The deal between the Australasian government and the Spanish government shows not the slightest trace of it. When an Australasian convoy sailed into the Mediterranean under the protection of warships, Italy and Germany were finally feeling the pressure.

The transport fleet is protected by an ultra-luxury aircraft carrier battle group consisting of 2 battleships, 1 aircraft carrier, 1 battlecruiser, 5 destroyers, 12 frigates and 6 submarines.

These main warships and submarines are equipped with state-of-the-art pigeon missiles to protect against a possible attack by the Italian navy.

It can be said that with this fleet alone, the safety of the entire transport fleet can be guaranteed.

Unless the Italian Navy came out, it was impossible for a small fleet to be a match for this convoy.

Italy, on the other hand, is also facing a very difficult choice at this time.

The arms trade in Australasia and Spain without any camouflage is already open news throughout Europe.

Knowing that the Australasian transport fleet was helping Italy's enemies to transport weapons and supplies, if Italy did not take any action, the hard-handed tactics that had been shown to Europe would have become a joke.

But if there is any action, it means that Italy will definitely offend Australasia.

In addition to Australasia, which is currently the third largest power in the world, Australasia also has an alliance with the British, and offending them obviously outweighs the loss.

In addition to the fact that Germany and Italy were indeed strong together, the British remained neutral.

If the offense against Australasia leads to the British Empire, it is not good news for Germany and Italy.

Moreover, if Australasia and Great Britain were to join the French side, the situation would again become that of Germany and Italy challenging all the European powers.

Although Russia has not taken any action at this time, if neighboring Germany falls into a disadvantage, it is impossible for Russia to give up the fat that has reached its mouth.

Italy was caught between a rock and a hard place, and they had to turn to their ally, Germany, to try to negotiate a reasonable solution.

But Italy ignored a problem, that is, Germany at this time was helpless against Australasia.

No matter how crazy the German rulers were, they could not impose any sanctions on the Australasian fleet without a large navy.

Germany's largest warship was not as large as Australasia's auxiliary warships, and it would be the biggest joke to send warships to negotiate.

There is no way, and until they decide to tear their faces completely, both Germany and Italy can only tolerate such behavior in Australasia.

They could only protest against Australasia's actions, and then urgently mobilized some weapons and equipment from the country to Spain to help the Spanish National Army resist the forces of the republican government.

The transport fleet managed to get close to the east coast of Spain, something Arthur had not expected.

Originally, Arthur thought that Germany and Italy should have entered a more crazy state at this time. Even the Australasian fleet, which entered the Mediterranean, was likely to be attacked by German and Italian troops.

The fact that Germany and Italy retreated in the face of the Australasian fleet proved that they did not think it was the right time to go to war.

This is a good thing for Australasia.

The Australasian fleet inadvertently revealed that Germany and Italy were only in the middle of now, and that they did not want war to break out now.

At least after this incident, Britain and France will have more confidence to counteract in the face of Germany and Italy, rather than blindly retreating because they are afraid of war.

Although Germany and Italy have no choice in Europe, this does not mean that they will tolerate Australasia's provocations and damage their own national majesty.

The easiest way for Germany and Italy to fight back against Australasia was to help the enemies of Australasia.

After this incident, in May 1935, Germany and the island nation signed the Berlin-Tokyo Mutual Assistance Treaty, which officially pulled the island nation into its own chariot.

On the day of the signing of the Mutual Assistance Treaty, Germany provided the island nation with a batch of industrial equipment, including some weapons and equipment, which slightly strengthened the island nation's strength.

This was followed by a treaty of alliance between Germany and the island nations, which Italy joined, and in June 1935 the new Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy and the island nations was formed.

With the help of funds from Germany and Italy, as well as weapons and equipment, the island nation soon announced a new round of military expansion.

With the aid of Germany and Italy, Hayashi announced that the army of the island nation would be expanded to 700,000 men and that the island's south coast defense line would be formed.

Needless to say, who this line of defense is defending against. South of the south coast of the island nation, there is only one powerhouse, and that is Australasia, located in Oceania.

Since the formation of the Triple Alliance, the ambitions of Germany and Italy have not been hidden.

The expansion of the island country has not yet relieved everyone, and Germany and Italy have also announced a new round of military expansion.

