This office belongs to the local Vienna, a small group called the Committee of Seven.This group seems to be a small spontaneously organized political group, but in fact it is the central organization of the Black Shirt Party's underground organization in Austria.

Among the documents confiscated in this office was a document signed by Hess stating that the Blackshirts in Austria would launch an open rebellion in the spring of 1938, and that if Schuschnigg attempted to suppress it, the Teutonic Army would move into Austria To prevent "the bloodshed among the Teutons".According to the later recollections of some Austrian police officers, one of the documents even had a specific action plan. The local spies wanted to assassinate Papen, the Teutonic Minister to Austria, or its military attache, Lieutenant General Moff, as an excuse for the Teutonic intervention.

Knowing that the military power was unable to confront the Teutonic state, and he did not want the Allied Powers to intervene, the helpless Prime Minister Schuschnigg could only choose to negotiate with the Teutonic state, hoping to end the domestic separatist situation, otherwise the government would collapse.

At the invitation of the Teutonic state, Schuschniger went to the "Eagle Castle" in Munich to meet with Hissler and Goering who were really waiting there.This place where Heisler used to meet foreign dignitaries was the place where Crown Prince William and Archduke Ferdinand discussed launching the First World War. The scenery is still beautiful today, but things have changed.

The 41-year-old Schuschnigg came to the gate of Eagle Fort with a heavy heart. He was already out of breath when he climbed up from the bottom of the mountain.Hissler and Göring welcomed him into the living room and served him fragrant coffee, and Schuschnigg's breath calmed down a little.

Schuschnigg is a well-mannered old-fashioned person. After the meeting started, he exchanged polite greetings first, praised the beautiful scenery around Eagle Fort, the good local weather, etc. In addition, he also complimented the room. The venue for many important meetings.

Hissler kept staring at the chattering Schuschnigg without saying a word, until the other party turned the topic back to the climate issue, he suddenly interrupted the other party and said: "Dear Mr. Prime Minister, we are not here to talk about the weather. "

Schuschnigg was taken aback by the rude interruption.However, Hissler obviously did not have the consciousness to apologize. He stood up and waved his arms, as if giving a speech to his supporters on the street: "Since the Holy Roman Empire, the Teutonic and Austrian countries have been a whole. An integral part of the Teutonic nation. Austria has never considered itself a Teutonic people, and the history of Austria is one of constant rebellion and treachery. It is because of the selfish behavior of some of you that the entire nation cannot There is a synergy that keeps us from being a great power in the world. Now I want to tell you that this historic paradox is coming to an end."

Schuschniger stared blankly at the dancing Chissler, and his inner shock was beyond words.Hissler withdrew his gaze again, fixed his eyes on Schuschnigg and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, now is the time. I want to tell you that all this must end. The Teutonic state is a big country, and the Teutonic nation is the greatest nation. We must be united to be strong. And I believe that with the current strength of the Teutonic state, to solve its own border issues, no country will come out to make irresponsible remarks.”

"Although Austria is also a Teutonic people, it has been separated from the Teutonic state for hundreds of years. Although Austria is separated, it is very important in the history of the Teutonic nation and has made great contributions." Schuschniger He wanted to continue to refute, but was interrupted by Hissler.

"Exactly equal to zero." Hissler had already roared: "I tell you, it is absolutely equal to zero. Throughout the course of history, every nationalist idea of ​​​​the Teutonic people has been destroyed by Austria. Not at all, all of these The destruction was the conspiracy of the Habfsburg dynasty and the Catholic Church, and now they have got what they deserved."

"But Your Excellency the Head of State, Austria has made many contributions to world culture, and he cannot be confused with the Teutonic state. Music masters like Beethoven..."

Schuschnigg was interrupted by Hissler before he finished speaking: "Beethoven? Let me tell you, Beethoven was born in the Lower Rhine, and he is an out-and-out Teutonic. I asked you to come today, yes I want to tell you clearly that the Teutonic nation cannot continue like this.”

Schuschniger looked stupidly at the domineering Hissler walking to the window, and roared at the beautiful mountains outside: "I have a historical mission, and this mission will be fulfilled by me, because God has chosen Me. I want to spread the glory of the Holy Roman Empire over the entire Western Continent again. The Teutonic nation is destined to become the center of the world and the nation that rules the world. Anyone who tries to stop me will be destroyed. I chose the most difficult road that no Teutonic has ever chosen, but I have no regrets. For the prosperity of the Teutonic nation, I have no hesitation. Now I have achieved the greatest achievement in the history of the Teutonic state, more than any other The people of the Touton are great, but all this is not by means of force. What I want to tell you is that I am full of love for the Teuton nation, and the people also support me, including most of the Teutons in Austria. "

"I am willing to believe this, and I assure you, I also hope that the Teutonic nation will be more prosperous." Schuschnigg was completely frightened, so he had no choice but to follow Hissler's words.

