Chapter 814: The First Step to Internal Peace

Arthur was not surprised that nuclear weapons or atomic bombs were about to be developed.

To be honest, although the Americans developed the atomic bomb ten years later, it took them only about three years from the official establishment of the Manhattan Project.

Australasia's research and development of atomic bombs began after World War I, and it has been more than ten years so far.

Under the premise of monopolizing most of the uranium mines in Congo, if the progress of Australasia's atomic bomb research and development cannot usher in rapid growth, it can only be said that the scientists who develop atomic bombs are not capable enough.

In fact, with the whole country's efforts, the development of atomic bombs is not as easy as imagined, but it is definitely not as difficult as imagined.

As early as a few years ago, the extraction of uranium 235 had been completed, and the main attention of the nuclear weapons research and development team was also focused on safety and detonation devices.

For this unprecedented weapon, it is very important to express a certain degree of caution.

Uranium ore, the raw material of nuclear weapons, is highly radioactive, not to mention the specially extracted nuclear raw materials.

If a cautious attitude is not maintained in the development of nuclear weapons, any accident will be a heavy blow to Australasia.

The good news is that before each experiment, theoretical physicists led by Einstein will conduct a large amount of data calculations to ensure the safety of the experiment.

So far, Australasia's nuclear weapons research and development has been progressing steadily, and no unexpected situations have occurred.

According to the news from the Nuclear Weapons Research Laboratory, Australasia's first nuclear test is expected to be carried out at the end of this year.

If the nuclear test goes well, the first nuclear weapon, that is, the atomic bomb, should be successfully born next year.

Arthur is full of expectations for this. Even if the atomic bomb can only be dropped by aircraft in a short period of time, it is still a taboo weapon with great lethality.

This weapon is extremely helpful for war, and it is also Australasia's hope to defeat the island country without spending too many casualties.

As long as Australasia can successfully solve the island country and turn its attention back to Europe, the war in Europe is destined not to last too long.

No matter how powerful Germany is, it cannot withstand the siege of multiple countries. What's more, the resistance encountered by Germany in this world to expand in the surrounding areas is much greater than in history.

Historically, before the outbreak of World War II, Germany, relying on the appeasement policy of Britain and France, annexed the Sudetenland and Austria, and finally completely detonated the entire world war when it marched into Poland.

But in this world, the Sudetenland and Austria belong to a unified Austrian Empire.

Although the strength of the Austrian Empire has also been limited, it is by no means the Czechoslovakia that was looked down upon by the great powers and even excluded from the conference in history.

It is very challenging to cut a piece of meat from Austria, or even directly annex the entire Austrian Empire.

And now, the Austrian Empire has formed an alliance with France. This also represents a fact that it is impossible for Germany to get the historical territory before World War II.

Whenever Germany wants to expand in Austria, World War II will start.

The smaller the land and the smaller the population of Germany, the smaller the threat to Europe and Australasia.

Moreover, due to different timelines and historical reasons, Hitler came to power earlier in Germany in this world, and the persecution of Jews was also earlier.

Many Jewish capitalists and scientists have already moved abroad, which will also affect Germany's progress in military technology.

It can be expected that Germany in this world will never be as strong as it was in history.

Even if Arthur intends to let Germany consume the strength of Britain and France, Germany will not be able to persist for as long as in history.

Although the United States is gone, Australasia can basically replace the role of the United States. Moreover, the multiple countries divided into the United States also have certain industrial production capabilities.

Especially the most central Great Lakes Republic, because it inherited the Great Lakes industrial zone, its industrial strength can be said to be half of the United States, which should not be underestimated.

Under the premise that Germany is weaker and Germany's enemies are stronger, Arthur will not think that he will lose this war.

What we have to fight for now is the size of the benefits that Australasia can obtain in the war and the extent to which Britain and France will be weakened in this war.

The good news is that because of the legitimate excuse of an island country, Australasia can not interfere in the European battlefield in the early stage, and can also maintain its status as a major country in the war.

After all, the strength of the island countries should not be underestimated. The more casualties Australasia and its affiliated countries face against the island countries, the greater their contribution to this war.

Feeling that the war is not far away, although military technology is improving, Arthur still has a certain urgency.

Considering the war, Arthur issued an order to all military technology research and development departments, requiring these research and development departments to devote 200% of their energy to the research and development of military technology.

Especially aircraft, tanks, artillery and firearms, etc., can be used on the battlefield and can be improved faster.

