At this time, Marshall was far from being the most powerful minister in later generations, and could even become the NB existence of the US Field Marshal. When facing the most brilliant general in the world, Marshall was still a little scared at this time.

"Your Highness, I came to Bavaria with the U.S. Army Expedition in 1907 and visited the training of the Bavarian Army Armored Forces at Iron Fort. I admire the strength and training of you and your army." Marshall said.

"Damn, have you been to Iron Fort?" Iron Fort was the earliest and best armored training and testing ground for the Kingdom of Bavaria. In 1907, a group of US Army personnel did come here. This is also a product of his own "distorted" history. But think about it, the United States in this era was not the world police of later generations. Even Nimitz had come to the German Navy to study. Isn't it normal for Marshall to come to Bavaria?

When he saw the future Chief of Staff of the US Army, the prince immediately became interested. Pershing's delegation visited Europe a lot, and had visited the East and West lines, and now he came to Asia Minor again. It seems that the Americans are planning to develop the army well. As for why? It's very simple. In the future, he will start filming with the Japanese. Kalimantan and Guinea Island are so big, how can it be with the navy alone? You must join the army!

However, what are the achievements of the US Army? In the past 50 years, it has won the Spanish. It has performed outstandingly in the Boer War, but it is all division-level combat. If you want to talk about army-level? I'm afraid there will be no other than the American Civil War....so, the US Army's combat posture in this era is still very low. What should I do if I have no experience? Then come to a place with experience to learn. So, Marshall came here.

The prince's interest increased greatly when meeting such a celebrity, and what to say? If there are still two games, maybe he will still have to compete with Major Marshall, so he wanted to see how the colonel's current tactical attainments are.

"In fact, if you look at the opponents and battlefield situations of your country, this large-scale tank battle in plains is not a good example. Your country's main opponent is the Japanese. Whether it is Guinea, Kalimantan or the Philippines, the local geographical conditions are not suitable for large-scale armored forces' battles." The prince thought for a while and said thoughtfully. "Then, I would like to ask, what do you want to know when your country comes here?"

"Tank tactics and troops cooperation." Major Marshall said very decisively.

"Yeah, keep going." The prince nodded and said without comment.

"Although, the battlefield situation that the United States of America needs to face in the future will not be like the situation where millions of troops and thousands of tanks and armored vehicles fight each other like on the European battlefield. Because our enemies are very poor, the battlefield situation is also on islands rather than continents. However, no matter where, the cooperation and tactical use of troops still have strong common ground. The key to our learning is how to combine infantry, tanks, artillery and mechanized vehicles, and use tactical and technical advantages to completely overwhelm the opponent with the cooperation of aircraft." Marshall said.

"It's very good. At least I know what to learn." The prince nodded. The prince still recognized Marshall's performance. After all, Americans knew that copying it would not work. If the current torrent of steel in Bavaria was at the level of an army group, then in the future, the United States and Japan would probably be at the most military level in the islands, and they could not even be considered a army group. Now there are more than 300,000 troops in a group of troops, and they still hope that Japan and the United States can each invest 300,000 troops on a certain battlefield? What a joke!

The Americans cannot make a mistake, and the Japanese are incapable. Of course, if you say it is just a pile of people, it is definitely OK. But now, because of Ruprecht, even the Japanese no longer believe in the army's large infantry, and the Japanese have also begun to equip the army with a large number of armored vehicles and automatic weapons. With the increase in equipment, can the same cost of armored troops and infantry troops of one division be the same?

And in history, how many troops did the Japanese Army have in normal times? If you remember correctly, there are only 17 army divisions across the country. How many people are there? Don’t look at the Japanese plane as rich, but their foundation is still weak. Unless it is the battle to destroy the country, how could the Japanese exterminate so many elite troops?

As for the fact that the United States and Japan really have a conflict in the future, will it be a war to destroy the country? It is definitely not. Even if the Americans want to, Britain, France and even Germany are not willing. Without Japan restraining the United States in the Far East and allowing the United States to expand its power in other places, the Germans would not agree!

It is impolite to come but not go. After the prince raises the first question, the Americans will naturally raise their questions. So, at Pershing's gesture, Major Marshall asked his own question: "His Crown Prince believes that what is the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Army?"

"This problem is a bit big." The prince said with a smile: "Discussing combat effectiveness should start from the specific situation of the battlefield. If we look at the situation on the European battlefield, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army in small-scale combat is still very strong, and it is even not weaker than that of the French army at some time. Their will and combat determination can make up for the insufficient firepower of some individual soldiers, but as the organization of the troops expands, combat effectiveness is on the decline."

"If we look at ordinary troops, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army at the company-level platoon level is comparable to that of the French army. At the battalion level, their combat effectiveness is weaker than that of the French army, but stronger than that of the Russian army. When it comes to the military level, the combat effectiveness of the troops is the same as that of the Russian army. If we count the army level, it will be inferior to that of the second-rate European army in general. They lack sufficient heavy weapons, and there are loopholes in the cooperation between the troops."

"It seems that the performance of the Japanese Army has declined?" asked an American officer. After all, in the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army could still defeat the superior Russian army when both military strength and firepower were inferior. This is true in history and this plane, such as the Battle of Fengtian and Liaoyang in history.

"That's because the Russian army was at a historical trough. After the Russo-Japanese War, with the help of Britain and France, the Russians recovered quickly and their military construction was very good. If the war that determined the fate of Russia during this world war, then the Russo-Japanese War was at most a local war for Russia. Its importance is different, and the investment and preparation are different after all. To be honest, it is already very strong for the Russians to fight a war thousands of kilometers away from the core area of ​​Europe."
Chapter completed!