Chapter 43: The Politics of Being Subjected

"General, this is the topographic map of the Ziteng barracks and the nearby area, 20 kilometers north of the barracks is the central city of Berlin, and now the troops of the Duke of Württemberg, General Bilow, and Rupresit **** are stationed in the southwest, middle, and southeast of the barracks, and we are in the northeast corner, which were arranged by the War Department before! But after our reconnaissance just now, we found that the troops of General Bilo and Rupresit **** have been mobilized on a large scale! General Bilow's troops occupied the west and north exits of the barracks and were on alert in the western and northern districts, and the troops of Rupresit **** occupied the east and south exits of the barracks and were on alert in the eastern and southern districts, and the center of the barracks was jointly controlled by the two forces, and the troops of the Duke of Württemberg remained in their original positions for the time being. Now the barracks can still enter and exit freely, but the troops of General Bilo and His Highness **** can block the entire barracks at any time! ”

At the headquarters of the Oli Regiment, the officers gathered around a square table, the chandeliers above their heads provided them with good light, and the one of the two previous lieutenants pointed to the map and gave a briefing.

Like the eerie atmosphere in the barracks, Ollie and his officers found the situation delicate indeed.

"It is clear that the front here is on the one hand of General Bilow and Rupresit ****, and the Duke of Württemberg is on the other, and the two sides seem to be in a peculiar state of confrontation, the former has acted and has a considerable advantage, and 20 regiments against 10 regiments, they also have a numerical majority." Olito pinched his inference, his gaze moving slightly across the map.

"I really don't know what the hell they're up to, are they going to have an inside bar here?" The question was raised by one of Ollie's infantry commanders. It is not for nothing that it is said that German soldiers are first-class militarily and politically weak.

Ollie didn't answer directly, but asked the lieutenant just now, "After we entered the barracks, did General Bilo and Rupresit's **** troops make any obvious moves?" ”

The young captain thought for a moment, "Report to the general, except for making way for our troops, they have not made any more transfers on a battalion scale or above!" ”

Ollie nodded thoughtfully, "Report the situation here to Your Highness immediately!" In addition, the regiments are on high alert, so that the soldiers sleep in their clothes tonight and take turns on duty! Armored regiments, in particular, are always ready to go and carry out tasks! ”

In the barracks of the headquarters of the 2nd Army, the Duke of Württemberg was also thinking hard, and after receiving the report from the adjutant, he personally rushed to the barracks and walked around the neighborhood, and then his face was ugly all the time.

"Still can't get through to General Bilo and His Highness Rupresite?" The Duke asked his lieutenant anxiously, and after saying that, he continued to pace restlessly back and forth in his headquarters.

"Yes, Your Excellency. The phone still can't be connected, their headquarters doesn't seem to be there, and the liaison officer we sent there hasn't been heard from yet! The duke's aide-de-camp, a tall colonel, replied helplessly.

"Ridiculous!" The duke's tone looked very dissatisfied, "What the hell do these people want to do!" ”

The adjutant did not answer and could not answer.

The Duke finally sat back in his chair helplessly, and the two people who gave him a headache were General Bilow, who was over sixty years old, and he was a military scheming and well-known in the army; Rupresit ****, usually low-key, but there seems to be endless power in his eyes.

"Help me pick up the War Department, I'm going to report to the general here!" The Duke sighed, the air here made him feel terrible.

There is an undercurrent in the barracks on the outskirts of Berlin, but the city of Berlin is calm, in this cold winter night, there are almost no pedestrians on the streets, but in the main streets and various street intersections, the officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Guard are still vigilantly on guard, and the helmets with pointed helmets are constantly shaking, and it seems that the temperature in Berlin has dropped a lot after nightfall.

In the palace, which was shrouded in an atmosphere of sadness and depression, the lights were still bright.

"Your Highness! Sorry for the rush to return to Berlin! As you can see, His Majesty suffered misfortune and the whole of Germany fell into infinite grief! Billo spoke, but his opening words didn't have any substance to the crowd.

