Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 383: ****** Hometown (Part 2)

Today, Yugoslavia’s biggest support and backstage boss, the Anglo-French alliance, has completely failed. The two giants that were once regarded as invincible have successively surrendered to the Third Reich.

What made the Yugoslav politicians even more shocked was that the two great powers had no national integrity. They bowed their heads and begged to surrender and signed alliance agreements with the aggressors. They thought that these two nations were just as strong and determined as themselves. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be some greedy stuff.

But now it doesn't help to complain anymore. After losing the biggest backer, Yugoslavia realized that his neighbors around him suddenly looked wrong.

The Hungarians have long been offended by themselves. Austria regards itself as an enemy. Romania has turned to Germany after the coup. Bulgaria has become Germany’s hard-core running dog. Albania is being fully controlled by its old enemy Italy. Yugoslavia was already in an embarrassing situation without knowing it.

At this moment, I want to claim that I am neutral, not to mention that I have already lost my position. Even with that sincerity, it depends on whether the Germans really believe it.

Whether to continue to maintain a distance from Germany or join the new European system established and dominated by the Third Reich? This is an easy choice for other countries to make, but in Yugoslavia it has become a big choice for the heads of government. For headaches.

It is really embarrassing to ask the reason. Politicians have overplayed ultra-nationalism and have lost control of mainstream thought. To put it bluntly, it is just one sentence, playing with populism...

The failure of Britain and France caused the Serbian nationalists in Yugoslavia to lose their voices for a while. The collapse of their idols dealt a heavy blow to them and directly shattered some people's illusions and perceptions of the world.

There are a large number of high-ranking Serbian officers in the Yugoslav army. These people are inclined to ally with Britain and France. They are even willing to fight against Germany for the sake of Britain and France, in order to prove the "national integrity of the Serbs" to Britain and France. "And unyielding determination.

They knew very well that it was impossible to resist the invasion of the German Wehrmacht with Yugoslavian arms. These people calculated that when they were defeated, they would take the remaining troops into the mountains to fight guerrillas, just like their ancestors did against the Ottomans.

These people believe that they will be able to hold on to the day when the Anglo-French Allied forces launch a major counteroffensive. At that time, they will not only be able to retake Yugoslavia, but also have a share of the defeated Germany like after the First World War. In history, they did stick to that day, but the liberators who waited were not Britain and France but the Soviet army. These people were either exterminated by the Soviet army or executed by a military court for treason.

Unfortunately, these calculations have not yet started, and the conditions for counterattack no longer exist, and the Serbs are immediately plunged into chaos and confusion.

All Yugoslav politicians are good at inciting public opinion, but the problem they are facing now is how to quell the public opinion that has been incited. None of these people can come up with a reliable proposition.

The people in charge of the propaganda media cried and said that the concubines could not do it. Let’s not say that more than 80% of the people below are illiterate. On weekdays, you politicians have instilled too many extremist ideas in the Serbs. People who dare to put forward opinions contrary to the mainstream ideas will be regarded as national traitors. You all know the virtues of this group of people. These old people know that they don’t have that level to argue with you, so they usually choose to take you physically. Eliminate, some of them are experts in this regard.

Serbian politicians have not done less anti-German propaganda before, because of the German-Italian alliance, because they want to show good to Britain and France, and because of their dissatisfaction with Germany’s involvement in Croatian affairs, plus a little bit of Serbian national pride , They don’t want to admit that they were frightened by the mighty force of Germany.

As I said before, the Serbian people have always had paranoid nationalism in their minds, believing that all forces that do not favor them or disagree with their claims are the enemies of this nation.

Speaking of this, I want to point out that even the current Prince Paul, the regent, is not their "owner" in the eyes of the Serbs, because he has a tendency to national equality, and he signed a contract with the Croatian last year. The Spora Palm Agreement] gives the Croats autonomy over a large area. In the eyes of the Serbs, this is the betrayal of the Serbian nation by the weak and incompetent regent.

The Serbs hated Hitler because he publicly supported the Croatians. Hitler appreciated the bravery and tenaciousness of the Serbs' character, and at the same time was impatient with the roughness and recalcitrance of this nation. Serbians say that good-sounding is a bold, lively and unrestrained character, and that bad-sounding is a capriciousness.

Now the seeds planted by the politicians have grown into big trees, and they have produced extremely sour fruits, and the fruits they planted themselves will be eaten even with tears.

Serbian politicians also know that at the critical moment of life and death, they can no longer let the group of nationalists below play mischief. Once the Third Reich is angered, Serbia will not know what will happen, but the Croatians will definitely benefit in the end. , This is something they cannot tolerate anyway.

The Prime Minister of the United Government of the Kingdom Cvetkovic suggested to Prince Paul that we must find a way to bring Germany over. It doesn’t matter if we pay some price, at least not to let them lean towards the Croats, or wait for the Serbs It may be a huge catastrophe.

As the biggest opponent, the Serbs understand the character of the Croats just as the Croats understand them. These people are not good men and women, and they will be very happy to impose the Serbs' methods of oppression on them in turn.

