Iron and Blood: A Triumph of the Will

Who can save Prussia from its demise? The German National People's Party!

Poster for the National Assembly election on January 19, 1919.

"Strength? What strength do these people have?"

Answer my question.

"mob!"

Lüttwitz made no secret of his contempt for these revolutionaries: "In just a few days, I will be able to completely crush these scum."

As a well-known royalist, Lütwitz had no pity for these so-called revolutionary masses.

In his view, it was these ungrateful bastards who overthrew his emperor.

So he couldn't even keep up with the desire to wipe out these so-called leftists!

How could they possibly show any so-called mercy?

"Yes, they are indeed a rabble."

Joachim nodded slightly; he didn't think Lütwitz was exaggerating.

After all, it was the guy on the other end of the phone.

Historically, they have been ruthless in suppressing rebellions.

He personally ordered a strong attack on Alexanderplatz and the occupation of the Lichtenberg workers' district.

During the first Berlin uprising alone, more than a thousand workers fell at his hands.

That wasn't the end of it. In March, during the Second Berlin Uprising, he once again took command.

The Free Corps was reinforced to suppress the workers' armed forces, resulting in over 2000 deaths.

Because of his bloody record, he was dubbed the Butcher of Berlin.

"But have you considered not eradicating them for now?"

Joachim revealed his ultimate goal.

"......."

Lüttwitz on the other end of the phone did not respond, but fell silent.

After a long pause, he spoke again: "Your Highness, what did you just say?"

"Have you considered not taking action against them for the time being...?" Joachim's words were more direct and explicit this time: "Those leftists are very useful to me..."

"Do you expect me to make an exception for them?"

"This isn't giving them a break; it's emboldening them to become even more rampant!"

Joachim closed his eyes on the other end of the phone. This was part of his plan: only when the Berlin regime turned red would Britain and France know that syndicalism was not far from them.

Even if they find something in Potsworth, their reaction will only be tacit approval.

After all, they didn't want to see a red Germany appear on the European continent.

People's moral bottom line is very flexible.

There is a proverb in the Western world: I am an enemy of my brother, my brother and I are enemies of my cousins, and we are enemies of strangers.

Yes, Joachim did do a lot of bastard things in Poz, but so what?

A red and highly industrialized Germany was a nightmare for all capitalist countries.

Therefore, Joachim became useful to them...

They would rather see the restoration of the monarchy in Germany than a terrible, corrupt Red Germany.

The best way to build a relationship is to create a common enemy.

For the British and French

A weak old friend is better than an uncontrollable Germany.

"I need to paint present-day Germany with a touch of red."

"Your Highness, this will not do."

Lüttwitz directly opposed the proposal; he had witnessed the Russian Revolution firsthand.

At first, the protesters were suppressed, Pravda was banned, and the old Russian man was wanted.

The provisional government did not collapse; they remained in power.

The results of it?

Three months later, civil war broke out throughout Russia...

So now we see how similar German and Russian scripts are!

Lüttwitz could not risk a German civil war by carrying out Joachim's orders.

He was determined to extinguish even the slightest spark of revolution.

Even if it's bloody, he will carry it out.

During his lifetime, he could tolerate the fall of a monarch, and he could also tolerate the monarch not being restored to the throne.

But he simply could not tolerate leftists establishing a so-called revolutionary republic; this was Lütwitz's bottom line.

Are you afraid that Germany will become like Russia?

When he said these words, Joachim had already guessed what he was thinking and asked him directly.

"That's right, that's my concern."

"Then you're overthinking it." Joachim's voice was calm: "Germany's conditions are different from Russia's. It's a wealthy country, a developed country, but also a country where conservative forces are extremely strong."

After a slight pause, Joachim asked, "You should know how large our armed forces are nationwide, including those ragtag troops, right?"

These words were like a wake-up call.

Indeed, despite the fact that the so-called German revolution is now escalating.

However, fundamentally speaking, it is simply impossible to achieve.

How many people did the Spartacus League, which caused such a huge commotion, actually have?

Can it compare to a government force with nearly a million armed personnel?

Not to mention that the German Armed Forces did not support them at all.

Take German society itself as an example.

Who would be willing to support those radicals?

Can the so-called left wing support them?

Don't be ridiculous. Right, left, center, and right in Berlin have all united, and most of the Social Democrats have become direct allies of the military.

They directly used their government authority to issue a nationwide martial law order.

Therefore, many officials in various government departments now feel as if they have returned to wartime, except that this time the martial law order was issued by the Social Democratic government.

"Your Highness, what exactly do you want?" Lüttwitz's mind cleared a bit, but his mood became increasingly agitated: "I want to know your true purpose..."

"Isn't that simple? I want the monarchy restored in Germany!"

"This is my plan."

"What about Albert...?"

"I didn't say you couldn't fight the Spartacus Alliance."

Joachim's words completely shut down what Lütwitz was about to say: "Listen carefully to what I'm about to say, if you really want the restoration of the Empire."

"Then proceed according to my plan."

"Please speak, I'm listening..."

"The Spartacus League cannot avoid fighting, nor can it avoid fighting completely."

"We want to give them the opportunity to occupy the government building and the broadcasting station; we want to show the world the wounds of the German Civil War."

"And most importantly, we must make our president flee in disarray, and we must create the impression throughout the world that the German revolution is unstoppable!"

"And we need all the reporters to take pictures!"

"In short, remember this: nurturing an enemy is a way to maintain your own prestige!"

"How long do we need to raise it?"

"Until the moment the Spartacus Alliance sends a telegram to the entire world..."

In January 1919, machine gun guards were set up by the Wehrmacht on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.