The Rise of Australia

Chapter 948: Integrate the land and continue localization

The perspective comes to Germany.

The war between Australasia and the island countries is over. If we talk about the most tense country, it is definitely Germany.

Although Australasia is thousands of miles away, the weapons they used on the island battlefield are too terrifying, which is definitely a means to influence the European war.

After learning that Australasia has such weapons, the German government has two plans.

The first plan is to develop powerful weapons similar to Australasia, and then use them on the European battlefield to end the war directly.

The second plan is to speed up the attack on other European countries and try to end the war in Europe as much as possible before Australasia sends more troops and uses such weapons against Germany.

The two plans are carried out at the same time. No matter which one succeeds or both plans succeed, Germany can be invincible.

Because the eyes of the major powers are on the European battlefield, South America has a very good development opportunity during World War II.

As for the result that both plans fail, for the current German government, that is completely unthinkable.

Because Russia has almost no major weaknesses, they are rich in mineral resources, have a large population, and their land is connected.

From the map, Chile is like a long and thin toothpick. Such a land shape is very easy to be threatened, and its own development potential will be severely limited.

Speaking of South America, we have to mention this only pure land in history during World War II.

This resulted in the logistics of the German army barely keeping up, and the logistics of the Russian army were almost the same.

North Kalimantan was incorporated into the United Kalimantan Sultanate, and the remaining Straits Settlements, that is, the northern shore of the Strait of Malacca, will exist as a separate administrative region.

If you want to promote the war in South America, Argentina is absolutely indispensable, and its importance is even higher than Chile.

Chile's copper reserves rank second in the world, and Peru ranks fourth; bismuth, antimony, silver, saltpeter, beryllium and sulfur reserves are among the top in all continents; tin, manganese, mercury, platinum, lithium, uranium, vanadium, zirconium, thorium, diamonds and other minerals are also abundant.

Only by letting South America fall into the vortex of war can Australasia seek more benefits in South America.

Considering the good relations between Argentina and Chile and the British, and the current cooperation between Brazil and Germany, it is not impossible to have a two-on-one just war between South America.

It is worth mentioning that these countries in South America seem to have chosen a completely different path from their former masters.

Arthur is basically quite satisfied with such a division of spheres of influence. In the long run, Argentina's development potential is to surpass Chile.

But if all these lands are included in the ruling scope of the Pacific Territory, the scope of the Pacific Territory will become larger and management will be more troublesome.

First of all, Australasia once monopolized nearly half of the nuclear physics talents in order to develop nuclear weapons. Although after the countries reacted, they increased the training of talents in this area.

After completing the division of spheres of influence, Australasia also started its own action, which is the plan to promote the war in South America.

Regarding the division of spheres of influence in South America, the British are not willing to give up Chile. As mentioned before, the British need Chile's minerals very much, and Argentina is not so important in comparison.

More importantly, the colonies of Britain and France are far away from their homeland, and it is difficult to localize the colonies.

On October 3, 1937, the Australasian government and the British government launched a new round of talks. One of the topics of the talks was about how to deal with Brazil, which is supporting Germany in the war.

If Germany cannot develop the weapons of Australasian at present, it can only be said that Australasian military technology and talent reserves are far ahead of Germany.

In this case, the failure of the war due to technological progress can be accepted.

The second thing is about the handling of the Straits Settlements.

But it is inevitable to establish cooperation with South American countries and import a large amount of mineral resources and oil from South America.

At present, Brazil has become Germany's largest import and export partner outside of Europe, and Brazil is also Germany's most important material importer.

As long as it can penetrate the Argentine market, the industrial development of Australasian will be greatly boosted in the future.

Argentina's agriculture and animal husbandry are also quite developed, and grain and meat exports are the pillar economy of Argentina.

Arthur is not worried about the possibility of other countries developing nuclear weapons.

The reason why Germany's supplies can still hold up is probably due to Brazil's contribution.

Argentina, once a Spanish colony, chose a completely opposite path from Spain and cooperated with Britain and Australasia.

Argentina is different. Argentina not only has one of the four major black soils, but also has more land area, and its own development potential is even stronger.

The war plan in South America is being prepared, and at the same time, Arthur is not idle.

This situation appears in many countries in South America. Although they do not actively join the war, they all maintain good relations with European countries and are the main agricultural and meat product partners of European countries.

However, the Germans did not believe that Australasia, which was once just a colony, could achieve a great leap in military technology in less than 40 years.

Here we have to mention the two countries that once colonized South America, Portugal and Spain.

Except for Brazil, which colluded with Germany in the war, other countries remained neutral in World War II.

After the government voted, it was finally decided to incorporate these occupied islands into the North Pacific Territory and bring them under the jurisdiction of the Pacific Fleet.

Especially the war against Russia, the two countries have entered a white-hot stage. The two ongoing battles, whether it is the Battle of Moscow or the Battle of Sudalingrad, are super-large-scale battles with a total number of more than one million.

Moreover, most of the people on these islands are islanders. After Australasia officially takes over these islands, the first thing to do is to completely expel these islanders and introduce Australasia immigrants.

Speaking of which, Australasia currently has complete control over both sides of the Strait of Malacca, which is equivalent to complete control of the Strait of Malacca, which is very important for the country's future strategic layout.

Although the scale of this war may not be large, the troops invested by both sides are at most at the level of hundreds of thousands. However, for the countries in South America, this is already a large-scale war.

