"We must expand the size of the army to more than 1 million. In the future, on the island of New Guinea, we will deploy at least 400,000 troops and logistics personnel. If we cannot cut off the Japanese aid, then we can only have a long tug-of-war with the Japanese on this world's second largest island."

"In terms of equipment, we also need a large number of vehicles and tanks. You know, although New Guinea is just an island, it is larger than France in terms of area. We are actually fighting the Japanese in a wider area than the Mid-Western Front. The mobility and supply of the troops are necessary. So, if possible, I think that our vehicles on the front line must be at least 100,000. The demand for tanks may also exceed 1,000. In addition, we also need a large number of heavy artillery and aviation equipment, especially bombers with superior performance." Marshall made the request.

"The expansion of the army and the need for arms are easy to achieve, but the biggest problem is that there may be problems in the expansion of our aviation industry. Because our high-end engine imports are completely dependent on Germany." Old Roosevelt said a little apologetically. To be honest, there is really no outstanding aircraft engine manufacturer in the United States in this era. The famous engine giants in history have not yet been born yet!

In fact, in the field of engines, Americans are better than countries like Japan and Italy. Overall, they are far inferior to France, and are far inferior to Britain and Germany, which are on the front line. Therefore, from this perspective alone, it is very difficult for Americans to completely get rid of Germany's influence in this war!

"I feel like we are trapped in a paradox. We want to weaken the influence of the Germans, but some things are not something we can produce. So, can you tell me how to solve this problem?" Marshall was still confident. After all, he received complete endorsement from Pershing. To be honest, although Roosevelt and others were wary and dissatisfied with Germany, it would be impossible to say that everyone broke up directly now. This behavior is a very funny behavior in the eyes of the straightforward Pershing. It is completely unnecessary.

"In addition, in terms of tanks, I think the tanks equipped by the US military are far inferior to those produced by Germany. If possible, I hope to increase the import volume and hire German professional tank instructors to provide guidance. After all, our current armored warfare level is just to treat it as a mobile turret." Marshall said.

"The Japanese Army has not yet a large-scale armored force? We don't need to equip so many tanks, right?" said Roosevelt Jr.

"The Japanese established armored troops no later than us. In fact, during the battle of the Bavarian Legion in the Balkan Peninsula, the Japanese had already established their first armored division with the help of the British and French. Although they were vulnerable in front of the Bavarian armored spearhead, we were also not the German army," said Marshall.

"We only need to seize a few coastal ports on New Guinea Island, and we don't even have to launch an attack inland. Our goal is to use New Guinea Island as a springboard for naval offense, and there is no need to control the entire island with huge forces," Taft said.

"It's hard for me to explain some problems to you. If we only control some ports without depth, then the Japanese cannons can hit our berths with long-range guns. The Japanese have a large number of heavy artillery with a range of more than 15 kilometers. In order to ensure our safety, we must drive them away. Moreover, the landing points are relatively isolated, and we must find ways to connect most of the landing points to prevent them from being defeated by the Japanese army. These require us to control a considerable area and deploy a large number of troops."

"Of course, Mr. Taft, if you think you are right, you can submit a statement to Congress, or be a general yourself," Marshall said later.

"I feel that the army's tendency to be independent is getting bigger and bigger now. The chains tied to the army's neck are a little too loose." Taft whispered in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, Major General Marshall, we will give the Army a satisfactory answer to all the requests you made on behalf of General Pershing. So now the question is, the offensive on New Ireland has lasted for too long. I want to know when we can end this battle, 1 month? 2 months? or half a year?" Old Roosevelt obviously didn't want to do too much entanglement in the Army's requirements. What he is thinking now is how to end the war on New Ireland cleanly.

"This is a document summarized by the Army. It mentioned the state of military and logistics supply. We need to restore the supply to the level before the night attack. If we can ensure that there will be no problems at sea, we can completely drive the Japanese into the sea in at most two months!" Marshall said.

The situation of the Japanese army is much worse than that of the navy. At least the Japanese navy showed off a wave of operations, but the Japanese army did not even have room for operation. The island offensive and defense war was turned into a replica of the Western Front trench war. However, the firepower and equipment of the Japanese army cannot be compared with the Americans, so this war of attrition must be the Japanese at a disadvantage. In fact, until now, the Japanese army on the island has run out of fuel. When the Japanese Navy was preparing to withdraw and repair, the Japanese army could not throw all its capital to the first line of defense of New Ireland. Therefore, after analyzing the situation between the enemy and us, Pershing believed that as long as the pressure continued to be maintained, the Japanese would collapse sooner or later. Of course, the premise was that the supplement of the US army could recover.

"Two months are too long. Will it take half a year for us to attack such an island?" Old Roosevelt said dissatisfied. Obviously, Old Roosevelt also counted the time for restoration and supplies.

"This is the fastest way. We are fighting the Japanese in the mountains and lush forests. Even the environment is worse than on the Western Front." Marshall said.

"In this way, we will restore the supply of the front-line army to the pre-naval level as soon as possible within one month, and then use this as a time node to take down New Ireland in 50 days." Old Roosevelt said.

"This is not a big problem," Marshall said. "We finally got a pretty satisfactory result today." Marshall said at the end of the meeting. Today, Marshall received another message that satisfied him, that is, yesterday afternoon, a US destroyer seized a British transport ship with a displacement of more than 9,000 tons! The US government did not make the final decision, but the Navy took action first!
Chapter completed!