German Red Prince

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Upon hearing what Witzleben said, Mackensen was momentarily speechless. As an old nobleman, Mackensen was not so radical. Witzleben's words implied that he intended to kill Hess directly, which was extremely risky. Everyone knew the consequences if the operation failed.

"You want to do this?"

"Kill him, mobilize the Berlin army, and capture the SA."

The SA was not a monolithic entity; conflicts would arise between its various legions, some of which had deep-seated grudges and wished the other dead. Although Hess was nominally the leader of the SA, actual leadership was distributed among the legion commanders, and Hess himself could not directly command the army.

The SA was the National National Party's henchman, or more precisely, the National Socialist Party's henchman. There were actually divisions within the National National Party itself; it was a party formed after the German Workers' Party and the National Socialist Party united.

However, after the coalition, apart from a few senior leaders who jumped to the top of the National National Party, the Workers' Party was essentially marginalized. Moreover, although the Workers' Party is relatively extreme, it still has some leftists. What is the National National Party doing now? Uniting with big capitalists and Junker aristocrats. Isn't this tantamount to dancing on their red lines?

Because of the unfair treatment after the merger, some members of the Workers' Party called for a split, thus forming an opposition within the nation. This was Hess's biggest mistake; he was too hasty in launching the war, rushing to war with the Kingdom of the Rhine before resolving his partisan issues.

Previously, the opposition had been suppressed by Hess, but now, with the war's setbacks, the opposition is gradually expanding. Therefore, it is entirely possible to stage a grand drama, using the National National Party to eliminate Hess, and then eliminating the National National Party itself, thus reaping the benefits.

This method sounds feasible, but upon closer inspection, it's too dangerous. Eliminating Hess through military means is extremely difficult. However, Witzleben clearly doesn't have this idea. Instead of an armed coup, his method is actually very simple: eliminate Hess directly by finding a way to blow him up.

Although the cause of the train derailment in the Kingdom of Rhine remains unknown, most people believe it was Hess's doing. Perhaps he sent people to blow up the tracks, causing the derailment. If he's capable of such things, then Witzleben could certainly send him straight to heaven during a meeting.

"Marshal, Hess is leading Germany toward its doom. There is still no news from His Majesty Wilhelm. We have reason to believe that he has an even bigger conspiracy. We must fight back and absolutely cannot let him succeed, otherwise the future of Germany will be ruined in his hands."

"Alright, listen, Colonel. You didn't come today, I didn't hear anything, you didn't say anything, nothing happened today, you can leave now."

Mackensen let Witzleben leave, but his attitude was very ambiguous. He didn't directly say whether he agreed or disagreed, and just let Witzleben go. If he had opposed the plan, he could have detained Witzleben at that time. The old fox is always very shrewd. They won't reveal their attitude immediately.

"Yes, Marshal."

Witzlerben didn't say much and left directly, but Mackensen's attitude made him determined that he had to take action for the future of Germany.

395. Dismissal

In reality, there were quite a few people in the army who opposed Hess. As the war continued to end in defeat, the number of people who opposed Hess grew. Hess's approach was very simple: opposing the war was opposing Hess, opposing Hess was opposing the National Party, opposing the National Party was opposing Germany, and opposing Germany made one a sinner.

The lighter punishment would be dismissal, while the more serious punishment would be imprisonment or even execution. It didn't matter if you were a noble before; the outcome would be the same. There were already quite a few people in the army who opposed this, and Hess's actions were tantamount to planting many seeds of uncertainty for himself.

Witzlerben dared to stand up against Hess not just because he was bold, but also because he had enough confidence to deal with the various forces within the current government.

The number of generals attending meetings in the military conference hall in Berlin is dwindling. At the beginning of the war, Hess was absolutely confident, but now he is clearly not. Confidence alone is useless if you can't defeat the enemy. At the meeting, Hess had just dismissed a division commander because the blocking action on the Weser River failed, allowing the soldiers of the Kingdom of the Rhine to advance further.

To be honest, this order was very unfair. Every general on the front line knew that the Rhine Kingdom's army was difficult to resist. Their army was indeed very strong, and their firepower was extraordinary. Some units were crippled as soon as they went up. This division commander only relied on a half-crippled infantry division to hold off five rounds of attacks from the Rhine Kingdom, allowing nearly 20,000 men to break out of the encirclement.

