939. Chapter 904: Humiliating the Japanese (12)

Chapter 904: Humiliating the Islanders

Just when the three Mediterranean countries were preparing for the German army, something surprising happened. The German army did not attack Yugoslavia first, but took the opportunity of conquering Vienna to go directly south to Hungary.

Yes, the Germans actually declared war on Hungary without declaring war.

But it is not surprising to think about it. Germany has already declared war on many countries without declaring war, and Hungary is not the only one.

It is worth mentioning that Hungary is still very large at present, almost occupying the entire Hungarian Plain, and Transylvania, which Romania has been thinking about.

From this point, it can also be seen that the purpose of the Germans' attack on Hungary is to tie Romania firmly to their chariot.

Why does Germany attach so much importance to Romania, a small Balkan country?

Because Romania has oil resources that Germany urgently needs, which is absolutely an irreplaceable and precious treasure for Germany and Italy.

After all, neither Germany nor Italy has enough oil reserves, and the armored forces and air forces that are very important to the war currently require a lot of fuel every moment.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the strategic reserve of fuel determines the direction of the war. Without Romania's oil, Germany and Italy's oil reserves would not last long.

Without oil, tanks and planes are just useless iron frames. This is also the reason why the Allies are ahead of the Allies. The Allies occupy countless areas with large oil reserves, including the Middle East, a region with relatively developed oil reserves.

Obviously, Germany's attack on Hungary was planned in advance with Romania. The moment the German army appeared in Hungary, the Romanian army also marched westward and quickly surrounded the Hungarian border city of Brasov.

Brasov is not only the easternmost city in Hungary, but also the front line of the entire Transylvania against the Romanian army.

Once Brasov falls, it will be a complete disaster for Hungary.

Of course, a greater disaster has already come, and the safety of Brasov is not so important for a while.

The German army once again demonstrated its strong combat effectiveness, entering Hungary as if it were no one's land, and arrived in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in just two days.

The biggest problem for Hungary is that as a neutral country in the war, although Hungary has also expanded its army, it has not mobilized for war.

After the war broke out suddenly, it was too late for Hungary to mobilize.

With a population of only more than 10 million, Hungary could not gather millions of troops in a short period of time.

In addition to the two German armies, Hungary is currently facing Romania's 300,000 troops.

Such an enemy scale is not something that Hungary can deal with now, even Hungary during the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

After all, for this tragic and miserable country, Hungary has been too weakened after World War I.

During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hungary was intact, with 325,000 square kilometers of land and a population of more than 20 million. It was also a state with a lot of say in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was at the level of a great power.

Even the reason why the Austrian Empire became the dual Austro-Hungarian Empire was because of Hungary's strength and wealth.

Before the outbreak of the war, Hungary had about 140,000 troops, which was the result of Hungary's expansion of two infantry divisions after the outbreak of World War II.

These 140,000 troops were scattered throughout Hungary, and there were only two infantry divisions defending the capital Budapest.

Although Hungary tried to mobilize urgently in the capital Budapest and other areas after Germany raided Hungary, the effect was very poor.

In two days, only a few thousand people responded to the mobilization, and even an infantry division could not be gathered.

Relying on these two and a half divisions, half of which were new recruits without any combat effectiveness, to defend Budapest was simply a pipe dream.

The result was also obvious. After the German army surrounded Budapest, it first attacked fiercely for a period of time, and then began to distribute a large number of letters of persuasion in Budapest.

Germany promised to retain the Hungarian government and let Hungary retain its autonomous administrative power on the premise of establishing a government with similar ideas.

The result was also obvious. After resisting for a few days, Hungary directly announced its surrender and accepted the opinions of the Germans.

On December 4, 1936, the German army entered Budapest in a mighty manner. This ancient city was occupied by the enemy again after many years.

Just one day later, the Romanian army also successfully captured Polasov. A large number of Romanian troops poured into Transylvania and headed towards the central city of Cluj.

On December 7, Germany, Romania and Hungary held a tripartite meeting to discuss how to deal with the Hungarian government.

On December 8, Germany, Romania and Hungary signed the Treaty of Budapest. Hungary ceded the entire Principality of Transylvania, two-thirds of the Banat border state, and the Maramures region under the foothills of the North Carpathians to the Kingdom of Romania, with a total area of ​​103,093 square kilometers, even larger than the remaining territory of the Kingdom of Hungary (92,963 square kilometers).

