Rise of Australia

Chapter 360 Argentina Surrenders

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the great powers, the Ottoman Empire also had a battleship purchased from Brazil and built in the United Kingdom, and a battleship purchased directly from the United Kingdom. Water test.

The Ottoman Empire placed extremely high hopes on these two battleships, and even pinned most of the hopes for the revival of the Ottoman Empire on these two battleships.

But the fate of these two battleships of the Ottoman Empire has been full of twists and turns in history.

Although these two battleships have all been completed and entered the testing stage, whether the Ottoman Empire can successfully receive these two battleships is still a question worth thinking about.

Of course, the real main force of the naval arms race is still the European powers dominated by Britain and Germany.

In fact, the pressure on the Australasian navy is far from that great, and even the current size of the navy is fully sufficient.

However, due to the need to expand military strength and consolidate national status, it is still necessary to expand the size of the navy.

After all, the geographical location of Australasia determines that it is a country that desperately needs sea power.

Australasia can live without a strong army, but it cannot live without a strong navy.

The current good news is that Australasia's navy, land and air forces are developing in a balanced manner, and there is no service that is left behind for the time being.

Although the sizes of the three services are different, Australasia's armed forces are not too strong compared to European powers and other countries in the world, but they are definitely not very weak.

A few days later, good news came from the war in South America.

Since the coalition forces of Britain, France, Russia and Australia officially landed on the land of South America, Chile has turned around and entered a state of full-scale counter-offensive.

So far, this war that has lasted for more than three months has turned to Chile and the Allies behind it.

As Arthur expected, the Americans dared not show up in this war at all, and could only give assistance to Argentina behind their backs, praying that Argentina could hold back the few four-nation coalition forces.

But in fact, there is a clear gap between the armies of the great powers and the armies of ordinary countries, especially in terms of the training quality of soldiers and weapons and equipment.

Although the aid of the United States has smoothed out the gap in weapons and equipment, the problem is that most Argentine soldiers have only received new weapons and are not familiar with the new weapons and equipment, which has also weakened the combat effectiveness of the Argentine army in disguise.

Especially after the powerful Australasian army landed in Argentina, they marched forward triumphantly and broke through several Argentine positions.

If it weren't for the worry that the logistics supply line would be cut off if the distance was too long, and at the same time, the side would be exposed to the danger of the enemy, I am afraid that the Australasian army would have already penetrated deep into the hinterland of Argentina.

But after the reinforcements from the other three countries arrived, the Australasian army had no worries.

It was also from that time that the troops of the Allied Powers advanced all the way, abruptly pushing the line of fire between Chile and Argentina toward Argentina by dozens of kilometers, and the hinterland of Argentina was already in danger.

The consumption of both sides in this war is not insignificant.Even Australasia, which entered halfway, has consumed tens of millions of bullets, tens of thousands of shells and a large amount of supplies so far.

Fortunately, the British Empire directly promised to bear the material costs of this war, otherwise the consumption of these weapons and equipment would be enough to make Arthur feel distressed.

It was also the British Empire's agreement to bear the consumption of weapons and equipment that caused the Australasian army to be very arrogant in this war, and bullets and shells were scattered on the enemy without money.

Although the weapons, equipment and supplies consumed are indeed distressing, the results achieved are also the largest among the four-nation coalition forces.

So far, Australasia has killed at least 2000 Argentine troops and captured more than 3000.

These 5000 people are almost one-twentieth of the total number of the Argentine army, and it is considered a traumatic situation for the Argentine army.

The casualties of the Argentine army in the entire war have reached more than 2 people.If you count the number of captured Argentine troops, the Argentine army's current combatable soldiers will not exceed 7 at most.

This also means that Argentina has lost nearly one-third of its army so far, and its morale has fallen to the bottom.

While Arthur was guessing when Argentina would surrender and admit defeat, on October 1913, 10, according to news from the British Empire, Argentina formally requested an armistice.

In order to express its sincerity, the Argentine side has ordered the troops on the front line to stop the exchange of fire, and under no circumstances should they be the first to fire.

Seeing that their strategic goals have been achieved, the four major powers of the Allied Powers have no idea of ​​continuing to attack.

France and Russia don't want to waste any more energy, and Arthur doesn't want his army to suffer in vain.

The British Empire, on the other hand, can't afford the crazy consumption of Australasia.Although there was only one division of the army sent by Australasia to South America, the ammunition consumption of this division was so crazy that it was comparable to the sum of the troops sent by Britain, France and Russia.

