The Rise of Australia

There is nothing to describe. The air battle between the island country’s air force and the Australasian air force at the airport in the Ryukyu Islands seemed like a massacre with a huge gap.

Only one plane crashed in Australasia, and it crashed due to engine failure. It was somewhat of a stroke of luck.

Apart from this, the island nation's aircraft never again posed any threat to the Australasian Air Force, not even serious damage.

Of course, if the scratches caused by the bullets grazing the metal frame and the damage to the paint are included, a lot of Australasian aircraft were indeed damaged, especially the pilots.

This is like buying a new car and it is scratched for the first time on the road. It is inevitable that you will feel distressed.

The Army of the Ryukyu Islands was not surprised by the failure of this air battle. The island country's air force is not large in scale and is divided into two factions by the army and navy. The impact is quite serious.

Although the Ryukyu Islands are the largest archipelago closest to Australasia, the Ryukyu Islands are still not as important as the mainland of the island country.

In the plan of the island government, the Ryukyu Islands must naturally be defended. But the main force defending the Ryukyu Islands is the nearly 100,000 troops of the four divisions deployed in the Ryukyu Islands, not the air force with less than 100 aircraft, a considerable part of which are not even the most advanced aircraft.

After all, in the beach landing battle on the island, the attacker has to bear losses several times that of the defender.

Even an extremely elite army cannot avoid large-scale damage when conducting a beach landing battle.

Because if you want to land on a beach, you must land on a well-defended beach amidst the enemy's artillery fire and hail of bullets.

The enemy is not stupid either. For beaches that are easier to attack, on the premise of deploying defensive positions, they will definitely try to remove giant rocks and trees that may become cover.

In the current Ryukyu Islands, several areas that are more suitable for landing have been modified by the islanders to ensure that the attacking Australasian army has no bunkers and must use human lives to fill them.

When it comes to filling the gap with human lives, the Philippine and Kalimantan armies naturally have something to say.

Although both the Philippines and Kalimantan have undergone major changes compared with history, their population has not been greatly affected.

As of early 1936, the total population of the Philippines had exceeded 16 million, ranking firmly among the top 30 countries and regions in the world.

The United Sultanate of Kalimantan is even more special. After integrating the population of the entire Dutch East Indies, the population of the United Kalimantan and the Sultanate exceeded 30 million from the very beginning.

Of course, because Kalimantan is far less developed than Java, in the first few years, Kalimantan could hardly sustain such a huge population.

In addition, the Great Sultanate had just been established, and the order among the several small sultanates was not so stable, and there was still a period of turmoil.

Due to famine and unrest, Kalimantan's population not only did not increase in the first few years after its establishment, but also experienced a sharp decline.

Even around 1930, Kalimantan's population dropped to freezing point for the first time, almost falling below 30 million people.

But after that, the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan gradually restored order, and Australasia also sold a large amount of food to Kalimantan, allowing the Great Sultanate to maintain its population size.

As of now, the official population of the Grand Sultanate of Kalimantan is 37 million.

Why is it an integer accurate to one million?

Because even in Australasia, it is impossible to actually determine the population figures of the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan.

This population size is only a rough estimate based on the population data reported by each small sultanate and based on certain estimates.

Because of the unrest, a considerable number of indigenous people fled to the mountains and forests of Kalimantan, living a life not much different from that of savages.

These populations are also very large, and together with the original indigenous people of Kalimantan, these populations are not included in the population figures.

According to reasonable estimates, the total population of the Sultanate of Kalimantan should be more than 40 million, but it will not exceed 42 million at most.

With enough food provided, the fertility rate of these indigenous people is still very high. This also means that Australasia, which has two major slave states, Kalimantan and the Philippines, has no shortage of cannon fodder in a million-scale war.

The combined population of Kalimantan and the Philippines is close to 60 million, which means that they can provide at least 6 million cannon fodder.

Even at the limit, the cannon fodder troops provided by these two countries can reach tens of millions, which is much more than the troops that can be mobilized by the powers without colonies.

At 3 pm on June 26, after the Air Force achieved absolute air superiority, the Navy protected many transport ships and landing ships and began to approach the Ryukyu Islands.

