The Rise of Australia

Commander Christie is right. All the Filipino and Kalimantan soldiers were indeed given a warm meal that day, and it was good steak and white bread.

The next day did have a more difficult battle, which could be called a full-scale attack.

The attack on the first day was just a test. Australasia sent a total of less than 10,000 troops. In the end, the losses were heavy, and less than one-tenth of the people were evacuated.

On the second day, the Australasian army was almost in full force.

Because many of the island country's defense positions had been removed yesterday, today's attack was still made by the Philippine and Kalimantan troops, and more than 30,000 people were dispatched at once.

The attack was no longer limited to one main island, but launched an attack on all surrounding small islands.

The first disadvantage of an all-out attack is that the number of casualties continues to increase.

In just over two hours, at least 6,000 indigenous soldiers were injured or killed, and more than half of them died.

If we follow this trend, the 300,000 men commanded by Commander Christie can only persist in attacking for more than half a month at most.

And what about the casualties caused by these Kalimantan and Philippine troops to the island countries’ troops? Almost minuscule.

First of all, in the beach landing battle, it is undoubtedly very difficult to transport artillery, move and launch it under the eyes of the enemy.

Secondly, the Philippine army is okay. The Kalimantan army is almost entirely composed of indigenous people. This also means that the Kalimantan army does not have large-caliber artillery.

At about 11 o'clock at noon, after nearly four hours of fierce attack, Commander Christie looked at his watch, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "It should be almost done. Let the soldiers take a breath. In our Before reinforcements arrive, this is not the time to consume a large number of indigenous soldiers."

Then, in the afternoon, the situation happened again.

In just one day, the Philippine and Kalimantan armies suffered over 10,000 casualties. The death toll has even exceeded tens of thousands, and the number of injured is close to 20,000. It is not a tragedy.

But there are results.

First of all, almost all the small islands around the main island have been captured.

Although the island nation's military has close to 100,000 troops in the Ryukyu Islands, most of these troops must be deployed on more important islands.

These small islands serve as the first front of the Ryukyu Islands, and the number of troops deployed will certainly not be too many.

In fact, if Commander Christie ordered the Philippine and Kalimantan armies to attack with all their strength, the results of these two days would not be just the capture of the surrounding small islands.

But the problem is that Commander Christie, or the Australasian government behind it, obviously has no intention of conquering the Ryukyu Islands as soon as possible.

It can be seen from the actions of Commander Christie that the purpose of Australasia is actually to hone the combat effectiveness of the Philippine and Kalimantan armies through this landing battle.

The combat effectiveness of the Australasian army is still guaranteed. After all, the annual military expenditure is also a huge amount. With a sufficient military budget, Australasian soldiers are at least qualified, if not elite.

But the combat effectiveness of the so-called cannon fodder troops in the Philippines and Kalimantan cannot be guaranteed.

Especially in Kalimantan, the army itself is composed of indigenous people. Its overall discipline is very poor, and the combat effectiveness it unleashes cannot be guaranteed at all.

One of the purposes of Commander Christie is to train the combat effectiveness of the Philippine Army and make the Philippine Army an important assistant to the Australasian Army.

The second is to let the Kalimantan army experience such a cruel war and let them accept the baptism of war.

Doing so can ensure that the Kalimantan army can at least maintain stability when facing a similar brutal war, and not cause chaos before the war, allowing the enemy to find opportunities.

In the Australasian plan, the entire operation against the island countries will become the biggest test for the Philippine and Kalimantan armies.

While Australasia was taking its time and carrying out its own plans, the war was also raging in Europe on the other side of the world.

On June 27, Kortrijk, the last Belgian city, was captured by the German army. More than 100,000 German troops marched into Kortrijk, officially declaring that the entire territory of Belgium was occupied by Germany.

The Belgian government quickly gave up everything, took some government officials and many important documents, fled south to France, and then took a ship from France to London.

There is no way, the current combat effectiveness of the German army is too terrifying, which makes France not so safe.

Germany, which successfully captured the entire territory of Belgium, had greatly increased its confidence at this time. In addition, the island country's army has successfully delayed Australasia, which allowed the German staff to confidently express to the German government the idea of ​​​​breaking into France in three months.

