Chapter 15: The Imperial Eagle

Looking at the white snow that was spreading outside, Chen Tian suddenly missed Lisa and the two children very much. At the moment they were probably staying in a small room in the castle of Königsberg enjoying the warmth of the fireplace, or playing in the snow next to the castle, which must have been very pleasant. Chen Tian wanted to fly back to Königsberg and reunite with his family before attacking England, but ......

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has important matters to discuss with the Foreign Secretary, and he wants you to listen to them."

"Your Highness, the Chief of the General Staff invites you to attend the joint military meeting of the Army and Navy at 2 p.m."

"Your Highness, the Minister of Foreign Affairs invites you to attend tonight's banquet, which is attended by the ambassadors of the allied countries and many dignitaries of our country."

Yes, Chen Tian still gave up the idea of going back to Königsberg, I'm afraid that the only way to let Lisa and them come to Berlin is to let them come.

"Please tell His Majesty the Emperor, I'll go over right away!" Chentian said to the attendant who was busier than him.

"Yes!"

Before going to the Emperor's meeting with Bilo, Tatsuten decided to call Lisa first.

After waiting expectantly for a few minutes, Lisa's familiar voice finally came from the other end of the phone.

"Hey, Lisa. It's me, huh! What, got a cold? …… Take good care of yourself! I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of it these days, you ask Sasha and Andres if they want to come to Berlin! Hehe, Andres will be very happy. It's snowing, well, it's snowing in Berlin too. …… Okay, you have an idea! Well, it's about half a month! Good! Good bye! ”

Putting down the phone, Chen Tian felt a faint sense of loss, not only because Lisa had a cold, but also because he was alive and well.

When he arrived at the Emperor's study, the Emperor and Birlo looked like they were waiting for him.

"Good morning, Your Highness!" Like most people, Büloh removed the word "prince" from the front of Chentian's title, and Germany did not have the title of acting crown prince, so Chentian became the "highness" of light.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Minister Bilo, good morning!" The corners of Chen Tian's mouth moved slightly, which was a smile when he maintained his distinguished status.

"Oh! Good morning! The Emperor's spirits seemed much better, and he immediately turned to Birlo, "Let's get started!" ”

"Yes!" Birlo owed a slight debt to the two of them.

"The US ambassador once again expressed the desire of the US government to mediate peace talks between Germany and Britain!"

"Humph! Americans are still daydreaming! The Emperor scoffed at this.

Chen Tian did not rush to express his opinion, as in history, Americans not only want to be businessmen, but also politicians and gendarmes, and they are using their neutrality to mediate and exert pressure, which is their unchanging essence.

"Then about the $5 billion in gratuitous loans or supplies, the U.S. ambassador said that the amount given to us is the same as that of the United Kingdom, and that the U.S. government has taken a very neutral and fair position, and it is our business whether or not we are willing to do this deal. Their deal with the British is probably imperative! Seeing that Chen Tian didn't know much about this matter, Bilo explained the $5 billion thing in detail.

"I see!" Chen Tian seems to have realized that the Americans' abacus is indeed playing very well.

"Loans, materials, are what we Germany need most, but without the $5 billion loans and materials from the Americans, we Germany can still defeat Britain. When we have fully digested the huge benefits we have taken from the French, it will be difficult for the Americans to compete with us! "The Emperor's thinking is still very correct, now is not the time for Germany and the United States to go to war, the difference in industry between the two countries is almost doubled, but the development potential of the United States is not comparable to that of Germany, which swallowed half of France and all of its French colonies and established a huge alliance.

"As long as the war ends within half a year, I think our country and people can afford it!"

The German Empire in another world collapsed after four years of a war of attrition, and Tatsuten felt that a short war should not affect Germany's stability, especially if it was won.

"It's true that every part of the country is functioning normally." The emperor seemed to be quite satisfied with the state of his country.

"However, it is also a good idea to exchange French colonies for American resources! After acquiring a new colony, we will have to make a lot of investment in order for that colony to provide us with resources and profits steadily. Since the Americans want colonies so much, they might as well consider ceding some French island colonies in the Americas to the United States, after all, we have no time to take care of all the French colonies that are widely distributed in Africa, Asia, and the Americas! Billo made his own proposal.

"Hmmm! Can be considered! The emperor nodded, sending troops to take over all the French colonies within a year is a difficult task, as for building them, Germany may not have so much money after the war.

Chen Tian did not express any objections, and his only concern was that the price of the big profiteer in the United States was completely unfair.

Birlow continued, "Also, as far as I am concerned, I would like to use Japan's influence in the Pacific to contain the United States, and the Americans may even retract the idea of selling that fleet!" ”

The Emperor thought for a moment and felt that this was not a bad idea, "It is better to provoke a fight between these two emerging naval powers, so that they will lose both." ”

As for how to provoke the contradictions between the United States and Japan, the emperor did not bother to think of such despicable means himself, and left everything to the diplomats.

