Chapter 552: Siege of Berlin
Almighty Cultivation Supreme
The railway from Wilhelmshaven to Berlin was marked by military columns. More than 18,000 officers and men of the 1st Division of the Reich Marine Corps rushed from Wilhelmshaven to Berlin in five special trains with their equipment.
They received orders that there had been a rebellion in Berlin and that the life of His Majesty the Kaiser was threatened. Their mission was to block the main transportation routes around Berlin and capture the railway station after arriving in Berlin, waiting for the troops to be transferred from the 9th Army.
In the first-class carriage of a military column, a young general was studying the operational deployment. He was none other than Alexander, the commander of the 1st Marine Division? Major General Linsingen.
As the first Marine Division formed by the Navy, the 1st Marine Division was the best equipped and the most rigorously trained. This makes the combat effectiveness of the 1st Marine Division the strongest among the five Marine Divisions. Although, they are marines, but their equipment is comparable to the army's main infantry division. Even, there was an armored battalion at the division headquarters with more than two dozen tanks.
"General, according to the information we have received, it is clear that the rebels have taken full control of Berlin. The palace and other important transportation points in the city have fallen into the hands of the rebels. The most important thing is that His Majesty the Emperor and other important people are probably already in the hands of the rebels at this moment. If we attack rashly, we fear that the rebels will be disadvantageous to His Majesty and the other hostages. A staff officer said.
"Now we don't know anything about the rebels. Whether they will do that is unknown. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will rush back to Berlin as soon as possible. When the time comes, we will directly follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Before that, take the outskirts of Berlin and the train station. "Alexander? Major General Linsingen said.
He was also full of respect for Qin Tian, who proposed the formation of the Marine Corps. Otherwise, he would probably still be the head of the colonel now. It was precisely because of the formation of the Marine Corps that he was exceptionally promoted. Originally, he thought that after the war that landed on British soil, he could be promoted again. But I didn't expect that the opportunity would come so quickly. Before landing on British soil, you will soon be able to get another battle feat.
For the rebels who occupied Berlin, Alexander? Maj. Gen. Linsingen was not at all worried. Although, the Praetorian Guard is known as the most elite unit in the army. But in reality, the Janissaries had not fought for many years. Without the experience of war, what kind of elite troops are they? What's more, the equipment of the Praetorian Guards is also very old. In the absence of actual combat tasks, the upgrading of their equipment is naturally inferior to that of the main combat units.
Thanks to the developed railway network, the 1st Marine Division arrived in Berlin in just one day. Because the Janissaries set up checkpoints, they had no way to get into Berlin directly. The train stopped at a small station more than ten kilometers from Berlin. 、
"Get off the bus now, get ready in an hour, and head to Berlin!" Alexander? Major General Linsingen ordered.
"Yes, General." Units of the 1st Marine Division, began to get out of the car. The soldiers got out of the carriages and began to line up. All kinds of equipment were also loaded and unloaded from the train. Marshal Count Tirpitz had already mobilized a large number of trucks from elsewhere to stand by.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the 1st Marine Division began its attack on Berlin.
Although, there were no less Janissaries in Berlin. However, they are scattered all over the place. In the face of the attack of the 1st Marine Division, they were in a hurry and could not resist at all.
A real fierce battle broke out around the Berlin train station. Here, the Janissaries deployed two battalions. They knew that if the railway station was lost, the troops loyal to Qin Tian would be able to take the train and quickly rush to Berlin.
In order not to damage the railway station as much as possible, the 1st Marine Division did not use heavy artillery when attacking. After all, Berlin was occupied by the rebels. But a large number of ordinary people in the city are innocent.
In fact, when the guns rang out, the people of Berlin were terrified.
"Da Da Da!"
Heavy machine guns began to strafe, and the Janissaries set up heavy machine guns on the barricades outside the railway station to block the attack of the 1st Marine Division with dense firepower.
But when Alexander? Major General Linsingen did not hesitate to plunge the armored battalion into the attack. The Praetorian Guard collapsed in an instant. The Janissaries were not equipped with tanks, let alone weapons against them. After all, if Berlin, which was in the heart of the Reich, was attacked by the enemy's armored forces, then Germany was not far from defeat, right? In that case, naturally, there would be no need to equip those anti-tank weapons.
However, this is undoubtedly bad news for those who launched the mutiny.
The Janissaries, stationed at the railway station, under the attack of the 1st Infantry Division of the Marine Corps, held out for only half an hour before failing. The vast majority of the officers and men of the two battalions surrendered to the 1st Marine Division. Others ran away.
On the railway from Königsberg to Berlin, civilian trains have ceased to run, and all the trains are passing through them. The commander of the 9th Army Corps of the German Army, General Hindenburg, was leading an infantry division and an armored division to Berlin.
At this moment, Admiral Hindenburg's face was serious, and there was a rebellion in Berlin at this juncture, which greatly surprised him. However, now he can be regarded as Qin Tian's person. His honor and disgrace are tied to Qin Tian. Therefore, he absolutely could not sit idly by and watch the rebellion succeed and Qin Tian's position as the crown prince was threatened. Therefore, after receiving Qin Tian's order, he immediately gathered his troops and prepared to rush to Berlin.
"Your Excellency, the 1st Marine Division has called, they have occupied the railway station and cleared the obstacles along the line, we can enter the railway station directly." A staff officer reported.
Admiral Hindenburg nodded: "Well, let the troops get ready!" ”
"By the way, when will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince return to Berlin?" Admiral Hindenburg asked.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has set off from France. It is expected to be back to Berlin tomorrow. ”
"Well, when we arrive in Berlin, we will surround Berlin first, and wait until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrives, and then follow his orders." Marshal Hindenburg said.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander."
The 8th Panzer Division and the 101st Infantry Division of the 9th Army Corps arrived in Berlin and joined forces with the 1st Marine Division to encircle Berlin. All the rebels were surrounded inside.