Battle of the Third Reich

Now Yugoslavia’s biggest reliance and back office boss, the Anglo-French League, has completely failed. The two giants that were once considered invincible have surrendered to the Third Reich.

What made Yugoslav politicians even more disappointing is that the two major powers had no national integrity. They bowed their heads and said they signed an alliance agreement with the aggressor. They thought that the two nations were as strong and strong as they were, but they did not expect the original They are all greedy and afraid of death.

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

The Hungarians have long been guilty of their offenses. Austria sees themselves as enemies. After the Romanian coup, they devoted themselves to Germany. Bulgaria has become a **** running dog of the Third Reich. Albania is being fully controlled by its rival Italy. Unconsciously, Yugoslavia is already in a situation of all around.

At this time, I want to declare myself to be neutral, not to mention that I have already lost my position. Even if I have that sincerity, it depends on whether the Germans really believe it.

Whether to continue to stay away from Germany or join the new European system established and dominated by the Third Reich, this choice that is easy to make in front of other countries has become a headache for the heads of government in Yugoslavia problem.

It is really embarrassing to ask why, because politicians have played too much with extreme nationalism, and at this time they have lost their ability to control mainstream thinking. To put it bluntly is a sentence.

The failure of Britain and France caused the Serbian nationalists in Yugoslavia to lose their voices for a while, and the collapse of their idols caused them a heavy blow, which directly smashed some people's fantasy and knowledge of the world.

There are a large number of senior Serbian officers in the Yugoslav army. These people are inclined to form alliances with Britain and France from their bones. They are even willing to fight against Germany for Britain and France in order to prove to the British and French countries that the Serbian "national integrity" and unyielding. Determination.

They knew that it was impossible to resist the invasion of the German Wehrmacht with Yugoslav armed forces. These people had an abacus, and when they were defeated, they brought the remaining troops into the mountains to fight guerrillas, just like their predecessors dealt with the Ottomans.

These people believe that they will be able to persevere until the day when the British and French allies launched a large counterattack. At that time, they will not only be able to recapture Yugoslavia, but also share a slice of the defeat in Germany as they did after World War I. In history, they did insist on that day, but the liberators that waited were not the British and French but the Soviets. In the end, these people were either killed by the Soviets or executed by the military courts for treason.

It is a pity that these abacus has not been started yet, the conditions for counterattack no longer exist, and the Serbs immediately fell into chaos and confusion.

The Yugoslav politicians are instigating public opinion, but the problem now is how to calm down the incited public opinion, but none of these people can come up with a reliable idea.

The people in charge of the propaganda media said with confusion that their concubines could not do it, let’s not say that more than 80% of the people below were illiterate. On weekdays, you politicians have instilled too many extremist ideas into the Serbians. People with opposite opinions of mainstream thinking will be regarded as national traitors. You all know the virtue of this group of people. This group of rude people know that they do not have the level to debate with you, so they generally choose to treat you directly from the physical. Destroy, they are quite expert in this respect.

Serbian politicians have not done less anti-Germany propaganda because of the German-Italian alliance, but also because they want to show their favor to Britain and France, but also because they are dissatisfied with Germany’s involvement in Croatian affairs, plus a little Serbia’s national self-esteem, they don’t want to Acknowledge that he was frightened by the force of Germany.

As mentioned before, Serbians have always had paranoid and narrow nationalist ideas in their minds, thinking that any person or force who does not lean towards them or does not agree with their claims is the enemy of their own nation.

Speaking of which, it should be pointed out that even the current regent, Prince Paul, is not their "own man" in the eyes of the Serbs, because of his tendency to national equality, he signed with the Croat last year [Sporazon [Agreement], giving Croats a large area of ​​autonomy. In the eyes of the Serbs, this is the weak and incompetent regent’s betrayal of the Serbian nation.

The Serbs hated Hitler because he publicly supported the Croats. Hitler greatly appreciated the bravery and tenacity of the Serbian character and was also bored by the brutality and rebelliousness of this nation. The Serbs say that they are good-looking, with a bold and lively character.

Now the seeds planted by politicians have grown into big trees, and they have produced extremely sour and astringent fruits. The fruits they planted themselves must be eaten even if they contain tears.

Serbian politicians also know that it is time for life and death, and they can no longer let the following group of nationalists mess around. Once the Third Reich is angered, what will happen to Serbia is still unknown, but what is certain is that the ultimate benefit is absolute It will be Croatian, which makes them intolerable anyway.

At the time, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Zvetkovic, suggested to Prince Paul that he must find a way to draw Germany, even if it pays some price, it does not matter, at least not to let them lean towards the Croats, otherwise waiting for the Serbs 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, they will be very happy to force the Serbs to oppress them, and in turn impose them on the Serbs.

