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The short war between China and the Kingdom of Spain ended in less than two days, which made other countries that had been paying attention to this war stunned, especially Germany, which hoped to use the Kingdom of Spain to drag China down, was even more depressed. Although the treaty between China and the Kingdom of Spain has been kept secret, it is not difficult for those powerful spies, and the relevant contents of the treaty between China and the Kingdom of Spain have been sent to Kaiser Wilhelm II less than a day after the signing of the treaty. Of course, the Chinese side did a very good job of secrecy, and Germany had no chance of stealing relevant information, but the Spanish embassy in China was almost like an unguarded German spy. Perhaps, there is also a deliberate element of the Spaniards, and the Spaniards are also very dissatisfied with Germany this time!

At 8 p.m. Berlin time on May 18, Kaiser Wilhelm II summoned important government and military ministers to discuss countermeasures after receiving a Memorandum of Understanding signed between China and Spain.

"The Spaniards are so incompetent, the war has only started for two days, and they are frightened by the Chinese! And agreed to the harsh demands of the Chinese and concluded an armistice treaty, which is really humiliating! Kaiser Wilhelm II said with some resentment.

"Your Majesty, the military strength of the Spaniards is too weak, their navy was wiped out by the Chinese navy in one day, and Gibraltar was also captured by the squadron! In addition, a large number of squadrons landed in southwestern Spain. And judging from the combat power of Spain, they could not resist those landing squadrons. Therefore, in order to save the country. They had to make peace with the Chinese! "said the Minister of the Navy, Marshal Tirpitz. His behavior towards Spain. I can understand that. After all. It is much better to sign a humiliating treaty than to be destroyed!

"The naval strength of the Chinese is too strong, and now even if the navies of other countries in the world are combined, it is estimated that they are not the opponents of the Chinese Navy!" Prime Minister Holwig also said.

"Marshal Tirpitz, how is the design of our aircraft carrier?" Kaiser Wilhelm II asked. At the mention of the Chinese Navy, his heart was filled with jealousy and envy. At the beginning, the first battleship of the Chinese Navy was built with the help of Germany, and it was based on the German Navy's 'Brandenburg-class' battleships. But. Soon China surpassed Germany, and now it has become the world's first, leaving Germany far behind. If the German Navy wants to catch up with China, I am afraid it will be very difficult!

"Your Majesty, the Chinese refused to hand over to us the construction drawings of the aircraft carrier, so our design work was relatively slow, and we could only slowly grope for it. However, according to the appearance of the Chinese Navy's aircraft carriers, we have preliminarily grasped some rules, and it is expected that we will be able to come up with our own aircraft carrier construction plan by the end of the year! Marshal Tirpitz said.

"Abominable Chinese. Ungrateful! Crown Prince William scolded hatefully. Over the years, China has received a lot of advanced technology from Germany. Now Germany wants to import the design drawings of aircraft carriers from China, but they are categorically refused, which makes him very angry!

"Marshal Tirpitz, judging from the current naval battles, battleships are already doomed to retire from the stage of history, and future naval battles will be the world of aircraft carriers. We are far behind the Chinese in this regard, so we have to speed up! In addition, we must also start developing carrier-based aircraft on aircraft carriers. From the Chinese, we have already received a series of fighters and bomber technologies, but to convert them into carrier-based aircraft, we need to work hard! We must create aircraft and battleships that belong entirely to Germany! Kaiser Wilhelm II said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll focus on this one!" This was stated by the Minister of the Navy, Marshal Tirpitz.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, how long before we can take Paris and defeat the French?" Kaiser Wilhelm II asked. Now, Germany's entire focus is on the war against France, in order to defeat France, Germany continues to put reserves into the French battlefield, and now the German army on the French battlefield has reached 3 million people, which is already 70% of the German army's strength!

"Your Majesty, the resistance of the British and French forces is still fierce. However, our closest troops to Paris are already less than a hundred kilometers away! In half a month at most, we will be able to take Paris! "said the Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Colonel-General Falkenhayn. Because he was not able to defeat France, he was not promoted to the rank of field marshal.

