The Rise of Australia

Chapter 912 Determine the target

Arthur nodded, and he also felt that Germany was most likely planning an attack on Russia.

Judging from historical experience alone, that crazy warmongerer had already had an attack plan against Russia in his heart.

Although the current situation is somewhat different from that in history, the German army still gained advantages in two battlefields, which is why the Germans are confident in launching a war against Russia.

"Help the Germans conceal the news temporarily. I don't want the Germans to face a Russia that is prepared in advance." After thinking for a moment, Arthur ordered.

Since it is hoped that Germany and Russia will consume each other, it is best for Germany and Russia to fight a protracted war. The manpower and material resources consumed by both sides are countless, and the total number of soldiers on paper will exceed tens of millions.

There is a premise, that is, Russia cannot prepare in advance. After all, only by attacking Russia unexpectedly and making the Russians feel the real crisis, will Russia invest a large number of troops to join this war.

Otherwise, perhaps if something goes wrong, Germany and Russia will shake hands and make peace with each other.

It is also the most complicated point in world relations. Sometimes war does not mean absolute hostility. Only when there is a common interest can a short-term compromise be reached.

The reason why Britain and France have to fight to the death with Germany is because Germany wants to destroy France. Once France is destroyed, Britain, which is only separated by the English Channel, will also be greatly affected.

But Russia is different. Although Russia is also adjacent to Germany, it is an Eastern European country and does not have such a huge impact on the European situation.

Compared with Britain and France, the biggest enemy, the importance of conquering Russia is not that high. Once the German army finds that Russia is well prepared, it is very likely that Germany will give in and put its focus back on the Western Front.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Do the British need to be reminded?" Director Batty nodded and asked at the same time.

"No." Arthur shook his head and smiled and said, "It can't be too deliberate. The British should not have specific intelligence. When the British find something wrong, the Russian side will also react, and it will not have much impact on the situation."

"Your Majesty, do you need to remind the British about Spain?" Director Batty asked again.

According to the intelligence of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, the Spanish government is currently in frequent contact with the German government. This very abnormal contact makes people suspect that Spain is likely to have accepted the German conditions and is preparing for war with Britain and France.

"Wait a while." Arthur shook his head again and said meaningfully: "If the French are well prepared, how can Spain achieve the purpose of the surprise attack?"

You know, the countries that Arthur plans to weaken are not just Russia, but also Britain, France and Germany.

After concentrating on weakening these four countries, there are basically no countries that can threaten Australasia.

An island country Australasia can easily deal with it, and the remaining countries like Italy and Brazil are almost no danger to Australasia.

When World War I just ended, the world at that time still had five powerful countries, namely Britain, France, Australasia, Russia and the United States.

These five countries have their own shortcomings, but compared with other powers, both national potential and their own strength are obviously one level higher.

And now, with the division of the United States, only Britain, France, Australia and Russia have real potential.

If the three countries of Britain, France and Russia can be weakened at the same time in this war, for Australasia, it is equivalent to having initially controlled the world hegemony after World War II.

From the experience of World War I, it can be seen that it will take at least ten years for a country that has suffered heavy damage in the war to get out of the pain of war.

And these ten years are the most precious golden time for Australasia, and it is also the time to establish and stabilize the throne of world hegemony.

When ten years have passed, when countries have recovered and want to compete for the throne of world hegemony again, Australasia has already established an advantage, and it will not be so easy to surpass.

If Germany wants to attack Russia, it must ensure the safety of France and the Balkan battlefield.

Needless to say, the Balkan battlefield. If Germany attacks Russia, the army can barely take care of the Balkans.

In France, Germany must find more reliance to ensure that when the national strategy changes from offense to defense, it can still defend the current border line.

At present, the most suitable choice is naturally Spain in southern France.

Germany firmly supported the Spanish Civil War at that time, just to find an ally for its attack on France.

Now that Spain has won the civil war, it is time for them to fulfill their promise and help Germany attack France.

However, now is not to attack France, but to declare war on France and delay the French army as much as possible.

In order to win Spain to join the war, the Germans also made generous promises to Spain. For example, after the war, they supported Spain's occupation of Gibraltar and allowed Spain to obtain Morocco, Algiers and other Northwest African colonies occupied by France.

These promises are still very tempting for Spain. The eternal pain in the hearts of the Spanish people is Gibraltar, which was occupied in the chaos of Spain.

Northwest Africa is the key to Spain's ability to become a great power again. Under the premise that it cannot expand from Europe, Spain can only place its hopes on Northwest Africa, which is only separated from itself by the Strait of Gibraltar.

If Northwest Africa can be managed into a region similar to Spain, Spain's potential will be greatly improved, and it can still rival or even surpass great powers like Italy.

Of course, Spain will not openly declare war on France, but will secretly help Germany produce industrial equipment and provide some supplies.

Once Germany's defense on the Western Front falls into a disadvantage, Spain will join the war and help Germany defend the Western Front.

Germany has also promised this. As long as Spain helps Germany stabilize its defense line on the western front, all the conditions promised by Germany will be fulfilled.

Moreover, post-war Europe will be controlled by the three countries of Germany, Italy and Spain, and the four countries of Germany, Italy and Spain will jointly carve up the entire world after this war.

As time passed, March 17, 1937 soon came.

At this time, the German General Staff was very busy under the protection of heavy troops. A large number of German staff officers gathered together to make suggestions for the attack on Russia.