Despite such great achievements, he was not only not promoted, but was also directly dismissed. Many generals pleaded for him, but some were even punished by Hess and dismissed on the spot. This made many officers afraid to speak at meetings.

Even Emperor William had never been so arrogant. This Cairo vagrant was really putting on airs. Although there were many of his staunch supporters in the army, mostly low-ranking officers who had been promoted after the fall of the old guard, he had offended quite a few neutral factions within the army.

This military conference was similar to the previous ones. Hess still demanded that the army not retreat, but continue to reinforce Hanover, gather troops to break through from the middle, and divide the Kingdom of the Rhine into the north and south. Hess's idea was similar to Manstein's previous one, except that he did not adopt Manstein's plan at the time, and was very confident that the army could directly march to Frankfurt.

It's too late to propose this plan now. What were we doing all this time? Now we're thinking of dividing and encircling them. Be careful, or we might get eaten up if we're not careful. Some generals subtly expressed their suggestions that it's better to focus on defense now and wear down the Rhine Kingdom as much as possible. No one can afford to drag out a civil war. When the time is right, we can sit down and negotiate.

However, the officer's words clearly angered Hess, who had just received news that the troops sent to Göttingen had been completely wiped out. When he first heard the news, he almost choked. Two thousand men, and a fairly elite assault force at that, had been wiped out. The officer's words made Hess lose his temper and he started cursing.

"Defense? You bunch of people, is all you know how to do? You just stay at home, waiting for the Rhine people to come and beat you up? Look at this, look carefully! Who are the commanders of the Kingdom of the Rhine? Model! Guderian! These two were Prussians before! How did they know how to attack when they came to the Rhine? All you know is how to defend!"

The main officers in charge of the Prussian battlefield were Prussians before. Now that they were Prussian officers and familiar with Prussian tactics, and now that they were in the Rhineland, where the weapons were more advanced, the fighting was even more enjoyable. They didn't care about past relationships, so the troops had no psychological burden in experimenting with new tactics.

"I order you to attack! Reinforce Hanover. You must attack, you must break through!"

Sending reinforcements to Hanover now would be suicidal. Anyone with a little military knowledge can see what's going on. The Kingdom of the Rhine is currently advancing towards Hanover in several directions. Going to Hanover now will only increase the number of people in the encirclement, making the Kingdom of the Rhine even more surrounded, and will serve no other purpose.

However, Hess's tone was unquestionable. He believed that reinforcing Hanover with troops was not only safe, but also a way to take down the Kingdom of Rhine in one fell swoop and decide the fate of the world in one battle. Hess was even thinking of defeating the Kingdom of Rhine in one battle and winning by relying on a key battle.

The meeting did not make any substantial progress, except for the dismissal of a division commander. Witzlerben felt very uncomfortable watching Hess's hysteria at the meeting. In his opinion, Hess was already somewhat mentally unstable. Moreover, no one knew what was going on with Wilhelm II, or whether he had been harmed by Hess.

After the meeting, Witzlerben went to see the division commander who had been relieved of his post. For the division commander, this didn't seem to be a bad thing; at least he could finally take a break.

As a centrist within both the nobility and the military, Witzleben certainly understood the division commander's feelings and very much hoped that the division commander could join him and participate in his plans.

As fellow nobles, their feelings for the Kaiser were naturally greater than their feelings for Hess and the National Party. Witzler had hoped to use these leverages to bring the division commander into their fold.

Kruger was relieved to be relieved of his duties, at least he no longer had to argue with Hess, and he knew that the later stages of the war would definitely lead to an even greater defeat, so getting out of there sooner would at least save him from taking responsibility for the greater defeat that followed.

Kruger had only recently arrived at the Weser River. Previously, the Kingdom of the Rhine had been on the defensive, but before Kruger set off, reinforcements from the Kingdom of the Rhine arrived. Seven elite divisions of troops rushed to the Weser River front and directly crossed the Weser River.

By the time Kruger arrived, the defensive line had already been breached, and chaos reigned. Many troops had been surrounded by the Kingdom of the Rhine, and he had no chance of rescuing them. The only thing he could do was minimize the losses. Kruger was a true frontline commander. Several divisions at the front had been decimated, and he organized these remnants to put out fires everywhere, managing to rescue quite a few people in the process.

