Coercion

"General, it seemed the Island Nation people were determined to avoid fighting us. I had thought this battle would be an easy victory, but now it seemed it would not be so simple." A worried look covered Rear Admiral Mauff's face aboard the German Navy Expeditionary Fleet's flagship, the battlecruiser Mackensen.

"Hm! This was not much like the Island Nation people's usual style of fighting! I had thought the Island Nation Navy would be like their army, fighting to the death without retreating. If that were the case, we could have easily dealt with them by relying on our superiority in combat strength. But now the Island Nation people were avoiding battle. In that case, we had no choice but to resort to extreme measures and force them out to fight us in a decisive battle!" Vice Admiral Spee said.

Although Vice Admiral Spee had been unwilling to issue such a cold-blooded order, for the Empire's interests and to win this war, he had no choice. They had only themselves to blame for seeking their own doom. They had brought all this upon themselves.

"General, there was no helping it! His Majesty the Emperor hoped that we could win. At present, we simply had no way to send the army to Southeast Asia on a large scale, so we could only use this method to force the Island Nation people to spit out Southeast Asia," Rear Admiral Mauff said.

Vice Admiral Spee nodded. "For the Empire, even if I must bear a mountain of curses, I will not hesitate!"

"Order the fleet: from this moment on, whenever we encounter Island Nation vessels, whether warships or merchant ships, sink them all. Leave none behind. Since they were hiding and did not dare fight us, then we would kill until they had