Chapter 507 Six Military Regions

After the cabinet meeting, all departments in Australasia began to get busy, preparing for the tasks of each department mentioned in the four-year plan, and also accumulating political achievements for themselves.

Australasia has been developing smoothly for more than ten years, and the country's various constructions have been very effective. Each cabinet government has accumulated a lot of political achievements.

But having said that, it also means that the requirements for each cabinet government have become more stringent.

In the case of such smooth development in the past and now, if there is any mistake in the work of the ministers of various departments, it will form a sharp contrast with the political achievements of each previous government. Even if the mistake itself is not serious, it will be magnified many times under this comparison.

This principle is equivalent to the famous theory of putting down the butcher knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot.

A good person does a bad thing, because it is too different from the previous behavior, it will be magnified many times, and the good person will become a bad person.

If a bad person does a good thing, it will also be magnified because it is too different from the previous behavior, and the bad person will become a good person.

In the case that every previous government in Australasia has been blameless, the first government to make a mistake will also be subject to unprecedented accusations.

However, the current Australasia government is under Arthur's control, so it is still difficult to have problems.

After all, the general direction of government development has been determined. No matter how the government's thinking deviates, it can only make small adjustments based on the general direction. This is harmless to the entire development plan and is destined not to affect too much.

Speaking of the work of the Australasia government, Arthur attaches the most importance to the adjustment of the garrison division by the Ministry of Defense.

After the reform of the Ministry of Defense, it will form a check and balance with the power of the original subordinate staff. Whether this check and balance is beneficial to the development of the country will take some time to verify.

However, the good news is that Australasia still has room for trial and error. With Arthur's control and the fact that it is still far from war, it is completely possible to try out a system suitable for Australasia.

While the Ministry of Defense is responsible for expanding the army, the staff is not idle either, and has started a discussion on the garrison division of the Australasia army.

The scope of Australasia is so large that it is destined to be divided into several military districts for garrison.

Previously, Australasia was divided into the mainland and colonies for garrison. Most of the main forces were in the mainland, and the colonies were stationed with colonial troops and garrisons.

Now, the General Staff has decided to adopt a more advanced military district division. Each military district has its own headquarters and staff, and has the deployment of the three services of the navy, army and air force to ensure the combat effectiveness of a single military district.

The first to be determined is naturally the mainland military district.

The mainland military district only includes Australia, and the garrisons are: Infantry 1-5 Divisions, Cavalry 1 Division, Artillery 1 Division, Tank Division, totaling 135,000 people.

In addition to the mainland military district, there are also a large number of overseas military districts, namely:

New Zealand Military District: Infantry 6-7 Divisions totaling 32,000 people.

Pacific Military District: It includes two Pacific territories, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia, and the 8th Infantry Division is stationed with a total of 16,000 people.

New Guinea Military District: includes the entire New Guinea colony, stationed with 9 infantry divisions and 2 cavalry divisions, totaling 31,000 people.

Northern Military District: includes Sulawesi Island, the Royal Territory and Timor, stationed with 10 infantry divisions, totaling 16,000 people.

Persian Gulf Military District: includes the entire Persian Gulf territory, stationed with 11-12 infantry divisions, 3 cavalry divisions, and 2 artillery divisions, totaling 55,000 people.

In this way, the entire Australasia is divided into six military districts, each of which has its own headquarters and staff, and has the configuration of the navy, army, and air force.

Of course, it is impossible for every military district to have a large-scale naval garrison. In fact, there are only three military districts with naval garrisons: the Homeland Military District, the Pacific Military District, and the Persian Gulf Military District. The others only have some small-scale patrol teams, with not too many ships and a tonnage of about 1,000 tons.

As for the air force, this is stationed in every military district, and there are many air forces in each military district.

Although Arthur had no plan to equip aircraft on a large scale, the number of existing aircraft in Australasia exceeded 1,500, so Arthur naturally equipped all of them to the military district without hesitation.

Of course, some aircraft were equipped in the local military district because they were inconvenient to be exposed.

The remaining 500 or so first- and second-generation military aircraft, with an average of 100 aircraft stationed in each military district, can be regarded as having a certain air defense and air combat capability.

The purposes of the six military districts are different, but some meanings can be seen from the ratio of the three services of the navy, army and air force.

The first is the Pacific Military District, where there are more navies stationed. There are a large number of Pacific islands here, and in addition to guarding against the United States in the eastern Pacific, it is necessary to have a certain number of navies.

Needless to say, the Persian Gulf Military District is the most important oil producing area in Australasia, and its economic value is even incalculable. Australasia naturally cannot lose this area.

The last one with a large-scale naval presence is the local military district.

The local military district is responsible for the defense of the core area of ​​Australasia and can also protect the coast of Australasia.

For any country, the defense of the homeland is the most important, and it is inevitable that the homeland has the largest number of navy, army and air force.

The Pacific Military District is responsible for the Pacific Ocean, the Persian Gulf Military District is responsible for the Indian Ocean, and the Homeland Military District is responsible for the surrounding territorial waters. The cooperation between the three military districts can also consolidate the maritime rights and interests of Australasia.

Splitting the large number of troops into various military districts can also facilitate the management of each military district.

If nothing unexpected happens, when each military district is deployed, the commander of the military district is likely to be a lieutenant general to ensure that the commander of the military district has command over the commanders of each division.

Of course, the rank of the chief of staff of the military district will be slightly lower, and it is likely to be a major general.

In order to maintain the difference with the commander of the military district, the ranks of the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff of the General Staff will also be raised to the level of general.

This is also the benefit that the expansion of the army brings to many officers. With the increase in the positions of senior officers, the promotion of some people is also inevitable.

As the two highest-ranking figures in Australasia (second only to Arthur's nominal Marshal of the Three Armed Forces), the ranks of the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff will naturally be raised accordingly.

Speaking of Arthur's rank of Marshal of the Three Armed Forces, it is really more than just a title in special times.

As the chief marshal of the three armed forces of Australasia and the object of the army's loyalty, Arthur has the right to control the main command of the army at special moments, and at any time, whether it is the Ministry of Defense or the General Staff, their major plans must be approved by Arthur.

This is also the power restriction that Arthur brings to the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff as a monarch.

Although Arthur usually does not interfere with the operation of the army, he controls the sword of supreme power, so there is no need to worry about the military undermining the monarch like Germany.

The reason why William II was undermined is generally because the Junker nobles in Germany are too large and have too long a history.

Even if there is still no outbreak, the Junker nobles control all aspects of Germany and have long become a huge force in Germany.

Australasia naturally has no such troubles. But in the future, many people who become nobles because of military merits will be born, and these new nobles will also be firmly controlled by Arthur.

Without Arthur, the new nobles in Australasia will not be recognized by other countries, and the new nobles will have no power.

This is completely different from the traditional European nobility, and it is also a trade-off for Australasia to prevent the nobility from becoming bigger and stronger.

These new nobility would never grow into a huge class without Arthur's support.

If they want to obtain a steady stream of power, they must rely on Arthur's rule.

This is also good for Arthur. After all, with more people supporting him, Arthur's kingship will be more stable.

With the development of airplanes, it can be found that airplanes are already very popular in Australasia.

Of course, the popularity here does not refer to the popularity among the people, but the popularity in the military and government.

Especially when airplanes are popularized in major military regions, it has become inevitable to frequently build airports between military regions.

This is also a good thing for Australasia. After all, airplanes can indeed speed up exchanges between the military, and the current safety performance of airplanes has been guaranteed. At least the air crash rate has dropped very low, and basically no accidents will occur.

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