The Rise of Australia - Chapter 963

c945 The island nation is divided into three parts

Looking at Andri who left with a smile on his face, Jiro Inoue felt very complicated.

Although they had reached an agreement with Australasia temporarily, which could prevent the island country from experiencing another bombing that could destroy the city, this path meant that they not only withdrew from the competition for the Pacific hegemony, but even their future fate would be controlled by Australasia.

But think about it carefully, for the current island country, perhaps this is the only choice.

Compared with Jiro Inoue who had a complicated mood, Sanan Murakami, who did not have so many feelings for his own government, seemed much more free and easy.

Even because of this conversation with Andri, Sanan Murakami saw more opportunities and bred greater ambitions.

On September 1, 1937, the Australasia Air Force dropped letters of persuasion to a large number of island cities, including the places where the island army was stationed.

In addition, Australasia did not shy away from writing about the bombing of the island capital, and announced that the island government and the so-called island emperor were also in the bombing.

This had a huge impact on the island people. They were shocked, angry and never believed it.

But soon, many island countries’ armies found that they could not contact the island country’s government and the Ministry of the Army, which was absolutely impossible for the island countries before.

Without the central control of the government and the Ministry of the Army, how can this war continue?

Slowly, some island countries’ armies began to cease fire and wait and see the current situation.

These armies that ceased fire were basically the island country’s Type C divisions, and even many of them were the Type D divisions that the island country had just mobilized.

These soldiers had not joined the army for long, so they naturally would not fight to the death for the government that might have been destroyed.

There are those who give up resistance, and there are naturally those who resist resolutely.

Compared with Type C and Type D divisions, the loyalty of Type A and Type B divisions is much higher.

Even though they knew that the island government was likely to encounter an accident, these troops still adhered to their mission.

For these stubborn troops, Australasia naturally has a good way to deal with them.

Of course not the atomic bomb. The Type A and Type B divisions of the island nation only have a scale of several hundred thousand people, and they are scattered in many regions of the island nation.

It is not cost-effective to use atomic bombs, but there is also a weapon suitable for dealing with them, that is, the new bomb mentioned earlier.

This bomb has only one advantage, that is, it can cause greater damage to ground forces.

Now it is the end of the war with the island nation. The new bombs currently produced by Australasia are already countless, and appropriate consumption can be regarded as clearing the inventory.

On the other hand, with the help of the Australasia Intelligence Organization, Ijiro’s party was officially established.

With financial support, a large number of media in the island nation reported on the Island Peace Federation established by Ijiro, and the party rules stipulated by Ijiro were also emphasized, that is, to pursue peace and avoid war as much as possible.

Although such a pursuit is very abrupt in the current island nation, it did soon attract the peace advocates in the island nation.

Yes, there are peace advocates in the current island nation, and there are quite a few of them.

Even if the island nation has extreme fanatics, it cannot prevent the existence of people who oppose war.

At present, most of the people in the island country who are more opposed to the war are farmers or handicraftsmen.

Why? Because when the island country recruits soldiers, farmers and handicraftsmen are the largest groups.

The factory workers also have tasks, so it is impossible for them to give up their work and go to the battlefield.

In this way, the only ones who can be abandoned are actually agricultural workers.

The farmers in the island country are the largest among all the populations, which also leads to the fact that there are still a large number of people who oppose the war in the island country, even in the army.

Before, because the government and the emperor of the island country were still there, these people did not dare to express their ideas at all.

They could only be forced to obey the government’s mobilization order and sacrifice their lives for the war.

But after losing contact with the island government, these people naturally jumped out.

With the support of the Australasian intelligence department, Jiro Ishida and San’an Murakami quickly ran the so-called Peace Federation in a lively manner, and in just a few days, they became the most famous anti-war organization in the northern region of the island country.

As the news of the destruction of the capital was confirmed, all parts of the island country became chaotic.

The first is the Peace Federation of Jiro Ishiro, which recruited many island countries’ troops in Hokkaido and became the most powerful armed force among the island countries’ civilian organizations.

Under the leadership of the outstanding military academy graduate Murakami San’an, the Island Countries Peace Federation announced the launch of an armed resistance, starting from Sapporo, to establish a new island country that yearns for peace.

