Schleicher, an assistant to the Minister of Defense and one of the more powerful figures on the German side, stood in the corridor of the headquarters of the Wehrmacht with his purse in his pocket. Few Germans have ever heard of Schleicher's name, but he was a big man.

To say that this Schleicher is indeed very background, he is a descendant of the great noble Brandenburg family, in 1900 he joined the old army of Hindenburg, met and became friends with a young man named Oscar, and this Oscar is the son of Field Marshal Hindenburg. He then served as an adjutant to the current Minister of Defence Groner during World War I, and rose to prominence when Sickert was in charge of the Wehrmacht, establishing a secret partnership with the Soviet Union with Accardo.

It's just that he wasn't optimistic about Accardo at that time, so the intersection between the two was not deep, because compared to Accardo, there was a bigger thick leg waiting for him to hold in Schleicher's eyes, and this leg was President Hindenburg.

Unfortunately, time proved that when Schleichertonguò's friend Oscar became a close confidant of President Hindenburg, Accardo began to emerge as the most powerful figure in the Wehrmacht and in Germany as a whole. At this time, Schleicher found it a little too late to join Accardo, because many of Accardo's men had his talents: Merkel within the Greater German Party, such as General Brauchitsch, the rising star of the Wehrmacht.

At this time, another force approached him and promised him many things, including the position of Minister of Defence, which he had always coveted - it is a pity that the current Minister of Defence, Groner, is very clever in dealing with the Wehrmacht, and has always been trusted by both Hindenburg and Accardo.

He didn't promise these people, because he was a little unable to see through the shape now, and it would be difficult for him to make a choice if he couldn't see through the shape shì. He knew that those conditions obviously came at a price, and that those so-called high-ranking officials were just the temptation of the devil, and whether he could get those promises depended on luck and results.

So he decided to stand here, because he decided to knock on the door of the office in front of him, hoping to talk to Accardo about his problems, this was a gamble, according to his habits, this time he still gambled everything he could take out on the side with a larger chance of winning.

"Mr. Schleicher, General Accardo, please come in. Sindra walked out with a bunch of papers, glanced at the assistant to the Minister of Defense waiting outside the door, and walked to the end of the corridor on the other side with a soft word, Schleicher had to push open the door of Accardo's office himself, and then plucked up the courage to walk inside.

"Welcome, Mr. Schleicher, long time no see. Accardo smiled and pointed to the sofa in front of his desk, motioning for Schleicher to sit down: "Anna, pour Mr. Schleicher a cup of coffee!"

"Thanks! Schleicher was not polite, and sat down on the sofa with a buttocks, and when he heard Accardo's words, he waved his hand and said politely. And as he spoke, he put his bag on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

Then he didn't seem to care that Anna was by Accardo's side, and directly opened the Wen Jiàn bag and pointed to the Wen Jiàn inside and said: "These are all my hole cards, General Accardo, if you are still interested, make a price." ”

Accardo immediately burst out laughing, "Mr. Schleicher, you're so interesting. I know your character, and I've heard a little about your way of doing things, so I guess my enemies are offering you more tempting, so why do you want to come to me?"

This question is a bit scathing, because only Schleicher himself knows that he is fickle at heart, and what he is best at is to climb up on a person's shoulder, and when he goes up, he never looks back at anyone, and there is an old saying in distant China that describes him, which is called crossing a river and tearing down a bridge. He believed in his own wisdom and believed that no one could be betrayed, and he believed in his own methods, and believed that no one could be manipulated. That's why he dared to come here today and wanted to come here.

"It's easy! I like to stand with the winners...... Because if I win, then I will at least have some benefit, and if I lose, then I will have no benefit and even have to pay with my life!" Schleicher said with a smile: "I know what kind of person I am, but even if I am not very reliable, there are still many places where I can be used, right?"

Now that he was recognized, Schleicher didn't want to hide, after all, his past was not difficult to check, he relied on his family to get close to Oscar, and used Oscar's friendship to hug Hindenburg, and through Hindenburg's arrangement, he became Groner's assistant, and now he is leaving Hindenburg's control, and what he wants is Groner's position.

