There is nothing to describe, the air battle between the island air force and the Australasian air force at the airfield in the Ryukyu Islands is like a massacre with a huge disparity.

Australasia only crashed one plane, or because of an engine failure, which is somewhat of a bit of luck.

In addition to this, the island planes no longer posed any threat to the Australasian Air Force, not even seriously damaged.

Of course, if you take into account the scratches and paint damage caused by the bullet grazing the metal frame, it is true that a number of Australasian aircraft have been injured, especially to those pilots.

It's like a new car, and the first time it was officially on the road, it was scratched, and it was inevitable that there would be some distress.

The army of the Ryukyu Islands had no surprises about the defeat in this air battle. The size of the island country's air force is not large, and it has been divided into two factions by the army and navy, and the impact is still relatively serious.

Although the Ryukyu Islands are the largest archipelago closest to Australasia, the Ryukyu Islands are still less important than the island mainland.

It is clearly impossible for Australasia to become an all-white nation, but if you want to join other races in Australasia, you must also contribute enough to the country.

In addition, the Great Sultanate had just been formed, and the order between several small Sultanates was not so stable, and there was still a period of turmoil.

By the beginning of 1936, the total population of the Philippines had exceeded 16 million, ranking among the top 30 countries and regions in the world.

Although both the Philippines and Kalimantan have changed much compared to history, the demographic aspect has not been affected much.

At that time, the population of the Philippines was also small, and it was only natural that it was influenced by the powerful Spanish.

Speaking of filling with human lives, the Philippine and Kalimantan armies naturally have something to say.

The reasons are simple. During the period of Spanish rule in the Philippines, for the most part, Spain was relatively powerful.

But after that, the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan gradually restored order, and Australasia also sold large quantities of grain to Kalimantan, allowing the Great Sultanate to maintain its population size.

In Arthur's eyes, these Kalimantan natives were good cannon fodder, and their only role was to fight in place of the Australasian people in the war.

In order to assimilate these indigenous peoples, at least a matching population size must be achieved. Not even the current Australasia, which does not have much time and energy to assimilate such a large number of indigenous people.

The commander of the 9th Army, Christie, was watching the situation on the battlefield on the largest battleship.

Not to mention, these indigenous armies still have a great role.

Arthur's welfare policies were not for nothing, at least Arthur didn't want the policies he had made for the Australasian people to be enjoyed by the black-skinned monkeys.

Because of the turmoil, a considerable number of natives fled to the mountains and forests of Kalimantan, living a life that was not much different from that of the savages.

The United Sultanate of Kalimantan is even more special. By integrating the population of the entire Dutch East Indies, the population of the United Sultanate of Kalimantan exceeded 30 million from the very beginning.

Commander Christie used a telescope to keep a close eye on the situation in the landing battle. Although Filipino and Kalimantan soldiers continued to die, Commander Christie's face did not show any panic, but a smile.

Why is it an integer accurate to the million?

Because even Australasia cannot realistically determine the population of the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan.

"Yaga! Open fire, repel these landing ships and don't let them get close to the coast! "Naturally, the island troops stationed on the coast also discovered the Australasian army that wanted to land.

Under the orders of the commander of the island nation, a large number of island troops began to emerge, using machine guns and rifles, trying to suppress the approach of the Australasian landing ships.

At this time, Australasian planes hovering in the sky will continue to visit and bomb these exposed island positions.

In terms of language and ethnic beliefs, it can also be seen that the Kalimantan army did not suffer much and that they were not assimilated.

On the contrary, the Filipinos, who have been clearly influenced, can select a part of the better population for assimilation.

In two lives, Arthur has never been able to put an end to his aversion to chocolate. That is, Australasia does not have much colony in Africa, otherwise, Arthur may still be able to obtain the title of a butcher king.

There are many Filipinos who are Catholic, some speak English, some speak Spanish, and there are even many mixed-race people.

Under the charge of the indigenous army, the defensive positions deployed by the island army in the Ryukyu Islands were also exposed one after another.

Of course, because Kalimantan is far less developed than Java, in the first few years, Kalimantan could barely afford such a large population.

Because if you want to land on the beach, you must land on the heavily defended beach under enemy fire and bullets.

