With Mexico's intake, the fighting on the U.S. border has become even more chaotic as the number of casualties and deaths in the war continues to climb every day.

But it's also inevitable. It is simply impossible to win a war against a great power without paying a single casualty.

The good news is that as an adversary of the United States, there are nearly 30 countries participating in the joint army, and the troops that can be contributed are not at all what the United States can contend with.

Now that is, the countries do not want to go all out, otherwise, the US government will definitely not be able to jump for a few days.

Once again, the eyes were on the offensive of the Australasian army. After several days of bombardment, on August 11, 1928, the landing of the Australasian army on the west coast of the United States officially began.

The landing on the west coast of the United States was divided into three directions, and the Northern Army had only one infantry division, and after landing from Oregon, it took control of important cities in Oregon, Washington and Idava, and then waited for the support of a large force.

The main offensive direction is placed in the central and southern directions.

The Central Direction was responsible for landing from San Francisco and heading east, capturing Sacramento, the capital of California, before taking control of Nevada.

The southern army has only one purpose, that is, to take control of Los Angeles, the largest city on the west coast of the United States, as soon as possible, and smoothly radiate to a wider area.

From the deployment of the army, we can also understand Arthur's importance to California. Even now, California is definitely the best part of the West Coast of the United States, far more important than Washington and Oregon in the northwest.

No joke is to say that Arthur could abandon his offensive in Washington and Oregon for the sake of California.

However, it is believed that the Americans do not have so many troops at their disposal, and in the case of defending the Canadians and Mexicans, the troops that can be mobilized to the west coast are already very limited.

With the cooperation of the Navy, the attack on the west coast of the United States went very smoothly. Since the U.S. Pacific Fleet was not found, Arthur focused all his attention on attacking the states on the west coast of the United States.

From the reports from the front, it can be seen that most of the resistance to the attack of the Australasian army is the national guard of the states, and the US Army is small in number and has a worrying combat effectiveness.

In just three days, the Australasian army successfully landed in San Francisco and headed inland along the entire Bay Area.

The National Guard of California did not have any resistance in front of the Australasian army, which was a double suppression from the armament and the combat effectiveness of the individual soldiers.

The attack on Los Angeles was not so smooth. After all, Los Angeles is the only city on the West Coast of the United States with a population of more than one million, and even the population is very close to 2 million, and it is definitely a megacity in the world.

California's defense in Los Angeles is very strong, and I am afraid that outside of the capital Sacramento, this is the most strongly defended area on the west coast of the United States.

The question arises here, why is Los Angeles, the most populous city in California, a few hundred miles away, in Sacramento?

In fact, it also has to do with the history of development on the West Coast of the United States.

As we all know, this land of North America was developed by foreign powers, and it was sparsely populated and barren before.

In the United States, the eastern states must have been the first to be developed, and the western region has only recently grown.

Even some western states are still sparsely populated, and many areas are still small and remote cities, even in the United States.

Why has California been able to grow so quickly in such a short period of time? In addition to its proximity to the West Coast, California's gold rush was also an important factor.

It's a lot like Australia. The reason why Australia's population has been able to grow rapidly before is that the long gold rush has attracted a large number of gold prospectors.

Without these gold prospectors, Australia and New Zealand would not have had as many people, and Arthur would not have developed so smoothly.

The reason why San Francisco is called San Francisco is naturally the reason for the discovery of large-scale gold mines in this land and the gold rush.

Sacramento isn't far from San Francisco, and as a hub city in the heart of California, it's no surprise that it's the capital city.

Although Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and even the entire West Coast of the United States, the problem is that it is too close to the south and is not conducive to the stability of the entire state of California.

And California's capital isn't stable. In California's short history, California's capital has changed several times.

In particular, in the short period of 13 years from 1849 to 1862, the capital of California was moved from Monterey to San Jose, Veneh, Benicia and San Francisco.

Even now, although the capital of California has stabilized in Sacramento, there are still many voices in Los Angeles calling for the capital to move to the south.

