The Rise of Australia

There is no hidden trace of the dealings between the Australasian Government and the Spanish Government. When an Australasian transport fleet sailed into the Mediterranean under the protection of warships, Italy and Germany finally felt the pressure.

Protecting this transport fleet is an ultra-luxury aircraft carrier battle group consisting of 2 battleships, 1 aircraft carrier, 1 battlecruiser, 5 destroyers, 12 frigates and 6 submarines.

These main warships and submarines are equipped with the most advanced pigeon missiles to guard against possible attacks by the Italian Navy.

It can be said that this fleet alone can ensure the safety of the entire transport fleet.

Unless the Italian navy is deployed in full force, it is impossible for a small fleet to be a match for this escort fleet.

Italy is also facing a very difficult decision at this time.

There is no pretense about the Australasian-Spanish arms trade, it is public knowledge throughout Europe.

Knowing that this Australasian transport fleet is helping Italy's enemies transport weapons, equipment and supplies, if Italy does not take any action, the tough tactics it has shown Europe before will become a joke.

But if there is any action, it means that Italy will definitely offend Australasia.

In addition to being the third largest power in the world, Australasia also has an alliance with the British, and offending them obviously outweighs the gains.

The reason why Germany and Italy were able to force France to make concessions was that, in addition to the fact that Germany and Italy were indeed powerful together, the British maintained their neutrality was also a very important reason.

If offending Australasia leads to the entry of the British Empire, it will not be good news for Germany and Italy.

Moreover, if Australasia and Britain join France, the situation will become Germany and Italy challenging all European powers.

Although Russia has not taken any action at this time, if neighboring Germany is at a disadvantage, Russia will not be able to give up the fat that has already reached its lips.

Italy was caught in a dilemma, and they could only turn to their ally Germany to try to negotiate a reasonable solution.

But Italy has ignored one problem, that is, Germany at this time is helpless against Australasia.

No matter how crazy Germany's rulers are, they cannot impose any sanctions on this fleet in Australasia without a large navy.

Germany's largest warship is not as big as Australasia's auxiliary warship. It would be the biggest joke to send warships to negotiate.

There is no other way. Before they decide to completely break their faces, Germany and Italy can only tolerate such behavior in Australasia.

They could only protest against Australasia's actions, and then urgently mobilized some weapons and equipment from the country to Spain to help the Spanish National Army resist the forces of the Republican government.

The transport fleet successfully approached the east coast of Spain, which was something Arthur did not expect.

Arthur originally thought that Germany and Italy should have entered a more crazy state at this time. Even if the Australasian fleet enters the Mediterranean, it is likely to be attacked by German and Italian troops.

The retreat of Germany and Italy in the face of the Australasian fleet actually proved one thing, that is, they believed that now was not the right time to start a war.

This is a good thing for Australasia.

The Australasian fleet inadvertently revealed that Germany and Italy are now just at odds with each other, and they do not want a war to break out now.

At least after this incident, Britain and France had more confidence to counterattack when facing Germany and Italy, instead of blindly giving in because of fear of war.

Although Germany and Italy have no choice in Europe, this does not mean that they will tolerate Australasia's provocations and cause damage to their national dignity.

The simplest way for Germany and Italy to fight back against Australasia is to help Australasia's enemies.

After this incident, in May 1935, Germany and the island country signed the "Berlin-Tokyo Mutual Assistance Treaty", officially pulling the island country onto its own chariot.

On the day the mutual assistance treaty was signed, Germany provided a batch of industrial equipment, including some weapons and equipment, to the island country, which slightly strengthened the island country's strength.

After that, the mutual assistance treaty quickly evolved into an alliance treaty between Germany and the island countries, and Italy also joined it. In June 1935, the new Tripartite Alliance of Germany, Italy, and the island countries was formally formed.

With the help of funds and weapons and equipment from Germany and Italy, the island country quickly announced a new round of military expansion plans.

The then Minister of Army of the island nation was Hayashi Juro. After receiving assistance from Germany and Italy, Hayashi Juro announced that the island nation's army would expand to 700,000 men and establish a defense line on the south coast of the island nation.

It goes without saying who this line of defense defends. South of the south coast of the island country, there is only one powerful country, and that is Australasia in Oceania.

Since the formation of the Triple Alliance, the ambitions of Germany and Italy are no longer hidden.

The island country's military expansion has not yet made everyone feel relieved. Germany and Italy have also announced a new round of military expansion.

