It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the great powers, the Ottoman Empire also had a battleship purchased from Brazil and built in the United Kingdom, as well as a battleship purchased directly from the United Kingdom, both of which have been completed and recently launched for testing.

The Ottoman Empire had extremely high hopes for these two battleships, and even pinned most of the hopes of the Ottoman Empire's revival on these two battleships.

But the fate of these two battleships of the Ottoman Empire in history can be described as twists and turns.

Although both battleships are now fully completed and in the testing phase, it is still worth thinking about whether the Ottoman Empire will be able to successfully receive these two battleships.

Of course, the real main force of the naval arms race is still the European powers, mainly Britain and Germany.

In fact, the pressure on Australasia's navy is far from that great, and even the current naval size is completely sufficient.

However, due to the need to expand military strength and consolidate the state's position, it is still necessary to expand the scale of the navy.

After all, Australasia's geographical location determines that it is a country in great need of sea power.

Australasia can do without a strong army, but not without a strong navy.

The good news at present is that Australasia's navy, land and air force are developing in a balanced manner, and there are no services left behind for the time being.

Although the size of the three services varies, Australasia's navy, land and air forces are not too strong compared to the European powers and the rest of the world, but they are definitely not very weak.

A few days later, there was good news about the war in South America.

Since the British, French, Russian, and Australian coalition forces officially landed on the land of South America, Chile has turned the tide and entered a state of full-scale counteroffensive.

So far, the war, which has lasted for more than three months, has turned in full favor with Chile and the Entente behind it.

As Arthur expected, the Americans did not dare to show their faces in this war at all, so they could only give Argentina assistance behind their backs, praying that Argentina could hold back the few Four-Nation Coalition forces.

But in reality, there is a noticeable gap between the armies of the great powers and the armies of ordinary countries, especially in the quality of training and armament of soldiers.

Although the U.S. assistance has smoothed the gap in weapons and equipment, the problem is that most Argentine soldiers have only only received new weapons and are not familiar with the new weapons and equipment, which has also weakened the combat effectiveness of the Argentine army in disguise.

In particular, after the Australasian army, which had strong combat effectiveness, landed in Argentina, it marched all the way and broke through several Argentine positions.

If it weren't for the fear of cutting off logistical supply lines if the distance was too far, and at the same time, exposing the flanks to the danger of enemy forces, I am afraid that the Australasian army would have penetrated deep into the heart of Argentina.

But after the reinforcements from the other three countries arrived, the Australasian army had no worries.

It was also from that time that the Allied armies marched all the way, forcibly advancing the line of fire between Chile and Argentina dozens of kilometers in the direction of Argentina, and the hinterland of Argentina was already in danger.

The attrition of both sides in this war is not insignificant. Even Australasia, which entered the market halfway, has consumed tens of millions of rounds of ammunition, tens of thousands of shells and a lot of supplies so far.

Fortunately, the British Empire directly promised to bear the material cost of this war, otherwise the consumption of these weapons and equipment would be enough to make Arthur feel distressed.

It was the British Empire's agreement to bear the cost of weapons and equipment that caused the Australasian army to be very arrogant in this war, and bullets and shells were scattered on the enemy as if they were not paying for it.

Although the consumption of weapons, equipment and supplies is indeed distressing, the results achieved are also the largest among the four-nation coalition forces.

So far, Australasia has killed at least 2,000 Argentine troops and captured more than 3,000.

These 5,000 men are almost one-twentieth of the total size of the Argentine army, and it can be regarded as a nerve-wracking for the Argentine army.

The casualties of the Argentine army in the whole war have been as high as more than 20,000. If the number of prisoners of the Argentine army is included, the current number of combatable soldiers of the Argentine army will not exceed 70,000 at most.

This also means that Argentina has lost nearly a third of its troops so far, and its morale has fallen to rock bottom.

While Arthur was speculating when Argentina would surrender and admit defeat, on October 30, 1913, according to information from the British Empire, Argentina formally requested an armistice.

In a show of good faith, the Argentine side has ordered the troops on the front line to stop the exchange of fire and not to open fire first under any circumstances.

Seeing that their strategic goals had been achieved, the four major powers of the Entente had no idea of continuing to attack.

France and Russia did not want to waste any more energy, and Arthur did not want his army to suffer losses in vain.

