Chapter 928: War Is Urgent

As the first batch of new bullets were delivered to the European Balkan battlefields, the wars between European countries became more brutal.

After various countries broke their faces, they began to use forbidden weapons that were originally prohibited, with the sole purpose of causing greater damage to the enemy.

Against this background, the casualties incurred by various countries in launching wars are even greater, and the number of casualties is also rising.

More importantly, the Germans have tasted the benefits. They quickly discovered the wonders of the enemy's bullet design and used it on a large scale in their own weapons and equipment.

After the Germans used a large number of more lethal weapons, as the main target of Germany's offensive, the Russians became the role that bore everything.

In the German and Russian attacks, a large number of weapons were used in the attack on Smolensk. The Germans deployed nearly 800,000 troops in this battle, and the Russian troops responsible for defending Vitebsk and Smolensk also numbered more than 500,000.

Both sides invested more than 1.3 million troops in this offensive and defensive battle, and the results were indescribably tragic.

On the German side, more than 200,000 people were lost in this battle, and hundreds of tanks and hundreds of aircraft were destroyed.

The Russians were even worse. The reserve army they finally mobilized was almost completely wiped out. Only less than 100,000 of the 500,000 troops stationed on the ground evacuated to Moscow in the rear.

On June 3, 1937, the German Army Group South successfully captured Kiev and completed its initial main offensive.

After this, Army Group South divided into two groups. The first route goes north to Moscow along the northeast direction and joins the Central Army Group.

The second route followed the river south, with the goal of capturing the entire Ukrainian region and advancing the front to Sudaringrad.

As for the German Northern Army, it has also surrounded St. Petersburg and captured the surrounding Luga and Novgorod.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield in Eastern Europe, the German army is doing well. The Russian army was retreating steadily. Even though Russia had mobilized millions of troops, it still could not stop the German army's attack.

What's more important is that from the time Germany launched the surprise attack to the present, the German army's losses have been less than 400,000, which is almost the strength of an army group.

The Russians are much worse off here. The Western Front, which had been almost completely wiped out before, plus the losses on other fronts, the death toll alone has exceeded one million, and the total casualties have been close to 2 million.

Sudarin, who had vowed before the outbreak of the war that the German army would not have the guts to attack Russia, could only frantically mobilize soldiers to form the Moscow defense line.

From a geographical point of view, Moscow is already in the center of Russia's Eastern Europe. Because of the importance of Moscow, the Russian army has no retreat.

With the exception of Sudaringrad, almost no German city could have the ability to serve as a temporary capital.

If Moscow is lost, it will not only undermine the confidence of the Russian military and civilians in resistance, but also undermine the influence of the Russian government.

Starting on June 5, the Russian army mobilized the forces of two army groups to protect its capital, Moscow.

The media is also constantly publishing news reports, and various remarks about "Although Russia is big, but behind us is Moscow." The purpose is to make the Russian people more firmly support this war.

The good news is that the Germans have no immediate plans to capture Moscow.

After occupying Smolensk, the German army did not rush to advance eastward. Instead, it occupied cities such as Roslavl and Bryansk to the south, completely forcing the Russian army to the rear.

As a result, the road for the Southern Army Group to Moscow was also opened, and the Germans' purpose was obvious, which was to gather the three major army groups to encircle Moscow.

The crisis situation in Russia has allowed the Russian government to completely understand the situation. At least they are no longer so blindly confident in themselves.

In addition to actively building the Moscow Defense Line, the Russian government also frequently contacted Britain and France, asking Britain and France to attract the attention of the German army on the Western European battlefield, and preferably to contain a group of German troops to return for reinforcements.

Do Britain and France want to attract the attention of the German army at this time? In fact, I still think about it.

But the problem is that the actions of German and Italian troops in Tunisia and Algiers left the French unprepared.

Coupled with Spanish involvement, the French North African Army lost important areas along the North African coast such as Tunisia, Constantine and Oran in a very short period of time.

As of June 1937, the only coastal area of ​​North Africa still under French control was Algiers in the center.

The Spanish army has even reached Casablanca in Morocco, and there seems to be a tendency to reoccupy Morocco.

Under such circumstances, it is obviously a bit overwhelming to want the French to use at least one million troops to counterattack Germany.

For the current French army, preserving the North African colonies is the top priority. Even if Paris is occupied, as long as the Germans are driven away in the future, Paris will still belong to France.

But if the North African colonies are occupied by Germany, even if all these Germans are driven away in the future, the North African colonies may not return to the embrace of France.

If the North African colonies were lost, even if the war was won, it would definitely be a heavy blow to the French government.

Although France, a country with only its own territory, is still a great power, it has completely lost its right to compete for world hegemony, or even for European hegemony.

France, with only its own territory, is at best a European power, and its path to expansion in any direction will be completely blocked.

Currently, there are more than 2 million troops fighting a large-scale war in the Northwest African battlefield. The French have already mobilized nearly one million troops, of which more than 400,000 are genuine Frenchmen, and the remaining less than 600,000 are troops mobilized from various colonies.

The British have also mobilized less than 200,000 troops to help France. After all, the relationship between the British and French allies still exists, and helping the French is also the only choice for the British at present.

In Germany, Italy and Spain, the size of the German army remains at around 300,000. But it is these 300,000 German troops that have posed an unimaginable threat and suppression to the millions of French troops.

In the case that most of the French troops are colonial troops, this is like blood suppression, and it is also the real reason why the French army has been retreating step by step until now.

In addition to the 300,000 German troops, there are nearly 300,000 Spanish troops and 500,000 Italian troops fighting in Northwest Africa.

The purpose of the German army was only to distract the attention of Britain and France, while the purpose of Spain and Italy was to truly occupy the territory of Northwest Africa and expand their sphere of influence.