More importantly, the land was inhabited by 5.257 million people, of which 1.658 million were Hungarian-speaking Magyars and Szeklers.

After Romania acquired this land, not only did its territory surge, but its population also increased significantly.

Of course, it is very easy to occupy these areas, but it is very important to effectively manage these areas and localize them.

If these areas cannot be localized, Transylvania may still be beyond Romania's control for some time in the future.

Only a small part of the Kingdom of Hungary remains after being divided, but the good news is that Hungary can continue to exist as an independent country, instead of being directly annexed by the Germans like Austria, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.

But it is actually easy to understand. The three pieces of land in the Austrian Empire all have a large number of Germans, and the Germans have no burden to annex them, but can strengthen their own strength.

But Hungary is different. Hungary has a similarly profound history, and it is very difficult and somewhat unnecessary to assimilate the Hungarians.

If Hungary is retained as an independent existence, Hungary can become the front line against Yugoslavia.

In this way, the remaining millions of people in Hungary can also be used to arm an army of hundreds of thousands.

Although it was a bit cruel for Hungary, the competition and war between countries are cruel in themselves. Hungary, as the weaker party, could only be forced to accept this cruelty without daring to resist.

Hungary's rapid demise was astonishing. Even if Britain and France wanted to rescue, they could not mobilize their troops in just a few days.

From this point of view, it can prove the strength of the current German army. When facing these small countries, the German army can exert a stronger combat effectiveness, and even make people think that they are unable to resist at all.

In addition to the changes in territory, the Hungarian government has basically undergone a major change. The cabinet government was replaced by pro-German officials, and the generals of the army also reused those young and more radical officers.

Then, the remaining 100,000 troops in Hungary became the best weapon in the hands of the Germans.

Just a few days after the changes in Hungary, the Germans' attack on Yugoslavia had already begun.

In addition to the German, Italian and Romanian armies, the Hungarian army also joined this attack.

Although the Hungarian army participating in the attack had only tens of thousands of troops, it was a regular army with weapons after all, and Yugoslavia also needed to pay tens of thousands of people to defend.

The largest-scale battle in the Balkan Peninsula was in Slovenia, with a total of five parties involved, namely Germany, Italy, Hungary, Britain and Yugoslavia.

The Italians sent more than 300,000 troops to besiege Ljubljana in Yugoslavia. There were also 300,000 British troops here, plus a small number of Yugoslav troops, and the fight was back and forth.

In Maribor in the north, it was a simple contest between the German army and the Yugoslav army.

Germany dispatched more than 400,000 troops from two army groups, and the number of troops on the Yugoslav side was only 300,000.

Although at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, the support of Yugoslav allies was already on the way.

The three infantry divisions of Albania were rushing to Maribor via the railway in Yugoslavia.

If all goes well, this force of nearly 50,000 people is likely to arrive in a week.

Similarly, a British colonial army group transferred from India and several Egyptian infantry divisions have been prepared in Egypt.

As long as Yugoslavia can delay the German army for half a month, these troops can land in Yugoslavia and join the defensive war.

As one of the largest countries in the Balkans, the pressure faced by Yugoslavia is definitely the greatest among the Balkan countries.

After all, Yugoslavia has borders with Germany, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary, which also means that Yugoslavia's borders may be attacked by these countries at any time.

Romania, which has recently become the largest country in the Balkans, is in a much better situation than Yugoslavia at this time.

Romania's neighbors also include Russia, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, but only Yugoslavia is its enemy. Although Russia is powerful, it has not participated in this war at this time.

It is naturally easier for Romania to only face the pressure from Yugoslavia. Moreover, Romania is the closest to Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia. With Germany and Italy already tying down a large number of Yugoslav troops, Romania is likely to be the first country to break through Belgrade.

Although the situation in the Balkans looks dangerous, Yugoslavia is not completely without a chance.

The German army looks strong, but the stall they have laid is too big.

In Northern Europe, hundreds of thousands of German troops are attacking the three Nordic countries. Because it is winter, the attack is a bit slow. In Western Europe, more than 2 million German troops are fighting back and forth with the British, French and Australian troops. The French have established a defensive line based on Tours, and it will take longer for the Germans to break through this defensive line.

