Things were looking bad on the Western Front, at least that was the view of the German troops retreating from the front.
As the last unit to retreat from the front line, when Major Mainz arrived at Daleiden with his unit, about a regiment of troops had already gathered here.
This is the Fourth Infantry Regiment of Rosenberg that retreated from Rosenberg. At this time, Rosenberg has been occupied by the Allied Forces. It is very likely to break away from Hans and become independent in the future. Therefore, the fate of the Fourth Infantry Regiment of Rosenberg is very uncertain. It may be disbanded directly.
However, they are definitely not the only ones who will be disbanded. Mainz knows very well that the future Treaty of Versailles will impose extremely strict restrictions on Hans, especially the military restrictions on Hans. According to that standard, I am afraid that 98 % of the troops will be disbanded.
Compared with the 4th Infantry Regiment, which is full of wounded soldiers, has low morale and looks in dire straits, although this unit under Major Mainz has only one battalion and a much smaller number than the other side, their military appearance looks much more serious.
, there is no decadence of defeat at all from the soldiers, but there is an indescribable spirit.
Although there are many wounded soldiers in the first battalion, these wounded soldiers have been properly taken care of, and none of them has been left behind.
was brought out.
The broken military flag carried by the flag guards looked even more majestic at this moment. The huge Iron Cross and the majestic Black Eagle flag made the soldiers of the Fourth Infantry Regiment feel a lot of pressure, and they couldn't help themselves. stood up and paid attention to the troops.
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Daleiden is just a small town, originally with only more than 3,000 residents. Due to the war, most of the people here fled, and the houses that were looked at were also destroyed by artillery fire.
After the Fourth Infantry Regiment entered the town, it almost filled up the entire town, leaving not much space for them to station. Moreover, the aura of decadence and depression about the Fourth Infantry Regiment made Mainz The major couldn't help but frown. He was reluctant to let his people stay with such a troop.
"Go station outside the city!"
Major Mainz quickly issued an order, led the troops around the city, and set up camp on the east side of the town.
"Hello, Mr. Major, I am the liaison officer of the regiment. Are you the Mainz Major of the 1st Guards Infantry Regiment?"
Mainz had just settled down outside the city of Daleiden with his troops, and someone immediately came to the door.
"Well, I'm like, what's the matter?"
Looking at the other party with doubtful eyes, Major Mainz answered neatly.
"Great, I finally found you. That's it. This is the order given to you by the legion commander. Please sign for it!"
The liaison officer took out a document and handed it to Mainz. Mainz took it and took a look at it. It was a transfer order to transfer him and his troops to the western city of Bonn. After checking it, he made sure there was nothing wrong. After the question, Major Mainz signed his name on the document.
However, the liaison officer in front of him did not leave immediately. Seeing the other person's hesitation, Mainz took the initiative and said:"Is there anything else? Lieutenant."
The lieutenant liaison officer blushed and said in a low voice with some embarrassment,"Major, can you please sign your name for me?" Just sign here!"
As he said that, he quickly took out a note pad and sent it to Mainz.
"sign?"
The request made by the other party made Mainz feel a little stunned. He is just a major, not a senior general. There are only eight thousand majors like him in the army. How could anyone want to ask him for an autograph? ?
"Yes, you are the hero of the empire, even though the empire no longer exists..."
The lieutenant liaison officer lowered his head, his eyes slightly red. Obviously, the news that the Second Empire no longer existed was still difficult for him to accept.
Mainz is not as sad as him. Instead of wallowing in the sorrow of the past, it is better to muster the courage to move forward.
After carefully writing his name one stroke at a time, Major Mainz patted the lieutenant on the shoulder and said to him:"The Empire will come back, it will definitely come back!"
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After a day of repairs in Daleiden, Major Mainz took his troops and set off by train the next day, arriving in the western city of Bonn that afternoon.
Bonn was once the capital of the Principality of Cologne. This city has a history of 2,000 years and is one of the oldest cities in Hanse.
Because of the war, Bonn seemed very depressed at this time. The workers' uprising in Berlin, the capital, quickly spread from the eastern region to the western region. The Ruhr Industrial Zone north of Bonn has the largest number of workers in the country. Once there is unrest there, For the already precarious country of Hans, it is even worse.
Two days ago, Chief of General Staff Hindenburg reached an agreement with Prime Minister Friedrich Ebert of the newly formed government of the Republic. Hindenburg represented the army to support the new republic, and in return, Prime Minister Ebert continued to appoint Field Marshal Hindenburg was the Chief of General Staff and was responsible for suppressing domestic workers' uprisings and military rebellions.
After General Gröner returned from Berlin, Field Marshal Hindenburg began to mobilize troops to prepare to suppress the Bolshevik revolution in the country.
Major Mainz was not part of the order at the beginning, but before Hindenburg took action, he thought of this young general who had repelled the enemy twice and still stood firm when the entire army was retreating. So, by some strange combination of circumstances, the majestic empire The marshal actually gave the order himself and issued an order to transfer a major.
Marshal Hindenburg did not know that his order directly changed the fate of the entire Hans Kingdom and also changed the history of the entire world.