The Rise Of Australasia

Due to the contradictions between the United Kingdom and Russia Nation, the conference was deadlocked for nearly half a month.

But ultimately, on February 2, 1937, the "Strait of Constantinople Convention" was freshly released, and under the witness of many media outlets, representatives from eight countries formally signed the convention.

This convention, a result of compromise between the United Kingdom and Russia Nation, was not as biased as it could have been.

According to the provisions of the straits convention, during wartime, if Turkey is a neutral country, all belligerent countries' warships will be prohibited from entering the Strait of Constantinople.

At the same time, countries should send representatives to control the Strait of Constantinople, prohibiting civilian ships from all countries heavier than 10,000 tons from passing through the Strait of Constantinople.

If Turkey is in a state of war, Turkey can manage the military Strait of Constantinople by itself, with no right of interference from other countries.

On the surface, it seems fair to all countries, with neither the United Kingdom nor Russia Nation suffering a great loss.

But in reality, the clearly advantaged side was still the British.

Firstly, apart from Russia Nation and Turkey, the two neutral countries, all other countries were allies of the United Kingdom.

Having these countries send representatives to be stationed at the Strait of Constantinople was ostensibly to control the civilian ships passing through the strait, but in reality, it was to monitor the enemy of the British, namely Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Although it appears that civilian ships under 10,000 tons are allowed to pass, their transit through the Strait of Constantinople would still be recorded, and the military bloc led by the Britain-France-Australia Three Nations would naturally receive intelligence.

If it's confirmed that such civilian ships are transporting scarce supplies for the German-Italian side, the Britain-France-Australia could organize warships to attack and disrupt the supply imports to Germany and Italy.

The issue of the Strait of Constantinople was resolved, but the Representative of Britain was not in a hurry to leave Constantinople.

Because what came next, the matter of enticing Turkey to join the Allied Forces' war chariot, was what the British valued most.

Based on the newly signed Strait of Constantinople Convention, if Turkey could join the side of the British, Turkey would be able to decide matters concerning the Strait of Constantinople by itself.

With the help of the British, Turkey could completely blockade the Russians, Bulgaria, and Romania in the Black Sea, which essentially also achieved the original goal of the British.

Of course, if they weren't prepared to fall out with the Russians, the British weren't planning to completely blockade the Russian fleet.

But before that, to blockade the fleets of Romania and Bulgaria to ensure that Germany and Italy would not acquire resources from overseas was what the British aimed to do.

However, to return to the point, it seems that Germany and Italy don't have too many overseas resources to obtain.

Africa is almost the domain of Britain and France, and besides them, Spain, Portugal, and Belgium hold certain scales of colonies.

But among these three countries, the one that might really export supplies to Germany could only be Spain.

However, Spain's colonies in Africa are not abundant, and the help they can provide to Germany isn't too significant.

Turning to Asia, the only country in Asia that could possibly greatly assist Germany might be the Island Nation, which is also a superpower and ally.

But the problem is, the Island Nation's situation at the time is not good at all, with even its Native Land already blockaded by Australasia.

Although there is no great risk for now, the idea of the Island Nation's transport ships passing through the Indian Ocean to transport supplies to Germany and Italy seems rather fantastical.

Oceania clearly needs no further discussion; Australasia is the undisputed hegemon and an Ally of Britain and France, naturally unlikely to transport supplies to Germany.

North America is also almost dominated by the Britain-France-Australia Three Nations, with Germany having no influence there.

The only likely place is actually South America. After all, there are many countries in South America that counteract one another, possibly leading to unforeseen scenarios.

Especially considering that Germany can provide a certain level of Military Technology and weapons and equipment, as well as a considerable amount of funds, it's possible that some South American countries might export certain supplies to Germany.

Britain and France, naturally, had already anticipated such a situation.

In the Strait of Gibraltar, the English Channel and the North Sea, the British and French fleets have already deployed a significant number of patrol fleets.

Besides, even the Coastline of Spain is subject to the surveillance of Britain and France. If it is truly confirmed that fleets from South America are trading extensively with Spain, Britain and France would not mind Spain, a country that isn't even considered a Power.

Britain and France even made preparations for the possibility of Spain joining the war, but to their surprise, Spain did indeed strengthen ties with Germany and Italy, but up to this point, they have not declared war on Britain and France.

This made the 300,000 Military stationed at the Southern Region of France's Borders somewhat awkward. Even the British, in resistance to Spain, have already been wooing Portugal.

But Spain's hesitation turned the preparations of Britain and France into wasted efforts.

That being said, even if Spain were to enter the war, it would not have much impact on the current European War.

After all, Spain's Population of just over 26 million is severely limited, and in the face of Britain and France, it wouldn't be of much consequence.

In short, Spain's backwardness in Military Technology, as well as its lack of scale in the navy and Air Force, means that Spain will not have much impact on the war.