Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 386: Prince’s plea (middle)

As mentioned above, King Alexander was eventually assassinated in Paris. In Serbian history, this name basically didn't end well.

In fact, it doesn't matter. In the original history, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was finished after his son succeeded. There will be no more king named Alexander. However, now with Xu Jun, this question is somewhat inaccurate.

Now let’s talk about this Prince Paul, this man is also a wonderful flower in Yugoslavia history. Paul Karageovic’s father was Arsen, the younger brother of King Peter I. From the time he was born, the prince never expected the possibility of inheriting the throne. His uncle Peter I gave birth to two sons in succession, even if one died unfortunately. There can be another spare.

Although this prince Paul did not have the opportunity to inherit the throne, he still has the conditions to receive royal education. When he was in his twenties, he traveled a long distance to study in Oxford, England. In addition to experiencing the prosperity and development of Britain, this was also an opportunity to meet the traditional British aristocracy.

Since the Berlin Conference, the Serbs who felt the "goodwill" of the United Kingdom began to have a pro-British tendency. The brave and relentless Serbs worship the strong in the world, and they are also willing to believe in the British Empire Will help them resist all powerful enemies.

Prince Paul’s study this time is indeed a worthwhile trip. He not only learned scientific knowledge in Oxford, but also took the British people from the mode of thinking and attitude to political ideas, even living habits and daily life. All hobbies have learned a thorough understanding.

The education system of the British is indeed very strong, and they just educate a prince of Yugoslavia into a standard British [gentleman] in various senses.

The Prince Paul made friends with a group of British aristocrats, two of whom had the greatest influence on him, one was the younger brother of George VI, Prince George Edwood Alexander Edmund of England, Duke of Kent Your Highness, there is also Sir Henry Cannon, a friend of the prince.

Under the inducement of a group of aristocratic friends, the Serbian prince quickly became famous in the United Kingdom. All Oxford are talking about how this alien king was in the notorious Burlington Club, which is mostly dandy, for Those extravagant banquets and dances are spending a lot of money.

In addition, there is even more talk about the prince’s mate choice, because there is evidence that he has been bent by two friends, and became a bisexual like the two nobles. I just don't know which side he is on.

But this is the prince’s personal privacy, and it is clear that there is no need to investigate. Anyway, this situation was very common in European aristocratic circles at that time, and it has not yet reached the level of discoloration afterwards.

As for the orientation of the prince, Xu Jun currently does not know whether Hitler knew anything about it, but with the intelligence gathering ability of the German intelligence agency at the time, it is very likely that Hitler did not know. Hitler had a spirit of cleanliness, and his attitude on this issue was very tough. Coupled with the traditional conservative ideas held by the Germans, the death rate of the Pink Triangle in concentration camps exceeded 60%. Before the [Wanhu Conference] was held, this death rate was Even surpassed the Jews.

Now turning the topic back, all sources of information show that this Prince Paul is actually an Englishman in a Serbian coat. This can be seen from the series of political reforms he made after he became the regent His governance was deeply influenced by the British government. The British also knew the prince’s tendencies, so they had been spared no effort in trying to win him over, and even awarded him the Knight of the Guardian Medal, which is the British royal family’s ability to give foreign leaders Man's highest honor to recognize his long-standing friendship with the British royal family.

But finally, the Prince Paul did not get dazzled. He still remembered that he was a Serbian, and he was not stupid to follow Britain, otherwise Yugoslavia would have been destroyed.

Prince Paul is a rare Serbian with a big-picture vision. He did not limit his sight to the small Balkans, but focused on the entire European situation. He saw the crisis that Yugoslavia was facing, so he chose to reconcile with the Croats, even at the expense of infringing upon the interests of the Serbian people. This is indeed very remarkable in Xu Jun's view.

However, because of this, he is regarded by the Serbs as a traitor and coward, especially the Serbian army, which has always held ultra-conservative ideas. Many officers are already dissatisfied with the regent’s performance in power.

Prince Paul abolished many of the orders issued by his cousin, many of which were directly related to the concentration of royal power. After all, his school experience led him to be very keen on the British-style constitutional monarchy. The monarchy dictatorship that his cousin finally established was very outdated, and part of the power should be returned to the Parliament and the people.

The problem is that you just give back the power to the Serbs, why don't you treat the Croatians equally. Besides, the prodigal will lose, but he will defeat his own, but now he abolished all the power that should belong to his nephew.

Many people began to wonder if the prince’s intentions were for another purpose, and wanted to buy people’s hearts with this in order to abolish Peter II and become the master himself.

Speaking of which, it’s not impossible. After so many years in the regency, how could this prince not have personal ambitions, especially his Greek princess wife, who is said to want to make his two sons the throne? Heir.

Although this should be the internal affairs of Yugoslavia, once Prince Paul succeeds to the throne, it will surely cause a chain reaction of the Balkan countries.

Romania, Bulgaria and Austria are more difficult to say. They should not act rashly without Germany’s approval. However, Hungary and Italy will definitely use this as an opportunity to provoke trouble and even directly send troops to interfere in Yugoslavia’s succession to the throne. There are plenty of precedents to follow in Europe.

The purpose of Paul's visit to Berlin this time, Holborn was not able to explain clearly, because the prince’s tone was very tight and he did not reveal much to him. According to the personal guess of the Governor of Vienna, the prince was very much towards Germany. The current military trends are very concerned, so this visit should be related to the German rapid reaction group that is gathering around the Austrian border.

At this time, Xu Jun didn't want to guess too much. Everything would become clear after meeting people. What he had trouble with was how to solve the series of troubles that followed if Yugoslavia wanted to fall to Germany. For a stable and unified Yugoslavian kingdom, Xu Jun believes that the former is more in line with Germany's current interests than a pile of fragmented Yugoslavia.

