The Rise of Australia

Chapter 859 War is coming

The war officially broke out at 2:30 in the morning on April 8, 1936.

At around three o'clock in the morning, a large number of bombers took off from the German mainland and roared towards Austria.

These bombers have only one mission, and that is to focus on attacking the Austrian army on the border, trying to open a hole in the Austrian army's defense line.

At the same time, as if they were well prepared, the German army assembled thousands of artillery pieces and launched an indiscriminate bombing campaign against the Austrian army.

The shells poured down on the Austrian positions like a torrential rain, causing a tremor no less than an earthquake.

After layers of reports, a conflict broke out on the border, and the news that triggered Germany's declaration of war was delivered to the desk of Austrian Emperor Karl I.

"Damn it, how dare the Germans declare war on us?" Karl I looked at his Prime Minister in disbelief: "Also, what did the Germans say about our attack on them?"

Half an hour ago, Karl I was still in a sweet sleep.

But with the Prime Minister's urgent request for an audience, Karl I's dream was shattered, and his nightmare followed.

It can also be seen from this aspect that Austrian Emperor Karl I's control of the country has indeed dropped to a freezing point.

Charles I did not know about the conflict between the troops, and he did not have any channel to issue orders to the frontline troops.

"It was the provocation of those damn Germans." The Austrian Prime Minister said sullenly: "The Germans took the lead in sending soldiers to provoke, and this caused the conflict."

"Fuck! Are you saying that the Germans deliberately lured us into taking the bait just to find a reasonable reason to declare war on us?" Karl I instantly understood that all conflicts are fake, and the Germans' desire to find a reason to declare war is real. of.

"Aren't they afraid of the French army?" Karl I was a little incredulous: "Do they really want to provoke a large-scale war?"

"Judging from the movements of the Germans, I'm afraid that's the case, Your Majesty." the Austrian Prime Minister replied.

"Then what should we do? Mr. Prime Minister." Karl I asked quickly.

Although Charles I had the ambition to win the war, he had almost zero control over the Austrian army. To put it bluntly, Karl I did not know the size of the Austrian army.

All he had was the ambition to win the war.

"The most important thing now is to contact our ally the French." The Austrian Prime Minister said unhurriedly: "Since the Germans feel that they are ready for war, let the war come more violently.

What we have to do now is to ask our allies to fulfill their covenants and join this war.

In addition, the military should also begin nationwide mobilization. Your Majesty, this is an order regarding nationwide mobilization. Please sign it. There was also a declaration of war against Germany. Starting today, Austria will be at war with Germany.

We will do whatever it takes to keep Austria safe and keep the Germans at bay. "

Unlike Karl I, the Austrian Prime Minister is relatively capable. Coming from a military background, the Austrian Prime Minister was relatively decisive and quickly came up with two solutions.

"Excellent, Mr. Prime Minister." Karl I nodded and signed the national mobilization order and declaration of war without any hesitation. Then he looked at the Austrian Prime Minister and said with hope: "Win Germany People's hope rests with you, Mr. Prime Minister.

I will support you with all my strength until we defeat the damn Germans. "

On the other side, Germany notified Italy of the war and asked Italy to fulfill its responsibilities as an ally and declare war on Austria.

Italy has long become Mussolini's dictum. Mussolini's attitude is to ally with the Germans, and naturally he will not betray the alliance at this time.

On April 9, Italy announced a nationwide mobilization. The Italian government issued an announcement asking European countries to remain calm. The current war is only a war between Germany and the Austrian Empire and should not involve other countries.

This is also an agreement between Germany and Italy. After the war breaks out, they will try their best to prevent the French from participating in the war.

If we can take advantage of the French peacemaker's attitude and try to avoid France's participation in the war, that would naturally be the best thing.

Germany and Italy, which jointly carve up and annex Austria, will become even stronger. When the time comes, if you free up your hands to slowly deal with France, your chances of winning will be even greater.

Italy's statement put all the pressure on the French side.

If France intervened in the war, it would face attacks from Germany and Italy. But if it remains neutral, France will lose its only ally in Europe and will not be able to survive alone in the future.

