Iron Germany

"Tirpitz, I personally have no objection to the establishment of the Marine Corps by the Navy. However, the Army will definitely have a very big opinion. The current international relations are very tense, and a war may break out at any time. I It is hoped that the army and navy can cooperate sincerely instead of having conflicts." William II said.

This was what William II was most worried about. If Germany's military strength was affected because of the relationship between the army and the navy, it would be unacceptable to him.

"Your Majesty, such a situation should not happen, right? We established the Marine Corps for the sake of the empire's future wars, not to compete for power with the navy. If the army cares about this, it would be too lacking in the overall situation. " Marshal Earl Tirpitz said in a deep voice.

"Yes! Father. Everything we do is for the German Empire to win in future wars. This is the most important thing. In contrast, everything else can be put down. I believe that the Army will not You will be so ignorant." Qin Tian also said.

William II felt a little depressed. Based on his understanding of Little Maoqi, Little Maoqi was really such an ignorant person.

At the same time, William II also realized that Qin Tian and Marshal Earl Tirpitz really posed a problem for him this time!

"Your Majesty, the Marine Corps we plan to build is not large, no more than five divisions at most. Compared with the army's dozens of divisions, the Marine Corps is not worth worrying about at all." Tirpitz The Earl Marshal continued.

"Five divisions?" William II frowned. He didn't think this was a small number. With the current establishment of the German Army, there are more than 80,000 people in five divisions. Of course, this pales in comparison to the Army. Once the war starts, the German Army will pull up a force with hundreds of infantry divisions at the first time, and will further expand later to increase the total strength of the army to more than 200 divisions.

"Tirpitz, Oscar, I will consider this matter. I will give you an answer tomorrow afternoon." William II said. He didn't rush to answer, he needed to listen to the opinion of the army.

"Yes, Your Majesty (Royal Father)." Marshal Earl Tirpitz and Qin Tian did not think that William II would be able to give them an answer right away.

After Qin Tian and Marshal Earl Tirpitz left, Wilhelm II asked Essen von Jonareit to disclose the news to the army, and to see their reactions before making a decision.

Mao Qi, the chief of the German army's general staff, has long regarded curbing Qin Tian's development in the army as one of his top priorities. Now that we know that Qin Tian actually encouraged the navy to establish a marine corps, is it still worth it?

"Damn it, what are they trying to do? Are they going to break the convention? It's okay for that brat Oscar to be ignorant, but why is that guy Tirpitz following suit? Could it be that mastering the navy is not enough for him, and he wants to Build a ground force to challenge the army?" Little Maoqi was furious at this.

Even though Marshal Earl Tirpitz was the Minister of the Navy, Little Moltke always believed that his status was a head higher than that of Tirpitz. So he sees the Navy's attempt to build up the Marine Corps as a challenge to him. This is undoubtedly absolutely unacceptable to Xiao Moqi. People like him value status, power, and reputation more than anything else.

"No, absolutely cannot make their plan succeed. Otherwise, there will be no way to contain that kid." Little Moqi made up his mind in an instant.

Although, Qin Tian, ​​as the crown prince, has a respected status. But little Maoqi was not willing to give in because of this. In the current empire, William II still has the final say. With the relationship between little Mao Qi and William II, even if Qin Tian is the crown prince, he can't do anything to him. What's more, William II is in the prime of life, and his health is also very good. It is not a problem at all to live another ten or twenty years. Therefore, Xiao Moqi is still very confident about his future. He didn't think that Qin Tian could inherit the throne anytime soon. This made him even more unscrupulous in the confrontation with Qin Tian.

"Come here, go and invite His Excellency von Falkenhain and General Waldsee." Little Maoqi ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff." The secretary immediately went to make arrangements.

In less than half an hour, Minister of War von Falkenhain and Deputy Chief of Staff General Waldsee arrived at Little Moltke's office.

"You two, I just learned a very bad news, which is related to the vital interests of our army. Therefore, I hope that everyone can put aside their prejudices and unite for the benefit of the army." Xiao Maoqi looked Said seriously.

"Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, what happened?" Von Falkenhain asked. The conflict between him and Little Mao Qi has almost become public. Although little Maoqi still occupies the dominant position, but after relying on Qin Tian, ​​von Falkenhain is not afraid of little Maoqi at all.

General Waldsee was also very curious, and didn't understand what happened to make Xiao Maoqi so serious.

"The navy plans to form a marine corps, which is a ground force. Although it is said to be responsible for landing operations in name, everyone knows that it is simply to compete with us for interests. Therefore, this time we absolutely cannot Back off. The navy is responsible for the battle on the sea. The battle on the ground should be handed over to our army!" Xiao Maoqi said.

"Marines?" Von Falkenhain and General Walderser were equally stunned. It was also the first time they got the news. Of course, they also believe that this will be a major challenge to the interests of the Army.

"You two, what's your opinion?" Little Mao Qi looked at von Falkenhain, waiting for his answer. After all, in the army, von Falkenhain was on Qin Tian's side.

"The army is the only ground force of the empire. This is beyond doubt. The navy does not need to establish a marine corps." von Falkenhain said. As the Minister of the Army, if he doesn't want his subordinates to lose confidence in him, he must consider this issue from the Army's standpoint.

Little Mao Qi nodded in satisfaction. It would be great if von Falkenhain could be so knowledgeable.

"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, I also think that we should prevent the establishment of the Marine Corps." General Waldzer also said.

On this issue, the top leaders of the German Army have reached a consensus.