In the core conference room of the General Staff Department, the German Prime Minister was also holding a meeting with senior officials of the General Staff Department. "This plan is not feasible. I need to formulate a brand new plan." Throwing the information on the desk, codenamed Operation Plan No. 11, the German Prime Minister shook his head and said to the somewhat disappointed staff: " Attacking Russia is not a child's play. We need to think carefully about what we want to do in this war and what price we have to pay to win the war.

Our primary goal is not to occupy large tracts of Russian territory, nor is it to quickly capture Moscow, the Russian capital.

Our primary goal is to eliminate Russia's effective forces as much as possible, so that this huge country will no longer have the manpower to join the army to resist us.

If there is no way to eliminate Russia's effective forces, even if we occupy Moscow, even if we occupy all of Eastern Europe, a large number of Russian villains will resist our rule, and our army will be busy suppressing various rebellions, which still does not meet our expectations.

I believe that if we want to effectively eliminate Russia's effective forces, we must take the lead in launching two offensives.

One, in the south towards Kiev and the Dnieper River. Ukraine is an important grain-producing area for Russia. If Ukraine can be captured, it will also have a profound impact on Russia.

Second, pass through the Baltic countries in the north and advance directly towards Moscow. If our attack goes well, the armies from both directions will successfully join forces in Moscow and start a decisive battle with the Russian army there.

After capturing Moscow, if necessary, we need to conduct a special operation to obtain Moscow's Baku oil field.

Our initial combat plan is to annex Ukraine and occupy Moscow. We will surround the important military town of Moscow and continuously eliminate the Russian troops who come to support us, so as to effectively kill and injure Russia's effective forces.

Occupying Moscow is not necessary. The most important thing is to eliminate the Russian troops who came to support Moscow. This is my thinking. The new combat plan is formulated based on these ideas. I hope to see an effective plan. "

After hearing the words of the German Prime Minister, the senior officials of the staff nodded and responded with suppressed fatigue.

Since the German Prime Minister decided to attack Russia, the German General Staff has become the busiest organization in the entire military.

In order to formulate a plan to attack Russia that satisfied the Prime Minister, the staff worked day and night during this week and came up with one plan after another.

But unfortunately, until the 11th plan was rejected by the German Prime Minister, the German General Staff still did not come up with an attack plan that satisfied the Prime Minister.

Leaving aside the offensive plan for the time being, the question of how many troops to deploy from the Western Front and the Balkan battlefields has become the latest major issue discussed by the staff.

After all, whether it is the Western Front battlefield or the Balkan battlefield, the commanders-in-chief of armies and army groups are not willing to see their soldiers being deployed.

After all, this will not only reduce the number of troops in his hands, but also his position on the entire front and his influence on the domestic military.

Fewer soldiers also mean less hope of getting credit in the war, which is an absolute torture for some ambitious generals and marshals.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we currently have 135 divisions on the Western Front battlefield, with a total strength of approximately 2.1 million. I believe that 80 divisions with approximately 1.3 million troops can be mobilized from the Western Front battlefield to fight against Russia.

The armies that attacked Norway and Sweden can also be withdrawn. These troops number about 15 divisions and can be invested in Finland to take back the land that should belong to us.

In addition, the newly mobilized domestic army, as well as the army that has regained its combat effectiveness after recruiting new soldiers, has about 30 divisions and about 500,000 soldiers, and can also be invested in the war against Russia.

As a result, we can devote a total of 125 divisions to the fight against Russia, and approximately 2 million troops will follow us to fight against Russia. "

Army Commander-in-Chief Brauchitsch's words caused some people in the staff to change their expressions.

The original Western Front battlefield had two large army groups, with a total number of troops exceeding 2 million.

But if 80 divisions are withdrawn, the remaining troops on the Western Front will be less than an army group, and the number of troops will be only about 800,000.

With a sudden reduction of more than half of the troops, they only need to be deployed for defense, but the impact on the Western Front is also huge.

If they can hold on, it will be fine. If they are accidentally counterattacked by the French and even lose Paris, who should bear the responsibility?

Moreover, defense means shrinking in the position, and the difficulty of getting credit is definitely much greater than the attack on the Eastern Front.

If you unfortunately continue to stay on the Western Front, you will not only have to bear the pressure of the possible counterattack of the French army, but also have no credit to gain. It is simply a hard job.

More importantly, the German Air Force had previously lost the war with the British Air Force, which was undoubtedly a double whammy for the Western Front.

But the German Prime Minister did not care about the changes in the faces of many people in the staff. He nodded calmly, looked at Marshal Brauchitsch, and asked: "Which troops will be drawn specifically? Is there a detailed plan?"

"Not yet, Mr. Prime Minister." Marshal Brauchitsch shook his head and answered very honestly: "But Russia's terrain is relatively flat, with fewer mountains, which is more suitable for our armored forces to attack.

Considering that more infantry is needed for defensive battles, I think that more tanks and armored forces should be drawn as appropriate, so that the effect of blitzkrieg can be brought into play."

The German Prime Minister nodded again.

Marshal Brauchitsch was not wrong. Russia's large tracts of land in Eastern Europe are plains, and such terrain is more suitable for the rapid advance of armored forces.

If a large number of infantry are used, it will slow down the German army's advance.

If a large-scale blitzkrieg is implemented on Russian territory, it may have a good effect. After all, the Russian army does not have a large number of armored forces, and even compared with the Polish army that was quickly defeated by Germany, the Russian army's weapons and equipment are slightly inferior.

"In addition, before launching a war, we should transfer the army group on the Balkan Front to southeastern Poland to protect our oil fields in Romania.

Only when the safety of the oil fields is guaranteed can our armored forces get enough energy supply and can we gallop unscrupulously on the Russian grasslands."

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