Chapter 680： Czech end

When the news that penicillin was about to enter mass production came to Edel, Edel was worried about one thing.

In fact, Edell had forgotten about penicillin before, and he only saw it after Fleming invented penicillin in the newspapers. Fortunately, the funds in Edel are sufficient, and Professor Balvin feels guilty for the development of mustard gas and turned to research medicine. Of course, he strongly supports this rare talent in Romania.

It is very important for Romania to hear that penicillin will be mass-produced now. Apart from other things, the treatment of wounded soldiers can reduce the loss of Romania’s manpower.

In the ensuing battle, Romania has more manpower than Italy at the bottom. However, it still cannot be compared with other major countries participating in the war. This has also led Romania to cherish every use of manpower.

And penicillin also has a good effect on other diseases. Many inflammations and tuberculosis. Especially tuberculosis is a common disease now, and the characteristics of airborne infection make it extremely harmful to the human body. Penicillin has a miraculous effect on its treatment.

The news that penicillin will be industrialized and mass-produced will naturally require the cooperation of the government. So Edel passed the news to the guard after reading it.

"Send to the Prime Minister's Office, so that the Prime Minister and them will immediately start the construction of the penicillin factory, and if there are any problems, let Professor Bolvin give technical guidance."

After waiting for the guard to leave, Edel picked up the telegram he had read before and felt an unusual headache.

There is nothing in this telegram, it is news of the German occupation of the Czech Republic.

I need to explain the situation in the Czech Republic. After the signing of the "Munich Agreement", the Czech Republic that ceded Sudeten was very discouraged. In their eyes, they have been betrayed by Britain and France and lost the dangerous Sudetenland as a refuge. It is impossible to maintain the independence of the country.

And at this time, Poland (why did you die) and Hungary also took the opportunity to invade and occupy Czech territory. Polansa took the lead in occupying Cieszyn and then several villages in the Slovak Province.

And Hitler subsequently acknowledged Poland's actions. In addition, Hitler also planned Koch to Hungary in order to win over the Hungarian government.

On the other hand, after the Czech Republic fell into chaos, the Slovaks, who had been suppressed for a long time, established the Slovak Autonomous Government in the Slovak Province.

There are worries inside and strong enemies outside, the Czech Republic can only choose to seek refuge in Germany. Perhaps this is in the eyes of the world, isn't this an act of feeding tigers?

But this is just the thinking of ordinary people, and for the ruling class to protect their interests is the number one priority.

At this point, Hitler saw it very clearly. Therefore, he threatened the new Czech president Imil Khacha and declared that he "suggested" the president to recognize Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia, otherwise he would send an air force to bomb Prague. On the other hand, he promised the Czech ruling class that they would not affect their interests.

In the face of Hitler's intimidation, the Czech government, which had no resistance in its heart, obediently gave in. So Hitler, who got the result he wanted, ordered the Germans to invade the Czech Republic immediately on March 15.

This has almost become a replica of the march to Austria, except that there are no flowers and welcoming crowds. Because Hacha ordered the Czechoslovak army not to resist the Germans, the entire march was very "peaceful."

Hitler also came to Prague Castle on March 16 to announce the end of the Czechoslovak regime. As in history, Slovakia was independent. As for the Czech Republic, two protectorates were established, the "protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia." The laws and policies implemented by these two nominal protectors are no different from those of Germany, and they are actually another way of saying annexation.

And after Germany annexed the Czech Republic, it immediately invested a lot of money in its industrial transformation to better meet the needs of Germany. After acquiring the Czech Republic, Germany's military industry has been greatly improved. This former Austro-Hungarian industrial base complements Germany in all aspects. Especially in the arms industry, Skoda's annual production of arms is equivalent to that of the United Kingdom. Moreover, among the industrialized countries in the Czech Republic, it ranks 7th in the world, after the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, Britain, Romania, and France.

If Hitler was able to make concessions to Britain and France only by intimidation before annexing the Czech Republic, now he can make Britain and France think twice by virtue of his military strength.

As for the German annexation and dismemberment of the Czech Republic, Britain and France did not express any excitement, although the Czech Republic was an important ally before.

The performance of Britain and France has caused many countries to consider their relationship with Britain and France. For a while, contacts between countries have become more frequent, and officials in charge of diplomatic work are full of world activities. And now the strong smell of gunpowder over Europe can be smelled by ordinary people.

In Romania, the act of annexing and dismembering the Czech Republic by Germany is in a state of anxiety.

Although Germany still respects Romania very much, it did not take the opportunity to pull Hungary to its side, and Slovakia was also independent. Although Slovakia is only a puppet state, it is better than the direct border between the two countries.

Although Germany respects Romania in these respects, Romania feels like it has been pitted on the terms of the crucial Munich conference.

Because of the joint advancement and retreat with Germany in the Munich Conference, Britain and France have a new perspective on the relationship between Germany and Rohe. During that time, Britain and France did a lot of diplomatic work with Romania, but because of the terms of the alliance with Germany, they did not respond much to Britain and France.

Of course, the more important reason is that the conditions set by Britain and France are not enough to make Romania make a move to abandon Germany. But when Germany annexed and dismembered the Czech Republic, Romania felt pressured.

First of all, the British and French diplomatic attitude towards Romania has dropped a lot, and Greece has also expanded its army on the grounds that Italy has swallowed the Kingdom of Albania. And a lot of arms were shipped directly by Britain and France in the name of loans. Therefore, the current Greek army has reached 300,000, which makes Mussolini stop his small actions if he wants to take advantage of Greece.

Seeing that the consequences of Germany's annexation of the Czech Republic are borne by the two countries, how can this make Romania satisfied. Although Edel knew that this was only the beginning, many people in China had different opinions on whether to maintain the covenant with Germany.

Although Edel can be forced down by virtue of his prestige, how strong this kind of thing is, it is like a spring, the harder the pressure, the stronger the rebound. And no matter how high Edel's prestige is, he can't do everything he wants.

And he also wanted to see how Germany had reacted to this, and how much attention it paid to this ally of Romania. So for the headache, Edel continued to wait.