The Air Force also patrols the sky to create opportunities for landing troops as much as possible.

"Baga! Fire, repel these landing ships, don't let them get close to the coast!" The island army stationed on the coast naturally discovered the Australasian army that wanted to land.

Under the order of the island commander, a large number of island troops began to show up, using machine guns and rifles to try to suppress the approach of the Australasian landing ship.

On the Australasian landing ship side, a large number of Philippine and Kalimantan troops also began to take action.

Although they are uniformly wearing Australasian military uniforms, the Philippine and Kalimantan armies are still very different from the weapons, equipment and mental outlook of both sides.

The Philippines has been colonized by Spain for hundreds of years, and due to its small population, Westernization is still relatively serious.

There are many Filipinos who believe in Catholicism. Some of them speak English, some speak Spanish, and there are even many mixed-race populations.

But the indigenous people of Kalimantan are different. Although there is also a small mixed-race population, because the indigenous population is so large, long-term colonization has hardly had a great impact on these indigenous people.

In terms of language and ethnic beliefs, it can also be seen that the Kalimantan army has not suffered much impact and has not been assimilated.

The specific reason is very simple when you think about it. During most of the period when Spain ruled the Philippines, Spain was relatively powerful.

The Philippines had a small population at that time, so it was natural for it to be influenced by the powerful Spain.

But the Dutch East Indies were different. By the time the Dutch took control of these lands, the Dutch power had weakened a lot.

In addition, the indigenous population of the Dutch East Indies far exceeded that of the Netherlands, and it was obviously impossible to assimilate such an area.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the Netherlands wants to assimilate the Dutch East Indies with its population of several million, it is very likely that it will be assimilated by the Dutch East Indies.

This is like a drop of muddy water mixed into a tank of clear water. After stirring evenly, the clear water is still clear to the naked eye.

In order to assimilate these indigenous people, they must at least have a matching population size. Even Australasia cannot do it now, because Australasia does not have much time and energy to assimilate such a large number of indigenous people.

However, it is obvious from the national policy of Australasia that at least during Arthur's reign, there was no plan to assimilate Kalimantan.

In Arthur's eyes, these Kalimantan natives are good cannon fodder, and their only role is to replace the Australasians in the war.

On the contrary, Filipinos who have been obviously affected can select a portion of the better population for assimilation.

The various welfare policies formulated by Arthur are not enjoyed in vain. At least Arthur does not want the policies he formulated for Australasians to be enjoyed by those black-skinned monkeys.

In two lifetimes, Arthur has never been able to get rid of his aversion to chocolate. In other words, Australasia does not have much of a colony in Africa. Otherwise, Arthur might still be entitled to the title of Butcher King.

Christie, commander of the 9th Army, was watching the situation on the battlefield aboard the largest battleship.

If we look at this beach landing battle alone, Australasia is obviously at a disadvantage.

The Ryukyu Islands have many islands, and the many islands surrounding the main island have naturally become good terrain for the island country's troops to deploy defensive positions.

This also means that if you want to successfully land on the main island of the Ryukyu Islands, you must conquer these surrounding small islands one after another.

Every time a defensive position of the island country is conquered, it means a large number of casualties for the Australasian army.

Commander Christie used binoculars to pay close attention to the situation of the landing battle. Although Filipino and Kalimantan soldiers continued to die, Commander Christie did not show any panic on his face, but instead had a smile.

Not to mention, these indigenous armies still play a very important role.

Under the "fearless" charge of the indigenous troops, the defensive positions deployed by the island nation's troops on the Ryukyu Islands were exposed one after another.

At this time, the Australasian aircraft hovering in the sky will continue to visit these exposed island positions and bomb them.

In other words, the current beach landing battle is actually using the casualties of the indigenous population in exchange for hidden island positions one after another.

This beach landing battle lasted for more than four hours, and was finally called to a halt by Commander Christie just before eight o'clock in the evening.

"Let these young men have a hot meal." Christie expressed concern for these indigenous troops for the first time: "There will be a big battle tomorrow."

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