As the war entered its fourth year, the mighty German Empire was finally overwhelmed by heavy losses. The beautiful blueprint that was once promised is now in vain, and the people's war-weariness is increasing day by day.

At the beginning of the Yellow Emperor era of 4616 (18), Germany organized the last large-scale offensive on the entire Western Front, and in the four-month offensive, the German army finally approached 50 kilometers outside of Paris, which was also the end of the German offensive in World War I. The accession of China and the United States not only provided new military strength for the Allied armies, but more importantly, China and the United States provided the Entente countries with inexhaustible war resources. In August 4616 (18), the Allied army began to counterattack the German army on all fronts, and the German army was already short of supplies and exhausted. In Amiens, 26,000 German soldiers voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered in a single day.

In addition, with the victory of the October Revolution in Russia, the Bolshevik idea began to rise in Germany. All this has put Germany in a very dangerous situation.

In October, Kaiser Wilhelm II summoned Field Marshal Hindenburg, Chief of the General Staff, and Field Marshal Tirpitz, Minister of the Navy, in the hope that they would launch a new attack and break the deadlock. Even at this time, Wilhelm II was still very unwilling.

Although, now the difference in strength between the two sides of the war is already very large. Even a fool knows that it is impossible for Germany to win the war. The only way out is probably to negotiate peace with the Entente. However, if peace talks are held, Germany will definitely pay a heavy price. Therefore, Wilhelm II could not afford to lose. He hoped that Germany could be given a decent peace. In that case, it's good for him. It's good for Germany as a whole.

"We need another large-scale offensive to let the Entente know how good we are. Only by beating the pain of decency can Germany have a decent peace. Otherwise, the Entente will slaughter us at will. Kaiser Wilhelm II said.

Field Marshal Hindenburg was silent, and now the German army was exhausted. The lack of supplies, coupled with heavy casualties among the troops. The gap between the two sides is gradually widening. This had already deprived the Germans of the ability to attack.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the losses of our army are too great. If we rush to attack, we will only pay more losses. If we had held our ground, we might have been able to hold out for a longer period of time. Marshal Hindenburg said.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Wilhelm II's eyes. Although, he knew that what Marshal Hindenburg said was true. However, such an outcome is not what he hoped to see. Before, these marshals were obedient to him. And now, his orders have been resisted. Obviously. The General Staff is already not optimistic about this war. The German aristocracy and officers were probably already thinking about how to end the war.

"Tirpitz, will the Navy be able to launch an offensive against the British? If the Navy can defeat the British Navy, we still have a chance to turn the tables. Wilhelm II looked at Tirpitz, the Minister of the Admiralty. After the Battle of Jutland, the strength of the German navy remained, which became the only straw for Wilhelm II. The German Navy was built almost single-handedly with the support of Wilhelm II. He was confident that the Navy would never betray him.

"Your Majesty, I will give the order to attack. And do your best to win. Marshal Tirpitz said. However, his heart was full of bitterness. Because he knows. If the German Navy were to be ordered to attack the British Navy, it would be a complete death.

"Well, God will bless us, and we will win." Wilhelm II said excitedly.

Marshal Tirpitz did not say a word. As the war dragged on for longer and longer, Germany was unable to break the blockade of the British navy, which greatly constrained Germany's war resources. The warships of the Navy are inherently large consumers of resources. After a long delay in making a breakthrough on the land battlefield, Germany had to spend all its supplies on the army for its own safety. The German Navy, since the battleships of the 'Bavaria-class', has never built a new capital ship. On the other hand, the British Navy. and continue to build new capital ships. After the five 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships were commissioned, five new 'Vengeance-class' battleships were also commissioned. There are many more battleships built on the slipway. In contrast, the gap between the German Navy and the British Navy is too great.

After returning to the Admiralty, Field Marshal Tirpitz gave the High Seas Fleet an order to wait for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the British Navy. However, it was precisely because of this order that the Second German Reich was completely destroyed.

On 25 October, the naval command ordered the German ocean-going fleet in the port of Kiel to go to sea to fight the British, and if it failed, it would "sink with honor." The 80,000 sailors in the port of Kiel refused to lift anchor and extinguished the warship. Although the resistance of the sailors forced the German naval authorities to withdraw the order, the sailors were persecuted and several hundred arrested.

