Friedrich looked up at the bright Yamashita moon, and the dark blue night set off large gray clouds. This ordinary scenery was so beautiful to him.
At this time, the sky is looking at this night scene from another angle. It seems that the sea is dark, the moon is at the same height, and the shapes are different, and the top is like a hill cloud. Their half layer reflects a light, bright, silvery gray color like moonlight, which makes people want to stop and stop.
When the airship people are busy, only Chen Tian, a big idle man, is enjoying the 5ooo-meter-high night bulkhead leisurely. The calendar still stays on November 1, 1914, but the actual new day has arrived two hours ago. At this time, this medium-sized giant ship with a length of 220 meters, a diameter of 21 meters and an airbag volume of nearly 30,000 cubic meters is flying over the sea more than 120 kilometers from the Dutch coast in the south of the North Sea.
Three hours ago, Chentian bid farewell to King Robert I of England, that is, Rupert Prescott, the former general of the Sixth Army, and then boarded the new Led Zeppelin named Dongfang. From the appearance, this behemoth is not much different from its predecessors ―― cigar-shaped body and large pod rear propeller located in the middle and front of the airbag. The greatest significance of its "newness" is that the 12 huge airbags are not filled with hydrogen.
This is a helium airship. At this time, there are only helium airships in the world except Germany!
In the eyes of pedestrians, it is not technically difficult to build a helium airship. Helium is a very difficult and expensive gas. Previously, the most common method known to people was to treat the corresponding radioactive minerals or compress and refrigerate the gas. The helium content and output of these two methods were so lower than usual that they could be used in scientific research. However, since American chemists Dee and markland analyzed natural gas in 19o7, it was possible to take a large amount of helium in a place in Kansas, Germany, when the natural gas contained 15% helium and reported a formal scientific report on it!
Just like the other world, this epoch-making did not attract enough attention at first because the helium route was very limited at that time. It was first introduced to the manufacture of airships by a group of German scientists (as was the history). By the time the war broke out in 1914, the Germans had used this technology to take out 10,000 cubic meters of helium, which was enough to manufacture a small airship. (History: The German army had such a helium airship in the winter of 1914. At that time, the British artillery hit it, but it still returned to Germany with injuries. Later, British scientists made targeted research on it. When the allied countries took out
"Dongfang" was completed in April 1915. It was the third and largest type 12 cyanogen airship in Germany, but the cost of cyanogen gas was much higher than that of hydrogen. Until the end of the war, most of the Led Zeppelin was still filled with flammable hydrogen.
It is because of his understanding of the safety performance of helium airship and his belief that the first and highest-ranking member of the royal family boarded the airship. Of course, his flight across the sea by airship was not for sightseeing. When the world was sailing in the Atlantic with the "Luzov", he quietly set foot on the German dirt road. If all goes well, the airship will fly to Berlin in seven hours!
Together with Chen Tian, there are 12 members on this airship at this time-the commander of the German Royal Guard and the member of the Royal Guard of Rennie Adler School, Gith? Chester, Christopher? Stayles, staff officer of the general staff of the 6 th German Army? Fabian, the communication officer of Waglu School? Lieutenant Mueller, Mamour? Yeah, Lieutenant Sven, the pilot of the German Navy airship? Lieutenant Schift, Marco? Bastais, gunner and bomber of German navy airship? Sergeant Lan, Private Ralph? Stitz, Private Dennis? Foster commander-in-chief, pilot and navigator, communication liaison officer, staff officer, guard, etc. This is the smallest and highest mobile headquarters in the world!
Chen Tian sat silently in his chair, sometimes looking at the night scene outside through the glass window, sometimes looking at the busy figure of others in the airship pod. At night, he was deeply tired and gradually climbed his forehead. In the buzzing of the four 25o horsepower Maibakh engines at the tail of the pod, the imperial ruler gradually fell asleep. He could not hear the guns from Berlin, but he could see the fierce fighting scenes there in his dream, especially the bloody battle for the palace.
At this time, Berlin is still full of fireworks, but most citizens have turned tired of enjoying it. After all, it is not an easy task to continue sleeping in this environment, especially for those who have poor sleep and neurasthenia. There are fewer and fewer people who continue to watch the fireworks, and even the children are yawning and ready to go back to sleep. People want to complain, but the lines are a mess, but few people know that the two armies in the palace in the eastern part of the city are playing in the dark.
