We are soldiers, defenders of Germany. We raised our heads and stepped forward, and the sound of tidy steps promoted not honor, but shame. We have not been near the Rhineland for more than ten years.
At 10 a.m., Neurath summoned the ambassadors of France, Britain, and Italy to inform them of the German troops' entry into the Rhineland, announced Germany's decision to abrogate the Locarno Convention, and proposed a new plan to maintain peace in Europe. These include: Germany has signed non-aggression treaties with France, Belgium and its eastern neighbors; the Franco-German border is a demilitarized zone; Germany is considering rejoining the League of Nations.
At 12 noon, at the Kroll Opera House, Hitler faced the crowds of people standing on the street. "Germany is no longer bound by the Locarno Convention." absolute sovereignty without any restrictions."
Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Essen, East Prussia and even the entire Germany were immersed in a sea of joy. People shouted "Long Live" and danced for a long time.
Declaration to France; reiterates Germany's need for the Rhineland. The Rhineland belongs to Germany and should not accept condominium management! The French government authorities should recognize the current international situation and accept the fact that the German Third Reich has regained control of the Rhineland.
Hitler said: Germany desires peace more than any other country, understands the difficulty of peace, and does not want to reignite war, but the Third Reich is not afraid of war! The Rhineland has always been German territory. This is an undeniable fact! If France is unwilling to admit this fact, then - war! ! !
Under the spotlight, General Ludwig, General Loeb, General Brauchitsch and others came to this inconspicuous town wearing the traditional gray uniforms of the Wehrmacht. Looking at the weather-beaten people, General Ludwig turned back to face "This was a failure on our part," Loeb and Brauchitsch said. "If we hadn't lost that damn war, this would never have happened."
Loeb and Brauchitsch were silent. It was a huge irony that a soldier could not protect the people of his country.
"Hello, generals, I hope I haven't disturbed you." Lin Wei's appearance at the critical moment eased the embarrassment between the two of them.
Although Ludwig didn't like Lin Wei, the leader of the SS, he still nodded symbolically for the sake of Lin Wei's father, "Little Lampard, now our next goal is Cologne. Cologne is In an area with dense industrial bases, it is a border city that borders Belgium and Luxembourg. A battalion will be temporarily stationed there, waiting for the response of various countries. The second battalion of infantry troops will advance towards Essen and Atan, and will finally be temporarily stationed in Yatan is stationed, do you have any opinions?".
Lin Wei touched his chin and said with a smirk, "General Ludwig, the Wehrmacht did not mobilize many troops this time. Such a division of troops is not enough to deter France on the border between Aachen and Cologne. The Dutch and other troops, Essen City have already It’s all under my control and I don’t need help from the Wehrmacht”.
"Lampard, are you sure you don't need the help of the National Defense Forces?" General Brauchic repeated heavily.
"Yes, I'm sure that if you can't handle such a small matter at your doorstep, then the Krupp family might as well disappear," Lin Wei said in a strong tone.
"Okay, Brauchic." Ludwig stopped Brauchic's desire to continue arguing, "Okay, Lampard, since you insist, then the National Defense Forces will not be stationed in Essen, which can just use the limited troops. Tune in where it’s supposed to go.”
"No, no, General Ludwig, that matter is not important." Guderian came out from behind and walked to Lin Wei. "Lampard, seventeen of the ninety-six tanks assigned to the National Defense Forces have malfunctioned. I want to hear your explanation." Guderian looked businesslike.
But Lin Wei did not accept this trick. Lin Wei took out a top-quality cigar from his pocket and lit it slowly. The hearts of these generals of the National Defense Force were bleeding. Didn't the Krupp family always have a family motto of frugality? Why is the heir so extravagant? Seeing that General Ludwig was already a little impatient, Lin Wei slowly answered Guderian's question, "General Guderian, I can only say that the tanks produced by Krupp are not Any problem may be that the Wehrmacht personnel are not familiar with tanks, or it may be poor road conditions. Anyway, Krupp produces high-quality products.”
