"General, it seems that the Island Nation people are determined to avoid fighting with us. I originally thought that this battle could be won easily. But now it seems that it is not that easy." In German Navy Expeditionary Fleet's flagship 'Mackensen' number Battlecruiser, Fleet Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Mauff looked worried.
"Hmm! This doesn't look like the fighting style of the Island Nation people! Originally, I thought that Island Nation Navy would fight to the death like their army. In that case, we can easily defeat them with our superiority in combat power. Lost it. Now, the Island Nation people are avoiding the fight. In that case, we have no choice but to take extreme measures to force the Island Nation people to come out and fight us!" Vice Admiral Spee said.
Although, Vice Admiral Spee is unwilling to issue cold-blooded orders. However, for the benefit of the Empire and to win this battle, he had to do that. For everything, the only blame is Island Nation people seeking their own death. This is all their own doing.
"General, there is no way around this! His Majesty the Emperor hopes that we can win. Now, it is simply impossible for us to send large-scale armies to fight Southeast Asia, so we can only use this method to force the Island Nation people and make them spit out Southeast Asia." Rear Admiral Mauff said.
Vice Admiral Spee nodded. "For the Empire, I will not hesitate to bear the infamy!"
"Order the fleet, from now on, whenever it encounters Island Nation ships, whether they are warships or merchant ships, sink them all, Leave None Behind. Since they are hiding and dare not fight us, then we will kill them until they have to go out to sea to fight us!" Vice Admiral Spee ordered.
"Yes, general." Rear Admiral Mauff then conveyed Vice Admiral Spee's order to every warship.
The aggressive German Navy Expeditionary Force pounced on Island Nation's Mainland.
Island Nation has always known the whereabouts of German Navy Expeditionary Fleet. Around German Navy Expeditionary Force, there are always merchant ships from neutral countries. Although Expeditionary Force knew that these merchant ships would most likely reveal their whereabouts to Island Nation people, they had no choice. Now that Germany is about to win the war, they cannot just attack the merchant ships of neutral countries casually.
August 4th In the afternoon, German Navy Expeditionary Fleet has arrived at the Okinawa the East sea area.
"Report to General, Destroyer V29, that a Island Nation merchant ship has been discovered, about 30 kilometers away from us." Rear Admiral Mauff reported.
"Let Destroyer V29 deal with that merchant ship!" Vice Admiral Spee gave the order with a cold face.
"Yes, General." Rear Admiral Mauff nodded.
When the order was given, Destroyer V29 did not hesitate at all. The three 88mm Naval Gun immediately launched an attack on the Island Nation merchant ship.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The three Naval Guns poured shells at the Island Nation merchant ship at the maximum rate of fire. The terrifying bullet rain enveloped the Island Nation merchant ship.
"Baga! The Germany people opened fire. Damn it, we are a merchant ship! They dared to directly attack the merchant ship. How shameless!" A Island Nation cursed loudly on the merchant ship.
"Sir, what should we do now?" The merchant ship was unarmed and had no power to fight back in front of the warship.
"Turn around immediately and report the location of German fleet to the country!"
"Hi! Sir!"
In fact, this is not a real merchant ship, but a reconnaissance ship disguised as a merchant ship. The purpose is to grasp the whereabouts of German Navy. But who knew, German Navy actually opened fire directly on these merchant ships.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Although the power of the 88mm shells is not very good, it still poses a fatal threat to the Island Nation merchant ship, which is almost a wooden structure. The shell easily penetrated the bulkhead of the merchant ship and exploded. After the explosion, the merchant ship began to burn.
Just a few minutes later, the merchant ship was sunk by the destroyer German Navy.
In the next two days, German Navy Expeditionary Fleet's method of dealing with Island Nation merchant ships and fishing boats was still to directly sink them without giving them any chance of survival. This method caused heavy losses to the Island Nation intelligence personnel who tried to detect the situation by disguising themselves as merchant ships.
On the evening of August 6, with the help of the cover of darkness, German Navy Expeditionary Fleet carried out a supply operation. Each warship is filled with fuel, artillery shells, food and water to ensure that the warship can fight for several days.
When the replenishment was completed, Vice Admiral Spee ordered the supply fleet to evacuate. The fleet will soon enter Island Nation offshore, and the next battle will be very cruel. If the supply fleet continues to follow, it will be very easy to encounter danger. After all, these supply ships are almost all modified from merchant ships, and they do not have strong combat effectiveness or even any defensive capabilities. Once attacked in a naval battle, the consequences will be very serious.
In order to ensure the safety of the supply fleet, Vice Admiral Spee specially dispatched two Light Cruiser and six destroyers to protect the supply fleet. The safety of the supply fleet is directly related to the life and death of the fleet. Once the supply fleet is attacked, other main battleships will lose their supplies. In this case, they would not be able to return to the country just relying on the supplies on the battleship. By then, the fleet will be in catastrophe.
Vice Admiral Spee requested a supply fleet and cruised upstream of Pacific Ocean, waiting for orders from the flagship. After the flagship gives the order, it comes to join the fleet and provide supplies to the fleet. Although this arrangement cannot be said to be foolproof, the possibility of problems is undoubtedly very small. If all the supply fleets are attacked under such circumstances, then it can only be said that German Navy Expeditionary Fleet's luck is too bad.
Of course, the two Light Cruiser and six destroyers that provide security protection for the supply fleet also have certain combat capabilities. As long as we don't encounter Encirclement Offensive from the enemy team Capital Ships, we can still survive.
"May God bless them!" Watching the supply fleet leave, Vice Admiral Spee couldn't help but pray to God.
"General, although this is the east, God will still protect us. Tomorrow, we will enter the Island Nation offshore. I believe that we will definitely encounter many Island Nation ships. When the time comes, we launch an attack on these Island Nation ships, and we will definitely be able to force Island Nation Navy to come out and fight us. "Rear Admiral Mauff seems a little optimistic.
Vice Admiral Spee nodded. "If this can force Island Nation Navy into a decisive battle, that would undoubtedly be the best. Otherwise, I can only order an attack on Island Nation's coastal cities."