Rise of Australia

Chapter 979 Armistice
Although there is no news from the German Chancellor, sometimes no news is the best news.

Under the "friendly negotiation" of General Ludwig Beck, some Berlin media began to publish news that the Chancellor had died in an assassination attempt.

A single media report may not be a big deal, but if there are several or even more than a dozen media outlets reporting such news, even if the public is unwilling to believe it, they will inevitably feel a little worried.

This is exactly the effect that Admiral Ludwig Beck wanted.

As long as the order in Berlin or even the whole of Germany can be disrupted, the rebel group's army will have more hope of controlling the government.

The rebel group led by General Ludwig Beck quickly took control of the Berlin City Hall and the Ministry of Defense building and occupied the offices of the German High Command.

Just over an hour later, a new order from the Supreme Command was issued directly and broadcast to all German citizens.

In this command document, General Ludwig Beck repeatedly mentioned the harm of this war to Germany and that at least 300 million German soldiers had died in this war.

Ludwig also mentioned that continuing the war was meaningless and would only make the Germans shed their last drop of blood for this unnecessary war.

Therefore, Ludwig decided to abolish the current German government, establish a new Federal Republic of Germany, and appoint himself as the first president of the Federal Republic.

The warmongerer, the former German Chancellor, will be tried by the new Federal Republic Court.

At the same time as issuing the order, President Ludwig mobilized a large number of troops to attack the hospital where the German Chancellor was.

He knew that as long as he could kill the German Chancellor, he would be able to ensure the success of the coup. If the German Chancellor escaped, even if the Federal Republic could control the situation in Berlin, it might not be able to withstand the counterattack organized by the German Chancellor.

At this time, on the other side, in one of Berlin's most advanced hospitals in terms of medical technology, the German Chancellor's two most trusted confidants, Goering and Himmler, were meeting together with complicated expressions.

On the bed next to them, there was a person lying motionless.

"What should we do?" The once glorious Air Force Commander Goering now seemed so lonely and helpless, and looked at Himmler who was calmer.

"Block the news from the Führer and use all your strength to control the situation in Berlin." Himmler replied: "We can't let those rebels completely control the situation in Berlin, otherwise we will be in an irretrievable situation.

The only way to resolve this crisis is to make the rebels realize that the Prime Minister is still alive."

Goering and Himmler are now facing the worst situation. Although the German Chancellor did not die directly in the explosion, he was seriously injured and fell into a coma.

Although the guards responded quickly and sent the Prime Minister to the hospital, such serious injuries could not be saved by current medical technology.

The Chancellor only lasted for more than an hour on the operating table before he lost his breath. From then until now, Goering and Himmler have remained silent.

"If it doesn't work, we will flee to Romania by plane, transfer to Africa from Romania, and then take a ship to North America." Himmler thought for a while and then continued.

As the two most trusted confidants of the German Chancellor, Goering and Himmler would certainly be liquidated by the new German government and other hostile countries after the Chancellor's death. This also meant that the two had to find a way out for themselves in advance, because their world had already collapsed and the current situation was simply irreversible.

Goering nodded passively, but his heart was already numb.

The Prime Minister's death was so sudden that Goering was completely unprepared and had no idea what he should do next.

If they did not follow what Himmler said and arrange a plane to escape to North America, they would have to wait for death in Berlin.

However, judging from the current situation, the two of them, as the Prime Minister's most loyal confidants, are destined to bear some blame that does not belong to them.

Should he follow the Prime Minister and end his glorious career, or go to North America to live in disgrace? Goering couldn't make up his mind.

Seeing that Goering had fallen silent, Himmler quickly understood what he was thinking. After about a minute of silence, Himmler said: "We have another option."

Seeing Goering looking up at him, Himmler continued: "No matter what our end is, those who dare to assassinate the chancellor are definitely criminals of Germany.

Before we follow the Prime Minister, we should avenge him and let those damned rebels know that Germany did not perish at the hands of you, me and the Prime Minister, but at the hands of their rebellion. "

Hearing Himmler's words, the numbness in Goering's eyes dissipated a little, and he nodded slowly and said, "Let's do it. I don't want to abandon the Führer and live in disgrace. For people like us, perhaps following the Chancellor is the best outcome."

Under the orders of Goering and Himmler, the German troops under their control launched a fierce attack on the rebels.

At the same time, Himmler's Gestapo, the so-called secret state police, was mobilized to investigate the culprit behind the assassination of the chancellor.

The investigation is relatively simple. At present, the rebel group headed by General Ludwig has already stood up. Combined with the list of senior military officials who attended the party, we can basically determine the candidates who may be involved in the assassination.

After careful comparison and investigation, Himmler turned his attention to Colonel Klaus and Major General Hans who had temporarily left the party.

Because these two people were the only two among all the senior military officials present at the gathering who escaped the impact of the explosion and were not even injured at all.

Moreover, according to the statements of several senior military officials, these two people were once very close to the prime minister and were the two most suspicious people among all the senior military officials present at the gathering.

Without any hesitation, all the secret police forces under Himmler were dispatched to secretly arrest Colonel Klaus and Major General Hans.

Back to these two people, after the explosion in the conference venue, they were closely protected by General Ludwig.

In addition to the strength of the division under Major General Hans, even if the executors of the assassination were discovered, the secret police forces might not be able to capture the two men from the army.

While the Gestapo was investigating the assassination, General Ludwig, who had occupied the Ministry of Defense building and the Berlin City Government, had begun convening the first meeting of the new government of the Federal Republic of Germany and was discussing the only topic of this meeting, which was the price at which to reach a ceasefire with Britain, France and Australia.

(End of this chapter)