However, Model's advantage was simply too great. How could his remaining troops possibly stop the seven elite divisions of the Kingdom of Rhine? But he managed to hold back the advance of Model's seven divisions with his remaining troops, which was indeed quite remarkable. Even Model praised Kruger as a respectable opponent.

Kluge held off the Rhine Kingdom's army for a long time, disrupting their offensive plans. Logically, they were supposed to break through the Weser River directly and attack Hamburg, but because of Kluge's obstruction, Prussia made subsequent deployments. Relying on an army in the north was definitely not enough, so they changed their battle plan and went south to attack Hanover, cooperating with Guderian's forces to march north together.

Kruger's achievements on the front lines are known to everyone. Hess's hasty dismissal of him will inevitably cause a huge backlash in the army, which will further strengthen the forces opposing Hess.

396. Kruger

Although the soldiers didn't speak, they all understood perfectly well that the worse the situation was, the more Hess did this, the stronger the backlash would be.

Witzlerben found Kluge. As nobles, the two had a lot in common. Witzlerben was an officer stationed in the rear and had never been to the front lines, while Kluge had actually been to the front lines and seen the Rhine Kingdom's army, and had even fought against them. He was very certain that Prussia had absolutely no chance of winning this war.

"We have failed. Prussia has absolutely no chance of winning." Kluge sighed. In Germany, although the Kingdom of Prussia is the largest in area, the most fertile land in all of Germany is in the Kingdom of the Rhine. The Kingdom of the Rhine controls the entire Ruhr industrial region. Although Prussia has the Silesia industrial region, it is no match for the Ruhr industrial region.

The heavy industrial bases scattered around the Ruhr industrial region would be too much for Prussia to handle if they were operating at full capacity. Moreover, Wilhelm II made a very wrong decision by annexing Poland, and the occupied territory has not yet been fully integrated, which has tied down a large number of Prussian troops.

The constraints imposed by the puppet state in the East prevented Prussia from exerting its full strength. Moreover, since Prussia had started the war, the other side's determination to resist was certainly greater than Prussia's determination to attack. The paper-made defense line could not hold for long. Once Hanover fell, Prussia could basically prepare to surrender.

“We completely underestimated the strength of the Kingdom of the Rhine. At the Weser River defense line, our several divisions couldn’t even break through. They managed to hold out until reinforcements arrived. At that time, I knew that this war was definitely not that simple. I even suspected that this war was a trap set by the Kingdom of the Rhine. It seemed that they had made all the preparations and were just waiting for us to jump in.”

"At that time, when the Kingdom of the Rhine crossed the Weser River, we were overwhelmed by the enemy's artillery and couldn't lift our heads. We didn't know how many cannons they had brought. All we could hear was the whistling sound of shells cutting through the air. It seemed like they never stopped firing. We were completely unable to retaliate effectively."

Kluge recalled the scene he witnessed on the battlefield. The Prussian defense was engulfed in flames, and the enemy's artillery was relentless, causing the ground to shake violently and nearly collapsing his command post. He couldn't understand how the Kingdom of the Rhine could mobilize so many cannons in such a short time.

Actually, these aren't large-caliber cannons. The Kingdom of Rhine doesn't have that much wealth yet. They brought so many cannons here because Thorne previously recruited a rocket engineer from the United States to conduct research together with engineers from within the country. Now, it's obviously unrealistic to think about developing a rocket to launch to another planet, let alone developing something like a V1 or V2.

These things can only be discussed in the long term, but these people can't be idle. Thorne put them in charge of researching the Rhine Kingdom's multiple rocket launcher. The Rhine Kingdom's rocket launcher is still relatively primitive. If Thorne had enough time and the war had been delayed, he might have been able to develop a low-end version of the 107mm rocket launcher. That thing would definitely have more firepower than the current one.

"Do you also think our chances of winning are slim?" Witzlerben said from the side.

“It’s not just me, all the officers on the front lines think so,” Kluge sighed. “The Kingdom of the Rhine is fighting two against one and they’re still doing so well. We can hold them off, but can Bavaria? They’ve gone mad. Why don’t they just stand there quietly? Why do they have to interfere? If the Kingdom of the Rhine defeats Bavaria, we’ll be surrounded.”

