The Rise Of Australasia

What did this imply? There was likely a spy from Australasia within the German Army, and they occupied a high position.

This was the truly frightening aspect. While it was normal for nations to dispatch spies to one another, until now, none of the spies the United Kingdom had sent to Germany had managed to infiltrate the upper echelons of the German military.

A significant reason for this was the sudden rise of the current German Chancellor, which directly disrupted the British and French strategies towards Germany.

Originally, Germany should have seen a power struggle between Emperor William II of Germany and President Hindenburg, but after the rapid rise of the current Chancellor, he swiftly secured the loyalty of the military and suppressed Emperor William II, becoming the true ruler of the German government.

Clearly, in these few short years, Britain and France had no way to establish their arrangement and place intelligence personnel under the Chancellor's command.

But Australasia had now managed to do so, which made Winston Schmidt highly commend the working capability of the Australasian intelligence personnel and prompted him to pay more attention and harbor some doubts.

Schmidt even suspected that there were many Australasian intelligence personnel within the British Government. After all, the main population of both countries consisted of British, both practiced Protestantism, and spoke authentic British English.

Moreover, many British held good sentiments towards Arthur and nostalgia for the Victorian Era, so it seemed entirely normal for Australasia to implant intelligence personnel in Britain and gain the support of some British people.

Although shocked by the intelligence capability of Australasia, Schmidt certainly could not say much at the time. After all, the two countries were still close allies, and the most important thing at the moment was to defeat their common enemy, the German Empire.

"What are His Majesty Arthur's plans?" Schmidt pondered momentarily before turning his gaze to Ambassador John and inquiring.

It was well-known that Arthur was the real decision-maker within Australasia, which was why Schmidt directly inquired about Arthur's opinion.

Arthur's opinion represented that of the Australasian Government, and for Britain at that time, it was very important to inquire about an ally's viewpoint.

"Conceal the news for now, and notify the Russian Government when Germany is about to act," Ambassador John said calmly.

Schmidt nodded; he took Arthur's opinion seriously.

Although theoretically, an enemy of an enemy should be a friend, and Britain and Australasia should cooperate with Russia to collectively defeat the Germans, the current situation with Russia also made it a potential enemy for Britain and Australasia.

Defeating Germany was essential, but ideally, it was best to also defeat Russia, another potential enemy, thus achieving a dual victory.

What is a dual victory? Obviously, it meant Britain and Australasia winning twice.

"It's unexpected that Germany would mobilize millions of troops just to attack Russia." Even after confirming that Germany's target had shifted to Russia, Schmidt still found it hard to believe, and he remarked somewhat emotionally.

"His Majesty the Emperor once said that Germany is a mad country, and the current German Chancellor is even madder.

Two madmen together only make Germany more insane. This is why Germany must be eliminated, and no country should follow Germany's path," John relayed.

Schmidt nodded, greatly respecting the words conveyed by John from Arthur.

Currently, ideologies similar to Germany and Italy's, although capable of quickly uniting a country, could also drive it insane.

This kind of ideology is popular in the three big Powers of German-Italian Island, which have all become considerably madder.

Germany and Italy are almost fighting the whole of Europe, and metaphorically speaking, even half the world. Although the Island Nation is not as insane, it, being inherently militaristic, embodies madness already.

This mad ideology was also a shock to Schmidt himself. After this war was won, Schmidt planned to advocate a complete prohibition of such thoughts to ensure that no country in the future would become as mad as the current Germany and Italy.

After all, this ideology also greatly enhanced the military's combat effectiveness. Aside from Italy, which was fundamentally infeasible to support, whether Germany or the Island Nation, there was a significant enhancement in their military's combat capabilities.

If it weren't for the strengthening of will, the combat power displayed by the German forces would definitely not be so exaggerated.

Remember, Germany was a country that had been militarily restricted for 20 years after World War I. To be able to swiftly return to the throne as the world's leading army superpower after 20 years of military restrictions, apart from the fierceness of the Germans themselves, this ideology had a significant influence on the Germans.

About half a month later, the German Army had almost completed its preparations.

Seeing that the Germans were about to launch an attack, after discussions between Britain and Australasia, on April 4, 1937, British Prime Minister Winston Schmidt personally sent a letter to Russian President Stalin, detailing the movements of the German Army and the possibility that Germany might launch an attack on Russia.

This letter was delivered to Stalin's office in Moscow and was personally seen by Stalin himself.