The Rise of Australia

Chapter 945: The Island Country is Three-part

Looking at Andri who left with a smile on his face, Jiro Inoue felt very complicated.

Although they had reached an agreement with Australasia temporarily, which could prevent the island country from experiencing another bombing that could destroy the city, this path meant that they not only withdrew from the competition for the Pacific hegemony, but even their future fate would be controlled by Australasia.

But think about it carefully, for the current island country, perhaps this is the only choice.

Compared with Jiro Inoue who had a complicated mood, Sanan Murakami, who did not have so many feelings for his own government, seemed much more free and easy.

Even because of this conversation with Andri, Sanan Murakami saw more opportunities and bred greater ambitions.

On September 1, 1937, the Australasia Air Force dropped letters of persuasion to a large number of island cities, including the places where the island army was stationed.

In addition, Australasia did not shy away from writing about the bombing of the island capital, and announced that the island government and the so-called island emperor were also in the bombing.

This had a huge impact on the island people. They were shocked, angry and never believed it.

But soon, many island countries' armies found that they could not contact the island country's government and the Ministry of the Army, which was absolutely impossible for the island countries before.

Without the central control of the government and the Ministry of the Army, how can this war continue?

Slowly, some island countries' armies began to cease fire and wait and see the current situation.

These ceasefire armies are basically the island country's Type C divisions, and there are even many Type D divisions that the island country has just mobilized.

These soldiers have not joined the army for a long time, and they naturally will not fight to the death for the government that may have been destroyed.

There are those who give up resistance, and there are naturally those who resist resolutely.

Compared with Type C and Type D divisions, the loyalty of Type A and Type B divisions is much higher.

Even though they know that the island government is likely to encounter an accident, these troops are still sticking to their mission.

For these stubborn troops, Australasia naturally has a good way to deal with them.

Of course, it is not an atomic bomb. The Type A and Type B divisions of the island country add up to a scale of only hundreds of thousands of people, and they are scattered in many regions of the island country.

It is not cost-effective to use atomic bombs, but there is a weapon suitable for dealing with them, that is, the new bomb mentioned earlier.

This bomb has only one advantage, that is, it can cause greater damage to ground forces.

Now it is the end of the war with the island country. The new bombs currently produced by Australasia are already numerous, and appropriate consumption of some can be regarded as clearing the inventory.

On the other hand, with the help of the Australasia Intelligence Organization, Ijiro's party was officially established.

With financial support, a large number of media in the island country reported on the Island Peace Federation established by Ijiro, and also emphasized the party rules stipulated by Ijiro, that is, to pursue peace and avoid war as much as possible.

Although such a pursuit is very abrupt in the current island country, it did quickly attract the peace advocates in the island country.

Yes, there are peace advocates in the current island country, and there are quite a few of them.

Even if the island country has extreme fanatics, it cannot prevent the existence of people who oppose war.

At present, most of the people in the island country who are more opposed to war are farmers or handicraftsmen.

Why? Because when the island country recruits soldiers, farmers and handicraftsmen are the largest group.

The factory workers also had tasks, so it was impossible for them to give up their work and go to the battlefield.

In this way, the only ones who could be abandoned were actually agricultural workers.

The farmers in the island country were the largest among all the population, which also led to a large number of people who opposed the war in the island country, even in the army.

Before, because the government and the emperor of the island country were still in existence, these people did not dare to express their ideas at all.

They could only be forced to obey the government's mobilization order and sacrifice their lives for the war.

But after losing contact with the island government, these people naturally jumped out.

With the support of the Australasian intelligence department, Jiro Ishida and San'an Murakami quickly ran the so-called Peace Federation, and in just a few days, it became the most famous anti-war organization in the northern region of the island country.

As the news of the destruction of the capital was confirmed, all parts of the island country became chaotic.

The first was Jiro Ishida's Peace Federation, which recruited many island troops in Hokkaido and became the most powerful armed force among the island country's civilian organizations.

Under the leadership of the outstanding military academy graduate Murakami San'an, the Island Peace Federation announced the launch of an armed resistance, starting from Sapporo, to establish a new island country that yearns for peace.

