The Rise of Australia

Arthur naturally knew the news that the Central American coalition forces and the US military had exchanged fire near the Panama Canal.

For Arthur, the victory of this small-scale battle was irrelevant, because the subsequent departure of a large-scale coalition force was the highlight.

However, the United States has only a few thousand troops stationed near the Panama Canal. Facing a Central American coalition force of up to 50,000 people, victory may not be easy.

Having no time to pay attention to the war in Central America, Arthur focused all his attention on the campaign plan in Australasia.

The number of troops sent by Australasia is about 100,000, and the number of any one army alone is not enough.

Because of this, the U.S.'s dispatch of troops this time is likely to be a joint operation between the First Army and the Second Army. Four infantry divisions, one cavalry division and two artillery divisions will be dispatched.

As for the commander of this expeditionary force, of course it was Silvio, the commander of the First Army, who had been with Arthur for more than 20 years.

The main mission of the expeditionary force is to go to Canada and Mexico to join the large coalition forces, and to quickly besiege the United States in a north-south pincer attack.

However, before heading to America, the expeditionary force still had some tasks to do in the Pacific.

Australasia is a country that occupies almost the entire continent. Why almost?

Because the Samoyeda and Hawaii belonging to the United States also belong to Oceania, they are the only lands in Oceania that Australasia does not control.

For Arthur, taking advantage of this war with the Americans to quickly capture Samoyeda and Hawaii and make Australasia a veritable country that dominates the entire Oceania is a must-do task.

The good news is that the Americans do not have many defensive forces in Samoyed, with only a few hundred troops stationed.

Hawaii, which has more defensive power, is definitely no match for Australasia. The expeditionary force can even easily conquer Samoyeda and Hawaii, and then rush to America to join the large forces.

In order to prevent the Americans from gathering their main naval force in the Pacific Ocean, which would pose a huge threat to the Australasian navy.

In this war, the British Indian Ocean Fleet will cooperate with Australasia and completely blockade the west coast of the United States.

The Australasian Navy alone may not be a match for the US Navy, but if coupled with the British Indian Ocean Fleet, it can form a vital advantage over the US Navy.

In this joint army offensive, the three countries of Britain, France and Australia also have different tasks.

Needless to say, the British's main task is to contain or even destroy the American navy and create opportunities for the coalition forces to attack the United States.

In addition to providing their own fleet, the French army was also the main force in the battle, responsible for conquering American states all the way from Mexico northward.

The Australasian Army is responsible for attacking from the Pacific. Along with the Australasian army are the Philippines, the United Sultanate of Kalimantan, Russia and other countries.

In fact, Britain, France and Australia had no intention of inviting Russia to this war. After all, Russia is suffering from an economic crisis. If you want to invite Russia to participate in the war, Britain, France and Australia must provide corresponding weapons and equipment and even military support.

But unexpectedly, after Nicholas II heard that he was going to attack the United States, he directly agreed to fight against the United States without seeking any financial support except for some support in weapons and equipment.

The Russians even provided 50,000 troops to fight. Although 50,000 people are not many, it is not easy for Russia to be able to afford military expenditures of 50,000 people during an economic crisis.

In order to ensure that he could gain naval superiority in the Pacific, Arthur deployed all his main forces this time, dispatching all the main battleships of the navy to blockade the entire Pacific with the British.

The same is true for Britain and France. After all, they are fighting a big power across the ocean, so they must be cautious.

Britain, France and Australia have all sent out their main forces, and other small and medium-sized countries participating in the war will certainly not remain indifferent.

These powers must be given face, which has also led to the fact that the strength of the navy in the combined army is far greater than that of the army, and the total tonnage of the navy is even several times that of the U.S. Navy.

Some well-intentioned media reported on the specific strength comparison of the navies of both sides of the war through rough intelligence they collected about the coalition forces and the U.S. military:

U.S. Navy: A total of 24 main battleships, 7 battlecruisers, 33 light cruisers, 50 destroyers, and more than 100 small and medium-sized warships.

Combined Navy:

Combined Atlantic Fleet: a total of 40 capital ships (3 from Britain), 17 battlecruisers (2 from Britain, 1 from Romania, 1 from the Netherlands), 21 pre-dreadnoughts (5 from Britain, 7 from France) , 1 Belgian ship, 2 Spanish ships, 1 Portuguese ship, 2 Italian ships, 3 Russian ships), 55 cruisers, 81 destroyers, and more than 300 other small and medium-sized warships.

