Chapter 612: Sword Pointed at Persia

This year is the 19th year since the founding of Australasia, and there will not be any big activities on the National Day.

Although two new countries were taken control last year, Arthur decided to hold a grand military parade on the National Day next year, which is the 20th anniversary of the founding of the country.

The last 10th anniversary of the founding of the country was not celebrated because of the war, which is generally a pity.

This time, for the 20th anniversary of the founding of the country, a grand military parade must be held no matter what, to celebrate with the country and the people.

The good news is that there is still a full year before the military parade, which is enough for the army to select soldiers for the review and undergo more rigorous training within this year to prepare for the next military parade.

In order to show the importance of this military parade, the Philippines and El Salvador will also participate in the military parade, and Arthur will even invite powers such as Britain to participate.

At present, Australasia is definitely a powerful country competing in the top three in the world, and it is understandable to hold such a grand ceremony.

Of course, the current military parade is only in the preparation stage. As for the scale of the military parade, the scale of the army, navy and air force participating in the review, and the specific process of the National Day activities, it is up to the government officials to consider.

Compared with the military parade, Arthur obviously attaches more importance to the British proposal, which is to completely divide the entire Persian Gulf coast.

As mentioned before, there are only three forces left on the Persian Gulf coast, namely Britain, Australasia and the Qajar dynasty of Persia.

Needless to say, the two countries of Britain and Australia, and the only purpose of the British proposal is precisely in Persia, which has undergone changes recently.

Because of the war with Russia before, Russian forces have basically withdrawn from Persia, leaving only the British in control of this area.

According to the previous treaty between Britain and Russia, the north of Persia belongs to Russia, the south belongs to Britain, and the central part is a buffer zone between the two countries.

Now, after the withdrawal of Russian forces, the British naturally set their sights on the central and northern Persia.

Yes, the Qajar dynasty in Persia has not yet perished.

In fact, if you understand the history of Persia during this period, you will understand the real reason why the Qajar dynasty has not perished so far.

The establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty in history was actually the result of the game between Britain and Russia in Persia. Britain attempted to fully control Persia, while the Soviet Union at that time declared to give up all of Russia's unequal interests in Persia and support Persia and Britain in their struggle for independence.

This instantly turned Persia into a pro-Russian and anti-British position, and forced the British to find ways to change this outcome.

But now it is different. There is no one in Persia competing with the British now, so Britain does not need to support an agent, but instead aims to completely control Persia.

If there is a map, it can be seen that the geographical location of Persia is very important to Britain, which is also the real reason why Russia and Britain have been competing for a long time in this land before.

First of all, look at the geographical location of Persia. The south coast is close to the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, which is a very superior outlet.

To the east is India, the most important region for the British, and to the west is the Mesopotamian Plain, the richest region in the Middle East, and it connects the Middle East and India.

If Persia can be controlled, the British can establish a sphere of influence from India to the Middle East, from the Middle East to Egypt, and from Egypt to South Africa.

Completely connected colonies can not only greatly strengthen the British control over these areas, but also make the British colonies more stable.

After all, the British are most worried about the problem of India. As long as Persia is controlled, the stability of India will be greatly improved.

The geographical location of India is also very important to Russia before. This is an outlet to the ocean without passing through the Suez Canal, and it is also an excellent ice-free port in the hearts of the Russians.

But because it is too close to India, even if the Russians have been competing with the British for a long time on this land, they are still not the British opponents.

Now that Russia's forces have withdrawn, Britain can no longer control its ambitions. For the British, a Persia that is completely under their control is the state that the current Persian Empire should be.

Of course, in order to pull in Australasia and solve the opponent Persia as soon as possible, the British also decided to take advantage of the situation to clean up some indigenous forces in the Middle East, and completely control the entire Middle East together with Australasia.

After obtaining the land divided from the Ottoman Empire, Britain has become the largest country in the Middle East.

If the cleanup of the indigenous people can be completed, Britain will establish a sphere of influence from Persia to the Mesopotamian Plain, then surround the entire Arabian Peninsula, and finally stop at the Sultanate of Oman.

