For the reform of the army, Qin Tian put forward specific requirements, and the next affairs were handed over to the Ministry of War and the Army General Staff. Qin Tian believed that Feng? Field Marshal Falkenhain would do all this well.

Although, von? Marshal Falkenhein is no longer young. But according to the usual practice, there is no problem at all in doing it for another ten or eight years. In addition, his physical condition is also relatively good. So Qin Tian believes that in the next ten years, Feng? Field Marshal Falkenhein could certainly have completely reformed the army at his request.

After the Army, it was the turn of the Navy.

"The Imperial Navy is the world's largest in terms of size and combat power. However, we have to admit that with the development of science and technology, there are now a large number of warships in the Imperial Navy that are no longer suitable for future naval battles! Qin Tian said.

The generals of the Imperial Navy present all flashed a trace of gloom in their eyes. They had already known Qin Tian's meaning through other channels. They also knew that Qin Tian's approach would only make the German Navy stronger. However, the one-time retirement of so many capital ships still made them feel a little uncomfortable.

"Among the capital ships of the Imperial Navy, except for five 'King-class' battleships, five 'Bavaria-class' battleships, three 'D-Verblinger-class' battlecruisers and three 'Mackensen-class' battlecruisers, the rest are all decommissioned!" Qin Tian said.

At this time, there were only 16 capital ships left in the Imperial Navy. Of course, even so, the strength of the Imperial Navy is still deservedly the first in the world. These capital ships are all powerful capital ships equipped with 50 times the caliber of 380 mm guns. No country can compete with the German Navy.

"Your Majesty, after the streamlining of the Imperial Navy, although its strength is still the first in the world. However, it seems that we are not enough to ensure the interests of the empire overseas! "Feng? Marshal Count Tirpitz reminded.

After all, the Empire's current overseas colonies are spread all over the world. To ensure the security of the Empire's overseas colonies, it is necessary to fully increase the strength of the Empire's navy.

Didn't the British Empire painstakingly build the world's most powerful navy in order to ensure the security of its vast overseas colonies? It's just that the strength of the British Navy is a little bad, and it was beaten all over the ground by the German Navy. Heavy losses.

Qin Tian nodded: "Everyone's concerns, I know very well. However, the retirement of those obsolete capital ships does not mean that the strength of the Imperial Navy will be weakened. It should be clear to everyone that the main force of naval warfare will no longer be capital ships, but aircraft carriers. Now we already have two 'Pioneer-class' aircraft carriers, and four 'Wilhelm-class' aircraft carriers have also entered service. These six aircraft carriers alone have already increased the strength of the Imperial Navy by a large margin. In the future, the Imperial Navy will build more and more powerful aircraft carriers. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The admirals present all replied. The strength of the aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy, they, of course, knew very well. Being able to build more aircraft carriers is also very guaranteed to improve the strength of the German Navy.

"Also, there's good news for you. Although, the Imperial Navy will not build capital ships from then on. However, we were in England and captured quite a few unfinished capital ships. After the defeat of the British Royal Navy, in order to find an opportunity to defeat the Imperial Navy again, it took a lot of painstaking efforts. Qin Tian said with a smile.

After the defeat of the British Royal Navy to the German Navy in the first decisive battle, Churchill, who was also Lord of the Admiralty, presided over the new warship construction program. These included fortified 'New Iron Duke-class' battleships and new 'George V-class' battleships with reinforced defenses and 381 mm guns, as well as 'Lion-class' battleships armed with 406 mm guns. There are four battleships of each class of these three ranks, for a total of 12 ships.

The British Royal Navy learned from the bitter experience. These battleships were redesigned, and the defense was strengthened. Due to the shortage of resources, these battleships fell to the British mainland before they were completed. So, these battleships all fell into the hands of Germany. Among them, the 'New Iron Duke-class' battleship has made the fastest progress, and has completed 70% of its construction. The 'New George V-class' battleships and the 'Lion-class' battleships were much slower.

In addition to the 12 battleships of this class, the British Navy also had plans to build a total of ten advanced battlecruisers of the third class. Both the Prestige and Glory class battlecruisers were armed with 381 mm guns, while the Hood class battlecruisers were armed with 406 mm guns. None of these battlecruisers were able to be completed, the progress varied, and now, all of them fell into German hands.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these are 12 battleships and 10 battlecruisers. Since the British have already helped us complete part of the construction, we should not let it go. We could build on these battleships and battlecruisers and go into service with the Imperial Navy. I think this will further improve the strength of the Imperial Navy! Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this is really good!" Feng? Marshal Count Tirpitz had a smile on his face.

The other admirals were also red-faced. The ability to obtain an additional 12 battleships and 10 powerful battlecruisers would further enhance the strength of the German Navy. Although there were a lot of warships that had been decommissioned before, they were nothing compared to the newly acquired ones.

After all, the battleships that were decommissioned before were all battleships equipped with 305 mm guns or 343 mm guns, and the warships that are now obtained are all equipped with 380 mm and 410 mm guns, and they are more powerful.

The battleships of the British Navy used 381 mm guns and 406 mm guns. The German Navy used 380 mm guns and 410 mm guns.

So, on these battleships of the British will be improved. At the same time, the main gun of German self-production was installed. Of course, this will have a certain impact on the performance of the battleship. But German engineers will try to eliminate these adverse effects as much as possible. Among other things, the acquisition of these warships alone allowed the German Navy to save a lot of money.

Once these ships were commissioned, the German Navy would regain 22 battleships and 16 battlecruisers. With a massive scale of up to 38 capital ships, it became the most powerful navy in the world. Of course, both in terms of scale and strength, it is the most powerful.