He glanced at Accardo with a subtle hint of contempt in his eyes, "So, let's make an offer." ”

Accardo was silent, he thought and thought before finally speaking to Schleicher and revealing his chips.

"What do you think of the position of Minister of Defense?" Accardo raised his eyebrows and asked, "I need a Minister of Defense in my government, but I hope you understand! ”

Schleicher was shocked, he didn't expect that Accardo's chips were not lower than those offered to him, so he was a little flattered at this moment.

However, Accardo looked at Schleicher and added: "Of course, this defense minister is just an ornament, he has no real power, just a mascot-like character." Would you like to be such a character?"

This time, it was Schleicher's turn to be silent, he longed for that position, not for that title. In other words, he wants power, not a pitiful chair. He thought for a long time, and finally spoke with difficulty: "I think I should have some power, otherwise I might as well ask for a sum of money." ”

"You know, sometimes it is far more decent to be a defense minister at home in a victorious country than to be the commander-in-chief of the entire army of a defeated country. Accardo narrowed his eyes and said, "At least I can give you a guarantee, I will call you in the negotiation delegation when I win!"

Schleicher heard Accardo's words, and his eyes lit up, so he turned his head to stare at Accardo's face, and then asked excitedly, "Can you really do it?"

Accardo nodded and replied, "I will do my best with my life!" I think this is what every German wants to do and must do. ”

Schleicher listened to his words very carefully, first stunned, then slapped his thigh, laughed, as if he had met the funniest thing in the world, and laughed until his own tears were about to flow out, he stopped laughing, and then spoke: "I really didn't expect that I came here to gamble my life, but someone took another bet to negotiate with me." ”

He stood up, cleaned up the text on the table, and walked to Accardo's desk, the contempt in his eyes turned into admiration: "I admire your ideals very much, and I also yearn for the distant future you gave me, so I decided to stand on your side!"

With that, he placed the bag on Accardo's desk, then turned and walked towards the door, saying as he went, "I'm going to give those people an unexpected problem, after this election, of course - this will be my thank you for agreeing to let me join." I'd love to see where you go in the future and where you'll get me. ”

Accardo stood up and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you down." ”

The parliamentary elections were held as scheduled, without any delays, and the Greater German Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the Nazi Party* all showed their best to compete for seats in the Reichstag, and according to opinion polls, the number of supporters of the Greater German Party was still the largest, but unfortunately the number was vaguely less than half of the total number of voters.

In the days leading up to the election, the propaganda campaign of the Greater German Party increased in waves, and the economic advantage at its disposal had almost unlimited resources, slogans and posters plastered all over the streets, which made the whole of Berlin look colored.

No matter what kind of contest it is, there will be a result in the end, and after repeated statistics and verification, the results of the ballot are finally freshly released.

The Social Democrats, who had not achieved much in the economic crisis, did not get many votes, and they had clearly not picked up from the last defeat, so they still lost the battle for parliament this time.

* They also did not enjoy the support of the majority of voters, and they won about the same number of seats as the Social Democrats, so these two parties can be considered difficult brothers and sisters in this parliamentary election.

Of course, the Nazi Party was better than these two parties, and Hitler's Reichstag power was greatly enhanced, and although the Nazi Party was still inferior to the Reichstag seats won by the Greater German Party in the election, they achieved their strategic goal of controlling the overwhelming majority of the Greater German Party.

The biggest winner, or the biggest loser, in this parliamentary election was the Greater German Party in Accardo, which won 47% of the seats in the entire parliament, which can be said to be unprecedented. However, they were not able to achieve their strategic goal of more than half of the seats, so only a few people, such as Accardo, knew that they had lost the election, or that they had not won.

In a solemn atmosphere, the President of the National Assembly solemnly announced that General Arcardo Rudolf had become Chancellor of Germany and was exercising his due powers, and that once Accardo had put his hand on the Bible and swore an oath, he would be able to succeed Strysmann as the new Chancellor of Germany.