The Rise of the Empire

"No, it's definitely not the case. Neither the British nor the Russians' military strength is as sloppy as the propaganda you have seen. In fact, judging from the situation they are facing, there are very few people in this world who can They did better than them." Along with the sound of the door being pushed open, a sturdy general came into everyone's eyes, and the person who came was none other than General Pershing who had just returned from South Africa.

"Well, let's listen to the analysis of professionals." Roosevelt said.

"Whether it is South Africa or the Far East, the British and Russians are fighting in areas far away from the core area of ​​the homeland. The difference is that the British need to fight the Boers with a strong mobile force in an area of ​​more than 2 million square kilometers, while The Russians are fighting a positional war with a powerful Far Eastern power."

"Let's talk about the British first. Although judging from the external propaganda, the British lost miserably. The whole division and regiment were eaten by the Boers. As a person who has experienced it, I can tell you clearly that this kind of thing Yes, but it mainly happened in the early stage. When the British continued to increase their forces, this kind of thing never happened again. We mobilized the most elite part of the US Army to participate in this war, but I can only tell you , Our exchange ratio does not have any advantages, if the bonus brought by equipment and guerrilla warfare is eliminated, the gap between us and the British Army is no different from that during the War of Independence." Pershing said seriously.

Did the Americans win the Revolutionary War? Obviously not, without the naval blockade of the French and Dutch fleet, without the investment of hundreds of millions of francs by the French, without the French and Dutch troops comparable in number to the US military in the later period, how could the North American soil turtles in 13 states beat the battle of the British Empire? division? Among other things, in the final victory at Yorktown, the French fleet was on the outskirts, and the French and Dutch troops participating in the battle were more than the Americans. Just for this, the Americans are ashamed to say that this is a victory won by the Americans themselves. ? And everyone here is very clear about the virtues of the U.S. military during the American War of Independence in history.

If someone dared to say this in public, Root would definitely refute it out of American self-esteem, and even reprimanded the other party a few words, but now... Everyone understands, so there is no need to say more.

"As for the Russians? Their tactics are dull, and their soldiers are insensitive. Compared with the Japanese, there is indeed a big gap, but I need everyone to face up to one point, that is, Japan is now a powerful country, at least in terms of military affairs! Maybe their economy and industry are nothing to the United States, but their military has allowed them to monopolize East Asia! Our navy is an example, and I don’t think our army will be better than the Japanese army.” Pershing said.

Pershing's meaning is very clear. Don't believe what the media says, and don't think that you are strong when others stumble. In fact, the Boer Army was trained almost according to the standards of the German army. When it first came out, its combat effectiveness was indeed strong. Pershing believes that such an army is world-class in terms of quality, so it is inappropriate to call the Boers a militia. In his letter to Roosevelt, he once described the confrontation between a world-class army and a world-class army on both sides of the Boer War. To some extent, the British were actually fighting the Germans!

As for the Russian army? The Americans themselves had a PK fight with the Japanese and were beaten to the point where they couldn't find their way. What face do you have to mock the Russians? To be honest, the situation of the Russians is much worse now than that of the Americans. If the Battle of the Philippines was an encounter, then this time, when the war started, the Russian fleet was already surrounded by the Japanese fleet...

Unlike the Germans who think too highly of themselves and their opponents too weak, the Americans seem to be afraid that Germany is not strong enough this time. What do Americans say? They have always overestimated their opponents, especially for countries that have defeated themselves. Even in World War II in history, at the beginning of the Pacific War, the description of the Japanese in the manuals issued by the Americans to soldiers was simply superhuman!

After the U.S. military personnel expressed their position, the wind direction of the entire meeting changed immediately, and it became what to do if the Allies and the Allies fought and the Allies would lose... Germany and Austria-Hungary are relatively firm allies of the United States, which is not much in this plane. No matter how strong the United States is, it is industrial and economic, but now it is military? Well, even early in World War 2, the US Army was dubbed "Our Side of the Italians" by the British.

"We need to give some support to the Germans so that this war can last longer and cause greater losses to Britain and France. For example, we can give them loans and let them buy products and supplies from the United States. Used to expand Their army. But one thing that needs to be determined now is, in the future, how likely is it that Germany is currently at war with Britain, France and Russia?" Roosevelt asked.

War has never been a joke. Even before the war, the Kaiser still had scruples about fighting on two fronts and fighting the British. But now the situation between the two sides is far from developing to the point where swords could be drawn at any time later. Even Roosevelt did not think that Germany would easily go to war with the Allied Powers.

"Then how much aid do you think we need to give Germany to give Germany the confidence to go to war with the British?" Roosevelt asked after a while, maybe someone said, shouldn't this kind of thing be asked of economists? The reality is, however, that economists don't know how much it costs to prepare for war.... So it would be better to ask military professionals.

"The British spent 350 million pounds in the Boer War. The Japanese raised more than 200 million pounds in war expenses through various channels." Pershing thought for a while and said.

"It seems that if we want to sustain Germany for a long time, we need a lot of investment. Well, how about we provide Germany with 100 million US dollars of low-interest long-term mortgage loans every year starting next year?" Roosevelt said .

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