The Third Reich in Desperation

"What! Our connections with Krupp, Hugenberg, and Tishen have all been unilaterally cut off!" After listening to his subordinate's report, Karp suddenly had a bad feeling.After all, such sudden events without warning are generally not a good thing.

However, after all, Karp is a figure who has been in the upper class for many years.He understood that at this moment, this kind of news must not be leaked.Once chaos is caused, the long-planned coup will be destroyed.Moreover, the coup d'état was imminent and had to be launched.More than [-] coup troops led by Luttwitz are secretly on their way to Berlin.At this time, Karp really didn't have the energy or time to stop and investigate carefully.

"First, don't report this matter to anyone other than me, and notify me as soon as contact with the three major families is restored. Second, let the troops led by Luttwitz quickly occupy the government building in Berlin and drive away Members of the parliament and the government. Third, let our people go to Brandenburg immediately after arriving in Berlin to invite Ludendorff and other officials from the old imperial army to join the new government." After a short thought, Karp gave his own The cronies issued three orders.However, Garp already had a hunch.It seems that there is still an unknown trouble that is about to appear.

Accompanied by a crisp gunshot, a large number of armed men emerged from the night in Berlin.Since there were many members of the Wehrmacht in the Kapp coup, the Wehrmacht was strictly ordered not to clash with the rioters.In contrast to the restraint of the Wehrmacht, Ludendorff, the representative of the old army, and his troops engraved with the "mark" immediately declared their allegiance to the government, did not support the Kapp riot, and put on an offensive posture.Civil war is imminent!

Immediately after was a force that had already reached Stuttgart, helping the government that had fled here to stabilize its position.As the supreme commander of this force, a captain named Reinhardt proposed a strategy of calling on German workers to strike against the coup when he met with the upper echelons of the government.The strategy was immediately favored by the government in exile, and a general strike engulfed Berlin.

On March 3, Kapp's new government was completely unable to function. Under the pressure of the army from all over the country to declare their allegiance to the Weimar Republic government one after another, Kapp was forced to announce the dissolution of the new government, and then fled to Sweden.

President Ebert later returned to power, strikes ceased and order began to restore in Germany.At the same time, the names of the two men were talked about on the streets of Germany.One was Reich Admiral Ludendorff who decisively supported the government at the beginning of the coup and formed a confrontation with the Kapp rebels.The other is Captain Reinhardt, who predicted the whereabouts of the government in exile, assisted the government in maintaining stability, and planned Ludendorff's deployment and the strike in Berlin.It can be said that these two men contributed a lot to this counter-insurgency.The Wehrmacht, which originally held a good hand, did not do much except for declaring allegiance to the government after Ludendorff declared his allegiance to the government.

However, compared with Ludendorff and Zhang Chengtian, who became Reinhardt after time travel, the actions of the National Defense Forces inevitably have some suspicions of hindsight.After all, icing on the cake is often not as meaningful as giving charcoal in the snow!

Afterwards, Ludendorff was reactivated.Captain Reinhardt was promoted to major and transferred to Berlin.The Wehrmacht has a new Army Commander-in-Chief, 54-year-old Hans von Sickert.

Hans von Sickert, the founder of Germany's "[-] Army" in later generations, the army he trained for Germany became the backbone of Germany's later military expansion.It can be said that Sickert is the well-deserved father of the German Army in World War II!

And when Sickert took office on the second day, he found Zhang Chengtian who was transferred to Berlin.

"Major Reinhardt was ordered to report." Zhang Chengtian, who was not clear about Sickert's intentions, walked into Sickert's office with the most serious attitude he could show.

"Participated in the planning of the original Navy Rainbow Operation; predicted the whereabouts of the government in exile and assisted the government in maintaining stability; participated in the planning of the Berlin strike; participated in the confrontation plan between Ludendorff and Karp. Major Reinhardt, your resume can be It is said to be a legendary history. Look at your age, a major in your 20s! You may be the fastest promoted officer in German history." Seekert listed his investigation of Zhang Chengtian when he met Zhang Chengtian Material, of course, this is with good intentions.Without waiting for Zhang Chengtian to reply, Sickert went on to say, "I know Ludendorff well. He is a typical old imperial military officer. Not only did he not support Karp's coup, but he declared his loyalty to the Weimar government. I believe you must play a role in it." important role....You are right and I am grateful that you have done so much for the stability of our country. However, I want to know how someone as young as you can do so much.”

