. "Your Majesty, Marshals and Generals, before expressing my opinion, I hope everyone will not forget that the current military strategy of the empire is to take the United States as the primary imaginary enemy!"

Marshal Boer held a guide stick, and a huge map of America was hung on the wall behind him.

On both sides of the long conference table in this room, generals at the level of lieutenant generals of the German Army and Navy were respectively sitting, grey, blue-black and light blue, and very eye-catching. There was no other place in the upper rank, and the German Emperor William III was sitting.

Today, Marshal Hugfonpole was wearing a brand new Marshal's uniform. The red-bottomed and gold-patterned collar on the stand collar was quite retro, with a gold-sized eaves on the left chest, a Red Eagle Order, a Blue Max Order with Oak Leaves, and a Gold-Seeded Emblem of the Empire with Gold Thread on the right chest - a black eagle wearing a crown, red claws and red mouth, and spreading wings.

After pausing for about ten seconds, Boer turned around and used his instructions to point Mexico on the map.

"The situation of the Mexican civil war is already very clear. The Carranza government has lost its people's hearts. It is only a matter of time before it is completely defeated by the United Revolutionary Army! It won't take long before we will get an important pedal to attack the United States from land, and of course there are harbors with superior conditions. These are all agreed with the Mexicans long ago! Once the war breaks out, our army will be able to enter the United States from the south through Mexico, thereby leveraging our strong ground and air superiority. The situation is very good!"

Everyone below heard this and looked at him with praise.

"However, don't ignore one problem, that is, when Americans are threatened on the ground, they will do their best! Although our army is stronger than the US military, all military operations rely on logistics supplies. In addition to those stored in Mexico in advance, most of the materials we need must be transported from Europe to Mexico by sea during wartime and then transferred to the front line! Whether it is from Germany or from Britain, the most convenient route is to cross the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico and finally arrive in Mexico. Please note that the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico is Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida in the United States, where there are many important military bases and ports. When the war breaks out, the US military will inevitably station a certain number of aircraft and ships here, and they will pose a huge threat to our transport ships in the Gulf of Mexico!"

"Marson, please disturb me, can I ask a question?" Army Secretary Carl von Bilo raised his right hand halfway.

Boer stopped his explanation, "Marcedes, please tell me!"

Bilo said calmly: "According to our Titan plan, once war breaks out between Germany and the United States, the navy should attack the main military ports of the United States by air strikes and wait for an opportunity to fight the main force of the US Navy. Defeat the US maritime power in one fell swoop! If this step is implemented smoothly, then won't we control the Gulf of Mexico?"

Bohr nodded, "His Marshal is right. The Navy's goal is to defeat the American maritime power at the beginning of the war! But even if this goal is achieved, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Americans can use various methods to destroy our shipping. Large-scale mine laying and submarine raiding can seriously affect our maritime transportation lines for a period of time! Once the shipping is blocked, the materials accumulated in Mexico cannot maintain the indefinite operation of the army's troops. Perhaps three months or three weeks, the army's military operations will be unable to be carried out due to the lack of ammunition and drug resources!"

Bilo was a little confused. "Then can we be controlled by the enemy?"

Bohr explained: "No. Marshal, this is just to be prepared for the worst-case response! Although the Imperial Navy is material and psychologically prepared, the American continent is far away from Germany after all. Moreover, the war is full of unknown factors!"

When Boer said this, Chen Tian felt relieved. This is the comprehensive thinking that an excellent general should have.

Bilo looked at the map thoughtfully, "So... Then please introduce the response measures of the Admiral!"

"In contrast, Mexico's west coast is much wider, and it will be more difficult to block the sea route on this side! If the Gulf of Mexico is forcibly blocked by the Americans, then we can only transport supplies to the west coast of Mexico! As we all know, there is only a shortcut from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, otherwise we can only bypass the South American continent! We have previously conducted tactical discussions and sand table drills on the forced attack on the Panama Canal. The conclusion is that a considerable amount of troops is needed and a joint attack by sea, land and air can be used to capture the canal area. And the losses are likely to be quite large. After all, the US military has built very strong land defense and coastal defense fortifications there, and has a fleet stationed for many years!"

