The Third Reich: The Return of the King

The faces of the workers changed, and many of them began to be frightened when they saw the black muzzles of the guns in the hands of the army.

Seeing that the enthusiasm and fanaticism in these workers began to slowly subside, Mainz breathed a sigh of relief.

People are emotional animals, and when emotions are stirred, they are often prone to hot minds and do things that are usually unimaginable.

As it is now, these workers are stirred up by the words of the man on the podium, and if they are not calmed down, I am afraid that they will really dare to fight the army without fear of death.

And at this time, I am afraid that the only ones who can calm them down are their relatives.

Sure enough, when Mainz mentioned the workers' families, their minds began to calm down.

Although the words of the Bolshevik on the podium made the workers look forward to it, it was a matter for the future, and it was difficult to say whether it could be realized.

At this time, the guns of the army were already aimed at them, and the threat to their lives was close at hand, and if they made the wrong choice, then they were very likely to die here, and there were many people among the workers who were not afraid of death, and if they were afraid of death, they would not have come here to participate in the rally.

But it's one thing to be afraid of death or not, and it's another thing to be willing to implicate your family.

At the thought of their wives and children at home, the enthusiasm of many workers quickly faded, and they silently retreated to both sides, obviously unwilling to confront the army.

"Don't listen to them, they're threatening everyone, if we don't unite to overthrow them now, they will definitely settle accounts with us!"

The Bolshevik on the podium had apparently not expected such an unexpected episode, so he was a little panicked.

Mainz could hear that his tone was very alarmed, and even his voice was trilling.

However, his words also had an effect, and the workers began to hesitate again, and they began to wonder if they would really be liquidated by the army if they left like this, and if the army really wanted to settle accounts after the autumn, then it would be better to fight with them here!

As a result, the eyes of the people who had just calmed down were once again full of hostility when they looked at the army, and the atmosphere became dangerous again.

Mainz gave the man on the podium a deep look, and said loudly: "Brothers, workers, I vouch with my personality that those who lay down their arms today and leave from here will not be liquidated, as long as you do not break the law and do not confront the state, I guarantee the safety of you and your families!"

"Hmph, rhetoric, why should I believe you? You say now that you will not liquidate us, but you just want us to lay down our arms and not resist, and when you collect our weapons, won't our life and death be completely in your hands? Who can guarantee that you will keep your promise?"

Mainz took a deep breath, and now he can only use this trick: "My name is Mainz von Lewinsky, my father is General Eduard von Lewinsky, Field Marshal Hindenburg is my brother-in-law, and I vouch for what I say with the honor of my family and soldiers!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd suddenly exploded.

No one thought that the young officer on the other side would have such a deep background, and those big people who usually only appear in the newspapers actually had such a relationship with him, so many people began to choose to believe in Mainz, at least the honor of Prussian soldiers has always been leveraged, they do what they say, and their reputation is very good!

And some people were shocked, they had no idea that a person with such a deep relationship would make such a guarantee for their personal safety.

As a result, many workers had a good impression of the young officer in front of them.

Some even exclaimed: "Comrade Major, did you just say that your name is Mainz von Lewinsky?"

As if thinking of something, a worker quickly took out the newspaper he had bought the day before yesterday and eagerly searched for it.

The newspaper was the Hans Evening News of 12 November, and the front page of the newspaper was headlined with news about the fighting in the Bastone area.

And in this huge section, a name is blacked out and mentioned repeatedly, and this name is Mainz von Lewinsky!

"Well, that's my name, it's fake!"

Mainz said with a smile.

Upon hearing his answer, the worker immediately said excitedly: "Look, you see, he is the hero of the battle in the Baston region, and it was he who struck the damned Gauls and the Sunset at the last moment!"

"He is a hero of our country!".

"That's right, as long as the Gauls are worthy of respect!"

Although the workers were encouraged by the Bolsheviks, they were also simple patriots, and they also wanted to defend the country of Hans

from the bottom of their hearts

With such a mass base, Mainz's next work is much simpler.

Having received his assurances, and having learned of his identity as a battle hero, the workers laid down their arms and left the square, where soon only a few die-hard Bolsheviks remained.

Now that the workers who really don't want to make trouble have left, Mainz naturally has no good face for the remaining diehards!

"Take them all!".

At his command, a hundred German soldiers swarmed up and subdued the few remaining Bolsheviks.

And the middle-aged man who was making a lot of nonsense on the podium and demagoguery before, after seeing that something was wrong, wanted to run away, but he ran into Mainz.

"Where are you going, sir?"

Mainz said with a smile on his face, and from his warm smile, the middle-aged man felt deep fear!

"You, didn't you say before that you were willing to go home, will you guarantee everyone's safety? I'm going home now, you can't hurt me, let me go!"

"Oh, really, I said something like that?".

"Of course, I said that, but thousands of people heard it just now, do you want to play tricks?"

seemed to feel the forbearance in Mainz's tone, and the middle-aged man felt a lot more relieved, and even his tone began to become aggressive.

Mainz sneered: "I think you're mistaken, right? I'm talking about the workers, not you Bolsheviks!"

"Take it all for me!".