Chapter 839: The Tripartite Alliance of Germany, Italy and the Island

There is no trace of concealment in the transaction between the Australasian government and the Spanish government. When an Australasian transport fleet sailed into the Mediterranean under the protection of warships, Italy and Germany finally felt the pressure.

Protecting this transport fleet is an ultra-luxury aircraft carrier battle group consisting of 2 battleships, 1 aircraft carrier, 1 battlecruiser, 5 destroyers, 12 frigates and 6 submarines.

These main warships and submarines are equipped with the most advanced pigeon missiles to prevent possible attacks by the Italian Navy.

It can be said that the safety of the entire transport fleet can be guaranteed by relying on this fleet alone.

Unless the Italian Navy is fully deployed, a small fleet is completely impossible to be the opponent of this frigate fleet.

Italy is also facing a very difficult choice at this time.

The arms trade between Australasian and Spain is not disguised, which is already public news throughout Europe.

Knowing that this Australasian transport fleet was helping Italy's enemies transport weapons, equipment and supplies, if Italy did not take any action, the tough measures it had shown to Europe would become a joke.

But if there was any action, it would mean that Italy would definitely offend Australasia.

In addition to the fact that Australasia is currently the third largest power in the world, Australasia also has an alliance with the British, and offending them is obviously not worth the loss.

The reason why Germany and Italy were able to force France to give in step by step, in addition to the fact that Germany and Italy were indeed very powerful when they joined forces, the British remained neutral, which was also a very important reason.

If offending Australasia led to the entry of the British Empire, it would not be good news for Germany and Italy.

Moreover, if Australasia and Britain joined France, the situation would become Germany and Italy challenging all European powers.

Although Russia has not taken any action at this time, if its neighbor Germany is at a disadvantage, Russia will not give up the fat meat that is already at its mouth.

Italy was caught in a dilemma. They could only turn to their ally Germany for help and try to discuss a reasonable solution.

But Italy overlooked a problem, that is, Germany at this time was helpless against Australasia.

No matter how crazy the German rulers were, they could not impose any sanctions on the Australasia fleet without a large-scale navy.

Germany's largest warship was not as big as Australasia's auxiliary warship. It would be the biggest joke to start warships to negotiate.

There was no way. Before deciding to completely tear their faces apart, Germany and Italy could only tolerate Australasia's behavior.

They could only protest against Australasia's behavior, and then urgently mobilized some weapons and equipment from the country to Spain to help the Spanish National Army resist the army of the Republican government.

The transport fleet successfully approached the east coast of Spain, which was something Arthur did not expect.

Originally, Arthur thought that Germany and Italy should have entered a more crazy state at this time. Even if the Australasia fleet entered the Mediterranean, it would be very likely to be attacked by the German and Italian armies.

Germany and Italy's concessions in the face of the Australasian Fleet actually proved one thing, that is, they thought it was not the right time to go to war.

This is a good thing for Australasia.

The Australasian Fleet inadvertently revealed that Germany and Italy were just scumbags, and they did not want to start a war now.

At least after this incident, Britain and France had more confidence to counter Germany and Italy, instead of giving in blindly because of fear of war.

Although Germany and Italy had no way out in Europe, it did not mean that they would tolerate Australasian provocations and damage their national dignity.

The way for Germany and Italy to fight back against Australasia was the simplest, to help Australasian enemies.

After this incident, in May 1935, Germany and the island country signed the Berlin-Tokyo Mutual Assistance Treaty, officially pulling the island country onto its own chariot.

On the day the mutual assistance treaty was signed, Germany provided the island country with a batch of industrial equipment, including some weapons and equipment, which slightly strengthened the island country's strength.

After that, the mutual assistance treaty quickly evolved into an alliance treaty between Germany and the island country, and Italy also joined it. In June 1935, the new Tripartite Alliance of Germany, Italy and the island country was formally formed.

With the help of funds and weapons and equipment from Germany and Italy, the island country soon announced a new round of military expansion plans.

The then Minister of the Army of the island country was Hayashi Shijuro. With the assistance of Germany and Italy, Hayashi Shijuro announced that the army of the island country would expand to 700,000 people and form a defense line on the south coast of the island country.

Needless to say, who this line of defense defends. South of the south coast of the island country, there is only one powerful country, that is, Australasia in Oceania.

Since the formation of the Tripartite Alliance, the ambitions of Germany and Italy are no longer hidden.