As the largest city in California and even on the entire West Coast of the United States, Los Angeles still has this confidence.

Although Los Angeles created a little bit of difficulty for the Australasian army, it was only a little bit after all.

The U.S. Army can't stop the attack of the Combined Army, let alone the National Guard formed by the states.

The California Guard, which is responsible for the defense of Los Angeles, is about 10,000 people, and it is already at a disadvantage in numbers.

The Australasian army in charge of the offensive in California had two infantry divisions and an artillery regiment, which was nearly four times the number of the California Guard.

On August 17, the Australasian army successfully captured Los Angeles and imposed provisional military administration on Los Angeles.

For ordinary Americans in Los Angeles, Australasia has no sense of oppression for the time being.

After all, there is a high probability that he will become the people of a few little guys in the future, and Arthur will not create difficulties for a few little guys, after all, this is a matter of his own rule and life safety.

Not only did they not oppress the citizens of Los Angeles, but after the implementation of military administration, they distributed food and provided jobs to some of the unemployed people in Los Angeles.

What exactly is the job? Of course, it was to help the Australasian army load, unload and transport supplies.

In addition to food and medical supplies, these supplies also have corresponding weapons and ammunition, which are provided to the front-line troops for combat.

It is worth mentioning that although they knew that these weapons and pills were used to fight their own compatriots, the citizens of Los Angeles did not have any disgust, but helped the Australasian army transport supplies with a smile on their faces.

This is actually quite normal. After all, immigrants to the United States still come from European countries, and there are very few pure Americans.

As you can tell from the names of the various characteristic cities in California, this is a very Spanish-style area.

History is also true, California once belonged to Mexico, and Mexico once belonged to Spain.

This also led to the fact that many of the citizens of Los Angeles were Spaniards, and they and the immigrants from the East Coast were already from two countries, so they naturally did not resent the Australasian army attacking them.

What's more, neither the U.S. government nor the California government were able to provide them with enough jobs, but the Australasian army from afar did.

The Australasian army also provided small amounts of food for free, unemployed people who could not afford to eat, in a way that was diametrically opposed to that of the U.S. government.

Outsiders treat themselves better than their own, and in such a situation, even if there are people who approve of the government, how many people will not be cold?

This can actually be regarded as an Australasian conspiracy. But in the context of the U.S. economic crisis, such a ploy is too useful.

Whatever the crisis, food is absolutely one of the most important things for humanity.

Australasia, though providing only a small amount of food to the unemployed in Los Angeles, is no better than the U.S. government, which has done nothing.

And as long as Americans working for the Australasian army can get more food distributions, isn't that much more promising than staying in the United States?

Because of this temptation, not only were many Americans willing to work hard for the Australasian army, but the order in Los Angeles was slightly better than before the Australasian army came.

General Silvio was pleased with this situation.

After all, compared to conquering the next city with a population of one million, how to defend and manage the city is the most important thing.

At present, Los Angeles is relatively stable, and the citizens of Los Angeles have not clashed with the Australasian army, which is very helpful for Australasia's layout in Los Angeles in the future.

The offense in Los Angeles was overwhelming, and the offense in other areas was no different.

To put it bluntly, whether it is the U.S. Army, the National Guard, or the various militias born because of the U.S. conscription system, their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the Australasian army.

The U.S. government's investment in the Army is still too small, and in addition to the fact that the number of the Army lags far behind that of other powers, the Army's training efforts are also far behind.

Not to mention anything else, the number of targets shot by the soldiers of the Australasian army in a week may be the number of targets shot by the American army for half a year or even a year.

This is not an exaggeration, the U.S. government has historically invested very little in the Army before World War I, relying on its geographical advantage.

If it weren't for the changes brought to the U.S. Army by World War I and World War II, and the fact that the United States really needed more troops after becoming the world hegemon, I am afraid that it is not clear how the United States developed in history.

Before August was over, the Australasian army had successfully taken control of important cities in California, including San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles.

