This kind of assistance was different from the patronage that came before. The scale of assistanceid out in the treaty was sufficient for Austrsia to advance even further.


    It also meant that Austrsia had to provide satisfactory returns in military cooperation for the British.


    As the saying goes, "true hearts reciprocate true hearts." In order for both parties to jointly fulfill their obligations under the treaty, besides the mutual conditions, it is also crucial for both parties to have the motivation to uphold the agreement.


    Since March 12th, the talks between the British Empire and Austrsia had turned into Minister Grey proposing terms while Prime Minister Kent and the Cab haggled over them.


    The first condition proposed by Minister Grey was that in the event of a European War, Austrsia would dispatch at least three main battleships to assist Britain in maintaining the situation in the Indian Ocean Region.


    India''s coastline is of great importance to the British Empire, as are the British colonies in Africa, and crucial strategic locations like the a Strait.


    Therefore, patrolling this region has be vital, particrly in wartime, when a sufficient number of warships must protect the area''s security.


    If the Austrsian Navy could join the Indian Ocean patrol system, it would enable the Royal British Navy to save a few main battleships and deploy them in potential naval battles in Europe.


    This would also further widen the gap between the Royal Fleet and the High Seas Fleet, reducing the likelihood of the two allied fleets converging.


    Prime Minister Kent immediately agreed to Minister Grey''s first request without much thought.


    Dispatching three main battleships to assist the British in patrolling the Indian Ocean after the outbreak of the European War was not a harsh condition, and it was entirely eptable to Austrsia.


    The second request from Minister Grey was for Austrsia to send at least 200,000 troops to participate in the war if the European War broke out, with at least a quarter of them being regr troops.


    In return for the military contributions of the Austrsians, Minister Grey also promised to take responsibility for the logistics of Austrsian troops in Europe and to bear half of the wartime military spending for Austrsia.


    In fact, it was not just Austrsia that received such terms. The British Empire also put forward such conditions to its two other allies, France and Russia Nation.


    In case of a European war, the British Empire would take on part of the military costs for France and Russia to alleviate their financial stress.


    This is especially true for Russia Nation, whose domestic political situation was already unstable, and whose industry and economy were rtively far behind, which madeBritain''s support all the more necessary.


    Moreover, Russia already owed France a significant amount of debt, and its financial situation was already quite precarious.


    Maintaining thergest army in Europe, if the British Empire did not provide some financial support, Russia might fall into massive debt and even face bankruptcy risk even before the start of the war due to huge military spending.


    Prime Minister Kent could not make unteral decisions about Minister Grey''s requests.


    Only after consulting with Arthur did Prime Minister Kent agree to the terms, but he also made some changes to Minister Grey''s requests.


    Regarding the dispatching of troops, Austrsia would send at least 250,000 troops to Europe following the outbreak of the European War.


    While the number of troops had increased, Minister Kent also set limits on the timing of dispatching regr troops.


    The Austrsia Ministry of Defense would send a total of more than 50,000 main forces to Europe during the entire war.


    However, the requirement was that the ultimatemand of all dispatchedbat troops would be in the hands of the Austrsia Ministry of Defense. Britain, France, and Russia could request the assistance of the Austrsian Army, but they could not issuepulsory orders.


    Arthur''s idea was quite simple. Although he had confidence in thebat capability of his army, troops that had not experienced major wars were ultimately not at their peak fighting capacity.


    If they could utilize the European War to train the main force of Austrsia by participating in the battle in batches, it would not only satisfy the British but also improve thebat capability of Austrsian regr troops.


    However, Arthur had no intention of turning his troops into cannon fodder for Britain, France, and Russia, fighting on their behalf.


    Whether it was non-main forces or main forces dispatched to Europe in rotation, the finalmand must be in the hands of Austrsia itself.


    The small number of main forces are the foundation of the Austrsian Army. While Arthur had prepared for casualties when nning to send them to Europe, he couldn''t eptrge-scale losses. If the British, French, and Russian forces were tomand the Austrsian Army, it was highly likely they would be sent to brutal meat-grinder battlefields like Verdun after the start of World War I.


    Bear in mind that there were severalrge-scale battles like Verdun during World War I, each involving millions of troops and resulting in millions of casualties.


    Even if Austrsia could send 250,000bat troops, suchrge-scale battles would only see them being depleted, and ultimately, it is Arthur and Austrsia who would suffer the consequences.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Therefore, Arthur would rather send an additional 50,000bat troops to ensure that themand of the troops is firmly controlled by Austrsia itself.