Rise of Australia

Chapter 944 Traitor

When Australasia's indiscriminate bombing of island countries became a hot topic around the world, Australasia's actions against island countries had also begun.

On the night of August 1937, 8, in Sapporo, a city in the northern part of the island country.

Boom boom boom!
The slightly dull knock on the door was extremely obvious in the silent night, but after just a few steps, it was drowned out by the chirping of cicadas and croaking frogs in the distance.

crunch~

The old wooden door opened, revealing a man with big black eyes and a slightly listless look.

"Murakami-kun, is there anything wrong?" The man looked outside the door, where stood his childhood friend, Murakami Sanan, who was being monitored by the island government because he was studying in Australasia.

"Let's talk inside." Murakami looked at the empty, silent night behind him and did not directly state his purpose.

"Please come in."

crunch~

Once again, accompanied by the sound of an old wooden door, silence returned outside the door.

"Murakami-kun, what's wrong?" Looking at his fellow villager whose temperament was obviously different from before, Inojiro asked curiously.

"Mr. Jingxia, if nothing unexpected happens, you will go to training next month?" Murakami Sanan also looked at his partner and asked after a long time.

"Hey, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Inojiro nodded first, then asked.

"What happened? Damn it, the sky is falling!" Murakami Sanan was instantly agitated and said helplessly: "I have said it before, extreme militarism and radical militarism will never work!

You know, Jingxia-kun, just yesterday, Australasia launched a massive bombing of Tokyo. Now the Emperor and the government are gone, and the island nation is completely finished. "

"What did you say? Australasia carried out a massive bombing on Tokyo? Was it the same weapon used in Hiroshima?" Inojiro's eyes widened slightly and he asked in disbelief.

"Of course." Murakami Sanan said in an angry tone: "I am fed up with the stupidity of the government. Knowing that Australasia has such powerful weapons, it still insists on not giving in.

I have long said that we will never be a match for Australasia in the fight for supremacy in the Pacific. Rather than risking our entire national destiny in a war with Australasia, it is better to cooperate with Australasia and seize Russia's interests in the Far East.

But stupid governments will never listen to the opinions of ordinary people. Now, the emperor and the government have said goodbye to this world. "

"If powerful weapons like the one used in Hiroshima are used, doesn't that mean that the entire Tokyo could be destroyed?" Inojiro, who was still immersed in the shock of the bombing of Tokyo, kept asking.

"That's probably the case." Murakami Sanan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "When the government decides to launch an attack on the Hawaiian port, we must be prepared for crazy retaliation from Australasia.

If you have never been to Australasia, you don't understand how terrible this country is. Compared with the former British Empire, I think the former United States and the current Australasia are the countries with the greatest potential.

Of course, the United States no longer exists. Perhaps the next world hegemon will be Australasia.”

As one of the few Japanese who have studied abroad in Australasia, Murakami Sanan was shocked by the speed of Australasia's development.

The establishment time of Australasia is even shorter than the reform time of the island countries, but it is in this short period of more than 30 years that Australasia has completed the process of moving from a colony to a great power, and has surpassed the island countries to become the current undisputed overlord of the Pacific.

If we take into account the various advanced and powerful weapons used by Australasia, it is no exaggeration to say that at present, among the military strength of countries in the world, perhaps only Germany can compete with Australasia.

It is precisely such a powerful country that the foolish government insisted on taking the initiative to provoke, and even when Australasia has already used more powerful weapons, it remains unmoved and attempts to resist stubbornly.

If this isn’t a naked attempt to commit suicide, what is it? Murakami Sanan has never been so disappointed with his country, nor has he ever been so hopeless.

"Murakami-kun, do you hate Australasia?" Inojiro looked at his childhood friend, hesitated for a moment, and asked.

"Hate?" Murakami Sanan shook his head, with a wry smile on his face, and said helplessly: "When the two countries are at war, and we are the first to attack, what qualifications do I have to hate Australasia?

If it were me, I would do the same. I would even admire them for being able to grow from a colony to a great power in such a short period of time, and even become a superpower that can compete for world hegemony.

Look at us, we have little money to invest in the military, and there are still irreconcilable conflicts between the army and the navy. This is simply ridiculous. I have never seen such intense conflicts in the great powers. If such scenes were used on the enemy, I am afraid we would have won the war long ago. "

"Now that Tokyo has been destroyed, why don't we try to contact Australasia and end this war as much as possible to avoid suffering more losses?" Jiro Inoue looked at his partner who looked a little decadent and asked word by word.

Murakami Sanan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jingxia Jiro with a fiery gaze and asked directly: "Jingxia-kun, have you ever had contact with Australasia?"

Seeing that his partner had exposed him so quickly, Ijiro nodded helplessly and said with a smile: "Hey. Maybe it's because I'm a pacifist. Someone claiming to be from the Australasian Intelligence Department came to me before."

Murakami Sanan was a little dumbfounded. His status as an international student did not attract the Australasian intelligence department, so how could a native of Jingxia attract the Australasians?
As if he noticed Murakami Sanan's surprise, Ijiro smiled and said, "You were monitored by many people before. I believe this is also the reason why the Australasians did not find you."

Murakami Sanan nodded and did not pursue the issue any further.

"You said that people from the Australasian Intelligence Department came to you? What did they want you to do?" Murakami Sanan looked at his partner and asked curiously.

Ijiro still has more faith in Murakami Sanan.

Therefore, without much hesitation, Jiro Ito said: "They invited me to create a peace party to attract and recruit those islanders who are opposed to the war.

I was originally curious about the purpose and purpose of the Australasians wanting to establish a peace party. After hearing what you said today, I now understand the purpose of the Australasians. "

Murakami Sanan also nodded, and instantly understood the intention behind the Australasian.

