Rise of Australia

Chapter 381 Takeover of the German Colony

It wasn't until after Commander Fritz officially took over the city of Herbertshoehe that he realized what Mayor Herbertshoehe said was true.

At least within the city of Herbertshoehe, the number of German garrisons is pitifully small, with a total of less than 20 people.

The reason why these 20 people are still in this area is to protect the city government of Herbertshoehe.

After all, this colony has millions of indigenous populations, and these indigenous populations hate European colonists very much.

If a certain number of soldiers are not left to protect the city government, once these natives find that the German garrison has decreased, I am afraid that the Herbertshoehe city government and all German residents in the city will be in danger.

The transfer of the Germans was very straightforward. They not only transferred most of the colonial garrisons, but also transported part of the population.

According to Mayor Herbert Schöhe's explanation, most of the people transported back to Germany in advance are loyal to Germany and are unwilling to join the rule of Australasia.

Most of the remaining German immigrants and European immigrants basically own their own property in German New Guinea.

Their fortunes are here, their families are here, and their roots are here.

For these people, it doesn't matter who rules the area, what matters is whether their property and safety can be protected.

According to Arthur's instructions, after taking control of Herbertshoehe, Division Commander Fritz ordered someone to urgently post an announcement announcing the implementation of temporary military control in Herbertshoehe.

However, regarding the property and personal safety of all citizens of Herbertshoehe, the announcement also specifically mentions that the Australasian government recognizes the property of these people in New Guinea.

If these people are willing to join the citizenship of Australasia, then their personal safety and property safety will also be protected by the Australasian army.

For Australasia, Germany's early withdrawal of some immigrants in German New Guinea is equivalent to helping Australasia with immigration screening.

Maybe not all those who left were unwilling to join Australia, but most of the rest should be willing to join Australasia.

Under the premise that Australasia is so close, there is no resistance at all to bring German New Guinea into their own rule.

Therefore, if the citizens of Herbertshoehe want to ensure the safety of their lives and property, it is a good choice to seek refuge in Australasia, the most powerful country in this region.

It is precisely because the remaining people are basically willing to submit to the rule of Australasia, so Herbert Schöhe's militarized management progress is also very smooth.

On the second day after the Second Division arrived in Herbertshoehe, that is, on August 1914, 8, the first batch of supplies delivered by Australasia had already arrived at the port of Herbertshoehe and was taken by the Philippines. Distributed by Master Ritz to the citizens of Herbertshoehe.

The types of this batch of supplies are actually very simple, most of them are food, weapons and ammunition, medical supplies and clothing.

Except for weapons and ammunition that are specially supplied to the [-]st and [-]nd Divisions, the citizens of Herbertshoehe share all the remaining supplies.

When every citizen of Herbertshoehe lined up to receive these supplies, everyone's face couldn't help but burst into smiles.

At least their lives are guaranteed, and they don't have to worry about losing supplies of living materials after the logistical supplies are cut off because of the war.

It is also because of the change of mood that the citizens of Herbertshoehe have become very welcoming to the Australasian army.

Such an army that will not harm civilians will not arouse the hostility of the people wherever it goes.

In fact, this is also because of the good relationship between Germany and Australasia before, and because there are a considerable number of German immigrants in Australasia, Arthur does not intend to make the relationship with Germany too stiff.

Even after the war, Australasia had to get more human equipment and scientific research talents from Germany, so the Germans were required to have at least no ill will towards Australasia, so that Australasia could better receive these talents.

On August 8th, Commander Fritz managed to get in touch with Commander Silvio of the 20st Division and told what happened at Herbertshoehe and the early retreat of the Germans.

Commander Silvio was wondering why there was no German garrison in the New Guinea area, and now he has solved the mystery. He ordered some troops to march to the border between German New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies, and the main force went to Heber Teshohe and the second division assembled.

According to the information given by Mayor Herbert Schöhe, all of Germany's Pacific colonies should be like German New Guinea. Some immigrants and most of the troops were transferred in advance, and most of the rest were willing Join Australasian.

If this information is true, Australasia will receive these colonies much faster and avoid unnecessary casualties.

Commander Silvio ordered the main force to go to Herbertshoehe quickly, with the purpose of gathering as soon as possible and going to other German Pacific colonies, and smoothly taking over the local government.

