Chapter 136 army upgrade discussion

The gap between the American soldiers and the Spanish soldiers was stark, and that was what Confederate general Philiman saw.

Not even mentioning combat effectiveness, the elegance of the European military that the U.S. military has always wanted to learn has only scratched the surface.

The huge gap left the U.S. general wondering how to report with Confederate President Tilton.

He was in charge of the officer corps that received the Spaniards, and also wanted to compare the gap between American soldiers and European soldiers on the ground, but obviously the reality was more serious than imagined.

Perhaps the personal ability of the Spanish soldiers is indeed very strong, but there are obviously a series of army powers such as Germany and France in Europe.

But obviously there won’t be a bigger gap in between.

And the British Army, which they have always feared as a beast of a flood, can’t even rank on this list.

“Dear President, after receiving the military corps from Spain, we deeply felt the huge gap with the European army powers,

In terms of the quality of individual soldiers, our weak soldiers cannot be compared with the strong Spanish soldiers.

In terms of discipline and obedience, the performance of the U.S. Army even made them feel that it was a temporary army,

In terms of equipment, Spanish soldiers will even call our rifles fire sticks in private, which is also one of the most important differences in the strength of the two armies.

And now we have such an opportunity, I think a lot of hiring officers from Spain, and buying a lot of Spanish equipment,

Then the possibility of us winning the war will greatly increase. The old army in the north is not much different from ours.

If our army completes the modernization reform, it will not only give us a great advantage in the war, but also

Even after the war, the U.S. Army may change its previous fatigue and step into the ranks of the world’s army powers! ”

The touting of the Spanish Army came to a head in Filliman’s report to the Richmond Presidency, which he saw with his own eyes, not in newspapers or magazines.

Filliman believed in his vision. In his past experience, even the German Army did not have such a strong individual quality.

The report was telegraphed to Richmond, and it was believed that Confederate President Tilton would receive the report shortly.

The fact is not bad as he thought, the Presidential Palace in Richmond. Tilton did receive the report immediately, and went straight to an emergency meeting after reading it.

“Gentlemen, take a look. This is the report sent to me by General Freeman. After reading it, you may have new ideas.”

Tilton handed out and copied many copies of the report to everyone in the conference room,

“After Filliman was in charge of receiving the officer corps from the Spaniards, he sent back such a report directly to the headquarters.”

“To be honest, if it’s really like what he said in his letter, then I’m skeptical about the combat effectiveness of our army!”

He expressed his concerns with a calm expression. Like everyone else, although he always felt that the combat effectiveness of the US Army was weak, he did not expect that it would be so different from the European army.

“And this will remind us of our previous failure to fight the Indians. This is a problem that has already been exposed, but the Republicans have not started to solve it!”

“I think we should reform one step ahead of them!”

Looking at everyone in the audience, Tilton expressed his thoughts.

“Your Excellency, although we also support your decision, the financial pressure is too great!”

The finance minister of the Confederate countries in the audience stood up and said that the Confederate countries have spent a huge amount of money in a short period of time, although the Americans have money.

But at the same time, expanding the army, buying black slaves, and buying weapons, each of which is not a small matter. But the real heavy financial expenditure.

“But now if we don’t enhance the quality of the individual soldiers of the army, then we are bound to be unable to compare with the north in terms of the number of soldiers!”

The most obvious gap between the Confederate States and the United States is the population gap between the two sides. The population of the north is almost 1.8 times that of the south. The strong industry of the north also gives them an advantage in war mobilization!

Confederate army commander-in-chief Valverde stood up and refuted the finance minister’s statement.

“Nowadays, we should not continue to think about how to save money, but how to increase our military strength. Is it really prepared to leave all the money to the north to get it?”

Although these expenditures are huge, they are obviously not to the extent that the Allied countries cannot afford them. Valverde’s anger can be said to be justified.

“Now is not the time to think about saving, but there is another question, are the Spanish soldiers really so powerful?”

Another person in the cabinet stood up. Obviously, he still had some doubts about the strength of the Spanish army. If it really improved in all aspects, wouldn’t the Germans be a better choice.

“I believe in Freeman’s judgment. He has also seen German soldiers before this. I believe that this opinion must be made after comparison.”

“And now that the Spaniards are working closely with us, we can take advantage of their desire for our independence and let them support us.”

The army commander-in-chief Valverde said, not to mention that Filliman is an old soldier who has served for decades. Spain even had the title of the world’s No. 1 army some time ago, which is recognized by European countries.

Unlike at sea, the main battlefield of the American Civil War was still on land.

There are British and Spaniards on the sea~www.readmtl.com~The navy of the northerners cannot turn over the water.

“In this case, if we want to upgrade our army, we should take those measures!”

President Tilton asked whether he was more willing to trust the Army commander than the chancellor, and that it was wartime and he also disapproved of continuing to save money.

“First of all, we need to upgrade the equipment, fully purchase the army equipment from the Spaniards, and the British support our army equipment to be distributed to the black troops for consumption.”

“The second is to hire officers from Spain in large numbers, comprehensively reform our military system, and use black soldiers to buy time for our reorganization.”

The army commander-in-chief Valverde said that the industry in the south is not as developed as the north, and most of the military weapons and equipment rely on foreign purchases, so it is better to buy the best directly from Spain.

But the problem is obviously obvious. If he really does it according to his ideas, it will definitely put a layer of shackles on the finances of the Confederate countries.

You must know that the weapons of the Spaniards are all smokeless gunpowder. If they are fully replaced in the war, the Confederates will inevitably spend a large part of their finances on the purchase of equipment.

“This is nothing short of a night talk. Do you know what a huge expenditure it will be to equip hundreds of thousands of people with equipment? It may even make China and my country directly bankrupt!”

cried the Treasurer, jumping in shock at Valverde’s idea.

“I’m just doing the best analysis from a military point of view, but this is the most foolproof method, and we may even defeat the northerners directly on the battlefield.”

Not to be outdone, Valverde directly retorted.

In order to strengthen the US military, the army commander has gone out of his way.

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