"It's not enough to have a wish. We should also unite. But now I can't see such sincerity, especially the large number of defense fortifications built by Austria on the Austrian border. This is a living division of a nation and an act of betrayal. .” Hissler returned to the table again, staring straight at Schuschnigg and said, “Do you think that if you move a stone in Austria, I won’t know it the next day?”

Hissler's gloomy and terrifying tone made Schuschnigg fight uncontrollably. He was so timid that he couldn't make a correct judgment, nor could he speak out to refute.Hissler's face became more and more smiling: "Do you think that with Austria's weak military power, you can stop me for half an hour? Even if you have strong fortifications."

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Hissler's voice became deeper and deeper, but those seemingly ordinary sentences were like heavy drums, beating on Schuschnigg's heart one after another.Hissler stared at him and said word by word: "I only need to give an order, and all your ridiculous fortifications will be blown to pieces before the sun comes out the next day. I am very unwilling to let Austria suffer this Such a fate, because it means blood and sacrifice. But when you anger the great Teutonic people, the situation will develop out of control. After my army, the stormtroopers and the Austrian army will enter the country, no No one can stop the vengeance of their rage, not even me."

Such a threat made Schuschnigg's hair stand on end, and he was completely frightened by Hissler.When Schuschnigg walked out of Eagle Castle in a daze, he had already signed a series of humiliating and unequal treaties.

The Teutonic State demanded that Austria be included in the Teutonic State's economic system. In order to achieve this goal, Schuschnigg was asked to appoint Dr. Bock, a member of the Blackshirt Party, as the Minister of Finance.In addition, Austria has banned all policies to suppress the Blackshirts. All imprisoned members of the Blackshirts must be released. The leader of the Blackshirts, Dr. Seth Inquart, will be the Minister of the Interior, mainly in charge of police and security affairs.The deputy leader of the Black Shirt Party, Grass Holstery, is the Minister of Defence, controlling the national military power in Austria.In addition, the two countries will exchange 100 military officers step by step in the name of military exchanges.

In fact, the ultimate purpose of this treaty is to allow Schuschnigg to hand over all the rights of Austria to the Blackshirts within a week, so that they can integrate the entire Austrian system into the Teutonic state and prepare for the merger of the two countries.

After returning, Schuschniger held closed-door consultations with his staff, and as a result, the treaty was unanimously opposed by those staff.They believe that such an approach is tantamount to giving up all rights of Austria as a country, which is tantamount to letting the country die.If they do this, they will not get any benefits in the end, but will be persecuted instead.

After the Teutonic state annexes Austria, it will destroy the elite of the entire country to prevent Austria from becoming independent again.All the essence of the Austrians will be erased, the history of Austria will not be mentioned, and the Austrians as an independent group will disappear in the long river of history. This is a serious historical retrogression and destruction. intolerable.

Although Schuschnigg was timid, he was a very stubborn person. After the analysis by his staff, he also understood the harm, so he decided not to implement the treaty.The impatient Seth Inquart urged Schuschnigg many times to hand over the country to them according to the treaty as soon as possible, but he never got a response.In the end, Schuschniger even directly stated that the Blackshirts can be used as a normal political party to participate in national political affairs and even participate in elections, but directly appointing them to important national positions is inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution, so he cannot obey.

Schuschniger's statement is very clear, he neither intends to implement nor recognize the secret agreement signed by the two countries.In this case, Seth? Inquart's only option is to stage a coup.Because the nationalist propaganda of the Black Shirt Party has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, this riot aimed at overthrowing the current president and establishing a national capitalist government has been approved by many officials, and some people even tipped them off in advance.

With the support of many officials, Seth? Inquart was able to lead a group of mobs to attack the Chancellery overnight and arrested Chancellor Schuschnigg.Under the orders of those officials, the guards of the Chancellery surrendered without much resistance, but an accident occurred when they arrested Schuschnigg.

Naturally, the personal guards in the headquarters refused to surrender easily, and as a result, a gun battle broke out between the two sides.These thugs of the Black Shirts were quite amateur in marksmanship. During the fierce battle, someone shot and wounded Schuschnigg, seriously wounding him.

Originally, Seth Inquart wanted to force Schuschnigg to sign the prime minister's decree, handing over state power to him.But Schuschnigg was accidentally shot in the chest, making this plan come to naught.Schuschnigg, who knew he would die, did not agree to sign the order until the last moment of his life, and Seth Inquart was caught in a dilemma.

Continuing the armed riots, Seth Inquart's Blackshirts became the chief culprit in killing the Prime Minister, the public enemy of the people.But now they are already riding a tiger, even if they don't continue the riot, they will die.At this critical moment, Seth Inquart had to ask Himmler for help.

