It was not until Division Commander Filitz officially took over the city of Herbertshoee that he realized that what Mayor Herbertshoee said was true.

At least within the city of Herbertschee, the German garrison was pitifully small, adding up to less than twenty men.

The reason why these twenty people remained in this area was to protect the municipality of Herbertshoe.

After all, the colony was home to millions of indigenous people who hated the European colonizers.

If there were no soldiers left to protect the city government, if the German garrison was reduced by these natives, I am afraid that the city government of Herbertschee and all the German residents in the city would be in danger.

The Germans moved very simply, not only transferring most of the colonial garrison, but also transporting a part of the population.

According to Mayor Herbertschee, most of the population who were repatriated to Germany in advance were loyal to Germany and were unwilling to join Australasian rule.

Most of the remaining German and European immigrants have their own property in German New Guinea.

Their property is here, their families are here, and they have put down roots here.

For these people, it doesn't matter who rules the area, what matters is whether their property and safety are protected.

According to Arthur's orders, after taking control of Herberts Hoe, Division Commander Filitz ordered people to urgently post a public notice announcing the imposition of temporary military control in Herberts Hoe.

However, for the property and personal safety of all Herbertschee citizens, the proclamation also specifically mentions that the Australasian government recognizes the property of these people in New Guinea.

If these individuals are willing to join Australasian citizenship, then their personal safety and property security will also be protected by the Australasian Army.

For Australasia, Germany's early withdrawal of some immigrants from German New Guinea is tantamount to helping Australasia with immigration screening.

Not all of those who left may not be willing to join Australia, but most of the rest should be willing to join Australasia.

With Australasia so close to each other, there was no resistance at all to bringing German New Guinea under its rule.

Therefore, if the citizens of Herbert Shee want to ensure the safety of their lives and property, it is a good choice to take refuge in Australasia, the most powerful country in the region.

It is precisely because most of the people who remain are willing to submit to the rule of Australasia that the militarized management of Herberts Shee is also progressing very smoothly.

On 20 August 1914, the day after the 2nd Division arrived in Herbertshoe, the first shipments from Australasia arrived at the port of Herbertshoe, where they were distributed by Division Commander Firitz to the citizens of Herbertschee.

The types of this batch of supplies are actually very simple, most of them are food, weapons and ammunition, medical supplies and clothing.

Except for the weapons and ammunition, which were specially supplied to the 1st and 2nd divisions, all the remaining supplies were shared by the citizens of Herbertschee.

When every citizen of Herbertschee lined up to receive these supplies, everyone's faces couldn't help but smile.

At least their livelihood is guaranteed, and they don't have to worry about running out of supplies after being cut off from logistics and supplies due to the war.

It was also because of the change of mood that the citizens of Herbertshoea also became very welcoming to the Australasian army.

Such an army, which does not harm civilians, will not arouse the hostility of the population wherever it goes.

In fact, this is also because of Germany's good relations with Australasia, and there are a considerable number of German immigrants in Australasia, so Arthur does not intend to make the relationship with Germany too stiff.

Even after the war, Australasia had to get more human equipment and scientific research talents from Germany, which required the Germans to at least have no ill will towards Australasia, so that Australasia could better accept these talents.

On 20 August, Division Commander Filitz successfully made contact with Commander Silvio of the 1st Division, telling him what had happened at Herbertschee and the early retreat of the Germans.

Commander Silvio, who was wondering why there was no German garrison in New Guinea, solved the mystery and ordered part of his army to march to the border between German New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies, while the main force went to Herberts Shee and the 2nd Division to assemble.

According to the information given by Mayor Herbertshoe, all of Germany's Pacific colonies should be like German New Guinea, some immigrants and most of the army were transferred in advance, and most of the rest were willing to join Australasia.

If this information had been correct, Australasia would have received these colonies much more quickly and would have avoided unnecessary casualties.

Division Commander Silvio ordered the main force to move quickly to Herbertschee, with the aim of gathering and moving to the other German Pacific colonies as soon as possible, and to take over the local government.

On 21 August 1914, the 1st Division arrived in Herbertschee, and news of the army's successful reception of German New Guinea also reached Australasia.

