On February 15, 1915, German Emperor Wilhelm II held a routine Imperial Council. Although, the cold winter is not over yet. However, preparations for Germany's military operation have already begun. Once spring arrives, a new offensive will begin. Wilhelm II is looking forward to German military, which has prepared for a winter, and can once again gain an advantage over Western Front.
"Everyone, German Empire has achieved brilliant victories in the past six months. However, the war is not over yet. There are still powerful enemies waiting for us to conquer. I hope that the war situation will see a major breakthrough within this year." Wilhelm II said.
"Your Majesty, the navy plans to have a decisive battle with British Navy between March and April this year. We strive to completely defeat British Royal Navy in this decisive battle. Obtain sea control over the east Atlantic Ocean and even the entire Atlantic Ocean, and prepare for future landing in Britain operations," Field Marshal Count Tirpitz, the First Sea Lord said first.
Oscar has communicated with Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz and Feng Falkenhayn in private. He proposed that the navy's decisive battle should precede the army's decisive battle with Anglo-French Allied Forces on the Western Front. After all, Anglo-French Allied Forces's military strength is now constantly increasing. French is desperately mobilizing troops and arming French men and sending them to the front line. Both the elderly and children are among those being mobilized. Similarly, British Expeditionary Force is also constantly transporting troops to France. Britain also realized that if Anglo-French Allied Forces could not withstand German offensive, the consequences would be catastrophic, which would be directly related to their victory or defeat in this war. Therefore, Britain and France is working hard.
If German Navy can defeat British Royal Navy in a decisive battle, he might be able to enter English Channel and block it. In this case, Britain will no longer be able to send troops to France. This will make it easier for the army to win on Western Front.
Wilhelm II nodded. "Tirpitz, Imperial Navy are you ready to defeat Britain people in one fell swoop?"
"Your Majesty, Imperial Navy are already ready. We have been preparing for this decisive battle for a long time. This time, we will definitely be able to win." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz is extremely sure.
"Well, this couldn't be better. I hope you can win a brilliant victory!" Wilhelm II undoubtedly has great expectations for the navy. At the beginning, it was precisely because of his strong support that German Navy was able to develop rapidly and achieve its current scale.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, Imperial Navy will definitely win!" Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz is also full of expectations for victory. At the same time, he was extremely convinced that he would definitely win.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Army legions are almost ready. This time, we have assembled eight legions on Western Front. Except for 8th Army Corps, the strength of the other seven legions has been strengthened to varying degrees. Machine guns and Grenade Launcher and mortars and other weapons. At the same time, each legion has also formed a Armored Division. This time, we are confident that we can tear apart Anglo-French Allied Forces's defense line and capture Paris!" Feng Falkenhayn also said ambitiously. This was a large-scale battle launched after he concurrently served as the Chief of General Staff. Of course he hoped that German military could achieve a clean and large-scale victory. In that case, it would also be a great improvement to his personal prestige.
"Falkenhayn, is the Army really ready this time? I don't want the same situation as last year." Wilhelm II said. Last year German military failed to defeat Anglo-French Allied Forces in a short time, so that the war continued, which has always made Wilhelm II not satisfied. Of course, Moltke the Younger, as the chief of staff of German military, also paid the price for this.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that Imperial Army will definitely win this time." Feng Falkenhayn was also full of confidence.
This time German military assembled eight legions on the Western Front, with a total strength of 1.7 million people. Among them, there are eight Armored Division and more than two thousand tanks. There are more than 10,000 artillery pieces of various calibers. The number of machine guns is countless. Although, Anglo-French Allied Forces already has the upper hand in terms of military strength. However, Feng? Falkenhayn still believes that they will win this time. If nothing else, 8th Armored Division has proven the powerful assault capability of Armored Forces on Eastern Front. Although the entire Western Front has turned into trench warfare. However, the tracks of the tank can easily crush the enemy's defense line composed of barbed wire fences and machine gun fortresses.
"Very good. When will the army prepare to launch an attack?" Wilhelm II asked.
"Your Majesty, the army plans to launch an attack in mid-April this year. By then, the navy will have won. If everything goes well, maybe the navy has entered English Channel and taken control there. In that case, Anglo-French Allied Forces's supplies and troop replenishment will be cut off, which will be more conducive to our defeat of Anglo-French Allied Forces." Feng Falkenhayn said.
Wilhelm II nodded repeatedly, and he also believed that this was the safest tactic. Let the Navy take the lead. After the navy wins, supplies can weaken Anglo-French Allied Forces's strength and further suppress their morale. These are of great help to defeat Anglo-French Allied Forces and win.
"It seems that Imperial Army and the navy are fully prepared this time. May God bless German Empire and win the final victory in this war!" Wilhelm II said.
"God bless German Empire!" everyone said. Everyone's eyes were filled with enthusiasm. It was as if victory was really within grasp.
"Everyone, if our two military operations are successful, will the Britain people surrender to us?" Wilhelm II suddenly asked.
Although, King George V is his cousin. However, Wilhelm II was more than happy to defeat his cousin with his own hands.
"Your Majesty, if the Britain people choose to surrender, it will be a good thing for the Empire, we can reduce casualties. However, if the Britain people refuse to surrender, then, Empire's army will land on British Isles, letting Britain people know that it would be a very stupid thing to refuse Empire's kindness!" Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said with a smile.
Wilhelm II nodded, very satisfied with Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz's answer.