First is Germany. Germany has completely abolished post-World War I restrictions and announced that it will re-expand the size of its army to 600,000 people, maintaining the same level as France.

This is not over yet. Germany announced that it will form an air force and officially unveiled its first large-scale shipbuilding plan since World War I.

According to the shipbuilding plan announced by the Germans, Germany will build at least 2 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, 3 battlecruisers, and more than 20 submarines in the next three years.

Although the people of the island country did not mention the number of small and medium-sized warships, judging from the number of main warships to be built by the island country, the number of small and medium-sized warships is definitely more than dozens.

It can be said that after Germany completes this naval construction plan, its naval strength will instantly become a great power level, its military strength will no longer have any restrictions, and it will become a true army power.

For European countries, the threat and impact brought by Germany's army expansion are far greater than those of island countries.

After all, no matter how large the number of troops in the island country is, they are still very far away from Europe and do not pose much of a threat to European countries.

But Germany is different. As the world's largest army recognized before World War I, Germany's 600,000-strong army posed a far greater threat to European countries than France's 600,000-strong army.

What's more, the aggressiveness and ambition shown by Germany at the beginning also worried many European countries.

Germany now has no restrictions. It will have larger-scale heavy weapons and fully possess the land, sea and air forces.

If the Germans are really allowed to complete their military expansion, even France today will not necessarily be a match for the Germans.

Since Germany announced its military expansion, the French government immediately entered a state of emergency.

Although the French once tried their best to avoid war, this does not mean that they will be indifferent to the various actions of the Germans.

In response to the German military expansion, the French government held many cabinet meetings to try to find a solution.

Before the French could discuss a solution, the Italians also announced their military expansion plan.

Because the size of the Italian army has remained at around 600,000, Italy's military expansion plan mainly focuses on the air force and navy.

Especially after witnessing the role of the air force on the Spanish battlefield, Germany and Italy, and even all European countries, are trying every means to build their own air forces.

There is a piece of data that can already show the importance that various countries attach to their air forces.

Before the Spanish War broke out, Britain and France had the largest air forces, with 545 and 332 aircraft respectively. Their numbers far exceeded those of other European countries.

Ranking third is Italy. They had 257 aircraft before the Spanish Civil War and were considered the third most powerful air force in Europe.

In addition to these three countries, the European country with the third largest air force is the relatively powerful Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the Balkan Peninsula.

Yugoslavia has hundreds of aircraft. Although the specific number is not certain, it is enough to make them the fourth strongest air force in Europe.

Later, Russia, Spain and Austria, including Romania in the Balkans, Poland in Central Europe, etc., all have dozens of aircraft.

After all, to put it bluntly, aircraft are relatively expensive to build, and they are updated very quickly.

For ordinary European countries, equipping a large number of aircraft is not only a very heavy financial expense, but also a completely unnecessary expenditure.

But after the Spanish Civil War and the fog of war in Europe spread, countries began to pay attention to aircraft again.

Regardless of whether they have announced air force construction plans or not, various countries are building a large number of aircraft and expanding their air force forces.

Among them, the tit-for-tat ones should be France and Italy, which have already formed a confrontation in Spain.

France's current number of aircraft has increased to about 700. If you include the 120 aircraft provided to Spain, they have built more than 500 aircraft during the outbreak of the Spanish War.

Italy is not willing to give in too much. Because it directly dispatched its air force to fight in Spain, the size of the Italian air force has been infinitely close to that of France, with more than 670 aircraft of various types.

In addition to these two countries that have formed a confrontation in Spain, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Romania, Germany, Austria and Poland, as well as the United Kingdom, which is paying close attention to the situation in Europe, have all launched rounds of air force construction plans.

In the Pacific, there is also a related air force arms race between Australasia and island countries.

However, no matter in terms of construction speed or quality, the aircraft of the islanders are far inferior to those of Australasia.

The current number of Australasian air forces is disclosed to the public at 855, all of which are previous fourth-generation aircraft.

This generation of aircraft does not use jet engines, and the current performance of the aircraft is not much different from that of other European countries, which can be regarded as being on the same level.

There is no public data, Australasia also has more than 1,500 jet fighters.

These jet fighters are all first-generation, fifth-generation aircraft among military aircraft. As for the most advanced sixth-generation aircraft, the current prototype is still in testing and is still some time away from mass production.

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