The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1345 - 970 Australia-Russia Conflict

Chapter 1345: Chapter 970: Australia-Russia Conflict

Chapter 1345 -970: Australia-Russia Conflict

Although the Germans were falling back in defeat, this did not mean they would give up resistance.

On the contrary, in order to protect their native land from being counterattacked, Germany would become even more aggressive in defense and even more indifferent to casualties.

This also meant that to overcome the German defenses, a higher number of casualties must be incurred. For all the countries currently involved in the counterattack against Germany, personnel casualties were precisely the most fatal aspect.

In other words, the more a country cared about the benefits gained from occupying Germany, the more effort they must put into the occupation.

And the more effort put into occupying Germany, the more personnel casualties must be assumed.

That is precisely why the United Kingdom and Australasia were all too pleased to see France’s massive reconquest of territories and Russia Nation’s counteroffensive plans.

After all, although Germany was weakened, they were definitely not defenseless like the old, the sick, the women, and the children. To carve out a piece of today’s Germany meant one must be prepared for a German counterbite.

On the Australasian side, for the strategy of occupying the Ruhr District devised by the General Staff, both the government and the military had racked their brains.

The first policy was to enlist more troops from Kalimantan and the Philippines.

However, since the start of the war, the number of troops provided by Kalimantan had already exceeded 2 million, and those provided by the Philippines had surpassed one million. They were nearly drained dry.

Therefore, the government could only expand the sources of troops to cover a broader area, including the currently chaotic Island Nation.

Indeed, troops from the Island Nation were also part of Australasia’s planning.

It can’t be denied that the fighting strength of the Island Nation Army was pretty decent. Although not as well-equipped as the Australasia Army, they were still at the level of the Powers.

Moreover, the Island Nation had an ample population. Squeezing the three forces together, at least over 2 million troops might be mustered.

These troops were perfect for the counterattack against Germany. If successful, Australasia would occupy the Ruhr District; if they lost, it would be the Island Nation’s forces that were depleted, and the Australasian Government wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of pity.

Furthermore, the current state of the Island Nation was akin to a lamb waiting for slaughter; they had no say whatsoever in the destiny of their country or the trend of its future development.

After the division of the Island Nation, Australasia’s influence over the Island Nation grew even stronger. If any of the forces refused to submit to Australasian rule, the remaining two, to curry favor with Australasia, would opt to unite and attack the dissenting force.

This bore a striking resemblance to the distribution of Indigenous Peoples in Kalimantan, where the influence of Australasia, the referee, was amplified through the mutual checks and balances among several forces.

As for whether the three Island Nation forces were willing to send troops to Germany, Australasia didn’t care in the least.

After all, following their defeat, the Island Nation faced the burden of paying a large sum of compensation and various restrictive treaties.

The current three forces of the Island Nation simply couldn’t pay such enormous compensation, which could be offset by the scale of troops contributed; after all, Australasia had the final say in this matter.

Just as expected, when Australasia proposed using soldiers from the Island Nation to offset a portion of the compensation, the three Island Nation forces quickly agreed.

For the current Island Nation, manpower was the most expendable resource; might as well let it serve its purpose.

Especially since the Island Nation had mobilized a significant military during the war, demobilization was particularly troublesome for the three forces.

After all, it was impossible for the forces to sustain millions of soldiers, let alone now. Rather than downsizing and leaving these soldiers unemployed, it was preferable to continue sending them to new battlefields.

The agreement for the three Island Nation forces to provide troops was quickly signed.

Australasia was quite generous, offering the condition that for every soldier dispatched, 100 Australasian dollars of compensation could be offset.

But there was a corresponding penalty: if any soldiers deserted or surrendered during the war, an additional 200 Australasian dollars would be charged per Island Nation soldier.

Given the current situation of the Island Nation, the three forces could provide at most between 2 and 3 million soldiers.

These soldiers could offset 200 to 300 million Australasian dollars in compensation, essentially meaning the three forces of the Island Nation wouldn’t need to pay compensation to Australasia for a year and a half.

This was quite important for the Island Nation at this time as the year and a half could be used for post-war recovery, to stabilize the economy and prepare for the subsequent compensation payments.

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Although each deserter or surrendered soldier would incur an additional compensation of 200 Australasian dollars, to encourage the Island Nation soldiers to fight for Australasia, for every Island Nation soldier killed in action, their country could offset an additional 100 Australasian dollars of compensation.

In other words, the maximum value of each Island Nation soldier was 200 Australasian dollars, making the value of 2 to 3 million Island Nation soldiers around 400 to 600 million Australasian dollars.

If all the Island Nation soldiers embarking on the German expedition perished, the maximum compensation they could waive was two and a half years’ worth for the Island Nation.

Of course, the reality would hardly be so extreme. Although Arthur didn’t care about the casualties among the Island Nation soldiers, it was clear that not all are going to die on the European battlefields.

Unless a war against Russia Nation or Britain was to follow immediately, but for Australasia at this time, if the status of world superpower could be achieved peacefully, why resort to war?