Rise of Australia

Chapter 379 Responses from various countries and the impact of war
On August 8, the war in Europe broke out in an all-round way. The Allied Powers and the Entente Powers fought against each other, allowing six of the world's eight major powers to join the war.

The outbreak of war certainly caught people off guard, but the neutrality of a country caught many people by surprise.

As a member of the Allied Powers, the Italians publicly expressed their neutral intentions to the outside world after the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Russia.

This also led to the fact that the Allied Powers, which were already at a disadvantage in terms of overall strength, became even more disparate with the Allied Powers after losing Italy, which had good naval strength.

Unless the German army can create a huge advantage on land, otherwise, the war will continue to be one-sided.

On the second day after the declaration of war, that is, on August 8, the Ministry of Defense of Australasia was already urgently preparing the personnel and weapons needed for the offensive, preparing to launch an attack on the German colonies in the Pacific Ocean as soon as possible.

Participating in the attack this time, including the [-]st Division and the [-]nd Division, are the two most elite divisions in the Australasian regular army.

And to cooperate with the army's offensive, there is also the entire Australasian navy.

Although the Australasian navy also has the task of helping Britain patrol the Indian Ocean, the war has just broken out, and it will take a certain amount of time for the British to mobilize the army, which can give the Australasian navy a certain amount of free time and can help own domestic offensive.

The lethality of the navy's naval guns is huge. In addition, the German colonies basically do not have a large-scale fleet. As long as they are close to the coast of the German colonies, they are the greatest threat to the enemy.

As for the planes and tanks that may be more threatening, at least for now, Arthur has no plans to expose them.

While the Australasian offensive was being plotted, the war in Europe was already raging.

Thanks to the well-developed railway and road networks in Europe, especially in Western Europe, German and French troops reached the border in a very short period of time and have successfully exchanged fire.

From the time Germany declared war on France on August 8 to the present, in just four days, millions of German and French troops have fought each other at the border, and the blood flowed like a river, which is terrible.

According to rough statistics from Germany and France, during these four days, the casualties of the German and French troops were 2.7 and 3.5 respectively.

If it weren't for the fact that it would take some time for the transportation of various heavy weapons, and many troops were urgently dispatched from other regions, and it hadn't been long before they arrived at the border, the casualties on both sides would have at least doubled.

On the Eastern Front, the fighting was equally fierce.

Germany declared war on Russia as early as August 8, and the exchange of fire on the German-Russian border has lasted for nearly a week.

As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, although the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the latest to declare war on Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the first country to provoke the war. On the border between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia, more than 50 troops have assembled on both sides , and fought hard.

If Franz I hadn't received the letter from William II and had retained most of the main force for the war against Russia, the number of soldiers in the war between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia would have exceeded one million.

However, Franz I did not fully follow the opinions of William II.William II suggested that Franz I could take defensive measures against Serbia if necessary, but Austrian Prime Minister Berchtold believed that even if the Austro-Hungarian Empire only used a small amount of troops, it could completely capture Serbia.

Therefore, the border between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia was not only fiercely fought, both sides in the offensive and defensive wars had their own victories, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not chew on this difficult bone for a while.

In addition to France, Germany, and Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the four countries that have already exchanged fire, the United Kingdom and Australasia are not just verbally participating in the war, and the corresponding strategic materials have been frantically shipped to Europe, the United Kingdom and Australasia The expeditionary force is already in intense preparations.

The good news is that in the two previous Balkan wars, the Russians took advantage of the opportunity of the Balkans to go abroad to buy weapons and purchased a large number of advanced weapons and equipment for themselves.

In addition, before the war, the support of a new batch of weapons and equipment from Australasia had just arrived at the port of Vladivostok. This also led to the fact that Russia did not lack weapons and equipment in a short period of time, and the progress of its military expansion was also very smooth.

On the premise of having sufficient weapons and equipment, the name of the Russian European Bulldozer can be fully utilized.

Compared with several other European powers, Russia has a larger core population. Looking at the huge number of casualties, it is not too distressing.

The current war is still only the home field of the six major powers, and other small European countries have not yet participated.

According to the historical progress, many small countries in Europe, including Italy, should participate in the war within a year.

But the current situation is not the same as in history, and Arthur can't guarantee whether the time for these countries to participate in the war will change, or even not directly participate in the war.

Since the end of July, the trend of war between the two camps has become a hot topic in news all over the world.

And when the war really broke out, the whole world was shocked.All news reports in Europe, America, Asia, Africa, Australia are all about this war.