This also means that, except for the Persian Gulf coast and some inland areas of Australasia, the British will control most of the Middle East.

The sphere of influence allocated to Australasia is the current Rashid Emir State, an inland indigenous country located in the center of the Saudi Arabian Peninsula.

The scope of this indigenous power is actually not small, with an area of ​​millions of square kilometers and also hundreds of thousands of indigenous populations.

The real reason why the British generously gave this land to Australasia is because they feel that this land, which is mostly desert, does not have much value. You can't make money by selling sand!

Compared to this desert, if the Persian-Mesopotamian plain can be controlled, which is equivalent to half of India, it is the area that the British really care about.

Arthur is still very interested in the British proposal to form a coalition to clean up the indigenous people.

Although the value of the entire Rashid Emir State is not high, there are still some areas close to the coast of the Persian Gulf, where there is a high probability of oil distribution.

This is the land that the British took the initiative to deliver to the door. Only one army can cooperate to obtain this land. Arthur will naturally not refuse.

In fact, it is the easiest to fight with these natives. Under the premise of comprehensive crushing of weapons and equipment, as long as it is not too wasteful, relying on firepower suppression alone, it can win the war with lower casualties.

This is not the era of cold weapons. With planes everywhere, it is difficult for the side with backward weapons and equipment to win.

Moreover, whether it is the Qajar Dynasty of Persia or other indigenous forces in the Middle East, the internal cohesion is not too high, and it is definitely not a solid block.

Persia, in particular, had been infiltrated and corrupted by the British for a long time, and had even become a semi-colony of the British, so it was relatively easy to occupy.

However, Arthur still put forward his own request, that is, to ask the British to be responsible for the logistics supply of the Australasian army.

No matter who the war is with, as long as it is a war, the cost must not be low.

In actual combat, the soldiers' shooting skills are definitely not that accurate, and most of the bullets are actually wasted.

But there is no way around it. You can't ask soldiers to aim carefully before shooting on the battlefield, right? What's the point of fire suppression?

Most soldiers even aim hastily when firing, after all, reality is different from games.

The characters in the game can survive after being shot several times, but if a soldier in reality is shot, there is a great possibility that he will lose his combat effectiveness, and even risk death if he doesn't handle it well.

Of course, this is under the premise that he didn't hit the vitals. If you are unlucky and hit the vitals, you can only gloriously announce that you and the bullet have exchanged one for one.

There are people who can fight back after being shot, but they are rare in the army.

This is why Arthur vigorously promotes the concept of firepower as king in the army. Although advocating firepower will lead to some waste and high military expenses, it is much better than causing a large number of casualties.

This was the case before when Australasia lacked manpower. Now that the population has increased, it will never abandon the concept of firepower as the main thing.

After all, there are many ways to make money, especially for a country. But the loss of manpower is a loss for any country. Unless it is absolutely necessary, any war in Australasia will not use human lives.

Of course, the human lives mentioned here are the lives of Australasia people, not the previous indigenous people and the current Filipinos.

The lives of Australasia people are very precious, but the lives of Filipinos are different.

Like the indigenous people in the Dutch East Indies, Filipinos are also very fertile, and the population growth rate has always been high.

Arthur has benefited from the Philippine government to conduct a comprehensive census. Although it is impossible to have a number accurate to the single digit, it is at least much more accurate than the current estimate of the Philippine government.

According to the situation in the Philippines, the current population is definitely in the tens of millions, and the annual population growth rate is not low.

In addition to being a general market, these people are also cannon fodder and manpower in the war, which is the value of the Philippines to Australasia.

Naturally, the Philippine army will also be brought to this operation in Persia, and even the Philippine army is the main force of Australasia.

After all, the British are unwilling to suffer casualties, and the same is true for Australasia. Instead of letting the Australasia and the Persians fight to the death, it is better to let the Filipinos and Persians compete in force.

Anyway, the Philippines has entered a peaceful state. Instead of letting these Philippine troops stay in the Philippines and do nothing, it is better to transport them to Persia for combat, which can also improve the combat level of these Filipinos.

With this war, we can also take the opportunity to support several Philippine officers who are close to Australasia, so that Arthur can better control the Philippines.

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