On September 5, 1937, the Democratic Federation of Island Countries was established, Jiro Ishiro became the president of the Democratic Federation, and Miyasu Murakami became the Minister of Defense and Minister of the Army.

On the day when the Democratic Federation of Island Countries was established, a large number of letters of surrender were distributed by plane to Asahikawa, another city in Hokkaido.

Originally, the size of the island country’s army stationed in Hokkaido was the smallest among the four islands, and because most of the troops were Type C and Type D divisions, the Asahikawa army surrendered quickly.

Jiro Ishiro took control of most of Hokkaido without any effort, and instantly became the largest separatist force in the island country.

This is not over yet, Miyasu Murakami is not the only one who has ambitions in the island country.

In Shizuoka, west of the capital of the island nation, lives the younger brother of the emperor of the island nation. After confirming that Kyoto had been completely destroyed and that no one from the island royal family had survived, his ambitions had already emerged.

Because according to the succession law of the island country’s emperor, he is currently the first heir to the island country’s emperor.

Therefore, the younger brother of the island nation’s emperor publicly announced in Shizuoka that he would inherit the throne and become the island nation’s new emperor.

Because of its proximity to the capital of the island country, a considerable number of troops are stationed here. The new brother of the island nation’s emperor successfully gained the support of the Shizuoka garrison by virtue of his positions as Minister of Defense and Minister of War.

When Ijiro announced the establishment of the Democratic Federation of the island nation, the brother of the emperor of the island nation also announced his succession to the throne and declared Ijiro’s democratic federation illegal.

This is not the limit of the island country’s separatism. On the Koryo Peninsula, which is not far from the mainland of the island country, due to the bombing of Nancheng, the capital of the colony, the current Beicheng has become the second largest city on the Koryo Peninsula.

After learning that the island country’s government and emperor had been killed in the bombing of Australasia, the local Koryo Legion decided to get rid of the island country’s control and re-establish a country belonging to the Koryo people.

On September 7, 1937, Lee Han, a Korean officer in the Koryo Army, successfully gained the support of most Koryo people, announced the reconstruction of the Koryo Kingdom, and declared the Koryo Kingdom’s complete independence.

In less than a week, the island country was successfully divided into three separatist forces. This also brings Australasia’s war against island countries to a new level.

From this moment on, Australasia no longer even needs to commit soldiers to fight against the island countries. Only a small amount of funds and weapons and equipment need to be invested in the three separatist forces of the island country to determine the separatist situation of the island country.

On September 9, 1937, Ishiro announced the surrender to Australasia on behalf of the Democratic Federation of Island Countries, and stated that the people of the Island Countries should not be consumed in this senseless war.

On September 10, the newly established Kingdom of Koryo purged the island country’s troops in its territory while sending officials to get in touch with Australasia.

On September 11, Australasia invited the three separated parties to go to Iwo Jima to negotiate peace and strive to end the war as soon as possible.

Australasia’s invitation received a positive response from the Democratic Federation. As for the remaining Koryo Kingdom and the new island emperor, they had to agree to go to Ryukyu at this time.

Amid worldwide attention and media expectations, on September 15, 1937, war peace talks between Australasia and the three parties officially began.

Because Britain and France were busy with the war in Europe, and there were only two protagonists in this war, Australasia did not invite Britain and France to participate in the peace talks.

Britain and France naturally understand that the Pacific is Australasia’s fundamental base. Seeing that Australasia has not invited them to participate in the peace talks, they will naturally not join in on their own.

On the morning of September 15, the peace talks officially began.

Representing Australasia is Deputy Foreign Minister Craig Ferguson.

Right from the start, Minister Craig Ferguson set out Australasia’s demands, which were land cessions, substantial reparations and restrictive treaties.

First, many of the island countries’ territories in the Pacific, such as Iwo Jima, Marcus Island and other islands and archipelagos, were ceded to Australasia.

Secondly, the island country needs to compensate Australasia for a total of 12 billion Australian dollars in war compensation and an additional 3 billion Australian dollars in post-war recovery funds.

The total compensation is A$15 billion, which will be paid off over 50 years. Among them, one-fifteenth of the total compensation will be paid in the first five years, which is an annual compensation of 200 million Australian dollars. Compensation of AUD 100 million per year will be required for the next 45 years.