After receiving Seth Inquart's request for help, Himmler immediately submitted the contents of the telegram to Hissler.Hissler, who saw this telegram, was overjoyed. He believed that the opportunity to control Austria had finally come.According to the original riot plan, the Teutonic army on the border suddenly invaded Austria and directly disarmed multiple checkpoints on the border.

In the name of maintaining the security of the Teutonic nation and preventing bloody conflicts, the Teutonic Army relied on the rapid advance of tank troops and soon broke into Austria.After the civil war in the country in red, the tank troops of the Teutonic Army already had certain combat experience, and they played a great role in this assault.Several Teutonic armies acted separately, and soon took control of many important cities in Austria. Vienna, the capital, was directly attacked by the [-]rd Tank Division led by Guderian.

Because of the propaganda of the Black Shirt Party, the support for the Teutonic-Austrian merger in Austria was already quite strong. The Teutonic Army did not encounter much resistance on the way, and even many soldiers welcomed them warmly.In such a friendly atmosphere, Guderian was able to advance quickly, and it took only one day to enter the urban area of ​​Vienna.

By this time, the situation was irreversible, and those who still supported Schuschnigg had no choice but to give in.Soon the government formed by Seth Inquart was established, and the two countries of Teuton and Austria began to integrate economically, militarily, and politically. It was not until a few months later that Hissler announced the formal merger of the two countries.

After the merger with Austria, Hissler became more courageous, and he began to look at the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia.As an unsolved case in history, most of the people living in the Sudetenland region are Teutonic. These people have little affection for Czechoslovakia, but they are very supportive of the Teutonic State and the increasingly powerful Teutonic Social Workers Party.

The Teutonic state soon sent a note to Czechoslovakia, asking the government to recognize the Sudetenland as a disputed territory.At the same time, a referendum on the Sudetenland region is required to determine its ownership.

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Of course, the unreasonable request of the Teutonic state was rejected by Czechoslovakia. The Teutonic army used this as an excuse to send troops to the border area, and they were ready to launch a war if there was a disagreement.

Czechoslovakia is not to be outdone, and most of its domestic terrain is flat, but the Sudetenland bordering the Teutonic state is an exception.Although it is not considered a high mountain, it has a large area of ​​hills.As early as the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the founding of Czechoslovakia, its government was prepared for danger in times of peace and built a strong fortress in the Sudetenland as a guarantee against the invasion of the Teutonic State.

Successive governments of Czechoslovakia have spared no effort to maintain and replenish these fortified areas, making them stronger and stronger.The Czechoslovaks have reason to believe that even if their own military strength is not as good as that of the Teutonic state, relying on these fortresses is enough to keep the enemy out.

The two sides were on the verge of going to war, and the situation in the Western Continent suddenly became tense.The confrontation between the two countries frightened the Saar Empire and Gaul. It turned out that after the end of the First World War, in order to contain the possible future rise of the Teutonic State, the Gaul State not only suppressed the Teutonic State, but also made a large number of unequal treaties Imposed on it, and a nail was placed behind the opponent's side, this is the Little Entente group.

The Little Entente group was a political alliance of Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia under the influence and support of the State of Gaul.In order to maintain the political structure formed in the Danube Basin and the Balkan Peninsula after the First World War, the three countries passed the "Treaty of the Czech Republic" on August 1920, 8, the "Treaty of Terro" on April 14, 1921 and the same year. The "Nanluo Treaty" on June 4 formed this military group. Three years later, Gaul signed political and military agreements with the three countries, establishing its leading position over the Small Entente group.

The Small Entente bloc aims to monitor the three powers of Teutonic, Hungary and Romania, preventing them from resuming the war.After the rise of the Teutonic state and the Roman state, the Gaul state strengthened its ties with the three countries, hoping to rely on this group to contain the strategic oppression of the Gaul state by the two countries.

Now that the Teutonic state suddenly wants to attack Czechoslovakia, how can the Gaul state not be afraid.As the military strength of the Teutonic State became stronger and stronger, all countries were quite afraid of it, especially the Gaul State, which had a deep pain.

Gaul, which was almost wiped out by the opponent in the last world war, was more sensitive and wary of the rise of the Teutonic state, so they built a modern road along the border between the two countries from a very early age. Maginot Line.

Now that this line of defense has just been built, Gaul is not at ease. The Small Entente Group is another focus of his defense plan, aiming at threatening the security of Teutonic from behind when the Teutonic invades Gaul.It's a pity that the script did not develop as Gaul had envisioned. The Teutonic country first attacked the Little Entente group, which caused Gaul to be restrained instead.Once the Three Kingdoms were forced to go to war with the Teutonic Kingdom, Gaul would also have to declare war. If the Gaul Army was forced to send troops to support the Three Kingdoms, the Maginot Line would be considered scrapped.