Zhang Chengtian, who was praised by Sickert, was very embarrassed. He suddenly felt that this old man was not as ignorant as in history.Zhang Chengtian also complimented and boasted, "Hehe, my ability is far behind that of General Sickert. I think back then, the German army you led was stationed in Turkey. When the entire Turkish army collapsed, you could also hold on." In this regard, the British military history also records that "a small number of German detachments are strictly disciplined, surrounded by scattered troops, unrecognizable faces and a large number of stragglers. Disaster torrent Among them, about two regiments of the Germans retained their cohesion and fighting spirit, maneuvering as if on a parade ground, stopping to fire and moving to the rear.'”

Sickert, who heard Zhang Chengtian's praise, couldn't help feeling relieved.After all, we are human beings, and we will be happy when we hear compliments.What's more, Zhang Chengtian was talking about the place where he was most proud of Sickert.So Sickert put aside the question just now and went straight to the topic, "Major Reinhardt, I feel that you are a talented person, and I hope you can contribute to the revitalization of Germany on a higher platform." work for the future.”

When Sickert let go of his doubts, Zhang Chengtian also breathed a sigh of relief.I can't say it myself, in fact, I know everything, I just took out the good ideas that everyone originally came up with in advance.In that case, it is estimated that Sickert will regard himself as a psychopath.

"Before arranging your post, I hope you can answer me a question. Major Reinhardt, how do you think Germany can use the [-] troops limited by the Treaty of Versailles to resist possible future threats." This is Sick Especially for Zhang Chengtian's test, he wants to use this to judge whether Zhang Chengtian has only ghost ideas or real materials.

Of course, Zhang Chengtian was happy when he heard this question.There is no one in this world who knows better than Zhang Chengtian what Sickert wants to hear, and he will do whatever he likes.

"What we need now is an army that can become the mainstay of the country, with the best training and the strongest leadership. The officer corps must be retained, but the name needs to be changed externally. The standard for army personnel should be: Soldiers in good health , have more than 12 years of service experience; officers must have more than 25 years of service experience. Once you become a member of the Wehrmacht, you need to receive specialized training in one aspect, with an emphasis on leadership. We need to pay attention to the individual skills and subjective Mobility. Make every private soldier trained to be a sergeant, every sergeant to be trained as an officer, and every officer to be trained to be a general. Conduct exercises every six months to improve professional skills, Professional quality has been improved. Without tanks and anti-aircraft guns, cardboard and wood imitations are used, and toy planes are used to simulate real planes to practice air-to-air shooting. Individual soldiers must call themselves a certain platoon during the drill, or represent an 8-man machine gun team. "

Very good!Sickert heard what he most wanted to hear, since this little-known major had completely thought of himself.And he even worked out many details that he hadn't thought of yet.Such a person is exactly the talent that I need most at the moment, and it is the talent that Germany needs most at the moment!

"Major Reinhardt, write me an army reorganization report as soon as possible. Once the report is passed, you will assist me in taking charge of the specific army reorganization steps. Of course, in order to better assist me, I will let the personnel department promote You are the rank of lieutenant colonel and the chief of staff at the division level. After all, you have just stabilized now, so I still have the right to be promoted." Sickert, who was satisfied with the answer, gave Zhang Chengtian a promotion again without hesitation.

Text Chapter 11 Breakup

Zhang Chengtian didn't close his eyes all night and rushed out a report on the opportunity to reorganize the army, a plan he had repeatedly researched and discussed with World War II fans on the Internet.When the last word on the report fell, there was still an unfinished cup of coffee on the table, the 11th cup!

Although Zhang Chengtian's name is Chengtian, in fact his talent is not high at all.In college before, in order to get a good grade, he spent all his time studying.When other talented students were making girlfriends, playing games, or singing and dancing, he was the only one reading books desperately in the dormitory, pulling his hair time and time again because he couldn’t understand the theories in the book, like a trapped animal Wandering back and forth.He has to do countless sets of exercises repeatedly to use the formulas that others can use proficiently at a glance!Zhang Chengtian, who came from a poor family and was born with low self-esteem, did not dare to envy others. He could only bury his jealousy in his heart, water it with memories time and time again, and let it take root.He didn't understand why he worked so much harder than others, but always got less than others. He also didn't understand why he could only save a little money and live on his fingers to become a workshop assistant. Director, others can spend their days and drinks all the way to the sky!

