The German Navy's operation to scuttle warships in Scarpa Bay, England, was part of the Rainbow Project. In fact, this was caused by a misunderstanding, since the Allies' ultimatum to the German government was due before noon on June 21. Although the German government had decided to give in, it did not inform the fleet commander in Scapa Bay in time. Ruth. The surrender plan formulated by the German Navy, the "Rainbow Plan", originally included a plan to prevent the heavy surface fleet from falling into the hands of the enemy.

Therefore, von. Lotus sent a pre-determined signal according to the plan - the rainbow. The German fleet anchored in Scapa Bay then hoisted the forbidden fleet flag, battle flag, and Z signal flag, opened the sea-opening valves and watertight hatches of each ship, and began a tragic and helpless self-sinking operation. The entire self-sinking operation lasted about six hours, and 52 of the 74 German warships detained were sunk to the bottom of the sea, including 10 of the 11 battleships and 5 battlecruisers. The tonnage of the sunken warships was 95% of the total tonnage of the seized fleet.

And when the news of the Germans starting to scuttle the battleships arrived at Versailles, most of them were still floating above the sea. However, the British were now unable to stop the sink, because their fleet had already left Scapa Bay for training. Now there are simply no ships in Scapa Bay that could stop the presence of the Germans.

"The Germans, the Germans rejected our ultimatum? The world war is going on, is it? ”

U.S. President Woodrow. Wilson asked aloud in a hoarse voice. Because of the "nothing" they had gained at the Paris Peace Conference, many people in the United States began to wonder whether it was worth participating in the war. The results of the 1918 midterm elections were also unfavorable to President Wilson, and if the world war continued and Russia and Germany joined forces against the Allies, then the United States would be in serious trouble. Wilson's re-election prospects are likely to be bleak.

"Yes, the Germans are looking for death!" Marshal Fuxi's voice was filled with eager excitement. "We have millions of troops armed to the teeth, and it will only take a few months to completely crush Germany!"

"And Soviet Russia and Hungary!" British Prime Minister Lloyd's. George closed his eyes and said, "Austria will most likely join the war." We are facing a war that is bigger than the previous four years...... The Germans, the Russians, the Magyars, and perhaps the Turks will stand together and fight us to the end. ”

"Then crush them together!" French Prime Minister Clemenceau muffled, "We have such power, don't we?" ”

Britain, the United States, and France, of course, had the power to crush Germany and Soviet Russia. But the question is what happens after crushing? Let France swallow half of Germany, then install a pro-French Greater Poland to look at Eastern Europe, and finally add a Russia that has fallen apart in civil and foreign wars? Isn't this the European order that Emperor Napoleon dreamed of?

There was a dead silence in the conference hall. There were footsteps again, and it was French Foreign Minister Stephen Stephen Murphy who walked in. Bi Xun, his fat face is full of relaxed smiles.

"Thank God! The Germans succumbed! They basically accepted our demands, except that they wanted to maintain an army of 300,000 to deal with the growing threat from the Bolsheviks......"

"Nope! This will not work! ”

Clemenceau and Marshal Focy roared almost simultaneously.

"100,000 troops is enough!" Marshal Foucy said, "In view of their current support for the Hungarian Bolsheviks and their evil deeds of scuttling the fleet, the German Army should be disbanded altogether." ”

"And then let the German working class seize power?" The President of the United States asked.

"The French army can go and suppress!" Clemenceau emphasized.

"Mr. Bixun, have the German delegation arrived at the Palace of Versailles?" Lloyd's. Georges did not want to talk nonsense with the "unreasonable" French Prime Minister. He saw Stephen. Bi Xun nodded, and then said, "Then let them send two people in to state their reasons...... In addition, I have to listen to their explanations of the scuttling fleet. ”

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"Your Excellency, this 'Teutonic Samurai Labor Company' has long been under our surveillance, but their business has not violated the laws of the country, nor has they evaded taxes, and it is an exemplary company."

Lieutenant Colonel Hersmann had already left Budapest and returned to Berlin by this time. Just after noon today, just after the news came that the Hungarian Red Army had made a surprise attack on the Chalduk Pass and had broken through into Romania, he was urgently summoned to the Ministry of Defense building.

He was summoned by Defense Minister Gustav. Nosk. It was the same Social Democratic politician who led ten divisions of the Freikorps to suppress the Berlin uprising. After the Berlin crackdown, Nosk presided over the reorganization of the "Provisional Wehrmacht", which was prepared to reduce the wartime millions of German troops to 400,000. Now that this disarmament program is underway, many German officers and soldiers have lost their iron jobs. Feng. Hersmann (the same name as Hersmann's brother) was one of the unemployed officers who had gone to Hungary to re-employ.

At the same time that a large number of officers and men were laid off and unemployed, a company called the "Teutonic Samurai Labor Service Company," which was mainly engaged in the export of labor services and specialized in finding jobs in foreign countries for unemployed officers and noncommissioned officers, suddenly appeared in people's attention. The company advertised in Germany's newspapers for architects, engineers, cooks, skilled workers and ordinary workers, and recruited a large number of officers and non-commissioned officers who had fought in the world wars.

And the company's labor exports are Russia, Hungary and Turkey, countries that are at war!

"Lieutenant Colonel!" Nosk glared at Hersman fiercely, "Do you want me to believe that a large number of officers who have been in the army for half their lives have now gone to Hungary, Russia, and Turkey to work as cooks?" Such a thing is so ridiculous that no one will believe it! Neither will the Entente! Can you guarantee that the Hungarian Red Army, which is now marching on Bucharest, does not have military advisers from Germany in it? ”

Hersman tilted his head and said helplessly: "Your Excellency, I dare to guarantee that the operation of this company is legal...... We have been checking for a long time, and there is no violation of the law. As for those retired officers and non-commissioned officers, it is their freedom to go wherever they want! We are now a republic with civil liberties, and according to the Holy Constitution, they have the freedom to go to Hungary to work as cooks. And when they arrived in Hungary they switched to mercenaries, and that was their freedom......"

"I know what freedom is! Lieutenant Colonel! I know better than you ......" Nosk pounded the table with his fist. "But freedom does not mean that it puts the country in danger!"

Didn't the freedom of November 1918 put Germany in danger? Hersman was tempted to answer.

But in the end, he couldn't help but say nothing, just shrugged: "It's not just freedom, it's also the problem of eating...... The working class in Germany wants to eat, but we German soldiers don't want to eat? Most of those officers and non-commissioned officers are professional soldiers, and they will not do anything else except serve in the army. What is the German economy now, you know better than me, that we military personnel who entered Gros Hillyfield at the age of 9 or 10 will not be able to find a job in Germany after retiring from the army.

Moreover, the Entente also wants us to continue to disarm to 100,000 people, and then there will be more soldiers who are unemployed and have no food, and it is also a way to live abroad to become mercenaries. The quality of our German soldiers is recognized by the whole world, and this war in Hungary has once again shown this - if you want to win the war, you have to hire our German military advisers, and this is actually a good thing! ”

"Good thing? Why can't I see it? Although the Allies had not yet protested on the matter, Nosk could already imagine the anger of the Allies at the meeting in Paris. Perhaps soon, even harsher penalties will be imposed on Germany!

"Of course it's a good thing!" "If these unemployed German soldiers cannot find work abroad, they will become part of the proletarian army because they are unemployed...... When the time comes, they will become the force of extremist parties! ”

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