Tatsuten turned to look at Bilo, this was not the first time the two had looked at each other, but before that, the two had never looked at each other from such an opposing position now. Chen Tian's eyes were sharp, his expression was firm and indifferent, and Bilo's eyes seemed gentle and calm, but in fact there was no slightest retreat.

After a few seconds, Chen Tian said tepidly, "Indeed, this is bad news for Germany and for the people!" ”

"Your Highness has worked so hard to fight in Britain for the sake of your country, and I salute you on behalf of the Cabinet and the Government!" Billo's tone was as calm as his eyes, and this calmness came more from his rich political experience, and of course, with the support of the Secretary of War for him, he also had the confidence to speak.

Chentian's indifference is not only the temperament of the Germanic aristocracy, but also the nature of the Scorpio man.

"There's no need to praise, I'm back to inherit the throne!" Chen Tian's words had a faint nonchalance, but the listeners were all shocked.

Bilo was stunned, the queen raised her head and looked at Chen Tian in horror with her crying red eyes, and several ministers and a group of guards present were even more at a loss.

"Inherit the throne that belongs to me!"

Chen Tian said word by word, this time in a firm and powerful tone.

Billo looked at the person he was facing, this excellent commander who was dominating on the battlefield, this acting crown prince who was silent in politics.

This is the first time that Chen Tian has shown his edge in front of Bilo, and he is a blockbuster!

It is difficult to describe Bilow's mood at this time in words, he quickly realized that although Chen Tian's two sentences seemed straightforward and reckless, as if in line with the convention that soldiers do not understand politics, he made his position clear at the beginning, so that he did not give himself the slightest opportunity to set a trap in his words, and completely disrupted his train of thought, coupled with the calm expressions of the admirals not far away, all this was obviously premeditated.

Before the prince of East Prussia became the acting crown prince of Germany, Bilow did not have much contact with him, which had a lot to do with Chentian's political low-key. Even in the month after becoming the acting crown prince, what Chen Tian did was basically to familiarize himself with the new environment and new position, and when he participated in the negotiations between Japan and Germany and Japan and the United States, he did not express any opinions, and as for the establishment of the air department and the command of the army to attack Britain, what was shown was his military ability.

At this moment, Birlo realized that he had underestimated his opponent, and the expressions of Chentian and Tirpitz clearly told him that they were by no means sheep who accepted their fate.

There was a dead silence in the hall, as if the Empress had suddenly announced that Prince had woken up.

After a stalemate of more than ten seconds, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Chen Tian's mouth.

The expression was so subtle that only Birlo, who was two steps away from him, could see it.

Bilo was completely stunned, Chen Tian's indifferent and arrogant expression before did not surprise him, this is unique to Europe, especially the German aristocracy, but the shallow smile just now has great lethality for him, in this case, the one who dares to smile, if not a fool, then is a strongman who is confident and about to succeed in the conspiracy.

The pressure in Bilo's heart suddenly increased sharply, and he suddenly felt that a great danger seemed to be approaching, perhaps this palace and this hall had been surrounded by Chentian's supporters.

Falkenhein's absence at the moment was definitely a mistake for the faction led by Bilow that supported Prince's accession to the throne, and the politicians, although insidious, could not compete with the military who had experienced the bullets in the confrontation.

But Birloh was an experienced man, and he quickly realized that he couldn't tremble here, and he did his best to force himself to calm down and return to his previous train of thought.

"But Your Royal Highness, His Majesty the Emperor's last words are very clear, if Prince wakes up, he will automatically resume his status as the crown prince, so ......"

"So you're going to let such a thoughtless man ascend the throne as the new emperor of the empire?" Compared to the previous tone, Chen Tian's words made people clearly feel that he was angry at the moment.

It was a roar of a king!