Georg Wolff’s aide to the Grand Duke Friedrich is also an officer who is famous for his bad temper and cold face. At this time, he looks at the team with lost eyes. He doesn’t know any of these soldiers, but they lead the staggering "416", which makes the school feel a lot. This light infantry regiment, belonging to the first infantry division of the 3 rd Prussian Corps, is the first unit after graduation from Wolff Military Academy. Although it has never been appreciated by the ranks for five years, it is indeed his soldiers.
"Please review when the school commandos are ready!" A collar also has three metal numbers of "416". The lieutenant walked up to Wolff and straightened his chest with a look of fear.
Looking at this young man’s immature face, Wolff’s nose suddenly looked sourly at the hundreds of soldiers who were neatly behind the lieutenant. They were carrying a black package in addition to their rifles. Although it didn’t look big, such a man would blow ten steps to pieces! Although they already know themselves and their future, these young soldiers don’t see a trace of cowardice in their faces. This scene is enough to make the emotionally vulnerable cry!
Wolff wanted to say something, but he couldn’t find even a makeshift word, and finally he could seriously reply to the most standard military salute.
"out!"
Swing in front of Wolff after a burst of footsteps.
Across the grand central square of the palace, the two sides played with each other, hoping to keep the original appearance of the palace as much as possible. The commanders of both sides did not care so much in the face of life and death. The defensive tanks and grenades have blown up the flower beds and fountains in the center of the square, and the offensive side has not shown weakness. Just recently, two small-caliber infantry cannons were pushed to the shallow pits on the outer wall of the palace, which are their "Jie"!
"Pumping ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….."
Suddenly the sharp whistle sounded, which made people’s hearts burst, and then the charge cry resounded through the whole palace. The attacker attacked again!
At the moment, the palace that had been silent for a long time sprayed a few small bright spots like raindrops. With the sound of "boom … boom …", more than ten chariots at the entrance of the palace were also on fire. At this moment, in the darkness, death showed a ferocious smile again.
Although it is difficult to distinguish anything in the dim light, Wolf School has been staring at the other side of the square for about three or four minutes. Several fireballs rose at the entrance of the palace, followed by a huge explosion, which simply shattered most of the windows on the north side of the palace! The sudden explosion silenced the square for a few seconds, and then a louder cry broke out among the coup soldiers.
I’ve been waiting outside the palace for Friedrich to finally show a smirk that makes everyone covet the throne as if it were just around the corner!
When Friedrich’s "throne" seemed at hand, the "new king" of Wü rttemberg was enjoying the taste of having just taken the throne. Unfortunately, at this time, most residents of Wü rttemberg didn’t know that such an important event as "regime change" had taken place. Leopold didn’t broadcast to wake up his own people alive, not because of his kindness, but because of limited preparation, his hands had not yet come to concoct an impassioned and righteous declaration of accession!
"Berlin over there? Did Friedrich succeed? " Sitting in the "Dragon Chair" and drinking coffee, Leopold seemed to be in a good mood. Although he was trapped in the palace and almost isolated from the outside world, he didn’t know anything about Berlin. In Ludwig III’s letter, he knew in advance that there would be such a change in Berlin, which was of course an important factor in his decision to stage a coup at this time.
"As far as I know, Friedrich’s army is still fighting fiercely in the Berlin Guards. It seems that it has reached the palace!" Leopold’s confidant general, Helser, not only has a way of courting officers, but also is very smooth, which is not good for Leopold to change his name before he was officially crowned.
"Oh, there should be no problem!" Leopold’s heart is a little more solid. If Friedrich succeeds in usurping his throne, he will be recognized by the Berlin government, and he will also strongly support Friedrich to ascend to the throne. Although the two men have not contacted and discussed, it is obvious that Friedrich also received Ludwig’s letter before making a coup at this time.
"By the way, is there any news from my father?" Leopold at least remembered his father who had been under house arrest in Potsdam, but he didn’t pay too much attention and worry about it because it was also part of this "big deal"
"Back to positions not yet! But I don’t think Friedrich will give us a hard time! " Helser speculated that Leopold happened to coincide with each other, and both of them knew that it was much easier to have no such person than to have one.
"Well, I think Friedrich will naturally contact us after the job is done, but he’d better not play any bad attention …" Leopold thought for a moment, but there was no definite evidence, so he seriously commanded to "find out the old guy von gas as soon as possible, and there are still two days to change each regiment commander into one of us! I don’t want big sleep to be white? "
"It’s my respect, greatness and dignity!" Helser hurriedly agreed to the coup in addition to fall not feng? Although William III appointed the deputy commander-in-chief of the army of the Kingdom of Wü rttemberg, this veteran is perfect, but his influence in the army is not insignificant. It is hard to understand that he disappeared inexplicably in the previous coup, without leading troops to resist or kowtow!