For the Australasian government, one of the most important goals of the war had been accomplished, and the next step was to take over Germany's remaining Pacific colonies and then sit back and watch the war in Europe.

And for the civilian population of Australasia, especially immigrants of predominantly German descent, there is not much war between Australasia and Germany, which is good news.

After all, casualties represent hatred, and if Germany and Australasia had a hatred, the fate of these German immigrants living in Australasia could be imagined.

The current peaceful takeover of the colonies would be beneficial for both sides, as Germany would be able to gather more troops in the European theater and no longer have to waste energy on the colonies in the Pacific.

At the same time, Australasia can also fulfill its strategic objectives, which can be described as a win-win for this war.

On 22 August 1914, Australasian troops arrived in Apia, the capital of German Samoyed, and soon took over Apia, as in German New Guinea, and militarized it.

The 1st and 2nd Divisions moved quickly, and by August 26, 1914, it took less than a week to take over all of Germany's Pacific colonies.

At present, all the German colonies are under military control, and local residents are not allowed to enter and leave at will for the time being, and daily life and all kinds of materials are distributed by the army.

Most immigrants are comfortable with Australasia's state of military control. As for the immigrants who did not accept the administration of Australasia, they were either forced to obey or received sufficient passage money from the army, and then abandoned all their possessions and took the ship back to Germany.

The problem was that, because the war in Europe was raging, the ships that Australasia repatriated these immigrants would only send them to the German colonies in Africa.

As for what their lives will be like in Africa, it is not something that the Australasian government can guarantee.

Fortunately, after the previous round of screening by Germany, most of those who remained were more compliant.

Almost no one chooses the second option to be repatriated, because their life in the African colonies is not necessarily as good as it is now, at least the necessities of life are now guaranteed.

All of Germany's Pacific colonies together have a population of more than 300,000, which makes the current population of Australasia truly exceed 15 million.

However, population growth continues, so we will have to wait until the year-end report meeting to know the exact amount of population growth this year.

After the successful completion of the combat mission in Australasia, Arthur's eyes were successfully returned to Europe.

Compared with Australasia's petty fights in the Pacific theater, the Allies and the Allies were serious in the European theater.

According to information from the Royal Security Intelligence Service, by the end of August, the Central and Entente powers had invested more than 2 million troops in Europe, including 610,000 in Russia, 730,000 in Germany, 550,000 in France, 390,000 in Austria-Hungary, and 150,000 in Serbia.

At present, the number of people on the Western Front and the Eastern Front is about the same, and they are both maintained at the early 1 million.

But this is only a situation for a short time. With the progress of military mobilization in European countries, coupled with the deployment of troops from other regions, the number of soldiers in the European theater will only increase, and it is even expected to exceed 3 million in a short time.

Speaking of the current war situation between the Allies and the Entente, we have to mention the strategic choice of Germany, one of the most important countries in the war in Europe.

Decades before the outbreak of the war, Germany had drawn up a war plan for the Franco-Russian war.

During the period from 1871 to 1879, when Germany's military power dominated the whole of Europe, Marshal Moltke (Moltke the Elder), then chief of staff of the German General of Staff, believed that because of the approach of France and Russia, Germany would have to face the crisis of fighting on two fronts, and such a war would be difficult and protracted.

However, because of the development of railway transportation, Marshal Moltke Sr. was keenly aware that the use of the main railway line could quickly mobilize most of the troops, first to deal with the enemy who was ready to attack at any time, and then to deal with the enemy who was slow to mobilize.

For Germany, the enemy ready to attack at any time was naturally France. The enemy who was slow to mobilize was, of course, the decaying Tsarist Empire.

Because of the increase in French military strength, coupled with the strong French fortresses on the German-French border, the Germans considered France to be the most dangerous enemy of France and Russia.

And General Schlieffen, the third chief of staff of Germany, drew up a more detailed battle plan against France and Russia.

General Schlieffen believed that it was necessary to avoid fighting France and Russia at the same time, since the combined strength of the two countries had already surpassed that of Germany.

"Germany must pounce with all its might on the most powerful, powerful, and dangerous enemy, and this enemy can only be France." This is the theory put forward by General Schlieffen in the 1905 Memorandum of War against France, and it is also the crystallization of General Schlieffen's strategy.

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