Especially in the war with the island countries, aircraft, artillery and firearms are definitely the mainstream weapons in the war with the island countries.

As for tanks, one of the reasons why Australasia is currently equipped with a small number of tanks is that there are not many opportunities to use tanks on the battlefield with the island countries.

Between Australasia and the island countries are islands and archipelagos of various sizes. Although tanks can play a role in larger areas, they are not very effective on small islands.

On the contrary, airplanes can play a role in any area, and their effectiveness is much higher than tanks in a short period of time.

Moreover, because the islanders' steel industry is not very strong, and their research and development of tanks is backward, their tank strength is not strong.

If Arthur remembers correctly, the island countries invested a lot of so-called iron tanks in World War II in history.

One of the advantages of these iron tanks is that they are thin and have a large filling, and they can be easily destroyed by Australasia's tanks.

As long as they can occupy the air advantage and use missiles to sneak attack the island countries' navy in naval battles, Australasia can easily win this war with the island countries.

If the islanders swear to never surrender, then Arthur can only adopt the American method and bomb the island's cities with nuclear weapons to bring nuclear peace to this small island.

If it really doesn't work, dropping an atomic bomb on Mount Fuji can also be a solution. Anyway, Mount Fuji has not erupted for a long time, and Arthur thinks it is necessary for Australasia to solve this security risk for the island.

Just when Arthur's eyes were on when Germany would break through the restrictions of Britain and France, the Germans did take action.

However, Germany neither resumed military production nor abolished the Rhineland demilitarized zone.

Germany's first move was to focus on the internally divided states, which was also the biggest restriction imposed by the French on Germany.

Because there were many states within the German Empire, the power of the imperial government was actually subject to a lot of restrictions.

It is called the imperial government, but it is actually equivalent to the royal government of Prussia. Because there is the Kingdom of Bavaria in southern Germany, the Kingdom of Hanover in northern Germany, and a large number of large and small duchies.

Even Arthur's family, the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, controlled by the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, has an army of more than 5,000 people.

This split situation is one of the important reasons that limit Germany's military strength. The total number of German army was originally limited to 150,000, not to mention that this amount had to be shared equally with various states.

Among them, the largest Kingdom of Bavaria has more than 30,000 soldiers, which is close to half of the imperial government's army.

This is a serious provocation to the majesty of the imperial government and the main reason why Germany has never been able to unite to deal with foreign enemies.

For such a problem, Hitler, the actual ruler of Germany, can clearly see it.

Therefore, his first action target was placed on the largest state in southern Germany, the Kingdom of Bavaria.

The current King of Bavaria is King Rupprecht, the son of Ludwig III.

The king was born in 1869 and is currently 64 years old.

Hitler's first step was to focus on the largest state in Germany. The main reason was that King Rupprecht's throne was not stable.

Although his throne was inherited from his father Ludwig III, Ludwig's throne was not inherited normally.

Ludwig III's father was Prince Regent Luitpold, who forced the parliament to amend the constitution and made himself the King of Bavaria.

When Ludwig III became the King of Bavaria, it was November 5, 1913, on the eve of the outbreak of World War I.

Unfortunately, Germany was defeated in World War I, and a revolution broke out in Bavaria. Ludwig III fled with his family and became the first monarch in the German Empire to lead the escape.

Usurping the throne and abandoning the people, the two bad reputations together already know Ludwig's support in Bavaria.

Although the French wanted to weaken Germany, Ludwig III kept his throne, but his rule in Bavaria had lost support.

This king who successfully restored the throne after World War I did not receive the support of the government or the trust of the people, and died of depression on October 18, 1921.

His son, the then elderly Crown Prince Rupprecht, succeeded to the throne and became the King of Bavaria.

Although King Rupprecht's reputation was much better than that of his father Ludwig III, the government had already formed a force and could not be willing to be loyal to the royal family.

Moreover, Rupprecht's age was also a major limitation. When he was crowned in early 1922, Rupprecht was already 53 years old, which was considered an old man in Europe.

The government had no idea how many years the elderly king could last on the throne, and naturally it was impossible for him to give up his power for no reason.

In the next ten years, King Rupprecht and his cabinet had a long battle, but still failed to regain power.

There was no way, the Kingdom of Bavaria should have perished in World War I, and what should have been welcomed was the Free State of Bavaria.

If the French had not forcibly extended the kingdom's life, I'm afraid that the current King Rupresite should still be the head of his exiled royal family in a foreign country.

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