"Your Majesty, then we will fight against the island country this time, and the goal of the battle will be to recover the colonies in Southeast Asia. In this way, an attack on the island mainland can be avoided, and the casualties of the troops can be reduced. The current empire is also unable to support a large-scale expedition of up to two million troops! Field Marshal Falkenhein, Minister of War and Chief of the General Staff, suggested.

"Hmmm! In this war, we only need to recover Southeast Asia. Next time, after we have dealt with the other powers one by one, we will do it against the island country. That time, we must destroy the island nation and get rid of them once and for all! Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." All answered. From Qin Tian's words, they could clearly feel Qin Tian's murderous intent towards the island country, which made them a little strange, why would His Majesty the Emperor be so hostile to the people of the island country? However, they can't figure out the reason even if they want to break their heads, and they can only attribute it to the fact that island people are inherently hateful.

"Your Majesty, the main forces of the Imperial Army are to be used in the forthcoming assault on the British mainland, and in the eastern territories to exterminate the guerrillas. Even if we want to send troops to Southeast Asia, I am afraid that there will be no surplus troops. Therefore, I suggest that we first send the navy to the Far East and attack the islanders. If we can wipe out the islands' navies, we may be able to force the islanders to abandon Southeast Asia. In this way, we will be able to get back Southeast Asia at the lowest cost. In the case of a fleet expedition, the cost of supplies is far less than that of a large army force. Marshal Count Tirpitz suggested.

Qin Tian thought for a moment, then nodded. The Imperial Army now has only 12 corps. Four legions were exterminating the guerrillas in the east, and four were preparing for an attack on the British mainland. The other four corps also had to be stationed in the newly occupied areas such as France and Belgium, and there were also enough troops left on the mainland. Therefore, if you want to transfer the army to Southeast Asia, it is indeed very difficult.

"First of all, the navy will form an expeditionary fleet to destroy the navy of the island nation. If we can win and force the islanders to return Southeast Asia, it will undoubtedly be the best. If the islanders do not agree, they will send an army to attack Southeast Asia. At that time, we may have made a breakthrough in our war against Britain. The situation in the fight to exterminate the guerrillas in the east has also become more favorable to us. Only then will we be able to send our troops on an expedition to Southeast Asia. Qin Tian said.

Now the size of the German ** team has reached more than three million. With Germany's population and industrial strength, further mobilization is also fully supported. But Qin Tian didn't think there was any need to mobilize anymore. Almost all Germans believed that the war was coming to an end, and that the Reich was 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. In that case, it's not good. What's more, the 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 fight this war with the existing army.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Count Tirpitz and Marshal von Falkenhein both nodded.

"Marshal Tirpitz, tomorrow you will give me the list of the expeditionary fleet!" Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Count Tirpitz nodded.

After the meeting, Qin Tian stared at the place hanging on the wall. To the east of the map, there are several islands that look like poop. There, it is the native land of the islanders.

"In another time and space, Lao Tzu can only be an angry young man, at most a few words. In this time and space, Lao Tzu must kill you island people! Qin Tian swore secretly.

As long as there is such an opportunity, I believe that no Chinese will give up.

The next day, Marshal Count Tirpitz was present, and he brought with him a list of ships that would make up the aid fleet, as well as a candidate for the post of commander of the expeditionary fleet.

"Your Majesty, in view of the fact that the four strongest warships of the island country's navy are all battle cruisers, I suggest that this expeditionary fleet should not be transferred from battleships, and should be composed of battle cruisers. To be on the safe side, in terms of capital ships, I propose to consist of three Mackensen-class battlecruisers, three D-Vorlinger-class battlecruisers, and three Moltke-class battlecruisers. In terms of cruisers, four Königsberg-class light cruisers, two Wiesbaden-class light cruisers, two Pilau-class light cruisers and two Glaudenz-class light cruisers were dispatched, making a total of ten light cruisers. In terms of destroyers, we will dispatch cutting-edge destroyers that will only ship this year, including 14 V-class destroyers, 7 G-class destroyers and 6 S-class destroyers, for a total of 27 destroyers.

Because it is a long-distance expedition, the fleet will have 8 supply ships and 2 hospital ships to ensure sufficient logistics support for the fleet. ”

Marshal Count Tirpitz reported to Qin Tian.

Qin Tian nodded, he had always been very concerned about the navy. From the report of Marshal Count Tirpitz, it can be known that Marshal Count Tirpitz was very attentive to this expeditionary fleet, and almost transferred the most powerful battle cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers. Even if this is a long-distance expedition, the island nation's navy has a territorial advantage. However, the German Navy still had a very large advantage. As long as there are no accidents, there will be no doubt about the final victory.

"Commander of the fleet, who are you going to do?" Qin Tian asked.

"The words of the commander of the fleet, I propose that Admiral Spee take the position. Previously, he had been the commander of the Far East Fleet, and he was familiar with the Far East and the Pacific Ocean. It was undoubtedly the most suitable for him to be the commander of the expeditionary force. Qin Tian said.

"Well, then General Spee will be the commander of the expeditionary fleet!" Qin Tian agreed with this.

"By the way, remind General Spee that if the island navy avoids the war, or even if we defeat the island navy, the island people still insist on not surrendering, then we will need to rely on the fleet to attack the coastal cities of the island country and force the island people to agree to our conditions. In that case, there could be a lot of civilian casualties. If Admiral Speen is unwilling to face such a situation, it can be said bluntly that we will reconsider the choice of commander of the fleet. Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I see!" Marshal Count Tirpitz nodded.