But the Dutch East Indies were different. By the time the Dutch took control of these lands, the Netherlands had weakened considerably.

Even around 1930, Kalimantan's population fell to freezing for the first time, almost falling below 30 million people.

And on the side of the landing ships in Australasia, a large number of Filipino and Kalimantan troops also began to move.

As of today, the official population of the Grand Sultanate of Kalimantan is 37 million.

Knowing a rough range, Arthur has already met expectations. Arthur was not interested in conducting a census of Kalimantan, as the indigenous population was not worth much.

This population size is only an approximate estimate based on the aggregate of population data reported by the small Sudanates, and a certain amount of estimation.

Coupled with the fact that the indigenous population of the Dutch East Indies far exceeded that of the Dutch, it was obviously impossible to assimilate such a region.

In the plan of the island government, the Ryukyu Islands are naturally to be defended. But the main force defending the Ryukyu Islands was the strength of the four divisions deployed in the Ryukyu Islands, which were close to 100,000 troops, not the air force of less than 100 aircraft, a considerable part of which was not yet the most advanced aircraft.

The enemy is not stupid, and for the beaches that are relatively easy to attack, on the premise of deploying defensive positions, they will definitely try to uproot them, and they may become huge stones and trees for cover.

Even an extremely elite army could not avoid large-scale damage when carrying out a beach-grabbing landing battle.

The Air Force also patrols the skies to create opportunities for landing troops as much as possible.

The Philippines has been colonized by Spain for hundreds of years, and due to the small population, westernization is still relatively serious.

After all, in a beach-grabbing landing battle on the island, the attacker has to suffer several times the losses of the defender.

According to reasonable estimates, the total population of the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan should be more than 40 million, but not more than 42 million at most.

Although they all wear the standard military uniforms of Australasia, the Philippine and Kalimantan armies are still very different from each other in terms of weapons and equipment and mental outlook.

Fertility rates are high when adequate food is provided. This also means that Australasia, which has the two major client states of Kalimantan and the Philippines, has no shortage of cannon fodder in a million-scale war.

The Ryukyu Islands have many islands, and the many islands that surround the dominant perimeter naturally make it a good terrain for the island nation's military to deploy defensive positions.

In other words, the current beach-grabbing and landing battles are actually exchanging the casualties of the indigenous population for one hidden island position after another.

At present, the Ryukyu Islands, several areas that are more suitable for landing, have been transformed by the islanders to ensure that the attacking Australasian army has no cover and must be filled with human lives.

It's like a drop of muddy water mixed into a vat of clean water, and after stirring it well, the water is still clear to the naked eye.

Every time a defensive position is conquered on the island, it represents a large number of casualties among the Australasian army.

Famine combined with unrest caused Kalimantan's population to decline sharply in the first few years of its existence.

Even at their limits, these two countries were able to provide up to 10 million cannon fodder troops, much more than the armies that the non-colonial powers could mobilize.

However, it is clear from the national policy of Australasia that at least during Arthur's reign, there was no plan to assimilate Kalimantan.

But the indigenous Kalimantan is different. Although there was also a small mestizo population, the long period of colonization did not have much impact on the indigenous people because of the large indigenous population.

If we look at this beach-grabbing landing battle alone, Australasia is obviously at a disadvantage.

At 3 p.m. on June 26, after the Air Force achieved absolute air supremacy, the Navy, protecting a number of transport ships and landing ships, began to approach the Ryukyu Islands.

This also means that in order to successfully land on the main islands of the Ryukyu Islands, it is necessary to conquer these surrounding small islands one after another.

Kalimantan and the Philippines together have a population of nearly 60 million, which means they can provide at least 6 million cannon fodder.

These populations are also very large, and with the original natives of Kalimantan, these populations are not included in the population figures.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Dutch wanted to assimilate the Dutch East Indies with a population of several million, and there was a high probability that they would be assimilated by the Dutch East Indies.

The beach-grabbing landing battle lasted more than four hours, and was finally stopped by Commander Christie at nearly eight o'clock in the evening.

"Let these lads have a hot meal." For the first time, Christie expressed concern about the indigenous armies: "There's a big battle tomorrow." ”

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