The expansion of the island country has not yet made everyone recover, and Germany and Italy have also announced a new round of military expansion.

The first is Germany. Germany completely abolished the restrictions after World War I and announced that it would expand the size of its army to 600,000, keeping it on the same level as France.

This is not over yet. Germany announced that it would form an air force and officially announced its first large-scale shipbuilding plan since World War I.

According to the shipbuilding plan announced by the Germans, Germany will build at least 2 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships and 3 battlecruisers, as well as more than 20 submarines in the next three years.

Although the islanders did not mention the number of small and medium-sized warships, according to the number of main warships to be built by the island country, the number of small and medium-sized warships is definitely more than dozens.

It can be said that after completing this naval construction plan, Germany's naval strength will instantly become a great power level, and its military strength will no longer have any restrictions, becoming a truly powerful army country.

For European countries, the threat and impact brought by Germany's expansion in the army is far greater than that of the island countries.

After all, no matter how many troops the island countries have, they are very far away from Europe and are not a big threat to European countries.

But Germany is different. As the world's recognized first army power before World War I, Germany's 600,000 troops brought a threat to European countries that far exceeded France's 600,000 troops.

Moreover, the aggression and ambition shown by Germany at the beginning also made many European countries worried.

Germany now has no restrictions. It will have larger-scale heavy weapons and fully possess the three services of the navy, army and air force.

If the Germans really complete the military expansion, even the current France may not be the opponent of the Germans.

Since Germany announced the military expansion, the French government immediately entered a state of emergency.

Although the French once tried their best to avoid war, it does not mean that they will be indifferent to the actions of the Germans.

In order to deal with the Germans' large-scale military expansion, the French government held several cabinet meetings to try to discuss a solution.

Before the French discussed a solution, the Italians also announced their military expansion plan.

Because the size of Italy's army has remained at around 600,000, Italy's military expansion plan is mainly in the air force and navy.

Especially after witnessing the role of the air force on the Spanish battlefield, Germany and Italy, and even all European countries, are trying to build their own air forces.

There is a piece of data that can already show the importance of each country to the air force.

Before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Britain and France had the largest number of air forces, with 545 and 332 respectively, far exceeding other European countries.

Ranked third is Italy, which had 257 aircraft before the Spanish Civil War, and was considered the third most powerful air force in Europe.

In addition to these three countries, the European country with the third most air forces is the relatively powerful Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the Balkan Peninsula.

Yugoslavia has hundreds of aircraft. Although the exact number is not certain, it is enough to make them the fourth most powerful air force in Europe.

Later, Russia, Spain and Austria, including Romania in the Balkans, Poland in Central Europe, etc., have dozens of aircraft.

After all, to put it bluntly, the cost of aircraft is also relatively high, and the speed of renewal is particularly fast.

For ordinary European countries, equipping a large number of aircraft is not only a heavy financial expense, but also an unnecessary expenditure.

But after the Spanish Civil War, when the fog of war in Europe dissipated, countries once again paid attention to aircraft.

Regardless of whether they have announced their air force construction plans or not, all countries are building a large number of aircraft and expanding their air forces.

Among them, the tit-for-tat should be France and Italy, which have already formed a confrontation in Spain.

France's current number of aircraft has increased to about 700. If the 120 aircraft supported to Spain are counted, they have built more than 500 aircraft during the outbreak of the Spanish War.

Italy is not far behind. Because it directly sent its air force to fight in Spain, the scale of Italy's air force is infinitely close to that of France, with more than 670 aircraft of various types.

In addition to these two countries that have formed a confrontation in Spain, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Romania, Germany, Austria and Poland, as well as the United Kingdom, which is closely watching the situation in Europe, have all started rounds of air force construction plans.

In the Pacific, there is also a related air force arms race between Australasia and the island countries.

However, whether in terms of construction speed or quality, the aircraft of the islanders are far inferior to those of Australasia.

At present, the number of Australasia's air force is 855, all of which are the fourth-generation aircraft.

This generation of aircraft does not use jet engines, and the performance of the aircraft is not much different from that of other European countries, which is at the same level.

According to undisclosed data, Australasia also has more than 1,500 jet fighters.

These jet fighters are all first-generation, that is, the fifth-generation aircraft in military aircraft. As for the most advanced sixth-generation aircraft, the current prototype is still under testing, and it will take some time before mass production.

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