The Rise of Australia - Chapter 998

c978 German chaos

Boom! Boom!

Two explosions echoed throughout the venue, causing heavy casualties among the generals who attended the gathering.

In order to ensure the success of the assassination, Colonel Klaus specifically asked Admiral Ludwig to use his connections to get two small bombs that were quite powerful and easy to carry.

From the explosions at the scene, it can be heard that the power of the two small bombs is definitely much higher than that of grenades.

Because it was a small venue, the distance between each table was only one or two meters.

For grenades, they were all within the killing range, not to mention two bombs that were more powerful than grenades.

“Prime Minister!”

“Protect your Excellency!”

The Prime Minister’s guards outside the venue reacted first and rushed into the venue to look for the Prime Minister.

But the smoke from the explosion had not dissipated, and coupled with the mess on the ground after the explosion and the numerous wounded, it was not easy to quickly find the Prime Minister.

Fortunately, the entire venue was not large. About a minute after the explosion, the guards finally found the Prime Minister.

But the German Prime Minister was not in a good condition at this time.

Because he was very close to the explosion point, although the heavy wooden table withstood most of the explosion damage, the iron pieces and other hard objects in the explosives still hit the Prime Minister’s body.

The worst thing was that because the explosions occurred twice in succession, the second explosion did not provide much protection.

The current German Prime Minister’s upper body was bloody and he lost consciousness.

“Damn it, call a doctor!” The captain of the guard shouted hurriedly.

The safety of the Prime Minister is the most important thing in Germany. If the Prime Minister died in this assassination, the captain of the guard could not imagine what kind of end he would face.

“Arrange another car and notify the hospital to be prepared.” The captain of the guard continued to order.

Although the Prime Minister will be accompanied by a doctor, a doctor alone cannot save the situation.

The Prime Minister must be sent to the hospital as soon as possible, and perhaps his life can be saved.

Although they were in a panic at the beginning, the soldiers of the Prime Minister’s Guard quickly executed the order.

The accompanying doctor simply stopped the bleeding and rescued the patient, and the group hurriedly escorted the Prime Minister to the hospital.

As for the high-ranking generals in the conference hall who were also in serious condition, there would be other vehicles to take them to the hospital at that time, and that was not something the Prime Minister’s Guard should worry about.

The fact that the German Prime Minister was attacked in the conference hall and was rushed to the hospital was quickly detected by intelligence organizations of various countries.

In fact, this is also a very normal thing. The wars in various countries are fierce, and the intelligence spying work in secret is no less.

There are hundreds of intelligence personnel sent by Australasia in Germany alone, and they are disguised in various industries in Germany and live under various identities.

Although many intelligence personnel were discovered along the way, there are still hundreds of people whose identities have not been exposed so far.

The attack at the conference venue is a secret that the German government cannot cover up at all, and it is still easy to get such intelligence.

“What? The German Prime Minister was attacked and his life or death is unknown?” Arthur was shocked in the conference room, and sitting opposite him was the director of the Royal Intelligence Agency, Batty.

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Director Batty replied: “According to our intelligence, the German Prime Minister was attacked by a bomb while attending a party and was seriously injured when he was sent to the hospital.”

Arthur nodded, but the shock in his heart did not dissipate at all.

For Germany at present, the life and death of the German Prime Minister is of vital importance. Because after all, the only truly firm war faction is the German Prime Minister, and most of the others just obey the Prime Minister’s orders.

For example, the Prime Minister’s confidant, Air Force Commander Goering, etc. If the German Prime Minister ordered peace, would these people stop it? Of course not.

This also means that if the German Prime Minister died in this assassination, Germany is likely to change from a firm war faction to a peace faction, and the war may end quickly.

But from historical experience, it seems that this assassination did not succeed.

In history, Germany still persisted until the end of the war. After suffering a large number of casualties and the fall of the capital Berlin, it had no choice but to surrender.

And the German Prime Minister who stubbornly launched the war eventually chose to commit suicide to end his life.

If the famous German general Rommel had not participated in the assassination, Arthur would not have had any impression of this not-so-famous action in history.

But in any case, this assassination was completely different from the historical events.

Arthur still had to be prepared. Whether the German Prime Minister was alive or dead, it would not affect the next battle plan of Australasia.

Of course, if the German Prime Minister died in this assassination, it would definitely be the best news.

First of all, the war could end faster, and it would basically not affect the distribution of interests in Australasia after the war.

After all, Australasia was already the world’s top two military and industrial powers and the world’s number one economic power (local). Except for Germany, which annexed many industrial countries, Australasia was far ahead in the local industry and economy of the major powers.

Such industrial and economic scale is enough to make Australasia qualified to become the hegemon of the world today, and it is also enough to give Australasia the initiative and voice at the negotiation table for the distribution of interests after the war.

In this war, the changes in the strength of various countries occurred rapidly.

At this time, except for the navy whose total tonnage is still among the best in the world, the army and air force of Britain were crushed by Australasia.

After the only population gap was eliminated, Australasia actually surpassed in comprehensive national strength and military strength.

Even in the Royal Fleet, which the British are proud of, the Australasia Navy tried its best to fight, and the British Navy could not have an advantage.

After all, the advantages brought by aircraft are huge, and coupled with the restraint of missiles on warships, the Royal Fleet, the world’s first navy in name, is controversial.

It is only because Australasia is too low-key in missiles and does not publicize the role of missiles that the Royal Fleet continues to be its world’s first navy.

This also proves the promotion of science and technology to the military. Australasia is now the world’s de facto number one power in terms of sea, land and air, all of which is based on its leading technology.

Back to the current situation in Germany, Arthur has only one attitude towards the assassination of the German Prime Minister, that is, to kill him while he is sick.

