After the award ceremony, Hindeburg held a regular meeting with several old marshals and the actual leaders of the navy, land, and air forces.
"No! Absolutely not! We have already given him a lot of power. This young man is too impulsive. He must not be the future successor of the Empire! He's just a thug!"
An old marshal who had almost lost all his teeth said in exasperation.
"Why not? He did what we wanted to do but didn't dare to do. He brought benefits to Germany. Why can't we support him?”
The old marshal Keitel raised his eyebrows, obviously disregarding this statement.
"His style of doing things is too reckless. If he keeps walking on the edge of the abyss, he will fall down one day. His previous actions should have been hanged.”
That old general was obviously not of a lower rank than Keitel. Judging from his age, he was much older.
"Alright, alright! Rudolph has helped us obtain the Rhine region, and we have also obtained the expansion quota and military strength from the Ying country. All of this has contributed to Germany.”
Defense Minister Grenner said impatiently.
"He's a major general now. Have you seen a 21-year-old major general? Looking through the history of various countries, it was extremely rare to see a 40-year-old major general. Let alone 21 years old, wouldn't he become a marshal when he was 40 years old?”
We must not give him more power. Now, he is in charge of the armored forces, the air force, and several divisions in the army have fallen to him. If this continues, he will be in charge of the entire National Defense Force.”
The one who spoke was the former cavalry marshal Mackenson. He was also a powerful figure back then, but now he only knew how to grab power.
"The navy supports Major General Rudolph unconditionally!”Ryder, who was sitting at the side, suddenly spoke. He was already the youngest in this group.
"What happened? He gave your navy a sum of money and started building some new cruisers and destroyer, and now you're siding with him? Doesn't he like that submarine of Doenitz now? You're still willing to give him all the power in your hands?”
The marshal who spoke first looked at him with disdain.
"The navy should be developed in an all-round way. We should build small ships first when we are weak. Additionally, we can always build large battleships and aircraft carriers. Although General Rudolph may not be as good as me in actual command, his understanding of the navy is far better than mine.”
Ryder retaliated fearlessly, looking at the old man with disdain.
It was as if he was saying that he knew nothing!
"Alright! Now, most of the equipment of the National Defense Force has to be produced by the secret factory he established. The bureau also needs to obtain them from various channels he established. He is also planning the improvement of the entire military system. He is even involved in the training and classification of the air force and tanks…"
"What else do you want? Who could do this? We are already old. One day, we will give everything to the young! If I don't speak today, one of you will step out and take a look! Who can mobilize the most soldiers?"
Hindeburg said slowly. He understood that these old marshals didn't just want to go all out.
Germany had already failed once, and they did not want to experience another failure!
After saying so much, he felt a little tired and took a few breaths.
"We can't wait for the day when Germany once again embarks on the journey. Let's choose a successor first. Who can find a better one?”
When he spoke, he never glanced at anyone's face.
"I have no objections!"
"I support the president's decision!"
"Rudolph is the greatest all-rounder I have ever seen!”
Soon, more than half of them raised their hands in agreement, while the others chose to remain silent.
"Let's do it this way! The positions of the others remained unchanged. The Ministry of National Defense would set up a General Staff Department as the think tank of the Chief of Staff. The General Staff Department would be responsible for coordinating all logistics, training, and coordination between the various bacteria. He would be the Chief of Staff of the General Staff Department.”said Hindeburg at last.
"Yes, sir!" These people all nodded and replied.
The meeting soon came to an end, and Hindeburg let out a long sigh.
It was inevitable that there would be conflicts between the officers of the old and new systems, but could these old men compare to the young man who was more cunning than a fox? He could only help them up to this point. If anyone else was blind, there was nothing he could do.
"Let's hold a military exercise after the first round of voting! He would be the host! We need to prove to the people that our German soldiers can protect them!”
After everyone dispersed, Hindeburg leaned back on the sofa weakly and said to his secretary.
At this moment, his back was already soaked in sweat! There was not much time left.
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