Guderian was completely speechless when he heard Lin Wei's unreasonable paleness. Even the corners of the serious-faced General Ludwig's mouth curled up involuntarily, as if he was trying his best to endure something.
"If nothing goes wrong, I think I should rush to Essen with the SS military police now. After all, only some personnel from the branch are controlling the situation there." Upon seeing this, Lin Wei thought it would be better to leave early.
"Okay, little Lampard, you go ahead. After all, Essen only has a mere 20,000 branch personnel, so it is not possible to control the situation," General Ludwig said absently.
General Ludwig's words made Lin Wei blush. Essen was Lin Wei's hometown, and Lin Wei was the national leader of the SS. Of course, he would spare no effort to expand his troops in his hometown, but now it seems that he has been Found out, after all, the National Defense Forces also have their own intelligence agencies.
However, Lin Wei ignored Ludwig's sarcasm and immediately rectified the military police. Half an hour later, he left the town. After Lin Wei left, Brauchich finally stopped complaining: "General Ludwig" , this little Lampard doesn’t know whether he is a friend or an enemy, are you too indulgent towards him?”
"Bruchitsch, what do you mean?" Ludwig asked with interest.
"As far as I know, this kid joined the National Socialist Party when Hitler launched the beer hall coup, and he himself had a very good relationship with Hitler," Brauchitsch said solemnly. ,
"I know everything you said," Ludwig replied, "but you have all misjudged him. In fact, he has been acting as a buffer between us and Hitler, trying his best to avoid conflicts between us. If I hadn't guessed, If it’s wrong, this little guy wants to take our place,” Ludwig said with a slight smile.
"What? Replace us?" Even Brauchi's face changed slightly after passing through the strong wind and waves.
"Yes, take our place," Ludwig said with certainty, "This little guy has great ambitions. According to Canaris' report, several of Lampard's classmates in his boyhood were the Vincent family in Munich, Heir to the Brut family in East Prussia and the Hoffmann family in Frankfurt, his wife is from the Ronald family in Dortmund, and he also reached out to Goering's air force and Redel's navy to support young officers respectively. If you give him a few years, what do you think will happen if you give him a few years?"
"Could it be? God, what is he going to do?" Brauchic was surprised by his inference.
"It seems that you have thought that maybe a young honorary officer corps will appear after us," Ludwig said slowly.
"So should we take any measures?" Brauchic asked.
General Ludwig shook his head, "This is not a bad thing for us. After all, Lampard and the others are reserve children with real talents and knowledge. If they are really capable, all members of the officer corps should be them in the future." ".
"General Ludwig, I understand what to do," Brauchic assured solemnly.
"Okay, let's take a good look at this town. After all, I haven't been here for more than ten years."
"I would like to accompany you, General."
The early morning dew watered the entire town, and the earth woke up in a mist. After a night of carnival, people got up early and walked on the road, their faces still a little unbelieving that happiness would come so suddenly. Women walked out of their homes carrying vegetable baskets with charming smiles on their faces. Ah... we finally don't have to live in fear.
At the same time, Lin Wei also led the SS military police to his hometown of Essen.
Berlin was boiling when it was learned that the Wehrmacht had completely taken control of the Rhine!
When the 600 members of Congress heard the news that German soldiers were already attacking the Rhine, they shouted hysterically, their eyes shining with fanaticism, looking at Hitler on the podium, and regarded the government under his leadership as the savior. Hitler lowered his head, as if extremely humble, and waited patiently for them to quiet down.
Finally, Hitler made two oaths in a low and suppressed voice: "We swear: First, we will never yield to any force in restoring the glory of our nation! Second, we promise that we will be better than ever before. We must work harder at all times to seek understanding from European countries, especially from our Western neighbors!"
The 600 members of Congress stood up quickly like robots, stretched out their right arms, raised their hands in a salute, and shouted "Long Live the Empire."
Lin Wei finally returned to Essen after a year. Nothing in his hometown had changed. The iconic buildings in the city of chimneys were still slowly emitting black smoke. But today Essen finally returned to the embrace of Germany with the Ruhr area.