Croatians established a secret society "Ustasha" against the Serbs. Its members have spread all over the Yugoslav military and police units. There are even many Croatian parliamentarians involved. This organization has been declaring Croatia’s independence and vowed to For what the Serbs have done to the Croats in these years, conduct a thorough liquidation of the Serbs.

It is conceivable that once Germany supports such organizations, most Serbian politicians and officials will be cut off.

And if the Germans have the support of the Croats, the Serbs’ abacus for guerrilla warfare will become a joke. The Croats are also good at mountain warfare. The Germans only need to provide advanced weapons and firepower assistance, and they will be very happy. Bury all Serbian guerrilla forces completely in the mountains.

In history, Hitler successfully partitioned Yugoslavia, and the Croatian nation gained the long-awaited independence, but the problem was that Germany handed over the power of Croatia to the brutal and short-sighted [Ustasha Society]. As a result, this group The guys cruelly persecuted all the people in the country who they regarded as heretics. At the same time, Germany had no bottom line to defend the interests of Italy. Eventually, the Croats who were born with Germany began to fall to the side of their opponents. The foreign countries such as Britain, France and the Soviet Union continued to replenish weapons and personnel to the guerrilla areas, and Yugoslavia's guerrilla warfare could last for so long.

The German head of state is Xu Jun. Of course he will never make the same mistakes as Hitler. He understands the internal situation of this country and even surpasses most of the local officials in Yugoslavia, so as long as he really wants to do it, just It is not very difficult to solve Yugoslavia’s problems at the expense of some manpower, material resources and time.

But Xu Jun really has no ideas in this regard. Years of ethnic opposition has made this place the most complicated quagmire in Europe. Not to mention consuming a certain amount of manpower and material resources. If possible, he would not want to get involved there, let alone waste precious time. Now every second is precious to Germany, and you can't waste it here. Kind of meaningless things.

This country has no effect on the German defensive deployment. This country with mostly mountainous terrain is not suitable for large-scale maneuvers of armored forces. It also lacks the depth required to accommodate the attack and defense of large groups. Its geographical location is destined. It can only exist as a corner of the European battlefield. To put it bluntly, it is a chicken rib that is easy to defend and difficult to attack on land. In the eyes of Germany, which has control of the Mediterranean, this country has no strategic value at all.

In addition to agricultural products, the country has a certain amount of mineral resources, but most of them have not been explored and developed due to a bunch of internal reasons. Even if they have been developed, the scale of production is not very large. Yugoslavia’s domestic Industrial development is also lagging behind other countries. Most of his machine tools and equipment are produced in Germany. There are not many domestic intellectuals, and there is a general lack of senior technical personnel.

The armed forces of this country are not worth talking about. Although it has a huge army of 1.2 million people on paper, in fact most of the troops are not fully filled, and the weapons are even more reserved. Many of the products produced during the First World War came from the Austro-Hungarian arsenal.

Yugoslavia itself does not have a well-developed military industry, so most of the new equipment is purchased from other countries, which is like a European weapon exhibition hall. The main infantry weapons are mostly from the Czech Republic. When the Czech Republic was annexed by Germany, Yugoslavia He immediately lost the largest source of weapons.

Originally, he could buy some emergency equipment from Britain and France temporarily, but Britain and France had declared war with Germany at that time, and the land connection between Yugoslavia and France was severed. Coupled with the maritime blockade of Italy, his foreign arms trade channels were equal to All cut off~IndoMTL.com~ Although the Yugoslav army is not short of guns or ammunition, once it is worn out, it will not be able to be replenished. At the same time, the problem of outdated equipment cannot be solved. Once the Yugoslav army is launched, it can only hold a pile of broken pieces. Fight against German troops armed to the teeth.

What is even more worrying is that there are still a large number of Croatian officers and soldiers in the Yugoslav army. Many of them are potential Ustasha members. Once they fight, it is difficult to guarantee that they will suddenly fight back. Just imagine When a Serbian soldier is aiming with one eye, the other eye must always be on guard against his surrounding comrades. How can it be possible to resist the attack of a powerful enemy in this state?

Serbian politicians actually have the answer in their hearts, but one is because they can’t live their lives, the other is fearing opposition from the Serbian people, and the third is worrying that the Germans will propose conditions that are unacceptable to Yugoslavia. Make the final decision.

In the end, it was Prince Paul who stood up and decided. He knew that this kind of problem must not be delayed any longer. The surrounding situation is already very bad for Yugoslavia. Romania and Hungary are under heavy forces and are ready to go. There was a large-scale abnormal movement of the Italian forces in Albania.

What’s even more frightening is that on the border between Austria and Yugoslavia, the Germans gathered a considerable number of powerful troops. Yugoslavian intelligence personnel have found the road signs nailed to the military headquarters. According to the existing Intelligence judged that the German army assembled at least one group army, and there were also new troops assembled towards the border.

Discovering that the danger was imminent, Prince Paul couldn't wait any longer. He took the plane to Vienna personally despite the obstruction of his subordinates, preparing to negotiate with the Germans.