Chapter 245 Ultimatum

A storm was staged throughout the Soviet Union. The previous eradication of rebels had not yet extended to the army, but now, starting in 37 years, this terrible storm has finally swept through the army!

The central organs of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the Soviet Union, the Political Department of the Red Army of Workers and Peasants, the Revolutionary Military Committee of the Soviet Union, the military districts and naval fleets, and most of the leading cadres of most corps, divisions and regiments were arrested.

This is a terrible time, but also a good time, those who want to climb up, now have a good opportunity, just report it! And such people will always exist!

3 out of 5 marshals, 13 out of 15 army commanders, 57 out of 85 commanders, 110 out of 196 division commanders, 220 out of 406 brigade commanders, All 11 Deputy People's Commissars of Defense and 75 of the 80 members of the Supreme Military Council were purged!

It can be said that this Soviet purge has cut off the basic skeleton of the Soviet army. As for the bottom, there are even more. 30,000 officers below the colonel were purged.

This purge storm lasted for more than a year. Stalin was quite satisfied with the result of the purge. Although the purge had greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the army, at least the purge made the army obey his orders!

The rest are all obedient to Stalin! The rest are all Stalin loyalists. A strong, but disobedient army, Stalin will not like, he likes an army that is completely obedient to him!

And now, with the execution of Tukhachevsky, the vigorous purge of the Soviets has finally begun!

As for Cyric, who dominated all this, in the face of Hitler's admiration, Cyric maintained his usual modesty: "All this is for Germany, a weak Soviet army, and it is in our interests."

At the beginning of World War II, Germany hit Moscow within a few months. In addition to the great power of the Blitzkrieg, it was also related to the fact that the Soviet army had just undergone a major purge and was too weak.

But now, everything is developing in a historically favorable direction, and it is even earlier than the historical process.

For example, in history, Germany only conquered Austria in 38 years, and now, in 37 years, it is about to succeed. By annexing these regions as soon as possible, and then integrating all resources, Germany can be more than historically Stronger than last year!

Now it is Austria, the next target is the Czech Republic!

Compared with Austria, the Czech Republic has more abundant resources, especially the Czech military enterprises. After integrating these enterprises, Germany's military strength is even stronger!

"Austrians, they want to hold a referendum, it's really whimsical!" Hitler said to Cyric with the latest intelligence.

"Yes, the Austrians are so naive, let their hopes be dashed." Cyric also looked calm.

Weak countries have no diplomacy! The only way to have a say in diplomacy is to be strong! And now, Germany is already extremely powerful. It can be said that even if Italy continues to support Austria, Germany will dare to do it!

On the Spanish battlefield, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army has been exposed, how low it is, and it is quite different from the German army!

But for now, let's continue to put pressure on Austria first in terms of diplomacy!

Vienna.

Located on the Danube River, it is a famous city with a history of nearly two thousand years. Historically, it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Austrian Republic. With a population of millions, it is one of the largest cities in Europe.

At the same time, it is a famous music capital, with a strong classical atmosphere, many famous musicians in the country where they were born, and it is a paradise that all musicians and artists yearn for.

But now, the atmosphere here is a bit special.

Prime Minister's Office.

"Mr. Chancellor, you have disappointed Germany." At this time, standing in the prime minister's office were two tall Germanic men.

The Austrian government's minister of irrelevance, Glaser Horstenau, and the interior minister, Seth Inquart, looked at Schuchnigg with very serious expressions on their faces.

The so-called Minister regardless of the Ministry is a free man who interspersed with various departments to engage in liaison. In fact, his power is the greatest, especially now, both of them are the Workers' Party, and they represent Germany!

In Glaeser's hand, he held a document signed by Hitler himself: "The Führer of Germany is already angry. He issued an order that you immediately cancel the referendum. Your actions violated the promise to the Führer, so, You must take the blame and resign immediately!"

"Schuchnigg, you idiot, you must resign immediately! Let me be the chancellor of Austria." Seth also said.

The two were arrogant and aggressive, and there was no respect in their words. Although the guards were outside, Shuschnigg did not have the strength to call outsiders in and blast them away.

He knew that behind these two people was the whole of Germany! If you kill these two people here, then tomorrow, Germany will be able to fight aggressively!

"Now, we're all Austrians, and we don't want to overdo it. Give you 4 hours to think about it, and tell us your decision by 2pm," Glaser said, waving himself With his fist, he demonstrated to Shuschnigg, and then, with Seth, left the Chancellery.

Shuschnigg stood up, his face was ugly, these people can do anything! He still remembered that a few years ago, a group of Austrian fanatics burst into the Chancellery, shot and killed Chancellor Dolfis, and other fanatics took over the radio station and declared Lindtren Chancellor.

At that time, it was in this office that the Prime Minister bleed! As the Chancellor of Austria, there is no security guarantee! If he had just called people from outside to come in, maybe there were people from the other party inside, and he would die here!

This is the ultimatum, four hours, if you don't agree, you can imagine that there are only a few hours left in your life.

However, if you agree, you will be a sinner in Austria! Austria was destroyed by his own hands, and this is not good!

How to do?

Fighting against Germany is self-defeating. Taking Austria and belonging to Germany is also walking into the grave. Since Hitler came to power, many people have a hunch that the Germans definitely want to fight another world war. Austria is on the way. The prospects for German tanks are also not optimistic.

How to do?

It seems that there is only one way! Shuschnigg pushed open the door of his office, went to the president, and told the president that he was quitting.