In order to defend the Teutonic state, the Maginot Line, which was built by the Gaul state at a huge cost, is very modern. Its underground passages are dozens of floors deep, and it has complete living security, medical care, cultural entertainment, and ammunition reserves. Its advanced level is comparable to the Ural defense line built by Hualan Kingdom.

This line of defense is not easy for Gaul, whose economy has not yet recovered. Its high construction cost has almost taken up half of the Gaul army's expenditure for ten years. Compare.As a result, in order to build this line of defense, Gaul's army has lagged behind the world trend for about five years, which is not worth the candle.

Now the level of armament of the Gaul army has not recovered. If you abandon this line of defense and take the initiative to attack, it is tantamount to abolishing your martial arts, and the Gaul country has little chance of winning.In addition, domestic public sentiment is another hidden worry.

For decades, the wars Gaul has participated in have not brought any benefits to the country and the people.Instead, the country's economy was exhausted by the war and became sluggish.Today's Gaul has fallen from the fourth economic power in the world after the White Eagle, Saar, and Teutonic to the ninth place, so domestic anti-war sentiment has always been very high.

If because of the aggression of the Teutonic state, the Gaul state had to be dragged into a war like the World War again, the Gaul state might collapse.What is more frightening is not this. After the establishment of the utopian alliance, the pressure on the capitalist world from the White Eagle State and the Red United State has increased day by day, and the intervention in the Red Clothes Civil War is a concrete manifestation of it.

Fortunately, the Hualan Kingdom and the Teutonic Kingdom personally took action to prevent the Utopian Alliance from penetrating the Western Continent, but the threat has not diminished.Both the Gaul Kingdom and the Saar Empire knew very well that the utopian alliance was very strong, and it was difficult for them alone to resist. If they wanted to fundamentally eliminate utopianism, they had to rely on the power of the Teutonic and Hualan kingdoms.

The performance of these two countries in the civil war in red gave them hope. If they can use the hands of the two countries to consume the strength of the utopian alliance, this crisis can be resolved.At the same time, the two countries also hope that the Teutonic and Hualan countries will suffer a great loss in their alliance with Utopianism, so that they can reap the benefits of the fisherman and regain control of the entire world.

It is for this reason that they are unwilling to put themselves in before the two sides go to war, which is tantamount to letting the Utopianist Alliance take advantage of it.Calming the emotions of both parties is the top priority. The Prime Minister of the Saar Empire and the Prime Minister of Gaul went to the Teutonic State and Czechoslovakia successively, hoping to resolve the matter.In order to allow the Teutonic Kingdom to cooperate, the Saar Empire also specially invited Zhao Shouhong, President of Hualan Kingdom, and Roman Prime Minister Morini, to participate in this matter.

Historically, the Hualan Kingdom has been poor and weak for many years, and it has always been the victim's side, inviting other countries to mediate.Now, as a big country recognized by the international community, some countries have invited him to mediate in the war. This kind of progress is not at 01:30, and the current government of Hualan Kingdom can be proud of this.

Facing the invitation from the Saar Empire, Zhao Shouhong thought for a long time.According to his thinking, he didn't want to get too involved in the affairs of the Western Continent before the war started.Hua Languo hopes to stay out of the next world war and play the role of collecting money from both sides.If it is involved in the affairs of the Western Continent, it is likely to be dragged into the water at the beginning of the war. This is not in line with Zhao Shouhong's thinking.

Chapter 240, Munich Negotiations

Everything has two sides. As a big country participating in international affairs, it must have the courage to take responsibility, otherwise it is easy to be looked down upon by other countries.If Hualan Kingdom rejects this invitation to mediate, the country's international image will plummet. Even if Hualan Kingdom becomes the final victor in the future, many countries will not be convinced.After all, a country without responsibility cannot become a leader, just as it cannot become an internationally recognized power without the baptism of blood and fire.

This time Zhao Shouhong had to go, but the scale must be carefully grasped.After discussing with many officials, Zhao Shouhong boarded the plane to Munich.In addition to Wu Chaoshu, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Shenfu, Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace, and Nie Fengzhi, Chief of Guards, there were only more than 20 guards, adjutants and communications personnel accompanying him.

A group of people took two planes, and after several times of refueling, they flew directly to Oberwiesenfeld Airport in Munich.Oberwiesenfeld Airport is a military airport created by Oberwiesenfeld in 1913. In 1920, the first passenger airline in the Teutonic state was born here.However, due to the small area, the airport has found that the space is too small since it was first used, and there are many buildings around it, so there is no room for expansion.

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