Chapter 828: Australasia's Attitude

The attitude of the French government is actually equivalent to that of the Franco-Austrian alliance. And Italy's attitude also confirms the attitude of the German-Italian entente.

A few days after Italy publicly supported Spain, Germany also expressed its support for a batch of weapons and equipment such as Spanish rifles.

Moreover, the German government also announced that it would not prohibit the people from spontaneously going to Spain to participate in the war. But at the same time, the German government also guaranteed that Germany would not join the Spanish Civil War.

Of course, such a statement can deceive ordinary people, but it certainly cannot deceive the top leaders of various countries.

What does war mean for countries like Germany and Italy? It represents an excellent opportunity to train troops.

Especially Germany, which has not participated in a decent war for nearly 20 years since the end of World War I.

Attacking the United States may count, but the German army at that time was very complicated, and now these people have long been dismissed.

Most of the current German army is composed of new recruits, and they urgently need an opportunity to train new recruits at home.

For the German government, the sudden outbreak of the Spanish War is its best training opportunity.

A few days after the German government's public statement, on October 17, 1934, a large number of German "people" quietly left Germany and went to Spain.

It is worth mentioning that these German people, who should be ordinary people, had just arrived in Spain and inexplicably obtained a batch of weapons and equipment, and joined the Spanish Civil War as German volunteers.

Although the number of Spanish expeditionary forces sent by Germany and Italy was not large, the two countries combined had only about 30,000 people.

However, the various materials supported by Germany and Italy to the Spanish National Army allowed the two sides of the Spanish Civil War to maintain a balance.

You must know that the original Spanish Navy is still in the hands of the Republic. The Spanish Republic, with such a powerful weapon in the navy, can only barely tie with the rebels, which has proved that Germany and Italy attach great importance to this training opportunity.

In other words, Germany and Italy have not yet thought of starting a war immediately, otherwise, once the Italian navy approaches Spain, the Spanish Republic will immediately fall into a disadvantage.

"Your Majesty, according to our estimates, if the current scale of the war is maintained, the Spanish Civil War will last at least 1 to 2 years.

But all this depends on the support of Germany and Italy for Spain. If their so-called volunteers increase in size again, the Spanish National Army is likely to gain an advantage in the civil war and become the new legitimate government of Spain within a year." Rick Jones, director of the Military Intelligence Agency, introduced the situation to everyone with a serious face at the cabinet meeting in Australasia.

"Your Majesty, how about we also send volunteers? The Spanish Civil War is a rare opportunity for us to train troops. Germany and Italy are obviously using Spain as a training ground for training troops. They may send more soldiers to further enhance the combat effectiveness of their own troops." Defense Minister Thomas stood up excitedly and proposed to Arthur.

Arthur rubbed his brows and rejected Minister Thomas' proposal, saying: "Germany and Italy have already fallen behind in public opinion by not paying attention to Spanish public opinion.

Besides, there are Britain and France in Europe, and they have not taken any action. Why should we join in the fun? Our most important task at present is to guard against the enemy of the island country.

As for the Spanish matter, let Britain and France worry about it. If the French have not taken any action yet, I am afraid they will suffer a big loss in the future."

Germany and Italy have clearly regarded Spain as a training ground. If the French do not take any action, it is equivalent to letting the German and Italian armies become stronger.

Among the 400,000 German troops, 250,000 are recruits, which is also the advantage currently possessed by the French army. But if some of the troops are trained, even if the French have 600,000 ground troops, they may not be the opponent of the 400,000 German troops.

What's more, if Spain joins the agreement between Germany and Italy, the land pressure faced by France will be even more serious.

I believe the British can also see this. Although the main direction of the British is the regional balance policy, it is obvious that Germany and Italy are becoming stronger and stronger in the current European situation.

"However, although we cannot directly interfere in the civil war situation like Germany and Italy, our arms trade can still be carried out with any country." Arthur continued: "

In addition, all military factories in Australasia can take action now. The European war is not far away, and we need to reserve enough weapons and strategic materials for the country before this war.

