Chapter 878: Training Through War

General Christie was right. On that day, all the soldiers from the Philippines and Kalimantan were given a hot meal of excellent steak and white bread.

The second day was indeed a more difficult war, which could be called a full-scale offensive.

The first day's offensive was just a test. Australasian sent a total of less than 10,000 troops, and the final losses were also great, with less than one-tenth of the people evacuated.

On the second day, the Australasian army could almost be said to be an all-out attack.

Because a lot of island defense positions had been removed yesterday, today's offensive was still the Philippines and Kalimantan troops, and more than 30,000 people were sent out at once.

The offensive was no longer limited to one main island, but launched an attack on all the surrounding small islands.

The first disadvantage of a full-scale offensive was the continuous increase in casualties.

In just over two hours, at least 6,000 indigenous soldiers were killed or wounded, and the death toll exceeded more than half.

If this trend continues, the 300,000 people commanded by General Christie can only hold on to the offensive for more than half a month at most.

And what about the casualties caused by these Kalimantan and Philippine troops to the island country's army? Almost negligible.

First of all, in the beach landing battle, it is undoubtedly very difficult to transport artillery, move and fire under the enemy's nose.

Secondly, the Philippine army is okay, and the Kalimantan army is almost entirely composed of natives, which also means that the Kalimantan army has no large-caliber artillery.

At about 11 o'clock in the morning, after nearly four hours of fierce attack, General Christie looked at his watch, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "It should be almost done, let the soldiers take a break. Before our reinforcements arrive, it is not the time to consume a large number of native soldiers."

Then, in the afternoon, this situation was repeated again.

In just one day, the Philippine and Kalimantan armies suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Even the death toll has exceeded tens of thousands, and the number of injured is close to 20,000, which is tragic.

But there are also results.

First of all, the small islands around the main island have almost all been captured.

Although the island nation's army has nearly 100,000 troops in the Ryukyu Islands, most of them must be deployed on more important islands.

These small islands serve as the first line of defense for the Ryukyu Islands, and the number of troops deployed will certainly not be too many.

In fact, if General Christie ordered the Philippine and Kalimantan armies to attack with all their strength, the results of the past two days would not have been just to conquer the surrounding small islands.

But the problem is that General Christie, or the Australasian government behind him, obviously has no intention of conquering the Ryukyu Islands as soon as possible.

From General Christie's actions, it can be seen that the purpose of Australasia is actually to hone the combat effectiveness of the Philippine and Kalimantan armies through this landing battle.

The combat effectiveness of the Australasian army is still guaranteed. After all, the annual military expenditure is also a huge number. With sufficient military budget, the Australasian soldiers are not elite, but at least qualified.

But the combat effectiveness of the so-called cannon fodder troops in the Philippines and Kalimantan cannot be guaranteed.

Especially in Kalimantan, which is an army composed of indigenous people, the overall discipline is very poor, and the fighting power that can be erupted is completely unguaranteed.

The purpose of General Christie's doing this is, first, to train the fighting power of the Philippine army and make the Philippine army an important assistant to the Australasian army.

The second is to let the Kalimantan army experience such a cruel war and let them be baptized by the fire of war.

Doing so can ensure that the Kalimantan army can at least remain stable when facing a similar cruel war, and not to be chaotic for the sake of war, so that the enemy can find opportunities.

In the Australasian plan, the entire war against the island country will become the biggest test for the Philippine and Kalimantan armies.

While Australasian is not in a hurry and is carrying out its own plan, the war in Europe on the other side of the earth is also in dire straits.

On June 27, Kortrijk, the last city in Belgium, was captured by the German army. More than 100,000 German troops entered Kortrijk in a mighty manner, and officially announced that the entire territory of Belgium was occupied by Germany.

The Belgian government quickly gave up everything, took some government officials and many important documents, fled south to France, and then took a ship from France to London.

There was no way, the current fighting power of the German army was too terrible, which made France not so safe.

Germany, which successfully occupied the entire territory of Belgium, had greatly increased its confidence at this time. In addition, the island army had successfully delayed Australasia, which made the German General Staff confidently express to the German government the idea of ​​breaking through France in three months.

