Berlin, Royal Palace.
The blood stains in the hall have been cleaned up, the carpets have been replaced, and Wilhelm II's body has been taken down. However, the smell of blood in the hall seemed to never go away.
Crown Prince Wilhelm was sitting in the hall with a gloomy face. Although, the mutiny seems to have been successful. However, it was not able to do its best! Although they have occupied Berlin and the palace. But what's the use? What they were most worried about happened.
After launching the mutiny, the most important thing for Crown Prince Wilhelm is to trick Oscar into coming to Berlin, put him under house arrest, or even kill him. In this way, future troubles can be avoided. After all, Oscar already controls more than 70% of the country's military power. And the rest cannot be mastered by Crown Prince Wilhelm. This makes the difference in strength between the two quite large. Under such circumstances, if Oscar senses something is wrong, is there any chance that their mutiny will succeed?
In addition, Crown Prince Wilhelm originally wanted to force Wilhelm II to issue an abdication edict and pass the throne to him. But unexpectedly, he accidentally killed Wilhelm II. This undoubtedly makes the situation more complicated. If this situation is exposed, the consequences will be even more disastrous. It is even more impossible for him to inherit the throne. German people will never let a person who killed his Father Emperor inherit the throne.
Duke of Württemberg walked into the hall with an ugly look on his face.
Seeing Duke of Württemberg's face, Crown Prince Wilhelm suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
"Sir Duke, is there something going on over there 4th Army Corps?" Crown Prince Wilhelm asked. 4th Army Corps's army of more than ten or two hundred thousand has now become the most important force under Crown Prince Wilhelm. If this force can return home, it might be able to stabilize the situation. If anything goes wrong with this unit, the consequences will be serious.
"4th Army Corps betrayed my life. Damn von Fabeck and Holmes, they actually betrayed me and obeyed Oskar's orders. Now, I have lost the command over 4th Army Corps." Duke of Württemberg looked angry.
Without 4th Army Corps, Duke of Württemberg's power and status will be greatly reduced. Even after the mutiny failed this time, he would pay an extremely heavy price for it. If you don't do it right, even your own life will be threatened. If you master 4th Army Corps, there is still room for bargaining with Oscar. So now, he has become meat on the chopping board.
"How could this happen? Aren't most of 4th Army Corps from Kingdom of Württemberg? Why don't they even listen to your orders?" Crown Prince Wilhelm looked shocked, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. Without the support of 4th Army Corps, the possibility of their rebellion succeeding this time is almost slim.
"Crown Prince, we have underestimated Oskar's influence in the army. My people reported to me that Oskar sent a Telegram letter to 4th Army Corps, asking the army to return to the barracks. And von Fabbeck and Those two guys from Holmes just obeyed Oskar's orders and ran to Versailles. I really regret that I didn't see the true nature of these two guys at the beginning, so that I ended up like this." Duke of Württemberg had a look of hatred on his face, and a hint of regret in his eyes. However, talking about these now seems to be completely useless.
"Then what should we do now?" Crown Prince Wilhelm asked.
Duke of Württemberg said nothing, and now he didn't know what to do. If possible, he would like to leave Berlin immediately and pretend that nothing happened. However, he can pretend that nothing happened, but will others? Oscar must have known about his participation in the rebellion. After Berlin's rebellion is put down, he will definitely not be let go.
At this time, Moltke the Younger also came in. Moreover, Moltke the Younger's face was also very ugly.
Seeing this situation, Crown Prince Wilhelm's heart continued to sink. He knew that there must be some bad news.
"Count, what's wrong?" Crown Prince Wilhelm asked.
"Your Highness, 1st Marine Division arrived in the suburbs of Berlin by train and are now heading towards Berlin." Moltke the Younger reported.
"What? 1st Marine Division? What kind of army is that?" Crown Prince Wilhelm frowned. When he became a vegetable, Marine Corps had not yet been formed. Of course he didn't know.
"Your Highness and Marine Corps are forces formed by Oskar and Tirpitz jointly persuading Your Majesty. They are essentially a force controlled by the navy specifically for landing operations. However, they are well-equipped and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to the main battle force of the army." Moltke the Younger said.
Crown Prince Wilhelm is completely speechless. The Navy actually has a powerful land-based Operations Department team. This will undoubtedly allow the Navy to use greater strength!
"Can our Imperial Guard withstand their attack?" Crown Prince Wilhelm asked.
But Moltke the Younger didn't answer. Duke of Württemberg opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
Crown Prince Wilhelm immediately understood the meaning, that is, Imperial Guard is definitely no match for 1st Marine Division. Once a fight breaks out, Imperial Guard will be defeated. By then, the mutiny they launched would naturally end in failure.
"God! What should we do now?" Crown Prince Wilhelm only felt that he had made a huge mistake, an irreversible mistake. If the mutiny succeeds, perhaps fortunately, he will become the emperor of the Empire. But if he failed, he would be dead. After all, he killed his father with his own hands, which was undoubtedly a felony.
"Your Highness, although the current situation is somewhat unfavorable to us, it is not the worst yet. Maybe there will be a turn for the better." Moltke the Younger said.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
At this time, the sound of cannons was faintly heard. This immediately made Crown Prince Wilhelm's face become even more ugly. Although he also graduated from a military academy and served in the army. However, after all, he never went to the battlefield.
"The artillery was fired, they actually fired the artillery. Don't they know this is Berlin? This is the capital of the Empire! That guy Tirpitz sent troops into Berlin without getting orders from Your Majesty and launched an attack. This is a rebellion!" Crown Prince Wilhelm was furious. However, he seemed to have forgotten that even if it was a rebellion, he was the one who started it!
There seemed to be an obvious Panic on his angry face. It was obvious that he was still frightened when the gunfire rang out.