Although there had been no news from the German Prime Minister, sometimes no news was the best news.
Under General Ludwig Beck's "friendly negotiations," some Berlin media outlets began publishing reports that the Prime Minister had already died in the assassination.
One media outlet's report might not have meant much, but when several or even more than a dozen outlets reported such news, the civilians could not help feeling at least somewhat worried, even if they were unwilling to believe it.
That was exactly the effect General Ludwig Beck wanted.
As long as they could throw Berlin, or even all of Germany, into chaos, the rebel army would have a better chance of taking control of the government.
The rebel faction led by General Ludwig Beck soon seized control of the Berlin City Government and the Ministry of Defense building, and occupied the offices of the German Supreme Command.
Just over an hour later, an entirely new Supreme Command order was issued directly and broadcast publicly to all German civilians.
In the order, General Ludwig Beck repeatedly mentioned the harm this war had inflicted on Germany, as well as the fact that at least three million German soldiers had died in it.
Ludwig also stated that continuing the war was meaningless and would only make the Germans bleed their last drop of blood for this unnecessary conflict.
Therefore, Ludwig decided to abolish the current German Government, establish a new Federal Republic of Germany, and appoint himself its first president.
As for the warmonger—the former German Prime Minister—a new Federal Republic court would put him on trial.
At the same time as he issued the order, President Ludwig mobilized a large number of troops to attack the hospital where the German Prime Minister was staying.
He understood that killing the German