The devil chapter 5 farce ended
"General!"
The communication officer wearing a short cloth cap called for a look. He was worried that he would scare the daylights out of the big man in front of him. Because of his simple and direct thinking, the general in charge of Berlin should be confused by this bad situation at the moment, and he might take a disturbing person as a scapegoat to vent.
With the new day approaching "people who didn’t sleep all night"-coup plotters, defenders, bystanders of all kinds, etc.-their mentality has quietly changed. The defenders have never given up, but it seems that the defense and counterattack have made more and more people pessimistic! It is not only the lieutenant who is in this fortification near the residence of the commander of the Guards in Berlin, but also the middle and low-ranking officers who know part of the truth but don’t know the specific situation. Some of them are worried and anxious.
"Huh?"
Fixing his eyes on the city model, the general didn’t look up, his reaction didn’t lag at all, and he didn’t seem to be in a bad mood.
"Er …" The commandant woke up from his immature speculation as soon as he was one leng. His duty was to convey the message he received from the telegraph to the class.
"General Fred has come to report that he has completed the deployment as planned!"
"Well, I know!"
The general’s eyes flashed when he spoke, and the low-ranking commandant naturally didn’t notice that he couldn’t even imagine the more complicated secret behind this complicated thing.
After saluting, the captain went away full of doubts. Up to now, there are not many people who have doubts, because quite a few people think that the overall situation has been decided. To be exact, they think that the defender’s defeat has been decided! In the commandant’s opinion, perhaps his general is trying to hold on to his dignity!
It was a long time before the general took his eyes off the city model. He looked up at the clock. It was about two hours before dawn, and the grand fireworks show was coming to an end.
Of course, at this time, people outside don’t know what is hidden behind the fireworks.
After standing in front of the window for a long time, albrecht, Duke of Wü rttemberg, returned to his position. He is now in a villa in the western suburbs of Berlin. Although this place is far from the palace, he can look up at the colorful fireworks.
"What do these fireworks … mean?"
Not long ago, he was freed from the "cage" and the duke tried to rescue himself from being ordered. General Koran knows something about it, but it’s a pity that General Koran gave the same speculation as others.
"Probably the government came to avoid people’s panic and stupidity!"
"Well …" The duke had an epiphany expression, and it was unclear what others were thinking.
"Duke Ge, our archduke has been your admirer since he was a child. He admires your great talents in the battlefield and thinks that it is blasphemous to trap an excellent commander like you in Potsdam, so he did not hesitate to turn against the emperor to rescue you!" Furman? General Koran said eloquently, and before him, albrecht had already recovered from his previous predicament and mess. Hu shaved himself again and changed into a brand-new marshal army, rejuvenating the whole people!
"Thanks to Dagong for loving me, although my ability is limited, I swear to the man’s own stupidity to pay the price! From today, the entire Wü rttemberg family will obey the order of the Grand Duke! " The duke responded with great pride that he certainly knew that Friedrich was going to rescue himself. Although he was under house arrest for some time, he believed that once he returned to the kingdom of Wü rttemberg, he could call the old staff to regain his strength.
It’s a pity that the Duke doesn’t know what happened in the kingdom of Wü rttemberg not long ago, and those are not under Friedrich’s control.
"The duke’s words are really exciting! Tell you a good news. The troops of the Dagong Palace have entered the Berlin Palace, and victory must be in sight at this moment! " Coran proudly said, "As far as we know, the emperor and his daughter are in the palace. If nothing happens, they will fall into our hands with the mother of the emperor and queen!"
The duke shine at the moment "oh, great! Uh … What about the cabinet ministers and generals? How many people are willing to be loyal to the Grand Duke? "
"Don’t worry about this Duke Pavilion. At dawn, the whole of Germany will return to the royal orthodoxy, and then the usurper will be in exile …"
Listening to General Curran’s introduction, albrecht nodded and couldn’t wait to go to Friedrich immediately to share the glory of victory.
Indeed, with the passage of time, most coups like General Koran are excited about getting closer and closer to their victory. However, the delay in obtaining key results by one side of the actual coup has gradually made this situation confusing! The last corners of the palace also fell into the hands of the coup, but Friedrich soldiers did not find the list. No one, the emperor, the princess, the emperor’s mother and the queen’s mother were found, even the former queen Victoria and the former emperor Prince who were under house arrest in the palace were gone! At this time, the coup plotters were left with badly damaged palaces and corpses all over the ground, and few of them surrendered to the garrison commander, General Vogel, whether he was dead or alive.