According to Taft's idea, the first issue he had to discuss after seeing Pershing was how to get rid of the United States' dependence on Germany in the future Pacific War. What he could not imagine was that at this time, General Pershing, the commander-in-chief of the future US Pacific War Army, was discussing with Crown Prince Ruprecht how to fight the future Pacific War land war. There is no way, in the whole United States, you can't find anyone who is proficient in large-scale battles like the Crown Prince! If you want to talk about the combat effectiveness of the German Army, it can make any other country stand aside.

Maybe someone asked why before the war broke out, Crown Prince Ruprecht had time to discuss the war in the Pacific with the Americans? There must be time. Not to mention the future decisive battle, we still need to prepare for it. In fact, if the French cooperate, then Germany will be a crushing battle. The real difficulty is not the battle on the battlefield, but the French admit defeat. As for what if the French do not admit defeat? The Crown Prince has also arranged it, and that is to directly kill the French. But now it seems that the French are almost unable to hold on. Perhaps a fierce demonstration can make the French surrender.

And now? How to control the future of Germany-US relations is actually more important than fighting on the battlefield! After all, things on the battlefield and planning for several months can be described as natural. What about Germany-US relations now? They are at a very important node. In Ruprecht's view, the end of the war must not be a signal of the end of the friendship period of Germany-US relations. The relationship between the two sides must remain for at least 7 to 8 years. After Germany recovers the trauma of the war and roughly digests the newly occupied colonies, Germany's confidence will be sufficient.

Now, although there is a secret between the relationship between the United States and Germany, Ruprecht is willing to give Americans advice in the future Pacific War. To be big, it is the strategic situation of the country, but to be small, it is related to how much benefits Germany can get from it!

In Ruprecht's living room, there is a huge sand table, which describes the situation of the world's second largest island, New Guinea. In this area, less than a quarter of the area is British colonies, while the remaining three-quarters are Japanese-occupied areas. The west of the island was formerly the Netherlands, and the northeast was originally planned to be transferred to the United States.

Pershing directly studied the situation of New Guinea Island, without considering places such as the Bismarck Islands and Truk Atoll, because in his opinion, these places are problems that the navy needs to solve, and if the German navy helps, then this problem is not a problem!

"To be honest, it is difficult to achieve your goal under the current state of the United States of America - to drive Japan out of the Dutch East India completely, because the military strength you are preparing to mobilize is too weak. In terms of the navy, the German fleet and the United States fleet can guarantee a huge advantage in the fleet's decisive battle, but it is difficult to ensure the smooth flow of the route. As for land warfare? Even if the British controlled areas are excluded, you must engage in a large-scale battle with more than 100,000 Japanese troops in an area covered with dense forests, complex terrain, and larger than France."

"I don't know how many troops your country can mobilize in the end, but if I want to see, it is impossible to completely eliminate the opponent from a military perspective without an army of more than 400,000! And the front-line 400,000 troops means at least 400,000 people are serving the front-line troops behind." Earl Kariput said.

"How many troops can Japan transfer from its homeland to here in total?" said the old man black dissatisfied. He thought the German count in front of him was a bit exaggerated.

"In the Russo-Japanese War (of the current plane) the Japanese concentrated more than 500,000 first-line troops, and now they have been operating in New Guinea Island for more than a year. If you officially start the war, I guess the Japanese have been preparing for three years, and the worst thing is that you cannot cut off the supply line of the Japanese." Kariput said.

"Are you talking about the British? Damn it, we should join forces to London! In this way, we can completely solve the Far East problem." Pershing said. After all, the British control the southeast part of New Guinea Island, and the British are allies of the Japanese. So from this perspective, it is impossible to cut off the Japanese supply line on New Guinea Island. Because the United States will never fight with Britain and Japan at the same time!

Of course, if the United States declares war on Britain at this time and then completely defeats Britain with the German Navy, then this problem will naturally be solved. But in fact, in the eyes of the American senior management, this option is impossible! It is precisely because various political reasons have bound the hands and feet of the United States and Germany that the war on New Guinea will be quite tricky! At least from the perspective of the army, it is very difficult to solve these problems.

"If we want to fight for islands one by one, then this war will be very long and beyond the endurance of our two countries. After all, your country does not intend to fight a protracted total war. The German Empire has just experienced a great war and needs to rest. Therefore, this idea must be abandoned, and then we need to change our thinking to fight." At this moment, Crown Prince Ruprecht walked into the conference room and said.

"Listen attentively." Pershing was full of respect and even a little humble to the supreme commander of the German military. After all, his achievements are definitely worthy of eternity.

"The purpose of the war is to make the opponent surrender. There are two kinds of submission. The first is that we seize their territory one by one and make it impossible for them to retake it. The other is that in the protracted war of attrition, the opponent can no longer hold on and then be forced to admit defeat. The combat method of seizing islands one by one is obviously the first, and this tactic is not good. It is hard for me to believe that the armies of the United States and Germany, in the temperate zone, fought a protracted tug-of-war with the Japanese in the tropical zone. This cost is really high."

"So, the strategy we adopt should be the second type, forcing the Japanese to surrender through a full-scale war of attrition! Taking New Guinea as an example, we do not need to occupy every inch of land on the island and destroy all the Japanese. In the war in the Far East, the key is the navy. If we want to defeat Japan, we must establish a supply line that extends from Pearl Harbor to the Dutch East India. So, from this point of view, the only thing that is really valuable to us on New Guinea is those important islands, port cities, and some special points along the coast. As long as we can occupy these areas, we can meet the needs of our strategy, and there is no need to continue to go deeper." Ruprecht said.
Chapter completed!