Combined Pacific Fleet: a total of 1 capital ship, 7 British ships (3 Australasian ships, 4 British ships), 5 pre-dreadnought ships (British), 27 cruisers, 35 destroyers, and more than 80 other small and medium-sized warships .

In fact, the size of the U.S. Navy is already quite large. Except for being slightly inferior to the British, it has an absolute advantage over other countries.

But this is also what worries the British. You know, the Americans are much crazier than the Germans in building warships, and they build warships much faster than the Germans.

The last large-scale construction plan in the United States was the Navy Act promulgated by President Wilson during World War I. It has been more than ten years ago.

But it was this Navy Act that allowed the Americans to formally formulate a naval strategy to catch up with the British, and over the next decade or so, they frantically built a navy.

If it weren't for the fact that the quality of a considerable number of warships in the U.S. Navy was not as good as that of the European navies, I am afraid that the British would not be able to help but declare war on the United States after World War I.

However, in the long process of technological development, American shipbuilding technology has gradually caught up.

Although it is not as advanced as the United Kingdom, it is at least one of the best in Europe, and the quality of the warships it builds is definitely worth guaranteeing.

Although the size of the U.S. Navy appears to be larger than that of the United Pacific Navy, there is a high probability that the Americans will not gather all their navies in the Pacific.

After all, the combined armies and fleets of dozens of European countries facing the Atlantic Ocean are the real pressure, and Americans cannot give up on the East Coast. After all, the East Coast is the most prosperous and prosperous region in the United States.

The capital Washington and the prosperous city New York are both located on the east coast of the United States. If we abandon the east coast, we will actually abandon the foundation of the United States.

Following the outbreak of the Battle of Panama, the Battle of Samoyed also broke out in American Samoyed.

Samoyed is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, occupied by Australasia and the United States.

The Samoyed controlled by Australasia was very close to the American Samoyed, which also created prerequisites for the aerial bombardment of the American Samoyed.

American Samoyed, Pago Pago.

This is just a small colony in the United States, consisting of only five volcanic islands and two coral reef islands.

Because of this, the United States has only 500 troops stationed in Samoyed, and its main purpose is to protect the port.

After all, the geographical location of Samoyeda is still very important. It is to the north and south of Hawaii and is the leading fortress for the United States to explore the other side of the Pacific.

The garrison also trains as usual every day, but it does not waste too many bullets. After all, the transportation of bullets is also a large expense.

While the American army was still training as usual, a familiar buzzing sound suddenly sounded in the sky.

Some of the recruits Danzi who had not experienced World War I looked curiously into the sky, as if they wanted to find out what was making the sound in the sky.

The expressions of a few veterans who had experienced World War I changed, as if they remembered something terrible.

"Everyone, hide in the air-raid shelter!" Not long after, the commander of the garrison rushed over and shouted to all the soldiers at the top of his lungs.

However, during this period of time, the buzzing sound became louder and louder, and many curious recruits also saw what was flying in the sky.

People nowadays are no longer unfamiliar with airplanes, and they naturally know what the airplanes flying in the sky do.

It is almost impossible to have civilian aircraft in Samoyed, and the only possibility is enemy bombing.

"Air attack! Air attack! Hide in the air raid shelter, this is not a drill!" the garrison commander shouted again at the top of his lungs.

At this moment, a few small black dots suddenly fell from the big black spot in the sky. The small black dots got closer and closer, and then turned into several bombs visible to the naked eye.

boom! Boom boom!

The explosion of the bomb came quickly, not as slowly as expected.

Many American soldiers who did not have time to hide in air-raid shelters were immediately affected by the blast wave, ranging from temporary deafness in their ears to ruptured eardrums by the blast wave.

Of course, there were still a few unlucky people who were relatively close to an exploding bomb, and they deserved to be killed in the bombing.

However, this does not mean that the bombing has ended. There are still relatively many aircraft in Australasia, and it is impossible to dispatch only a few aircraft for bombing.

Before conducting this bombing mission, the army had already conducted statistics and surveys on the situation in American Samoyed.

The people living in American Samoyed are either Americans or native Samoyeds, and there are no other foreign populations.

This is good news, because it means there are less scruples when bombing, and there is no need to worry about causing casualties to civilians.

The bombing lasted for more than half an hour. After the reconnaissance aircraft determined the location of the US garrison, the bombers launched indiscriminate bombing of the location of the US garrison.

The effect was also very obvious, directly changing the color of the place where the US troops were stationed, causing huge damage to the defense facilities.

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