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The Ruhr crisis did not last long, but the impact of this crisis was extremely far-reaching.

Under Mainz's careful planning, at least Hans did not suffer a disadvantage!

A month later, the French army completely withdrew from the Ruhr area. On the day of the French army's withdrawal, the German army, led by Mainz, marched majestically into Essen, the core city of the Ruhr Industrial Zone!

When the German army entered Essen, they were welcomed by hundreds of thousands of people. The people of Essen shouted"Long live the German army".','With slogans like"Long Live Deyizhi", they welcomed their own troops into the city in the most enthusiastic way!

Before the Ruhr crisis broke out, although the people in Hans were filled with indignation and wanted to declare war on Gaul immediately, after they calmed down, the people found to their dismay that they only had one hundred thousand troops, while the Gauls had There are millions of troops, and the gap in strength between the two sides is too big. Even the Gauls attacking the Ruhr area this time have an army of 300,000. Even if they mobilize their entire army, they are no match!

What's more, the person who leads their country's only army is still young, does not have a glorious past, and is not a famous general. And the generals in the army are not veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. They are all young people like Mainz.

It is impossible to expect such a group of young people to defeat powerful enemies with a small number of enemies!

At the thought of this, the people became very frustrated. Most people believed that the government did not have the courage to send troops to resist the French invasion!

As a result, they never expected that this army, which they looked down upon and was considered to have lost the excellent inheritance of the Prussian era, would be so bloody under the leadership of a young commander!

And what surprised them even more was that this German army was not only bloody, but also had extremely good combat effectiveness. Although they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength, they were not at a disadvantage on the battlefield. Not only was the French army's attack successfully defeated by the German army, To stop them, the German army frequently sent troops to threaten the French army's flanks, leaving the French army in a panic!

Although the final retreat of the Gauls was not entirely due to the German army, the German army had to take most of the credit. Without their obstruction, the Ruhr Industrial Zone at this time would have been invaded by the Gauls. The flag has become their territory!

It is precisely because this result was not expected in advance that the people were extremely surprised, and then they doubled their recognition of this young army!

Many of the citizens who participated in the welcome ceremony were veterans who had retired from the army. When these veterans saw the pride and pride on the faces of these young soldiers, tears filled their eyes with excitement!

Finally, after they retired, the empire once again had an army that could protect this country and this nation!

The joy of repelling the French army and winning the victory was not only filled in the Ruhr Industrial Area, but also in the entire country and in almost every city, people rushed to spread the good news and were proud of the army they owned.

As for a group of young people who performed outstandingly in the war, they took this opportunity to become household names in Hans!

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"Haha, young man, I have to say, what you did now has spread your name throughout the country. Maybe your popularity is much higher than that of me, the president!"

When he returned to Berlin to meet President Hindenburg, the old president praised Mainz very much.

However, in the old president's compliments, Mainz seemed to hear a trace of envy?

The old president spent his military life, He has made great achievements on the battlefield and is a well-known imperial general. He ascended to the throne of the president as a marshal, which is his best military medal!

However, even the old marshal with a great reputation, in the ruthless years But he had to lower his proud head in front of him. Time is not forgiving!

Hindenburg, who is 73 years old this year and will soon turn 74, has entered the twilight stage of the hero. His body can no longer support him. He went to the battlefield.

So, when he saw a young and energetic general like Mainz, he was naturally very envious!

"Uncle, everyone knows your reputation. The Habsburg dynasty and the Gauls were all defeated by you. I am far behind you!"

Although the old marshal praised himself in this way, Mainz still couldn't be too cocky at this time. He showed a little humility and patted the old marshal on the ass.

"Haha, those are all in the past tense, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!"

Mainz's rainbow fart seems to have worked. Hearing the empire's most potential future general praise this old guy, Hindenburg was extremely satisfied. Even as an imperial marshal, he was not satisfied with the recognition of others. He also cares about praise and praise, not to mention a general like Mainz!

Although Hindenburg has not been in contact with Mainz for a long time, Hindenburg is very optimistic about his nephew's abilities..

He only heard about this nephew before the end of the war in 1918, but had no interaction with him. The real interaction between the two was at the end of World War I.

Looking back now, it was only a short two years. , the major who led only one battalion of soldiers, who was unwilling to accept the fate of failure and stubbornly stood on the last German position, has now grown into the most promising general in the empire in the next twenty years. His achievements are likely to surpass those of all his predecessors, including Hindenburg himself!

In the past two years, Mainz has brought various surprises to Hindenburg again and again. It seems that as long as he takes action, nothing will happen. Things were beyond his reach.

Mainz possessed all the qualities of a good soldier that Field Marshal Hindenburg admired: determination, tenacity, self-discipline, self-confidence, responsibility, decisiveness, optimism… not to mention his keen sense of smell. and excellent overall view, these make him different from others, at least in Hindenburg's view, so far, he has not seen such an outstanding soldier, the last person who almost reached this level was him Mentor, General Moltke!

Old General Moltke is an extremely outstanding general, with excellent tactical and strategic abilities, excellent overall view and insight, and also has the ability to break conventions and create new systems. The German army The General Staff system was founded under his leadership!

However, for some reason, in Hindenburg's view, Mainz, which currently cannot be compared with the achievements of General Moltke, has even Moltke. He still couldn't figure out what it was, but Hindenburg believed that Mainz's future achievements would not be lower than that of General Moltke.

Thinking of this, Hindenburg thought!

He thought: He is already 74 years old, and he might go to see God at some time. At this time, the empire is still in chaos. If he dies, the country will inevitably fall into chaos! General Groener was ambitious and talented, but not very capable, but his ambition was not small. He was not a person who could be trusted and relied on for important tasks.

And his influence in the political arena was not as great as that of the military, so it was difficult for Hindenburg to be there. It is difficult to find a suitable successor in the political arena, so we can only continue to look for it from the military!

And in the military, it seems that there is only one most suitable candidate!

President Hindenburg raised his head! , staring at Mainz with serious eyes.

Can this person take on the important task of leading the people of Hans to rebuild the empire?