The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1354 - 977 Chaos in Germany_2

Chapter 1354: Chapter 977: Chaos in Germany_2

Chapter 1354 -977: Chaos in Germany_2

Such industrial and economic scale was sufficient for Australasia to qualify as the contemporary world’s hegemon and to ensure an active and influential role in post-war benefit negotiations.

In this war, the shifts in national strengths were occurring rapidly.

At this time, aside from a navy that still ranked among the world’s largest by total tonnage, the United Kingdom was utterly outmatched by Australasia in terms of both army and air force capabilities.

Once the only disparity in population was leveled, Australasia had effectively surpassed Britain in terms of comprehensive national power and military strength.

Even with respect to the Royal Navy, which the British prided themselves on, the Australasian Navy, if it exerted all of its strength in battle, the Royal British Navy would not likely prevail.

After all, the advantage of airplanes was immense, and coupled with the countering effect of missiles on warships, there was much controversy over the claim of the Royal Navy being the nominally first navy in the world.

It was only because Australasia had understated its missile capabilities and not widely publicized the role of missiles, that the Royal Navy continued to claim the title of the world’s leading navy.

This also demonstrated how technology propelled military advancements. Australasia was currently the de facto number one in the world by land, sea, and air, all thanks to its lead in technology.

Turning back to the current situation in Germany, Arthur only had one attitude towards the assassination of the German Chancellor: to kick an adversary when they’re down.

As the actual dictator of Germany and the issuer of commands for the German High Command, the Chancellor was pivotal to the current German Military and government.

Even if the German Chancellor survived the ordeal, Germany would still descend into chaos without his presence during this period. After all, Germany was not a united front internally; although the Faction of War Advocates, which the Chancellor backed, held the majority in the government and military, there were also Dove officers and generals.

Furthermore, most significant government orders and military commands required the Chancellor’s approval; without the German Chancellor, the execution of the German Army was doomed to degrade.

The Australasia Army would not miss such an opportune moment. The attacks that Arthur had planned on Poland and the airborne operations in the Ruhr District could begin.

It wasn’t just Australasia that was stirred by this news, but also every country in the world fighting against Germany.

The reactions from Britain and France were relatively cheerful. This mishap would add to Germany’s woes, making Britain and France’s next offensives smoother.

However, there were countries that were not so happy, like Russia Nation which had just lost 1.5 million troops in the Kiev Region.

If the German Chancellor survived, the assassination would not be so significant to the war.

But if the Chancellor was killed in the assassination, then Russia Nation would turn out to be the greatest loser.

Without the Chancellor, the staunch advocate of war, it was highly likely that the German government would shift towards the Doves in the upcoming period.

This would also mean the war was close to ending, and the post-war benefits would largely depend on current territorial control and contributions to the war effort.

On this point, Britain-France-Australia definitely had the upper hand.

The French had almost completely recovered their native land, and their next offensives would proceed with ease. The British had safeguarded their homeland well and were involved in the division of benefits from Spain and Italy.

Australasia’s successes went without saying; as the only Power among the belligerent countries with an untouched homeland, Australasia had also taken back Northern Europe and the Mediterranean Triad, divided the industrial assets of Spain and Italy, and was reaping the most benefits from the war.

As for Russia Nation, there was no need to mention the loss of 1.5 million troops. Up to this point, Russia Nation still hadn’t completely regained its territory.

If the war were to end abruptly, it was uncertain whether the Russian-occupied territories could be safely returned to Russia Nation’s embrace.

Even if all the territories could be recovered, Russia Nation was bound to lose out in the subsequent division of German spoils.

Yet, Russia Nation had suffered the greatest sacrifices; millions of military and civilian casualties for merely regaining all of its native land would render Russia Nation the biggest loser of the war.

As the Russian President, Stalin, gave the order, a mass of Russian intelligence agents sprang into action, desperately seeking news about the German Chancellor.

The Russians even began to pray, hoping the German Chancellor would not die in this assassination attempt, so that the war could continue, thus giving Russia more opportunities to seek even greater benefits.

Germany was unclear about the sentiments of the rest of the world, and frankly, Germany didn’t want to be clear.

At present, the entire focus of the German government and military was concentrated on the safety of the Chancellor. The Chancellor’s safety also represented the future direction of Germany.

The opposition group, led by Ludwig Beck, that was planning this assassination was also praying. However, they were praying for the war profiteer to die in this assassination, so that Germany could avoid the losses of continuing the war.

General Ludwig Beck was also unclear about the Chancellor’s situation. But as the leader of the rebel group planning the assassination, General Ludwig understood that he could not just sit idly by.

First was Rommel. Due to a transfer order not yet issued, Rommel was still the commander of Army Group B.

Army Group B still had a significant scale of armored troops and excellent firearm units. It would not be a problem to move some troops under the pretext of regrouping and rest.

But the front line where Army Group B was located was too far from Berlin. At the moment, the real reliance was on an infantry division led by General Hans and some close confidants of General Ludwig Beck, including the Junker nobility that opposed the Chancellor’s policy of waging war.

What mattered now was to seize Berlin and all communication facilities before anyone could react, achieving the purpose of controlling the government.

As long as Berlin could be held, it would not matter even if the Chancellor had not died in the assassination.

Also crucial was to gather information about the Chancellor as much as possible. Currently, the leaders of the rebel group had not been exposed, and with the relationships of those few in high positions, it would still be possible to inquire a bit about the Chancellor’s information.

The one most likely to be aware of the Chancellor’s situation, aside from his two absolute confidants Himmler and Goring, was the current Minister of Defence, Wilhelm Keitel.

Since the Chancellor had completely disregarded Wilhelm Keitel’s opposition to the attack on Russia, Keitel had completely changed his stance and catered to the Chancellor in every respect.

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Although such behavior seemed somewhat disgraceful, who could deny that one who could flatter would be favored by the leader?

Wilhelm Keitel’s position as Minister of Defence was very stable, and he himself was highly trusted by the Chancellor.

One of the planners, General Friedrich Fromm, tried calling Minister Wilhelm Keitel to ask for the latest news about the Chancellor.

But Minister Wilhelm Keitel did not provide any response, even stating that he himself was not clear about the specific situation of the Chancellor at the moment.

This answer aroused suspicion in General Ludwig Beck. If the Chancellor were not in life-threatening danger, Minister Keitel at this moment would not be so equivocal.

After some thought, General Ludwig Beck resolutely initiated the rebellion, demanding all participants in the plan, including General Fromm and Field Marshal Rommel, to lead their troops and join the rebellion.

The time came to June 22, 1939, and a large-scale rebellion broke out in Berlin, Germany.

The rebel forces quickly attacked Berlin’s television and broadcast radio stations and took advantage of the chaos to occupy the City Council.

However, the rebel forces were also met with tenacious resistance from the Berlin garrison, and the vicinity of the hospital where the Chancellor was located remained under the control of the German government.

Yet at this point, General Ludwig Beck was no longer flustered.

Since the assassination had occurred 24 hours ago and yet the Berlin government had still not released any news about the Chancellor.

This also meant that even if the Chancellor had survived the assassination, he would be in a severe coma at this time. He might even still be in the midst of emergency treatment, which would explain the absence of any news from the Chancellor.