The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1346 - 970 Australia-Russia Conflict_2
Chapter 1346: Chapter 970: Australia-Russia Conflict_2
Chapter 1346 -970: Australia-Russia Conflict_2
Of course, if it came to a point where launching a war was necessary to establish global position, Arthur would definitely not be soft-handed.
Atomic bombs and missiles were prepared for such moments, and neither Russia nor the United Kingdom could stop Australasia’s rise after World War II.
On April 15th, 1939, the Australasian Army arrived in the northern Finnish city of Sala.
Stationed in Sala was the Russian Army. After the Australasian Army reached the outskirts of Sala, they used a telegram to publicly call out to the Russian Army inside the city, demanding that all Russian troops withdraw from Finland within three days and not to damage any of Finland’s urban cities in the slightest.
After three days, the Australasian Army would use military force to reclaim all cities in Finland. If the Russian Army had not withdrawn from Finland by then, they would be regarded as an enemy by the Australasian Army.
This call was utterly ruthless; the Australasians didn’t care one bit about the Russians’ thoughts.
The Russian Army quickly heard the call and reported the demands of Australasia to the Russian Government.
Clearly, various items in Stalin’s office suffered the consequences.
“How dare those damned Australasians! Even the Germans couldn’t defeat us, what gives them the right to threaten us?” Stalin raged in his office, flanked by many high-ranking members of the Russian military.
Marshal Zhukov, who had just been appointed after winning the battles defending Moscow and Stalingrad, sat next to him with a wry smile, reminding Stalin, “Respected President Sir, I’m afraid the Australasians indeed have the capability to threaten us now.”
Although Russia had not participated in the war against the island nation, this did not mean Russia was not concerned about the war that had taken place in the Far East.
On the contrary, the Russians were very attentive to the war and even intended to have a share of the spoils.
But since a large area of Russia’s territory had been occupied by the Germans and even the capital, Moscow, was at risk, Stalin did not order troops to the island nation.
The Russians had thought that after the victory in the defense of Moscow, they would have time to carve a piece of flesh from the island nation.
Yet, they had not expected the island nation’s war to end so quickly—so quickly that they had no chance to participate in time.
The reason for the swift conclusion of the war was the continuous emergence of new weapons Australasia deployed in their war on the island nation.
Through the sacrifice of numerous Russian intelligence personnel, Russia finally acquired the names and general appearance of several new Australasian weapons.
One such new weapon with substantial lethality against navies was called a missile, which was more accurate and no less powerful than the bombs normally carried by the Air Force.
Another, which directly led to the island nation’s surrender, was called the Moss bomb (code-named), a single unit of which could destroy an urban city; a few bombs combined could even demolish a metropolis like Tokyo.
These two weapons alone were enough for Australasia to confidently face any country in the world.
This was also the reason for Zhukov’s bitter smile, as Russia simply did not have the means to counter Australasia’s advanced weaponry at that time.
“Haven’t we acquired specific intelligence on those weapons yet?” Stalin said impatiently, turning his gaze to the head of the Intelligence Agency.
“It’s very difficult, President Sir.” The intelligence chief also gave a wry smile and shook his head helplessly, saying, “Australasia places great emphasis on intelligence work, and it’s very hard for our people to penetrate the upper echelons of various Australasian departments.
At present, we only know the codenames and general appearance of these two new weapons; we can’t even manage to take a single photo.”
Australasia does not export missiles along with their airplanes.
Even the most basic of missiles are not temporarily being made available to Britain, France, Russia, and other nations.
After all, with the current exports of aircraft to European nations, air superiority over Germany has been assured. Exporting missiles would make the German Air Force crumble faster, but it would also create some trouble for the future of the Australasian Air Force.
“Damn it, damn it, damn it!” Stalin cursed thrice before finally reigning in his anger for the moment.
He turned his gaze to his Chief of General Staff, asking with a hint of expectation, “If we were to go to war with Australasia now, would we stand a chance of victory?”
Zhukov was not surprised by Stalin’s inquiry.
In Russia’s strategic thinking, the Russian Government, led by Stalin, always believed that a conflict, even war, was inevitable between Russia and Australasia.
The reason was simple.
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After defeating Germany, Russia would become a powerful nation, even surpassing Britain to become the hegemon of Europe.
However, Russia’s path to expansion was always blocked, with Australasia being the most significant obstacle.
There was no need to mention Germany to the west. Once Germany was defeated, its territory was sure to be occupied by several countries.
Aside from Germany, Russia’s only directions for expansion were Northern Europe and the Balkan Peninsula.
In the case of Northern Europe, Russia’s expansion was directly hindered by Finland, whose relationship with Australasia was inseparable. Conflict between the two was unavoidable.
Although Australasia had not reached out to the Balkan Peninsula, the vital Strait of Constantinople was there, and the British were destined not to let Russia gain control over Constantinople.
The east was even more difficult; after the Island Nation was defeated by Australasia, Australasia had already become the sole superpower along the entire Pacific coast.
The entire Pacific seemed like Australasia’s backyard; if Russia wanted to expand in the Far East, a war with Australasia was inevitable, and perhaps even more brutal than the previous Russo-Island War.
Although there were places like Central Asia to expand southwards, India, ruled by the British, stood in the way as well.
Given the relationship between Britain and Australasia, the Russian Government had no doubt that Britain and Australasia would join forces to deal with the threat of a powerful Russia.
Therefore, soon after the victory in the Defense of Moscow, there was speculation within the Russian Government about another war with Australasia.
The Russian Army, having been honed by the lengthy war, had gradually become one of the most formidable armies.
Taking advantage of the momentum brought by the victory over Germany, a decisive war for world domination against Australasia seemed to be the most opportune moment with the best chances of success.
But at the time, the Chief of General Staff Zhukov directly told Stalin, “If we declare war on Australasia today, Moscow will be bombed by Australasia tomorrow. Until we develop a new type of weapon like Australasia’s or find a way to counter such weapons, we are powerless to fight against Australasia.”
It was such a response that directly dispelled Stalin’s thoughts, making Russia behave very honestly towards the defeated Island Nation, without any undue ambitions.
But now, after a conflict with Australasia over Finland, Stalin once again entertained the idea of going to war with Australasia.
It was a situation that could not be helped; giving up Finland meant Russia would lose the initiative on its path of expansion.
If they were to yield to the fear of Australasia’s new weapons in Finland now, they may have to make concessions in many other areas in the future, including the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
One retreat after another, what hope would Russia have in competing for the position of world hegemon after the war?
For an extremely ambitious person, such a dire situation is the most desperate, and one to be avoided and resolved by all means possible.
“Without developing that kind of weapon, I don’t think we stand any chance,” said Russian Chief of General Staff Zhukov, still shaking his head with a wry smile in the face of Stalin’s expectant look: “Even if we can hold up against Australasia by strategically contracting, their terrifying bombs, code-named ‘Moss,’ will destroy our cities and industrial bases one after another.
As a result, our strategic contraction is only giving the enemy more precise targets. Unless our air force can completely suppress Australasia, what happened to Tokyo is the future of Moscow.”
“Damn it, damn it!” Stalin repeated twice, and finally with great reluctance but no choice, he said, “Order the troops stationed in Finland to withdraw; a single Finland should not hold up our plans. Let them join the offensive to retake Saint Petersburg, I want our military back in Saint Petersburg before Australasia acts.”