However, before launching an all-out attack on France, the German staff also had other ideas about several surrounding countries.

After Belgium was captured, Germany has successfully become the Netherlands' only neighbor on the European continent.

More importantly, except for the coast of the Netherlands, Germany can be said to completely surround the Netherlands.

It can also be seen from the map that Germany's territory has tended to be rectangular, and the northwest seems to have been chewed by the Netherlands, leaving a large gap like the Netherlands.

More importantly, as Germany attacked Belgium, the Netherlands also had the intention of turning to Britain.

There is nothing we can do about it. The geographical location of the Netherlands is very important to Germany, and it is also very important to the United Kingdom.

By taking control of the Netherlands, Germany had the means to threaten Britain's southern coastline. German planes could bomb much of Britain if they took off from Dutch territory.

Once Britain controls the Netherlands, it will be able to cross the Channel and continuously transport large numbers of soldiers to block the German army's attack.

It can also be seen from the map that the German army deep into the border of Belgium and France can easily be surrounded by the army behind the Netherlands.

In order to protect the security of its front line and also avoid the threat posed by the geographical location of the Netherlands, Germany declared war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands on June 28, 1936, the day after it fully occupied the country.

If the declaration of war on Belgium still requires a certain excuse, then when it declared war on the Netherlands, Germany no longer had any pretense.

Although the relationship between the Netherlands and Germany was relatively good during World War I, even William II chose to take refuge in the Netherlands when he fled.

But the problem is that the German Empire at this time was obviously not controlled by William II. It is no exaggeration to say that Wilhelm II had no control over Germany at this time. He was just a German emperor in name only.

On the day war was declared, the Dutch government, under the orders of Queen Wilhelmina, directly joined the Anglo-French-Australian Alliance.

Luxembourg sensed the crisis and announced its membership of the Quad Alliance the next day.

This makes the current situation in Europe even more intense. On the whole, Europe is still a war between Britain, France, Austria, and Germany and Italy.

But from this moment on, European countries have continued to choose to join both sides, and the two major military forces have their own members.

Like the Allied Powers in World War I, the so-called World War II naturally had its own military group codename.

The reason is also very simple. The main factor among the four countries that form this military alliance is the alliance treaty between them.

The Franco-Austrian Alliance, the Anglo-Australian Alliance and the Anglo-French Alliance jointly decided on the name of this military group.

The military bloc formed by Germany and Italy was called the Entente.

The principle is the same. Germany and Italy signed a military agreement, which is also the origin of the name of the Allied Powers.

Well, coincidentally, the two major military blocs of World War II are still named the Allies and the Entente.

Although the names are the same, the main countries of the two military groups have been completely changed.

The main Allied countries in World War I were Britain, France and Australia, but in World War II they became Germany and Italy.

The main Allied countries in World War I were Germany and the Austrian Empire, but in World War II they became Britain, France, and Australia.

No matter how their respective members changed, the main situation in Europe during World War I and World War II was still Britain and France versus Germany.

Arthur is also paying close attention to the situation in Europe.

After Belgium was completely defeated, France would face the pressure of the German army alone. Even with the assistance of some British troops, the situation of the war could not be changed in a short time.

This also means that whether France can persist for a period of time will directly determine the development of the European situation.

If France continues to create the myth that the enemy can never capture Paris before France surrenders, as it has in history, then Arthur will have nothing to say.

But if the French stand firm, the situation in Europe will be very different.

Even if the Austrian Empire was defeated, it would not have a great impact on the overall situation. After all, Germany, which unified most of Europe, is destined to make the Russians sleepless and poorly fed.

In addition to trying to consume the strength of Britain and France as much as possible in World War II, Arthur also had a plan to try to make Germany and Russia engage in internal strife.

Once Britain and France were weakened, the two countries most capable of competing for world hegemony would be Australasia and Russia.

Although Australasia has the advantage in the competition between the two countries, if Russia is not greatly weakened, it is likely to develop into a polarized situation like in history.

Arthur didn't want to see this situation. The best result is that Britain, France and Russia were greatly weakened in this war, and Australasia naturally became the world hegemon and inherited most of the British heritage.

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