Chapter 1056 Protectorate

"Marshal Kesselring, where is the Imperial Air Force?" Qin Tian asked.

The former Minister of the Air Force Zeckert retired with the rank of Marshal, and Albert Kesselring was promoted to Marshal of the Air Force, succeeding him as the Minister of Air Force of the Empire.

Because of Qin Tian's attention, the German Air Force has already developed into the most powerful air force in the world. Whether it is the number or performance of fighter jets, or the number and technology of pilots, other countries are far from being able to compare with Germany. In terms of the air force, Germany firmly occupies the number one position in the world.

"Your Majesty, the strength of the Imperial Air Force is number one in the world. Currently we have 3,000 fighter jets, 2,000 bombers, and more than 1,000 transport planes. We have 15,000 pilots. In addition, aviation clubs around the world, who know how to fly There are still many people. If we need to recruit pilots, we can expand the number of pilots to 30,000!" Marshal Albert Catherine said.

Under Qin Tian's request, the German Air Force has always attached great importance to the training of pilots. In addition to opening a special flight school to train pilots of the Imperial Air Force, it has also opened flying clubs in various places to teach civilians to fly. This makes the empire have many people who know how to fly. Those folks who know how to fly can become qualified air force pilots with a little more training. Perhaps, to become a fighter pilot requires talent. Still, flying a bomber is no problem.

The bombers equipped by the Luftwaffe are mainly divided into two-engine medium bombers and four-engine heavy bombers. The requirements to fly these bombers are much simpler than those of fighter jets. Even female pilots are capable of it.

Qin Tian nodded, he was not worried about the Imperial Air Force. Now, the main fighter of the Luftwaffe is the BF-109 fighter, but the more advanced FW-190 fighter has also begun test flights. It is expected that it will be able to mass-produce and equip troops starting next year. When the war breaks out, the FW-190 fighter will also become the main fighter of the Imperial Air Force. At that time, the Luftwaffe will have enough strength to sweep other enemy air forces and occupy the entire sky.

"Judging from the current situation, the war may break out in the next two to three years. Therefore, I hope that the army, navy and air force of the empire can prepare for war during this time. Once the war breaks out, the imperial army must fight Take the advantage in the middle, defeat our enemies in one fell swoop, and establish the eternal supremacy of the empire!" Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The military and political ministers of the empire said one after another. Everyone's eyes are full of confidence. They know that the future war may be very difficult, but they firmly believe that they must be the ones who will win in the end.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the strength of the Empire itself, the Empire also has other protectorate forces that can be used. For example, the Kingdom of Ukraine, the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Belarus, and the three Baltic countries, where His Majesty is also the king. In addition, the split from the Austro-Hungarian Empire Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Kingdom of Bosnia-Herzegovina. And under imperial control the Republic of Finland, Kingdom of England and Wales, Republic of Ireland and Scotland The Kingdom, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, etc. The Empire is responsible for ensuring their safety. Once a war breaks out, they should also fight with the Empire," said Imperial Prime Minister Wahit.

The German Empire now controls almost all of Europe except Bu Russia. Other countries, apart from being the protectorate of the empire, are countries that have a close relationship with the empire. The Empire is responsible for the security of these countries, but again, they are also in line with the Empire.

It's just that Qin Tian doesn't quite trust the fighting power of the armies of these countries. He doesn't want the armies of those countries to be unable to do anything other than drag their feet when they go to the battlefield.

"Your Majesty, I know you are skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the armies of those countries. However, their combat effectiveness is certainly not strong, but if we wipe out the enemy's elite troops, they should be able to deal with the remaining mob. In this way, once they are put on the battlefield, the pressure on our troops can be greatly relieved. No matter how bad it is, we can also use the troops of these countries to protect the logistics supply line and attack those guerrillas." Minister of War Marshal Manstein Said.

Qin Tian nodded, that's true, even if the combat effectiveness of the armies of those countries is terrible, they are no different from waste snacks. But even waste has a role to play. Among other things, it is not a big problem to maintain the law and order in the rear, ensure the safety of the logistics supply line, and deal with guerrillas. Qin Tian knew that once the German army invaded the territory of Bu Russia, with Bu Russia's habit, they would definitely organize many guerrillas to make trouble for the German army in the rear. Qin Tian didn't want to use the precious soldiers of the German army to deal with those guerrillas. In this case, the troops of the protectorate became the best choice.

"Well, once war breaks out, let the troops of the protectorate follow our command!" Qin Tian said.

"Your Majesty, we have drawn up a plan to allow those protectorates to mobilize enough troops when future wars break out. Therefore, there are regulations for each country. According to the population and economic conditions of each country, a minimum Amount." Marshal Manstein said immediately.

Qin Tian couldn't help laughing, it turned out that these guys had already prepared, they had already set their minds on those servant countries, and they were just waiting for Qin Tian to nod.

Qin Tian took the plan handed over by Manstein and read it carefully.

Among the protectorates of the empire, the ones most closely related to the empire were undoubtedly the countries where Qin Tian served as king, including the Kingdom of Ukraine, the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Belarus, and the three Baltic countries.

These countries were originally under the slavery of Russia. However, in the last world war, Germany defeated Russia and rescued them from Russian slavery. After Qin Tian became the king of these countries, he began to promote the integration of these countries and Germany. Although, that will be a long project. However, after twenty years of hard work, great results have been achieved. If Germany goes to war with Russia, they will definitely stand on the side of the empire and do their best to help the empire defeat Russia. Therefore, the armies of these countries will be the first echelon trusted by the empire - the servant army.