Boer's instructions rod drew a circle in the Panama Canal area and then led everyone's eyes to South America.

"Considering the time and cost of attacking the Panama Canal, we must prepare a third route, which is to detour the South American continent! As mentioned earlier, it is difficult for the US Navy to completely blockade the West Coast of Mexico, but this does not mean that they cannot send attack ships or attack fleets. After passing through the Strait of Magellan, our transport ships are likely to be attacked by American ships in Chilean and Peruvian waters! Obviously, we cannot send enough land ships to escort each transport ship. Even the fleet stationed in Tevantepe Bay in Mexico will not be able to solve this problem well. So I am considering that if we can establish one or two naval bases in Chile, it will be of great benefit to protecting maritime routes! It is not only not used during wartime, but also beneficial and harmless for our expansion of our power in South America!"

After Boer finished speaking, Chen Tian took the lead in applauding.

Boer bowed a little to Chentian, then bowed to everyone, and then walked steadily back to his position.

"Marson Boer's analysis is very reasonable!" Chen Tian looked at everyone here, "What else do you have to say, please give it up!"

Everyone began to discuss in a low voice. After a few minutes, they stood up with Paul Feng Xingdenburg, the chief of staff of the Imperial Army. At today's imperial military conference, everyone wore the summer and autumn parade uniforms of the 1918 new version of the military uniform that had just been issued. The one on Hindenburg was also a marshal's uniform with a collar style, and the collar seal was both red-bottomed and gold patterned. The main color of the uniform was traditional army gray. The right chest was wearing a personal medal, and the left chest was embroidered with gold thread.

"Marrior Boer's analysis gave me some inspiration. Your Majesty, Marshals and Generals, I wonder if you have considered it. A great advantage of using Mexico as a land springboard is that it is bordering the United States. But from another perspective, this is also a major disadvantage of it! Look at it!" Hindenburg quickly walked to the map and picked up the instructions left by Boer.

"Mexico's terrain is wide in the north and narrow in the south, with a long 1,800 kilometers from north to south, and a wide 1,100 kilometers from east to west, and a long coastline! If our army attacks, the United States lands along the Mexican coast with powerful landing forces, the situation is likely to reverse! Think about our leapfrog landing on the Indian Peninsula. It is not difficult for Americans with geographical and industrial advantages to do this, as long as their naval main force is not completely annihilated!"

Following the Hindenburg idea, everyone frowned. The Titan Plan is a plan for naval, land and air to advance together. After the war begins, the Army should strike the border defense line across the US military by blitzkrieg. The Air Force is responsible for destroying the US front-line airport and bombing the strategic goals in the rear. The Navy takes annihilation of the main force of the US Navy as its top priority. If the Navy's primary goal cannot be achieved, then there will be many situations that may occur later, and each situation will lead to a completely different battle situation. Before this, although the Army and Navy Staff had begun to study this issue and summarized more than a dozen possible situations and their response plans. But now it seems that there is another problem that needs to be studied and solved.

"Don't underestimate the resistance a country makes for survival!" After saying that, Hindenburg put down his instructions and walked back to his own question after greeting Chentian.

It seems that Hindenburg has left this issue to everyone.

This work was first released on the exclusive text version of 16  K Novel Network. It may not be reproduced without consent or excerpted. For more latest and fastest chapters, please visit www.piaotian.com.com! At this time, Chen Tian thought of the land was another problem - strategic bombing. In the world of his past, the continuous and fierce strategic bombing of the United States and Britain caused immeasurable losses to the Third Reich, so that the German army bravely and tenaciously failed on the battlefield due to logistical factors such as weapons, fuel and other logistical factors. Although the United States does not have the super-lying long-range bomber like the aerial fortress, the farthest bomber, such as the Russian Iriya Murometz type, can already carry it.

A half-ton bomb flew 600 kilometers, and it was not difficult for Americans with strong industrial strength to build bombers above this level. Therefore, the targets in Mexico are likely to become the targets of American bombing after the war broke out. If Germany cannot defeat the United States in a short period of time, then the two sides will inevitably launch an air battle of mutual bombing and blocking each other. It depends on whether the United States collapsed first or whether Germany lost all its military facilities in Mexico. Although Germany will not be bombed by the United States, if Mexico's railways, highways, ports, factories, warehouses, etc. are blown up, the German ground forces may be difficult or even forced to retreat.

