"General, it seems that the islanders are determined to avoid fighting us. Originally, I thought that this battle could be easily won. But now, it seems, it's not so easy. "On the battlecruiser 'Mackensen', the flagship of the German Naval Expeditionary Fleet, the Chief of Staff of the Fleet, Rear Admiral Maugf, had a worried look on his face.

"Hmmm! This doesn't quite look like the fighting style of the islanders! Originally, I thought that the navy of the island nation would be like their army, fighting to the death. In that case, we can easily eliminate them by virtue of our superiority in combat power. Now, the people of the island country are avoiding the war, in that case, we have no choice, we must take extreme measures to force the people of the island country out of a decisive battle with us! Lieutenant General Spee said.

Although, Lieutenant General Spee was reluctant to give cold-blooded orders. However, for the sake of the empire, in order to win the war, he had to do so. Everything, the blame is only on the island people who have killed themselves. It's all of their own making.

"General, there is no way to do this! His Majesty the Emperor hopes that we will be able to win. At present, it is impossible for us to send our army to fight in Southeast Asia on a large scale, so we can only use this way to force the islanders and make them vomit out of Southeast Asia. Major General Maofu said.

Lieutenant General Shi Pei nodded: "For the sake of the empire, even if it is infamy, I will not hesitate to do it!" ”

"Order the fleet, from now on, as long as it encounters the ships of the island nation, whether they are warships or merchant ships, all of them will be sunk, and not a single one will be left. Since they are hiding and do not dare to fight us, then we will kill them until they have to go to sea to fight us! Lieutenant General Spee ordered.

"Yes, General." Rear Admiral Maugf then passed Vice Admiral Spee's order to every battleship.

The imposing German naval expeditionary force pounced on the island country.

The island nation has always been well aware of the whereabouts of the German Navy's expeditionary fleet. In the vicinity of the German Naval Expeditionary Force, there were always merchant ships from neutral countries. Although the expeditionary force knew that these merchant ships were most likely revealing their whereabouts to the islanders, they had no choice. With Germany on the verge of winning the war, they could not casually attack the merchant ships of neutral countries.

On the afternoon of 4 August, the German naval expeditionary fleet had arrived in the waters east of Okinawa.

"Report to the general, destroyer V29, discovered an island merchant ship, about 30 kilometers from us." Major General Maofu reported.

"Let the V29 destroyer get rid of that merchant ship!" Lieutenant General Shi Pei gave the order with a cold face.

"Yes, General." Major General Maugf nodded.

When the order was issued, the V29 destroyer did not hesitate, and three 88-mm naval guns immediately launched an attack on the merchant ships of the island country.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The three naval guns poured shells at the merchant ships of the island country with the maximum rate of fire, and the terrifying rain of bullets shrouded the merchant ships of the island country.

"Yaga! The Germans opened fire. Damn, we're a merchant ship! It is so shameless that they dare to attack merchant ships directly! On the merchant ship, an island nation cursed loudly.

"Sir, what are we going to do now?" The merchant ships were not armed, and in front of the warships, they had no power to fight back.

"Turn around at once and report back home, the position of the German fleet!"

"Hey! Sir! ”

In fact, this is not a real merchant ship, but a reconnaissance ship camouflaged with a merchant ship. In order to grasp the whereabouts of the German Navy. But who knows, the German Navy actually fired directly at these merchant ships.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Although the 88mm shells were not very powerful, they were still a deadly threat against the almost wooden structure of the island's merchant ships. The shell easily pierced 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 a German Navy destroyer.

In the following two days, the German Navy's expeditionary fleet continued to sink the merchant ships and fishing boats of the island nation directly, without giving them any chance of survival. In this way, the intelligence personnel of the island countries who tried to detect the situation by disguising themselves as merchant ships suffered heavy losses.

On the night of August 6, under the cover of night, the German naval expeditionary fleet made a replenishment. Each battleship was filled with fuel, shells, food, and water, ensuring that the battleship could fight for days on end.

When the replenishment was completed, Vice Admiral Speegh ordered the replenishment fleet to withdraw. The fleet is about to enter the offshore waters of the island country, and the next battle will be very cruel. If the supply fleet followed, it would be very vulnerable to danger. After all, almost all of these supply ships were converted from merchant ships and did not have strong combat power in themselves, or even defense. 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 sent two light cruisers 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, the other capital ships will be deprived of supplies. In this case, they will not be able to survive their return to China only by relying on the supplies on the battleship. When the time comes, the fleet will be destroyed.

Vice Admiral Spee asked for a supply of the fleet, went cruising in the Pacific Ocean, and waited for the order of the flagship. After the order was given by the flagship, it came to rendezvous with the fleet and supply the fleet. Although such an arrangement cannot be said to be foolproof, the possibility of problems is undoubtedly very small. If, under such circumstances, the supply fleet was attacked, then it can only be said that the luck of the German naval expeditionary fleet was too bad.

Of course, the two light cruisers and six destroyers, which provide security for the supply fleet, also have a certain combat power. As long as it is not besieged by the enemy's main fleet, it can still hold out.

"May God bless them!" Watching the supply fleet leave, Vice Admiral Spee couldn't help but pray to God.

"General, this is the East. But God will still bless us. Tomorrow, we will enter the offshore waters of the island nation. I'm sure you'll be able to meet a lot of island ships. When the time comes, if we launch an attack on the ships of these island countries, we will definitely be able to force the navies of the island countries to come out and fight us in a decisive battle. Major General Maugf seemed a little optimistic.

Vice Admiral Speeth nodded: "If this can force the island navy out for a decisive battle, it will undoubtedly be the best." Otherwise, I would have been able to order an attack on the coastal cities of the island nation. ”