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After finishing this in-depth conversation with President Hindenburg, Mainz immediately set off back to Hamburg.

He did not wait for President Hindenburg's stance in the capital. After all, even if Hindenburg expressed his stance now, it would not mean much to Mainz.

Mainz knows history. Hindenburg lived until 1934, which is still more than ten years away!

As long as no unexpected events occur, such as sudden illness, car accidents, assassinations, etc., Hindenburg will most likely continue to sit in the position of president for a long time.

Therefore, whether Hindenburg regards Mainz as his successor does not make much sense to the current Mainz.

As long as he controls the army in his hands well, even if President Hindenburg does not choose him as his successor in the future, Mainz will still have a way to seize the throne of the president!

After all, military power is the real power, and everything else is based on military power. Without the army, there is no hope of being able to maintain a stable position!

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After the Ruhr crisis ended, the German army moved westward into the Ruhr industrial area.

After the French troops withdrew, Guderian pursued them all the way to the Rhine Demilitarized Zone.

This guy, perhaps because he had been strictly ordered not to take the initiative before, was almost suppressed, so this time he acted first and then reported. After sending troops into the Rhine area, he reported to the superiors.

By the time Mainz received the telegram from the front line, a regiment of troops from the German First Division had entered the Rhine area.

"This Guderian, isn't this nonsense?"

In the General Staff, the newly transferred staff officer Manstein was very dissatisfied with Guderian's approach. He believed that Guderian's approach was likely to put the German army at a disadvantage!

Mainz was not like this. Pessimistic:"Don't worry, the French army will not fight back!"

Including Manstein, everyone in the staff looked at their boss curiously, wondering why he was so sure that the French army would not dare to fight back?

"Haha, there is no special information, it is just an intuition. At least, if I were the French general, I would not fight back at this time, because it is meaningless!"

Mainz's judgment was very accurate. The French rear troops actually discovered that the German vanguard troops were pressing forward step by step. However, after they reported this matter to their superiors, their superiors did not allow them to attack the German troops. Instead, they They were ordered to speed up and catch up with the large army and retreat to Gaul as soon as possible.

The French troops at the bottom were very confused by this order from their superiors. They didn't know why their superiors gave such an order. Didn't they always look down on the German army and bully the German army at will. Why?

Why do they act as if they are very afraid of the German army?

However, I don't understand that the lower-level French troops do not dare to disobey the orders of their superiors.

So, this situation occurred on the battlefield: the German troops did not receive defense.

The French army received the authorization from the Ministry of Defense, so they didn't feel confident, so they dared to advance cautiously from behind, guarding against possible attacks by the French army while advancing.

The war started casually, so they did not dare to open fire on the Germans, but they did not dare to open fire, which did not mean that they would open fire, so the French soldiers were also worried.

On the one hand, they must maintain the same speed as the main force, and from Hans Country as soon as possible, on the other hand On the other hand, they have to be alert to German attacks at any time, and the French soldiers are also extremely nervous!

As a result, neither country is going to war. The military of both countries is working hard to avoid war. For Mainz, taking advantage of this time's recklessness In this crisis, he has already obtained the results he wanted, so there is no need for any further trouble to avoid any changes.

As for the Gauls, they have already encountered clear opposition from Sun Bu Luo and Ying Jiang. If they continue to stay in Hansi and engage in firefights with the Germans, Sun Bu Luo and Yingjiang may think that they do not want to leave and want to continue to invade Hansi. In that case, the two countries are likely to take some specific measures. Targeting Gaul!

These two countries are currently untouchable by Gaul, so the Gallic government does not dare to take this risk, so they really do not dare to open fire at will.

So, the top leaders of the French and German troops are here. A tacit agreement was reached on this matter, and no one fired the first shot, so there was such a funny scene: German soldiers acted as armed escorts and watched French soldiers withdraw from their own land. When Derian made this decision at first, he was still unsure, fearing that Major General Mainz would blame him.

Unexpectedly, he did not wait for the order from the Ministry of Defense, but instead waited for the marching order personally signed by Major General Mainz. Guderian's First Division was asked to enter the Rhine area and take over the defense of the Rhine area!

After getting this telegram, Guderian still doubted his eyes. He felt that he must be hallucinating. How did he feel about this telegram? Why is the content on it so untrue?

However, Guderian looked around, checked it several times, and then made a special phone call to confirm it. After confirming that it was true, he felt relieved!

Since there is such an order, what else can you say? Just execute the order!

So, Guderian personally ordered the troops to advance at full speed, catch up with the French army, and take over all the cities where the French army retreated! , the army withdrew from the Rhine region, and the German army officially took over the defense tasks of the Rhine region, and stationed two divisions of troops here to defend against possible imperial invasion!

The Rhine Demilitarized Zone, which lasted for one and a half years, has now completely become history!

This incident is known internationally as the March on the Rhine incident!

Compared with the German army's march into the Rhineland after the Mustache came to power in history, the German army's march into the Rhine Demilitarized Zone this time had very little international impact. The previous Ruhr crisis and the relationship between Gaul and Hans The war continues to attract the attention of the international community.

Secondly, the Rhine Demilitarized Zone was not established very long. For most countries in the world, the existence of the Rhine Demilitarized Zone is meaningless to them, except for the Gauls and the Belgians. It's just meaningless. Since this kind of thing has little to do with you and has no impact, then the vast majority of people in the world will naturally not care about it!

Therefore, the German army's march into the Rhine was submerged under the events of the great Ruhr crisis and did not have much impact!

After learning this result, Mainz breathed a sigh of relief!

Others don't know what marching into the Rhine means, but Mainz knows it very well!

Historically, in 1936, three years after Mustache came to power and took complete control of the Third Reich, in order to take the first step in the military and test the attitude of countries such as the Sun Never Sets and Gaul, he ordered the German army to Enter the Rhine!

After giving this order, Mustache was so nervous that he could hardly sleep. For several days, he kept an eye on the reaction of the sun and the Gauls, for fear that the two countries would send troops to drive the Germans out. However, the final result proved that these two The country doesn't care at all about Mustache's little moves.

After getting this information, Mustache was completely relieved!

The march into the Rhine marked the fact that the German army had taken the first step in violating the Treaty of Versailles. The Demilitarized Zone on the Rhine was the result of discussions between the Tower City and the Allied Powers at the conference, although it was mainly established at the request of the Gauls. A demilitarized zone, but it is supported by other Allied Powers, so this is clearly written in the treaty!

At this time, the German army entered here without giving any advance warning to the Allies. This was a military action that clearly violated or even trampled on the Treaty of Versailles!

If the Allies are sensitive enough to this, then they should take a tough stance as soon as possible, stop the German army's actions, and require the German army to withdraw from the Rhine Demilitarized Zone!

However, the Allied Powers had almost no response to this. I don't know if they didn't realize the seriousness of this matter, or they didn't care about the actions of the German army at all!

They may not realize that today the German army has trampled on the Treaty of Versailles with its march into the Rhine. Will they continue to oppose it if the German army establishes an air force, launches a battleship, builds a tank, etc. in the future?

I'm afraid not!

Therefore, Mustache, who had tested the reaction of the sun never sets and Gaul, immediately began to expand the military and prepare for war, and casually tore up the Treaty of Versailles like toilet paper!

Since you don't pay attention to it, do I still need to take it seriously?

Of course not!