The army offensive in the northern direction was also smooth. However, in the north, Washington and Oregon do not have any major cities, and apart from the focus on controlling the capital cities of these two states, there is no control and management of other cities.

That's the most normal. If all the cities were to be administered, I am afraid that the size of the Australasian army of 100,000 men would not be enough at all.

Arthur's purpose was also very simple, in addition to maintaining order in the cities he occupied, he also wanted to cultivate Americans' goodwill towards Australasia as much as possible.

If nothing else, the Americans' impression of Australasia should not be ruined by this war, after all, these Americans may also become allies of Australasia in the future.

Of course, if he really spoils the impression, Arthur can only change his plans and exercise more repressive management of the Americans in these areas.

However, these Americans are also useful in the end, and if they can control it, they must try to control it as much as possible.

The attack on the west coast of the United States went very well, and the attack on Alaska was no problem.

Alaska, while the largest state, has the smallest population of any U.S. state.

Although the Australasian army attacked Alaska with only one regiment, it attacked quickly, capturing Anchorage, the capital and largest city of Alaska, in a matter of days.

Alaska lives up to its title of the land of ice and snow. As the closest region of the United States to the Arctic, the climate in Alaska even made the Australasian army feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the United States did not have too many troops stationed in Alaska, and with the cooperation of the navy, Anchorage was quickly conquered.

If a large-scale battle were to be carried out here, the Australasian army might not be able to achieve a smooth offensive.

After the capture of Anchorage, the infantry regiment was ordered to militarize Anchorage.

As for the other cities in Alaska, there is basically no need to care, and there is no need to waste troops.

Speaking of the population distribution of Alaska, which is also characteristic of all countries and regions close to the Arctic, that is, the population distribution is relatively concentrated.

As the capital and largest city of Alaska, Anchorage has a population of only a few tens of thousands.

While tens of thousands of people may seem like a small number, the percentage of the population accounts for 47 percent of the entire state of Alaska.

What kind of exaggerated proportions is this?

Even Sydney and Melbourne, the most populous cities in Australasia, accounted for only about 30% of the total population of their boroughs before they became independent boroughs.

The 47% percentage represents the control of Anchorage, which basically determines that the Australasian army will take control of Alaska.

Why take control of Alaska?

Speaking of which, Australasia is located in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, and Alaska is located in the northeast corner of the Pacific Ocean, separated by a full Pacific Ocean.

The distance from Sydney to Anchorage is more than 12,000 kilometers, and the current fleet will take almost a month to reach it at full speed.

Geographically, it will be difficult for Australasia to take control of Alaska, and it may seem a bit unjustifiable.

But Arthur understands how rich Alaska is in the underground, and that such a region that currently seems a bit of a chicken rib is worth even more than states like Oregon and Washington in the western United States combined.

Geographically, Alaska is home to 17 of the 20 tallest mountains in the entire United States and also has the highest peaks in the United States.

Most of the world's active glaciers are also within Alaska, which is advantageous for Australasia to study the geography of the Arctic and Arctic Oceans.

Second, California has a huge area of 1.71 million square kilometers, and although the climate is cold most of the time, summers in the Northern Hemisphere are relatively cool and suitable.

Of course, none of this is too important. California is rich in mineral resources, including zinc, lead, gold, silver and coal.

Although the next currencies are not directly pegged to gold, it is certain that the more gold you have, the more coins you can issue.

Alaska's abundant gold and silver deposits will make Australasia's currency stronger, and the rest of the mineral resources will enrich Australasia's mineral system.

In addition to Alaska's mineral resources, Alaska's geographical location is also important.

Owning Alaska would give Australasia more control over the states of the United States. In the future, when the missile technology becomes more mature, it will also be able to effectively threaten all regions of North America and improve Australasia's global strategic system.

To put it bluntly, if new countries are established on the west coast of the United States in the future, they will be able to better control these countries.

After all, the country to be established on the west coast of the United States in the future was ruled by Arthur's son, and how could Arthur not worry about his own son?

