The Rise of Australia

Chapter 878: Training the troops by fighting

General Christie was right. On that day, all the soldiers from the Philippines and Kalimantan were given a hot meal of excellent steak and white bread.

The second day was indeed a more difficult war, which could be called a full-scale offensive.

The first day's offensive was just a test. Australasian sent a total of less than 10,000 troops, and the final losses were also very large, with less than one-tenth of the people evacuated.

On the second day, the Australasian army could almost be said to have launched an all-out attack.

Because a lot of island country defense positions had been removed yesterday, today's offensive was still the Philippines and Kalimantan troops, and more than 30,000 people were sent out at once.

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

The first disadvantage of a full-scale offensive was the continuous increase in casualties.

In just over two hours, at least 6,000 indigenous soldiers were killed or wounded, and the death toll exceeded more than half.

If this trend continues, the 300,000 people commanded by General Christie can only hold on to the offensive for more than half a month at most.

And what about the casualties caused by these Kalimantan and Philippine troops to the island army? Almost negligible.

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

At about 11 o'clock in the morning, after nearly four hours of fierce attack, General Christie looked at his watch, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "It should be almost done, let the soldiers take a break. Before our reinforcements arrive, it is not the time to consume a large number of native soldiers."

Although the island army has nearly 100,000 troops in the Ryukyu Islands, most of these troops must be deployed on more important islands.

First of all, in the beach landing battle, it is undoubtedly difficult to transport artillery, move and fire under the enemy's nose.

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

Doing so can ensure that the Kalimantan army can at least remain stable when facing similar cruel wars, and not to make chaos for the sake of war and let the enemy find opportunities.

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

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

Especially Kalimantan, which is itself an army composed of indigenous people, has poor overall discipline and cannot guarantee the combat effectiveness it can produce.

Second, it is to let the Kalimantan army experience such a cruel war and let them be baptized by the fire of war.

The purpose of General Christie doing this is, first, to train the combat effectiveness of the Philippine army and make the Philippine army an important assistant to the Australasian army.

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

The role of these small islands is the first line of defense of the Ryukyu Islands, and the number of troops deployed will certainly not be too many.

Then, in the afternoon, this situation was repeated again.

When the island nation's army is defeated and the expedition to Europe is launched in the future, these indigenous armies that have experienced the great war will be able to play a greater role on the European battlefield.

But there are also results.

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

From the actions of General Christie, it can be seen that the purpose of Australasian is actually to hone the combat effectiveness of the Philippine and Kalimantan armies through this landing battle.

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

In just one day, the Philippine and Kalimantan armies suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Even the death toll has exceeded 10,000, and the number of injured is close to 20,000, which is tragic.

While Australasian was not in a hurry and was carrying out its own plan, the war in Europe on the other side of the earth was also in dire straits.

On June 27, Kortrijk, the last city in Belgium, was captured by the German army. More than 100,000 German troops marched into Kortrijk, officially announcing 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 was no way, the current fighting power of the German army was too terrible, which made France not so safe.

Germany, which successfully occupied the entire territory of Belgium, had greatly increased its confidence at this time. In addition, the island army had successfully delayed Australasia, which made the German General Staff confidently express to the German government the idea of ​​breaking through France in three months.

However, before the full-scale attack on France, the German General Staff also had other ideas about several neighboring countries.

After Belgium was broken, Germany had successfully become the only neighbor of the Netherlands on the European continent.

More importantly, except for the coast of the Netherlands, Germany can be said to have completely surrounded 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 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 military alliance between Britain, France, Austria and Australia was called the Central Powers.

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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