In the Balkans, hundreds of thousands of German troops are attacking Yugoslavia. Although they have taken Hungary, they have two Balkan countries, Romania and Bulgaria, as allies.

But the strength of Yugoslavia and Greece can also be compared with Romania and Bulgaria. With the intervention of the British, it is impossible to win in a short time.

Although it seems that the Germans have advantages in these three battlefields, they only have advantages. It will take a long time for the Germans to resolve this war in any battlefield.

At this time, what Germany lacks most is time, which seems to be an unsolvable proposition for the Germans.

More importantly, the German army looks strong, but they no longer have sufficient reserve forces in a short time.

Germany has invested more than 3 million troops in three battlefields, and a large number of troops are needed to guard the occupied areas, and more than 4 million combat troops are already running out.

You know, Germany has mobilized nearly 6 million troops in total, which is a terrible scale for Germany's population of more than 70 million before the war.

If the Germans want to gain greater advantages in the three battlefields, they must mobilize more troops to participate in the war.

But if the troops continue to be mobilized, it will also be a terrible consumption and damage to Germany.

Moreover, the troops mobilized now are definitely not as elite as those mobilized before. The soldiers who are really suitable for mobilization have already been mobilized by the Germans.

The new army mobilized at this time has already dropped a level in terms of military quality compared to the previous batch, and the combat effectiveness of the army formed is definitely not as good as the previous army.

This is similar to the A, B and C divisions of the island country. The combat effectiveness of the first type A division must be the strongest, and the combat effectiveness of the type B division formed by the reserve soldiers who have undergone militarized training can also be guaranteed.

And those who have not undergone too much militarized training, or even the type C divisions that have been directly transformed from ordinary people into soldiers, their combat effectiveness is naturally poor.

And for Germany at present, the biggest problem is not the combat effectiveness of the recruits, but that while they are mobilizing recruits, Britain and France are also recruiting troops in large numbers.

Compared with history, Britain and France are stronger. Where is the strength? Of course, it is the population and industry obtained after the division of the United States.

Although the Great Lakes Republic is currently in a neutral state, because its own territory is completely surrounded by the sphere of influence of Britain, France and Australia, the Great Lakes Republic can only trade with the three countries of Britain, France and Australia if it wants to trade with foreign countries.

And these three countries are all in the Allied Powers, which also means that the Great Lakes Republic is actually biased towards the Allied Powers.

The change brought to Britain and France is that Britain and France have greater war potential in this war.

The several countries into which the United States is divided all have a certain industrial scale. These countries can not only produce a large number of weapons and industrial products for Britain and France, but also become a source of funds for Britain and France.

As mentioned before, the complete United States is already the most powerful country in industry and economy.

Although it has been divided into many small countries, the economies of these countries are still quite good and can provide considerable assistance to Britain and France.

In this regard, the two countries occupied by Australasia are slightly inferior. Although California's economy is also quite good, it is no longer of much help to Australasia.

Needless to say, the West Coast United Kingdom, the country's economy can guarantee its own domestic development is already very good, and there is no way to export economic output.

But looking at the areas occupied by Britain and France, the economic situation is much better than that of the Australasia occupation area.

Especially in New York, which is controlled by the British, it is the most prosperous metropolis in the United States. It has countless original American consortiums, and the British can naturally obtain a lot of funds.

Of course, these American consortiums naturally cannot give funds to Britain for no reason.

The way Britain and France can obtain funds is actually to obtain sufficient funds from North American consortiums through a large amount of borrowing.

Compared with history, this method is undoubtedly safer for Britain and France. Although the economy of the East Coast is particularly developed, these countries on the East Coast of the United States are not too strong. Even if they can affect the economy of Britain and France, they are unlikely to pose a threat to Britain and France.

But the United States in history is different. The United States itself is a unified and powerful country. After controlling the European economy, it can naturally influence the policies of Britain and France.

Of course, these countries controlled by Britain and France can not only provide Britain and France with sufficient funds, but also provide Britain and France with sufficient military resources.

The complete American population is already at the same level as Russia. Although it has been divided into multiple countries, the population of the countries occupied by Britain and France is relatively good.

In the area controlled by the United Kingdom, the population of the East Coast United Kingdom is as high as 16 million, and the population of the Kingdom of Virginia is also as high as 14 million.