And the British Empire, in fact, can't afford the crazy consumption of Australasia. Although Australasia sent only one division of troops to South America, this division was so insanely depleted with ammunition that it was comparable to the armies sent by Britain, France, and Russia combined.

The British really didn't expect that they originally thought that the troops sent by the four major powers of the Entente would only be tens of thousands in total, and the weapons, equipment and resources consumed would not be too much.

Who would have thought that Australasia was an anomaly, after all, he was forced to pretend to be out, and he had to fulfill his promise with tears.

Finally survived until now, the Argentines officially asked for surrender, and the British could no longer sit still, and said with great relief, Argentina, you are really a good person!

On November 7, 1913, representatives of the British Empire, France, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Australasia, Chile, and Argentina gathered in Sydney, the capital of Australasia, to negotiate a perfect end to the ongoing South American War.

The reason why the peace talks were held in Sydney was that Australasia was the closest Allied power to the South American battlefield.

Second, the capitals of the other three Allied powers were all located in Europe, and it was difficult to guarantee that the Allies would not intervene or do something to cause trouble.

In a conference room of the Sydney Government Council, the peace talks also started smoothly.

First, both sides express their demands.

Chile demanded 10 million pounds in reparations from Argentina and recognized Chile's sovereignty over all previously disputed areas, while Argentina renounced them.

At the same time, the Chileans demanded that Argentina cede the province of Tierra del Fuego, which would cover all areas south of the Strait of Magellan.

Argentina's southernmost provinces of Tierra del Fuego and Santa Cruz are separated by Chilean lands and the Strait of Magellan.

This also means that if the Chileans do get the area, it will not be easy for Argentina to get it back.

Because of the Thighs of the Entente, Chileans also have a huge appetite. In addition to demanding reparations and land cedes, the Chileans demanded that the total number of Argentine troops should not exceed 40,000 and that the number of land troops should not exceed 30,000.

If the Argentines accept this condition, then within the limits of South America, Argentina will lose the right to compete for hegemony in a short time.

The demands of the four Entente powers were simple. France and Russia did not have a large claim to land in South America, and combined with the fact that the British Empire had already signed a private treaty, it only demanded war reparations from Argentina.

Australasia's request was to create a four-nation condominium in the black soil of Argentina to prevent the possibility of another war if Argentina became strong in the future.

The British Empire did not have much demand, after all, the British Empire, which had a vast land, did not look down on Argentine land.

In order to get the four major powers of the Entente to agree to their demands, the Chilean side has been in constant contact with the diplomats of the four major powers since the beginning of the peace talks, and there are countless people who have been secretly moving around.

Argentina's demands are very simple, as the only defeated country, Argentina knows that it has no strength to resist, and naturally there are no too outrageous demands.

Argentina is willing to pay about £1 million in compensation and is willing to restore the border between the two sides to before the war, while giving up the disputed areas with Chile.

Argentina expressed its unacceptability with regard to Chile's request to limit the size of its army and to cede Tierra del Fuego and Australasia to a condominium within the black soil.

Although the Argentines had a good attitude of admitting their mistakes, the demands that Argentina had agreed to were somewhat suspicious of being called Hanako in the eyes of the four major powers.

The four great powers sent troops from thousands of miles together, and the combined cost was definitely more than £1 million.

Coupled with Chile's own domestic losses, £1 million is a drop in the bucket for Chile and the Entente.

And the abandonment of the disputed islands shouldn't be something that the defeated country must do?

Do you, Argentina, a defeated country, want to retain sovereignty over the disputed area after the defeat?

Because of disagreements, the peace talks came to a standstill.

However, for the Entente and Chile, there was no rush for peace talks. At least for the time being, the cost of the war was borne by the Entente and Chile, and the balance of war had already been tilted in Chile's favor.

Even if the Argentine government is holding on to its words at the moment, it is unwilling to compensate more land and funds. When the Argentine front line really can't hold on, Argentina wants compensation anymore, but that's not the case.

I believe that the Argentine government also understands this truth, and the current refusal to let go may only be the stubbornness of the Argentine side.

On 11 November, after four days of peace talks without any results, Chile announced the resumption of hostilities with Argentina and ordered the front-line troops to immediately deploy an offensive.

Although the Great Powers did not take a stand, the expeditionary force sent by the Allies was also planning to attack the Argentine army after Chile declared a resumption of hostilities.

Later on the 11th, the South American theater resumed fighting, and the gunfire that had just been silent for a few days rang out again in the area.

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