As the de facto dictator of Germany and the person who issues orders for the German Supreme Command, the German Prime Minister is very important to the current German military and government.

Even if the German Prime Minister survives the disaster, Germany will fall into chaos during the period of lack of the Prime Minister. After all, Germany is not a monolithic country. Although the war faction controlled and supported by the Prime Minister occupies the majority of the government and the army, there are also officials and generals who advocate peace.

In addition, most important political and military orders require the approval of the Prime Minister. During this period without the German Prime Minister, the execution of the German army is destined to drop by a level.

The Australasia army will not miss such a good opportunity. Arthur’s previously planned operations to attack Poland and airborne the Ruhr area can all begin.

Not only Australasia was shocked by this news, but also every country in the world that fought against Germany.

Britain and France are more pleased. This accident will make Germany worse, and the next attack of Britain and France will be smoother.

But there are also unhappy countries, such as Russia, which has just lost 1.5 million troops in the Kiev area.

If the German Prime Minister had not died, the impact of this assassination on the war would not be so important.

But if the German Prime Minister died in this assassination, Russia would have become the party with the biggest loss.

After all, without the German Prime Minister, the war faction, the German government will most likely turn to the peace faction in the next period of time.

This also means that the war is almost over, and the distribution of benefits obtained by various countries after the war is basically related to the current occupied territories and war contributions.

At this point, Britain, France and Australia definitely have an advantage.

The French have basically recovered their homeland, and their next attack will be very smooth. The British have protected their homeland very well and participated in the division of benefits from Spain and Italy.

Australasia is even more needless to say. As the only power among all the participating countries that has no influence on its homeland, Australasia has also recovered the three countries in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, and divided the industrial assets of Spain and Italy. It is already the country that has gained the most in this war.

On the other hand, Russia has just lost 1.5 million troops, needless to say. So far, Russia has not completely recovered its territory.

If this war ends suddenly, it is hard to say whether the occupied territories of Russia can return to Russia’s arms safely.

Even if all the territories can be recovered, Russia is destined to not benefit from the subsequent division of interests with Germany.

But Russia is the country with the greatest sacrifice. If tens of millions of military and civilian casualties are exchanged for only the recovery of all the homeland, then Russia is definitely the country that loses the most in this war.

With the order of Russian President Sudalin, a large number of Russian intelligence agents began to act, desperately trying to find out the news of the German Prime Minister.

The Russians even began to pray that the German Prime Minister would not die in this assassination, so that the war would continue, so that Russia would have more opportunities to seek more interests.

Germany is not clear about the mood of countries around the world, and Germany does not want to know it at all.

At present, the attention of the German government and the military is all focused on the safety of the prime minister. The safety of the prime minister also represents the next direction of Germany.

The opposition group headed by Ludwig Beck, who planned the assassination, is also praying at this time. However, they pray that the warmongerer can die in this assassination, so that Germany can avoid the losses caused by continuing to fight.

General Ludwig Beck is also unclear about the prime minister’s situation at this time. But as the leader of the rebel group who planned the assassination, General Ludwig knows that he can’t sit and wait for death.

First is Rommel. Because the transfer order has not been issued yet, Rommel is still the commander of Army Group B.

Army Group B still has a certain scale of armored forces and excellent artillery units. It is no problem to mobilize some troops on the grounds of retreat and rest.

But the front line of Army Group B is too far away from Berlin. At present, the only thing they can really rely on is an infantry division commanded by General Hans and some of General Ludwig’s former confidants, including the Junker nobles who oppose the German Prime Minister’s pro-war policy.

The important thing now is to occupy Berlin and all communication equipment as soon as possible before everyone reacts, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the government.

As long as Berlin can be defended, it doesn’t matter even if the Prime Minister did not die in the assassination.

Another thing is to try to find out the news of the German Prime Minister. At present, the generals of the rebel group have not been exposed. With the relationship of several people in high positions, it is still no problem to find out the news of the Prime Minister.

In addition to Himmler and Goering, the two absolute confidants, the most likely person who knows the situation of the German Prime Minister is the current German Defense Minister Wilhelm Keitel.

Since the German Prime Minister ignored his opinions against attacking Russia, Wilhelm Keitel has completely changed his attitude and catered to the Prime Minister everywhere.

Although it does seem a bit dishonorable to do so, who can deny that those who can flatter can be appreciated by the leader?

Wilhelm Keitel’s position as Minister of Defense was very stable, and Wilhelm himself was deeply trusted by the German Chancellor.

General Friedrich Fromm, one of the participants in the plan, tried to call Minister Wilhelm Keitel to ask for the latest news about the Prime Minister.

But Minister Wilhelm Keitel did not give any response to this, and even said that he himself did not know the specific situation of the Prime Minister.

This answer aroused the suspicion of General Ludwig Beck. If the Prime Minister’s life was not in danger, Minister Keitel should not be so ambiguous at this time.

After thinking about it, General Ludwig Beck resolutely launched a rebellion and required all those who participated in the plan, including General Fromm and Field Marshal Rommel, to lead the existing army to join the rebellion.

The time came to June 22, 1939, when a large-scale rebellion broke out in Berlin, Germany.

The rebel team quickly attacked Berlin’s TV and radio stations, and took advantage of the chaos to occupy the city government.

But the rebel army also encountered stubborn resistance from the Berlin defenders, and the area near the hospital where the prime minister was located was still under the control of the German government.

However, in this situation, General Ludwig Beck was not panicking.

Because 24 hours had passed since the assassination, but the Berlin government still had no news about the prime minister.

This also meant that even if the prime minister survived the assassination, he should be in a state of severe coma at this time. It is even possible that he is still being rescued at this time, which is why there is no news about the prime minister.