Marshal Tirpitz was very moved by Qin Tian's proposal for the navy to form a marine corps. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIf the Navy can have a ground combat force, it will further improve the strength of the Navy. In many cases, there is no need to look at the face of the army anymore.

There will be contradictions between a country's army and navy to a greater or lesser extent. It's just that the magnitude of the contradiction is different. Similar to Germany, the contradictions between the army and navy are not large, but they still exist. In some countries, the contradictions between the army and navy are so great that they are like enemies who share the same fate, and they can put hatred before national interests, just like Japan.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I personally and the generals of the Navy undoubtedly support the formation of the Marine Corps. It's just that it's not easy to actually do it. Marshal Count Tirpitz said with a solemn face.

All along, the ground forces have been under the control of the Army. If the Navy wants to break this convention, one can imagine how big the reaction of the Army will be. It may even trigger a new round of contradictions between the Navy and the Army.

The Navy has been frantically building warships during this time, which makes military spending tilt towards the Navy, and the Army is already very dissatisfied with this. If the Navy tries to form its own ground forces, the contradiction will probably be even greater.

"Your Excellency Marshal, even if it is difficult, we must push forward. Once successful, it will be a great success for the Navy. Qin Tian said.

Marshal Count Tirpitz nodded: "In this way, let's go to the palace first and report to Your Majesty." It would be great if you could get His Majesty's support. In that case, even if the Army opposes it, we will be able to deal with it. ”

"Hmm!" Qin Tian didn't have any opinion on this.

Marshal Count Tirpitz was already highly valued by Wilhelm II, and with his opinion as the crown prince, the possibility of Wilhelm II's opposition would not be too high.

It was almost noon, Marshal Count Tirpitz and Qin Tian had a simple lunch, and then rushed to the palace to report to Wilhelm II about the idea of establishing a marine, hoping to win Wilhelm II's support.

At this time, Wilhelm II was preparing for a lunch break, but Qin Tian and Marshal Count Tirpitz came together, so he could only cancel this lunch break.

"Your Majesty, the Navy has a plan, and I hope it can be approved by Your Majesty." Marshal Count Tirpitz said straight to the point.

"Huh? What is the plan? Wilhelm II asked. Now, the Imperial Navy is booming, and it seems that it is not far from the British Navy, which makes William II very happy, and he often turns a blind eye to the various plans of the Navy, as long as it is not too troublesome, he will approve it directly.

"Your Majesty, at the current rate of development of the navy, the probability that we will defeat the British in a future war is very high. So, we need to prepare for this in advance. Once our navy has defeated the British, if the British continue to fight against us instead of surrendering, we will probably have to consider landing on British soil to fight. Marshal Count Tirpitz said.

Landing on British soil to fight? Wilhelm II's eyes couldn't help but light up. Landing on British soil is the dream of many European countries! It's just that even Napoleon the Great, who dominated Europe at the beginning, failed to succeed. If Germany could do it, wouldn't he be even more powerful than Napoleon the Great? Wilhelm II was undoubtedly very interested in this.

"Is the Navy really sure of defeating the Royal Navy?" Wilhelm II asked. Although Wilhelm II had always regarded this as a goal and knew that the navy was developing rapidly, he was still a little skeptical.

"Your Majesty, it is impossible to be completely sure. However, we are at least sixty percent sure that we will be able to defeat the British! Marshal Count Tirpitz said.

"Sixty percent sure, that's not low." Wilhelm II nodded, very satisfied.

"So, Your Majesty, we think it is necessary to prepare for a future operation to land on British soil after defeating the British Navy." Marshal Count Tirpitz continued.

"What are you going to do?" Wilhelm II asked. Even at this time, he had not guessed what the Navy was going to do.

"We plan to create a force specifically tailored for landing operations, the Marine Corps. They will conduct special training for landing warfare and be equipped with specialized equipment for landing warfare. In this way, if it was necessary to launch an attack on the British mainland, they would be able to seize the beachhead as the first wave of attacking forces. Marshal Count Tirpitz said.

"Marines?" Wilhelm II's brow furrowed tightly. The fact that the Navy wanted to build such a force was a surprise to him.

Of course, Wilhelm II knew that this would be very helpful in improving the strength of the navy. But again, the army will definitely not agree, or even strongly oppose it.

"Oscar, what do you think?" Wilhelm II asked.

"Father, I think it is very necessary for the Navy to build up the Marine Corps. Landing battles, especially beach raids, tend to cause the greatest casualties. Once we defeat the British Royal Navy, the British will definitely build the defense of the homeland like an iron bucket in order to defend the homeland. When the time comes, if an inexperienced army is dispatched to launch a landing operation, the corpses of the soldiers will be piled up all over the beach, and the blood will stain the sea red. We have to avoid this as much as possible. The life of every German boy is precious, and it cannot be wasted in vain. Qin Tian said.

Wilhelm II had to admit that what Qin Tian said was very reasonable. He also did not want to see the German* army in the future strewn with corpses when it attacked the British mainland. It's just that it's really good to let the Navy break the convention and build a Marine Corps? Wilhelm II was a little undecided.

Of course, Wilhelm II could also be regarded as seeing that Marshal Count Tirpitz proposed the establishment of a Marine Corps, which may have been Qin Tian's idea. In the morning, the army refused to change clothes on a large scale, which angered Qin Tian, and now Qin Tian simply gave the army a little more power.

To be honest, Wilhelm II was not very satisfied with the performance of Moltke and a group of army generals in the morning. It's just that Moltke Jr. is also the person he trusts the most, so he can't say much.