Hoffmann once again came to the veterans who were located in the community with his crutches to fight defense. During the war, he joined the Storm Commando of his division. They were the elite of the entire division, a unit composed of the most experienced and dedicated people. They were the spearhead of the German army's offensive and the sharp sword that splits the enemy's defense line!

In the Storm Commando with a death rate of more than 30%, Hoffman participated in 5 battles and received the Storm Commando melee Warrior Medal specially awarded by the Group Army for his outstanding merits. The conditions for obtaining these medals are at least the Storm Commando officers and soldiers who completed 3 assault missions successfully! They made outstanding contributors, and Hoffman completed 5 times and had two records of paralyzing British tanks with grenades! In the end, he became a captain for his merits, and he withdrew from the front-line unit due to leg disability in the last battle.

Hoffmann was particularly grateful to his old boss. Although he withdrew from the front line, during the war, he remained in the army without his family, and had a name for him, and he could get salary and medicine for treatment of injuries. This human touch made him very identify with the army. However, after the war, a large number of disarmament followed, so he naturally could not continue to stay in the army, so he was arranged to retire without any surprise and returned to Hannover with most of his fellow countrymen. (The geographical nature of the German army is very strong, and most of the personnel of an army come from the same region.)

On this day, it was time to receive the next week's living expenses again. Hoffman arrived at the distribution station early. This is not to say that he was worried that there were too many people because of his physical disability. His colleagues once respected him very much. As long as he came, no matter how many people there were in front of him, no matter whether he had his boss or not, he could take his own living expenses along the passageway that his colleagues had moved apart in the past, just relying on the special Storm Commando melee Warrior Medal on his chest.

However, Hoffman didn't want him to be a special person, so he either came earlier or later, which would facilitate himself and others.

"This is the hospital's certificate and my service certificate." Hoffman walked up and sent the two documents to the staff. The first certificate was issued by the hospital. With this, he could receive some medicines for free for stomach problems. This was because he had been alone in the battle and insisted on a certain support point on the front line. After taking raw food for almost a week, he could get related medicines for free when he was sick, and the other was a certificate issued by the army to obtain a retirement deposit.

"Why is the compensation only 30 marks? If I remember correctly, I could receive 60 marks of compensation weekly before." Hoffman said with some dissatisfaction. The compensation was quite generous. After all, 60 marks a week, then 240 marks a month, and a skilled German factory worker's annual salary is about 1,000 marks. Of course, this was before the war.

"This is a new government rule, the total amount of compensation remains the same, and part of the compensation is paid in kind, so now, you may need a small cart to get the food allocated this week back." said a staff member, who delivered a bag full of flour and canned food.

"Damn it, did you let me use flour and canned food to pay for water, electricity and rent?" Hoffman said angrily, but when he saw the already hard flour in the bag, egg powder used to replace fresh eggs, and some kind of canned food printed with the word "production in 1910", Hoffman's face suddenly turned pale. This kind of thing was eaten when he first joined the army, and because of the taste and preservation issues, the front-line army logistics personnel refused to accept it! Now, these things seem to be dealt with for them!

"I refuse to accept this form of using garbage to offset compensation. Please return my retirement certificate to me. I refuse to receive the supplies for this week." Hoffman said angrily.

"I just want to receive the medicine I need and the previous medical expenses I reimburse. A moment later, Hoffman handed over the hospital's voucher.

"Sorry, according to the new regulations, the government will no longer provide most of these drugs for free. The reimbursement ratio for medical expenses has also been adjusted, at least not now." The staff said embarrassingly.

"This is unfair! While you were spending leisurely in the city, I fought in the quagmire of the Western Front, and death and horror were like shadows! I established an attack on the Empire. The Empire's victory today is inseparable from us, but you are now abandoning us like throwing a rag! You are even worse than those Junker nobles! I see hypocrisy and ugliness in your actions!" Hoffman said loudly. "I will maintain the right to appeal! Request justice for me and my colleagues!"

However, at this moment, more and more retired soldiers came to the distribution point. After witnessing the sudden decline in treatment, dissatisfaction and anger filled the crowd.

"We can't remain silent like this! We have to fight back! If the government is unwilling to give us what we deserve, then we must take it ourselves! The current government has completely become a puppet of capitalists and nobles! This empire also has our share!" A voice sounded in the crowd, and then more and more people made similar calls.

After all, it was from the army. Soon, some retired personnel who used to serve as military officers began to organize crowds and lead teams to the city center. This situation not only happened in one place, but similar things happened in many material distribution stations in Hanover. After all, there were more than 7,000 disabled soldiers in Hanover alone. After most of the medical assistance was stopped, it was undoubtedly a worse problem for their lives! More and more people began to gather at the municipal government from all directions. Looking from the air, it was like a river flowing into the sea. The retired soldiers and their families took to the streets and used parades to swear their anger.

"What are you doing? What are the police doing? Are those guys just keeping them indifferent with the government's salary?" Just the morning of the same day, Albert and others in Berlin received news about the riots in Hanover. Because they are now at a critical period of domestic politics, they are not in Hamburg, the capital of Prussia, but in Berlin. So he knew it a little late.
Chapter completed!