Chapter 133: Next Stop, Austria
On the banks of the Danube, Budapest.
A convoy escorted by officers and men of the 1st Company of the Hungarian Capital Garrison was heading east from the airport to meet with the Commander-in-Chief of the Hungarian Navy.
After crossing a green road of about two kilometers, the convoy, led by the black imported Mercedes Benz in the lead, collectively turned and entered a direct route that had long been emptied of the people.
A Hungarian captain in charge of setting up the temporary checkpoint immediately gave a military salute when he saw the arrival of the waiting convoy in the order, and then turned around and ordered the barricade to be raised.
More than 20 Hungarian soldiers wearing cylindrical flat-topped military caps and green-gray military uniforms hurriedly lined up on both sides of the road behind the temporary checkpoint, standing and saluting.
It wasn't until the speeding convoy had passed the checkpoint set up to stop ordinary people that the Hungarian captain who led the team slowly lowered his arms and signaled that the soldiers could accept the salute.
"The German Führer's convoy is finally gone." As the captain's deputy, Lieutenant Barafer, who was also transferred to set up a temporary checkpoint, straightened his flat military hat, looked at the direction of the convoy and said enviously: "To say that the regent also attaches enough importance to it, in order to welcome the German Führer, it took a lot of thought to close the road and protect it." ”
The captain glanced at Lieutenant Barafur, who was a little glazed-eyed, and said with a playful smile: "Haven't you heard of it?" The German Führer was rumored to be a very life-sparing man, and he was not very willing to visit abroad on weekdays. In order to avoid accidents, he usually tries to let people travel on his behalf when there are any international conferences. ”
Sorry for life, to put it mildly, is afraid of death. However, the Hungarian captain obviously did not dare to say such a derogatory term as fear of death, but subconsciously changed his words to the neutral word of regret of life.
"Won't it?" Lieutenant Baraff opened his mouth in disbelief and said, "What's the danger about this, are you afraid that there is no guarantee of safety when attending an international conference?" ”
"So you're lonely." The more gossipy captain proudly explained to Barafur: "Many people have heard that the German Führer Reinhardt was a man who paid special attention to personal safety. The plane he was on had to be checked more than three times by senior maintenance personnel to confirm that there were no potential safety hazards before he was willing to sit. Moreover, it is rumored that he also has delusional persecution, thinking about someone trying to assassinate him all day long, so that every meeting he attends has a troublesome and complicated set of security checks. I heard that even the briefcases of the participants had to be checked. ”
"In that case, why did the German Führer personally visit our country and make it so grand." Baraffer raised doubts about Reinhardt's behavior that was inconsistent with his fear of death.
He had expected his old friend, the Captain, to answer him immediately, but what Baraf was waiting for was the Captain's expression of wanting to speak.
The captain looked around to make sure that no one was beside the two of them, and then whispered into Baraf's ear and said, "This involves another rumor, I'll just tell you, don't spread it." ”
It wasn't until Baraffo, driven by curiosity, nodded solemnly that the captain slowly lowered his voice and decrypted: "Recently, has the German Führer been to two countries in total?" One Austria, one Czechoslovakia. Now, both countries have merged with Germany. ”
"You mean ......."
The captain struck out, quickly grabbed Baraph's shoulder, and stopped the second half of Baraph's sentence.
"I didn't say anything, and don't talk nonsense." The captain shook his head, and hinted, "However, there are many Germans like the two of us in Hungary." ”
It's all in plain sight. Holty's intention to receive Reinhardt with a high standard is already obvious. The regent, who actually ruled Hungary, was calculating his current power.
Sitting in the Mercedes-Benz car, which he gave to the Hungarian government for free through the Rheinland Group, Reinhardt enjoyed the scenery outside the car window. Since pedestrians are isolated, Reinhardt's view is a purely natural streetscape, which is quite pleasing to the eye.
Nonsense, it's a Mercedes-Benz car, can it not be pleasing to the eye?
If you put it aside before the crossing and make a Mercedes-Benz sedan every day, Reinhardt can brag about it for a year. Fuck, if you show off to those die-hard friends that Lao Tzu is the boss of Mercedes-Benz, how foreign it is!
But now Reinhardt has become accustomed to this kind of enjoyment. Now, he's starting to enjoy something else.
Right? No, no, No, Reinhardt wouldn't enjoy such a lofty affair. What he enjoys now is the thrill of taking the rights of others.
In the previous life, he failed to act chivalrous and righteous, and in this life, he will redouble his efforts to do the right thing for heaven. The more powerful the dictator, the more Reinhardt looked down on him. In his own words: "It's not about perversion, it's purely for the sake of justice." ”
Of course, the perverted Rhine ...... No, the righteous Reinhardt still knows how to be selective and chivalrous. A large part of the reason why he chose to come to Hungary to "stand for justice" was due to the recent calls for integration in Hungary.
After the union of Austria and Czechoslovakia with Germany, the standard of living of the people increased dramatically and the unemployment rate continued to decrease. The Hungarian people, who were not doing well, also had a strong desire to join the German family.
This is a little different from the trajectory of history. First, it was because Hungary also had a lot of Germanic people, which was similar to the situation in Czechoslovakia.
Second, because Reinhardt paid more attention to external propaganda work, he added fuel to the propaganda of the good life of the people of Austria and Czechoslovakia to European countries. Although this kind of propaganda did not have much impact on the governments of various countries, it attracted the people of many countries.
As for how professional the German government personnel are now, it can be seen from the popular circulation of a conversation between Foreign Minister Joseph of the Third German Reich and French journalists.
FRENCH: I heard that Germany has recently started a large-scale conscription campaign in Austria, recruiting soldiers from all walks of life to expand its army.
Joseph: As I understand it, France has done this in history.
French reporter: But what I ask is whether your country has upset the industrial balance in Austria and recruited these Austrians, who were not originally soldiers, into the army.
Joseph: The people of the eastern provinces of the empire used to not have enough to eat, but now they have improved a lot.
French journalist: I'm asking, has your country done this?
Joseph: Austria's development is obvious to all.
French journalist: Let me repeat my question, is Germany carrying out more conscription in Austria than normal?
Joseph: Conscription or not is our internal affair, and outsiders have no right to interfere. Your question is full of prejudice and arrogance against us, and the Greater German Reich welcomes all well-intentioned suggestions, but rejects any unwarranted suspicion! So please don't ask such irresponsible questions again. Next!
In this way, what was originally a problem of German over-conscription, which had a bad effect, was forced into a demonstration of Germany's achievements in Austria's construction in the dialogue.
If the black can be said to be white, how can the real progress such as the decline in the unemployment rate and the rise in the people's living standards be not properly publicized.
With a set of propaganda and practical benefits, the Third Reich became a European paradise in the immediate aftermath of an economic crisis, and the only choice for the integration of various countries.