My Third Empire

Who are you! This is German territory! You are not allowed to enter at will! A Wehrmacht was holding a rifle and staring at the French officer standing in front of him. Behind him is German territory, and the French army in front of him does not seem to stop.

The French officer held the pistol at his waist with a proud face: Go away! We were ordered to collect the war compensation owed by Germany to France. If you dare to obstruct it, we will open fire!

As the officer's words blurted out, a dozen French soldiers behind him took off their rifles and stared at the only three German Wehrmacht soldiers in front of Luca.

The Wehrmacht, with only three members, was also unequivocal. He also raised his rifle and pointed at the French officer motionless: I'm sorry! There is no order! No troops are allowed to enter German territory!

Don't treat me like death! I don't believe that there are people who are not afraid of death! If they don't avoid us, they will open fire! A shiver.

Wow! Without speaking, the three German soldiers answered the French officer's crisp sound of pulling the bolt. The bullets had been loaded into the courtroom, and they would defend their country with their lives.

Bell, bell, bell. In the post next to Luca, the phone rang, and a German soldier with a gun ran over and picked up the phone: This is border post No. 76! The alarm is We're ringing! We're holding our ground! Yes! Sir! The enemy has not taken a step into the territory! Yes! Sir! Do it now! Repeat! Put down your weapons and let go! I will do it immediately! Long live the Great Deutschland!

Some helplessly put down the phone and walked back to Luca with tears in his eyes. The soldier loudly gave a humiliating order: Let go!

The Frenchman was obviously relieved. When he passed by the three German border guards who were still standing upright, his footsteps even lightened. The three soldiers had tears on their faces and hatred in their eyes. Standing there like a poplar tree, as tall as a fan, it cannot be crossed.

This happened on several border road cards, and the Wehrmacht, because of its own weakness, did not make any resistance to the invading French army. The French were stunned, and the probe looked like it wasn't going well from the start.

Crack! A beautiful glass was shattered. The flames danced in the exquisite fireplace, reflecting a distorted face, and a middle-aged man standing in front of the flames gasped angrily: Too deceiving! They thought they won? If it weren't for those officers, there would still be Politicians are greedy for life! How could we be so humiliated?

Chill, Father. A young man sat on the sofa, shaking the wine glass in his hand, nonchalantly: Whatever they want, they can do whatever they want. Our money is not enough to spend.

A lady stared at the talking young man and patted the armrest of the sofa: Shut up! Your father worked so hard for this family, if it weren't for him, half of our mountain villa would not be closed now, and we would go bankrupt and sleep all together. on the street.

The Krupp factory will not perish in my hands! The man who threw the cup said viciously: Butler! Tell me to go! Get the car ready! Tomorrow! I'll go to the factory myself!

Yes! Patriarch Krupp! The housekeeper nodded and exited the room.

But it didn't take long for the butler to return to the hall again, leaning slightly and whispering in the ear of the owner, Gustav Krupp: There is news from our people in the Wehrmacht! The Wehrmacht will support us in passive resistance,

And willing to pay for the losses we suffered.

Well! With the support of the Wehrmacht, that's fine! The government should also make Ebert and the others suffer. I, Gustav, can't be manipulated and bullied by anyone! Krupp said confidently : The colonel named Arkado who sent the plan is still very interesting. I will meet with him when I have a chance. You can arrange it.

Yes! Patriarch! The housekeeper said respectfully, This subordinate will do it now.

March 22, 1923. The workers in the Ruhr industrial area went on strike, and some of the workers who did not participate also slack off. They stopped producing munitions for the French occupying forces. More than half of the chimneys in the entire Ruhr industrial area no longer smoked, which plagued the Ruhr area for years. The constant black smoke disappeared.

As the strike activities expanded, the workers even launched sabotage activities. With the secret promise of the factory officials and the strong support of the Wehrmacht, the workers began to destroy some old industrial equipment and blocked the French army's attempt to continue to produce military supplies.

Frustrated, the French army retaliated in dismay, arresting a large number of workers' leaders and sentenced some of them to death. Far from deterring the patriotic German workers, these actions intensified sabotage everywhere.

