Although Germany is an imperial country, in fact, strictly speaking, Germany is more like a federal country. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The whole of Germany is composed of countless small principalities, and the Hohenzollern family will serve as the king of Germany because of which one is the strongest, so there are really many princes and nobles in Germany, and there are countless of them.

It wasn't until the next morning that the exact news of last night's coup came.

Just last night, because of the arrival of Qin Zhiyuan, Wilhelm III and Prince Marx left Berlin at the same time, which gave some people the opportunity to start a rebellion by two nobles who served in the 2nd Grenadier Regiment of Bavaria, trying to take control of the military headquarters and thus the army, and then force Wilhelm III to return to the throne of Wilhelm II by force.

Fortunately, more officers in the active German army supported Wilhelm III, so the plot of the coup d'état did not succeed.

However, it was also a wake-up call to William III, and if the woman's kindness continued, there would definitely be more similar incidents.

So from the next day, Germany began to carry out "Operation Purity" from the top down, starting from the military headquarters.

This "Operation of Purity" was actually the German version of the Great Purge, and when he felt that the throne was threatened, Wilhelm III acted without mercy.

Within a day, more than 200 officers were under investigation in Berlin, more than half of whom were forcibly discharged, more than a tenth of them were brought before military courts, thousands of them were asked to retire from the 100,000-strong army allowed to be retained, and the Bavarian Second Grenadier Regiment, which led the coup d'état last night, was even withdrawn in extreme circumstances.

It is foreseeable that this "operation of purity" will continue to ferment, and there will definitely be others implicated.

Since the beginning of the purge, Sanssouci Palace has strengthened its vigilance, and on the basis of William III providing some security, the Lanfang First Brigade, which followed Qin Zhiyuan to Germany, also began to undertake security work, with the "China Building" where Qin Zhiyuan and Julie lived as the core, and the Lanfang First Brigade was responsible for internal security.

The area of Sanssouci Palace is still too large, although there are more than 500 soldiers brought by Qin Zhiyuan, but compared with the area of nearly 90 hectares of the entire Sanssouci Palace, it is still powerless, so the security coverage area of Lanfang's first brigade is limited to the China Building and its surrounding area, and the security work on the periphery is all taken care of by the Germans.

William III still paid enough attention to Qin Zhiyuan's security, and in Sanssouci Palace, William III stationed a battalion, led by a colonel, responsible for the perimeter security of Sanssouci Palace.

This colonel Qin Zhiyuan also knows, this colonel's name is Roy von Ludwig, you can know that he is from a noble background by looking at the name, Roy was a staff officer of William III in the World War, and was also captured in the Battle of Fairontadenoy, during the capture of William III, Roy served as William III's personal attendant, which is considered a confidant of William III.

"The Roy people are not bad, they have no resistance to us, our troops are also good at cooperating with the Germans, the security scope and contact information have been determined, and Roy also gave me this." Dong Zishi held a sheathed short sword and reported his "diplomatic achievements" to Qin Zhiyuan.

In the later period of the Qing Empire, Germany was also the pioneer of the invasion of China, and the cultural relics of the Qing Empire in Germany were also countless.

Damn aristocratic demeanor, they deserve to be hungry.

The sheathed short sword that Dong Zishi held is obviously a fine product in the Roy family's collection, and the scabbard of this short sword is decorated with a lot of precious stones, and it is also composed of various patterns with gold leaf and gold thread, which looks really precious and abnormal.

Dong Zishi is a soldier, and there is a saying in the Chinese world called "sword for generals", and when Roy chose this to give to Dong Zi, he was also thoughtful.

"Since it's for you, then you can take it." Qin Zhiyuan didn't pay too much attention.

Regarding the gifts that officials receive in foreign affairs, Lanfang also has regulations. Even if Qin Zhiyuan received various gifts during his visit, he would eventually donate them to the Lanfang National Museum as part of the collection.

Of course, if it's a giveaway because of a personal friendship, this still has to be said, in short, it won't be a generalization.

For example, the short sword that Roy gave to Dong Zi, if it is according to the regulations, Dong Zishi will be handed over to the national treasury.

But if with Qin Zhiyuan's approval, it is different, if Qin Zhiyuan agrees to Dong Zishi's personal reservation, it will become Dong Zishi's own and will not need to be handed over to the state treasury.

Whether it is Dong Zishi's acceptance of Roy's short sword, or Qin Zhiyuan's approval of Dong Zi's retention, this must be recorded, only what is well documented can be regarded as really belonging to Dong Zishi, otherwise it is concealment and legal responsibility.

"Okay, hehe, I gave Roy a watch, and then I changed this one, and now I make a lot of money." Dong Zishi is still a little complacent.

