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Chapter 878 Wrestling in Australia (2)

In 1943, 7.62 million square kilometers of Australian continent lived with more than 2.8 million residents. Including the Japanese garrison and the peacekeeping forces sent by the League of Nations, the permanent population was close to 3 million, and its population density was 0.39 people per square kilometer. That is to say, on average, each person can occupy 2.5 square kilometers of land. Except for the North and South Poles, no place in the world is so vast and sparsely populated. Of course, Australia is not suitable for human life everywhere. Its coastal areas are full of broad sand and green plants. The wastelands and deserts in the central and western regions are areas with very harsh living environments. Back then, the Australian Resistance Army stubbornly resisted the Japanese encirclement and sweeping in these barren lands.

Although the Japanese navy, land and air forces stationed in Australia showed a very dangerous hostility towards the League of Nations peacekeeping forces coming from afar, under repeated orders from the top Japanese leaders, these fanatical Eastern samurai still suppressed the anger in their hearts and did not make violent acts that were unreasonable. When all 100,000 League of Nations peacekeeping officers and soldiers arrived in Australia, Japanese garrisons with less than 50,000 troops evacuated from the southwest and southern regions, and concentrated in the northern areas where the expatriates in Japan and other Asian countries lived.

The League of Nations peacekeeping forces arriving in Australia were naturally warmly welcomed by the white residents. They naturally took over the political security rights of the four states in the west, south and southeast from the Japanese. They then adapted the resistance left behind and the armed personnel who returned to Australia later, allowing them to maintain the social order of the four states as police or security officers. Then they began to prepare for state government elections and even the national elections in Australia. Everything seemed to be moving towards the route agreed by the League of Nations Council, but the peacekeepers soon realized a problem that they had not properly considered, that is, nearly 2 million Australian dollars.

The livelihoods of white people in the continent have long been that Australians rely on exporting agricultural products and mineral resources to earn income. However, after nearly ten years of Japanese occupation forces, the economic order of this continent has completely fallen into a state of paralysis. The number of cattle and sheep has dropped to one-fifth of the pre-war due to the occupiers' levies and taxes. The violent plundering of the Japanese army during the retreat further deteriorated the situation in the white Australian areas. The originally abundant agriculture and fishery resources were also successively occupied by the Japanese army and Japanese overseas Chinese. If compared according to the per capita resource possession and per capita income level, then the two northern states in Australia can definitely crush the other four states.

To restore the economic and production order of most countries, it is far from enough to rely solely on soldiers and limited humanitarian assistance. According to the experience of supporting the Kingdom of Ireland, the Germans quickly sent a large number of expert consultants who were skilled in internal affairs. Many officials who had worked in government departments at all levels in Australia before the war also returned after the news. Speculators from all over the world flocked to them, and the four states of South Australia suddenly became a place of mixed fish and dragons.

Most of the white Australians today are immigrants from Commonwealth countries. They are grateful and worried about the "liberators" from Europe, especially Germany. They hate the Japanese rule, but they do not like the Germans to govern their country. Under the instigation of those with ulterior motives, anti-German sentiment spread rapidly among a considerable number of white Australians. They formed an opposition with those immigrants from Europe and Ireland. At the beginning, the two sides were just arguing on the streets and alleys, with several doubts.

The vicious casualties and injuries occurred, and the public's emotions became increasingly intensified. The impetuous mentality directly affected people's various policies formulated and promulgated by the temporary control authorities. Through leaflets and newspapers, extreme people accused the Western allies led by Germany of stealing the interests of Australian residents. Under their instigation and incitement, residents in several areas resisted the temporary authorities' measures to resume mining operations in the form of parades and protests. As a result, inexplicable explosions or shootings occurred during the parade, causing casualties and injuries to marchers, further worsening the situation in the four states of South Australia...

"There is no doubt that this is the Japanese trick, and the methods are very hidden and much more clever than we imagined. If the current situation continues, the elections in the four states may not be too big. However, in the next national election, the Labor Party we support may find it difficult to get more than half of the votes. Then, either the situation of division of the north and the south, or the path of forming a coalition government. No matter which path, the Japanese have enough ways to put Australia in internal friction. For a long time, we will not only have to bear the expenses of peacekeeping troops, but also provide a considerable assistance to Australia to help them maintain poor stability."

At the summer vacation spot of the new German emperor's family, located in the St. Mary Palace in the Sylvia Islands, Xia Shu was drinking iced coffee while explaining the current situation in Australia to his brother.

