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Chapter 779 Someone is seeking death
Ireland's independence set the best example for all dominions and colonies.

Britain and Ireland are so close, yet the British army still performed so weakly.

Australia and Britain are thousands of miles apart. If a civil war breaks out in Western Australia, how many reinforcements can Britain send to Australia?

There is no way to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops from all over the world like during the Second Boer War.

The most likely scenario is probably to recruit a British Indian force from India to deal with the situation.

The British Indian troops were adequate in suppressing the rebellion in India.

It was sheer wishful thinking to try to deal with Theo, who had the support of the Grand Duchy of Yuriev behind him.

Earlier this year, Andrew Gordon from the Labor Party won the election and was elected Governor of Western Australia.

Subsequently, the gold mining area centered on Kalgoorlie and Kolgadie again applied to the Australian Federation to separate from the Western Australian government and establish an independent state.

At the end of the last century, the discovery of gold mines in Kalgoorlie and Colgardie triggered a gold rush, and conflicts between these two places and Perth, the capital of Australia, also broke out.

When the Federation of Australia was established in 1901, the Western Australian colonial government actually had little interest in the federation and had no intention of joining it, preparing to establish a separate country.

At that time, Kalgoorlie and Colgardie proposed to break away from the Western Australian government to establish their own states and join the Australian Federation.

In order to appease Kalgoorlie and Colgadie, the Western Australian colony had to join the federation. From then on, the conflict between the Western Australian state government and the gold mining area became increasingly serious.

Because Western Australia was not enthusiastic about federation, the Commonwealth of Australia only mentioned New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Tamassia when formulating the Federal Constitution, but did not include Western Australia, which laid the groundwork for Western Australia's independence.

The situation in Kalgoorlie and Kolgady is similar to that of the Yuriev Mining Company. The gold mining districts also want to gain greater power and no longer be bound by the Western Austrian state government.

Andrew Gordon said in an interview with reporters that if the gold mining area insisted on its own way, the Western Austrian government would send troops to implement martial law in the gold mining area.

The gold mining area reacted strongly to this, and the mayor of Kalgoorlie threatened the Western Australian government that if the Western Australian government sent troops to the gold mining area, it might trigger a civil war in Western Australia.

The two sides are exchanging words. Australian Prime Minister Stanley Bruce said in an interview with reporters that the Australian government is considering accepting the request of Kalgoorlie and Kolgardie.

Stanley Bruce's original intention was to use the independence of the gold mining area to put pressure on the Western Austrian government, forcing the Western Austrian government to move closer to the federation and seek federal support.

The news reached Perth, and Andrew Gordon decided to hold a public vote on whether to leave the Australian Federation at the end of October.

When the news reached Coconut City, Alexander convened a military meeting regarding the situation in Australia.

Although the conflict between the Australian federal government and the Western Austrian government, as well as the gold mining area, has nothing to do with the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, there are more than 1 Russian immigrants living in Western Austria, and the interests of these immigrants are of strong concern to the Grand Duchy of Yuriev.

"If a civil war breaks out in Australia, we can send troops to Australia in the name of protecting our expatriates—"

The Minister of Defense of Grand Duke Yuriev was Yuri, who had served as commander of the First Army during World War.

"No, we can evacuate our citizens, but we can't send troops directly."

Prime Minister De Young did not want to intervene directly. Although Australian iron ore was important, it was not indispensable to the Grand Duchy of Yuriev.

Compared with Australia and the surrounding British, French and American colonies, the Grand Principality of Yuriev can be said to have a stable government and harmonious people. Since the end of World War II, its economic development has been extremely rapid, and it has stood out in the entire Southeast Asia region.

The colonies around the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, including Australia, actually implemented a single colonial economic model and became raw material production bases and commodity dumping grounds for Britain, France and the United States. They had slow economic development, serious internal contradictions and frequent rebellions.

Relying on the free trade alliance, the Grand Principality of Yuriev focuses on the development of cash crops such as natural rubber and palm oil. Coinciding with the rapid development of the automobile industry, the natural rubber produced by the Grand Principality of Yuriev accounts for about 70% of the world's total natural rubber production, with obvious advantages.

In the general sense, the Grand Duchy of Yuriev is considered a vassal state of Russia.

It would be fine if we all rot together.

Rebellions broke out frequently in the surrounding areas, but the Grand Duchy of Yuriev stood out. So there were rumors that the Grand Duchy of Yuriev was the source of unrest in the surrounding areas.

"Why not? Britain is now too busy to take care of itself and is completely unable to provide protection for Australia. This is the best time to help Australia gain independence and we cannot miss it."

Yuri was firm in his attitude. If the British were not convinced, they could send troops and fight the British army in Australia.

The current situation is similar to that during the Russo-Japanese War, the only difference is that the Grand Duchy of Yuriev is sitting at home and waiting for the opportunity, while the British army is forced to travel across half the globe on a long expedition.

Although the Grand Duchy of Yuriev is a country of thousands of islands, Yuri is confident that he can keep the British if the Royal Navy dares to enter the waters of the Grand Duchy of Yuriev.

The biggest advantage of having so many islands is that there are ports everywhere. The Grand Principality of Yuriev has focused on developing its submarine force since its establishment. It now has more than 100 combat submarines. Even if the Royal Navy enters Lion City, Yuri is confident that he can blockade the Royal Navy in the Lion City port.

"If we did that, it would probably start World War II."

Dejan was worried that the British would become desperate.

"So what? Will Australia send 50 expeditionary forces to cooperate with the British army?"

Yuri shrugged off the myth of the Royal Navy's invincibility.

Before the World War, Britain took advantage of the conflicts between France and Germany, as well as between Russia and Austria-Hungary to form an alliance, which ultimately resulted in both sides suffering losses.

The smartest thing Russia did was to unite with European countries to completely isolate Britain. Not to mention Portugal and Spain, which are just there to watch, as long as France and Italy remain neutral, Russia will be invincible.

The current situation is that all countries have seen that Britain is at the end of its strength. As long as someone dares to stand up and fire the first shot at Britain, Russia may take the lead in forming an anti-British alliance.

In order to target the countries on the European continent, Britain has successively formed the anti-Russian alliance, the anti-French alliance, and the anti-German alliance.

Now it is Britain's turn to feel isolated.

"Gentlemen, our most important task now is to make Australia chaotic first."

Alexander clearly distinguished between the primary and the secondary. Even if the Grand Principality of Yuriev wanted to help Australia, the Australians had to take action first.

(End of this chapter)