"Manstein, send me Telegram to the deputy commander and chief of staff of 4th Army Corps, and ask them to come to Versailles to see me immediately! Tell them, 4th Army Corps immediately stopped moving and returned to the station. Duke of Württemberg is suspected of participating in the rebellion. If they follow Duke of Württemberg's orders, it will be equivalent to rebellion!" Oscar said with a serious face.
At this time, you have to be more ruthless. Otherwise, once 4th Army Corps is allowed to return to China, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Yes, Your Highness." Major General Manstein immediately went to send Telegram. He also knew that the situation was urgent.
"Your Highness, we need to prepare early. If 4th Army Corps doesn't obey Your Highness's order, the problem will be serious." General Kluck reminded.
"Yes, Your Highness. No one can guarantee whether the generals of 4th Army Corps were involved." General Bülow also said.
"General Ludendorff, 8th Army Corps immediately turn around Kitakami and prepare to intercept 4th Army Corps. If they do not obey the order, I authorize you to launch an attack." Oscar ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness." Lieutenant General Ludendorff stood up, saluted, and left immediately.
Although, 8th Army Corps's military strength is similar to 4th Army Corps. 8th Army Corps was formed later than 4th Army Corps. However, after 8th Army Corps's strength has been completely transformed, it is already far more powerful than 4th Army Corps.
"After General Kluck and 8th Army Corps are temporarily transferred, the battle against British Expeditionary Force depends on 1st Army Corps. If necessary, the attack can be suspended." Oscar said.
After all, British Expeditionary Force has more than 300,000 troops assembled in Le Havre. In terms of military strength, it is not much less than 1st Army Corps.
"Yes, Your Highness." General Kluck nodded.
"Okay, everyone. You go down and have a rest, and then return to your respective troops. I will deal with the rebellion with all my strength. And I will ensure that it will be put down as soon as possible without causing too much impact on the country and the army. And what you have to do is to defeat our enemies on the front line and not give them any opportunity to take advantage of it." Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Several legions Commander replied.
They all know that this arrangement Oscar is already the best. Although there was a rebellion, they all believed that it would not have much impact on the German Empire.
4th Army Corps's current mission is to ensure the security of the army's logistics supply lines and suppress the resistance forces in France. Therefore, their headquarters is located at Compiègne, which is a little further north.
Army Group Commander Duke of Württemberg has returned to China, so the ones who make the decision now are the deputy commander of the group army Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck and the chief of staff Lieutenant General Kurulus.
The two received Telegram from Duke of Württemberg at two o'clock in the morning, and Duke of Württemberg asked them to lead their troops back to the country immediately. Although, the two didn't quite understand what was going on. However, they still implemented Telegram from Duke of Württemberg. After all, most of the people in 4th Army Corps are from Kingdom of Württemberg.
"Report to the general, 15th Army has completed preparations and is ready to depart." A staff officer reported.
However, Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck and Lieutenant General Kurulus did not immediately issue an order to allow departure. This made the staff officer a little confused. However, there was no urging.
"Kurus, I always feel that something is not right this time! Crown Prince's previous order was for 4th Army Corps to ensure the smooth flow of the logistics supply line. But now, Your Excellency Commander is asking us to return home. But we have not We didn't receive the order from Crown Prince. If we just fulfill the order from Mr. Commander, once Crown Prince is investigated, the problem may be serious," said Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck.
Lieutenant General Kurulus nodded. "Yes! This is really strange. Your Excellency Commander's order is really confusing." Lieutenant General Kurulus said.
"Kurus, do you think there will be a political struggle involved?" asked von Fa Lieutenant General Beck.
Lieutenant General Kurulus's expression suddenly changed. They are all soldiers and do not know much about political struggles. However, I know that every political struggle is cruel. Once involved, the consequences will be disastrous, and if things go wrong, your life will be lost.
"Then do we still need to fulfill the order of His Excellency Commander?" Lieutenant General Kurulus asked.
"This..." Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck also hesitated.
"How about we send Crown Prince an Telegram to inquire. After all, Crown Prince is the Western Front Commander and can be regarded as our immediate superior. There is nothing wrong with asking for his opinion." Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck said.
Lieutenant General Kurulus nodded. "Okay, in this case, it is undoubtedly the safest."
At this moment, a staff officer ran in anxiously.
"General, Telegram of Crown Prince!"
Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck and Lieutenant General Kurulus immediately took Telegram, and the two of them got together and started reading Telegram. After watching Telegram, their faces were already pale.
The content of Telegram is exactly Oscar asking their troops to stop marching and return to the military camp. In addition, there is also the involvement of Duke of Württemberg in the rebellion.
Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck and Lieutenant General Kurulus were both shocked. Obviously, Duke of Württemberg would actually participate in the rebellion, which was completely beyond their expectations.
"Kurus, what should we do now?" Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck was about to cry without tears. They had no idea that Duke of Württemberg would participate in the rebellion, which made them feel like they had encountered an unforeseen disaster!
"It seems that we cannot follow the order of His Excellency Commander. What he did has nothing to do with us. We cannot get involved because of this. That would be really unfair to us." Lieutenant General Kurulus said.
Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck nodded repeatedly.
Under the strict order of Oscar, it is obvious that they have decided to betray the order of Duke of Württemberg.
Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck and Lieutenant General Kurulus quickly sent Telegram to Western Front Headquarters, informing Oscar that they had ordered the army to stop the operation, and they immediately rushed to Versailles to see Oscar.
After Oscar met Feng Fa Lieutenant General Beck and Lieutenant General Kurulus and learned that they were indeed unaware of the incident, he did not hold them accountable. Instead, they are required to continue to perform their tasks of ensuring the security of logistics supply lines. After all, millions of troops are fighting in France, and the security of logistical supply lines cannot be underestimated.
After that, Oscar set off and returned to Berlin. And this has already delayed a lot of time.