Rise of Australia

Chapter 911 Seizing food from the tiger’s mouth
The words of Army Commander-in-Chief Brauchitsch caused a stir in the entire meeting and also made the German Prime Minister fall into deep thought.

Indeed, since neither battlefield can achieve results in a short period of time, it becomes natural to find a place where results can be achieved in a short period of time.

Although Russia has the largest territory and population (mainland) in the whole of Europe, the combat effectiveness of the Russian army in the past 50 years can be described as extremely corrupt and terrible.

If it weren't for Russia's territory and population, it would probably have lost its status as a great power after World War I.

As a country with the strongest army in both world wars, Germany did not look down on Russia in terms of its army's combat effectiveness.

Why do we say that? We have to mention the history of the island country that once defeated Russia in the Far East.

As we all know, the island country was a decadent feudal country a hundred years ago. But in recent decades, the island country has completed major reforms, successfully built a fairly good industry, and made its army and navy reach the level of great powers.

In the process of learning Western technology, the island nations mainly learned from two countries in terms of military, namely Britain, which had the strongest navy, and Germany, which had the strongest army.

Of course, this is also one of the reasons why the island nation’s army and navy refused to give in to each other and even had many conflicts with each other. After all, the conflicts between Britain and Germany are also very deep.

The island nation's army initially learned from the German Army's construction, and its combat effectiveness is still a long way from that of the German Army.

But it was this army, modeled after the German Army, that officially defeated the Russians in the war in the Far East, and was one of the reasons why they were able to gain the status of a great power.

Just imagine, the island country that learned from the German army defeated Russia. How could the genuine German army look down on the Russian army?

In addition, the poor performance of the Russian army in World War I shocked Germany. When facing the Russian army, the German army was as easy as cutting melons and vegetables, and was even able to defeat the Russian army in a short time.

If it weren't for the mutual consumption between France and Germany in World War I, a country like Russia would have been seen as a pile of loose sand by Germany and could have been easily defeated.

"Does the General Staff have any opinion on Marshal Brauchitsch's proposal?" After a brief silence, the German Prime Minister asked.

Boom boom boom!
A knock on the door interrupted the thoughts of the German Chancellor and the General Staff. Then, a lieutenant general walked in. Amidst everyone's inquiring gazes, he walked towards the German Chancellor alone and whispered in his ear.

"What? Sara was occupied by the Russians?" The German Prime Minister suddenly slammed the table, stood up, and looked at the lieutenant general who reported the news, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

Seeing everyone staring at him blankly, the German Prime Minister finally reacted, sat back down, and instructed the lieutenant general: "Everyone present here is a hero of the empire. There is nothing to hide. Let everyone listen."

"Yes!" The lieutenant general nodded respectfully, and then said to everyone in the conference room: "Commendations, according to the telegram from the 37th Army, on their way to the northern Finnish city of Sara, Sara has been occupied by Russian troops.

Furthermore, they seem to have established a defensive line in the Sara area and are currently confronting our troops."

"Damn it, do the Russians want to declare war on us?" Hearing what the lieutenant general said, these radical German officers could no longer sit still and began to question angrily.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I agree with Marshal Brauchitsch's proposal. Perhaps it is time to start a war against Russia. We must let the damn Russians understand that Germany is the overlord of the European continent, and Russia is just a weak country that is rotten to the core."

Hearing what the generals said, the German Prime Minister nodded, looked at the General Staff, and ordered: "The General Staff should start making plans. Germany cannot ignore Russia's repeated provocations.

But before we determine the specific attack plan, I hope you can keep it secret. At least don't let Russia know about our attack plan. If we can quickly defeat this country, perhaps this will be our chance to win. "

"Yes!"

When attacking Poland, the Russians suddenly intervened, which made Germany somewhat dissatisfied. Fortunately, Russia at that time also shared a certain amount of diplomatic pressure with Germany, so Germany did not say anything.

But at this time, when Germany had already gone to war with Britain and France, Russia was still unscrupulously snatching meat from Germany's mouth, which was a bit too contemptuous of Germany.

If Paris had not been occupied, perhaps Germany would not have such a big objection. But after occupying the French capital of Paris, German officers have gradually become blindly arrogant.