So, when he became the fastest promoted lieutenant colonel in German history.When he met Sickert who praised him so much that he even entrusted him with the responsibility of the whole army.He decided to use his own efforts to repay the general who entrusted his dream to himself, trusted himself, and promoted himself.

In Zhang Chengtian's plan, the 40 army is the 40 company commander, and the 500 police officers are the 2 squad leaders.Once a war starts, the National Defense Forces can quickly expand to 2 million based on this framework.In addition, the plan would make heavy use of government civilian personnel to conceal the presence of some [-] senior military officers.And use these [-] senior officers as the backbone of a paramilitary organization similar to the later SS.And this non-governmental paramilitary organization will become a huge reserve force, ready to be mobilized at any time!In addition, the plan even involves other fields, such as extensive road repairs, additional military vehicles...etc., to improve the mobility of the German Army so as to quickly form local advantages in future wars.

Sickert even has a feeling that if it develops according to this plan.Germany can almost provoke a world war again, and the French Army, which is currently known as the number one army in the world, may not be an opponent!

Of course, Sickert sees farther after all. He mentioned with some concern: "If this plan is discovered by Britain and France, the whole of Germany will be ruined. Besides, President Ebert and Marshal Hindenburg of the military may not agree. .”

Zhang Chengtian, who is familiar with history, knows that this plan will not ruin Germany, and the president will not object.But he needs to give Sickert an explanation: "General, I was the one who rescued the president when he was living in Stuttgart with the government, and Marshal Hindenburg is an old comrade-in-arms of my superior, General Ludendorff."

Obviously, this statement did not impress Sickert: "In front of national affairs, it is impossible to influence human relations. Reinhardt, I don't think Hindenburg and Ebert will support this plan because they have a good relationship with you."

There is no way, if it doesn’t make sense, I won’t say it.Zhang Chengtian decided to do what he likes again: "General Sickert, it is shameful to have a country without defense! Any unequal treaty, and what no enemy can take away from us is a strong belief. When fate calls the German people again Armed, he will see the warriors, not the cowards, clinging to the arms of loyalty. We need to leave the spark for the future to rise."

It has to be said that Zhang Chengtian's words are very appetizing to Sickert.Zhang Chengtian can almost say what Sickert thinks in his heart.In Sickert's view, no matter what.At least Zhang Chengtian's plan was worth a try, not to mention why didn't he think so?

Three days later, Zhang Chengtian's report was approved after difficult discussions.The government has solved the job problem of a large number of retired personnel through the road construction plan in this plan.And Zhang Chengtian also asked the lady of the Krupp family, Bonna, who he was busy with work and didn't communicate with much recently, to contact the Krupp Group so that the government ordered a thousand military vehicles at a low price.

At the end of the meeting, Zhang Chengtian met his old superior Ludendorff.

"Okay, you don't pay attention to me, the old officer, when the wings are hard. Since you came under Sickert, you have almost cut off all contact with me. Not only that, you are still without my permission. Poached away Steve and his ungrateful soldiers under the circumstances. It seems that you are going to share power with me, Lieutenant Colonel Reinhardt! But you have to be careful, don't lose your life instead of gaining power " Ludendorff didn't speak loudly, but he pronounced the word "Lieutenant Colonel" very emphatically, which was already a blatant warning to Zhang Chengtian.

However, Zhang Chengtian will not back down because of this warning.In Zhang Chengtian's view, Ludendorff and Sickert are two kinds of people.Ludendorff is a fanatical imperialist, while Sickert is a national hero who is dedicated to strengthening the German defense force.Zhang Chengtian didn't want to get on the same boat with Ludendorff, because he knew that the two of them were not in the same boat!As for poaching from Ludendorff's hands... well... I can barely understand that I became Steve and the others, well, I'm not wrong anyway!

"I don't think so." Zhang Chengtian held his left hand with his right hand behind his back, and expressed his attitude with a short sentence with a smile.

But no matter what, Zhang Chengtian and Ludendorff were on the same road after all.He made Ludendorff, and let Ludendorff get honors that did not belong to him.It's a pity that Ludendorff didn't know this. In his opinion, he even made Zhang Chengtian a success!