Saturday, March 23, 1923, is Easter. Large-scale conflict inevitably broke out.

A team of French soldiers stormed a warehouse at the Krupp factory and demanded an inspection of the vehicles inside, but the inspection did not go as smoothly as expected.

Just as the French soldiers entered the warehouse gate of the Krupp factory, a Krupp factory worker found the group of soldiers, so he quickly ran to the air defense siren and sounded the siren.

Ugh...! The harsh alarm sounded immediately, and the entire Krupp factory seemed to hear this long and sharp sound.

The French are here to steal things again! Brothers! We will swear to defend the fruits of our labor! We cannot let these vampires go! A middle-aged worker with a scar on his face raised his sledgehammer and shouted honestly. road.

An old worker wearing monocles and overalls angrily raised his wrench, followed behind the middle-aged worker and shouted loudly in his old voice: Don't let these vampires go!

Can't let these French guys go! More voices rang out in all directions, incessantly.

People swarmed from all directions and surrounded the French army. At this time, Gustav Krupp was sitting in the office not far away. He listened to the alarm and read the newspaper calmly, and did not think of a way. Disperse the angry crowd.

The French soldiers were terrified. They didn't know that it was such a difficult task to check the vehicles in the Krupp factory this time, so they were completely confused, so they hurriedly occupied a building and set up a machine gun at the door. I hoped that I could scare off the excited crowd around me, but I didn't expect that more people would gather around.

But apparently they underestimated the anger of the people. Several Krupp factory workers climbed to the roof of the building occupied by the French army, opened the steam valve of the pipes above, and the scorching steam immediately filled the whole building.

The sudden burst of steam caused the French to utter chaos, and they began to open fire on the surrounding crowd, killing 13 innocent Krupp workers on the spot and injuring at least 50 others.

Not far away, a German officer stood on a tall tower, put down the telescope in his hand, and looked at his adjutant: Look at these French soldiers, this is still their main force, bicycles, horses, One regiment of the Wehrmacht can easily defeat this unit! Give me two regiments, and I will even dare to wipe it out!

His adjutant pouted and said confidently: Major Guderian, you are too conservative! If you follow Colonel Arcador's ideas, a single armored regiment can kill this French army, except for artillery shells. Any loss!

Guderian smiled: The observation of the French army is here. If they can't do anything, it is estimated that they will pack up and go back to France in a few months!

The next day, the notorious bloody Saturday Easter massacre was immediately front-page headlines in major newspapers around the world. The United States and the United Kingdom sided with Germany this time. They did not want to see Germany controlled by France, so they supported The Ebert government in Germany condemned France.

The deceased of this massacre was hailed as a martyr by the whole country, and received large pensions from the German military and Krupp factories, and they were all buried in a rich manner. hat, escorted the hearse of the dead to burial. The hearse was covered with flowers, and people walked down the aisle to say goodbye.

Although public opinion is inclined towards the victimized Germany, France still bite the bullet and hold a trial against Gustav Krupp, a Krupp factory they think is guilty. This move makes Krupp a small man. As the idol and hero of the German people, the story of Gustav using his short body to challenge the French invaders became well-known in Germany for a while.

The French sentenced Gustav Krupp to 15 years in prison, but it was immediately condemned by public opinion all over the world. The British ambassador ran between various French political parties for this matter, and the French Prime Minister Poincare was instantly under pressure.

In the end, it was the French who failed. Krupp, as stated in the plan provided to him by Arcardo, only squatted in a cell for a short time, and the French government, which was attacked by public opinion, found a Christmas. Amnesty was released on the grounds that he only spent six months in the cell.

In the past 6 months, even the Pope has excused him, and many international dignitaries have called on the French government to release him. In the face of such a powerful voice, Krupp's detention is almost child's play. His cell is not locked, and friends and relatives can Visit anytime.

While Krupp was imprisoned, the French military had begun to discuss the proposal to withdraw troops from the Ruhr industrial area in Germany.