"Well, in half a month, I must see the German flag raised at the Eiffel Tower!" Kaiser Wilhelm II said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I promise to take Paris within half a month!" Admiral Falkenhayn patted his chest and reassured!

"Gentlemen, it now seems that our plan to drag the Chinese in Spain has been aborted, and the Chinese can still expand around the world. After the end of the Spanish War, who was their next target? Italy? France? Or the UK? Kaiser Wilhelm II asked. Germany has received information that only one of China's four elite armies in North America has been left to defend North America, and the other three armies have already boarded and set off. Perhaps these troops have already reached the waters off the coast of Europe. No matter which battlefield these troops appear on, they will have a decisive impact on the war, which makes Germany have to pay great attention to the next move of the squadron!

"Your Majesty, the General Staff believes that the next target of the Chinese's offensive is likely to be Italy! Although Italy has two million troops, its combat power is too rubbish! And, the main forces of Italy were dragged by us and Austria-Hungary in the northern mountains. If the Chinese land in Italy on a large scale, then Italy will definitely not be able to withstand their attack! Admiral Falkenhayn said.

"Father, after the Chinese took Gibraltar, the entire Mediterranean Sea was already under their control, from the Strait of Gibraltar in the west to the Suez Canal in the east, and Sicily in the middle of the Mediterranean, all of which were strongholds of the Chinese. If they defeat Italy again, the Mediterranean will completely become a bathtub for the Chinese! We must stop them! Crown Prince William said!

Kaiser Wilhelm II hesitated for a moment, and then said: "In this way, the intelligence department will reveal the news that the Chinese are going to attack Italy to the Italians, so that they can be prepared!" ”

"Your Majesty, even if the Italians are on guard, they can't resist the attack of the Chinese! Sixty percent of the Italian army's strength was dragged by us in the northern region, and the defenses in other areas were relatively empty, and it was difficult to resist the attack of the Chinese! Admiral Falkenhayn said!

"Father, let's withdraw our troops from Italy! Not only us, let Austria-Hungary withdraw with us, let Italy and the Chinese fight! Spain did not become a quagmire of war for the Chinese, let Italy become a quagmire of war for the Chinese! "Crown Prince William built yì road!

"Your Majesty, the Chinese ambassador to Germany already expressed their displeasure yesterday! The Chinese side believes that Germany's actions have seriously affected the relations between our two countries. If we play tricks in Italy again, it is estimated that the rift between our two countries will be further exacerbated! Chancellor Holwig said with some concern!

"Humph! There can be no peace between us and the Chinese at all! If we do not find a way to curb the development of the Chinese, the whole world will be under their rule in the future, which we absolutely cannot accept! Crown Prince William said!

"Admiral Falkenhayn, transfer our troops in northern Italy to the German battlefield! Also, get in touch with our Austro-Hungarian allies and let them retreat with us! Kaiser Wilhelm II said. Although withdrawing from Italy now will cause Germany's future interests in Italy to suffer, it is also acceptable if it can be used to weaken China's strength!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Falkenhayn nodded, although this is a bit unorthodox, but for the sake of Germany, they can only do this!

It's just that the conspiracy of the Germans is not destined to succeed. By the time they leaked the news to Italy and began to withdraw their troops from Italy, the landing force sent by the Chinese Army, escorted by the navy, was already not far from Italy. In order to kill Italy with one blow, the chosen landing site this time was the western coast of Rome. The terrain here is flat and the port facilities are perfect, which is conducive to the armored forces of the Chinese army to fight here!

As early as May 17, when Spain sued for peace, the main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy escorted the 7th and 8th armies of the army through the Strait of Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean Sea, sailing directly to Rome. From the Strait of Gibraltar to Rome, it is only more than 1,600 kilometers, and it only takes three days for transport ships and merchant ships to sail at a speed of 12 knots. On May 20, the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy had escorted the Army's 7th and 8th armies to Rome.

Italy was the second of three operational plans submitted by the Chinese Admiralty, and although Italy had two million land forces, the main force was in northern Italy, and there were 500,000 men in the Apennine Peninsula in southern Italy, and the remaining 300,000 were scattered throughout Italy, with only 200,000 around Rome. Any group of armies of the Chinese Army can easily defeat these Italian troops! (To be continued......)