69novels Chapter 290
Chapter 290
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“President, this is the telegram that the Prime Minister asked me to pass on!”
Secretary Baumann quickly delivered the telegram about William II from the Windmill Country to President Hindenburg.
Hindenburg was obviously relieved after receiving the telegram, but he quickly concealed it.
“Okay, got it, you can go down!”
“Yes, President!”
Secretary Baumann left calmly and quickly went to Mainz’s office to report the matter to him.
As for President Hindenburg, after reading the telegram from the Windmill Country, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Sure enough, the intelligence was accurate. William II was not honest. He tried to find Mainz and let Mainz support his restoration!”
Hindenburg said to General Bock who was loyal to him.
General Bock had a secret army and also controlled certain intelligence agencies. They carried out intelligence activities in Hans and surrounding countries, collected intelligence for President Hindenburg, and secretly monitored the actions of various forces in the country.
Through this intelligence department, he grasped the movements of William II in the Windmill Country and reported this intelligence to Hindenburg early.
“Can General Mainz’s actions dispel suspicions about him?”
Although Bock is Hindenburg’s man, he has a pretty good relationship with Mainz.
He knows very well that Hindenburg is old, so he can’t follow him for many years, and sooner or later he will have to change his allegiance.
And there is almost no suspense about Hans’s next president. Only Mainz can do the job, and no one else can take over this position from President Hindenburg!
And once Mainz becomes president, what will be the future of General Bock and his 200,000-man R troops? That would be a question mark!
Therefore, General Bock has always attached great importance to maintaining close relations with Mainz and the military, and prepared a safe retreat for himself.
In the future, even if President Hindenburg dies or steps down, they can directly surrender to Mainz.
It is for this reason that when expressing his opinion on this matter, Bock secretly sided with Mainz.
“Well, I have never doubted him. Sooner or later, this country will be handed over to him to manage. There is no point in doubting him at this time.”
President Hindenburg didn’t know whether he saw through General Bock’s little thoughts, or he really believed unconditionally in Mainz, whom he promoted.
He pondered and said,”What I am worried about is that the restless emperor William II will return to the country. In that case, the Hohenzollern dynasty may be restored!”
Hearing this, Bock understood that Hindenburg was not worried about Mainz, but was worried that Mainz was young and inexperienced, and was afraid that he would be deceived by William II. Once William II returned to Hans, Mainz’s position would be threatened. If he got hot-headed and restored the dynasty and let William II return to the throne, then all Hindenburg’s previous efforts would be in vain.
“The Junker nobles have completed their historical mission. It is time to disappear from Hans’ history. Hans does not need such military nobles now, so I will never allow the restoration of the Hohenzollern dynasty!”
Hindenburg’s attitude towards the Junker nobles was very strong. Now that he had decided to take action against the Junker nobles, there was no turning back. He could only go all the way to the end. There was no possibility of fighting with the Junker nobles!
“I see. Are we going to reject the Emperor’s application?”
Hindenburg sneered,”No, we agree to his application, but he cannot visit our warships as Emperor Hans, but only as a civilian!”
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This telegram was sent to the Windmill Kingdom intact, and soon it was delivered to William II.
Seeing this telegram, William II was speechless for a long time.
He didn’t expect that the old guy Hindenburg hated him so much. Not only did he guard against him everywhere, but he even wanted to deprive him of his title of emperor. This old guy, why didn’t he die? He was almost eighty years old. Everyone else was dead, how could he still be alive?
Originally, with William II’s conceited and sensitive character, he was angry and didn’t plan to visit.
Humph, it’s just a larger battleship, what’s the big deal?
When I was the emperor, I personally participated in the design of dozens of battleships. I boarded eighty ships, if not a hundred. One more is not much, and one less is not much! However
, at this time, the debate between the Windmill Kingdom and other countries in the world about who is stronger between the Hood and the Bismarck has spread, and major newspapers in the Windmill Kingdom are also competing to report this matter.
Because this incident had a great impact, William II was also affected. When he saw the names of Bismarck and Tirpitz mentioned repeatedly in the newspapers, the old emperor could no longer hold back his curiosity!
“Even if I don’t attend as an emperor, it doesn’t change the fact that I am the German Emperor!”
He comforted himself in his heart, and he felt much better after the comfort, so he accepted Hindenburg’s harsh conditions and boarded the Tirpitz battleship for a visit as a civilian.
William II was right about one thing. When he was in power, he did inspect many of Hans’s warships, including various cutting-edge battleships, and he even inspected the Bavaria-class battleships!
However, among the battleships that William II visited, none of them was as attractive as the one he saw today!
The graceful curves, slender figure and majestic main guns of the Tirpitz fascinated the old emperor.
William II was a technical geek, and he had personally inspected it. Having participated in the design of new naval warships, his understanding of the navy far exceeds that of ordinary people!
Compared to other people who boarded the battleship just to take pictures and watch the excitement, William II was more concerned about the details of this warship!
The handling of details determines the upper limit of this battleship and also determines the combat capability of this battleship!
However, what made William II very satisfied was that after he carefully checked it, he found that although the battleship Tirpitz was not 100% completed, the design and handling of the details of this battleship were quite exquisite. At least with his professional eyes, he could not see any problems!
If there is really a problem, it is that the main gun of the battleship Tirpitz makes him feel very strange
“Is the main gun of this battleship really of 406mm caliber?”
William II grabbed a German officer and asked him directly.
The captured German officer was none other than Major Karl, the captain of the Tirpitz.
He took a look at the huge muzzle of the Tirpitz and nodded:”This is indeed a 406mm naval gun. It is the most advanced and powerful main gun in China and even in the world, without a doubt!”
William II looked at the other party strangely, not knowing why the other party added the four words”without a doubt”.
However, he was quite satisfied with the other party’s answer. The problem of Hans’s main gun caliber and tonnage has always been a pain in William II’s heart, and now it seems that this problem seems to have been solved.
“How much does the turret of your main gun weigh?”
William II walked a few steps on the decks on both sides of the main gun, and after turning around a few times, he determined that the biggest difference of this battleship was the main gun.
He always felt that the main gun of this battleship did not seem to be that big. After all, there was still a lot of space on the decks on both sides of the turret. This proved that after installing these main guns, the internal space of the battleship was still very abundant, which made the installation of their armor not affected at all!
This situation was once the biggest disadvantage of German battleships!
“Sorry, this is a military secret, I cannot answer it!”
Major Karl refused to answer the question with a straight face.
William II was about to scold the disobedient major, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately realized his identity.
“Alas, times have changed!”
William II seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and suddenly became uninterested. He shook his head and sighed as he left the Tirpitz and returned to his castle.
PS: I’ve added the second chapter, and I’ve basically eaten up all the tickets for urging me to update. I’ll probably be able to relax tomorrow…_
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