The Rise of Australia

Currently, nearly half of the population in the Czech Republic is German. This also means that once the Germans in the Czech Republic choose to support Germany, the Czech government's position in this war will become very embarrassing.

Because the only people left who could support the war were the Czechs and other non-German populations.

Once all the Germans fell to the German side, the Czech Republic would be unable to resist the German attack.

On May 3, 1936, the Republic of Bohemia declared its accession to the German Empire and became the youngest state in the German Empire.

The German government also attaches great importance to Bohemia. On the day Bohemia joined the German Empire, the German government officially announced the establishment of an autonomous government in Bohemia with a status equal to that of Bavaria and other states.

The German defections hastened the war. Two days later, the German army formally defeated the Austrian army in the Czech area and surrounded Prague.

At this time, the Czech government was in chaos. There are not many Germans in the Czech Republic. Even Prague, where the government is located, has a large number of German officials and citizens.

Facing the crazy attack of the German army, these Czech troops were completely unstoppable. After a five-day siege, Prague, the most important city in the Czech Republic, was declared broken, and the Czech government fled to Brno in the southeast.

Also on that day, the Republic of Bohemia officially took over Prague and declared the Czech government illegal, and the Bohemian government was the legal government of the Czech region.

The good news is that the Czech government, which fled to Brno, formed an iron triangle with the Austrian government in Vienna and the Slovak government in Bratislava. The three parties are not too far away from each other, and they are each other's horns.

But the bad news is that Brno is already the last big city in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic. This also means that the Czech government's flight almost handed over the entire Czech region to the Germans.

Germany, which has won the Czech Republic, will become even stronger. The more than 3 million Germans alone are enough to form hundreds of thousands of German troops.

Once these people are put on the battlefield again, it will be a fatal blow to the Austrian Empire.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, is there no response from Britain and France yet?" At the Austrian cabinet meeting, Karl I, who had become the old emperor, looked at Prime Minister Daniel expressionlessly and asked.

"Not yet, His Majesty the Emperor." Prime Minister Daniel wiped the non-existent cold sweat on his forehead and looked at Karl I with a little anxiety.

Although Karl I did not have a high voice in the government, he still had a certain prestige in the hearts of the Austrians.

After all, he is also the emperor who has maintained the country for decades. Without a certain degree of prestige and support, the Austrian Empire may not be able to survive until now.

The bigger problem is that Prime Minister Daniel was once a resolute advocate of war in Austria, and even advocated a firm war against Germany against all opinions.

Now that the war is going unfavorably, Prime Minister Daniel is naturally under the greatest pressure. Prime Minister Daniel can throw the blame away, and Karl I can naturally throw all the responsibility for the war onto Prime Minister Daniel.

This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Prime Minister Daniel, who hopes to continue to be re-elected and lead the Austrians to win the war.

"Damn it, I remember you once said that Britain and France would support us before the Czech region fell. Now that the Czech region is about to fall, where are the British and French troops?" Karl I had no expression on his face, but what he said made Daniel The Prime Minister shuddered.

"I will urge the British and French governments and ask them to send troops as soon as possible to help us regain the Czech region." Prime Minister Daniel said hurriedly.

"Enough." Karl I continued to speak expressionlessly, interrupting Prime Minister Daniel: "I don't want to hear this anymore. I want to see the French army within a week, and I want to see the French army within half a month. Saw the British troops.

If Britain and France are unwilling to send troops to join this war, then it is time for this war to end. "

The words of King Karl I made Prime Minister Daniel swallow his saliva again. Without the support of Karl I, it would be almost impossible for Prime Minister Daniel to continue the war.

The Czech government will not allow this, and neither will the Slovak government. It is no exaggeration to say that even Austrians in Austria may not be so loyal to the government.

If Britain and France had not expressed their firm support for Austria, I am afraid that various problems would have arisen within the Austrian government without waiting for the Germans to attack again.

"Yes, I understand." Prime Minister Daniel nodded without saying any more words.

The fall of the Czech Republic changed the wait-and-see attitude of Britain and France, and also gave Germany greater internal confidence in this war.

Judging from the current situation, Austria is no match for the Germans, and even a head-on confrontation is difficult.

