Chapter 825 Field Hospital

In order to make good preparations for war, Arthur has been very busy recently.

First of all, there is the armament meeting with the navy, army and air force, which Arthur must attend. He must put forward some of his own insights and suggestions based on the experience from later generations.

Of course, for the navy, army and air force, Arthur's suggestions are not suggestions, but orders that they must execute.

Of course, Arthur will not give orders randomly. Before each order is issued, it is necessary to think with the Ministry of Defense and his confidants to ensure that the effect after receiving the order is beneficial, rather than affecting the construction of the navy like the previous order.

For the army, Arthur does not have too many suggestions.

After all, the Australian Air Force is already extremely powerful. With air superiority, the pressure on the army will be reduced too much.

What's more, the army also has various advanced weapons such as tanks and missiles, plus cannon fodder from two vassal countries, Arthur is confident that he can deal with any enemy.

It is precisely because of this that Arthur's focus on the army is actually on some auxiliary troops of the army, such as field doctors.

Needless to say, large-scale wars kill and wound soldiers. Whether soldiers can get effective and timely treatment is also related to their life safety and the number of casualties in Australasia in the war.

No matter from which angle, Arthur certainly wants to reduce the number of casualties in Australasia in the war.

Especially the number of deaths, it must be reduced as much as possible to reduce the harm of war to Australasia.

It is with this idea that Arthur has certain requirements for the number of military doctors in the army, that is, field doctors.

After the military reform, the number of field doctors in various units has already ushered in an increase. What Arthur wants to do now is to let the field doctors be delegated to more basic combat units as much as possible, or even to squads, so that each squad can have a soldier with good first aid and battlefield nursing knowledge.

In addition, there is another point, that is, the number of field hospitals. Field hospitals are relatively simple field hospitals that can preemptively treat the injuries of the wounded, and then decide whether to transfer the wounded to the rear for treatment.

For field hospitals, the military currently has several more suitable ideas.

The first is a field hospital similar to an ambulance. A series of field emergency equipment is installed on a large truck, and it can even ensure that surgery can be performed on the truck.

The second is to quickly build a simple field hospital with airdropped supplies through airdrop.

These two methods have their own advantages. The first truck-type field hospital can ensure that the field hospital moves with the army.

The second field hospital dropped by air can ensure that a relatively simple field hospital can be built at any place where the aircraft can reach.

Arthur's attitude is to carry out both methods at the same time to ensure that the combat troops in Australasia can receive good treatment when facing casualties.

Of course, the most important way is to transport a large number of wounded and sick people to a safer rear by plane after gaining air superiority, and use hospital-level operating rooms to perform safer and more effective operations.

Combining several methods, Arthur believes that Australasia's casualties in World War II will be reduced a lot. Even if there is only a little effect, it is always better than no action.

As time goes by, Arthur ushered in a good news, that is, Princess Anna is pregnant.

It was also because of this news that the engagement ceremony of Princess Anna and Prince Juan was held soon, and their wedding ceremony will begin in two months.

As Arthur's only daughter, Princess Anna's dowry is very generous. The funds of 1.9099 million Australian dollars represent Princess Anna's birthday in September 1909.

As for why it is not 19.099 million Australian dollars, it is mainly to avoid the jealousy and criticism of ordinary people.

After all, the funds of nearly 20 million Australian dollars are the annual income of 200,000 Australians.

Although Arthur's actions will not affect the status of the royal family too much, if the royal family sets a bad example, what should the monarchs of later generations do?

Too much extravagance will eventually lead to a decline in the status of the royal family among the people. Compared with attracting the attention of the people through too much funds, Arthur hopes to increase the richness of this gift more metaphorically through the transfer of corporate equity.

A medium-sized jewelry company in Australasia (market value of 5 million Australian dollars), a rubber company in Southeast Asia (market value of 12 million Australian dollars), plus a newly built red wine estate with an estimated market value of 189,100 Australian dollars, just in an unknown corner, made up for Princess Anna's birthday, 19.099 million Australian dollars.

These are just the funds and businesses in the dowry, and there are also a large number of jewelry, diamonds and gold and silver utensils, the value of these items is also inestimable.