But this is normal. After all, the French suffered huge losses in this war, and their performance in the war was quite bad. It is normal to be despised.

Although the Brazilian government did not explicitly support Germany, their import and export trade with Germany not only did not stop because of this war, but became closer and closer.

As a matter of course, Australasia gained the sphere of influence of Argentina. Although this does not allow Australasia to directly control Argentina, some economic actions against Argentina will also be tacitly approved by Britain.

Although the independence of South American countries has not been long, there have been countless wars caused by land and resources.

Especially Argentina, which is a neighboring country of Brazil, and the competition between them is more intense. I believe that the Argentines will be interested in a war with Brazil with the support of Britain and Australia.

The disposal of the islands and archipelagos ceded by the island countries has become the most concerned issue of the current government.

In the division of spheres of influence, neither Britain nor Australasia has taken into account the interests of the French.

And the British have an extremely powerful navy, so it is not surprising that the British influence is spread throughout South America.

This has to rely on the remaining two powers in South America, Argentina and Chile.

After all, Chile and Brazil are not adjacent, which also means that it is basically impossible for the two countries to go to war.

There are many countries in South America, including regional powers such as Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

Especially the Battle of Moscow, which brought together large troops and elites from both Germany and Russia. The number of participants has exceeded four million, and the cumulative casualties have reached more than one million. On average, at least 20,000 to 30,000 people died on the battlefield every day.

Speaking of which, although South America looks more peaceful, the actual gunpowder content is not much less than that of the Balkans.

But Britain and France are different. No matter how powerful Britain and France are, their homeland is always limited.

Especially Brazil, with the demise of Austria and Poland and the fragmentation of the island country, it seems to be a potential future power.

However, for Arthur and Australasia, it is not so easy for South America to stay out of trouble.

Although it cannot be compared with the great powers, the three South American countries can still compete for the second strongest, that is, the top 16 in the world.

Brazil, once colonized by Portugal, chose the opposite path from Portugal, that is, to cooperate with the Germans.

Even more famous is the small naval arms race between South America. The conflict and competition between Brazil, Argentina and Chile has lasted for decades, which is no shorter than the current European war.

At present, the population on these islands is not large, and it is not too troublesome to manage.

Nearly half of the merchant ships attacked by the British to transport supplies to Germany were from Brazil, which is enough to show the current relationship between Brazil and Germany.

As long as a country occupies more than one-third of the world's talents in a field, its achievements in this field are definitely world-leading.

Even the German Empire during World War I did not do this, so how could Australasia do it?

In theory, it seems unnecessary to set up administrative districts for these newly annexed lands separately.

After all, with the integration of the industries of Czechoslovakia and Austria, as well as the military technology of Austria and Poland, Germany's current military technology talents are definitely at the forefront of the world.

The Australasia government also mentioned to the British about the division of spheres of influence in South America.

However, unlike Brazil, most of Chile, Argentina, and other countries in South America chose the Allied Powers led by Britain, France, and Australia.

It is worth mentioning that, unlike the Battle of Moscow in history, the Battle of Moscow in this world took place in the summer in the northern hemisphere, and the area around Moscow was not that cold.

At present, what Arthur most hopes to see is the massive consumption of Russian manpower.

Venezuela's oil reserves and Brazil's iron ore reserves are among the highest in the world; natural gas is mainly distributed in Venezuela and Argentina; coal is mainly distributed in Colombia and Brazil; bauxite is mainly distributed in Suriname; copper metal reserves are over 100 million cubic meters, ranking first among all continents.

Because it is basically difficult for two countries in the world to each control one-third of the talents in an industry. After all, other countries are not fools. The importance of talents is understood by countries in any era.

Compared with colonial empires such as Britain and France, countries like Russia are more terrifying.

Correspondingly, it is difficult for Germany's influence to cross the Atlantic to South America.

Coupled with Argentina's black soil, South America is the perfect place for importing mineral resources in Arthur's eyes.

This means that Britain and France have natural weaknesses, and their threat to Australasia is not as great as Russia.

After all, South America has been the back garden of the United States in history. Now that the United States is gone, it is reasonable to make South America the back garden of Australasia.

Since the outbreak of World War II, Argentina has earned a lot of income in World War II through cooperation with Britain and France, and successfully reversed the crisis of unsalable agricultural products since the Great Depression.

While looking forward to Germany's response, Arthur looked at South America, which is still neutral.

South America has a land area of ​​17.8 million square kilometers, and its resources are naturally rich.

Of course, Arthur's ambition is not that big, and it is impossible to forcibly control the rise of South American countries.

This is actually normal. Although Germany's strength in the war is still very strong, its navy is very weak.

For such a country that still maintains relations with Germany, in the eyes of Britain and Australasia, it is a potential enemy.

But at present, Australasia's talent pool in the field of nuclear physics still accounts for about one-third of the world's talents, which is the real reason why Australasia's nuclear weapons can be put into use now.

How to deal with Brazil, this traitor? The best way is to keep Brazil busy so that he has no time to deal with trade with Germany.

Although both countries are relatively narrow and long lands, Argentina's land width is far greater than Chile.

Arthur was happy to see Germany's possible intensification of its attacks on other countries.

In Arthur's plan, the newly occupied Straits Settlements were also to be localized and would become a new state in Australasia.

Only when all colonies were localized, the collapse of the colonial empire in the future would not affect Australasia.