Austria, which has lost the Czech Republic, is at best a middle-sized country in Europe, not even as large as a great power.

This also means that the Germans have defeated one of the three major enemies, leaving only the more powerful Britain and France to face.

How to beat the French?

Looking at the map of the German-French border, the French's long Maginot Line, and the blank border between France and Belgium, the German government has already made preliminary plans.

On May 7, the French Southern Group Army first launched a feint attack on the German-French border. After being counterattacked by the German army on the opposite side, it set its sights on the French-Italian border.

On May 8, two French armored divisions and four infantry divisions worked together, and under the protection of the French Air Force, drove toward the Italian border in a mighty manner.

Across the border, there were tens of thousands of Italian troops waiting in full formation.

As early as the outbreak of the war, Italy deployed a large number of troops on the northwest border. There is no way, Italy and France are neighboring countries, so the border is destined to be attacked by the French army.

Although Italy is not weaker than France in terms of population, this does not mean that the combat effectiveness of the Italian army can be compared with that of the French.

Although France is far behind Germany, it is not something that a small Italy can achieve.

Currently, in the recognition of various governments, the combat effectiveness of the German Army has returned to the world's number one. There was no way, the German army performed very well on the Polish and Austrian battlefields, and the result of defeating Poland in one month shocked all the powers.

Britain and France had also held discussions and came to a unanimous opinion, that is, the combat effectiveness of the British and French armies was completely impossible to occupy the entire Poland within a month.

Although Poland is not a great power, it is definitely not a small country that can be easily manipulated. According to British and French estimates before the German-Polish War, it would take the Germans at least half a year to win the war.

Even if the previous restrictions on the size of the army and weapons research and development have seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the German army, it is likely that the Germans will take more than a year to capture Poland.

This also means that in the previous plans of Britain and France, the German-Polish War was likely to be a war of attrition that lasted about a year.

This war of attrition not only allowed Britain and France to clearly see the combat effectiveness of the German army, but also effectively weakened both Germany and Poland, thereby reducing the threat from the Germans.

But what Britain and France did not expect was that the German army not only won, but also captured Warsaw, the capital of Poland, in just one month.

Millions of Polish troops were like paper in front of the Germans, and they even showed the famous historical scene of cavalry VS tanks, which made the cold air around the world less cold.

After the Germans, when it comes to army combat effectiveness, people in Europe are generally willing to choose Australasia.

why? One reason is that the population size of Australasia has caught up with France, and the disadvantage in terms of population is relatively non-existent.

Secondly, the Australasian army performed very well in World War I and can be said to be one of the most powerful armies below Germany.

Even a small number of Australasia's elite troops were able to fight back and forth against Germany's elite troops, with both sides suffering casualties.

Compared with the top two, the third place is more controversial. The French believe that their army's combat effectiveness is still among the top three in the world, even on par with Australasia, but slightly behind the Germans.

Other European countries also have different opinions. Some people believe that the armies of Balkan countries are relatively powerful. In terms of army combat effectiveness alone, the Balkan countries surpass France.

Some European countries believe that the combat effectiveness of the army currently displayed by the reunited Russia cannot be underestimated.

Coupled with Russia's extremely exaggerated population, there is nothing wrong with the Russian Army's comprehensive combat effectiveness ranking among the top three in the world.

However, no matter how the army's combat effectiveness is ranked, the Italian army is always relatively low among the great powers. This is an indisputable fact.

In World War I, the performance of the Italian army could only be described as a mess. At that time, Russia was still under the rule of the Tsarist government. The combat effectiveness of the Russian army was very poor, the discipline of the army was average, and the weapons, equipment, and logistics were also very poor.

But it was this kind of Russian army that fought back and forth with the Austro-Hungarian army, and even took advantage of it many times.

If the Germans had not helped the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Russia would have been able to defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

But Italy, also one of the great powers, was stopped outside the border by 100,000 Austro-Hungarian troops when fighting against the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

If the Austro-Hungarian Empire had not faced a three-front war in the later period and eventually collapsed internally, I am afraid that whether Italy could break through the border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would have been a problem.

At this time, facing such an Italian army, the French were finally able to smile and express that the war did not seem to be as difficult as imagined.

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