The first is Germany. Germany abolished all post-World War I restrictions and announced a re-expansion of its army to 600,000 men, on par with France.

And that's not all, Germany announced that it would form an air force and officially unveiled its first large-scale shipbuilding plan since World War I.

According to the shipbuilding plan announced by the Germans, Germany will build at least 2 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships and 3 battle cruisers in the next three years, as well as more than 20 submarines.

Although the islanders did not mention the number of small and medium-sized warships, the number of small and medium-sized warships is definitely as high as dozens or more according to the number of main warships to be built by the island countries.

It can be said that Germany, which has completed this naval construction plan, will instantly become a great power in its naval strength, and its military strength will no longer have any restrictions, and it will become a land power in the true sense of the word.

For European countries, the threat and impact of Germany's expansion in terms of land forces is far greater than that of island countries.

After all, no matter how large the number of troops of the island countries is, they are also very far away from Europe, and there is not much threat to European countries.

But Germany is different. As recognized as the world's largest army power before World War I, Germany's 600,000 troops posed a threat to European countries far greater than France's 600,000 troops.

What's more, the aggressiveness and ambition shown by Germany at the beginning also worried many European countries.

There are no restrictions on what Germany can do now, it will have a much larger scale of heavy weapons, and it will have a comprehensive navy, land and air force.

If the Germans were to complete the expansion, even the current France would not necessarily be the opponent of the Germans.

Immediately after Germany announced its military expansion, the French government entered a state of emergency.

Although the French tried to avoid war, this did not mean that they would remain indifferent to the actions of the Germans.

In response to the great expansion of the German army, the French government held several cabinet meetings to try to negotiate a solution.

Before the French could negotiate a solution, the Italians announced their expansion.

Because the size of Italy's army has remained at about 600,000, Italy's expansion plan is mainly in the air force and navy.

Especially after witnessing the role of the air force on the Spanish battlefield, Germany and Italy, and even all European countries, were looking for ways to build their own air forces.

There is a data that can already show the importance that countries attach to the air force.

Before the outbreak of the Spanish War, Britain and France had the largest number of air forces, with 545 and 332 respectively, which was already far more numerous than other European countries.

In third place is Italy, which had 257 aircraft before the Spanish Civil War, which is considered the third most powerful air force in Europe.

In addition to these three countries, the European country with the third largest air force is the relatively powerful kingdom of Yugoslavia in the Balkans.

Yugoslavia has hundreds of aircraft, and although the exact number is uncertain, it is enough to make them the fourth most powerful air force in Europe.

After that, Russia, Spain and Austria, including Romania in the Balkans, Poland in Central Europe, etc., the number of aircraft is around the dozens.

After all, to put it bluntly, the cost of the aircraft is also relatively high, and the speed of replacement is particularly fast.

Equipping a large number of aircraft is not only a rather heavy financial expense for the average European country, but also a completely unnecessary expenditure.

However, after the Spanish Civil War and the fog of war in Europe spread, countries once again paid attention to aircraft.

Regardless of whether or not the air force construction plan has been announced, various countries are building a large number of aircraft and expanding their air forces.

Among them, the-for-tat should be France and Italy, which have formed a confrontation in Spain.

France's current fleet has risen to around 700, and if you count the 120 planes that were sent to Spain, they had built more than 500 aircraft during the outbreak of the Spanish War.

Italy is not too far to give. Because it sent its air force directly to fight in Spain, Italy's air force is infinitely close to that of France, with more than 670 aircraft of all types.

In addition to these two countries, which have formed a confrontation in Spain, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Romania, Germany, Austria and Poland, as well as the United Kingdom, which is closely watching the situation in Europe, have already started round after round of air force construction programs.

In the Pacific, there is also a related air arms race between Australasia and the island nations.

It's just that, both in terms of construction speed and quality, the islanders' aircraft are far inferior to those in Australasia.

At present, the number of Australasian air forces is 855 aircraft, all of which are previous fourth-generation aircraft.

This generation of aircraft does not use jet engines, and the performance of the current aircraft is not much different from that of other European countries, which is considered to be on the same level.

And in the unpublished data, Australasia also has more than 1,500 jet fighters.

These jet fighters are all first-generation, that is, fifth-generation aircraft in military aircraft. As for the state-of-the-art sixth-generation aircraft, the current prototype is still being tested and is still some time away from mass production.

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