If the Luftwaffe can obtain continuous air supremacy, this problem may not be a problem, but even Chentian cannot determine the direction of the future battle. Therefore, choosing a pedal in Mexico alone is not enough insurance.

At this time, Hoffman stood up and said:

"The analysis of the two marshals and the request of the Chilean government made me think of a solution, which is to win over Chile and us on the same front! With our current relationship with the Chilean government, this is not difficult to achieve!"

"But this is likely to cause the situation in South America to lose balance, and once the local military forces in Chile expand rapidly with our assistance, then the Paraguay War from 1864 to 1870 or the South American Pacific War from 1879 to 1883 will repeat!" Hindenburg responded with some concern, "This is a bad thing for our expatriates and investment in South America!"

For most people, the Paraguay War and the Pacific War in South America are two strange wars. The warring parties are second-rate or even third-rate military countries in South America, but this cannot cover up the intensity and importance of these two wars. It can even be said that the Paraguay War is the most tragic war in human history. Paraguay used a small landlocked country to fight against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguayan coalition forces, and the country's population was 1.33 million, and only 190,000 women were left in the end.

People and 30,000 men, and the Three Kingdoms Alliance also lost more than 100,000 people. The reason was that Paraguay rose rapidly under the leadership of its president and military strongman Francis Colopez, which led to the Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay surrounding Paraguay launching a war to eliminate potential threats. Ten years later, the South American Pacific War was the rising Chile defeated the coalition forces of Peru and Bolivia and acquired a large tract of Bolivia's land, especially the important saltpeter production area.

Chen Tian understood the meaning of Hindenburg. As long as Chile has enough military power, it will either be beaten or beat others. Only war can keep countries in a new equilibrium.

"But changing the situation in South America through a war is not necessarily a bad thing. You should know that the current influence of US and British capital in South America is stronger than ours!"

The calm but explosive language came from Marshal Boer who spoke first, which made most people's eyes suddenly turn to him, and he said calmly:

"Expatriates, factories, and investments are just immediate interests, and we should look at them longer-term!"

Chen Tian fell into deep thought...

January later, a delegation sent by Chilean President Juan Luis Sanfentes Andona Egi arrived in Berlin. After a week of friendly consultations, the German government agreed to send technicians and instructors to assist Chile in establishing the air force free of charge and give a batch of aircraft as a gift. In addition, Germany will provide two battleships to the Chilean Navy for free and build a batch of new cruisers and destroyers for the Chilean Navy in exchange for the 15-year right to use the two military ports in Chile.

After weighing the pros and cons, the Chilean representative signed the agreement.

Two months later, German Navy Marshal Heinrich and Prince of Prussia led a fleet to visit Chile, and conducted an investigation on the Chilean coast. Finally, Vasco and Monte ports were selected as leased naval bases. After the Chilean government agreed to lease these two ports to Germany, the battleships "Osterfrieslan" and "Thuringian" in Heinrich's fleet were officially handed over to the Chilean Navy. After obtaining these two powerful battleships with a displacement of 24,700 tons in 1911, the Chilean Navy became the first Navy in South America.

On December 7, 1918, the Chilean Air Force was established. At the beginning of its establishment, the new air force had only 35 German-made aircraft and 120 cadets. Even so, it was still the most powerful air force among South American countries. By March 1919, the size of this air force had been overturned, far exceeding the total of the three neighboring air forces of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

After that, the situation in South America quietly changed as Hindenburg expected. The heads of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil met in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, to agree to jointly respond to the threat from Chile. A secret agreement was signed by four countries, stipulating that if one of the countries was attacked by Chile, the other three countries must declare war on Chile at the same time and take active military actions.

In April 1919, the heads of the four countries met again in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and signed an upgraded version of the four countries' secret agreement, that is, as long as a certain country declares war on Chile, the other three countries should fully assist the country, and should directly send troops if necessary. At the end of the meeting, Uruguay also joined in and eventually formed a five-nation alliance against Chile.
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