Marshal Hindenburg stared at Mainz for a while. He thought Mainz would be very surprised when he heard the news, but to his surprise, Mainz heard the news. There seemed to be little reaction to the news.
This made his evaluation of Mainz rise a lot again. His appearance remained unchanged despite the collapse of the mountain. With such a stable psychological quality, his future will be much easier.
"Aren't you curious?"
The old marshal asked with a smile. He thought that Mainz was not surprised by the news because the other party had a good psychological quality and did not show his inner thoughts.
In fact, when Mainz heard the news, he was confused. , He didn't know why Marshal Hindenburg chose him. There was obviously a more suitable candidate than him, so why did he only choose him?
He was just a young man in his early twenties. What moved him? Old Marshal, why did Old Marshal make such a crazy move?
Mainz seemed indifferent to this impactful news because he was too focused on thinking about this issue!
"Hmm, curious!"
However, this does not mean that he does not want to know the whole story.
The old marshal must have his own considerations when he handed over the army to himself.
Mainz wants to know why the other party did this!
"Because I'm old! Somewhat outdated!"
Marshal Hindenburg said with emotion. Half a month ago, when General Rupprecht returned from Roniya to Munich, Marshal Hindenburg had a long talk with him.
This time During the conversation without a third party, Ruprecht truthfully told Marshal Hindenburg what he had seen and heard in Odili and Roniya.
Ruprecht originally planned to take a boat directly south from Odili. He was heading to North America, but he changed his plan and made a special trip back to Munich just to tell Hindenburg what he saw and heard along the way, especially when he saw Mainz leading troops to fight in Roenigga.
Hindenburg still clearly remembers General Ruprecht's earnest words before leaving:"I am old, really old.
I have been fighting for a lifetime, and this is the first time I can see the battle.
Fighting like this, the ability of these young people is really surprising.
I originally thought that in the reconstruction process of the German army, we experienced veterans should play a leading role.
Now it seems that I am wishful thinking.
Young people are the future of the army.
If we old guys still cling to power, we are not helping the army, but harming it!
"
After Ruprecht left, Hindenburg spent several days. Combining the battle reports reported by Odili and the intelligence he collected himself, he roughly deduced Mainz's way of leading the way and fighting.
If If he didn't know Mainz's results in advance, he might be doubtful about General Rupre's words, but after seeing Mainz's brilliant results, he was sure that it was time for old guys like him to retire. The future was It belongs to these young people!
Thinking of this, Marshal Hindenburg made up his mind to hand over the army to Major General Mainz!
At this moment, Hindenburg no longer had any nostalgia for power, he just wanted to live a few more years. , I strive to see the day when the German army takes off with my own eyes!
After hearing Marshal Hindenburg's straightforward explanation, Major General Mainz fell silent.
He understood the old marshal's intention. He probably saw the trend of the times. Abandoning these old guys, he did not hesitate to hand over the future and hope to the young people, hoping that these young people could lead the country to glory! After understanding this, Mainz admired the old marshal even more.
People who hold power have a fascination with power. In order to firmly hold power in their hands, they will do some incredible things at any cost.
Throughout the ages, how many descendants of emperors have fought for imperial power. How can people hand over the power in their hands so calmly?
There are very few such people, so what Marshal Hindenburg did at this time is particularly great!
"Although I am no longer in the army, my going to Berlin can provide you and the army with the best support, so you can feel free to do what you want in the army. If you need anything, you can tell me directly. Whatever I can do, I will try my best to help you do it!"
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After the hasty meeting, Marshal Hindenburg set off to the capital Berlin without stopping.
At this time, demonstrations calling for the removal or even severe punishment of President Abbott took place across the country.
These protests have put President Abbott in a difficult position. He knows that he has done something wrong, but at this time, he can no longer change his bad impression in the hearts of the people by standing up to apologize or expressing his position.
At this time, Marshal Hindenburg arrived in the capital with the Fifth Army. Under the warm welcome of millions of citizens in the capital, Marshal Hindenburg entered the Brandenburg Gate. Soon, the army took over the city and began to stabilize the city. The city's security was improved, and a large amount of supplies were delivered to the capital from various places, and the situation in the capital began to calm down.
After doing this, Marshal Hindenburg personally went to the Presidential Palace to meet with President Albert.
No one knows what the two talked about, but not long after the two chatted, President Abbott resigned!
On November 28, 1919, after a month of stalemate, President Albert finally announced his resignation as president of the Weimar Republic and recommended Marshal Hindenburg, who was highly respected in the hearts of the Hans people, to succeed him as president.
Marshal Hindenburg declined the election of President Albert, but he proposed an early presidential election.
On December 12, after half a month of preparations, Hansi held a hasty presidential election. In this election, more than 50 million people voted, including Hansi and the newly joined Odili. The right people participated in the vote, and Marshal Hindenburg won without any doubt with 27 million, or a very high vote rate of 54%, and was elected as the second president of the Weimar Republic.
The inauguration of Marshal Hindenburg marked the complete fall of the power of the Weimar Republic into the hands of the right-wing military. No one knew where this iron-blooded general who had experienced several wars would lead the country!
However, when the attention of the whole country was attracted by the presidential election and the election of Marshal Hindenburg as president, not many people noticed that the leader of the German army had changed from an old marshal in his seventies to a A young man who had just been promoted to major general.