Many German officers, including Field Marshal Brauchitsch, the commander-in-chief of the Army who proposed the attack on Russia, believed that the German army could defeat Russia in a short period of time, just as it had defeated Poland at that time.

It can also be seen from the history of Russian wars that the city of Moscow is very important to Russia today.

As long as Moscow can be occupied, the Russian government's resistance to the war will be reduced. More importantly, the Russian government has only been destroyed for a few years.

This also means that there are still a certain number of royalists in Russia. Perhaps these royalists can be used to divide Russia again to ensure that the European continent will not have such a large country.

The decision to attack Russia was undoubtedly quite bold. It also meant that Germany had to abandon all previous war plans and adopt a defensive strategy in the two battlefields of France and the Balkans in order to mobilize enough troops to launch the war in Eastern Europe. Once the war against Russia was delayed for a long time, Germany's strategic defense in France and the Balkans would likely be discovered and subjected to a focused counterattack in these two regions.

This is also a very serious problem for Germany, so when choosing the combat plan, it needs to think very carefully before making the final decision.

March 1937, 3, Fort St. Arthur, Australasia.

"Your Majesty, Russia has successfully occupied Sarah." Batty, director of the Royal Security Intelligence Agency, walked up with a smile on his face and whispered to Arthur.

Arthur nodded without any surprise, and asked Director Batty with a calm smile: "How did the Germans react?"

"The Germans have not reacted at all at the moment, but this is the most reassuring thing. This group of crazy guys are probably already planning an attack on Russia in their hearts." Director Batti said with a smile.

For a crazy country like Germany that almost went to war with the whole of Europe, it is most strange that they did not react at all in the face of such serious provocation.

According to the temperament of the Germans, no reaction means that there is a bigger reaction in secret, the most likely of which is planning an attack on Russia.

As for the problems between Germany and Russia, Australasia and Britain have been planning for a long time.

Long before the outbreak of World War II, Arthur had regarded Russia as the biggest enemy after World War II, and decided to do everything possible to drag the Russians into the water and let them and the Germans consume each other.

In fact, with the expansion of Germany, it is impossible for the Russians to sit still. Although the Russian government has changed again and again, it has experienced the Tsarist government, the capitalist government and the current new government.

But the essence of the Russians will not change, that is, their desire for land and their ambition to dominate Europe.

If Germany was only at war with France, no matter how complicated Russia's inner thoughts were, it would not be possible for it to openly target Germany.

But Germany has already taken action in Northern Europe and the Balkans, which are of great concern to Russia. It would be strange if Russia did not respond at all.

Let’s talk about Northern Europe first. Sweden and Finland are both countries along the Mediterranean coast. Finland was once a territory of Russia. It is impossible for Russia to have no ambitions.

Again, if Germany completely occupied the three Nordic countries, Russia's Baltic Fleet would face a very embarrassing situation.

Secondly, Germany's war in the Balkans also made Russia very worried. Once Germany occupied the entire Balkan Peninsula, it would also be a fatal blow to Russia.

Moreover, will an enemy that has occupied most of Europe let Russia go? I'm afraid not.

It can be said that all that was missing for the relationship between Germany and Russia to break down and even go to war was a fuse.

What Arthur did was to create a fuse between Germany and Russia and ignite the relationship between the two countries.

There are actually two options for this fuse, either the Balkan Peninsula or Northern Europe, both of which are regions that the Russians are very concerned about.

But after careful consideration, Arthur decided to create some temptation for the Russians in Northern Europe. There was no other way. The Balkans had a much greater impact on the European situation than Northern Europe. If most of the Balkans were abandoned, the German-Italian military group would be even more powerful, and they would also have a large number of vassal troops in the Balkan Peninsula, making it more difficult to defeat them.

But if the Germans were allowed to easily gain Northern Europe, there would not seem to be much loss, except for some Swedish iron ore.

Even if Germany completely occupied the three Nordic countries, the strengthening of Germany's own strength would not be so outrageous and would still be within the controllable range.

Moreover, among the three Nordic countries, there is Finland, which Russia covets very much. Once Dmitry leaves Finland, the Russians will definitely not be able to resist and will take a bite of Finland as they did with Poland.

It is also because of this that the relationship between Germany and Russia is bound to break down.

Germany at this time is not the Germany that just broke out in the German War. Because it has torn its face with Britain and France, for the current Germany, its own interests are the most important thing.

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