Of course, if it is a few decades later, ordinary watches will become cultural relics by then, and it is difficult to say at that time.

"Are all the shifts arranged?" Qin Zhiyuan was still not very relieved.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it's all arranged, one hundred guards per shift, four shifts, to ensure safety and worry-free." Dong Zishi is still confident.

Of Qin Zhiyuan's 500 guards, only 400 were dispatched by Dong Zishi, and the remaining 100 or so were under Dong Xingxiu's jurisdiction.

"Don't be careless, coordinate with Roy, you can't go wrong in coordination." Qin Zhiyuan's eyes felt a little picky.

I don't know what's going on, Qin Zhiyuan now just hears the sentence "Please rest assured", he will immediately feel frightened, this sentence has almost become a spell, as long as he says so, then it means that there will definitely be an accident.

"Yes, there is still no problem in coordination, there are dozens of German speakers here, there must be no problem in communication, just a little run-in." Dong Zishi's confidence is enough.

There are really a lot of compound talents in Lanfang's army, especially the first brigade of Lanfang, knowing a foreign language is the foundation, two is better, and even three or five doesn't matter, the more the better, even if these soldiers are not soldiers in the future, it is more than enough to engage in a translation job.

In order to facilitate exchanges during the visit, before going to Europe, Dong Zishi deliberately selected dozens of Foreign Legion soldiers to join the Lanfang First Brigade, just to facilitate communication with Europe.

In the middle of the night, Qin Zhiyuan was awakened by a burst of gunshots.

To appease Julie and Qin De, Qin Zhiyuan wore a shirt except for the bedroom.

Dong Zishi, Dong Xingxiu, Gao Hongshi and others were all outside Qin Zhiyuan's bedroom, and when they saw Qin Zhiyuan going out, Dong Zishi looked helpless: "A troop from Berlin, the number is not large, the equipment is not bad, and it is currently exchanging fire with Roy's people, and it has not yet affected the area we defend." ”

Dong Zishi can guarantee that no one can attack the Chinese building, but he cannot guarantee that all attacks will be nipped in the bud.

"What did Roy say, do you need our help?" Qin Zhiyuan still wanted to give full play to the firepower advantage of Lanfang's First Brigade.

Although this is the heart of Germany, if it is equipped with heavy firepower, the Lanfang First Brigade does have obvious advantages.

Due to the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, the German army was not allowed to possess heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns, so now listening to the sound of gunfire, it is the intermittent sound of rifles and the non-dense MG08/15, in contrast, the 1st Brigade of Lanfang is not only equipped with heavy machine guns, but even flamethrowers and large-caliber mortars, in terms of heavy firepower, it is much stronger than the German army.

"Just now Roy sent someone to report the news, and I don't need it for the time being, but if our people are ready, those Germans are still good at fighting." Dong Zishi didn't worry much.

There are only 100,000 troops in the whole of Germany, and these troops must be the best of the best, even compared to the ordinary troops of Lanfang, of course, there is still a gap with the first brigade of Lanfang, but it is estimated that the gap is not big.

Under the premise that the level of equipment and training are about the same, it is even normal for the exchange ratio to reach one to one, and it is indeed better for the defenders to occupy a good position, but the attacking side can concentrate the advantage of troops, so the advantage of the defenders will not be too great.

"Then be prepared, if those rebels attack our defensive area, we must resolutely defeat their arrogance." Qin Zhiyuan not only wants to win, but also wins neatly.

The Germans were indeed defeated by the Foreign Legion in the World War, but not all, and there were many people who had no experience in fighting the Foreign Legion, and they were still skeptical of the contents of the war report.

Qin Zhiyuan specializes in all kinds of disobedience, forget it if you don't fight, if you want to fight, then you have to play majestic and momentum.

"Let's talk about them having a chance to attack our defensive area first." Dong Zishi's confidence is enough, as long as it is a head-on battle, Dong Zishi has the confidence to defeat anyone.

The Lanfang First Brigade and the German defensive forces are sub-regional defenses, and as long as the attacking rebels do not attack the defensive area of the Lanfang First Brigade, the Lanfang First Brigade will not be able to insert a horizontal bar.

Although the gunfire was still so intense, it didn't mean to move to the Chinese building, it seemed that Roy still had two brushes, and the defense work was well organized.

As soon as he praised Roy in his heart, Qin Zhiyuan heard two huge explosions, which were not like shell explosions, but like someone was using explosives to blast.

"Go back to supervise the battle, Roy probably won't be able to withstand it." Qin Zhiyuan gave a word of instruction and immediately turned around and went back to the bedroom.

Regardless of whether Julie and Qin De have safety hazards, Qin Zhiyuan must transfer the main force and Qin De, the Germans are already stretched financially, and God knows if this house will fall into disrepair.

(To be continued.) )