On September 5, 1937, the Democratic Federation of Island Countries was established, and Jiro Izumi became the president of the Democratic Federation, and Miyasu Murakami became the Minister of Defense and Minister of the Army.

On the day when the Democratic Federation of Island Countries was established, a large number of letters of surrender were distributed by plane to Asahikawa, another city in Hokkaido.

Originally, the size of the island army stationed in Hokkaido was the smallest among the four islands, and because most of the troops were Type C and Type D divisions, the Asahikawa army surrendered quickly.

Jiro Izumi took control of most of Hokkaido without any effort, and instantly became the largest separatist force in the island country.

This is not over yet. Murakami Sanan is not the only one who has ambitions in the island country.

In Shizuoka, west of the island country's capital, lives the younger brother of the island country's emperor. After confirming that Kyoto has been completely destroyed and no one in the island country's royal family has survived, his ambition has already been revealed.

Because according to the island country's emperor's succession law, he is currently the first in line to the island country's emperor.

Therefore, the younger brother of the island country's emperor publicly declared in Shizuoka that he would inherit the throne and become the new emperor of the island country.

Because it is close to the island country's capital, a considerable number of troops are stationed here. The new brother of the island country's emperor successfully obtained the support of the Shizuoka garrison with the positions of Minister of Defense and Minister of the Army.

When Jiro Ishiro announced the establishment of the island country's democratic federation, the younger brother of the island country's emperor also announced his succession to the throne and declared Jiro Ishiro's democratic federation illegal.

This is not the limit of the island country's division and separatism. In the Goryeo Peninsula, not far from the island country's mainland, because the capital of the colony, Nancheng, was bombed, the current Beicheng has become the second largest city on the Goryeo Peninsula.

After learning that the island government and the island emperor had been buried in the bombing of Australasia, the local Goryeo Corps decided to break away from the control of the island country and re-establish a country belonging to the Goryeo people.

On September 7, 1937, Lee Han, a Goryeo officer in the Goryeo Corps, successfully obtained the support of most Goryeo people, announced the reconstruction of the Goryeo Kingdom, and declared the Goryeo Kingdom completely independent. In less than a week, the island country was successfully split into three separatist forces. This also brought Australasia's war against the island country to a new level.

From this moment on, Australasia no longer needs to invest soldiers to fight against the island country. It only needs to invest a small amount of funds and weapons and equipment in the three separatist forces of the island country to determine the separatist situation of the island country.

On September 9, 1937, Jiro Izumi announced his surrender to Australasia on behalf of the Democratic Federation of the Island Country, and stated that the island people should not be consumed in this meaningless war.

On September 10, the newly established Goryeo Kingdom cleared the island country's troops in its territory and sent officials to contact Australasia.

On September 11, Australasia invited the three parties to Iwo Jima for peace talks, striving to end the war as soon as possible.

Australasia's invitation received a positive response from the Democratic Federation. As for the remaining Kingdom of Goryeo and the new emperor of the island nation, they had to agree to go to Ryukyu at this time.

Under the attention of the world and the expectations of the media, on September 15, 1937, the war peace talks between Australasia and the three parties officially began.

Because Britain and France were busy with the war in Europe, and there were only two protagonists in this war, Australasia did not invite Britain and France to participate in the peace talks.

Britain and France naturally understood that the Pacific was Australasia's base. Seeing that Australasia did not invite them to participate in the peace talks, they would naturally not be stupid enough to stick to themselves.

On the morning of September 15, the peace talks officially began.

Representing Australasia was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Craig Ferguson.

At the beginning, Minister Craig Ferguson put forward Australasia's requirements, which were land cession, large amounts of compensation and restrictive treaties.

First, the island nation ceded many of its territories in the Pacific, such as Iwo Jima, Marcus Island and other islands and archipelagos, to Australasia.

Secondly, the island nation needs to pay Australasia a total of 12 billion Australian dollars in war reparations, and an additional 3 billion Australian dollars in post-war recovery funds.

The total compensation is 15 billion Australian dollars, which will be paid off in 50 years. Among them, one-fifteenth of the total compensation will be paid in the first five years, that is, 200 million Australian dollars per year. 310 million Australian dollars will be paid annually in the next 45 years.