The struggle for power is sometimes more brutal than the war between two countries.Different beliefs and different ideas, but they want to squeeze the same road, and there will be a life-and-death war.

For Zhang Chengtian, all his current ideals are a peaceful and prosperous Germany, where he can live in peace and stability.In future wars, what he considers the most is to allow as many people as possible to survive and use victory to win peace.

For Ludendorff, the continuous expansion of Germany's territory in the world is his belief.The future will surely belong to the era of soldiers.The big man made great achievements and became famous all over the world.Only by using sacrifices and using all means to win the victory, until the world has only one voice, can the world be redeemed.

It never occurred to him to look back.He knew that he was taking a different path from many others.If someone stands in the way, he doesn't mind killing him in any way.

The voices of the two were not loud, and the collision of eyes was only a short moment.However, both parties understand that the strength of the opponent may far exceed their imagination.

What Ludendorff saw from Zhang Chengtian's eyes was a kind of composure and a kind of challenge.Zhang Chengtian has the courage and determination to completely break with himself!

What Zhang Chengtian saw in Ludendorff's eyes was... damn, he didn't see anything.

Zhang Chengtian turned around depressingly, he was a little bit jealous of Ludendorff's saying that he died before he was successful.This is obviously not very consistent with his credo of safety first.I don't know if Ludendorff understands the meaning of bowing his head and apologizing in his eyes?

Text Chapter 12 Fighting

After breaking with Ludendorff, Zhang Chengtian realized that he had completely separated from the Ludendorff faction.Then Ludendorff removed the last fig leaf and thoroughly investigated the internal personnel who had contact with Zhang Chengtian to prevent Zhang Chengtian from continuing to poach corners.And Zhang Chengtian really stopped studying how to dig Ludendorff's corner, and turned his head to deal with the abolition of the [-] army with peace of mind.In his spare time, Zhang Chengtian, who only studied automation in his previous life, studied military knowledge seriously with Sickert as his teacher.Considering that Zhang Chengtian was from the navy, Sickert also imparted Zhang Chengtian's own combat experience without any doubt.Since then, Zhang Chengtian has been branded with the symbol of the Sickert faction in the German military.

With the boring work day after day, Zhang Chengtian's office was "snatched" by him, Krupp's cousin, Bangna, broke in.

At this moment, Zhang Chengtian was staying in the office, signing and stamping the documents on his desk.Although, it's all trifles.But after Zhang Chengtian experienced the mediocrity of his previous life and Sickert's great appreciation and entrustment of his dream, he realized his responsibility. Even if it is some trivial matters, he must do it seriously this time.I swear secretly in my heart that I must seize the opportunity in this world and not let it go to waste.First solve the file in front of you, if you can't finish it today, you will never...

Dong dong dong, there were three clear knocks on the door of Zhang Chengtian's office.

"Come in." Zhang Chengtian said, but his hands still kept moving.

"Hey, it looks like you're very busy." A sweet voice sounded like a silver bell. The person outside the door had an excellent appearance, golden hair, and eyes like pearls in the night. With a tall nose bridge, rainbow-like cherry lips, and a healthy and vigorous face, as long as it is a person with normal aesthetics, you can't help but be moved at first sight. This person is none other than the young lady of the Krupp family—— Bonna.

Zhang Chengtian looked up and saw that it was Bang Na, an inexplicable feeling came to his heart.It's rare to catch up with a beautiful woman, and all I know is to spend countless days and nights with the document here.I remembered that since that day at the Krupp Manor, I had very little communication with Bonna.This is simply occupying the toilet and not using it, which is beyond the law!

"Bang...na." Zhang Chengtian replied while wondering in his heart.

"Why, that reaction." Bonna said.

Zhang Chengtian shook his head, while hypnotizing himself in his mind, he said over and over again, "I feel like I always leave you alone, I'm sorry for you."

"Then why don't you hurry up and go shopping with me to make amends. You weren't so shy when you broke into the women's restroom. Why, you don't want to be responsible now?"

Zhang Chengtian stroked his forehead and shook his head, whispering to himself, "I didn't see anything, so what's my responsibility..."

Bonna frowned slightly, and said in her usual command tone, "What are you muttering about, are you going or not?"