A harmonious and stable Balkan Peninsula will provide Germany with a solid flank barrier and reduce the pressure on the German flank defense. The traffic and road conditions in these countries are generally maddening, and there is no need to worry about any heavy armored cluster crossing the mountains and suddenly appearing in front of the German army.

Although there are many Balkans who don't like Germany, they hate and hate Germany even more. It is the big red bear on the opposite side.

When Germany defeated Britain and France and became the new European hegemon, their attitude towards Germany obviously changed dramatically. The Bulgarian tsar is an example. This tsar has always been not optimistic about the alliance with Germany. Although he had a good relationship with Germany during Hitler's reign, he also maintained good contacts with Britain and France.

Having waited until the three Baltic countries were annexed by Russia, the tsar realized that he might be the next victim, and at this time he had the intention to prepare for an alliance with Germany. When the news of the surrender of Britain and France came, the tsar's determination was strengthened, especially when the Soviet Union suddenly sent envoys to try to sign a mutual aid treaty with Bulgaria, the king was immediately scared into a cold sweat. Sure enough, the giant bear was staring at him, and the three Baltic countries were hit by the same trick back then, and the bones were still cold. So Bulgaria immediately fell to Germany and asked for protection from Germany. In order to protect his country, the tsar had no morals at all. The originally reserved and messy Bulgaria became a loyal dog of Germany in the blink of an eye.

Different from history, Germany’s victory was a few months later than in history. Because of Hitler’s death, the second Vienna arbitration in the original history did not appear. Unlike Hitler, Xu Jun did not hesitate to sell the interests of other allies in order to buy Hungary.

Perhaps because of the different times, the information circulation of later generations and various globalization theories, Xu Jun's vision is much broader than that of most national leaders at that time.

Hitler was limited by his education and long-established worldview. It is impossible for him to have a long-term vision. His foreign policy has been criticized by later historians. The reason is actually Here.

Hitler was just an ordinary person from the lower class of Austria. He had not received any higher education. His ideas were derived from the collections of various tabloids and fanatics. Before the war, he had not even left Germany. Many thoughts and theories He just pieced it together from history books.

This caused his diplomatic thinking to be full of errors, omissions and fallacies. He often substituted the German and Austrian thinking patterns for some countries he did not understand, which also led him to often miscalculate allies. The strength of the opponent.

Now when you put it on Xu Jun, these problems don't exist. Few people in this world know the realities of the World War II countries better than him.

Yugoslavia was listed by Xu Jun as an area that must not be involved, because he knew that this ghost place was simply Afghanistan in Europe, even more chaotic than Afghanistan.

Croatians are close to the Germans, because they were once loyal subjects of Habsburg. In fact, they don’t want to be independent at all. They just want to be a group of good people under the protection of Austria. The League of Nations forced them to live. The regions are divided among the Serbs.

Now Austria has been annexed by Germany. In the eyes of Croatians, Germany is the heir of Habsburg, so the civilians in Croatia generally have close feelings for Germany.

If you want to maintain the unity of the Yugoslav kingdom, then the Croats will become an unavoidable problem. How should Germany deal with the contradictions between these ethnic groups? This is the key to maintaining the stability of this country. Or simply support the Croats as they did in history, and then hand over the mess to them. This is obviously not feasible. Just sitting and watching the massacre of civilians by several ethnic groups, Xu Jun believes that his conscience will not be peaceful. .

Only after the arrival of Prince Paul, Xu Jun can make corresponding decisions based on the attitude and opinions of the other party.

The fw200 plane carrying Prince Paul arrived in Berlin safely. In order to avoid people's eyes, Xu Jun did not go to the airport to welcome him, and even the luxury convoy of the Prime Minister's Office was not dispatched. Germany only used a team of Mercedes-Benz from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to sneak the prince to the Chancellery without going through the main entrance. He sent people directly from the side door into the underground garage, making Prince Paul and his group almost think of Germany. People are going to kidnap them.

After careful security checks by the officers of the flag guard ~IndoMTL.com~, the Yugoslav mission that handed over all its weapons was led into the upper-level Prime Minister's Office. When they walked on the legendary huge gallery, looking at the surrounding golden ornaments, the guards of the flag guards standing on both sides, and the marble floor under their feet, these Yugoslavias. This was finally Panasonic breathed out.

Under the leadership of Disenhofen, Prince Paul walked carefully into the office of the head of the empire, alone. This is the second time he has come to this place. It's just a matter of nonsense. This spacious and gorgeous office has already been replaced by another owner.

"It's nice to meet you, His Royal Highness Prince Paul. Xu Jun stood in the middle of the office and waited. He saw Paul enter the door and the imperial head of state stepped forward enthusiastically and reached out to the other party.

"It's nice to meet you, honorable head of state." Prince Paul shook hands with Xu Jun quickly, and bowed slightly in greeting.

Diplomacy is a contest of strength between two countries in all aspects. Although the Prince of Yugoslavia sounds very noble, compared with the powerful head of the German Empire, the two are not at the same level.

The two parties made a courteous affair, and then Disenhofen led the Prince of Yugoslavia to the meeting area on the north side of the office. At this time, tea and snacks are ready on the table, most of which are made according to the taste of the Serbs.

"Your Honorable Head of State, please save Yugoslavia." Regardless of Xu Jun's adjutant's departure, Prince Paul directly put on a sad expression, lowered his head and pleaded with Xu Jun.

Such a straightforward and explicit approach surprised the imperial head of state who had been mentally prepared for a long time. It is rare that Xu Jun lost his square inch in front of his men.