If compensation is in arrears, interest will be 15% of the amount in arrears, with no upper limit.

This also means that no matter which year the island country defaults on its compensation, the interest they face will be at least 30 million Australian dollars per year.

As soon as these two conditions came out, the three separatist forces in the island country were shocked. Even Ijiro, who had been prepared for a long time, couldn’t help but worry about the future of the island country.

But it is obvious that the island country has no choice at this time. Especially after splitting into three separatist forces, the relationship between them is not very good, let alone expecting them to be able to form a rope to resist Australasia.

However, the compensation was eventually reduced to A$12 billion. Although it is 3 billion less, the average annual compensation received by Australasia is as high as 400 million Australian dollars, which can be regarded as a severe exploitation of the island country.

It can be expected that before the island country pays off the 12 billion Australian dollars in compensation, the island country’s economy will be greatly restricted, and it is impossible to restore the strength of the great powers.

But the good news is that because the island country is currently divided into three structural forces, the compensation with a total value of 12 billion Australian dollars is divided into three parts.

Because the responsibilities of each war are different, the share of reparations is also different. The smallest one is the Kingdom of Korea, which was once a colony. They only need to pay 2.5 billion Australian dollars in compensation, which is only about one-fifth of the total compensation.

The one that paid the most compensation was the government of the island country where the new emperor of the island country was located. Who allowed them to claim to have inherited the emperor of the island country and the original government? The responsibility for the war will naturally rest on their heads.

The government of the new island nation’s emperor has borne 55% of the total compensation, which requires a total compensation of approximately 6.6 billion Australian dollars over 50 years.

The island democratic federal government established by Jiro Izumi only needs to pay the remaining 2.9 billion Australian dollars, which is relatively small compared to the island emperor’s government.

And more importantly, the three separatist forces can repay through food, weapons and equipment, industrial production lines and mineral resources, not just Australian dollars.

They can also repay their compensation in another way by selling domestic road toll rights, industry operating licenses, etc.

Moreover, they have 50 years to slowly accumulate wealth. Although the compensation of 12 billion Australian dollars is a lot, it is definitely not a lion’s mouth.

This is a number carefully calculated by Australia. Although the current population of the island country has dropped to less than 70 million, it is definitely more than 60 million.

If the population of the Korean Peninsula is added, the total population within the island country is still close to 100 million. For these nearly 100 million people, it is not difficult to repay 12 billion Australian dollars in 50 years, and even a little squeeze can do it.

But this is definitely not a lot. According to Australasia’s current annual income, this indemnity is almost 20 times the current annual income of Australasia, which is enough to do a lot of things.

The seemingly powerful Pacific Fleet, Australasia has invested only a few hundred million Australian dollars.

This also means that as long as the several separatist forces of the island country pay the indemnity on time every year, the fiscal budget of the Australasia government can increase by more than 30%.

This is crucial for Australasia’s economic development and industrial growth. After all, the more you invest, the faster the growth rate of various industries will be.

At the end of the peace talks, it was about the restrictions on the island country.

However, because the island country was divided into three countries, the restrictions will become more complicated.

Among the three separatist forces, the one that currently has the closest relationship with Australasia is the Democratic Federation of the Island Country established by Jiro Iku.

Compared with the island government established by the brother of the island emperor, this democratic federation composed of peacemakers is in the interests of Australasia.

However, the civil war in the island country at this time is also what Arthur wants to see.

Only when the civil war breaks out will the people of the island country temporarily forget the damage caused by the Atomic Bomb of Australasia.

After the civil war ends, the overall strength of the island country will be even worse, and the people will be afraid of war because of the large number of casualties caused by the war.

In this way, even if there are still islanders who hate the damage caused by the Atomic Bomb of Australasia, they can only obey the trend.

As for whether the civil war will bring a large number of casualties to the islanders, this is not something that Arthur and Australasia should consider.

To be honest, the population of the island country is still more than 60 million, and it is not a problem to consume a few million.

Moreover, most of the people currently participating in the war are radical war advocates. The more such war advocates die, the better, so that it will be beneficial for Australasia to further control the island country.