Before the war, both countries had colonies of a certain scale in Northwest Africa and North Africa, and they were adjacent to France's Northwest African colonies.

Morocco, which Spain had been thinking about day and night, and the Libyan colonies previously occupied by Italy are currently under the control of the French.

This resulted in the Spanish and Italian armies not being as powerful as the German army, but they still had a high will to fight.

On the contrary, the millions of French troops did not have such a strong desire to protect the North African colonies.

However, it is understandable that the French army could not even protect its own homeland, so how could it have the heart to protect the colonies in North Africa?

And the remaining colonial troops were not all from Northwest Africa, a large part of them came from West Africa and Central Africa, and even from North America.

It is better to expect these soldiers to not slander France too badly after surrendering to Germany than to expect them to guard the French colonies as if they were ready to die.

Faced with such a terrible European battlefield, even if the British had an extremely powerful navy, they could only sigh and say that they were powerless.

In the end, the British still set their sights on their ally, Australasia.

From the outbreak of the war to the present, in addition to paying attention to the European belligerents, the country that the British paid the most attention to should be Australasia.

There is no way, the potential that Australasia has currently exploded is absolutely worthy of any degree of attention from the British.

Especially after European media roughly estimated the economic scale of Australasia last year, the British raised their vigilance against Australasia to the highest level, second only to Germany, which is currently fighting.

There is no way around it. The economy of Australasia has surpassed that of the United Kingdom and is the second highest among all the great powers.

If we count the two major colonies of Australasia, the Philippines and Kalimantan, as well as the Kingdom of California and the United Kingdom of the West Coast within its sphere of influence, the economic scale within Australasia is already equal to that of Germany, which has currently annexed several powerful countries, and can also pose a threat to the Commonwealth of Nations.

What's more terrible is that the population size of Australasia is close to that of the UK, which means that Australasia has basically closed the gap in population.

Facing this superpower that has become the world's third largest economy, the world's top three military powers and the world's top three comprehensive strength in less than 40 years, British Prime Minister Churchill believes that his caution and fear are too late.

You know, Australasia's rapid development is still continuing, which is the most fatal for the British government.

Once Australasia's development continues, how long will it take for them to completely catch up with Britain and leave Britain far behind?

There is no definite answer to this question, but the question itself is something the British do not want to see at all.

Although Britain's hostility towards Australasia is not as deep as that of other countries, the British still have a certain pride in facing this country that was once just their colony.

If this country that was once just their colony is put on their head, doesn't it mean that all British governments have been incompetent since Australasia's independence?

Although the British were reluctant to let Australasia gain greater benefits in this war, the problem was that the current war had clearly exceeded the British expectations.

The British could only be forced to choose to let Australasia send more troops, and the price in return was that Britain had to make concessions in terms of interests.

Arthur was also concerned about the wars in Eastern Europe and North Africa. After learning that Russia and France were losing ground, Arthur knew that the British government would come to him sooner or later.

Especially under the premise that the United States has been destroyed, a small Great Lakes Republic cannot support Britain and France to win this war.

Only Australasia can support Britain and France, and the British have no choice. Even if they know the threat of Australasia in the future, they can only give up some of their interests to Australasia unless they are willing to lose this war.

The war has continued to this day, and the outcome of the defeat is very clear, that is, the colonies within the sphere of influence will be divided, and even the homeland is at risk of being divided.

After all, the investment of various countries in the war has been huge, and the number of troops mobilized has already reached millions. Unless the Royal Navy, on which Britain relies, loses all combat effectiveness, it is absolutely impossible for the British to surrender easily.

There is only one consequence of never surrendering, and that is to win the war at all costs.

On June 15, 1937, the Australasian government personally received British Prime Minister Churchill.

This was Churchill's first visit to Australasia since he became British Prime Minister. The purpose of his trip was to discuss with Australasia about increasing investment in the war.

The war between Australasia and the island countries continues to this day, and the British do not understand that Australasia is completely acting.

If Arthur wanted to end the war, he could have ended it within a few months. But Arthur did not do this. The intention behind it was already obvious, which was to sit back and watch the development of the European war and strive to maximize his own interests.

Seeing this famous figure in World War II again, Arthur felt very relaxed at this time. At this time, Arthur has taken the absolute initiative. No matter who the diplomatic representative sent by the British is, he can only fall into the passive side in this negotiation.

"Dear Your Majesty, our war may be lost." After seeing Arthur, Churchill immediately said to Arthur with a sad face, as if the war had been lost.

"Oh? Isn't the war still going on? I remember that both you and France have millions of troops. With the help of the Russian army, how come you can't win this war?" Arthur pretended to be surprised and asked Churchill .

"Russia is retreating steadily in the Eastern European battlefields, and the French army is also trapped in the African battlefield. Your Majesty, if we don't have any reinforcements, I am afraid that the Germans will dominate the entire Europe, and the island countries will also control the entire Pacific with the help of Germany." Churchill said something shocking, trying to make Arthur understand the seriousness of the matter.

Naturally, Arthur could not be deceived by Churchill's few words. After Churchill finished speaking, Arthur asked: "Don't you, the British, still have millions of troops? If they are invested in the battlefields of Africa and Eastern Europe, it should be able to help France and Russia ease their situation.

Moreover, according to news from North America, at least hundreds of thousands of troops are being trained on the east coast of North America. Can't these troops also be deployed on the European battlefield? "

Churchill nodded awkwardly, feeling surprised at the Australasian intelligence agency.

The British did train hundreds of thousands of troops on the east coast of North America, including many black North Americans. The condition offered by the British was that as long as they helped the British win the war, all blacks who joined the army would obtain local legal household registration and become legal citizens recognized by several North American countries.