stonecrandall Chapter 330
Chapter 330
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The reason why these Junker nobles who have surrendered surrendered is naturally because they feel that they have lost the hope of turning the tables. If they do not surrender, they will be buried with the Junker nobles.
Therefore, before Mainz begins to settle accounts, they should quickly turn over a new leaf and help the Wehrmacht. In this way, they may be able to save their lives. Even if they cannot save their own lives, they must at least save the lives of their wives and children.
Since they had such thoughts at the beginning of their surrender, it is naturally impossible for them to refuse the task arrangement of the division commander at this time!
Several Junker nobles tidied up their clothes a little, tried to calm down their mood, and then walked towards the castle calmly and opened the gate of the castle.
The castle guards were so sleepy that they were about to start cursing after being woken up by these people. However, before they could finish their curses, they recognized the identities of these people outside. When they heard that they were also Junker nobles, the guards dared not curse. Not only did they not dare to curse, they also respectfully opened the city gate and let these nobles in!
However, what surprised them was that these nobles were followed by a lot of soldiers, and these soldiers also followed them in.
“They are the troops sent by Berlin to help us control the surrounding situation and prevent Mainz’s followers from counterattacking!”
Originally, there was no need to explain, after all, the other party was just a lowly guard, but because the Junker nobles were relatively insecure, they were afraid that the guards would see something, so they started to explain. Since the nobles had explained it this way, the guards naturally had nothing to say, and since so many soldiers with live ammunition had come in, they could also take a break and didn’t have to be so focused on standing guard.
So, several guards immediately relaxed and found a deserted place to take a nap.
Once the guards left, the rest of the things became much simpler!
The large influx of German troops easily took control of the entire castle without any effort.
When the owner of the castle heard that a distinguished guest was visiting and ran out in a hurry, his castle no longer belonged to him!
“Who are you?”
When the German soldiers pointed their guns at the Junker nobles’ heads, he didn’t react and didn’t know what was going on.
Why did so many soldiers rush into his castle?
The same thing was happening all over West Prussia at the same time. The German army came so quickly that the Junker nobles here didn’t get any warnings or reminders at all. And because the surrendered Junker nobles acted as guides, they easily disintegrated the defenses of the local Junker nobles.
So, in less than a day, most of the Junker nobles in West Prussia were under control!
However, compared to the situation in West Prussia, the situation in East Prussia is much more complicated!
It’s far away from Berlin, so Mainz couldn’t use the army to control it immediately!
But he had already thought of this when he led the army north.
“Tell those Junker nobles that if they surrender, I can give them a lighter sentence. If they resist stubbornly, I guarantee that they will become the chicken that is killed to stop the monkey!”
If you want others to see the consequences of using force to confront the army, you have to set an example. If anyone is unlucky and becomes this example at this time, then he will be in big trouble!
After Mainz’s order was passed down, a large number of Junker nobles who had surrendered went to various places to persuade the local Junker nobles to give up resistance and surrender to the military.
Some of these persuasions worked. They had already seen the murderous team coming to their doorstep. If they chose to resist stubbornly, the consequence would probably be death, and if they surrendered, they might be able to save their lives!
Of course, there are also some people who will not cry until their coffins are shattered. They may think that the military will not let them go, so they choose to resist stubbornly, or they may still have illusions and think that someone else will come to save them. However
, the moment they chose to take up arms to fight the Wehrmacht, their fate was doomed!
“The time has come, General, shall we launch the attack as planned?”
Himmler looked at the time and confirmed that the agreed deadline had passed, then he came to Mainz and reported to him.
Mainz nodded slightly. He had given these people a chance. Since they did not cherish this opportunity, they were courting death!
“Mobilize the heavy artillery and bombard the castle directly!”
Since we want to set an example, we must use thundering means, to show other Junker nobles the consequences of opposing him, and to declare the strong strength of the military, so that they can weigh carefully before making a decision, whether their castle is solid or the military’s heavy artillery is more powerful!
After Mainz’s order was issued, the military directly pulled up the 280mm mortar.
The caliber of this mortar is very large, but the barrel is very short, which makes the weight of this mortar much lighter than that of normal caliber artillery. Of course, the disadvantage of a short barrel is also obvious. This artillery The range of the mortar is very short, only 7.9 kilometers, not even as good as the 75mm field gun.
However, to deal with a fixed target like a castle, the mortar does not need a very long range. The Junker nobles in the castle basically have no long-range weapons to threaten them, so the German army can even pull the mortar outside the castle and attack the opponent in front of them!
Boom!
The shell weighing more than 290 kilograms drew an arc and fell into the castle, causing a violent explosion that shook the earth!
The outer wall of the castle is indeed very strong. In the era of cold weapons, a castle like this… Such a castle can withstand the attack of thousands of troops, but in this era, such a castle can’t protect the people inside.
In front of the large-caliber mortar, the castle wall is as fragile as paper, and it collapses at the touch of a button!
Boom! Boom!
The mortar fired continuously, blasting a huge hole in the outer wall of the castle. The guards who were originally holding weapons on the wall and intending to fight the attacking German army to the death had already been scared away by this terrible explosion. No one could be found on the wall!
However, although they ran down the wall, they could not escape from the castle. After leaving, the German army destroyed the outer wall of the castle and quickly launched an attack on the castle. Without the protection of the wall, the castle had lost its biggest barrier. The
German soldiers cooperated well and covered and cooperated with each other in groups. Although there were many guards in the castle, they were already panicked because they were dizzy from the mortar bombing and frightened by the strong fighting power of the German army. Facing the attack of the German army, they had no determination to resist.
So, less than fifteen minutes after the wall was blown up, this sturdy castle was breached!
“Bring him up!”
Several soldiers held down a young man with disheveled hair, bruises all over his face, and a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. He limped in front of Mainz in a panic!
“General, this is the man, he is the head of the Moltke family!”
The Moltke family was one of the initiators and organizers of this Junker noble rebellion. When Mainz returned to Berlin before, this man was not in the city, but left Berlin one step ahead and returned to East Prussia to organize manpower.
So he luckily escaped and became the biggest obstacle for Mainz to quell the rebellion! The reason why Mainz rushed to East Prussia in a hurry was that he did not want to leave too much time for Moltke the Younger to organize too many people. Once he really organized an army, then the two sides would inevitably erupt in more intense conflicts or even a civil war.
“General, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, let me go, for the sake of my grandfather and my uncle!”
Little Moltke seemed very afraid of death.
Before he was taken out of the castle, he actually disguised himself as a woman and hid among the women, intending to get away with it.
As a result, he was identified by the servants.
When Himmler went to identify him, this guy still refused to admit it.
He was severely beaten by the SS soldiers and poured several basins of water on his head.
Finally, his true face was revealed.
When Himmler brought him out, he saw a large number of corpses that were blown to pieces and incomplete by mortars along the way.
He was so scared that his legs went weak and he even wet his pants.
As a result, when
Himmler went to identify him, the SS soldiers beat him up and poured several basins of water on his head.
When Mle brought him over, Mainz didn’t say a word, but he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy!
Seeing this scene, Mainz knew that he was worrying too much. This guy was far from being as capable as his grandfather and his uncle. At least Moltke the Elder and Moltke the Younger would not be so timid, cowardly and incompetent.
It’s ridiculous that these guys are still so arrogant that they think they can dominate Hans and control the team. If they expect such people to control Hans’ army, they might as well hand the army over to a dog. Even a dog is more qualified than him! _Please download the novel without underline.