Chapter 72
"I don't think he can get more power. He is too young and prone to impulsive in doing things. We cannot give Germany's future to such a young boy." A veteran general with thick eyebrows leaned against the back of a chair and said.
Aside him, a middle-aged man in a brand new lieutenant general's uniform seemed disdainful: "We are all old, and he has done what we really want to do, but we can't do. We should support him."
"What else can I say to support him? What he did was enough to hang him dozens of times when I was young! We didn't pursue him, and we gave him more and more power." An old general with a white beard and bald head said, slamming the table.
"But his recent diplomatic efforts have been quite successful. We cannot ignore his contribution just because he has done something extraordinary. Germany is gradually becoming stronger. This is what we all hope to see." The President Hindenburg, who was sitting at the top, said with a squinted eyes. He was in poor health recently and was breathing after saying a few words.
"General Hamestein is still at ease when he sits in the commander-in-chief and can also put some pressure on Aka to make him feel scruples in doing things!" The old general who was thick-browed at the beginning thought about it and said.
"Well! We cannot replace the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces casually. Hamestein is our man and is still reliable at critical moments. There is no need to replace it." The middle-aged general who had initially opposed him nodded and said, "The troops we control are decreasing, and we can no longer give him real power."
"If you are worried, give the navy to him. It can be seen that he is one of the few talents, proficient in combat with many arms, and handing over the navy to him. I have no objection, and the navy has less than 20,000 people. We can afford this reward." Sitting in the corner of the table, the Navy's actual ruler, Raidel, spoke.
The bald old general in the central snorted and laughed: "Hmph, you are willing to spend money! The naval part of the "Plaint Plan" has made you, the naval commander, turn over. Are you just working hard to support that little major general of Akado? Give him all the power in your hands?"
"Please pay attention to your words!" The old general who spoke at the beginning said with some angrily: "What we are discussing is how to deal with Major General Acardo and Rudolph. What does this have to do with the* of Raidel?"
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"Don't slap the table in front of me! There is only one person who can slap my table in this life, that is His Majesty the Emperor!" Hindenburg opened his eyes and said this slowly. The room immediately became quiet, and no one dared to speak loudly anymore.
"All the exercise plans of the National Defense Forces are now formulated by him. More than half of the weapons and equipment were purchased by him. The future development program was proposed a few years ago and gradually improved to the present..." The speech seemed to be a very physically consuming task for Hindenburg. He finished a passage slowly, stopped and took a deep breath.
Then he looked around his generals, most of whom followed him to fight in all directions, and were his direct descendants: "We are all old! One day we will hand over the power in our hands to the young people behind us. What we have to do is very simple, just select these successors for Germany."
"I am a middle-level general." The middle-aged general stood up and said, "But I know I am not as good as General Acardo, so there is no shame in asking me to salute him. If he can lead us to victory, I will salute him! Give him the German rituals that have been popularized in the army!"
"Then let's do it this time." Hindenburg nodded and slowly stood up with the help of his secretary: "In my name, he was promoted to Acardo Rudolph as the LCG of the National Defense Forces, responsible for the establishment of the Joint Operations Staff of the National Defense Forces, which is in charge of the establishment of the Joint Operations Staff of the Navy, Army and Air Forces. He served as the first chief of the joint operation of the three armies. He was responsible for the establishment and reorganization of the National Defense Forces Navy, Army and Air Forces."
With a neat sound, everyone stood up from their seats and stood attentively and saluted: "Yes!"
Since the matter was completely settled, the meeting was announced, and Hindenburg was first supported by his secretary and walked out of the conference room, while the others also dispersed in groups of three or three.
"The German Welfare Commander who is not yet fully qualified for 28 years old will become the laughing stock of the world! The old marshal is old after all." While moving towards the corridor outside the conference room, the bald general frowned and complained to the thick-browed general who was about his age.
"Compared with this, I am more worried about the expansion of the Great German Party in the army. I am not afraid of a lieutenant general of the National Defense Forces. What I am afraid of is a dictator who controls military and political power and loses the constraints of power. Once this person makes a mistake, Germany will be doomed." The thick-browed veteran general sighed and said.
