In order to speed up the construction of this railway, the Southern Pacific Petroleum and Mining Company divided the railway into three sections: the Western Australia section, the Northern Territory section and the Queensland section, and then started construction on each section from both ends at the same time, which is equivalent to 6 engineering teams laying it together.
this railway.
Seeing the South Pacific Petroleum and Mining Company's crazy investment in railway construction, not only companies in Europe and the United States laughed at Schneider's brain, but even the Australian federal government was a little embarrassed and specially awarded Schneider himself the honor of an honorary Australian citizen.
, to reward him for his outstanding contributions to the people of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Since the entire Australian exploration work has long been completed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Military Intelligence Bureau, the line planning and engineering exploration work of this railway is very easy and convenient. The parameters of the military terrain are still very reliable, and the federal intelligence agencies have already
After nearly 20 years of spying on Australia, countless federal intelligence technicians stayed there forever in the wilderness of central Australia in order to obtain accurate figures.
To put it bluntly, the federal government does not know as much as the Australian government about Australia’s topography, climate, products, ethnic groups, etc. In Liu Fu’s safe, there is a new version of the 1936 Australian construction and development diagram.
Every year, the federal government will compare the latest Australian situation, make such a plan, and submit it to Liu Fu, so that the federal president can more fully grasp the details of the future development of the federation.
This railway starts from the easternmost side of the mining area in Western Australia, connects with the railway from the original mining area to the Southern Railway Port and the Port of Perth, traverses the southern part of the Northern Territory, then crosses the entire state of Queensland, and finally reaches Brisbane on the east coast of Australia.
The port has a total length of more than 2,700 kilometers, including 3 bridges and 2 culverts. 5 water replenishment stations and a vehicle repair shop will be built along the way.
After the completion of this railway, the 3,000-kilometer journey from the Southern Railway Port in Western Australia to Brisbane in eastern Australia can be reached in only three days. Moreover, the railway can transport heavy equipment such as tanks and self-propelled artillery.
, so the federal army only needs to land at the Southern Railway Port and follow the railway to appear in eastern Australia in a few days. It is much easier than using the navy to storm the port, especially a long-distance landing battle that requires traveling thousands of sea miles.
In addition to its military use, this railway also made the federal government much more comfortable in the development and defense of Australia after the federal occupation of Australia. From this point of view, this is a very strategic railway. Not much
How much money you spend or how little money you spend can reflect its value. In this transaction between Liu Fu and the Australian federal government, Liu Fu won again. He made a lot of money.
As for Australia, it is basically a sparsely populated wilderness with a hot climate and is unsuitable for human habitation. Once railway transportation is introduced, many areas unsuitable for human survival will be transformed. From this point of view, human survival will
Their abilities are no worse than those of cockroaches. One is born with different talents and the other is acquired to be strong. They are mutually reinforcing each other.
After the layout in Australia was basically successful, Liu Fu did not stop his work of picking up omissions on the map, and continued to look for favorable conditions that could be exploited. This time he set his sights on South America. There, there are numbers of the South China Sea Federation.
One of the few allies, Chile.
Chile is one of the first countries to support the South China Sea Federation. When the federal government sold submarines, it regarded Chile as a potential military ally for key assistance and training. The Chilean government also favored the South China Sea Federation, and through cooperation with the federal government
military cooperation, coupled with the Chilean government’s careful
By operating and taking the right direction of development, Chile today has the best military strength among South American countries. Its old enemy Argentina and Brazil, another South American power, have both suffered too much from the economic crisis and have developed slowly.
Gradually it cannot keep up with Chile's economic and military development speed.
Because he understood and implemented Liu Fu's strategy for Chile to keep a low profile and develop in a low-key manner, in the past ten years, although the Chilean army has become stronger year by year, it has not aroused excessive fear from surrounding countries. On the one hand, the Chilean government
It is better hidden and pretends to be a grandson. On the other hand, it is also because the direction of its development is not easily noticed by other countries.
In terms of navy, the Chilean Navy is mainly based on submarines, coupled with a small number of small and medium-sized surface ships, forming its unique naval composition. It is very similar to the development model of the Taiwan Navy at that time. It usually looks like nothing, but when it comes to fighting,
It's very fatal. The Argentine Navy suffered this loss a few years ago.
In 1930, when the Argentine government saw that Chile's last battleship had also been sold, it miscalculated the situation and sent two battleships and three cruisers to regain control of the three islands in the Beagle Channel. As a result
Arriving at the Beagle Channel
That night, it was ambushed by a Chilean Navy submarine. One battleship was seriously injured, a cruiser sank, and the other three warships were also damaged. If the Chilean Navy's own torpedoes, which were imitated by the Federation, were not very stable, would these warships have been able to escape?
Returning to Argentina is a problem.
Although the two captured Argentine warships were later returned to the Argentine Navy with the intervention of the British government, since then, the Argentine government has never raised the issue of sovereignty over the three islands. The ferocity of the Chilean Navy was evident in this maritime incident.
This was clearly revealed in the conflict, and the Argentines were beaten without any trace of the Chilean navy.
After this naval battle, the Chilean Navy became more confident, and the Chilean government also realized that this development path is very suitable for a small country with a long coastline like Chile, because the maintenance costs of submarines and destroyers are much lower than that of cruisers and battleships, and save
The money invested can not only develop the economy, but also subsidize the Chilean Army.
In addition, Chile has fully listened to the federal military's suggestions when it comes to purchasing weapons and equipment, that is, it does not blindly pursue high-quality equipment, but only purchases equipment that suits its own situation, and is willing to spend money on research, development and imitation. Through its own efforts and
With federal technical support, Chile has now been able to partially domestically produce Tuna-class submarines and torpedoes, and can mass-produce federal-model semi-automatic rifles and first-generation armored vehicles. In addition, it has also reached 80% of the imitation of 75mm howitzers.
level of localization.
With a self-sufficient defense industry, its efficiency and cost are far better than the comprehensive foreign procurement model of Argentina and Brazil. The Federal Ministry of Defense conducted a simulation exercise in 1935. According to Chile's current military strength, it is completely
It can challenge Argentina alone, and it still has enough troops to defend Brazil. When the war enters one to one and a half years, the Argentine army will no longer be able to resist, and Chile will win the final victory.
Of course, these are calculations on paper. In actual wars, the level of command personnel, the international situation, and the intervention of external forces must also be taken into consideration. However, this exercise also shows from one aspect that Chile's current military strength has already improved.
The top three in South America stood out, fully reaching the level originally predicted by the Federation, and can be regarded as an important military ally of the Federation.
The Chilean government also repays its gratitude to the South China Sea Federation. Whether it is because of a reliance mentality or because it is isolated in South America, the Chilean government is willing to exchange views with the federal government on many issues and is willing to listen to the federal government's suggestions.
, the two sides have not only become closer in military cooperation, but also become more and more smooth in economic cooperation.
This time Liu Fu paid attention to Chile, not because he planned to reward allies or subordinates with any benefits, but because he planned to recover part of the investment dividends. Nowadays, most countries in the world are focusing on Europe, but this is not enough, Liu Fu
More chaos is needed to distract the attention of other countries, especially the U.S. government. So the best way to distract Americans is to light a fire in their backyard. He doesn’t want to see everything.
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The Chilean government understood Liu Fu's meaning very thoroughly. What Liu Fu wanted was not for the Chilean government to completely break up with the Argentine government and start a war, but for the Chileans to stir up trouble and involve Argentina. In this way
First of all, if Chile and Argentina start a fight in South America, Americans will definitely pay attention to South America, because this is its sphere of influence. (To be continued...)