Emperor William clenched his fists and pounded the table: "Damn Japanese! I really want to fight them and let them see clearly who is the strongest in the world! Unfortunately, they are too far away from us. Sending a hundred thousand peacekeeping force to Australia is more expensive than stationing 200,000 people in any place in Europe. To defeat Japan head-on, at least two million troops will be needed, which is something we cannot afford. However, supporting the Russians to organize and train another million troops and provide them with enough weapons and equipment will create too many hidden dangers for European security..."

Natsuki said: "Your Majesty is right. We cannot go to war with Japan like we did when we defeated Britain, and we cannot indulge the Soviet Union to continue to expand our strength. So during this period, I often wonder whether we can't find a more proper way to curb Japan into a force that can compete with Europe?"

Little William let go of his fist, grabbed the cold dark beer in a large glass, raised his head and blew it, and the posture looked like the old William. Forget it, his eyes drooped slightly and his tone was calm: "So, you have come up with a good way to solve the problem!"

Xia Shu shrugged and said, "Maybe it's a good idea, maybe it's a bad idea, I'm not sure!"

Little William smiled and said, "You might as well talk about it first!"

Xia Shu curled her lips: "It is stated in advance that this is a long-term plan, which requires enough patience and perseverance. Of course, as long as we live long enough, we can still see the Japanese being destroyed."

William Xiao said "hmm" and then paused for a few seconds, saying in a slight tone: "From the standpoint of the German emperor, the purpose of dealing with Japan is to prevent it from threatening Germany's international status, so the most basic requirement is to limit its continued expansion. However, I don't mind that Japan is destroyed, because my brother has always hated Japan, this greedy, cruel and ignorant country."

Xia Shu laughed. Although William is now a successful person envied by countless people in the world, and is the overlord who ruled the world and called the wind and rain, in his eyes, this guy is not only mediocre, but also petty. These two qualities have not changed essentially with time. The reason why the Hohenzollern family was able to reach the peak step by step is ultimately because Germany has escaped strategic shackles with the tactical victory of the navy, and has maintained a leading position in aviation and chariot technology for a long time. What really helped them open up the situation is that the self who has mastered advanced military thinking and who has repeatedly risked turning the world around...

Even though he knew this very well, Xia Shu still had to compliment in front of William, express his gratitude to him for his care and help, and give him full of praise for his wise decision. Only after this did he start to reveal his own calculations.

"Support the United States to reorganize its arms?" After hearing this, William Little was habitually touched his chin. In this time and space, as a defeated country in World War II, the United States was forced to accept a series of armistice clauses such as disarmament and compensation, and suffered extremely heavy personnel and economic losses during the war. However, thanks to its innate advantages and the concept of freedom that has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the United States recovered very quickly after the war. From some perspectives, it should be more potentially threatening than the Soviet Union. However, the two have essential differences in geostrategies and political systems.

Natsuki simply added: "Using the Philippine Islands as wedge, Japan is involved in a long-term dispute with the United States, limiting their main military influence to Southeast Asia, thus expelling the Japanese army from South Asia, gradually cutting off their main channels for obtaining oil and rubber, and then using the Soviet Union to put pressure from the north, so that they dare not use large-scale military force against China. In this way, Japan's war resources will be exhausted in a few years, and then the United States and the Soviet Union will restrain each other in East Asia, and no one can challenge our hegemony from then on."

William Little has always liked the straightforward strategy. He has always been interested in the planning of Xia Shu, so the next answer is obviously perfunctory: "This sounds like a pretty good idea, let me think about it for a while and then discuss it with the ministers."

Seeing that William had such an attitude, Xia Shu was not in a hurry. In fact, starting from narrow parochialism, the more turbulent the outside world is, the more beneficial it is for an emerging country like Ireland, which has arms trade as a pillar industry, and it is only a pain to those innocent people who are trapped in dire straits due to war.

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Shu said: "After that being said, the current chaos in Australia is not a shortcut to quickly resolve it. The key is whether we are willing to give up some vested interests and look at it for a longer time."

William glanced at the Summer Tree and guessed his thoughts: "You mean, let Edward VIII, who has voluntarily given up the position of head of British and British overseas territories, take charge of the situation? This idea is really crazy! If you are not careful, many old British territories may undergo civil unrest, and the consequences are much worse than letting Japan rule Australia!"
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