Chapter Ninety-Five: Berlin Turmoil
By March 1918, chaos was intensifying in Germany, with demonstrations dominated by workers, and Kaiser Wilhelm II was hesitating whether to suppress it by force.
Once again, he returned from Sweden to Rostock, Germany, and saw Joseph as soon as he got off the ship. Dietrich.
"Sir, I'm afraid you don't have time to rest." Joseph. Dietrich took out a piece of paper, handed it out, and said, "A direct order from the Chief." ”
There was a lot of writing on the paper, to the effect that the General Staff Headquarters had given some orders, and the Air Force had a lot to do, and Richie had to rush back to Berlin as quickly as possible.
"What's wrong?" Adolph. Hitler noticed that there were more soldiers on duty at the docks, and he asked Joseph. Dietrich: "What's going on in the country?" ”
"A week ago, Socialists organized a storming of the Reichstag and clashed with the soldiers on duty." Joseph. Dietrich pulled an ugly smile and said: "The Royal Assembly asks the army to arrest the Socialists, but the Imperial Diet thinks that the arrest cannot be carried out......"
The Second German Reich had two parliaments, the Kingdom Parliament and the Reichstag. Literally, the Reichstag may seem like a tall man, but to put it bluntly, the Reichstag was usually an ornament, and the parliament that really decided that the Second German Reich would carry out certain acts was the Parliament of the Kingdoms, the States, and the Free Cities.
Adolph. Hitler, apparently knowing what was going on with the two parliaments, was surprised to say: "When will the Reichstag be able to veto the decisions of the kingdom's parliament?" ”
[Have you started?] The group of people who belong to the aristocratic butlers, they have not even covered up, and they have directly stood up to veto their 'masters'? 】
Bismarck famously said that the position of chancellor of the empire was nothing more than a steward, and the people who could really call the shots were emperors and kings.
Bismarck must have been full of helplessness when he said that, he met an emperor who trusted him, and was able to show his talent to the fullest. However, once he met the emperor who did not trust him, he could only return to his hometown in a sentence to live in seclusion.
Along the way Litchie was not involved in Adolf. Hitler and Joseph. Dietrich's conversation, he was thinking about what his future path should be.
After nearly a year and a half of busyness, although Li Qi has fulfilled his duties in the Air Department very well, and has been able to arrange or reinforce the maximum number of aircraft for a certain local battlefield in accordance with the optimal choice every time, the planes in his hands have always been in a realistic situation of insufficient numbers, and the air supremacy in the front still has to be grabbed, and the rear is simply crushed by the superior number of the Allied countries.
The Reich Propaganda Department has commented on Li Qi's efforts, saying that Li Qi continues to do the right thing, worthy of the heroes of Germany, and so on, but in the end, he will always reluctantly add a sentence "Germany is not lost by the lack of elite and brave soldiers, it is the enemy who makes up for the quality with quantity."
It was not until 1918 that more and more countries declared war on the Second German Reich that Imperial propaganda dared to tell the truth...... It is based on facts, and then it is said that almost one country is fighting against the whole world, and that the war can be fought to this point is enough to show the excellence of Germany, and so on.
Back in Berlin, when I got off the train, I immediately felt the smell of gunpowder.
It's not really the smell of gunpowder, it's that there are too many soldiers on duty at the train station, and although there are a lot of them, they don't stop anyone from inspecting them, but some civilians who get on the train seem to be very wrong.
Because Li Qi and others didn't want to attract too much attention, they were wearing casual clothes. He himself even wore a mask, which turned out to attract the attention of many soldiers. In the end, he also felt that this seemed abrupt, so he simply took off his mask.
In fact, although there are few people who wear masks, they definitely exist, and that's because recently, for some reason, there is an outbreak of a contagious spread of cold. (The Great Influenza of 1918)
The soldiers quickly recognized who Mr. Li was when he took off his mask, and they would raise their hands in salute, but they did not leave their posts.
Didn't Richie create a "common front of soldiers on the Western Front"? The fund has been in operation for almost a year and a half and has provided as much help as possible to the many wounded and retired soldiers. Later, he was allowed to extend the fund's services to veterans throughout Germany, so he was very much loved by ordinary soldiers.
[It's better not to pick it!] 】
Li Qi, who put the mask back on, knew that his heart was a little messy, and it was a very complicated mess.
"Look." Joseph. "It's almost to the point where the arrest bill is passed, and many people will go to jail at least, so those who can escape are choosing to leave Berlin, the epicenter of the storm," Dietrich said. ”
At this time, bursts of cries came from afar, and if you listened carefully, they were shouting slogans such as "stop the war, we want peace, we want bread", and from time to time there would be some "The emperor step down!" The cries.
Out of the station, Mr. Richie saw a crowd of people holding signs, they looked excited, and they would raise their arms and shout slogans every few steps.
The crowd was strangely followed by some heavily armed soldiers, and even officers could be seen, but the army only followed, and did not make any other moves.
After getting into the car and heading back to the Air Force building near the Brandenburg Gate, they encountered six marching crowds, ranging from about 3,000 at most to 200 at the least.
"I didn't see any soldiers participating in the parade, which is probably a great blessing in misfortune." Adolph. Hitler turned to Richie and said, "The final collapse of Tsarist Russia was abandoned by the military." ”
"That's because there are governors who have established a 'veterans' fund', and most of the soldiers know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also involved." Joseph driving. Dietrich wanted to turn his head, but he was beaten by Adolf. Hitler stopped. He didn't lower his voice and said: "In Germany, at least the military is still supporting the emperor, only those damned guys ignore our sacrifices and dedication, and jump out when they see that the situation is wrong." ”
Richie remained silent, he knew that Joseph. Who are the people Dietrich is talking about, although there are shadows of the Bolsheviks in them, but in fact they are not the main force, it is the capitalists who are really brewing and exerting strength, and at the same time there are some generals who are ready to abandon the Hohenzollerns.
Not only the Hohenzollerns, but all the kingdoms of Germany will be abandoned, and this time the capitalists and some people in the military will unite, and they will also taste what it is like to be the masters of the country!