[b]Reichstag Building, Berlin, OFR Empire. 1300 Hours[/b]

Kaiser Schwartz sat at an ornate oak table along with the rest of his cabinet. Among them were Barbara Foist, Head of the War Department, Armin Les, Chief of Public Relations, and Schwartz' chief political adviser, Anton Alderweiss. Laid on the large wooden table was a map of Europe. Pre-war borders remained, but were drawn over in large markings identifying the newer span of the empires. Among them laid a single small piece of land towards the north.

"How goes the advance onto the Denmark Territory" the Kaiser asked in German.

"The Eighteenth [i]Panzerdrachen[/i] line of Panzer X's and Tiger VIII's have begun to reach the border. There are smaller towns putting up fights towards their southern boundaries, but they've been put into submission for the most part thanks to our bombers. Our estimates state that by 1500 tomorrow, both the [i]Panzerdrachen[/i] and [i]Silberschwert[/i] brigades are to reach to the capitol. Once we oust their leader, we will be able to send our appointee to their as soon as possible to create a potential power vacuum." Ms. Foist explained.

Heinrich nodded, taking a sip of his tea from the table. "Honorable Les, have you been able to establish communication with any of the leading bodies in Denmark?"

The aging officer shook his head, scratching the graying hairs on the back of his head nervously. "Unfortunately, no. They seem to refuse to speak with the Order, Kaiser. I have kindly reminded President Lund that our military forces are invading from the south, but he did not respond. As far as I am concerned, Kaiser Schwartz, Denmark will not resolve this peacefully."

Suddenly, Foist piped in. "Kaiser, perhaps they've heard Les' message and are preparing to defend the south and western ends of the capitol island. However, if we were to launch a stealth fleet from the east, without alerting Sweden, we may be able to catch them off guard in Copenhagen. Our forces I am certain are [i]much[/i] larger than the Danish military, so we could attempt both approaches with minimal casualties."

"How do you suggest a stealth fleet, Honorable Foist?" the Kaiser asked, rubbing his bearded chin quizzically. 

"The Fourth [i]Unterseeboot[/i] Fleet is currently stationed at one of our docks in northern Poland, ready for action. We can maneuver towards the east end of Copenhagen and launch a salvo of ballistic missiles. Heavy damage might force them into withdrawing some. After this, the rest of the [i]Silberschwert[/i] and [i]Panzerdrachen[/i] lines can head into the city, where they will assault the capitol and attempt to remove President Lund from office."

Heinrich muttered a "mhmm" in thought and agreement. He turned his head to Mr. Alderweiss, who had twiddled his thumbs nervously and remained quiet for most of the discussion.

"Would you say it would be worth it, Mr. Alderweiss?" Kaiser Schwartz asked. Alderweiss snapped out of his trance and hasted, "W-well, as long as we can minimize Danish casualties, I'm certain it could work..."

"Then it's decided! Honorable Foist, contact the fleet leader of the FUF and have them prepare to move in towards Copenhagen. Have our footsoldier and tank lines speed things up to be prepared when the bombardment starts."

"Yes, Kaiser."

"Then this meeting is dismissed. I must recess to my office, I will see you all later." With that, Kaiser Schwartz and the others rose from their chairs, and strode to their individual offices in the building.