If the compensation is in arrears, 15% of the arrears will be used as interest, and there is no upper limit.

This also means that no matter which year the island nation defaults on its compensation, the interest they face will be at least 30 million Australian dollars per year.

As soon as these two conditions came out, the three separatist forces of the island nation were shocked. Even Jiro Ijiro, who had been prepared for a long time, couldn't help but worry about the future of the island nation.

But it is obvious that the island nation has no choice at this time. Especially after the split into three separatist forces, the relationship between them is not very good, let alone expecting them to unite as one to resist Australasia.

However, the final compensation was reduced to 12 billion Australian dollars. Although it was 3 billion less, Australasia received an average of 240 million Australian dollars in compensation each year, which can be regarded as a severe exploitation of the island country.

It can be expected that before the island country pays off the 12 billion Australian dollars in compensation, the island country's economy will be greatly restricted, and it is even more impossible to restore the strength of the great powers.

However, the good news is that because the island country has now split into three structural forces, the total value of 12 billion Australian dollars in compensation is divided into three parts.

Because the responsibilities of each war are different, the share of compensation is also different. The least is the Goryeo Kingdom, which was once a colony. They only need to pay 2.5 billion Australian dollars, which is only about one-fifth of the total compensation.

The island government where the new island emperor is located has the most compensation. Who let them claim to have inherited the island emperor and the original government? The responsibility for the war will naturally be placed on their heads.

The government of the new island emperor bore 55% of the total reparations, which totaled approximately A$6.6 billion over 50 years.

The island democratic federal government established by Jiro Izumi only needs to pay the remaining 2.9 billion Australian dollars, which is relatively small compared to the island emperor's government.

And more importantly, the three separatist forces can repay through the value of food, weapons and equipment, industrial production lines and mineral resources, not just Australian dollars.

They can also repay their compensation in another way by selling domestic road toll rights, industry operating licenses and other behaviors.

Moreover, they have 50 years to slowly accumulate wealth. Although the compensation of 12 billion Australian dollars is a lot, it is definitely not a lion's mouth.

This is a number carefully calculated by Australia. Although the current population of the island country has dropped to less than 70 million, it is definitely more than 60 million.

If the population of the Korean Peninsula is added, the total population within the island country is still close to 100 million. For these nearly 100 million people, it is not difficult to repay 12 billion Australian dollars in 50 years, and even a little squeeze can do it.

But this is definitely not a lot. According to Australasia's current annual income, this indemnity is almost 20 times the current annual income of Australasia, which is enough to do a lot of things.

The seemingly powerful Pacific Fleet, Australasia has invested only a few hundred million Australian dollars.

This also means that as long as the several separatist forces of the island country pay the indemnity on time every year, the fiscal budget of the Australasia government can increase by more than 30%.

This is crucial for Australasia's economic development and industrial growth. After all, the more you invest, the faster the growth rate of various industries will be.

At the end of the peace talks, it was about the restrictions on the island country.

However, because the island country was divided into three countries, the restrictions will become more complicated.

Among the three separatist forces, the one that currently has the closest relationship with Australasia is the Democratic Federation of the Island Country established by Jiro Iku.

Compared with the island government established by the brother of the island emperor, this democratic federation composed of peacemakers is in the interests of Australasia.

However, the civil war in the island country at this time is also what Arthur wants to see.

Only when the civil war breaks out will the people of the island country temporarily forget the damage caused by the Australasian atomic bomb.

After the civil war ends, the overall strength of the island country will be even worse, and the people will be afraid of war because of the large number of casualties caused by the war.

In this way, even if there are still islanders who hate the damage caused by the Australasian atomic bomb, they can only obey the trend.

As for whether the civil war will bring a large number of casualties to the islanders, this is not something Arthur and Australasian should consider.

To be honest, the population of the island country is still more than 60 million, and it is not a problem to consume a few million.

Moreover, most of the people currently participating in the war are radical war advocates. The more such war advocates die, the better, so that it will be beneficial for Australasian to further control the island country.