Kluge had little confidence in Bavaria. He'd heard that one of their units had been captured before even reaching the front lines, which was really worrying. Did they really think they could fight the Kingdom of the Rhine with such poor combat skills? He hoped they had already prepared a backup plan, otherwise, things would be unpredictable once the Kingdom of the Rhine attacked.

"We must end this war."

"Yes, who doesn't want to end the war? But look at our Prime Minister, does he even have the slightest intention of ending it?"

"The army is responsible to His Majesty the Emperor, not to this so-called prime minister. His Majesty William has not shown up for so long, we have every reason to suspect that His Majesty William has been held hostage by our prime minister."

Wilhelm II being sidelined is not a new phenomenon. He was sidelined during the war, and after the war, he was sidelined by Ludendorff, who ruled as a military dictatorship for a long time. Now that Hess holds great power, there is a high probability that he has also taken the emperor hostage.

Kruger remained silent. In fact, many people shared this thought, because it was too suspicious. Last time, news came that His Majesty the Emperor was in a coma, and it had been so long since he woke up. This was an abnormal time. In the Kingdom of Rhine, the King had died, and the royal family was unaware of what had happened. However, the Queen had stepped forward to take charge and stabilized the country immediately.

Without comparison, there is no harm. Goebbels, the prime minister of the Kingdom of the Rhine, was also of commoner origin, but he was still a doctor. He handled things the best. His desire for power was not as strong as Hess's. He just cooperated with the royal family. But on their side, Crown Prince William was just the crown prince. The army swore allegiance to the emperor. Now that the emperor was in a coma, Hess had temporarily taken over the leadership of the army.

He accepted it, and there were quite a few nobles in the army. If Crown Prince William had tried to win them over, many officers would have supported him. But for some reason, in the beginning, Crown Prince William didn't take any action, and Hess just took control of the army.

“There are definitely not a small number of people in the army who oppose Hess, and there are also contradictions within the National Party’s SA. We can take advantage of these contradictions and arrest them all when they are fighting amongst themselves in Berlin. Then we can rescue the Emperor from the palace. The war was not started by the Emperor; it was all orchestrated by Hess. Once the Emperor is rescued, we can immediately negotiate peace with the Kingdom of the Rhine and minimize our losses.”

"But there are quite a few garrison troops in Berlin, and His Majesty the Emperor's new army is now in Hess's hands. How can we ensure success?"

"First, incite infighting among the SA, let the Berlin garrison engage them first, and when their forces are depleted, quickly mobilize our troops to seize government buildings and departments, and take control of the Chancellor's Office and the garrison headquarters. We must save the future of Germany and not let Hess run rampant!"

"Marshal Mackensen supports us."

Seeing that Kluge was still hesitating, Witzleben revealed his trump card. In fact, Mackensen did not explicitly express his support for Witzleben's coup, but in Witzleben's view, silence was tacit approval. Revealing the old marshal would reduce the psychological burden on the participants.

"So, what are your plans?"

Hearing Kluge say this, Witzler already knew he was safe. He had brought another person on board, and he had already prepared the practical plan. Now, the contradictions within the National National Party and the SA were increasing. He only needed to use some tricks to kill with borrowed knives and sow discord, and they would fight each other.

"The Nationalist Party's party congress and the SA's rally are coming up soon. We've already had bombs made. As long as we provoke conflict between Hess and his other high-ranking members, that will be our opportunity..."

397. Internal contradictions

The Berlin SA, with more than two thousand men, was completely wiped out in Dransfeld. The most furious person there was not Hess, but Walter Steiner, the district commander of the Berlin-Brandenburg SA regiment.

As mentioned before, Hess was only the nominal leader of the SA. Although he was in Berlin, he did not organize the SA in Berlin. The district commander, Walter Ständer, had poured a great deal of effort into it. Now, he had sent out more than two thousand men, and as a result, all two thousand men were wiped out.

What does this mean? It means that his strength in the stormtrooper group has been greatly reduced compared to before. More than two thousand people are definitely not a small number in the stormtrooper group. Losing so many people at once means that the legion he has worked so hard to build may be swallowed up by others.

"That Hess! Don't think he can do whatever he wants just because he's the party leader!"

Sternas was so angry in his room that he smashed a cup. He had raised his own team and was usually reluctant to use them. How could he afford to lose so many of them?

"Give me back my troops! Give me back my troops!"

Sternas was still raving in his room when there was an untimely knock on the door. The person outside informed him that the party congress and the stormtrooper congress would be held soon, and that he should prepare.

