At this moment, Accardo was really a little complacent, after all, he finally changed history and strengthened the Wehrmacht ahead of schedule, and the current Wehrmacht has a very strong foundation, which is enough for him to expand this army exponentially in the next ten years.

At the same time, General Sickert, who was far away in Berlin, was working hard for his own dream.

Unlike Accardo's carefully cultivated future armoured divisions, Sickt turned several of his divisions into elite infantry and cavalry divisions, and most of his troops were equipped with bicycles and horses, and even horse-drawn carriages and cavalry.

In the case of Sickert's most important 1st Division, General Hamon's Wehrmacht Division had nearly 13,000 men, but only 140 vehicles and 52 armored vehicles, most of the soldiers were equipped with bicycles or horses, and this division also had a separate cavalry force of up to 3,000 men.

Harmon complained to General Sickert about this, because the 15th Division, which is also the main force of the Wehrmacht, is equipped with 70 armored reconnaissance vehicles and more than 500 cars. But the 15th Division, with only 10,000 men and thousands of troops being trained in tanks, will evolve into a real armored division equipped with tanks.

However, Sickert was dismissive of Accardo's efforts, believing that the war would continue in the same pattern as World War I, so he was keen on outdated equipment such as bicycles and horses.

Of course, he knew that Accardo was conducting secret military exercises in the mountains of southern Bavaria, leaving the traditional German routine military exercises to the Wehrmacht Division under the command of Hamon, and in the name of preventing the Allied Arms Control Committee from peeping into Wehrmacht secrets.

So this time Sickert prepared a grand military exercise to combat Accardo's arrogance and to restore his dominant position in the Wehrmacht, because he felt that there was a crisis, and more and more Wehrmacht soldiers and officers and even high-ranking generals joined a secret organization, which he had been investigating for a long time, but only knew that it was called the Greater German Party.

Because of this, Major Gascoll was also criticized by Sicker by name, and the Gestapo had done impeccable work in other aspects of the investigation, but there was no progress in the investigation of the Greater German Party.

Until now, Sickert still had a vague sullen feeling in his heart, but he didn't want to use any excuse to get rid of Accardo, after all, Accardo was also trying his best to strengthen the Wehrmacht, and he knew that Accardo privately owned many companies and enterprises, and these companies and companies were sponsoring the development of the Wehrmacht.

But he thought so, the others were a different matter, the Wehrmacht routine exercise was underway, and the observation groups of various countries were huddled together to talk and laugh, and this grand exercise was not so much a sergeant training as a cross talk performance.

The Wehrmacht, without tanks, rode on tall horses, and the soldiers ran between the trenches with more than 50 pounds of Maxim heavy machine guns, and there was no sign that the German armed forces were any threat. The exercise, at the right time and place, was a slap in the face to the Coalition Arms Control Committee, which had been emphasizing that the IDF was being rearmament on a large scale.

"General Sickett. A middle-aged man sitting next to General Sickert said with a smile: "I am very happy to be able to come and see such a spectacular military exercise." ”

Dressed in a splendid Prussian military uniform and with various ceremonial medals on his chest, this middle-aged man looked heroic. If you look closely, you will find that the position he is sitting on is actually on the right hand side of Sickert, and this middle-aged man has a more noble status than Sickert.

This person is the eldest son of the former German Emperor Wilhelm II, who Sickert deliberately invited to watch the ceremony today, that is, the former crown prince of the Second German Empire and the former German Crown Prince of Germany, Féridrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst -- when you hear such a long name, you will know how much this man is in aristocratic circles.

Wickert maintained ties with the family of the former emperor all these years, as he was a royalist through and through, and he sometimes even hated the Weimar Republic and the inactive Old Army.

"This is a gift to you, Your Highness. Sickert pointed to the Wehrmacht soldiers who were in good spirits and said, "Even with only 10,000 men, these Wehrmacht soldiers can defeat ten times as many enemies." They are the best!"

"Will you support me to come back here and get back the one my father once had?" the crown prince looked at the heavy machine gun company that was firing live ammunition in the distance, and tilted his head to ask General Sickt next to him.

"It will take time, and it will not be so easy for the businessmen who have just come to power! There are always their voices in the Wehrmacht, and I have tried to eliminate these opponents, but no progress has been made. "Sickert really wants to tell the crown prince that the seizure of power is not a matter of one or two days, and the current shape is not beneficial to the royal family.

