Chapter 44: Chapter 123 Czech Tragedy (4)
After the Munich Agreement, Emil Hácha became Beneš' successor. The reason why he was selected was not because of how tough he was or how good he was at governing the country, but because he was a Catholic and a conservative right-winger who had little involvement in the government.
A few months later, Slovakia suddenly declared independence. On the same day, Lucinia also announced the establishment of the independent "Carpathian-Ukrainian Republic". Hácha, who was troubled by the domestic situation, had no choice but to visit Berlin to find a solution.
The last president of Czechoslovakia was threatened with force by Germany at the negotiation table. He was so frightened that he suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. He almost didn't survive.
After recovering, Hácha accepted the German occupation based on "realism" and signed the "German-Czech Agreement." This choice is also in line with the logic of the Czech ruling class: since Britain and France have betrayed themselves, the only option is to cooperate with Germany. As long as Germany can retain some power to the Czech ruling class.
Wilhelm asked permission for this last point. As a representative who was originally pushed out by everyone in Congress to take the blame and handle the surrender business, and an old man with a weak heart, it is difficult to believe that he can take more drastic actions to fight against Germany; in other words, if Hácha He is the kind of hard-liner who advocates resistance, and it is impossible for him to be pushed to such a high position.
Of course, there are countless shady, private, and dirty deeds among them, so I won't describe them one by one.
When the German troops stationed in the Sudetenland began to march into the Czech Republic, Hácha ordered the troops not to resist, and the entire march was very "peaceful."
But this kind of "peace" still inevitably stimulates the nerves of some people.
"The Germans have gone too far!! They don't take our British Empire seriously at all!!"
There were roars of rage in the Prime Minister's Office in London, England.
It was British Prime Minister Chamberlain who was furious.
Chamberlain, who returned to London after signing the "Munich Agreement", proudly declared to the people that he had "brought back a century of peace."
Just a few months later, reality hit him hard and swollen his face. The Germans fully invaded Czechoslovakia, and Crown Prince Wilhelm's letter of commitment was obviously a piece of waste paper and a piece of bullshit!
What to do?! Declare war on Germany?! The treaty signed at the time clearly stipulated that if Germany invaded other parts of the Czech Republic, Britain and France would declare war on Germany.
The problem is that this time the Czech government actually cooperated with the surrender. The Germans did not waste a single shot and entered Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia, in just 18 hours.
What kind of act of war is this?!
"Come here, contact the French Prime Minister immediately. I want to have a phone call with him." Chamberlain certainly knew that he could not launch a war because of such an ambiguous issue. Parliament would not agree, and neither would the people.
But Chamberlain, who had always insisted on appeasement, turned tough this time! Because he also found that his blind concessions made the Germans more and more greedy. Now, I can no longer compromise! Even if there is no war, he will not make it easy for Germany!!
In this way, the leaders of the two countries negotiated over the phone for more than an hour. Both parties agreed that this time the Germans went too far! Britain and France have come forward to allow the Czech Republic to cede the Sudetenland to Germany, and even other Germanic areas can implement autonomy. This is already a great favor.
But this group of vicious dog-like Germans were not satisfied at all, and actually annexed the entire Czechoslovakia!
The Czech government is also a loser. Why doesn't it ask Britain and France for help? That way they can also take this opportunity to send troops to teach Germany a lesson.
But these two people had never thought about how the Czechs viewed Britain and France after experiencing the Munich Conspiracy. The Czechs were completely disappointed with these two allies.
No matter what, Britain and France must find a way to teach Germany a lesson so that the Germans know who is the boss in Europe!!
The best way at present is to support a country adjacent to the Czech Republic. You can look at the countries around the Czech Republic: Hungary, Slovakia and other countries and regions surrounding the remaining territories of "Bohemia and Moravia" are all from the same country. The Czech Republic is an enemy.
Then the scope can only be expanded to the entire Eastern Europe. In this way, there is a ready-made country that is powerful, tough, and warlike. The most important thing is that the relationship with Germany is not harmonious!
"The number one military power in Eastern Europe" Poland! (Of course, Poland is the self-proclaimed "first military power in Eastern Europe". As for why it gave itself such an arrogant name, after the end of World War I, Poland and the Soviet Union launched a very fierce war. The Polish army once broke into Kiev. The performance was almost catching up with the German army during World War II. However, the Soviet army, which had recovered its strength, not only defeated the Polish army, but also fought all the way to the gates of Warsaw. At the last critical moment, the Polish army launched a comeback attack and achieved victory near Warsaw. The huge victory forced the Soviet Union, which was unable to succeed, to reconcile with Poland and sign a treaty in favor of Poland. This was one of the reasons why Poland was so arrogant at the time.)
Soon the two people unified their opinions, fully supported Poland, and used Poland to restrain Germany!
It is a bit ironic that if two people can travel through time and space to a few years later, they will find out how they sold the Czech Republic and how they sold Poland later. It's a pity that the two of them are not prophets or prophets. Their idea at this moment is to use Poland to intimidate Germany. And in their opinion, Poland's current strength is far beyond that of the Czech Republic.
Compared with Czechoslovakia, which has an area of only 127,900 square kilometers, Poland has a territory of 388,000 square kilometers, more than three times that, ranking sixth in Europe, about the same area as Germany, and larger than the UK and Italy. .
The Czech Republic has a population of no more than 10 million, while Poland has a population of about 35 million, ranking sixth in Europe, second only to the Soviet Union, Germany, Britain, France, and Italy. It is a standard European power in terms of territory and population.
Poland's industry and agriculture are very prosperous. It is one of the top 10 industrial countries in the world. Its various economic and industrial goals are among the best in the world. It has a relatively complete industrial system and can build aircrafts and tanks.
Military power is the greatest reliance of the Poles. Poland has more than 1 million troops (together with more than 2.5 million reserve combatants), more than 700 tanks (ranking sixth in the world, almost equivalent to the United States and Japan combined), more than 600 aircraft, 4 destroyers, and 5 submarines , also has the largest cavalry force in the world, with as many as 200,000 cavalry. Poland's military strength ranks fifth in Europe.
These strong data on paper are the second reason for Poland's arrogance.
The third reason is that Poland has many allies, not only with Britain and France, but also with many countries such as Yugoslavia. Therefore, the Poles thought that their martial arts were not weak, and they were protected by so many big brothers and friends, so they did not need to be afraid of Germany. If they really wanted to start a fight, their friends could easily defeat Germany if they came together.
Therefore, Poland is the first choice of Britain and France. Use Poland to suppress Germany, which is rising and will soon become a new threat to the entire Europe!
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