"The military is aware of your difficulties, and we will try our best to report this issue to the government!"
The colonel seemed a little tired. He had encountered this kind of problem countless times during this trip, so he had already developed a formulaic habit of dealing with it.
The sixty-year-old young general heard what Mainz said. He seemed a little anxious as he was perfunctory, and said quickly:"We can't delay it any longer. We really can't delay it any longer. If we delay it any longer, it will be very difficult to summon them again when all the school's faculty and staff are forced to leave because of their livelihood." It's difficult!"
This is true. Once the school organization is disbanded, the faculty and staff who were once attached to the school system will have to run for their own livelihood. They will flow to all parts of the country, and some will even go abroad to other places. Local work, in this case, even if the funding problem is alleviated in the future, it will be extremely difficult to recall them!
Every time one of these people is lost, it is a huge loss to the country. If they are lost at this time, the future is unknown. What a price it would take to fill the void left by their loss!
"Colonel, is it possible for the military to directly allocate funds for support? After all, our units are also military units, and the military cannot ignore them!"
The major general's meaning is very clear. He wants money. Since the government won't allocate funds, then he can ask the army for money. In short, as long as someone gives money!
Faced with the major general's request, Colonel Mainz was silent.
Money, money, money , in the final analysis, it is still a question of money, but currently there is no unit in the entire country that is not short of money. Even the army they are looking forward to is seriously short of money at this time!
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"So what are you going to do?"
At the end of May, Colonel Mainz returned to Hamburg, the German headquarters, and directly found Marshal Hindenburg and reported to him what he had seen and heard along the way.
After hearing the issues reported by the colonel, Marshal Hindenburg Instead of expressing his opinion, he looked at Mainz and asked about his attitude.
"Marshal, can the army come forward to solve these problems?"
Although he knew there was little hope, Colonel Mainz still asked with a hint of hope.
Marshal Hindenburg shook his head:"The government has not allocated funds for several months, and the army is currently in debt. , Don't say I don't have money in my hands, even if I have money in my hands, I will first use it to solve the army's own problems. I have no time to worry about it for the time being!"
The old marshal did not hide any situation, but told the most cruel and realistic situation at the moment.
Seeing the disappointed expression of Colonel Mainz, Marshal Hindenburg sighed and said:"The entire country is currently in a huge situation. In the midst of difficulties, this kind of situation has never been experienced by even an old man like me. Mainz, you don't have to feel guilty or blame yourself, this is not your problem alone!"
I don't know whether the old marshal's relief had an effect or the colonel thought of other methods. The colonel suddenly raised his head, the decadent aura on his body was swept away, his eyes shot out, and he said decisively:"It's time to disarm.!"
"Disarmament is necessary!"
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Many German soldiers did not know that the sentence that determined their fate actually came from the mouth of a colonel.
Perhaps it was because of too much financial pressure, or perhaps because of the continued pressure from the Allies. In short, under pressure from many parties, Marshal Hindenburg finally decided to disarm.
Beginning in June 1919, the German army began large-scale disarmament, and the first to bear the brunt was the German army on the Western Front in the Rhine region.
In a very short period of time, the German army was laid off 1 million troops, and the remaining German troops on the Western Front were only about 200,000. Of course, according to the provisions of the Allied Powers, the German army could only retain a maximum of less than 100,000 troops for national defense after the war. Strength exists, and all redundant troops must be eliminated, so these 200,000 are not the final number, and the number of German troops is still declining.
However, compared with the previous work, the work at this stage is naturally much more arduous.
Most of the troops that were disbanded in the early stage were logistics, civilian and non-combat departments, mainly soldiers.
At this stage, a large number of officers will be eliminated, including many Junker nobles.
This move was tantamount to directly harming the interests of the Junkers. Therefore, the Junkers became dissatisfied, and new pressure began to appear on Marshal Hindenburg.
"Mainz, many people in the military know that you came up with the disarmament proposal, so many people in the military are very dissatisfied with you now!"
Colonel Mainz's current position is a member of the Disarmament Council. He is responsible for reviewing the list of disarmament personnel within the German army.
This job is very important because it is directly related to the future of these officers.
Colonel Mainz is unwilling to Some mediocre and useless people remained in the army, so he controlled the review process very strictly. In his mind, since the Allies only gave the German army a quota of 100,000 people, the best performers and the most capable people should be selected. Strong, the most helpful talents for the future reconstruction of the German army are retained!
For those who are unqualified, the colonel can only say sorry.
However, this approach offended the interests of many people, so they began to attack the United States. Inz, this was what he had expected, and the colonel also knew that Marshal Hindenburg had been silently protecting him from behind. Without the protection of the old marshal, with his mere status as a colonel, he would have been killed by those people. Swallowed!
The old marshal had never mentioned this matter before. This was the first time he spoke. Since the old marshal chose to speak, he should have made a decision without thinking too much. , he asked directly:"So, how will the military arrange my stay?"
Marshal Hindenburg was not surprised by Mainz's reaction. The more he interacted with him, the more he understood this young man.
This is a smart, determined, and religious man, and he is an excellent imperial soldier.
"What are your plans?"
Marshal Hindenburg asked slowly.
"I am afraid that I can no longer continue the work of the Disarmament Council, and it is too difficult to solve domestic problems at home, so I plan to go abroad to study abroad!"
Colonel Mainz said very calmly. Obviously, he had already expected what happened at this time.
"Okay, I agree with your request. So, is there anything else you need me to do before leaving?"
The other party offered to go abroad without asking, which made the old marshal feel relieved.
He didn't want to give up Mainz, but the pressure was too great at the moment, and he had to get the young colonel out of the whirlpool and away from the controversy. This was right. His protection was just that the old marshal was worried that the colonel himself would not understand. But now seeing the other party's behavior, Marshal Hindenburg knew that he was overly worried.
"This is a list. No matter whose relatives those people want to keep, these people must stay. They are the future of the empire!"
Before Colonel Mainz left, he left a long list.
Looking at the list of young generals such as Guderian, Manstein, Dönitz and Kesselring, covering the navy, army and air force, Marshal Hindenburg fell into deep thought.