"Yes, too many people have betrayed!including those who have always supported us!Sooner or later, these villains will face a righteous judgment!" The crown prince frowned with some anger: "That bastard of Hindenburg has become president, and he is just a small officer in front of my father!"

He glanced at Sickert and knew that it would not do him any good to talk about the people in the army, because to belittle Hindenburg was to insult the current Sickert, so he quickly changed the subject: "And that damned Gustav Krupp! He married Miss Beta Krupp on my father's trust! He ended up falling for the mercenary merchants!"

"And he has recently become very close to Colonel Accardo Rudolph and supports some of his Wehrmacht activities! Sickert said helplessly.

"So you can't hold your breath?" the crown prince was a little unhappy: "You are anxious to invite me to watch this military exercise, so that everyone can know your position and win more supporters?"

Sickle nodded: "Yes, I am going to fight a decisive battle with Accardo, who represents the merchants! I believe that Hindenburg will be on my side, and at last we will gain control of the entire Wehrmacht, so that we can welcome the Emperor back to Germany." ”

"You didn't think about the reaction of the merchants, they might have resisted even more! And the Hindenburg side is not sure. There was a slight nervousness in the crown prince's tone, thinking that once Sickert's plan was successful, he would once again gain the power to call the wind and rain.

"President Hindenburg is a royalist! Trust me!" said Sickert triumphantly. Because the artillery positions in the distance were firing live ammunition, he spoke a lot louder. Not far behind him, German Foreign Minister Gustav Streesmann raised a smile from the corner of his mouth.

At the same time, word had reached a secret military base in the mountains of southern Bavaria. Krupp circled Accardo in the lounge: "What should we do! Sickert has moved the crown prince out, so that the old nobles and supporters of His Majesty the Emperor will side with him, and we will be finished." ”

Accardo smiled: "Why do you say that? Since the emperor has stepped down, it proves that the power of the capitalists is enough to shake the imperial power, what are we afraid of?"

Krupp said angrily: "But not all these merchants support you, I was originally a follower of the royal family, and it is possible that one day I will also fall over! ”

"You, you won't fall over, because there's no benefit in going backwards!" Accardo laughed: "But they always have to have the support of the army to rise, but the attitude of the army is not uniform, such as me, for example, President Hindenburg." Reluctant action will only lead to civil war. ”

"How can you be so sure that President Hindenburg will not fall to the royalists! You know, a year ago, he was an important royalist figure who had close contacts with His Majesty the Emperor. Krupp said anxiously.

Accardo looked at the anxious Krupp and said with some jokingness: "Don't worry, Marshal Hindenburg is a loyal supporter of the emperor, but President Hindenburg definitely doesn't want to have such an emperor." ”

"What if the emperor returns and promises Hindenburg to make him chancellor?" said Krupp, after a moment's thought.

"Remember Bismarck?" Arcado laughed: "Promised Hindenburg to be chancellor, where is Sickert?

Krupp relieved himself and sat back in his seat: "So we don't really have to worry about anything this time?"

"What are you worried about? Worried that these people will be singled out to kill themselves?" Accardo said, taking a sip of his coffee, "I'm more worried about the royal family standing behind certain political parties for the sake of profit, rather than standing behind a few people in a vain attempt to regain power." ”

"You're so wary of Hitler's Nazi Party? He's still in prison. Krupp relieved the sense of crisis, and was in a good mood at the moment, and said with some disapproval.

Accardo shook his head: "You also went to prison, and soon became a national hero. If it weren't for the Nazi Party's side of the situation, I would have ordered Adolf Hitler to be shot that day. I've always worried that this was the biggest mistake I did. ”

"Isn't it too cheap for the old man Sickert?" Krupp changed the subject and stopped arguing with Accardor about the Nazi Party, after all, Hitler was a friend of Accardo's former friends, and Krupp felt that it seemed a little rude to talk about Hitler's life and death with Accardo.

"Watch your name! Krupp! Sickert is an indispensable figure in the revitalization of the Wehrmacht! Even though he is not in the same camp as us, you still have to respect him!" Accardo reminded, "Besides, of course I will not do nothing. ”

Krupp was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

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Author's note: Originally, General Sickert allowed Prince William, the crown prince, to participate in military exercises held in 1926 as a soldier, but this article was changed to the crown prince for the sake of the plot and advanced to 1924, so please don't blame those who are familiar with history. Thanks a lot.