Chen Tian's right index finger pointed straight at Prince next to him, and his left hand pressed the hilt of the saber tightly. The scenes of flesh and blood flying and the line of life and death, the baptism of blood and conspiracy, these things that very people can experience make Chen Tian's seemingly indifferent gaze faintly reveal a cold light that makes people feel frightened from the bottom of their hearts.

At this moment, everyone in this hall is looking at Chentian, and only Prince can stay out of the matter with "detachment", and this "detachment" is also the best evidence of Chentian's opinion.

Chen Tian did not appreciate Prince's silence, he took a step to the right, grabbed Prince's collar with his right hand and pushed it up, the guards standing next to Prince were surprised and tried to stop Chentian, but Chentian's movements were so fast and so imposing that they could only watch Prince being carried to his feet.

Prince's dull gaze finally changed a little, he looked at Chen Tian in front of him blankly, he no longer remembered everything in the past, his facial muscles were stiff, and he was expressionless.

"Let such a waste be the emperor, do you promise?" Chentian's roar is a question to the cabinet, and it is also a reproach to the politicians.

"The army will not promise! The people will not even agree! ”

At this moment, Tirpitz's resolute and indifferent words were more like a sharp sword, piercing deeply into the hearts of Bülow and the others.

The words of the Father of the Imperial Navy represent hundreds of thousands of officers and men, as well as the thousands of ships that are supporting the Army in operations in the English Channel and guarding the ports of the country.

No one in the hall dared to give the contrary, not even the Empress or Bilo, whose status in the eyes of the people and their wartime power were far inferior to those of the rulers of the navy.

Perhaps the political scales began to tilt from the moment Falkenhein left the palace.

When he glanced at the people in the hall again, Chen Tian clearly saw that the expressions of these people were very different from before. The queen cried to hide her true emotions, the other five princes and one princess trembled helplessly, and Birlo was still thinking of a rebuttal.

However, Chen Tian did not intend to give Billo any chance to refute, he let go of his right hand, Prince sat back in his chair helplessly, and the guards supported the "Super Dou" in horror. Then, Chen Tian gave Biloh a fierce look, and then strode towards the door of the hall.

Tirpitz quickly glanced around the hall and then followed, and the five admirals behind him also looked very determined. Unlike Falkenhein, these naval elites know how to be grateful and who can lead them to victory and glory.

As Chentian walked by, General Graff, who was standing at the door of the hall, bowed respectfully to him.

After Chen Tian and the others left the hall, Bi Luo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, in his opinion, Chen Tian's words and actions just now were completely devoid of a politician's demeanor, he was more like a fierce beast.

Billo forgets that Chentian's troops are none other than the famous "Royal Beast Legion".

Chen Tian also breathed a sigh of relief after walking away, and he gently spit out a word:

"Cool!"

At this time, at the War Department in Berlin, Falkenhein did not know what had just happened in the palace, and he was more concerned about how to ensure Prince's smooth accession to the throne militarily, and he did not know that the politicians in the cabinet had just been ruthlessly "humiliated".

Frankfurt, Germany.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, in the barracks on the western outskirts of Frankfurt, most of the soldiers were ready to go to bed, and in this cold winter night, only the bedding seemed more comfortable and warm, and as for the war and political situation, it was a very distant thing for the garrison of about 20,000 troops of one and a half divisions here.

Suddenly, the silence of the night was broken by the sharp whistle of assembly, and more than a dozen searchlights were lit up in the barracks, and huge pillars of light scanned back and forth between the barracks and the cold playground. The warm barracks soon fell into chaos, and although it had been almost half a year since the outbreak of the war, Frankfurt, more than 70 kilometers east of Berlin, had never been harassed by the war.

"! It's another improvised exercise! ”

The soldiers vent their frustration as they get dressed, but they soon discover that this is not an easy exercise. After going to the playground to assemble, the officers and men were given orders to go to the Frankfurt railway station and board the train quickly, but they did not know where the train was going.