Iron and Blood: A Triumph of the Will

In fact, Joachim didn't even need to plan it; syndicalism in Berlin was about to change.

At this moment, the atmosphere in Berlin had reached a fever pitch due to the political struggle.

The radical left wing of the Social Democratic Party, with the support of Karl Radick, an ambassador of Russian syndicalism, announced the formation of the German Syndicalist Party. They agreed to carry out the Moscow side's so-called "continued revolution" without reservation and called for the establishment of a dictatorship based on a parliamentary system.

Such slogans undoubtedly provoked all parties in Berlin, leading to a united front between the left, center, and right.

The Labour Party, of course, could not sit idly by and wait for its demise.

The next day, large-scale demonstrations were instigated, but under the suppression of the military and police, they quickly turned into open armed conflict.

Radicals occupied some public buildings and put forward a platform to openly overthrow the existing government.

Such a slogan was put forward.

Even the majority Social Democratic Party, whose ideology is relatively similar to theirs, is determined to completely eliminate them.

They even believed that if necessary, the National Defense Forces could be directly and completely intervened to maintain the existing order.

Gustav Nosk then took over supreme command in the Brandenburg region, and his task was to purge all members of the Spartacus League.

Therefore, we are facing an urgent crisis.

Albert had no time to concern himself with what Joachim was actually doing in Pots.

Anyway, he's already lost face in Potsdam, so if Joachim can clean up the mess in Potsdam, let him do it.

If they can't handle it, they'll just shift all the blame onto him. His top priority right now is to avoid civil war.

Even so, Joachim would not let him have his way.

If he doesn't interfere with Joachim, Joachim will interfere with him.

So the call came from Pots to Berlin.

"Have you eaten, Walter?"

Although Joachim did not know who the emperor Lütwitz was loyal to, as a prominent royalist, he was well aware of Lütwitz's stance. Therefore, he liked to use his father's imperial name to influence these people and achieve his own goals through their influence.

Even though he hated his father.

This was not the first time Joachim and Lütwitz had spoken.

So Joachim didn't need to say much more and simply greeted him casually.

He started recalling the other person's information in his mind.

Walter von Lütwitz was a Prussian nobleman, a German infantry lieutenant general, commander-in-chief of the Berlin theater, and one of the masterminds behind the Kapp coup.

Born on February 2, 1859, into a Prussian noble family in Bodland, Silesia, his father was a royal forestry officer.

1914: Chief of Staff of the 4th Army, core staff officer in the early stages of the Western Front campaign.

August 1916: Appointed Chief of Staff of the 5th Army (under Crown Prince Wilhelm), leading the defense of Verdun in the later stages of the Battle of Verdun, and awarded the Blue Max Medal.

November 1916: Appointed commander of the 3rd Army, and main commander of the Champagne Campaign and the Spring Offensive of 1918 on the Western Front.

March 1918: Awarded the Blue Max Medal with Oak Leaves (the highest honor in the German Army) for his meritorious service in the Spring Offensive.

Currently serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Berlin-Brandenburg Command.

As for factions, need I say more?

Of course, he was another royalist.

"I've already eaten, Your Highness."

"I've already eaten, so I won't stand on ceremony with you." Joachim snapped out of his reverie and got straight to the point: "I came to see you today because I need your help with something."

"If it's about transferring personnel..."

"Your Highness."

"I'm busy right now because I'm short-staffed."

Unlike the two-faced Groner, Lütwitz helped Joachim a lot.

Since leaving Berlin, Joachim has been working through Lütwitz's connections.

He recruited many officers from the National Defense Forces to his ranks.

Moreover, the other party also provided him with a lot of military supplies.

Therefore, it can be said that Joachim's success in Germany was partly due to Lütwitz's patronage.

Then, Lüttwitz lowered his voice and said, "Besides, the things you did in Pots were really too big. Albert is keeping a close eye on me now, and I can't help it..."

"I'm not here to bother you today."

Joachim smiled on the other end of the phone, shifted to a more comfortable position, and lay back on the sofa to continue the call: "I brought you some local specialties from Potsdam."

The term "specialty" can be considered a code between Joachim and Lütwitz.

This phrase implies that the two people need to talk alone, and others need to stay away.

So the Berlin-Brandenburg Commander-in-Chief walked out with the phone, and his adjutant stretched out the call line for him from a distance.

Leaning against the window, he lowered his voice: "What is it, Your Highness?"

"I heard Berlin is preparing to take action, is that right?"

"?????????"

That one short sentence left Lütwitz frozen in place.

It's important to know that Albert did indeed give him the order to suppress the repression.

It was done in secret!

How did Joachim learn of this?

Could it be that one of my subordinates leaked the secret?

Lüttwitz was puzzled. He didn't speak, but instead pondered the question in silence.

Joachim, on the other end of the line, switched the receiver to his other hand and continued with his shocking remarks: "Don't be so surprised. I know you're preparing to quell the revolutionary unrest in Berlin. Not only that, I also know which troops you're going to mobilize: the Reinhard Brigade, the Cutler Guards Cavalry Division, and the Pabst Guards Rifle Division, right?"

These words were particularly jarring to Lütwitz's mind, but he wasn't overly worried.

Because he and Joachim were in the same boat, even if the other knew, he wouldn't do anything: "In the end, nothing can be hidden from your eyes. Our Berlin government has been infiltrated by you like a sieve."

"This shows how badly President Abbott was."

"Everyone has their own place in history, and Albert was actually a very good person."

"But it's really not appropriate for him to turn the tide."

"The mistakes made by the Hohenzollern family should be made up for by members of the Hohenzollern family."

Joachim said meaningfully.

Lüttwitz did not answer the question; at this moment, his mind was unusually clear.

It's acceptable to ask him to help Joachim expand the royal family's power, but to ask him to take a stand in the Hohenzollern family's struggle?

That won't do; he's only loyal to the German Emperor.

Then both ends of the phone fell silent until Joachim finally broke the deadlock.

He said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Let's continue discussing the issue of quelling the Berlin riots."

"it is good."

"What do you think of their strength?" Joachim asked.