"No, it is definitely not the case. Both the British and Russians' military power is not as scattered as the propaganda you see. In fact, just by the situation they face, few people in this world can do better than them." With the sound of the door being pushed open, a strong general came into everyone's eyes. The visitor was not someone else, but General Pershing, who had just returned from South Africa.

"Okay, let's listen to the professional analysis," said Roosevelt.

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

"Let's talk about the British first. Although from the perspective of external propaganda, the British lost a lot, and the entire division and the troops were eaten by the Boers. As an eyewitness, I can tell you clearly that this kind of thing has, but it mainly happened in the early stage. When the British's troops continued to increase, this kind of thing never happened again. We have drawn the most elite part of the US Army to participate in this war, but I can only tell you that our exchange ratio has no advantage. 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.

Was the Americans won the War of Independence? Obviously not. Without the sea blockade of the French Dutch fleet, without the French investment of hundreds of millions of francs, and without the French and Dutch troops in the later period, how could North American terrorists in 13 states beat the British Empire's war division? Not to mention anything else, in the final victory in Yorktown, the French fleet was outside the sea, and there were more French and Dutch troops participating in the war than the Americans. Just to fight for this, the Americans were embarrassed to say that this was a victory battle made by the Americans themselves? And everyone here knew very well what kind of virtue the US military was during the American War of Independence in history.

If someone dares to say this in public, out of American self-esteem, Rut would definitely refute it and even scold the other party for a few words, but now... everyone understands people, so there is no need to say anything more.

"As for the Russians? Their tactics are dull and their soldiers are insensitive. There is indeed a big gap compared to the Japanese, but I need to face it one thing that everyone is facing, that is, Japan is now a powerful country, at least in military terms! Maybe their economy and industry are nothing to the United States, but they have already allowed them to monopolize East Asia in military terms! 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 said, and don't think that others are defeated and you are very strong. In fact, the Boer Army was almost trained according to the German standards. When it started to be pulled out, it was indeed strong. Pershing believed that such an army was world-class in terms of quality, so it was inappropriate to call the Boer people a militia. In his letter to Roosevelt, he described the battle between the two sides of the Boer War - a world-class army and a world-class army. To a certain extent, the British were actually fighting against the Germans!

As for the Russian army? The Americans and the Japanese were beaten so hard that they could not find the North. What kind of face do you have to mock the Russians? To be honest, the Russians' current situation is much worse than that of the Americans back then. 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 regard themselves too high and too weak, the Americans are still afraid that Germany is not powerful enough this time. What do the Americans say? They have always overestimated their opponents, especially for countries that have defeated themselves. Even in the 2nd battle in history, when the Pacific War first began, the description of the Japanese in the manual issued to soldiers by the Americans was simply superman!

After the US military expressed its statement, the direction of the entire meeting immediately changed, and it became what if the allies and the Allies fought and the Allies lost... Germany and Austro-Hungary are relatively firm allies in the United States. No matter how strong the United States is, it is industrial and economic. Now it is military? Well, even in the early stages of World War II, the US Army was nicknamed "the Italians on our side" by the British.

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

War was never a joke. Even before the war started, the German Emperor was still worried about fighting on both sides and fighting with the British. The situation on both sides is far from developing to the extent that it could be tense at any time later. Even Roosevelt did not think that Germany would easily go to war with the Allies.

"So you think, how much aid should we give Germany to give confidence to start a war with the British?" Roosevelt asked after a moment. Maybe someone said that shouldn't this kind of thing be asked about economists? However, the reality is that economists do not 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. (In history, the British spent 200 million pounds in war in the Boer War. Japan also obtained a large amount of funds through loans. In history, Japan destroyed a total of 1.7 billion yen in funds in the Russo-Japanese War, of which 800 million yen was borrowed. Among them, Japan raised 84 million pounds through financial channels during the war.)

"It seems that if we want Germany to support it for a long time, it will take a lot of investment. Then that's fine. From next year on, how about we provide Germany with a low-interest long-term mortgage loan of $100 million every year?" Roosevelt said. (At that time, 1 pound was about $2.5.)
Chapter completed!