The Croats established a secret society "Ustasha" targeting the Serbs. Its members have been distributed throughout the Yugoslav military and police units, and even many Croatian parliamentarians have participated. This organization has always claimed Croatia’s independence and vowed to be Serbian. In all these years, the Serbs have been completely liquidated against the Croats.

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

And if the Germans have the support of the Croats, the Serbian’s guerrilla warfare will become a joke. The Croats are also good at fighting in the mountains. The Germans only need to provide advanced weapons and firepower assistance. They will be happy to send all Serbia The guerrilla forces were completely buried in the mountains.

In history, Hitler successfully divided Yugoslavia, and the Croatian nation gained long-awaited independence, but the problem is that Germany has given the Croatian regime to the brutal and short-sighted [Ustasha Society]. As a result, this group of guys have everything The people whom they regarded as heretics persecuted brutally, while Germany had no bottom line to defend the interests of the Italians they hated. Eventually, the Croatians who were naturally inclined to Germany also began to fall to their opponents, plus Outside countries such as Britain, the United States, France, the Soviet Union and other countries continue to deliver weapons, ammunition, and personnel to the guerrilla zone. Only then can the guerrilla war in Yugoslavia last for so long.

It is Xu Jun who is now the head of Germany. Of course, he will not make the same mistakes as Hitler. He understands the internal situation of this country, and even exceeds most of the Yugoslav local officials, so as long as he really wants to do it, he only needs to consume a part of manpower. Material and time, it is not very difficult to solve the problems of Yugoslavia.

But Xu Jun really didn't have any ideas in this regard. Years of ethnic opposition have made this place the most complicated quagmire in Europe. Not to mention spending a certain amount of manpower and material resources, if possible, he did not even want to set foot there, let alone spend precious time, now one minute and one second is precious to Germany, Xu Jun really didn't want to waste on such meaningless things.

This country does not help Germany’s defense deployment much. This country with most of the terrain is not suitable for large-scale armored maneuvering. It also lacks the depth needed to accommodate large groups’ offense and defense. The corners and backgrounds of the European battlefield, to put it bluntly, is a chicken rib on the land that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. 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 territory also has a certain amount of mineral resources, but because of a bunch of internal reasons, most of the minerals have not been explored and developed at this time. Even if they have been developed, the scale of production is not very large. The overall industrial development level of Yugoslavia also lags behind other countries. Most of his machine tools and equipment are also produced in Germany. The number of domestic intellectuals is not large, and there is a general lack of senior technical personnel.

The armed forces of this country are not worth mentioning. Although they have a huge army of 1.2 million people on paper, in fact most of the troops are not fully filled, and a large number of weapons are retained. Many of the products during the war were still from the arsenal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Yugoslavia itself does not have a well-developed military industry, so most of the new equipment is purchased from other countries. It 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 was lost immediately. The biggest source of weapons.

Originally, he could temporarily buy some equipment from Britain and France for emergency, but Britain and France had declared war with Germany at that time, and Yugoslavia’s land contact with France was cut off. In addition, with the Italian maritime blockade, his foreign arms trade channel was totally cut off. .

Although the Yugoslav Army is not short of guns and ammunition now, it cannot be replenished once depletion occurs. At the same time, the problem of obsolete equipment cannot be solved. Once the Yugoslav army is opened, it can only hold a bunch of broken and armed German troops. Combat.

What is 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 whether they will suddenly fight back against Gogo. Imagine Serbian soldiers. When aiming with one eye, the other eye must always guard against the surrounding comrades. How can it resist the attack of a strong enemy in this state.

Serbian politicians actually have the answer in their hearts, but one is because they can’t get through their faces, the second is to worry about the opposition from the Serbian people, and the third is to worry that the Germans will propose conditions that are difficult for Yugoslavia to accept, so they have been unable to make a final decision. Decide.

In the end, Prince Paul came forward to make a final decision. He knew that this kind of problem could not be delayed any longer. The situation around Yugoslavia was already very bad. Romania and Hungary were in a state of strong preparation and were stationed in Albania. The Italian Ministry has recently experienced a large-scale abnormal mobilization.

What is even more frightening is that on the border between Austria and Yugoslavia, the Germans gathered a considerable number of powerful armed forces. Yugoslav intelligence personnel have found a road sign nailed with the military headquarters logo. Judging from the existing intelligence, The troops assembled by the Germans have at least one group army, and new troops are constantly being assembled towards the border.

The danger was imminent and Prince Paul could no longer wait. He disregarded the obstruction of his subordinates and flew to Vienna in person to prepare for negotiations with the Germans.