"It is still very necessary to win over the Japanese government for the time being, if the main force of the Japanese fleet cruises in the Pacific region or even near the coast of the United States with ill intentions, I am afraid that the Americans will be concerned about the danger of giving half of the naval ships to Britain! From a technical point of view, we really shouldn't let the Americans sell warships to the British, so that the Americans can test and rebuild their warship technology in real combat, and if their warships are just swimming around the sea, then they will probably never notice many flaws! Chen Tian added that it is precisely in the constant competition between Germany and Britain that the two countries have the best warships in the world, "Let the Americans in the corner play with their toy warships in their own footbasins!" ”

"This is a very unique insight, not bad!" The emperor was satisfied with this, "We can give some benefits to the Japanese government appropriately!" ”

"Yes! I will meet with the Japanese ambassador as soon as possible and propose that Germany and Japan negotiate on this. Can we consider bringing Japan into the Allied camp? Birloh asked.

Before the emperor could speak, Chen Tian interjected, "No, it's best not to let this kind of self-interested country join our alliance system, otherwise they will unscrupulously devour the territory of the Asia-Pacific region, including China and Southeast Asian countries, which is very unfavorable to Germany's future Asian strategy!" ”

After a few minutes of reflection, the Emperor agreed with Tatsuten's view, "It is very likely that Japan will use the sign of the Allies to snatch away a large part of Asia before we can free up our hands." As long as they do not join the Allies, they will have to be wary of the power of Russia and Britain in Asia, especially Russia, which we support behind the scenes. ”

Billo nodded in comprehension, "As for the Americans, Your Majesty, I hope you can list some French colonies that can be exchanged for supplies, so that we can negotiate this with the U.S. government!" ”

The emperor walked to the world map, "There are really many French colonies in the Americas, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Clipperton Island, the Lesser Antilles and some islands of Queana, etc., I think the details will be left to the cabinet for discussion!"

For those small islands in the Americas, Chen Tian did not know much about them, and the most valuable colonies of France were still in Asia and Africa.

"Yes, I see!"

After Biloh left, Chentian had lunch with the emperor and then went to the afternoon military meeting. The emperor's dining table and tableware are really gorgeously decorated, but in this environment, the emperor is still thinking about things, and it seems that being an emperor is really tired. The queen did not dine with them, and it is said that the queen's appetite is very bad now.

"Are you going to join your troops in the battle of the stall landing?" The Emperor nonchalantly slipped the beef on his plate.

"Yes! Our army has never conducted a large-scale landing operation, and I had to take command on the front line. In the beginning I would stay on ships close to the coast, and only after the beachhead was firmly established would I set foot on British soil with the main force! In Chentian's view, this method is relatively safe, and it is what a group army commander should do. It's just that his status is different now, and the German people don't want any accidents to happen to their reserve crown prince.

"If you can, let General Hindenburg land first with the 5th Army!" In the past few days, the emperor's attitude has changed a lot, and even Chen Tian is a little uncomfortable, but Chen Tian has no intention of leaving.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your concern! Since I dared to accept this task in the first place, I will complete it firmly! Hindenburg has only recently taken over the 5th Army, and the cooperation with his officers and soldiers should still be very rusty, and my soldiers and I have been together for many years, we are as familiar and tacit as various organs of the body, I believe that the first landing of our group army is the best choice! ”

"Excellent! I see in you the shadow of my youth! Rest assured, the whole of Germany will have your back! "The Emperor is telling the truth, at this time everyone in Germany will support Chentian and his 8th Army.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! However, before the landing operation, we still need to solve many practical problems, some of which are tactical and some of which are technical. It would be a good idea for us to conduct several simulated landing drills to familiarize the soldiers with the environment of the landing operation in advance. I don't think that country has ever attempted such a large-scale landing operation in hundreds of years, and we in Germany will make a great historical record again! ”

As Chen Tian himself said, having a carrying capacity of 200,000 people does not mean that 200,000 people can be thrown on the British mainland at one time, and the selection of a suitable landing site, the right landing time, the work of secrecy and deception in advance, and the specific arrangement of the landing order are all new challenges for German officers and soldiers. At this time, Chen Tian is probably the only one in the whole Germany and even the whole world who has seen successful examples from materials and movies, but the details need to be thought about and figured out by Chen Tian himself.

Perhaps thankfully, the British also had no experience in anti-landing operations, and it was almost impossible to be invulnerable all at once.

The emperor quickly finished his meal, and it seemed that his appetite was not very good, and he only ate some meat and vegetables, and the soup was only a symbolic sip. Chen Tian was not very hungry, so he hurriedly ended the meal.

Before walking into the large conference room of the General Staff, Chen Tian's mood was a little nervous. After all, this is the first time he has participated in a formal military meeting after becoming the "acting crown prince", and presumably the eyes of the generals will be very different.

"It's our last game and you're all playing like a star!"

This is a long, long time ago, when Chen Tian was still in that world, the captain said to everyone before graduating from college and bidding farewell game, and this sentence has always been deeply imprinted in Chen Tian's mind. Regardless of whether you have that kind of skill or not, you should play with the confidence and momentum of a star, and from today onwards, Chen Tian has decided to think of himself as a real German crown prince, and he wants all Germans to forget about Prince, who only has the ability to breathe.