Sternas has just lost a unit, how could he possibly calm down so quickly? Holding a meeting would just be a way to see him make a fool of himself. There have been conflicts within the stormtroopers before, and now that he is weak, he is very likely to be swallowed up by others. At this time, it is necessary for them to stick together.

Sternas recovered quickly and let out a long sigh of relief. The Berlin SA was probably the strongest of all the SAs. Although this blow was serious, they were strong enough to withstand it. Although they were badly injured, they were not fatally injured.

In times like these, to avoid being swallowed up, it's necessary to band together for mutual support. Sternas had a good relationship with some of the Stormtroopers' high-ranking officers and was an ally. Sticking together with them might help them get through this difficult period.

The SA is the SA, and the National Party is the National Party. This is a very serious internal problem facing Hess. The history of the SA can be traced back to the Nazi Party period. Even then, the party's armed forces were relatively low-level, and they mostly did odd jobs.

Although there were stormtroopers at that time, Hess didn't have the energy to manage them. The stormtroopers developed on their own and couldn't even afford to pay their salaries. Some stormtroopers were paid by their captains. Now, it has become very awkward, which is to say that the party is the party and the gun is the gun.

Especially after the merger, the contradictions and differences became even greater. The Workers' Party also had its own armed forces. After the merger, the two sides had more and more frictions in their struggle for power. Now the party had its own frictions and differences, and the armed forces below also had their own differences, making things quite interesting.

This civil war actually eased the disputes between the two sides, allowing them to stand together temporarily. However, as the war became increasingly unsuccessful, these contradictions resurfaced.

These conflicts were actually what Hess wanted to resolve. People in the army were wary that the Stormtroopers might replace the army, but this wasn't Hess's idea; it was the Stormtroopers' idea. He couldn't completely control the Stormtroopers, which led to all the firepower being drawn to them.

Hess had the idea of ​​replacing the army with the SA, since the army was loyal to Wilhelm II, while the SA was nominally loyal to him. However, the ones who wanted to turn this idea into reality were the SA's high command. This group was truly using the carrot as a stick, waiting to replace the army.

Hess wanted to use this meeting to address some issues within the SA and the party, but it was a sensitive time, and his actions could easily cause some people to become nervous, especially since many within the party were not entirely satisfied with him. Witzler was seizing on this contradiction to provoke a war between the SA members.

Internal discord led to a secret letter being "coincidentally" placed on Sternas's desk.

This meeting is a conspiracy; Hess wants to regain control of the Stormtroopers...

Regardless of the authenticity of the letter, the matters mentioned above did indeed raise Steiner's alarm. Whether or not he was going to regain control of the SA, his power had weakened considerably. In Berlin, his position within the party was second only to Hess. He wondered if this meeting would take back the power in his hands.

His own strength was not what it used to be, and he thought that the other captains of the stormtroopers would be happy to watch the show. There can't be two tigers on one mountain, and there can only be one person in charge in Berlin.

The letter stated that the meeting was a conspiracy, that Hess had planted a bomb in the meeting room, and that he would leave midway through the meeting, after which an "accident" would occur.

Seeing this, Sternas swallowed hard. If it was true, then Hess was really too ruthless. How many people were sent away at once? And it seemed that it could really be done. In addition to the SA meeting, there was also the party congress. He could get rid of the SA and those high-ranking members of the Workers' Party at once, and then he could hold power firmly in his grasp.

The letter was, of course, delivered by a Mr. Witzleben who wished to remain anonymous. He had pinpointed the conflict between Hess and the SA and sent the letter to Störns. In such matters, it is better to believe it than not; once the seed of doubt is planted, the consequences can be unpredictable.

For the operation to succeed, one letter was certainly not enough. Some senior members of the former Workers' Party also received the same envelope. They were originally the backbone of the Workers' Party, but after the merger, they were marginalized. The National Socialist Party's influence within the party was growing. Nominally, everyone was on the same side, but in terms of their positions, they were still very clearly divided.

The most important thing is no longer who sent the letter. The most important thing is that something is bound to happen on the day of the meeting, and nobody wants to be the one who gets eliminated. To avoid this, we definitely need to be prepared.

Despite the seemingly calm surface of Berlin, undercurrents were beginning to stir. Even if Witzleben's elaborate scheme failed to kill Hess in the accident, it would certainly not make things easy for him in the future.

