"What? Extremists launched an armed riot and occupied Munich, and established a revolutionary government?" Faced with the report from the office, the former chief of staff of the German General Staff who was reviewing the documents and the current commander-in-chief of the Weimar German Defense Forces, Hans von Sikt put down the pen to review the documents and sighed, "Are the Bolsheviks causing trouble again?"

At this moment, his heart was filled with the shadow of the November Revolution in Bavaria in 1919, and it was finally dispatched to suppress it.

But the answer is obviously somewhat unexpected: "Sir, not the Bolsheviks, this time it is the National Socialist Workers' Party."

"National Socialist Party?" Sickett finally recalled, "Their leader was a Bohemian corporal?"

"That's right! The former Army Corporal Adolf Hitler was their party leader, and now he is the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Munich. General Rudendolf is also with him."

"Rudendorf?" Sicket browed, obviously a little surprised at hearing the name again, "His he also got involved? Is he a pseudo-Minister of Defense or Chief of General Staff?"

"No, none of them... are the chief consultant."

"A Bohemian Corporal Commander? Don't you think this is ridiculous?"

"This is not ridiculous at all. Sir, General Ludendolf only has historical prestige and reputation, and no unit swears allegiance to him. The main force of the Munich riots were all members of the National Socialist Party, including the infamous stormtroopers..." His aide shrugged, "Of course the corporal cannot command the general, but a corporal with thousands of subordinates can completely drive an unarmed general without a soldier! Besides, who knows if the general has the intention to use the other party?"

Rudendolph was obviously a tragedy in the beer hall coup. He originally thought that he could become the head of the government after the Kuomintang party's rise with his prestige and influence, but he never thought that Hitler cooperated with him just to use his name and would not really hand over the power to him. When Rudendolph persuaded the Munich police and military police to put down their weapons and were rejected by the other party, he finally solved the problem with Goring's commando, Hitler also lost confidence in Rudendolph's prestige.

He finally understood that with the German nature, a famous general would certainly be more likely to gain support than a mediocre general, but if such a famous general had retired, I'm sorry, the Germans who were famous for their discipline and obedience would selectively ignore it - this spirit of the Germans is difficult to cultivate warlords, just as the Weimar Defense Army who opposed democracy always was loyal to the Weimar government, full of German-style understanding of "performing duties". The Austrians learned a vivid lesson here, so in the end he used a chief consultant to dismiss Rudendolf.

"What are the police and military police in Munich doing? Can't even deal with the Free Army with only broken guns and wooden sticks?"

"No, Your Excellency, you underestimated the scale of the Munich riot and the strength of the conspirators. They dispatched trucks, used machine guns and live-fire infantry, and destroyed the defense line built by the police and military police...They had a strong firepower, with more than 100 casualties at the scene, and blood flowed into a river at the entrance of the city hall..."

"So powerful? Machine guns? Where did the rioters get the machine gun? Did the French make trouble with us?" Sickett was worried. He deployed 100,000 main forces of the Weimar National Defense Forces near the Ruhr area to prevent conflicts between the French coalition forces, which currently occupy the Ruhr area and the people in the occupied areas. Unexpectedly, the backyard caught fire and Munich became chaotic first.

"From the description, the machine gun is obviously a legal system, with more than 5, but it is not from the French. It has not yet been determined..." The staff officer added, "The thugs also have a large number of submachine guns, all of which are MP-18, and have very strong lethality."

While he was speaking, the President of Weimar and the Socialist Albert called and asked politely: "Master-in-Chief, do you know the news of the rebellion in Munich?"

"I just received the information and am learning more about the specific information."

"I authorize you to quell the rebellion in a short time as soon as possible. Germany can no longer withstand a major setback. The official document will be sent to you in half an hour."

"I understand, Your Excellency the President, I will send troops as soon as possible."

"Well, how many rioters are there?" said Sickett. "The president has ordered the suppression and I have to send troops."

"3-4,000 people."

"Well, immediately draw a battalion from the defense force and strengthen the cavalry and machine gun forces appropriately, and then rush to Munich to suppress the rebellion."

"No! Sir, I don't think a battalion can achieve the goal."

"No?" Sickett frowned, "Are you doubting the strength of the army? A more than 1,000 people in a strengthening battalion can't deal with a mob of only 3-4,000 people?"

"There are indeed only 30,000-4,000 rioters, but there are two significant follow-up situations that must be taken seriously: First, a large number of right-wing elements who are dissatisfied with the current regime went south to Munich, clamoring to take the lead in establishing the Bavarian revolutionary regime, and the armed members of the KMT Party will soon expand to more than 10,000; Second, after the KMT Party controlled Munich, it seized all the equipment of the police and military police, opened the local arsenal, and obtained a lot of guns and ammunition. Although they are all light weapons, the lethality should not be underestimated... From a prudent perspective, it is always good to prepare a little more troops, otherwise if the casualties are too large, it will cause unnecessary trouble."

The so-called right-wing elements who are dissatisfied with the current regime can understand who they are: the most are nationalists who are weak in the Weimar government and are afraid to fight and are strongly dissatisfied with the Weimar government during the Ruhr crisis, and also include the urban class who is penniless due to the economic collapse. They cursed that the Weimar government should go to hell. Now that someone stands up to fight, they of course have to support them enthusiastically.

"And..." Seeing the staff member's hesitation, Sicket realized that the other party had something to say, and said, "Tell me, what's the secret to you?"

"If you only sent one reinforcement battalion, would President Albert think that you were not doing your mission effectively, and was condoning the rioters in disguise? And then doubting the loyalty and reliability of the Defense Forces?"

Sicket shook his head helplessly: "This damn politics! Well, let the Berlin garrison fight against the rebellion."

"Will the garrison go together?"

"No need, I have to keep people in trouble with the situation in Berlin. Who knows if there are other conspirators who are also making a fuss when they are in a hurry?"

The Berlin Garrison was the predecessor of the Great German Division. Although it only had one regiment, its armed forces were extremely strong. In addition to the strong support of the Weimar government and the painstaking efforts of Sikte, it was also related to the fact that the regiment was drawn to survive the elite troops after World War I - ordinary soldiers of the regiment were majors of various troops during World War I, and it is conceivable how powerful the combat power was.

In addition to the Berlin Garrison, the headquarters garrison in Sikte's defense army was also an elite force. This was a unit composed of elite soldiers from each of the only seven divisions of the defense army to guard the key organs.

"After arriving in Munich, the problem is resolved within three days, but don't kill people indiscriminately. The backbone of the conspirators must be brought to justice and tried publicly, otherwise there will be a continuous stream of latecomers!"

"What should I do with General Rudendolf?"

Sicket sighed and finally made up his mind to say, "Since he has not been involved in it and has no prestigious position, just pretend that he is blinded and let him leave on his own..."
Chapter completed!