The total population of 30 million can at least provide Britain with more than 2 million troops. Although the combat effectiveness of these American soldiers is not that strong, they are at least one level higher than the colonial army.

Among the three countries controlled by France, Texas alone has a population of more than 6 million. The population of the South Coast Federal Republic is about 8 million, and the population of the Florida Confederation Republic exceeds 12 million.

The three small countries together have a population of more than 26 million, and the size of the army they can provide is also more than 2 million.

The war in Europe was in full swing, and the war in the Pacific had also undergone significant changes in the past few months.

At the end of July, Australasia had completely occupied the Ryukyu Islands. Even in early August, the temporary military airport had already taken off multiple planes and bombed the island country's homeland many times.

Then, in the entire month of August, the main task of the Australasia army was to occupy all the islands of the island country in the Pacific, including Iwo Jima, Saipan, Marcus Island, etc.

This also allowed Australasia to occupy almost all the islands and archipelagos in the Pacific, truly dominating the entire Pacific.

At present, there are only two islands in the Pacific that have nothing to do with Australasia, one is Pitcairn Island in the southeastern Pacific, and the other is the Galapagos Islands belonging to Ecuador in the eastern Pacific.

After occupying all the islands and archipelagos of the island country in the Pacific, Australasia did not rush to attack, but instead played air games with the island country people like Germany and Britain.

Australasia did not have any intention of concealing its air strikes on the island country, and each time it went to the island country's homeland openly.

While waiting for the island country's air force to come to stop them, they will openly fight an air battle with the island country. With the power of various weapons and missiles, the island country is basically defeated in air battles.

After the island country's air force was defeated, Australasia began to bomb the cities on the island country's mainland, and then made a few fancy flying moves in the sky, mocking the island country people, and then returned.

Such scenes have appeared many times on the island country's mainland, and the purpose is to torture the island country people.

Australasia is not unaware that doing so will give the island country people time to hide in the air-raid shelter, but it still waits for the island country's air force to come every time, with the purpose of destroying all the island country people's confidence in the war.

They can't beat the Australasian Air Force even if they give the island country's air force time to prepare. Every time it ends like this, and they have to face the scene of being humiliated by the Australasian Air Force. Needless to say, this is a torture for the island country's air force.

It is worth mentioning that Australasia did this but it was a blessing in disguise. The island country's air force is facing humiliation, but the problem is that the island country does not have a formal air force.

The island nation's air force is dispersed under the army and navy, namely the army aviation and the naval aviation.

Being humiliated by the Australasian Air Force, the island nation's naval aviation and army aviation not only have no intention of uniting, but also hold each other accountable in various military meetings and cabinet meetings.

The island nation's army said that it was precisely because of the navy's cowardice that the island nation had no power to resist the attack of Australasia.

The powerful island nation's army could not even see the figure of the Australasian army, and was trapped in the mainland and could not get out at all.

The island nation's navy is also madly blaming the army. The navy believes that it is the army's poor performance in the Ryukyu Islands that has allowed Australasia to have such a close military airport to bomb the island nation's mainland.

At the same time, the island nation's navy also ridiculed the performance of the army aviation. Because up to now, most of the planes that went to intercept the Australasian Air Force belong to the island nation's army's army aviation.

Most of the naval aviation teams are on aircraft carriers. Under the premise that the navy does not go out, these naval aviation teams naturally cannot go out.

The quarrel between the army and the navy has become an eternal topic for the island country, and the fight over the military budget almost led to a full-scale fight.

Australasia naturally doesn't know what's happening in the island country. For Australasia, there is nothing more pleasant than torturing the islanders.

Compared with the war in the European battlefield, the war in the Pacific is simply one-sided. Because of the advantage of aircraft, the island country can't compete with Australasia at all.

What's more terrible is that in terms of air force, the island country is not only inferior in quality, but also inferior in quantity.

Australasia's terrifying industrial production capacity far exceeds that of the island country. For every aircraft produced by the island country, Australasia can produce one and a half.

Although it seems to be only a 1.5-fold difference, this is the difference between a wooden frame aircraft and a full metal frame aircraft.

If Australasia fully produces wooden frame aircraft, it can not only greatly reduce the cost of aircraft construction, but also rapidly increase aircraft production, and it is not a problem to achieve several times the production of aircraft in the island country.

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