On August 1914, 8, the First Division successfully arrived in Herbertshoehe, and the news that the army had successfully received German New Guinea was also sent back to Australasia.

For the Australasian government, one of the most important goals of the war had been accomplished, the next step was to take over Germany's remaining Pacific colonies, and then it could sit back and watch the European war.

For civilians in Australasia, especially immigrants who are mainly of German origin, it is good news that there is not much war between Australasia and Germany.

After all, casualties represent hatred. If Germany and Australasia form hatred, one can imagine the fate of these German immigrants living in Australasia.

The current way of peacefully taking over the colonies is beneficial to both parties. Germany can gather more troops on the European battlefield and no longer need to waste energy sharing the colonies in the Pacific.

At the same time, Australasia can still achieve its own strategic goals, which can be described as a win-win situation for this war.

On August 1914, 8, the Australasian army arrived in Apia, the capital of German Samoyed. Like German New Guinea, it quickly took over Apia and implemented militarized management.

The actions of the First Division and the Second Division were very fast. As of August 1914, 8, it took less than a week to successfully take over all of Germany's Pacific colonies.

At present, all German colonies are under military control, and local residents are temporarily not allowed to enter and exit at will, and life and various materials are uniformly distributed by the army.

Most immigrants accept Australasia's martial law status.As for the immigrants who did not accept the management of Australasia, they were either forced to obey, or received enough travel expenses from the army, and then abandoned all their property and took the ship back to Germany.

But the problem is, because the war in Europe is currently being fought in dire straits, the Australasian ships that repatriate these immigrants will only send them to German African colonies.

As for their life in Africa, that is not what the Australasian government can guarantee.

Fortunately, after the previous round of screening in Germany, most of the remaining ones were relatively obedient.

Almost no one chooses the second option to be repatriated, because their life in the African colonies may not be as good as it is now, at least the current living supplies can be guaranteed.

All of Germany's Pacific colonies combined have a population of more than 30, which also makes the current population of Australasia have truly exceeded 1500 million.

However, population growth is still continuing, so if you want to know the specific population growth this year, you have to wait until the report meeting at the end of this year.

After the successful completion of the combat mission in Australasia, Arthur also successfully returned to Europe.

Compared with Australasia's small fights in the Pacific battlefield, the Allies and Allied Powers have made real moves in the European battlefield.

According to information from the Royal Security Intelligence Service, as of late August, the Allies and Entente had invested more than 200 million troops in Europe, including 61 from Russia, 73 from Germany, 55 from France, 39 from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and 15 from Serbia. [-].

At present, the number of people on the Western Front and the Eastern Front is about the same, and they are both in the early 100 million.

But this is only a short-term situation.With the progress of military mobilization in various European countries, coupled with the dispatch of troops from other regions, the number of soldiers in the European battlefield will only increase, and it is even hoped that it will exceed 300 million in a short period of time.

When it comes to the current war situation of the Allies and the Entente, we have to mention the strategic choice of Germany, the most important country in the European war.

Decades before the outbreak of the war, Germany had formulated a war plan against France and Russia.

During the period from 1871 to 1879, Germany’s military power dominated the entire Europe. Marshal Moltke (Old Moltke), who was the chief of staff of Germany at the time, believed that because of the approach of France and Russia, Germany would have to face the crisis of fighting on two fronts. , such a war is difficult and protracted.

But because of the development of railway transportation, old Marshal Moltke was keenly aware that most of the troops could be quickly mobilized by using the main railway line, first to deal with the enemy who was ready to attack at any time, and then to deal with the slow-moving enemy.

For Germany, the enemy ready to attack at any time is naturally France.The enemy that was slow to mobilize was naturally the corrupt Tsarist Empire.

Because of the increase in French military strength, coupled with the strong French fortresses on the German-French border, the Germans believe that France is the most dangerous enemy among France and Russia.

The third German chief of staff, General Schlieffen, formulated a more detailed combat plan against France and Russia.

General Schlieffen believed that it was necessary to avoid fighting France and Russia at the same time, because the combined strength of these two countries already surpassed that of Germany.

"Germany must go all out on the strongest, most powerful, and most dangerous enemy, and this enemy can only be France." This is the theory put forward by General Schlieffen in the "Memorandum on the War Against France" in 1905, and it is also General Schlieffen's Strategic crystallization.

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