The deployment of a certain number of troops in Alaska would also facilitate any future outbreaks on the West Coast of the United States, and the Australasian army could respond quickly.

Australasia, Hawaii and Alaska can also form a horizontal line to help Australasia better control the Pacific Ocean.

With Hawaii and Alaska, Arthur can even proudly say that the Pacific Ocean is the inland sea of Australasia.

After capturing Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California, Australasia's strategy is more than half complete.

Fortunately, the Americans chose to focus on defense in the east, and the west had already let it go, which also made the Australasian offensive very smooth, and even encountered relatively strong resistance.

Especially after the fall of California, the most populous state in the western United States, it has become very easy to send troops to other states in the western United States.

The remaining combat missions Idaho and Nevada are not too populous, and their defenses are not destined to be too strong.

This also means that Australasia has basically achieved its goal, and then it is waiting for Britain and France to conquer its goal.

In fact, the British attack was neither hasty nor slow. After all, the British also understood that the main force of the US defense at this time must be in the northeast.

But the French were much more eager. Most of the land the French had acquired was in the southern United States, which was also a target for Mexico.

If the French did not move quickly, I am afraid that before the French army arrived, Mexico would have captured Austin, the capital of Texas, and Texas would have been successfully annexed by Mexico.

However, Mexico does have territorial sovereignty over Texas, and Mexico will definitely not want to spit out this kind of meat that has been swallowed, and it will inevitably be another war at that time.

But the current situation in France clearly does not allow the French to start another war, even if it is only a small war with Mexico, which could worsen France's economic crisis.

The only way to do this was to speed up the operation, capture important cities in Texas before Mexico annexed Texas, and then in turn demand the withdrawal of Mexican troops.

As long as they can occupy Texas before the Mexican army, the Mexican army will have to grit its teeth and withdraw from Texas unless it is willing to go to war with France.

At this time, even if the French knew in their hearts that Mexico's army was the handiwork of the British, they could only smash their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs, and there was nothing they could do about it.

After all, the British are not wrong in this matter, and the United States has indeed offended the whole world by doing so, can it still prevent other countries from declaring war on the United States?

Dig a hole for the British in the same way, and the French can't do it. The United States has only two neighbors, Mexico has already acted, and Canada is a British colony.

With the exception of France itself, there were no other countries in the coalition that could compete with the British for territory.

Australasia does have this strength, but it is separated from the east coast of the United States by the entire United States.

If Australasia wanted to come to the east coast and seize territory, it would have to occupy most of the United States from west to east, which the British could not have allowed to be.

Even if Australasia and the British had good relations, Britain could not sit back and wait for Australasia to occupy most of the United States.

This is also the reason why the British are not in a hurry at all, because there is no country on the east coast of the United States that can compete with Britain for territory, and Britain can sit and wait for the Americans to fall into fatigue in the offensive and defensive war.

On August 9, 1928, tens of thousands of French troops landed at Galveston and conquered Houston and Woodland in succession.

Even after conquering several cities in a row, the French army did not have any intention of stopping, and quickly sucked in and headed for their destination, which was Austin, the capital of Texas.

Austin has been the capital of Texas for many years and was once the capital of the Lone Star Republic, and its importance to Texas is self-evident.

For the French, if they could quickly capture Austin, and then take the opportunity to take control of San Antonio, Dallas and other areas near Austin, they would have basically taken control of important cities in Texas.

In this way, France would also be able to bolster the regime in Texas and drive out the Mexican army in the name of justice.

As for the southern part of Texas, including the areas of Westraco, Mansfield, and Corpus Christi, they can only be handed over to the Mexican army for the time being.

It is impossible for the French army to take care of so many areas, and it is safest to capture the important cities of Texas before these small cities.

The French also have the pride of being a great power. Mexican troops can go on a rampage in Texas, let alone France as a great power.

By keeping the Mexican army out of Texas, the French would be able to better control Louisiana in the east and accomplish their planned strategic objectives.

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