"Your Majesty, then our combat goal this time against Island Nation will be to recover the colony of Southeast Asia. In this case, we can avoid attacking Island Nation's Mainland launched an attack to reduce the casualties of the troops. The current Empire is unable to support a large-scale expedition with up to two million troops!" Minister of War and Chief of Staff Field Marshal Falkenhayn suggested.
"Well! In this war, we only need to recover Southeast Asia. Next time, we will wait until we deal with the other powerful countries one by one before we attack Island Nation's Mainland. That time, we must destroy Island Nation and get rid of them once and for all!" Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone answered. From Oscar's words, they could clearly feel Oscar's murderous intention towards Island Nation, which made them a little strange, why does His Majesty the Emperor hate Island Nation people so much? However, they couldn't figure out the reason no matter how hard they tried, they could only attribute it to the fact that Island Nation people are born to be hateful.
"The main forces of Your Majesty and Imperial Army have been used in the upcoming attack on British mainland and the battle to exterminate the guerrillas in the eastern territories. Even if we want to send the army to Southeast Asia, I am afraid there will be no extra troops. Therefore, I suggest that we first send the navy to Far East to attack Island Nation. If we can eliminate Island Nation Navy, we may be able to force Island Nation to give up Southeast Asia. In this case, we can get back Southeast Asia at the minimum cost. The resources consumed by the fleet expedition are far less than that of dispatching a huge army." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz suggested.
Oscar thought for a while, then nodded. Imperial Army There are only 12 legions in total now. Four legions are destroying guerrillas in the east, and four legions are preparing to attack British mainland. The other four legions have to be stationed in France, Belgium and other newly occupied areas, and enough troops need to be left in the mainland. Therefore, it is indeed very difficult to mobilize the army to Southeast Asia.
"First, let the navy form an expeditionary fleet to destroy the island nation's navy. If we can win and force the island nation to hand over Southeast Asia, that would undoubtedly be the best. If the island nation doesn't agree, we can then send the army to attack Southeast Asia. At that time, we may have made a breakthrough in the battle against the British. In the battle to exterminate the guerrillas in the east, the situation will also be more favorable to us. Only then will we be able to dispatch troops to expedition to Southeast Asia." Qin Tian said.
Although the size of the Germany* army now reaches more than three million. With the population and industrial strength of Germany, further mobilization is fully capable of supporting it. But Oscar believes that there is no need to mobilize again. Almost all Germany people believe that the war is about to end, and Empire is about to win the war. If mobilization is carried out at this time, it will definitely cause panic among the people. It may even cause further social unrest. That would not be good. What's more, German government has begun to formulate a series of policies to abolish the wartime system and restore the economy. Once mobilized, it will have a great impact on this. That's not a good deal. It would undoubtedly be best to be able to finish this war with the existing army.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz and Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn both nodded.
"Marshal Tirpitz, give me Expeditionary Fleet's list tomorrow!" Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz nodded.
After the meeting, Oscar stared at the spot hanging on the wall. At the East on the map, there are several islands that look like shit. There is the homeland of the Island Nation people.
"In another time and space, I can only be an angry young man, and I can only yell a few words. In this time and space, I must kill you Island Nation people!" Oscar secretly swore.
As long as there is such an opportunity, I believe no Chinese will give up.
The next day, Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz came to see him. He brought a list of ships to form the assistance fleet and the candidates to serve as Expeditionary Fleet's Commander.
"Your Majesty. Since the four strongest battleships of Island Nation Navy are all Battlecruiser, I suggest that Expeditionary Fleet this time should not be transferred to Battleship, but should be composed of Battlecruiser. In order to protect the To be on the safe side, for Capital Ships, I suggest it be composed of three 'Mackensen-class' Battlecruiser, three 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser and three 'Moltke-class' Battlecruiser. In terms of cruisers, four 'Königsberg class' Light Cruiser, two 'Wiesbaden-class' Light Cruiser, two 'Pillau-class' Light Cruiser and two 'Graudenz-class' ships were dispatched. Light Cruiser, a total of ten Light Cruiser. In terms of destroyers, we will dispatch new destroyers that were launched this year, including 14 V-class Destroyer, 7 G-class destroyers and 6 S-class Destroyer, a total of 27 destroyers.
Because it is a long-distance expedition, the fleet will have 8 supply ships and two hospital ships to ensure sufficient logistical support for the fleet. "
Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz reported to Oscar.
Oscar nodded, he has always been very concerned about the navy. From the Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz report, we can know that Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz is very attentive to this time Expeditionary Fleet, and has almost deployed the most powerful Battlecruiser, Light Cruiser and destroyers. Even though this is a long-distance expedition, Island Nation Navy has local advantages. However, German Navy still has great advantages. As long as no accidents occur, there will be no doubt about the final victory.
"Fleet Commander, who is going to be in charge?" Oscar asked.
"As for Fleet Commander, I suggest Admiral Spee be the one. He has been Far East Fleet Commander before and is familiar with the Far East and Pacific Ocean waters. It is undoubtedly the most suitable for him to be Expeditionary Force's Commander." Oscar said.
"Well, let Admiral Spee be Commander of Expeditionary Fleet!" Oscar agreed with this.
"By the way, I would like to remind General Shi Pei that if the island nation's navy avoids fighting, or even if we defeat the island nation's navy, the island nation's people still insist on not surrendering, then we will need to rely on the fleet to launch attacks on the island nation's coastal cities and force the island nation's people to agree to our conditions. In that case, it may cause a lot of civilian casualties. If General Shi Pei is unwilling to face such a situation, you can just say that we will reconsider the choice of fleet commander." Qin Tian said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand!" Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz nodded.