Even if the president of the United States broke the scandal at this time, it would not be able to take away the heat of this war at all.

After all, this is a war concerning the situation of the entire world, and it is also a war concerning the fate of all countries in the world.

Perhaps the only one who seems relatively relaxed about such news is the United States on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in Europe.

As the only two major powers that did not participate in the war, because the United States is far away from the European battlefield, as long as the United States does not take the initiative to participate, the war will basically not affect the United States.

This has also led to Americans' relatively relaxed attitude towards the European war, and even many news are not too big a deal. Many expert sections have been set up to publish various experts' assessments of the odds of winning the war, attracting the American people to buy own newspaper.

I have to say that this trick is really effective.According to unsourced reports in the United States, newspaper sales in the United States have almost doubled since the end of July.

This war has not only attracted the attention of the Americans, even in Asia, which has nothing to do with the war, it has attracted the attention of a large number of countries.

If we say that the country in Asia that pays the most attention to this war, it should be the island country that lost its status as a great power not long ago.

Although this war does not seem to have much to do with the island country, after all, Britain, the only participating country that has relations with the island country, also gave up the covenant with the island country because of further cooperation with Russia.

But this does not prevent the islanders from paying attention to this war.There is no other reason. Germany also has a colony in Asia. This colony is of great importance to the island country. If this colony can be obtained, the power and strength of the island country can also usher in a considerable increase.

As for why the island countries are eyeing the German colonies instead of Russia, there is no way. Now that the four major powers of the Allied Powers are in the limelight, even if the island countries have reached an alliance with the United States, they still dare not offend Russia before the Allies weaken.

Unless the Russians mess themselves up, the island country does not intend to attack Russia in the current situation.

However, there are also other actions within the island country. After all, the chaotic situation in Russia will ignite at once, and it is impossible for the island people to do something small.

At present, every government meeting of the island country has to discuss the situation of the European war.

It is precisely because many countries are paying attention to this European war that many people seem to be unable to keep up with the times if they do not talk about this war.

If anyone is not yet aware of the outbreak of this war, there is no doubt that this person will be ridiculed by everyone around him.

This is actually determined by the status of Europe.As the most developed region in the world, Europe is not only the center of the world, but also determines the world situation.

The combined GDP of the major European powers alone accounts for more than half of the world's GDP.

If the two exceptions of Australasia and the United States are not counted, all aspects of Europe definitely occupy the majority of the world, even if all other countries add up, it is only a small part.

It is precisely because of Europe's relatively important strategic position that once this European war broke out, commodity prices around the world, including Europe, have risen a lot.

Among them, the most severely affected is the European region.According to the statistics of European countries, the increase rate of goods in countries affected by war is about 15%, and the increase rate of goods in countries that will be affected by war is also more than 5%.

You know, less than ten days have passed since the outbreak of the war.If it continues, the impact of the European war on countries all over the world can be imagined.

In addition to Europe, the United States and Australasia have also been affected to a certain extent.Australasia is fine. Arthur has already stocked up some industrial equipment in advance. As for other mineral resources and materials, Australasia can basically produce and sell them on its own.

There is not a lot of trade between the United States and European countries, which has also increased the prices of some commodities in the United States by about 5% to 10%.

If it weren't for the suppression of the governments of various countries, I am afraid that domestic reports on rising prices will continue. Under the premise that people panic and buy supplies, prices will rise faster.

The impact of rising prices on Australasia is not too great. After all, under Arthur's advance layout, the more important food production, medical supplies, etc., Australasia is in a state of overcapacity.

Even the rise in prices is good news for Australasia. Even if the trade with the Allied Powers will reduce the price to a certain extent due to the relationship with the allies, after the price rises higher and higher, Australasia's trade with Britain, France and Russia It can also get more profits, and these funds can be used for national development and war.

Arthur's royal consortium can also take advantage of this to make a fortune.You know, military factories and medical groups are currently overcapacitated.If it weren't for Arthur spending a lot of money every year to make up for the losses caused by a large amount of stockpiling, I am afraid that the military factory and the newly established medical group would have already collapsed.

And the reason why Arthur worked so hard to hoard a large amount of supplies was not to sell them to Britain, France and Russia during the war?

Although it is immoral to sell to allies at high prices while taking advantage of rising prices, compared to the historical situation where Britain, France and Russia, especially Russia, had money but could not buy supplies, Australasia can provide enough supplies of all kinds. For Britain, It is also good news for France and Russia.

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