Rise of Australia

Chapter 976 Rebellion
The destruction of 150 million troops put Russia in a very bad situation. But obviously, there was a country in a worse situation than Russia at that time, and that was Germany, whose strategic defense line had to be passively contracted.

Compared to the firmly united Germany before and during the war, Germany today is more like a mixture of chaos and disorder.

The German Chancellor is not omnipotent, and he cannot make all Germans trust and obey him.

Whether it is the German military high-ranking officials, government officials, or those retired old guys, there is a group that is against the German Chancellor.

Although the German Chancellor has also established relevant domestic intelligence organizations for this purpose, he has repeatedly reviewed those retired old guys and senior military and political figures.

But the things in the dark cannot be completely eliminated. They will hide in the dark when Germany is in an advantageous position, and they will also stand up and condemn Germany when it is at a disadvantage.

The most famous senior official who opposed the German Chancellor was the retired military senior Ludwig Beck.

This guy, who is also famous in history, was awarded the rank of General of Artillery because of his brilliant 40-year military career. (First-class honorary rank)
In his military career, Ludwig Beck served as Chief of the German Army General Staff until he was forcibly removed from office due to political differences with the German Chancellor.

But it was also because of this that General Ludwig Beck was very dissatisfied with the German Prime Minister's arrogant behavior, and he also opposed Germany's war against Poland without being fully prepared.

But the subsequent rapid defeat of Poland was obviously beyond Ludwig Beck's expectations. General Ludwig was not a fool. He decisively gave up his opposition to the German Chancellor and honestly became a retired old man.

However, after the failure of the Battle of Moscow and the Battle of Sudalingrad, Ludwig Beck believed that the time had come.

Now is Germany's last chance to make peace, while Germany has not lost its last strength and its homeland has not been attacked by the Allies.

However, at this time, most of the German government and military were pro-war, and the German Chancellor was a determined and crazy warmongerer.

Under such circumstances, if the government wanted to agree to surrender to the Allies, it was necessary to do everything possible to pull the German Chancellor down from his high position.

Considering the large number of confidants and crazy SS cultivated by the German Chancellor, if one wants to completely bring him down, he must decisively and quickly overthrow the government and execute him.

Executing the German Chancellor, what a crazy idea.

Although many senior military officials among the Junker aristocracy were dissatisfied with the German Chancellor, they were obviously unable to confront the core force cultivated by the German Chancellor.

The German Chancellor cultivated a large number of confidants through various means, including the SS who were loyal only to the Chancellor, the German Air Force controlled by the Chancellor's confidant Goering, and intelligence organizations established under various names.

Such a luxurious lineup, not to mention the opposition from several senior military officials, even if it could incite a part of the army to rebel directly, it would not be possible to capture Berlin before the German Prime Minister could react.

If discovered, there is only one outcome for the crime of treason, and that is execution.

General Ludwig Beck obviously knew the consequences of failure, but he also knew that he and Germany had little chance.

In order to successfully rebel and take control of the German government, one must have several very firm and reliable allies, and the allies must also have a sufficient number of troops.

The first target of General Ludwig Beck was Hans Speidel. Although Hans Speidel was only a major general, he had a relatively elite force under his command. More importantly, Major General Hans was a good friend of General Ludwig Beck, and General Ludwig naturally understood that Major General Hans had become somewhat dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's rule.

In fact, long before the war began, Major General Hans was still a nationalist and agreed with the German Chancellor's military expansion and preparation for war.

But it is obvious that the German Chancellor's actions go far beyond military expansion and the annexation of a few small countries. His plan is even to annex the whole of Europe.

General Hans thought it was a bit crazy to offend several major European powers at once, especially when Germany challenged the whole world alone in the late stage of the war, which made Major General Hans more suspicious of the German Prime Minister.

Like General Ludwig Beck, Major General Hans believed that if Germany could not withdraw from the war as soon as possible, the German people would face a catastrophe worse than World War I.

This idea coincides with that of General Ludwig Beck, which is why the two were able to come together and become good friends.

But it is simply impossible for a small major general and an infantry division to overthrow the German Chancellor.

In order to ensure the success of the plan, General Ludwig Beck and Major General Hans unanimously decided to win over more senior military officials and gather more troops before taking action.

The good news is that ever since the failure of the Battle of Sudalingrad, the Junker nobles have been very dissatisfied with the German Prime Minister who insisted on launching the Battle of Sudalingrad.

At the moment, it is still very easy to gather a few powerful senior military officials who are against the Prime Minister.

A few days later, a huge piece of good news completely excited Major General Hans and General Ludwig Beck.

Because Major General Hans' lobbying played a big role. He not only persuaded some senior officers of Army Group B who had just taken office, but also persuaded the current commander-in-chief of Army Group B, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, who was known as the "Eagle of the Empire".

Erwin Rommel is a well-known figure. Although his resume is not the same as in history, Erwin Rommel still demonstrated his talents in his military career and was promoted to Field Marshal.

As one of the three most outstanding German generals in World War II, Erwin Rommel's military ability is beyond doubt.

Even in this world, Erwin Rommel still served as the commander of the German Chancellor's headquarters and other important positions, which was enough to show the German Prime Minister's trust in this imperial eagle.

For Major General Hans and General Ludwig Beck, winning over Rommel was simply unthinkable.

After all, Rommel was an active field marshal, in charge of Army Group B, one of the three major German army groups, with a strength of hundreds of thousands.

Compared with Rommel, the infantry division led by Major General Hans was simply not worth mentioning.

Although Army Group B was located in France, the rebellion would have been much smoother if it had obtained Rommel's support.

(End of this chapter)