Dortmund is the largest and most important industrial city in the eastern part of the Ruhr Industrial Area. This city had a population of 150,000 before the war and was the fifth largest city in Germany and Italy.
In the south of the city, near the banks of the Ruhr River, huge chimneys are continuously emitting waste gas from steel and coal factories into the sky. A large amount of industrial sewage flows directly into the Ruhr River along the sewage canals, causing the entire Ruhr River to spread. There was a pungent odor.
Like other industrial cities in Europe in this era, Dortmund's environmental pollution is very serious. Although it has not reached the level of the foggy capital city where the sun never sets, like the Thames River in the foggy capital, several rivers in the Rhine region flow through industrial cities. Almost all is contaminated.
On the afternoon of November 15, a group of soldiers escorted several hooded prisoners to the banks of the Ruhr River, where they prepared to shoot them.
"Any last words?"
After interrogating these Bolsheviks, Major Mainz has basically figured out the organizational structure and contact information of these people.
At this time, the entire city has basically settled down, and the follow-up troops will soon escort the new Republican When officials came to take over, these people were useless.
Major Mainz pulled out his sidearm from the holster. This was a brand new Ruger 08 pistol, the first semi-automatic pistol. Look. He looked like he was planning to use this pistol to send the person in front of him on his way.
"Humph, there is no end to the Bolsheviks!"
A determined Bolshevik struggled and shouted
"Long live the great old horse, the great column..." boom!
Accompanied by a burst of crisp gunfire, the noisy crowd suddenly stopped.
Major Mainz stared indifferently at the middle-aged man in front of him who had left a deep impression on him, and slowly raised the gun in his hand.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, as long as you let me go, I can do whatever you want!"
The death of his companion frightened the middle-aged man. When he saw the black muzzle of the gun in Mainz's hand pointing at him, he immediately peeed in fright. At this time, he could no longer care about any noble ideals and lofty ideals. These frivolous ambitions and the human instinct to survive made him almost subconsciously say begging for mercy.
"oh? Give you a break? Give me a reason that will convince me to let you go!"
Major Mainz sneered and stared at the other person condescendingly. His eyes were as cold as a sharp blade, which made the middle-aged man shudder.
"As long as you can let me go, I, I can tell you the list of other people appointed to participate in this Ruhr Industrial Zone operation!"
Mainz Major stared at the other party for a long time. Just when the middle-aged man felt that he was dead and completely desperate, the major's face showed a smile of successful conspiracy:"Deal!"
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With the clues provided by insiders, in the next few days, the German army easily arrested the Bolshevik representatives who infiltrated the Ruhr Industrial Area. In less than ten days, including Dortmund, Essen and other Ruhr Industrial Area The situation in major cities has calmed down.
November 25, Ruhr Industrial Area, Essen.
In the evening, on the bank of the Lin River in the southwest of Essen, Major Mainz stood by the river, quietly looking into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"Major, do you really want to let this guy go?"
Second Lieutenant Gruss, the guard platoon leader, asked with some confusion. In his opinion, these Bolsheviks who are taking advantage of the country's turmoil to run around and incite workers to revolt and riot are not good people and should all be killed. That's right.
Major Mainz turned around, glanced at the second lieutenant, and said:"In the east, on the ruins of Tsarist Russia, a red country was born. It is said that all the people there are red elements. They currently have many Tens of millions of people, can you kill them all?"
The second lieutenant was stunned and opened his mouth. He didn't know how to answer for a moment.
At this moment, several soldiers escorted the middle-aged man who had once encouraged the workers in the square and walked to Mainz.
"Take off his blindfold!"
In order to avoid being discovered by others and causing unnecessary conflicts, the soldiers kept the middle-aged man's eyes covered along the way, but it was no longer necessary at this time because Mainz decided to let him go.
"You, are you really going to let me go?"
After the middle-aged man's blindfold was taken off, it took him a long time to see the surrounding situation clearly. When he saw a small boat parked on the riverside next to Major Mainz, he suddenly understood something in his heart.
Seeing that the other party really wanted to fulfill his obligations, The middle-aged man let go of his promise, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Although they had indeed reached an agreement before, whether the other party would fulfill the agreement was completely beyond his control, so he had been worried for the past ten days, worrying that the other party would Break the agreement and kill yourself
"Your intelligence is very accurate and has provided a lot of help to our operations!"
Major Mainz ignored the other party's question and glanced at the middle-aged man with messy hair and haggard face.
"The fact that you provided us with information is known to God and to the earth. You know it and I know it. Of course, if I am willing, your comrades will soon know it too!"
Major Mainz's words made the middle-aged man stunned for a moment, and then his face showed a hint of joy.
The most worried question along the way was whether the German army would kill him, and the second most worried question was if the German army fulfilled its promise and released him. If he escaped, he would probably be hunted by the organization for betraying the revolution.
But at this time, Major Mainz's words solved his worries. Of course, this handle remained with Major Mainz. In his hands, as long as he is willing, he can ruin the middle-aged man's reputation at any time!
The major continued:"I heard that the red bears are relatively short of weapons and ammunition. They fought very hard against the White Army's attack. You can tell me when you go back. They, we have a lot of weapons and equipment here. If they want it, they can send someone to contact them. It is best if you come by yourself. Do you understand?
The middle-aged man's eyes lit up and he subconsciously said,"Are you going to sell arms to the Soviets?""