Directly use atomic bombs to destroy the government and the emperor who support the war, and then support peace-loving people in the island country to establish a new party to control the island country’s government to complete the occupation of the island country.

At the same time, we can also use the means of peace-loving people to purge the war factions in the island country and achieve the goal of using the island people to govern the island country.

Although such means are very common internationally, it has to be admitted that it is indeed a more appropriate choice for the current situation in the island country.

After all, for the islanders, most of whom were radicals at this time, if Australasia were to forcibly impose military control, multiple rebellions would inevitably break out, affecting Australasia’s operations in Europe.

If the islanders govern themselves, Australasia only needs to exercise economic and military control and let the pacifist island government take the blame to maintain the stability of the island.

As for whether the peace faction would purge the war faction, in the face of the temptation of the highest power in a country, this question actually already has an answer. "Do you have any contact information for the Australasian people?" After thinking for a moment, Murakami Sanan made a plan.

"Are you planning to cooperate with the Australasians?" Ijiro asked after a moment's hesitation.

Although he is a pacifist, the relationship with Australasia has suddenly changed from enemy to collaborator, which is a big leap.

More importantly, the bombing of Australasia was unprecedented.

If Tokyo was really destroyed, the number of casualties on the island nation would be at least three million.

This is no longer a simple enemy, this is a mortal enemy!

It would be fine if they succeeded in establishing a new government, but they could use their power to eliminate the influence of public opinion.

But if they do not seize power, their enemies will not let go of these "traitors" in the eyes of the people.

“This may be the only choice for the island nation, isn’t it?” Murakami Sanan smiled bitterly and said helplessly: “What can we do if we don’t cooperate with Australasia?

Are we waiting for more bombings in Australasia? One bombing can destroy a city, how many cities can we wait for bombings in Australasia?
Do we have to wait until all 70 million of our people are killed before we bow our heads and surrender to Australasia?"

Murakami Sanan's words were like a heavy blow to Inojiro Jiro, completely extinguishing all of Inojiro Jiro's hopes.

Yes, ever since the bombing of Hiroshima by Australasia, the island countries and Australasia have been completely on different levels.

The current war actually has only one outcome for the island countries, and that is failure.

As for what kind of failure it will be, that depends on the awareness of the island nation’s government and people.

September 1937, 9, in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

Familiar place, familiar knock on the door.

Boom, boom, boom!

After a rhythmic knock on the door, the wooden door creaked open.

Ijiro appeared behind the wooden door and said with a smile, "I have been waiting for a long time, Lord Andri."

"It's been a long time coming, Mr. Jingxia." The man called Andre took off his hat, revealing an Australasian face, and spoke with a smile.

"Come in and talk in detail. I have a friend who also wants to meet Lord Andri." Inojiro nodded and invited very enthusiastically.

"I'm very happy to do so." Andri was not at all flustered, which made Ijiro, who was observing Andri's reaction, secretly admire him.

This kind of unknown friend is a trouble for intelligence workers, a trouble that may very likely expose their identity.

Even if it was an enemy plot, it would not be a simple matter of exposing one's identity. One could face death if one was not careful, and there might even be major problems with intelligence work.

And in the opinion of Jiro Inoue, Andri's calm attitude at this time meant that he had already anticipated the person he was introducing.

But it was normal to think that since the other party was able to contact me, he must have investigated me and the people around me in detail. In this case, Izumi Jiro's childhood friend Murakami Sanan would naturally be included in the investigation of Australasia.

As expected, after entering the house, Andri did not show the slightest surprise when he saw Murakami Sanan inside. Instead, as he had expected, he smiled and said to Murakami Sanan, "I've heard of your name for a long time, Mr. Murakami."

"Have you heard of me?" Murakami Sanan asked in surprise.

"Of course. General Anke of the Royal Military College of Melbourne mentioned you to me. He praised you as the best military student among all the island countries." Andre explained with a smile on his face.

"I see." Kamimura Sanan nodded and became a little closer to Andri.

Military students are definitely the most special among all the students from island countries, and their proportion is also the smallest among all the students.

According to current statistics from all universities in Australasia, the number of international students is approximately 2200 per year, which is still a considerable number.

However, about 1200 of them came from the Australasian sphere of influence, namely the Philippines, Kalimantan, the West Coast United Kingdom and the Kingdom of California.

The remaining 1000 or so are other international students from around the world, of which about 400 are from Asia.

Excluding international students from the Philippines and other four countries, among the remaining 1000 international students, less than one-tenth are military students, and the rest are from ordinary universities.

This is normal, as students at military academies in Australasia can access some relatively advanced technologies. This also means that all international students at military academies must serve in the Australasia military for two years, limiting the number of international military students.

At the same time, the military academy also has very strict requirements for international students. Even if you are just the most ordinary one, you are definitely one of the better international students.

"Mr. Jingxia, do you have any plans now?" After the two sides exchanged greetings, Andrei looked at Jingxia Jiro and asked with a smile.

Although Murakami Sanan was a military student studying in Australasia, it was obvious in this conversation that Jiro Iori was more important.

Jiro Inoue is not only a well-known anti-war activist in Hokkaido, but his father was also sentenced to prison for opposing the island government's war.

If the support of Jiro Inoue could be obtained, the anti-war party in the island country being prepared by Australasia would be able to successfully complete the first step.

Hearing Andri's question, Jiro Izumi nodded slowly, but did not give a positive answer. Instead, he asked his own question: "If I agree to your request, can you stop bombing the island country?"

Andri continued to smile and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jingxia, this is not something I can decide.

But I can guarantee that if our plan is successful, our bombing will definitely stop.

War is not what Australasia aspires to do, and I am sure you all understand that.”

(End of this chapter)