The Rise Of Australasia

In the Balkan Peninsula, hundreds of thousands of German soldiers were attacking South Slavia. Although they had already captured Hungary and had Romania and Bulgaria as allies among the Balkan states,

the strength of South Slavia and Greece itself could rival that of Romania and Bulgaria, combined with British intervention, a quick victory seemed impossible.

Although it appeared that the Germans had the upper hand on these three battlefields, it was merely an advantage. For the Germans to resolve the war on any battlefield, they needed a considerable amount of time.

At this moment, what Germany lacked the most was time, which seemed to be an insoluble dilemma for them.

More importantly, while the German military appeared strong, they had already run out of adequate reserve military forces in the short term.

Germany had already committed over three million troops to three battlefields, coupled with the need for a large number of soldiers to secure occupied territories, leaving them with scarcely more than four million combat-ready troops.

It should be noted that Germany had mobilized nearly 6 million soldiers, which for a pre-war population of just over 70 million, was a terrifying scale.

If the Germans wanted to gain a greater advantage on the three battlefields, they would have to mobilize more soldiers into the war.

However, continuing to mobilize soldiers would also mean a terrifying exhaustion and damage for Germany.

Moreover, the soldiers mobilized now would definitely not be as elite as those mobilized earlier. The truly suitable personnel for mobilization had already been enlisted by the Germans.

The new recruits being mobilized at this time were already, in terms of military quality, a level down from the previous batch, and the fighting capacity of the forces formed would certainly not match that of the earlier troops.

This was similar to the Island Nation's Type A, B, and C Divisions. The first-formed Type A Divisions definitely had the strongest combat power, and the combat capability of the Type B Divisions, formed from reserves who had undergone military training, was also assured.

As for those who had not undergone much military training, even those who were directly transformed from ordinary people into soldiers forming the Type C Divisions, their combat effectiveness was naturally poorer.

For Germany at the moment, the biggest problem was not the combat strength of the new recruits, but that while they were mobilizing new recruits, the British and French were also recruiting a large number of troops.

Compared to history, the British and French were even more powerful. How so? Of course, it was through the division of the United States, obtaining the population and industry.

Although the Great Lakes Republic is currently neutral, because its own territory is completely surrounded by the spheres of influence of Britain, France, and Australia, the Great Lakes Republic could only trade externally through these three countries.

And since these three countries are all part of the Allied Nations, this also means that the Great Lakes Republic is effectively inclined toward the Allies.

The change this brought to the British and French was that both possessed greater war potential in this conflict.

The several countries into which the United States had split each had a certain scale of industry. These countries not only could produce a large amount of weapons and industrial products for Britain and France, but they could also serve as sources of funds for Britain and France.

As mentioned before, a complete United States was already the most economically and industrially strong country.

Although it had been divided into multiple smaller countries, their economies were still quite decent and could provide considerable support to Britain and France.

In this aspect, the two countries held by Australasia were slightly inferior. Although the economy in California was also decent, it no longer provided significant help to Australasia.

The United Kingdom of the West Coast goes without saying; this nation's economy could ensure its own domestic development, which was very good, and had no way of economically exporting externally.

But when looking at the regions held by Britain and France, the economic conditions were much better than those in the areas occupied by Australasia.

Especially New York, controlled by the British, which is among the most bustling metropolises in the United States, possessing numerous former American consortia, the funds obtainable by the British were naturally substantial.

Of course, these consortia within the United States were not going to provide funds to Britain for nothing.

The way Britain and France could obtain funds was essentially through borrowing heavily from consortia in North America.

Compared to history, such a method was undoubtedly safer for Britain and France. Although the economy on the Eastern Coast was particularly developed, the countries on the United States East Coast were not too strong, and while they could impact Britain and France's economy, it was less likely they would pose a threat to Britain and France.

But in history, the United States was different. Being a unified and very strong nation, once it controlled Europe's economy, it naturally could influence British and French policies.

Of course, apart from providing Britain and France with sufficient funds, the countries controlled by Britain and France could also provide enough manpower for their militaries.

The complete population of America already matched that of Russia Nation, and although it had been divided into several countries, the populations of the countries occupied by Britain and France were quite decent.

Within the territory controlled by the British, the population of the East Coast United Kingdom reached as high as 16 million, while the Virginia Kingdom also had a population of 14 million.

With a combined population of 30 million, they could provide at least 2 million soldiers for Britain. Although the combat effectiveness of these American-conscripted soldiers wasn't much to speak of, it was still a level higher than that of colonial troops.