The British really didn't expect that they thought that the troops sent by the four major powers of the Allied Powers were only tens of thousands, and the weapons, equipment and resources would not be consumed too much.

Who would have thought that Australasia was an outlier? After all, he was forced to pretend, and he had to fulfill his promise with tears in his eyes.

Finally, now that the Argentines formally requested to surrender, the British could no longer sit still, and said with great relief, you are such a good man, Argentina!

On November 1913, 11, representatives of the British Empire, France, the Tsarist Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Australasia, Chile, and Argentina gathered in Sydney, the capital of Australasia, to negotiate a perfect end to the ongoing South American war.

The reason why Sydney was chosen for the peace talks was that Australasia was the closest Allied power to the South American battlefield.

Secondly, the capitals of the other three great powers of the Allied Powers are located in Europe, so it is difficult to guarantee that the Allied Powers will not intervene or do something to cause trouble.

In a meeting room of the Sydney Government Council, this time the peace talks also started smoothly.

First, both parties express their demands.

Chile asked Argentina to pay 1000 million pounds in reparation funds, and recognized Chile's sovereignty over all previously disputed areas, while Argentina renounced sovereignty over these areas.

At the same time, the Chileans demanded that Argentina cede the province of Fuego, specifically the entire area south of the Strait of Magellan.

The southernmost provinces of Fuego and Santa Cruz in Argentina are separated by Chilean land and separated by the Strait of Magellan.

This also led to the fact that if the Chileans really obtained this area, it would not be easy for Argentina to get this area back.

Because they have the Allied Powers as their thighs, the Chileans have a huge appetite.In addition to asking for reparations and cession of land, the Chileans also demanded that the total number of Argentina's troops should not exceed 4, and the number of the army should not exceed 3.

If the Argentines accept this condition, then within a short period of time in South America, Argentina will lose the right to contend for hegemony.

The requirements of the four major powers of the Allied Powers are very simple.France and Russia have little demand for land in South America, and they have signed a private agreement with the British Empire, so they only ask for war reparations from Argentina.

And Australasia's request is to divide a four-nation condominium in Argentina's black land to prevent Argentina from launching a war again after it becomes stronger in the future.

The British Empire didn't have much appeal, after all, the vast British Empire also looked down on the land of Argentina.

In order to get the four major powers of the Allied Powers to agree to their request, the Chilean side has been in constant contact with the diplomats of the four major powers since the beginning of the peace talks, and there are countless secret movements.

Argentina's request is very simple. As the only defeated country, Argentina knows that it has no strength to resist, so naturally it does not have too outrageous request.

Argentina is willing to pay about 100 million pounds in compensation, and is willing to restore the border between the two sides to what it was before the war, and at the same time give up the disputed area with Chile.

As for Chile's request to limit the size of the army, to cede Tierra del Fuego and Australasia's request to divide a condominium within the black soil, Argentina expressed that it could not accept it.

Although the Argentines have a good attitude of admitting their mistakes, in the eyes of the four major powers, the demands that Argentina agreed to are somewhat suspected of dismissing beggars.

The four major powers sent troops far and wide, and the total cost definitely exceeded 100 million pounds.

Coupled with Chile's own domestic losses, 100 million pounds is completely a drop in the bucket for Chile and the Allies.

Shouldn't it be something that the defeated country must do to abandon the islands that were originally disputed?
Are you a defeated country in Argentina, do you still want to retain sovereignty over the disputed area after the defeat?
Due to disagreements, the peace talks have stalled again.

However, for the Allies and Chile, there is no rush for peace talks.At least the cost of the current war can be borne by the Allied Powers and Chile, and the balance of war has long been in favor of Chile.

Even if the Argentine government is not letting go at this moment, it is unwilling to compensate more land and funds.When the Argentine front line really can't support it, it's not so much for Argentina to want compensation.

I believe that the Argentine government also understands this truth. Perhaps it is just the stubbornness of the Argentine side that is not letting go now.

On November 11, after four days of peace talks, there was still no result. Chile announced the resumption of the state of war with Argentina and ordered the frontline troops to deploy the attack immediately.

Although the great powers did not express their position, the expeditionary forces sent by the Allied Powers were also planning to attack the Argentine army after Chile announced the resumption of war.

Later on the 11th, the South American battlefield resumed fighting again, and the gunshots that had been silent for a few days rang out again in this area.

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