Street may be related to the conference organized by the military department during World War I on the distribution of the Empire's mineral resources. For more than a decade, Eric has never forgotten that "imperial event", and it is precisely because of that so-called event that he almost broke his money to support that war with no chance of winning. Now, it's the same room, except that the host is not the pretentious colonel, and the attendees are not the mercenary, timid corporate celebrities.

The protagonist has not yet arrived, but the controversy has already begun, and spittle stars can be seen flying everywhere in the smoky venue. If it weren't for the ranks and insignia worn by the generals on their chests flickering in the smoke, it would be hard to imagine that they were all high-ranking people who were usually sanctimonious.

Rundstedt is a hawk, the young man's temperament is already big, and the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, he is often the central figure of similar meetings. Because his thinking always coincided with the likes of Eric and Brauchitsch, he became an indisputable celebrity in the eyes of the president and the defense minister.

In fact, there has always been a difficult overlapping thinking between young and middle-aged generals and middle-aged and elderly generals, although Eric is biased towards the views of middle-aged and young generals, but he is not exclusive to the opinions of middle-aged and elderly generals, the reason is that the ideas of middle-aged and young people are more in line with his taste, and the stability and experience of middle-aged and elderly people are also worth following.

In contrast, the young and middle-aged generals who followed Eric all the way to the top occupied the vast majority of seats, and often became the mainstream of his direction.

The resurgence of the German Confederation, especially the rapid development of the national defense military, has aroused the vigilance and uneasiness of the surrounding countries. As a matter of fact, Germany's policy of taking the initiative to take precautions has not touched the security interests of other countries, but the Western countries headed by Britain have made a fuss and have been making a big fuss about the theory of the German threat to the outside world, and have joined the countries along the Atlantic coast and many parts of the world to begin to encircle Germany politically, economically, and militarily.

Today's meeting is an unrestricted discussion on the current international situation outside Germany. Eric hopes that all the generals will not be taboo and express their opinions.

Guderian and Maninstein, from Frankfurt, sat down in an inconspicuous position. As the front-line commander of the troops, it is undoubtedly a good audio-visual enjoyment to be able to listen to the opinions of these military bigwigs. They sat silently, as if they were just two obedient students.

Erwin Rommel did not come as promised, and strictly speaking, Eric only gave an invitation to debate, not a presidential order, so he may have thought more about his rank not enough, or that the tank training base could not leave all three commanders at the same time, and that it might be more appropriate for Maninstein and Guderian to participate in a debate like this.

As Guderian and Maninstein walked into the conference hall, an elderly veteran was pouring out a rambling argument and saying that hawks such as Karl Rundstedt were ignorant of the times and that their belligerence threatened to drag Germany into dire straits once again. While the other doves didn't officially challenge, it was enough to ignite the war before the debate.

"Do you know who this old fellow is?" Maninstein asked, touching Guderian, who was watching the excitement next to him.

"Oh, this benevolent brother is an imperial veteran raised by the Ministry of Defense for nothing, a guy who has diarrhea when he hears about the war, because of his close relationship with the William family, he became the first 'most knowledgeable' opportunist at the beginning of the establishment of the federal government." Guderian said with a smile.

"No wonder he accuses our Army Commander-in-Chief of 'ignorance of current affairs', it turns out that this old guy is recognized by everyone as a soft egg." Maninstein said contemptuously.

"These tigers without minions have dominated Germany for a long time, and now they are gradually declining, and hopefully they will continue to be happy in the federal government." Guderian was also a joker at times.

Rundstedt was clearly not going to remain silent, especially with regard to Polish provocations. However, before Rundstedt could speak, Max Hoffmann, the chief of staff of the General Staff, had already competed with the "most knowledgeable" old man of the Empire.

In fact, in addition to formulating battle plans and commanding the battle, Hoffman is not good at fighting war of words, and the reason why he was the first to stand up for tat is because he has long been unable to see through this speculative soft egg who "knows the most about current affairs".

General Friedrich Woolf von Bartlet, deputy commander of Army Group C, and General Elvis von Ulysses, deputy commander of Army Group D, were old colleagues of Hoffmann on the Western Front during World War I, and participated in the "Paris operation" that attacked Ferdinand Foch, the commander-in-chief of the Allied powers, and overthrew French President Poincaré. Obviously, they were also extremely disgusted by the old man's arguments.

"We are not low-level animals, and we cannot accept the 'law of the jungle' of the great powers, if the League of Nations supports multilateral security cooperation, I mean if, then we can sit down with them and talk, otherwise, we can only use strength to silence these people!" Friedrich took Hoffmann's words and said.

"You say to the jackal, I'm so kind, you shouldn't eat me, will the jackal let you go? But when you raise the stick, it's a different story, and that's the reality! Am I right, Mr. Thomas Neumann? Elvis also stood up to help......

After a heated argument, there was a rare silence in the room. Perhaps everyone wants to recharge their batteries and wait for the arrival of Mr. President and the Secretary of Defense before suddenly launching their own offensive. In addition to the smoke floating in the hall, the occasional clatter of goblets and the chirping of people munching on fresh grapes could be heard.

Thomas Neumann was so angry that his white goatee went straight up, and he sat on the couch panting. Excited and angry, his two deeply sunken eye sockets were obscured by long eyebrows, and only a pair of eyes were left to reveal two extremely sharp lights in the reflection of the light. It was evident that he hated smoking, and that most of the room was full of smokers, so he had to brush the smoke in front of him with his hand one at a time, as if he didn't care to be in the company of the rough people in front of him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it has only been more than ten years since the First World War, but what did the war solve for the world? Except that the corpses are everywhere is an economic regression, isn't it? The Poles are hateful, but their troops have never crossed the Ness, and they have not put a gun to our heads......" Christian Becker suddenly broke the silence and picked up the topic again.

"God testifies that our Mr. Christian Becker even knows that the Poles are hateful. Oddly enough, do you have to think that you should resist when the Poles put a gun to your head? Hoffman sneered, and grabbed white.

"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff thinks this is ridiculous? You people know how to soak your medals in the blood of soldiers, and never consider the demands of the people. Does it mean that without war, you feel idle? Lost the ladder to promotion? I really don't know what you rely on to get the glory of your life, is it just by killing? ...... "Christian Becker may not be able to do anything else, but he has a formidable mouth.

"Let me keep these words from Christian Becker to the British, the French, and the Poles, and at least the French will tell you how to protect your noble buttocks, so that they will not feel any pain when they kick you in the ass. I don't think it hurts your dignity, because you don't have dignity at all. Seeing that Hoffman was carrying his opponent again, Elvis immediately stood up to help.

For a while, the two sides were arguing, you came and went, and the conference hall was suddenly filled with the smell of gunpowder again. Guderian and Maninstein had always expected the commander-in-chief of the army to stand up and roar a few words, but in addition to the fierce confrontation between Hoffman and Elvis and Christian and others, Rundstedt seemed to be recuperating.

At this moment, the command to "stand upright" came from the conference hall, and then President Eric Adrian walked into the conference hall with a smile on his face.