Of course, Alfonso XIII also fulfilled his promise, that is, to let his first two sons give up the right to inherit the throne.

At present, Alfonso XIII, his identity is still the exiled king of the Kingdom of Spain. And Princess Anna's fiancé, Prince Juan of Spain, has become the first heir to the Spanish throne.

This also means that the children born by Princess Anna, whether sons or daughters, will become the heirs to the Spanish throne and only rank after Prince Juan.

This is also Arthur's purpose. If the Spanish throne is not for someone who has a close relationship with him, why should he help the Spanish royal family to restore the throne?

Especially after Princess Anna became pregnant, Arthur was already looking forward to his future grandson or granddaughter.

In July 1934, in the winter of the southern hemisphere, the wedding of Princess Anna and Prince Juan was officially held.

Because the two could not go to Spain, the wedding could only be held in Australasia.

Although one party of the wedding was the exiled Spanish royal family, many European royal families still appeared for the sake of the Australasia royal family.

Even many royal families couldn't help but wonder whether the Spanish royal family, which was close to the Australasia royal family, would mean that their restoration would come soon?

In addition to these European royal families, leaders of various European countries also paid attention to the wedding of Prince Juan and Princess Anna.

After all, Spain's status in Europe is not low. In addition to the great powers, Spain should be regarded as a first-class country among the non-great powers in Europe.

What's more, Spain has a glorious history and is one of the oldest and most well-known countries among many monarchies in Europe.

In the famous Age of Exploration, the Iberian Twin Teeth, namely the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Spain, were the protagonists of this era.

But unlike countries that rose later, such as Britain and France, the large amount of wealth obtained by Spain and Portugal in the Great Navigation was basically used for the squandering of the royal family and the upper aristocracy.

In short, although they made enough wealth in the Great Navigation, all of this wealth was squandered by the upper class.

For the lower class and the entire country, there was not much improvement. This also led to the fact that although Spain and Portugal were glorious for a while, their decline became inevitable.

On the other hand, countries like Britain and France, which rose later, attached more importance to local construction than to wealth.

Especially after the Industrial Revolution, old powers like the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal have been surpassed by the British and left far behind.

Although Spain currently seems to have a large land area, the gap is already very large compared with the European powers.

According to Spanish population data, as of 1934, Spain's population was only about 24.7 million, far behind Poland's 33 million.

The population of countries at the level of great powers has increased to more than 40 million. Even Australasia, which had a great disadvantage in population before, now has a population of more than 40 million.

Just based on the population gap, Spain is destined not to become a great power at present, and the gap in strength between it and the great powers will become wider and wider.

Because of Spain's unique geographical location, European countries do not allow Spain to rise.

Spain is located in the westernmost part of Europe and is the largest country on the Iberian Peninsula. What's more, Spain's geographical location determines that it has a high degree of control over one of the Mediterranean outlets, the Strait of Gibraltar.

Once Spain becomes a country at the level of a great power, the Strait of Gibraltar will be controlled by Spain again, which is something the British do not want to see.

After all, it can be seen from later generations that the British attach great importance to Gibraltar, and they even do not hesitate to turn against Spain.

Even in later times, the Strait of Gibraltar still belongs to Britain, and Spain cannot get it.

Although Gibraltar is only a small area, it plays an extremely important role in the Strait of Gibraltar, which is the outlet from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean.

It is precisely because the British control the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal that they can indirectly control the entire Mediterranean and have a say in the Mediterranean.

Imagine if the British fleet cannot enter the Mediterranean, then what deterrence do the British have against the countries along the Mediterranean coast?

There is a saying that the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. No matter how powerful the British Empire is, it has to rely on the ocean and a strong navy to have an impact on these coastal countries.

For some inland countries, the deterrence of the British Empire is not that great.

This also makes Spain very important, and the British will never allow themselves to lose Gibraltar.

It is for this reason that Arthur chose to reach an agreement with Alfonso XIII. Of course, Arthur did not plan to control the Strait of Gibraltar.

Arthur's main purpose is to make Australasia more influential in Europe through the future Kingdom of Spain.

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