"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, Austria's 'referendum' ended and officially became a province in Germany!"
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, Britain and France submit diplomatic notes to Germany!"
The lazy sunlight hit Cheng Qianfan's face through the car glass. The hawking of the newspaper boy outside the car came. Li Hao went to buy the newspaper, and Cheng Qianfan was thinking about other things.
"Idiot!" he cursed in his heart.
He already knew about the incident of the special high school raiding Tang'an dance hall and arresting four agents from the Central Command.
What shocked him the most was that the arrested Central Commission for Discipline Agency agent was called a meeting, but in fact, he had a "rare gathering together" and had a "moment of card addiction" that caused him to set up the Great Wall, and even called two women who sang music to accompany him.
It was extremely stupid, and even shocked him inexplicably, even absurd.
This is Shanghai, the most severe and complicated situation of the underground anti-Japanese struggle. What did the Chinese government treat Shanghai as? In this case, they still don’t forget to enjoy themselves!
"Brother Fan, I bought the newspaper." Li Hao returned to the car and handed the newspaper to Cheng Qianfan.
"Let's go." Cheng Qianfan casually put the newspaper aside, and at this time he had no intention of reading.
At the south gate of Xianshi Department Store, Cheng Qianfan received Bai Ruolan and Xiaobao who had been waiting for a long time.
"Where is the sesame?" Cheng Qianfan asked without seeing his son.
"The teacher's wife is taken home." Bai Ruolan was wearing a delicate and decent cheongsam, wrapped in a shawl, with a little pinkish face, and a slim figure. Her bangs were charming, adding a bit of playfulness to her charm. "It's strange. Sesame doesn't go with outsiders, but she is willing to go with her master's wife."
"Of course the child will kiss grandma." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
He turned his head to look at Xiaobao. Seeing Xiaobao's angry look, he couldn't help but ask with a smile, "What's wrong? Who made my Xiaobao angry?"
Xiaobao hugged his little arm, glanced at him, and then lowered his head and stopped talking.
Bai Ruolan gave a wink in secret, and Cheng Qianfan rubbed Xiaobao's little head, "Okay, I won't ask anymore. My Xiaobao has grown up and has his own secret."
The convoy of "Xiao Cheng" stopped at the entrance of a luxurious villa in Beitang District.
Hearing the movement of the convoy, Pete and Linda came down from the second floor of the villa, walked out of the stairs and came to the yard to greet each other.
Today is the fourth anniversary of Peter and Linda’s acquaintance.
Bai Ruolan gave a specially prepared exquisite gift, and a maid took it. She walked and chatted with Linda. The two were close friends. For Linda, Bai Ruolan, who was proficient in many foreign languages, was her most important friend in the largest city in the Far East.
Linda held Xiaobao's hand and would bow her head from time to time to say a few words to the little girl. Xiaobao skillfully answered in French.
Two big and one novels went up to the second floor with a joke.
Cheng Qianfan walked and chatted into the lobby with Peter.
The maid has already served up snacks, fruits and wine.
Cheng Qianfan glanced at it and saw a few newspapers on the coffee table, and he could see traces of reading.
"Did you read the newspaper today?" Peter glanced at Cheng Qianfan and asked.
"I haven't seen it yet." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, picked up an apple, slashed and bitten it, and said, "However, I heard the newspaper boy shouting out that Germany annexed Austria, and Paris was too indulged in the Germans."
With three-point puzzlement, two-point jokes, three-point doubts, two-point ridicule expressions, he continued, "Since the Munich Agreement, Paris and London seem to have been tolerant of Germany."
Cheng Qianfan thought that Pete would be very angry when he said this, and then he would start to explain it. However, Pit ignited a cigarette, crossed his legs, and then spread his hands, "Yes, this is really annoying."
Cheng Qianfan's heart moved, but he didn't say anything else, but put down the apple that he had taken a bite and picked up the newspaper to read, "I'll read the newspaper first."
...
The newspaper describes in detail the process of Germany's formal annexation of Austria.
Starting from the arrival of the German head of state in Vienna on March 15, it took nearly a month of preparations to hold a referendum on whether to join Germany on April 10.
According to the description in the newspaper, at each polling station, two boxes are placed at each polling station, one box favors the votes that are merged by Germany and the other box holds the votes that are opposed to the merged by Germany and the other box.
Next to the ballot box was sitting (not typo) "Pinning Commissioner".
These people held pens and notebooks in their hands. When they saw who voted against them, they wrote down their names.
After seeing this situation, who would dare to vote against except for a few others?
The voting results were announced soon.
Germany officially announced: 99.08% of Germany and 99.75% of Austria voted in favor.
As a result, Austria was officially annexed by Germany.
"Although choosing to annex Austria at this time point may be a German plan, it also has provocations and responses to Britain and France's mutual aid treaty against Poland." Cheng Qianfan frowned and said to Pitt.
Just at the beginning of the month, British Prime Minister Chamberlain made a statement on military protection to Poland.
An official statement issued in London announced: "If the Polish government feels that her independence is threatened and must resist by force, then Britain and France will stand on Poland's side."
In response, the German head of state delivered an indignant speech to the 100,000 people at the scene at the launch ceremony of the battleship "General Tirpitz" held in Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany.
He warned that Germany would not allow Britain to embark on the "crime plan" that had been used before the war to surround Germany.
He announced to people: "Whoever is, if he is ready to take the chestnuts from the fire among the great powers, he will eventually play with fire and burn himself."
France was ridiculed in this regard, and Paris believed that this speech was "balanced and confusing."
And interpret this as ‘the powerful person who is afraid deliberately pretends to be powerful’.
...
In fact, not only Germany annexed Austria, but the Italians also made tentative actions at this time.
A few days ago, the Italian army formally invaded Albania, a small Balkan kingdom, and encountered little resistance. Albanian king Sogu was expelled from the throne.
Rome quickly invaded Albania without warning in advance.
A spokesman for Rome said the head of state ordered troops to protect Italians in Albania who had been threatened by armed bandits.
"This can only be said to be a response, not a provocation." Pete shook his head, "The Germans are testing step by step, but in fact they are not brave."
Cheng Qianfan put down the newspaper, "The Italians took action in the Balkans, and Germany annexed Austria."
He glanced at Pete and sneered, "Is this the powerful France? What is she afraid of?"
"No, no, no." With Cheng Qianfan's step by step in exquisite language design, Pitt's emotions were also mobilized. Most importantly, he was the least able to listen to Cheng Qianfan's doubts and ridicule France's strength.
Pete shook his finger, "My friend, you must know that the French Republic is the most powerful country in Europe. It is extremely powerful. His temporary patience is just for political needs."
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