Chapter 64 Our Army Is Back
The Rhineland is a large territory on both sides of the Rhine River. These territories are all German! And now, Germany can only watch and can't control it!
Among them, in addition to the countryside, the main cities are Cologne, Koblenz, Frankfurt and Mainz.
Among them, the first to be occupied, and also one of the most important cities in Germany, is Frankfurt!
Frankfurt means the ferry of the Franks, and the Franks are a branch of the Germanic nation.
It has a long history and can be traced back to around the first year of AD, when the Rhine and the Danube were the northern borders of the Roman Empire. The Romans set up garrison camps here, and this area became a frontier fortress.
In the 8th century AD, it gradually emerged and became an important political stage in Germany.
For example, during the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick I, nicknamed Barbarossa, was elected emperor here.
Since 1562, Frankfurt has replaced Aachen as the place where the emperor's coronation ceremony was held. Ten emperors were crowned here and ascended the throne.
The Holy Roman Empire officially came to an end in 1806, and then Frankfurt became the seat of the Commonwealth of the Rhine.
It can be said that for the German people, Frankfurt has deep political significance!
At the same time, with the development of the economy, Frankfurt has become a prosperous commercial city and the center of German exchanges and banks.
Now, the people of Frankfurt go to work and go to get off work normally every day, but they can't see the army of their own country, and they can't see the cross flag flying high. Their hearts are extremely depressed.
Of course they are all German people, and they yearn for the day when they can see the German army again!
And in the early morning of this day, when it was just dawn, the workers who lived outside the city and were going to go to work in the city were riding their bicycles and walking on the road, but then they were puzzled.
Behind them, came the sound of a car!
In this era, bicycles are still the main means of transportation. Only the richest people, or companies and other institutions, will own cars. In normal times, they only see a few carriages at most.
When he stopped the bicycle and turned his head, he saw an unforgettable scene in his life. Time seemed to freeze here!
The army is the army of Germany!
The body of the car is dark green, and in the cargo box at the back of the car, a German soldier in a straight military uniform is looking forward with his head held high!
On his body, he was carrying a Mauser rifle, and above their heads, wearing a German military cap, the German military flag was flying fiercely!
The army is our army!
Everyone was shocked, and a passerby shouted loudly at first: "It's our army, our army is back!"
His tone was surprised, his tone was cheerful, and then he shouted loudly: "Long live Germany! Long live the Wehrmacht!"
All the people burst out with a wave of voices higher than a wave!
It was really shocking. After waiting for several years, finally, the German army entered the Rhineland!
The people of Frankfurt, welcome!
Sitting in the cab at the front of the car, Cyric watched the carnival crowd around him, and his heart was ups and downs.
Just like the Treaty of Shimonoseki in later generations, the Treaty of Versailles was the most humiliating treaty for the German people! And now, when we set foot on the land here, we are challenging this treaty!
The people here have been looking forward to it for a long time!
Frankfurt, here I come!
The speed of the team is getting slower and slower.
No way, there are more and more people on the road.
In the end, the team could no longer move forward, because the crowd had blocked the road.
The German people obey the traffic rules, but unfortunately today, there are too many people on the streets, almost all of them are rushing towards the streets. !
In the hands of the merchants, holding eggs and apples, they began to stuff them into the hands of the soldiers in the car, and the beautiful girls gave their kisses without hesitation. At this moment, everyone was intoxicated!
So, Cyric could only open the door and stand on top of the basket.
"Gentlemen, ladies, relatives of Great Germany, I am Cyric, the commander in charge of leading the team this time." Cyric said: "We have been waiting for this moment for a long time, here, I can only represent Defence Force, tell everyone, I'm sorry, we're late."
Cyric's words moved a lot of people, and the sound of sorry made some people's eyes moist.
"It is shameful to have a country without defense!" Cyric continued: "Now, our country has come out of the predicament of the economic crisis, our national strength is thriving, and we will never be defeated by the conspiracy of other countries. Yes, we must continue to work hard, we must make our country strong again, long live Germany!"
Long Live Germany!
More and more people shouted, and this shout resounded through the sky, flying in Frankfurt, Germany, and the entire European continent.
At this moment, all Germans are extremely excited!
The news also spread to France and Paris.
Inside the Elysee Palace, it was quiet, and everyone felt overwhelmed.
The Germans dared to openly tear up the Treaty of Versailles and dare to march into the Rhineland!
"We have to stop the Germans, we can send an infantry division up! According to our original agreement, it is the Germans who are actively provoking war!"
He was talking about Henri Philippe Pétain. The Battle of Verdun during the First World War made Pétain famous, and now Pétain is the French Marshal and Minister of the Army.
"Petain, have you forgotten? When we entered the Ruhr industrial area, the whole world was blaming us." Another voice said: "Now, we must not act rashly again!"
At the beginning, the French were arrogant, but finally left in despair. Although they had good reasons, justice was in their hearts.
So, Pétain could only gasp on the side and did not speak any more, he was already old.
And the whole of France is still in an economic crisis, and the people will definitely not want to see a warlike government. If because of this incident, if it falls into war here, I am afraid the government will be more severely criticized!
In particular, President Paul Dumey is the image of a good man!
Therefore, the discussion of this day did not result in any results.