All military factories and pharmaceutical companies will do their best to produce and store all the materials produced in our strategic warehouses. If nothing unexpected happens, the materials we prepare in advance will play a vital role in future wars."

As the saying goes, the food and grass must go first before the troops move. Although there is still some time before a large-scale war in Europe, it is necessary to produce enough weapons and medical supplies in advance.

Especially medical supplies, which are consumed a lot in war and are very important to every country.

Especially antibiotics including penicillin are the main direction of Australasia's drug production.

The next war will result in a large number of casualties. If these casualties want to save their lives, it is crucial to use antibiotics in time.

This also means that in future wars, the price of antibiotics such as penicillin is likely to rise.

As the first country to discover and produce penicillin, Australasia must also take the lead in this regard. Whether it is used by the domestic people or the army, or sold to other countries at a higher price, it is not a loss for Australasia.

Before the outbreak of the war, major factories had not yet switched to the military production model, and the output of penicillin at this time was also the largest.

In fact, Arthur was not wrong. In this Spanish Civil War, Australasia was not easy to stand on.

After all, Arthur's ultimate goal was to put his relative, the deposed King Alfonso XIII of Spain, back on the throne.

This also means that even if Australasia cannot gain the support of the Spanish people, it must at least not disgust the Spanish people.

Otherwise, the restored Spanish royal family still has the support of the Spanish people, and the situation of the Kingdom of Spain will be like now, heading towards division in chaos.

This civil war is actually an opportunity for Alfonso XIII.

The original Spanish Republican government was already unpopular. This civil war with heavy casualties will further aggravate the people's dissatisfaction with the government.

Although the people love Spain as a country, it does not mean that all Spanish people will love the current Spanish government.

Only when the people lose trust in the current government, Australasia will have the opportunity to help Alfonso XIII restore the throne with the support of the Spanish people.

As for the other party in the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish Falange ruled by Franco, Arthur actually does not take it seriously.

Even if he can win the civil war, he still cannot gain control of Spain. What's more, the Spanish Falange is in the same camp as Germany and Italy, which means that they are doomed to fail because Australasia is on their side.

Although it seems that France and Austria are against Germany and Italy now, if a large-scale war really breaks out in Europe, most countries will join the camp against Germany and Italy.

Judging from the current achievements of Germany and Italy, they actually have few allies, and they can be counted on one hand.

As long as Russia joins the camp against Germany, Arthur has 100% confidence in winning this war. Even without Russia, as long as Australasia can solve the island country as soon as possible, Arthur still has 90% confidence in solving this war.

In the 20 years since the end of World War I, Arthur's crazy efforts to let the military industry climb the technology tree have not been fruitless.

With a comprehensive lead over Germany and Italy in tanks, aircraft, warships, missiles, etc., the chance of winning this war is already very high.

For Arthur, the only suspense at present is how Australasia will end this war in the future.

What Arthur wants is naturally to do everything possible to reduce casualties. Let Britain and France confront Germany in the early stage, and let the Philippines and Kalimantan consume the population of the island country. This is Arthur's initial plan.

The more severe the consumption of Britain, France and Germany, the better news it is for Arthur. But there is one uncontrollable factor, that is, Russia, whose ideology has been completely transformed.

For Arthur, the biggest problem for Australasia to become the world hegemon is not the current world hegemon Britain, but Russia, a country that has just been unified.

Russia has a vast territory and the largest population among the great powers (excluding colonies). Its potential is undoubtedly huge.

After the demise of the Tsarist government, Russia now has nothing to do with corruption. A new Russia poses a huge threat to the world.

Arthur does not want his careful arrangements to be a wedding dress for others. For Arthur, the problem that must be solved is that after Britain and France have been consumed, they must ensure that the Russians cannot be immune.

The best result is naturally, as in history, Germany and Russia will start a super war in Europe. No matter what the outcome of the war is, as long as both sides suffer heavy casualties in this war, it will meet Arthur's expectations.

Even if it is possible, it would be best if we could join forces with Britain and France to slightly trick Russia and let the Russians become the main force against Germany.

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