The Rhine Kingdom's actions are becoming increasingly rapid, and they are practically unstoppable on the front lines. We must immediately begin peace talks with them, or Prussia's century-old foundation will be destroyed.

Berlin hasn't caused any major commotion yet, and Ludendorff seems very calm. In this whole game, the later you enter, the greater the benefits, so you have to stay patient. Ludendorff also has a lot of chips in his hand: East Prussia and the three Baltic states. If Berlin falls out of control, he can still take over control of Poland.

The newly unified Germany needed to recuperate. If they didn't want to fight, they could only negotiate with him to maintain the integrity of the empire. They could bring more than 100,000 people to squeeze into the government. Could a newcomer outmaneuver this old guy?

However, Ludendorff clearly did not anticipate one thing: Thorne had already defected to the communists. Thorne was not after an empire, so Ludendorff's demands would not be met, because Thorne would fight him to the death. A new republic must completely sever ties with the past.

398. I'm here for a meeting.

The National National Party and the Stormtroopers held their routine meeting, but the atmosphere at this meeting was clearly different from before. Although no one said anything, some problems were still apparent.

Sternas looked at the stormtrooper captains from the other regions and felt that something was off about them. After receiving the warning letter last time, he began to think about how to protect himself.

The setbacks on the front lines will lead Hess to mobilize the SA more frequently in order to end the war quickly. This will create irreconcilable conflicts between him and the SA group, since Hess does not actually have the leadership of the SA. Hess's mobilization of the SA will inevitably infringe on the interests of these SA captains.

This meeting is likely to be very tense. Sternas is a cautionary tale. Such a well-trained stormtrooper was sent to the battlefield and was completely wiped out. What does this show? It shows that the stormtrooper can only do routine tasks such as maintaining daily gatherings. They are good at dealing with ordinary people, but when it comes to the army, they are just there to make up the numbers.

Did Hess truly have the resolve to eliminate the SA? To be honest, he did, but he never took drastic measures. Hess had always fantasized that Ludendorff would come to his aid with his army, after all, that was Hess's initial mission: to disrupt the situation in Germany, and then Ludendorff would return.

Hess did indeed succeed, and did so quite well. He even became somewhat arrogant and directly provoked a war between kingdoms, wanting to bypass Ludendorff and become the new master of Germany. However, reality slapped Hess hard in the face. After a few minor victories, what awaited him was an unprecedented defeat.

Today, Prussian official newspapers are filled with reports of victories and advances, of annihilating a regiment of the Rhine today and a division tomorrow. But what is the actual situation? The people living in Hamburg can faintly hear the distant sounds of artillery fire, and the fire is getting louder and louder. What do you think the actual situation is?

Furthermore, it's now strictly forbidden to discuss anything related to the war on the streets. Although everyone has to act as if nothing's wrong during the war, many beer halls have been closed all at once. If we're really winning every battle, who are we guarding against? Spies from the Kingdom of the Rhine?

The people can directly feel what this war has brought them. Hess's promises now sound increasingly absurd. Hess said he would provide jobs and housing for the people. What jobs? To be cannon fodder on the battlefield. What housing? A small box would be their eternal home.

The current practice in Prussia of administering physical medicines has plunged the people, who have not fought a war in a long time, back into fear. Peace has only lasted for less than ten years, and most people have experienced major wars. Many people now have different opinions about the German civil war.

The political attitudes of most people are actually very volatile. Before the war, most people hoped for unification to completely resolve Germany's internal problems, and for this thousand-year-old empire to stand firm. After the outbreak of the civil war, many Germans began to feel that the previous system seemed pretty good. The three kingdoms could give the German people more choices, and the checks and balances could also benefit the people.

Hess failed to fulfill his promises to the voters. Although he had done some things that garnered him strong public support, times were changing, and his approval ratings were declining. In the eyes of the people, the halo surrounding Hess was fading. To maintain his rule, Hess could only resort to the violent institution of the SA to uphold his "authority."

The more this happened, the more he fell into a vicious cycle, making the public's impression of him worse and worse. Opposing the war was opposing Hess, opposing Hess was opposing the National Party, and opposing the National Party was opposing Germany. Recently, more and more Rhine spies have been arrested and imprisoned, but most of them are "hired" Berliners.