At this time, the French government had been arguing for a long time about whether it should fulfill its responsibilities as an ally and declare war on Germany. The Germans' unsatisfied ambitions awakened some of the less determined peace factions. They clearly realized that there was no so-called peace between Germany and France.

To have peace between Germany and France, either Germany annexes France or France annexes Germany.

It is absolutely impossible for two neighboring countries with similar strength to compete with each other for European hegemony to maintain peace.

But whether to declare war directly on Germany, these officials who have changed from peace parties to war parties have their own ideas.

"Your Excellency." President Albert's confidant, French Deputy Defense Minister Romain Barras, stood up and said: "At this point, we have no choice.

If today we abandon our ally Austria, tomorrow we will be abandoned by others. Neither we nor Austria have a chance of winning when facing Germany alone.

Only by uniting and resisting the German invasion with a firm attitude can we win the war. "

"Damn it, you are pushing France into the abyss." After hearing what Roman said, a French peacemaker couldn't sit still. He stood up and said angrily: "We have to pay hard to win this war. At what cost?

A conservative estimate is that we must mobilize more than 5 million troops to win this war.

If we cannot stop the war beyond the border, in addition to the heavy casualties to the military, our people will also have to bear a large number of casualties, as well as huge losses of state-owned property and public property.

If there is another super war comparable to the scale of the last European war, our economy and industry will be set back for decades.

If so, what can we gain? It is impossible for a broken France to compete with the British for European hegemony.

In this way, the British stayed out of the matter and gained all the benefits. "

"That's right." Roman Barras didn't panic at all, and even nodded to the Lord Peace Party's statement.

"Damn it, since you understand this, why do you still support the President in launching a war? No matter whether this war is won, France will never become stronger." The peacemaker member was a little confused and asked with an angry look.

"But if we don't stand up to resist, France may not exist." Romain Barras looked calm, but what he said made other members of the Peace Faction change their expressions.

"Everyone, we should think carefully, can we and the Germans live peacefully in Europe?" Roman Barras said with a sincere face: "Maybe, but only if one party is particularly strong, or one party becomes weak.

As far as the terrifying potential shown by the Germans is concerned, I don't think we can surpass the Germans in a short time. This also means that the prerequisite for France to peacefully coexist with Germany may be that France becomes weaker and cannot threaten the status of the Germans at all.

But the question is, since France is much weaker than Germany, will Germany be indifferent to French land?

Referring to the various behaviors of the Germans, I think such a situation does not exist. Once France weakens, Germany will unscrupulously launch a war against France, and France may even be in danger of national collapse.

Only if we stand up to resist and completely repel the German attack can we ensure the continuation of France. "

"Then how do you solve the problem of the British staying out of the matter?" someone stood up and asked.

Hearing this question, Romain Barras smiled slightly and said a plan that made everyone present change their minds: "It's very simple, that is to use our participation in the war in exchange for the entry of the British.

We can tell the British plainly that they must help us. Otherwise, France will give up its resistance to Germany, let Germany become the European hegemon, and then challenge the British position.

A war is going to break out anyway, and if the British are unwilling to pay, then let the Germans and British fight it. At worst, if we give up the fight for European hegemony, we might still be able to watch a good show. "

The plan proposed by Romain Barras is very bold. If the British did not end, the French would give up their resistance to Germany.

What does this mean? Isn't that just surrendering to Germany? From this point of view, Roman Barras's ideas are more pro-peaceful than pro-peace, and even more extreme.

After all, the goal of the peace faction is to exchange for peace with certain concessions, not to surrender directly to the Germans.

"Damn it, are we going to surrender to the Germans if the British are not willing to help us?" The war faction couldn't sit still at this time. A senior official of the war faction stood up and looked at Roman Barras's face. His eyes were full of distrust.

Good guy, he originally thought that everyone was an ally of the main war faction. Unexpectedly, Roman Barras, the Deputy Minister of Defense, actually proposed a plan that was more pro-peace than pro-peace.

"Then what else can we do?" Roman Barras asked without any panic: "Whether it's war or peace, as Germany's neighbor, we cannot be alone.

In this case, it is better to use all methods to drag the British down. As long as the British were involved in this war, there would be no victors in the war. "

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