However, before the full-scale attack on France, the German General Staff also had other ideas about several surrounding countries.

After Belgium was broken, Germany had successfully become the only neighbor of the Netherlands on the European continent.

More importantly, except for the coast of the Netherlands, Germany can be said to have completely surrounded the Netherlands.

It can also be seen from the map that Germany's territory has tended to be rectangular, and the northwest seems to have been bitten by the Netherlands, leaving a large gap like the Netherlands.

More importantly, with Germany's attack on Belgium, the Netherlands also has the intention of turning to Britain.

There is no way around it. The geographical location of the Netherlands is very important to Germany and the United Kingdom.

If Germany controls the Netherlands, it has the means to threaten the southern coastline of the United Kingdom. If German planes take off from the Dutch territory, they can bomb most parts of the United Kingdom.

Once the United Kingdom controls the Netherlands, it will be able to cross the channel and continuously transport a large number of soldiers to block the attack of the German army.

It can also be seen from the map that the German army deep in the Belgian and French borders is easily surrounded by the Dutch army in the rear.

In order to protect the safety of its front line and also to avoid the threat posed by the geographical location of the Netherlands, Germany declared war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands on June 28, 1936, the day after the full occupation of the proportion.

If it is said that declaring war on Belgium still requires a certain excuse, then when declaring war on the Netherlands, Germany has no disguise.

Although the relationship between the Netherlands and Germany was relatively good during World War I, even when William II fled, he chose to seek refuge in the Netherlands.

But the problem is that the German Empire at this time was obviously not controlled by William II. It is not an exaggeration to say that William II had no control over Germany at that time. He was just a German emperor in name only.

On the day of the declaration of war, the Dutch government, under the order of Queen Wilhelmina, directly joined the Anglo-French-Austrian-Austrian Alliance.

Luxembourg sensed the crisis and announced its joining of the Quadruple Alliance the next day.

This makes the current situation in Europe even more intense. Overall, Europe is still a war between Britain, France, Austria, Germany and Italy.

But from this moment on, European countries have been constantly choosing to join both sides, and the two major military forces have their own members.

Like the Allied Powers in World War I, the so-called World War II naturally has its own military group code.

The reason is also very simple. The four countries that make up this military alliance are mainly based on their respective alliance treaties.

The Franco-Austrian Alliance, the Anglo-Australian Alliance and the Anglo-French Alliance jointly determined the name of this military group.

The military group formed by Germany and Italy is called the Allied Powers.

The principle is the same. Germany and Italy signed a military agreement, which is also the origin of the name of the Allied Powers.

Well, coincidentally, the two major military groups in World War II were still named the Allies and the Entente.

Although the names are the same, the main countries of the two major military groups have been completely changed.

The main countries of the Entente in World War I were Britain, France and Australia, but in World War II, they became Germany and Italy.

The main countries of the Allies in World War I were Germany and the Austrian Empire, but in World War II, they became Britain, France and Australia.

No matter how their respective members change, the main situation in Europe in World War I and World War II is still Britain and France against Germany.

Arthur is also paying close attention to the situation in Europe.

After Belgium is completely defeated, France will face the pressure of the German army alone. Even with the assistance of part of the British army, it will not be able to change the situation of the war in a short time.

This also means that whether France can hold on for a while will directly determine the development of the European situation.

If France is still like in history, and even creates the myth that the enemy will never be able to conquer Paris before France surrenders, then Arthur will have nothing to say.

But if the French hold on, the situation in Europe will be very different.

Even if the Austrian Empire is defeated, it will not have a big impact on the overall situation. After all, Germany, which unified most of Europe, was bound to make the Russians sleepless and eat poorly.

In addition to wanting to consume the strength of Britain and France as much as possible in World War II, Arthur also had a plan to try to make Germany and Russia fight each other.

Once Britain and France were weakened, the two countries that were most capable of competing for world hegemony would be Australasia and Russia.

Although Australasia had more advantages in the competition between the two countries, if Russia was not weakened too much, it would likely develop into a polarized situation like in history.

Arthur didn't want to see such a situation. The best result is that Britain, France and Russia were greatly weakened in this war, and Australasia naturally became the world hegemon and inherited most of the British legacy.

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