Presidential Palace, Berlin, Germany.
"Fuhrer, Operation 'Catalyst' was a complete success." Ludwig reported to Leon with a smile on his face.
"Oh?" Leon smiled, "How's it going?" "
"It worked very well, the Czech army killed more than 900 civilians in total, and the Czech armored units that arrived later captured at least 500 people." "Now the whole Sudetenland is in chaos, and conflicts have broken out in almost everywhere, large and small. "
"Good!" Leon nodded, "Contact Goebbels for me, I'm going to give a worldwide address about the atrocities of the Czech government!" "
Goebbels took Lyon's orders and soon set off a huge propaganda machine, and half an hour later, Lyon gave a speech on the radio to the world about the repression of the Sudeten people by the Czech armed forces.
"Good noon, to all peace-loving, justice-loving, democracy-loving gentlemen and ladies of the world, I am President of Germany, Lyon Andrés."
"I believe that many people have heard of a terrible incident in Karlovy Vary, a beautiful town in the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, in which Czech government forces suppressed people's demonstrations, killed more than 900 unarmed civilians and arrested 500 poor people."
"And just three days before this happened, they openly defined the referendum on the entry of the Sudetenland into Germany as illegal."
"I personally regret that the Czechoslovak government did not recognize the results of the Sudetenland referendum,But we can't do anything about it, because that's the League of Nations. "
"But Czechoslovakia dared to do such a thing against the defenseless, only marching people, I! Germany! Say you can't stand idly by! Because it's not just a matter of one country or an organization, it's about humanity, it's about justice, it's about the Germanic nation. "
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"If these tormented people do not get rights and help, they will get it from us."
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"I can no longer tolerate having the Czechs discipline 3.5 million Germans!"
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"If this incident affects or destroys our relations with European countries, we regret it, but the responsibility is not on our side, on the contrary, we are on the side of justice!"
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"I command! The Wehrmacht Army Group Center immediately rushed to the Sudetenland to protect the people! "
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"God bless Deutschland!"
While Lyon was giving an impassioned speech, the troops of the Sudetenland army directly subordinate to Radesky were engaged in battle with troops loyal to the Czechoslovak government.
The Sudetenland town of Ust, inside the headquarters of Radetensky.
"General Radesky, our 107th Infantry Regiment in Stodd was blocked by the armored forces of Turunz and could not support the 31st Infantry Regiment in Kratovi!" A staff officer said nervously to Radesky.
"What about Sušice's 110th Infantry Regiment? Can't they come over to support? Radesky said with a headache.
"The 110th Infantry Regiment is still clearing the remaining forces of the Czech army in Sušice." The staff officer glanced at the intelligence and replied, "They can't support the 31st Infantry Regiment!" "
"And what about our armored forces?" Radesky knocked on the table, "What about the tank No. 2 that the Fuhrer gave us?" "
"They, they are at war with the armored forces of Karlovy Vary." The staff officer wiped his cold sweat, "I can't get rid of it for a while." "
"Damn it! Are there no troops on the side who can pull out their hands? Radesky roared in annoyance, "Do we have to watch the 31st Infantry Regiment being eaten?" "
When the staff officer heard this, he looked at him with innocent eyes, and thought, I just didn't know why I came to ask you.
"General Radesky, good news!" Just when Radesky was bored with the affairs of the 31st Infantry Regiment, another staff officer ran over with a piece of paper, "The Fuhrer's reinforcements are coming!" The forward units of the Wehrmacht Army Group Center have already arrived in Teplice! "
"That's great!" Radesky smiled.
Before he could finish speaking, someone ran over and interrupted him: "The Czechoslovak government has asked us to temporarily cease fire. "
"Are you a pig?!" Radesky, who was interrupted, was very upset, "What did he tell you to do?" Now we are hostile! Go on..."
His words were interrupted again, and another man ran over and said: "General Radesky, the Fuhrer has ordered us to temporarily cease fire." "
Radeski was depressed, but this time the ceasefire order was not what the Czechoslovak side said: "Well, order the troops to cease fire on all fronts." In other words, what does the Fuhrer want to do? "
"What the hell are they trying to do?" At this moment, in the presidential palace, Leon was also saying to himself: "Suddenly tell me that he is on his way to Berlin." "
"Fuhrer, the Central Army has stopped all its advance according to the order." Ludwig walked in and reported.
"Yes." Leon nodded, signaled that he knew, and then said to Ludwig, "You arrange for someone to go with me to the airport to pick up the new British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French President Le Brun." "
"The Prime Minister of England and the President of France?" Ludwig felt strange.
"I don't know exactly what it is, but it's mostly for the Sudetenland." Leon said.
"Okay, I understand, I'll arrange it." Ludwig nodded.
Three hours later, Berlin Airport.
"Welcome to both of you in Berlin." Leon said to Chamberlain and Lebrun, who had just got off the plane.
"Yes." Facing the enthusiastic Leon, Lebrun just nodded lightly and sighed.
Chamberlain, on the other hand, was the complete opposite.
"Haha, Yuan Xiansheng, hello." Chamberlain held Leon's hand and said with a smile like a flower.
"President Chamberlain, I am very happy to meet you for the first time, and in the future, we Britain and Germany will have to cooperate more deeply together for world peace!"
In fact, Lyon was completely unprepared for Chamberlain's sudden appointment, because according to the previous life, MacDonald retired in 1935, and then Baldwin became prime minister again.
And now Chamberlain's sudden appointment can only show one point, that is, European relations are becoming more and more tense, and Britain needs Chamberlain to "appease" the prime minister to maintain peace.
But Chamberlain's appointment is good for Germany.
"Yuan first birth, this time Mr. Lebrun and I came to Berlin for only one thing, and that is to hope that Germany and the Czech Republic will maintain peace." Chamberlain said sincerely to Leon, "Is there anything you can't sit down and work out?" War can only bring disaster to the people. "
"As I said in my earlier speech, we were on the side of justice and forced to march into the Sudetenland." Leon spread his hands and said "helplessly": "You have also seen the shameless behavior of the Czech government." "
"We understand Germany's feelings, and we condemn the Czech government's brutality." Chamberlain said, "But we can't inflict disaster on the people." I have already informed the Czechoslovak side and asked them to send representatives to negotiate a solution to this matter, if it can be peaceful, it will be peaceful. "
"Alas, since Mr. Prime Minister is so worried about this matter, then I will wait for the representative of Czechoslovakia." Leon "embarrassed" agreed.