Chapter 241: Coaxing and Fear
"Last year, my father-in-law still liked to eat medium-rare steaks. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Ciric said on the side: "But this year, you can only eat medium-rare steak, Mr. Prime Minister, do you know why?" β
Scherrik brought up a question that could not be beaten with eight poles, Schuschnigg was very strange, he didn't want to say anything irrelevant at all, but he didn't dare to offend Cierrick, a heavy general, or said cautiously: "Why? β
"Because he's too old to bite his teeth." "With the development of time, many people will change, people will get older, the environment will also change, and the agreements signed in the past, which are only valid for the past, are no longer suitable for the current environment, so they must be modified!" β
Schuschnigg then heard what Ciric meant, and his face suddenly didn't look good: "Are you trying to tear up the agreement?" β
Tear up the agreement! This is quite inappropriate for a man who keeps his promises, but, for a country, agreements, are meant to be torn apart!
Ciric sneered: "Chancellor Schuschnigg, you are the chancellor of Austria, why are you still so naΓ―ve?" Well, since you say so, then let's just admit it, we are just going to tear up the previous agreement, that agreement, it is no longer valid, we need to sign a new one! β
Schuschnigg's eyes were almost bursting with fire, and he looked at Shirek, and then at Hitler's back, and now, Hitler seemed to be very leisurely, standing in front of the huge glass window, looking at the scenery of the Alps.
"Austria and us in Germany, the main race is German, we are originally of the same origin, we were originally a country, now, the pursuit of reunification is our general trend, whoever wants to stop this trend, who will be crushed by the torrent of history!"
Ciric's voice raised a few points: "You can go down and look at the voice of the people, the Austrian government is so incompetent that it can't even guarantee the basic livelihood of the people, and then look at us in Germany, workers can travel abroad!" The people of Austria are eager to merge with us, so that we can bring them a better life! β
"Whoever stops this trend is a traitor to Austrian politics and a sinner of the German nation!" Ciric's voice was very loud, and these words were almost accusing Schuschnigg in the red fruit, his face flushed, and his body trembled with anger.
"We in Austria are a sovereign country, and this has been recognized by the whole world."
"It's just a conspiracy of the West, from the tenth to the nineteenth centuries we were one country!" "It's only been more than a hundred years since you split and you've begun to completely expand your vanity and forget your roots. Don't forget, there's more than one Austrian standing here! β
"As a former Austrian, I am well aware of the suffering that Austrians face, which needs to be eliminated if we are closer to Germany." Hitler turned his head and said to Schuschnitg: "Austria, merging with Germany, there is no harm to Austria, if you have to say, it is that as the leader of Austria, you are still struggling for your own selfish desires, which is extremely stupid!" β
Not good for whom? It is not good only for the leaders of Austria, it is for their selfish desires!
Hitler would not hide his nationality, after all, Hitler was an Austrian citizen, and he was once a wandering painter in Vienna!
Hitler's history of struggle is enough to make many people envious.
Now, it's time to put pressure on Schuschnigg!
"We will not watch our fellow Germans struggle on the poverty line." "Now that our 1st Panzer Division is ready, if the Austrian heads of government still have illusions, we can only use a beautiful blitzkrieg to convince the Austrian government of their mistake. β
"We are peace-loving, but we are definitely not afraid of war, and if we can't solve it through negotiation, then we will solve it in a more comfortable way." Ciric's words, every sentence is full of weight.
Now the 1st SS Panzer Division had returned home, and instead of returning to their original positions, they stayed near the German-Austrian border, right next to the Eagle's Nest.
Schuschnigg sat back down at the table, his face still flushed, but his chest was heaving, indicating that he was struggling painfully at this time.
Ciric, definitely not joking, his huge armored corps will march into Austria at any time, the worst thing is that Austria has no strength to resist this armored force at all, they can rush from Madrid to Barcelona in a week, and they can rush from here to Vienna in two or three days!
What's worse is that the Austrian people along the way may not resist and will welcome it.
"Chancellor Schuschnigg, we believe that you can see the general trend of history." "Going with the tide of history is what a wise statesman should do," said Ciric. β
After speaking, Ciric stretched: "Well, the talks have been going on for too long, my stomach is already hungry, FΓΌhrer, can we go to lunch?" β
Hitler also said lightly: "Of course, it's time for lunch." Mr. Prime Minister, let's go together. β
Schuschnigg and the two walked out of the room, and in another room not far away, they enjoyed a hearty lunch, and Hitler, who had always been frugal in his diet, set out a table of lunch to welcome Schuschnigg, but Schuschnigg did not taste anything at all.
Schuschnigg's mind was in turmoil, and he felt bleak when he thought about the future and destiny of Austria.
After eating, Hitler left.
Germany's Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, belatedly handed over a draft German-Austrian protocol to Schuschniegg.
"This is our last request, and we are not allowed to discuss it." The Foreign Minister's tone was extremely harsh. The plan proposed by Germany must be done in order to be new!
Schuschnigg picked up the plan, and the agreements in it were all beating at his most immature heart.
The Austrian Government shall at all times exchange views with Germany on foreign policy questions of common interest to the two countries and support it morally, diplomatically and in publications for Germany's aspirations and actions;
appointment of Seth Inquart as Austrian Minister of Security;
lifting of the ban on the activities of the Austrian Democratic Socialist Party;
amnesty for all Austrian Socialists punished by the courts and the police;
systematically exchange officers 100 people;
The general staffs of the two countries hold regular meetings, and so on.
The plan of this protocol was to make Austria completely lose its independence and become a complete vassal of Germany! And Seth among them is Germany's most loyal helper.