Chen Tian followed the emperor into the conference room with his head held high and his steps firm, and dozens of high-ranking generals stood up in a hurry, and everyone's eyes were on the two most important people in Germany.

"You may be seated!"

The emperor took the lead in the boss's seat, and Chen Tian also sat down on his right-hand side, and the other generals sat down again.

Here, the "host" of the meeting, Falkenhein, can only sit in the third position, and Tirpitz can be regarded as the tied third.

"Today we have two very important issues, the first is the war against the UK, and the second is the war against Italy. According to His Majesty's request, we still have twenty days to prepare for the landing in England, which is a bit rushed, but the longer the days drag, the better prepared the British will be, so I hope that all the generals present here will overcome the difficulties and make every effort to prepare for the attack on the British mainland! ”

"The date of landing in the UK is tentatively scheduled for December 27, that is, after Christmas, and the landing site is kept secret for the time being. This will be our final campaign of the year, involving the High Seas Fleet and the Army's 1st, 5th, 7th, and 8th Armies, with a total of 1,156 ships, 1.43 million soldiers, 6,500 artillery pieces, 1,126 aircraft, and 289 airships, with the Army's 2nd and 6th Armies serving as strategic reserves. The landing of the armies was in the order of the 8th, 5th, 1st and 7th armies, with each unit boarding a convoy on the French coast, which would first clear the remaining British defenders from the coast and consolidate the beachhead until the arrival of the next landing force. ”

Falken also handed over the baton to Tirpitz after giving a briefing on the Army.

"Our navy will be responsible for suppressing British naval forces and artillery fire, cleaning up the beachhead British fortifications, and escorting convoys. According to our country's current transport capacity, we will strive to transport all the more than 200,000 officers and men and equipment of the Eighth Army to the British coast in the first wave, and at the same time, the airships of our Admiralty will also cooperate with the army aviation units to carry out reconnaissance and bombing of the British mainland. When the first army units have landed, and if the weather is good, we will send the second landing force ashore that evening, while the main warships will be responsible for providing fire support to the landed forces. Within a week we could get all the troops and equipment to the UK, and at the same time keep the supplies back. ”

"There are still twenty days to go before the landing, but we in the Navy please rest assured that we have been preparing for the landing in Britain for more than two months, and have recruited a large number of transport ships, and many of the warships damaged in the naval battle have regained their combat effectiveness. Although there have been many rumors that the United States will sell its fleet to Britain recently, whether this is true or not, we will not give the British Navy a chance to fight back. Over the next twenty days, our destroyers will be fully equipped with new weapons produced by the Königsberg shipyard, so that we are fully capable of dealing with the remaining British submarines. ”

When Tirpitz said this, everyone present gave the Admiralty a warm applause, such a navy did make the army generals feel much more at ease. Of course, they should actually be more grateful to Chentian, at this critical time, the sonar and depth charges developed by his weapons laboratory will fully equip the surface ships of the German Navy, although the time is a little rushed, but enough to inflict fatal damage on the remaining ships of the British Navy.

"Your Majesty, this is the main structure of the landing plan that we have finalized, please give your approval and give this plan a code name!"

The emperor stood up with great ambition, "Well, in my opinion, there is no problem with the main body of this plan, and the War Department and the Admiralty will discuss and study the details on this basis!" As for the project codename, it's called 'Imperial Eagle'! ”

There was another round of applause.

"Gigi, is there anything else you'd like to add?" After sitting down, the emperor asked Chentian in a low voice.

Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Chen Tian was very excited, he finally had the right to speak on this occasion. He stood up steadily, "I think the main body of the plan jointly perfected by the War Department and the Admiralty is already impeccable!" Here we should thank the generals who spent the night studying and revising the war plan against the British, Field Marshal Falkenhein, Field Marshal Tirpitz, and many unknown generals and staff officers, whose wisdom built the bridge to Britain for the great German army. ”

"Here, I would like to make a proposal that is closely related to the plan itself, which is to create a new branch of the armed forces independent of the army and navy, the Air Force!"

"Air Force?" Everyone in the audience was amazed, and many of them whispered.

"Quiet!" The Emperor's voice was not loud, but it worked well, and the conference room suddenly returned to calm.

"Gigi, please continue!" The emperor's attitude gave Chentian a lot of support invisibly, and he was also curious about what the Air Force was.

The establishment of the Air Force was something that Chen Tian had thought of for a long time, but before he had enough power to control the newly established Air Force, he naturally would not rashly propose it to make a wedding dress for others. Especially when Prince was still there, this guy who was very interested in airplanes and airships would definitely take the Air Force into his arms, maybe he would make the same mistake as Ge Fat in the future, and then Chentian would be dumb and couldn't say anything.

"The Air Force is the Imperial Eagle flying in the sky!"

*******************

A good new overhead book, I hope everyone will help click, recommend, and collect, the sky is here to thank you!!

"Jade Green Cong" http:///showbook.asp?bl_id=118884

Click on the image link: