Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

“General Ludendorff, I have promoted you to lieutenant general of the army, as deputy chief of the general staff, and concurrently as director of the armored forces. Moreover, I am responsible for this investigation of the traitors who plotted to assassinate me and subvert the empire! August gave the order.

Major General Ludendorff was stunned, then nodded.

He has just been promoted to major general! I didn’t expect to have the opportunity to be promoted to lieutenant general so soon.

Such a promotion rate is already very fast in the Germanic Empire.

However, this means that he has been completely tied to August’s chariot, and the outside world will completely consider him to be Auguste’s person.

Of course, Lieutenant General Ludendorff did not care, he was not of aristocratic origin in the first place, nor was he a member of the Junkers officer corps. Loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the struggle for the Germanic Empire were his life’s goal and the fundamental way to realize the value of his life.

“Yes, Your Majesty, I promise to complete the mission!” Lieutenant General Ludendorff answered.

The faces of Admiral Moltke Jr. and Admiral von Falkenhein were also ugly.

In their opinion, August is all about tracking down to the end!

“General Falkenhein, I originally made you the logistics director because I wanted to use your talent to straighten out the logistics. But now it seems that the War Department still needs you to continue to sit. From now on, you continue to serve as Minister of War. Logistics Director, I will choose another suitable general! August said.

Admiral von Falkenhein was overjoyed when he heard this.

The logistics director is naturally inferior to the Minister of War.

I originally thought that this time he would be implicated, but I didn’t expect that August not only did not mean to pursue it, but let him continue to serve as Minister of War, which is a surprise!

Admiral Moltke Jr.’s face was also much better, and August’s order at least stated that he did not intend to completely kill the Junkers officer corps. This is a rare opportunity for them!

Subsequently, August, accompanied by a number of military and political officials of the empire, entered Palin and returned to the palace.

However , the 1st Panzer Division and three Marine Brigades also entered Pak Lin , guarding the various communication arteries of Patrick Lin.

From now on, Patrick enters a curfew. When it will end depends on the clean-up of the insurgents.

“General Ludendorff, I want you to clear those guys as soon as possible and end the chaos as soon as possible. The empire can’t withstand a long toss. Our enemies are strong, and we can’t expend too much strength in infighting. We need to preserve the strength of the empire to the greatest extent possible. August instructed.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Lieutenant General Ludendorff nodded.

August was actually very optimistic about Lieutenant General Ludendorff, and his talent was beyond doubt. Even, to some extent, Lieutenant General Ludendorff is the best candidate for the chief of the General Staff.

It’s just that because Lieutenant General Ludendorff is still relatively young and his qualifications are too shallow, he cannot be honored to the post of Chief of the General Staff.

But August had already decided to train Ludendorff well, and when everything was ripe, he would be appointed to the post of Chief of the General Staff. This can be regarded as breaking the long-standing monopoly of the Junckers officer corps on the post of chief of the General Staff.

“I have only one request, and that is that those who personally participated in this assassination and planned this incident must not be spared. The rest of the cases that are not reported or are mixed up in them shall be dealt with according to the circumstances. The sentence of the sentence, the dismissal of the dismissal. At this time, it is not the time for his subordinates to show mercy. Even if they are from noble backgrounds, they cannot be spared. August said.

Lieutenant General Ludendorff nodded, knowing that August was taking this opportunity to gain a good understanding of the influence of some Junker officer corps. This is also a very good result for these generals and officers from civilian backgrounds.

When those people are dismissed, more positions will become vacant. In this way, more people will be promoted.

Lieutenant General Ludendorff immediately began to perform his duties.

The gendarmerie took the lead in the clean-up. Among them, the generals and officers involved in this incident were all dealt with. Many have been sentenced or dismissed from their posts. This directly caused the Junkers officer corps to completely lose control of the gendarmerie.

Subsequently, Lieutenant General Ludendorff sent a gendarmerie to arrest members of the Junker officer corps who participated in the assassination.

Although, quite a few people have already fled early. However, there are still many lucky people. They were reluctant to leave, thinking they could escape. Unexpectedly, August did not intend to let them go at all.

After trials by military tribunals, a full twelve generals and officers were sentenced to death. In addition, dozens of generals and officers were sentenced to various types of imprisonment. Even more were dismissed.

The influence of the Juncker officer corps in the Army was dealt a fatal blow.

You know, this is also the reason why Lieutenant General Ludendorff deliberately did not pursue those generals and officers who were minor. Otherwise, more people will be implicated.

Admiral Moltke Jr. and Admiral von Falkenhein were naturally very dissatisfied with this situation.

However, they are well aware that Lieutenant General Ludendorff represents the will of His Majesty the Emperor at this time.

His Majesty the Emperor could no longer tolerate the Junkers officer corps this time. This is also their own death, no wonder others!

After this purge, the Junkers officer corps shrank greatly. The control of the army is also greatly weakened. Or rather, the influence on the army has fallen to freezing point.

However, those loyal to the empire and to the emperor in the Junker officer corps were not only not purged. On the contrary, because a large number of positions were vacated, it was reused.

In office, a large number of generals and officers of civilian origin were promoted.

This further allowed August to strengthen his control over the army.

Through this incident, August can be regarded as truly in control of the army.

You know, when he first ascended the throne, only the navy really and thoroughly supported August. On the Army’s side, it was more because there were no suitable candidates, coupled with the huge benefits given by August, that the Army supported him. Although the army was loyal to the emperor, it had its own will. This will is the Junkers officer corps.

And now, the Junkers officer corps has been hit hard. August was truly in control of the Army and established his supreme leadership in the Army.