"I knew you could see farther than me when the Battle of the Somme. I was just a warrior, not as twists and turns as you did. But I just didn't like this Akado. Why did I become a senior general at a young age? I was the first general who was the first to win my life! When I was fighting, he was still a big-headed soldier! Damn..." The bald and bearded general was cursing and accompanied the thick-browed old general and walked further and further away, and his voice gradually became unaware.
The middle-aged general watched them walk away, stopped and waited for Raidel to walk side by side before asking, "I heard that you and Lieutenant General Acardo met two years ago, and the friendship is very good. If I have time, I will have dinner together?"
There is never a shortage of smart people in this world. After seeing the unstoppable rise of Acardo, the general who holds the command of the two divisions of the National Defense Forces near Leipzig and Dresden in Germany finally decided to make a choice in advance. Sometimes life is a big gamble. If you win the bet, you will be successful. If you lose the bet, you will be doomed. However, if you want to bet, you must start early, because you can get the benefits in time, and adding icing on the cake is easy to settle the accounts after the autumn.
The General of the Boke was a smart man. He knew that he could be promoted to the General of the National Defense Forces successfully, and he relied on Akado's "Pluto Plan" to expand the number of the National Defense Forces. In 1920, he was also a staff officer of the Ministry of Defense and the rank of colonel. In just five years, he became a young rank of general of the National Defense Forces with the expansion of Akado's army.
Originally he was determined to use Prussian loyalty to support his President Hindenburg, but when he found that Hindenburg's old body was about to fall, the idea of finding another way out was lingering in his heart. After comparing various forces, he decided to bet his life on the newly-rise Acardo Rudolph Group.
"This is no problem. General Akado has always wanted to get to know General Bok, but he has never had a chance." Raidel was stunned. He was the only one among the participants in this meeting who had a close contact with Akado, and he was the only one who spoke to Akado with great fanfare. If he had not represented the Navy's opinion, he would probably not have been called.
"Thank you! I have a bottle of French Margot Castle wine. It's been a while! Come to my house in the evening! I asked Mary to prepare her salad and soup." Based on the principle that choosing a day is worse than a day, Bock did not intend to waste this opportunity. He wanted to establish a friendship with Redel immediately. His home is in Berlin, not in Dresden, the base of his army command.
Redell also nodded happily in agreement with the purpose of winning over and making friends, saying, "Of course. I am very happy to go! You know that I am a wine worm. I am reluctant to leave when I heard that there is good wine. Hahahaha."
He laughed and followed Bock forward, then lowered his voice and said, "If you don't mind, General Acardo and Mr. Stresman, vice chairman of the Great German Party, may have time tonight, so why not call them?"
"Of course! There is no problem at all!" Bock smiled even happier and could directly get to know Akado. In the future, under Akado's command, he would at least be of the same level as Redell, so he would naturally not lose his benefits. So he said: "Since we can invite so many distinguished guests, we will be neglected by eating salads and soup. I will rush back and call, and ask the servants to choose more high-quality steaks and prepare a roast chicken."
In the evening, Acardo, Stresman, confidant Merkel, Jerinnike Cassia and others followed Redel to Bock's home in Berlin. Several people gathered until after 8 o'clock in the evening.
The next day, Bock secretly joined the Great German Party and hurried back to the command center in Dresden, began to deploy tasks, preparing to receive the armored vehicles and new artillery that Akardo secretly allocated to him.
Moreover, he personally announced at the regular meeting of the commander-level meeting under his command, that is, officers above the 9th and 10th Divisions of the National Defense Forces, that is, he personally announced that he would no longer interfere with the development of the Great German Party within the army. The news came back to Berlin. After hearing about it, Hindenburg sat alone in a chair without saying a word for more than ten minutes.
Because just a few hours ago, he had just issued an order to establish the Joint Operations Staff of the National Defense Forces, which is in charge of the navy, army and air force, and the newly promoted Acardo Rudolph will serve as the first Chief of the Joint Operations Staff of the Three Arms.
Chapter completed!