On 3 November, sailors took to the streets of Kiel to demonstrate against the naval authorities and demand the release of those arrested. The demonstrations then turned into an armed uprising, with the sailors disarming the officers and quickly seizing strategic points and taking control of the city. The workers also responded with an armed uprising and established a Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies. By the evening of the 4th, Kiel and the nearby suburbs were occupied by the insurgents. On the 5th, the whole city of Kiel went on strike in support of the sailors' uprising. The sailors' uprising in Port Kiel became the signal for the outbreak of the November Revolution in Germany, which spread rapidly throughout the country. By 8 November, armed uprisings had taken place in almost all of Germany's major cities, and Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies had been established. The uprising was the starting point of the November Revolution in Germany, and it also led to the forced declaration of an armistice in Germany and the end of the First World War.

On November 3, 4616 (18), 80,000 sailors in the port of Kiel revolted. The first Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies was established in the country, the clarion call for the November Revolution in Germany was sounded, and by 8 November the Workers' and Soldiers' Parliament had occupied most of western Germany in preparation for a "parliamentary republic". On November 9, soldiers returning from the front entered Berlin waving red flags to join the revolutionary ranks.

On November 9, Kaiser Wilhelm II was forced to abdicate and the Second German Reich came to an end.

In fact, as early as September, the German leaders issued a statement calling for an armistice. Soon there was the November Revolution in Germany, which overthrew the monarchy. Fearing the German Revolution, on 5 November the Entente agreed to begin talks with Germany on the basis of Wilson's "Fourteen Points." On 8 November, Foch received the German delegation at the Compiègne Forest on behalf of the Entente. He ordered the terms of the armistice proposed by the Entente to be read out and demanded that Germany must reply within 72 hours. After several days of negotiations, Germany received only minor concessions from the side of the Entente. At 5 a.m. French time on November 11, Foch signed an armistice agreement on behalf of the Entente and German representatives in the Foch carriage at the Leydau station in the Compiègne forest in northeastern France, and at 11 o'clock, the victorious powers fired 101 gun salutes to announce the end of the First World War.

The fact that Germany would admit defeat so quickly surprised all sides of the Entente. After all, it was not until November 11 that the allied forces advanced to the line of Damuçon-Sedan-Mezières-Mons-Tegen, where the Germans set out at the outbreak of the war in August 4612 (14), that is, they did not invade the German mainland. The planned 14-day Lorraine offensive on the German mainland was canceled because of the end of the war.

It can be said that the victory came so suddenly that the Entente countries could not believe it. No one thinks there's anything bad about that, though. Not only did the Allies not want to fight the war anymore, but the Allies also did not want to continue fighting because of heavy losses. If the Allied forces invaded Germany proper, it would certainly cost Germany more heavy losses, but it would also make the Allied losses rise again.

When the war ended and the news of Germany's defeat reached the front, many German soldiers could not believe it all. They fought for the country for four whole years, shed blood and sacrificed, and in the end it was like this.

However, the good discipline of the German army was vividly demonstrated at this time. Despite their reluctance to believe this fact, the German soldiers, having received the order, walked out of the trenches and laid down their weapons. It's just that their eyes are blank, and it seems that the faith in their hearts has collapsed.

In a sanatorium in the German rear, a corporal was being treated here. Near the village of Wilwick, he was briefly blinded by an attack by mustard gas. It's just that when the news of Germany's defeat and surrender came, he fell into madness.

"Damn, we haven't been defeated yet, we're still fighting, why surrender to the Entente? Those damned Jews and Bolsheviks, they were the ones who stabbed us in the back, they were the ones who buried our country. One day, I will destroy those damned despicable Jews and rebuild our country! The corporal swore secretly in his heart.

His name was Adolf Hitler. If anyone knew about the oath he had made, they would have laughed at him for being ashamed. However, no one could have imagined that more than ten years later, he would become the head of Germany, establish the Third Reich, and lead the Third Reich to launch a war of revenge, defeating many European powers.

In the history that Wu Haoxuan is well aware, Hitler's Third Reich failed. However, this time with the rise of the Chinese Empire, perhaps, there will be a different result. (To be continued.) )

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