69novels Chapter 497
Chapter 497
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Frankfurt, a major town in western Hans, hundreds of staff members are busy working in the German Western Front Wartime Headquarters.
The latest intelligence comes from all over the country. After being summarized, it is summarized layer by layer according to the importance. The most important intelligence is sent to the supreme commander.
At the same time, based on this intelligence, the people in the staff will give accurate orders to the front-line troops after targeted analysis. Hundreds of orders are sent from here to the front line, commanding the actions of the six front-line armies and nearly 2 million troops! As the chief of the general staff, Manstein naturally has to command here.
Commanding a war involving millions of people alone, determining the fate of a country or even the entire world, such a thing is still very stressful for Manstein!
“What, are you nervous?”
But fortunately, the German Army’s commander-in-chief Mainz was also on the Western Front at this time. With him supervising the battle, Manstein felt much more relaxed. If he felt that there was something he couldn’t make up his mind about, he could just hand it over to Mainz. Out of his absolute trust in Mainz, Manstein would not question any of Mainz’s decisions and orders.
He firmly believed that Mainz’s decision must be right!
“”Well, a little bit!”
Manstein said frankly. Although Mainz had given him the two major battles of the Battle of Jake and the Battle of Borland to command in advance in order to train him to be independent and lead the three armies, the scale and intensity of those two wars were far less than this action.
They had only dealt with some second-rate countries that were not very strong around Hans before. Whether it was Jake or Borland, their hard power was very different from Hans, so when facing these countries, Manstein did not have much burden in his heart!
However, the situation this time was completely different. The opponents of the German army were the two traditional powers, the British Empire and Gaul. Their strength was not comparable to that of second-rate countries like Jake and Borland! Moreover, this war was of great significance to Hans. They could only win and not lose. Once they failed, the fate of the entire Deyizhi might come to an end!
Facing such a strong enemy, coupled with the consequence that once they failed, they would be doomed to an irreversible state. If it were anyone, I’m afraid they would feel pressured!
“It is normal to feel stressed and it is inevitable to feel nervous. Not to mention you, even I feel nervous sometimes!”
Mainz patted Manstein on the shoulder and motioned him to go out for a walk to relieve the pressure.
Franconia is located on the banks of the Main River, which is an important tributary of the Rhine River. Coincidentally, the name of Mainz is taken from the Main River. At the intersection of this river and the Rhine River, there is a small town called Mainz. Originally, the area and population of this town were not large, with less than 10,000 people and an area of only about 20 square kilometers.
However, affected by the economic recovery of Hans, the economy of the Rhine region has become more and more developed, a large number of shipping industries have begun to emerge, and the president of Mainz has the same name as the town, so this The town received support and care from the local government in terms of policies.
At this time, the Mainz area has been promoted from a small town to a city.
The new urban area has emerged on the south bank of the Rhine.
The area of the urban area exceeds 100 square kilometers, and the population has increased from less than 10,000 people at the beginning to the current 120,000 people.
Although all this did not come from Mainz, the local residents attributed this credit to him. Therefore, they erected a very tall statue for Mainz on the banks of the Rhine to thank him.
Standing outside the city of Frankfurt, you can see the statue on the other side of the river at both ends. Mainz always feels that he has seen his own statue. Something is wrong. Isn’t there only a statue of a dead person?
He is only 30 years old. It always feels weird to have such a statue…
But Manstein next to him didn’t have such an idea at all. On the contrary, after he saw the statue, he only had an envious expression on his face!
Being loved by the people so much that they spontaneously raised funds to build a statue for him, this prestige is something he may never achieve in his lifetime.
So Manstein envied Mainz very much. He didn’t know whether his status in the hearts of the Hans people would be comparable to that of Mainz at this time after he led the German army to win the war. Is there a chance that someone in his hometown will also be in his hometown? Why not build a statue like this for yourself?
The two walked and stopped, chatting a lot along the way.
Although they are brothers from the same father and mother, Manstein is ten years older than Mainz, and he was adopted by the Manstein family after he was born, so they had almost no contact when they were young.
Manstein joined the army, attended military school, and fought for his country on the battlefield much earlier than Mainz.
The two may have never had such a conversation before, and perhaps at this moment, the two have thrown away the barriers between their identities and ages, and they are really like brothers, and can treat each other as relatives!
“By the way, I heard from Sibeli that Elizabeth is doing well.”
When they reached the Main River, Manstein asked about Mainz’s family.
Mainz and Elizabeth got married in July 1923, and it has been four years since then.
Because of their busy work and Elizabeth’s young age, they did not consider having children at first. After all, Mainz had not yet consolidated his power and had not completely eradicated the threats from the Junker nobles and domestic opposition, so he did not want his dangerous situation to affect his family.
However, after eradicating the Junker nobles and purging the domestic opposition, this threat���The conflict was resolved completely, and Mainz’s power was already very stable, and no one could threaten him.
At this time, Elizabeth was 22 years old, so the two began to plan to have a child.
The pregnancy movement was very successful. In March of this year, Elizabeth was confirmed to be pregnant, and the expected date of delivery was in late January 1927.
If the war had not broken out, Mainz should have taken leave at this time to accompany his wife and accompany her through this most difficult period.
But now it seems that these are all extravagant hopes. Mainz can’t ignore the bloody battles of millions of soldiers on the front line and accompany his family in the rear with peace of mind.
He can’t do this, and the conditions don’t allow him to do so.
So Mainz can only leave his family and rush to the battlefield.
Manstein’s youngest son was just born last year. As a father of three children, he can understand Mainz’s mood very well.
As a father, he can’t be with his wife to witness the birth of his child together, and it’s his first child. This kind of mood must be very tormenting!
“Please convey my gratitude to Sibeli for her concern for Elizabeth. I have entrusted Elizabeth’s good friend Miss Sofia to take care of her on my behalf. The two are very safe now. She called me yesterday to comfort me and told me not to worry, but I think she is probably still a little scared in her heart!”Mainz
‘s biological mother just passed away last year. There is no one to rely on in the family. Besides, it is better to let her close friends help than to let these people take care of his wife. After all, the age gap between Mainz’s family and him is too big. The youngest Manstein is ten years older than him, not to mention others!
Hearing Mainz’s words, Manstein was relieved.
Considering the personal safety of the first lady, he did not continue to ask more questions, nor did he propose the idea of letting his wife take care of her on his behalf. After all, Elizabeth’s personal safety is not just as simple as the first lady’s own safety. The child in her belly, This may be the key to Hans’ future.
Because there have been rumors that Mainz intends to rebuild the empire and establish the Third Reich, and after defeating Gaul, he will follow the example of the founder of the Second Empire, Emperor William I, and be crowned in the Palace of Versailles in Gaul!
And every empire will have its own emperor. If Mainz really rebuilds the empire, then there is no doubt that he will become the first emperor, and his offspring will naturally become the crown prince.